The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-29

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publicans are arranging. to go to Wash
ington on March as if each and every
one of them was the original McKin-
ley man." They will witness the inaug-
uration ceremonies and be on hand for
an early call on President Mckinley in
the White House. If he asks advice
on the matter of New York appoint
ments, some of the men who are most
familiar with the political condition in
this state will be there TO give it.
The wires had hardly informed the
Republicans of this city that Mr.. Nc
Kinley had been elected before some
of the New Workers were engaging
rooms for Inauguration week. They will
be well housed and fed if priority of
claim counts with the Washington
landlords Local Republicans expect
that this state will have a very large
representation at the capital when the
| administration changes. Ex-Governor
| Morton is expected TO be there, and
there has been some talk that Gov
ernor Black and his staff are expected
TO go, although this is not certain. 1t
was suggested yesterday by some of
the ''up-the-state" Republicans that
the legislature take a recess of few
days and visit Washington.
Those members of the state commit
tee of the National Democracy" who
/ represent New York City districts have
issued call for meeting of sound
money Democrats, with a view of en-
| larging their organization. Invitations
! to attend this meeting have been sent
I to about 100 Democrats who opposed
Bryan and his platform. The meeting
will be held next Thursday night at
| the Hoffman House.
John c. Sheeban, leader of Tammany
Hall will in ChaTra of tho
policy and fortunes of the organiza-
| ton. This is the decision which Rich
ard Croker has reached after a careful
eXamina ton of the situation. Mr.. Gro
/ ker will remain long enough to see
himself safely through the primaries,
and will probably return TO England in
January to attend to his racing inter-
ests. The anti-Sheehan men expect to
have a secret conference within three
days to decide whether they shall Op-
pose the continuance of Mr.. Sheehan's
leadership after the organization pri-
maries or not. The result of their de-
cision will not be made known until
the next meeting of the executive COM
mittee.
The New York Red Cross society
hoisted its flag on Thanksgiving day
at 2S3 West One Hundredth street,
where, on Monday next, the society will
formally open a hospital and training
school for Red Cross nurses. The hos
pital is under the direct patronage of
Miss Clara Barton, president of the
National Red Cross association, and
she is expected here during the week
of the bazaar which is to be held soon
at the Waldorf for the benefit of this
hospital and training school.
The Red Cross society. in its work,
recognizes no national lines. sect or
color, but treats patients from the one
pOint of no IF oI,o
ity. One of the special features of the
hospital department is to endeavor to
care for diseases without the use of
alcoholic stimulants.
DR.. Lesser said last evening that they
had cured 900 cases without ever using
a drop of alcohol.
During the last five months the sis
ter nurses and physicians of the New
York Red Cross society have been do
ing outdoor work among the sick poor
The famous residence of Washington
Irving at Sunnyside is undergoing al
terations that may mar it's beauty
Alexander Duer Irving, the present oc-
cupant, is building an addition to the
house which the people of TarrytOwn |
say is in direct opposition to the wishes |
of the dead author. He has also closed |
Sunnyside lane and refuses to open it. |
Notwithstanding the protests of the |
villagers. The village board of this |
place and 1rvington are using their in
fluence to have the lane reopened.
Foreign railroad gossip says that the /
Duke of Westminster has just complet- !
ed on his Eaton estate a narrow gauge /
railway, connecting the hall with the /
Great Western railway at Baldertown. (
three miles distant. The total length of !
the line laid is four and one-half miles, |
which includes, besides the main line.
a branch three-quarters of a mile in
no tot -nr-lrc ID.
ford, together with several shorter
branches, to the estate brick yard and
other points. The traffic to be dealt
with, consisting chiefly of coal road
metal and building materials. was COM
puted at about 5000 tons per annum. As
it was desired that the line should be
inconspicuouS, since it had to cross the
park and the three principal drives.
and as the required capacity was small.
it was decided to adopt a gauge of only
10 inches. The line is laid with steel
Hat-bottomed rails, weighing 161I
pounds per yard, and to reduce repairs
to minimum, these are carried
throughout on cast iron sleepers three
feet long, six and a half inches wide
weighing % pounds each, and coated
with an anti-corrosive Steel spring
KEYS secure the rails in Jaws cast on
the sleeDers. which are spaced at two
feet three inches centers. and at the
JOINTS at one foot four inches.
The entire cost of construction has
been 91095 a mile, or with rolling
stock, e1.309 a mile. The annual ex
penses are computed at s642. with the
estimated traffic of 5000 tons per an
mum over an average distance of two
and half miles.equal to 1.225 ton
miles The cost of carriage is almost
precisely one shilling a ton mile. ma
terially less than the cost of cart haul
age.
Warren Lewis of the Greater New
York Athletic club has still some hone
that he may be able to pull off the Cor
fight with the aid of
the Horton law. at the old Coney Island
arena. Yesterday Lewis and his law
yer called on District Attorney Backrls
Of Brooklyn about the matter. and the
latter arranged for a formal confer
ence today. Backus has invited Cor
poration Counsel Burr. Police Commits
sioner Welles and Superintendent Nc
Kelvey to the conference A high
Brooklyn official said last night:
Lewis has made mistake if he has
leased the Conev Island club house
with any expectation that the Corbett-
fight win he settled there
The CITY of Churches viii not tolerate
an act within its borders which even
New Mexico has prohibited"