The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
A REIGN Of RUFf|ANSN
,,NlIs>>Nls>> " Io>nO> Nh ''S
AnsnHr,> II Vt>CoNlNE allrE
COMMON.
FEAR Of TROUBLE IN WEST AFRICA
rho tctlNj1N 81 The Er"r"h wakes
the >j,ua1Jcu >cvtHU~--EuGltsh
trn,> OrdCr THAT l. Ectnp
ESdtculCA ~ yNc Press,

1 London. N,. ,&--CogNy5SA,ei 1921
/ ly he A>>>,j&t,5 VcoS>.f-Cao English
acw>papc2> wAsyA a2o FOND II preaching
uSI;Oou< sermons ~ the >UNjN,, Of the
l.aw,eS>ao>> ~ Americans" Aav, fool for
CoSn,;joU III ;No oNoa,> in london and It's
suburbs this wcsA. The Honor OAK Golf
club l>NS>C>>C& O0j>.CCcC hill for three
yHArS, EI0tS,as JASt the property was
hSjuS wSNto0ly SeS,Coyci ~ stolen the
club caused the ground ~ NJ fenced in,
shUS shutting Ont the genera. public 10
the great SslySAt o: the oCSShh0TiOE resi-
dents wAoSH lie had NNc0 made miserable
because u thC cN0sCasSti0S there "
drunken, SOS-SShtins CaUSaS from the
SluUs y: peY;.ooi, The0cUpoa il was
Claimed tA3; the public rights were be-
Ing c!NcCoScAH2 upon. aDG the agitation
against the SolteyS eliminated On Sunday
LAST when s mob .: about 1000 persons,
arcl6 with clubs and stones, tore down
the fences and demolished everything in
sight. Reiater>>! by over 400 other riot
tCS the mob advanced upon the club house,
driving the golfers within. Bricks and
sticks flew until the club house was wreck
eli. When the rioters were unable 10
iiSlnise the determined members some Of
the mob leaders brought bundles If straw
with the intention II setting FIRE IL the
premises, and they were only prevented
from carrying OUt their purpose by the
timely arrival II the police reinforce
ments the few policemen previously on
the scene having been IS badly maltreat-
81 As the golf players. \ renewal Of the
disturbance Is expected tomorrow.
somewhat similar richt-of-way raid
was witnessed s; Hiilinsioa on Tuesday,
when the inhabitants Of that place open
ei mad through Lord Hillingdon'S game
preserves The risht-of-way through
these preserves had been barred for over
thirty years, and the ground was over
grown with fine timber. which the yillag-
ers fellei for : distance II half mile.
also removing the gates. fences, etc,
which We're in Iheir way.
London rutiaaiSm does not end here.
The terrors u rhe streets are - glaring
tina; the yeSIr;es 81 the different parishes
have combined II appeal 70 the home sec
TeTary for additional police protection.
pointing our that maIy u the districts are
living practically Il 3 state q terror. Tuf
fans a>saultin- AID rottirs the inhabi-
taEt> seemingly without any restraint.
Dr.. HarrZell. the American VI. E biSh-
5p Of We>- Africa. in 81 interview en-
pha>!z-S the increasing danger u The sit
Uat.lu in West Africa owing 70 the activ-
says that unless ILe hest craftsmanship
! brought u ba4r upon the African prob
lem the European wars q the next centu-
- will b. fought II r1z- continent. He
suggests IL the hssI solution g.: the prob
lem thar Great Britain sl1Ci give Ger
many Wal1ch hay. an -iv- France
Ashanti. Ba-LurS- and al rights in Mo-
rocco and Al-.ec~. Franc N her part
withdrawing al ~ l-z--s i Egypt. The
bishop adds -h~-e : - doubt King Leo
p1.i y Begun : resolved 70 take over
The Congo Free SAFE L. 3 Belgium colony
= 1a.L
Tie ARM and Nay Gazette voices the
opinion = Br--l-l military men in con-
--1t--s---c IL country upon the fact that
1-@ -lTzr--+-- ms Il last determined to
.lc--zs@ Ia =Ez---.Te-esS q the army. The
I1aZ@--= sgys = = useless - deny that
-l-r- J. res-l- - alarm al The present
u1I=1-- s5lil- r-s: tie army i unequiv-
a.el- :, Ir+-=-- demands. the home bat
-al0-s z-1 commands being little bet
Ter than ~ Lzlr nurseries.
NJ patriotic E1glishman can regard the
situation with c-Lp.a cency.
II Other quarters the old proposal for
colsc-iV,i5r are again heard. The news
papers are T.9kilc great deal of fun at
the latest war Office order prescribing the
weight and height Of candidates for COM
missions in the army. who must not be
less Than feet > inches high and 1870
pounds il weight at the age Of IS or ) feet
7 inches and 16s pounds in weight when
u years old. Il is pointed out that I'M !
der this rule neither Lord WOlslev nor
Lord Roberts could have entered the
army. while Napoleon. Nelson. yelling
ton. Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great
and William IF Orange would have been
barred. The newspapers are bristlng
with letters from friends Of the candidates
for COMMISSIONS. many Of whom are I'M
deIstDrd 70 b" undergoing fattening pro-
ces-f-s in order 10 reach the required
weight
There ig little doubt that the Mercy
dock board will adopt next week the
scheme proposed for the harbOr improve
ueaI al con Of SIC, $500. 1t is in
tended 70 provide accommodation for the
hr2Es- vessels. - construct five branch
dock. and three gravel docks. one 1880
fee: and the other go feet long respect
iTely. 10 the improving and deepening Of
CtneT-. constructing sheds. covering square
yard.
The champagne vintage is finished and
Will y: very medium both in quality and
quantity.
II j. .atisfactJry. though. 10 note that re-
ports from Italy. Sicily and Sardinia are
exceedingly 2DDd promising to add TO the
regulations which Italian wines have
l3tGIy been TcacGuiring.