New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

Conrad Miller. OF Nazareth. Penn, has gone
through life acquiring railroad presidencies, nks
some men acquire money and
GOOD others acquire debts. Mr. Miller I.
CROPS IN now president OF the Kansas CITY
THE WEST Osceola and Southern Railroad. tho
Chicago, Iowa and Davenport
Railroad. the Kansas CITY and Wes,port Railroad,
and also the Bangor and Portland Railroad. There
is shrewd suspicion that he is president OF a
great many more. but. so far as Is known this
takes In the main ones. Mr.. Miller is now in the
city, having returned from an inspection OF his
SsEs he .nds Sw@ eos IS me- sf ws
ditons Of the sections Of the country hs
passed through He s say, Sst ,Ss ss feet
West generally, The crops says Mr Miller
failure in the East. has been excellent n the Vest
the corn was never better; fax is about three
t9Trths crop against iSta I failure Of last year MT
ore have been found near Osceola and Bolivar, and
mas s Seen nes 10 sTd whe ro ws s
makes excellent railroad ballast Mr.. Miller says
S the %h se Of srea ne Of
and are spending money freely for rolling stock
ali they can do. He adds that land values had In
creased wonderfully.
Joseph r. Hawley. United States Senator from
Connecticut. who has been at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel for several days went to
SENATOR Europe yesterday. Senator Haw-
HAWLEY ley is just going over to England
GOING 10 meet his wife and family and
ABROAD come home with them. The SEN
ator is much interested In the cam
paign in the Philippines, and in discussion Of IL
said: II have received many Communications from
Manila within the last few weeks. and their con-
tents have been such that thought IT advisable TO
bring them 10 the attention OF the President which
be envf IS and hSTefore @aEs
it public, yet will say that II ~ staTNlng' and
sRnvd Be Greatly and that medstey
AS for General Otis, there Is nothing wrong With
and naturally has enemies The same men who ara
attacking him tried 10 kill OF Sternburg and, fall
nasdine in this they now want to raise hue and
cry about Otis Give General Otis troops enough
ator Hawley said he was delighted 70 hear Of Mr..
Roots selection as secretary or war Tor, he
added his father was my beloved professor at
Hamilton College, and he and were classmates"
Another European voyager yesterday was Rear
Admiral John G. Walker, president OF the lsthmian
Canal Commission. Admiral Walker
IsTHMIAN was at the Albermarle Hotel The
CANAL Admiral is going directly 10 Paris,
COMMISSION. where the Commission will meet
and organize and begin at once 20
investigate the condition OF the Panama Canal.
II don't know how long we will be away or
how much time IL will take US to investigate
the Panama Canal" said the Admiral THAT can
only be determined after We reach Paris inspect the
maps and drawings the reports OF the engineers
and constructors and learn how much time has
been spent already and how much time and money
will be required to finish the job. Meanwhile the
Nicaraguan Canal question Is outside OF our con-
sidera ton for the present Anything that has any
bearing upon the Panama Canal We are 70 study
and collect. We expect TO meet all the noted en-
gineers OF France In the course OF our research.
hardly think that will be in a position 70 say
much before next summer" The Admiral said that
he expected to Admiral Dewey on the Other
side Dewey" he said, came to Annapolis couple
OF years after did. I knew him as cadet and
we kind OF grew up together. II he goes 70 Lon:
don, as ! understand he WILL why, OF course )
shall go over from Paris 10 see him"