The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-23
% HOUSTON. TEXA. SUNDAY FEBRIJA AIRY Oh 1896

fast cruiser Gladiator be fitted for the
consumption of petroleum as fuel. This Is
the htst experiment OF the kind in tho
british navy.
MIR. Chamberlain, secretary OF state for
the colonies. Is widely extending the emf
gratlon department OF the colonial office.
iie VIII ask parliament Tor grants OF
money TOT this purpose and In order To
! provide large stan tor his Office.
In view OF Inc suggestion that an inter-
naticnul peace bureau 10 established at
| Betnc ANA that Washlngton's birthday be
made the occasion OF annual meetings OF
| tise advocatoS of peace In Europe and M
America, representatives OF the English
arbitration socleties met at the studio OF
| Felix Mcecholca. the artist IN this city
| during the Afternoon and adopted u res
olu,iol TO auhoro without reserve to the
| principle OF International arbitration
y representative OF the Associated press
| has had AN Interview with the Venezuelan
consul here. Mr.. n. q. Burch, In whieh.,ae
latter said that tho boundary dispute be
! tween his country and Great Britain was
making satisfactory progress toward an
| Intelligent and pacific solution. lie added
that the action of Sir William Vernon
| Harcour,, tho liberal leader In tho house
| OF commons. IN pledgiuE assistance to The
| government TO arrive Mt disniiicd COM
| promise was highly satisfactory and that
| Venezuela was DESTROYS OF resumng dplo-
| matte relations as Boon Ms the question
| WAS settled
! Mr.. Chamberlain had private inter
view on Thursday with the secretary aud
n Geputation of tho British aud foreign
| arbitration association on the question OF
! the boundary OF British Guiana.
Replying TO a question that he attended
| n meS ding OF the people IN syinnathN with
! the cause OF the Armcnians, Henry NJ
| Stanley has written q letter blaming tho
pow rs for staying Great Britain's hand
/ when she was as he SAYS, tnkinH action
! in the premises continuiug STANLEY re-
| marks: III VIC try 10 discover what rnlti-
! c,ilar power Is hlamcable we shall prob
| ably ind that we are to hlamc icr I'M a't
seemingly havlng no relation to Armenia,
yet which could be proved TO nave hven
! The cause OF our impotence; hau we SIT
| He'd with Nenezlcln. Secretary plney
would not have sent the dlsrMch Mlilvn
| caused the marquis OF salisbury 10 rVpiy
! with u thesis on Monrocism. which pro
sduced the mcnaciug message and para
/ lived our intentions toward the eullah
| The government would probably have
! shown the resentment of the European
| poycrs and have coerccd the sultan had
! The miserable Venezuela squabblc not ~
! trudrd so innppcrtunely aud revealed 10
| US the deep hatred OF Armoricnils in'n
| followed the Jameson raid, which reNelleu
| The extraordinary ambitions or Germany
and compelled us 10 be stili more wary
ami prudent 49,, -,
ousics which prevented the concer, of tue
4 powers and concluded: TO speak OF ,he
atrocities would entail DEALING Win Fms
| llsh affairs, which had better pe iott l"
Wbile wnshinston's birthday ia being
| celebrated az the United States, the mem-
| hers of the American CulunN wv NV ~,
| nrinq the memory Of the Father Of his
] Country In au appropriate manner. Hon
Is. love for home institutions "a bunn'iS
| ovcr In many ways and ola tlory N
| waving proudly over many n building
here in defiance OF fog and anything else.
| Tho American ambassador, MIR. lhoihhs
r. Bayard, and Mrs, Bayard ns'a a re.
| ccnUon during the earlier pnrt OF the day
land IN the evening NJ tho Grafton gale
rlcs under the auspices of the American
society there VIII be banquet a. which
/ Will T.
| Gods country and applaud all p0iriotic
sentiments loudly. aud honestly nc
guests VIII include the siams OF the
! Tinted States embassy and United States
Z cs,nsulatr yoaeral ee well as Ain.r'nans
from nearly every part of Great Britain
and Ireland.
on Thursday from Osborne. Isle of Wight
The Marquis Of Salisbury proceeded to
Windsor yesterday IN order 70 ,nnsul'
with hfr majesty on important bnsines'
The premier has not been to Osborne
slnce December. This failure 10 cit
her majesty, IN spite Of the Troublesome
mat the MARQUIS OF Salisbury IS Il horri-
hlv bad sailor and Is afraid even 10 ven
,ure across the Solcnt unless positively
The racing yacht which the liendrrsorp
are building from George l.. Wnisou's do,
signs Tor Emperor William. iS Modelled
! after tho Prince Of wales Britannia.
/ 1t has been stated that the l,nurc OF
/ Wales, in Wow 81 the death of Prince
/ Henry NJ RnttenhurR. will not race the
/ britannia during tn" season of lsyi ana
| 1, Is rnnorlod that the Gornal emperor
! was ~ disguStcd with the Criticisms or
| tho British press upon ms mcsHasr 10
President Kruger conKra'uidung 'hs nv
/ ter upon his having suppressed llr, Jane
son mud his raiders, that he has eNln 'sNel
! his determination not to Nslt thblahu
this year under amy oircumstaa,eH
4 letter from the United states nmbas-
/ saior Mr. Bayir1 expressing THAMES
| for the receipt of copy Of u rroloGue
for an entertainment given by ne lii.ton
OF Anglo-Britsh friendship. has been rc-
| cpiVed
1 any expression of friendship for the
! human family 10 whom God has given
| tho English language 1t H. wise thought
/ to inculcatc International irlcnhsWp IN
I the schools of the country ana ! mop
! tho British oak and the American hiclt-
/ DRY will always incline to friendshlp
I toward each other"
needing in 81. Martins toxin hall, char
! ing Cross, ON Monday evening. February
/ a. Tho moetlps viii consider and 'Tplan
thc objects of the national council "f
women Of Gront britain aud lrslp1d
/ Among those who Will take part IN iio
function nrc Miss Eva McLar.n, Professor
Roberts Austin, e. Il" Mrs Alice I"'euy
Anetls paws. the bass singer. VIII short
Iy leave fusllpd for ,oir IN America,
/ George Fnv's opnra, "NylicH.' which
WIS hrs, brought out Mt the crystal Pal
ano and subsequently produced In htury
Lane by Sir Augustus Harris, YIN he
! Piyon In IN" form of costume recitu
al tho Royal Victoria hall on the even
! ing of Mnrrh 2.
Harry lrurnoss has this week in'rod iced
a new form OF entertainment 40 London.
+, is in III. sn1ro of lecture CALLED
{ "Amerlca in a Hurry" and IL drvol,u 10
the description by the aid OF llmr hfDi
effects of a rapid rip across the Ailantc,
/ The performances ms boon fairly Hncctfs-
full AT the Queens hall