The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-28
THE TELL THE PEOPLE OF
LONDON THAT TEXAS FOOD
Is SIMPLY AWFUL.
AFRICAN POTENTATES WERE DINED.
Queen Vic. Addresses Sable Visitors
From the Dark Continent-Duke of
Orleans Correspondent in a Di-
yorce Suit-Heavy Fogs.

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! by the Associated Prcss).-lt would APP
pear that the season of fogs commenced
simultaneously in New York and Lon
don, for according to the weather re-
ports. while the inhabitants of the for
mer city early during the week were
groping through dense mists, the clti-
! zens of this metropolis were almost feel
| ing their way about in fogs thick enough
to cause gas and electric lights to be
| turned on almost everywhere and max
ing traffic particularly Monday, extreme
" dangerous and difficult The weather
however, has been mild, and London is
| now unusually full of people, although
what is known as the "smart minority"
continues to kill time in fitting about
the country from one shooting party to
another.
But big majority of people have set
tied down for the winter.
Judging from the interviews with the
English scullers who have just returned
from Texas, they have much to complain
of. Gus Brewer, for instance, says:
The food there was simply awful, and
it had to be devoured at such rapid
rate that it is a wonder any of us have
any digestion left"
The secretary of state for the colo
MES, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, gave an
interesting dinner on Tuesday in honor
Of King khama, Essebele and Bathon.
rulers respectively OF the Bakwena and
Bangraketsi tribes, all of the Bechuna-
naland protectOrate.
Mr.. Chamberlain's dinner was follow
ed by a large reception, which was at
tended by many notabilities and at which
conjuring and thought reading were part
of the entertainment given, to the great
delight of the African visitors. On
Wednesday Mr.. Chamberlain escorted
the three chiefs to Windsor, where they
were received by the queen in great
state. Her majesty made Il short speech
to her visitors from South Africa in
which she graciously welcomed them
and said she highly appreciated the
chiefs determination to exclude strong
drinks from their country and keep so
great a curse from their people. The
queen added that she felt very strongly
in the matter.
In spite of the announcement that
King Prempeh of Ashanti has agreed
tents and purposes, great preparations
for the campaign against Coomassie, his
capital, continue, as there is an indem-
nifty for expenses up to date and other
little details to be settled before Great
Britain will be thoroughly satisfied with
the practical protectorate which she is
taking steps to assume over another slice
of Africa. Throughout the week Sir
Francis Scott, inspector general of the
gold coast forces, has been actively SUI
pervising the gathering together of
stores, ammunition etc, and he, with a
number of other officers and men, sailed
from Liverpool today for Acora. They
will take with them over $50 tons of war
stores. Among the officers who will ac
company the expedition is Lieutenant
Duncan McInnis, son of Senator McIn-
mis- of Canada.
Society is on the qui vive for the COM
ing divorce case, in which the duke of
Orleans is named as the correspondent,
the suit being known as that of Wolston
vs.. Wolston. the husband alleging that
Mrs. Wolston, the defendant, lived for
a time under the protection of the Duke
of Orleans.
The first installment of the Harvey
army plates for the two Japanese bat
tleships which were to be built here,
were delivered this week, but it is said
that Japan has transferred the order for
building the battleships to Germany on
account of the shipbuilding strike ON the
Clyde. AS n result British shipbuilders
are alarmed at the prospect of so losing
the orders which China is reported to
be about to place for the purpose of
building up new navy.
Enormous crowds of people attended
the annual cycle show which opened yes
nd OH inn fIn hnn g.
fected all classes of people.
The greatest interest is taken in new
lever chain by which it is claimed an
enormous increase in power and pace
can be obtained. Not since the inven-
ton of the pneumatic tires has there
been SO much excitement in the cycle
world or SO much opposition offered to
4 new departure by the manufacturers,
who fear they will be unable to dispose
of their old stock. Another novelty is
shown in new cycle entirely of alumni
mum.
The annual show is drawing larger
crowds than ever before. For the first
time several American bicycle firms are
exhibiting this year, Hartford, Toledo
and Chicago companies are making nice
displays.
The critics say the American wheels
are notable for their extremely long
handle bars and skinny saddles and the
claim is that the transatlantic machines
are far too light to be durable.
Two of a trio of Swindlers whose vic
tins were foreigners for the most part,
and including some Americans, have
come to grief. They were each sentenced
to eight years Imprisonment. They are
w. Ii. Browitt and Charles Bromley.
These men, with another, Watkins, con-
Quoted two hair dressing establishments
in the Strand, where also the sign,
Bromley, dentist" was displayed.
When stranger entered the tonsoral
dentist shop he was shorn and had his
eye tooth cut to the queens taste.
According TO the Daily News, Harper
Bros. of New York are to pay George
Du Maurier $4,000 for his next novel,
which is the identical sum which Benja-
min Disraei Oord Beaconsfield) re-
ceived for Endymion.
Mr. James +. Eagan, who was recent
ly released from prison after serving 10
years for his connection with the dyna-
mite conspiracies of 1884, sailed for
New York Wednesday on board the
steamer Teutonic to visit the leading
cities of the States to obtain aid for the
families of the Irish political prisoners.
The business of "Trilby." at the Hay
market, continues phenomenal and is
without exception the largest which this
theater has done in years. A tour of the
leading bookstores in Paternoster row
shows that the large edition of the novel
"Irilhy" is now nearly exhausted and