New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-01
THE PASSING THRONG.

Seneral A. @. Greenwood Is at the Hotel I'm
perial General Greenwood has spent twenty years
In Cuba, and is on terms Of intimacy with nearly
all the Cuban leaders. He also has
GENERAL a large acquaintance among the
GREEN Spanish residents OF the island.
WOODS His visit to this country Is on
VIEWS business connected with a pro-
posed Cuban railroad. for which he
had the concession from the Spanish Government
and later from General Lawton and General Wood.
General Greenwood says that the railroad will com
prise about eight hundred and fifty miles Of tracks.
including its branches with termini at Santiago
and Santa Clara. He expects TO begin work on II
soon.
He said the spaniards IN Cuba, who are the
wealthy men of the island, have no ill-wiH toward
the United States They acknowledge that they
were fairly beaten. and are anxious that Cupa
shall remain a dependency Of America. Speaking
OF Gomez. General Greenwood said:
He is a good man. and will do all in his power
TO help establish stable government, to be under
the American protectorate for the present lie
is having a good deal OF trouble with some OF me
refractory officers some of whom served under
him and some who had never seen MIN uhtlI re-
Gently Among the officers there is much JeaIous!
each one believing that he Is the most
to take charge OF the political, civil and mhtary
governments OF the island. General Gomez Is
foreigner and this fact is continually D1ousn' ~
| AGAINST him but the majority of the ofncers ana
| nearly all the soldiers are foreign. Therefore ne
he can control the bulk Of the CUBAN ARMY a"N
the citizens all like him He Is just ana siHOV''
in what he undertakes. and when ne toiu oe
I BROOKE that he would assist him In the dls.'lDu-
| 49, - tho "a 600 900 he fully meant it. know
I this halter than anybody else, for waGteu NM
N coma TO the States with me. ana had maui
preparations TO bring him but he said tha' ne II.
given his word 70 General Brooke ana Gou.u
desert him. I think that on my return ! can -.
| duce him 10 come 10 the States ana auO'e' '-
I JTrood
/ ''Since he has been In santiago "e s nacedann
| has made about one hundred miles Ut down
roads and streets. and he Is now PUTS ssrworks
asphalt streets He has puI station outside the
city TO give Santiago abundance o. 49, u, the
ne mas SV {be civ IN the few short months that
ne has been there than the Spanish did in the aS
| and made them new and has improved the SANTA
Of The place Ss s sHSh more an yow fever
THE health OF the city will be such as II naS
been Sef Tsfv in sr at o general
1.-THE income Of the island. he told me, wouId ne
apou' & hi: proper proportion Of this amount he
Saws that he will accomplish wonders ana ne
"EIe is is the hardest worker have ever met The
day when E had Larger 3gsn qGnne pills from
bottle and swallow them ] said 10 MN
aren't you at bTaek 10 1sN these chs he replied
There's too much work on hand TO be sick and on
| he went TO the landing. where his lauhch was
waiting to take him 10 Guantanamo
John A Hengeret a well-known wholesale cry
! goods merchant OF Buffalo said yesterday al VIC
Hotel Imperial that interest in the queen OnS -
| largely centred IN the coming
! pANAnfERICAN Pan-American Exposition. Now
| rxpOsTTION that the discussion over a site
has been settled in favor Of the
Runosev property north Of and adjoining the But
| falo Park there is nothing left for taouo"s 10
| cuarre oyer and all classes working together
| barnonIously 10 make the exposition as great
| success possible. - go
We think It will be close second 10 the NoIIu >
| Fair at Chicago" said Mr.. HengereL The GROUNDS
comprise about four hundred acres wRieH S ego
pares favoraby IN size to the GROUNDS a! CHCss
There are some objections, Of course, 10 the lnIaa
Sront nropertv were too numerous 10 be overcome.
| The business have put their shCuIoers 70 ~
w mosf b aTS features OF the situation is that The
laborng are taking deep nGTest - i5st me
| contributions Of the wealthy citizens nave oeei
iSSAltgents are now at work in South America and
Canada booming the Rossf a eso have PROMISED
| their support and everything points 10 success.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice David J. Brewer
| OF the United States Supreme Court, the Amer
team Commissioners who will sit in the Court OF
| Arbitration at Paris 10 settle
| vFNFrZI- Ella the Venezuela boundary question
! BOUNDARY sailed yesterday in the White star
| QUESTION. liner Majestic for Liverpool When
| seen at the Murray Hill Hotel
| justice Brewer said;
| 81 feel sure that the Commission will be able to
| settle the dispute satisfactorily The govern
rnents OF both Venezuela and British Guiana nave
rosnifested a spirit Of the utmost fairness in the
matter and ] believe that they Will accept the qe
sYs St be- best Of Counsel and each viii doubtless
present very strong case case M opinions on the
| merits or dement's Of a case or make any pre-
| dctions as its probable outcome
| or.v,1-o r-o-nFP WATER RECORD BROKEN