The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-18

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Famine..-T Thanksgiving Bali...A
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Nrw YonK CRY, Dec. srd, 1901

NEw YoRK CRY, Dec. 3rd, 1901.
Editors Democrat :
New York does everything In the ex.
treme. Even the weather goes beyond
precedent. Last June was the hottest
june for twenty years, and November
just closed WAS tho coldest November
since 1870. These extremes come very
hard on the poorer classes. But never
theleas the mighty wheel of business
and pleasure tuans on regardless of who
falls or Is crushed.
One OF the great events Of tho year
here In the annual horse show. Inter.
sting primarily on account OF the yarie-
ties and quality OF horse flesh displayed,
and the skill displayed In the manage
ment OF noblest brute oil all. But the
chow In interesting In the second place
because 10 Ia the formal opening Of the
New York social season for tho winter.
The bellies and beaux were there Ia gay
attire. Natural beauty enhanced by all
that art can do certainly shone reaplen.
dent for week. II the horse, proud and
scorniul, could feel the passion OF every
jealousy he certainly would have turned
green on this occasion, IL was compar-
atively easy 10 mark the boxes where
social leaders were located by the hum
OF conversation, the ripple oi light
laughter aud constant throng OF social
lights circulating there. Certainly how
ever, New, York 10 too great Tor any one
TO reign unchalleuged. Tho 400 Ii only
flgurative, and II those who may properly
be called "of the upper ten" were cata-
logued the list would swell we'll into the
thousands.
A great calamity TO this city and
Brooklyn has just been averted. Both
| OF these cities were seriously threatened
with water famine. The failure Of the
aupply was due 10 the smallness Of tho
waterfall in the Croton water shed 40 Tar
aa New York is concerned. In Brooklyn
| IL was due 10 an accident to the water
main. Just conceive what would result
| In such case. Here are over two mil
| lions OF people Domestic inconvenience
was very great. Not only this but many
manufactures on which thousands oi
laborers depend for their daily bread
were threatened with suspension and
some did actually shut down for time
The systems Of electric and gas lights
were threatened and parts Of Brooklyn
were left In total darkness. The cisternf
OF the lire department failed and pestil'
ence was seriously threatened. New
York stood within three days of all this
and Brooklyn actually went through II
for tweuty-iour hours. But fortunately
the heavens were broken up in time and
the threatened disaster happily ayerted
Thar ksgiving day brings many diver.
sions TO the people. Business susponds
absolutely. And everybody enjoys his
rest and his turkey save the poor law
/ student who takes his accustomed l6C
lunch. There was one exception how
ever, 10 the rule this year aud your hum
BILE correspondent found a generous
| friend who divided. Blessed be charity
In the afternoon 40.0n0 New Workers
| turned out TO see the great foot hal
match between Yale aud Princeton Col
leges. This IL an annual event looked
forward 10 with almost universal inter-
| est. Ii was as fine an exhibition Of brain
and Drawn as ever took place. Every
body was delighted with the game which
passed without All unpleasant incident
and ended nineteen TO nothing in favor
Of Yale.
New York Is greatly agitaied just now
over the failure ot a Wall street firm oI
brokers, one OF whose members was o
son Of Cyrus ". Field, the great fiuanciri
and millionaire. The father. IL Is cur
rontly reported. loscs his entire fortune
and the assignee OF the firm is unable q
tell where the money has gone. The
son, it Is said, went to his father soms
time ago, asked for assistance, stating
that he was embarrassed. The father II
perfect trust gave the son the key 10 hi
safe deposit box. The result was thi
whole business WAS taken. Bonds anc
securities held rs collaterala have beer
sold outright. a more sensational affai
in financial circles has not occurred sine,
the famous failure OF Grant A Ware
some years ago. Deepest sympathy i
felt for Cyrus w. Field. lila wife diet
only u few days ago. daughter IL dan
gerously III, the bankrupt son IL said u
be insane and everything together hal
brought the great iinancier to the poin
OF death. There Is no hope ot hi
recovery.
Politics seeirs not 10 have been settle,
by the election. There is n great strug
gle going on for the control OF the Stat
Senate. The Republicans claim Gov
Hill Is trying 20 steal the state an,
Democrats claim they have elected
majority, and propose TO have it and
redistrieting OF the state sueh aa vii
make the state legislature q representa-
tive OF the majority indicated by tn
election. The yillilcation on either sid
fis pretty strong. The matter is now Il
the courts and from the legal talent ar
! rayed on each side il seems scarcel
: possible that the result can fail 10 be i
accordance with the law.
While the politicians thus wrangle III
tbcolorians are hard at IL also. The cor
test ia a little moro dignified but non
the lees spirited and determined. Thi
grows out OF the trial OF DIR Briggs fo
: heresy. There Is great deal OF miscon
ception Of what tlis trial means. So IA
; as know the obnoxious Specification {
heresy as formal charge against MOD
! ern divine Is much abated. No one ]
this case in hand questions DIR BTigg,
christian character or his scholarship
The question is whether or not he is
Presbyterian. II not, as his prosecutor
, say he Is not, then he has no right {
teach theology in Presbyterian Sen
|. mary, and should identify himself wit
an organization whose doctrines he ca
teach. II he Is Presbyterian, then ce
tain OF his writings and teachings mui
/, be explained. The case was dismisse
from the Presbytery Of New York an
now goes on appeal TO the General Al
sembly which meets in Portland, Oregon
next May.
Your correspondent was much graf
fed with having successfully passed th
bar examination OF the state on Nov. 2ls
II was just thirteen years to day froi
: the day he left his fathers farm In pur
. suit OF that intangible thing-an educi
, tion. The superstition connected wit
the number thirteen is thus overturned
But must close else may becom
tedious. Very truly,
JAMES J. CHARLTON.
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