Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-10
Why the Queen Decided to
Remain In England.
ANARCHISTS ARE ACTIVE
Social Gaiety is Being Resumed ana
the Drawing Rooms Will be Great
Events Romance of a Former
Well Known Gentleman.

London. March 10.-(Copyr1gnteu. 1SoV'
nv the Associated Press.) Queen VIC
toria's decision to stay in her own DO
minions instead Of going to Italy ana All
the publications in England IN conse-
ouence are not entirely due to the causes
attributed by the press. II Is ieafieo
that the Italian government had daily
been growing more nervous as the date
of the queens visit approached and IL
na,lv notified her majesty's govern
ment that it would not care to accept
the responsibility Of the sovereign's
safety. owing to the strong r%ecrudes-
cence of the anarchistic movement
throughout Europe. Reports from other
nowers confirmed the italian impress
sions. .i
This apparently was the chief factor
IN the queens sudden change of plans
though doubtless many of her ministers
always thought it would be better pol
Icy for her to remain at home Whlie the
nation was in the thrOes of war. IN any
case the result with the a~ccompanvlng
celebrations and the announcement OF
the queens coming trip to Ireland, has
had the most beneficial effect on the
United Kingdom. Gaiety reigns, though
perhaps it is tinctured with some undef-
current of the that mack
cray describes in the ball before wat
erlOO.
Trade has revived and shop keepers,
especially those of the metropolis look
forward to big business. 1t has long
been a standing grievance that the
queen so seldom visited London, but her
present stay is fully atoning for her
mast. AS for society of Ireland it is a
statement of hubbub and excitement
az has not been seen for many a year.
AS regards politics, the queens visit
TO Dublin will doubtless be made the oc-
casion for unprecedented festivities
though throughout Great Britain there
will be some tension until the queen has
recrossed the channel in safety. me
drawing rooms promise to be specially
interesting. Among the debutantes
will be a daughter of Mrs. Arthur Pa
get and the daughter of another woman
equally we'll known to the American
public, Mrs. Langley. Mrs. CORVALLIS
West will be Miss Jeanne Langley's So
cial godmothcr. Other debutantes are
Lady Sybil Grey, daughter of Earl Grey
and niece of the Earl of Mimic, governor
general of Canada. The, Marquis Of
Cholmoldy's daughter, Lady Lettuce
Joan, n Lady Margaret Sackville,
daughter of the Countess de la War;,
while among the brides are the Hon.
Mrs. Charles Coventry, who recently
changed her American name of White
house to that ancient English patfon1-
mic and the beautiful and rich Countess
of Cromarde, who recently married Ma
jOr Blunt.
Major Childe. who was killed after
leading squadron T of the South Afri-
can Light Horse in a victorious assault,
and whose own epitaph was els it we'll
with Childe? 1t is WE'LL" has been sue
ceeded in the command by Sir Bryan
Leighton, who served with the Ameri-
can troops against Spain and wrote a
loal, ,l>o,,+ ~ vHhio oHvantlIvr,1u vn,lnp
b%aronet, who is q cousin OF the late
Maj. Childe and who was standing be-
HIND the latter when Childe was killed
went out to South Africa as correspond
ent of an illustrated paper and obtained
a commission in the South African light
horse. He has now been made a ma
jor commanding a squadron. While hi
fights the Beers the youthful Lad,
Leighton occupies the unique position
in England of master of the hounds.
Some confusion is being caused il
society by the fact that there are NJ
living, the reigning marchioness being
formerly known as Lady Douglas of Ha
wick. It is now said that the late mar
Quis shortly before his death was visite'
by the wife who divorced him in 1887,
pathetic reconciliation taking place.. no
only between husband and wife but wit
the sons who had also been estranged
Young Lord Alfred Douglas can be see
dining in more or less fashionable com
pany at we'll known restaurants.
There is a good deal of chagrin dis
played over what is termed Lord Rob
erts' too generous treatment of Genera
Cronje and the tendency in some sec
lions of the press to Historically over
rate Cronje's bravery. Many reference
are now made to Cronje's alleged dis
honesty in the former war. in acceptin
the surrender Of the British garrison G
Potschefstrom when a general arms
tice a been proclaimed.
Vanity Fair says: There is a vein
sentimentality in the Anglo-Saxon ma
ture which some times transgresse
reasonable limits Just at present 1t
engaged in elevating Cronje TO the lev
of a hero"
The government is contemplate
sending the Boer leade to the island
st, Helena, but no defini decision hs
been reached. On this subject the Morr
ing Post publishes q letter saying: II
view of the fact that the very name
st. Helena causes a passionate ebull
ton in France, it would be foolish f,
England to arouse this feeling by 81
Letting Napoleon's place of banishmel
for Cronje."
Mrs. Stephen Crane, wife Of the Anne
lean author who Is now residing
England, is getting up a bazaar in a
of the families of the British soldiers
the war.
According to the newly appointed su
veyor of Westminster abbey that a
cient edifice is fast crumbling to piec
owing to the action of the fumes
manufactures on the opposite side
the river on the weather worn stone
This contention is illustrated by pilot
graphs of white patches on the interi
and on the exterior parts of the abb
indicating crumbling.