Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-05
FROM LONDON.
MAYOR JOHNSON" TELLS HOW HE
is IMPRESSED WITH ENGLAND'S
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NORTH
DAKOTANS ABROAD

DAKOTANS ABROAD, 49,.
Mayer. Johnso1's last letter from
abroad is written from London, and
in it he says: ,~
When / wrote my letter from Paris
! mentioned some OF the interesting
things 1 had seen UP to the time of
writing On the 14th they had what
the Parisians called mid-Lent car
nival, but made it sort OF a holiday.
The papers had big headlines as to the
big parade that would pass the opera
house at 2 p. m. At the time named
mounted pollce cleared the space for
the parade and thousands waited
among the number-to witness what
we expected, something nice, but
waited in vain. There was not to ex-
ceed ten floats all told, The papers
the next morning tried to explain the
dismal failure, but without success.
II we will net have one twenty times
as good in Fargo at the fire festival
next June l shall disown Fargo in the
future. While walking along boule-
ward L'Cpera one day who should I
find but Mn. Alex Stern and wife of
Fargo. They were stopping at the
Belyiew, while I was at the Contin-
entail, and nelLher knew that the other
was in Paris. I also met Mrs. John
German, a sister of Senator McDougal
of Mandan; N. D. Mr.. and Mrs. Stern
leave Cherbourg, France, April 4,
while Mrs. German sailed from Ant
werp, Belgium, on the 10th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stern will be in Fargo about April
10Th. - x. et,.,'=
London! Well, what can say of
London, the largest city on earth? And
until recently the great financial cen
ter of the world. That distinction
has been wrested from her by New
York, and fifty years from today Chi
cago-wish could say Fargo-will
have wrested from it the distinction
of being the largest city in the world.
All have read of the Charing Cross sta
ton, the Black Friars, Waterloo and
other bridges spanning the Thames,
and about the churches and cathedrals,
the parliament house and other noted
buildings; but even at the risk of tir~
ing your readers I will try and tell
them how those buildings impressed
me. The st. Pauls awed me more
for it's immensity than for it's grand
eur. Westminster Abbey for it's his
toric associations. I attended, divine
services there. Within it's walls rest
the remains of many Of England's S
kings, warriors, statesmen and 9TH
ers who have helped make England
what she is today. | also had an
opportunity of inspecting the two
cham bers--house of lords and house
Of comm ons--in the parliament build
ings..; The building, on rather build
ings, cover an immense lot of very
valuable real estate. '
No doubt at the time of their con-
sitruction they were great, but like
many things in Europe they are out
of date Both chambers are small,
dark and seemingly uncomfortable
The members of both houses sit on
benches at the side OF the chamber
the rear ones being raised above the
one in front, something like have
seen children sit in country school
houses in the west. The cushions in
the house of lords are covered in scar
let leather, while those in the house
of commons have black leather cover
ing. 7 was told blythe policeman in
charge that the house OF commons has
$40 members. OF which Ireland has
sl03, and that at the present time the
house Of lords had 40 members, in
Guiding bishops or spiritual lords, as
the are called. III B j Es$ Il 4, rs Z.
o. On the evening Of the 18th inst I
attended one of the most unique. Ma
sonic lodges in the world. It was
Jubilee Masters Lodge No. 2712 of
Lond lon; Eng gland. The membership
is composed entirely OF actual past
masters and the members must Join
while actually presiding in the east.l
No one is eligible to membership
either before he becomes IN. I'M !. on
after he retires and becomes q +. NJ.
All visitors must be either masters
for the time being or past masters.
The most interesting of all Masonic
lodges that it has been my good for
tune to visit had an installatio OF
officers, and after the installation 4
banquet, with recitations and songs,
the telling Of stories, etc, until about
It Ii asserted that the idea Of the
pipe organ was borrowed from the
human chest, mouth and larnyx.
Ia poker ana politics they bluf the