Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
Portugal Out of it by Surrender
ing to England.
LORD SALISBURY DETERMINED.
Prince Nicholas Wants to Regain Grand Duke
Michael's Social Position.
Queen Vic Arrives at Windsor Much I'm
proved in Appearance-To Publish
tue Social Condition of Eng
lish Mining Districts.
ESGI.ASD's DEMANDS.
Special to the Gazette.


Special to the Gazette.
LONDON, April 25.-Portugal has escaped
war for the present by surrender 10 Eng
lands demands.
As stated in these dispatches last Tues
day, Lord Salisbury prepared to defend
England's claim in Africa by force, leaving
Portugal to accept such action as to declara-
ton OF war as she should see fit. The
course Of Portugal in refusing admission by
Pungwe route to intending passengers of
the Pioneer line river steamers was clearly
4 violation of the Anglo-POrtuguese agree
ment which guaranteed free navigation of
rivers and rights of transit through Portu-
guese territory. The Pioneer line includes
Americans in the ownership. and had Or
ganized service of river steamers and wag-
ons from Beraia to Fort Salisbury, in
Mashona land Two hundred and fifty set
tiers for the Mashona gold fields We're to
have taken advantage of this route to-day,
the 18th, but Portuguese assumed to pre-
vent this. The capture of the Countess of
Carnarvon also closed navigation on the
Limpopo. Lord Salisbury determined that
Pungwe should be opened and the Anglo
American steamship line protected in navi-
eating its waters. Then the Portuguese
government gave in rather than fight.
IN THE HANDS OF THE PORTUGUESE.
Massikesse is by this time probably in the
hands of the Portuguese, the British South
Africa company having instructed the
guard which they stationed there to retire
as soon as a sufficient force of Portuguese
should arrive to protect European property
from depreciation by natives.
A draft of the new convention with Great
Britain on African affairs will be laid be-
fore the Portuguese ports on Monday next.
1t is believed that it will be substantially
approved. At any rate Great Britain will
offer no better terms.
In order to aid his son-in-law, Grand
Duke Mich9el of Russia, to recover his
social position, Prince Nicholas OF Nassau
has solicited his step-brother, Grand Duke
of Luxembourg, to have his wife, Countess
Merenburg and her daughters, raised to the
rank of Princess of Nassau. The grand
duke has refused to comply with the re-
quest, on the ground that none but persons
of royal or princely descent should be
Pri ncesses of Nassau.
The car has determined not to declare
the marriage invalid as he at first intended,
but only to Danish Grand Duke Michael
from Russia He is said to be
MUCH SOFTESED
by the sad death of his aunt by marriage
Grand Duchess Olga, and that an early day
he may permit Michael to return to Russia
Her majesty, Queen Victoria. arrived at
Windsor Palace to-day from Grasse. She
is much improved in appearance, and was
received in hearty manner. She will
come to town on Tuesday and occupy
Buckingham Palace for q few days, going
afterward to Osborne.
Fritz Won Kaulbach, famous portrait
painter, has resigned his Office as head of
the Munich art society. Professor Lofty
succeeds him.
The Prussian mining officials who visited
England last year are about to publish the
results of their studies in mining districts
including inquiries into rates of wages pub
lie institutions for the benefit of workmen,
and the social condition of the English
mining districts generally.
1t is rumored that Herr Won Bulow, the
German minister in Switzerland, will be
transferred to London or Paris.