The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18
CONDITION or COLONIES.
The Matter EnErossinE the Attep.
ton of the ReIchSthg

tCopyrIRhted, 1900 by Associated Pross)
Berlin. February lT,--Colonlal matters on
crossed tho attention OF the rechstag this
week, tho debate Enthusiastically showing the
profitable state Of the colonies hitherto. even
in the case Of tho most promising like tho
CamcrcneS, 1t Is likewise shown the growing
appropriations with stationary or diminish
iilE e&porta and imports.
official reports demonstrate that famine and
sckness IN German East Africa have deyas-
toted thar district. Tanga. for instance. with
In the year 1899 tho population having d.
minlfhcd from l25,3eS to 6l.52s, owing 10
tGmire. leprosy, smallpox and typhoid fever.
The conditions OF the whole colony appear
appalling. 1nu trada OF ths colony. which
IS thrice the sszo OF Germany Is nsigui1
cant. aud mostly with Brush India. while
tho cost 20 Germany is 1--WE lcld the wnole
Naue Tue fepurts from tne Utner COLONIES
are not mucn better. 1he Cu.osno NoiAs
AellGLE SAYS the Iu4lroau projects Tor tno
ooluhits now adopted amount 10 -vJ,ulJ,vyJ
MARKS. wnne ON tne other nand German trade
Win tho brtsh gulcnIea Hliuunts 10 6Jt,0uJUJJ
marks without Cnthung a cent OF eApeuSe.
10 eau mol be ueAled that me sentLhent IS
growing auu obtHlLlng III large part OF the
nation that otbur MCtuods than tnCse en-
piuytu aIu ueeucl ~ MAKE the Gol nIdn COl-
unt,b "A SUCCESS.
1t was sluincaut that during the several
days deua,u a. tuI re.Cus,aS the guverulAvnt
ttu.an.eu On thu dote4sNe, mus cue col
QUITS have ~ NO way str.aslue.ea luB
uAGulcs " tuo laval OIL. ~. uartu, .uc
II tlaslALlEs Iuautr, uuNetel, Beiu,uu tAe
bu MUGld bass. tAuuEA tao SITUATION IS mud
a.tu uNtAE to the urcci LdlutJ Oh tnu ceut.r 8
pus,ton. LE L.euer. tno utAtllst lLduer, is
dJsl.GsruuslY ~ ami there as nobody "a all-
tutVN IA the patty Wtth wAola tne SuVein-
u.tut and otntr purues can negotiate. SoAit
ale pGlllus one way and the others are pull
lhE the OIAtl WAY.
1E5 chances uI the department store TAX bill
are now unldVdrdOie. although the l7,t "a the
act IS AGAINST IL and the rsshts ~ and ats
passage.
Tho South African news and occurrences
in tne brush parliament are gre d,iy read
hero ana commented on. a nUmbtr OF the
lCadlns German papers today sim ahtet 10 be-
lieVo tho relief or klmDevley Is only d ruse
/ by winch the Beers have led tne British
/ into trap as at sp.0hkop, Generally speak
ink, though the German newspapers com
ment now lacks the bitterness OF tone toward
tho British which Was noticeable until re-
Gently. a number OF papers however, insist
that tho war must proceed untll Great brl-
tgus military collapse is laid bare. thus
preventing Great Britain tor century from
Interfering In South Africa and tAying the
population, OF low German stock, lords there,
Terrific snow storms have prevented the
emperor from having much snort IN liuhber-
tCstuk. though this morning he went on foot
with a small rttnue deer stalking toward
Mildda,
The court mershais here say that although
the ,iioi,l court mourning so YER no ball
nor other large court festivities VIII DO gwen
durlug the balance OF the season aud the
carnival hal arranged Tor February n vii
be um.ted out Of respect for the demise Of
tho emuitsa' mcthcr.
The reception OF the United states ambas-
sdcor MIR Andrew White, and Mrs, White,
on Washingtons birthday aud a hon at the
Kaiserhof will follow. MIR White today had
sufficiently recovered to sit up,