The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
TROUBLE OF Her OWN
England Has Several vexatiouss
Questions to Settle.
FRANCE rlLCHlNG HER TERRITORY
Aud Germany Loosening Her Grip
Out IN. China.
IMPORTANT CHANGES BOOKED
Enri of Eiain May he Retired from
the indian Vice Ruvnity-Honors
to Lieutenant rcRry.

London, Dcccutper ll-~Ntopyrigutcus
1897 by the Associated Press -Four
| cabinet councils In week are calculated
TO arouse comments; but It must be ad-
| mitted that the marquis OF Salisbury and
| his colleagues have q multiplicity Of mat
| tois more or less urgently calling for set
| tlement. With France trying to flch slices
~ African territory which Great Britain
is in the habit OF calling her own, and Ger
many loosnniug the "cinchp Albion has
ways claimeSt TO have In china, while Great
| Britain herself ~ trying TO grab a littie
more country az various other points. and
| with the preparation of the legislative pro-
| gramme, tho ministry has no lack OF wor-
| ries
| Tho announcement which The st. James
| Gazette made on "Wednesday last. author
| ltatively' that the British government
| does net expect any further trouble with
| France regarding the upper Nile regions,
France agreeing TO accept the situation,
| Is unooniirmed aud probably unfounded, as
| there is no lack OF evidence that France
| ia deliberately pursutng the task OF scout
| lug The waters OF the Nile, above Khar-
touin. thus cutting the British line Of
| communication between vapetown aud
| Suoz and the powerful colonial party N
| Franco threatens to upset the Melno cab
met should II recede from this enterprise.
| An the forcos; Of General Sir William
| Lorkhart, the British commander In tho
| indian frontier have been withdrawn ~
| the Baravclly for tho winter Thus the
| largest militia demonstration ever offered
| 10 India has failed,
Rumors too precise 10 be guess work are
current TO the effect that the earl OF
| Elpin. carly next year will retire from
| the vice royalty OF India and be succeeded
by Lord George Hamilton. whose Indian
secrctaryship WIN be filled by Lord Lans-
| downe, tho present secretary of state Tor
| war. This would be good party move, 10
IL would enable the marquis. Of Salisbury
TO place ut The head OF war skilled man
who would satisfy the taxpayer as Wen
as the army. and materially smooth the
path for the intended proposals. for mill
tary reform u Is iutiuated that JOSEPH
Chamberlain may be transferred from the
colonial TO the war department.
| Lieutenant Il. u. peary the American
explorer has taken the town by storm,
though he arrived hero unheralded. Tho
newspapers geoEraphers ana chemists arc
~ his disposal As Leading ReogrAphrr
said TO reporter Of the Associated Press.
"Lieutenant penry has won our hearts ~
his m0desty. courtesy and learning. W"
pu, him on The same plane rs nr. hansen
and have confidence in his plans
on Tuesday Lieutenant and Mrs. peary
dned with Mrs Armshy. and on Wodnes-
day the United states Ambassador and Mrs.
Hay gave a dinner IN thgir honor ON trl-
day lie leciured at Edinburgh. There ne
pre- scented with medal
Senator Clement Markham president NJ
the Royal Gcorgraphical society, will have
a banquet IN Lieutenant reary's honor on
December n,
On Friday afternoon Colonel Hay had q
long conference with the marquis o. Sails
bury ut the foreign offbte IN The subject OF
the Herring sea. The conferences was
amicahle on both sides but nothing definite
WAS arrived at Later IN the afternoon
Colonel mud Mrs Hay proceeded 20 Wind
sor where they received special marks or
attention The United states ambassador
and his wife dinea at the queens table,
Colonel Hay sitting next 60 her majesty.
sho was most kind and cordial. the cou-
versation lasting an hour.
kl~1hc Christmas dinner Of the New
Vagabond club on Friday. Rear ADMIRAL
Lord Charles Rereaford was the guest OF
the evening and he created "A sensation by
bis plain speaking m social institutions.
Money" he declared. SIS now everything
among us. Any v,igarian OF whatever
nationality. whether he has gained money
honestly or disgraocfnlly. could buy his
way among those who are described ms
the best and proudest In the land but
worship tho golden calf"
Continuing Lord Beresford said: ''Our
J old empire will soon be going down grads
when man IN the so-cllled best society
commits a dishonorable act aud society
J bands together to screen him, instead ~
hanging him 10 the fiist tree
The popular rear admiral also urged .
} return TO the old love Of chivslry and pa
triotism the ablorrcnce Of everything
sordid and selfish, The 'Vagabonds were
OF fret aghast at this plain speaking bur
the subsequent cheers showed that out
SPOKEN truths are not eltoyeiher un-
palatcablc.