The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
AFRICA PARCELED OUT.
Great Britain and France Have Divided the
Small Remnant.
CHINA is 10 BE THE NEN VICTIM
Accordins TO the London Spectator.
France Hns been Given the Worst
OF the Bargain.

week when Great Britain and France came
to an agreement in parcelling out the last
portion OF Africa still open TO ''grabbers."
The agreement reached disposed Of hun
dreds OF thousands OF square miles, leav-
ing only four recognized independent
states throughout the continent-M Morocco,
Abyssinnia, Liberia and the Orange Free
States. The settlement has given satis-
faction in Great Britain, where It is gan
orally conceded fair to both parties and
especial value in finally ayerting, as far
as diplomatic documents can. further dis
putes.
Moreover. an important feature Of the
agreement providing equality in the COM
mercial treatment OF the territory between |
Lake Tchad and the Nile, IS that Il does
not hamper Great Britain IN the least. as
her free trade system would have secured |
commercial rights Of France. while me |
concession Of equal rights Improves the !
English position In the face Of French |
colonial protection, this ls most valuable |
advantage for Great Britain, which Is |
fully appreciated here.
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The reception OF the agreement by !
Europe Is decidedly favorable This Rus
SLAMS do not seem TO care, the Germans
apparently hope for compensation else
where and are mot sorry 10 see Frances
bands fun Of colonial embarassments
while Ia France except for colonial fad
dists and invetorate Anglnp SrenT the
majority are da2zled by the empire 80
cured To them which they picture 10 them-
selves as second India and they also
hesye sigh OF relief az the fact that The
matter has finally been adjusted
Ae the Guncfgtor sautIrk4. tfOuiV
French Auslophobes are discontinued and
they can only complain that the English
have given. away what they do not pos
sess. This critcsm Il quite true. but
Europe has been doing that in Africa for
twenty years and Is going to do the same
thing In China. II Europe and America
have net the graduate suserainty over the
world, all their proceedings are huge
dacoitry, but then they affirm and when
necessary. enforce that very suzerainty
The French government is hurrying the
bill to ratification and Il IS expected It
win be voted by the chamber of deputies
on Monday. NJ. Decasse, the French min
lister Of foreign affairs, counts on q good
majority One good result Of the egree-
menJ Is seen IN the announcement pun
lished in the Echo de Paris today. OF the
suspension OF military defenses for the
defense Of Corsica Algeria and the runis
and the return OF the troops recently sent
10 Algeria and Tunis and the coast towns
OF France, owing to the tension OF the
Apglo-French relations
Soudanese experts predict that the
French Will find hey have hornets nest
In the region around Lake Tchad, where
several powerful potenates hold sway The
leading ruler Is Rabeh. formerly d slave
In Upper Egypt who went westward and
carved an empire for himself with his
sword. He is now styled the African
Napoleon" has an army OF 10000 men and
rules the territory southwest Of Lake
Tchad. He is NJ logserbeads with tho
neighboring sultan Of Wadai.. whose
country is also included In the French
sphere aud who has nearly 3,000000 fol-
lowers among he Senoussi and whose
troops are said TO be led by Europeans
Frances policy is 10 foster the mutual
hatreds between Raheh and WadRi but IL
this leads TO an attempt 70 sub1ua either
or them she VIII have tremendous strug-
gle before her and especially In he case
OF Wadal, for thousands OF Senoussi 1--we
In Tunis and Algeria and would probably
make common cause with their co-relie-
ionistr Ia Wadai Involving cnnnaRration
In Frances North African possessions
Slatin Pasha In an interview. Is quoted
rs saying Frances conquest of her new
prottctorate VIII be very difficult and
viii entail many sacrifices"
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The French deputies are now agitated
over the question of raising their salaries,
A proposal was introduced In the cham
Der OF deputies yesterday to increase tho
pay OF senators and deputies from 5000
TO $1,000 francs. The socialists, who arv
poor, warmly supported the measure II
appears that the proposed increase was set
on foot by the wives OF struggling loelS.
lators who looked forward with eonster-
nation 10 an upward bound of prices dur.
Ing the exposition OF 1900.
49,
A representative OF the Associated Pres:
has had an interview with Mgr Brindle
the coadjutor OF Cardinal Vaughan. wht
has just returned from Rome and who
had an audience with the pope weol
ago, They conyersed nj length on impor
tant topics his holiness displaying hi
usssi aeGteness and Was animated am
varied throughout MgI Brindle said m,
r-intin's eyes are like those Of a boy ii
brightness aud that he certainly is no
suffering from ans mental deterioration
The pope intends to take part in the celC
bfation Of April IL.
49,
playful evasion OF hts doctors wishe
is the occasion for much amusement to III
household anu ADDS 10 the view Of IN
vatican and Of Cardinal RampallR. tn
papal secretary OF state and others sur
rounding him, that Leo XIII VIII lig
ten years lcnger.
When questioned further on tho subjec
OF the pope's views, Mgr Brinde said hi
holiness looks upon the domestic dilfer
ences IN the church IN America as a sig
Of immense nervous vitality. but as beln
In no way alarming. He regards tho futur
OF the church In America with its uni.
ana as being tower ol strength IN III
councils OF the church
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The Statist prints prominent article G
rosea,e hue from It's special correspondent
In America, during the course OF which h
says; Never before have fnaaela
methods been so sound The best indlca
tions Of the prosperity IS the increase Z
money in circulation. The position Of IN
halfway industry Is another strong evl
dsncc Of the existing prosperity The raj
way outlays Will Insure activity n the iro
and steel trades for months to come xiv
Ing increased work to other trades an
besides tho railroads. other business
increasing"
Tho paper says; industrial activity fc
al least q year IL assured and II the crcr
gre moderately good for a much longs
PERIOD