The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-14
GOSSIP OF EUROPE.
cy Stories Of the Nobility and Noted
Families.
NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.
Ilph DisrRcli. Brother of En-
Hands Great Premier, II Dead.
Emperor william.


khe Prince Of Wales that the new lord
Dor OF London, as well as all the mayors
&he cities and towns Of the United King
d are inaugurated and enter upon the
Hes of their year OF office. Formerly
yors were installed on October 20. the
4 after the feast Of st. Simon and St..
)e. But the date was altered more than
years ago to November 8 so that the
J CT its falling on the birthday of the
hce of Wales may be described as for
tous.
he new lord mayor, like Sir Thomas
ZION. the challenger for the America cup.
tea merchant, and makes UP in wealth
in commercial Importance what he.
is In breeding and In aspirates. He re-
led the honor of knighthood while serv-
a term of office as sheriff. and there
has already a handle to his name. but
oiigh he is known as Sir John Moore.
has no connection with the famous Eng
general of that name.
ew people are aware that In becoming
mayor uhe worthy Sir John becomes
facto a member Of the royal house,
the lord mayor having been since the
/ ll94 eX-officio the dhief butler to the
freign, officiating AS such at all corona
is.
10 moment when there is so much dis
Mon in thds country on the subject of
d relatively poor showing made during
Erecent war by those men who were in
felf for their commissions to the circum-
Ice that they bore illustrious names and
3 the sons Of distinguished American
esmen and generals, 1t may be timely
fer few words in contradiction of the
widely accented belief that there is
E or no hereditary intellect and that the
$of celebrated parsonage is in the nat
4 course of things to turn out as a
Se. fool, or at the very best medioc-
BUS ever since the days when William
y, the favorite counselor and powerful
kster Of Queen Elizabeth, took his soil
walks along the Strand the great his
N house OF Cecil has never been without
Et.nguished representative prominent in
C life. After three centuries tho crop
lcher than ever, and family which
Rprises the prime minister of the empire.
l3leader OF the house of commons, the
Ia secretary for Ireland and in tho per-
EDf Lord Hugh Cecil the most promising
der of the lower chamber OF the legis-
Ne, may fairly claim the palm for
Xditary gifts.
te Peel family, although of relatively
Pm origin, is another instance in point
Rs produced one of the ablest ppemiers
be century. One of his sons is generally
itted to have been the best speaker of
<,f mi nj ,f tIn rnss nj
pria, while the ex-speaker's son and
y Willie Peel, is. like Lord Hugh Cecil,
IN of rare brilliancy and promise.
e earl OF Crewe writes verses ana prose
~ as gracefully as his celebrated father,
Nate Lord Houghtop, and is certainly
pssed OF more delicacy and refinement,
3 at least six of the judges of the SUI
be court OF the realm have had their
PRS preceding them on the same bench.
&each case the sons deserve more credit
their fathers for their success in life,
A. can not be denied that owing to The
Mar belief which 1 have mentioned
u and to the prejudice against the sons
stinguished men. they are Handicapped
ii than assisted by their fathers re-
ID glory, and practically have to live
II his name.
rs Edward Cecil, far away the best
Ing, most stalwart and popular of the
pfof Lord Salisbury who has been sery-
on the staff of Lord Kitchener, and who
Qmpanied the latter to Fashoda, gives a
Is amusing description of the meeting
II with the French expedition. Major
Inland seems to have made most
fable impression. Lord Edward de-
es him as a man of charming manners.
a cool intrepidity that made light of
critical position.
pre- was one of Marchand's officers,
8Her, who became source of great
to the English officers. In spite OF
hany privations he had succeeded in
irving an extraordinary embonpoint.
"a fat Frenchman." as Lord Edward
libes him, was so overcome with Joy
e sight OF the deliverers that he in
upon embracing Lord Kitchener with
Z to kiss him on both cheeks In Gallo
pm. Beaten off in that quarter he
ID upon Lord Edward, who, with p,s
lest difficulty, evslled his osculatory
tions. Lord Edward insists that II
Kitchener had delayed by only forty
hours his arrival at Fashoda there
b have been no Fashoda question. TIE
shes slowly closing in on the hapless
helpless little forces under the COM
OF Major MarchaHi would have
led the latter out OF existence.
ropos Of the nomination OF George
lham to tile office OF under secretary OF
for war, ] observe that none OF his
apheIs have drawn attention to the
hat for several years past he has been
acknowledged representative in the
OF commons of Cecil Rhodes. and of
Chartered company of South Africa.
was mainly in consequence OF these
ltions that he did not receive the UNI
ecretaryship OF state for foreign af-
rendered vacant by the promotion OF
Curzon to Uhe yiceroyalfy OF India
Tor this he would have been far more
5 place at the foreign office, than at
var department. as he Is an intimate
both OF Curzon and OF Arthur Bal
besides which he possesses an alto
n unusual knowledge OF foreign ar
Dc. he might have severed his connec-
with Cecil Rhobes. but this would
entailed heavy financial sacrifice,
&c the surrender of the control OF The
PIX. which Is one of the cleverest
" papers in Oildon, and the rscog-
organ OF Cecil Rhodes.
rye Wyndham Is married to the widow
10 eldest son Of the present Duke OF
minister. and Is therefore stepfathe, 10
lure duke, as well as TO the future
hi(st-s man in Great Britain. 'Ee is
etrdf Tie family which is now healed
prd Rosebery's brthcr-i in law. Lord