New-York tribune., 1900-08-04
THE PASSING THRONG.

X W. Butler. Of Chicago. who has just returned
from Europe. said when seen at the waldorf-As-
toria yesterday: The speech OF
FATE OF the German Emperor the en-
THE EXPoSI- barkation OF the German troops
TON. for China is attracting great at
tention everywhere in Europe.
While some deplOre the speech intemperate and
as recommending methods too drastic in the sub
jugation Of China. there can be little doubt that
the speech touched popular chord among Euro
pean people. In London interest is divided be-
ing is that the Boer war should De ended with all
be thus set free in South Africa could De hurried
France and Germany If is feIt that England has
more than she can handle in the Beers and China
The Exposition is in bad way financially, and
there seems little prospect that il will pull
out. 1t has been up against il from the very be
an outrageous miscarriage Of justice that ii left
pad taste IN the mouths OF al outside nations and
a sense Of personal resentment as well There is
no doubt that many persons who would otherwise
DreyfGs fasco would not Then came the Boer
war and the Partsians sHarJing over their de-
cheered to the echo while British victories were
received with groans and Kisses and cries Of oas
les AngaisH Naturally enough, Engiishmen re-
remedy that lay nearest TO hand 70 even matters,
they've dons it so effectively that YOU viii md few
EngIishmen or English women in Par;s today.
On top all this the OminOus yellow pail of China
has settled all nations alike. and no one, until
that is cleared up. feels Ike making merry in gay
picked out worse year which hold their
Exposition"
Before the Exposition opened" continued Mr..
Butler the authorities sold 70 the banks Paris.
but principally 10 the Bank OF
! TICKETS France. sixty-fve million tickets.
| co CHEAP. These tickets were put in 70 the
banks AT 80 cenJimes-about 10
| cents OF money-apiece- In their turn the
banks sold these tickets TO cafes and spectators
but they still hold large number OF them as UP
| to three weeks ago the attendance had been only
| about fourteen million. Curious as it may seem,
buy them either frcm the spectators 1 or az ne ne
Testaurants LRese tSAstS Sei | o1 sale for &
| centimes. less than cent more than they cost
the price on the Streets specnIatCIs have been
known TO sell them for as low as %, and IN one
or 10, Centlmes apiece " nat ccIIe-
! spends to our Midway Plaisance tells s-mi ar
story There the freak buildings Ike the glsantlc
globe, were built BY stock companies that & have
qhsi~ Stocks were on 500 go basis and the pros
| pecU Of a dividend absolutely nil Personally
! WorId's Fair OF 1883 nor is IL indeed as good
as the Centennial Exposition held at Philadelphia
Paris has been terrihcaIly hot lately. There is
gea5 ga5 e1essn sens beeen ~ the Prince Of Wales and
the Due dorleans at Marien6ad II viii 1ir De {ne me
atter's unlucky letter 10 French artist congrat-
him out Of Albion Probably however. the Prince
OF Waless well known tact VII NJ cause ; sas meeting
TT seems to me that the allies are at last show
| ing common sense in making a move on Feklns-
said L. A Schuyler. OF Phila-
THE delphia. at the Hotel Inperlal yes
| MOVE ON terday Mr. Schuyler has travelled
| PFKING widely in China and is familiar
with the Chinese their customs
and their habits
While il looks now" he continued. as though
the ENJOYS and other foreigners might De alive
| BY no means feel certain. for the reason thaf N
| case they are dead ciphers- keys and all legation
| papers are in Chinese hands. II would De com
| paratively simple then for the Chinese 20 nave
manufactured practically all Of the messages tna'
/ have been so far sent from Peki9g- H. however
| the ENJOYS are still living and the messages aIe
| genuine il seems remarkable that tney contain
50 little information the true status OF aILtr@
| al PekiuE Take the COnger cable. ror example
| He cOrvevs absolutely information as 70 am
| rn1nfriOu food. killed and wounded or any OF me
| rhO1sand and one details for which ne must kHo"
the world was and is waiting with agonlZed IN
terest and irnpatience- l must say, TOO. there s
one thing about the situation that CRATES narsniJ
/ on me and that IS the waruings-no, tnreats !;
he better word-Of Ii Hung Cnang ana FFl1c'
Sheng that II the march on Peking De not De
laved a massacre Of the foreigners there VIII a
once eusue II they feel that way about IT, anC
thai is the trend OF Oriental diplomacy Il mlgh
be well TO take leaf out OF the book on diplomacy
as the Chinese work II and gather IN in our turn
| as hostages Earl Ii. Prince Sheng, and al ms
| Viceroys and other high 'u1uck-a-rnUcks We car
lay our hands Against the sarety OF our MN
isters would set their lives