New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21
THE PASSING THRONG.

charge o public works In the British uuncfoalIrv
of Tien-tsin. North China "a ar
RUSSIA AND the Manhattan He was enzax.t
JAPAN IN on the construction OF the rafroat
THE EAST between Tien-tsfn and Ian-Cnoo
the first standard gauge general
traffic line In China 'r am making observations
said Mr.. Bellln CHAM. in ny travels % the methods
employed by those OF ny profession. and hope %
acquire a valuable fund OF Information" Asked is
his long residence IN China had made him sarniiav
with Chinese character. sir. Bellnghan said: No.
for about the time you think you understand a
Chinaman he exhibits characteristic that uo-
sets all previous conclusions concerning him Ors
thing only certain-he betrays the naturally SELF.
ish ambition to keep China for himself. but hs
best equipped 70 write book on Chinese character
Is the one who has been In the country FOR only
DELAYS the publication he will abandon IN pr9{s--
1t Is not easy 70 predict whether not there VII
9 1Sa var England and s r1d aes ' s6
Jointly insist upon It Russia would get GU %
Manchurfa. and hardly think Japan will strike
the blow without some support she IS strong on
but cannot OF course, match Russia In rssou-css
for the prosecution Of protracted struggle. The
Boxer rebellion but We would be glad 70 see them
quit China The apprehension exists that their
continuance IN Manchurta means an extension OF
aggressive measures that would ultimately shuz
English, French and Germans and al other na@
tionalities out Of the country they occupy. hey
the way OF development"
Julius F1eischnann. who IS now serving If, So
ond term as Republican Mayor OF Cincinnati. Is
at the Victoria The Ohio can
TELLS OF paign." said Mr. F1eischmann 10
CAMPAIGN not very lot yet. but II viii vsr1o
IN OHIO. up before the finish. Colonel
Herrfck viii be elected By a pIG-ai-
fly Of about hundred and fifty thousand. ard
we shall send Senator Hanna back % his placs IN
the upper branch OF Congress. Besides accom-
plishing these things. hope 70 bury the notions
exploited by Tom Johnson The party Is thor
oughly united. There are no factions and tric-
ton Everybody is for Roosevelt" Speaking OF
the city OF which he IS the executive head. Mr.
F1eischmann said: Cincinnati Is a conservatives
city. but she has grown IN the last FIVE years
than In the fifteen years preceding The federal
census gave population OF three hundred and
tS Eg snee th ln 4 a cve f1S @ e
with twenty thousand more than Cincinnati. but
school census was larger and had a larger
voting population, which leads Is 70 assume that
the census may have been at fault, and done IS
injustice. Be that as il may, we didn't worry
over the comparative figures. Cor We knew Ou-
certainly have three huadred and sixty thousand
at the present time. and on January l We snail
that VIII add fifteen thousand TO our census There
mas oeen Va H-Sed G 1bor , SlS s55
building operations are going along without inter
ton about year and a half ago. but she has n5s
slumped in Wall Street"
Alfredo de II. Gomez Ferreira the charge d'af+
fairies OF Brazil IN the absence OF the minister from
Washington. IN the city TO-
BRAZIL few days last week Seen az the
PLANS FOR Hoffman House. Mr.. Ferrsirs sail:
IMPROVE The matter that Is most important
NrENT to Brazil IN It's relation TO her fut-
ure development Is the grand plan
now about TO be carried out for public Improve
ments in Rio JaneiTot Our Congress. at It's last
session. few months ago. voted the equivalent OF
$1,000 70 be devoted to construction OF the most
complete sanitary sewerage system. reconstruction
Of the harbor docks and the creation OF new and
broad streets. The bonds have been negotiated IN
London. and English cOptractOrs will carry out ths
IS only the capital. but the entry port the
gateway. OF the country. and the presence q yes-
low fever that brought into the country run
Panama discouraged immigration and lntertsreG
OF the country II became generally understood
that the interest Of the whole country would %
subServed by the Improvement OF the haroor. esao-
fishing haaltnfulless in the city. and making an
is great IN extent ard natural resources, and 10
development only be promoted ~ has osea
accomplished in the United States-by the incoming
OF Europeans TO cultivate the soil and open Up le
conditions when the varying attitudes are cO-st-
cred and soil IN various portions OF the COUNTY,
that will grow any Bind % crop. The sOuthera
third OF the country Is cooler than the southern
ing raise diversified crops and TO be less de-
pendent sugar and coffee. CT which there has
Teen OverprOductiCn. We are aiming 20 I've
within ourselves. and the tendency - toward =
tariff similar TO that IN the United States that
shall protect Our own products and restrict our
impOrtatiOnS to things we cannot produce.
Mr. Ferrera Is first secretary Of legation az Pars.
and was called from that post 20 his present Sc,
vice. He has been In the diplomatic corps OF Braza
for the last eighteen years. and was second scre-
tary OF the Washington Legation a dozen years aso.