The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
CHAPLAIN MILBURN OF THE
SENATE HAD TO SAY SOME
THING TO BE NOTICED.
TICED.
REFLEcTEDON AMERICAN STATESMEN
COntrasted Their "Spread Eagle,
Bunkum OratOry" With English
"AristOcratic Hesitancy"-Sen-
atOrs Gray and CuIIOm Talk.

and the continent during the week have
interfcred with pleasure at all the seaside
resorts, from many of which the visitors
are returning in large numbers.
Rev. w. III. Milburn, chaplain of the
| United States senate, delivered lecture
at Aberystwith, Wales, on Monday last,
in which he cOntrasted the "aristocratic
hesitancy" of the English public speaker
with the spread eagle "bunkum oratory"
of the American politicians.
| The Globe thereupon says:
This is just the kind of thing we wish
our American friends not to say. 1t may
be true, and Mr.. Bayard said something
like it. but we want our American friends
if they say these things. they lose it al
| together"
| Senator CullOm Of Illinois, Mrs. CullOm
and their daughter. Mrs. Ridgley, and
Senator Gray of Delaware and the latters
family have been travelling in England
this month The Grays sail for home on
Tuesday next. The CullOms have gone
to the continent. Both senator's declare
there is surprising lack of interest in
ccpt in the case of the tariff.
| Senator Culom said:
| There appears to be great rejoicing
among the British over the prospects that
the tariff bill may not yield sufficient reve-
nue. to support the government. They do
not realize that the law has not been in
effect long enough for judgment to be pro-
| nounced as to its effectiveness as revc-
ma nroducar
| 81 iho,n bn,rd M ,nnos;t;on IN the an
nexation of Hawaii expressed by the Brit
/ ish. for they realize that the American
rights are paramount but there is natural
jealousy because the United States sees
| cnnator Crov roforr;no to tbc tariff re-
mo rl.oJ.
"It is most notifying for Americans
.,o i.o,;r 10 ''. nEroah 70 and that we have
oraotad :, horr;e,. AGAINST foreign nations
,,.L;aL r,ror"l,aS tho IN viii If a nation
,,.i,;oi, nr,nu,I otberwisa no more friendly"
Tont;ncntaI travelling tbis summer has
hao,, +hn worst for many seasons mast. and
t peci ' h "I Inon nu;to n non;c omonr the
.mele nas lii W t,str;o in consenfIencc
81 w. fsopmomt ra;lroad disasters and the
a,, ,t;o rnibin" Of M ssenrers ON the
r,..nanos
~ bimot,ll;c commissioners who re-
ine t., o' Tu"nno orn onioving holiday
Will r,it;nr For the renly of the British
o mnnr m"n 70 their nronositions. Sena-
tor and Mrs Wolcott are in Carlsbad and
wi w w.. pros;Iont Stevenson and Miss
e. Sta' ~ .ro Soionrning in Paris.
ot Elis fn q" +bo An~lo1 Ecvntion aypedi-
w. tIo Mia comes slowly and unsat-
i,G Sa up Ine largely ewing 70 the absurdy
/ ..;..o,,t M h,;mil;otino regulations of
snn Pu;t;sh nnrmandar Sir Herbert Hitch
ono trbn nowsnoner CORRESPONDENTS are
| NOT allowed to mess with the officers OF
tbo oxnedition and are forced to take
| e.. Iii ;, ,,ontbe and SIGN the slurring
IortH"!,n siN l',o,i'na i In IL N.n,sIa,. dur
! !eS 49, a,nno;gn Thov are not
ny the pie,io"t thn frnnt bmt AFRO kent
anVWcu ~ ~ =" WY nrn frrn;sbod with
wen III .h . iuf thc authorities
JUS WHAT '"'''
p'I JnIt IJoherton will preside at the con-
gfcss Oh Women ~ y; ne" S,t W All tho
| reform NJ oNloru III H tln'",
delegates are 10 wear plGoi''f,S 1on has
| The theatrical year " i -, nii, lido
reached the lowest level vi M ru o,ro u'u u,
and the coming Ior'lish. WIZ "s sn,s son
the advance guards vi INV tha, tors Of
There are nut half Il dozen thea.eis u.
| the first class whose doors are open tsis
week. but londonerS 90 not l:itk ~
amusement, for all of the 4oo music nails'
great and small. which the city suppors'
are under full steam. ...,
The number of American performers Oil
the music hall stages is remarkapie.
Despite the abundance Gi tne 'i ns er'
which strive for the entertainment OF Lon
doncrs. there are no less than dozen
now ones in process of being launched mic
the stream of competition this fall.
Or Conan Doyle is engaged upon new
MAY which will be staged at the Hay
market tbeatcr in the course of the sea-
nn n' nv
In no,itical London at present there is
n,antr of talk about France. India and
President Kruger each contributing
In sensation through the week. WHIT
w. Use in wheat has set loose an ora
tnr,cni 8nod regarding the agriculture
Of ENGLAND. All of these topics prom,
ice abnndont sequences. both material
nmd noiitical
any W. Reimbursement of the French
Rnssi,n alliance, which some of the
conservative newspapers are inclined to
deny consolidating that the car
words could be applied to any lrlehuly
notion is however, accepted by the
mo- ;oritv as an undoubted fact.
This Is recognized deliriously in
France sneeringiy in Austria, uncoml-
fnrtnbIv in Germany. and here in Lon
don they are slowly awakening to the
uuderivinr meaning of the alliance as
y; u"O is ;nnierstood on the continent.
France is delighted for three reasons.
Reosonobly or unreasonably the al
,;anca is accented as foreshadowng