The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-27
COLD WAVE IN BRITAIN.
II Has Had Bad Effect on the Weeks
Social Events.
A LECTURE ON AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS
Ar. sydney Webb Administered sew
erni Severe Raps--Agrarian Ter
rorism I'm County Mayo.

was warm ana summerlike This weak il
mas been bitterly cold with snow eyery-
where' London participated in the wintry
weather, but here 1t was tempered nv
bright sunshine. The duke of York has
been showed UP at Abergaldy Mains. He
went there for the salmon fishing, but tho
weather changed quickly to artic cold end
hoavy snow storm cut him OFF from,
communication with the outer worls- 1t
| VIII be days before he is liberated.
The center Of gravity of the fashionable
world has shifted to the Riviera, where
queen Victoria is now sojourning.
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| lhere VIII be more drawingrooms this
| season and the queen has privately init
| mated that she will attend one in Nav.
Her majesty has given two additional
instances of her womanly feeling this
week which have made very favorable
| impression in Southern France While
out driving at the beginning of the week
she overlook peasants walking funeral
and had no room to pass. The mourners
stopped and stood aside, but the queen
requested the cortege to proceed and her
carriage followed respectfully at walk
ing pace for half q mile until the roads
diVerged. Again.. while driving through
Nice on Wednesday the queen passed a
child who was crying bitterly. She order
ed her carriage to be stopped and sent n
member OF her suite to inquire the cause
OF the child's distress and to give 1t few
COINS, which had magical effect. The
little face frightened up and the queen
drove on. smilingly remarlsing: 'As long
as nothing serious Is the matter, ! thought
few sous would make the little one
happy"
M. A. P. (mainly about people, says
Princess Maude Of Wales princess Charles
of Denmark Is VIGOROUSLY unhappy In
her new Danish home and that 1t required
all the persuasions of her parents to req
onclc her to return to the gloomy en-
vironment of the Danish court. Her love
for her alien home, 1t is added. is not In
creased by the fact that the prospect of
any child of hers reaching the throne has
been destroyed by the birth of an heir to
Prince Christian, the eldest son of Crown
Prince Frederick.
The king of Sweden and Norway has be-
come collector for the Salvation Army,
money box having been placed upon the
dining table of the royal palace.
"a correspondent III al 10 NllltS ludI lDt
young Partisan dandies are distressed at
the loss of the Prince of Wales as king
of Fashion" 1t is now said the Prince
''neglects his personal appearance woe
fully; his overcoat is shabby, his hat
shapeless and his tie Is so much OH one
side that his shirt studs are visible"
Considerable interest is taken in ne an
nouncement OF the coming marriage OF
Lady Edith Douglas, daughter of the Mar
qus of Queensberry to Mr.. ST. George
Pitt, who is head of the Physical Research
society and a great authority on 'spooks."
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Mr. Sydney Webb chairman OF the tech
meal education board handled American
institutions in severe manner while lee
turing recently before the school Of eco
Monies. Among other things he said:
"Tammany is no worse than the repub-
lican organization of New York. 1t is not
to blame for the corruption. The pu es,
city in America is the Mormon Salt Lake
City. You must not imagine that boss
is a wicked man, He does not rob the poo,
but does good to the poor, at the expense
of the rich.
"Tbe bosses are the nineteenth century
Robin Hoods The cause Of the corrup-
tion lies in the character of the American.
He does not believe in government. and
does not have the Englshman's delight in
governing. He enters politics 10 make
money and can not conceive of anybody
doing anything else"
in conclusion Mr., Sydney Webb re-
marked; Tho American individually, is
tho kindest and most considerate, most
polite individual living But collectively,
they are not yet success"
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Sir Benjamin Stone. president of the Ma
tional Photographic Record association and
the author Of several books OF travel and
articles on various scientific subjects, has
unearthed in the vatican library. among
the documents relating TO English his
tory. an autograph letter from King Henry
is written in French is In the approved
style OF lovesick swain. and is signed
with a drawing representing heart.
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The condition of county Mayo is caus-
ing anxiety at Dublin castle, and it Is ex-
pected that the crimes act will be reap
piled Agrarian terrorism is heing re-
vived. boycotdng is rife and jurors have
been shot at.
In Spite OF lut hlHnlHS VI Tic AnSlp-
French agreement regarding Africa, one
of the leading tories of the week, on both
sides of the channel has been an article
published in tine revue de peuy MOndes,
seriously outlining fresh scheme for the
invasion Of Great Britain. H. proposes
thai 1900 steam pinnsces be built and
collected in the canals and rivers leading
TO the French coast, that each of them be
armed with two quick-fring guns, and
that they convey an army OF 10000 men
and 500. 600 cannon, with the necessary
ammunition. stores etc. The COST OF their
construction is estimated at l59ODO' 099t
and the pinnaces are to be provided WIN
toI pedues to keep of hostile ships wh4e
the uuick-fying guns are to repulse 10y
pedo-boat attacks. The writer realjzes
that there Will he no difficulty in getting
the boats across, pointing out thar Ma
roleon had a far more difficult task when
he crossed the Danube in he face yf the
Austrian army The English coast de-
lenses are olassed as being negligible
QUANTITY and the operation Is looked upon
bv the writer as being merely matter u
few hours. Three divisions OF li3pV
men each are to be landed In IRELAND ana
he Irish are to be armed with the old
Cargras rifles. The English papers poon-
pooh the scheme. but the French news,
papers discuss il is being perfectly sounu
proi osition The Petit journal praises inc
plan declaring it's chief merit : IN us
simplicity and unity. and points "a the sue,
cess OF the Roman. Saxon, D9hlsh anu