The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
Comments on the Attack on the
Ottoman Bank In Turkey E1-
press Grave Doubts.
British Expedition Up tho Niis Has En-.
countered Had Weather and Cyclone,
Re tarding Progress.

pest week has been the NVcllest in a Ions
cine, the bombardment of tho palace OF
the sultan OF Zanzibar. the riotinE in and
about Constantinople. the settlement Of
the troubles in Rhodcs,a and the advance
Of the British expedition w sha Nile have
provided columns of interesting news daily
The Zanzibar incident and the Constai,-
! unople massacres came like a couple of
! tornalocs. The British press is unanimous
IN expressing the opinion that the attack
vi on che ottoman bank has dole immeas-
urable harm to the Armenian cause and
tho news of the fresh massicres of Ar
r erians in the provinces as reprisas, ,Nre
| hourly expected The liberal newspapers
express the gravest doubts Of he genuine
ness of the aiIalr. They believe IT was got
ten up by agents provocdtcuIs.
| The Speaker today says; The official
| ACES asCribng the AFFAIR 10 the Armenian
aGitators - stamped in every dc,au as u
ialsehood and certain proof that it is a
tissue of lies is that the assaiants on the
bank were removed on the sultan's yacht
This is not the way the sultan deals with
revolutionists. The conclusion is That the
riot was promoted n order to afford an
excuse for another massacre
Regarding the bombardment OF the Pal
ace of Zanzibar 1t appears that the gov
eminent, in spite OF the pressure brought
TO bear upon 1t from Jingo quarters, does
not intend to make Zanzibar II Brush
colony. The present sultan Is mere
ngurchead in the hands of Brush Of
ucials and the present system OF AuVeru-
ueut Is cheaper Than Il colonial govern
meut and 1t viii please the natives bet
ter. AS they want 10 live under u Mohau-
mcdAn sultan. The greatest difficulty IN
the way OF a colony at Zanzibar Is IN the
fact that 1t would cnrage the entire body
OF slaves. would be certain 10 lead to trou-
Bile said khaid the suppressed usurpcr
made Il very clever move III taking refuge
IN the German cons ulUte. According to
The German press. he VIII only be handed
over to the British on the lattcr's guar
antec that he Will be treated, II not as
"a prince, waGing war against Great
Britain, at any rate as political pris-
oner. Thus he could not be executed.
According to the latest news from Hanzl-
bar said Nbalid had a revolutionary cen
mosque near ihe Hrench consulate and
had been waiting FOR an opportunity
which was furnished him ia the death of
the Satan. 10 make an outbreak.
The situation of anirs IN Rhodcsia Is
ually more rcassuring. Ihe leading chiefs
are already carrying ont their arrange
monts with Cecil Rhodes, to lay down
their arms. over 100 kIAAls have sur
rendered and others are preparing to DO
SO. II now appears that Nhodeaian In
surgeons were ierrily pressed for food and
would have starved out hAd the uprising
continued another month
A fpandlN chief, CAMPO. however. says
that the Mdtubclcs arc playing Il deep
game. Hc aads; II never thought TIE
whites wera such fools. Tho Matabcles
are merely gaining time To- collect gram
ami n;iuuo thu Aght. Arc the whites
mad TINT they can not see that the arms
surrendered are mostly useless and that
way snnftiN inter tTlfltlfrr whites %
bring their women ana On ldren to sottlA
near thoir strougholds. they WIN rise ana
commit a general slaughtprW
II is announced that France has signed !
tWr!Vc-y,ar treaty of commerce with |
japan lay which Japan agrees TO renOuuce !
consular jurisdiction and allow the Fion.h |
ears and the two countries exchange the |
most favored national treatment France |
Is nus uut upon the same footing as the |
GMted States.
The advance OF the British expedition |
up the Nile has been seriously retarded |
by unheard nf weather during the mast |
camp with hardly amy warning and a sand |
storm followed by a thunder storm de- |
mcl.shci hundreds of huts and t.nts. de-
siroyed twelve miles OF the now railroad |
and cut OFF Geographic communication |
with the front for several days Mauy .
soldiers had narrow escapes, the tents OF .
tho intelligence department at Jopehch I
were leveIed and cuniid' initial papers were
scattered over tho desert. Many of these
documents were lost. and II Is hopei hey
Will not fall INTO the hands of The Dor
wishes.
From Rio JanoIro It is stated It is be-
iicNCd there VIII he no serious compllca-
Ons with Italy. as the government is
determined that tho material damage sus-
lined by he Italians and the 9cmleo?s,ie
iealt w'th and that suitable menis viii
be- made.
several Of The leading London bankers
and brokers have been asked what effect !
the unlimited coinage OF silver would have
upou AfncriCan securities and interests ia
icnrland The. manager Of Rohronilds
bank. said: "Eugland being a gold coun- .
.fy, naturally feels alarmed at amy at /
.cmpt 20 pay American debts At half /
hc,r value II would have disastrous
-nc't upon such securities, and. In fact,
his crisis was foreseen by US many
months ago ana our dealing Ia Huch has
lecn slight. Tie free coinage OF silver
aould have only lirle effect IN i.ordon,
~ the dealings In Americans since the
jeg.nning Of TIE year haye been Very
o make rush IN depositing such secure |
a prominent member Of tho BImotarl-
cag7ie remarked. "One Of the most strik- =
ug facts here In connection with the
'nitod states presidential election has
laen the marked change In the last fox +
lays in the attitude OF The London Times F,
owards the candidate. unul now the 4
Fines. evidently under the inspiration Of ,
heir New York correspondent, has ridf- !
alled Nj Bryan's candidacy and pooh 8
rhe Times is now receiving impartial com
as to the situation IN the
lultcd states and as 70 the prospects of
he candidates. The effect was markedly
hown in an issue Of the Tlmes when. a
n SUNNI ng up th~<andidatcs, il dsclsn< !
hat N us opinion tho chances OF MAJOR +
Mckinley and Mr.. Bryar are perfectly | !
Ven md while n would not IN any way
ndOrse Mr.. BTynn's Views. II defended the
two sud manner of his Madison square
larden speech against the attacks OF tho
'all Mall Gazette ard other gold papers, &"
eclaring that he showed great tact nnd .
Judgment and would probably. IN conse-
tience secure some free silver republican
.otcs When would have been thrown 4
gainst hifn II he had adopted the same
one ard style az at Chicago. ,
CZARINA CHEERED.
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