The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-26
South African, Egyptian, Venezuelan
and Far Eastern Complications
Becoming Embarrassing.
REVIVAL OF EUROPEAN WAR SCARF
Is Predicted After tho Cars Coronation
Is Ovor-rnpcr. Continue To DIS
cuss tho Venezuelan ANsir.
Arms Tor Africa.

! the Marquis of Salisbury can hardly he
said to be free fron care OF likely TO regu-
iurly enjoy his sleep uGdistnrpcd 10y night
J mares.
.lhe Saturday Review, referring to thv
Venezuelan question. says; II Is incum
bent upon us to reach an understanding on
the question of arbitration before She
American commission reports. und we can
only hope that the Maruu'~ OF Salisbury
Will not allow the accented time to slip
I away unused.
Ihc Speaker remarks: cit IS incredible
that the ministers ara wiling TO risk lui
| tncr difficulties with America Maeu Ga.
difficulties elsewhere SHOW nc sishs OF d-
minis ulng.
President Kruger's docl,nation of the IN
/ vitauon OF tn" secretary OF state for tno
/ colonies. Mir Joseph tl.mhei;sHn To visit
/ England on thu ground TINT his presenr"
| IN INC iransHhh Is required rs the Noihs-
! raad has cast II dampur over South Az
1 ricun negotiations, nithough II rs said tho
Anglo r"nsvaal relations VIII be greatly
, benefited bs IN e decision OF the Johnnne So
! burg "refoimers' to plead guilty, 1t Is Dc
| c..Ared here that this discrimination was
reached upon advice from high quarters
! and IL order not To give the TluusNaN any
further annoyance. An announcement
uAai the other couu's AGAINST thu prisoners
havc been nbnudonel H. interpreted ns su-
dlcatng that the au' Aorit.cS hnVr uCccptcd
tho prisoner pie" as an apology.
lresldent Kruger refusal, however, has
caused a great d,al Of Irritation and II is
toll that the Liner statesman IS simply
foollug" Mr.. CAnmheruln 10y his iui.A
ins answer. lbe latter is severely blnm 4
for he passage IN his l"ernt speech which
drsCriped the rransta veal government a. BE-
uE defective and corrupt, THIS Is riass"d
as unnecessarily offensive to the Thaus
wal at u delicate 1uncturo and The oX-
plnuntion of the secretary o! state for Tive
colonies thni II Wa "a natter Of common
rcintc Is regarded a. ra.her tame.
The English newspapers continue to
! publish stories Of re German ltansVaai
entente, the arming Of the burfhers ana
the erection OF forts. make cnirula tinU~
/, Of the number OF Dutch in south Aiiirt
VINO could take the iie.d and cstimat. AU"
l many British troops would he required in
case of war In hriei 1T IL the gene ~
opinion that -crinus ronIlict hviwtrn tlr
!. British and Doors must cumo, hut tiat
he rrsnsvaal VIII delay the moment unul
fully armed and Greal Britain VIII dciaS
/. unil the memory of jameson rail- IS
eflRccd from the minds of the Airlcnnd"rs
ana The younger men of The Transvaal
are ready 10 turn against the so-ca.,"l
uutiquatcd clique at TIE had If afiGirs.
Tho news Of The aoriic from liuunwhyo
and the heroism of several ofn"trs an1
troops ia risking their lives 80 saVc conn
fadcs has aroused much enthusiasm mere.
and this feeling viii Increase when u he
cone5 more geneinliv known tlat many Of
, The wounded rccciVoi their injuries wn'"
assisting their companions in arms ~
10 severely wounded friend.
The news from Egypt shows that tine
DelNishes along the Nllc are unusup.r in-
active It was thon-ht that they wpui'!
hive already attacked the lines OF cam
: munication but aipai'utij they are Walt
ms fer TN" khalifa's orders ~ are planning
a combine aitnrk upon tine Nuelo-EeNp iirn
forces, There Is no Let up In the work
At forwarding ammunition ana supplies
TO the front and the most untlrlns uctlN-
ity is seen on all sides. \ special flooi Of
light draueht steamers Wi, soon bs placed
upon the upper Mic.
Tho Saturday Review says tina, LORD
Roscbefy tho late premier, regards his
life as most uncertain aud has chosen as
! his successor to all his parliamentary dg-
nities and authority Sir Edward Grey VINO
Was under SECRETARY Of state for forriEn
> affairs In the lioschory administration.
Lord Rosebcry's desire In this respect mas
added to tho general confusion already
sting I'm the liberal party Sir Edward
Grey was undoubtedly success an nm
, under foreign secretary but he " only
about e yenr' Of age and e. PVT nm
: Vernon llarcourt and Sir Ii"nry Fowler.
! would the Saturday Review thinks bc
I "a piece OF cynical insolcnre on.N "N
planned by LORD Ros"hefy'- ineapac''F 10
An signs pclnt 10 - revival Of The Euro
peau war scare. with renewed force amer
the feirs attending tho coronation or M
,aar are over. Another coup h'cthl ID
believed TO bo preparing In bulgaria md
by general consent the inicni.n 81 Xxx
e. ing the initiative rs ascribed 10 liusHlh
e Hence tho undoultcd anxiety Ia tnftnd
20 gel The Ncurzuenu question scit'i be-
for, tn. contnont!ii complicniions n5F' n,
Thc ripal 4tlmc,tons Of INC racra ~ a,
sandown rnrE anh IN" PlEIai me ' rrSu ts
OF fashionable poorie ma ih.rf are nn9nY
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week
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daily frcqucuters Of Sand wn-
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afternoon hy. pe9plH who aa!nlr,p ann ane
paintings of senator General NattA. pul'
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