New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29
THE PASSING THR0NG.

Odessa, Russia, and after acting
THE for q time as secretary TO the
MACEDONIAN Russian Consul General at Vi
SITUATION. enna accepted a place in the
service Of the late King Alexan-
der Of Servia by whom he was sent to San Reno.
He is now on ten months leave during which he
viii cross the continent and make careful STUDY
OF American political institutions. He VIII spehd
several weeks in Washington, and VIII puolish
volume on the United States in its relation to
Germany France. Russia and England lie also
proposes to write book on the Macedonian situa-
ton and the causes that underie the eAisuns
conditions. Il am said the consul, thoreushiS
familiar with the conditions in Mqeedonias weS
when the trouble broke out in Bulgaria. ana ~
eIled in all parts of the country IN the months OF
May and June speak the SeVeFaI In l1 tIs 8sI
kan States SO have in my hand absolutely re-
liable knowledge Of the Macedonian peopISs. Eli
abate the crueties practised on the Christians OF
al4s aSd a but mace does othng she listens
same proposals by Austria and the SIi'a anb1
and ia April Of next year kusSa vii" ided 6y Ger
1any and TtaIv as members Of the Triple Ait
ance will move in the matter; stopping the atTocl
Of all tn pro6ems with which the diplomats
day. and when you ask what wiz oe 'ii If Sere
mate result Of interyenton Py Inc POwet 10 weeks
S sSlsg 70 s Speaking Of the eye Consul
Mitrovitch said; Il was eaIied 6y hihY YnEa and
was received by the King on the 10th. Two days
and Queen Draga were assassnated I returned to
Sofia the following morning wlthout Seslns IT,
90 4o0$s Geneva n9 and d saw Peter Georgoviteh Queen
Dra the most beautiful woman gs sS seeT o9sd
the Green. and when demonstrated with for her
not need money. and Braga win be Queen"
Victor Braggiotti a native OF New-York. reared in
ConstantinopIe, educated Paris. and now resi-
To
TASNANIAS ray Hill Hotel yesterday. said:
TIN Tasmania is about far from
NTNFs home as a resident Of the United
States can travel The island, which
is about eighty miles wide by two hundred mics Ii
length has present population Of about 5000
chiefly English The north and west portion Of
Tasmania is rich in mineral deposts-PEincipaiiy
galeqa or silver lead ore e9PPer ana t mines baye
been extensively operat ted for twenty-five years and
large part OF the WoT mine tbe Biseho employs
from four hundred to five hundred men. ne tni-
eraI is obtained by hydraulickng and is in the torT
OF concentrate when it goes to the smeiteir, y
then assumes share as pigs or b4Fs ana rs IF The
world Transportation is by rail to Burnle on the
GoaSs' { IN Hreibegrne Most Of the mines are oper
ated by English companies out Wnen ullIicuIL -
Isms in mining engineering arise they send, TOT
American experts Two copper smelters have been
built in the last two years under me re " q
Americans in responsible positions II Ine ti th
working of the mines all the year round"
Congressman J. s. Sherman was at the Man
haitian on Wednesday, route from Washington
to Utica. where he proposed to en-
PRAISE FOR Joy the Thanksgiving holiday.
SPEAKER Congress" said he, viii IN
CANNON doubtedly be adjourned the latter
part Of next week. The House has
transacted the business for which the special Ees
sion was called with pronptness, and the senate
will have had ample time in which to dispose OF
the Cuhau reciprocity legislation. Since. however
the upper house has fixed upon December 10 as the
date for a vote upon the matter it may be that a
resolution will be sent over TO the House carry next
week calling for Adjournment, In when ease
r. House which usually transmits the resolution
10 the Senate. will undoubtedly concur, anu au
J ouII III, IL would otherwise occur" Prompted
to an expression concerning Ihe new
Of the House Congressman sherman sald' EIi
Cannon is broad man. He is unlquely able. ms
abilities are as broad his character ne attLctS
measures or ambitions. He Is possessed o. a "q4 ~
has a remarkable knowledge of men and a pene-
~ n hts nresent position he Is able to deny
men the prsferment they seek and yet retain telf
II, I,o1nced have been practically decided upon,
and while many have failed Of their ambitions
no friction The Speaker is a harmonizer.'
Frederick w Holcomb. formerly Of Connecticut.
Is one OF the pioneers Of the Thunder Mountain
mining district Idaho. Seen at the
MINING Grand Hotel recently. he bore ma
IN teriaI evidences Of having convert
IDAHO. ed some rough experiences INTO
prosperity. IT went into the Sal
man River country" said he, eight years ago ana
,ter enduring all sorts of hardships have justified
nv confidence in the richness Of the country The
nrst values were obtained from placer mining
washing the disintegreted quartz or Syegro t t az
wears was given to establishing bitches TO carry the
W. dav in the thirty or forty days that the water
supply would hold out Now there are tuIs LiLLl.-
on the west side Of Thunder Mountain; the sun
shine on the east side and me FarVls% On , tau
which is about thirty miles square. Is principally
been running steadily this season So Roose;
welt the only town in the district on be
1o1UIation of between two hundred and three hun
On nearest supply point is Salmon City 30 miles
away and from there packed an my sT T 70 cifv
last winter half the way on snowshoes, Boise -
10 miles IS away HGn but wth Tas hrtyve miles Of the
camp and it is nov getting tne ia{ef Par bas o. bs
SffcIilt ~ access. The roads were Tar from being
longer be questioned"
Malcolm ellis, one Of the seven Montana miners
who took luncheon with the President at the White
House was at the Waldorf
.rrNERs Thanksgiving Day. "Our reception
AND THE by the President" said Mr.. ellis.
PRESIDENT. could not have been more cordial
There was nothing official in our
Let, No one in the party represented anything or
any one except himself And there was nothing
roi,ttcaI in the visit there men from both
parues in our number All were charmed by the
warmth and hospitabe manner OF the president
80 tbara vas nothing forced about H. He was
.Loro1gbIv natural" Speaking OF the resumption
- ac1fyify in the copper mining Industry in Mon
lana Mr. ellis said; The people are eIated over
Re solution OF the difficulty by the Governors
Ine 10 convene the legislature in special
ga the consent OF the Amalgamated Company
~ take chances on the enactment OF remedial leg
teyat9Hn Ten thousand men In Silver Bow County
s,d eighteen thousand IN the state nave been set
work.