The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25
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affairs would not be sufficient to make
him more odious than many employers
were it not that he has a way of inter
/ fering with the personal liberties of his
men and boys in a way alleged to be
most irksome TO them, to put it mildly.
A few OF the boss former stable hands
are in New York and the tales they tell
are almost incredible, were it not that
there exists evidence to show that what
| they say has some foundation in fact.
IL would seem that Richard Croker be-
came aware recently of the disaffected
condition of his stable hands, and took
measures to nip the INSTRUMENTATION in
| the bud. 1t is not easy to get at the facts
in the case. because there have been
| threats that any one who talked too freely
would soon have reason 10 wish he hadn't
But enough has become known to learn
that if ever there existed a tyrant of an
employer, apart from any considerations
connected with the market price of labor,
his name is Croker. 1t seems likely at
present that there will be some action on
the part of labor union to see how far
| the charges against the boss are founded
on fact.
CRUELTY OF MOTHERS.
Much senseless prejudice has been
aroused against a certain New York so
ciety which protects little children
from cruelty, but some of the recent de-
velopments indicate that it is at least
blessing to some babies. 1t appears that
when poor mother is neglectful of her
babe the fact is made public but the Off
| GERS of the society complain that their
| good work among the rich is never made
known. For instance, how many New
Workers heard of the case of a society
woman who was in the habit of tying
| her babe to the chain which controlled
her pug dog. until the society put an end
to the arrangement Nor does any one
hear of the society's efforts to put an end
to the traffic in various patent devices
| used by well to do mothers, and which are
designed to help baby to jump or walk
The devices are sold because too many
mothers in New York are only too glad to
get rid of their babies, and yet will not
pay for a competent nurse. One patent
| TOOL was meant to strap baby in its bed
and to prevent it from kicking the clothes
III by binding its legs together. Another
continuance was meant to keep babys
mouth open by force, and still another
was a bath tub in which baby was i'm
prisoned like prisoner in the stocks.
However, the traffic in these inhuman af
fairs is now under the ban.
Wall street is little excited by evil
dence that the Chicago financiers are
stealing march on them There seems
to exist some arrangement by which the
Chicago bankers can maintain their bal
ances and their fundsmore readily availa-
bic than can the fnanciers in New YORK.
It's declared also that the Secretary of the
Treasury has more confidence in the
Chicago men than he has in the Wall
street men. For instance, Mr.. Carlisle
never accepts Wall street hospitality. He
does not eat superb dinners at the ex-
| pense of the Wall street men. On one of
his recent New York visits the Wall
street men arranged fine dinner in his
| honor. When all the fnancier guests ar
rived, there was no Mr.. Carlisle, so the
| dinner was eaten without the guest of
| honor.
1t would seem to be different in Chi
cago. Not only is the secretary alleged TO
be more amenable to Chicago influence
but it is said that those who deal with the
! Chicago banks find it easier to get money.
! One New York merchant told a Wall
street man recently that the Chicago
! banks are passing money freely over their
| counters, and seem to have plenty left for
/ all that. The ridicule heaped on Chicago
banks because the bond call was not
answered there as freely as it was in
! New York is one of the disgruntled re-
| torts of the Wall streeters.
| AN AsToR GIRL.
| Mrs. Coleman Drayton, the favorite
! daughter of the late William Astor, in
! spite of the fact that the amount she re-
! ceived underlhis will was not phenome-
nally heavy, would seem TO be in poor
| health. This will surprise many. Mrs.
| DraYton has an excellent constitution,
! but the persecution she has been sub
| jected to in the past two years has told
| upon her health. She has been residing
| in the fine house which was long oc-
| cupied by young John Jacob Astor and
! his wife. Her life has been exceedingly
/ lonely. A ride in Central Park and the
/ occasional visit of a school girl friend
/ have been her only diversions, except for
the interest she takes in number of poor
( proteges.
Mrs. Drayton's health has not been of
( the best, it is stated, for few months
/ past. She seems languid and weak Her
old time vivacity seems to have deserted
her entirely. This fact will be a source
of regret to many New Workers in humble
life as well as to members of the upper
ten. For Mrs. Drayton remains the one
member of the Aston family who has sue
| ceeded in making herself liked by all
members of society poor as well as rich.
! AN OSTRICH IN POLITICS.
! New York city is about the last place
/ in which an ostrich would be expected to
flourish, vet recent experiments prove
that no better place for the development
miniature scale is now, indeed, one of the
attractions of the city.
/ This fact is due to the idHuence of a
we'll known contractor, who owns one of
the most powerful ostriches ever tanned.
The bird has on several occasions proved
the attraction at social gatherings in the
contractors country house, for the crea-
ture is stately biped, and those who
have seen him fed by his owner agree
that he will swallow anything at the con
tractors bidding Recently, however he
caused his master much trouble by rails
ing row over his meals, and witnesses
of the spectacle now tease the bird s
master by asking whether he owns the
ostrich or whether the ostrich owns him.
4 The matter has become important be-
cause IL is claimed that the ostrich is
really public property and should be
placed among the other ostriches in Cen
trial park instead Of being monopoliled by
Az influential contractor for his personal
edihcation. So the metropolis is in the
I unique position OF having an ostrich as
/ one Of It's political factors
A FORGOTTEN POWER.
( William q whitney was ia the Wall
street throng the other day, but he passed