The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09

large enough to supply the markets a
rising prices and not so abundant
az TO glut them. Labor has beer
employed at fair wages and II
our own country there have been but
few strikes. Tho political conditions a
home are hopeful. Abroad. there is UNI
quiet and anxiety. Europe. disturbed by
tho domestic difficulties OF the nations.
turns her attention TO Asia and Africa.
seeking to distract attention from troubles
ut home and finds only added difficulties.
We have summed up the situation ut home
md abroad with The following paragraphs,
US II exists at the beginning OF the new
year and have pointed out some OF the is
sues TO be dealt With Iii the year we arc
NOW entering upon
ENGLAND Great Britain has ccle-
bratcd with general demonstrations
OF Joy the queens slxtioth year on
tho throne. Her Legislative measures
were not imyortNnt--an employees
liability act and bill providing
public money for UNCONVENTIONAL schools.
This last Is revertlng to methods which
had been Abandoned years ago; the other
Is q good and progressive measure. There
have been no Irish measures discussed, but
n bill for the improvement OF the governs
ment, agriculture aud Industrial Interests
IS promised for the year. The African dif-
ticulties remain unsolyrd. A Coltifnn Is
advancing on khhltoum. which VIII prob
ably conquer the Soudan and occupy North
Central Africa during the year. while tho
railways extending from the cape porta viii
make assured the British supremacy In
that region, especially along the Buluway0
line. The Jameson raid, with It's consc-
quences Including long aud hAtor de-
bates In tho house, has not beon laid.
Jameson is In Africa IN u position OF trust. |
and the breach between tho English gov
ernment and tho Republic of 1'ranRvaai
widena, question OF importance Ii be- |
tore the colonial department IS TO torri- |
torial division In West Colonial Africa Tho |
conflicting party being the French inter- |
est, All OF the troubles OF the empire ex- |,
cept the growth OF tho German commercial |
influence, are OF no Importance compared |
with tho failure OF the punitive expedition |
agaiist certain rebelllous hill tribes In |
the northwestern frontier OF India. Tho
rod OF tho ayenger has been broken on his
own bnck. and undiscplincd, ill-nrned ma
tvea hive overthrow the English forces
aha defeated the object OF the campaign. |
Some tribes with no defined plan of action
nor centralized control have objected to Tho |
construction of military road and tho |
establishment OF military stations on the |
route TO Chitral, Tho campaign has cost |
over SS0,001,D00 during the wear and India |
IL unable 10 pay the cSpenae and has APP |
peaied to the imperial eNGhoqucr. The |
campaign VIII be resumed In tho sprlug. /
Meanwhile In India there have been heavy |
rails Oi rain sid tho famine is over but |
Its results continue In distressing man
ncr In the presence OF the bubonlc plague |
which has not ceased its ravages Tho en-
Einoers strike has been submitted to ar |
hltrament. but without results Tho en- |
gineors have been out all year and many |
thousands have been out OF employment In |
England and Scotland, while millions OF
value OF trade have loft the country. Tho
employers stand firm against thu anton aud
the union Is reaoluo In It's attitude Int |
great distress and loss prosent and pros
rectiyo Is the result Gladstone roInnins !
IN good health and ytgor. but takes no mart
IN Ta',tlcs. Joseph Chamberlain aeoms 10 |
De tho ruling spirit az the government Tbo |
queen, despite her burden of eighty yoara
remalns in good health
4 GERMANY Nothing IN Epropo has |
been OF more Importance than tho colonial |
extension policy, IN which Germany leads |
the way. In the month of November she |
landed troops in China. and as there has
world was astonishcd at the paltry excuse
for a high act OF disregard OF national
rights. II wcnld appear that Germany,
observing how the French were extending
thelr control on the south OF China ana
INC Russistns were reaching out through
Manciiuiaa, II WAS time TO act n share OF !
CHINA before all the cDicl and best parts
wtdo sone, II has hem a bold and Aup.
cosslui aet by tho Germans. and 1t has en-
coufaScd the other powers TO hasten 10 the
Sarcahs. isnSidnu Is represented Ia tho
East by o strong tleet and IL understood 10
have maze satisfactory arrangement With
japan, whose ministry Of the period OF
tho chinese war, beaded by Count Ito has
Just returned to ppwer. The itnssians have
occupied Poit Arthur, secured the dsplace-
l1ent Ut an English consular agent IN %.
rea, replacing him witb enc OF their own.
Win the conditi0ns existing III the end OF
the year, tho events OF the next twelve
months VIII be- looked forward 10 with
onxiaiy' ~ Europe Germany remains the
uentrcl figure OF interest. Hy parlamen-
tnry measures the procedure In military
trials has been reforiutd, ami the eniperor's
earnest appeal Tor money for naval In
crtAau has been net with some resorya-
Hot. More important yet has been the re-
ausal Of tho reichstag 10 eanctiom meas
VIZ Swing the police authority to suppress
|
hasc ntied the German farmer. but have
tnCreaxed the cost OF living for tnv ard.
san These changes affected tho importa-
fion OF food products from Russia, Tho
katxcr has visited the cxar, the emperor ~ 4
Austria and The king Of Italy. aud has been
very acllye In general politics. II lis as-
snmrd that the drtebrnd has been rcaf-
nrmed, BY which Italy. Austria and Cor
mary nFe bound for defensive aets against
- powers II Europe II
N ,S 81 K. III
\ llfIls The Troubles q the Aas.ro-
upeAFiat, empire have bacn chiefly do
!nssle, hvt hAsc been ana reriain very NO. h
~ Tho riyalriss Of the varied races
6clled 81 lssle n tho so-of,iilfpsion d, the
Sce lspgsAse ~ c0rtaln parts OF the rn,-
~. epd troahle BEGAN al vienna which
- - flotous deaiAonytraiious, only
~ military ptrength. 10 Prague.
ID ~ &9qiu( In beNlf drlyap from tho
mp nv ~ insbility IL secure sli,,-
W ~ l41ch1rokh His sucunfsor II
q. ntsuxlAer. NhlAe attcn.ysj, |
81 Count GaIuchows
~ y ~ ekllce - tpfkifn nairlu
n sHss lnelvlduaiity !