Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-25
HER BRITISH MAJESTY.
She DismiSses Her Lords and Gentlemen
to Eat Plum Pudding.
She Regrets that the United States Senate Did
Not Ratify the Fisheries Treaty-NO
Signs OF Trouble.
THE QUEENS SPEECH,
ADDRESS of Her british Majesty on the Occd-
sion OF the Prorogui,.g of Parliament.

ADDRESS of Her British Majesty the Occd-
sion OF the Prorogui,.g of Parliament.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-Parliament was
prorogued to-day. The queen IS speech
was as follows:
have great satisfaction in being able
to release you from your protracted
| labors.
My relations with all foreign powers
| continue friendly. l regret that the con-
| yention concluded between myself and
the president of the United States for the
| adjustment of questions which have
| arisen with reference to the fisheries i'll
North American waters has not COM
mended itself to the judgment of the
| United States senate, i'll whom, accord
| ING to the constitution of the United
States, the power of ratification
| is vested. The temporary arrangements
however, which have been adopted will,
l trust, prevent any immediate incon-
venience arising from this decision.
The restoration of Egypt to Il condition
| of political and financial security has
| been for the time interrupted by the at
tempt of the Soudanese to possess them
selves of the port of Suakim. The dis
perSion of the beseiging forces has been
-
on the part of the Egyptian troops sup
ported by the British contingent. In
other respects the administration and
economical progress of Egypt are salts
factory.
An Instruction has broken out upon
the continental portion of the
dominion of the sultan of Zanzi-
bar which has brought with it
considerable destruction of life
and property ia the German settlements
on that coast. 1t is evident that the re-
newed vigOr of the slave trade of which
symptoms have unhappily shown them
selves in several parts of Africa, has
largely contributed to the production of
these disturbances. | have joined the
emperor of Germany in establishing Il
naval blockade of that part of the coast
which is i'll instruction in order to pre-
vent not only the transportation of slaves
but the importation of munitions of war.
My Indian dOminions have enjoyed
general tranquility and prosperity during
the past year. Disturbances, however,
have occurred in the neighboring region
of Black mountain and on the extreme
frontier of lSitllim, but have terminated
without difficulty.
The uprising III Afganistan under
iNuStil Nlil'll tlb Ollt Iisllt threatened
to assume formidable proportions has been
entirely subdued by the military force of
the Ameer.
a rising of some Zulu chiefs in South
Africa, which does not seem to have met
with any sympathy on the part of the
population has been suppressed by my
troops and the native chiefs concerned
are waiting trial before special COM
mission.
Gentlemen of the house OF commons, |
thank you for the liberal provision you
have made for the service of state. |
trust that the financial measures you
have sanctioned will materially increase
the public resources of the country with
out adding to its fiscal burdens.
My lords and gentlemen, the measures
you have passed for extending
the functions and improving the
machinery of local government in
England are calculated to increase the
loyal attachment Of my people to their
institutions. l trust you may be able
now TO promote the successful working of
these changes in your several localities
and that in this and all other fields of
duty the blessing of Almighty God may
be with you.