New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
THE PASSING THRONG.

Samuel Smith. Member OF Parliament. the eabh
the other day said mad started by his Lonesome
self a moral crusade in the Ho,,ss
A CONSCI- OF Commons against the iniquit!4.
ENTIOIrS and low tone OF the present plav.
MEMBER OF at London theatres The debate
PARIIA- that followed developed the fac,
MENT that Mr. Smith had never been in a
theatre. and knew nothing Of the
plays which he attacked from personal observa-
ton. One OF these plays The Belle OF New
York" an American production. with American
stars ana chorus. Mr. smith knew whereof he
Mr. smiths was greeted with loud and rioaid
laughter oy MS silo" s.i.H 's 5lsofts az
the elevation Of the stage came To a sudden sad
Mr. smith has sa, In Parliament for eighteen
years His first three years ne represented Liver
pool before that city was divided, and for .ne last
wales He is a constant visitor TO the uaited
He was here last fail having come over to attend
the third trienuial meeting OF thc Pan-Presby-
about October / Tall and thin of figure. Mr.
Smith wears long gray beard, and affects affects sas
dress OF a clergyman re IS a man OF ability, but
with deeply religious turn of mind. which colors
reporter when here last he declined to discuss the
political affairs OF England; saving: II made rule
on the sabbath so you viii aaXe 70 P9Tdon & my not
esting in England the present time"
r. E. Brown. the mining engineer. has returned
from a short trip 10 the Paris Exposition. and
when seen at the Hoffman House
THE EXPOSE yesterday said: The Exposition
TON A DIS so far Is great tsappOintment %
APPOINT visitors, for is Z chaotic state
MENT so Some. indeed most. OF The build
FAR ings are unfinished. and the
hibts themselves are standing
around done up in burlap crates, waiting 70 De
unpacked. OF course. the place is dirty. owing %
the work constantly going on, and il viii be fun
plete running orCer. There is only exhibit IN
is the one from nth the ned States All the amer.
leans 5, TAXI m % much pE.as n , ms ana % i rejects great
In hnsand YOU do not hear 50 much war talk
cept II now as a matter OF course and whereas for
merly 1t was the sole and engrosstng topic OF
Well II is just the phase that went
thTough , with the spanish VA Al nrst we could
interest began fade away. until to-day how many
Pbiippina IsIanGs aad that American sa1iters - a- o
daily laying down their lives there in defence OF
ON the Continent. while think the same raucor-
syepathy a Of the c9n5inental ont people Is as strongly
IL they An Englishman now walk
through the streets OF any ConJinenta city where's
only short time ago a crowd would have formed
lection afforded by the police. their demonstrations
gerous color"
The hit of the Exposition. so far. is sousas
band 1 present the first day they played
Sousa began with National
SOUSA Anthem, and the crowd cheerei
MAKES A themselves hOaTse But when
BIG HIT. Sousa played the AIarseillal5e'
they broke loose in earnest They
wild and crazy over IL that il hard
understand how the revolution and the reign os
terror came TO pass
There funny thing I would like TO tell
you Of W. W. Foote, of California. as you prob
ably know. is of our Sub-cOmmissioners. Hs
used TO be prominent in politics in San Francisco.
He IS industrious and accon.pishes LOT. but he is
ngngt c6nse9aentY he b9GutaiT feses T TO talk
anything but French This usually results in his
complicating matters so that he mas pe-tOrCe 10
fall back United States or the aid of inter-
prefer. AS soon Snarl is Strengthened out
he starts in with his French again, and straight-
way there is another mix up. He's about al the
'Oui. non,' stage in his studies They've tackled
the soup and tOothpick story him. You know
IL. of course. where the takes the elaborate
French menu, which he can't read so he points
dish the top line and gets soup, then he
points dish three four lines further down
and gets soup. Desperate he points our
the last thing the bill of fare. and the waiter
turns up with toothpickS.