New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
cTJMPSES OF MEN AND THINGS ON THE
LONG ISLAND SIDE or THE
EAST RIVER

between
Dowery-to all intcnts and purposes they would De
,a,de3 nowhere As a matter Of fact they would
oil wish To get further in New-Yorl. and IN" bIlise
neople wished 70 CARRY them to the elevated !"'oS'
:, Broadway or to the North River me cross
town link of elevated road was not an aiicrhough'
but an essential part Of the bridge schehl' "h"h II
was carried through The Ieg!s!atnre f'' 'i'S
reason The company decided TO make sure oil It's
rjqh 70 construct The elevated line DcioF "s''l"'Hs
work on It's first bridge. AS the consent OF me
r~opcrty-owncrs Interested VAS not granted II Was
-acess,rv 10 lave recourse 20 a commission Of the
Supreme Court The commissioners We're ~ H.
Jo,lne. Samuel W Mrbank and expos imaster-'ien-
.ral lanes After q fr,, hearing they decided III
favor OF tie conp'my. ~ 'ntm ',r TN . won.
before the General Term for approve mF "lE,i-
ments were heard last October, ana IL WIS con
tdeny eIBece con ny shG 'V Wo be conirmea
The objections OF the JUDGES VINO SCI a"lue
The Question of IN" reduction Of the cola-
,auy's capital is really not invo'vedi as jude
&, much TO the point - say that the elevator roas
we're constructed the"e would men De- no way OF
compelinc the company to bull. ITS Wn.c' opVi-
ous:y the elevated road across town would De worth
US %p ,s bn 9 f,r" IsaGn w Ma Judge van
Erunt wrote that the bridge project was mythical;
a. e t the rehi to build three miles of elevated
roal beginning at ferry ana ending III the middle
Of block
VIVA, the future course Of the company Will be
hes not been decided 1t Will not give mp its plans.
however on account Of this rebuff. though It's work
vii be delayed in consequence. and inca lures VIII
have 70 be taken 10 sc, RI Of THIS fresh obstacle
Cur!cisy enough. this decision Was rendered within
for.y-echt hours or so after the capitalists behind
the Eas; River Bridge enterprise twAo also control
the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad SYSTEM had an
bounced their Willingness 70 bio for TIE latest Gle.
waited railway Franchise proposed by the NeW-lGrk
1,ari4 Transit Commissioned ~ is pos@lD.e mat
tie cross;own line in which they are Interested may
be included by the commS,i"ners III inc soI &c tSn
difficulty which the Genera! Terms oec'S.oh mas
created.
The trial Of McKane and so'ne % his feHow-con-
splrators has been set down FOR tomorrow ana m
extra panel Of 80 jurors has been summoned
Whether any further means Of delay VII be devised
bv the lawyers in charge Of the case remains TO be
seen: but it IS safe say the defence will not go
10 trial unit; they compelled to- They are too
fearful Of the result which they know will be
egains; them unless in way they are able 10
get a Juror or two on their side. So much publicity
las been attracted by the proceedings against Nc
Kane that there Will difficulty in finding men
who s have not TN ' up s[ mdi a s d
mat he had no Intention Of asking for change OF
County can Ne handled more advantageous!y than
elsewhert The Jurors in theSe stseS h wi nr
lection and any one who undertakes to tamper with
them Will do SO at MS peril
It was a characteristic performance for McKsne
t. undertake. to wrest the Gavel from The hand OF
supervisor-at-I.arge Fitchie by force No one can
he Is after that He is a brute physically and
morally When he failed get the gavel he shout
ell: "Will one bring me an axe? THIS re-
mark was of a piece with his famous saying. In
functions don't 20 here. The controversy over the
Eighth Ward Supervisor has been finally set
ted, though 1t is the road TO settlement. The
Board Of Aldermen has elected Republican TO fill
the vacancy which the Democratic Aldermen tried
10 MI by snap piGceednss on ece' me rr l an Of
this years Aldermen 70 FIJI the place seems entire,
Question. The attempt Of the Democrats to or
sanze the Board OF Supervisors and seize control OF
the committees was scarcely less aucaclous ana
revolutionary than the proceedings OF the Demo-
Gratis in Trenton which have aroused 50 much
righteous Indignation.
Mayor Schieren inclined to take favorable
view Of the plans for the Bridge terminal sta
ton. but hesitatcs 10 indorse fully account Of
tie great cost involved. The propose, Of the Bridge
Trustees 10 This by issuing certificates OF in
debeiness and divertng from the city treasury the
amount Of bridge receipts set aside annually
for the paymen; Of interest on the Bridge bonds IS
merely a device 10 conceal the real expense OF the
Job from the public 1t Will not deceive any one.
The Bridge has been IN operation nearly eleven
years and thus far the cost of maintaining and i'm
proving L has exceeded the total receipts by nearly
$4,000. To use Brooklyns share OF the receipts for
postpone unto the shadowy future any prospect OF
the city ever getting direct return from the
Wen SAVE mat his election dic ca - the desire Of
directly or Indirectly. of increasing then.
Dr. Talnage did not take kindly 70 the proposal
OF OF lis trustees that fee OF 10 cents should
be exacted Of all persons wishing TO hear him
preach who are not pew-ho.Gers In the Tabernacle.
lie Is quoted saying: 'iSuch an arrangement
would offend the whole earth. They do such things
in England. but It would never do in America.
Tickets will do for lectures but for sermons.
and it never could take place under my ministry"
Possibly the Tabernacle pastor may exaggesrate
the interest OF the whole earth in the suggested
arrangement; but can he point any essential
difference between renting a pew for whole year
and renting single sitting for single sermon? or
course the innovation would provoke comment and
criticism but 50 did the scaling down OF The Taber,
propositions 10 raise money for the new raDer-
pit. Such thing that ought not to move him. II
would merely be down as a development OF
that DR.. Talmage himself did not originate the sug
gestion and call upon his trustees TO approve 1t.
That is uncommonly interesting report that
Senator HILL having made up his mind that It will
not do TO allow Governor Flower to be a candidate
again, is considering Alfred c. Chaplin Guber.
material possibility 1t recalls various interesting
things to the minds OF the people OF Brooklyn;
emong others. the attempt OF Chaplin 20 get the
nomination three years ago. when he WAS put In !
nomination by ex Corporation Counsel De Witt. who
distinguished himself by denouncing another asplr-
for the nomination a "iamboyant million |
aire" Chaplin that time seriously hand- |
capped by the water scandal which had almost /
overwhelmed him; but It is said that he is con-
sldered have lived that down. 1t would be |
more correct to say that he has away from It, |
He is now q resident Of New-YOrk City and has
become an active member Of Tammany Hall 1t !
seems very probable that these two circumstances
have a direct bearing his ambition to be Gov
ernor OF course II he can enlist Cookers interest !
his side. II Will be great point gained. IL Is |
generally believed that before the water bubble |
burst Chaplin INDUCED In dreams OF securing the |
Governorship after terms Mayor, and then, |
being reelected Of getting the nomination for PRIEST
dent in 1886. II Is likely that ne takes 50 long
look ahead now.
II looks II Dstrict-Attorney Rldeway might |
be grooming himself for the nomination for Gov |
srnor too. His eagerness In congratulating Senator
Hill on the defeat of Mr.. Hornbower is taken to |
have relation TO his desire TO something
good when State Offices distributed again. Just |
now he has nothing 10 do apparently but to nurse