Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
NEW YORK NOTES.
Topics 0f Interest Being Discussed In the
Metropolis

NEW YORK NOTES.
Topics sf Interest Being Discussed In the
Metropolis
Special Correspondents of The Evening Star
NEW York, January %, 1892.
60 THE HOUSE RESTAURANT Is TO
~ pass under the protecting wing of .'Tom''
Murrey. Permit me to extend to the states
men of the south wing Of the Capitol my pro-
found congratulations. Murrey has had hopes
OF being Congressman himself and he would
be better one than many who get the degree
of NJ. c., but as the feeder Of statesmen he will
be, as it were, sin their midst" and he will
serve the state fully as well as though he had
the right to bawl "Mr. Speakerw and II OBJ
jectr'
Mr.. Murrey, If not NJ. @. is 8. g., that is, he
is sui generis. He is like that solitary man who
was simply private in the late war, or who
never heard ''Pinafore," or has not had the grip.
He is in class by himself, and it's most al.
tractive class. Had his political aspirations
been gratifed he simply would have been
spoiled. We should have had just one more
ordinary Congressman, and where would have
been Americas unique savant of the range,
the Edison of soups, the Emerson Of culinary
philosophy?
Speaking more seriously there are few. if
any, Americans more learned in that ''art
preservatve of all arts" good cooking, than the
newly elected landlord Of the House. As the
author of a series of cook books his fame is ma
tional. and his practical knowledge of where
good cooking may be found, as well as wherein
1t consists, Is extraordinary. One OF the most
entertaining talks ever had with anybody was
with him in regard to places i'll New York city
where special dishes could be had or the stand
ard dishes found in their perfection. In that
valuable talk learned from master where i'll
all New York the bestSpanish omeet was cooked,
where pigs feet were served with the acme
OF relish, where French snails were
to be had as nowhere else. the place of all
others to visit for lobster a la Newburgh or for
tenderloin steak with sauce BearnGise served
with sweet peppers, Spanish style. Yes and
where to get the best bread (fOr genius in gas
tronomy. as elsewhere, shows at its zenith in
simplicity and the finest soup and the supreme
hash. All, let the gable go on overhead. the
real fun in life at the south wing, will be on
the ground floor with mine host Tom Murrey
BEDoUIN VS.. STREET ARABS.
The Arab, time out OF mind, has been a
proverb for untamable ferocity that made
him fairly human zebra Whether hurting
himself on the squares of Napoleon at Aboukie
or engaged in desperate conflict with the Brit
ish In Soudan or swooping down, like the wild
beasts which share the desert with him, upon
the caravans which cross the deserts of Arabia
and Turkey. or when. in his most formidable
aspect OF all, he gathers around the luckless
tourist at the Pyramid of Cheops and demands
backsheesh. he stands for all that is fierce and
unconGuefable. But here as elsewhere cviliza-
ton triumphs over crude and unassisted nature.
The Arab does very well in Arabia, but he
is Of very small account when he comes
into collision with the Arab who has had the
advantage OF beng born and raised in New
York. Hence it is that we hear cry Of distress
that becomes articulate in toGay's papers. We
learn that the Arab and Armenian residents of
New 1ork are SO maitreated by the local and
indigenous variety that they have called pub
lie meeting to organize IN self-defense anu to
seek the protection OF the law. Several of these
naughty children of the desert it seems. have
been pelted with projectlles ranging all the way
from cobblestones to dead cats, enforced by
vocabulary of abuse which only the choice pre-
clucts OF the fourth ward and its envlrons can
supply, ana they feel that they must either get
protection here or go back 70 their tigers and
scorpions for real repose Some OF the victims
are Turkish officials, and wear their official i'll
sigma, SO who knows but that Turkey will soon
be putting its formidable navy in fighting trim
and be demanding an apology of Tammany
Hall at the cannons mouth?
THE CHILEAN WAR CLOUD.
This remark leads me to allude to the war
rumors which have been flying pretty fast and
thick here during the week. have yet to find
the first man, however, who seriously thinks
We shall so to war with Chile. The universal
expression is that both countries will go as
near the brink as is safe and then politely step
back and decline to make the plunge That
the government has been getting ready for the
event of war nobody longer doubts, and there
Is very general praise for the proof the admin
istrat!on has given of its ability to cope with
the crisis. Our merchants here feel that the
chief effect of the incident will be on
stronger nations ;han Chile. Our demonstra-
ton will have very tonic influence on our
military representation abroad.
Again. America has displayed its unique gift
for rising to meet an emergency; showing that
inherent strength which has always been I'M
derestimated by foreigners, because they could
not understand the genius of self government
1t Is astonishing how much pluck the meekest
man will develop on his own behalf and when
this elementary fact in human nature is multi
piled by 65, 900 CO., we get the aggregate ability
OF this country to take of itself IN any sud
den pinch. AT such time it makes great diff
ference whether you are a subject whether
you are your own sovereign.
Of course we do not expect New York to be
too gushing in her patriotism. We are sup
posed to be the true descendants of the tories
ana OF the "peace-at-any- price copperheads
and fancy that the war. if it were begun
would be very unpopular here. Most OF the
newspapers have been very friendly to the
governments position; at the same time it is
easy to that their fervor is tificlal and
as have said. the citizens have never treated
the war alarm seriously. What might happen
in the event of hostilities of course no one can
tell We are not afraid Of Chilean blockade
or of an INVASION but that nation or any other
could easily bit out swarm of privateers that
would make commerce under the American
flag. either to foreign lands or along the coast
more exciting than might be comfortable.
ONE MORE PLAY HOUSE.
OF theater5 there seems TO be no end. Hardly
has the superb Madison Square aggregation of
halls been completed VIXEN We find another
ambitious scheme in the shape of great COM
bination play house on Broadway. almost ada
cent to the new Broadway Theater, which has
SO approved itself to the amusement public OF
the city. The leading spirit in this new VEN
ture is Manager Frohman. who has already
leased the property from its proprietors and
managers, and will add it to his chain of thea
tiers. Mr. Frohman is rapidly becoming
Napoleon" and he is avoiding the errors by
which some of his more pyrotechnic rivals in
that line have met their Waterloo. The new
play house. it will be noticed, is located in the
very heart of that coming focus of the city Of
which I snnka last ETr