Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-29

of Lornes actio refusing 10 rene"
the license for I mn and granting
the former landl;A new license 1or
new house.
Mr.. Robert p Porter has returned to
London from his mission to Germany.
Mr.. Porter said to the correspondent of
the Associated Press that he was entlre-
ly satisfied with the results of his visit
He had found a great growth of better
feeling in German commercial circles to-
ward the United States. He had also
found Baron Won Buelow, minister tor
foreign affairs, and the minister for COM
merce and all other imperial junction
aries preparing to so far toward furth-
ering reciprocal relations. but the agra
rians are utterly hostile. While in Rome,
MI Porter met Signor Forts, the ltanan
minister of agriculture, and learned from
him that the government intended 10
take full advantage of its new markets
opened up in Cuba and Porto Rico IN the
case of goods which they manufacture
equally with Spain and which through the
open door policy, Mr.. Porter thinks, Will
eventually supplant Spanish commerce
in the West Indies. Mr.. Porter will pro-
ceed to Russia next week to study RuS-
sian economic questions.
Bishop White of Minnesota, who all
the papers here describe as the most
striking figure at the church missionary
centennial celebrations, has been lion
lied everywhere since his stay in Eng
land began. Bishop Whipple has just
returned from a visit to Oxford unlver-
Co, ,lnrI1 orc
week. In the course of an interview on
his impressions during his visit Bishop
Whpple said that he had seen all the
leading church men, and as result
viewed the ritualistic controversy calmly.
There was certainly, he sad. no neces-
sity of panic AS showing the differences
between England and America, the
| bishop said, he could mention the fact
that never during his eplscopate OF 40
Years had he experienced the disobedi-
ence of a clergyman in his diocese
Bishop Whipple said that he thought it
an absolute mpossibility that England
should ever go back to Rome, and as far
as America is concerned there IS no such
tendency anywhere Conversation with
| the heads of the church in England and
America have convinced him that there
is a widespread desire for unity Speak
ing of Amercanism in the Roman Cath
olc church, Bishop Whipple said he be-
leved it was IA passing phase, without
permanent effect. Bishop Whipple eulo-
gized Archbishop Ireland, whose great
efforts for good as a reighbor he had
watched with great pleasure and whose
liberal kindness toward other churches
could not be denied.
| Advfces from the Niger coast protector
rate record the return of an expedition
sent to the interior to put down rising.
The troops bring back a ghastly story
of fetch worship and sacrifices among
the native tribes. They found whole
patches of natives crucified at different
places, the victims being mostly women,
who had been subjected to revolving tor
lures.
McCairs life of William Morris,
which is published this week, mentions
the two interesting facts that Mr. Morris
was sounded on in behalf of Mr. Glad
stone, whether he was willing that he
should be nominated lord laureate in
succession to Lord Tennyson and Mrs.
Morris thought and told friends that the
Marquis of Lornc ought to be poet lau-
rnate. the view of Mr.. Morris being that
the proper function of a poet laureate
was ceremonial writer of official verse
and that the Marquis of Lorne was best
fitted for the post by reason Of his ac-
quirements.