New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01

rroN GERMANY TO EXAMINE MUSEUMS.
Washington. sept 30.-The city is crowded
with strangers delegates to the Pan-Presby-
,oi,u Alliance. DISTINGUISHED foreigners on
sncci,, missions. politicians. whose business has
called them to their posts earlier than usual
,and those whom thu Dewey reception has at
trac,.d here. This influx means Of course.
rich and unwonted harvest for the hotels ana
boardine houses. whose prosperity rarely begins
before December l. and there is consequent re-
ioiciu. among the proprctors Of those estaD-
rsbmcufs and the merchants. The majority OF
IN, delegates To- the Alliance are guests at pri-
xa.o hn,Isoe and much is being done for their
entertainment In the words If one of the Tor
oien delegates the fattcd calf is killed for them
ovorv dav and they Will carry away everlasting
,o,ro,oh-orce Of the bountifdl hospitality OF
Americans.
one of the most interesting Of the visiting
c,ercv is The Rev Or Bosnian. Of Pretoria,
descendant of the Dutch pioneers In South
Africa and an ardent patriot. In appearance
Dr Eastman recalls the typical Hollander, ana
he is quite as straightforward and honest 1T
speech In lecture at the New-York Avenue
church last sunday II" rccitcd the story OF the
30. rs in eloquent. if broken language, ana won
thc sympathy Of his audience for that far away
little republic which, lis champions insist, Is 50
much misrcprcs-nted ana misunderstood
II We must go to war" said DR.. Bosnian,
England will have to fight forty thousand
farmers in the Transvaal and thirty thousand
of the Free. state because that is now bound to
assist the Transvaal by an offensive and defen-
sivc alliance We shall have at least seventy
thousand men in tho field who arc marksmen
good shots They will fight for their homes ana
their freedom They will not push the war out
IF their own country That is ridiculous The
reports that have recently appeared In the press
to this effect are simply ridiculous.
War means ruin to home and suffering which
viii be too great to describe in language, ana
why in the name Of everything that Is good ana
the God Of justice. should religious people
who love their homes and their country Dc ex-
terminated from the face Of the earth for the
simple reason that thcv d" not wish To give IN"
fran,hs. to every one "ho comes there and
wants it
We decided to give the franz ise after fifteen
wars rcsll,ncc f.. tn, reason that you people
who come to our gold fields come as birds of
passag, You DO pot know u. and are not ac-
,ustomnd To- our way. We then reduced the
tinl. 10 seven years but England doesn't want
that ANA SAYS IT shall be- i've Years We ask. Is
not hat hard upon US II We had been in a
majority over IN. ncAco'uor> it would have been
different but the very first step that would be
taken if We should accedo 10 the demands in
this respect would b" 10 make our country
English and IS, de no; want that.
"Cuua Is no place for poor people who want
TO make money" said an officer recently re-
turned from there every hing on the island
is ia al unsettled state. and it will be some
time before it viii furnish field for money
hunters. But tn climate IL IDEAL and | can
noi imagine u more delightful objective point
for rich people who are running about the world
for amusement, Tn" hotels. of course. leave
much to be desired. but they are greatly I'M
proved over what they We're just after tn war,
and later on viii be equal 10 our best hotels in
this country AprnpOs of the lack of comfort to
be had in Havana. some IF my friends who
visited there last spring complained bitterly Of
the primitive style in which they were forced to
live. There ~ locks thc doors Of their
rooms the mirrors were broken, marks Of bull
lets disfigurcd the walls and the table not
pleas ant to palate unaccustomcd to Cuban
cooking. Imagine their surprise. therefore. to
receive hill when they were about to leave call
ing for - a day for each person in the party
ana containing charges for many extras.
bIl '"hIr I'VE lpi tndt AT one OF the best
hotels in New York. -Xprstulated the man Of
the family. and have every comfort You know
tho condition everything has been IN here. We
have had no bolts ON our doors. locks on our
windows: the furniture is smashed up. tell
you youI bill * perfectly cxorbtant.'
What would YOU have asked the pro
piictor. EFF D. bolts was on " doors. " locks ON
- Wiudairs would ,hare,. YOU $40 "A day"
The Has iian Minister. Mr.. I.cg.r recently Re-
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