The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-26
ENGLAND The ARBl7ER.
Continental Politicians and the Press
Are Offering Caresses.
GREAT BRITAIN HOLDS THE KEY.
0svernnent II ContemrlatinE an In
X 1rease IN tho Strength Of Army.
Instance Of military weakness.

London, September Copyrighted,
1897, by the Associated Press. 1.-THE aver
age Britisher has come to the conclusion
that he Is the arbitcr Of the fate OF Europe
and holds the balance Of power. II must be
confessed the changed tone Of the conti-
mental politicians and newspaper writer's
from abuses to caresses encourages this as
sumption. Even Prince Bismarck recently
deprecated the constant badgering aud
batting Of Great Britain by German states
men and writer's.
AS matters stand In the event OF war the
aide securing the assistance OF Great Brit
ain must win. In the meanwhile 1t is evil
dent from the tenor Of .Se speech Of Lord
Wolseley, the commandment chief OF the
British forces at Glasgow. on Thursday
last, when the freedom OF the city was con-
fcrred upon him. and from the remarks
made by the parliamentary secretary Tor
the war office, Hon. w. st. J. Frederick,
tho same night, the government is prepar-
ing to Introduce a scheme for consldef-
able increase In the strength OF the army,
which viii probably call for the forma-
ton OF dozen additional battalions OF IN
fantry aud a proportionate addition OF cav
airy and artillery during the next session
Of parliament.
The warnings have not been sounded too
soon. A telling Instance OF the military
weakness OF Great Britain was afforded at
Aldershot Thursday. whom the Second bat
TALON OF the rifle brigade left that camp
for u tour OF colonial service, Including a
solourn ut Vancouver. Though nofnnally
q fail battalion, there We're only slighMy
over 800 meu, ana the regiment VIII have
60 DO reinforced from the First battalion
OF the rifle brgwle which Is now on ia
way home.
An interesting experiment In smelling
native ore vs. about to be inaugurGted Ia
the weAtern highlands OF ireland, which
ate comparatively rich IN minerals. Tho
preliminary Investigations have been sat
iSfaetory. Beds Of iron stone were numer-
Gus ihcro half q century ago and iron works
were operated to turn out high quality OF
iron but thoy were discontinued owing TO
the scarcity OF fuel. Now the pcat Is dry
ing and a pressing plant Is being erected
10 utilize the t,irf,
An extensive economical revolution is In
sight " tho claims Of Dr pringen Gerlinga
turn out 30 be what the doctors assert they
are. DR.. Gerllngs, Il government official
OF Java and formerly professor OF chemistry
at tho University OF Amsterdam, announces
the discovery OF simple method OF con-
vorttng potato starch into sugar. lie has
lodged his description Of the method with
lilo French Academy OF Sciences 80 as t.
secure pd'ority fer his invention, although
he Is not quite ready TO mako the details
public
Tho town OF Twoe{imouth, ON the RICH
bunk or the Tweed opposite Berwick, q
much eNcitod over the claim OF CHARLIE
Blythe, a local tlnsmith, to u.s can Fran
cisco Biyeho millions,
II IS reported the ear has purchased ter
acres of ground near Nice and that h. vii
build there magnificent villa intnnde,
principally for his mother. The Dowagc
Empross OF Russia, and for his brother, IL,
caaroyitch, but the ear and ozarlna vii
also visit the place annually.
Tho Westminster Gazette says efforts ar,
telng made TO build n railroad from Eito
To The Summit Of Mount Sinai. The lin,
passes the cave in which Elijah reniaine,
in hiding while fleeing from tho priests o
Baal.
Yachting circles horn are in flute
over ;he Island revenue authorities sum
uloning tho secretary OF the Royal Merso
Yacht club for using the clubs flag on tn
otiicfa, stationery. The magistrates de-