Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-23
GLOOMY
Arctic Prospects for
Great Britain
THE CLOUDS SEEM TO M GATHER
ING OVER THAT COUNTRY
THICK AND FAST.
E0EC I'M EVEpV CJnE
FOES ON EVERY SIDE
RUSSIA is STEADILY EXTENDING
HER POWER,
While tho otber European countric.
Maintain u Hostile Attitude To-
ward the Little Island.

New York, Feb. ga special to the
| World from London says:
The again darkening prospects for
Great Britain all over the world may
powerfully and speedily operate upon
the premiers mind to force a settle
ment OF the Venezuelan question along
lines OF arbitration. Russla, apparent
ly supine for years, Ia dangerously ex-
tending her power. This week saw her
reassert her control OF the Balkan
states. The week before saw her es-
tablish her practiced suzeralnty over
Turkey. The meager news from Corea
announcing her occupation OF Seoul In
dlcRtes that she means TO defy Japan
as wei as British influence In China.
The italian revorses In Abyssinin pre-
sagcs the fall OF Great Britaln's only
powerful fricnd--Crspi
France has given new and splendid
assurance of her stability and strength
and may be counted upon the side with
Russin unless indeed Great Britain has
made nm alliance with the car
Germany remains sullenly hostile
The dispatch from the Transvanl in
timating that the Boers on the TWEEN
tieth anniversary Of their victory over
the British At Mniuba hin viii pro-
claim their complete independence of
British suzorainty would II true. COM
pei war with the Transvanl and lead to
the strong probability of German In
terventIon
The grounding OF German vessel
with Curious coincidence Cecil Rhodes
on board In the Suez canal has start
led England by revealing the certainty
that II vessel were blown up there
In a war It would block the canal for
weeks.
a block of three weeks might lose
india forever, Indeed the man who
declared that the Cape OF Good Hope
would some day be recognized as the
then pivot of the empire may not have
been without wisdom.
Cecil Rhodes really contemplated nm
Independent united states Of South Az
RIGA. Desperate at the loss OF power
and Of recognition here he may yet
carry out that design.
The published statement that MIR. AS
tor means TO appoint an American 20
be editor OF the PAN Mall Gazette ls
untrue. He has not and never had
any Intention OF appointing an Amcrl-
can, He is on the lookout IN London so
ciety for the counterpart of Mr. Gust
n he can secure him. He wants an
Englishman OF influence. Such an cd
itor might get political news OCCASION
ally and give the paper certain
standing with political society
Now that the Bourgeois ministry has
secured the eNtradition OF Arton some
Interesting revelations may be expected
for NJ. Ricsrd VIII asauredly leave no
stone unturned 20 induce Arton to tell
all he knows. Hence the supreme ne.
cesglty for suppressing NJ, Ricard and
all his radical colleagues before the Ar
ton trial comes on.
The Worlds Paris correspondent un-
derstands upon what he believes ex-
cellent authority that Munlr Bey, the
Turkish ambassador, has been distrlb-
uting for many months large sums Of
money to the French news agencies
and newspapers To the financial sym
dictate which owns the journal Des De-
bats, including Leonsay and NJ. de
Rothschlid among Its members. the sui
tan has granted n special railway con-
cession.
with regard to Cuban affairs also the
French press has been singularly silent
None but official Spanish dispatches
have been published, An explanation
is not forthcoming. The bank OF Spain
and Holland holds an enormous quantl-
~ OF Spanish securities which IT has
been trying to dispose Of M rapidly
as might be without unduly bearing the
market. Meanwhile. says the Paris
correspondent. II has freely subsidized
the Partisan newspapers on condition
that they should print no unfavorable
news from Cuba.