Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05

Special Correspondence Of the EVENING Stan.
NEW YORK, July 8.
Now that Stanley is one Of the worlds
heroes it is timely to refer to his adven-
lures in journalism. After he had found
Livington (as q Herald reporter) he was
ordered back by Mr.. Bennett in the same per-
emptory way as he had been sent to the dark
continent and assigned to police reporting
under the rotation system of the paper. For
tunately for himself and for the world he re-
fused to do this work and sundered his connec-
ton with the paper. Shortly afterward, by
agreeme mt with the London Telegraph, he
again sent to Africa, and by that
time he became so entrenched in fame
that he was able to dictate lts own career.
similar case to his was that Of Mr. Fox, who
became known as "Modoc Fox for the brill
liant work he did as Herald reporter in the
Modoc war. When that campaign over
Fox returned to New York. and like Stanley,
was assigned to the meanest drudgery of city
reporting. He submitted and probably would
have been doing routine work to this
day had he not embraced business
| opportunity to leave journalism altogether
probably the great hit will be in the provinces,
| where the subscription machinery has so much
greater favor than in the cities. There are
pirates abroad in the land, but after the warm
ing these gentry have had in the Encyclopedia
BRITANNICA it is doubtful if they make a very
pugnacious attack on this work.
Is IT BOSS WHITNEY?
The publication of the true inwardness Of the
Tan many control in the Philadelphia Press
of this week has been one Of the ruling topics
of talk through the week in New York. The
gist OF the publication that the real boss of
Tammany is ex-Secretary Whitney. The great
ambition OF this gentleman is a matter of uni
! r,AtA ~ IIA l. Al
highest, and while probably it would
not break his heart to die without
having presided in the White House.
both he and his wife very much disposed to
take a lease Of that property il the United
States, as the party Of the second part, are
agreeable. The local bosses have unitrd in de-
| nying the truth Of the story that Whitney con-
trolls them. but their denials too vague to be
of much consequence. 1t is not claimed that
Whitney sits in the back office Of Tam
many Hall and gives orders to the ward
captains; but his advice will be generally
followed by the bosses, large and small,
during the next few years. There has
| never been a more brilliant deal in this city
than that under which the Whitney street rail-
roads acquired the right to use the cable in the
| streets of New York. This transaction of
| itself shows the enormous power which Whit
ney has obtained here. The new boss, if such
| he may be called, has it in his power to name
| the next democratic candidate. or at least he
can put spoke in the wheel of any nominee
| that refusesto recognize him. His personal rela-
| lions therefore to Hill and Cleveland are mat
| tiers OF the deepest interest to politicians. 1t
is understood that Whitney's love for Cleveland
| is not ardent; at the same time he would prob
| ably prefer him to Hill as New York candi-
| cate i'll 1892, and if this is the case the gov
ernors outlook is not at all hopeful.
| NEW YORK AS COLLEGE DowAGER.
Until now New York has rather divided its
patronage between Yale and Princeton. with
an occasional gift to Harvard, assuming the
| Office OF London to the two rival universities of
Oxford and Cambridge, which lie, one On
| either side. at n short remove. But now new in
| terest has been awakened in our own local Uni
| versity Of Columbia. The election of Seth Low
| to the presidency OF this institution WAS a most
| fortunate idea. 1t has already borne prac-
| teal fruit and can scarcely fail to put Column
| bla into the very front rank of American uni
yersities. So far as money goes. it is already
| the richest university in the United State with
| the single exception of the somewhat inchoate
| Leland Standard, jr., University in California
But gifts are already dropping in which will
| largely increase its resources. The bequest
| of SlOO, 900 by Lawyer Da Costa is an indica-
| ton of the tendency. Very possibly his ex-
| ample will soon become epidemic, until it will
| be as unbeard Of for New Workers to die with
| out remembering Columbia as it has long been
| for Boston merchants to depart this scene with
| out remembering Harvard The disposition of
! the gift is also an interesting indication of the
| change IN the income Of endowments. Mr. Da
Costa suggested that the fund be used to endow
| aprofessorshlp. few years ago 800 600 would
| have been looked upon as an absurdly high
| figure for such an endowment, even in Column
| bia, where the professorshps have long been
on a $4,000 income basis, but at present rates
| the sum will only yield from $4,000 to 81, OOO
| If placed in gilt-edge securities. and hence is
not excessive. Here, again, we see our ap-
Proclamation to English rates, as 100000
Is considered there the regulation foundation
for university professorshIp.
| THE METROPOLIS AT 800 IN THE SHADE.
| New York is assuming its dog day look. We
have the customary concerts and all the sum-
mer paraphernalia from that level down to the
usual summer quota of dying infants We have
| already seen the death-rate jump up two hum
dred week from the heat, and the summer
| corps of fifty physicians have begun their
| rounds to alleviate the misery of the tene-
ments, accompanied this season by volunteers
| from among the kings Daughters" 1t is a
singular fact that some OF these poor people
| who have never gone outside of the
| city limits and whom you cannot drive
| into comfortable positions in the country
| with a club. are unwilling even to allow their
| children to so on excursions until they have
| tried 1t once and found that they came back
alive. They seem to have much the same
| prejudice against the comforts of the country
| that people do against going to Heaven. Alb.
stractly considered, those who have q good
hope OF hereafter are not averse to changing
their sphere, but as practical
matter of fact they resist their
translation with the most extraordinary
| energy, and only go after the doctors and
| nurses have exhausted their powers The out
ing. season, SO far az the poor are concerned.
| bids fair this year to be extraordinary in its
proportions. 1t is quite the philanthropic fad"
Excursion and fresh air societies are springing
up every side and money is pouring in to paw
the bills. Possibly the suburbs will not be as
happy in this matter as the kind hearted people
| in the city. In more than one place near
the city the people have risen in revolt against
the incursions of the young barbarians and the
churches and philanthropists have been told
very theoretically to keep their poor at home.
However, Old Ocean is more hospitable and
the excursions this year are very largely taking
| an aquatic character. Great barges GO up and
down the rivers and out into the ocean. loaded
| with wriggling and squirming mass of
| young humanity, who, as Byron says, .'Gulp
| their weekly air, and come back refreshed for
their hard battle of life in our alleys and cubby
| holes. As have just said the summer con-
certs in full blast both in the city and down
| at Coney Island, but thus far they have not
| made much impression. Strauss seems to have
rather disappointed expectation and Herr
| Seidl has not aroused much of O cult at
Brighton Beach.
TENNIS VERSUS THE ELEPHANT.
So, after all, the hippopotamus and the
| monkey have conquered the sprightly and
| spectacular young ladies and their energetic
and attentive cavaliers in the tenpis courta 30