The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-13
THE TURNING DOWN OF MIR. SLOAN

There international complications brew
ing In the air than VOTED of by the placid adj
ministration Of Mr. Mckinley. What with the
Alaskan boundary question in the extreme North
west, the Philippine imbroglio 10000 miles to the
eastward and the dignity of Gen Brooke to sustain
In Cuba, it is difficult realize how the president can
find time to indulge in midsummer outing at this
crucial period.
But, as though the above mentioned annoyances
were not enough to give Mr.. Mckinley pause and
lead him to seriously inquire, whittier are we drift
1ng!" that cratic, newly Matched Englishman, William
"auorI AStor' must unfortunately, throw another
nre brand under the seethng caudron of our inter-
national difficulties, and convert our dream of easv
imperialism into Walpurgis night on the Broken
MI Astor has boycotted Tod Sloan. The freshIaid
English inconocast owns the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
Greater New York. Tod Sloan is q horse Jockey
The Prince of Wales is reported to have acknowl-
edged an introduction to Sloan on some one Of +he
hnglsh race tracks and to have addressed a casual
remark or two to him in reference To soma Sou,n
platter or Sloan's present weight Following that tn
terVleW with the American shrimp the prince went
away ana discovered queer sprig of feminine gem
'iltV ABOUT to include Bill Astor in a list of invita-
lions to some "dongs" at her house.
rather wish you wouldn't invite Mr. Aston"
SAID the prince, she bores me- dontcherknoyv"
MI. AStors goose cooked to a turn. AS
nocAer the Prince Of Wales has ACQUIRED an
enVlaole reputation in the British empire and what
NJ n"S 10 say on social questions usually goes It
went this time, at least, and the youne scion ~
dynasty founded wolf pelts and skunk skins viii
never De numbered among the crowd at the turn
stile Of the swagger set of London Eo be, -.
FUSED admission to the big show and nns+ boor+.
conSoft with the social freaks in the side tent
Out the galvanized Yankee thirsted for ravonco
u NC "ould De sad American decadent who could
'o Aoiiiulate some scheme by which to break evap
Win any OLD prince. Tod Sloan was coming ~
la'ner from Mr. Astors viewpoint goingto the Tinted
1ot ne caole service was at the disposal of the
- "a man VINO could cough up $50 to paw
Ne1'n Naturalization expenses would not he tna
- "'Ae dt any reasonable amount of cable tolls
lor the purpose of encompassing the humiliation ~
supposed chum of the heir expectant No+,,
the opulent Jockey who paid 81 900 for snasbin,r
VINE bottle over the head Of London -1,.ito -,
IeSorC TO a hrStclass tavern in Gotham, H. ~,
N0 went 10 the WaldOrf-AstO and annIiod f
N Dut the cablegram had got ahead of hin,
~ 'ne nrSt tne IN Its history the hotel was fun
mere were no rooms for Mr. Sloan Not evan . c+
49, oO-iiuor' Inc snubbee had turned snubber
"i was persona non grata at the Waldorf
AStorla ana is likely to remain so indefinitely Tho
n'e VI wales could heartlessly toy with tba baar+
strings OF Mr.. Astor. Astor would take . foil ~ -
no 1lpiDoo
oiodn should not be permitted to bore the hotel ,
a' tne "aldorf-Astoria Besides that there wero
WATERS at MI Astors caravansary and as a knoclar
ou' u mat peculiar class Of people Tod Sloan 10
0o0s n1Aeo DIS a peach The stuff was off and Sloan
was compelled to "take his clothes and go"
~" neie Is an international complication nra
Sen'ins picturesque features. Tod Sloan. an Amori-
'"n' mas been seriously boycotted by Bill Astor g..
,eaiiAeu BRUSH subject The doors of an American
noSteTy nave been slammed against an American
SUBJECT by an EngIishman on account Of frctio, no
tween the latter and another Englishman who do
I,e 70 cfot IN the same class with the expatriatad
Oonnace' The case presents diplomatic Chinese
TO give Mr. Mckinley and Secretary
LAY oao quarter Of an hour apiece While tbe war
CLOUDS are dark in the East the North and tho South
we tumble into the fog of another one the Storm
center being within the radius of New York Tf,ro,
''oan cannot eat planked shad in the WaldorfAs
'olld' "nere can he go and be sure of ouiet meal?
1t is UP to Mr.. Mckinley