Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
Society Interested in Ba-
Ear to be Given Soon
CASE OF MRS. MAVERICK
Her Friends Believe That She Will
Soon be ReleaSed-AScOt Races
Are Not as Popular as in Former
YearS--The TheaterS.


the Associated Press).-The splendid
weather of the past week brought FASH
ionable people to the parks and streets
and has given London the gayest appear
ance. The heat of the early part of the
week has been tempered by cool breezes
during the last couple of days. Everyone
is now looking forward to the Ascot races
where very large attendance is expect
/ ed. although few houses around Ascot
nave been taken. The Prince of Wales
Will entertain a bachelors party at Heat
house and the Duke and Duchess of Marl-
borough will be the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Breckitt at Ascot. The Duke
and Duchess of Westminster, the Duke
and Duchess of Portland and the Duke
and Duchess Of Devonshire will entertain
big parties. Ascot, however, will be shorn
Of it's leading feature by the omission Of
the royal procession up the course each
day. The Prince of Wales and the other
royalties will drive to the course private
| ly, the queen having prohibited the pro-
cession, in order to mark the family
mourning for Prince Alfred of Sake
Coburg and Gotha and the queen Of Den
mark.
Society is intensely interested in the
coming great bazaar at Albert hotel
for the Charing Cross hospital, which is
expected to net at least $250000 People
moving in the highest ranks of society
will give their services at the various
stalls,Mr Arthur Paget and Mrs. Rey-
nolds being the souls Of the affair. The
American STALL which will be decorated
1,-;t1,
by Mesdames Choate, Bradley Martin and
Reynolds and Miss Dreacut. Col Arthur
Paget visited the stock exchange and sent
his hat around to defray the expenses of
boarding over the floor of Albert hall and
netted $4,000 and the Earl and Countess
of Craven and Mrs. Bradley Martin
levied contributions of unique and valu-
able pieces of silver, among their friends
for sale at the American stall. Lady
Randolph Churchill has definitely secured
| the services of Mines. Patti, Melba, Nor
dica, Aulva and other stars for the con-
cert, which is to be held on the first day
and Beerbohm Tree and Sir Henry Irving
George Alexander, John Hare the Ken
dalls and others for the second days en-
tertainment. The queen is patroness of
acted in such capacity in &C years. She
consented upon the occasion because her
first patronage, when she was IA years
old, was given for the Charing Cross hos
pital.
The society for the amendment of Grim
inal law met this afternoon under The
presidency of Charles Cameron. The
members are very much Interested in the
case of Mrs. Maybrick They include Lord
James of Hereford, chancellor of the
duchy of Lancaster; Augustin Birrell, the
famous chancery barrister and author;
Justice Vaughan Williams and Matthew
Wright. Sir Charles Cameron, who is
we'll known as a prison reformer said to
representative of the Associated Press:
The Maybrick case is one of the panks
of our socety's platform and now that
Sir Matthew White Ridley, secretary of
state to the home department, is reviving
the case by Lord Salisburys direction
and through the pressure of the Anleri-
can government, eXerted through their
FeXcellent ambassador, it will only be a
matter of very short time, in my opin-
ion, before she will have an unconditional
release. This society will never cease to
be active in her behalf"
Ambassador Choate and Mrs Choato,
: Mr.. Henry White, secretary of the United
States embassy, Mrs. White and Mr..
James r. Carter, second secretary of the
United States embassy, and Mrs. Carter,
attended the reception and dance given
| by the Marquis of Lansdowne, the secre-
tary of war, on Wednesday, which was
one of the most brilliant events of the
season.
| Mr.. Choate has had an exceedingly
busy week with the Alaskan negotiations
incidentally. publisher named Sands
announced his intention to collect and
publish Mr.. Choate's bon mots and anec-
dotes as .'Choate's Jest Book" But Mr.
Choate expostulated with the result that
the book will be suppressed.
Mr. Charles Russel. tells the Associated
Press all work on the cup challenger is
proceeding very smoothly and that fine
craft is emerging from Fife's ideas which
, are being faithfully adhered to ana that
whatever her racing merits may prove
to be, the Shamrock will be as. perfect
model yacht in construction as ever en-
tered a race.
The Hon. Rupert Cecil Craven has been