The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-07
CANE ON SWIFT ST. LOUIS.
cusSe TEN HoON sAILS IN UNDER
4 EMLNESE VIC.

a flag.
u,,r,desrsrir Ccurir-ics Mt tho PIer--E,her
BARRYMORE nnd Nan Frohnian Among tho
Pn.uenger-- landed Berore q o'Clork r. W.
Hun Made Ia q Faye. = Hours, no Minutes.
The American line steamship st. Louis finished
rnstcriny a swift voyage from Southampton.
md landed h"s passengers before / o'clock In tho
afternoon. Flcr ;imc was six days, four hours,
NM tel, minutes, which is one hou- and forty.
,x minutes Behind her hest run to tho westward.
Tho record from Sohthnmnton held by tho ST.
paul il six days and thirty.onc minutes, Tho
doily runs Of the st. Louis on this trir wcro:
IGs. aol. 5:a. 5lI, 500, SOL. md 81 knots to
Sandy Hook !ightship. There was very little
revenue collected from tho cabin passengers.
Ne,rly all who had clothing valued at moro than
500 declared that it had been made In this
country. There was one young woman who had
not hoard about tho new tariff. She came down
the gangplnnk smiling and happy with hor arms
full OF traps and closely followed by n steward
bearing more things. She was met by another
young woman. who, after tho ~ecstatic greetings
were over, asked:
"pidy you buy much over theron
"Oh. hcaps!' exclaimed tho nowly returned
with a laugh. why, Two got four trunks just
packed with new things"
"Oh. you poor thing!' exclaimed her friond
eompassionatcly.
why, what's the matter
Haven't you heard about tho Dingley bill r.
"Oh. yesl' exclaimed the first, but what
has that 20 do with moi
DO You will have to pay duty on everything
but a hundred dollars
"oooh!" said the first. an utter Darkness
falling On her face. THE mean things: a hun.
bred dollarsi Why, Two n thousand dollars
worth" and she scurried of for an inspector.
who coon Ind her trunks upside down. so to
ii ExcelIency Chang Yen Hoon, who was
Special Ambassador from China at the British
jubilee. was passenger on the st. Louis. lilo
all dressed in bright, flowing fabrics, and Of in.
tensely solemn, aspect. A large delegation OF
The special embassy. There were about twenty
In all, in the brightest blues, puppies. and vel
Execllcney Wa Ling Fang. the Chinese Minister M@s nss
:, wSshington, aecompaniod by his secretary.
OF The eE YesG . Ina " TSere W o%rS a dsa L there s' GSans
pap ,Hsi, Chinese Consul in this city; siI
own hands ferventlE. Mr.. LANG shuns. lhrst
seif to be interviewed about his E1eeiie ntg.
Mir, shung said that it had been incorrectly re-
gree. the Chinese Minister OF Foreign Anairs
Chang Yen Hoon had been decorated by Queen
Victoria with the Grand Cross Of the Order Of
E. E.. S&f iSSsei aP San aSs e tSss' S Me. s e the .s S5fe ss q
foreign power at the Jubilee. Mr.. shune said
IN New Y eGiEseH and P would N them so se"f to P SfSe
delphia to see the big s%hipyard. Of the Cramps.
which has spread even TO China. and will stay
there over night and spend to,morrow taking in
VancouveT Oh Aug. 26.
When the pier was pretty well cleared of pas
sengers the Ambassador and the Minister left
the ship. followed by, their suites. As they
Sterped on the Gangplank tho big Chinese ban.
ST. E Enlifs M"s f hauied ft down. inc %aanm party OF r ths
driven to the Waldorf
Daniel Frohman came on the st. Louis. He
has been several months in England and has a-
s SmireaT E namS e1@ 1f PIny' sGF ' RsoS Sss OF l ss L fSr
Princess and the Battsray,$$ vim which hIs reg;
sSchanse Hliey.' BY Murray ray Carson n and sdt L r. r.
hHye selected a number of plays in Eng.
land" Mr.. Frohman said to a Sun reporter.
EIsseas en work for the I-csam sempany. After
s %6a Q soth :Ths fsisSe; M and r liner Rot ses1ss.y
VII Usher j ny. stock as Company par 1u IN tSis
Play Miss Maansring will appear as the
tIri who sSc"ee;dei so " Vel U at the He St N" games
Theatre III past winter, will play the PRINCES.
Ess ssae ia s4 noP Palsgsd Mr. In fhit ssist. will T apps sqli IL
Enn OF nearly 100 nights in London. In this
cess and the BaItterhy' "1Ns brilliant Fr So:
charming and GeuiHe sentiment. and develops an
interesting double love story. Another play to
which he is now completing. This will be pre-.
sented first by Charles wyndham at the Cri.
!!The Fr fiert' ' e has %sn a Very fh sfr6 P1sy f e snliss
interest. A new comedy already Completed.
E9afs Vas 4. T Pa1ssn. fer Is the snt tHssu% 9r Ss'" HspP By
Lie. have also another new play By
a'R bfish. stsry time fell not of . e sfrlens s drspm some sgt
and sSmewbat reminiscent Of Sweet Lavender
This new play is to be presented fret in Lon.
:: | sisS HAIL RiI D' TSRe Gs is IS q also o the new "a Antnon Sg
Tx! !lSUs' haSrtp ' q t IN '4 Princess f"Ssss' g osr aeep Sits s'o %S:
other. an original play. by Edward Rose him
touches on a comedy drama. which he has been
A%S@F IN the alt A%SG'Hsn H SlHE' o ito E EnsR|i sf,
pIeces there will be a Gomedydrema now being
s o%e'SseS5 By George Gsen H hSsrHn Esq. and al a G pisr b1
win doubtless hold over till the next season. or
be produced elsewhere. In any event the patrons
Of the Lyccum Theatre will have plenty of
DRAMATIC novelty this winter. selected from the
M Miss Ethel Bsrryn9rs. another passenger on
grandmother. Mrs. John Drew. She is going
BACK to London ne5t week and will appear with
Mr.; Richard Harding Davis. in n blue serge
quit, low straw hat and very red face. amused
one end TO the other. followed by the admiring
chances OF all the girls under eighteen. Be-
fore he left the pier he said q kind good
by to each and every one. Mr.. Davis did not
wear the South American medals he is said to
nave worn at the Queens garden party.
Among the passengers on the ship were VI.
swami Ahhedhnanda. a Brahmin pnndit. who
has come 10 this country to lecture: Messrs. 81.
de Poklenski KoZell and Michael Andrew. first
snH second secretaries of the Russian, legation
z, Toxic; the Abbott sisters. music hall singers:
Nr. ana Mrs. Alfred r. Conkling and child;
Pro,. Mclvil Dewey; Mr.. Clarence Eddy. thc or.