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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

LOG feet inside measurement. The road pur-
chased the land on which the building
sets, about four and one-half acres, on March
20 the soundings being finished April 4. The
location is directly between the two Weir
river bridges, just below what is known as
Riverside The power house will be equipped
with eight horizontal llue boilers, y inches
in diameter. 10 feet in length, with Is feet
tubes, and will develop nearly 5000 horse
power. The boiler settings are arranged on
entirely new lines. being different from any
thing ever erected in this part of the country
The distance from the fire CRATE to the shell is IS
inches. the boilers being hung by suspension,
doing away with the old hugs for resting on
the walls The engines are of the compound
condensing type, and will run at a speed of
l10 revolution. minute, with primary heat
ers arranged between the engine and the con-
denser and piped directly to the auxiliary
heater, the feed pipes being piped to exhaust
through the auxiliary heater,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The New Orleans Picayune says
While the business depression in the
United States had much to do with
the decrease in the number of emi.
grants now coming to this country,
it is certain that the present strict en-
forcement of the laws is an important
factor in that result.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

President Dwight, of Yale College,
says that there are more students than
ever this year, who intend to go into
business life He thinks that this
means that the benefits of liberal
education are more appreciated than
formerly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Eighty years ago Sri Vikrama Rajah
singha, King of Handy, the last native
ruler of Ceylon, was deposed and Cey'
Ion was added to the British Empire.
His grandson has just been appointed
a clerk in q Government office al
Colombo at a salary of 900 rupees, or
about $3.50 a year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

met by Judge Kenny in County Clerk Fishers
office Judge Kenny administered the oath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth renOunced their allie
glance to all foreign governments, and espe-
cially the queen OF Great Britain and Ire
land Mr.. Booth and his wife have lived in
this couutrv eight years. five of which have
been passed in New Jersey. They now live
in MOntclair.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The queerest feature of New York's
late census is that it shows that the
males considerably outnumber the
females. This is true of no other
large city in the Union.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

There are at present TO less than
tifty-eight persons awaiting trial ut
Berlin on charges of lese majeste, their
crime consisting in having dared to
criticised unfavorably the Kaiser's
Hymn to Aegir."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Mexico will soon become thorough
ly Americanized through railroad in.
fluences. She is coming to the front
now on 81, 100000 worth of rolling
stock contracted for.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Cooking has recently been added to
Harvard's curriculum. This course,
intended especially for students in the
department of anatomy and physi'
ology, deals in the theory of food aud
its preparation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The Washington Star thinks that
Japan shows sufficient shrewdness in
driving bargain to warrant her re
tanning the title England of the
Crient."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The echoes, fast dying out, from the
career, famboyant and peculiar of the
late Mrs. Paran Stevens, are odd, to
say the least. Her furniture and brio.
a-brac were, with very slight excep.
ton, himsy, inexpensive, and of no
earthly use. Much interest was felt
in the supposed contents of her wine
cellar at Newport, and dealers who
had been impressed by the majesty OF
her demeanor, and the repute of her
hospitality, anticipated keen rivalry
among those who desired to divide
her bottles between them. Investiga.
ton showed that her whole outfit was
not worth $50, there being lament.
ably meagre collection of very ordi.
nary white wines. This is another il.
lustration of the fact that reputation
and character are not always synony-
nous,
kNICKERBoCKER.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31
JUSTICE FIELD R0USED UP.
Makes "A Personal Matter of the In
come Tax Case.

None OF the majority of the supreme court
in the income tax case takes such personal
view of the matter as the venerable Justice
Field. He believes that the ultimate dec-
sion of the court was due to the fact that he
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31
That makes me laugh.

That we need another bridge across
the East River everybody knows, and
it is understood that Mayors Strong
and Schieren favor the Weiman bill,
which proposes to build at least one
and pos s,ibly two bridges across the
food to Brooklyn. Connected with
the bridge will be cross-town ele
vated roal, atfording western ap-
proach over to the Bowery,and thence
bv way of Spring street to the North
River. There may be some ditticul.
ties in the way, but good judges are
If the opinion that the franchise is
admirable and the people mean busi-
ness.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Russia is the great rye Geld OF Eu-
rope, and when she has good crop
she controls the markets OF the world
for this grain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The use of chloral is said to be
rapidly increasing in the large cities
of this country, especially in New
NorE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31
VOL. XNIII.
Essex County Herald.
The total value of British sea.borne
commerce is over S4, $50, ,0Oo, 900.

In Madagascar, as in Cuba, the eli.
mate seems to be doing the work for
the natives, in war.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The postmaster of Brooklyn has is.
sued an order requiring all his subor.
dinates to lift their hats to him when.
ever they meet him. This postmaster
resembles Emperor William, who ex.
poets all the members of the Reichstag
to applaud him whenever he makes an
address This compulsory homage
may be pleasant both to the kaizer and
the postmaster, but, after all, the
spontaneous kind is moreagreeable,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The recent trial of Police Inspector
Mclaughlin was chiefly remarkable
as an exhibition of the incOnyeuient
and occasionally ridiculous features
OF the jury system. The inspector was
placed on trial April -, on one couut
of the Indictment found against him.
On the first day one iuryman was Oh
tanned, relatively good result This
exemplary Juror, Mr.. Philip Schuei-
der, sworc that he Was not member
of DIR. Parkhurst's church, of the So
ciety for the Suppression of Vice, of
the Society for the Prevention of
Crime, of the Society of Ethical Cult
ure, of the University Settlement, of
the City Vigilance League, of the
Church Temperance Society, of the
American Sabbath Union, of the New
York Sabbath Committee, of the Ma
tional Christian League for the Pro-
motion of Persona. Purity, of the So
ciety for Improving the Condition Of
the Poor, of any Good Government
Club, of the "A. Z. A." or of the
lenemeut-tOuSeh hlOfm Association.
One De Grusch WAS excused because
he said positively that he would not
take the law from the Court. For the
first four days jurors were sworn in at
the comparatively high rate Of one a
day. Seventy eight talesmen were
examined during that time. the ques-
tions touching on an infinite variety
OF subjects, from philosophy to gene
alogy. At the beginning of the second
week ii was found that Jurors had been
obtained at the rate OF four- titths Of "a
man a day. Number of jurors accepted
was six, including Durando and Fritz,
who were afterwards discharged, The
end OF the so-called trial was farce
and four weeks were spent III produc-
ing II.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31


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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

The uniforms designed by Street.
Cleaning Commissioner Waring for
his men are still in the hands of the
tailor but will be ready for delivery in
a few days. The costume consists OF
white duck trousers blouse of the
same material confined at the waist
by belt, and white duck cap with
a long visor. Big brass buttons adorn
the front of the blouse. The cost of
the whole outfit will be 81 45 man.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Rev. DIR. Parkhurst, the New York
clyllreformer, remarks that hypnotism
Is great power for evil.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Frederick Smyth, formerly recorder
has been installed as grand sachem
of Tammanv Society. Thomas f.
Gilroy, formerly mayor, introduced
Mr. Smyth, who said, among other
things: "The grand sachem, as you
all know, is not the leader of the
political organization. The leader is
chosen by the great body of the party.
| am Il politician and believe every
man in this country worthy of citizen
shin should be one. it does not ne
cassarily follow that to be a politician
is to be scoundrel. We do not
want scoundrels, and we will not have
them.
That makes me laugh
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

coroner hocber proclalIns his
opinion that most of the policemen
on the Broadway squad are too tall.
He AYERS that the principal duty of the
policemen on Broadway Is to answer
questions put to them 10y women and
children, and he thinks the heads of
tall policemen are too near the sky TO
admit of their hearing and answering
such questions promptly. Little
children, SAYS the Coroner, ARE in
danger of breaking their necks when
they try to ask these policemen ques-
tions. He shares the preference Of
Commissioner Roosevelt for police
men of medium size and we'll proper
toned, but he is especially prcjudlced
against the tall and thin policeman.
Coroner Hoeber is not the first en-
lnent man to entertain preludics
against men Of excessive altitude. Ma
poleOn declared that short, stocky
men made the best soldier, and re-
corded his observation that it took tall
men much longer to get out of
the hospital than short ones, presum-
ably because it required longer for
their maladies to go through them.
( Lord Bacon. who, like Coroner Hoe
Der, was Il man OF profound learning
held like prepossossion in favor OF
low studded men. "Iall men, " said
he, ARE like high hoUses-the top
+ parts of them worst furnished. The
only qualification of this concurrence
on the part of Nlpolon, Bacon and
Hoeber is the circumstance that all
three OF them happen to have been
built on the short-metre plan. Great
/ minds that have inhabited bodies slX
feet long and upward have not agreed
with them. Hence the question must
still he considered an open one.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Our street cleaner, Waring, has him.
self to censure if the people of New
York regard him as an opera bouiier.
With all disposition to credit him
from the moment of his arrival here
with the desire to do all he could to
sweep the streets, collect the garbage
and cart away the ashes, it is evident
to the most casual observer that while
certain sections of the city are cleaned
others are precisely as they were that
while some Of his men take ashes alone
very many of them take ashes, garbage
and paper together; that the town
from end to end is exactly as it has
been, and that certain periods OF eX-
ceptlonal cleanliness were those ia
vored with exceptional rains. OF the
money spent | say nothing. 1t speaks
for itself, unfortunately. Waring's talk
about the Grand Army men and his
silly Joke about Mr.. Teall are apt
! Illustrations of the trend of his
mind. The idea that he had resigned
the first fat place he has occupied III
many years was born in the under
toned mentality of city hall space re.
porter That style of man rarely re-
signs, and unfortunately, never dies il
! office
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

Another matter that has been looked
after is the healing OF tactlonal # TAR
rels in the old districts. This is part
of the general plan of getting TO.
gether for tins falls fight, and then set
tling old scores afterwards. One OF
the most prominent of the Old Tam
many leaders when asked about the
coming fight, had this to say Not
in the thirty years in which | have
watched New York politics have ever
seen an organization defeated that has
suffered less decentralization from the
defeat Not IL district has gone to
pieces. Not bolt has been made
from any district. Here and there it
is probable that som man with griev-
ance, or some self-seeking man, has
quietly dropped out, but no one has
heard of il. II believe We can win
this fall We have money enough for
a campaign, Tammany Halls reserve
fund for emergencies amounts to
nearly $3.50, 900 and, this can be used
if the Executive Committee decides II
to be necessary. There are only three
/ or four districts which have not paid in
! their full amount of dues for the pres
ent year, and | know that two of those
districts are ready to pay at the first
meeting of the Committee on Organ.
] izatiou, which will be held in June.
"The additional Assembly district will
bring a number of new and energetic
young men to the front, and look fol
large additions to our General Com,
mittee from the ranks of the State
Democracy and O'Brien Democracy,
from men who haven't found as mucl
in reform administration as they hat
hoped for.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31

1t is curious fact that the great
enterprises of our town when com
pleted are rarely of sufficient size to
accomplish the purpose designed. As
illustration take the Grand Central
Depot, the elevated railroad system
nd the B,ooklyn Bridge. When the
station was first proposed the press
and public united in ridiculing the
Nanderbilts for going so far uptown,
and very generally condemned them
also for the utterly useless size OF the
projected building Look at il now
Even with its great annex II is utterly
inadequate for the public necessities.
Had the projectors of the elevated
structures been possessed OF the faint
est conception ot the marvellous pat
ronage to follow the enterprise, RS
matter OF course, there would have
been not only three but four
tracks. As it is, men, women and
/ children fight for footholds coming
down and going up. The trains
are dangerously overladen, and tran
sit is like that of the turtle to the hare
when compared to that we need.
When the Brooklyn Bridge Was first
projected, Murphy, Kingsley and the
Roeblings were laughed at because
their idea contemplated two roadways,
one over and one back. We see now
the utter Inadequacy of the railway
accommodation upon the bridge, ant
recognize the necessity which ha.
compelled the trustees to make Ions
needed enlargement of the driveway
at either end. If further illustration
were needed we could point to tn,
grotesque Federal Building, which
improperly occupies much needle,
section OF the peoples ple0sur,
ground, affording accommodation
which are lamentably insufficient t,
the courts and postotiice of the Unite,
/ States
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31


The bill to provide for metropol-
itan water supply that has been re-
ported by the joint committee an met
ropOlitau affairs and water supply is,
On the whole, rs reasonable IA measure
As was likely to result from so general
conflict OF views and of interests. 1t
has been accepted, in the first place,
that very large section OF the met
ropolitan district, embracing quite
| thrce-quarters of the people, Is in ur-
gent need of obtaining an additional
supply OF water In certain cities
and towns consumption has reached II
| point that makes present action for
Immediate relief imperative: in others
there is II leeway for few years,
/ but in all OF the large proper
| conditions are such as to render it
necessary that the steps should be
/ taken now 10 provide water supply,
/ considering the fact that the supplies
obtained are from such distance and
under such conditions as to require
several years work before they can be
made available. The extensions of
the water system in the years that are
to come are to be simply further de-
velopments OF the present plan. When
( the Nashua basin has been exhausted
it will be necessary to utilize the low
er and upper Ware river basins, and
when further supply is needed then
the head waters of the Swift river will
be tapped; but each enlargement is
simply an extension of the present
supply, and will be brought into Bos-
ton through the systems that are now
in use or that are presently to be con-
struCted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31
NEW YORK LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. ]

We are having Troublesome time
in New York with prosecutions tor
police corruption. Now there is It
story that the Mclaughlin jury is be-
heved 10 have been chung" by the
use of money and one of the jurors
who hung 1t SAYS IN plain words that
nine OF the jurors tl,tiy refused to lis
ten To any discussion OF the testimony,
saying they has read in the newspapers
50 much about police corruption that
they believed every officer thief, or
something nearly to that effect, If
this statement Is true, trial hy jury ia
New York Is indeed farce, and the
only hope would seem to be in the
rigid performance of its duty 10y the
new police board. It's horrible mess
at best
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-31
BOSTON LETTER.
Playing Their Last Card.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. /

Though hope springs eternal IN the
human breast, it does not seem pus,i-
BILE that the majority of the gentlemen
who ask the supreme court To block
ade the subway work 10y injunction
can have the slightest expectation OF
success. But just ns certain players
have an iHveterate dislike of acknowl-
edging defeat in little game until the
last card has been played, 50 these
would-be hinderers of IA project already
under way, evidently mean to keep up
show of opposition to the last
Judge Holmes has ordered continu-
ance of the case raised by these injunc-
tlon-loying citizens until June 4. But
it is altogether unlikely that the matter
will then he heard The probabili-
ties are that an extraordinary session
of the full supreme court will be
called in July to act upon the matter.
Meanw of course, the subway
will 60 steady on, authorized by vote
Of our citizens, and doubly author
| izel by recent vote of our legisla-
tors Any citizen is at liberty to
/ figure for himself as to the likelihoo
that the supreme court of Massachu-
/ setts will order the abandonment of
the work two months hence by injunc-
/ ton or any other means.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-20
EVERYBODY DISGUSTED.
Delays Caused by the New Building
Law.
Inspector Hopkins Worried by People
Who Want Permits.

There was q great hubbub in the inspector
Of buildings Office this morning, all on ac'
count of the new building law passed by the
General Assembly last week. There were a
number of applications 20 build, and the APP
plicsnts were angry enough when told that II
a wooden building is built in the second dis
trict within 10 feet of one already up or
tarted, the wall on that side must be bricked
up, while the first fellow 10 build Is exempt
The old law allowed five feet between the
buildings. This would seriously interfere
tor Hopkins rushed off TO the State House to
find out what it all means, and if the new law
was really passed, anyway. In the meantime,
a number Of applicants have to wait for
building permits.
one man, who was in a hurry, applied for n
permit this morning, saying that he wanted
TO break ground today. He was "hopping"
when told that the new law requires him to
apply 70 the city engineer for street lines six
days before he can apply for building per-
NIT.
All these little unpleasant things naturally
cause great deal Of adverse comment as to
"improper legislation, etc, and many want
TO know by what right country legislators
can vote on Providence matters, about which
they know nothing, or care less.
Mr.. Hopkins department certainly viii not
enjoy the change at first, for II entails great
deal Of extra work, and the inspector and
clerk Myers have to listen to all the COM
plants
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-20
A STOLEN DRESS.
Detectives Clue Leads Him to a
School House.
Where a Little Girl Was Found With
tho Garment on Her Back.

Mrs. Jennie Bucklin OF Angel street
reported to the police department that a
child's dress had been stolen from her
clothesline. Today Detective Reardon vis-
tied the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Heagney, In the rear of Il Smit
street, thinking that their children
might have stolen the dress, as day or so
ago they stole two dresses from the yard
OF Thomas Grimes, who resides not far
from Mrs. Buckin. Mrs. Heagney said
that her chilc:en were not responsible
for the loss Of the dress, but
Mr.. Reardon went to the
school where one OF the children at
tended, and found that she was wearing
one OF the stolen garments.
The mother denied all knowledge OF the
theft, but the police think differently. No
arrests were made, as the children are
only about and s years OF age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-20
It Figures in a Trial for
Murder.
A Woman Who Gave False Testimony
Told the Truth Under lis Influence.
She Accused Herself OF Crime to Save
Hcr Son From Hanging.

ANDERSON, Ind, May 20.-A scene, be-
lieyed to be without parallel, was en-
acted here yesterday. A judge OF
tho circuit court, attended by
tho court stenographer, took down
the statements OF dying woman, under
the influence OF hpynotism. Should the
Judge accspt the statoments as true they
will cut q great figure in murder
mystery.
George Hires was sentenced by Judge
Ellison to 10 years in the penitentiary on
conviction OF the murder OF William
Faust, July 8, last. The principal wit ness
against him was Mrs. Maggie Bolton.
After the trial she said that her
testimony was false, and that she herself
had done the deed. DIR. j. b. Calien,
who claims to have hypnotic power, was
granted permission to place the woman
in tho hypnotic state to ascertain which
of her statements was the correct one.
Judge Ellison, the official stenographer,
and DIR. Callcn went to the hospital,
where Mrs. Bolton is said to be on
her dea;hbed, from consumption
and In the presence oi
these witnesses Mr.. Callen soon had the
woman in the hypnotic state. Mrs. Boil
ton spoke in loud, clear voice, though
he0ofore, on account OF her weakness,
she was scarcely able to whisper.
She said the shot that killed Faust was
fired by Hires. Her statement that she
had done the decd was extorted from
her by Hires, who said the authorities
suspected her son. She then shouldered
the crime TO shield her SOD. After
she had been brought out OF the hypnotic
trance, she said she did not remember
anything that she had just told. Judge
Ellison was greatly interested, but he de-
clined to state what effect 1t would have
on the case. A motion for a new trial fol
Hires is pending.