Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
GERMANY'S CLAIM.
Negotiations in Regard to Africa
Hopelessly Complicated.
Warships to be Constructed by the
British Government for Defense
of Australian Colonies.
Costly Presents for the o'Brien. Raffaloyitch
WeddIng-German Government to
Prosecute Anarchists
Germany's African Claim.

Special to the Gazette.
LONDON, June 1O.-In spite of the an
nouncement that the cabinet cou Gil 4,
which it was intended to hold to-day
had been postponed until after the Con-
sentative caucus at the Carlton club on
Thursday, there was meeting
of ministers this afternoon, at
which was discussed the matter
of Germsny's claim in Africa. The
hasty convenng of this meeting after
Lord Salisbury's protraoted interview
with the German ambassador yesterday
gives rise to the belief that negotiations
with Germany in regard to Africa have
become hopelessly complicated.
Everything now points to the probable
ity that Thursdays Tory eau
Gus will result in the post
ponement of the governments publicans
compensation bill until next session, and
the passage of an order by the majority
in the commons allowing the measure to
be taken up at its present stage. Such
action would amount to q virtual aban-
donment of the bill, but 1t would
at the same time permit the
government to recede gracefully
from an untenable position, and that is
most desirable just now. Meanwhile
radical, liberal and temperance oppon-
ents of the measure are keeping up their
fight, with even greater vigor and
persistency than they have vet shown.
They are not to be lured into any trap,
and pay no attention to the indications
that the government is weakening in Its
resolve to push the scheme.
TO PROTECT AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
The colonial governments of Australia
have all passed the necessary acts for
providing funds for the construction by
the British government of several ships of
war to be devoted exclusively to the de-
Tense of Australian colonies. 1t is also
proposed to establish intercolonial trade
throughout Australia. Whether imperial
federation, as advocated by Lord Rose
berry, comes or not, all signs point TO
the certainty of an Australian union that
will present on the opposite side of the
world a copy of the United States
of America. Australians are much
dissatisfied with the course Of the British
government in permitting other Euro
pean nations to gain foothold in Poly
nesia, and with a fleet at their command
their remonstrances may take vigorous
form.
COSTLY WEDDING GIFTS.
Mile. Raffalovitch, who will become
the bride of william o 'Brien Tomorrow,
has received large number of wedding
gifts, some of which are very
beautiful and costly. Admirers
of herself and Mr.. O'Brien among
the ladies of Dublin presented her with
an elaborate set of bed and table linen of
the finest quality, and the ladies of Cork
and Kenmare have sent exquisite speci-
mems of lace work.
WHOLESALE PROSECUTION OF ANARCHISTS.
The German government is perfecting
a plan for the wholesale prosecution of
anarchists under the existing Rnti-Social-
ist law.
The scheme contemplates the begin
ming of immediate action against this
class of offenders, in order to take ad-
vantage of the prevailing law, which
will presently expire, and as many as
can be tried before its ex-
piration will be proceeded against.
In pursuance of this policy, the police
are displaying phenomenal activity IN
making arrests. Among those taken
into custody yesterday and to-day are
number of men who were indus
trious in the circulation last
April of socialist pamphlets designed to
ferment May-Day disturbances. These
pamphlets, it was aseertained, were
printed in London, New York and CHI
cago, and shipped to Germany in enor-
NOUS ouantities