Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

Current Happ~nines of Interest," in the 0-~.,
Commercial Metropolis.
PRESIDENT HoENs RUIN WAS IN nrrSa rousp
oUr-NrtIioSs IN A rRTFLE-A SEN RosRDisa
HOUSE HoRRoR-A oRkAr DgANA-raE aoLDsS
SHOWER DELAY.


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NEw loRK. October Is. 1891
Nothing 30 dramatic and extrnor. liunrr h.
occurred In the business world for some tins.
a. the percmptory discharge OF President John
Hoey from the Adams Express Company. And
the most ominous feature IN the whole husines.
is that there are w,ll-gvoanded fears that A. !,
a typical case. II there could be an Asmodess
hying over this town. taking of the roofs 81
our business houses iustead of our homes. hoe
many similar inside rings and intrigues would
he expose2
How many OF these gigantic corporations sre
run by inside coterie Tor their own aa-
vantage rather than for the true interests 81
the stockkolder.2 Here were the officers q
one of the largest and most conservative
American corporations buving out n rival
St'VVo.VoO, which in reality they theia-
serves aequird at about one-ifth OF the
cost, as 1t appeared on the company's bools
nov many OF these credit mobilier scandals
Moaid be revealed IL We could get al the red
inside history IN corporation mAnagement2
me cynical verdict Of business New York .
summed up IN the universal comment Hoy
out"
MUST rHE MKISLEY rARIFF 90?
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porters actually succecded in upsetting the,
mortal foe. the Mckinley tariff When som.
months ago proceedings were begun bv Mao
snail fieid n Co, IN Chicago. and by n Herr
man Sternhach a Go. of this CITY ev,rybodf
smiled. although neither Of these houses ar.
much given 10 Joking But now. time hs-
worn on aud the briefs in the case have beea
submitted. the affair is passing out Of the realsa
OF jest into that OF grim earnest
ahe Imagination reels when We try 20 thifk
what would be the effect if the supreme Court
threw out the bill. All previous treasury et.i-
barrassments, such those which are nos
troubling the department on account of its
hasty action IN the hat trimmings cases. would
be Insignificant by the side of the mass Of suits
for recovery Of duty If the Mckinley ball were
declared null and void. The calner heads are
not inclined to think that the court will con
denim the law; az the same time the u
made out affords chance for some very serious
and brilliant legal maneuvors. and al is ceF.
taln TO attract universal attention when u
comes on for trial
MILLIONS IN A TRIPLE
II has been often remarked that the wav N
make fortune is to invent some small thing
which is at the same time inexpensive and in
dispensable. 1 was forcibly reminded of this
last week while in the house. which might Justly
oe called the palace. Of one Of INV neighbour
AS looked at the wonderful polished woods
ana marbles Of the sumptuous Interior at its
Wide and lofty halls and rooms. with their rare
tapestries and treasures of art from every land.
at Its entire atmosphere OF luxury so costly
as TO be quite beyond the thought of calculhs
ton oil money value. anc as i stepped out upon
the great square marble portico and from liz
'erraced height looked of upon the broad
sweep OF the Hudson and the palisades beyond.
II gave me an odd sensation 20 remember thai
all tins and a great deal more the result Of
inyentlng a tiny continuance smaller than ones
smallest finger nail, and yet big enough to
transform its inventor from poor young fell
low into one of New York milionaires and ~
give him new lamps for old" in a complies
modern way that Aladdin never dreamed Of
NEW BOARDING HOUSE HORROR.
IL seemed TO those who inhabited them that
the animate and inanimate horrors Of the cast
iron New York boarding houses were as varied
as the field permitted But IL remained for
the gifted Mrs. Lillian Schofeld TO discover
new possibilities in that line. This lady sud
denly had celebrity thrust upon her several
years ago by very annoying incident Young
Broker Hatch spent the day and evening with
her and IN the morning his dead body was
found in her back yard. This circumstances
proved to be naturally not an attractive one to
dodgers, and in order to obtain them Mrs Scho-
held found II necessary to change her name
and residence. Under the aristocratic
title OF Lady Landsmere" she seems 10 have
had no difficulty in filling her house. But the
ordinary. tame methods of the lodging house
hSSDtA NtIt tOO SLOW lOr ADVENTUROUS
spirit, who hit upon an ingenious scheme for
obtaining rapid returns On securing q ledger
she obtained a months rent in advance. After
one or more nights OF the hideous din and up
roar which went on in the house the ledger was
glad TO sacrifice the money TO get away. where
upon his room promptly rented 20 an
other tenant This subtle method was made
public by an actress. who willingly gives up the
rent paid In advance. but l. reluctant 10 part
with her trunk. to whose contents Lady Lands
m hal tai. ell l..
hind one OF the staid and respectable brown
stone fronts that line New lork's side streets
suggests not only that appearances some
times deceptive. but also that one cannot be
too careful IN choosing his quarters
OUR ''oREAT DIAsA".
New York can now vary the Ephesian cry and
shout, Great is Diana of the New Workers."
for she weighs 1900 pounds and stands 80 high
that the crown of her stately head is 365 feet
above the ground. Her body is gold and her
bow is drawn TO the head OF a golden arrow
Her wings are silver and for ''icicles that hang
on Diana temple starlike electric lights
forming jeweled ball and crescent beneath
her feet and a glittering crown in her hair.
The arrow OF the huntress will serve no loftier
purpose than to show which way the wind
blows but the whole ii cure forms a fitting apex
TO the brilliant Madison Square Garden build
ing, which, with It's light colors, it's arcade of
shining marble pillars, Its broad entrance and
splendid interior and its dazzling search light
flashing from the high tower, forms at night
about the most conspicuous feature Of the city's
architecture.
The town had a terrible scare "Wednesday
night over the reported loss OF the big Anchor
line City OF Rome, and of course the sigh
went up. We'll, she was always unlucky."
Now that the report is found out altogether
wrong perhaps this superstition may De
checked, and more likely il won't be. 1t is
strange how persistently a superstition like this
hangs around vessel.
THE GOLDEN SHOWER DELAYR
That business good time coming" delays,
greatly to the sadness and anxiety OF the trad
ing classes. but We are looking ahead One of
The keenest capitalists in New York said to me
during the week: Money is very tight now in
spite OF all the cheerfulreports but look out for
the boom some time within the next twenty
four months. The money is coming, but il has
not got here vet" As proof Of the stringeus
state Of the market just now. he said that never
IN his recollection had there been such q small
demand for investment bonds a fact which all
nnanciers accept as a sure barometer OF real
abundance of money. but he said that the de-
mand was rapidlly increasing and on every hand