New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

THE PASSING THRONG.

John T. Macleod, of Manila. was registered yes
terday at the Holland House. He is not Amer
lean, but says that the American
AMERICAN methods, put in practice by the
METHODS administration, the correct
IN THE ones Judge Taft he declared.
PHILIPPINES was the man for the place. and
under his rule great progress was
made I received a telegram from Manila only
day two ago saying that the revolution is about
over. have noticed statements in this country
that there is no American capital in the Philippines
that industries of the Islands are controlled by
European nnonopoles. That is in part correct. but
the impression that the statements leave Is not
correct. OF course, it is natural that the firms
doing business in the Philippines before the Amer
lean occupation should continue in control until
American capital comes to drive them out, if it can
And have doubt myself that American capital
across the Pacific through motives OF specious
P8er 5g tbaY They are viii sure wait fa u4 fb will
be a good one. Then American capital will come
investors are sure of their ground you need not
fear that the laws will be unfavorable 70 Aeriean
investment. To complain at this stage tnat Phlllp-
R Ike are hat n the f hands a of s Engn GaPa
stu coatrolled BY the interests that built them
up before the war"
Archbishop Ireland, of Minnesota is staying over
Sunday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, having to
New-York to attend the Amen
HASN'T dinner. In regard the suit that
ENRICHED has Just been decided by the Min
ARCHBISHOP nesota Supreme Court. whereby
IRELAND. those who purchased lands of the
Archbishop in 1880 and 1881 are de-
clared to have sound title to their land. he said
yesterday: The decision was really but negative
in its effect. Some Of the papers made it out that
1 s20001O richer by it, but that is not The
railroad company had claimed large tract OF land
and indemnity lands which could not be Sc
cured in the territory adjoining the ST Vincent ex-
tension of the road. Under contract with the
company l induced hundreds of peop.e to settle
the lands in 1850 and 1881. In 1888 took an op-
ton fifty thousand acres of land at 81 an acre
instance o5 HI had Ifa @ raos 1a h9 prfed ct e
Later the grant partially withdrawn. and the
lands were thrown open to settlement. The squat
ters claimed that my purchase was not bona fde.
but the court has held otherwise. So you see. |
am no richer. unless you put it backward. indeed.
and say that if it had not been so decided 1 might
have been many thousands of dollars out OF pocket.
G. y. Wright former postmaster at Nome.
Alaska. is at the Victoria. He is TO go to
Bolivia South America, lead
BOLIVIA'S party OF mining. timber. agricult
MINERAL ura1 and engineering experts into
RESOURCES. the interior. for the purpose of in
vestigating that region with view
to developing 1t. Bolivia said Mr.. Wright last
evening produces one-twelfth of the worlds tin.
and is rich in copper and placer gold mines. yet it
has only two hundred miles of railroad for its six
hundred thousand square miles of territory The
entire lack of transportation facilities has
kept back its development. Not only is the country
rich in ore. but the eastern side Of the
Andes are rich forests of rubber trees magnificent
timber lands and soil that has been proved TO De
as fitted for cotton raising any in the world.
That peculiar grade of silky cotton which is now ex-
ported only from Peru. and viii grow, only in that that
place in great quantities, there any capital
to start the industry and any means OF getting it
exported We going to start this May on an
exploration into the country, and hope that
the result may be. eventually a railroad an inflow low
OF American capital and the deyelopment OF one
OF the richest countries IN the WorId