New-York tribune. [volume], January 26, 1893, Image 11

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PART II.
JAN. 26, 1893.
PART IL
PACE8 11 TO 14.
WALL STREET tSEKS A LIGHT.
it eantcs occ rapid transit.
?tPpr.ECitTiNr. Tin: sthkngth of puulic
sr.NTI.MiM MXM1XTTAN ITOCK
i;ors nc. wv.
Wal! Street is at last xvaking up to tlio fact
lhat tin* deal between tbe Manhattan Railway
ind Tammany Hull i? menaced by an aroused
ublio opinion, and that thf* problem nt rapid
intuit niav not ba Wt t* bo solved by bal?
larie' tetBUmitOtM nt prominent finan'ial Beti
.nd men I'1-'1 -n *???* eau:ieiis ol tao '(irrupt rilli
thst r.oxx- d'uninntes tin* nty. Tin* ri*ina lido of
public indignation at the s'heme to pormit truo
rspiil IrHf" ('' ,>e rtliVd bf conspiracy hu* nut
sb'*/ checked tho rapid progress of tho pian, hat
bsa eM'itsd Ibo fi-ars of operator* that tbe ap**eu
lati**e f<*?*'ir?*!* of tin* ililli ir.ay ht* Ittperilled.
T),rrf ii !i,T"' **"'' 'n publio con,mont by h**k?n
sr brokers with regard t.> tlio inx-reti.'ttion thut
tee Bs**??'??' '"' ?n**nbt?ra of tho New-York I/'iiis
Jstnr* wil' -'r"'; ,0 ?i,""''!l against the n-porto)
eonibinatio-i of tho eta'******] railroads and tho
Omrrtits ti"v' hoWim lin* reins ol' poxx-or |<j
1hi? city and State. A universal r"*luotanco to
.re sk fd ma ni ft-tod, xvhich may ho duo to four
of offend in* stron-; Wall Street interests that
hsve cast their lot xviili tlio midair monopoly.
But if a legislative committee e*)Uld unoarth tho
ferret* of th,* big speculation in Manhattan stork
ind Issi reported prominence of letMaiag Tammany
Hall chi-ft.iin- bj I ic? ossful players at the Wall
Street game Utera xvould doubtless ho much tati
fsrtion on tb* part of Hit* conservative element
in the Stck Exchange. Not until such an i:i
x-rstisation is |Ol '"?'??T way ean it ho liopod that
the *t<>r.v xviii ho told of Tammany Hall's success
at mingling Imnec and politics.
The inana-.is of tho Manhattan Company re
fu*e to disensa tl,.* rumors xxhich aro eurront and
which tara <<,nm,anded iii.* attention of the
legislator* of tho State ns shown in Mr. Ifalby'a
i^Htolntinri in the AaBCBibly for a committee of
hlttstitatlnn Rniwell Sa-.-o and Samuel Muan,
who are di-.-,'? ms of tho company, declined yestor
day to talk lipon tho subject. J. Piorpont Mar?
jon refis-d to diaeaos Manhattan affairs. Less
prominent, men interested in lb* i-levated rail?
way systi-m als. xvould not speak on tho proposed
Inveriiisration. although in privato tlioy " pooh
poohed" it. lt eoald T..T pr*** ho loarnoi offi?
cially that there xvas a mooting yesterday of the
Manhattan apeeial committee on extensions, al
thnugh Oa*rge J. Gottld -tua at tho oftVo of
Drexel, Morgan A Co., ami there is reason to
?aiposo that a mooting xvas held to consider the
Wter of tia- Rapid Transit Commissioners *ie
man'Hns that tho company in its propositions far
rapid transit fa,"Mitta ple.'go itself to extensions
to the etty Iii.):!-, and to a .'.-cent rate of fare
Within those limits.
lt may ho that tho Manhattan management,
in view of the storm of indignant protests against
trifling xvith the vital Tiiestion of rapid transit,
may he forced to a chango of has". A capitalist
Interested in the Manhattan Company, and gen?
erally familiar xvith the projects of tho mana-ge
ment, said: "Tho Manhattan 20 Iicvond the
Harlem River? T doB'1 believe it. Agree ia
such a long haul fnr .". cents'' No, sir. What,
then, will bl done" Thoro need ho nothing if
the commission demau.is tinreasonahlo rec|iiiro
ments. The Manhattan cm rest content if then?
is any new elevated system proposed. If capital?
ists think they can get the streets needed and
are willing to take thc risk of competition and
the pe.XTJicnt of millions of dollars of dumas/is
to propert** owner*- they can go ahead. The
Msnhattan will continue to enjoy its franchise,
sa*i the public can ls? patisliixl xxith the rapid
transit facilities any opposition company can
furnish."
The Mock market reflected yesterday the re
aliration that a decisive chock had hoon given
to the schemes of tho Manhattan-Tammany Hall
"combine" to oe*WO all tho privileges it xx-nnte 1
without duo robard to public, rights, lt should
be ri-nionjhored that tho ilcvolopments of the
deal?the failure of tin? offer to sell the under?
ground railroad lraiiohLse and tho turning of
the Rapid Transit Commission to Hie elevated
monopoly its the Moses to lead the people out of
tiie wilderness of present transit?were attended
by a big speculation in Manhattan stock, which
earned the price- to 174 '.-4 on January 13, live
days before the Commissioners announced that
they would receixt* pro(>osition.s from the Man?
hattan Company. For nome time afterxvard the
price hung around 1*0, hut -.inc* the exposure
in The Tribune of the '-combine " the price lias
heen inclining downxvard. Yesterday the market
Barned to take it for granted tint tho "combine"
was defeated, if not routed. Manhattan 0|iened
at Ita, plunged iloxvn to Hil, rallied to 1 (,.i 1-5,
lell later to 111 1-'.* and ended at Itt 1-4 with
a net loss from Tuesday night of 4 1-4 per cent.
The prii'.? of Manhattan rose over forty points
from the day Jay Gould died. There xva* un e\
eellent chance xxhen the excitement ran high
for the Tammany Hall politicians xvho r.-c'-ivrd
esrlv " iiiM.io" ti|x>? to reap rich profits. Hut
there xva> a story yesterday tha-t some of the
minor uieiiilN-rs of the Ring liave Is-en bailly
nipped. They xxa-re said to haxe loaded up xvh?-n
tin* Mock wo* uboxp 17(1 in bupn-me couli h-ii.c
thal xvliatovi-i Taiiiuiiiiy Hall said " xx ont," and
are noxs- sutlering Irom depicted margins if not
entire losses on the gamble. Iir-oaiist" the public
indignation had e*ilcd a halt 111 the uniiii|tt?.|.-1
c/iurse of tho scheme to give the Manhattan road
jul it wantiil lor rich privileges to go to stock?
holders.
m
CRITICISING THE COMMISSIONER?.
I.XWYll'-; SHOW IIOXV T.ITTM: THF.Y HAVF. TIOXF.
AMI HOW MICH THKV MIGHT DO.
Mttttf Mavor liilroy nor any of the officials of
the city Rovf-rumi'iit seen yestfrday carer! to sin
mucb stall Ifea rapid transit situation. The Mayor
Mid: "i _;n(. not i,,^,, ronsulted by the lommission
? reRsnl to Kb ]il.-in.s, and I decline lg say anvthliig
tor publlcati.iii until the matt.-r comes up bt-fort- mc
?n olivia! lona."
fonirtillci xis irs did not desire to sar anything.
tHIt express"*: Hie opinion lhat nit-n of such high
f'uract'-r a-* tba Kupid Tinii.-it Commissioners could
snort to look xxith Indllfi-rence upon nny laTuBilga
t*0" allied night be made. "If I were a member
ot the OBOtB-aaatoa," he udded. "1 should court an
luvenigBtif,,, by a commlttco of Hie Assembly.*
^tBOmttlon Counsel Clark and I*resldent Harker,
of the Tlx i),.],.;rtmi-nt, positively declined to talk
"Pon the Bjbject.
A sellinotvn lawyer of this city, whose political
??Ifailion, ai.- mainly with Tamniuny. said: 'If I
?ere a rnpintn.r of ihe Legl-latnre and could Influ
?nee niy bjbbBiI?UB I should take the sling out of
*r- -Villiy's rt-oliitlons so far as Tammany Hull ls
?jsbsbbbbjsI, bv having tluiii passed iiniinlmously, and
Put lbs- .us,. ii, niP bands of a committee pl.-dged lo
J Ol the bottom of this rapid-transit assalsssBBt
?? commission has now been for two years bacMag
**"i Hlllnp over tbU rap'd-transit problem, aud after
si?**ria_liiB ttiousaiids of dollars lu Inert*.-* toni oxperl
??ents, bas been brought io Ibo confi-sslon that its
"?embers are ablo to sugRest nothing better than
"???vsted roads, if that ls lin- real situation, lt oiifc'ht
tn liav,- beor, reached nearly two years ago Insta-nd
Of losing all ibis time. The proposed .-.xt.-nsions
"?'nhl nos- be built and In operation. If the Com
?lasloners are ant under tho control of th* Man
Ost'an Huilttay < ompaiiy aid are ns lu,mst anrt ns 0?
xoted io Hg rmi,ij,. |ni,.rpSts as Hnv xvou.'d like our
IT'e to bri;, v,-, ii:,-y vin comiK-l thal rompuny Vi
fumisi, SU()l i^Amm-i os will sUorten the lime of
J**''**' aixl giso passengers proi>er aeconimodutlons.
'?e i-ompany should bo made to abolish Hs curves
?t Park place. Eighthst. and Fifty niMh-st. by the
Purchase oj private prop<-ri.x so 1a.1t lt cati run its
Hmt on direct iin...s.
"If Hie companv refuses to agree, to tbc-c Im
Peovemw,u M wcU as ft mfmm ot fninifers that will
'-Tsblc u passenger lo go to any point In thc city
w ono fan*, and to pay Into tho city treasury a
?eeent comi*i*?**iion for Hs prMleges. let UM com
mission establish rival lines and give Ibe Manhattan
?j lively competlUiMi. There are millions ot capital
?***??> to lavett lo such rival cloTated lines, and ll
"?LoTv^^ """ ^ *"?? * ?"? *, bo J
Another lawyer, who I* . Urge taxpayer ,:il!e-|
?- witlon to Section 3_ ? sb, JJypld g^] -JJ
Chapter 4. U*S of IIOl), which makes a con-urrent
T* ''f i,:; ?*? member, of the Itapid Tran,lt C?m.
aVMOfl necessary to approve the proposed clevatci
-a ll way ftimi lani.
"Tl.ls aeeilo*.* tu >?;<*. -gives to nr.y or.e member
"a power lo veto ar.rt prevent B scheme whir!, ls
lot ta Hie public Interest. Any one sided plot wl.|,-|,
lils gi.-ocly corporatist**, may hutch ra:-, be *j*4Jp*te*j
t ste have a sm?le hone-t and fearle., man 0I1 t),|s
ommlssion. 'lime win show if t|,i, ,? ?0i but lf
?I'ey are all tnrrod with '.he Manhattan stick th.
Uv will be delivered, baund hand and toot, a* the
prey of the elevated cut morant."
The part of the lection nf the law which has
jeen referred to ls as follows:
'?The Hoard of UaoM Transit Commissioners may
Ita* from lime t? time, npon application of any rail
Bay corp. ration owning or actually operating a i.all
?oart wholly ,?? |M B*irt Wilbla the limits of any city
n which MM boarl has p-tt'.-r to act. If In th- Jndg
nen of mkJ l.,?,nl tho ,,?blle Interest. M demand
\ ii" ?,,,,"!ir,:nt V"V ?* _? ""- osssalws ol th. s,i.i
iiiaixl. lix and determine the route or routes by which
my such railway iou.puny mut con. wliti oilier
-leain railways ?v ihe stations th.-rent, ?r with steam
ferries, or may e\len4 ii. lin,? trSum sall city anil
nat authorise any railway i-i.mpunv io Uv an" addi
Ional tiaiit ?r tracks on. above, under er contiguous
o b portion or tl,.- whole ol th,- rom,- or routes of
ta railway or railways xsithin sUm city. bjmI io bc
lull* terminal or other factlllles necewiary for lbs
loc.-inniodation of Hu- trax,-liing public In anv street
,r place, ex.-, pt the place noss- hnown as nattery l'ari.,
m xvhl, h said nillxvay shall lu- located ; anrt lite s aid
?toort shall lix an-l determine the locations and plans
if construction ol t...- railway upon aracb rout.- or
oui.s uni ol sil( h tracks and facilities, the limes
-cullin which they ?hall be respectively constructed
I ne compensation to be made iiien-for to ibe city by
-aid railway company, gm* .,?<.., ,,tl,.>i- terms. < ondi
lons -.md reipilreincnt i as t? the .said boucl may
Ippear Just and proper."
Th.- record < ef ti,,- Controller's office show that
tbe cost of the Rapist Transit Commission to date has
in-cn 1108,4*49 ?7.
NO ACTION EXPECTED TOMORROW.
mp., stfivxvxy will l'nontm.Y not attf.xo
thi: i'OMMissiriN's mc.r.i.xn.
Jt ls nol at nil lilu-ly that Hu- Haplil Tiandt C?m
nl-slon xslll take any ni lion nt Its meeting to inor
ow morning. William steinway, president of the
(.'ommlssion, ls confined tu |,|, house by a severe ot
lack of rheumatic Bttout. Mr. steinway's condition
.estcrday was a tilfle better than it was on Tue.
lay. The members of his family and Kugene I,.
P.usbe, secretary of the Uopld Transit, tal** oil salon.
vere, however, aatlaied that lils health xras nt likely
o Improve to such on ejilent that he would be abs*
o bo present nt the Interesting meeting of the Com
nlsslon that xviii bo held to morrow morning. Mr.
Itushe subl yesterday svhen seen by a Tribune re?
porter : ?' Mr. steinway ls not likely to ba ia the meet?
ing of the Cominls-don on l'rld.nv. I have heard from
lim to day, and I am sure that he xxiii not bo well
?nough to ntt'-nd Hie meeting on Friday. The four
ither members of tho Commission xviii be present.
tVe xviii gix-e B hearing to all who com" and have anv?
iling to say on the subjet of rapid transit. No ac?
tion can ha taken on the application of tbe Maul attan di
ectors srithout a unanimous vote. Kvcn If all the
nembers cf the Commission should be al the meeting
t ls not likely Hint any plan would be derided un si
loon.-' Mr. Pttshc refined to talk about Hie resnlu
lon offered In Ihe Assembly on Munday by Mr.
Malby, of t?t. Lawrence C uinry.
Ki, hard V. Harnett, chairman of Ihe Committee af
rwonty-fivc of tba Heal Estate 1'xchango. said x inter?
lay that lils committee xsas working actively lo cum?
uli the Manhattan directors' lemarkable imposition
ror elevated load, nil over the city. Aboat .Mi.iXJO
ropies of Um following petition to the Legislature
vere printed yesterday, and will bc distributed ihrnugh
am the city to-day :
??The undersigned, citizens of the city of New-York,
respectfully recommend and p-HHon your honorable
body, that you tlo no amend tba Ilaplil Tran-lt net,
being Cliupter IV of the Laws of ISP], as to authorize
my rapid ti-unsU mHc-aud that ratty bc or may havo
lorn designed and laid trot'tit "rtt^daiico with the
provisions of said Kapi*! Transit act, to ba construe'et
by the Hoard Of Repid Transit Hnilioad v oniinlsslon< rs
In tb* s?id set provided for, by contrnrt. H a public
work, for the benetlt of Ihe city or iown In which the
said road itisy be located, and nt the cost of such illy
or town, snd to be thereafter lensed by said cl ly or
town, to a private coiporallou, for operation; and
that the said Hapld Transit arl be luitli.-r BO iimctided
as to require the Issue of I,-.nd-, by, tl,,- said city or
town nt not to exceed I 1>9 per ceni, interest j>er
annum In Rum sufllclent to uica-,1 the tost of such con?
struction."
Mr. Harnett'* commlltee will UfMP before the com?
mission to-inoiTow- Bornlnf, *r ll "o'clock, xvith Ihe
tnrtor-ciiient of the directors of lita Html Kstale Ex?
change Committees from ihe, Central labor Jt'nlon
and Chadwick Civic club, xtlfb authorised Indorse?
ments r.-pn-sentliig not b-ss Winn sO.ikhj bona ini.
organized workingmen of this city, xviii also Ik- at the
meeting to protest against any extension of the prevent
elevated road..
I'ETKI* Ii. PWEKNY GIVES SOME NEWS.
Peter D. Sweeny has written a long letter on rapid
trutis'.t for pullication In the aewtpaoafS. Ile niakes
the leir.uikable stalemeiit that the charter granted to
the New' York Ballway C'.nipnny, many yean ago, I.
still legal iind In force, and thal under il,ls chatter a
coiiij-h-t: IBBjM transit system can be built. Ile -ats
lhat this charter a OS granted to Alexander ff, stewart,
Jobn Jae Bb \slor, August lli-ltnonl. Henry Hilton,
William lintier Duncan and other., and thal lt pro?
posed the coiistriK tl'-n of what w?* to be calb-d tho
Viaduct Railway. Ha assorts further that the gentle?
men named subM-rlb.sl for W .?"JW.'JOO of tbfl stock of
the com-uny at lls formation, und pnhl ,0 per cori
Into Hs trca-iuy, under a condition thal the elly xvii.
t,> subscribe #4,0!i0,0C(i, the remaining amount ie
quired, before the coiistrurtlon of the mllroad shoulil
1,,-gln. Tiie illy did not p, form lls part. Mr. Sweeny
says tliat this failure was duo to u mistake In tin
law, whl,-h hal recently btton cleared up by u ioatslsn
of the Court of Appuils.
Mr. Sweeny dec hues that the m-ney subscribed by
private cillr.-ns xvas used in making surveys and pre
luring pinn-, which are now In existence. He ndds
that i-iencral nicl.ii-a represents a birge number of lin
-.aortant stockholders, and that lu- himself represents
others. He r-ays, In uditltion, that the frunclilse ein
braces Westchester County, xvith a grunt tu build
midge*, anil allows connections willi ibo Northern mid
Haslem railroad trains entiling that county. The
routes are generally defined in the original uct. The
plan, an- to be approved by u Hoard of Commissioners,
t?aisling of thc Qortrutt et lha state, the Mayor and
the Commissioner of Public Works.
Mr. Sweeny ls strongly aaa******] to the ronsolllation
of Lroolilyn and New-Vork. ;ind argues at much length
on lhat subject. H*? bolles-r-s such a consolidation
would be unfair nnd Injurious to New-York. He docs
not desire that nny titles, towns or villages In the
neighborhood of New-York should bo eonsolldatcl with
this municipality; but bc is earnestly In favor of a
complete and satisfactory sysiem of rspld transit, and
suggests that lt can bo senin-d under the charter of
the Nexv-York Hnllxvay Company.
Mr. Sweeny'.; views as to tin- valid existence and
present legaliiv and force of the charier of the Via
duct Railway may ba legally sound, but lt in practically
certain that no rapid tran-lt system xviii ever be con
? tiacled under Ibis oil charter. Tho construction
of such a system under Ibis (hurter xxould bi) liniKsj
slble wllhout Hie co-operation of the city authorities
and Hie Governor of the State, lt ls absolutely ln
fi-eillble that thc city authorities or the Governor of
the Stat? xxould attempt to enforce this anllcpic charter
or make nnv elfort to build rapid transit lines under
il. lt l? certain that its validity or legality would b*
tiercels- disputed in lha couit-s ll any elfort wen- made
to lilli lt lil foll e.
rn- ?
ISTF.BEST IS THE (OLOSIAL CW R'S DISSES
signatures to the book for the dinner of the Colonial
Club on Siiiurrlay evening continue to come In, nnd a
big attendance ls assured. Edxvard W. Scott, presl
dent Of lha Hub. and a toa-1 master of clever wit and
graceful atyle, will bid Ibo guests welcome. Chauncey
M- Dopaw, who left a big public dinner io speak at
the club's " housewarming.'' I. expected to bo present
If bis other engagements permit it. I'.l-tiop l'o*,tfr. tho
Hev. Dr. .1. W. Iirown. of St. Thomas'* Protestant
Kplscopal (hun h. and .lames XV. Alexandor. president
of th** Cnlverslty Club, arc also likely to attend the
dinner. _
MES. L liri PLKAUS t.UILTY TO ORR cn ABOE
Mrs. Hertha. Laws pleaded gullly to forgery In the
second degree In General sessions yesterday, nnd
Judge Martin* remanded Iver until Monday for .en
tence. un I>eecniber C4 she pas-ed a woith>ss
check for A-*7 on the Japanese Trading Company, No.
lr! Ea*t K'ghteentB.st. she was originally arrested
with Domingo Ruls. the Consul-General of gonad's-.
on tho charge of forging Hie slgn.iuire of Geln ni
ITesiou. of Huston, to two notes for il.00*5 each. Mr.
Hills was honorably acquitted ol the chaise.
* ?
FOR TUE TILDEN LIBRARY.
APPEAL OP c-Ni: ??P 'MIK TRI -Tl.KS.
STEPHI V x. WALKER URGES I II XT THE OLD
CITY RALL BUILDING uk i.ivi.v TO IT.
Whllo the ., ntlmi-nt of a gnat majority of the
people of this dty demand, il:.- retention of Ihe ol')
Illy Hall tm lu present hi.tori. al sile ?nd till- sen?
timent ls strongly .-.spreed, many people arc Inclined
If) think favor.,My of the prop,, ai ?f ,ha trustee* ,'
ihe TiMen Tn***, if the Tammany ohVlafa d.. ores
rbi,- ihe wishes <>f ihe people aad ii..in,, upon the
removal of the City Hall. stephen A. Walker, ene
of the trustees, aral som ve-i.i-.Uv by a Till,um- re
porter, -ind earnestly dl-ciis.rd thc proposal of the
trustees. He saul ;
"Tba Tribune sHys this morning that the proposal
of Hie Tilden Trustees |n reference lo th.- illy Hall
'will b>- entitled to due consideration al th- proper
time.- I Migge.t that the proper time |. now. Two
things are sun io orcur rJsortly. .x Mg municipal
1.a,lill,ir ls lo l,e erect.-d lr, the i:uv Hall Park. The
1'irty.?-,-:,nd st. reservoir is to be removed, "un- al
vantage of the present management of city affairs ls
thal the gift ,.f pioplu-.y |. (oinrn-c, lo all of us We
have to -c bul few people i,, learn waal I. doing or
going to le- done. If th.-.- an- the purposes sllortl]
lo become fa- ls many observations and argument are
T.ecome stale. The great nett .paper buildings, the
postoflice anil other structures Which shut out the
sunlight, for a thinl of ta- day from lily Hall Putt
are nu longer an inspiration to arguments -busying li nv
improper aro all * ?hemes ss Iii, li i url nil the grass plots
and lip. Iitunl iln and the i?-n< hes and which even In
the height of ihe proposed rtraeturei mat awaken
J.-alais emotions.
?'I,' proposal, of tbe Tild-n Trustees eintesBptates
things ns Ihey now ar- and Involve, Do Judgment
upon the arguments or m..lives bobina* "natters now
out of date. We agree with the general sentiment tim
a noi.i- Btrueture should be preserved, it i. au rn,
Jen xvlio-e PXtl-TklT has please.I th- et-s of 11 .misan ls
who have Refer cnt-rM it. lu exterior only i. t ie
pu" of it tint ls known. What xx- uiu-i 1, - a-ul
trier* io io. ? i, n,- Bseasta-i and eallltntttng tinaa
Hon of connecting an historical -vent stitt* s precise
locality. To Maud la a room awl sav. il.re Brady
00*1 i.ri!,am spake, ben De Witt flinton sat. here
Lincoln's body lax-iin^e are thing-; to awaken
sen ibtUtlea which a man who hi; 0*4 or who \rtrt Bl
ls brutal.
"To pre-, rv- liberty for tb* exercise of twtt setiM
raentfl th" ohf lull n.u.t i?- l-n kautct. Aa .annex t,. or
Inclosure of a rircumjac.-n' strm Hire- l'a-r- ls M Bt
rhit.-cninil genltM capable of Basking such a coBoculton
or loinblnallon of buildings other than inconvi-nl-at
for use nd offensive to ins,.-,
'?I'ontrnst wllh I lils r-.ult lb* pr. erv,-1 Illili BS
transferred to a commanding righi on th- crown of
Murray Hill arith spue of aarpte dlaBrattoni around it
and unobstructed sunlight re Peet lag from III polished
wall-. 'I.- old plciure.. boob* of which ar- ,,f treal
xhIu" aad hara been levied upon by niceeaslra sheriffs
for many years as Ihe nina available personal property
for the fadgmenl ;-rt*dllors' use, ar- Misty w;thln Mn
xvalls of Ibe mod'-rn Interior, which is completed mid
equipped for Ibe me ,,f Hie peoiHe as a public library
tor all gen-ratlons.
" lt seems to in" thill no one with x-enernilon for
the old. wini UM historic. <>en.e mid xs it), any legree
of aesthetic ta.le ,an but web ome. -in li BO nutiom
from the <ii-ri ? lng po-.ililli',- cf municipal action.
Some such plan i- th* ..nix' way I > maka Ile Tl Idell
beiiu--t available ns a r-aliy popular undertaking.
I mean the housing somewhere by mimi, lp.-,I or oil-r
additional aid nt abai ore have (which is more and
better than ls lr,own, nml what ore ejspecl lo bave
Of toot and literary matter for the ps,.plc. I r
curls of Hew York, as i always expected Ihey would,
hara depict"**! ito estate for Ito tobefll of n me,no?
li, irs to a sum soaaewhal exceeding Iwo miiiio,, dot
lars nnd lins art Inti lae expressed Intention ol the te.
taor. In England or Hew England Ihe r?nit would
have, been ditter.-nt. The ies.pl- here m,l,e their
own law. ami under llu-lr ju-t administration hnxc
sulfer.-d ii I"--.
?? I should Ilks to pul to n xote i , the public s, hools
of this etty Ito .iu--ti.-ii: -What I- the duty of I -
iiiiinii ip.-il nut hurl'I...s In r<" p.i I lo Ito offer of th*
Tilden I rust, to wit, I" glv In ptrp.ti, ? say ?-?(?,< XV,
fl fear for ii puHI. Iltirart II (he illy will < <|iitp a
jiblie for it. fm- .-, barleycorn ? year.1
-Th'- .uni iii rom OM M !??> lusi.flu I. ni for buildings,
purchii-- and m:ilnt?-n;ui.??? ot B pt Mic library worthy
Of Ihe (itv. Tba uh" rtuitlv- see m. lo li.- I.labll-:,
m.nt ..i a libral*) or other institution on some special
mid limited line af study.
-The pr.,.pert BOW nod**? e.-nsiiler.itloti makes a
peopl.-'s (nsUtaUon, locates it In a commanding pla. e.
mar..- ll a unique memorial ?f Ito -liv's history,
honors a greal name, willena th- Barfsce una of
public pi-asnr- gr.aiiuis and I- worth thinking ol and
deciding today and not I.fl for r.-gr-t a. a lo-1 Of
poi I nully.''
T*"i rilO'?E THE SITE ul'TIIE (ITV HALL.
A meeting of Hie new municipal building commission
and Ito Advisory I'onntlttee .-f Aj**hlti*ets will ink"
place on IbaHassUT 1, at whteh th" advertising f?r tba
plans of the new Lily Hall ls lo be s.-tn.si u\- g. The
exact sile Ior Hie buil.llng lu I Itv Hall Park will
also be determined, and win p rob at, ly be announced.
It ls ngre.il that tit" .ti-uctutv aimil have a front*****
of Illrt) feet, Brill I** eight storie. In height and that
Kui f t>t shall Intervene between Ito rear of th"- .tru.
lure and Ito County <Hurt HoVae. lt will cover Ito
prc-cut plas* In within a few feet of the wire hsct
on th" .south Bli*. Th" park in from of Ito MW
building will Hi'-li become Ito plata. The MS build
lag at lt- eastern front extremity win sinnd about
seventy lite fis*t from the Path Row hoaadary of
City Hall Park and Ito xve-li-rn extremity, front, will
stand about lha Miine distance from tiie Broadway
boundary, leaving about seventy hv>- foi-t Ol th* park
only at cadi side.
?
CASE OF SMALLPOX IS REA UER-ST.
TE Vt NTS OK THE Ul'H.III MI DO NOT PEAR IV
nen nv iinxvi vr.R
Frederick Hayden, tho clerk In the oflice of Ihe
<hi-r clerk of I ra flt c a, counts of th- < mtarlo Kiillroad,
who whs found to h.- sulfi-rlng fiom smallpox aa Sunday
last, is now ai Ito tlotbasa peslhoose. Ills brother
visited th.- ontario Itallroad's ollua-s yesterday and said
Ibal Kn-derli k Hayden oral mach lnipniv-d. Tin
railroad's otlic-s are on th- thin!, fourth and rials'
floors of ito Daba onie a Building, Ho, Kt Beaver-st.
Inspectors of the Health ll-pailmchi Speal Ito greater
part of Tnooday Ir tha building and examined all Ito
employes of Ito company ut Ito othes, varclnallng Bfl
many us poariflte, In reference io the waitera mid
other employes of Delmonico'-, restaurant on Ito lirst
floor. Ito manager of tl,.- hullding said yesterday:
"Tie talk about Ihe' smallpox eas- seems to me like a
'iempi".t lu n teapot.* aspeetaUy so far as ito it*otaa
rant employes ora eoneeraad. Ito Utebea and ether
adjuncts to UH restaurant Bl* In I dflach-,1 pint Bf
this building, and aces, to thi- restaurant ls alan,
Mtlretf dh.eily from the street. Tin- restaurant ls,
therefore, nearly separate from this Iniilillng, wi,I, I, ll
aa 00*08 building. The doctors fouad tin- wrill.-is
In good health and, as most Of tb>m are vaccinated
in accordance with Ito rubs of Ito benevolent and
protective unions to which tiny tx long, only few un
derwent va. elna lion."
Tin- room lu arith li Hayden trorked on the third floor
wus fumigated. _ _
PROMISEST TEOPLB OFF FOR EUROPE.
Tl,<- White Star steamship MaJCBtle, which -ailed for
Liverpool y.-tonia), took out a large numl.-r af etas*
pt ail quin for this oeasoa ot ito year. Among tben
wei-."- -I. stewart Wallace, M- P. < barbs rapper, Ito
lan adlai' Minister of Marin'-: W. K. Vanderbilt, E.
lianitulph Morris, Mr. and Ml*. Eugene kelly, Jr..
Mr. and Mr.. Henry Kingsbury, Mr. and Mrs 1'n-roti
Lqnunct. t'aptaln E. W. Jaffray, l>r. E. kinloch
Inhnaltnr. Mr. and Uro, Osorge W*mT**--wr, Mr. and
Mr.*. Till ll C.. Melggs. E. J. Price. Kulh.i fold shiv
vesant. ttoarOJB Stanley, Anson Phelps stokes. Mrs.
Alexander Thompson. T. W. Kussel, M. P.. li. < n-lgh
ton Webb, Mrs. Austin Corbin, li. Howard Davison.
Howard. iTcinlng. A. A. If. Bellas tMht. CJissrfB
Cavendish llenlinck. M. P.. Montague M. W. lin I rd.
Commander Hell, of the British ffavy, Mr. and Mrs.
Muk. Ix Hall -md .Mrs. Henry s. Irani.
The" lt-si Mar steam.Mp FtfeaBBaC, 4?r Antwerp,
took Ott! nuning ber i*s.eai:.-rs Ito Ht"*.
A liroch-r. train |s He llack'i, s. s. Mel ai land amt
Mrs. E. :'p- nta-r Miller.
TM RE.iRRASCF. A SCMMBBU
The rnmmlttec of Ibo I hamber of Commerce ap?
pointed to confer with Ihe Custom House sflcers and
warehouse nu n lorireming Hie rearrangement of
rales on uncial rmsl iii.-rchindiM- in bond.sl ware
houses met yesterday, lout. Wlndniulb-i was chair
man nnd ll. c.. Weaver secretary. The piaalBl
schedule bas been In force for Iwenty years, and Ito
changes In the methods ol pai-klng guilds have made il
om of dste. Deputy Cralecloi1 M. 4.. Williams told
Ihe committee Hint , omplalnis were fi.-"|iieni. and thal
Assistant (ashier William A. .tones and warehouse
men thought reti-lon was n.acviiiy. The eoiun:ltt,*e
bsd boped to rt-cclxc suggestions from bti-lucs, nun,
but none wa. <j3eiex1. Mr. Wlndniuilci, H, O. Will
iam*. Samuel ll. seaman, E. Y. Drlggs and Winiam C.
Casey irere appointed a sab-comBrittet t- seenre Ito
tl.Wi cf Impoit.ts of different ckisies o| goods. They
aili I,old a .neetlug lO-OTsSfTOW after:,'.-!,:., ai the
I bamber of CoauneKe A: ito meeting yest. r.i.ty
lhere were prasiati Emm the cu.ton, Hon-,-, Gesenl
Williams, Ci,loni-: Jones. H. O. tVcaver, John M. Kalk
ind Hamilton Pulton; fiom thc Cbamlier nf I om
merce, Mr. WlndmaBcr, bamuel H. Beaman ard c. A
Andrew. The tt ai -hon.. nun pr..cut Wore frederich
l-.k-r. E. F. Dftggs, il. E. .Nitchie and Wi.ainu I.
Car.j.
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AGAINST THE SBEBMaN SUTER LAW,
MK.i-cii.xvis tike a:t:ox rpciNT, a r.irr.xi.
i 9 IBO x f,
??ne or tr.e lurge.t meetings of business men held
ill a long time was that of t!,.- drygoods merchants
it Hie room, of th" Merchant*1 Club, No. io. Leonard
?c. ve-.ieri.-iy. n, take sefton regarding ti.,- silver
|iiesiion. .lam.- ll Dunham, of Dunham, Qui Wey
x Co., Breridod, and nearly SOO of the leading barine**
I,oases gad lirriis wei- p-prcenled. After a few
ntrodmtory remark, th- following resolution was pi
?eated, atttrt was favorably dtotosaod mid adopted
inaiilinoii-lv :
?? H.-solved. That ac ur,- opposed to the eoniiniianc I
if the pajrehaa* of silver bullion bv the L'nlted states
.overnmeiit, ami favor the Immediate repeal of the
-iicnnan sji\,.r BoBlo* Puretaslng tel of l-'aO, by the
BasaBfpj of a law for that pu rp ...-, in go Brio elf,*,: al
Mee."
Among tin- large number ,.f mi rt baals present
aron the follett lng-. Charles r. Abbott, Charil* M.
Allen, francis Xl. Bacon, Henry l;;iuendahl. Edward
I". Iiliblle, Daniel Blrdsal, Cornelius V. Bllas, Murtoa
D- I "gu.-, A. sunn P.rotrn, (ieorge .1. Hrowiie, W. C.
Pi "'tull,g. ti. pf, p.urklnghsni. William T. Muckley, F.
V. Pinion. Henry I.. Ciniin.inn. 1 rank P. Ceil, E. .1.
ntoffee, .lohn w. Cochran*, E. ii. Vonrene, .lame. c.
Cooley, William Creighton, Ralph I., fuller, TtoOMa .1.
Davis, James E. Dean, .lol,n P. Degi-ni-r, E. W. Dewey,
Henry Dongiri.*. .1. i.. Dudley, i. ll, Dunham, E. \.
Duvlvler. I nailes Elim.ia , William B. K.m. rv. c. lt,
Evan., si--.,nmey w. Fay, w. llildnHh Held. John i -
irab-v, : nealon- Er-llngliny-en, John P.ro'tn li.-rrlsti.
Ubtfdge l. i.i-.tx. p. N. i..sbi.ntl. wniiain Itirenough,
c. ii. Haeaett, Abner P. Ualgfct, John T. Hand, Brace
Hayden, y. w Haynes, Casper llllgrr, H. Hobart,
Rotor! .t. iiogu-t, Chaii.-s a. I loy I, minion- A. Hyde,
U.g.- H. Hughes, William E. l-,-li?, T. M. lt s.
Thomas ,|. John.ion, A. I), .lullliard, William li.
K.ndail. William P. King. Abel IV. Kin-nun,. George
T. Knight, tVoodbary tongtlon, J< -rpo towrenri-,
P. D. I.-cumj,te, I imu .s ii. i.,-.-.-ii. Amory l.-l..nd,
B. R. tosher, Augustas p. i.ib'.v. Lowell Lincoln, R.
B. Maegan non, Ttoaw* B. Marlin
Vb Inila. Mauger, Manton p.. Mell
p. I.. Minion, c. B. Miich.il, a. p. Montant, Jam
E. VkhoK jam-1 s. Moyes, i hark - W. Ofdea, Ilene]
A. Page. Alhrecht Pag-n.ici k.-i, Th oma . p. Puller
OH, W. A. P. mlii-ikc Janes I'.. Ill, ber, Edwin -1 E
Poor. Thoma- W. Porter. John P. li.ni: r. f.eorge I..
Putnam. J. R. Quinil.y. ieorge Riggs, Chat. '*'. Koot.
E. H. Sump on, John P. sherman, G4tnrge ll. .breve,
i.eotge p. >in,ie. isaac I. smith, Walter stanton,
W. I., strong. E.ittani v. Taller, Franklin E. Taylor,
William E. I. flt. Kal" ant M. Town-end. Jr.. .Ioho A.
Tweedy. Carl xi-fr, IteortR Ercdcti.k Vb-lor. E. A.
\..:i i-.ernuiii Lucie* C. Warner, Charles ll. Webb,
William E. U'.',,h. i.cr.re |.. Whitman. John C. WM
nerdins;, i. mi- Wlndmuller, Henry c. Val.- and win
lam llenrv Yale,
-s????^
WILL MRS. MCCAFFERY BE PRINCIPAL!
I rank R. Mssters,
,lf, a. M. MllUlscn,
TE4CHERS OPPOSE HER mm- il STXH'.VT vs ni'.xii
Ol OIUMMtR a IP ol. V I. 11.
Tho BajnouneeoBTml ol the apposition oo the pnri
nf th.- leocfcera la Onaunar Hchool ff*. 11 t,> ito
inmlnatlon Of Mis; inlheilr,- i. McCatfcrv by Ibe
scbaol trustees ..r Ito Twenty fir-t Ward a. prlaclp-il
of (hal -> to il, poi.ii-hed In The Trtbana of January
IS, h.-ts ar-ii-,si Widespread inter.--!, among th- tench.
,-r.. The ease win ba tarried wllh great bitterness
before Ito Hoard of Muesli m. Which will ii, I nu Ito
n imitation Bl i's next faceting <>n tVednesday, Than
l< uiu, li "-peculation B* t,. whether Ito board of Kdu
ration win c miirm Ml? - M- < ..ir.-is'. nomination. Ii
U e*t*taln that Ito friend* of Mr*, f.. Randall Crocker
sr- iloing in much to piet.nl Ito a,lop:, n of Ito re?
port of the i minllt.e on teachers, fBViring Ito nomi
nation of Miss Mccaffery, as tba friend, of xii-, Mc
Caffery an dring ta seem- tba place f.,r ber. The
i-sigmili',n of Mi-s Car-lin-* P. Whiting, who wa*
principal of tho btIwoI firtv-tiv.- v.-.ir.. l-ft Mha
(tor-trade 1-. Simpsm ber naluiaJ suire* ior, bul Mi-s
slu.p-nn Ju- been In poor hrnllii nnd Miss Alida J.
WoMlev, who 1. mst In rank, does no| desire the
ptoUmOtUm. Tha. Mi . U RandoU Craetor I- the
nexl In ttne of bu.. - .-lin.
Tho friend, of MlM Mi-Ca (Te ry feel thal tor sIsTe Bf
Hie lontrovi-ry lia; not properly heen pl ucl bel i'?
ll,.- public, .tames Clancy, in -peaking ol the ease,
-aid io a Tribune repenter yraterday: ** The Tribune's
Miry of tl.I. malle: ha. opened Bp t tridespreod rou
troter.x- nm Mtg Behool teachers In the city. The
f.-cling ls that MlM M, lattery ls enlll'.ed bi this place
f,,r aovenl good reasons. In Ito tir.t place, sin- hts
boen a t.a, lui- thirtx years, which is a longer time
than any of Ibe other s-pliutita, for Ito place In Si ho ,1
Ho. 14 hara served, sho was Ito only vice piiml
pal in ito ward nt the nm.- aaa was noininat.it, and
h.-r reeott oa ito tooka of Ito Board or RducaUon
ls p.-rf.ct. >Ii~-; prances E. A. Hatch resigned her
pla,,- as principal .f Vu. 4'.i after Mi-s Mccaffery
was nominated, so Ibal Ito charge that she |s out of
Ito Un.- of pi-Miiotion ls not. wsU-fOQBded. MIm Mc
CafTery ll :in etlnl. ni loactor. Tbe place of principal
of <ir.imni.-ir school So. Il I- s bettor om- than that (,f
principal of Grammar school Ho. -kl ll has a better
etaM of pupil., and ls more nmvetilentlv situated. Ito
salary also ls helter, the lir-t being nlioui, ll,tdd. tad
the other rttMi.it P1.S00 ii year.'
Ai ending to the statement. Of -onie nf the tea, hers
of Grammar Behool H> ii. however, Mr. clancy I.
ml-bikcn lu .sating that MISS McI'nlTciv luis ben
long.-r In tbe pul.In s, hool system as a ten her llian
any ,,f ito aspirant* for the pbti ? In ??laminar tsctool
v.. ii. These teoetore nay lhat ito Bret eleven
t.-acl,er. Iii I,laminar -sh .ol Vu. ll have Wu In IJ.I<
.-, hool liol b-s. M.an i-.i-niv year-, ami thal eight out
of Ito el-ven have not been priinulut in fifteen years.
PLASS FOR MECCA TESII'I.ES CAEN IV AL
Th,- raratral <>f Ito Arabia ffcMea af the Mystic
Shrine, which will tain- plan gi ModUon ""quote car?
den to night, und.-r the auspices of Mecca Temple, will
be one Bf lb'- most brilliant -].tacular altair-; ,-ter
given In lats cltv. lt ls a neW departure In Un?
social r.pilous ot .e.ret orders, and ls nol exclusively
for B**mhcra of the organization, but lt will l>- an OCCB
tdo* when IM world nt larg- can BtfOIld and lee who
and Wtol they are. Th.- carnival, however, is not the
sole fi-atur-, as there will Im- a reception aud dancing
preceding ll. and daming afterward, The int.-ri, r bl
the Galdra ls si*.billy decorated for th- occasion,
everything il.si being nev, handsome and original.
A dress ie beal sal io- k place yaatorfaty aad th.- ina!
om- will be given to dav. Til-' seating capacity of the
I.aubn I- bug-, all seals ale good and will be fr,-.-.
The private boxes, however, ar- on sale, ami nearly
all has- been lake*. Al o o*etoc* then- xviii be an
instrumental concert by lattes** Military Band .f ISO
piece,; al 10 p. m. Hare will lu) tbl' entrance of the
ofsVcers ef Mena i-iiipi.-, aad g reception ,,r tho several
tammltlin and their Barignateat vi their i*4Stt?ectlve
pla..-; from 10*30 lo i'2 o'clock there will tie daming.
(,, w Immediately followed by tb'- carnival. The
lalt.-r will Include entrance ol Arable carnival pageant,
vi-Uath-n Of trltics from varloii. oa.es, mal- and f
mal.-; grand .nonteal tiona, written uud adapi.-d f,,r
tn,, oi easton, live hundr-d i?-rfoimers, prominent In
th- dancing and mimic world, will take port In Ito
carnival.
Un- nld (iuard reception, lo take plan nt Madison
Squat* caid-n on Mottflay Bight, xvig b>- ane ol Ito
most eiitertaintng of tao season's soclul gatherings,
mi.- ?f the principal feature- will ba the military marci,
at mldnig'it. at tt !ileh l.iaiO uniforms "Alli l? In line,
representing lin- Aimv and Ito N?vy and.th- UtMlt-ry
of th- ti.itttl states. Canada and Europe. Tw,, large
band. w|U furnish Ito music for promenading and ior
daming._
A i LC R'S HISSER FOR THE MAYOR.
A dinner In honor of Mayor Thomas E. lillrov will
Im- given by Ito Democratic Club on "aiturilay evening.
It is likely that nearly MO persons xviii attend lt.
Tho? who a.xp.it.si to speak Include Mayor
Gilroy, Govi moe Flower, H pester Babier and ss-Mayon
Edward Cop-r, Abram **. Il'-wut and Hugh J. Grant.
1STERESTIS0 REVIY.il. MELT1SUS
Interesting rexlv.il meetings are being held In
Trinity Methodist Episcopal i burch. In One hundred
and eighteenth st.. near -ecoml ave., by D. W. WI tai,
of i hlisgrt, an evangelist xvell Known In Bs* Western
state-, saafaded by T. W. Mill.-r, a singer. al?n from
UM West. This i hinch hs. a hrge field, as lhere l
iio other Meth'tdist chuiih within Hiv ladtus of ?
toft arila, and the res-ili of Hie r. vii-jl meeting. Issi
lng thirteen weeks, by Thomar, HirrtsOii; a youl ago.
was a large addltlop to the chimb-.-, lu I'arleoi. Thc j
Rev. Thoms* ll. Iturfh ha* neat Iv completed the
tenth year of his pastorate, and H.e ofticl.il board nf
the church hu* sent n unanimous petition to the ap?
pointing pawers to return him to Ht present charge.
i'h>- ssristant pn-tor, ito Kev. I .coi ce W, Carter, ls
satiating Hu- evangelists and li spatially aitive among
the j, tung people._
TAMMANY AND TIIE NATION
HANDS OFF." SAY- "THF lULTIMORF
SUN."
a scathing DEMOCRATIC EniToni.xn OH THE
IVT1.IU ERENf'E OE THE KEW-TORK OCTOffCg
IV Ql'AKAVTIVE MATTERS.
[ny tit i.Gnxrii to th*: trhiim-:.,
Washington. Jan. -Jo.-lt I. said lhat Mr. Unyner, of
Maryland, ii-cards the pa.sage of the maimed and
mis-l.ap.ti Quarantine bill through Ito House vf Kepre
sentatlvet as a wtotantlal triumph, ir bf dat he
minns a triumph for Tammany, Mr. Rayner ls en?
tirely correct; If nit. h.- li the sort of slate.man who
can discover little or no different** between the shadow
ami Ito -ul,.tame of legislative ,-otion. 0* recently
a. last, Thursday Mr. Rayner xvai In a white heat of
Indignation on account of the throats aad demands sf
Tammany's vassals lu the House, who.
be asserted, orara acting lu obedience
to tilegraphic orders from ftrolherln law Jenkins
He paced the Bistre and corridor, In high mMhai lal,
pia claiming aloud to everybody lils purpose openly
lo expose, and d< noonee on lb* floor of Hie House
of Representatives the wicked Interference of Tam?
many. It was while In this condition that ne en?
countered a correspondent ot "The lialtlmon- Sun,''tbe
lending Democratic newspaper of bis slate and city,
and gave bim a battas*) of (to Tammany performance
and threi'ts In regard to (,um antin-* 1,-gl-lation, which
"ns opealy pabUatod in that, newspaper.
Two days later ??'The mhi" published an
editorial on "Tammany nnd the cholera.''
Which editorial Wa* In.pited bv the Jtnvner Inter?
view, and xviii, li recite-; .onie w.-II koowa lind attested
fa/Is iii a striking manner. Hen- I. an excerpt :
??Ta m ma ti-.'. leMsb Interest la the matte, is ..-n
evident. Il is io control without the pos-iblllty of
Bay Federal regulation or Interference, not only Ito
vast patronage COOaerted xxlih tho Vow-York Health
Depaitment, bat Ito stilt vaster ti.-ld tad oppartaaHy
for private, -grntitloui I ,11,' brlberv and blackmail xvhich
Ito unchecked control of thai department affords.
Tammany's methods, since (to da\s of Ta ted, are
known and should be abhOITtd of all mon. .So long as
they an- confined lo Ito exploitation and plunder of the
Bunitipa! .notary of Hew York. Hu- rest of th;
country caa sffon ta stand lt: thal i-. so long as
tho taxpayers of Xew.Yorh ciiv can. When th
nat* poHtlcal octopus reocbea nut Its arms and
takes tnt,, Ita embrace the State GoveraBBOBl of
Vow York, the people of other states may still con?
sole tin-in.lives with the reflection IIihI thev. ni
least, do not ll vt; and pay taxes under Tammany
dispensation. Bal when Tammany, rather that fo, go
a pan >.r spoil, which lt regaNs as its legitimate
prey, makes war iiihiii tin* whole country and de?
clares It.elf Hie ally iind champion of H13 ebel ara,
and ns such seeks to cnirol legislation al Walling?
ton, then lt becomes another qraitto*.*'
After it passage which is a Just and discriminating
review of tho evil lenaaneie* and demoralizing tn
lurnces of Tammany la v.-itiotiai politic;, the editorial
rooUnnet i
?it wat hoped tiwi Tanunaay would confine
its-lf to rending the flesh and picking the bones
of tin- fiit and lac calool . -nit ri inge iirTord-*d by ihe
absolute conirol of Vow York state and elly patronage.
Bat it seems thnt the Nntioiml QsawanUn* bill. In the
eyes uf Tammany politicians, nt len.l, threatens to
tar.' away or kama the sa'u-*, at nil
events, Bf some of Ibal patronage, nnd
In 11 e, ll Tammany can accomplish lt. the
Nail, mil Qunionilne bill pas-od by Democratic
;uid iti'piibllinu votes alike Ih the Solute ininti he beafeji
111 the Hoii-r. H ls to be soon what tb"* rest of the
country will hiive to say to this litest and most Im?
pudent manifestation of J anni,ant s greed and tin
icrnpaloasneai.
Il xtnuld ga extraoi-dlnary. indeed, vtfHi tint
knowledge which ba. spu-nd 1 brough every
elly, village and almust every household
In Hie land of Tammany's methods of ad?
ministration, If HM great Interior States
ut Ito Weal trill submit to have their protection from
cholera deiiend upon local official, of Vow-York City,
ibo appointees of Tammany Hill. Jobbery would be
Mupe. led, nnd with 1*0000, lt every expenditure and
approprtattoa. Personal favor nnd partisan services
rather than character and rapacity, lt would be as?
sumed, svould control the selection and appointment
of every subordinate. Justly or unj.i.tly, this ls the
character whteh yean ol Tammany rule have earned
for thal oiganl/allon. Will tho peoplo of
tin- I'nltod state.4 tamely surrender, nt 11
time of National pei ll, the giiardianshlp of j
the Nation's U.-alth nt the chief gate
and point of attack bv which (to cholera may lind
entrance ,-md lodgment, Into such hands? Are the
vast Interests lovotvud In the success of ihe Wo.Id's
Columbian Exposition content that such should be
lb* cuael Vet IMS, and nothing less thin this, is
Involved In Ui" suoce.s of Tammany's efforts ti de?
feat 11 National Quarantine law. New-York City may
he 1 onttd.-nt of lls ability to deal with the cholera as a
local epidemic within Its own limits, nnd even to ex
ilude the germs of disease and pass them mi to the
res! of ibo country. lint what has the
rest of the country to say upon that point.'
The Very character and source of the opposition which
bas licen developed to the passage of Ito bill ought
to awaken Ito xvbolo country, the people of the In?
terior, and Ito South and the West particularly, la
the necessity of taking the subject under Ito control
of ihe Federal Oorarnmenl ami out of the hands of
local politician-; and patronage brokers."
These are HM editorial arguments and criticisms,
not of 11 RepubBeou oewapeper, bot of one of the
oldest, stanchest and most Influential Democratic
n.-tt spa pera In tho south, published In a cltv which
has been rep.-at.stlv visited by pwUtonce Importad
front foreign countries. The argument ilia' (be country
cannot allard ta tal-e tbe risk of il Tam?
many 11 Imlnlstratlon of i|unr.inttne laws and
n-gnliHoiis at Hie chief commercial port
ls ;, sound om-, which ought to and probably will iii
tlu.-mo ito actions af Ijow braoetoa of Congress, ir
lt .hall Ix.' found practicable to re.cue Hie Uhuiruntlno
i ill from the predicament into which lt lias boon
IhrUSi ll,rough Ihe machlnaUiils of Tainui.mv and
the ?weabaetai aad Incapacity ,.f the Democratic m.i
ji.iltv of the Committee 011 Interstate and Foreign
Com men e.
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DECIDED AQAIXBt TUE MISSIOSART.
Colonel Weber yesterday decided thal tin* result of
tho Investigation of the .-barges against the Re*.
Mr. Peter.i-n. Ita Norwegian missionary at Ellis
Island, abowe< that H.e pastor was not a deslrnt.le
man to have on th.- totutlfl. nnd -0 told bim. The
society wiiiiii Mr. Petersen lepreaenU svin be irajaaated
lo send niiother man In his place. As lo the charges
of trying lo create dimension between a man and bbl
wife, in Erooklxn, and holding hOeh pail of th.
money sent lo the woman, Ito Colonel said he had
nothing to do xvlth thal, ns tho maller was already
In Ito courts. As to HW cl,argo of keeping an
Immigrant giri la ito mission house of l*eturson's
aoetety for un undue length of Hmo before he obtained
il position for tor, ito Colonel decided Hilt Peterson
iniii not shown due dint-once. Mr. Peterson yesterday
made ;in emphatic denial of all ito charge-, and bald
h.. might bring the matter bel*re th* courts.
ACTION OF THE PARK BOARD.
Charles De E. Purus iras yesterday appointed
?oeretory and treasurer of tbe Park Police Pension
lund bv the Park Hourd. Commissioner Tappet! pro.
posed timi thc board appoint a xToe-prcsldent without
-alary to act In the absence of the president. Tbe
maller WO* laid oxer.
To Commissioner cray was refoned a proposlUon to
make certain Improvemcnfs In tho Central liirk
Menagerie. The suni of *n>T,ooo will probably bo
i-l,cl to complete 1 lie retaining wall and wallu at
P.iverslde Park.
4 ominissloner Cray's resolution authoilzing any
commissioner lo act lu case of emergency, and
making Ihe president and one oilier commissioner
a quorum to audit bills and pyvrolls ssas adopted.
I? nilma, the baby hippopotami!., will lie sold at
auction to-day at ll a. m. at tbe central Park Arsenal.
The upset price ls plated at jKi.004).
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IMMKiRASTS HELD FOR EXAMISATIOS.
Contract Labor Inspectors fiom Ellis Island yester?
day found twenty nine Immigrants on the steamship
WaoHsnd. who ru-in' over as second -cabin passengers.
A their luggage consisted of small nundle"*, and most
of thea* hid only about #_ In money, they were taken
lu Elli-. toland tor examination. They all said they
had rome ovei to x|.|t friend*. Eb von ol Hiern were
n felted sud elgn,****_. held fer further eiswlnaUog.
KKW-YOKK AND THE BIG FAIR
REPORT OF Tilt STATE BOARD.
MORE MONEY NEEDER Tn MAKE A CREDITABLE
I-IM'LAY-KEVIEW OE THE WOr.K DOXE.
Albunv. Jan. rio.?Governor Plower to-day received*
he report of the (.encral Mstmgers of tho sui*
iVorld's lair Hoard. It ls a long document detailing
he organization of the board and the district com
Missioners nnd Ibo conferences of these officer* at
hlcago with the heads of tho Exposition. Th* report
-ays :
?? It became evident that the sphere of activity snd
int*, of the board waa more extensive than was
latklpatoi before the meeting nt chicago. It era
irnccd the dissemination of Information to Intending
-ommercbil exhibitors and farllltaiing their apiHi.-.i
lons for space, un Hie organisation of the board
there sere loss than 100 applications for space, and
ttepl were taken to secure a representation propor?
tioned to ike pince New-York holds in the bushiest
ictlvlty of the Inion. The managers set forth His
rad |b*f In agriculture, horticulture, forestry, mining
ind education there was no commercial I m pul te to
?tlnitilutc a proper exhibit, and yet lt was ascertain-tl
that OrgaatttthMM and departments supported by ap?
propriations had no funds available for collecting nnd
installing their exhibits. The dulles devolving upoa
ibo board thus developed, are classified In eighteen
paragraph*, relating to the obligations resting on the
Dc.-ird la procure a creditable exhibit and giving reasons
for urgency for performing the duties e munera ted.
Cpon such organization no such diversity and rang*
if dulles were anticipated, and consequently the ap?
propriation made xvas not adequate for the need* out
Hued. Much of the work of the board in preparation
for Hu- enMIM bas b'-cn tentative, und Its prosecution
lopontlfl on obtaining an ml lltion.il and adequate ap
proprlatloii.
?The applications for space from commercial B0>
lilbltois are more iImn -.',400. Itefcrrinir. to tho
itlnTeuli (ash Of allo-ing space by the authorities at
I'hbag- the general managers say that the dutiea
ioaaoeted with this tas|< are so complicated and dolla
etta B% to ib-mntid for them the utmost Indulgence and
recognition of the Impossibility of satisfying the great
mn'orlty of Individual demands. Tho combined or
uidtlod exhibits molo under the direction of associations
economize space without lessoning interest of ex?
hibits."
Ti'e report refers in complimentary terms to the
Boa ni Of Women Manager., stating that they hara
over 960 applications for spare for xvomen. It re?
fers v.|th pildc to tho Slate Itulldlng u-s ii Utting rep?
resentation of the presence of New-York nt His
World's 1'nir. Tin- contributions of New York to tho
Dally P.tillding xviii demonstrate the value and Irn
po-.lnnce of Ito buller and choose products of (hs
Slate. The maaagan ace aided bv B committee from
the state Dairymen's As.cciutlon, the state Hoard
paying nil exp.-n.e-. After conference with li-alln*
agricultural! tis of I lie* state, a Hureau of Agricul?
ture, of wlibh James Wood, of Mount Klsco, I.7 the
direct:.r in i-hicf. xvas orginized. It wl.T ?<haw at chi
iago Hu- great variety of soil and climate of the State,
'he diversity of product i raised, stimulate an interest
in that department, and If possible modify the old
time coarse pf crops and husbander. Live st-?ck and
poultry exhibits are in c lu rge of associations o|
breeders, of equal importance I- Ihe horticultural
exhibit, one In which the piomptlng< of commercial
advantage cantif be Irust'-d as a means for bringing
out un exhibit worthy of the stnte, yet New-York;
I i.slii. es more fruit than ull the other sfste*, with
lae san pl too of citrus fruits, and Ito money vallis
Of Ihe grape crop of New-York D greater than that
of the grai".' crop of Callfirnhi.
The commissioners review the result of their effort*
In the different department-, which was published
f-jnm time to time as the work advanci-d, and sit:
'?As a mutter of public policy the Hoard of i.enoral
Managers has been guided by the idea that the ex?
hibit ot the State of New York at the World's 4 olutn
tlao Exp-r-ltion should be In every department sa
excellent In cori-rr?ct"iTTTTi*?i~ iraff sg-h'TJeitxii V~T>>?**eBta.
tlon ns In ber, Intelligence and money could make
P. Apart from lls ronttoorefol Importance, tills great
iri'tvf.lesson of the stage of progress rearhed hr the
civilized wirrW at the close of the momentous cen?
tury of Its history, hos th<- highest educational and
hint orien 1 ?lgnlfli*ance. The Influent-, of Hu- eiB**ssss**
ta Iht social, Industrial aud artistic development
of Hie American people cannot be over-estimated.
As un Intort,ntl au] display ll will. In everv depart?
ment, far exceed thal of Pails lu I Mt, The nn
lix.ilbsl extent and tho nrchltts-tural hapaty and mng
nlflcoiue of Us buildings hax-e slreadv been unlvor
sally leoognlr.i-d as a credit to ito is'iinirv. and a*
a prOper cause ?f National pride. To all of this
New-York bas fully contributed, amt b?-r citizens have
the beal possible reasons t , participate In the senti?
ment wbtoh lt evokes. In furnishing forth Ito con?
tents of the.,, buildings, and making IN mark OH ihs
grand completed result, lt requires no argument t *
show that New-York cannot be left behind. Tiie task
is now seen to be far greater and more complicated
than pre seated itself a year apo, but lt ls one whotte
satisfactory performance carries with lt an Inevitable
responsibility no less than t brilliant reward."
The report ls signed bv Chnuiv-v M. tVpew, John
lloyd Thacher, Horton W. Allen. Louis M. Howland,
Wgltet I., -session-, and Charles A. sweet, genera)
managers.
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IH; WANTS THE FAIR OPEN ON SINDAY.
MR. Bl'lTERW'OP.TII f-XY- T1UT WORRISOME!**
WIM, VISIT IT Off THAT DAT.
Ex Congressman Benjamin Butterworth, of ""'hi*,
who was moratory of the World's columbian Exposition,
when nt Hie Elf th Avenue Hotel yesterday denounced
the effort* that are hoing made to have the Ex po-t tlon
grounds closed on Sunday as an insult to tho working?
man.
"The liquor stores are permitted tn do a wide-open
business In Chicago,"1 he added, " nnd Ito cloying of lha
Enir on UM Sabbath would only ie..ult In -ending mora
trade to the xxiii.' and beer seller. There are thou
sands nf poor people who xviii want to seo the exhibits,
but who xviii be prevented from having a good chance
to se- them If tho sunday-closing lde3 I. enroroed. It
ls not everybody who can alford lo take a day off for
pleasure. Sunday ought to he regarded ss the work?
ingman's day. and Ito admission on that day ought to
b? only -J"> -eiii-. I most emphatically am In favor
of permitting th.- l-'alr grounds to Im- open on Sunday.
There Hie people can rind Innocent and Instructive
pleasure, and there they can hear sacred music. It
would certainly result In great benefit to the liquor
stores If the Fair ls cli.ed Sunday, nnd lt would
also remit In great finanolil loss to the ontorprt.se."
tiforge ll. DnvK tho Director-iieneral of the World*
Eatr bas sent word lo the committee of the Stationers*
Board ..f Trade In Uria cltv lhat tb* notices regarding
th- allotment of space would ive .ont ?,ut soon, and
that the lime for receiving notices of Intention t*
exhibit would bo extended to April 10, as leqne.steC
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SHE SCORED THE PARK COMMISSIOSBBS.
The Park Board xvas pounced upon nt IL* wsslon
yesterday by a xvoman who said that she was Mrs.
M. A. .tones. No. Ti West Vlneteentli-st., of the Wtxrk.
lng Woman's Society. Bhe said that she Had beco
Insulted by two park judi'-men named Mei.lotu and
Delanty In Madison Hquon OB Juno ll. While walk?
ing In tbe square she -aw a policeman rap a sleeping
mail on ibo feet, mid she r.-mon-trjlcd. Mrs. Jones
was arrested. While she xvas excitedly telling her
story the commissioners cxcUang.-d surprised glances.
They had never heard of tbe cns*, which happened
M'von months ago. "Tb.- time will come,'' said Mrs.
Jones, -? svben Hie women will haag their right* In
I his country, and women still sit tn the Dark Boord.*
IYesldont Danu asked her to put brr complaint in
writing, telling Inr that lt would bc Investigated.
Mrs. Jones stats not mollified, and she gave Com nils
?Jtojoia Dana nnd straus a piece of her mind. They
were both slave drivers, the said, and the elly park*
were prlsi-tis.
'?But Ell walk In them every day, In spite of you,*
she shouted.
-Shi- was requested to leave tile room. As she went
oul she turned around In the door and hissed: "If
there -.vent young mon lu this hoard 1 would be better
Ireati-d."
Sisretaiy Burns said that the woman was ari. -i.-d
bccuu.se she pei slited in walking ou ito grass.
cr VU l SK EY STOLE BOBE TEAS WAS BUPPOBEO.
Experts have for some tims been examining ito
accounts of Matthew T. 4". Cumnilskoy,. life former"1
ollieer In charge of the Customs Division of the Puat
office, who was sent to tho Erle County. lY.nltenttory
for two and a half years for .toiling, and they
lind that mu. li more was taken thou xs*s al first
sappi sod. cummlskey was a clerk under t'ollectot
Mag-ne. on January ll. Itsss, I"- was kent to th*
Postofflco and placed In rhnrgo of the Customs DI
vision. List spring Collector Hendricks bocsBH
suspicious of his actions and en InxcstliiaU-in Its*
him srrested. Ile confessed Hat be had tnk"n aboul
Hl.sOO and pleaded guilty. Th<* experts have rsibi
over hi* account*, except fnr ihe tint year to waa
tn charge of the division. ?o far they gnd a Short
age of about t io aim. lt will take a moats)
Ualoh the taveailfrttlou.
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