The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-14
EURoPE's HOMAGE TO MORGAN
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CFrom the Chicago Chronicle.l
London August 81 Perpont Morgan will sail for New
York the White Star steamer oocapc which viii leave
Liverpool next Wednesday although he has option oil
travelling on The North German Lloyd steamer kfonprh1
Wilhelm which will sail from Southampton the same Gay
since his arrival in Europe April the steel king mas
afforded the most striking proof witnessed that conf
meree IS now the sovereign ruler Of the world Emperof
kings princes 5remes and ehanceors have We'd with each
other in paying ourt to the superior majesty OF the nam
moth trust maker
Mr. Morgan heraldcd his arrival By saying u coming
for rest But from the he sailed from New YORK
every combnahle interest on this side plunged into
fever of apprehensive expectancy
During his ten days London he put the finishing
touches on the formation of the Atlantic shipping trust
which was proclaimed when announced the Waterloo OF
British supremacy the Everything denied abso
uiey until the official tidngs OF this epOchmakng opef
alton revealed thus increasing the public
hdence which had been ulled into security by false as
/ ances.
During this time Mr. Morgan had private audience with
INC KING IN Marlborough house init Lord Salisbury then
prime minister at Clinton Dawkns house well as Gerald
baiour the president OF the bea OF trade and Lord Sci
borne the hrst lord OF the admiralty tie chiefs OF the two
slate departments most urgently needing his freely oeea
declaration that his aims inspired by the single minded
purpose OF the good of humanity and that there nothing
ne cherished such deep affection for continued domination
over the seas by the British mercantile marine
He crossed April Paris where he tried-bu failed
to induce the French transatlantic compeny 10 enter into
the combine.
There he waited on by NJ Waldecl- Rousseau then
the French premier to whom he gave ten minutes Of his time
before leaving Tor Ankles Bans where he faithfully sub
mitted himself to the This apparently, quiet
restul period But speculation was set aaue again by
arrival Of his yacht the Corsi Gibraltar, suppos
eddy to take her trip collar" anything in the
way OF trade or commerce worth having the Medter
ranean.
Having concluded the he Joined the Corsair at
Venice for cruise among the Greek isles restorative
after the weakening effects of the AK douches But
er had he arrived Brnds than DE found dispatch from
Ambassador Choate informing him that King Edward
estly desired him dinner three days later in
London.
Mr. Morgan took train Travelled sixty hours direct to
London and arrived barely in time to try ON the knee
lpNfpe
vance by his the livery which he should don he
wished to dine with the king.
In that un American apparel not without reluctance the
steel king ate dinner with Edward VII. who, taking him
apart atterward, engaged him in conversation Tor
half an hour The OF this dialogue remains untold
but was noted by others that the king piled Mr.
Morgan with string of questions which seemingly
gued with the accustomed laconc drecness That the
last entertainment the king attended before his sensational
illness
The next day Mr.. Morgan started for Venice steamng
thence around the Adratc and visiting Trieste where he
found invitation awaiting him through the American
minister at Vienna visit the emperor of Austria the
steel king obliged to decline this commitment from the
to King Edward crowned Sovereign Of Great Britain
and Ireland and of the dominons beyond the
peror of India under the shadow Of $1aso COO worth OF
tapestry loaned by Mr.. Morgan himself
=
on Fpdns ,s 99 od nogoosd Mr. Mo5saa again
king
Thence Mr. Morgan steamed to <icl in response to an
imperial invitation from the kaiser who probably has Turk
ing fear that the divine right kings is rapidly being SUI
perseded by the divine right dollars At Ko Mr. Morgan
unched and dned aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzolern
and had two long conferences with the kaiser couessne
erward that he had been impressed by the kaiser whom
he condescended to say he entertained liking
Going to Berlin, he was fetcd ly the imperial chan
oGlo Count Won Bulow and was showerea with invitations
Since his Loudor he has been passing the time
quietly, buying new Londoy mansion and 100000
worth of old silver now on exhibition for bospa, ianl
When Arthur Balfour became prime minister his FIRST
to have been 10 proptatc Mr. Morgan who was