New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-27
THE PASSING THRONG.

When left London" said r. A. Ferguson. Of
Edinburgh at the Waldorf-Astoria. yesterday.
there was OF course. great ex-
CRITICISM element about the Transvaal war
OF THE WAR and the War Once was coming in
OFFICE. for no end OF criticism. as it was
sad that there had been woful
mismanagement there. The delay In getting on
the last troops for the Cape severely COM
mented on. and the supplies for South Africa were
already running short understand that the
burghers have been most brutal In their treat
ment of the refugees and this before war was
actually declared. and public opinion may have
changed somewhat. but when left London on
the i1th there seemed to be or less wide
spread feeling that the enormous
land-grabbing scheme. told that Str Red
Africa that he feared that the war would be over
before he reached Cape Town. but my friends IN
think that the War ONCE did not believe IT would
really begin before Christmas. saw letter to a
e.ny Whios "s said hSn al IV The mines
being worked as usual. but .hat the suffering OF
a relief fund in behalf Of the refugees was started
effort is being made to smeiorate their condition.
The London Daily Mail with an ENTERPRISE
quts AmerGSn has started Tna' :hey ran run
daily TO Scotland on a very rapid schedule"
~ have to go to Japan quite often" said Hugh
Cuyler buyer OF novelties for large Chicago house.
at the Gisey yesterday. but am
THE BEAUTY struck ever anew with the quaint
OF JAPAN. and beauty OF 1t all. kote.
where the mail steamers land along
side the wharves, practically the only place where
this Is done in the East Is awfully pretty. Like
most japanese towns there are quantities o, TEN,
pies and six miles from there is the most beautiful
waterfall in the Empire. You go out In rckshaws,
pulled by Japs, horses being used. Then there
is Toxic. Ike old Manila walled city. This is one
q the most interesting places in JsPaa b dns
are exceedingly well laid out TOXIC boasts one
Of the most beautiful parks TO be found snywae I IN
exquisite There are no landscape gardeners OF
any other d Sno o G1psry " ~ this pak
but It must be Of good size as took Us oyer an
BY bI an Ensiishman is very well kept, and is hand
some building Its dining room is feature ana ms ms
small ballroom Of the waldorf; Its windows look
out over great terrace Toxic Is the best place
The nebraska and uah regiments were IN f thsr
must say never saw more orderly PETER ha pe
n nsvsa to play on shore Twice day While they
at Yokohao i was ys5y gG9a sa Also a not a p
a baseball nine from among their number and wal
oped the local japanese nine. ! ne Japs a. 81
Colonel Patrick Henry winston" said Frederick
Romans OF Tacoma. Wash. in this city yesterday
Il think. owes his present position
WHY as Attorney General of rhe State
washington n
WAS he made 10 question addressed to
NOMINATED him in the State Convention OF
1896 when he a candidate for
the Office he az present holds. At that time Pop
ulsm rat riot In State every one was hard
up. and there a widespread feeling among me
peopIe that the wealth OF the country was wrongly
distributed the few being rich at the expense , OF
the many Winston. who was as bald as Dlllard
bail was addressing the convention, when up rose
six feet Of Wankiakum County countryman. beard
ed like the pard and with head OF mar thal a
football player might have envsd who demsndea
question OF the speaker. Permission being &C
corded him. he queried Colonel Winston now 90
iySe tinted states? winston, although he knew
that in the then state OF mind OF the people tne
agt s the good se I'D M ask
bins bin " his own bald pate and then pointing the
chrysanihemum like head OF the countryman now
DO fsT hs sa D
for Winston. and he was made Attorney General
as the result Of that answer.
II have seen many a funny incident in knocking
about" said c. J. Ciriswold. Of Denver at the Hof
House yesterday. but
HOW THE don't remember any more amusing
JUDGE than I witnessed at Friar's
GOT EVEN. Point. Coahoma County. Miss.
some years ago I In that part
OF the country some business and. having moth
ing in particular to do for the time being Up
10 the little courthouse 70 witness a jury trial that
was going on there. One of the jurors, rustic
22f4s haP KEPT FGnE 10 se IN e PS uds
sent court officer to awaken the juror once or
time the Judge evidently thought patience had
sed TO be virtue for leaning over the rail he
said 10 the juror with severity: John Doe. tine
you $50 for persistsntly sleeping in court All
right Judge replied Doe. that makes us. even on
that the night BrsyOqss ,o had Tnessed r. poker
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