The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-05
The KAISER AND QUEEN.
Her Majesty and Her Grandson Again on
the Best Of Terms. I'll
EMPEROR WILL VISIT ENGLAND NEXT JULY
rbc queen VIII Go 10 Erancc MS
usunl and Return vim Gern"nS.
American Heircsses Popular.

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london, December l.-Thcre las been a
futter of expectation among society peo-
pie over the announcement that Emperor
william OF GtVmany has allowed the fact
TO become known that he Will pay a Visit
10 England next summer unless untore-
seen circumstances arise. The better re-
latlons between Great Britain and Ger
many which have recently been established
have sponged out To great extent the
anti Kaiser feeling witch existed In drea'
Biltsan since the empcrors Notorious as
patch to President Kruger OF the Trans
yaal, congiatula-t ng him upon the suppress
ts,on of The Jameson raid. ana there 10
little doubt that ne will receive a welcome
rlya.ing that of IBIS Former visits
ON his arrival here, whlll Is timed, ac-
cordiDg to report. for Judy next. Emperor
William. who will remain until the hiN'u'e
Of August, proposes 10 visft q rev oil IN.
his majesty may also cross over 70 Ne
land. This imperial visit, coupled With
the fact that the king and queen OF Hay
also farbor the idea of coming to England
usXt year, mas opened a VISTA Of DriiilahL
society functions for the London season oi
1883.
Queen Victoria is disposed to end the
discuss on as to whether she will pass the
spsng on the Riviera. in view OF the
French unpleasantness, by de4nlM.y th
eaging apartments at C.miez from Marcn
for five weeks. and it is understood thai
her majesty viii return home thi9uea
Germany and stay a week or so ut Co
burg. where she viii NEST Emperor WI
liam and probably arrange for his return
visit TO England.
According to announcement made upon
high authority. a marriage mas beeG dr.
ranged between Prince George of Greece
and his cousin. Princess Victoria of Wales.
The latter is a year older than the recently
apoplnted high commissioner If tie powe's
in Crete. The union would be very 1921
lar both in Great Britain and Greece, and
there are no reasons Of State against the
rlTiage whlda wau.,' strengthen the
princes position as high commissioner,
and ami,ng the Greek royal family it is
hoped Stat d-e union will assist him i'll his
ambition to bscome prince OF Crete
~
The warmth with which the American
heiresses, Miss Ogden Goelet and Miss
Aston, have been welcomed in ducal So
ciety in Scotland this autumn has given
rise TO considerable speculation from Il
matrimonial poin4 of view. They have
been feted and petted to an extraordinary
degree. The BuccIeugh and Roxburgh
families have both been paying them
noticeable attention. and it seems pretty
well understood that the young Duke of
Rox5urgh VIII ask for Mss Astor's hand.
The duke, who is the eighth of his line
was born in 1876, and succeeded his father
il 1882 His name is Henry John Innea-
ker and he is a lieutenant in the Royal
Horse Guards. Miss Astor is staying at
Flores Castle, Kelso, Roxburgshire. The
ancestral home of the RoXburghs on the
border, for the lsst week, and 1T is not un-,
likely that she Will make her debut al
court as a Deeress.
marriage has been arranged between
the eldest son of Sir William Vernon Har-
court the liberal leader in the house of
commons and daughter of the late Wal
ter Burns of New York Mr. Burns was
head Of the London banking firm of J. 5
Morgan & Co, which lis a branch of the
New York firm of j. p. Morgan & Co.
Mr.. Burns, who was born in New YORK
State, married a sister of j. Hierpont Nor
gan. the New York banker
~
Lady Cur2on has prepaTed her vice regal
wardrobe for her Indian home. she passeo
% week in Paris selecting dresses. Her
orders TO The worth house alone amounted
to $4,000.
Countess Casa Valencias bazar at.
Downshire hopfe in aid of tho Spanish
sufferers by the war. has been Il brilliant
success. IL was opened by Princess Hem
nv of Battenberg and "a dazzling array of
luchesses and countesses kept the stalls. |
fhe princess herself did brisk trade IN
SPANISH guitars, fans, etc, and she also |
lought number of articles, 4ncluding a /
water color by Garcia Mercia repre- senting |
! Spanish Gypsy. in behalf of the queen.
several of the contributions were present. |
- by the pope, the queen regent of Spain, |
,N-Queen, Isabel OF Spain The queen OF |
'erya aid Princess Ludwig of Bavaria |
Ihey fetched hugh prices.
The young king of Spain has Just had
cry pleasant wlndial in the shane Of
eSacy OF 100000 pesetas, bequeatnei to
I'm by an old gentleman named soler
Who had close though unacknowledged
relationship to the king being the natural
on OF Ferdinand XIII and great-uncle of
Nlu- Alfonso. The testatur's relatives
pposed the Will, but the queen regent.
IS her sons newt friend, supported it and
ne SUN mas now been decided in favor OF
he king.
\ newspaper OF Portsmouth, England.
when cabisd Secretary Long asking for
leante Information regarding the current
epe7'l that an American squadron Is to
lsi Portsmouth, received a repy yester-
ay' III which the secretary said: "II
ave 10 say AT present thy4 the data of
ne formation OF European squadron js
Undecided. When this action is taken il
VII be made pubic. Thanking YOU for
our assurance OF hearty welcome ia
ne United States fleet" etc.
People here dedueed from this renIy
nat az American squadron will be sent 10
,uTone and that Portsmouth VIII be Wis
tad.
An insight into the seamy side OF tbs
>iondike boom was given by the chair
lan az meeting OF the llloniike Hy-
Faulic comnany called to receive the re-
ort of tlselr engineers visit TO ths Klon-
lks to investigate the statements of the
endor. The ch9lrman said.
The vendor first tried TO get $4,000,
nd then 10000 for the purchase OF plp-
az etc, but the chairman went 10 san
'isaelsSo TO investigate the matter and
alnd the vendors statement was false.