The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-21
SOME FOREIGN NEWS

Special Correspondents ch,s,..
Scotland.-The Shamroct.. 4.
garth and Wringe. are ma,
over 80 years of age, ana :. q
been sailing in class matoh. 20
years ,,,., hosarth has had cs.rss !
of Fairlie's successful boat,
made another boat of Ais. :,
her over from Jay. The Al.
therefore, complete confidence !, !,
crew consists Of no fewer tb.. -
four officers. boatswain. -. ~
mates, carpenter, carpenter,
maker, nine leading seaman
able seamen, two stewards 80
In addition, Tom Ratsey and "
ers will cross to look af,a,
or the ships company, on,v ~
sailed In Americas cup cor,st u IN
Rowe, the first officer, was mss It'd
ter on the Britannia; Stewars ~
mate, was on the last VaIL.s, Ae "a
the third, was on Genesta win =. WY
Livingstone, the fourth. was = ING
tie with Barr. If the boat 4.
the crew, we stand, 1t must ~ = ~
fair chance of success. Tbs sssnlid
racing nag Will be a gold n. , SaanH
field of green with gold bora.. 4
racing jackets of the crew iii, ~
ana eoia. l ought to add that I'M!
OF the crew Irishmen are conani.s -
their absence. OF the total. inoI".,s
shippers, thirty are English anS
two are Scotch, They represers y.
of the racing crews. and a Ia, Is
have been generously lent for ~
All connected with the boat ara - ~. -
that they can win. For ths ac,s $3.50
/ ton OF his many British and 49,
| friends. Sir Thomas has chs..a1
great White Star liner ocasnIs
cup race. Robert us., w
Glasgow, June %. ss'p'n
Germany.-A German paner h. 49,.
for the following statements in ,s,,s
certain much married soldiers Of Il. !.
trian army: As major part Of tn !,
MAN recruits are believers In rsan \
army department has been forced 10 m
nize the fact also that many Of these ~
have several wives. The Armay Jsr,.s
contains quite lenient rules on thIs NJ
In the laws for the care of vidor. !.
orphans there is, for instance. mi. N
which reads: In case OF the death !, 4
petty officer or soldier of the Mohamm,ss|
religion, who has left several ,I,s,s
widows. his pension must be divided IN,
ly among those rightful widows. W,s,,|
whose husbands have been killed h -
receive an addition of 90 per cent \ MI
regular pension" With reference /. n
phans, rule 81 says: IF soldier ar y,
officer of Mohammedan belief has chla,
by several rightfully acknowledge v,ur
each woman with her children VII, d y
garded separately as one family ut n
this manner each child will receive { al
share for its education"
James Gada
Frankfort-on- Main. July 1.
~
India.-Strong attacks are being nsh
the government of India by Hindu IN
tors, because. when the telegraph catl
went on strike on the Great Indian pain.
sula railway the other day, the gown
ment sent soldiers from engineer h,h.
ions to take their places. 1t 10 afgna /
the natives that the government hi VI
right to support the railway complsx
against the strikers. On the other MI
the newspapers backing the gov9nneE
contend that the necessity for mdntdilll
railway communication across lndh WI
paramount, and OVERRIDE all sther ucfas
erations. They quote, as a prece1ent "
great railway strike In the United Sba
in 1894, when Federal soldiers ven tsT
on duty for the purpose OF keepias VI
lines open and maintaining the mall u
vice. That great struggle is not mrtsse
even in India. The Great Indian RanEA1
company has completely beaten TIE mo-
now on strike, most OF whom hare ~
replaced. 1. A. Bort
Bombay, June 10.
Norway.-The most sensational hHsa
that has occurred in this country for !st1
is that of Christian Christotferssn 9 w.
considered one of the largest hrms o y
kind in Norway. 1t has been ensass =
the manufacture of wood pulp ana Pc
and owns large establishments ~ onsl'a
parts of the country, employing nsu.'s :
OF persons. It has a branch on"
Gothenburg and holds three.qualssn
the stock in the large London n I'm \
Christoffersen, Andrews & GO. ias y. lsy N
tiles of the firm are said 10 DO is,s sss
kroner ($2,6S0,000 and the assets u =. II.
600 kroner. The failure Is sala y -
to the sharp competition OF the Am ..su,,t
paper manufacturers and TO cope'y ys.,
low prices, and will no doubt susas.tt. !,
the demand for higher duty On pap.. I
protect this industry. All the lac@ns
the firm are closed and the mansssN
has been assumed by a receiver .,., z
Christiania, June 80.
China.-It having been maae "a.
clear that the opposition 10 -.
over by the British of the new tsrris'u !, 4
hind Hontoon was fostered BY .rs ii
nese officials, Hontoon. walled s ~"
the important market town q l..alstiol
have been seized by way o. tIs = III
and in addition 1t is contenplAse, y 80.
the frontier line still farther W. I'm. 4
chun was occupied May 70 :, an, q
1000 men, and the Hontoon y,,s ~
about 400. The expeditions n.' sa,vrsA
kept secret. both places We,' ..od,in.
and taken possession Of withou. os 80