New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-24
THE PASSING THRONG.

Charles A. Moore. the machinery ana railway
supplies dealer. says that war between the British
and the Beers is inevitable. and as Mr.. Moore
Is IN constant communication
EXPECTS WAR with the mine-owners IN the
IN THE Transvaal he Ia qualified to
TRANSVAAL. speak At tho waldorf-Astora
yesterday he said; All our adj
vices from South Africa point 10 a bloody clash
there In a short time. My sympathies are all with
the English and Americans there and when the
trouble is over be 1t long short in duration. that
country win be better TO live in than It is now
Deagoa Bay but ' woudn II surprise e receive
an order 10 suspend at any time Those Beers o are
NTH .nanger policy they WON'T eat or let any
0os es' eat They y are ,S ,as 10
syndicate now mining in the Rand. wanted to buy
be bbe Cd an Sq had sp s sn s pp his Cattle
and his beer. and that was enough for him NY
friend offered him 900 for the mining. rights
objection could not be discoyered for weeks Finally
Sns Of the tS engineers Learned ned that the old m
able hc to nd particular style Of pole or tree vim
serted clause in the he" contract n large
supply OF that particular tree. and the old man
his barren farm The poles can be delivered at the
ed mans barn at cost Of less than 5000 but ne
he wanted was bis ohersssd 1 poles Ssl This is Simply
an Illustration; The Engiishmen and Americans
ssTs will stick 9 1t SsH Rrs aTes ans
have little voice in the educational taxation mat
qualities, but Cecil Rhodes is much finer type Of
man"
Rustum D. ~ wadia. a wealthy ard educated
young Parsee from Bombay, was at the Waldorf
Astoria last night. where he
WILL LECTURE attracted considerable atten-
ON AMERICA tention. He reached town
IN INDIA. from London a few weeks ago,
and went West as far as Chi
ca0o --ha A. otudv NJ he I1nl-
versi,y. Mr.. wadia is a barrister-at-law. fellow
OF the Imperial Institute of London. and speaks
good English.
II sail tomorrow on the st. Louis" said he.
land I've had great time. I've travelled pretty
much over the world. and before say goodby to
New-York want to say that you Americans are
the best-fed people in the world. Your food Is the
best in quality best cooked and best served OF any.
but your servants are too familiar. Your custom
graph camera 1 could md in London at a cost Q:
% guineas ] wanted to take lot OF pictures OF
officials demanded 40 per cent duty; The camera
was STAMPED. with my name and had been used on
in the bay before would pay the duty. The result
Visited sh " s Sa nc todf Soe % S asS
Three OF my friends were SO charmed With them
faat Of s ny II could ake s
pictures OF America no doubt some OF my friends
al wrong shall lecture in India what I've seen
here. used to think that the stories heard OF
don't think so any longer. This is the most amaz,
ing country In the world Bombay is doing well
under English rule II is fast becoming modern
voyr democracy out there There isn't much OF
that under English rule. However, we are dong
well and the natives OF India would hgna fnTs hs
they are disciples Of zoToaster believing IN a
sSd s a 6S e is n Of
them. Nearly AL the educated natives believe IN
God but they are not Christians and DO not oeiisVe
Mr Wadia saws cycling has become popular IN
Bombay since the American wheel was introduced
there and when he goes back he Is going 10 organ
ze baseball team.
Ex-Congressman George West. Of Ballston Spa
after a prolonged Illness. greeted a number OF his
friends at the Fifth Avenue
EX-CONGRESsMAN Hotel last night. He sold
WEST RESTING. his eight or nine paper mills
to the Paper Trust. and now
he can rest II he wants to. He came to this coun-
try from England a poor lad. and won success By
hard knocks and skful management.
Were talking more about the reorganization OF
the Carnegie Company out in Ptisburg than any
thing else" said II. J. Heinz,
INTERESTED IN the pickle man. at the Fifth
CARNEGIE. Avenue Hotel last night car
negie and his gigantic plans.
both business and philanthropic keep Interested
The last gift Of $4,000 to the Pittsburg Library
Will greatly widen Its scope. There are Ave branch
libraries in the city and number OF towns within
are having marvellously prosperous times out there
now. Every steel plant Is running full time. no
ms1d for dwelling houses is unprecedented Fits
burg's Industries greatly diversified. and that
with the Mckinley Administration, has made US
prosperous and happy as never before" Nj.
fnzfa nd NIL Wit m