The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
| AUSTRIA FAyORS BRITISH ENTENTE,
&c rmany, However, Seeking Alliance
With Russia and France.
TALK OF ENGLISH PRlvATEERS
Government win lie Questioned ON the
Suhjcot-foiitics1,S Social and Ftnan-
ciai Gossip MT English Capital.

the Associated Press. 1.-The disaster suf-
fereh by the Italian troops In Africa
has caused great sensation In Great
Britain and 1t Is thought TO lead to n
fresh advance by the Dervishcrs into Up
per Egypt.
General Baratieris defeat, II is gem
orally admitted, must have an enormous
moral effect In Africa and diminish con
siderably the prestige of European troops
of all nations. The def.at, moreover, ser-
ously affects Italys position In Europe.
politically and financially, AS TO its bear
ing on the dreibund, a rumber of contra
| dlctory reports are in circulation. on one
side Russia, France and Germany are re-
| ported to have ccme to sonnc sort of an
| agreement as 20 their course in the fu-
ture. on the other hand 1t is said that
| Austria is alarmed and is urging German,
| to cement a better understanding with
Great Britain. The latter superstition Is
likely to be correct, but the accomplish
ment of Austrian plans looks difficult az
things now stand.
IL 1t is true that Russia and France
have been secretly assisting King Meneiih
against Italy 1t would seem natural that
Emperor William, who has been leaving
no stone unturned 70 bring about more
Russia should side with the latter POWER
and France In o joint euioavor TO crush
iialy's colonial aspiration in Africa, anu
by so ding strike n blow at Germany
icatiing colonial rival Great Britain.
According TO Il leading provincial news
paper, Italy has applied to Great Britain
FOR assistance, chiefly ilnane,ai' ana repo nn
| be fcated IN London. In addition I'M
| portant communications are said 70 nave
| passed between the two governments ieit-
a., IL, n
! troops about the upper Nile. Military men
| here cypress NIGH sympathy Tor i,hiV
| In her troubles hnd several former Bri.,
| ish army Officers have already offered
| their services to the Italian government
/ for duty in Africa. -,
| number OF American ladies VIII DE
| present at the first irawing room or the
| season. which win he held at Buckingham
| palace on Wednesday next by the PRINCESS
| OF Wales, representing the queen. Thev
will include Mrs George n. Curzon. the
| duchess Of Marlborough. Lady Bennett,
| Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. Richie of can.
| forlia, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs clara Curtis o,
| Boston, and others who Will be presented
| In the general circle,
The Ashanti spoils have arrived at tho
| colonial office and are very disappointing
| The whole lot is said to he not worth more
than 5000 number of articles are hot
| low gold instead of solid gold like those
captured on the previouR british expoui
tlon TO Ashanti me int ii " rc s'ir,
! diminished recently. The three chief oh.
iects are King Trem's crown, made on
animal akin surmounted by golden g Sse,,s
| badge OF office. ornamented with gDl1
| representaticns Of headless bodies anu
WITH the .cxecutioner holding n,; nrawi.
| sword deeply blood-stained and with the
| hit entering a huge gold hnil
The army estimates, published yesVe,
| dny show expenditures amounting 70
| ,oo oiO T7s an increase OF tl00,Wo over 1872
The secretary for war, the marquis OF
Lansdown, IN presenting the es'''aH 800
| stated that recent events In East AlIiea
| makes reduction of the British garrison ~
| Ervpt improbable. He added that Spe.,,. ~
efforts were being made TO proVile ~,
| artillery with the new converted guns anu
,bat ,he recruiting for 1897, was sausihr-
tory, with assertions numbering the lew
| est on record. - A., ,ra ~ the
,r1,kury Mr.. A. j. Balfcur. will be calie1
next week by Mr. y. j Bowles MANN ~,
Of parliament TO tho statements N ,ns
Snanish nrrss that in the event OF wa
Lrtw een Spsin and the United states spa
ish prIva,eers viii be FURNISHED by hng,'sn
citizens to prey upon American conmeto
| Mir. Bowles viii ask whether m view oi
| Tho comnlications and injuries whlnh brlt.
ish trade would suifr In such an cvcll.
or I'm the case of war between hi,",,
UritnIn and a country which had hcc'n, j
| 10 Tho decla ration of Paris the governments
wonld consider the whole effect OF ,hr
declaration Of Paris and the adVlsapIIl'9
al C;rant Britain withdrawing thetetroih,
Tho Young radicals have broken our
inc re,;olt agairst the policy of the older
loads Of their party The dual iead, railp
betycen Lord Rosehery and Sir Nulinin
Harcourt Is The source OF dispute, ~, Mi,
| Henry Inbouchere and others have iohs
| nrotested against the radical uhat ~ ~
Term gen rally applied TO the Liberals py
,he great conservative majority leader
being IN the house Of lords ID.
a majority OF the liberals. alth9ugh
Rosebery. believe that Sir william iar,
court viii not remain long In parliament
and therefore they are disposed 10 cho"sn
ns n Leader either Mr.. John Morley or
NJ Henry Asauith. The radicals. how
aver are also dissatisfied with tie ma
/, chlnery OF the party, especially Nltn ,ntf
he assoriated with the advisory committee.
'rhn radical committee has held a intcung
I'm the house OF commons ma has adop' ~
resolution enbodynns ,ne sr1eVInrce -
There Is n prospect OF cleavage an the
Marty unless the leaders are conciliat0Fy.,
There will be n meeting Of the Go.d
standard members OF parliament next
week 10 consider the necessary means TO
he adopted In order to oppose the motion
to establish an interna,i9bmai on Msrnb
II II IA und rstood Sir Michael Beach
Hicks has announced his intsntion %
standard members intend TO call rpcn
Sir Michael before the day OF debate 10
induce him to change his mind
| According TO the Daily News the attitude
~ tho nope toward the Anglican orders
. viii be probably marked by a change In
Few weeks, Cardinal Vaughan and
canon Novfs have produced trenchant
1 report delIlng historically with the whole
= problem and its conyicts under these or
ders.
3 The English press IL elated at the so
called German plan to secure the territory
Z | OF Lorenzo Marques. II appears n al
: when port irnl put her foot down on hear
, trr OF thu proposed transfer of prop rty
: on peIaeoa bay from a German firm "a
1 the German government the latter gave
1 | n ssurarlcas that Germany would not at
tempt such a step. But. according 70
I the English accounts or the affair. the
German firm financed by the Transyaal
government had a distinct UNDERSTANDING
with Germany to turn over the property
/, to the government Of that country. TN