The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-26
4 BUDGET FROM LONDON
The Court and Society Spending tue li'll'
days In the Country.
THE SPANISH DOMINATION OF AMERICA
MAJ, ~. Given new LiEht I'm . BOOK
by the Assistant Librarian OF
the Vatican.

t.,r Is winding up with a cold snap whicn
nromises a seasonable Yuletlde.
The London bus drivers lost friend IN
tbe lats Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild,
who presented every driver and conductor
,.,,n brace Of pheasants and bottle OF
wine at Christmas. The drivers mace !. e
S Manv stration ON THURSDAY, the day oil
,hs funeral of Baron de RothscniM. s&
nress,ng their sympathy with the oe-
Ceased by fastening on thor WHIPS tne
Ssron's racing colors, amber ana ua,h
h,,,e the ribbons being tied Win sap
OF Grape. @45
r,aron de Rothschild left a fortune Of
about s2,ooO, 900 (s1o,Ooo,ooo) and has made
!. generous gift to the Nation by bequeatn-
ina, to the British museum maenincsne
iii ction Of art treasures OF the renais
sance period and certain 1e'wels, conap p.,..,
ing some most exquisite sNteentn cen.uny
enamel and gold work and praceiesS e "".
pies of weapons and armor'
~
Lord 1veagh, whose muntfcent gll1 u
25O 600 pounds (S1,250,000) to the Jenner
institute, and who proposes to eXpeho
like amount in improving most insani-
tary portion OF Dublin, Is reputed 10 oe
tho richest Christian in the Kingdom. u
IL estimated that he is worth l4,0oo,ooo
pounds t$70,O ,00O). He gave 2oo,eVo
no,uplls Isl, 25O, 00O) in 1889, to erect dwell
| ;nps for people of the working class In
! London and Dublin. His present scheme
| Is to rebuild the Bull Alley district oi
Dublin, including the erection OF work
mems dwellings, concert nan, feaalns
rooms. baths and gymnasium. LORD
| Iveaeh will execute the whole scheme at
his own expense and will then place the
/ property in the hands of trustees for the
people.
| All society has fitted to the country
seats, where the guests are gathering for
the Christmas parties The duke and
duchess OF Devons,hire are entertaining
lavishly at Chatsworth house. Derby
shire, where about two hundred guests,
| including Mr.. Henry White, the United
States charge d'affaires. and Mrs. White,
and Lord George Hamilton, the secretary
of state for India, will sleep during the
uext fortnight.
Tie Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
have a large party of relatives and friends
at Blenheim, and their well-stocked coy
ers will be shot over. The Duchess OF
Marlborough distributed the prizes at the
Girls High school at Oxford this week.
The Prince of Wales has a house party
at Sandringham, but it is very quiet owing
to the fact of the princess mourning and
the loss of two of the princes best friends,
MIR. Christopher Sykes and the late BarOl
Ferdinand de Rothschild.
Queen Victoria will spend Christmas at
her castle on the Isle of Wight in quiet
way.
There Is considerable bitterness II
French royalist circles because the queen
has not entertained the Duke and Duches:
of Orleans, who are now in England, al
though her majesty has received u broad
hint from the court at Vienna that sucf
an Invitation would be particularly ac-
ceptable AIT the present moment. Queer
Victoria. however. while she has a grea
regard for the count of Paris, docs no
like his son. Moreover, i'm view of TIL.
, present roYallst ntrigues in France. hel
majesty has avoided special attention u
Franch royalists from political motives.
n. T. O'Connor's MAINLY About People,
referring to the report that the Earl O
SALISBURY is engaged 10 Miss Goelet, say
1T is more probable that the fortunate
young man will be the handsome Itsl
Vfscount Crichton, eldest son of the fourtl
Earl of Ernie and lieutenant and adjuan
in the Royal Horse Guards. His famil
are said TO be desirous of securing tn
match and Miss Goelet is almost Away
seen with some member of the family .
all The smartest functions over here.
There was large gathering at Westmir
, Lotto. tom hal wv
the marriage of DR.. Stanton Colt, lecture
OF the West London Ethical society an,
formerly Of New York City. to Adele Wetz
lar. An ethical ceremony was performe
by Frederick Harrison Immediately afte
tine civil ceremony. The hall was decorate
: with plants and flowers, but the congrega
} ton was soberly attired, Mr.. Harrison de
4 livered an address on ethical Ideas q
, WedAock."
The home secretary this week release
another Fenian. Lonoe McDermott, one q
the Glasgow dynamlters, who was sen
fenced to Imprisonment for life at pena
servltude in 1883. He does not appear t
, be any the worse for his punishment an
says he has done with dynamiting an
will start in life afresh with the few po,lad
he earned in prison.
, Advicee from the Vatican say the assist
ant librarian, Abbe Luzzi. has unearthe
number of important documents bearln
upon Spanish domination in America an
especially in Cuba They will be publishe
and richly bound copies Of the books wi
BIO sent TO the queen regent Of Spain an
10 President Mckinley, though this latte
!. act OF courtesy Is not viewed with fave
n 10y many prelates. who are endeavorng
prevent 1t. Able LUIGI also found anon
the archives Galieo's original manuscri,
. treatise on the tides. which differs frol
9 the usual text
= Sad news has BEEN received regard.u
g the condition of Princess Louise of Ok
j burg, daughter of the king of the Be
= CLANS, whose name figured in panf'
h SCANDAL during the early part of the yes
g and who has since besn confined to or
. sate asylum N Austria. The princes
o who was married TO Prince Philip
y Sake Coburg -Gotha, eloDed with l4leuter
i ant Mattachich- Keglev.tch in the latt,
Il part OF January last. Tho prsrce Ian
u fought duel with the Lieutenant with oil
D tolls and then with swords and was q
! verely wounded In the right arm. He sul
Y, seQuently took steps TO obtain dlyor,
d from the princess. The mind OF the pril
It cess Is steadily giving way and thee
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