New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-28
THE PASSING THRoNG.

Of the executive committee 49,.
CALIFORNIA managed the entertainment Of fT-
SURELY last National Encampment a, 80
REPUB- Grand Army OF the Republic -.
LICAN. ed in the city Wednesday. W..
route from Washington IA 80
Pacific Coast. General Stone was Chairman 40 .s1
Republican State Committee during botb - .-
Mckinley campaigns. In the second OF vystoL 80
State gave Republican plurality Of pea-T~ 80 -
out OF a total vote Of Z1G9 Many people 49,
General stone. were greatly surprised ~ - sad
election Of Mayor schmitz but tie rssaity me re-
wholly unexpected By those who were t6oro-sSnI9t
the labor element those c5nddafe bs vs was that
splendid organization. which held together' s15 a
snip. But the failure OF the Republican ,Ieaaer-
San Francisco is not significant in jss1 diSzst n
situation IN the State. California Is '5eosi1S the
and will east her electoral for TIE p.-o.tcan.
Of the National Republican Convention 1'7T ss
IS warm and widely prevalent a5nairs.,.I mere
Senator Hanna but IL Is very generally 1910
that he viii not permit the Co1s.ds~, -1eFs stood
name in connection with the nomnatoT D. Of MS
Roosevelt has a strong hold upon fhs -.ssscsnt
California. and they stand ready to vote - q
Walter d. Denegre whose family na,.s
been familiar in New-Orlsars. the place ~ ~.
birth and his home. Is at a. An.
NV marie Mr. Densgre IN 1895 was ~.
OHLEANS'S reform candidate for the Tr1,,.S
VIRTUE states Senate from louisiana ana
but FOR the ruling OF the PRESIDING
ofncer IN the joiat session OF the legislature tba
prevented the change OF single vote he would hav
oeen elected to succeed Senator Blanchard View
orleans Is not the unheatnful city II "a so1aetlrs
assumed 70 be, said AR Oeae eft viii av-s-s1~
But We are. nevertheless j1st now engsgsd A. y, .
s1 oo TOIh OF sanitation. and are spending IA
and sewerage system. IL win be f1sshed IN 80
ne me ears ana VIII be equal to anything
long TINE was scarcely perceptble but It has been
going fCrwsrd at splendid pace for the asst dvs
years. The time was when i was supposed to 81
20 De-4d more tnan four stories IN
go up six stories. and now they nave denonstrats9
that. b. driving piling foundations can Be ma5s
hGIi
as hancsome as any in New-York ten twelve
stories in height New-Crieans is and has
been for 4 NUMBER Of years greater exporter OF
wheat than New-fork She is certain 70 be ths
materials used during the constructed OF The
and in operation she Will be the port through Vhcs
the products Of south America destined for the
Brigadier General Thomas ". Scott ad1utant
general Of Illinois. in the city on wednesday
General ScOtts Official address IL
ENCANIP- Springfield. but he Is president OF
MENT OF the First National Bank In his
THE G. A p home town OF Fairfield I'll He
IN BOSTON. has taken interest n the affairs
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
since he was commander Of a post In 1S65. and
when seen at the Murray Hill Hotel he Just
returning from meeting in Boston Of the execu-
tive committee OF the National Council OF Admin
istration Of the Grand Army Of the Republic Of
of which he is now chairman. Our meeting"
ne5ota-was absent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John g
eraI and qarteTastsr general these with seven
others selected BY the commander-in-chief from
the forty representatives. OF a Ike number Of de-
paTtrlelJs in the Council OF Administration. con-
by the encampment at san Francisco the place
for the encamDment Of next year the COMMITTEES
10 as the time for holding the encampment. II
LeIsFeC lHIS udle WOuId AVOID the hedEIest demand
that viii be made uDon the railroads Tor trans
portat9n to the expos55io9 at 81 Louis and the
Will encourage a large attendance. OF course.
the members of the Grand Army OF the Republic
of the veteran population is very 70 Cleveland.
viii be convenient and rsasorsBIv accsssibe 10
large number OF those identified with the org~aiza-
men in the Grand Army Of the Republic. and our
membership has been waning somewhat during the
last four or five years. there has been an awaken
ing among many OF the thrifty and Vel to DO vet
Grams. who have in the past held aloof from the
their interest IN the fraternai purposes OF the or
ganizationa and they are now recruiting our mem
seems probable that the encampment viii Be ore
OF the largely attended Of any IN the hsstory
Of the organizat ton
D. NJ. Elias. who IS a native OF Holland. but has
been engaged for the last eleven years in msrchan-
dising-chiehy dealing IN agri-
CONDITION cultural implernents-in Johannes
OF TRADE IN burg. South Africa arrived from
SOUTH Cherbourg a few days ago. and Is
AFRICA. at the Hoffman House. II left
South Africa about three months
ago." said Mr.. Elias. ''and after travelling about
Europe. making my first visit 20 America
shall spend a few weeks IN travel IN this country.
and shall then return to Europe route for South
Africa Speaking Of the conditions affecting
business resultant from the BOer War. Mr.. Elias
said: The depression came with the ending or
the BlOemfOntein conference. and when hOSulteS
began, business completely cut on. that was
in October. 1922 and. Of course. there could be
steps taken in the restoration OF the old conditions
until the war ended. Then. even though there
began to be some demand for certain lines OF
goods. the stocks had been exhausted. and the
lines or railway 20 Cape Town. Elizabeth and East
London, the ports through which We receive sup
plies. had not been restored Business has been
steadily improving since the end Of the war, but
IL will be several years befOrs normal conditions
vaal and the Free State all burned on and
the whole country devastated. The Beers gen
orally have gone back 70 their farms. but 70 add
10 the miSrOrtuneS from which they SuHereO Q!
the war. this season has been one OF GrOuth and
rehabilitation is slow. England is spending large
sums Of money, and Is doing what she can olt
Of the loans they may make. because they must
give the land security. and they fear they might
lose IT, We lust now having labor d1f1culueS,
and the gold yield Of the Rand. which was A9Vy
ounces The pay OF kafrrs. for the common laoo9r
they furnish, formerly g a month "
was cut to % shLltnES. and as the war had given
them chances to make money, they refused the r.
duced wages. The mine owners have decided 20
bring in Chinese labor. and the people who i've u
the Transvaal and have business interests are
would introduce the compound or truck system.
that is to say company stores, out or when nc
Chinese labor would &c paid. all the profits SONG 20
the nonresident mine owners. leaving nothing n
the country
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