Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-04

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ceived at the British war office showing
that the French authorities are noise
lessly preparing for the struggle. In fact
it is even said that the Napoleonic idea
of an invasion of Great Britain is re-
Volving in the minds of the French mill
tary authorities and at the present mo-
ment a gradual but silent movement of
troops is said to be proceeding toward
the coast of France, where in two months
it is asserted that about $50, 900 men Will
be concentrated. The British war au-
thorities are determined not to wait
Frances convenience, but to call her
hand as they did in the FashOda incident
and will declare that they regard this
concentration Of troops as an act of war.
In the meanwhile the British navy is pay
ing the greatest attention to gunnery.
The channe squadron this week has been
engaged every morning in firing practice
at moving targets. The results are be-
ing carefully noted.
The publication of Sir Robert Peers
correspondence has thrown a strong llght
upon the late Benjamin Disraeli's (l'ord
Beaconsfield) political morality. 1t Is
pointed out tina seldom has the lie direct
been brought home SO c~OncluSiVely. me
letters show Disraeli as abjectly implor-
ing Sir Robert Peel for office in 1S41 and
that he also had his wife write to him
in this strain, but without success. soon
after Disraeli turned on Peel and hurled
al kinds of satire and abuse at him. Peel,
in replying to this virulent attack, eH-
pressed surprise that Disraeli should
have wanted to join his ministry, wners-
upon Disraeli, with unblushirg effrOntery
rose and said:
ct can assure the house shat nothing
of the kind has occurred. I never asked
a favor of the government and WIN re-
spcet to my being solicirous for office, IL
is entirely unfounded."
Sir Robert Peel, it futther appears,
with wonderful self restraint and respect
for the good name of tin house, retraln-
cd from producing the letters showing
that Disraeli did not tell the truth, put
the letters now published prove Disrael s
dishonesty.
A tonical duet "John Bull and Broth
or .Jonathan," a skit on land grabbing, IS
having a great run in Paris music halls,
In the dialogue John Bull takes an atias
teals out the map Of each country
crumples it up and puts 1t IN his pocket
| saying each time that mine When
| ali the mans are gone John Bull hands
! Brother Jonathan the covers with the re-
mark: That's yours
; Vanity Fair, which is generally abus-
i've or extremely p~atronlzlnS towards
Americans has a cartoon this week snow
ing President Mckinley in a Napoleonic
pose. A so-called biographical sketch
| says: 'Since he came into office he has
lone we'll, conducting the little war with
| Spain quite ably. He is quite a dignified
| president, who can conduct himself with
the courtesy of IN English gentleman.
His servants are all colored. His chief
fault is his liking for negroes"
George w. Lederer will soon be interest
ed in two London theeters. He is seeking
a house in which to present in the spring
a dramatic review, similar to the annual
American review. Kerker and Morton,
who are here, have nearly finished the
piece, which is intended to be a successor
Of THE Belle of New York. but the lat
ter in the twelfth month of it's run is as
popular as it was at the start and may
continue another year. The new review
| will be an Anglo-American affair. The
first act will be laid dow in New York
and the second in London. It will be in
the nature of a burlesque Of British eX-
periences. 1.-THE Belle of New York;
company was reinforced this week by a
batch of pretty American girls, notably
Violet Harper, who is taking Edna Mays
part attractively as the star. Manager
Norman explains that so many of the
girls V married Englishmen that he
is obliged to frequently import recruits
to take their places. Helen Dupont, who
quarreled with Dan DAILY and James Sui
Ivan, has Withdrawn from the company.
Frank Lawton, the whistler, has so pleas
ed the Londoners that he has booked mu-
sic hall engagements for two years after
his present contract expires. Mr.. Nor
man has engaged fifty English chorus
girls to participate in the production of
"Olympia' in New York.
Charles Wyndham is preparing to give
a play by Hadden Chambers entitled
The Tyranny of Tears" and has engag-
ed Charles Hawtrey to b. the leading
man.
John Hare is convinced by the success
of h that the public here will sup
port revivals Of Robertson's comedies and
he is now rehearsing "Ours.''
o.. A: Morton has written a Chinese
musical comedy to succeed the Greek
Slave" at Days theater. Marie tempest
will play the title role, a boy.
DAublgne, the tenor. who belongs to the
Virginia family of D'Aubigneys, is to sup