The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-05


which renders it advisable to allow the
hot heads to cool off before there are
further trials of strength in friendly
rivalry. But it is predicted that out OF
arise and that good fellowship and
healthy ambition will once more perch
over the athletic arena.
LONDON SOCIALLY.
/ London, Feb. 29.-(Copyrighted, 1896
by the Associated Press 1.-The weather
during the past week has been warm
and frosty by turns, and is now warm
again. There have been number OF
ministerial dinners. but the reception
which will herald the opening of the sea
son will be the Prince of Wales levee
next week. 1t will be the occasion for
an enormous gathering of royalty and
aristocracy, and the Duke of York, the
Duke of Connaught. Prince Christian
and Prince of Teck will be among those
present.
The maharajah of Nepaul promises to
be the lion of the hour. He will bring
with him princely suit of natives.
1t is now announced that the Prince OF
Wales, out of respect for the late Prince
Henry of Batenburg, will not race his
cutter Britannia in the RIVERA regattas.
He will merely take pleasure cruise i'll
the Mediterranean. incidentally, 1t
may be mentioned that the Reveira is less
favored by Britishers. They complain
of the anti-British feeling and are grayi-
tating to Cairo. as rule.
1t is announced that Emperor William
has decided to visit Cowes for the pur-
pose of racing his new Meteor (the cutter
being built for him by the Hendersons of
Glasgow under the shed used for Val
kyrie III and according to the design Of
Geo l.. Watson) during the famed re-
gatta week of the Royal Yacht squadron.
Such being the case, it is admitted that
he will need much tact i'll order to avoid
unpleasant manifestations.
Alfred Austin, the poet laureate, is still
meeting with much ridicule, especially
regarding his effusion in regard to Jane
sons raid; so much so that the matter
finally reached the house of commons
yesterday and Mr.. j. Barker Smith, Lib
eral Unionist, member of the Patrick di-
vision of Lanarkshire, asked the govern
ment for information regarding the lau-
reateship. He suggested that Mr.. Aus
tins patriotic ballads should be submit
ted to the censorship of the lord cham
berlain, or, he airily added, some other
minister"
The first lord of the treasury, Mr.. A..
j. Balfour, in replying for the govern
ment, said he did not think any depart
ment of the government was especially
qualified for poetical censorship.
The United States ambassador, Mr..
Bayard, was one of the speakers at the
Seamen's Hospital society, which was
held at the Mansion house Wednesday.
The arrival of Dr. jameson is the SEN
sation of the week. Pages in the news
papers are devoted daily to the subject
of the invasion of the Rand, the sacri-
fees supposed to have been made to ac-
complsh it and the approaching trial of
the leader of the raiders and his associ-
ates. The charge of warning against
a friendly power" brought against Dr.
Jameson when he was arraigned in the
Bow street police court on Monday last
is based on the foreign enlistment act of
1870, which was passed to provide for TIE
Fenian raids into Canada from the
United States. A precedent is found in
General Sandoval and Sir w. l.. Calls
naval expedition against Venezuela in
1887. Their vessel, the Justita, was
fitted out at Antwerp and sailed and bat
tied with Venezuelan vessel.
General Sandoval was sentenced to a
months confinement as a first-class pris-
oner and to pay a fine of $500.
DIR. jameson will be defended by Sir
Edward Clark. Q. c.; Sir f. Lockwood
Q. c.; Mr.. Edmund NJ. Carson. Q. c.;
Mr.. c. G. Gill and Sir Richard Webster,
Q. c. Mr.. r. 3. Finlay, Q. c.; Sir
Chas. Matthews, q. c., and others will
prosecute the raider.
1t is understood that DR.. Jameson's de-
fnpcn will no that bn was llp1 npon
by the reform committee to assist in
maintaining order at Johannesburg; that
the committee was acting under the au-
thority of Transvaal, the Boer officials
having withdrawn, and that, moreover,
the men accompanying him did not fire
until they were attacked.
A sensational breach of promise case
is promised 1t is said that a Unionst
member of parliament, whose name is
(S50000 and an important array of coun-
sci has been engaged by the plaintiff.
The bill of the president of the board
of agriculture, Mr.. Walter Long, to make
permanent the exclusion of steer cattle
has already been confronted with half a
dozen blocking notices. growing out of the
movement in the country against the
measure.
Mr.. Herbert Gardner, formerly presi-
ueHl oI tne DOdru Oh agriculture, mas
written a letter to the Times in which
he condemns the irrevocable exclusion of
steer cattle, when there is no danger in
their admission.
The British troops which formed a part
of the Ashanti expedition returned on
Thursday in delapidated, though not
battered condition. They were enthu-
siastically cheered as they landed and
went to their barracks in the west part
| of London.