New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-11
THE PASSING THRONG.

There is an interesting woman at the Imperial
motel VINO IL known as the Queen Of the Poles"
Unlike Lavinia Dempsey, the Queen
TIL QUEEN OF the Holland Danes her subjects
or The are rot members OF a nake-believe
FOLES court. They real Poles and
they pay her all the Difference Of
royalty. She IS Mrs. Sophia Sullivan and Is a well
known resident OF Buffalo. She is widow, and
her husband was well known architect Mrs
sullivan has ample means and is an accomplished
nnguist For years she lived in Cleveland and
later In Buffalo. She has spent her time and money
race she was the originator Of the Polish League,
I n,, which she claims a membership Of 1000 IN
Republican, but she tsvors antitrust legislation
against trusts. She said in the course OF a talk
aaDout her work that the splendid heritage Of the
their practical helplessness in this country had
moved her 10 do all she could for them. She says
treated her respectfully and seem grateful. She
WI MAKE one or two speeches in this city before
Samuel Spencer. president Of the Southern Rail-
road, is back from Europe, and he is much i'm
pressed with what he there.
PARIS EX- Il visited the site OF the EXPOSE
POSITION ton Of next year in Paris" he said,
PROSPECTS. in the course Of general talk.
and in my opinion this fair Will
be stupendous and provide an excellent op-
manufacturers to set forth the resources Of this
country. I have heard that some railroads pro-
pose TO make Joint exhibits there and l think
that IS an idea worth considering" Mr.. Spencer
SAID that his trip abroad had nothing whatever
70 do with business He went for pleasure solely,
and gave business no thought while he was gone;
put Feferrr59g TO railroad affairs here ne rss sad
railroad changes and consultations in this coun-
change. The voting trust, he continued; was still
IN force and he knew OF no plan TO dissolve u;
This trust formed upon the condition that II
dividend OF per cent was paid upon the 5000 900
worth OF stock Of the road by July = 1879 the trust
owners This dividend has never been paid. MI
Spencer says, and so the trust continues.
Colonel William Barbour the president Of the
Linen Thread Company, and large dealer In
fax has Just returned from Eu-
COLONEL rope where he studied the condition
BARBOURs OF that branch OF commerce care
TRIP fully Everything is booming
he said and while my observa-
tons did not extend 20 the Continent, yet am told
that the conditions rule there. The cotton
splnners in the Lancaster district who have not
paid any dividends FOR years. are working day
and night. At Belfast the shipyards are working
night AID day and the large firms there that build
transatlantic liners will take no order tnat pro
vdes for the delivery Of the boat under four years
The Conservative Government has been quite tac-
tor IN the general prosperity. and ireland cohdl
ton has also improved greatly since the passage
appeal TO the court TO adjust the amount OF rental
ne shall pay. There seems be impression
here that our iron and steel have been accepted
in the European market because we make better
and cheaper material Not once. but many times
assured that the reason our material was go1-
bled up so quickly not because or It's superl-
GRITTY or cheapness. but because the demand was so
great that the English mills simply could NOT keep
W. The home mills TANNED with orders ana
there have been heavy drafts on American manu-
facturers Unless this condition is transitory N
England II means rich and permanent Market
ror American goods Colonel Barbour said thar
great interest was being taken IN Europe in the
coming yacht races He said there was a Sener Al
sentiment there favorable 70 President Mckinney,
and that while the high tariff never would be
popular in the eyes Of Europe. yet the PTesldeht 8
unfinching stand for the gold standard MS tnor-
ough work in the war with Spain and his course
added that there seemed 70 be a desire upon the
part OF all Engshmen to see the Americans sur
due and rule the Filipinos and the belief Is gen
eral that the worlds commerce would be the
gamer thereby