Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
THE TEXAS TROUBLES.



THE SYNDICATE'S FAREWELL.
Efforts to Obtain Release From the
Loan Denied--What the Bankers
Say.
New York Tribune.
Members Of the per cent. syndicate
deny the statements that Secretary Sher-
man has been requested to release it
from the last subscription Of $1O,UOOOOO
of 4 per cent. bonds. II. c.. Fahnestock,
vice president Of the First National bank,
and IL member Of the syndicate, said
yesterday:
" When Secretary Sherman gave his
formal notice of a desire to discontinue
the contract with the syndicate, be did
it in very courteous manner, and re-
quested the cooperation of the men,
bers individually and as banks is MAX
ing the popular loan successful. August
Belmont then wrote to the secretary,
designating Monday last as the date for
n friendly visit. q sort Of farewell. The
full amount of bonds subscribed for
$4,000, OOO--has been received and paid
for, and the syndicate has nothing to
beg off from, and no favors to ask. The
Washington correspondents were all on
the wrong scent In ascribing the visit 0
Messrs. Belmont, French, Bliss, Selig-
man, and Morgan to any other than So
cial and friendly motives. Equally er-
roneous is the story Ct an open compe-
tition with the government in the sale
Of 4 per cents. The syndicate has the
very best feeling for Secretary Sher-
mans popular loan, and it's members,
after Saturday morning when the con-
tract ends, will, in common with other
banks and bankers, aid in placing the
new bonds on ! per cent. cornmis-
sion"
The bankers returned from Washing
ton last evening, and they all deny that
any request was made by them for
release rom the $1O,OO0,OOO subscrip-
ton or another subscription to the per
cent. loan, Or that their visit had any
public interest whatever They express
the opinion that no measure like the
Bland silver bill can possibly receive
two-thirds vote in either house, but
they expect that a silver bill of a moder-
ate character will pass and become a
law, and that little or no general legis-
lation will be effected until the silver
question is disposed of.
New YORK city's population is about
l 100000. The number Of families iiv-
ing in the city is 1885, S9; dwelling houses,
81 200; houses containing three or more
families are classed as tenements and
number 10000, with population of
100000. Of this number 523, 1913 were
born in the United States: while forty
different nationalities supply q foreign
population of 419,O94. During the past
year there were 10000 marriages, 3d.
900 births, and 30.709 deaths. The total
value of property within the city limits
Is set down at $1,1O1,O92, O93, paying
taxes to the amount of $4,000, 900.
There are 489 places Of religious wor-
ship-one church for every 2,O45 of the
population. There are AS Sabbath
pupils, 122,997 children are instructed
in the public schools, at an expense Of
nearly $4,000,OOO. A careful estimate
gives 10000 children living in the streets
uncared for. Of drinking saloons, licen-
sed and otherwise, there are 1874, ab-
sorbing about $60,0O0,O00 year, while
the total cost of supporting the 4S9
churches is less than $5,0OO,OOO per an
mum. This would give each boy and
girl in the city capital Of $500 to start
life with. To these saloons is charge
able rs per cent. of the pauperism and
crime Of the city. The city authorities
the commissioners Of public charities
and correction-require 100000 annu-
ally to maintain the public institutions
the almhouses, hospitals, and prisons.
There were 92.SS0 arrests by the police
during the past year. Of the 1860
persons committed to the city prison,
1856 were Of the Incorporate habits.
The police stations lodged 1876, 124 per-
sons; 22,7S2 outdoor poor were relieved.
PROF. WHEWEIL says EVERY failure
is a step to success; every detection Of
what Is false directs towards what is
true; every trial exhausts some tempt
ing form of error. Not only SO; but
scarcely any attempt is entirely q
failure; scarcely any theory, the result
of steady thought, is altogether false;
no tempting form is without some laten}
charm derived from truth
LAST July two sweet girl graduates of
Vassar, on parting wept out Of existence
$3.50 worth of laundry-wolk and a