The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

OUR LONDON LETTER.
Emperor William Wanted to Know
About 1t.
A TRIPLE ALLIANCE HlNTED AT.
Bitter Comments of tho Foreign
Press Upon Germany.
DOCTOR JAMISON's DEFEAT.
At the Last Moment the Foreign Pop-
uintion Left Him In
the Lufch.

London, January 4.-Copyrighted. 1886,
by the Associated Press.) -Neary all the
sparkle and gaety seems 10 have been
driven out OF London this week by tho
serious foreign complications growing out
OF the T.ansvaal invasion and the Vene-
zuelan dispute. assisted by the warm, wet,
cloggy weather and occasional foSs pc
culiar TO the busy metropolis.
There is no doubt that recent events
have had decidedly SOLDERING effect upon
the inhabitants, not only OF these islands,
but of the British empire senerilly me
stand taken by President Cleveland re-
parding the Venezuelan boundary dispute
the excitement which followed, the app
pointment of the United States boundary.
commission, the evidence furnished IN Eu-
rope of the isolation of Great Britain
and the trouble In the Transvaal have
caused even the most jingo-mnded Brit
Usher here to curb his words and reflect
S r!ously upon the possibilities of the fu-
turo. 1t is doubtful IL such II crisis in
the recent history OF Great Britain vas
ever reached, even In tho most trouble
some times. therefore IL Is beginning to
dawn upon the people here that they have
an insignificant army compared with the
European powers or with the forces the
United States could easily place under
arms, and that the British feet. powerful
as 1t is, could not begin TO meet tho
combined fleets of Russia, France and
Germany, even II the United States were
only threatening trouble.
However 1t is in this very feeling or
soberness that the outlook Is brightest.
for 1t may induce the British government
to adopt the common sense" policy adj
vocated by MIR. Gladstone and SO ivoid
most serious consequences.
Queen Victoria has been kept fully in
| formed concerning the most important
| questions agtating the foreign and colon
81 dfG. Ngx
| anniversary OF the proclamation of Queen
! Victoria az empress of India that dag Is
also observed with considerable ceremony
The tribute of Indian shawls aSflN=
| opportunely on Wednesday with other
presents from the Indian country. The
| prince of wales on Monday next Is to visit
Lowther castle. whore Lord Lonsdalc has
made magnificent preparations to receive
| him. The party viii go shooting
! daily.
| The New Year honor list contained two
surprises. Sir Frederick leighton. Bart,
president of the Royal academy, being
! elevated to the peeragc and Alfred Austin
being made poet laureate of England.
! But both were well received.
The now act for the protection Of mar
! ried women went into effect on w dnes-
| day last and on Thursday following There
were six applications under It's provisions.
, The Justice to whom the application
were made explained that wives could
! leave their husbands and claim alimony
but, he added. the act afforded no remedy
for women living with theic husbands.
Among the applicants was a married
man seeking RELIEF from dissi7ated wife
The magistrate explained that the act
was not passed for the purpose of re-
leving husbands.
There were two special novelties al
the theaters during the week. Sidn y
Grundey's 1.-THE Late Mr.. Castell)." AT
the Comedy and IA Woman's Reason,
by Charles Brookield and Il. c. Phillips
at the Shaftesbury. The critics praise the
latter and Truth pronounces 1t the best
play produced In 1895.