Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-31
TINE WEEK IN NEW YORK.
4sa a.d HsftsS Talked About In the Big
City.

rEB oHLKAN war sxNsAfIoN-rwo OF rrIpxx',
| MILLIONS ron THE PuBLIo-sr LuxEs uos
PrrAL MAJ Be MOVED TO THE suBuRss-ru,
xND OF nkMoRABL1 CAMPAIGN.
! Correspondence Of The Evening Star
| Nzw YoRK, October %, 1894.
A GAIN WE ARE MADE NERVOUS By
A rumors Of war and zee the unacc ustomed
sight in our navy yard Of hostile preparations
While few believe that there will be any really
serious complications with Chile there is . gen
srsl feeling that the United States will have "a
assert itself in South American waters more
emphatically than we have been accustomed &c
do. This is the feeling in naval circles and
the officers are putting themselves in fighting
order 1t was rather an impressive sight to
see the Boston drop down last Saturday from
the navy yard to tho lower bay,
''of for the war;" This vessel while
not very large or powerful, represent:
modern ideas and would be a very uncomfort.
able antagonist in case of hostilities. She goes
In full preparation for war and she will be fol.
lowed by two or three other Of our new yes.
| sells, armed and equipped for bloody work il
necessary. Moreover, that old standby, the
Mnntonomah, clumsy craft, but at all odds
tne most powerful ship we have afioat, is being
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banker after the job Of sailing in her ..around
the Horn" she would probably turn up on the
Cnlle coast IN due time, and if she did 1t would
mean business. More probably, however, this
vessei (Which was built for harbor defense
tather than Tor cruising) would be kept in New
hoTk on the reception committee in case
inc Chileans carried out their boasts
OF sending fleet up this way to bonn
oard the city and lay the whole country
under contribution. We are somewhatfam
with these threats, and somehow they do not
seem to agitate the New York heart as much as
perhaps they should. In spite of these warlike
preparations, however, there is a universal dis
gust over the fact that any unpleasantness ex-
ISIS, and real war with Chile or any other
power would be very unpopular As politi-
"a. speSuiation such war at this time would
probably be unfortunate. The firm but calm
instructions sent by our State Department to
minister Egan met with the approval of every
sensible man here and it is taken as striking
the proper Keynote in all further negotiations.
TWO MILLIONS ANYHOW.
New York gaspcd and then caught a quick
breath Of relief when it found that the Tilden
will was broken but that it was still to have
$1,000, GOO plum in the shape of what is practi-
caiiy gift from one of the heirs in the Tilden
VIII. Litigation Is not yet entirely concluded
because tbs lawyers want to reargue the case
before the court of appeals. but there is a min
imum established of $4,000, 900 with a slight
possloli,ty OF an increase in the fund That
oelng SO. the question of organization and To-
cation becomes q practical one. For many
years now the magnificent residence which
Tilden built in Gramercy Park has been de-
serted, the residence merely of the spii Ter.
whose hands take hold of kings palaces There
II stands. monument of thwarted beneyolence
or pride, as you may happen to prefer to call
IL: IL is now expected that this superb structure
wiil be utilized for the purposes of the library
though whether that institution will take the
FORM OF one large, concentrated collection, Dr.
develop into system of local libraries with a
central station remains to be settled. In any
case the "lliden Mansion will now be opened
70 some sort OF human use before it has &C.
tually become haunted through abandonment
and ldleness. The singular fact that the de-
cislou OF the court exposes the inability of q
lawyer like Tilden to make a will that would be
binding has often been referred to. and it NAV
be added that the result defeats the efforts Of
the acknowledged head of the New York bar.
Mr. James c. carter, who threw himself into
the case with more than ordinary enthusiasm
and seemed to conduct it con smore as well as
Tor stupendous fee.
THE WEALTH OF A HOSPITAL
The philosopher could dwell on the advance
Of the world in kindness by showing the Won
derful growth in wealth and power of hospitals
Ahere was time. not very many thousand
years ago. when a hospital represented a
the crime OF being sick, particularly with in
fectlous diseases, were packed away in dens
and vaults till they died. Far otherwise is the
modern hospital, which is not the ''Lazar
House OF Milton or the pest house Of even
the last generation, but more nearly the
House Beautiful" where the sick are visited
and cared for more tenderly than many an
average man or woman is at home. The wealth
or these institutions is illustrated by the fact
that this week St. Luke's Hospital. which occu-
"a RI %n.s FL
graciousiy consented to sell its site for - $780,
wv; or, If the purchaser (Which, in this case
Is fashionable club wishes a corner lot COM
prislng 10000 square feet it can have that
piece OF ground for 81 COO. 900. The presence
OF ST. Lukes Hospital on 5tn avenue has long
been felt rather out Of harmony with the resi-
dence character Of the street and the directors
have been intending for years to move. Prob
ably the time Is now ripe for the change and it
Is easy to see that with the funds derived from
the sale of their land the hospital can obtain a
noble property in the suburbs There is some
talk OF going up on the west side near the
cathedral site, but probably it will not stop
there, as the Bloomingdale Asylum which has
the very pick oi locations in that part of the
city, itself intends to 60 further out OF the
hustle and worry Of the city.
LET wAsHINaToN's cHoIRs TRY THEIR IucK.
learn from one Of the members of the musi-
cal committee of the worlds fair who is now
visiting the city, that the prospects are
very bright for a memorable collection of mus,-
clans at Chicago in '93. The leading feature of
the music will be a competition among the
choirs Of the world. Some of the best orpani-
cations OF the sort have already signified their
intention to be present, and it is believed that
many VI the best choirs in our American cities
will seek to uphold local and national credit
prize of 81 900 is to be awarded to the victor
in the contest, and of course the reputation
gained will he worth even a much larger sum-
So the crack choirs of Washington will do well
TO 60 into training 1t once.
THE CAMPAIGN
We are approaching the last day Of the cam
paign and excitement is at fever heat The
general opinion is that the democrats will win.
but the majority every way will represent a
very small ratio in a poll of 1000 900 voters
The local registration has been nearly up to
that of presidential years, showing an interest
that is quite exceptional. The contest has
been almost entirely on local issues SO that
the result will have very little bearing on
national politics, and much less than the re-
suit in Ohio, for example, toward which state
the eyes of politicians are turned with an in
terest which makes them comparatively in
different to the vote Of this state
HENRY r ELLIOT.
A Learned Authority.
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