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New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
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II am naturally very much plsased,' said A NJ
Palmer the other day, over the reception that has
been given 10 Partners by both press and public.
indeed IT'S financial success seems already well
assured that have made Messrs Abbey & schoefel
an offer 10 purchase release from my engagement at
tho Park Theatre, Boston. next month fear. how
ever there is no chance OF their accepting H. though
have offered to play with them in tho fall besides the
monetary compensation In that case Mss EGle
Ellsler VIII open here April 20 IN a new play which
she and have decided on II IS a French piece in
three acts, which had long run az the Francas
The English adaptation is the work OF Clinton stuart
Partners viii be a good piece for NE to have ready
for next season have also secured another play by
buchanan, Joseph's sweetheart which is a dramatiza-
tion Of Fiedlnss novel, Joseph Andrews 1t IS now
being played by Thorne at the Vaudeville London,
and the accounts Of it are favorable some " tho
scenes are reproductions Of Hogarh's pictures. am
Interested In two plays which require a large stage,
The Mystery Of a Hanson Cab,' now running In
London aud ID EnEerys H. egactld drama The Cheva-
er DE- la Morliere and have arranged for their pro-
ductOn al the AmphOn Academy, Williamsburg which
Is sethg reputation as tral ground The first the
London piece, Will be done on Monday week Harry
zee WIZ apPar In Dolh ana be starred in the French
play ID Whch he has share. liza company Will In
elude sydney Armstrong VANDERBILT, Matt snyder and
Sydney Howard
After Miss Esler's engagement Mansfield will
play In June, and the theatre VIII be closed In July
In August Mss Minnie Madden Will appear In new
been at work on It for long time and feels very con
hdent..
The Wallack benefit will be on May o. Mr. Daily
and viii have more meeting 10 arrange details
before he goes to England after which We shall 10
able to give the full cast. ] have Just received
formal notice from Louis Aldrch claiming that Heart
OF Hearts Is an infringement on Petttt's play King Of
Diamonds which Aldrlch owns for this country. He
notifies me not to pay royalties to Jones nor to trans
fer the rights for the country 10 W j. Florence, a.
have arranged 10 do This, OF course. means re-
nsWal Of the controversy that has been waecd in
London between Jola, and Prtitt. shall ai once IN
form Jones and he hear fhe briDt of the feht.
The seasons OF both my Jim the Pclman companies,
which have been very rcmuneratiye, viii close With
this month";
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

There IS story told OF Pennsylvania Judge who
received the verdict Of jury with this observation
The clerk VIII record the verdict. He will then
record the courts order setting It aside. 1t takes
thirteen men to steal farm in this court Gentlemen
Of the jury you discharged from further service
rather suspect that when this bll should the Legs
ature commit the outrage Of passing it, comes before
Mr.. Justice Van Brunt, far from acting under Its
provisions, he will inform the Legislature that takes
more power than 1t possesses to steal mans property
for the elevated railroads and that he will declare tho
law unconstitutional and void. How can the Legs-
ature take away litlgants right TO bring his suit
in the constitutional of the state II he wants TO
do sol The pretence that litigation In this CITY IS
congested is all stuff and nonsense. ~ the courts
are well along with their work, and there IS not the
fantest for creating another court Of any kind
II may interest Colonel Murphy TO know that MF'
Justice Van Brunt does fancy the use OF his name
and ofce in firheranco Of any such "scalY' scheme
this.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
DARK PATHS AT ALBANY.

A friend OF mine who makes business OF Keeping
his eyes open handed copy Of bill which Nike
Murphy is backing In the State Senate queerer"
blu has not been uggled into law in many day. It
begins as follows The People Of the State Of New
York do Enact.5 The people, o, no what Joke
The people" in this the officers Of the
the Mike" Murphys at Albany, doing the enact
ing From private sources I learn that the bill was
introduced to the judiciary Committee Of the Senate
In this wise A member Of the committee who ought
to be engaged In better business holding the bill In his
hands, said innocently, Gentlemen, here is little
bill Of Colonel Murphys, purely local measure ap-
pertaining TO New-York City, to which, l presume,
there be earthly objection 1t IS intended to
relieve congested litigation down in the city. sup
pose we'd better report 1t at once'
But there Is a Senator on that committee who has
the nose Of terrier. I'm, ah, wel,' said he doubt
fully, OF course, anything Colonel Murphy desires
Is all right, but-um-suppOse you let me look at the
bill, Senator
He read the title, &" An Act to Establish a Court
Of Limited Local Jurisdiction in the City Of New
York; and he lifted his eyebrows. He read the first
lines From and after the passage of this aot, the
Jurisdiction Of all suits. actions proceedings for
the recovery or assessment Of damages
or claims for damages against prop
erty arising out Of by of the erection and
construction Of the and the operation Of the
different elevated railroads in the city and county
Of NewYork7-and here he stopped, smiled blandly
and murmurcd ~ guess We won't report that bill
Just YET senatOr'
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

contracts given TO O'Brien & Clark. which cover q
little than half the work. were drawn with tho
greatest and models in their wav. showing
plainly Just what must be done and what must DO
avoided. But their violations have been numerous
and generally condoned bv the Commissioners
that It Is doubtful Il the contracts have verY
binding effect.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

For instance they declare in specific words that tho
work must not be sublet, but II IS notorious that
OBrien Clark not actually doing the work at aik
They have sublet It to persons who figure under tho
poor gulse Of oyerseers' One OF these overseeMs
who was not promptly paid occasion, oame to
the Stewart Building and openly acknowledged that 10
was working a subcontract. His claims for pay-
ment, he said, had been met by the statement thas
OBrien Clark had Jet received their money from
the Controller and be wanted to know II that ruo-
1t has not been incident for persons from
whom these "overseers' have bought their supplies,
to come TO the Commissioners Office 20 ask about their
customers credit, and to levy tho claims Of
oBrien Clark security for an unpaid claim all
overseer' This is in utter defiance OF the c0nrscs
and yet the Commissioners make no protest
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

There threatened to bo trouble when Squire was put
out Of the Commission and General Newton succeeded
him. for the General not inclined to lend himself
to the schemes Of the contractors and, tho threo
old members generally voted one way and the thrce
new ones the other Newton's vote for time de-
cslve But as he drifted toward the old Commls-
soners Chairman Spencer shifted his ground and acted
with the new ones II promised that his salary
should be raised nom 5000 10 $4,000, promise
Assemblyman sheehan is now trying 10 make good BY
a bill In tho legislature
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

Another feature Of the Aqueduct business that sadly
needs to be opened to the light of day s the extra
allowance" humbug The original contract price for
the mere work Of digging the tunnel In actual
figures S12 ,270,712. OF this sum O'Brien & Clark
were to have 6,9s2 ,5e7, and Brown, Howard Co.
s5,2ss,145. These firms are now claiming, in somo
Instances upon most frivolous pretenccs, three
millions more At first Brown, Howard q Co., who
are really doing their own work and not subettin1
It under sham devices, worked fairly, honestly and
faithfully, and attempted Of the games O'Brieu
q Clark were playing. No member of the firm was In
politics None was In with, the Commissioners.
There no attempt by means Of political associations
to secure favors not contemplated by the contract ar
rangements Naturally, therefore, the two firms Of
contractors bad terms Brown, Howard
Co. saw O'Bhen Clark getting f4vos that were de-
uled to them using cheap cements and working theIr
claims for extras and o'Bren Clark tried assidu-
ouSly to crowd out their rivals Charges flew thick
and fast between the two firms, and the result wss
that Controller Loew, who always a deadly enemy
70 Aqueduct obbery, frequently refused TO pay oBrlen
4 Clarks claims. But when the famous (or Infamous,
whichever you like, deal was oonsummated with the
Governor and the Mayor and Controller were
bounced from the Commission and three new men
put into it under the deal who with Commissioner
Squire formed majority, these troubles were all
smoothed over and John O'Bren had the upper hand
Mr. McCuloh the honest ard vglant secretary Of ths
Commission, who had been OBrien's stumbling block
from the worry first and had constantly opposed and
exposed his methods pitched neck and heels from
HIS Office after every other method to squeeze him Gus
had failed and a man Of the Of sheehan brorher
Of the adrot Assembyman who worked the deal in tho
Legislature. put in his place This move was
quickly followed by the retirement Of Archie Mclean
from the firm of Brown, Howard Co. Mr. McBesu
had had enough Of squabble and worry. He found
that It didn't pay to be square and honest and as hs
couldn't be tricky and dishonest, he got out. Clinton
Beckwith. who already had relations with o'Brfen a
Clark, bought Mr. McBean's interest, and from that
day all strife between the contractors ceased Brown,
Howard Co. became hungry for extra allowances
as O'Brien & Clark dared be- and everything has
since gone smoothly.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

OF course 1ust what relations actually exist between
tho Commissoners-that Is the majority OF thcin-and
the contractors IS a matter Of surmlse. Eut in
Judging OF such things reasonable men draw their con-
clus ons from circumstances. When 10 IS seen thar
the socretay's office which. under McCuiloh, was a.
purely business oflce as any banks counting room
could be- Is now, under shechan, merely the rendez-
vous for politicians, biz Of food for reflection -
Afforded when the Commissioners are In executive
session. delberatng behind closed and guarded doors
upon questions OF vital interest 20 the contractors,
and one OF the contractors brshy In, pushes By
the attendant the door calls OF the Commissions
ers aside whispers and confcrs with him and retires
with an apparent understanding that, too, is cir
eumstaucc When inspectors lose their places or
are transferred for fighting what they consider un-
lawful schemes the Part Of tho contractors, and
other inspectors who constantly seen hobnobbns
with the contractors promoted and favored there
ls another circumstance. When the chief engineer
makes report adverse TO tho contractors designs and
wishes and then at the behest Of certain OF the Com
mssIoners makes entirely opposite report favorns
and approving those designs, the whose eyss are
good might consider that circumstance
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

There has been great deal Of talk during the past
week about John keenan's return to this city unaer
tho protection Of the District Attorney for use as
witness in the approaching trial OF Thomas b. herI'
Ins pector Byrnes, who Is fond OF sensation anu
mystery and who enjoys nothing more than 10 ngure
In the newspapers as engaged In DARK secret anu
strange enterprises whereof tongue dare speak was
in Montreal closeted with keenan, Sunday and In
Ney-York closeted with Mr. Fellows on Monday
Neither would sneak Of what was under consideratoh
and the Ins pector especially shut his lips IN drahauc
silence | have excellent reasons for believing tha'
keenan, was offered immunity II he would testiiy
against Kerr and that he Is now considering "he'ner
his interest would best be served By accepting thS
condition by maintaining his watch on the h0fn'i"
bank OF the ST. Lawrence.
II IS hard to how any one can possibly lusury
the District Attorney in making terms with this or
any other member OF the Montreal gang, or no"
Colonel Fellows believe that, In onerins such
immunity he is acting IN good faith with the pubic
In the organization OF which Colonel Fellows IS
member John Keenan, before his exile was second IN
authority He was a bigger man than Edward Cooper
or Grace or Power His influence rapidly over
shadowlng that Of Thompson himself for he was rich
and he nut his money where It did the most good.
He would unquestionably have been Thompson's sue
cessor as the boss OF the County Democracy ana TO-
day despite his exposure and his enforced absence,
his power in the organization not broken ne sun
has his money and his hlrelings and these forces ao
never idle. Nobody who has an ounce Oh Drains
doubts that he and his contingent worked night anu
dav 70 elect Colonel Fellows. His hatred for Nicou
ls something terrible TO observe. The mere mention
of NlcolPs name makes him frantic. Tho conspiracy
10 oust Nicou had its heart In Montreal, ana "iIie
II NAV not be easy to point to any specific act that
Keenan, perforned in Teowss interest except to pub
nsh denial that he was helping him, yet the circum-
stautal evidences OF his efforts are manifold
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

The amazing purpose of this bill is to create al en-
tirely new court here for the adjudication Of these
elevated railroad claims with two objects in view
First Of course, the dminution Of damages and
second, to put upon the public all the expense Of
ascertainng and assessing awards which now falls,
and very properly, on the company. 1t is mon
bill from start to finish II provides that three
judges shall be created not by election, as all
other judges are chosen but by appointment. The
Presiding Justice Of the Supreme Court, the Chief
Judge Of the Common Pleas and the Ceef Justice OF
the superior Court, or a majority Of them are en-
powered to name these judicial officers. Their
salary is to be 10000 each. and their term Of oace
six years. They are TO have clerk at $4,000 a
deputy at g. 5OO senographers and entire staff OF
court attendants They arc TO have all the authority
OF Supreme Court Judges and appeals from their de-
csIons 10 be taken directly TO the Court OF Ap
peals Not the slightest provision for trial by jury
IS made in the bill and since IL is required that two
members Of the Court shall sit in every case, the in
ference Is that the Constitutional right Of jury trial
is to be superseded for the benefit Of the elevated rail-
roads.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

These kinds OF stories come to me from persons vhs
have apparent for lying about them, and who
either have or have had until within NV months
past tho very best opportunities for knowing tho In
side workings Of the Commission They ought to be
Investigated II they are innocent the persons aaect@
ed by them VIII no doubt be able to explain hcm.
II they show collisions and consp;racles, t Is high
t.ne the nature OF such understanding exposed,
These men arc puoAo ants, engaged upon . tre-
nendous work involving, first and lass, little less than
afty millions Of money They have right TO plaonl
thomsslves In \ position thai iA eyyH. .spslp.s2
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

Predatory to some candid remarks that It seems
necessary to make desire modestly a insist that
am not rufan and really take no pletsure IN sacr
fclng kindness to candor; that II public onicials
will be selfish and crooked II the people Will elect
such men TO Office It's no fault of the newspaper
writers and that Il IS in spirit Of sorrow and not Of
cyncism that the fags of great men are pointed out
In this column.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

fears ago was SAINT to some Jersey town,
r"sao' think TO ascertain and report the facts
ABOUT little boy who said to have trodden on a
orohen pane OF window glass with bare feet three
years before, and who now suffering from the ap-
pearance OF fragments OF glass In vari-
GUS parts Of the body. They popped
out OF his arms and legs and shoulders In a
mysterious fashion. His fathers house large and
stately and saw that the family must be people Of
wealth The butler said that Mr. Brown, the father,
was In New-York at HIS Office. Mrs. Brown out
drvirg, Bobby, the crystalllzei boy, with her,
and VI SIS Elsie was the only AZ home. l sent my
card to Miss Elsie At least ter minutes elapsed be-
fore she appeared, and when she did come, II evil
IDENTIFY in fear and trembling The butler and foot
man guarded her on either side and she In a
strange condition Of nervousness and timdity. !
didn't know what to make OF II at all. but, in the
course Of an hours conver alton, while we were walt
Ing for her mother to return, she became composed
and natural dismissed the servants talked freely and
cleverly about her brothers case, and, finally, drew
from her the confession that her idea Of reporter had
been that Of roaring and ravenous lion who went
about seeking whom he might devOur. The spectacle
Of that frightened little bird looking at me with
but tlmd interest guarded by couple Of burly
fellows doubtless armed to the teeth, is more anus
ing than fattering
New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
TALK OF THE TOWN.
OHAPTERsoy OFFICIAL DERELICTYOy
THE RETURN OF THE BooDLERs.


Some people, otherwise reflective and sensible, have
'he notion firmly fixed In their minds that newspaper
writers actually enjoy making havoc with peoples
eputatons and would vastly rather blast than build
up any day. Those who write the papers are so im-
personal as 70 their identity that thev endure great
deal OF Misrepresentation without Offering any defence
They discuss every other profession except their own
every other class o. men except themselves They
actually print the criticisms Of other upon Journal
ism and journalists with word OF comment
or objection. The impeEonal relation has become a
sort OF ethical rule of the profession and has led 10
strange and really humiistng misconception in the
puoilc mind as 70 the character of newspaper
class For instance, John h Bird, lawyer posi-
Oily fair In his intentions, who has charge OF the In
terests OF Thomas B. Kerr told In open court last
wednesday OF the visit TO Kerr's house during his
recent critical nlness of polite and considerato
porer' who told Mrs. Kerr that II she would suaran
Tee her husbands death during the night he (the
porter would 60 ahead and print the obituary, and
IN telling the story Lawyer Bird turned rudely toward
the raporters tables and waved his hand over them,
aecty Implying that all the men there and the craft
IN sensra we're clowns and blsckguards
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-10-21
mirror rEIrrlnuIt.

The following notice Of thiI we'll
known exhibition which will appear in
this place on ncyt Monday, the 24ud
inslnnt. is from tho Ogden Standard Of
late date:
"Last evening the Dan Morrison
Sullivan company drew crowded
house at their performance. Tho net.
ing WA hugely enjoyed by one and NIL
md lost mono Of It's richness In being
repeated but rather to tho contrary.
Mr.. Sullivnn's Imitation Of "Barucy'
and "Dutchy," two widely different
puts, was akillinl nnd nmusipg and
brought the house down ia ronrs Of
laughter. At tho close Of tho pcrfornr-
nnco tho youngsters were Ghowcrcd with
prizo boxes which "linfncy" drew out
of hin large oil cloth Corpt hng which
hc had brought from "DculHchlnhd. >"
The performance wns n gtnnd sue
ccSs."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-10-21
South sDriI Stems.

LEE CITY, NEv., Oct -, 1883
Enron lSpErESpEYr:-I shall aond
few news items for your paper, some
of which will ho Of interest 10 The rc-i-
dents Of SoUth Fork and vicinity.
Mr.. j. G. Mccoy has Iomovci his
family TO tho house formerly occupied
hy ID. T.. lEcotcn, whcrnho viii givc.n
grand bali on Thanksgiving.
There Is slill tnll: Of an entertainment
on tho river and the prospect at this
writing is favorable tor such an event.
Knox Canes wiir and son have TO-
turned from Lnruoirlc whcrc they have
hoon visiting for some time past, and
kmny Ia happy.
Mrs. \. ID FarnswOrth has returned
from visit t. friends at Elko.
Snow wcH scon on the ives. side Of
the Ruby Hnngr Of mountaims last week..
II Is reported that in Huntington Vnl.
ley the G,Nss is am inch high, having
STATED since tho late rnins.
II ia whispered that 'hcic will hc two
schools on South Fork this Winter.
Ono evening Hs n young man was rid.
ing past Mr. W. r. Cranes house he
beard the dolrfui song Of II Guinea fowl,
nnd thinking II was some ono SINGING
ho remarked: 40, how nice she sings" 4"
BE careful, young mnn, how yon judge
einNng hy voices, il tho advice 81
Torsr T..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-10-21

The Democrats of the State of Ne
brasln G-vc noiniuntcd Rs their cnud.
NHto Tor Governor the Hon. John \
McShnne against General John VI
Thnycr, the present incumbent o. that
office. who has been nominated by nc
"lnma,iom by tic Republicans of that
State. Mr. John 4. McShnuc WAS
born in New Lexington, Perry county.
Ohio, on the 2j.h Of August, 1850.
Young McShuuo worked on farm uu-
til twrnty-0nr years Of Hgc receiving
during tni6 quiet period q! his life all
the education he ever oLt tined. and
that only what common country
fCHool affords. With this mcngsc ,dU-
cation, aud nccustUncl to iuil. Mr. Me
Shane set ont TO carve his tDIlUuc in
life, going to Wyomiug Territory in the
year 1871, where LG became employed
"n n cattle IaucL. Seeing in ,H:tlr
raising a prosperous business. after two
years o! practical npproLticcslsip and
IEudcut saving. hc made a ycEtYIo in
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