Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
HON0RS FOR ALL
QUEEN WILL DECORATE SOUTH
AFRICAN SOLDIERS.
CHURCH ENTERS ELECTIONS.
Established Church and Catholics
War the Leading Topic in
the Election.

the Election.
London, Sept. 29.-(London Gable let.
ter, Copyright. 1900, by the Associated
Press,.-The election campaign is de-
veloping unexpected heat, chiefly due to
the efforts of the liberals to show a
united front. They are fighting more
tian usual in the contests. Mr.. Cham
berlain, the secretary of state for the
colonies, by the reason of his aggressive
tone, is the object of many bitter per-
sonal attacks. Some of his enemies
have declared him to be politically dis
honest and even go further than that.
Winston Churchill in Oldham, has been
so vigorously attacked that Gen. Sir
Eveleyn Wood. the adjutant general.
has to come to his assistance with a let
ter declaring there was nothing dishon-
orable connected Win his resignation
from the army and vouching for the
correctness of his dual role of officer and
correspondent. Some of the liberals
make more serious accusations against
the candidate, but. like his father.
Churchill seems to revel in a fight and
is said to stand a good chance of being
elected.
Another wal character, Captain
been assisted in his fight against the
government, by getting a letter from
Lord Roseberry. He is backed by all
the aristocratic interests.
CHURCHES IN CAMPAIGN.
Church associations are fighting ac-
lively in the campaign. The imperial
protestant federation has promises
from 300 candidates to oppose to the ut
most, any movement tending to bring
the vatican and England in closer touch,
Or towards 'romanizing" the estab-
lshed church. On the other hand. the
leading Roman Catholic papers almost
unanimously support the conservatives,
believing that they will achieve the pro-
ject of giving Ireland a Catholic uni
versity and in other ways see that the
educational interests of Catholics in En-
gland do not suffer. The annual church
congress in progress IN Newcastle, was
attended by the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and nearly all the other Episcopal
and lay disnitaries, including several
American and Canadian clerrymen.
Though held in the midst of election eX-
element, politics were carefully avoid
ed. The. spectacle of Mr.. John Kensit,
the anti-rftualist agitator. speaking
good-humoredly before ritualists upon
the effect of the reformation, suggested
to a writer the lion lying down with
lamb.
DR.. Dewitt Talmage has returned to
London after an extended trip through
Europe. from which he has benefited
considerably. He breaches in Wesley's
old chapel in London, Sept. so. and then
goes to Ireland. There he will address
meetings at Pelfast and Dublin. whence
he returns to the United States.
WAR DECORATIONS.
The queen now has a long list OF
names submitted to her as those of per-
sons worthy of honors for service in
South Africa. The identity of those who
hgure in this list is already causing
keen speculation in certain circles. The
shower of C. B.'s companion of the
BATH, c.. NJ. G.'s Companion of st.
Michael and st. George), etc. will be
unprecedented. It is rumored that Lord
Wolse!ey will be made an earl and be
appointed Niceroy of Ireland, to succeed
Earl Cadogan. whose resignation seems
impending. What Lord Roberts will get
still remain a secret, but Lord Aitch-
ener, it is said. if he remains in South
Africa, Will be given the local rank CT a
full general, so that he can be given the
second command to Gen. Butler afte1
Lord Roberts leaves.
Lord W0lseley. by the way, is quoted
IN an interview as saying that China
through love of nature and art, must
one day develop into a great nation"
The end of all things, IN Lord WoIseley's
opinion, will be China fighting the United
States for the supremacy Of the world.
Two new weeklies are about to appear.
The first is Clement Scott's Free Lance,
Which VIII b published next year, with
an articles by Marie Corelli as the chief
attraction. The second is a new society
paper which Mrs. Williamson is about to
llS pGl. MIS-. SltldDlSDn Is q, young
woman of u~nexeeptional social position,
the wife f a colonel in the British army,
and has many influential friends here and
IN America interested in her venture.
She brought out her celebrated book OF
beauty four years ago and has lately
been editing the society column of the
Daily Mail and writing for it under the
signature of THE Onlooker," which vii
be run entirely Oh the idea of the great
value of Anglo-Amer.can cooperation If
all questions Of politics and trade.
All the London theaters continue t.
play to crowded houses and many new
plays are being produced. The mos
notable of these is j. NJ. Barrie's 'Tht
Wedding Guest" which was produced
for the first time at the Garrick theatc
on Thursday evening. IT is the old stor,
of the betrayal of an innocent Scotch
lassie by an artist with this new feature
that he promises his victim, who pro
feSSes to have lost her love for him
that he will never marry another wo
man. He breaks his promise and tn
usual dramatic exposures follow, endin
in the philosophical determination O
both women concerned to make the bes
Of q bad job. 1t was Wei received an
contains delightful touches of hunor an
some strong scenes. The critics differ |
their opinions, several maintaining tina
the material would make a good boot