The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-28
'il1lE S READY FOR WAR
|. \. Ssiss Quietly Strength
su' !. Various Sections
,,,,vF coaxuSIcATIOSs KEPT UP
.,..ss world Excited over
passed at Johannes
...so-Japanese Trcnty.

- = !, the cretan game is anxiousiy
s.s according to the news from the
...,, the Marquis of salisbury's pro
49, ..,,,,ment Of the difficulties is
i - formally Endorsed by the powers
a. h.l,eyed that 1t will be approved
!. premier would not have made me
.,uncer,ent on the subject which
!, ,he house Of lords on Thursday
!, r,.dIus the telegraphic instructions
1. !. the ambassadors of Great Britain
r,. Of the great powers and out
ne governments policy toward
q. The premier's announcement was
.,saly followed by the issue of semi
I'm note from st. Pet-Tberg displaying
-.,..,.bA Irritation in some parts,
..,,o,ly against Great Britain. 1t began
.,,,s hat Russia, through her minister
NJ. had called upon Greece to with
- a, her troops and her fleet from Crete
~, ,hree DAYS and was accompanied by
...,.men, that to prevent an extension
=. revolution To other portions Of the
s,s.h empire, imperiling the peace Of
IRE stop must be put to Greece's 1c-
!. Which Il was stated was opposed to
t,Erstolal law.
INV communications are still proceed
!, A.veeu the different European cabi-
:, The Marquis OF Salisbury presided
en- Al 4 special meeting OF the cabinet
4. foreign office. Whether the solu-
i me inbroglio is peaceful or not de-
"A entirely upon Greece, and the dis
$3.50 from Athens indicate that the
rs.r Ia favor Of resistance to he powers
ami strong throughout Greece and that
irls1tiou OF war with Turkey would be
ssyi with enthusiasm. The latest
rt proposal is said to be that Greece
an minister Crete as Austria admin
rms Bosnia. But It seems to be agreed
III ,aes that peace can only be main
hsd BY leaving Crete n part VI the Turk
empire The Marquis Of Sallsbury's
r,oals have been received with favor.
MY BY the British, but by most of the
tsn newspapers.
s,rrer, In the meantime, military prep
l-alt are P'v'epA'Ht Ht~'N lH NJ
! Greece. while everything is prepared
sHih Russia for the transport of big
lK.i army TO the Balkans whenever
tsp may be deemed necessary. Tel
c,rl from Vienna also declare that En-
ev Francis Joseph has had repeated con-
hs.a With the Austrian minister of war,
As. plans for the mobilization Of Ans.
g forces on the Balkan frontier have
lawn up and horses are already be
purchased for military uses: Accord
y idylces from small balkan states.
reservations are preceding there Sc
" ind, In short all are quite prepared
~ explosion at any moment.
~ r!lon OF the Noiksraad as cahied
johannesburg yesterday in adopting
" which any judgment OF the high
an % rnulled by the NolRsriid,
ssnis oil contracts and concession un-
~ v caused a great stir here. The
ave tae out Of dispute between an
assH Engineer K. E. Brown. and the
ANu government with reference 20
~ siln which Brown pcggei out
NnSnd, at the instance Of the gov
go y passed a law nullifying the
Hs iruary 20 IA he contrary IN H.,
s-ss'T, and Brown, VINO had suel the
rzaat for a declaration of rights in
- ueiault, demanding So.o0O,-
ls SUIT.
80. muger mas now procured from
s4a law which prevents the
y sa overruling any statute on the
80 alconstltutionallty. Tho attor-
f.sa has stated that the new ,aw
@se the governmen, to connsca.e
s NM without compensation, and this
y y " .t s.usei CONSERVATION in the Rand
sI I. ,s. exchange, holders of various