The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-08
NEW YORK LETTER .
Correspondence of the Herald.

NEWb iokh, rcDIuaiy D, ioo~. h' e'NN''
fire which originated last Tuesday in the
World building or rather the Potter build
ing, where the World used to be, has caused
much comment as 10 the culpability OF
such property owners not sufficiently pro-
viding for the safety of the occupants in
cases Of fire. There is lesson tor all states
and cities in this disaster, and tho legisla-
lature of Rhode Island went to work yes
terday promptly on the business. The
loss of life, as far as ascei tained was six
men and three women, while some thirteen
individuals, employees, are still missing.
The loss, financially, exceeded 100000.
These are tie latest and most accurate
data.
Owing TO the extreme high prices Of
ground in this city, it has of recent years
become the practice to run up buildings to
NINE AND TEN STORY HEIGHT,
And sometimes two stories below the
level OF the street. The use of excellent
elevators facilitate the reaching of the top
most floor, easier than we reach our second
story by stairway; but there are two great
evils attending such u course-frst, the rare
chance OF escape, in the event of fire; and Sec
ond, the great weight imposed which occa-
slons an insecurity through the settling Of
the enormous mass. For instance, the
Mills building ID, 0. Mills OF San Fran
CISCO, the iather-in.law OF Whiteaw Reid
Is said to have settled last night some six
inches; 1t is of sandstone and brick and
is the largest structure of its kind in this
CITY ~ Is III three parts, ten stories high in
Two OF lts parts, and eleven stories in the
third Crowds of people near by, on the
corner OF Broad ard Exchange, have been
watching to see it toppe over but the pub
lie building inspector says it can be made all
right with q little delay and cautious work.
There are in New York to- day
MILLIONS OF MONEY FOR INVESTMENT
in good, safe securities, and investors are
looking toward Texas, the northern section
OF 1t more particularly, for those enterprises
that generally follow in the track of railway
enterprise. Our lands, timbered and prai-
RE, are growing in demand, and our
mineral resources are being inquired into,
The question OF our forests and our lumber
is q serious one, and advanced and nd
vancing prices are bringing wood preserving
processes into general use. There is one
parent company, with several branches,
that have all the work thew can do i'm pre
serving piles, bridge timber and railway
eross-ties, and are declaring heavy dividends
capital.
The problem of
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Is looming up in importance here and in
Albany. An immense convention is now
being held at Chiekering Hall. The last
session OF the New York legislature. came
within live votes of comforting the coveted
privilege. The women say that they have
majority pledged this year to the silpport
OF Their bill. In Wyoming erritory they now
nave the same political rights as men, In
thirteen states they have the right to vote
on school questions. Some funny things
occCr IN these conventions. Yesterday a
young man, carrying a slouched hat
and cane, moved slowly down one of the
side aisles I'm Ill within three or four seats of
the stage. As he turned to take a seat
young lady with r,'Sy cheeks and sparkling |
eyes exclaimed tu q, 'mpanion in startled |
tone why, here's u IN. M The individ- |
ual with the cane blanched, turned sharply |
around, and, hastily moving To the rear ,
sank into seat on the last r,'w. There
were seated on the stage Mrs. Matilda
Joslyn Gage, Mrs. Lille Dcvereux lake,
Mrs. Helen NJ. Slocum, Mrs Docic c. Co.'S,
Mrs. Caroline G. Rogers and Miss Jennie |
MacAdam,
Miss Helen Loder, of Poughkeepsic, told
the story of her success in casting her first
vote despite the determined opposition or
the election inspectors. She cast her vote.
she said in spite of them, while the chair.
man Of the board locked on in fear and
trembling. "'The sugar and spice and nil
things nice which have been used by poll.
ticians TO defeat our work, have all been
preserved as relies of barbarism," she con.
tinued. "Woman's strength, though now
apparently dormant, will ere long be
proven, and they will so marching on to
brilliant victory. Wrong is on the scailoll !
and right is on the throne"
HOMELESS WOMEN,
Miss Lille Devereux Blake said that she |
had heard hundreds OF times the complain, |
made by women that when they spoke of |
voting their husbands would say: "Wer y,
II YOU vote you shall not returp - -,
house." ny that, you sec,n al" NY
1!a ,n st n w soy u ,bo, no ones The laws
oi .s S n'iIoS S"y ,,.' alter the death of
i his ho mrs nv : remain forty days in
Will soc".. come when we will have homes
VIZ have none now (Laugh;cr)
Wwish TO supplement that said Mrs
Drambell of Jersey City, "by calling the
attention of these present TO tho fact that
when Mrs, John Smith dies, they put ON
the tombstone here lies the Iclict Of John
Smith,
THE MATRIMONIAL FIRM.
MINs MNAlAhN bNollh hNkN flNNht VI the
position the average married woman OF tho
present day In the house of her husband.
II you stay at home and supcrintcnd the
household affairs, the cooking, sewing,
Washing the children, and the many other
duties pertaining to housekeeping you
may be looked upon as the manager or
head of the household but You are moi,
You cannot say how one cent of the money
belonging TO the matrimonial firm shall be
expended, and IL yeu wish to call in a ply.
stefan Tor your child you cannot summon
the one you may desire without first con.
sulting your husband. Even II you want
togo TO u theatre, lecture or any other en-.
tcrtainmcnt or amusement at which Il Is
necessary 10 spend money, you have to con.
suit him. She spoke of the success of
the movement In Fayetteville, her home.
where they elected two out of three on a
school.board ticket, and since then, She
said, well.kuown politicians of the neigh.
borhood have admitted that the women
workers had taught them lesson In The
work OF canvassing
rorrounni.
The electric light Is very generally used
here, and has not that flicker that one Oh.
serves In st. Louis and New Orleans.
Tho elevated railways 10 their route,
crowded morning, noon and night, and are