New-York tribune., 1902-07-02

THE PASSING THRONG.

Walter NJ Chandler OF South Africa, mining
engineer who was born in Illinois. at the Everett
House yesterday discussed some OF
TO WRITE what he considers the probable ef-
BOER fects OF the Boer War. The sub
HISTORY ject interests him greatly; in fact.
before the began he had begun
a history Of the South African republics. com
pleted up to the time of the war, and he hopes TO
return and bring his history to date by personal
interviews with the Boer commanders. Much de-
pends now he said. mot what England has
done, but on what England is going to do. If she
refuses 70 allow Boer military prisoners TO return
without taking the oath Of allegiance, or If she
still further the Cape Colony constitution
from her cOlonists in South Africa, there will
be trouble ahead for her. The result of the
will then dissatisfied colonials and united
and the Beers of the two republics were divided.
and it seems 10 me. it was for Englands best IN
growing out OF It have united them, and may con-
reason for the war the fear on the part of the
English imperiausts OF saxon Tepuolcs gr3wihnS g?hS
that the imperiasts have overshOt will overshoot
Of the war itself such a history can only be writ
ten by talking in person with the different Boer
know from personal observation, that history Is
Rorrbly 70 dramatic " facts ever recorded when the
story of the prison camps, where Bo$r women ana
hnK since 1su t6e revolt Of the American colonies
will deal eventually such blow TO England as the
An important announcement was made yesterday
by Lieutenant Godfrey, L. Garden, r. c. s., super
intendent Of Arsenal Tools at the
THE ST. coming Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
LOUIS EXPO- that the management has decided
SITION. to abolish all charges for floor
space to exhibitors. and furnish
free within reasonable bounds. any kind of motive
power needed to run exhibits. The lieutenant is
one of number of officers detailed by the gov
ernment to duty at St. Louis He said yesterday:
Il was at Buffalo, in charge Of the ordnance di-
- hat SbO
but it is no more right to compare the Pan-Ameri-
can with the Worlds Fair than it is to compare a
torpedo boat with a batteship. The Pan-Ameri-
can was beautiful exposition OF its class. charm
ing and edifyng to the but II Is not proper 10
classify it with international universal exposlr1ons
imagined by comparison only with the centennial
of 1876 the Chicago Worlds Fair OF 1888 and the
Paris Exposition. The exposition grounds now
about twelve hundred acres, with the pros
peCt of material additions later on. On north
and south line the distance is two miles, and on one
east and west line the distance is likewise two
self, be trundled through the varied industries
building without touching anything The exhibit
floor space in the machinery building Will amount
to about double the tolal space oeNoteG 10 al khos
and descriptions Of exhibits Buffalo AS yet no
provision has been made for midway. Business
and instruction first, amusement afterwards Is the
watchword of the exposition
"In connection with the abOlshment OF charges
for space the exposition management proposes to
reasonably demanded. Railway tracks will be
and within the principal exhibit build
ings, and the endeavor will be made to furnish
cranes and hosts and to do in general what may be
found proper for the convenience of all In other
words, it is hoped to for exhibitors expenses
from which there can be no appreciao1e return, and
might otherwise enter with enthusiasm into an
exposition display