The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-14

Altssllou CslIed to tie Growth Of
s & Rivsl Nations.
COMPARISON or sPOIts sYsrFAS.
xnneseAers Sees very Llttle Diner
snce Between That 81 the tnifea
states ana Great Britain.

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q articles which are attracting much at
tsutsou under the bead Of Marching Dack-
ward" have been appearing in the Daily
Nal. The writer has shown that Great
britain Is failing behind In the great In
dutsrial race, and has demonstrated how
xns United States, France and Germany
can show Increased exports to the amount
81 c25, 900, 900 in the twelve ysars extend
ing from 1888 to 1896 It Is further proved
E that the exports OF the United Kingdom
in the same period decreased fs.ooo.ooo
(y45 .000).
CONTRAST OF POLITICAL METHODS.
Commenting on this showing, the Daily
Mail expresses the opinion that the main
reasons for this falling of In British trade
are want OF business instinct and want
Of genuine patriotism "as evidenced by
foreign ship owners carrying goods At
lower rates than the British"
While the English newspapers generally
are preaching against the "spoils system
OF America, contrasting It With English
methods. Mr.. Henry Laboucherc In Truth
Il unable to find much difference ia the
pojitical customs OF the Two countries.
RE points out that number OF well
paid court appointments are always aus
tributed among the peers on the winning
side, adding that the house OF con mons
gets It's share OF patronage. showing that
there are many prizes In the judicial bench
which go to the victors. and asserts That
when the party needs war cheat there
are various wealthy gentlemen always VIII
ing TO subscribe on the understanding
that they viii be repaid By q pecragc or by
A lesser title The only difference Mr.. La
boucherc can see between British meth
DDS and those followed In America III
that In the United States each party IN
slsts upon the rank and file sharing the
spoils. while In this country the spolls 20
almost exclusively TO the upper crust
GLADSTONE GROWING OLD FAST.
His health permitting. Mr. Gladstone
mcdltates an important biographical work
embracing the lives OF most % the dis
tinguished modern di,ines; but there are
dipquieting rumors In circulation as to the
marked manner In which old age and In
firmlties are growing upon the Grand Old
Man He seems TO be developing facial
weakness similar TO Prince Bismarck.
Whenever he catches cold IL settles In his
eyes and In the left side OF his face. max
ing It extremely painful to bear. As re.
sult, MIR Gladstone has been ordered to
the Rivera III order 20 escape the winter.
aud he with his wife and daughter will start
for Cannes on November ~ AT Cannes
Mr. Gladstone and his party Will he the
guest OF Lord Rendel. whose daughter Ia
married to MIR. Gladsione's third son
BARoNErs WANT PROTECTION.
Tho so called "Daronet's Trades Union"
IN other words the movement OF the bar
onets'to protect their rights and seek re-
dress for their grievances, In view OF the
recent decision according children during
the legal life q peers the title OF honorable.
and giving them precedence after the
younger children OF barons and ahead OF
baronets, is taking form,
meeting was held by the aggrleved
l1rcnets on Wednesday and resolutions
were adopted looking to the suppression of
the unauthorized assumption OF baronetcles
and the maintenance OF the PRIVILEGES and
presidents of the order. The hrst resolu-
ton draws attention To the long standing
scandal In the spurious assumption OF titles
at the present moment OF at least forty
bogus barons. who are unable to show their
title 10 the rank. and II Is claimed that
besides the disputed barcnetcios. the claim
ants 90 which all use the title. there Is
absolutely no jurisdiction over the order.
such as the house Of lords exercises ovev
the pSerage.
In other words II man fancies he IL
entitled to a haronetcy he assumes il. no
one having the power to AJAX him for proof
OF his claim.
The second resolution adopted by the
baronets Is a protest against the bestowal
OF the designation of honorable on children
during the legal life OF peers, as already
referred to. which gives them a precedence
which the baronets hold they are not Gu
titled to-
LIGHT OF THE TENDERLoIN DEAD.
NJ. seidlcr. who began life MS a butcher
Lad and who for years past has been one
Of the most successful puryeyors 10 the
midnight pleasures OF Paris, died suddenly
on Thursday last In his luxurious fiat on
the hue ST Lazare. He was the proprietor
OF the Jardn de Paris, which alcne brought
nim an income Of 900 to- $2O.UOO IN.
nually' M the switchback ra,lra,l. rear
me Madeleine. and OF the notorious Moulin
Rouge. NoN'in
THEATRICAL.
The Little Minister which was nro.
duced at the HaymaTkot theater on Aatnr.
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