New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
CLOSE OF TIE CANIPAIGN-ELEVATED ROAD
MISHAPS-TUE MUSICAL SEASON.

dent in MANY wavs No means have been left UNI
tried 70 iniure Mr.. Scheren and. moreover mere
are abundant indications that Democrats meh" "
carry the election by foul means II they c"""''
by fair. 1t Is known that they have an enormous
campaign fund. and they have not been expehd'hg
| II In the usual ways. They have held very ie"
meetlngs-ony of real mportance-ahu ''''.
money has gone for banners. transpdrehcies ""u
the like. The policemen and firemen, II appears
have been assessed as well the hundreds OF men
| on the city and county payrols, and In add'''oh
large sums have been contributed by the liquor
dealers. No estimate approaching accuracy can W.
gwen as to the amount OF the toai luh i a. ~ do
with 1t? is the vital question. There seems 10 DC
only one possible. They mean to U.s. I'll "
vote against them not to vote, az Thu latte! ,,
~ me most insidious way OF DOING Inc tS,nS can
though OF course each vote cast Tor me f,s ach
didates Is worth twice much to them as sach
Tp' they S% , Sss @ be am
| and courageous corps Of watchers at each Pohis-
est voting. and that the votes cast are counted
they should be. II there is an honest ballot anu
The Eagle is doi r excellent work in behalf of
an honest poll. and its efforts VIII he appiauue" ny
all good citizens Of whatever party.
The result Of the registration completed a week
ago would be entirely satisfactory. provided there
were any assurance that in its character 1t Is
all that II ought to be. But the large registration
in certain Democratic wards is certainly suspicious
and there can he little doubt that good many
names are the roll that have no place there.
But an especially sharp lookout has been Kept
for frauds both in Brooklyn and Gravesend. where
the registration rolls have been most outrageousy
stuffed. and IL will be surprising If many OF the
schemes to cheat at the polls carried through
A registration in an off year lacking only Few
thousands Of being large as In the Presidential
euc,ion asn for fraudnesi adllon- to
mains certain that there is profound Interest u.
this years election in Brooklyn. IL Is felt III the
minds OF all honest citizens and an VINO des' i
overthrown now there may not soon come another
chance 80 good. There Is no doubt that me mum,
larger than the vote at any previous eeeon Tor
Mayor The Republicans hav" good reasons ,oi
last winter has had good effect on the registra-
ton and will tell heavily in the voting.
| The accident or rathe, series OF accidents. on
the Brooklyn Elevated Road Wednesday was
the most serious since elevated roads were INTRO
duced in Brooklyn. BY good fortune no one was
seriously hurt, and people suffered only by reason
of a prolonged stoppage Of travel ON the Fhth-ave
line. One mshap directly the sequel OF the
other and In both there most reprehen-
sbie careessness An amateur engineer ought 10
know enough not to go ahead at full speed the mo-
ment after d danger signal given by tranrnan
has been seen ahead Of him. especially when there
is a sharp and dangerous double curve TO be passed.
such as there Is at the point where the Brooklyn
road crosses Fulton-st. This snake curve and the
one at the point where the East New-fork line
OF this company crosses Lafayette-ave. nave long
been regarded the chief danger points on the
Brooklyn elevated system. The switchman VINO
later turned switch 30 as to throw heavy g..
CINE of the track was grossly careless a'' S
man OF experience Evidently ne TOOK ms sfsr bn
this time he made mistake. But why was u
that he did not perceive sooner that the Tram was
bound for Greenwood and not for East New YORK!
1t at this same point that on Election . Day
was caused At that time however. the trains on
the Fifth-aye branch Just then put IN oper EItn
Ferry The tremendous danger OF operating the
road in this way was instantly sepshy al I rsns
from this branch have since been sent to the Bridge
The musical son In Brooklyn begins this week
and begins with a rush. On Thursday evening oc-
ours the first concert Of the Seidl Society AMI on
Friday afternoon and Saturday evening come the
first rehearsal and concert OF the Boston sym
phony Orchestra under the direction of the new
conductor. The appearance OF Herr Paur u.s. OF
course looked forward with special interest by
frequenters of the Philharmonics-as they stu are
called although the philharmonic Society Is now
scarcely than name-many Of whom SUI
sigh for the good old times OF Theodore Thomas.
To some OF his admirers he Is known simply az
"Theodore" There will be five rehearsas and five
concerts given b. the symphony Orchestra Ihe
Sedl Society has arranged to give six concerts
under the direction of the conductor whose name
IL bears with his full Metropolitan Orchestra. Al
the first OF these Nine Materna Will sing, and at
the second II Is announced that Henri Mafteau
will play the violin. the Sei1l Society has issued
to the public de n r,s ofg has
order Each season since ITS organization II has
s he livelihood 10 AND last Year gave two free
concerts. the tickets for which were carefully dis
preclate them, This year there has been change
plan and the tickets of b nays al 9s sa
the society has had no other capital than tireless
music hall. nor yet its own abiding place Until
this season it has not mad It's own office from
patiently pursued it's way-keeping steadily TO its
purposes seeking only TO fuhl its promises and
and the generous cooperation of Mr. seidl could
untcdly accomplish.
The thirteenth season Of the Brooklyn Ethical
Association opened successfully last Sunday even
inc with q lecture by It's president. DR.. Lewis G..
James on "Cosmc Evolution Related to
Ethics" This introduced the winters course.
which bears the general title Of Life. and the
Conditions Of Survival" There will be fourteen
lectures In all, and they will be delivered in the
Second Unitarian Church on alternate Sunday
evenings. On the Sundays following their delivery
IN Brooklyn they are to be- repeated IN New-fork
in the lecture room Of the church OF the Messiah
under the auspices OF the Science sermon Assoca-
ton.
II Is TO be feared that the Rev. Cortland Myers
IS seeking after notoriety else he would have
hardly made the allegation last Sunday. when a
window of III, electric in which he riding
was broken by stone flung at it. that an attempt
had been made upon his HE because ne had
preached a sermon against the Brooklyn Ring In
the forenoon and had men scowng
while he was delivering il. He is IA newcomer to
brooklyn and week began to hold services
in the Academy Of Music, as the Rev. DR.. Tai
mage and n sensational minister named BELL and
Others have done aforetime and naturally he
wants make huge success o; his undertaking.
What better method of attracting attention to him
could be than to have II widely f"radcd that
n minion of the Ring had attempted TO assault
him? Doubtless the breaking OF the window
was the work of mschievous boys, who have done
the same thing In number OF other cases. At any
rate although the Rev. Mr.. Myers proclaimed In
mis- evening sermon that n missile had been thrown
AZ him his way 10 the Academy he did not
port the dastardy attempt upon his III. to the
police or make any effort TO secure the apprehen-
sion OF the villain
The Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company is max
ing experiments determine the feasibility Of heat
ing it's trolley by means OF electricity. Some
thing of this kind. | believe. done successfully
ON the trolley road In the northern part Of New