The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-06-23
NEW YORK LETTER.
New YoRK, June 9th, 1898.

New YORK, June 9th, 1898.
During investigation by the grand
jury, the fact was brought to Mayor Gil
roy's attention, that the hospital for fe
male lunatics on Blaekwell's Island was
being conducted under shameful condi
tions. 1t was found that the building
known as the Female Llnatic Pavilion
contained over two thousand patients,
where there is hardly room for twelve
hundred, and il is in such shocking re
pair as neither to protect the inmates
against weather overhead, and sheer rot
tenness below. When the .eather is wet
some are crowded together in dry places
so as to keep out of the rain. " hen the
grand jury's scathing presentment was
brought to Mayor Gilroy's attention he
had mot had time 10 consider the
n alter" Considering that the city buys
MIR Gilroy's time at liberal annual sal
ary that he may consider just such mat
tiers, this is a remarkably weak excuse
for the Mayor to make. It is interest
ing however TO know that it was through
the efforts OF Mr. Gilroy that the legisIa
lure appropriated s2.o00,0OO for the
building OF speedway for thu exclusive
benefit OF a few horse owners aud at the
expense OF the already over taxed prop
srty owners. Still Mayor Gilroy claims
to be the friend OF the poor, hut, who
would dream, II such were not duly at
tested TO be the fact, that city occupy
ing such a position as New York, the
FIRST city OF the first republic OF the world,
igas so badly misgoyerned. Let the grand
jury go on and turn on the light before
u Is too late 10 save the honor OF the
great metropolis
1t has been discovered that Frank
Davis the notorious burglar, who was
caught By the police few DAYS ago, is
the indi, idual VINO iransacked the house
OF Bradley Martin shortly after the mar
riage o. the Earl OF Craven. Davis made
several unsuccessful attempts TO take his
life preferTing death TO long Imprison-
ment He is wanted for several robberies
and when captured he was Just coming
out of a house with his piuuder. In
Epector McLoaghlin's detectives dis
covered the room in which Dasis was
living at the time OF his arrest, and found
several valuable watches, and other ar
iicles Of value which were taken from
Bradley Martins's house.
The royal visitor has at last departed
FOR the Worlds Fair city On Monday
morning escorted hv the reception com
eeeded 10 Jersey City from shence she
aas conveyed to Chicago by special
On the eunsyiyania railroad. Before
leaving however. The Iuisn,a had her
heart sei upon doing the town and in
company with Mayor Gilroy and comps-
roller Myers the princes proceeded down
town and ai about thirty minutes before
The S'ose Of busiaess on SATURDAY., she
entered the Stock Exchange on Wall
street. The bulls and bears al once dis
continued ceiling siocks and bonds and
cheersd Justify as the Intania appeared
in The gallery. After leaving the Ex-
change she visited Brooklyn bridge, the
elevated railroad system, aud inspecs e6
The large buildings and points 0f interest
along Broa1Gay, dining at the Gale
Savarin in the Equitable Building In
the evening she vas s~re7aded By stu
dents fsom Columbia College who gath.
cred about her hotel until she appeared
on ilIe balcony and bowed her aeknowl-
edgsments.
Tie blow that has been expected has
isno more. TUESDAY afternoon the phys-
icians attending Edwin Booth. al the
Players club, notified his relatives that
the end xas near and at three O'Clock
Wednesday morning the great man died
as peaceiuiiys As If he aas in a sleep.
Although the death Was a great shock 10
Mr. Booths many friends, il came as
blessing 20 the great actor after his long
and painful illness. The funeral services
will be held on Friday in the Little
chuFch-aFound the corner" Bishop
Potter will preside and the following dis
;Inguished actors and literary lights have
been selected as pail bezres; Joseph JEFF
fersOu. A NJ Palmer, Ex-rhief Justice
DAILY ,Parke. Goodwin. Eastman. Johnsrn,
Howard. Horace FuTuexs and William
Bisphzm. The Inierment will be IN Au
barn cemetery near Boaton. Letters and
telegEams OF coincidence xsre received BIZ
Mrs Gsosemaa., Mr. Booths only daugh-
ter, from all parts of the world. From
England came one signed by Henry Ir
wing the gCeat English iragediau-
Edwin Booth was born near Baltimore,
Maryland. on November Is. lSS3. His
father was Jnnius Brutns Booth an actor
whose mama was high in the annals Of
the American stage When q young man,
Edwin played with his fathers company
taking minor parts. His father having
been taken i'll very shortly young Booth
was called upon 10 rlay his parI as
Richard Ill, which L e did with such sue
cess that he soon became prominen. in
the dramatic profession. His literary
abilities together with his strong acting
made lin the leading actor OF the day.
His Interpretation of Shakespeare was
unapproachable. His greatest successes
were Hamlet and RieheIier, the latter
scoring an unprecedent success in London
during Mr Booths engagement in 1883.
In Berlin Mr. Booth made an impression
second 10 no actor OF tie time. No actor
has ever moved an audience into such
enthusiasm, as the departed tragedian.
The whole country -nourns the loss OF one
Of the greatest instructors and actors oi
the age
WN F. II KoELscH.