Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Offer Of the United States
Was Refused.
IT CAUSED SURPRISE
As This Was the Last Country That
Anything Was Expected From by
the British Gossip of the TheaterS
Notes of Notable People.

London, March 17.-(Copyrishted, 1900,
by the Associa ted Press.)-Between the
lines of the politely worded editorial COM
ments on President Mckinley's express
sion of Willingness to aid in the restora-
ton of peace between Great Britain and
the Boer republics can be discerned many
evidences of an inward irritation which
the less responsible public does not hesi-
tate to outwardly express, While even
members of he. government privately
display pique that of all the powers
America should have consented to as
sumo what one official designated as the
''ungracious role of suggesting some form
Of interference to which he added this
expression:
"Englishglen cannot help contrasting
the perfect correctness of the attitude of
openly unfriendly france with the offer
of the United States. which, if it had
come from a less interested course. could
only have been regarded as an unfriendly
act."'
There is no doubt that the overtureS
of the United States, even though care
fully worded. AVE sensibly irritated
Great Britain as a whole, While circles
especially friendly to the United States
express open regret at the opportunity
offered to critics to conapar the refusal
of NJ. del Case. the French minister of
foreign affairs. to crafty the hostile sem
timent in rance by making proposals
to Lord Salisbury which were sure of
rejection. With what they testify call
the interference of Washington, and
which. though only tentative and clothed
In words Of perfect friendliness and
courtesy, came at an inopportune mo-
ment, when the supreme self-sufficiency
of the British empire is the predomi-
mating feeling of the day. .
Everywhere one hears expressions of
satisfaction that while the answer to
the proposal was clothed in words of
perfect courtesy, the language of Lord
Salisbury in brushing aside President
Mcklnley's offer was so extremely def
mite as to kill all possibility of a repeti-
ton OF the offers from any source, unless
those proposing them are DESTROYS of be-
Ing recognized as openly a~ntagOnistic to
this country. Emphasis is laid on the
fact that Great Britain declared at the
outset her unwillingness TO consent to
any outside interference. and, therefore,
as. according to the Well established
principle Of International law, that the
right of intervention is conditional on
the Willingness of both parties to the
quarrel to accept the good Offices of a
med1ail1S power. such interference was.
in this case outside the bounds of diplo-
matte possibilities, and gave Lord Sails
bury full justification for his ~'.retort
courtsous."
Outside tie International politics, Ire
iahd anu the shamrock largely monopo-
lie the attention of London The in
ternal strife in the nationalistic ranks
~engendered by the Dublin corporations
address to the queen and the bitterness
felt IN loyaiist circles in Ireland at the
outWar exhibitions of disrespect of her
majesty. Keep the officials GU ssing as to
what is likely to occur at the Irisb ~
1tal next month. An official in tha o7ice
OF the chief secretary of Ireland Mr.
Gerald Balfour. said he was NOT SIR.
pIaseo at the n~ationalists opposition and
auot5ss sol Welcome. which necessarily
was hypocrlsy and a lie, will go far IN
stop the flow of American ontributions
Speak1nsof the queens visit. the sa noe
or1c!al said he had little doubt that WIGS
would litter Dublin green before the
visit was concluded. e
In the meantime. st. Patrick,s da, T.
being observed throughout the Trn;+a -
Kingdom as never before. The sunnlv ~
shamrock is quite insufficient to r,eet
the demands. ~
The new yacht build for the queen IN
the government dockyards, at a cost RI
about 81. 500, 900. will probably navan = :,
used by her majesty.H Her INSTABILITY e..
patpaoiy demonstrated at the tine OF
Aef unlocking. has caused the queen to
.ake a strong dislike to the vessel. and
the alterations necessitated so materially
i.uuSed nef comfort and convenience
that 1T IS believed they will render tho
vessel unsuitable for the purpose origi-
haly intended. The probability is that
lne yacht will ultimately be re-nanoad
and converted into a dis
pa.cn Vessel for the use of the admiralty.
A quaint, venerable lady, who might.
TO all appearances. have stepped ont Of
a GOLDSMITH comedy or a Gainsborough
picture, died this week in the person of
Lady Ohm Scott Spottiswoode. the com
poser OF Annie Laurie and other fanil-
lar melodies. She was 81 years of ace
and aunt ct the Duke Of Buccleugh and
closely related TO the late General Wan
chope. She had a very strong character
and was a great upholder of cid manners
and customs. When travelling she rode
IN a carriage. always had postillions and
encouraged the observance of old Gus
toms. She was a liberal benefactor of
the poor and maintained a meal-mill as
a relief OF old times, and she preferred
thatch on roofs and peat for fires. She
was an interchangeable collector of an
tiques.
OF the 50. 900, 300 which the government