New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-23
THE PASSING THRONG.

Arthur 5. Stannard Of Neu-orlsans in speaking
OF matters in the Crescent City and incidentally in
soUTH's Avenue Hotel saf5- ,s7-bs a sv,,nc.-
GREAT ment-industriaI. commercial In
PROSPERITY. population and in wealth-In the
South in the last decade has been
Simply wonderful In nothing has this shown 50
much in the development Of our cotton manu-
factories. Formerly simply raised the raw ma
terial and shipped 10 the New-England mills from
which the finished product was turned out Now
cotton mills exist all the south and where
today. Their product goes largely 70 China and
alsoroers IN tne orient Tor she feels that she has
s5sae PerSo1s! interest IN the outcome OF affairs
should ultimately prevail there and the open door
ne closed the commercial development OF the South
business activity would be for the time paraiyzed'
The present census will show a great increase
in population" continued Mr Stannard New
Orleans viii so above the three
CENSUS TO hundred thousand mark but the
SHOW BIG Crescent City's increase has been
INCREASE retarded by certain local coudi-
uors- The fear OF yellow fever
keeps people away from New-Crleans. and until
Cuba is rendered free OF it I think this fear will
continue to live. We maintain trade relations of
so intimate nature with Cuba that when yellow
AHS w fIs'5 the she ERE IL inevitably cssps in on US
VIII retard our development Stamp IL out in Cuba
breads. Last year yellow fever showed in our CITY
as early as April 10, and hear there are cases
there now But our physicians say It is not the
real thing, for the reason that yellow fever lives
consequently thew saw thai V,AS II rba sj J5'ons
arllGle II would nave appeared in the French
represented by a corpulent and offensive cipher
Inc cases that have developed in the last two
three years have, on the contrary. almost wholly
come from what is known as the Ridge which Is
s city highest ''sane'' and most sanitary part Of the
c,t 0nf Of the most progressive Of Southern
IN tnls year census and show a gain Of nearly 81
up TO date Material prosperity is everywhere evil
denced IN its new buildings. street railways. cleo
latest and most scientific Character It looks Ike
a Northern city. and its inhabitants are busy
and wide awake lot''
"One Of the greatest characters we ever had in
San Francisco" said R. L. Boyd formerly OF that
city, at the Hotel Imperial yes
DINED WITH terday. was Black Dan Murphy.
THE QUEEN. He went through fortune OF
5000 coo with the speed OF light.
and for his sins he is eking out an existence
in Chihuahua, Mexico. In his heyday however.
he used to spend his money with lavish hand.
s4sni8z g}iI, r fss Es Physifai s2ecIsn'
in his paiy davs tbst was Worth the 1 Easrn M
sngland t9e only other occupant Of the car being
man Inc 6Engishnan opened the conversation
himself that Dan setting him down as bg9co
steere-, started in to have some fun on his own
on the names OF dukes and marquises with whom
ne was acquainted And the Queen asked Muir
pny she, too. presume, you know of course
| 90. returned the other. I dined with her night
Inis was too much for the Californian. FOR the
cheek Of 1t fairly took his breath away So he held
his peace and made no further et-
THE DUKE forts toward strtnging the stranger.
OF BEAU Eustou Station arrived at the
FORT stranger held out his hand. Look
We Mr. Murphy he said 7 like
you. and would more of you. Come down 70
my place in Sussex and III give you some shooting
and hunting that will open your eyes and with
that ne handed the astOunded Murphy a card upon
Which was inscribed, Duke OF Beaufort Before
Murphy could recover his breath ne gone.
Black Dan thought IL all a part Of a string. and
was going TO pay no more attention TO II. Later
he received note and ter still Gspa tch. extend
ing him the Dukes hosp Dality. and getting on
at the station designate ted. there, enough,
his whilOm, suspected acquaintance meet him
with coach and four. OF the wonders of the week
that followed Murphy was never tired of telling.
Black Dan is broke now. and every in the
city by the Golden Gate IS sorry for it, for he
a delightful chap. a wit and most generous all OF
which combined TO make him thorough good fel-
low. Murphy used TO tell a story of man coming
Up 20 him with, Are you superstitious. ''Dan'%
MOI returned the party addressed Then lend me
$l3 was the eye opener that followed"