Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-01-18
TELEGRApHIC.

LONDON, Jan. Pin view Of the as.
sembllng of British fleets for active
service and many clouds lowering over
the horizon of politics. the abinet meet
ing held today is entitled to rank as one
OF the most momentous in the history
of Great Britain.
The ministers had to decide several
questions OF vital importance to the
British empire, including the Trans
vaal, Armenian and Venezuelan diff
culties, and Great Britain's position
toWards old European powers.
The latest advices from Transvaal
seem To indicate that the situation is
in no way as hopeful as il was a couple
OF days ago. In spite OF official state
ments to the contrary, it is believed the
the cabinet is considering the most un-
looked for demands upon the part of
President Kruger, demands which Great
Britain cannot possibly concede.
On the stock exchange today were
rumors that government inquiry will
lead to revelations that the whole plot
was patched by group Of nnsnciers IN
London.
In addition the statement is made by
a financial paper that Barney Barnsto,
the SD called 'Kaffir King" who has con-
siderable holdings in Delsgoa Bay, has
offered to sell the same to the British
government, which is considering the
matter.
According to the Westminster Ga
Zette, Germsny's recent attitude on
the Armenian queetion has alenated
Great Britain and led to the approach
ment OF the latter country to France.
Marquis Salisbury, it asserts, suggested
to the powers an international agreement
by which Russia was to be entrusted
with the paci6cation If Armenia. France
and Italy were willing but the PROPOSE
ton collapsed through the opposition of
Germany.
Discussing the Transvaal situation
the Westminster Gazette regards the
alleged demands of the Beers for com.
pensstion with skepticism and adds:
at is trivial question, almost as in
significant as the ownership of swamp
on either side of the Schom burg line."L
Meanwhile, preparations for war are
although little is heard from Germany on
the same subject.
WAsHIN GToN, Jan. 13-The rumor is
that torpedoes are being placed in the
harbor of Havana and that siege guns
are being placed. AS the insurgents
have no navy, Spain must expect trou BILE
with the United Ststes. The story gees
that Spain has exhausted her finances
and tried to sell Cuba to Great Britain.
Cleveland discovered this and in bis
Venezuelan message killed two birds.
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belligerents will be made in a short
time no doubt and then the trou BILE will
commence.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Westminster
Gazette this afternoon touching upon
the Misunderstanding between Great
Britain and the United States says it
sees distinct bresk in the clouds. The
hopes OF settlement satisfactory to
Great Britain and United States will be
affected with Venezuela direct end iu-
Inmates that the Brazilian minister is
closely identified with the latest propos-
ed solution of this controversy.
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch to Pail
Mall Gazette from Cape Town publish
ed today says: The latest advices from
Pretoria state that bail has been re-
fused the ring leaders in the recent dis
turbances at johannesburg, bu. other
people arrested in the same connection |
have been liberated each in $4,000 bail. |
The dispatch adds that it is expected |
severe measures will be taken against the |
leaders in the uprising in spite of the |
TACT that it is apparent they were de-
,eived and taken by surprise by DR. |
Jameson.
Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of |
Cape Colony, it appears has made every
effort to secure leniency for the prisoners
put extreme section Beers are much in
,ensed and very difficult to control. The
lew minister for Cape Colony is regard
ID as device to shield the ex-premin
Jecll Rhodes and Sir Hercules Robin
on. Rhodes, it is also said, is in very
,sG health. Advices from Johannes
'urg say the Uitlanders are expecting
he Beers to make a house to house
earch for arms and it is stated
hat the Germans are holding meetings
nd passing resolutions telling the
Emperor William to mind his own bust
less.