The morning call., 1894-03-20
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

During The last year of the Harrison admin
istrallon the deposits in the savings banks OF
New York State increased over $40. .OOo. 900,
while the nine months OF Uleveland'> admtuis
traiion Witnessed d. cline of over So. .O0O,-
COO" said Banker j. o. Burns OF Troy, n. y,
yesterday. "As 10 The Wilson bin." said ID Il
wish 10 cite The effect IL will have upon an in
dusty in my town. II is a stronghold as is
well known, of the manufacture of collars and
cuffs, an industry in which foreign comneItion
is formidable factor. IL the bill becomes a
law the manufacturers declare their business
will be practically aunlhllated. 1hey could. it
Is tue, reduce the wages of heir employees,
but ii would have 10 b. 10 the European level,
which means a rat which American workers
would not accept. Labor in the collar and
shirt factories OF Troy averages SS week, and
80 PER cent OF The help are women. In London
tile competing factori S pay 81 20 a week. ana
IN Saxony 81 80 for the same time. Under
tariff which imposes only a revenue duty on
foreign goods American wages In this industry
would fall 10 point which would prevent the
Troy factory girls from earning decent liv-
ing"
"a curious case in litigation recently came
up in the Missouri courts" said Lawyer T. B.
Stone Of Kan-as City at the Occidental yester-
day. "a resident Of Clay County bought a
piece OF land six years ago on the banks OF the
hNCIs luc pIIcf OI WHICH
was $4,000, lie paying One-third cash. AT the
time of the purchase The land formed part of
The left bank of the river, near the town OF
Randolph, but to-day II rests quietly beneath
the surface of that treacheIous stream. Foot
by foot The river ate its way into the land until
not one particle of the ten acres remained. But
the $4,000 note rem ined unpaid, and when IL
came due The purchaser refused 10 take il up.
Suit was brought against him. and the case has
land was lost because tile original owners
failed to fix the river banks as they agre d, and
he asks The court 10 C ucel his $4,000 note
return the $1,000 cash which he paid. and he
agrees 10 deed back The ten acres now und,
the river"
The authorities OF st. Louis have Inaueur-
ated a vieo;o Gus warfare on the perniclous slot
machines" said A. l.. Perry OF that city yes
ierday. IAN order has been issued o Srrest all
saloon keepers AMI Others who allow these
devices 10 be operated upon their premises.
There promises 10 be, in consequence, a Sub
borny contested cas- In the courts, as the
saIoon-keepers are said TO be backed by the
manufacturers OF the machines who II We plenty
Of money at Ibeil command. The Society for
The Suppression OF Vice has been paying good
deal of attention TO this form of gambling of
late and the result OF Investigations by It's
agents have been startling. Adjacent to nearly
every public school In the city il was found
that number of these machines were run and
patroBized solely by school children. The old
plan of giving something tOr the penny or
nickel invested has been In great measure dis
cai ded, and as substitute the machiue now In
use is simply a modified form OF faro or
poker game played mechanically with long
ODDS against The person who invests the money"
"The directors OF the Humane Society in
Cincinnati have inauguiated a movement 10
cause a license TO be imposed upon cats and 10
compel all owners of feline pets 10 provide
brass collars for them," said w. T. Holbsook
OF the city, yesterday. "The opinion seems TO
be gaining ground that cats should be treated
just the same as dogs, and 1t is not 10 all Inn
propable That before great wbile all the cats
In that city occupying the proud sphere Of
house pets will be adorned with shining brass
collars and Will be entered In the city license
books al So a head. The New YORK Legisla
iure, understand, has already passed an act
providing for licensing these animals. A face
tious individual has suggested that owners also
be required 10 attach niinisiufo electric light
TO the collars after night, 50 that the man with
booijacK or o:ber weapon will be afforded
facilities for effective mafksmebship on y dark
night"
THE tramp question has bse6fns so psfpisr.
Ing question In New jersey that II has finally
been decided In one locality 10 least 10 fsstofs
the us Of the cat-o'.niDs tsils.r said T. W.
Hop" of Paterson. that State, yesterday. s'Tbs
Weslfield City Fathers at n recent meeting de-
cided 10 appy this punishment TO unfny
tramps who h We become numerous and so
bold that residenls hav demanded special leg.
islaton. The tramps will be arrested ana
turned over TO the poormaster. who will set