Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-11
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT
Queen YictOria's Message, Read as
Usual, Is as Mild as a May
Morning.
ALLUSION TO The VENEZUELA INCIDENT
Fanatical Outbreaks in Turkey and
Massacres of Armenians Deeply
Decentralization of Transvaal
President Commended.

London, Feb. 1.-THE queens speech
read previous to the opening of parlia'
ment to. day and in the customary man.
ner, was in part as follows:
continue to receive from the other
powers assurances of their friendly sen.
timents. A treaty has been concluded
between my government and the govern
ment Of the French republic, having for
its principal object the more secure es-
tablishment of the independence of the
kingdom of Siam.
The commissioners, appointed for the
delipeation Of the frontier which separates
my Indian empire aud the territory of
Afghanistan from the dominions of the
emperor of Russia, have agreed upon a
line which has been accepted by myself
and the emperor.
MILD AS MAY MORNING.
The government of the United States
has expressed wish to cooperate in
terminating differences which have ex-
isted between my government and the re-
public Of Venezuela regarding the bonn
dary of that country and my colony of
British Guiana. have expressed my
sympathy with the desire to come to an
equitable arrangement and trust that
further negotiations will lead to salts.
factory settlement.
The sultan of Turkey has sanctioned
the principal reforms in the government
of the Armenian provinces which, in con-
junction with the emperor of Russia and
the president of the French republic, [
felt it my duty to press.
Ideeply 1 regret that fanatical out
break upon the part of section of the
Turkish population has resulted in a
series of massa,res in these provinces
which have caused the deepest indigna-
tion in this country. Papers on these
transactions will be laid before you.
THE TRANsvAAL INCIDENT.
The sudden incursion into the South
African republic by an armed force from
the territories under the control of the
British South Africa company resulted
in deplorable collision with the Burgh-
er's forces.
My ministers, at the earliest possible
moment, interviewed to prohibit, through
a high commissioner, this hostile action
and to warn all my cub jects throughout
South Africa against taking part in aid
of it,
The president of the South African re-
public, acting in this matter with mod
Grafton and wisdom, agreed to place the
prisoners in the hands of the high com
missioner, and I have undertaken to
bring to trial the leaders of the expedi-
tion.
The conduct Of the president upon this
occasion, and the assurances which he has
Voluntarily given, lead me to believe that
he recognizes the Importance of redress
ing the legitimate grievances of which
complaint has been made by a majority
of the persons now inhabiting Trans
vaal.
HOvAs SLAUGHTERED.
Port Louis, Island of Mauritus.--A
French newspaper publishes message
from it's correspondent at Antanana Rivo,
dated January "a, declaring that r great
conspiracy has been discovered there.
The correspondent asserts that 1000
Hovas attacked the French, but were re-
pulsed with loss of 5000 killed.
Victory for Stockholders.
Chicago, Feb. 1l.In the superior
court to-day Judge Horton decided the
celebrated Pacific railroad case awarding
victory to the stockholders.
Real Bricks.
Denver, Feb. ia gold brick weigh
ing 1,525.325 ounces and worth in the
neightorhood of $4,000 was received by
the First National bank on consignment
from the Metallic Extraction company of
Florence yesterday.
1t is one of the largest bricks ever
nodded in Colorado. Along with it came
what looked to be baby brick, which
yet weighed 41o.525 ounces and was
worth near $4,000.
President Moffat, of the First National,
announces that he will ship the bricks to
New York City. They will comprise a
part of the Colorado exhibit sent to-mor-
row to the opening of the New York
Mining Exchange.