Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-11
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pense of America. Three representatives
Of an American syndicate are over here
negotiating for a combination of the Eng-
lish and American oil mills. They expect
to carry the scheme through and in
about three months time there will be the
biggest trust ever formed on this sid Of
the Atlantic, involving capital to the
amount Of about s75, 600, 600. The idea is
hat each side abandon competition on
the others ground and come to a working
arrangement regarding the continental
business, especially that Of southern
Europe, in oil and seed cake. The oil mill
ing industry here Is confined to Hull,
Liverpool nj London. Hull is the prin-
cipal center, but Liverpool has the largest
concern Of the kind in the world.
The lord mayor Of London, Sir John
Eocemoore, presided at q meeting held
at the Mansion house this week to fur
Their the proposed national cornmernOra-
ton Of 1901 Of the One-thosuandth ami
versary of the death of King Alfred. The
queen has given the movement her pat
rOnage and the memorial will take the
form Of a bronze statue Of King Alfred to
be erected in his royal city Of Winchester
The United States ambassador wrote re-
GREETING that his visit to the queen at
Windsor on the day Of the meeting pre-
vented his attendance. The secretary,
who IS q former a Of Winchester, an
nOunced hat q committee had been form
cd in America to cooperate with the
movement, it's members including Col.
John Hay, secretary Of state; Bishop Pot
ter, and the presidents Of Yale and Johns
Hopkins university. King Alfred being
the founder Of Great Britain's maritime
supremacy, a naval display Will be held
and the largest armored cruiser in the
world to be launched in 1901 will be chris
tened King Alfred. Wolvesey, the ancient
residence Of the English kings near Win
chester, viii be secured as a memorial
museum. The sum Of E30,0 600 $3.50, 000) is
asked for to carry out the whole scheme.
w. Fife, Jr., the yacht designer, has
been in London frequently during the last
few weeks studying the lines Of the Sham
rock as she grows into shape. He has not
modified his plans in the slightest detail.
so he is evidently as pleased with her APP
Dcarancc as an actual boat as he was
with designs. The WOrETnen have n"
succeeded in s~urmounting the worst diff
cultics in working the manganese plates,
some Of which We're ruined during the
first attempts to do so. 1t is expected,
however, that the yacht could be ready,
if directed, by the end Of May. The name
Golden Rod, which it is said will be given
to the American cup defender, is rather
startling to Englishnen, most Of whom
never heard Of the American flower. The
Yachting World says: NO fault can be
found with the name, but all the same,
it is unpleasantly suggestive Of a beating
for Sir Joseph Lipton.' The owner Of the
Shamrock returns from the Rivera on
the 18th, when the date of the launch Of
the cup challenger will be fixed.
The Daily Telegraph announces that it
will shortly start a Sunday edition. 1t
will be only ar experiment and except
for the New York Herald's experiment,
the Daily Telegraph will be the first Lon
don paper to have a seven days issue.
The success of the theatrical world at
present is Charles HaWtrey in "The Cue
koo" at the Avenue theater, where in
spite Of the charges of improperly, all
fashionable London is hOcking.
The criticisms on "A Lady of Quality
as a play are generally very severe n 1t
Is not likely that It will succeed here.
Lady Brown Potters success in The
Musketeers' has finally established her
in a position from which she is now able
to dictate her own terms. She Will play
the leading role in Henry A. Jones Car
mac Sahiba,' which Beerbohm Tree Will
produce at her majesty's theater on April
5. The new play will picture An~glo-lndian
life with soldiers and rajahs galore.
Advices from Vienna just received here
record the success of an American,
Madam Blauvet, at Thursdays phllhar-
monte concert.