Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-14
Returns After Five Months Ab-
scence from Utah,
TALKS IN REGARD TO TRIP.
visits England After an Absence Of
Twenty-four Years Meets Utah
People Abroad.

Colonel r. G.. Weber accompanied
by Mrs Weber. returned home this az
ternoon after a visit to Europe extend
ing over period OF I'VE months. Dur
ing their absence from this city they
have visited the principal points of in
terest on the continent END upon their
return today they expressed themselves
as having spent very enjoyable time.
and return IN splendid health and
spirits.
When seen this afternoon Colonel
Weber stated that he left Salt Lake
on April 49, To- take the steamer direct
10 Naples via the Azores over the
route taken by Mark Twain as SET forth
I'm his famous "InnoCents Abroad
Upon arriving at Naples q visit t0 the
ruins at pompeii was 81 order and,
while in the vicinity the party managed
10 obtain a splendid view az NesuVius
I'm fun eruption. From Naples, Col
Weber went by easy STAGES lu Rome,
thence 10 Florence Pisa, Milan Venice,
Genoa, Nice. Monte Carlo, Switzerland,
down the Rhine and across 20
Brussels. Paris, London and % number
of the prominent towns OF England.
During his stay In London, COL Weber
stated that the humid air of the metrJp.
oils did not agree with him at AN. and
that he had TO leave the city for the
cooler clilnes OF the sea side at LIandid-
no In north Wales ana Plymouth IN
Deyonshire
In speaking OF the conditions in Eng
land today, Col. Weber said "Busi-
ness generally In England seemed 10
be good and very even, but at the
same time the people over there are
very depressed with the war ana there
Is hardly a family that has not lost q
member In South Africa. over IN
France one could not help noticing the
strong anu-Britlsh feeling that
was prevalent there, but when he let
there was a better spirit In evidence
principally on account Of the
fact that Amlral Seymour had
expressed himself as being very
much taken with the bravery
shown by the French marines 20 China.
France and England seem 10 Doe resting
under war cloud and unrest Us mani
tested on both sides OF the channel
Both countries are spending vast sums
or money IN fortfylhg and at Calais
and CherbOurg big works are under
way while Immediately aCrOss the chan
mel Dover and southampton are be-
Ing fortified stronge Than ever be-
fore"
Col Weber expressed himself as be-
ing greatly disappointed with the Paris
exhibition and, In his opinion, 1t was
not to be compared 90 the Worlds Fair
OF Chicago In great many respects
While the art departments, he asld
were splendid. there was much 70 be
desired IN other directions and the
British exhibits We're few and far be-
tween. Especially was this the case IN
regard 10 machinery France taking the
first place and America the second. In
his opinion the exposition would be a big
financial failure. and already he said,
the price OF admission had been lowered
from one franc 20 30 confines. In his
opinion there seems 90 be no system
about the exposition and fake shows
were sandwiched in between the big at
fractions. 60 a manner that spoiled the
entire affair
While absent from home Col Weber
met several Utah people including ). j.
DAILY and family, Ezra stevenson and
a number OF other Utah people. lie also
visited the headquarters Of the Euro
pean mission at a. Islngton, Liverpool
and stated that Il looked just the same
as II did when he was last In England
tWenty-four years ago,
Col. and Mrs Weber sailed Tor nome
from SOUTHAMPTON on September lst
on the American liner St Louis and ar
rive here feeling greatly benefited by
the change In every respect.