New-York tribune., 1899-09-23
THE PASSING THRONG.

A New-York hotel is after all about the best placa
in the world 70 see people from all cIimes The reg
lister at half dozen big hostertes
INDUSTRIES in New-York will on the same day
OF as likely as not contain the names
ECUADOR Of an English gold miner from
New-Zealand. a Russian official
from Siberian frontier town. and coffee
cocoa grower from South America. The passing OF
the varied throng is most interesting study. Yes
terday there walked into the Fifth Avenue Hotel
n Jolly short we'll rounded handsome man. who
signed his name "E. Rhode, Gusyaquil, Ecuador"
After he tossed the pen into the tray he added in
broken English: "Plees. send to de boat for my
foorteen trunks" at which Mr. Somers, the clerk
elevated his eyebrows and smilIngly said: All
right Mr. Rhode"
Aherward when he was seen. Mr.. Rhode said:
TSc os @rs ef's Of our is given to
pursuits, although there are half dozen gold
money. one OF those is the American Development
Company. sixty miles from Guaysquil The Govern
eral Aifaro as President. our principal industry
is the production of cocoa from which your choco-
OF the worlds product. our biggest customer Is
the city of Hamburg. Germany. New-York and
London are also large consumers. our country and
climate are well adapted to grazing. and the ex.
portaton Of hides to the United States is extremely
heavy. We made quick trip up this time hav-
ing started from Guayaquil week ago last Mon
day. I'd stay and sec the Dewey celebration II I
the hotels are full, and guess I'll get over TO
London and Hamburg as soon as possible"
The Rev. DR.. James Rennie. OF glasgow the
leading United Presbyterian minister of that city
and Of the most famous golf.
A FAMOUS ers in the Land o Cakes was At
CLERICAL the Westminster yesterday. He il
GOLFER. a delegate from ;he United Presby.
terrain Assembly ~ Scotland 70 the
Pan Presbyterian Assembly. which IL TO meet In
washington on Wednesday. II owe more 10 golf
7 ali ,ba druo tlo ba.a
given me-" said Dr. Rennie. i've been golfer
for thirty-fve years and more. and when see q
ministerial friend looking bilious and low spirited
/ say to him. Come out man. and be cheated into
walking dozen miles in the open air without
kn0Ws yery " welt COLI M is Two OR three Centuries od
bat it is fact that It all bur died out in the Yves,
of Scotland. The Scots Of East Lothian have
played It for two hundred or three hundred years
The sport died out In the west so that thirty years
bundle Of clubs. the people there asked one another
what was carrying. and If the new minister had
enough ali over Great Britain now however. and
It IL common sight In Scotch towns TO see people
golf clubs they try to catch their trains. I
would have been down at Bayside Long Island 10.
day II ] had had time. Mr.. Hunter the son Of an
sid side e''' u ''''' 10 "e'' "''' ''1''' . '''
Dr.. Rennie was asked II the popularity Of Watson
with Americans, and he said: Net BY any mean.
Lan-he pronounced IT. Ean1MaSarSa IN ell zen Vas T
at all, even In Scotland as writer remember
distinctly several years ago taking up a copy Of
The British Weekly and seeing contribution from
one who signed himself Ian Macaren. was
struck with the contribution that | took II down
to London TO a minister's meeting and when had
a chance | read it to them They were moved 10
tears and meSrment just as we are tGdsy owe.
then, and ] did not find out till year or two
afterward. Barries cleverness is also recognized
by his own people II Is true there are critics at
home who indulge In sneers at what they call the
'kale garden school Of Scotch writer's. meaning
those who deal with the life of the lOwly and re-
liglous there but their criticism In no wise de-
tracts unless | greatly mistaken. from the
universal conviction that the school OF Scotch
novelists numbers some remarkably brilliant men,
DR. Rennie who Is between sixty and seventy
years old. wears for watch charm gold trophy
recently won in competition with younger men
at the links OF the Prestwich Golf club: in Ayr
shire OF which he has been a member for thirty
years.
THE company store is not black as It Is
coal operator. at the Park Avenue
PRAISE Hote last night. Mr.. Mears had
FOR THE reference to the stores conducted
COMPANY by the smaller coal operators
STORE" where the miners and coal handlers
trade out their wages from one
months end to another without seeing any ready
money. "Of course" said Mr.. Mesrs there is here
and there a dishonest operator who will practise
extortion but the majority OF the stores are nom
esty conducted, and great blessing 10 the
men instead OF curse Is often charged Nhere
the laborer trades out his account ne mas no cnsns
TO spend any money for intoxicating liquor Give
Goa miner few dollars in cash az the end OF .
month and the chances about ~ out OF 100 that
he will spend it all in drink With The company
store system he cannot get any cash. MS fanny
sure to be provided for