New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
THE PASSING THRONG.

In a discussion trusts that occurred the other
day in uptown cafe the party was about evenly
divided. thinking they were
TRUSTS AND clearly Illegal. and others that they
THE LAWS. could not be reached by law. or that
law framed 70 remedy the evils
from trusts would probably work more harm than
good. as 1t would contravene natural law-that of
mans right make and accumulate money.
Finally one man said: II think It's problem IN
economies that viii work out us own soution. put
It's lucky for the heads Of the trusts that they
ng xs o former s " usy Of
Persia who was visiting England One day he was
pointed out the home Of the Duke Of westmnstsr
saving that Il was the abiding place OF his richest
potentate with interest. on. enormously wealthy,
you mean to tell me he Is richer than you are,
and yet your spbjsctG was the next question from
future king Indeed he IS ten pos POSSIBLY & 5Eepiy
head~ advised the foreign ruler. as he settled
back In his seat"
C. A Williams formerly United States Consul
johannesburg. in speaking OF affairs in the Trans
vaal at the WaIdorf-Astoria on
JOHANNES Tuesday afternoon said; II have
BURG LIKELY long been suspicious that when
TO SUFFER the shoe pinched 1t would be
johannesburg that would suffer
President KrHger's announcement that that city
will be defended will insure its partial or complete
destruction. To get the ranges for the guns viii
oendng omend and e ay that will
the city will be likely TO damage IL trerneudousiy
likely to use blind on a house or dooyPost or
the fence pickets anything that comes easiest 70
hand and when you take into consideration the
enormous number of men. who can and probably
will practise this method OF destruction you can
figure out the tremendous damage that can be done
II a man a day requires a shutter post or picket
day for the fire. how long viii It be before the
house itself will go? johannesburg has my mind
tremendous natural powers OF defence The failing
heaps OF the mines huge natural fortresses, upon
which guns can oe bnaos Ts1sr ana a m bf 8o
sible to rush them. Then too. the tailings can he
used to construct forts wherever needed and the
supply to be drawn upon is practically unlimited
If il is true. and fear that IL may pc, that the
Rand MINES nave an Ien being SIoVn M for even Il
the President. COmmandant Botha and other lead.
ers should be opposed to such a procedure. 1t would
mines. and if they did so IL would De exceedingly
hard catch and punish them
personally think the Boer has still good fight
left in him, and that before the English flag files
over Pretoria many English
THERE'S home will be in deep mourning
FIGHT IN THE Whether he will make stand at
BOER STILL the Vaal River at Johannes
burg or Pretoria remains 10 be
seen but make a stand l believe he will With the
final complete and unconditional surrender or the
Beers they will disappear from the map OF the
the Transvaal ought to be one or the greatest
places in existence 20 make money IN 1 nave s
the British army will remain behind and settle In
the Orange Free state and the Iransyaa. "tteIs acre,
services during the war. "A large setting or thls
kind would do away with any fear OF Lne 6ees Ger
ballot box and for that reason | should not be
surprised if this turned to be so. They have
helm =" but feel sorry for them even If one knows
that 1t was their fault and that they brought
best that they should Iose-and for the Boer. too.
believe. in the long run