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The Dickinson press., 1890-06-28
Cost Of Living In N Rip CITY


May 1 bo allowed q little space to tell
how my wife and I and babe of 10
months live OH 81 900 per year?
We have n nice cottage i'll Waverly
avenue, Brooklyn, Of ten rooms and
bathroom, fitted up with all modern i'm
provements, with u lawn in front and
one i'll rear, where grow pear tree and
lilac and other bushes. For this house
we pay yearly rent of $500. Other ex-
penses arc as follows:
Washing and ironing $50
Coal and wood .....................,,,,., 70
SrhS ana OIL Observation-Disclosures. 10
leo, during four summer months ............. 8
AloSisonS. HO
S284
tAo"so tenI 3OO
1otiil OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S5A
Which leaves S43G Der wear for charity.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-28
Sufferers

FROM Stomach and Liver derange-
l ments-Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick.
Headache, and Constipation-find safe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
YOUNG MR. GALLUPS HOT TEMPER.
he GETS ANGRY AND MAKES AN AMUSING RE-

HE GETS ANGRY AND MAKES AN AMUSING RE
PLY TO COMMISSIONER ROBB.
President Gallup OF the Park Board, sent sptefui
reply yesterday the letter Of Commissioner j. Hamp
den Robb which was published In yesterdays Trib-
uno Mr.. Gallup says:
Your communication Of the 27th inst. reached me
late this afternoon. Before It's receipt by me, nan
given directions to the secretary TO call special meet
ing Of the Board al the earliest day upon which tho
commissioners could be conveniently present to con
slider and formulate a reply to tho Mayors letter con
corning the accusations made against the Department
by the Commissioners OF Accounts.
Excepting to say that your remarks concerning ap-
pontments made by wholly false. need only
TO refer to that portion OF your letter which crtciScs
my recent request to you to return forthwith to the
Department files an original Official commune alton,
which had been ordered copied by the Commissioners,
agreed should not be made public until the Commits
soners had formulated their reply to the MAYORS lot
ter and a copy Of which WAS being made when the
document WAS taken away by you.
II report Is TO be believed, this Is not the first time
YOU have distracted papers from official flies for the
purpose Of procuring the same to be published the
eve OF an elect ton.
To your assertion that these repbrts should DO
given to the newspapers for the purpose of nhuenc-
ing votes against Mayor Grant at the coming election.
may be allowed to reply that 1t Is strange indeed that
YOU should declare yourself against the reelec-
ton OF Mayor Grant, when, II Information which has
reached me Is to be relied upon. you, only short
time since, expressed your readiness to accept nom
the Xth Congressional District, soon after the Peo-
pies Municipal League had concluded not to nomi-
nate you Mayor Were II not for the fact that pos
sbly your chagrn T. too great for you to conceal it
Hail. should be at a loss to discover a for the
intemperate statements contained In your letter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
HOW THE CENSUS PROVES ITSELF.

To the Editor of The Trioune.
Sir: aThe Herald this morning, In eoltorans "V
tscl,ing the integrity of tho census, says WIN ,
cit is curious fact that there has been no loss
o,o, IN anv Republican state in the country
No sir. It is not curious fact 1t is the result ''
,ho working out 81 a great law. That the census
scords this result is not an evidence OF fraud but Oh
its accuracy and integrity.
The Republican party gathers up IN itself and repre-
cents the enterprise. tue vigor, the push he pr"
ov the intelligence and the aSgressiveness OF uhe
PIhbi.' land The states that governed oy TINS
grand strong party win sdva a aopaaop The
13nera,ic natty represents only stagnaton ana
reaction T pnss SSe' ons
anu .a It'll ar fall back In the race with their more
favored VIVA. little advanSe t fnsTo borders S e ne
have not the figures for the census OF 1850 al han
INIT 7 venture to believe that the same Jaw demon u,
strateo oy thiS '"" w. W. N
the last one. 80 ooo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
CAPTURE OF AN ADROIT STyIYDLER.

George Morris, who says he Is q painter, thirty one
years old and recently TO this city from Chicago
is locked up at Police Headquarters Detective-Ser
gcans Dolan and Kush, who arrested him on Wednes
day said Yesterday that he had stolen articles worth
Al 900 In a few weeks. His plan to get goods on
forged orders, taking advantage Of the loose business
methods which prevail at wholesale stores. lie
would telephone to a firm from liquor store that
r. II. Macy & Co. wanted goods OF certain kind
Then lie would send a messenger with an order for
the goods purporting t. be signed by r. H. Macy Co.
Usually he sent orders for packages of gold leaf One
day last week he procured fifteen packages Of gid
leaf, worth 40. from G. T. Reynolds q Co., In Full
ton ST.. on such order. On a similar order purpor
Ing 10 come from Arnold, Constable Co., he procured
seven packages of gold leaf from F. W. Devoc & Co.
Among the boys whom he employed TO deliver the
orders and got goods for him Otto Wolf OF East
Eiglteenhst.. and James GOss, OF No. $50 Avenue C.
They supposed that he q buyer for Mays. lie
would meet thom at the door Of Macy's store re-
ceive the goods from them. One day Morris met
william J. Cook, a young man from Elzabethtown,
who looking for work. Morris pretended to hire
him as driver for r. II. Macy d. Co. lie sent Cook
10 a livery stable with forged order and Cook
returned with horse aud wagon. Then Morris sent
with AN order for lot Of revolvers That firm dis
police soon learned that Cook va, an innocent dupe
After The arrest Of Norris, the detectives found In
his room. at No. o4i East Forty -drstst.. SGT Of
stamps with which he had forged the signatures Of
orders several orders were ready for use. showing
thai Morris had planned TO get 500 cigars from Acker
William wseh Similar nom S' asn I fS Con-
and stephen and hftecn packages from schicffeln
a. Go.
Morris will be srralsned at the Tombs Police Court
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
ILLITERATE VOTERS NOT DlSFRANCtlSf'D'


TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: According to the Interpretation OF tile ne"
Ballot law by the Attorney General IL VIII NV u
lawful for any citizen to be accompanied hoo tno
booth unless physically disabled. What desire 10
know is what will the many hundred citizens 90 WHO
anno, read nor write when they go 70 inc polia hee
rnnsday I'm order to vote II they cannot vote Is thc
new ballot Law CONSTITUTIONAL hf-tDHh'
Nsw-Yorf Oct. %, 1900
"a great deal of nonsense has been talked ana
printed about the Acknowledgement OF Hitter
ate voters by the Ballot Reform Act. There Is
no good reason why man who is unable to read
and write should not vote as well under the new
law as the old Instead of taking, as he formerly
did, from some person on whom he Relied a
bunch of tickets and voting them, he Will no"
take a paster prepared for him. with the names
~ those upon it for whom he wishes to vote.
The lowest degree of intelligence will suffice 70
enable him to attach that paster ON one OF the
official ballots, fold it he has been instructed to
do and vote it'd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
MAKE THE aINMILLs PAY WHAT THEY COST.


MAKE THE GlNMILLs PAY WHAT THEY COST.
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Cir: Now that tho citizens src aroused TO tho no
oessty Of driving Tammsny ont OF power permit me 10
,.mtnd thom that owing to the want Of school &C
oommoAation m army Of moro than 10000 children
A.. growing IN in ignorance. prey to crime ana ths'
rsmmany and its allies. the ginmnkeepers, are 70
sponsble for this state Of Affairs.
There are $4,000 gnmills In full blast DAY ana
nrht enesged in turning out criminals ana paapers'
The city treasury gets about 81 100000 7car In tho
,h,ne NJ ucenses II costs the city nearly S5OOoOoo
wear for n polioe force which IL mainly employed In
after the criminals and drunkards manufactured
in these cnmills The Charities and Correction. police
courts and criminal courts cost from e2.OOO,0OO to
n 100000 . year-say, 100000 . year, oil told'
Allowing The Gnmills credit for the n.0OO.0OO which
thev nav In licenses We have Se,0oo,ooo left which
the taxpayers are compelled to pay In order to fnppo
and caro- for the direct product Of these ynmills.
WHY does the voter tax himself out OF house and
homo to pay debt he never contracted! Docs ne
ever reflect that It Is his money the eipmillkeeper
nands on fast horses and yearly trips TO Europof Has
he tho moral courage to throttle the vampire that Is
sucking out Gis nfebloodf II no has. here is the
remedy Elect Jour own city government. Elect
Legislature that will pass an excise law over our
whisky Governors veto. Make that law tax our
81
81 900, 900 This would compel the ginms 70
susport their product, and have ~ 100000 TO eN
class Of teachers who In return would produce scholars
not ounces; and reduce your taxrate from 81 % 70
81 ~ 10 and that without increasing the valusuon
What are you going to do about 1 II cA11lHER.
New.York Oct. %, 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31

A rREETRADERs NOTION OF FAIR TRADE.
TO tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: My wife says the Republicans will lose lou
NJ votes because nearly every shopkeeper says you
must pay more for this and that rs the Republican
tariff has put up the duty. 1t looks - II big cheat
WIS being worked OF upon tho public. had lieue
instance Of 1t to-day that may servo a. sample.
For the past year had been paying o. 7oper gallon
FIR salad OIL I now order gallon which the Same
dealer sends home and asks 90 for because he says
The tariff puts II up" find the Rew tarh is thirty
five cents per gallon therefore. to make out the ad
vance. nv dealer must have been paying ten cents
Gallon under the old tariff. But the old duty WAS 20
ner cent: so, II his figures were right the dutiabe
vaue OF his oil was forty ceIrts That OF course Is
absurd; let us suppose that the oil for which pad
A., IS cost 81 So then the duty would have been
AZ i.o cents or 12 cents more than II Is now ~, ~
the dealer paid 90 the OIL no charged me 81 u.s. iot
(which would to have been reasonable pro ROM
nnder any tariff then tho old duty at 20 per Sens
was ffty cents per gallon. or fifteen cents more tish
II Is now. - ..,,,.,.d ~. n.ct.
arc advanced his price fifteen cents no doubt snars
fbe snrit OF tho dealer Does II not become consumers
IN examine into the truth Of the claim as MADE ey te
oeaAef' Blu o~p0'' N A. II. PORTER.
ur,ob,yn NJ v Oct 90 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
Mr. THURsrON'S LETTER.

TO the Editor Of tho Tribune.
Sir: notice that In tho Issue OF Saturday last the
a5th inst, my letter of the 18th, to which your per-
haps too favorable Judgment has given prominent
Mace under the title Of The Age Of IrOn,' appears
over the official signature Of the director OF sbley
College, Cornell University
That is error. l am not accustomed 10 append
an official signature to unofficial documents. and ola
not intend to do in the present instance. II Will
urolably do no harm but should not like II TO be
supposed that It done by me INTENTIONAL!
especially In discussion Of the tariff Yours respect
fully, H,bEhl H. lhOfoiO-''
Ithaca, ". Y, Oct 81, 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
TIE FIRST DUTY OF THE CITIZEN.

TO the Editor OF Tho Tribune.
Sir: wish the sermon OF the Rev. DR.. Henry l.
satteree delivered from the pulpit Of Calvary Churcn
YESTERDAY might be published In pamphlet FORM
heard this sermon and know that 1t contains the
lesson that should be given to-day to the major portion
Of our club gentlemen. Truly 1t may be said:
II vote is trust, not from any political party IN
the country but from the country Itself trust hanued
fought and died for our freedom; trust ACCORDED TO
BY that Constitution which Gladstone has called te
most wonderful work ever struck of at given time
by the brain and purpose Of man. Then IN Loyal a
response to that trust. every responsible ana mgi
iatherland will, when the time for action comes ee
that 1t is his sacred duty to show his colors ana nan
his flag to the mast as a citizen first and partisan
second. and thus help his time to take It's stand
hope that the sermon NAV be read by every father
Of family and by every member OF social club In
this city. ALEXANDER 5. WEBB.
New-York, Oct 90, 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
THE SCOPE OF THE VIEW LorrRr Law

To guard against unintentiona violation !" .,,,,ry
fishers Of the recent act Of Congress ex La u" the
matter from the mails. Postmaster Van ~" -. md
announcement that the act In question p''' .,.sess
Furnishes not only tho mailing ot o'e ~, nab
circulars, etc. but also OF newspapers or o' ,,ery
ucatons containing any advertisement Ct any 0 sso,
or gift enterprise Of any kind ocrnc pN's' law
upon lot or chance and. furthermore 'hl
,fDcer OF the Posioflce has decided tina; scme
Of European Government Premium BU m"i luca1 -
within the provision II the new law ~ Used q ~
containing such advertisements can DO WV
postonice for mailing deItvety.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31

circular Of ours that not relate " writing paper
ct all. A..
nav an advance on any Of our goods, unless they
want tho luxury Of foreign glazed white copying paper
We repeat copying paper. We can sell them American
manila copying paper u very reasonable prices no
advance.
Out Of al the goods mountaineering papers.
envelopes and blank books, valued q over sly
Hreign paper we use, and the only thing affected oy
I I'VE Sd not change our catalogue prices, We ex.
poct oven this paper win be made in this country
wi'nn su HT %HII MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
saueerties, n. " Oct. 81, 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
WHY NOT COUNT THEM IN EVERY CITY,

70 Tho Editor OF THO TrIbuno' ~.
sir: am resident OF Maine. VII" - NV
~ ,,r.o IN wisconsin. I stopped few days ut the
,,n,., G. patrick for instance. when the poi!ce
,ensus was taken Both of our Names IN common
with those Of all the other guests OF the house, "ee
taken Now. nv name had already peep tnse" and
Inne nv the Government enumeraor IN maihe DIV
my friends name in Wisconsin. II the same G nn,I
Was taken with the visitors at all the oher o "b hecn
Nd ,odSnr houses in York. It must nave ou. r
siu r 70 cot 30 OOC or even 100000 names once
a eady counted in other States. iHn' f'A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
LONDON TEACHES LESSON IN KENTUCKY

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In an Interesting article In q" scrioners hsss
zine- for November the development OF the iron
and coal industry in Kentucky have Just read tfat
the watts Steel and Iron Company Of London Is putting
in a plant at marlborough, KY, that Is 10 cost
$500 OOO This plant will have capacity OF Roo
tons day and will employ 1000 men,
As student Of the tariff problem Am prompted
10 ask if 1t were not for the tariff would these .US
men he empOyed In this country by TINS company
Or would other 1000 men be employed on the same
"o'h a. ''0 P' J. W. KlLBRETII.
sopthampton NJ Y, Oct. %. 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
HARD NUTS FOR DEMOCRATIC TEETH.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In order to show our workmen what their pro
fessed friend Governor Ill., has to say on the subject
OF the tariff. refer them to the report in The sun
OF October 90 of his speech at Canton OHIO In IL ne
declares that the Mckinley bill is the sum OF all
villany. That the tariff is tax. That the Mills
bill amply properly and Justly protects the interests
Of every labortng In the country. That the Demo
cratic party Is and always has been tho friend OF e
workngnan and denied that the party is or ever was
committed to free trade
Now the Mckinley bill is the bulwark raised against
the importation Of the product Of cheap foreign labor
Including the product Of foreign convics, which Is
absolutely prohibited. Is this the sum Of all vllanyf
Would free trade protect the wOrkingman1 The
negro is q workngman The party fought TO keep him
In slavery. Was that friendship Was 1t friendly to
the white workngman subject him t. the competition
Of slave labor1 Was 1t friendship for the working
nan that induced every Democratic Congressman to
vote against the provision in the Mckinley bill that
prohibits the importation OF the product Of foreign con-
icts1
Can Governor Hill convince the workingmen that
since IL was right to abolish convict labor at home
II s wrong to prohibit its importation from abroad
That since it was right to prohibit Chinese immigration
nros y rank Of Chinese Chinese cohrvicsi VIZ ' '
proposition IN ,seI Political at sS ss Sr AL
Free r TTaSer Be 70 only this be
with Thch must sss BE his s s by rsS
body else If any Free Trader will agree to tax his own
nriucf In order that the other party may escape tax
ston will guarantee that the managers Of the coming
WWd,s Fair will pay him handsomely TO exhibit him
self At Chicago as the most wonderful production OF this
mr. mast ages Consistency. we are told Is priceless
Jewel but II the Democratic Free Traders ever owned
one they must have pawned II and lost the ticket
New. York. Oct 90, 1890. JOHN GALLAGHER.
NOW THAT HE HAS GOT 1T HE ISN'T HAPPY.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In "The Commercial Advertiser under date
Of october 81, E. s. Higgins Co. are made to say
in an interview that II we had free carpet woods
We are confident We could find foreign market for
our surplus PRODUCTS" and "f we could get our wool
free we could begin TO sell our goods In London and
other European cities
am astonsbed +. think that business man like
Mr. T. g. Higgins shouid display his ignorance Of
the Mckinley BILL whom he has only TO turn 10 section
20 aud nnd that he has been provided for as regards
his foreign shipments This section gives him free
raw material for his export trade What more does
he WANT gnevancef MIX. h.
New. York. Oct 90, 1880.
NOT ADVANCED. ONLY FREETRADERs SAY so.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Under the heading "Cp Go the Prices-on
Writing Paper 2a Per Cent The World Of October
"a Afinv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
Az APT COMPARISON.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Some three four years ago MI eersoii sn'1
Ill, snoartrc NJ Tammany Hall that 1t bore tho
,na relation to the Pcntentiary that Sunday-schooI
did TO a church. That compliment Tor IafhmahS
is we'll deserved now as then. -,, -, r,xc,rv
TenaAy, y. j., oct. IS. 1850.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
BIG CHIEF AsHAMED-oF.HIsw1GwAM.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir notice In your advertisements under the
head Of Political Notices' the following: Regular
nomnstion-for Sherin-John j. Gorman'
Is the gentleman ashamed tof the company he keepsf
Has be got tired 50 soenf OF course Sen ana woWo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
,,1rcu GRANT AS A GUARDIAN OF THE SCHOOLS

,,,,cu GRANT AS A GUARDIAN OF THE SCHOOLS
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: very important matter which the ciuNe"'
.houh consider before choosing q Mayor Is "h"'
effect his election will have upon our school system
n must DO remembered that he appoints both Noh'-
issioners and Inspectors Of schools. Is Grant man
An whose hands 1t Is safe to inrust this great power
Is not the school business now being delayed
hi. negligence In falling to fill the vacant commS-
s,onerships3 And Is not this delay PROBABLY ior
some partisan purpose
II any one should think Grant q proper guardian
NJ these interests iet him turn his attention 10 te
renort Of the Board Education showing the seating
capacity of the schools. Let him inquire why me me
when every one connected with the school KNOWS
that II is over $50 The slseness Of this report might
not attract attention If It were not that there Is
mot her primary school within 800 feet Of No so and
that the average attendance OF the two schools Is oh
about 500. In other words, Just equal 10 ue numoet
Of pupils that No. so had in 1870 II that iart snoala
appear uptown residents might inquire why these
schools have not been consolidated ana TIE money
saved thereby applied In the upper wards $3.50
TIE actual seating capacity OF NO: SO has been
reported less actually for the evident purpose
of hiding the necessity for consolidation. Possibly
some Tsmmany politicians have trienas teacmns IN
these schools Tey have many that NEED TO be taught
Thereon somewhere BEL" hh-N A"o e|iiooLo'
New-York. oct. 20, leDo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
PEANUT POLICY APPLIED TO STREET OPENINGS


To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In "The Sun" Of october 10 there was quite o
pu for the policy Of Mayor Grant as to the opening
Of webster-ave. and Also for the remark made by him
that he believed the policy OF disseminating the open
Ing Of streets Of such importance in the Annexed Dis
trict TO be a mistaken one.
This Us very recent policy with him, as the prop
,rty owners Of the Twenty third and Twenty fourth
Wards know. OF the coming election demands
something OF that Before hand and the bait seems
20 he well cast few words viii suffice 70 his
recent policy In practice.
"A delegation Of property owners OF East One
hundred and forty fourhst. between Third and Brook
AIMS Of these owners sshng the appointment Of
missioner 70 have the street declared open ana paved
graded ana curbed. The delegation was met with the
rcmark that he 1.-THE Mayor, would not advocate ne
openIng of any street more thar q mile long he
gave his that tho city would have to bear half
the expense. ,,
New YORK. oct. 20, 1880. J. X. McCANDLER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31

b ashaeA TO have the regular 1amtnany Hail nom.
insfiops Attached 10 our names, but that tho honoraoe
gentleman who never before was canddase for eisr
hon, should 20 Wish TO hide MS connecnon VII"
TAmmany Hall 10 truly refreshing j.. :. BAhION'
New. York, Oct g. 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31

NOT ADVANCED, ONLY FREETRADERs SAY So.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Under the heading "Cp Go the Frices-on
Writing Paper % Per Cent The word,' Of october
co. prints Q letter FROM B. C. Hammond quoting .