New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10

Williams seems to know good deal more OF
the witness stand than on Whi'e ne was oeio'e
the Lexow Committee his general and compre-
bensive agnosticism attracted almost as much at
tentIon as his impudence or his wondering
auditors II could not be said OF those or Gold
smiths village oracle:
And still they gazed. and still the wonder grew
That one small head could carry all he knew
Their surprise had quite another foundation,
and that was that with anything resembling
head on his shoulders, fit to hang his helmet
rpustache ard wide expanse Of cheek upon, he
should know so little. But in the hands OF the
newspaper interviewer he appears In quite q ne"
light and seems to POSSESS a certain outht OF
woollv ideas which are not without measure
OF interest He has his own notions OF the
genesis Of corruption In the Police Department.
but IT was really due to the presence there vi
creatures like himself. He has theory also OF
the correctives to be applied to bring about an
improved state OF things, but the only enective
ones will be those which expe him and all his
kind from its ranks The public have had quite
enough Of Williams and his ways and words ana
works
Some ~ the New-Yotk landlords who own cheap
houses and small flats are combining against
tenants who make a practice OF moving without
having their rents II the landlords were more
reasonable and moderate in their rental demands,
they would not have so much trouble with ten
ants II they were satisfied with fair return
on the actual value OF their property they would
find less difficulty In collecting their rents.
There are worse things than an extra session
~ congress-a continuance OF the present regular
session. for example
Now that the Philadelphia Grand Jury has
found two bills charging Anarchist Moworay with
sedltious utterances. that Jealous English expo
nent Of the doctrine Of chaos Is doubtless more
than ever Disguised with the crudeness ana IN
adearacy OF American institutions Nothlng 20
shocks An overworked Anarchist agtator as 10
run I'D against government which insists upon
ia right to punish men who want to destroy u.
The Power OF Removal bill means the power to
run a city government honestly. That Is the
kind Of power the people believe In.
T. 10 admitted by competent gas engineers mat
by using the most recent inventions ana the latest
methods gas can b. manufactured in New-i ork
CIV at a profit at less than 30 cents thousahd
feet The people u New-York are emitted 10 get
gas OF the best quality for 81 a thousand Feet al
m. highest. and the Legislature ought 10 reduce
the price to 81 a thousand or less
The new Legislature will have 80 much work
to do which the people need and demand 'hat
wise Assemblymen and Senators VIII pay no
attention 10 bosses
Rents for apartments Of moderate size are alto
gether too nigh In this city. Ii il impossible Tor
clerks and others who receive small salaries 10
live i'm comfort in any part OF the city oelo"
Fifty-ninth-st. The development OF the prosper
ity OF this city is greatly hampered by the eN-
cessive rentals for small flats and small houses
which prevail In every part Of Manhattan Island
below Central Park.
,rb, strost CLEANING Commissioner Is going out