Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-31
Queens Coming Visit to the
Emerald Isle
CAUSES ALL THE TALK
That Is Heard in the British Capital
Gossip of Plays and the Players
Mobiles Who Have Gone to the
Front

London, March 31.-(Copyrighted 1900.
by Associated Press. 1.-THE life guards.
couriers, carriages, pot and pans ana
other royal paraphernalia have already
gone to the Emerald isle, which eagerly
waits for Queen Victoria to follow. How
her majesty will be received and the
prospects of her doings in Dublin have
quite overshadowed all other topics, even
in a week which has been marked by the
annual ~inter-varsity boat races. the res
ignation of the Duke of Norfolk as post
master general, the announcement of the
Delagoa Bay railroad award and the ru-
mors of possible wal in the far east.
Great Britain's own war in South Africa
has almost been forgotten, so uninterest-
ing has been the progress of peace in the
Orange Free State compared with the
stirring accounts of battles which the
British people had grown accustomed to
read daily.
The queen is said to be in excellent
health and we'll able to bear the strain
of the trip to Ireland. She commences
her journey April 2, and stops on board
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
landing at Kingstown, April 4. In an
ticipation of her majesty's progress
through the city the streets of Dublin are
already gay with flags and decorations.
A curious feature of the preparations
at the vice regal lodge where the queen
will stay, are the pots and pans already
referred to. Her Majesty is tremend-
DUSTY particular about her kitchen ar
rangements, and those at the vice regal
lodge were found to be quite below the
royal standard. Consequently, no less
than 800 ppe .~fricandeau pans,' "a sauce
pans, so copper stock pots and many
other varieties of cooking utensils have
been sent to Dublin especially for the
visit.
The earl of Denbigh. who goes to Ire
land as chief Of the royal encourage, and
Lord-In Waiting, holds three Irish titles
and was formerly aide de camp to the
lord lieutenant.
However though the queen Is said to
be full of excitement and enthusiastic in
regard to her approaching visit, she 10
not forgetful of South Africa.
A story is going the rounds that h
queen remarked that she was aware
many people imagined her anxiety about
the war would cause her death. II may
de- added her majesty, but it will be
from some other cause I do not mean
to let Mr.. Kruger kill me-"
London or rather that great residential
part of it which is outside the city proper
has been relieved this week from a
grievance almost as great as the war it.
self. For months yelling newsboys hav-
ing been in the habit of making the quiet
streets hide Gus at all hours, day and
night with endeavors to hawk extras
often with nothing in them. h Lon
don council has now stopped this nuis-
ance, and any newsboy shouting his
wares is liable to arrest.
The almost unprecedented matter Of "A
abine minister giving up his Office to
go to fight for his country, results in CIV
ing South Africa not only England's pre-
mier-peer, but three other holders of the
highest rank in the peerage, namely the
Duke Of Marlborough, the Duke of Rox-
burgh, the Duke of Westminster, rang
ing from So years old. in the case of the
Duke of Norfolk to he Duke of West
minister's q.
The United States cruiser Albany re.
mains at Newcastle, though her officers
expected she would nave sailed long be.
fore this. Several weeks will probably
elapse before she leaves England, no op.
portunity having yet been secured fol-
testing her guns, and several minor
changes are being made. Dean White
and her officers and crew are having .
dreary time at Newcastle. Captain
Craig managed to get steam heat put II
for the crews but the officers quarter,
are more warmed by a couple of stoves
which arrangement. during the recent
bitterly cold weather.. has not added tt
the %happines of their existence.
Commander Glover relieves Commands
Colwell April 2, as United States nava
attache here. The retiring incumbent ha!
been the recipient during the last few
weeks of many aledictory dinnrs and OF
all sides there arc expressions of regre
that he is leaving the naval and sOcia
circles here. Both he and Mrs. Colwel
are very popular. The Spanish war de-
volved upon him more important duties