The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-16

GREAT STRIKE Is SPREADING.
fifty Thousand Men and Women WIN Dc
Anectcd-Band OF inecndiatics
Mt Work.

Berlin. February l5.--tCopyrighted. 1875,
by the Associated Press )---Thc Transyanl
imhroglio has been the absorbing topic OF
interest here during the past week and
tho government declaration OF its atti-
tude In the reichstag on Thursday evoked.
as was intended an inspiring patriotic
demonstration on all sides OF the house,
The policy of the foreign office, Tough
distinctly displcasing TO England has
been unanimously Endorsed lay the icaders
of all factions OF the conservative party.
The reporter of the Associated Press IN
this city has had Interviews with several
well known parties. who have assured
him that the rolchstag viii stand by the
government in the steps which it may
take to maintain stntu quo ia South
Africa
The Associated Press representative also
had an interview with II high otucnl OF
the foreign office on the subject. tie said;
"Thc official relations between Germany
ana Great Britain are good but It can
not he dcnicd that there Is n strong suN-
piclon that tho British court or It's mem
bors have been and uto still playiuG "a
double gamc. The Sudden departure of MI
Cecil Rhodes for south Africa and the at
tendant circumstances lend new color to
this Impression. Recent 8dviccs FROM
South Africa indicate a resumption OF
British intriEues. and affairs In that part
of tho world are shaping themselves 40 AZ
TO place before Germany tho alternative OF
abandoning valuable interests for tho
sake of good relations with Great britain
or Of maintaining those interests at lhu
risk OF rupture with orra, Br''hlt me
teHlper OF the government ana peopl" VI
Germany IT. 80 maintain he statu quo NJ
There IL no DOUBT that the foregoing
utterautos outline tho attitude or M
German government which has been con
sidcrsbly Influenced 10y the representations
OF pr W. j. Loydes, the secretary 81
slate for The TransVaal. who nus p"eh
striving to enlist German support Tor We
South African republic ana soInP, ~, ~
iattors diversion from Great brnhin,
whose commercial interests would tnorepy
he hammered 10 tho advantage of Ger
many r. o,.,o.
called during the week, expressed fuil
pvtuputhv With the latter's mi 'sion ana
warmly lnudcd Emperor Williams action
IN scndmg q loe;.'ner 70 nrr nnv,ne
Kruegcr ,somp,imcntnR MN upon hoNl"N
sururt sscd JamcsOn's INVASION.
The Frlnkfurtar IIuung today FayH
that tho conduct Of the l,lush severn
mcut especially sh'H at N,lou's ". VI, :.
tnwnrda Che Transvaal, has incr"as'1 INC
feeling ~ suspicion and anxiety aroused
by recent events and thnt c"nSr1un 't, y,
the TrRnsVaal government has reN"lV'u 70
prepare for every cmciTenc, ~ ,.nni' ,''n
to krrp, cenron 81 Hi''i n,,, '" "rdrrca in
Iei,S,'',' ,ifis 81 the ncwes, pattern ami
matcrini Tor the construction OF forts
,..,,,,,, al,
In spite ~ the forml uoc'n w
the imporlal chancellor. Prince Nohehioh"'
t.,.,o- ,ba, Germany was un-
III 'he r'lc"N''r' ,,.. ,,,,,,o,tors
prepared ~ P''"'"' 49, ,or,,,,
h,,,o,,ii,.ts SIN have homes that one VIII
,,e oa1lcJ They have determined to re-
sumo active agitation both ~ the reich
stag and outside OF II, unoy nmurSc on It u
iloh.nlol'. nh, ntster FOR foreign AFFAIRS.
win ma faith In carrying out the reich
stars instructions OF n year ago.
rho great strike IN tho clothing ana
,t,, ,.,aos which will affect 40 900
i"'"'7H''h ''' - ,..it,,, t,,c.
men and women ~ 40" 'i' '"',''s ~"
towns like Halle. Stcttiu ana hnhh I'm
II, u,u,,,urg n, rim ana other ccnt"rs
>" ~ 49,. hoc,, d,suth,,cd
l&NW" fittuils NV" ,.,,,,,,,ta ~ ia
cTrlainlnE In' n,uS "'t .,,i H. ,bc .nn-
strikers int 'iif' ~, ',"'.''' oy,r ipn ~
rrcssi"N o., Voc ,., o,c"rl nj ncriIn a,one
rcans nav" P''h "i" Wv "' MO-, ,.,,,,, rf
20 receive money i"t ,,.s,'.,,, ..,',
the strikers ana Hnih' OF VIZ H.,
are nF"."B i1I P"uulni ~ VIZ ~, a., :, 'N''''
The strikers h''h' our ~""' '"'
,..,. ,,..,. -, ,,o,L
hand Of lho'hdlar''N ms pc,.' wv WI
ia the Monhit part Of Berlin During iho
,,o., ,,,ol, thc 0rnda Scre especially
49,, d.. ,,... "a, y,,odoos-
active. They Nafi'H I'VE "i'a o" "''''''
day. and plnoards threatening 10 burn
the town were found nailed TO doors
and trees Large rewards have be'n
of1prcd for the detection of tho INC N
diaries md six arrests have already h'en