The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-23
SHIPS ARE COALING.
France May Make Naval DemOnstra.
ton Before Turkey.
OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT.
They Refuse 10 Give Out Any Posi-.
tive Information.
SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS MADE.
Secret Meeting of the Cabinet to Be
Held in Paris Today.
SOME CONSIDER A WAR IMPROBABLE
They Claim that It Is Not Likely that
France VIII Open the Eastern Cues
ton on Eve Of Cars Visit.
IGNIFIcANT MOVEMENTS MADE.
Secret Meeting of the Cabinet to Be
Held in Paris Today.
SOME CONSIDER A WAR IMPROBABLE

Paris. August 22.-According TO the for
eign office officials this afternoon, there
was nc news and no change In the Turkish
imtrC CLIO. This, however, was noticeable
tns officials were more reticent than yes
terdny.
While reassurIng that no naval demon
STATION Is contemplated, they refuse 10
affirm or deny the truth of tho news con
tamcd In special dispatches saying that
three battleships and cruiser which mr.
rived at Toulon this morning are taking
coal and provisions ON board. They snid
thoS had no information on the subject.
Feihaps 1t Is not lacking ia Significance
that NJ DesChanel. president Of the cham-
her OF deputies, who was attending the
council general at Charities suddenly went
to Ramboulllet this morning 20 see Presi-
DEM lloubet and also NJ, DelCasse, the
minister OF foreign affairs, leaves the coun-
ell general at Ariege and returns TO Paris
tomorrow to attend a secret meeting OF
the cabinet called, II IL asserted, TO ~,
range the program Tor phe RECEPTION anu
entertainment of the car.
In the meanwhile the Turkish amhassa-
dos Munir Bey, Is absent from the Furklsh
embassy only minor officials being yislole
rhey assume an air Of absolute indifference
aud ignorance OF the whole matter. Most
Of the diplomGtistS are away Tor the sum
mer holidays, hence It Is difficult to obtain
a consensus of opinion
Talking to the correspondent OF the AS
socated Press one OF the Oldest mem
bcra who has heen connected with dlplo-
matte corps for over Twenty-Five years,
ssLI, "phe sultans hand contains one
trump jtist now. u IS nat Bbely that France
will run the risk of opening The East.
ern question on the eve OF the ear
I'm TSe newspapers here under the in
hnence 81 the overwhelming Joy at the
cZnr's apHro9 ching visit ere pnying s'ant
nttpntlon 20 Coustnniinpnlc and generally
arc taking the view that tile mhfter VIII
goon DO settled 10 Frances sa1tst1 Ntleh;
The coming Of the ezar Is .elnsnE IN
tense sat}sfaction Throughout tho country :
An the council general are now sitting ana
even those in which the opponents ~ tl4
government are in the majority are passing
Resolutions warmly congraiu lating Pre- /
casiun OF she ears visit, which is re-
garded as a happy result ~ the govern
me 1pmps semi-ofhclal, bias n note this
afternoon on the lines Of the interview
which the correspondent OF the Associated
ilcial oY the foreign office. saving "Thc
rapture as yet, IS only tho personal &c
az NJ ('onstans and will only become ofn
rial and complete II the sutton persists
In his present attitude In which case 4,
Mupir Rey Is absent from Europe Il VIII
onlv he necessary to notify him not to re
| tu'n until fhe diplomatic relations are re
T The Temps adds that there is no cues
ton AT present ~ naval demonstration
/ France may initiate the example Of Aus
4 trIa, which, opce under similar circum
/ stances seized the custom houses Of certain
| Ottoman ports.