New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-07
THE PASSING THRONG.

Juan Par of Barcelona. Spain. is at the Holland
House He was in that city at the time of the
recent labor riots. and did not
ANARCHISTS leave it until two weeks ago. so ne
AT BOT is able 70 speak more less
TOM OF thoritatively of tie situation. In
BARCELONA the frst place" he said yesterday.
STRIKE u want TO state that the reports
greatly exaggerated the labor
troubles in barcelona I he whole period of the
general strike, when. it is true. we were under
than three DAYS There were deaths. it is also
true but forty would cover the entiTe nq If,t
which they demanded should be righted among
eight hour day Eut these were not the real causes
of the strike thev often not the real causes
trouble v ere really the anarchists. They stirred
up feeling OF discomfort Of hatred against ever
when many happcrcd to be out of work and when
rot take proper nlcasur e suppress their proPa-
ganda they brought about the general strike that
lives lost. and the city was put under martiaI
law The trouble is all over row the men mare are
ton. and the outlook industrially in Spain is
think hopeful"
Richard Harding Davis, who left New-York
few days ago for Venezuela. will apparently get
there In time for some practical
THINKS experience in South American rev.
vENEZIrE- olutions. A traveller who has just
Ian REBELS up from that country, c. a.
WILL WIN Hardy said yesterday at the Hoff-
man House that the rebel cause
was growing. and stood in fair way to win
General Matos. the rebel leader" he said, has
invaded Maturin Coro Cumana and Portuguese
General Riera. of the rebels, has just fought sew
era battles in Coro and so far has not been de-
against the government. Il seems. and Castro.s
rule is not popular. The latest news IS that two
eote5 naTe IfT Hisuera was Captured The
It W be al blessing to the country have
rebellion settled way or the other one OF tne
hosh aarn mt
tween the rival American asphalt companies.
Nothing is heard about that controversy now, In
the excitement of the struggle
"7-he erection of small and unsightly shops
story high is quite bad for the architectural
good looks of our American towns
BUILDING as the erection of tall buildings
LAWS FOR often is for the appearance of our
SMALL cities" says James Wiggfn. of Chi
TOWNS cago- 1T is a question:" he de
cIared yesterday at the Imperial
.how large town needs to be in population and
wealth to he justified in adopting building laws
think they might be much smaller and safely adopt
much more stringent laws than many cities have
grounds for the cities Think how many men who
become prominent in our cities as architects ord-
small md stilI NOR many Of them ,5 are
might we'll be made the starting point for reform
in our building methods But instead or BENG
better in this respect. they are often worse than
the large cities one expects it in the quick growth
towns in the West. but in the East one Is OFTEN
surprised to find little ugly one story shops. Ike
yery main squares of the thrust IN on every
most beautiful towns in Nev-Yorz and New Eng
land on old tree lined streets. such shops spring
up spelling the inc Colonial houses or more dignt-
fed business buildings about town of five thou-
sand people should be able "a pass laws governing
building to be crested its main streets II the
towns should do this the cities would be atIectsd
would be less uncertain