The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-22

upon AInerlcan pretenseS for they are
CONVINCED the republic is mosaic which
S could not stand heavy shock outside.
Ihey are confident that in case of emer-
gency England would do all that was
necessary.
Let me say, as one who knows the
Americans well, that they are not moved
by any consideration of kindred as it is
so falsely asserted in our press ON the
authority of some few stragglers among
us whose policy is to enter society and
to be considered fashionable.
.''These people form only a microscopic
minority among their countrymen, and
have neither influence or ability to make
their idols prevail.
1.-THE moment for action will not be
four years hence it is now.
THE American navy is fast growing
and its increase will make the task i'm
posing. The longer it is postponed the
more difficult it will be-"
Another correspondent says:
"History repeats ITSELF We should at
once find that as in 1872 our cruisers,
though more numerous would be relative
ly inferior for offensive and defensive
operations against those opposing them.
Moreover as regards familiarity in the
use of high explosive shells both at sea
and on shore we are not in it with the
Americans. 1t seems to me we are
rapidly approaching crisis in our his
tory which will decided once for all our
existence as an empire"
The queens message to her people from
Windsor castle issued yesterday, in the
Gazette, in which she says that she in
tends to reign as long as life lasts. eff
fectually disposes of the stale old story
published in the United States asserting
she contemplates abdication in favor of
the Prince Of Wales.
This week England has been having
the first really hot weather of the year.
In London there have been several sun
strokes and a good many horses have
died from the heat. In spite of the beau
tiful weather and the very exciting con-
tests, Henly has been almost failure
this season as compared with other years.
The chief reason, probably. is the re-
belliOn which has come at last against
the extortion practiced at Henley by the
hotel keepers, cabmen and boatmen. This
class of gentry has suffered very much
in the same way as the jubilee specula-
tors did. Comparatively few Americans
were to be seen among the spectators
of the regatta.
The queen will start for Osborne
House, Isle of Wight, on Thursday next.
Her decision to leave Windsor castle is
a great relief to the royal family, who
fear that she is doing too much for her
strength. Every day in this week she
has been entertaining guests at luncheons
and dinners. When she received the
bishops the other day it was her own
suggestion that number should be pre-
sented to her. To Bishops Whipple and
Potter she said: 81 am very glad, in
deed, to see you here
On Thursday the queen received a
deputation of non-confOrmists headed by
DR.. Joseph Parker, minister of the city
temple, and DR.. Monroe Gibson, former
ly of Chicago and Toronto. Her majes-
ty received them with even more cere-
mOny than she did the Episcopalians
They all lunched at the castle, and then
proceeded to the drawing room, where
they were ushered into the presence
of the queen, who was surrounded by
the high officers and a guard of honor.
While the end of the season is almost
at hand this week has been one of the
gayest of the year in London. Every
night there have been balls and recep-
tons. at which royalty and other
members of the exclusive set have
been present. One feature of the sea-
son, and possibly the chief feature, has
been the revival of dancing among the
men.
The whole program of the naval ma
noeuvres came to a ludicrous tiasco OW-
ing to a misunderstanding of the orders
of the admiralty. The fleet was divided
into two parts, one commanded by Ad-
miral Fellows. He had instructions to
steam out of Blackhead bay to await a
declaration of war, and then to endeavor
to return into the bay without being i'll
tercepted by the other division.
When still sixty miles from their rem
devious cruiser overlook Admiral Eel
lows and told him that war had been
declared, whereupon he turned about
and meeting no enemy he entered the
bay and telegraphed to the admiralty
'The war is over" After several hours
silence, the admiralty sent him a curt
order to go to rendezvous 200 miles
west. This he did and turned about
again. AS he approached Blackhead bay
last Sunday morning the enemy appeared
and cleared for action. The flagship
opened fire, but Admiral Fellows did not
respond. On the contrary he signalled
that he had already captured Ireland
that church service was being held in
the various ships of his division and that
he must decline to fight. The admiralty
was furious. and it will be long time
before the last is heard of their fasco
in naval circles.
The Prince of Wales will be president
of the royal commission, having charge
of the British section at the Paris expo
sition in 1900.
The season, so far as the theaters are
concerned, may be regarded as over.
What novelties, if any, managers still
have up their sleeves, and have been got
ready, not for the metropolitan public,
but in view of their provincial tours. and
if played ut all in London the perform
ance will partake more of the nature
of dress rehearsals than anything else.
Cable Letter From Berlin.
Berlin, July 1.-THE government, the
agrarians and the producers are all placed
in very embarrassing predicament
through miscarriage of the governments
attempts TO effect compromise with the