New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-16
THE PASSING THRONG

George Won Bonhurst. OF Pittsburs, II In the III,
for a couple of days at the Fifth Avenue Hot,
Mr.. Won Bonhurst Is Recorder a,
GOOD TIMES Deeds OF Allegheny County and an
IN satisfactory 10 his fellow citizen.
PITTSBURG has been his administration Of th,,
important office that although n.
has served for three terms he has just been nom
mated without opposition for fourth In SPEAKING
OF the present good times in Pitisburg he sad.
Never in the history OF the city has trade NJ
ell kinds been in such fourishing condition Thu
demand for all sorts OF iron and steel IA simnlv
unheard OF. The mills are not only swsmped win
orders for present delivery. but they have entered
into contracts for from eighteen months IN two
years ahead don't believe there Is an Idle wheel
idle an empty smokestack In the length
and breadth OF Pittsburg. Lots Of old mills whose
day was regarded over, and which had been
closed down. have been reopened and now rum
ming on full time. good example OF the phenon.
email demand for labor came TO my notice the other
day. We are improving lot OF country roads
under an old State law. but the work Ia delayed
although they are Offering $40 q day Tor them
An the coal Interests on the Mononganea River
the deal financed that there was an Excess sub
Il have Just returned from weeks cruise on the
J2ssHhns Wden ng WHY 9sw yacht Gat:d:
Maees and myself. We crused from the DssWafs
sssssSsZ ssS touched IS nsm5sr q
beautiful boat know o. she is very lu19roasiy
seHuy W could Suggest and money purcSsss Her
contract called for speed Of seventeen knots. but
surprised i she proved to be the fastest yacht il
Or. D. p. Hartinge. contract surgeon Y. g. A.,
who has recently arrived from Matanzas. Cuba
where he has been stationed for
CUBA's some time. when seen at the Grand
WONDERFUL Hotel yesterday afternoon. said:
FERTILITY THE condition OF that part o.
the population Of Cuba FOR
merly Known the reconcentrados steadily
improves although we are sti feeding some n
them. The better educated class in Cuba think
kindly OF Government In the Department Of
Matanzas General Wilson and his staff maxi
ing all possible exertion 10 get things In running
order. and their efforts beginning to be crowned
with success. l have been In Matsnzas since Janu-
airy /. and you could not ask for a finer climate
OF course. at certain hours Of the day II Is hot.
when you directly exposed to the suns rays.
but It Is always comfortable In the shade and
there IS a breeze continually. Business Is rapidly
reviving. I was previously at Cienfuegos but pre-
ferred Matanzas. as It is healthier. better drained
and situated higher ground Cuba IS won-
derfully productive country. Any place where
you can raise four crops Of year isn't
bad That's what they do there. ] know this
story will sound Incredible but actually knew
chap there who planted some corn three inches
below the surface Of the ground. and within five
days there a sprout more than an inch long
showing. When Cuba finally settles down, and
becomes fully developed she will be one Of the
Enormous DG popGis ton and her TOBACCO and sugar
crops alone will NIKE her rien; she mas: De-
w sae rser . %s1 win be and u
become the worlds .esort They raise everything
WSse they let Even that's ns reaiy So saw tree
ten feet high, and experts say 4 Is a fine srtts
Plaza at MatsnSas. II that country wGs!eysI
earth finds Judgement some form t q ytEssi9n
niche in rock where earth lies has something
III I had the faculty would write something
very handsome lot orly OF General wilson Su,
right ii A' and justice His executive ability
The efforts s Of Major Bach Who by the way
comes from New-York. and Major HeseI IN me
they have been successful is shown in the i'm.
proved health reports smaller death rate, ana a
complete absence OF yellow fever from the De-
partment"
J. NJ. Mcnamara. an American whose business In
terests compel his living In Paris and London for
the greater part OF each year, IL
LONDON's Just now at the Westminster. and
DULL when seen there he described Lon
SEASON ON don being at present extremely
dull 1T is what they call the
silly season over there. Almost every one VINO
is up to date has gone out or town, especially
the smart set. and London Is rather dreary
and deserted. Many OF these people go TO brish-
ton which bears much the same relation 70
Englands capital that Newport does 10 New
York. / was so busy while l was there on this
last trip that didn't have much time 10 look
about me- but every one both in England and
Paris seemed engrossed in the Dreyfus case, and
in both cities nothing else was talked OF In the
clubs and cafes. Opinion 10 Captain Dreyfuss
guilt is divided but the large majority believe MN
the innocent victim OF an awful conspiracy. On
one point, though there Is consensus Of opinion.
and that is that he will be acquitted. principally
me in contact with Americans while there and
they were all busy spending money. having
good time and minding their own business that
heard little about politics l am only mere lot a
short time. and shall remain In Paris until after
the Exposition my return. l came BACK on
the Teutonic and mad most comfortaois
voyage"