The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-07-07
NEW y0Rg LETTER.
Ngw YoRK, June 2ard, 1898.

Ngw YoRK, June card, 1898.
Tue annual parade and review of til
Fire department took place on Saturda
morning, and the gallant fire laddies az
quilted themselves nobly and deserve
the plaudits showered upon them by al
admiring public The review was he'll
at Riverside park; on the weef eide 0
the driveway was long grand stan,
Tor the use OF the friends OF the fretnel
and the city officials In the center q
the stand was covered booth gorgeou
IN drappings Of bunting and Unite,
states tags. This WAS occupied b,
Mayor Gilroy and Fire Commissioner
Eickhof, scannell and Gray. The par
ade started from Seventy fifth street In
command Of Chief Hugh Bonner and les
by Bayne's 69th Regiment Bank. lr
The column were 10 engine companie,
each accompanied by its hose carl. ais.
two Hook an9-Iadder companies and 201
tiremen on loot. The column made :
most imposing picture as the men liner
up IN front OF the reviewing stand
Mayor Giiroy made an address compli.
mentiug the men on thrir good record in
| ths course OF which he presented fon,
| medals for bravery. Firemen aepe
ByrneE. Lusas and Ryan we're the hon
ored ones, ,shaying risked their lives in
sayirg inmates OF burning houses during
the year. As these men stepped out "a
the ranks TO recrive the tokens of an .
probation, the yast crowd cheered them
again and again. ne FIRE dogs Jeanette
aud Nellie were conspicuous IN the par
ade and looked like heroes as they dashed
along with thrir medai hanging from
Their heads. Both dogs have receiy I'd
medals for bravery and have saved lives
AT nrea. They are the pride oi the de-
paFtment. THE record OF the New York
tsre department is irr~proachable and
Tor efficiency it -annoi be exceIled in this
or any o her celntry.
New foFk's pride and boast, the Sew
enih Regiment. has gone to PeekshilI
where the state camp is located. Over
w stFon. the Seventh marched from Its
armory, nnder command Of Colonel Ap-
pieion TO Grand Central depot on Satar-
day morning. At Peekskill the regi-
ment relieved the Twenty third OF
brook I'm which regiment marched out Of
camp as the Seventh entered The bows
VIII occupy the encampment for one
week and excellent recorl should be
made as the Seventh is the finest and
strongest militia regimen; Ia the United
States.
viii police outrages ever be stopped i?
Ihat is query OF soma Importance in
The metropolis. While or duty and in
eist'i21 atsSre. Sergeant AcCaFson en-
deayoFed 10 dtsen.sng!e blcckage Of
street cars at Fourteenth street and
Ninth avenue last Monday. In doing 60
be caught bod ci the horses driven by
David Bryant and altera war of words
the men began TO assault each other.
bTyani. however, didn't know Mccafton
aas an officer nnisI he Was taken % the
siaii0n house by another officer ~ho aas
attracted % The spo; bF The disturbance
in The Jefferson Market police court on
Tuesday Bryan. was charged with assault
and vas held ia SS0S bail by justice
Noorhis. According TO custom McCar
ton vas given custody Of his prisoner en-.
al delivered 10 the prison authorities
McIarfon. before he reached the CORR
dor leading from tie cour; room, gave
hls prisoner violent shove. and, attract
ed by cries OF distress, The justice cculd
see the sergeant violently kicking the
prisoner whom he had ihroGn down.
+" hen By order OF the justice, Bryant
vas led 10 the bar bleeding from cuts
and bruises, and his closhing badly tern.
H. told ,nstice NouThiS that McCArson
ass2niled him as soon as they reached
the corridor. The ether policemen there
while McCarton stood OF and struck him
wiih he fist and then kicked
him Justice Noorhis, on asking Nc
CsFton what he had 10 say, perceived for
the FIRST time that he was under the in
hnenee OF iiqnor, Teprimzndsd him Sc
very and sarned him TO avoid such
treatment in the iuture. Justice yoor-
his then noticed that the sergeans's fsss
were still fresh with blood. aud as he
was leaving the court he was told 10
come back and Was held in $500 bail 10
answer the charge OF assault A re-
porter and Lawyer Thomas ] Gibbons
saw the assault and will testify against
the police brute. A charge will also be
made 10 the police commissioners and il
is hoped that that body will do all in its
power 10 punish an official who over
steps his authority. II 10 not unusual
for citixens to be assaulted on the public
steeets by an incompetent or intoxicated
policeman, bat taking brutality before
the very ewes OF n police Justice is carry
ing the outrage entirely TOO far.
The pub ic choice has been beaten in
as well as the BROOKLYN han
dicap. Before crosd OF o5 eco people
II L0rrilsrds' great colt Lampligh' er met
defeat in the great 81, 600 Suburban
Hondicap. The following horses laced
the starters: Lamplighter tSimsl, Ban
gaet tLambly). Pessara CraraD. DIR Has
brouck (Bergenl, The Pepper (0Yertonl.
Mars Littleiielel, Iddesleigh Hamiltonl.
Lowlander IMcDermot,l. Terrific 70
Lamblyl Lowiander led a, the start
and setting a terrific pace won all the
way around from Terrific, who beat
for second place with co n
parative ease. The time for the distance.
one mile ard q quarter, was . .o6 5 5
breaking nj, previous Suburban records.
abe winner, Lowlander, was an ou.-
sider in the betting as vas Terrific. who
ran second. The public lost heavily on
Lamplighter and Banquet and sports re-
pea, the assertion that nothing is certain
save deltb and }axes.
A train crowded Sith people ON their
way home from Sheapsheud Bay race
course, on Suburban day, was derailed.
killing eight and iniuring twenty-six
people. The accident was caused by
broken rail, and although eight were
killed IL was considered mira Gle that
the loss OF life was not greater.
Nm +. II. KoELscH.