New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18

the side of bank whore there 10 danger of sdes
they build them earth embankment: thss TORN
dykes In the latter case the Insn OF cS hat XXI
nS sS SGd he sd where Ranf bn
in the bottoms neither close 70 the liver nor
under the ovcrhanenv bills We have tested inc Pra "c
bn on This Plan. and IN the foods we have had since
they built there has not been enoueh OF TOE road
sdanaee All the old roads have suffered ars-ly II
Is question OF cnerccring that the whole county ,
interested in and certain fIom experience ehat
am right"
The growth Of the use OF natural gas IN the ree""
about Pittsburg Is something wonderful. nofrd inc
fact recently that pf 70 be laid to Cleveland ron
| tho Pennsylvania field. Yesterday met oere u ~
Arms who IL engaged in the manufacture OF IRON NJ
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. He told ma that pipes nave "sn =,
laid from Franklin Penn. to youngstown Instance s 81
IL being used in the Ohio town not only for lighting
but as fuel In the iron furnaces
Chief Clerk Youmans. OF the Treasury Department IS
a large man. with finely moulded face. pleasant feat
ures and expression ard genial way about him mat
makes friends While he here recently asked one
of his friends how it that man OF such apihty
was willing to accept snch q position. He replied
" That was what all asked when Youmans took the
place We Thought no mad. But there was method
nrs,t Ut Of law hen no leaves the Treasury He rad
been trying to get into the line OF ovrrnmert ca ~,
WORK Rut with three or four years practical expert
in the Treasury Depar ment. he can come OUT an.
told that there are nnner Of lawyers in this city
whose psiness has been built up by the
they have had at some time or otber Oh tue cnar"e
that Mr. foumans Is getting
was chatting with Mr.. youmans the other day about
his sick chof when he said 1t is small wonder thai
Mr. Manning broke down. lie was determined tha' Dc
would master the business Of the Department. luis III
| impossilty. No do 1t In the spac" OF time
that secretary has to give to 1t after attending 10 tue
necessary and routine duties. Very few people can
hon fha tent
machine Any one OF the Departments has come TO De
an enormously great aggregation OF employees Ipero o"
be considerable brush wood that might be cut away W"
for the most part they all have duties 10 perform an"
are by thu public service The thing that Is MOST
annoying to the newcomer In tho Department, th o
| confonuied red tape You remember that ailer tnc
Oregon went down dispatch was sent 10 que lam,
Dersrtmcnt at WASN'T gton that the nasts we're stchg
our of the water in was TO menace navi2atloi; =,
:Lstter which the Lighthouse SOAR nay rr renlv
ton and they Immediately notified. lhe't iepH
tDat they hal taken cosnlz'ncr OF VIC usisto ,d
make an ess1ninnon Of the wreck and report, when
they would order the necessary pr'tegti ~ neeol "a
week and mean hie danger was Imminent took
the matter Secretary Manning WHO Just cur al 'ne
red and ieegraphed to revenue cutter hero w so
out and put lights on the nlastS'
John o,Brien. chairman OF tie Democratic State Com
mitee told me of chat with Secretary Manning which
confirms the views OF Mr. Y0umsns. Mr. u reh was
in Washington time ago aud called on the Hecre-
tary struck with the fact that Mr.. Mannhg was
looking quite well ana remarked: You look - ."u
night he taking things pretty easy over mere w.
getting fat" The Secretary laughed as be replied
Well ne, taking things easy never lTsH s, ' ms
OF re that do take big roll OF papers nnder N,
to my home for examinatiop, ana seuoni so'
through them before II or O'Clock at nlehI
Mr. O'Bren who is a contractor and has one OF the
largest OF the aqueduct contracts has the same Ieehs
about Government red tape that Mr. foum"ns "x-
pressed Pc told me OF experience he had with the
| Lighthouse Board 1t was just after he formeo MS
u,tbcrship with Heman Clark. The later Was at WORK
AT the time on the tunnel under the Government hsh'
house property on Staten Island through which Tue
stasen slaud RAPID Transit line runs. y lie haa per
mission from the Beard" said Mr. O'Brien TO 10 TINS
tunnene but of their fancy Government engheers
at Washington had tackled t. the consent the proNiso
that n yok should only be prosecuted from ono emu
and that only many mep should DC empoyeo anu Inn"
there should be night work. CLARK iou.u Ii"' !"
continue the work under these restrictions "Ohiu tAo
seven or eight months complete the JOB ana III" ne
would Lose money it. If be could put DAY anu my
,,.. On .nd tunnel from both end, making use Of al
Ida MACHINERY he could OF the grounds IN sAy days
| lie asked me 10 Washington ana s;cu," :, uals
nrr,i,sI"n went over accordingly ana walked IN GU
The Board to present his written petilOh nv sIaopu
waat netore hoard or commission here in New York
or 1T Albany to state ms business pn VI s So en-
sad IN me- abruptly: You have 10 business mere, sIr
We cant listen 10 you. Your business must he PR Pre-
sented in the I9orer WAY s EVEN et ' mo tell what
% aa went over to Manning ami told s him the
ne LAUGHED at my discontinue, but promised 10 fix IT al
right told me what to do "ej aser tno u.s.
lot OF red re got at WAS wanted Eut eot poor
opinion Of army navy officers as civil ensih ers.
Taey all very well to ran Iot OF soorlus T,,5
an is where they know that tho Treasury o. tno on'tou
!. back of them but for clean business. where
every dollar must count, they are OF no earthly sooo
Ex-Governor A. b. Cornell strolls along Fifth-ave in
the ueie hborlood Of The Windsor H'tel OCCASIONALLY
nat him the other day and fell to taking anont tue
Broadway Surf road and the various raIncatps OF
the fraud that secured tile franchise Events have
sustaned me-" said the Governor, In most reh'rA
able degree in nly OF tho Oenerai haino"H Ae' Va
1852 vetoed that bill On the ground thaS thought'
WAS I'm wise to n,rust the Board OF Aldermen WIN Inc
now,r TO grant hcso franchises and that the matter OF
should not left to their caprice ana
no one would no argue tue contrary. nave oesn
wondering, however where thi ning VI ict az is5s
charter may load The Cohsohu.IioI az - ooa,oi
nnier which the York Genital road Is now oI'rat-
t;era RAILROAD Act OF 1854, winch was signed by Mr.
Cleveland aud under which tue 81 oadwsy rauese VS.
this M M The acts that passed at any tline unasr
the stress % public cisnor GENERALLY oou,s uacS ~
u.rue the pubic before We are ruroaSh villa tueh'
rn s,sak,ng Of the political outlook the Govern or
remarked taat there 10 be nothin Dut bia no III
1888. He TO say: The 'oya ATTY oi .he Do'n'
Gratis TO President Cleveland III the face OF his direct
oupo,don to the wishes OF tue vast majority OF the
members OF his party Is ore OF tue n9s. MIN hn
"ny althongn they are dls,sisfed aud disruniiei
ue,eiv because he Was elected Democrat ana they
viii bs loyal anything that Is Drsnten Win .'a' h"0
whether It Is the BoarDon or tne bogus a.'Sio'
was chatting yester day with 4. H. Ammidown aoo"s
tho tariff hill now before Congress and us possible
affect on the woollen manufacturers when he gave o
| ,h,. ,o,,t. The clothing wool imported into tins
country for series OF years and manufactured mere
amour Is 10 only about Ter cent OF our nome w.
Iest OF the wool inpo ted Is CARPET Noo " = 500 to
r.ss.d iu this country TINS practcuiy VIC iaiso w
aaI in this county ali the wool tEat tue lnanu III
80 ar An cpnsme. fne actual facts as nave sta.ou
,ha," In away with the largest argument OF the roe
.ra'srs m their attempt put wool On the lee i's
| Governor Alxer of Michigan with whom was tai1lhg
RECENTLY said that although Senator Jones' OF fioaa,
has been the talk Of Detroit and the country Tor severe"
months he has only seen him on two occas,ons once
xa- at the Psrnel meeting Detroit where Tue senator
| -, . ,,...h and thr other tire WAS train going
| 49,, t,.,roi, from Jackson. rode with han fo an
NV 81 the Governor aud he entertained ne win