The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-07-16
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

/ Will De QeplOr6Q throughout 1r6JaQu,
as well as in England and in those
! colonies where he had seen much
service. A brave and capable soldier,
he served the British empire in Can
ada and Africa, and rose to within a
step of the highest rank in the army,
| though, owing to his frank, honest
and, as events proved, sensible advice
| given to the government on the day
before the outbreak of hostilities in
South Africa he was for a time most
unpopular in England, and scarcely
received the full measure of reward
| which his services merited. He was
as skilled with the pen as with the
sword, and some of his books make
most interesting reading and will be
regarded as valuable additions to
British military history. His wife, too
Miss Thompson, earned undying
fame by her paintings, two military
subjects, The Roll CALI and The
Scots Greys at Waterloo" being
among the most admired of the pic
lures shown at the Dublin interna-
tional exhibition of 1907.
1t is, however, as a patriotic Irish
man that Sir William Butler will be
best remembered in this country. He
was a convinced home ruler, but
though his name was several times
mentioned for constituencies he never
entered parliament. Still in another
sphere he rendered good service to
his country, being a prominent mem
Der of the National university COM
mission and Of the senate.
Realizing the Importance of pre-
senting a united front in the next par
lament, the Irish parliamentary
party is campaigning as actively al
most as though a general election
was in progress. The Redmons, Dew
lin, Dillon, O'Connor and the other
leaders are making speeches con-
stantly and are paying special atten-
ton to the constituencies represented
by O'Brien malcontents. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY predicted that the O'Brienites
will not be able to carry more than
three or four seats at most, and 1t is
regarded as we'll within the line of
possibility that both O'Brien and his
lieutenant, Timothy Healy, will be
defeated.
Bishop O'Donnel of Raphoe said
recently: 81 do not remember any
time when the country was more
united in support Of the Irish party
than it is at present; neither was
there any time when that support
was better deserved"
This seems to about sum up the
situation.
The leading Irish papers published
the other day a queer fish story from
County Cavan 1t is said that two
anglers in a small boat near the
mouth of the river Finn saw an en-
ormous fish approaching them from
Lough Erne. It's back was above the
water, and it raised waves on each
side. The men quickly pulled their
boat aside. but the fish gave chase
and was soon alongside, plunging on
the surface at a furious rate. 1t ap-
peared to be fully 100 feet long, with
girth, and had a large
head. The scared men-Francis and
Philip McDonagh-shot into weedy
place, whence they watched the mon
ster dash up the river to a small, deep
lake, where it disappeared from view.
The brothers say that it was unlike
any other fish they ever saw. Crowds
of people are watching for the reap
pearance of this strange monster of
the deep.
London.-Have the queens of Eu-
rope discovered the waters of eternal
youth? If not, what is the secret of
their long lives? At the present time
nearly every court in Europe is dom |
mated by a dowager queen. True, |
many of their deceased husbands have |
been sent to an early grave by the |
hand of an assassin, and this, no |
doubt, accounts, in a great measure, |
for the abundance of widowed queens. !
Russia, Italy, Spain, Hol-
land, Portugal and even France have |
royal widows, and in nearly every |
case these women exercise a powerful
influence in court circles.
AlpvanSra the Unpen-mOthpr OF |
has become famous for her |
beauty and youthful appearance |
great beauty and youthful appear
ance. She is now in her sixty-fifth |
year and is living quietly at MARI
borough House, London. She was the |
Alexandra, eldest daughter
IF the famous King Christian of Den
mark, and was married to the late
King Edward, March 10, 1863.
Queen Margherita of Italy has
shared a troubled throne, and even
now, in her age and invalidism, is
mighty factor in the government of
italy. She is a daughter of the late
Duke of Genoa, and was married to
he late King Humbert in 1860.
The Dowager Queen Amelie Of Por-
.ugal is one of the most charming as
we'll as one of the most tragic figures
n Europe today. She was a daughter
If the Comte de Paris of France, and
Ter marriage to King Carlos of Por-
ugal was very happy one. But
heir throne was always tottering,
md the good sense and charity Of
Queen Amelie was credited with doing
much to hold the sympathy of the
people. She studied medicine and
,btained a degree, practicing incog-
tito in the poor quarters of Lisbon.
;he is finely courageous and once
aved one of her boatmen from
New York.-Experts are coming to
he conclusion that the trouble with
he United States is that we are too
ich and are consequently too extrav-
giant. It will be hard to convince the
nan who is trying his hardest to meet
lis bills that this is the case, but sta
istics show a gradual increase in the
er capita wealth of the country
rom $500 to in 1850 to $1,000 in
go. And yet those who have lived
uring both periods tell us the aver
ge man was pretty nearly as we'll off
fifty years ago as he is today if not
better off. 1t is up to
he statesmen to find out what the
rouble is and to apply the remedy.
st. Petersburg-Some time ago a