Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
TOPICS OF NEW YORK
4 Bit of Cold Weather Is Such a
Rarity There That the Recent
Snow Is a Curiosity.
SHEPARD AND THE VANDERBILTS.
Democratic Newspapers Looking Up Files
of the Nail and Express to
Burchard Harrison.
THE PADEREWSKI FAD IN BOSTON.
Fifth Avenue Is Sure to Become Place Of Vulgar
Commerce After All.
SHEPARD AND THE VANDERBILTS
THE PADEREWSKI FAD IN BOSTON
Fifth Avenue Is Sure to Become Place Of Vulgar
Commerce After All.
rcoRREsroxDrScE OF THE DISPATCH, !,


newspaper business, how radically the
weather in this town has changed. per.
sonally know plumber who is in charge Of
fat-house furnace. He learned the plumb.
ing business thoroughly, then discovered
that the lack of cold weather had made hi:
an overcrowded trade and one in which it is
most impossible to find work. His own
language told the story plainly:
"Wheu all the pipes used to freeze up
and bust every little while, there was
money for plumbers, but there isn't any
now"
This is important news as threatening the
livelihood, not only of many plumbers, but
of many writers of humorous prose as we'll.
The snow is welcome in New York for the
sake of the children. 1t gives them an op-
portunity of breaking the law, which law
breaking tends TO make brave and enter
prising men of them and it makes them take
that keen interest in the movements of the
policeman on their block without which no
bows life is the sweet life of adventure that
it should be.
The snow was welcome except to street
car companies, cab drivers, shopkeepers,
theater owners, newspaper proprietors and
all other adults without sleighs
Colonel Shepard Versus DIR. Depew.
Colonel Shepard, never dull, and some
times exhilarating, appears to the outside
public to have had war with the world
renowned Chauncey Depew. One New
York newspaper said that the Central
should put in the block signal system to in
sure safety. Colonel Shepard, not only an
editor, but a son-in-law, said that the block
system should not be adopted. On top of
the Colonel's announcement came DR..
Depew's positive statement that the block
system should go in at once. This has
been commented on as a conflict between
Vanderbilt oracles by those who misunder-
stand the situation and think that Colonel
Shepard is dependent on and inspired by
the great railroad magnates.
As matter of fact, he is not. Those in
his immediate family look up to him, most
properly, as the greatest man in the world,
and he is independent of all other Wander
bilts. In fact, SO far from being governed
by them, he is edItoriallv thing of terror
to the family in general A man versed in
politics and intimate with the Vanderbilt
ideas said the other day that the Colonel
was to his financial relatives what the silver
question was to the leaders in the Demo-
cratic House, an issue on hand that could
not be lodged, but might be temporized
with.
Why Blaine Fears the Colonel.
The fighting Colonel Shepard may safely
say that he inspires terror in the breasts of
all those who are on his side. Quite re-
Gently Mr.. Barney Bigiin, wise in politics,
told the truth. He remarked that Colonel
Shepard with his Republican articles made
more Democratic voters than any other ten
men. 1t is certain that the Colone's de-
nunciation OF the Pope and Of all men and
things Catholic contains meaning for the
honorable and far-seeing James G. Blaine.
1t is understood that Mr.. Blaine refrains
from expressing any keen appreciation of
the ColonePs fighting, and that is alleged
to explain the Colonel's fiat-tooted support
OF Mr.. Harrison for term No. 2.
There are Democratic editors in this town
whose conduct would interest Mr.. Harrison
if he knew of it. With an eye to his re-
nomination they have saved some of the
ColonePs choicest anti-Catholic outpour-
ings, and should Mr.. Harrison and the
Colonel continue to be bosom friends until
election time, those wicked editors would
manufacture such articles as would make a
Burchard blessed by comparison.
The one permanent, everlasting topic of
conversation in New York is the question
of seats in the cars of the elevated railroad.
1t never dies out and always blazes up
tfercely whenever an addition is made to
the>ranks of intellectual women engaged in
newspaper writing or a new editor, import
ed from out-of-town, discovers that the
thing to do is to give New Workers local
topics to talk about. This question has
been burning brightly this week. 1t is i'm
possible Tor any New Yorker to take it 9TH
erwise than seriously, for it threatens to de-
stroy the chivalry Of New York men. A
man must stand up morning and night every
day, which is tiresome, or he must show a
preference for women who are beautiful,
who are old or who carry babies about, and
that is apt to be unjust.
Darwin would have made interesting
studies as to the change in the New York
man character under the elevated railroad
interest 1t is certain that the elevated
railroad, the passenger elevator and the
typewrlting machine are rapidly killing
poetry by teaching young men to look upon
young women as ordinary human beings
John Rushin would suffer if be could under
stand it. The 81" road in the realm of
sentiment is much worse than the steam
engine in Mr. Ruskin's lake region.
News From Boston and London.
New York has been much interested in
two tales, one from London and the other
from Boston. London has furnished the
interesting information that Miss Helen
Terry has had the white hair from the head
of her dead mother made up into wig to
be worn on the stage. ANYONE will under
stand what boon tnat has been to the
weeks teas luncheons and dinners Was
il deep love of her art and desire to honor
her mother; was it bad taste, or what was it?
Sentiment, as rule, went against the idea
OF wearing the hair of ones dead parent in
a theatrical exhibition.
The announcement that has travelled by
word of mouth from Boston is more inter
esting, and it is to be hoped, for the sake of
human interest, that it is true. 1t says that
a distinguished woman, one whose devices
in entertaining and whose social graces have
done Inucn to advertise Boston in New
York. engaged the Polish pianist to supply
musical entertainment for an entire even
ing. Furthermore, that she has refrained
from inviting friends, relatives or the pub
lie to enjoy the performance, but arranged
the light and chair 10 suit, and had the re-
citaI all to herself As the talented Pole
usually charges s., GOO for playing, there is
a regal touch to Jhe whole thing which calls
up the King Of Bavaria, with his exclusive
performances OF Wagner and fills New
York with very deep admiration of Boston.
About Fred May and Some Others.
Interesting news comes from South Amer
lea TO the effect that Fred May has been
fighting down there in the Chilean rows:
that he has been with the winning army and
has greatly distinguished himself. All New
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