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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26
JUDGE ROBERT A. VAN WICK,
Mayor-EIect of Greater New York.

railroads. i2o public schools with seat
ing capacity for LEI. 57i pupils. and thirty
two educational institutions in addition
Brooklyn enjoys the distinction Of possess
ing one OF the great navy yards Of the
country. and tire biggest market In the
woT Ia. Within It's limits are the finest Of
summer reSogts. 10 some Of which people
come from al parts of the country 10
sqa nd ne summer months.
In point OF size Queens ieads the hor-
ouths that viii comprise The Greater New
York. II has area, including some
fifty islands IN jamaica bay, OF nearly 80
square miles. Many of It's Inhabitants
are fishermen VINO make living from the
great extent % IFS water front. This
water frout is destined some day 70 make
The borough ~ Queens A rich and import
ant part Of the Greater New York most
~ the shore being ada pied 20 she needs of
deep-wafer commerce. Long Island City
Is the commercial center Of Queens couu-
~. IL = the headquarters Of vast indus
tries which employ IN army 81 men.
The pr@stiesf part OF the Greater New
YORK Is undoubtedly Richmond borough.
which Includes picturesque Staten island
with its fourteen miles, by seven of rich
country II is a pity that 50 beautiful
spot should ne spoiled by the march Of
commerce. bu- the pretty heights wiII
surely - some day crowned bv
sToky factories ard the picturesque
shores made cornDdnplace by the ersc-
tIau u decks and The snrosd 81 shipping
~ press ut II is The fsges; residential spot
IN ne Greater Naw York. and those who
love tire beautiful IL nature pray that 1,
rnav long feyna In So
With such an amaigams;lan rs this
surely there 81 no need for wake over
the dea n % New York Rather lot il Re
a Joyous celebration in honor Of the we'd
ding OF ere cities
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A Social and Religious Function NJ
Much Interest.
The Chautauouan


There r.. perhaps, no more favorable
place IN which TO study negro character
and manners than the camp meeting.
This Time honorcd institution Is no less
social than religious In its nature. II n
usually held I'm a partly cleared grove.
under the auspices OF the local clergy
Hither the colored population flock. com
ing on foot, in carriages and wagons. in
OK carts and r1nie carts. on horseback
and rulehack-in short, by every con-
ceivabie mode OF iocomotion. Their dress
II as varied as their vehicles Indeed.
the negroes OF the South are. OF all peo-
pie. the most cosmopolitan in the matter
OF dress Clothes of every imaginable
style, color and previous condition OF
ssrvltuie'' are pressed into use so that IN
shis particular they present rs great y
variety as the beggsrs in the nursery
rhvme.
AS We approach the grove what med
ley ~ sounds break upon our hearing.--
the neirhne or horses the heiowing %
cattle. the sse-saw hrsying Of mules the
laughter and screams Of children. and
Joined with these. a perfect hahhle Of
human voices The whole forming dis
eordant din such as no human ear ever
heard elsew here. Entering the grounds
we pass bands Of children. climbing, turn-
hing romring- like 80 many freops OF
MONKEYS: rawky young fellows awkward
~ making love 10 du=kv beauties: grnurs
Of brawny men discussing ahstruse points
Of theology with IS much zeal and more
harmony. perhaps than a body Of "ai1t,-
ties' may ~ seen reviving the men1orle.
Of bg-goue days
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i Henderson ard Mary Patterson W,

J. Henderson and Mary Patterson were
sweetheartS and engaged 10 he married
Some little MISUNDERSTANDING arose be-
tween them. and they we're separated for
. short time Henderson at that time but
- years old. wrote letter TO the young
woman. explaining the difficulty ard ask
ing her 10 write 10 him at a certain time
il everything was satisfactory and she de-
sired to have things made all right be-
tween them.
The time came. and no letter from, Mary
Patterson arrived to cheer the heart ~
her lover. He. in haste and anger. con-
cluded that she had decided NOT to accept
has explanations or his offer OF peace b.
tween them. In bitter disappointment he
left the city. and from that day 10 this he
has not heen hack there. He came West
and located IN Denver.
The years went by and he was success
ful in his ventures and became fairly welt
TODD and able To retire from active h.Isi-
ness. For several years he has been tray-
cling. collecting material for literary WORK.
OF which he Is enamored. and in which IL
some extent he has been successful Ii 30
happened that in the course of his wan
deFlnss ne came 10 the city of Minneapo-
lis during carnival week and against his
viii was persuaded 10 remain In the city
for day or two
AT the public library ore afternoon, whila
ne was busy looking up references. ne
heard a familiar voice. and turned around
10 ma himself face TO face with Mary
Patterson, whom he had not seen for Two
decSiAs- The conversation drifted natural
~ 10 olden days. and each discovered that
the other remained unmarried. A few
questions developed the fact that the LET
ter which Henderson had written had not
been received by the young woman She
had lived for twenty years wondering
what could have caused the mysterious
disappearance OF the man she loved. whil.
he had lived the same length Of time won
dertng why she could have trifled with his
affections. In a few brief moments the
past stood revealed to them hoth--what
might have been and what had been what
both had missed ard what both had failed
in. As naturally as in the passages of ,
book the two swore eternal fealty again,
and before parting at the public library
that memorable afternoon were engaged to
be married. When Frank J. Henderson
left the city of Minneapolis September Is
he took with him his af'ianced bride the
woman whom twenty years before he had
lost.
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The RISE OF RICHARD CROKER.

all the years that have followed Richard
croker has never made any statemen: Of
iae case beyond his formal plea OF not
guilty although It is believed that he could
have cleared himseA I'm the first instance oy
telling who really fired the fatal shot In
other words he bore the trial rather than
accuse another man who was his political
ally.
Years after Richard Croker. as chairman
of a Tgmmany hall delegation. gave 70
the Judge who had tried him for murder
the nomination TO the supreme court bench
No word was spoken of the past but two
men thar day appreciated one of the dra-
matte situations of life.
twenty odd years ago reported an in
quest held by Coroner Croker in the case
OF 4 little Italian child who had died in
charitable institution after brutal treat
ment by the acting superintendent. Among
the trustees of the institution vera several
or the most prominent citizens OF New
York. who were extremely anxious for the
generation of the acting superintendent
whom Croker had placed under arrest and
who Was present at the inques, as a pris-
oner Under the lax methods of the cor
oner's court these citizens were very de-
monstrative and 30 impressed the Jury that
the latter. against the weight of evidence
brought in verdict clearing the prisoner
from Diane Croker received the verdict
without comment and giving ii TO ais
clerk said: The prisoner is committed to
the Tcsnbs without BALL"
instantly there was hubbub in the
room. The philan;hropic millionaires
crowded up and denounced the action Wig
orously, but Croker sat perfectly silent
and 10 all appearance unmoved When
the crowd had had It's say TO the last word.
he turned his head and indicating the
prisoner by nod said, Officer. take him
away"
In all Mr.. crokers career never knew
him 10 he swerved more than he was then
by any influence whatever after he had
decided as 10 his course. That is one
TRAIT that makes him what he is.
Apparently he Is never hasty In such a
decision. ] never heard any man COM
plain that Richard Croker had refused 10
give him hearing. or that he had not
listened attentivey- Listening. In fact
seems 10 be fine art as Richard Croker
practices IT, when | want to know pub
nc sentiment. ne once said. Il don't go 10
district leaders or representative mon
go around town alone and talk with work
ingmsn who don't know me The front
plauorm OF horse ear Is good place
10 iind out wha, the people think
Inc best analysis Of Richard Croker
seems 20 Indicate that his influence is he
result of his judgment and his knowledge
OF New York men and conditions. How
ne hss obtained his knowledge mus ha
judged ny what has heen said already. IA
20 MS Judgment, single incident is fairly
illustrative -
When John Kelly died. Tammanv han
Was without leader. Among tha dis
'FicI leaders none was deemed worthy n
wear heliy's mantle, though several CIV
efed H. and serious splits in the marty
scented Imminent II was Richard go
ers advice tina, ayerted that result - :,
Us manage Oar affairs IN fun council - ha
saN giving preference 70 none sc-
e0'"'Ha'y' ior considerable time. the
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HEART-BR0kEN PARENTS.
London story Which Parallels tho
Charlie Ross Case

London Mall.
There is aged couple named DAY l,v-
ing in the north of London, who for forty
years now have been searching every
where. as far as their limited means
would allow. for their child who was
ruthlessiy stolen A few days ago the old
man told his story In an Interviewer-told
/ how through these two score years both
he and his wife had never ceased In their
unremitting search: how. with the assist
ance OF the police they had followed onf.
clue after another. only 10 end In failure:
how they had been allowed to go through
prison and workhouse when occasion war
ranted to find ont IL possible ANYTHING
ABOUT their lost one: how for fifteen years
he had posted outside his house bills noti-
Tying his loss; and how. Notwithstanding
the fact that so many years have elapsed.
they still cling tenaciousiy to the hone
that by some means or In some way the
mystery will be satisfactorily cleared up.
Our baby" said the old man-and he
spoke as IL Ii We're but yesterday that the
little one was missed. although his age Is
"a years and his wife's 20, was only fust
over three months old when she was
stolen. That was on July TO- 1857 We
lived at the time at lo7 Charlton street.
Somestown. Another daughter-poor girl.
she never got over the shock and IL now
an inmate Of an asylum-had charge OF
the child. and was sitting on the steps of
ttf hiSiiiE sum- III NEW Fp1u, Wnsf n N0-
man came up and asked her to go for a
pint OF beer at the Lord Nelson In the
Euston road. My daughter unfortunately
left the child with the woman, and while
she was gone the woman made Off And
from that time TO this. forty long years.
said the old man with a sigh, 1--WE have
not heard anything about our little one"
Recently lady guardian. near Bristol,
published an account OF the case OF
woman now In the service OF s clergy
mans family who had been kidnapped In
London while n babe and brought up In a
workhouse. Mr. Day and Mrs. Day COM
municated with the woman. and a few
days ago she came on to see them. The
woman believes she has found her par
ents. The chief doubt I'm the matter IL
held by Mrs. Day. Her little one had a
red mark on the backbone: the new-found
woman has n red birtfmark on her side
near the backbone. Mr.. Day says: eve
hardly know what to think"
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10 any of the dozen famous seaside re-
SORTS whore on hot days there i every
facility fer bathing boating fishing ard
holiday festiYity. The Greater New
Yorker can take mis- shotgun and have his
choice Of bageing in their season any one
C resrly thousand varieties Of birds
that roam the air within the limits Of the
new CITY In the waters thar will sur-
round the Greater New York the angler
can drcn his lire where fish abound and
have royal Spors without the exps ndIlUre
Of more than the most trifing sum.
go where money Is If yol want 10
make money" says the wise man Of husi-
ress That being interpreted. means So
TO New York. and 80 the nations or "a.
earth flock 20 she eastern gateway Of
America They End here a city THAI Il
has cost SD so az a year 20 rnain'aio in
the past. and during the four years Of the
new MAYORS coming rule viii neCesSitate
an outlay Of sS11 'sslo1 TIE money has
heen well spent for II has given 70 ths
citizens coz miles ~ paved streets, rs
miles OF public sewer. = daily water sup
ply OF 20 rfsD 80 gallons t5s1 acres % pub
he marks and pleasure grounds. schools
that cos; sl&0o0a year 70 naintain.
and The largest police and fire DEPART
IN nts - any city IN the world.
The gigantic growth of the great city
can ~ estimated nv he waY i0 watch in
veztors are adding 10 the great buildings
that rear Their heads To the sky IN The
Greater NV YORK These operations az
srazate 1854 asa go a year. ara. Ike the
civ the amount Is always growing
Through the clearing house in New YORK
there RAISES every day mass 81 ehecks
whose value foots np 20 the immense total
o. So u q ffsa. or 70 make At interesting
comparison. an amount double that % AL
the other cities in America together
Firm rhe rraa. docks n the Greater New
York Their will 10 carried by ocean grey
hound. tramp steamer and sailing vessel
rneYshs y 3ise TO foreign shores that repre-
SCENTS valae of $50 ~ fss9 fs,i and ;heve Is
ample room for more vessels for ghe hsr-
hor could hold the ships % she world, and
A thousand ocean steamships could md
dock room at one time
rye most interesting o. TIE hosoughs
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the greatest that were ever won In NUM-
cnai election.
What manner of man. then. is he who has
done thls2 Is ii due TO his personality that
he has been able to accomplish it, or Is II
his Tuck" which has stood him IN such
stead. or had he the rare Judgment which
enabled him 10 see his opportunity and the
nerve to make the most of 1t? And was
The victory of his party at the polls last
month due In any great measure 10 his
efforts or did he simply chance 10 be where
ne was when victory WAS certain anyhow
The Questions are worth considering
Mr.. Croker IL JUST ~ years old. He was
born in Ireland. When he was years old
his father came 10 New York with his fam
lily Richard was educated al the common
schools Of the city and after leaving school
learned the trade OF a practical engineer.
lie was hard-workiug youth. bat the
only remark | ever heard made about this
period OF his RE that seemed descriptive
of his character as It has developed was
that he said little himself and would not
permit others 10 say much 10 him that he
did not like"
While ssiiil young he entered politics and
was elected an alderman Then he he
came a coroner and served two terms AZ
terward he was city chamberlain From
the time he heCaiae a voter Bnfl he re-
tired from politics before the campaign of
1894 he was one 0f the most active workers
IN tie taHsH4hy nan organization, rising
gradually IN pt.miaeuce until. n lSSS--iess
than ten years ago~-he was one Of the four
men who were most conspicuous among
the thirty district leaders OF Tammanv
And not until after that was he recognized
as the leader. fer there MSS no leader for
some years after John Kelly died
In al this detail there is little 70 indicate
the character of tho man. but some few
salient Incidents viii serve TO illustrate the
traits that have made him what he Is
In 1874 man named Mckenna was shot
and killed In an election brawl. Richard
Croker was in me crowd and WAS arrested
and tried for the murder The prosecution
offered no proof of guilt. aud there was a
niStrial and noile prosequi. the chief wit
ncsss admitting that he had been mistaken
In his testimony. Through s; all and in
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fn1o which the Or alter New York VIII be
diE.d y q course the borough Of Man
Eait3a, or the spetton Ifat 70 the end %
= viii b New York city. Ii Is cily OF
which the Americans are Justly proud.
From ift3e galcny established in ises on
the Sand OF Manhattan. purchased from
re isl6f2ns, 4 has grown - that today IN
The size ana wcrth e its buildings IL leads
TIE wa.tj Each year there Is as much
money speat in buildings on Manhattan
Island as wagld erect a town ~ o. Go cot
iasss. Its center is q park that has been
changed frcm rough wild land ;nto q part-
d5se where S.c. ana poor conZreg gate 10
hr safne the hcalth-S wing atmosphere.
Mature has provided Manhattan island
with miles Of water front, where dock sc~
coruraodagicn is had BY Gaa of th,. large
ocean steamers. ana wharfage aeccmmo-
6aiion for vast dee, Of smaller boats.
that enrich the municipal Golfers by their
fees % such an extent that il is believed
the time VIII come wnen these earnings
VIII pay the entire cost of running the city.
Il Is the greatest railroad terminal iii
the country. twenty-five lines Of steam
railroads having their terminals here.
An army OF S.eel men cleans its s$a miles
OF streets. and coo horses aid the swee pers
TO cart the refuse to the dumping scows.
Sewage pipes 10 The extent Of SO miles
drain the city. carrying the sewage to the
water that surrounds the island. and max
ing the drainage problem that vexes the
engineers in so many large cities an easy
che 10 solve hare.
Next in Importance 70 the borough OF
Manhattan comes the borough OF Brook
lYn. with its population Of !. l3a 554. max
ing il the tenth CRY as regards size in the
world. When the disconnected Dutchmen
who did not hit IL off with their brethren
of Manhattan fslAna crossed the East
liver and sought new farm lands on Long
Island they little thought that on their
farms Was 10 rise city whose real estate
and personal property would he estimated
al nearly S., a0o 0ea go. with water front
of thirty-three miles, 500 miles of street
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RING In The GREATER new YORK.
Bells Should Ring Mery at Midnight of December 81 Over
the Birth of the Second Largest City in the World.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-when the bells
scH For the death CT $50. and ring rra~sy,,x
ever the birth OF another year Trey w.il
De ringing with an unusually s.g1sife,an.
purpose IN this vicinity. for with the last
sstoss OF midnight or December g dies
tue city OF New YORK and Il born the
Grsater New York Il mas been decided
10 hold a wake over The remains AZ
Father kuickerbacker's city. although
some nave protested against the tsse of =,
term as signifying thas New York ia 10
ole While as q matter of fact i Is 20 i've.
with additional Importance and mower
The celebration Will take the form Of a
mass fnsstlng 81 reprcsz Esrative. citizens Of
New York and Brooklyn which meeting
Is 10 be addressed By three chosen ora
tors. who will reciIe the history OF tha
city from its early stages to tnp present
Gay, each orators speech dealing with a
section OF the period and his successor
taxing up the recital where he leaves off
rms ldsa % a continuous performance
speech originated with Mayor Strong. of
New York. and has been heartily approved
OF NJ the citizens.
The speech OF the orator who is TO bring
the recital 10 date and wind up the ora
ton Will be replete with facts OF interest
TO the patriotic American. He viii show
the citizens that on January America
Will possess the second largest city in The
world as regards population, the vast
city or London alone exceeding her in the
number Of inhabitants The New York of
l>ss viii comprise an area Of I96. $40 acres,
or Wahs square miles, thus making IL the
largest city in the world. so far as extent
CT territory rs concerned. London having
but '46IZ acres And how much better off
are the residents OF the Greater New York
than are the residents of great London?
Not TO speak of the climatic advantages
and the absence of the choking yellow
LOGS that are SO unpleasant a feature Of
the Britisher's big city, New York has the
bic advantage of numerous sum-
mer resorts within its corporate limits.
A scent ride will take her toiling citizens
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executive committee WAS without an ar-
knowledged head and a a matter or fact
never knew that il had a leader until by
impsrceptibls growth il came 10 be recog-
nixed that there was one Of the thirty odd
members whose advice was ALWAYS the
best. From that moment Richard Crok-
er's leadership was undiSputed Whether
or rot n asadred 70 il wnen ne made the
suggestion, X IS certain dissensson cusi.a
have been avoided in no other way. and
his own preferulent was the direct result
OF his having saved his party from dis
rurtion.
Richard Craker has been accused of
three things. leaving eut the many CHARGES
which every public man expec(s and which
do not In fact. affect his standing or his
character as a political leader
First. he has been denounced as a muir
dersr- / think the facts as have stated
them are generally accepted and I have
not heard or seen The charge repeated for
soins years past. Probably his worst enc
nay does not believe the charge today.
Secondly. be IL charged with personaI re-
sponsibility f3E what the enemies AZ Tam
many hail declare TO aa the prevalent cor
repti0n of that party. Probably ne would
not deny his responsibility. and Tam
manys enemies will never cease 10 charge
corruption ca the party. On this charge.
Therefore. NJ Croker is probably willing
to stand or fall with his party
Thirdv. il IS alleged that Mr. Croker has
enriched himself corruptiy This charge
has been so often and so boldly made that
most Of his enemies believe IT. His own
answer 10 IT, however, is that no man can
point 10 a single dollar dishonorahly ac-
quired. So long as the charge is gen
eral one. OF course, only a general reuly
is possible.
Once emily was specific charge made.
u was before an investigating committee
from Albany. Croker was then in Ger
many. aud his physician forbade his cnrn,
ing back saying that his life would he
the forfeit, Nevertheless he came and
appeared before the committee in person.
Nothing ever came OF that charge and
~ matter Of fact, Mr. Croker Is nor a
wealthy man.
he can fairly be credited with courage
sen reliance GOODNESS, excellent Judgment
and an Intimate knowledge of New York
and these apparently have made him what
ne IL Moreover. he is considered lucky
such Is the man under whose leadership
me iasF political hattie was fought How
much OF the credit of the victory belongs
10 him - subject Of controversy. His
uefdctofs point ont the facts that Tam
many enemies were divided and that
New York Was heartily sick of rhe ..re
form administration of the last three
years. and they declare that his Marty
would have Won without HIM. His admir-
ers. on the other hand point to the unset
tied and divided condition of Tammany he
fore his return and declare that under no
other leadership could there have been
such harmonious and vigorous campaign
as was made and that without Ii the vic
tory would have been doubtful to say the
least Nothing succeeds. however, like
success and there is no possibility of dis
putting TIE influence this quiet. self con-
tanned man has In some way acquired
DAVID A. CURTIS