New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

Game IN the Rocky Mountains is rapidly decreass
ing. according to A. r. Gates. Of Helena, Mont
Mr.. Gates has lived in the Rockies for twenty
years, and has travelled over them
CAMEL from one end to the other. He
ROCKIES came East few days ago a
DECREASING. pleasure trip, and is staying at the
\ Hotel Manhattan.
From the present outlook" said Mr.. Gates last
evening, 1T will not be many years until hunting
in the Rocky Mountains will be about profitable
as hunting In Central Park. Deer and elk are
very scarce. bears few and far between, and
about the only animals left now IN any quantity
are wolves and coyotes. The State OF Montana
paid out more than $4,000 bounty for them last
year. There hunters who make good livinss
by killing the pestferous creatures and selling their
hides TO the State. but In spite OF everything they
go on increasing faster than they can be killed
"As for grizzly bears. they are by as
plentiful people in the East seem 10 Imagine
besT. although have spent great deal Of ny
time in the mountains. ! venture TO say that there
cinnamon bears, but you might hunt long time
dillon Of affairs on the Indians. He thinks them
worthless lot and predicts that they VIII eventually
done the buffalo.
Mayor J. D. Higgins OF Osweso is at the Hotel
Manhattan. He said yesterday that he was tired
OF politics and had determined that three terms Of
office enough for him. He
MAYOR HIG- will not be candidate for re-elec-
GINS ON ton. Mr.. Higgins is engaged in
PROSPERITY. the manufa cture OF starch He
said that business had never been
better. and attributed It to the general Industrial
revival which followed the election OF President
Mckinley He expects 10 return to Oswego to-day
Here is an expression OF German sentiment from
r. Eggert. representative Merchant of Berlin.
who is in this city business. staying at the
Hotel Manhattan
GERMANYS Notwithstanding the representa-.
FRIENDLI- lions OF your sensational newspa-
NESS. pers the ptople Of Germany
and always have been friendly to
the United States At no time has there been .
hostile sentiment toward you in political. educa-
tiona or Industrial circles. Germany cannot AFFORD
20 quarrel with the United ftates. There are over
seven million Germans livsng here and, In addition
to that. our trade with the United States Is enor-
nous.
ION the other hand, we have never been partcu-
larly friendly to Span-probably as much on ao-
count OF the differences In our religions as any
thing else. Germany did think that the war be-
tween the United States and Spain could have been
averted. but when 1t came her sympathies were
all with this country I state authoritatively
that any newspaper stories to the contrary were
the result either of failure on the part OF the writer
to interpret public sentiment or desire to create
a sensation which might accrue 10 his own ag-
grandizement.
Germany does not and never VIII want tho
Philippines We admire Admiral Deweys admins:
tration there and are anxious for the success Of
your arms in the islands Our trade with ths
subserved better under American rule than under
the old regime, and very glad indeed that
America has taken the reins in the Philippines.
AS far q a business has opportunity 10
Judge. feel that Germany has no aspra-
lions IN Samoa other than to see peace ana order
restored. The German public ckerIshes no i-will
against Admiral Kautz We think that ne was a
at some time or another in his life. The pubica-
ton Of his private correspondence was certainly
a most deplorable blunder."