New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS Or
MEN AND THINGS IN THE METROPOLIS of
LING ISLAND.

,. oro mention was made hero Of Brooklyn
te who had woke up 10 find himself iamo"s-h"n''.
Yobn II nBren. the man who offered Ill Sp'' vi
nurc philanthropy 10 establish on the Brooklyn BRUCE
MACE for the sale of liquors and "soit dnhNs pnt
hnso nobc ambition had been crushed by the refusal
~ ,Ie Bridge Trustees 10 entertain his proposi'icn'
p,,c the las, week Il still wider fame has come to
orober resident Of the city. but hardly fame OF the
Kind that is commonly accounted dear TO the soul Of
,,on I, Is Police Justice Tghe on whom attention
no. been centred ever since last Monday, when H.
took an important part In an affair that has Affixed
,,,,,a N the fair fame OF Brooklyn In the eyes OF
IN. ooun,vv and the world The conduct OF the police
q, tho arrest OF Captain Andersen and tn" men OF the
viking WAS disgraceiul enough. but the moment they
we're brought iuto court 1t was clearly the duty OF
Tho Police Justice TO make what amends he could Tor
tho treatment to which they had been subjected
Va, although he was informed Of their desire to de-
mart for Chicago early day. he deliberately held
Them In bail and set their trial for day Just
week distant. Fortunately Mayor Body. after see
Ing the comments Of the New. York pres. npon me
be advanced Ave days. OF course no one appeared
against the prisoners and that was the enc OF tne
good and ali. There have been shocking displays Of
ocallsm In Brooklyn but nothing before to c"mpar are
it. The police are likely TO be brought to book
for Hayden is o TO n hs mark by
can certainly be- lie is fair specimen Of the KIND
Il be men Senc ha' but after this he Should not be allowed
to disgrace it any longer.
The action OF the cold thirteen" in the Board Of
Aldermen IN the disposition Of franchises inevitably
suspicion II woud do so even II more favora
bic terms had been made for the city. As 1t Is the
concerns IN which number Of politicians are inter
ested have swept the field. They acted shrewdly In
adopting the pet idea OF the Mayor-which he en-
deavored to have enacted into law last wnter-thnt
railway companies should pay percentage OF their
receipts the city treasury. II remains to be seen
how much the city will profit from the evident deal
SaN iS" to n4 Wait long time before they find ont Com
mon ought, II would seem. to have been power
ter through in spite of the protests of the small
minority in the Board who wanted time to examine
n matter OF such conceded Importance. But the com
bne was strong enough TO have Its own way, and II
had II.
The Republicans have decided to contest In the
the rcapportionmcnt Of Assembly districts
grounds that seem rational. 1t VIII be re
membcred that when the previous apportionment
was taken into court the was thrown out at
both the Special and the General Term. and that
interest in matter had welnigh disappeared whti
the argument was heard by the Court OF Appeals.
Then. 10 the surprise Of all but a few OF those In
tercsted, the court by unanimous decision set the
apportionment aside. The principal ground for
contesting the new arrangement is that ward lines
have been disregarded by the Democrats IN their
endeavor 10 make as many Democratic districts as
possible. This has been done before. though
II would APP from the position OF those VINO oe-
fend the apporionment that the right 10 DO IT has
always existed. The power 10 alter ward boundaries
was bestowed upon the Common Council by a law
passed last year and the authors Of the serrymande
they had first rernade he wards and then laid out
the districts TO correspond But this has not been
leaders feared too great storm Of popular
Indignation. They acted In as partisan way as
they dared.
The necessity for protection Of the people against
HuripC no I'm
quest OF Police Commissio Hayden for large
number of additional patrolmen in order to guard
human life crossings. Mayor Body insisted
that the city should not be called on 10 do this work
that it the duty OF the railroad companies TO
make the necessary arrangements and bear the ex
pense. Mr. Hayden said in reply that men in uniform
would be needed or else the public would not pay
much attention TO them. Roth views seem to be
sound. Certainly the companies should take due
end proper measures for protecting pedestrians and
this by employing watchmen who should either wear
uniform q their own %nch %o9d or give s h
policemen; II seems certain that something hing, VIII
have TO be done when all x s G he case ei a
i san'ppeo WIN e'T'"'''''' do viii " '' '''' '
"Say what you VIII about the trolley" remarked
man who was riding a trolley car yesterday. but
there is something very fascinating about it to my
mind. fascinating TO the man who handles
the cranks and the brakes and has the mysterious
tired Of sitting the front platform OF an open car
an watching the motor at his work. II Is
truly wonderful 30 heavily loaded car respond
10 the application of the current and bound forward
like a thing OF life at the turning Of crank The
trolley Is away ahead OF the cable In tbs respect.
fancy. for the element OF mystery is lacking In the
cable. The speed attained by the trolley cars al
times is surprising. have ridden on them once or
twice when am sure they were going AT the rate OF
twelve or fifteen miles an hour Or course that Is
In CITY streets, but IL happened III
suburban regions n The cases mehlionea ana was
safe enough. we'll exciting. Probably the sense
Of mystcry will wear Off as become accustomed 10
the new method Of travelling. but Just now: thlnk,
II must command the attention OF many MINDS
So Thomas Z. Pearsall Is looking for 1udgeship
again. There is nothing 10 occasion surprise In this
lie has been looking In that direction for good many
years. The curious thing about it is that he has
never received any recognition Yet. Just why this
Is so Is not apparent He IS clever and capable
man. and be has been earnest and untrlng IN his de-
voton to the Democratic party He has never. be-
lcve. wandered of In pursuit OF strange gods. but
has always taken his Democracy stragh But when
ever he has sought an ofice-and NOR. than once ne
has felt absolutely sure OF a nomination or an ap
!, not discouraged but comes up smiling. Now he
is at It again His persistency ought to be rewarded
Ills faithfulness. too. might add
! referred lately to the fact that a jungle bell
instead OF gong used on the new cable cars In
Broadway New.York. The gong. however. appears TO
be in general those cars. although II IS true
that some OF them at first supplied with bells
The usefulness and convenience OF bell are unde
nlable still. though beyond doubt the gong is an ex
cellent thing for In emergency. when II is
necessary 10 give a loud and sharp alarm. bell at
iachcd in some way TO the axle Of the car. whether
cable trolley. 70 sound constantly when tDe
car is In motion. and AZ the same time 10 give |
suggestion TO the speed at which 1t Is moving |
would assuredly be a great protection 10 Inc pubic
Then the gong could well be employed to give warn
inc 10 person In imminent danger. or peremptory
a Tho M "A
Of the way.
Graduating from the public schools ought IN De
simple. easy and inexpensive matter II Is not so.
in at least. For instance the young women