New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-05
THE PASSING THRONG.

Elisha Dyer. Governor Of Rhode Island v,.,
seen at the Fifth Avenue Hotel YESTERDAY said. 1T
DO not think there Is any parricu-
RHODE lar news to tell you about Rhoda
ISLANDS Island. The State rests safely
WATERWAYS. Republican. and we have Jus. Ar
ished year OF great prosperity
| and entering upon another that bids fair 70
prove the same; consequently we are all contsnted
and happy.
Our Legislature convenes on January 40 and At
present am yesy busy With my annual message.
az our wstsr%sSs whieb Is great 5o5by ~ m5s
In proportion TO our size we have far greater
estimated that the water severed isnds Of Rhode
Island yield larger income than DO the TILED ones
sion that under certain eirc9gmstaInees has ne
then be filed IN and made 70 yield large revs-
nue.. We want the same sort OF Commission au-
dous area OF tide flowed lands. which could Be
maze 70 yied an mmenss income 29th % ne Gly
OF water flowed lands for oyster beds alone n
'3Providence Is the natural distributing centre for
New England and should Be actually so By con-
west avoid the dangerous shoals. bad weather ard
fogs that abound around Cape Cod. and which
render the trip TO Boston dangerous one On this
account the rates OF marine insurance are less a.
Providence than they are at Boston There are
twenty-thTse feet OF water All re way % ne
caSi shipr9snt yheFs s ss Im5Iv 0 enormous
But we look further aheld and cannot see Why
Providence, ana we want to get foreign shipping
our port charges are very much less Iaan t99Ss o.
age charges and we can handle the cargoes more
and last. but not least. deep pilot can lay
ne course OF his vessel as to run within zen mles
local pilot. and this verv fact made US extremely
knew the ' destruction Of SPANS Warships
who do I think will VIM said John lie Page.
OF San Francisco. who has recently returned from
South Africa. at the Waldorf-As-
THINKS THE tora yesterday Why. the Eng
BRITISH lish. OF I can't see now
WILL WIN. they can help it. The trouble
far has been an underestimation
Of what they had 70 contend against together with
an insufHciency of equipment in some important
particulars such artillery The Beers to-day at
oR wSicR tev could ind in that country outside
of the mountain passes The bridge itself Is over
the river. on the Labyrinth side, afford to the
once they are driven of there. the English will
have them in the open. and the relief OF Ladysmth
English to try &c force the mountain passes but
rather finally enter the Transvaal through the
There is one thing. though. that will happen. let
the war IS over F the TTansvaai IS going to be for
while the greatest place to make money IN the
owner, and his farm viii come into the market.
and all of them valuable it will cause great
fluctuations in land values.
Another thing that IS likely to play. ballyhoo IN
II this should happen /. for one would give pre-
cious little for the Chartered Company
Did you happen to think" said A. V. Raw
don, of Kansas City at the Gisey House, yester-
day. "of how much better II
STICK YOUR would be if people would afHx
STAMPS ON stamps neatly and in upright po-
STRAIGHT" sitiOn upon their letters. instead
of in the heller SHELTER manner
which Is so generally prevalent? Besides is II
treating in fitting manner the memory OF those
great ones in the history of the Republic whose
features held in living memory by means OF
the post? The Father of His Country has not coma
down TO US historically one likely 10 enter thu
presence OF a lady on his nose, or, even when car
rying you a notification that your bank account
is overdrawn. to do so while skating along his
left eyebrow
DO you think that he who wrote the savings OF
Poor Richard and drew up the Articles of COnfed-
Grafton for the Albany Convention would stand
his head. even were he conscious that il hiz
lot TO carry around patent medicine advertisements
and book notices? Would the cOnGueror of Apo
mattox after his wonderful trip around the world.
rest easy II he knew he was repeating that tTt-
imphal progress every day and entering the
uttermoSt corners of the earth his ear. his eve
the stern and rugged conqueror OF New Orleans
and uncompromising opponent Of the United States
Bank should enter your presence prone upon his
right or left side? ] shudder 70 think of him
as standing on his head. account of the agony
this position would cause him. due his spikeiks
hair.
by all means stick your stamps on straight. It
looks better and, besides. pays fitting trib-
ute 10 the Nations dead"