New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
r,uFLY TOPICS ON The LONG ISLAND >lDf
Of THE EAST RIVER.

There l. no doubt mat lbIOOhiSh icP'"''N"''
,ucb,ed with the result of the Minneapolis coh>>H
numerous signs are apparent already that III
,husias,n aroused is Of the most genuine ana pe'h
N, character The Union League Club was alho"
chs first In the fed with II ratification mc''hs' az
az Endorsement was quickly followed by uht VI |"
General Committee, whose resolutions nit Inc Il"
,uareIy on the head. In view OF the suhlhciS w."
Venture which prevailed in the early part Oh W.
- II is evident that the members of the party af'
thoroughly aroused and determined to do 'her pau
,ouorl electing the Republican ticket knSS Oo""'H
has been the turning point Of more than one nv.
dental campaign. This IS the time for all p'N' u''
trences among Brooklyn Republicans 10 DC iorso'"'
They have a most important work 10 40 Det"e'" "''
and November.
Tho Ro,,d of Estimate is clearly chargeaOic WIFI
extrayaCance i'm view OF Its action III the '"'ie,'-
~ sal,ries If was predicted in TINS column 'i1' !"
mower conferred by the law upon the boaiO
or,d ,rove dangerous The worst fears nave oeeh
realzcd Even members OF the Board Itself nave NO.
besitated TO invoke the law, or 10 secure III" INV
cation OF H. in their own interest What GOO" rea'
existed for increasing the salary oil Cohtfolier 'a0N
nv 80 per cent? 1t was $1,000, and mas Dcen hi"''
$1,000 This is entirely superfuous hberah'y'
50 with the gift of $4,000 to Corpof
alton Counsel jerks making his saaw $1,000 Inc
odvance obtained by the Excise commissioners vi
- 900 each is not at all justified by Their USEFULNESS
or efficiency. The members OF the Board OF AsseSSo'S
arc no doubt fairly entitled 20 the small Increase ao
o,ed 10 them nor will there be any fault fonid WITH
the increase OF salaries in the Ponce department.
The Bosro is to be commended for the Roman virtue
,chch il displayed in refusing the request OF FIRE 'ne'
>,,,,s Cor a raise" from 70 900 TO $4,000. In the
matter of the salaries OF teachers III the pnbc schoos
{, will not escape attention that the Board oi Esu'
n,o,e cannot abide" uberality. The women VINO
o,nprise so large proportion OF the teaching force
have no votes.
In the minds of not few people. when they read
., Iohn f. Seerless narrow escape ron the pi>'oi'
shot of an intruder in his house there must nave
r,son a thought Of the Weeks and the Luca cases, IN
r,h ~ which praceable citizens suffered death at the
,ands ~ burglars The cases alike-with a wide
alnerepce Mr. Searless house was invaded al an
early hour in the evening by two men, VINO eVluehtS
,bourht they Ind struck rich thing In finding
fine house open and 10 all appearance empty lhere
pre no lights because Mr. Seares and his family were
catching the almost incessant play OF the lightning
The captured intruder afirms that when he fired
no had no intention of doing murder, but hoped by
that means 10 make sure of his escape. This assertion
must be accepted with allowance. II ne had 'urneu
,d -,n the moment Mr. Seares addressed him, there
e little doubt tina, he could have got safely away, as
his companion did a moment later Mr. SeaHes as
PLAYED admirable courage In graphing with the man,
hut II his son-inaw and friend had not been close
at hand ne would very likely have been worsted IN
fine encounter. AS It was, they promptly dsarmed
The would-be assassin. who IS In all probability an
adept In crime and a desperate person generally Inc
result juses MIR. Searl's course. but there are some
who will doubt whether, under the circumstances lhe
wsest thing would not have been to be content Win
simply driving of the intruders Burglars are dan
gerous men to tackle the result IN the weeks
and Inca cases and in that of Mr. HondOw, In Monroe
Place some years ago, proves. II Is not oteh lha'
one OF them is found standing quietly IN cellar as
occurred in Quincy two years ago. when the ponce
were led down the cellar stairs by Ion-hearted cu
zen whose negbors house had been the object OF the
burglars attack.
The expected occurred the meeting OF the Bridge
Trustees on Monday Mr. Howell being restored to the
place Of which he deprived by Tammany trick
and device a year and now everything Is lovely.
That the election of Howell president to succeed
Warstaff was the result of a political deal between
Tammany Hall and Hugh Mclaughlin no keen eyed
observer Of the Of public affairs can doupl'
The snap game Of last year was played because Iahi'
many was not satisfied with the amount OF Brdee
patronage which 1t received. Now there mas eViaehy
been an adjustment; but.- Of course. the people VIII
NOT rnow what the terms are AS for the Bridge,
the change will do neither harm nor good. Nr
uowen's capabilities have been Thoroughly es'eu
heretofore In respects MT WassHh "'' II"
Improvement upon his predecessor II Is saic 10 say
that Bridge affairs Will henceforth move along III inc
same old rut change Is needed. some DAY II
VIII COiic. nv ie'0o w 49,
will.
VIII Mayor Body appoint any women 10 the
vacancies in the Boad of Education which VIII soon
c,uq Ills predecessors successfully resisted the as
souts made upon them by the advocates OF such ap-
nolntn,euts. and while Mr. Body has not yet gwen
any indication Of his Intention, II seems que uhes
that he will establish new precedent The cause VI
the women was ably presented 10 MN the o'ner us9
bv Dr LYMAN Abbott and Dr. j. Coleman Aoi'ns :
the delegation which waited on the Mayor seeming 10
have more confidence the words of the two clergy
mon who acted as spokesman for them
than In their own pleading OF their
cause Iut the women have shifted their
ground. What they ask is not the appointment
Of two or three women. but Of not less than rh-'"o
thirds OF the entire number that the Mayor IS 10 no
Their contention Is that with one or Two Womch vi
the Board there could not be fair test OF the seiui
ness Of the SEX IN the important Office OF ochooi
Commissioner To ask for ten out OF sum 'o'"i
NJ dfteen amendments will impress many people rs
too crashing and at the time 1t will afford tho
Navor tn, best OF for appointing no women
at all 4lis demand appears 10 be tactical mis'ahe'
Even n suggestion Of this kind would have been pref
,1,cio, IN the wonens cause; and the matter was
ented 10 the Mayor II was more than Sugges''
The petitioners said they would rather have no sp.
Monuments than to have less than ten. They VIII
probably get none
Although samuel b. Duryea died at the carry axe
OF forty. seven his will, which was filed Tor pioDae
On wednesday was drawn as long ago as loF. Inc
heon.sts which he makes show the same regard LOT
the welfare Of city and lis Institutions That was 50
often manifested by him during his NE Inc re-
cipients OF his bcnefactOns include the POLYTECHNIC
institute the Brooklyn Library. the Young Mems
Christian Association the Brooklyn Art Associa'loh'
the Tree-Planuug and Fountain Society," and the Long
Island Historical society. In the Will the library
In Mon;aguest mentioned BY It's former designation
the Mercantile Library" name which was changed
because OF its lack Of pertinency The bequeSt 10 the
Poytechnc il for the purchase Of scientific ins'ri-
.nts IL Is said 10 he the first beques ever received
by this excellent institution.
The non progressive residents Of Clintonave. who