Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19
EYES OF ROYALTY
FAD TO RUSH TO A FASHIONABLE
DOCTOR.
ARMY REFORM is ALL THE RAGE
Desperate Lion Hunter-Money Lender
Robbed Nobility to Give to
the Poor.

London. Jan. 19-Royalty mas been
having it's eyes overhaued. for that
inportant duty, celebrated oculist
Prof Herman Patensterre. NJ. D.. doctor
of the opthalmic hospital at Weisbaden
was summoned to London Wednesday,
Ee went to Osborne to examine the eyes
Of the queen. A lengthy interview re
suited, in which the specialist is under
stood to have given her majesty new
instructions in regard to glasses with
the object of preserving her failing sight
though, it is said, he found only slight
deterioration of vision since his last eN-
animation. Thence Prof. Patensterre
went to the Marlborough House, where
the Prince of Wales went through the
ordeal of submitting his lately adopted
eyeglasses to the scrutiny of the doc
tor It was only to the queen and the
prince that the doctor would consent TO
SO, all others had to come to him. The
luke of Cambridge and other notables
flocked to his hotel, humbly waiting in
the corridor until the professor was ready
to see them. In a few moments the Duke
OF Cambridge was benefited so greatly
that he went to his old cronies and in
sisted on their visiting the eye healer.
Following his advice they crowded to
rof Patensterre Friday AT last the
specialist flew out of the hotel. declaring
he would not see another soul that day.
he he king or commoner The professor
goes to the continent to inspect the eyes
Of the King Of Belgium Sunday and be-
fore he returns to Weisbaden, he will
probably continue his journey to several
other royal palaces.
ARMY MANEUVERS.
British army reform. the Associated
Press learns, will consist chiefly in an en-
dcavor to improve the existing methods
of general military training. rather than
in any attempt to eradicate any individ-
ual defects. With more fully developed
home army. the administration believes
many of the drawbacks existing at pres
ert will disappear. whereas ruthless re-
folm would only result in disorganiza-
ton and chaos. With this end in view
a new manoeuvers bill will be passed.
giving the government plenary power to
select large tracts of country, especially
i'll Ireland and Scotland, where the home
army will have the opportunity of ma
neuvering in considerable numbers over
a rough and unknown country where the
generals will have the opportunity of
learning to handle divisions. In the
John Broderick, it is futile to criticise
men who have never been handled or
who have never co-operated except in
the restricted confines of Aldershot and
some not even there, where every inch Of
ground is known to almost every officer
in the service. The barracks building on
Salisbury plain will. it is believed, aid
this plan, but it has become generally
recognized by the war office that it is
absolutely essential to have rough coun-
try and a good deal of it, at the dis
pcsal of the forces. Many difficulties lie
in the way of securing this. The moors
OF Ireland and Scotland are almost all
the private property of aristocratic land
owners who will neither use them or let
them for shooting purposes. One sea-
sons manoeuvers over these estates
would probably ruin the game. Hence
large compensation must be paid. This
Mr.. Broderck hopes to get appropriated
in spite of the present heavy taxation.
believing it would be an investment
which would save the country. millions
in case Of another war Many other
changes are likely to come in force in
due course of time. The board of army
reorganization is sitting day in and day
CUT dealing with the immense problem,
out tne cardlnal point OF the dellbera-
items, on which public opinion is unani-
nous, is the necessity tor the new man
oeuvers bill. To use the words of Lord
Raglan:
You might as we'll criticize the ad-
miral who is always obliged to keep his
fleet in harbor as to criticize the army
for which the country provides no
maneuverng facilities"
MeSSrS, WickeS of the American Sbaat
Steel company returned to New York