St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-11
HOTEL HAPPENINGS.

Frank McVeagh. OF Chicago, was at the
Ryan yesterday. and before taking train for
the city of Chicago he gave short interview
to a reporter for the GLOBE.
'tIt is some time since was in the city of
ST. Paul. he said ''but hope that it will
not be so long again before / pay another
visit. 1 came here for the purpose of seeing
what had been done by my friend Mr. Hill
and the other business men with whom
associated before we knew exactly where the
next bundle of money was to come from to
pay the grocery bills. 1 discover that they
have made of the hills and valleys of the
village of st. Paul a thriving and wealthy
city, and / will say that was never more
surprised in my life than when noticed the
great changes.
''In the places where now stand the pros
porous palaces and business blocks of the
merchant princes of the city of st. Paul
there stood at the time l lived here nothing
but the huts and tepees of the wild Indians.
Where the warehouses now stand along the
!. banks of The river there was then nothing
but swamps and miasmatic bogs Where the
steamers now tie I'D to the river bank then
the canoe of the trading Indian was moored
or hoisted on the bank, and where the rail
road depots are now located then were
hitched the carts of the Red river traders,
with their tired oxen and half-staryed horses.
THE greatest change which it is possible
10 make in the character and topography of
country has been made in connection with
the city of st. Paul"
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DR.. C. H. Mathes, of Chicago: F. Wall
brecht and lady; A. Welecke and lady. and
Miss Wallbrecht and Miss Dropp were regis
tered at the Ryan yesterday. the latter-named
persons being from various points III Ger
many.
1--WE are travelling for pleasure and are in
st. Paul on our way to the worlds fair said
Mr.. Welleeke. I'VE have been for u number
Of weeks in the United States of America
and l am of the impression that the most
beautiful spot in the entire country is i'll the
state of Minnesota. We have been in the
Dakotas, Montana, and a number of other
Western states, and we have also been in the
Eastern states. We will go through the
South after visiting the fair
1T seems so queer for US to be for days and
days at a time in the same railroad Car. You
know i'll our country We can go to almost
any point in day or night. In America
however, we can ride for weeks without get
ting out OF the country. am very much
pleased with what We have seen OF your
country, and 1t is my purpose to make some
investments i'll ct. Paul. Your city has some
of the finest buildings l ever saw in town.
or rather city. of the same size. The electric
lines of street railway are also surprise to
us. We think we would never tire riding in
the electric cars and looking out at the beau
tiful scenery along the routes traversed.
We came to ST. Paul over the Canadian
Pacific, and think the scenery in some places
along the line is very similar to the scenery
in the famous Alps. We came from Japan,
where we have been visiting my cousin, VINO
is in business in Toxic. We had great
amount of fun in learning the English
language; but with the assistance of tutor,
an Englishman. we learned rapidly. My wife
and the other lady members of the party
learned more rapidly than | did, as had
other things to occupy my attention during
business hours. We shall take away with US
a number of souvenirs, but none of them will
be treasured more than our remembrance OF
st. Paul.
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AT the Hotel Ryan yesterday was Count
Bella Szutnnyi and his TWO daughters and
Count L. Karolyi. all FROM Buda Pesth, Hun
Dhars of .ha bad