The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-20
pRrrArN's CAPITAL.
.or Williams Message to Kruger

x,,,,,,am's Message TO kruger
pe''' stirred Up Patriotism.
January 1s.-Copyffghted, 1895.
Ponuo" ssociated Press --Although all
VI. ,,,e week Great Britain has been
ougn Wv nnarations and E,nglishmen
kihs ,,cca with pride tine remarkably
.,roo in which tho flying squadron
'r, IL. u,as commissioned and made
wa 20 there seems to be less pros
ny .r now than at any time since
ss NJ the Transvaal discord began
s,,.r the statesmen OF Europe.
49,. war clouds have In no way In
III ~ with the festivity at Osborne.
- wight. where the queen has been
.,n, and the extremely mild weather
,anded TO heighten the enjoyment OF
:. who composed :he royal party
A II. walkers yacht Cuimerak,
y, ,or n possible cup challenger, Is hav-
bcr sails rearranged. In aduitioh IONS
lead are being taken on her III view
,,,ah,on,nr her generally. Mr.. A. d.
w. Ma,s cutter Satineta is also having
mars cut down. her sail area reduced
..a on,o,int of lead for her keel DIM
~ statements regarding Lord Sholto
wriass the son Of the Marquis of Sails
80 who married Loretta Ads, an
..ess of California, have produced re-
,sabIe letter from the marquis. He
:. he allowed Lord Sholto $500 (s1500)
.r,y as he did all his younger brothers.
i. added: 'If my sons go to distant
"A. and choose to marry music hail
,rys without my leave, they must take
Consequences
Recent statements have appeared In the
Rndon papcrs. claiming the foreign office
Il preparing lengthy report on al,
kases Of the Venezuelan question. In
|yard TO this n high official said. 1--WE
a not preparing any new maps for We
\ satisfied with those in use The state
ont now largely circulated is made out
whole cloth While Lord Salisbury has
\, vet authorized us to announce the
let we may say that he is preparing n
Sll report Of the whole matter, which
tll undoubtedly be submitted to parlia-
jtnt soon after assembling on February
irhe United States Ambassador. Mr..
homas r. Bavard, was asked If he had
ky official Information that Lord Sails
3lry was preparing n special report on
Venezuelan question. The ambassador
|plied:
FL have nothing official on the matter
|it have heard 1t lntimated that such
las the fact. | would be glad to know so
! II would expedite matters"
The expression of patriotism which was
|roused by the German emporor's mes
hge to President Kruger continues to
hanifest itself In various ways and at the
heaters any allusion to Germany is re-
eived with gruans by the gallery and
", while the National anthem God Save
he Queen" which concludes every per-
brmance at most of the theaters. is re-
elvei with cheers and n universal rails
tg NJ hats by the dispensing audience in
ecded contrast to the carelessness with
Ehch It was generally received few
Eeeks ago.
The principal attractions Mt the thea
ers are the plays now running at the
lyric, the st. James and the Shafteshury.
1t the former Wilson Barrett's four act
,lay, "The Sign of the Cross" continues
% draw enormous audiences.
All swelldom continues to praise Mr..
bserbohm Trees acting In "a Woman's
Right" at the Shaftesbury. Although the
tantomimea have been running for a few
weeks, the management of this popular
form Of entertainment are casting about
or next years production.
n Is again rumored that Dorthea Baird,
he "Trllby" OF the Haymarket theater,
engaged to he married to II. II. Irving,
ldest son Of sir Henry Irving.