Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-30
0LD-W0RLD TOPICS.
THE COLUMBIAN FAIRS REPRESENTA-
TIvES IN EUROPE.
How the Goyernmsnss Regard the Matter
Damaging Effects of the Mckinley Bib
Yankee Flour and English Mutton
from our STAT correspondent

beautiful and picturesque sections Oh 'no
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write some bits of information picked up
here and there during six weeks OF travei
in several countries. and embracing topics
of considerable variety. Conversations
with intelligent men and women from oil
parts Of the civilized world are among
ones most pleasant experiences in travel
hing on this side of the Atlantic. topic
of considerable interest at this time IN tne
European countries is tho Chicago WorIds
Fair TO be held in the United States in 1898:
For several weeks the representatives OF
the Government and Of the Fair Directory
have been visiting the capitals OF the
several countries with view OF working
up enthusiasm in the coming exhibition.
Hon. Chauncey N. Depew. who is OF on ms
usual summer vacation, has been lendihg
helping hand, too, and any one &C.
quainted with that distinguished gentle
mans career well knows that he IS per-
haps more popular IN England than aimost
any other American who Is In the haolt OF
visiting London.
Nosxs HANDY AND COMPANIONS.
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth from all nc.
counts has made great impression, ana
1t is said that his speech at q big dinner IN
London, given recently In honor Of the
Worlds-Fair visitor,, Was telling one.
He 10 certainly one Of the most effective
United States, and for looks and manners
the genial Cincinnatian is surely hard
to surpass in any country. MAJOR
Moses T.. Handy, with his luIu-
rant whrkers and expansive smile, bis
quick wit and jovlal nature. is also OF the
party and there arc others who arc well
calculated to present the question IN the
proper light and to the great credit OF the
nation and the enterprise they represent
judge William Lindsay, OF Frankfort, NY,
| ono OF the Fair commissioners who Is
travelling the Continent. He IS native
of Rockbridge county, Va. and has at
| tanned prominence and distinction in his
adopted State. he was Mr.. Carlisle's chief
competitor for the senatorship last year.
Just after Mr.. Bock's death.
IFFHCT OF TBn n'xIsLnY BILL.
From the best Information | can obtain
| by talking with people who understand
| tho drift of public sentiment in the Euro
pean countries the various Government,
will consider the matter carefully before
they decide to approximate money for e1-
| hibits at the Chicago Worlds Fair. Their
| inclination when the Fair was frst pro-
| posed was TO take hold Of the thing with
q rush. They remcm bered the success of
the Centennial Exposition at Philadel-
phis in 1876, and they realize the
strides that have boon made by tho
| United States since then, but just as the
| enthusiasm began to WORK itself the Con-
gross of tho United States passed the ini-
| ouitous Mckinley tarif blll-a measure
| that not only Disseminated SO outrageous
! " against the southern States in our own
country, but which practically said to. all
! Europe, "Wo are going to shut ourselves
| in and keep you from trading with Us. We
would be glad TO have you continue TO
| take our surplus grain, -four, pork, beef,
! and to buy our cotton and tobacco, but
none Of your mapufactures or works OF art
! shall be admitted at our ports without tho
exAction of heavy duty.
| THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
firmly believe that but for tho sound
| drubbing given the Republicans Mt the
! election last Novem Dor not n single Euro
pean Government would give respectful
| hearing ut this time 10 the Worlds FAIR
representatives who are at present seeking
| TO secure exhibits. The sudden political
revulsion. however, has given fresh hope,
| and if the dose can DO repeated in the
| State elections to occur next fall the
| chances are that the Europeans will
have further cause for hope and before six
months shall have elapsed all of thu lead
ing governments will be ready and olxious
| 10 appropriate money ioi ihlko eAhiOit' NJ
Chicago. They are watching the contest
| in ONO with peculiar interest for the rea-
son that Major Mckinley, the author OF
the odious tariff bill now in our statutes,
| 10 the candidate Of his party for Governor.
Should he be beaten 1t Will mean. in
| the eyes of all Europe, that the
people Of his own State repudiated the
doctrine Of protection run mad. Should
| be succeed. and Governor Campbell 20
down to defeat. the indications are that
very few OF the European governments
will care TO mako exhibits at Chicago in
1893, for the election of Mckinley would
mean. according TO their view OF the ques-
ton. that one Of the greatest OF the Amerl-
can States believes in the Chinese-wal
system. md that others would likely fol-
| low In the future elections, and partlcu-
larry at tho presidential campaign OF lo02.
| TAME AFFAIR.
| Doubtless one OF the msin arguments
now being advanced by the Republican
stump orators in OHIO ia that Europe IS
| opposed to Major Mckinley and his tariff
ideas, but there is no logic IN such reason
ing. The Chicago Worlds Fair will DC a
tame and unlntercsting affair. indeed, IL
most Of the European countries decline TO
| exhibit, and the chief dependence is upon
home products, with here and there al eD-
hibit from South America, Japan or the les.
progressive nations OF the earth. Tho Orien-
tai nations will eend comparatively few Wis
itors to Chicago. but If Europe exhibits
there will DO hundreds Of thousands CT
visitors from Great Britain and the CONT
nent There is gong TO be woful BLANK
in tho aIlotmonts Il the Mckinley idea
shuts out the leading European nations
Englsnd, Germany, France, Belgium, rus
s!a, Switzerland, Austria. and Greco have
had thousands of years IN which 10 DC
velop anu make progress. If tho nited
States eau get along without the help OF
these countries IN making the fair sue
cess, 50 well and good. but 1t would be
nonsensicsl TO say that we can.
SHORTAGE II cBoPs.
Reports show that there is great short
age this year in the crops OF Germany
Austria, and Russia and particularly vii
the wheat supply DO reduced. l have
travelled extensively during tho pas
month through Germany. and not only Is
tho wheat short and thin. but there La.
been so much rain that the grain IA matu
ring poorly. The Germans are just nov
in the midst of their harvest. The extern
of the crops is small in comparison Wit
what one sees even in Virginia, which II
not one OF our leading wheat-producinl
States. Whilst numerous the so-callec
field, IN Germany are nothing more tnai
moro patches. They cannot be calie'
fields in the sense we use the word. In
peasants do the work, and 1t would seen
that women are in tho large MAJORITY
when it comes TO harvesting. digging,
doing fsld-work of almost any descrip
ton.
PRIMITIVE IMPLEMENTS.
Truly do they use primitive agricultural
implements In the portions OF france
Belgium. and Germany through which
have passed / have yet TO sec mower o
reaper, and very few cradles appear to D
in use As rule. they use tor cutting Ia
grain cycles and scythes, and the hard
Old women Gu. great deal OF wheat. hay
or oats IN the course Of day. There ar
, so many peasants who must make hvin
that It'll perhaps not sgood policy owe
hero to INTRODUCES the labor-saving iha
chinsry tina. we are compelled 10 invent /
the United States where lands are 30 vas
and crops so bountiful.
cows AND DOCS WORK.
A thing that strikes an American as be