The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09
tho coming year tho fIfiioth anniversary or

the coming year tho fiftieth anniversary
0 his reign,
G1EECE has reluctantly signed tn
/, treaty of peace with Turkey, thus termin
!, nting one incident OF Importance In the al
ways yexod Eastern question. She ljscs bu
little territory, but the frontier line a
now established. is drawn with regard 10
Turkish strength In either offensive 0
defensive operations. In order tina
Greece may be able to pay md Turkc,
. he prevented from too barshly cxactini
Tho great Indemnity debt of the war, tn
fiscal aiIalrs OF Tho former country ar
lplnccd IN the hands OF n board OF control
Nothing has been done With the roorgani
| 5nliun III Crete. II remains In the sam,
hopeless and disturbed condition. 80 tina
the war has really brought no result Sev'
eral candidates have boon put forward Il
be tho governor OF the island. but cblcc'
j lions have been made 10 all OF them ant
particularly by Russia to all who have
been named, because they are not OF tho
Creek church AZ Turkey has the power
| ful voice In the matter and VIII not name
! any other than follower of the Prophet.
| the subject VS. at deadlock
| ITALy--The Kingdom Of Italy foels its
| own weakness In It's inability to recover
| from tho blow inflicted by tho deslruc-
| ton OF It's army Ia Abyssinia. 1t has had
| alto It's share of domestic trouble. which,
| however, seems to be clearing There
| Is a strong, healthy, national spirit In tho
peninsula that may be trusted TO work
out the salvation of that country. lM-
mgnse sums have been ~ mt on hor navy
which Is now very strng. and VIII re-
main so unless some change Ia the meth
cd OF naval equipment and forces Is adopt
cd by powers more able TO meet the cost.
Italy needs a period of relief from tho
heavy taNation which has drined her re-
sources, and as this Is in prospect. TIE
outlook for the year is promising for her.
Tho pope shows no signs OF breaking
health nor decrease OF mental activity.
FRANCE has sent her president on a
visit TO R,lssia during the year, whore sat
sfaotory but undvulgcd treaties and
agreements were made with the ear Her
government appears to he more stable
than ever, and the present ministry has
long since overrun the period OF It's pre-
docesYors. The lending question OF the
year Ii OF no greater Importance than the
holding OF mn international exposition ln
1000. and one more question even more
trifling, the Dreyfus incident. which has
furnished delightful topic for the cafe
statesmen. France has extended her col
onial conauogts In Africa, where runls
has ceased TO be "protected' and became
annexed aud In Asia by extending hor
sphere OF influence to ronauin. She made
some tentative efforts also TO extend her
claim for territorial iniluence to tho head.
waters of the Nile but was met by Eng
'mnd's assertion that It. was essential that
"A al
from It's sources Ia the delta, and that
England would be In the unit
SPAIN has no rest, aud the future OF
that unhappy and distracted country Is
burdoncd with evil porteut, The subject
of Cuba is still vexod aud the Issue uncer-
tain. while her possessions In the East
still eirusglo for Independence. Thcse pos
Sessions nfe a source OF weakness to Splln
and II she could bring herself to cast lbcm
Adrift together II would be 10 the interest
OF her peace and possibly TO her prosperity.
nut these outside troubles arp OF liitlo Inn
portancc compared with the disturbed CON
ditlons that exist At home. Tho queen re-
gent receives n share OF ohlvalrous syn-
pathy from them, who are poworcss Other.
wiac to help her with her SON King Al
fonao, and other nembers of tho royal fssa.
n.y. snc httANuS feNuN 10 Hoo Tor SAFETY 10
France AT u noneDt'R warning Her adj
yisors arc weak and corrupt. her military
leaders Incompetent. tho loyahy or the
troops uncartnin aud the country restlcsh
aud dissatisfied The coming year Is OK
pcctod to develop n renewal OF tho Carlst
war ana repeat tho scenes OF anarchy aud
nioodshed which have SO frequently chosen
Spain as the theater of action.
THERE ROMANS little OF Importance To
say of other European countries The atti- 1
tude OF Russia is chlcrlyof Interest as 1t
Affects tho Chinese question. Turkey. hay.
Ing won successful war; finds herself nm
able "a reap the fruit OF victory. Seryta. |
Montenegro, bulgaria and the other minor
people OF southeastern Europe arc concera-
cd IN the racial STRUGGLES OF the Austro.
hungarian empire. Norway and Sweden,
Belgium, Denmark and Holland are PEACE.
ful and prosperous. Australia seeks 10
strengthen herself by q close federation
OF her provinces, which has not boon sue. |
oessfully worked.
SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
have had n full share of many |
dtheulties, In which Brazil has |
borne the PRINCIPAL part II is |
pretty well shown that, however suitable
a democratic form of government may TO !
70 an Ansio-saxon people. II has little |
chance OF succets with the Latin race. rs
p.elally Is this SO In conditions such ~ |
prevail IN the soulh Amerlcaa States.
whore y affords frequent revolutionary on
portrnlties 10 ambitious ard aspiring men
IN brasil. an omeuto. foslered hy the inn
pIerial pnrty was promptly suppressed by |
lhc PRESIDENT With u proclamation OF mar. |
'iai law Tho affairs Of all the republics |
Aetrt Chill arc much disturbed, aud tho |
EFFORTS 81 The Central American states 10 |
TORN . loose Federal authority 10 ucntral- |
~ tnnir defensive power have not borac
Iiut. PRESIDENT Dlax OF Mexico cont'suss
his hrn and prosperous conduct al affairs !
nut tho settlement Of the boundary line
between Mexico aud the United States re.
mains 70 te fin.shed In the coming year
vohfxuen is securing the benefits OF our
'nterterence 10 procure an established de-
lihitixatioh IN the frontier Of nr,tlsh |
liuiana, and brazil and French Guiana. bv
similar hoard Of arbitrameri, Win dpilne
neir aiyidins linr, which has long hrsn
3 CANADA has found IN her new premier.
sir wiifrid laurier' leader that gives her
affairs hopeful outlook. Tho most ir,-