The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-04
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT
WILL PUT AN END TO THE
SOCIAL SEASON.
THE QUEEN PLEASED WITH THE
CABINET CHANGE.
Bimetalists Are Also Pleased With the
Turn Affairs Have Taken-The
Prince of Wales May Visit
America in September.


ton of parliament, which, as the Marquis
of Salisbury intimated in the house of
lords, will likely occur ON July s, will be
the death knell of the season here and in
a fortnight there will be general exodus
TO the country. While the court functions
already arranged will be held the dates
fixed on, many big private parties have
been cancelled and the West End shop
keepers are suffering in consequence from
the result of the feeling of depression
which has fallen upon the social world
The theatres and other places Of amuse-
ment are also feeling the effect of the
clouds which are sweeping over society
and the attendance at even the most at
tractlve houses has already decreased to
noticeable degree.
On all sides the agents of both parties
are actively preparing for the fray. The
rust is being rubbed off the time-worn
pieces of political armors and all the
weapons of the British electoral cam
paign ar being FURNISHED up to the highest
point of brightness. Quiet canva ssing is
already going on in some Quarters and
the Primrose league is preparing to rally
to the standard of the Marquis of Sails
bury the army of Tories, eager for battle,
the result of which is looked upon as
certain to be a victory for conservatism.
The campaign will begin7in deadly ear
nest next week, when Lord Rosebery will
fire the first battery of big guns for the
Liberals in his speech at the Royal Albert
hall, South Kensington, and the same day
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, eX-chan-
cellor of the eXchequer, will pour hot
shot into the Tory ranks in an address
which he is to deliver at Derby, the seat
which he has represented in parliament
since 1880.
Following THE booming of these heavy
pieces of political artillery will be heard a
fierce reply from batteries of some of the
leaders of the Conservative and the
of Salisbury, the Right Hon. A. J. Bal
four and the Right Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain, now dubbed Judas" by the Irish
NatiOnalists, and the firing will be taken
along the lines of both the Liberal and
Conservative forces and the engagement
will become general, every man on each /
side who can be expected to win vote
by speech will be called upon to do |
so and hot round of determinations will |
fill the air until the polling clears away
the smoke of battle.
Among the fair sex it is understood that |
the queen is greatly pleased with the |
change OF government and she hoped that
a very solid and able minister would be |
secured to control the admiralty depart |
ment as first lord of the admiralty.
Her majesty has recently been devoting |
much attention to the relative strength |
OF the navies of the world. Cuttings from
various newspapers commenting on the
SUBJECT are obtained and these, with the |
OPINIONS OF experts, are read to the queen, |
VINO listens most attentively and has !
notes made for future reference.
Nazrulla Khan, the Afghan visitor who |
mas attracted so much attention in this |
city and elsewhere has taken great inter
est in the change of the ministry and is |
said to have been quite sorry that the
Earl of Kimberly, ex-secrctary of state
Tor foreign affairs, has lost his portfolio !
This soicitude upon the part of Nazrula !
for the earl is due to the fact that the
latter has been untiring in his efforts to
maze the princes stay a pleasant one
and has so far succeeded in smoothing
the unpleasantness which has so frequent
on these shores.
Among Americans who have been prom
inent in society during the past week
are Mr.. Fitzhugh Whitehouse and Mr..
Forbes Leith. They were among those
who drove in the parade of % coaches
of the coaching club.
The lbimetanlic league is naturally
again premier and its members are pre-
pairing for some active work at the ap-
preaching general election.
They are also greatly pleased with the
weighty character of the signatures which
they obtained to the recent memorial
showing that bimetallism had representa-
tive supporters among the bankers. in
Guiding eight directors of the Bank of
England, in addition to number of prom
inent members of the industrial classes
and labor organizations. The league is
convinced that the bankers anti-bimetal-
lism memorial was inspired by Sir Will
lam Vernon Harcourt, the former chancel-
lOr of the exchequer being opposed tol
the bimetallic resolution in the house.
The league explains the absence of Mr..
BalfOur's signature by saying that he
and Mr.. Henry Chaplin thought it dis
courteous to sigma memorial, address to
the leader of the house of commons, when
they were leading his opponents. |;
Truth devOtes considerable space to the
Grindenwald conference, which is sol
largely partronzed by Americans. Re
is one of the most obnoxious humbuSs
before the public. 1t is simply tourist
agency surrounded by halo of cant
about educational advantages"
Commenting on the following of Lord
Rosebery, Truth expresses the opinion
that the eX-premier would have made an
admirable master of the horse, and that
his epitaph should be "Here lies Archi-
bald Philip Primrose. fifth earl of Rose
berry, once prime minister of England.
He lost twenty seats and won the two
derbys."
1t is learned upon good authority that
there is some foundation for the rumor
that the Prince of Wales may slip over {
TO New York in September to witness the
races for the American cup. l
The arrangements for the Fourth OF {
July dinner on next Friday are completed
and the affair promises to be replete with
sentiment and patriotism. A much larger |
attendance than ever before on such 0c-
casions is promised on this reason. :, The
immense banquet room of the. Holborn u
restaurant has been engaged. The decor
ations are to consist mainly of huge Amer {
lean flags and floral ornaments are TO De {
on a more lavish scale than eyer, before {
The principal society event of the week
will be the concert given tonight az
Queens hall under the patronage OF the {
Duke and Duchess of SaXe-Coburg ana
given on behalf of the National Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chll-
dren. There were also two fashlonaDlel {
garden parties today. The bishop OF
London and Mrs. Temples last party Of
fine season will occur at Fullhampton, !
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