Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-07

London, July 7.-(Special London Cable
Letter, Copyrighted. 1900, by the Associated
ress.) .)-Truly Great Britain is the land of
sport. British soldiers are fighting bar
barous enemy in the far east in a dramatic
endeavor to save the lives of some of their
fellow countrymen and maintain their
country's prestige. British soldiers are en-
gagged in similar task In Ashanti, where
danger of being massacred by revolving
savages. and a quarter of a million Brit
ishers are still graphing with the stupen-
be overcome before South Africa is paci-
fed. Yet at home, racing, cricket, run
ming, rowing, polo, tennis and ATHLETIC con-
tests of all descriptions hold practically un-
diminished sway over public interest. 1t
is true that Henley week., as social oc-
casion. has been more slimly attended than
for years past, and the gorgeous summer
toilets did not blossom as usual on the
banks of the Thames. But, while society
deserted Henley, there was no diminution
in the quality of the rowing or of the in
terest of those who watch Henley for it's
sporting rather than its social features.
The war and nd the weather ] We're chiefly lna re- re-
great river carnival. The beginning of the
week was so wretchedly wet and cold that
many persons Cancelled their projected
did not suffer from these causes 1t at
tracted as enthusiastic and as large num-
dergraduate and his sister, mother. and
other attachments have been ubiquitous
throughout London. The International
athletics and polo are also looked forward
to with keen interest. What, with such
large athletic contingents from the United
States, an annual convention of the largest
engine organizations in America holding
it's meetings within the shadow of West
minister abbey the hundreds of excursion
lists who on their way to Paris pay flying
visit to England, to sa" nothing of those
who regularly cross the Atlantic for hoH-
day, it is almost impossible to go about
here without meeting Americans. Our SO
Americans who were anxious to attend the
Fourth of July banquet had to celebrate
the day by themselves owing to lack of
space. The Fourth reception of the United
States ambassador, Mr.. Joseph Fl. Choate,
for Americans was more crowded than any
remembered in the history of the American
ence of a man who strobe past the fiunkeys
and said: How dye do" to Mrs. Choate,
without removing his hat. and still with
his head covered, sat down In the drawing
room, full of American women. and began
to puff lighted cigar. After fu tile at
tempt to engage the ambassador in con-
versation, this individual left, not in the
already been suggested to him.
For the first time in years the Princess
of Wales accompanied the Prince of Wales
to Newmarket, and it was a bitter disap-
pointment to her to see Diamond Jubilee
beaten by Merry Gal.
William Waldorf Astor's paragraph In
his own paper. the Pail Mall Gazette, say
ing: Captain Sir Berkeley. Milne of the
Naval and Military club, formerly com,
mander of the Royal yacht Osborne, and
n we'll known clubman, attended concert
at the Astors without an invitation, IS
making q great commotion In London So
ciety and threatens to seriously anect Mr..