New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
THE PASSING THRONG.

Colonel Moses Wetmore, Of 81. Louis Is generally
believed to be one OF the richest men IN the state
OF Missouri He is a great trust
SENATE hunter. He has found out that
LANGUAGE trust hunting is profitable. He
AbOUT sold out his interests TO the To-
CHURCH. baceo Trust at good round figure
and then started a rival factory to
be bought out again He is a warm supporter Of
Bryan and is around headquarters in the Hoffman
House great deal of the time II is currently re-
ported that Colonel Wetmore gave $4,000 the
campaign fund in 1896, and it is believed that he
VIII give more this year He is good story teller
and in recalling old times in the State Of Missouri
he told an interesting yarn about Senator James
stephen Green. one of the most famous Senator'S
the State ever had
While Senator Cireen was in WASHINGTON. ac-
eording to Colonel Wetmore, R. R. Hit member OF
Congress from illinois, discovered that Green was
49, HU J OF churca goeT he talked to Green
chureh Senator Green was at that time living at
guests Of the house He came IN to dinner late ate
one Sunday. and woman asked him where he
II have been attending divine service" he said
soemnly. Indeed" was the reply. What church
ator gTaveiy what was the preachers name?
was asked Il don't know" said the Senator, Il
the church the left hand side OF the street
please your" some one asked We'll >" said the
Senator thoughtfully, 1T seemed to me there was
SSG 'h re0'nS OF the Journal and too little de-
Louis Stern. one of the American Commissioners
to the Paris Exposition, returned on Wednesday
night the Teutonie, from Paris.
EXHIBITS after FIVE months stay. Per
NOT EASY haps the topic uppermost in the
TO SELL. minds OF the exhibitors at the Ex-
position when I left the very
great disappointment felt by all over the lack OF
sales Of their exhibits that the fair Is clos
ing" said Mr.. Stern yesterday. The Americans
Jared little better than others in this respect.
perhaps, particularly IN the matter Of mining ma
chinery and agricultural exhibits, but IN other
spects there is great disappointment the fail
ure TO dispose OF the exhibits at anywhere near
what they worth. Most Of them will be shipped
back 70 their respective countries.
From artistic point Of view the fair
Exposition. This is only natural as France is re-
garded as the home Of art The Chicago fair was
had plenty OF space around them. The attendance
now Unusual Efforts are being made to draw Out
the people, and there is a marked Increase in at
The Lottery feature in soPnsstion With the adms
In beginning sixty million ADMISSION tickets were
issued at a franc about 20 cents each With
Tbjs scheme 96Deale9 70 The Gambling Instincts of
this way Those tickets are now something of a
cents apiece oniy aBout thirt S5-- million or
forty million of the sixty million tickets have been
out Of pocket The fair officials are trying 70 use
the tickets by charging Two Tor a single aQInlS-
sion and fete nights FIVE tickets required for
a single admission.
The number and character Of the awards show
that the Americans did better than any other na-
ton save France itself Upon inquiry I learned
that France is a country possessing enormous
wealth. 1 informed by banker that the
Bank of France had more gold on deposit than the
and Russia combined. The fair has lessened the
bitterness Of feeling between the Germans and the
French on account of the Franco-Prussian War.
Enormous numbers OF Germans attended the fair,
while there were comparatively few Engishmen
there"
In reply TO question as TO what his friends told
him about the political situation. Mr.. Stern said
that he had been assured by conservative judges
that the Republican National and State tickets
would be elected