New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-01
The PASSING ThRONG.

Major Putnam Bradce Strong. son n ~ MayoI
Strong who is Tome rom ths PHILIPPINES IN fir.
Tough has had end ~ eXperl.
HOW MAJOR ences out there. and ne f@l. q
STRONG them in the most interos'in- way
TOUCHED ~ course being an army o' DR.
THE BUTTON he doesn't care 70 discuss the I'.
tics ~ The situation IN me pan.
ppines but he has t0l1 some II his experiences.
He has host or friends here. and they ~tl Keep
him busy all the time that he IL home ono =
the best stories Of the Major was rslafed yef'er-
day. When the Major went out - tne PaiAi-
pines he spoke Spanish 10 shgnt eT,eht; o o.. |1a
language known as the iagal dlaiect VI ~ a..
Arst got there ne acquired a servant or rather the
servant acquired him Somehow or ofner tfr
br .ef 10 @f The Major and e61dnt be shsk4a r.
de didn't speak word OF knglsn Or op5fi-l,
fore. he was no help. and could only surm'e wat
was wanted The Major dressed him up IN a. me-
nished with a half dozen glttering brass bar.
tons While studying this impressive ara o.,
buttons an idea came into the Majors mead. ard
he immcdiatcly put il into effect lie took - ~
solemnly aside and lied 70 me toPmos. o''5,n ~
dafhe9 a,bisS coffee Vas drunk To ano'hor .
tied glass which used 70 serve coohns d. oHs,
e Tea he stood back and surveyed him gi'h -a.
isfaction Then by means n signs ne conveyed
the idea 20 his newly acquired servant ma,
,bereto Then he removed the articles and hogan
experiments II didn't take the native .ont D
realize the system. and after maj y N.-
Ealing II was a case of touch the button AID
the native dd rho rest
r r Ford. Of Pusbure ia io ~" cry Mr.
Ford is known far and wide toe mighty a-o~r-
man II the Mrskoka distcl.' Each
A FISHER year he hes himself far iTro ma
MAN FROM fast1esses ~ Canada. and u is
TrtF, MIS- superstition among toose Who
KOKA. know him tnai no meyer t''- ''t
IN the morning that be- doesn't
bring in big string ar nig1t. Pc has 'ist come
down from the Georgian Rsy where n~ LAB 80
usual run of luck. he said ~ rio Ff'o avenue
Hotel Yesterday. that he mad ben up me- J-'t s'an
rom one hsnins ground TO another. Va -a--
factory results I've country nf f.fr" no -f.,
for sporismen. and ttst when he nr.' 0er' N2
tSo, eorne years ago there we're fep fishermen
tn. penetrated that far bur tbs year .ie
D Dat Vel covered Mr Ford n no pioneer
aass mon Of Pitfsburg Since me organization z
Inc trlst ne dropped our of active work. ara "Ais
he sl ms IaI I'D yos,eriay tat Pi:stgre was
he supposed about the mosi prospero4s o''F J" 'n3
demanded good wages lhe stores "ere A.. t.
an excellent business. and me mus i-c' l.i1S -
expanding reaching ont adiins 70 toeir pans ane
equipment. It wasat boom ae sa.a re's s,J
seemed fair % continue for lone time. as inere
was nothing artificial about y.
n F. ingalls, presiden, of the Chesapeake and
ono and the Big Four railroads ~as IN ne
city yesterday and AZ the Wal
MEINGALLs dorf-As,ora Mr. ingalls, went
LOOKS FOR down in Wall street in The fore
WARD TO noon u consult win M' morgan
PROSPERITY and others interested 81 his prop
critics Mr. ingalls, wa the one
who practically drew tho articles o.. agreement
under which M, Joint Traffic Association came mo
existence The association was declared ry re
I-uftod states supreme Court 20 De- an mega COM
ainati0u u capital II was reported some '.l ~
thar Mr. ingalls, would come here 20 ftk'
post Of general commissioner of al. ne 'f'n~
lines IN the United States and act as arll,rr 90
putes 1T salary Of $500 a year "a'n ti'
INGALLS, was asked yesterday = he had at
where the story started he said nat H. rti n'',
and remarked lokngly that anybody nno '00l IN
his shoulders all tho railroad friction q me 'olH-
Try would earn abOu- one montns -aiais .r-'."
Going 20 a mad house Mr.. ingalls, - lf1l'-
bull on The condition % affairs IN the country l.'
/ Chcsapeake and Ohio is today. be Says, ih .i,'.
rrosperous shape than IL has been A. any nc
vears but he added. that was simply the con1i-
lion Of every railroad There Vas report r.
Gently thai me Big -Four and The uhesa7eake ara
ohio would consolidate and when Mr. lneaLs was
askof about that he said the whole story was az,
old one that cropped up from time 70 time. ~ ~
no more basis Of truth to-day tnan "neh " H'7'
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