Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-18
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
SATURDAY IIiNE "a 1891
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

TEsT-MR. COMBINES LooKs-THH RACING
sKAsoN-LocAL POLITICIAN MvEsTIG ALTON
THE BUILDING BooM-MKRE MENTION, ETC.
Correspondence OF The Evening Sar.l
NEW YORK, June 1I.-TheTe Is nothing 80
rare, to paraphrase the poet little, as q June
day In June In the extraordinary month with
which the summer was opened. For nearly
TWO weeks this section In common with most OF
the rest OF the country has been literally
ore nched with rain. It has had the effect In
this city. however, OF doing for New York what
New York has for nearly q year past been
unable to do for ITSELF clean the streets SO that
walking In bad weather even Ia possible. It is
good time for the new street cleaning depart
ment, which was inaugurated yesterday under
new act OF the legislature, to commence its
wolk. "Wednesday succession OF thunder
storms cleared up the weather, and yesterday
aid to-day have been as bright. crisp and cheer
ful as II 1t were october instead or mid summer,
Broadway and Fifth avenue, therefore, look as
radiant as II The season OF resort and recreation
had eLded and the voice Of the turtle was again
heard In the land.
THB SENATORIAL CONTEST
1t begins to look as IL this week might en-
without choice for Senator. IL such be the
fact 1t is doubtful II there Is any choice at this
sessicD. l spent yesterday In Albany which
was fruitful with predictions out the drift
Indicated that when Mr.. Conkilng abandoned
all hopes OF his reelection his forces would
join tie democrats and secure an adjournment,
January, when the democrats have reasonable
hopes Ct having control of the legislature
TIE latest compromise talk is that he is willing
that some man who is unobjectonable to the
half breeds and to himself should be voted for
On the same ticket. This would of course.
leave MT. Plat out. or Me Too" as he is now
who for the first time seem to have positive
elements OF leadership. are determined that
MT. ConkliDg shall not be reelected, and they
propose to remain In Albany longer than it viii
take to nnish the state capitol, which is a
measurement OF time there that grows into
generations BY the way this new capltolis very
Senate and House St Washington are tame IN
comparison with the Senate and assembly
chambers at Albany. The most gorgeous
eol EHa OF o The Oriental and Egyptian
to daze the eyes OF a constituent and to disgust
any admiIer Of ar. In the Senate chamber the
walls are padded with bright panels Of red Rus
sia lea, her. while the lower chamber glltters
with gilded lamp posts that rise among the
members seats and other parts Of the hall.
the furnishing Ia every way is costller and
l saw Mr.. Conkling at the Deievan. He has
tired. worn and disappointed look. He had
no doubt, when he resigned, OF his prompt re.
election and did not even propose to remain an
hour In Albany. He tarrfed, however, against
the advice OF friends and will remain to
the end OF the contest. The Dalavan, which ia
has been leased this week to Mr.. Roessle, pro,
pIietor OF the Arlington In washington.
The committee Investigating the bribery
charge sits In the court OF appeals chamber,
excellent opportunity to see aud hear. II one
may Judge Of witness appearance on the
stand should say that Senator Sessions man
her; on cross-eXamlnatlon. preJuoiced me
against him, despite his protestaIlons that he
never offered Bradley dollar.
THE RACING SEASON.
The COney Island Jockey Club are having a
very successful meeting this week at their
course by the sea. The first day there were
quite ten thousand people present. including a
The gran0 stand looked like the first night of
an opera. This course is picturesquely located.
The ocean Is Its back ground, and there is
Sells that neck the water from Manhattan beach
toSandy HOOK. The wonderful trlumphs OF
the American horses in England and France
have gwen great interest to the season, and that
at Saratoga. which begins next month, prom
1ses to be one OF the best ever seen at that
famous course. The failure OF the Maryland
horse, Crickmore, on Wednesday was a sur
prise. He was named by Gov. Bowie after the
sporting editor OF The World, and is pronounced
by Harry Bassett's trainer to be q wonderful
colt; but Hlndoo, the fastest horse on the turf,
beat him.
LOCAL POLITICS
are very>tame. Tammany Hall is Just out with
its Fourth OF July celebration order John
Kelly is very busy looking after after his two
newspapers, " both daily" but Will take hand
WheI the Fall campaign comes around. The
democrats carry this STATE generally In the Ion
into the election there will be very spirited
campaign. In the event OF a democratic sac
cess Mr.. TildeB really wants TO go 10 the Senate.
1t Is said. He Is even willing 10 be Ia conol-
nation TO be elected now.
AN INvKsTIGA ALTON
is promised at Washington, Ia December, with
startling details. The testimony that slo0, 900
was spent In the sugar lobby last session IS re-
ported to be very conclusive, and at the right
time Mir. Conkling, brother of the Senator,
who is said TO have the facts, will give them
out. AS the Interest involved amounts TO mil
lions OF dollars, and as the rival clashing
sugar clans have long been at most persistent
aid aggressive points, there is probably good
smoke.
are doing an excellent BUSINESSMEN as are
open. The cool weather has kept people In
town, and all places OF amusement are filled
nightly. 1t Is strange how some plays take
here. Sd'nI OF PoSen. or The Commercial
Drummer, failed In Baltimore so badly that
Ford brought 1C to Washington under the name
OF IsadOre, but did not bring 1t out. Now, the
same company are drawing crowded houses
cote Is also great success, though not quite
SO amusing as Olirette. Btltee TAYLOR is having
fair run yet at Niblo's.
THE BUILDING BOOM.
new 1OrK ID great place 20 tear down good
buildings and put up better ones; and as the
result of this there Is a great deal of building
going on In the business centers of the city,
which is fast erasing familiar landmarks. The
famous Nassau bank corner, corner OF Beekman
and Nassau streets, has been torn down and
large and handsome block is going up in It's
place. The OLD Prescott house at the corner of
Prince and Broadway was landmark Of thirty
years, but ut is good time for disappearing"
and large building is going up In ftS place.
Further up, at the corner OF Sth street, on the
east side OF Broadway, next to the Sinclair
house, another corner has been torn out that
has been there for twenty-five years. Wallack's
new theater, at the corner OF 30th and Broad.
way, has demolished score of stores and
shops, including the old Oyster Bay, which was
patterned so much after the London chop
houses During the last five years. from Wall
street to 10th, one OF the really wonderful I'm
provements is Steele Mackaye's new theater,
which is to be so arranged that when the per-
foImance closes and the audience rises ali of
the seats disappear.
MERE MENTION.
Msjor Twining, District Commissioner, and
mr. John Baker, OF washington, were rendered
very handsome reception by theiregulararmy
post, at Willet's Point yesterday.
Mr.. Lewis j. Davis, the well known banker,
has been spending the week in New York.
w. B. Shaw, OF Washington, was on the floor
of the stock exchange yesterday. He says the
market Is going down. but he is always bear.
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