The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-28
''since they must be repudiated in all in
stances involving vital national inter

| ''since they must be repudiated in all in
stances involving vital national inter
ests."
| 1t is rumored that Senator Edward q
| Wolcott of Colorado, who has been visit
| ing England in the interest of bimetalism.
Is not quite satisfied with the progress of
ms INQUIRIES here He has been delayed
IN meetfng people owing to their absence
| from town, and of course he could not be
| received by the Marquis of Salisbury. be-
cause he has no official credentials. The
Bimetailic League, however, has given
Senator Wolcott the heartiest reception.
and Sir Henry Dundsworth, conservative
NJ. l.. for the Northwest division of Man
chester, who was British delegate at the
| monetary conference at Brussels, and
Loru Alderman, senior partner in the
hrm OF Anthony Gibbs Il Sons, bankers
ana merchants. formerly a governor, now
director of the Ban4ss-ef England, have
had long interviews with the senator and
are aiding him in every way possible SEN
| ator Wolcott finds that the position here
remains unchanged from the time of the
brussels conference, namely, that the
| British government and the house of
commons are committed to do all in their
power to secure by international agree
m me the stable monetary par for the ex..
change of gold and silver The Bank of
England IS still willing to keep fifth of its
reserve in silver bars. But in spite
of the willingness of Great Britain,
which has been expressed to Senator VOL
colt, to bring the minis of India into any
international agreement, Great Britain,
under no circumstances, will take the
initiative in calling another conference, as
she believes such step is the first prac-
tical step towards international bimetal-
lism taken by any government. She
To bof nfi ctnr
other countries will take. The CONT
mental powers are also backward in
taking the lead in calling an international
conference, as they believe that the
United States, both by its Importance
and prominence, must take the initiative
The approaching marriage is announced
at Nice of the mother of the Princess
de Chimay, who has already been twice
married.
A singular law suit Between the rival
pretenders to the throne OF France was
resumed this week before the civil til
bunal of Paris. The Duke of Aniou is
suing the present Duke of Orleans for
using the royal arms of France on the
ground that the Duke of Anjou is the
rightful heir to the throne, as he is the
descendant of Louis XIV. Counsel for
the Duke of Anjou has asked that the
Duke of Orleans be compelled to pay the
sum of 1000 francs forfeit if he contin-
ues to use the royal arms of France.
| Procureur de la Republioue de France
asks the dismissal of the suit on the
ground that it was ridiculous for the
plaintiff to ask the republic of France
to confer on him the title eff king of
France. To further complicatc the mat
ter, Don Carlos. the head of the Bour-
bon family in Spain and pretender to the
throne of Spain, is claiming for himself
| the right to bear the royal arms of
France. Judgment will be rendered next
week.
All the newspapers congratulate the
Marquis of Salisbury on his diplomatic
| triumph as shown by the publication on
Thursday last of the official correspond
ence between Great Britain and Russia,
which brought about the agreement of
the car to the proposal of the Marquis
of Salisbury that the ambassadors of the
powers at Constantinople should formu-
late reforms for the Turkish empire,
which should be enforced by the powers
should the sultan prove recalcitrant, to
which France consented later after Ger
many, Austria and Italy had previously
given their consent. There is general
! feeling that the concert of Europe for
concerted action is nearer realization now
| than ever before.
The plague news from Bombay is not
reassuring. The government sanitary
| commissioner has reported hopefully on
the subject. but Englishmen regarded the
prospects of the plague getting foothold
| in Great Britain as remote. But on the
continent the feeling of alarm has in
creased within the past week and the
continental press demands the most Wig
orous inspection of everything imported
| from India.
nxpit tt.aS nnt N IN .IG
during the week by the stopping of a
small steamer bound from London to
Paris at small village four miles from
Paris. 1t was reported that the steamer
was infected and that she had carpets
and bedding from India. But it deyel-
oped that they had been stored in Lon
don for six months and the authorities
allowed her passage to Paris to proceed.
| Among the unsanitary ports of the
Mediterranean grave fears are enter
tanned that the plague will be introduced
by steamers coming from India, and the
French minister of the interior, NJ. Bar
thou, has ordered large quantities of anti
| plague serum to be produced and sent
to French ports.
At 4 meeting of the council of public
assistance in Paris note of alarm was
struck on the report that infected car
pets may already have been brought into
the French capital.
| DR.. Brouardel, moreover, stated that
the danger of the plague reaching Europe
was imminent. while the preventive
means of France only existed in rudi-
mentary form, that France had done
nothing to prevent the entrance of the
plague and could do nothing to prevent
| it. These grave remarks from DR..
| Brouardel have created great impress
! sion and at the cabinet council held to-
day the minister of foreign affairs NJ.
| Hanatoux, and the minister of the in
! terror communicated to their colleagues
and to the president the sanitary meas
ures adopted by the government. These
include forbidding pilgrims from leaving
Tunis. Algiers, Senegambia, or Morocco
! this year and the president has signed a
decree imposing severe penalties upon the
importation of merchandise from the in
fected parts of India through the ports
of Marseillcs. Paulic, st. Ignacicr, Dun
kirk and Algicrs.
The Italian council has also taken sim
liar measures and ii is understood that
they advise against all projects for gen
eral quarantine as being ruiuous and in
efticacious.
In Germany the plague is viewed
through Angophobic glasses and Great
Britain is attacked for allowing herself
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