New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
THE PASSING THRONG.

General Pompio Gutierrez commander In chief
OF the isthman forces OF the United States of Co
lomoia and Colonel J. Il. Gregory.
THINK his chief of star who csrns 70 this
WAX WITH city a few days ago and are now
NICARAGUA the Holland House will not say
LIKELY that war is unlikely between CO.
lonbia and Nicaragua They think
1t likely. Colonel Gregory, who is a tall slight
young Englishman, beautifully bronzed acting as
interpreter. said yesterday: The general will not
say there will be var. for the Conservative
party. the government party. in Colombia is much
angered over the aid Nicaragua has given the
Colombian troops joining the Ncaraguan insurgents
al David you can deny, think, for furthest
Of David We could get no troops sE fhePe e As ar
a9t our ow ssion @ 6G 10 america Is concerned can
confer at Washington about the Panama Canal
We have come political business I'll admit and
the fact that the general left his troops at this
should show that the evolution is about Hans put
Such Colonel Gregory affirmed to be the case
THE end of the war is in sight" he said. 1T is
hardly I have been
END OF quoted saying. six months. but
THE WAR still not far off. In The of
IN SIGHT. the country of the Conserva-
tive party in absolute control.
Five Of the rebel leaders have been captured. and
of their thousands of troops only guerilla bands
remain In the field. The capture of Marin. the
leader who used to make wonderful marches OF
forty-hye miles day through rugged mountains.
ana Wnom we had routed score of times but
could never catch. was really the most important
event OF the struggle to The Liberals are stin
most strong in the most important point, the
isthnus but We are getting and the
upper hand or them daily: The war has laste1
three years now, and has been more of affais
than most people suppose. There sixty thou
SAND men still in the field side alone and
= =nupPOss curing tne war on both sides almost that
NUMBER nave pertshed, from battle fever. II has
oeen no cnlld play, or story book revolution. But
omf spd TrdX & Oe Wei lot tne gGvernment has stood
peace more lasting"
Hale Norcross. a young actor. who made his first
| appearance In the Phillips Andover Academy Ora
matte Club but few years ago,
MUCH in town yesterday, telling
PERTURBED stories of the past season. is the
MINSTREL custom Of the profession. Did YOU
ever Lew Dockstader mad?"
said he at the Holland House. Il did once this
winter, at Buffalo. l guess he the maddest
coon ever saw-there's the first line for a song
but to continue. Ii happened this way While my
company was playing in Buffalo, the Primrose and
Dockstader minstrels were there, One night
at the Press Club heard of them singing
nrst time on the coming Wednesday night. Now,
l happen TO have of those ears which ca n
catch and remember new tune exactly as IT is
sung tnough couldn't learn IL from notes In a
week caught this song, sang it the leader of
our orchestra got him TO take il down and fix up
parts Tor the orchestra, and then Wednesday
afternoon. We invited Primrose and Dockstader
who gave no matinee 10 show. They came. and
between acts l came out and sang the very song
which they were TO spring a delighted and
pectant public that night Dockstader came around
70 my dressing room, and say, he mad? He'd
give out songs written for him; he'd see whether
there was any respect TO be had for contracts
i guess the joke is on YOU, said !. and told him
how Il was Then he cooled of. and took IL in good
part