Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26
THE AFRICAN EMbROGLIO
The War Feeling in Distressed
Portugal is Once Again
Uppermost
An Embassy Saved by the
Intervention Of Mis-
sionary
The Russian Legation Cheered
During a Celebration in
Roumania

LONDON. May 25-The latest news from
Africa causes much excitement both In
London and Lisbon. A dispatch from
the latter city states that the war feeling
Is again uppermost, and that the people
are clamorlng for revenge upon the Brit
ish South Africa company. This, for the
moment has diverted attention from the
financial cricis which renders 1t impossi-
BILE for Portugal TO make any formidable
warllke demonstration.
The English authorities are preparing
to give a stunning reception to the two
emissaries from the powerful king, Gun
gunhema, whose territories are chiefly
within the bounds claimed by Portugal.
Gungunhema asks for British protection
and declars he wants to have nothing TO
do with the Portuguese. He is a brother
in-lew to Lobengulu, king OF the Mata-
beles, who sent a similar embassy TO
England some time ago, and was so as
tonshed at the report they brought back
of the gories of Windsor castle and Lon
don, that he did not believe them, and or
| dered them TO be baked alive, from which
fate they were saved by an English mis-
sionary, who convinced the king that
/
Mortified TO learn, later, that the king had
caused two OF the slaves TO be subjected
to the fate intended for his emissarles, on
the ground that, haYing given his royal
word, somebody must perish.
The colonial council OF the German en-
pire will meet on the first of June In Ber-
lin TO take council as TO the best means
for developing Germany's colonial posses
sions, especially those In East Africa.
The recent outrage on German eXpe-
dition at the Cameroons Is being made
the subject OF special inquiry and an eX-
pedition will probably be sent TO punish
the offending natives.
LONDON, May 25-Advices from Bu-
charest state that the twenty fifth ami
versary OF the crowning OF King Charles
OF Roumania, was celebrated with great
pomp in that city. The German emperor
was represented by Herr Won Bulow,
minister at the Roumanian capital; and a
hereditary prince Hohenzollern was there
to represent the family Of which King
Charles Is a member. As the German
emperor has been hunting during the
week in the east OF Prussia on the estates
OF Count POlina, some surprise Is felt thai
he did not go to ROumania and lend hono
to the occasion by his presence, KinI
/ Charles being the only sovereign prince
OF the Hohenzollern family besides th'
kaizer.
The festivities lasted through a day ant
' night, and Bucharest was gay will
4 decorations. The best troops of the ROu
manian army took part In the parade, ant
z the spectators today cheered the attache
i Of the Russian legation.
= BERLIN, May est is generally said tn
$ kaiser Is bent upon the complete nation
I allZation Of the German railways. and tha
this was his chief reason for retiring Her
Maybeck, who had failed In attemptin
3 to carry out that change The kaiser
1 ! thoroughly imbued with Bismarck's ide
Of a grand network Of railways, cOntrOlle
by the reichstag, and as completely at th
imperial command as the artillery o
= cavalry OF the army. This plan he mean
TO carry out, it Is said, In time for use In
general European war.
LONDON, May 25-A medal has bee
= struck at St. Petersburg In honor OF tn
i courage displayed by young Prime
r George, OF Greece, in defenning the czarO
I, witch from the japanese fanatic VIII
: wounded him. The latest informatio
= from Kioto is that after several othe
% Japanese had run up and seized the would
e be murderer, and were holding him power
= less in their grasp, Prince George hit th
;, man on the head with a stick, nearl
i stunning him.
LONDON, May 25 The graduated ia
= on incomes, adopted by the Prusslan pal
e lament against the will OF the HerriT
haus, which yielded only under the pei
sonal influence OF the kaiser is alread
n causing much discomfort the wealthi'
class claiming that, at prevailing rates
interest on the best securities, the tax wi
N take large part Of their Income, esp
@. clally as the officials show a dispOsitiC
mr. TO enforce the law with severity.
On the other hand, the socialists are d
lighted, and aver that the measure is
at distinct step in the direction OF the a
complishment OF their ideas. To the rio
rd landed nobility, who have settled Il
he comes, the law Is specially odious, al
III thev are already clamOrlnR for It's repei