Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-14
Political Significance Of
Easter Decorations.
:
SPIRIT OF REJOICING
Few Britishers Will Go to Paris
Sir George White Viii Be Well
comed-A Marquis of Worcester
Born.

London, April 14.-(Copyrighted, 1900,
this season are decorated with pictures
of General Lord Roberts and Union
Jacks, with shamrocks and Irish harps
interviewer on their grounds. Political
affairs are in a dormant state, and "a
and the spirit of imperialism are in the
ascendant. Had any one dared to proph-
ecy at this time last year that those
things would nav come about within a
twelve-month he would have been
laughed to scorn. A spirit of rejoicing
%pervades the country which is not at all
justified by he progress of British arms
in South Africa. Nevertheless England
needs an outlet for the enthusiasm over
past victories, for the escape of the
Prince of Wales and for the prosperous
times thai have benefited the country;
SO it is small wonder that an unprece-
denied flood of excursionists is leaving
London over Good Friday n Easter
Monday. Every n who can afford 1t
has gone away, and holiday making is
the rage of the moment.
Next week marks the opening Of the
Paris exposition. Comparatively few
Britishers are likely to attend. Seven
months ago thousands were planning to
visit Paris; but since the anti-English
press in France has become SO venomous
almost all interest seems to have been
lost in what promised to be one Of the
greatest expositions of the century.
Punch's cartoon this week represents
Punch bowling to Mistress Paris and
wishing her good fortune; but this does
not ,.o,,Yocont in tho O1iphfpSf degree DOD~
ular opinion, for, as the Globe says:
1.-The British people are not going to the
show"
Speaking Of shows. one Of the most
ancient occurred this week when the
royal maundy money was distributed to
old men and women at Westminster
abbey. The ceremony Of giving small
aims to deserving persons, with yeomen
Of the guard in attendance, as usual at
tracted large crowds, and, according to
an evening paper, the red purses con-
tanning the queens small gift, We're
eagerly bought up by American visitors,
some Of whom offered as much as SIS
for them. The number of recipients i'll
creases with each year of the queens
life, and the 81 men and 81 women who
the other day tottered up to the abbey
chancel, formed u striking living coIn-
mentary or the great age of the empires
active sovereign.
ANeAl WGeh Will uOuUllCSS Dc 1IldIh
by scenes of enthusiasm over the arrival
of Sir George White. Despite what We're
alleged to be his mistakes. it is doubtful
if any British general, except Lord Rob-
erts, is half so popular as is the defender
of Ladysmith. Buckles bearing his pho
tograph are already being generally
worn, and it is interesting to note how
the English papers once deride as the
american button fad has come INTO
popularity in England.
The Outlook relates that while Sir
George White stood in the market-place
at L~adysmith Immediately after the re-
lief of that place. While cheering throngs
surged around him, and as the congratu-
latory message of the queen was being
read out, he said. with emotion: Eng
land is very kind to me, who has lost her
two regiments"
The simple pathos, readiness to accept
blame and pluck of this man LAY
touched the hearts of the people as
deeply as if he had won a hundred bat
ties. Moreover, he is the friend and pupil
of the beloved idol, "Bobs."
Curiously enough the same day Ser
geant Patrick CampbelIs name appear
ed on the list of the killed in South At
RIGA, the husband of another actress was
numbered in the same columnS. He was
Captain Tenant who, four years ago,
married Maude Millet. Campbell was a
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fore his wife a any idea of going on
the stage. He was obliged to seek a
living, wandered to South Africa and
secured an engagement at a hotel in
Beira by which he was paid and fed in
return for his daily services with his fun
and the contents of his game bag. While
thus employed his wife went on the
stage, made a hit. and begged her nus
band to return, but he refused to do so
until he became independent. Finally
he came back, Joined his wife and left
her to go once more to South Africa. this
time as a sergeant Of Yeomanry.
Young Somers Somerset. the son of
Lady Henry Somerset, who is we'll known
in America, has been deprived of his
by the birth of a son to the present hold
err of that title For years young Somer-
set had been the heir apparent to the
dukedom, as hitherto the duke Of Beau
fort only had two daughters. But now,
for the first time in a century and a half
a marquis OF Worcester has been born
and Somerset. during the life of this
young marquis, will never be called his
grace. Somerset married four years Ago.,
and has a son. Though this unexpected
marquis OF Worcester, for the duke of
Beaufort is an old man. robs Somerset
of the n of a dukedom, he comes
in for a considerable fortune upon the
uciiiSc VI AiS ldtHei, whose marriage TO
Lady Henry resulted in such notorious
unhappiness. n disagreement. Young
Somerset is one of the keenest motOr-car
experts In England.
Designer Fife is busy making plans for
improving the Shamrock. He has a test
ing tank sftted up, various models are
being tried and the results are carefully
tabled toAenable him to redraft the lines
of the defeated cup challenger. It is
said that Fife has a free hand in max.
ing n alterations he may see fit.
Captain Sycamore, who has been re-
tanned for the command of the Distant
Shore, though that yacht is not likely to