New-York tribune., 1899-06-08
THE PASSING THRONG.

1ohn T shayne. ex-president OF the Commercial
association OF Chicago. is at the Fifth Avenue
rso,el He attended the meeting at the Hoffman
House last night OF the Merchants
cu1cAGo and Manufacturers Board Of
MAKING Trade. of which his brother, C. c.
PIC PLANS. Shayne is president When the
resolution was adopted to cooper
-. nth the Board OF Trade and TRANSPORTATION In
ha effort 10 have the National political conventions
la here this fall. Mr. Shayne, to use his own
-,-aseology gave a regular Chicago laugh" He
,S,nks that Chicago will never allow such thing
70 'oN, ro"s shsyne the promulgator Of the Peace
,Sise in Chicago. and before he retired from ofce
last November he started the ball rolling for the
AutSnsss A.aasss of the Commercial Association II viii
aus rom october to II, and promises be big
an1ss se President will be there to lay the corner
stone Of the new, new Federal Fed raj building said Mr.
p said 10 the contrary Notwithstanding. our Com
nitiee on Invitations has positive assSranee that
rromsed TO come. and October has been set apart
ss Roosevelt Day There will & be da the most mos & gor
1tsht and at Lake Front Park an amphitheatre
vii be ersfts9 oS. ThTe tSere With real i've Indians and
,har things The festival is TO celebrate the anni-
ysrsary Of the great Chicago hre, which occurred
on October s.
Martin Miller, correspondent for several
western papers, who has just returned from an ex-
nsixat
among them the Phppines-was
u-rrr. FED in. the city yesterday. Mr.. Miller
AND FULL thinks the American people want
or FIGHT 10 settle the trouble in the Philip
pines too quickly, and that the
future OF the Islands should be left to evolution
Considering the nature OF the country said
ba "the campaign has been a marvel Of celerity.
The war is nearly over General Otis has the rebels
- H. nj, The volunteers are well fed, and they
are eager to tight The presence OF me Commis,
sion adds greatly to the American Sand of military
steel The Protestant missions have alreaoy 1g pegun
work I'm the islands The Methodists have oishop
on the ground. and | myself attSnoed me >,,Is mrs.
Protestant service ever held In Manila MT. Miller
Dollars S The coin most common in the Philippines
Is the Mexican dollar which is counted on lts
sE sg4 Americans ana A's"'" VII" '''' ''''"'' w
Joe H. Prescott special loan agent in Buffalo
of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. was at the Hotel Imperial yesterday.
IL want to say that Buffalo is
1TrFFAIO'S greater city and has more prom
BID FOR ising future than most people have
PROM. any idea Of" said Mr.. Prescott.
NENCE "One Of the surest signs Of her
prosperity is that the large insur-
ance companies are seeking 10 invest their assets
in Buffalo real estate. From commercial view
point we are now the fifth city in the world, and
during the season when navigation on the lakes
is open our commerce equals that Of New-York.
We have the largest and most complete grain ee-
compared 10 us commercially She Is only OF
our tributaries the others being Duluth, Milwaukee,
Detroit and Toledo. We have twenty-seven rail-
roads and more miles Of track than in any other
city OF the Union We have more asphalt streets
than any city in the world except Paris. In short.
the only thing needed 10 elevate Us to our proper
sphere in the country Is the Pan American Expo
stOn. The progress in that has been wonderful.
II will undoubtedly he one of the most unique and
Of the most successful expositions ever given in
the world.
The prospect for men without capital in
new possessions has long been topic of interest.
Albert s. Stevens, who calls himself jack-ofa
trades, and who followed Miles's
WHAT army into Porto Rico a black
PORTO RICO smith, told a Tribune reporter
NEEDS. abost his experiences yesterday.
He has just returned from San
Juan aad Is staying al the Astor House In a few
weeks be will 20 back again 10 operate a mine
whid6 he has secured. Western capitalists
said to be back Of the project. AT any rate. Mr..
Stevens has been extraordinarily successful, and
his views a tradesmen should be Of use TO other
tradesHen VINO are contemplating moving 10 Porto
q should not advise any man without capital to
go 10 Porto Rico at this particular time" he said.
but there Is demand for skilled labor yet.
AS blacksmith did good business as long
the Army was on the island, but when 1t went
awar<4t took business with It. Seeing that my
ira tftfouia. be of l sold my outfit
and Aboa an 10 prospect. / found gold got out
claim and organized a company. There is wealth
The Ordinary lines OF business are not good, prin-
cipaly, think becaiise OF the tariff laws Porto
Rico is sorely in need of little American legis-
lation IN a few years the industries of the coun-
try will be built up. and then there will be an
opening for skilled worknen. but there is none
now"