Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-09

which Lord Rosslyn's incorrect press dis
patch caused last week it is interesting
TO note that the aristicratic young jour-
nallst IS chiefly remembered In London
Tor MS diverting appearances in HYDE
Park at the period when he had given up
the stage to edit Scottish Life At the
nelgnt or the season at the most fashion,
alple houf OF the day, he was always to
be seen, Immediately dressed and be-
1eWeled, seated under tree ostenta-
tlously correcting mass of proof sheets.
AS each one was finished he covered it
with four pebbles and laid it out beside
MIN until he was surrounded for yards
around with white slips, which never
ceased to be source of huge amusement
to the passers-by and. apparently of i'm
mense satisfaction to himself. Yet, when
cabled from Pretoria every paper in
England. including the Times believed
him implicitly.
With the arrival of samblance Of
summer the Thames has taken on it's
usual gay hues and all the world and his
wife nave gone boating on the pictures
que reaches. Yet at it's murky mouth.
miles from where the countless pleasure
parties hunt and row. there has been
reaped from its muddy waters a harvest
this stream of tragedies. Within the last
two days the police report finding no less
than seven bodies. One lies at Green
Wch. unidentified another at Rother-
hither, that of a woman of the hawker
class. So far only two have been iden-
titled The others. probably. never will
be, and this brief record of fotsam and
5ettsam in the greatest city of the world
OF accident, suicide and, possibly murder
causes no comment, but it is stuck away
in corner of.an afternoon paper headed
Mysteries of the River"
The Ascot race meeting which occurs
next week, promises to be largely attend
will he
continuation of the successes of Ameri-
can Jockeys. The Price of Wales. as us-
utl, vii be present. besides many other
royalties. while many other American
visitors now in England have arranged
what is known as the Royal Meeting"
The serious condition of Mrs. Glad
stone has caused Mr.. T. p. OConnor.
member OF parliament TO write to Main
~ About People. giving some hitherto
unpublished "reminiscences of the aged
partner Of the great statesman. Just
after their marriage" says Mr.. O'Con-
nor. "Mr. Gladstone who had already
been minister. asked her: Shall 1 tell
you nothing, and you can say anything,
or shall | tell you everything and you
say nothing?' She chose the latter. and
told anything"
On the 50th anniversary Of their we'd
ding Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone went to a
reception at on old friends house.
when 1t began to get late" adds Mr..
OConnor. "Mr. Gladstone went over to
his wife. and. with an expression OF
sweetness and tenderness took her BY
the hand as though she were little
child that had to be- reminded that it was
time to go to bed. and led her out of the
room. It was sight that might Well
have brought tears"
These and other anecdotes bear out
fully the previous accounts Of the in
tense affection existing between the
great liberal leader and his wife and
also point to the fact that Mrs. Glad
stone exercised a more powerful politi-
cal Influence over her husband than
generally credited.
Those who believe that Great Britains
navy would. in case of war; prove near
ly as full of anachronisms and msman-
agement as the South African campaign
proved the army to be. have received ad-
ditional confirmation OF their fears by
reason of the severe structure passed by
the admiralty upon the irregularities of
the target practice and reports thereon
among the fleets now in commission. The
admiralty practically declares that the
percentage sent in is worthless. In a
circular to all the commanding officers
the admiralty says:
"Practice appears to have been car
ried on without supervisor, the COM
missioned targets were not properly
checked and the markers were not
drawn from another ship
Such a serious reprimand is likely to
have the desired effect of enforcing the
regulations this year. at any rate, ana,
at the same time, of considerably de-
ereasing the efficiency in marksmenship
with which the British navy has been
credited.