The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-24
SPICY BUDGET FROM LONDON
Some Talk of the Prince Of Wales
Visiting the United States.
GRAND BANQUET lOLoRD KITCHENER
sirtlar Of Egypt to Re Honored for
His NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Returning
from the Soudan Are sick.

London, October % Social EBa in Lon
don is not very exciting at the present
| moment Nearly everybody of note is away
visiting or entertaining at country houses.
The Prince Of Wales cams to London
during the week and announced that he
inteDled to visit Newmarket next week for
the racing. But apparently HE received a
HINT ttnf he Is in mourning on account
of tho death of his mother-in-iaw, Queen
Louise OF Denmark, a statement was
sent TO the papers eenying that the prince
Was going to Newmarket.
report from the Uniteli States TO the
effect THAT President Mckinley would in
vite the Prince of Wales to vislt the United
States has attracted attention. While the
papers cordially indorse the Suggestion of
a roysl visit TO America as tending to
further cement the good feeling between
the two countries, 1t is Thought Improbable
that the prince will go. But AN evening
newspaper points out THAT the Duke of
York has given half promise TO so to
Canada next year, and it adds THAT there IS
nothing impossible IN the idea thatiif Presi-
dent Mckinley follows the example Of
President Buchanan, TIE Duke OF York Will
follow in the Footsteps OF this father, and
extend mis- visit to the United States.
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The banquet which the city of London is
TO give to General Lord Kitchener of Khar-
toum on November will be the most bril-
liant affair of its kinIi in this generation
The Marquis of Salisbury, several cabinet
ministers, Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
the liberal leader in the house OF COM
mons; all the fiepa marshals and all the
civic dignitaries will BIZ present. The pre-
m.er will speak in honor of the sirdar
and momentous declarations may be ex-
pected.
That the after effects of the war are
more terrible than the actual fighting is
Town in the case OF the Grenaiier Guards,
recently returned from the Soudan.
most third of their number are on the
sick list. Change of climate was partly
instrumental in bringing about their ILL.,
ness. but a majority of the men are down
with dysentery, caused by drinking the
Nile water. There ara 200 sick in the
hospital and several of them are serious.
The followers of Tod Sloan received a
severe check at Sandowne, where on Thurs
day, with Sloan riding the favorlte in five
races, he only succeeded in getting dead
heat in one. The check has come none
too soon for Sloan, whose head has been
completely turned by success. The Ameri-
can jockey is extremely dissatisfied with |
one or two OF the decisions against HIM,
and on Thursday, after racing, he said, ex-
cltedly: II have had enough, and after |
riding the Prince of Wales horse in the
Cambrpigeshire, shall clear out of the |
Considerable amIieement has bao, o,,,-
by the answer which Mr. Joseph Chamber.
lain, the secretary of state for the colonies
made to the reporters request for inter
views at Liverpool. on his return from the
united States Mr., Chamberlain declined
to talk, saying; "Not on this side; | grant
interviews only on the other side"
~
The zeal OF the sultan of Turkey to reno
waite every town and village in Palestine.
through which Emperor William of Ger
many passes, has resulted in even hoIv
places being vandalizsi The historical
house OF Simon the Tanner. where Saint
Peter lived, has been painted bright blus
ina LIB floors have been laid with colored
Hes Besides this the building has been
nclosed By gaudy fence, while a superb
ron screen over dome of rock dating
rack to the days OF the crusaders. has been
'oated with yellow paint.
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Tie town OF Shrewsbury and vicinity has
'een greatly excited over the trial of the
lear OF Ruyton and his wife for cruelty to ]
wo orphan nieces, who had been left in
heir charge, The children had been re- ,
uced to the position of drudges. their
lcthiug was ragged and they were fed ]
a min t,Nh 4 .
eyed, was stripped and beaten bv tha
1cars wife and was then kicked by the ]
lear. Both OF the accused were sentenced
0 four months Imprisonment at hard s
abor. Dense crowds surrounded the courL
ouss during the progress of the trial and I
hreats were openly made of lynchlng The !
risoners. a