The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-11

Nrw York, August lO.-lt was
learned to-day that a rather violent
srono occurred in the billiard room OF
,bn Victoria hotel Monday afternoon
between Her Majesty's Prime Minister
tor the Colony OF Now South Wales,
Sir George Il. Dibbs, and Col. Alexander
Campbell, OF West Virginia, Worlds
Tair Commissioner for the British Col
oniss in the South Pacific. A number.
NJ people witnessed it. The violence OF
Tho episode was contributed almost
wholly by Sir George. He was in q
state OF irritation wei certain details OF
the Worlds Fair arrangements for
New South Wales, and was affected by
tho fatigue OF an excursion on the Hud-
SON and down tho bay in q steamer
which Mr.. Henry Nudge had engaged
nc A compliment to him.
Colonel Campbell, who had been in
Washington for u month presumably to
beIp along in the Worlds Fair appro-
nTjation contest, came to New York to
nav his respects to the distinguished
Australian. Colonel Campbell, when
seen at his hotel told the following story
Of his reception by the Antipodean:
~ had to wait some little time at the
Victoria for Sir George, but finally met
him at the entrance to the large billiard
hall Of the place. He knew me at once,
but when Igreoted him he replied in u
most extraordinary manner. / said:
sir George, l am glad TO welcome you
m America at the same time extend-
inc my hand. He replied, accepting
nv progered hand, in these words:
81 don't care a-for your coun-
try, and Pm - sorry Pm in it. He
spoke sharply and with unseemly en-
phasis. l said again: 'Ilm very sorry
YOU don't like this country. but you
have seen only u little OF it. | hope
You'll visit Washington and Chicago
and see more Of it On route To this he
retorted ogain with emphasis which
could not be accounted for upon any
creditable hypothesis.
10 Chicago; I'll be - II go
there, and l don't want to see Wash
inpton or any more Of this --coun
trT. The - Chicago people. have
caused us to squander 10000 for your
- Fair. More than that, il you
had not come to Australia We would not
have put up go pound. Yourpeo-
pie wrote and telegraphed me that your
promises were unauthorized, and that
We might have $4,000 feet instead Of
100000 as you promised, and put up
our own building in case we choose to
come
"On hearing this extraordinary fusil.
ladc," Colonel Campbell continued, II
began to think something was wrong. ]
said: This is all news to me, Sir George,
and | must look into it. l have had
within a tow days, aud repeatedly be-
fore, assurances from the fair directory
that they would give special attention
10 the AustRirian colonies, for they are q
commercial field. which We greatly want
to cultivate. am sure il you will go
TO Chicago the directory will take you
to tho grounds and make you
feel that special attention will
be given to Australia and New
Zealand" He said, in a tone still more
aggressive than before: 81 have tele.
graphed my people TO give up tho whole
work and let what hadbeen squandered
90. But some say they will come any.
how. Very we'll, let them come. !
know that not one-quarter as many will
como as would come IL your - Chica-
20 directory had not treated US so mean
ly." The talk ran along at this rate for
aiew minutes. Sir George would not
DO Modified. The more l talked the
less inclined he seemed to be to stop
abusing the country and its people. So
concluded he was a hard case to deal
with under present conditions"
The Premier and young Lord Villiere,
who accompanied him, were seen after
ward on their way to Montreal. They
were anxious to get of the soil OF such
q blasted country as this, and let it be
known before leaving, as currently re-
ported, that they were going to Canada
to avoid contact with the objectional
Yankees whom they would encounter
by the direct route, for they are bound
for Sydney by way OF San Francisco.
Col. Campbell's closing remark to the
reporter-he has knowledge OF the
premiers at home-was this: AS q
statesman you must understand that
sir George R Dibbs is tho Jerry Simp-
hAn at Aoa4rniip -