Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-10
LONDON TALK
AMERICAN ELECTIONS - ANTI
DOCKING CRUsADE-wAsH-
INGTON'S ANCESTORS.

LONDON, NOV. lO.-lne elections Ill
America and Canada held the interest of
Great Britain throughout the week to an
unprecedented extent OF the two great
contests, that between President McKin-
ley and w. J. Bryan was by far the most
closely watched. There is no concealing
the fact that Mr.. McKinleys reelection
meets with the almost unanimous APP
proval of the press and public, while
the foreign office expresses undisguised
relief that it will not have to deal with
new set of diplomats in this critical
stage of affairs in the far east and in
other parts of the world.
Among the columns of comments ap-
pearing in the journals, there is common
to all an expression of surprise at the
return to power of the existing govern
ments OF Great Britain, the United States
and Canada, and rightly or wrongly the
deduction is drawn that this reversal of
the usual order of things is due to the
| wondrous spread of 'imperialistic ideas
among English-speaking peoples.
Amid this unusually keen appreciation
| Of events occurring on the American
| continent, the return of General Butler
| excites only a faint ripple of enthusiasm.
| The soubriquet 'ferryman" is too fresh
| in the pul-lic mind to allow the compl-
| mentary references now made to him to
have much force, though he will be the
object Of many demonstrations.
The ancient controversy on the sub
| ject OF the Delagoa Bay railway award
| should at least be settled with hard
| cash next week. Communications are
| still passing on the subject between
| Washington and London, but only one
| minor point remains unsettled and this
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from receiving their money,in a few days.
Another international matter likely to-
| come up between the United States and
| Great Britain, is the suggestion to pre-
vent the Filipino junta at Hong Kong.
Inquiries reveal that no instructions have
| yet been received at the United States
! embassy to this end, though should the
| United States ambassador, Mr.. Choate,
be instructed to apply for the suppression
Of the junta, it is likely his request will
be granted. An official of the foreign Of
| flee said to the Associated Press: "The
extent of the steps we could take in this
| matter entirely depends upon the
| strength Of the case Washington can
make out against the junta. If it is
| proved that the junta is materially as
sisting the cause of the Filipinos we GER
| tainly shall only be acting in the spirit
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suppressing the junta. England has no
| desire to harbor such bodies as juntas."
Those who have long agitated against
the docking of horses tails. have won a
| great victory. The queen, in sending out
| an order that none of her horses be treat
! ed in that way, also announced that she
| had persuaded the Prince of Wales to
| follow her example. With royalty TAX
ing up such vigorous stand, it is likely
| that the docked horses will soon be as
| rare in London as full-tailed horses are
at present.
Holy Trinity church, (stuated close to
the Tower of London) in which is one of
| the Washington ancestors tomb, bearing
coat of arms which is supposed OF be
the origin of the stars and stripes, is
| threatened with destruction unless 200
pounds are subscribed for its repair.
| What makes the church of interest to
Americans is tablet erected to the
memory of Col Legge, who married
Eliza Washington, who died in 1870, sur
mounted by the Washington arms, con-
sisting Of five alternating bars of red.
and white, above which are five pointed
red stars. These, it is said, suggested
to George Washington the American ma
| tional flag.
| The latest discovery Of successful
American enterprise in England is in the
boot and shoe trade. Daily the American
| article is gaining headway. One agent,
after three years. work, got 1900 large
customers his turnover this year amount
ing to many thousand pounds Accord
| ing to the Daily Mail, the ability of the
| American firms to compete SO success
| fully is chiefly due to the superiority
| of the American lasts which are modelled
! to the human foot and also to the large
outputs Of we'll regulated factories, in
which work is done by the piece instead
| of on time, as prevails in Great Brit
ain, with the very latest machinery"
The widow of Capt. Mayne Reid. U. s.
A., author of the "Rifie Rangers" Scalp
Hunters" etc, has been discovered in
a poverty-stricken condition, in spite Of
the popularity his novels once achieved.
The widow is a daughter of Mr.. George
Hyde, who claimed to he related to first
Earl of Clarendon.
Mr.. F. A. Proctor, of N'siw York, has
been in London some weeks investigating
the possibilities of the Introduction here
of continuous performances. He will re-
turn home Saturday, much impressed
with the possibility of the success in
London of this form of American enter
tainment. He said:
ut is only a question of loca ton with
us. This visit is only a preliminary one
bu. l believe it will not be long before
we add London to our circuit of
theaters."
Lord Roberts recommendation that the