The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL L0BBIES
Delegate From Scotland to the Pan
PRESBYTERIAN Council Talks.
IMPRESSED WITH AMERICA.
Everything in this Country is New to
Me-" lie Tells II Reporter at The
Lexington From Old
Point-Col. Baker Here

Rev Alexander smellie. of Phurso.
CaithnesshiIe Scotland. is aft The Licking
ton. Rev. Mr. smeIie is a delegate from
the Secession church of North Scotland.
~ the pan-presbyteriau Council which
will he held n Washington the latter part
of this month
eyes. this is my first visit 90 America,
he replied to ID Times mans question.
Everything here is new 90 me ana nina
your methods 0t exceeding interest. = was
always anxious % see Quebec and some
Of the Canadian towns. but when once
across The border matters took an entire
Is American aspect. I visited Detroit and
chicago and then I saw two towns truly
characteristic of your people A. least this
was what I thought hen, but how differ
ems are the various sections of your coun-
try. How cosmopolitan YOU are one
sees people from AID points Of the world
and each speaking his own tongue, and
an this in one city. We have 90 go To
London 90 witness anything like h. ana
with us way up ion the Highlands. London
is con iierel as FAR away But here You
have 90 every day and think nothing OF IT,
And then your railway system. lt is
FAR superior to ours. We are absolutely
ignorant 0f the comforts in travel that
y0u here enjoy. and yet YOU think 10 is
only proper that g. should Doe SO. An
American packs his satchel boards "A train
and is whirioi away TO his destination
point as far distant as from my home 20
Iond0n-six hundred miles-attencs 10 MS
business which viii probably detain him
a day or So. comes back again, and All
as IL &c was the most natural thing in tho
wide world for him 90 DO. Tie never gives
II a second thought But with our
Doopic-how different a Journey like that
Is considered as one Of greatest moment
and no care IN preparation for such "a long
long trip is spared. n Is al quite new %
me and how very very interesting You
Americans however live very fast I see
# everywhere In the East and IN the
West Max O'Rell speaks truly when he
says that the average American tles 10
live his allotted three-score years ana ten
I'm about one-third that time
OF Ike n though. You have charac-
ter..tlcs that as inruish you from al other
nations and these have made you me
great people that you are.
ct will leave Monday for The East I
want 10 see just as much Of this wonder
ful lard as T possibly can before return
IN NV native heath-the bonnie High
lands Of old Scotland.
Mr. IT, r. Thomas. of Pittshurg Pa.
T. REGISTERED at the Jefferson. Tie makes
trim 10 Richmond every two or thrce
mouthe. and always comes l1adod WIN
good stories and a few truths concerning
the products OF the glass manufacturing
concern for which he travels.
Mr.. s. T.. Hough, Of Derby. England
was az the Jefferson yesterday he ~
spcndine some time. not 10 speak of FUNDS
"a d
some things not TO be found In John Bulfs
domain
Several persons arrived yesterday from
old Point. constituting ono OF the Few
parties that have registered from That
resort since The yellow fever scare. The
Hygeia Hotel remained open all the time.
though guests dwindled 10 a mere hand
fun but the Chamborlin closed down for
q while. u has now reopened, however.
Mr.. y. d. c. Mink Mrs Mink. Misses
r. l.. Mink. r. NJ. Mink. and r. J. Fann-
ing compose n party Of Philadeiphians az
the Jefferson.
Colcael !. O. Baker who command a
the Second virginia Regiment during he
recent war With Spain came into tho
city last night. Tie registered az Murphy
from NewnOrt News. He WAS bosieged
d with friends Zoo the lobby. who were anx-
ious 20 greet him.
Mr. John p Brennan a prominent Elk
M Cincinnati and editor Of the Eleven
O'Clock Toast' an Elk newspaper. "1s
the guest Of the Richmond lodge yestcf
! day. and later left for Norfolk.
At Murphys-W. r. Coleman. clifton
Forge. Va: w. r. Yancey Virenil Mrs
John Smith. Henrico. Va: " .. Firoher
Norfolk. r. y. Jones and SON. Cape
! Charles, va.
At Now Ford's-E. r Miles BLACKS
/ burg Va Miss Wayne Corbet pldWah
Ky. George Erich tie. Sacrament. al
81 the jefferson v q. Harrison,
Hanover. Va. ~. II. McMahaal Peters
/ burg. J. Boyd and wife. Cynihlaoa. Ky
| Miss L. A. Weaver and Miss H. T.. Clofe
Brooklyn. y. =: W. l.. kernisn and
| daughter Cleveland. O.. q. r. sautoid
! and daughter New Bedford. Mass
At the Lexington j Hutchinson
New York city. a. H. Monteith. rolumb A.
s. c.. Charles r. Foster Baltimore. G.
r. Conwell Chicago. and r. T.. Hauns