The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-07
SPICY FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.


AtSTRIA--vice Admiral Hermann Baron
Won Spaun has now been appointed to tue
highest post In the service, left vacant
since the death in 1897 Of Admiral Baron
Won Sterneck--that Of admiral OF the AUS
tro- Hungarian navy Baron Won spaun
who was born in Vienna in 1888, entered
the navy at the age OF 10 ana TOOK part
in the war of 1859 as officer on ooaru tne
Arthemisa as also in the Danlsn naval
campaigns OF 1864 and 1866. in when latter
he served under his famous predecessor,
Baron Won Sterneck Spaun won MS h,se
laurels on board the Ferdinand Max, uhue e
the great Admiral Fegetthon IN tne Ddy1le
OF LISA. July 90, 1866. when ne was
awarded the order OF the Iron crown
He won additional fame as an expert IN tne
reorganization OF the navy and suose,
ouently as commander OF the Imperial
Yacht Miramar accompanied the late
Crown Prince Rudolph on his voyage 70 tne
Orient From 1856 10 1894 Spauh was was az
the head OF the naval technical comm wee,
ami on the death OF Admiral SternecK was
appointed to fill his posi- at 'ne a Tnce Sr''
Vienna, May Is
ENGLAND-Considerlng the heavy NOR
tality which for years has prevailed among
the European population OF the west coast
of Africa-'the white mans grave, as II
has been aptly called-it is matter for
surprise that only now is something being
done to combat malignant influences. The
root OF evil is being attacked and goo1
results ought to accrue from the establish
ment of tde Liverpool School Of Tropical
Diseases. In eulogizing the undertaking
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain says: "rne
man who should find a cure foramalarla
and the fevers which have desolated the
African colonies, who should make the
tropics more ilvable for the white man
and reduce the risk from diseases to some
thing OF an ordinary average would do
more for the world and the British empire
than the man VINO adds a new province
to the wide domains Of the queen. Major
Ross, Indian medical service, who has
been appointed lecturer in the Liverpool
school, says it has BEEN known for some
time that malaria IS due TO parasite
in the blood. He has observed that the
mosquito conveys the malarial parasite
to the blood of the human being. These
wriggling bodies are noticeable in the
blood of man, animal or bird eleven min
utes after being bitten by a mosquito car
rying the maarlal parasite in its poison
| glands John jenkins
Liverpool, May is.
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/ JAPAN--The emperor has approved the
action of the imperial diet in removing
the restriction of the first article of the
| press law. BY that article the privilege
/ of publishing, printing and editing newspa
pers was limited to Japanese subjects
but now may be enjoyed as well by for
/ eigners. This step is a necessary prepare
ton for the new conditions which are t
prevail after the new treaties go into eff
feet.
Strange as it may seem, the lngerln:
spirit of conservatism Is usually rampan
in educational circles, At a recent meet
ing of ths high educational council som
very iliberal restrictions upon privat
schools were recommended by a large ma
iorty. These restrictions, which woulC
prevent foreigners from establishing pri
vate schools and would prohibit religion
teaching, and even religious exercises il
private schools, We're evidently aimed a
the mission schools, but such a storm O
protest has been raised by the newspaper
that these "dsgraceful, semi barbarou
proposals probably will not become laws
Ernest w, Clement.
Tokyo, May 10.
~
RUssIA-l have just received from Con
stantinople a private dispatch, in whic
my correspondent informs me that the sui
tan has secretly ordered the arrest O
Colonel Aziz Bey, prominent member c
| the general staff's consulting war commit
, tee at Constantinopie. Colonel Aziz Be,
VINO is the keeper of all secret war docu
men,s, plans and mobilization mans.
accused of having sold to the Russian wa
minlstry's agent some very important doc
uments, and particulars concerning tn
, latest war arrangements of the Turks
!. ministry. He was arrested al his hom
during the night last week and will h
Tried by special secret court martha
He is very clever officer. well educate
and linguist The sultan reposed gres
confidence in Aziz Bey as did also III
minister OF war The Turkish papers hay
been warned not to print any details Z
news regarding this Ottoman Dreyfu
) case Arnold Ieyis CilIin
= Moscow May IL.
: SWlrZERLAND--For some months ma,
Fl there has been a variety theater in Ber
called the Apollo. 1t never paid. and
!. few days ago the manager left town, leay
: ing the actors in the lurch Many me
e were creditors OF the manager SD tho in
{ solvency court stepped IN and conducte
g me performance Cor the benefit OF the m
paid actors An advertisement in The ma
pers read thus
The titled public is hereby informe
that Mr.. --, Of the Apollo theater h.
left town, leaving debts consequently M
1 performers have not been paid We woul
, kindly request the cultured public OF Ber
I to visit the Apollo thcater on Friday, sal
urday and Sunday evenings. when rel
' formances will be given and the proceet
used TO pay the unpaid performers Hor
: ing that the hOnored public will assist u
! we remain, and sign with high esteem.
The insolvency Court. Bern"
Bern May ~ Leo j. Frankeuthal.
~
FRANCE-The development of III
1 French colonies has become so great ths
the troops charged with their defense ar
now insufficient A few years ago it wa
found necessary to double the number {
Z. marine infantry regiments. They wer
! raised from four to eight. Two rcpluor,
}. OF marine artillery were also created ,vber
before mad been but one. One bundre
lleuVthants and second lieutenants nf m
regular army and ntty on-conmissione
oincers nave been transferred to the M a
y rine infantry. Four hundred orncers or
S plled Tor these posts This nroves ~
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