The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03
LONDON NEWS BUDGET.
The Kingdom Excited Over an Epi-
dcmic OF Typhoid Fever.
RECORD or THIRTEEN HUNDRED CASES
King or slam Novelty Wearing out.
wealth of Captain General Wey-
ler-supprcss the Yankee.

London. October 2.-tCopyrighted. 1897.
Americans continue to all the London
hotels and restaurants and all the Trans
atlantic steamers during the week sailed
with heavy passenger lists.
The king Of Siam has been the lion
Of the week, lunching with the city COM
panies and dining at the Mansion house.
but the novelty OF his visit has worn off
and Chulalcngkorn is generally voted
bore. His majesty is reported to be very
angry at the fact that he has not re-
ceived the Order OF the Garter He thought
as the Shah OF Persia and the Sultan OF
Turkey were both Knights o. the Garter,
he ought to be equally honored, but Queen
victoria is determined that only Chris
tian sovereigns shall hereafter receive thu
oIuer OF the Garter, as the knights OF
when can only be taken as a Christian.
me whole Kingdom is excited by the
epidemic OF typhoid fever, which is al.
u,ractihg SO much attention at Maidstone.
hent' Ihefe have been 1900 cases in thai
town and Its vicinity and about fifty deaths
nave occurred. The epidemic ia SPREADING
AZ the rate OF 40 cases daily and the All.
therities are working night and day in
their EFFORTS to crush out the fever. The
town authorities OF that place are held
responsible for the outbreak. owing to their
lusal TO renew the appointment Of q
Waterman for the water supply at a salary
OF 5000 yearly
mo Marlborough baby will be cnristened
az biehnelni toward the end of October and
| ~ 10 reported that the Duke and Duchess
| OF YORK who Will visit the Duke and
Ducness OF Marlborough for the shootinp
season, VIII be the sponsor OF the Infant.
| ruin prints statement said to emanate
from prominent Spaniard ACCOUNTING
.or tne cuban situation. He is quoted
as saying that In Spain there Is no such
snlng as public opinion and that the GOV.
| eminent OF that country is n mere st,,,re,,
between number OF protest. ,n,l noiIti.
c,ahs ana that, with very few exceptions
| own nest 'uei 'he'r
| captain General Weyler is credite, win
having amassed fortune In the pbilpnino
'nuS anu nc is said by the Spaniards
fe,erfeu TO to have increased II in Cuba
although probably he has had to divide
m.th o. good many politicians at home.
Tue spanish army Is said to be as rotten
az the spanish civil service system and
SUM- according to Truths information
wneh Spanish regiment is sent to at
.sck force OF Insurgents. the Spanish
commander sends an emissary with d
purse who makes arrangements which nroN
vide that while the Spaniards march one
route. ~ "hoene'
me british public seems to be convinced
thst Americans are trying to lead Great
britain into q trap BY Including Russia
nm Japan among tho participants in the
bering sea conference and the newspapers
ana government officials are fostering this
idea. Not only was the letter of the
uh'ted states ambassador OF July 20 ex
cl'ided from the blue book on the question
put with two exceptions the newspapers
uld not publish Colonel Hays letter when
II was furnished to them by Reuters Tel
esram company aud not one of them COM
mented upon IT,
The comments OF Vanity Fair on the
situation are especially offensive Vanity
Fair says.
ut looks as II We must do something to
suppress the Yankee and unless the CON
slant annoyance of Washington ceases
gun powder may have to be used. We
hope the matter will be settled, as we do
not. want to see the United States put
back many years, nor are we anxious to
make history for them
vanity Fair further consoles itself with
the belief that ''the Eagles voice is far
stronger than its beak and bigger than
Its courage"
The Australian starting machine for race
tracks was used for the frst time In
England on Thursday last at Newmarket,
when the Welter handicap was run. Great
interest was manifested in the starting
machine and the result bids fair to be most
satisfactory The Prince OF Wales and
Lord Roseberry were keen observers Of its
workings.
The theatrical season. which began last
week, is now filling expectations. Bad
business is the rule ait many theaters and
the managers are coming to the conclu-
sion that there are too many places OF
amusement. The public Is bewildered by
the multitude Of attractions.