The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-08
Freedom Of Cities and a University
Degree Conferred Upon Mr..
Stanley.
Dorothy Tennant, His Fiancee, q
Leading Figure In Social
Circles.
Notable Private yiews-The French Ex-
hibition-High Prices for Old China
Rare Postage Stamps-sport


of Cambridge and every day brings fresh
showers of honors and congratulations. On
the 11th of this month he is to address the
Royal Scottish Geographical society and re-
ceive the freedom of the city of Edinburgh,
while the 18th will see him the youngest
burgess of Aberdeen. Towards the end of
the month he will return southward to unite
his fate with the charming Miss Dorothy
Tenant. The bride is well-known fig
ure in London society and possessed of
many accomplishments. She has labored
with peculiar zeal amongst the poor chill
dren of the east end slums and drawn some
delightful sketches of her little proteges
in the English Illustrated Magazine; and
cacy and a pleasant artistic taste, have been
familiar to visitors to the Royal Academy
and the other galleries for the last two or
three seasons. She is a sister of Mrs. Fred
Myers, whose excellence as an amateur pho
tographer has been recently recorded. Both
r. A., and Miss Tenants face is
familiar to thousands of picture lovers as
the girl in Sir John Millais' popular picture,
NO." picture which shows girl medi-
tating on the fateful answer to letter
which she holds in hor hand. "You may
call it what you like" the artist is said to
like Among the intimate friends Of the
bride and bridegroom it is no secret that if
Stanley returns to Africa she will accom-
pany him. / need scarcely tell you that
I'm Darkest Africa" is the success of the
season. From all parts of the world orders
continue to arrive and the first edition will
The $50 edition de luxe is at premium and,
as matter of fact, the publishers have
been trying to buy back from the trade
some copies of the book-a probably un-
paralleled circumstance in regard to book
which is still unpublished. One thorn at
least there is in the explorers bed of roses.
Mr.. John A. Bright, son Of the Great
Tribune, has written to the public press to
ton sngl'se at M Mr.. stapley's remarks rem % nbout
tho Quakers at the GuildhalI re-
ception. The explorer, you will remember,
his contempt for the milk and water school
of English foreign politicians with whom
he associated the religious body for
wi ich Mr.. Bright speaks. "Per-
haps," quote portion of the vigorous let
ter, ''the Society Of Friends cannot lay claim
to any five minutes conversion of African
kings and may have the weakness of imag-
lining that the Christian religion may pos
sibly not be best introduced to savage ma
tions under the patronage of an advertising
newspaper and by armed expeditions which
are bound to shoot many of those who
oppose their exploring marches, and per-
haps they have not advertised themselves
and their deeds in books and on platforms
SO much as some might think profitable and
appropriate. but the insolent sneers with
which they are now rewarded will not meet
with an echo from educated people in En-
gland. They remember by what religious
body the anti-slavery movement was oriRi-
no tod huu sp,1v, nur ol r,l
the record of the Society of Friends is in
little danger from such remarks" Straight
from the shoulder, certainly.
In political and government circles there
is not much of more than local interest to
record. The government is still struggling
ton on the part of the opposition, who seem
to be fully alive to the virtue of Lord RAN
dolph Churchil,s dictum that it is the duty
of an opposition to oppose. Mr. Gladstone
has varied the monotony of tree-felling by
crusade against the government amongst
eastern counties. Sir Frederick Rob-
erts, the hero of the march from
Cabul to Candahar, will, it is stated,
re sign his post as commander-in-chief
in India early next year and the quidnuncs
have it that his successor will prove to be
our "only general" Lord Wolseley. Sir
for Brindisi. where he will join the steamer
on his way to Mombasi to take up his lu
ties. Before leaving he expressed full con-
fidence in his ability to consolidate and
further British interests on the east coast
and in central Africa. The decision of the
Canadian government not to grant sub
sidy to the HUDSON Bay railroad has come
as surprise to those Interested in the mat
ter. It was expected that at least portion
of the capital required would receive guar
antee, as far as the interest is concerned,
from the dominion treasury. So far as can
be learned the government appears to con-
slider the project somewhat premature and
that the navigation OF Hudson straits has
not yet been proved practicable. l under
stand that in order to remove any doubts
upon this point some ordinary steamers are
to be sent out this year and next to deter
mine how many trips can be made annually
to and from this country as we'll as to show
that the route is perfectly safe and feasible.
The promoters seem to be confident of the
success of their further experiments and of
the reconsideration of the governments
decision.
The latest attraction provided at Drury
Lane theatre by Augustus sHarris-Augustus
Druriolanus the wags delight to call him
is paul Kanvar." You had it in Helena
recently, and have already formed an
opinion of the play. Mr.. William Terriss
and Miss Millward assume the principal
parts. One of our metropolitan critics
WlltSO Az uOWu hS bu1uCleUlly DOlSLGfOuS,
crude and lurid to satisfy the most fastidi-
ous of Drnry Lane habitues." The Lyceum
Henry Irving's house-will open on the |
10th with the American DAILY company,
whose flaming of the Shrew' was the best |
rendering of that comedy known to young
Londoners. This will be repeated with |
some of the others that were SO feebly writ |
ten and SO admirably played. The most |
production, however, will be |
''As You Like IT, with Ada Rehan as Rosa
lind. Hare. Terriss. Brough and Ellen |
Terry have all of them sons playing in LON |
don theatres at present, most of them very |
yonng men. On the whole, there is prob
ably no profession to which the chill /
dren 30 frequently elect to follow in |
the steps of thsir parents, though |
The parents are by no means always anxious |
that this should be so. Barely, indeed, do /
We find the son of an actor taking even a /
good position in any other
profession than that of the stage. D'Oyly
Carte has decided to reduce the expense Of /
mis- new theater by spending great deal of /
money on it. In other words. be il MAKING
il SO perfectly freproof that he does not I
intend 10 insure il. Ths new opera by Sui T
Ivan, with which il il 70 be opaned. win
hsve for its subject Iyanhoe. % that Scott |