The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
H.iLIFlx BEFoRE rnE COMING.
The Warming that - Hesidrrt G.ve Go the Cor
respondents Loui.e's Royal brother.


HALIFAX. Nov. 20-The natural color OF
Halifax Is sombrc and when the sky grows
leadcn. aud the gray rain takes To drumming
upon tho city an accompaniment 10 the fling
east wind and when moreover. the gray rain
continues in this way for three whole days in
ccssantly. the traveller looking from his hotel
window into a street which might bc nnvigaicd.
but not walked. ~ It's his feet YEARLY upon the
ill. md knuckir- vuruousiy down to the in
cubus OF gloom For threc days. until this
morning Halifax has l"cn thus assaulted. Tile
storm has been wide extended. Last night an
esteemed fellow traveller with me- over the In
tcrcolonh Railroad from St John was within
nm ace OF being blown into the Bay OF Fundy
while he wis passing from ono car 10 another
ata point near Monct"n and the two entire
provinces 90 New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
IRE quito puddl'd and soddon. Here in Hall
fax the weather Is especially regretted. because
81 the nearly approaching arrival Of the Mar
auis Of Lorne. This morning. 10 the great
satisfaction II everybody. the rain ceased. but
the leaden sky remained. and tonight. rrcu-
pcraied. II is pun ping upon tho solemn old
town ~ copiousy ~ before.
In the feasible interval looked about. Walked
mp early by tho startling silence which followed
upon the cessation Of the rain hurried down
stairs Just in time TO be captured by the Press
deception Committee and carried 10 n joint
meeting u correspondents and committee In
the hotel paror. Matters were Just about TO
begin. Everybody WIS Introduced. and the
Committee soemnly organized with chairman
and a small secretary who WIS set NJ to large
marble-top table with pen and paper and in
structions to record the speeches. As the chair
man called to order. two or three % the Commit
tee grasped the sides Of their chairs and planted
al. IL.
it WIS evident that Immediately he should cease
there would follow brisk competition for the
floor. An elderly. genial gentleman. with plaid
trousers sal 4 TO WELD considerable influence in
the oflcial circles OF tho town. was the most
acile and achieved the recognition Of the Chair.
Fixing q bright eye upon one Of the London
correspondents and waving hand to these
tary as an intmntion 10 the latter 20 be alert. he
addressed tho meeting. He said that It
WAS what ho might call tie public wish OF
Halifax 10 have the prcss fairly treated in con-
neotiOn with the approaching reception Of the
Marquis Of Lornc. II was the public wish OF
Halifax 10 have tie Dress fairly treated in all
its parts-the Canadian part MS well as the
English part. and tho American ms we'll ms the
Canadian. Then the old gentleman said. there
would be no misconception In regard 10 the
people OF Nova Scotia. ns there had been on
former occasions, when. for instance. mn Eng
fish correspondent had written homo 20 his
paper that the Nova Scotia women were splay-
footed. That Characterization Of the women Of
this province had appeared In print. but IL was
not true. and with better opportunities for OBJ
servation which no would be At pains 10 afford
correspondents would be assured OF the fact
Needless Of the giggle which escaped a young
artist for one OF the New York illustrated
papers the old gentleman, with seriousness
which was unmistaknblc continued 10 the effect
thnt. having been assured Of the good DISPOSE
tion Of the Committee. the correspondents Ind
now only 10 say what they wanted. The
wishes Of the correspondents were immedi-
atrly declared One correspondent wished
licked, signed hy The Mayor and countorsigncd
10y the military aud naval commanders, whereby
he could 60 anywhere; another asked for n tug
In which 70 go down the harhor. I'm order to
meet the Sarmatian. q third desired trans
porlntion in the Same train with Lord Lorne
and tho Princess 10 Montreal aud Ottawa, and
fourth demanded "a CONVEYANCE TO be 10 placed
In the procession through Halifax that hecould
keep his eve constantly upon the royal carriage
| rom ono end Oi tho route 20 the oihrr. Tie
secretary took all down the old gentleman in
| he u.aH trousers was that nstOui-hrl that he
-uId Bless metz and relHp-ed into thought
| tho young artist flr the Illustrated paprr gig
tI'l hgaIu, ana inc meeting uthcrWso splemnly
! Meantime mo Duke ~ Flinburrh had como
| nshor". ard nobody knsw II. lie had como
| very quietly utWthet1ud'ng thai ho came in
| ihc Gng"rment Houer was 20 sudden that he
| all hut a3Rht The Gnyarnor- General out II his
| sailed from .GinrMmr Nov ], mas boon lying
| here iu the hurbor roe Monday. The Bod
lerophop, Admiral Ep9leleds, shin. lies next
| 10 A. and thre or four other BRUSH .Wnr YES
| t''a llde ~ nnrhor Just on the dofk}ard. in
! near company with Nh $50.
-, From point lpsl ncross The hnrhor you get
the host Vlew OF IN" town anu mo outlying fort