New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-28
THE PASSING THRONG.

Lord Roberts has gathered about him on his
STAFF" said W L. n. Cecil. OF Liverpool at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday.
RoBERTS's the flower Of the British army.
STAFF PICK and the Government has given him
OF THE free foot in this respect Besides
ARMY. the Sirdar Lord Kitchener as chief
OF stan OF whom much has been
written that anything would be but repetition, Sir
William Nicholson, the Acknowledgement of Her
MaJesty's forces in India, IS his way TO
Join Bobs in South Africa Nicholson made
record for himself with Lord Wolseley at Tel-ei-
rendered effective service as sir william Lock-
hart's chief OF STAFF in the Tirah campaign
Another officer who should prove OF invaluable
assistance. to Lord Roberts is Major-General
tucker, who Is thoroughly familiar with the coun-
Zulu war and also at Pretoria during the time OF
f British hm9rs former brief annexation to the
Colonel Guerson, R. A., who has for four years
charge OF all officers representing foreign nations
who are attached to Lord Roberts. He succeeds
Of this work bat who is now on active duty a. the
About every one IN England now has personal
stake IN the South African struggle and by
one the great houses Of London are passing into
killed in the Boer war. Lord Trevors half brother
Kop and - as the family c0nne oa f IS sn r o
fs esb 6 6a@5 VII 9e Taey felt One Of the
F NJ Raphael OF the list South Lancashire Regi-
Robert Murray. OF Salt Lake City IN speaking OF
Utah affairs. at the wadorfAstoria yesterday said
There IS more or less Of a
CHARACTER test over the Senate seat now
iSTTCs OF A. going between the Mormon and
H TARBET. the Gentle forces in Utah and
from present indications this may
result in a compromise on the Democratic side and
Alexander Hamilton Tarbet OF Salt Lake City re-
cetvtng the nomination.
Mr. Tarbet who IS by the wav cousin Of
Chief OF Police Devery Of this city has had
most interesting career, and although stin young
man his life has been crowded with experience
His father, who was the original mining man OF
Utah owned the Flagstaff Mine and started the
litigation involving extra-ateraI rights which has
since since become o. such enormous importance 70
H1Lhe owners throughout the country Iarbet, the
there 10 Butte, Mont, where he early became the
superintendent and lessee OF the Green Mountain
tendent n me oTI5 bsS ooiR 7 mine slpeFln
ever he failed TO make money out Of the venture
and made superintendent of the Belle Mine
now the great Belle Mine Of the Amaigamated com
pany Here his genius manifested Itself. and he
was extremely successful It had been up to this
time the custom to haul the ore In double span
nS out aroet constructed road from the FarIoLt
Nine TO the shelters which by gravity. The
mine stood on platforms constructed for the pur-
pose at the rear OF the cars during the descent,
This railroad IN proportion TO its cost has been be-
structe3 for on an original OUTLAY Of s. Geo il paid
over 900 in dividends before its day Of useful
From Butte Tarbet moved on to Portland Ore.
and bought an interest in the town OF AIbina, and
from oregon ne went IN 70 what has since De
come the great Rossand mining district OF British
Columbia Together with Oliver Durand ne then
secured possession Of the lie Ro, War Eagle
Centre Star they sold at ridiculously low figures.
For instance. the lie Roi, which they sold for
81 eco is today selling on basis OF 100000 The
Centre Star. Tarbet and his associates sold last
fall for 81 000O0 The Inter Mountain Catholic pub
hshed at Salt Lake IS his property. Personally he
Is delightful man, anu If he goes 10 the Senate
it VIII be an advantage 70 his state and to the
country large for his duties there he will bring
great ability. coupled with intensity OF purpose
that leads him to master all things thoroughly in
which he takes interest For example, when a
grown and the road 70 wealth Tarbet felt
the need Of further education in ais chosen pro-
fession so he came 70 NeW-YOrk and Went through
and graduated from the Columbia School Of