San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-13
EUROPEAN CRISIS.
British Flying Squadron Likely to
Sail For the Bosporus.

Sail For the Bosporus.
LONDON, Jan. 13.--The political
crisis has reached a stage where
further developments must be
awaited before the general public
can form definite Idea as to how
the wind is blowing.
The Westminster Gazette this
afternoon, touching upon the mis-
understanding between Great
Britain and the United States, says
it sees a distinct break in the
clouds and hopes a settlement
satisfactory to Great Britain and
the United States will be effected
with Venezuela direct, and init
mates that the Brazilian minister
Is closely identified with the latest
proposed solution of this contro-
versy.
Referring to the trouble between
Great Britain and Germany, the
Westminster Gazette remarks:
"The effects OF the shifting of Eng
lish leauings from Germany to
France and Russia is already evil
dent in the efforts making to ex-
plain Emperor Williams tele.
gram" The Gazette adds: "If
our information is correct Marquis
Salisbury's desire to be better
friends with France has already
brought forth some fruit"
The Manchester Guardian, COM
menting on the British naval
preparations, says considerable
credence Is attached to the story
that the flying squadron, which is
to assemble at Portland early this
week, is more likely to 60 to the
Dardenelles than to Delagoa Bay.
Emperor Williams message
came at just the right time to give
the ministers an excuse for making
preparations really intended to
back their new policy which will
end the Armenian horrors and
bring the sultan to his senses. The
latest rumors point to land in
vasion by Russia and q joint naval
demonstration at Constantinople
by Great Britain and France.
A dispatch to the Pail Mall
Gazette from Cape Town says the
latest advices received there from
Pretoria state that bail has been
refused the ringleaders of the re-
cent disturbance at Johannesburg,
and that other people arrested in
the same connection have been
liberated In $1,000 bond. The dis
patch adds: cit is expected severe
measures will be taken against the
leaders of the uprising"
Sir Hercules Robinson, governor
of Cape Colony, has made every
effort to secure leniency for the
prisoners, but the extreme section
of the Beers is much incensed and
very difficult to control.
The new ministry for Cape Col
ony is regarded as a device to
shield ex-Premier Cecil Rhodes
and Sir Hercules Robinson. Mr..
Rhodes is in very bad health.
Advices from Johannesburg say
the Uitlanders are expecting the
Beers to make a house to house
search for arms.
1t is stated that the Germans of
that place have been holding meet
ings and passing resolutions tell
ing Emperor William to mind his
own business.
DR.. Jamison aud his lleutenants,
so far as known, are still at Preto-
ria awaiting the time when nego-
tiations between Governor Robin
son and President Kruger will
reach a point which will permit
his being sent to Natal under es.
cort, to be- delivered over to the
British authorities for trial.
1t is learned this afternoon that
the cabinet council of Saturday
last considered tho question of re-
establishing diplomatic relations
with Venezuela, but no definite
conclusion was arrived at.