The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

as weil as gaining glory. But IL Is
about time the title of Giants was
dropped Once the New York team
was composed Of physically big men.
and the name seemed TO fit them. The
present team is not composed of big
men, Pitcher Rusie being about the
heaviest of the lot. But the name of
Giants will probably continue TO
stick 10 them. particularly II they play
winning bali.
The decline II horse racing near this
city is said t. lave helped other sports.
particularly baseball and bicycling
While the racing resorts are dull. the
more domestic resorts are very well
patronized. The extreme heat has
made the eastern resorts very popular
this summer. / know of no grander
sight than t. stand on the Battery of
an evening and watch the giant Sound
steamers 60 out radiant with flags and
srreamerS. and loaded with happy eX-
cursionistS fleeing from the swelterng
temperature of town The various
Sound lines of steamers are now all
provided with magnificent steel or iron
vessels. An interesting contest is
going on between them us To which
shall have the biggest aud fastest YES
sells. The Fan River line is to the
front now with the new Priscilla the
largest vessel OF her kind ever built.
With her - feet of length. aud tower
ing sides. she x not 70 he surpassed
IN stately impressiveneSS by the big
gest of the ocean steamers. The Fall
River people build Side-wheelers. the
Priscilla being of this type. The new
screw steamers of the New Haven line
are, however, great success. The
Priscilla rounded the Battery in the
wake of the New Hampshire one night
this week. and I had a good opportun-
lty to contrast the two types. 1t seems
inevitable that the sidewheelers will
eventually disappear from use. II
only remains for some enterprising
line to build modern triple screw
stea amer to carry off the coveted Sound
championship from the present steam
ars. magnificent as they are.
The resignation Of Police Commits
sioner McClave. and the nomination OF
Gen. Michael Kerwin as his successor.
by Mayor Gilroy, is the local political
sensation The nomination. in the
opinion Of local political prophets. car
ries with IL a deal between the 'regu-
lar" Republicans and the Tammany
Democrats. The Board of Police Com
nissi0ners of four members now has
two Republicans members. Gen. Ker-
win and Mr. Murray. thus carrying
out the idea of a bipartisan board, as
proposed by the bill which GOV.
Flower vetoed last winter There is
no uncertainty about the political posi-
Ton of the two members of the Board.
Nr. Murray Is the census enumerator
whom President Harrison appointed to
take the census of this city. and who.
according to good Democratic author
fly. tried to cut down the population
and Congressional and State repre-
senta lions of the city. Gen. Kerwin
was one time a Democrat. but he
strove TO defeat Mr.. Cleveland in 1884.
by turning over the Irish vote of the
city TO Mr.. Blaine. and he has been
consistent Republican since
The situation, as il stands. indicates
a three-cornered political fight this fall.
1t is evident that Mr.. Platt will have
nothing to do with the so-called re-
formers. but will insist upon
straight" ticket 70 oppose Tammany.
This action on the part of the Rcpub-
ncans. If IL takes place as indicated.
will force the reformers 10 show their
strength. They cannot we'll avoid a
contest. and they should he in a posi-
York city politics seems to interest the
whole country. and it will certainly
be Interesting this fall. 1t would take
q good prophet to forecast the out
come. There can be no doubt as to