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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07

Nothing w knOw to be
good and when spend dollar with
worth of certainty The certainty
best of the kind Your confidence precious
through honesty integrity through
through prices Progress
your interests will be guarded very of
Watchfulness and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
CYRUS ]. STRONG.
Autj-Ts rnmany Candidate for Coroner.
photograph BY Rockwood-)

also, to some extent, the Department OF Pubic
Vrks Some OF the streets were better paved.
and all were better cleaned. and the sanitary
condition of tenement houses was more carefully
superyised That is ALL or nearly all The details
AZ The report show IT. There was considerable
Increase of deaths from sunstroke, from acci-
dents and from some other causes. But there
was a far greater decrease Of deaths from dis
eases caused by foul streets and unwholesoIne
tenement-houses-
II cost something, Of course, thus to admin
,ster the affairs of a great city. But IT also
navs This city would not hesitate, in an elner-
eency to spend a million dollars 10 ward Off a
threatened invasion of cholera or yellow fever.
II should not grudge far smaller sum FOR the
suppression Of much deadlier foes. More people
have teen killed in this city in one year under
Tammany misrule by unsanitary streets and
,tenements than in fifty by foreign plaques 1t
is we'll to guard against alien epidemics. but IT
Is better to extirpate domestic endemics. IL
100 persons should die in New-York of cholera
or yellow fever there would be panic that
would half depopulate the city. Yet every year
thousands have been dying of diseases which
might be prevented far more easily than those
can be guarded against at Quarantine 1t is
time the lesson was learned "Salus populi
suprema lex: and "salus' means health as well
IS other welfare.
Here is table showing the vital statistics Of
New-York since 1850:
Yearly Death rate Lives lost
" - and <tnI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

ton Of the city of New-York between 1897 and
1897 has been equal to 1910 per cent
In its pamphlet upon the Department OF PUBIC
Works. recently Issued. the city club OF New
York says: .
MANY attempts have been made 10 encourage
a belief that the departments OF the CITY GOV
eminent have been conducted cStra'aHanty
since 1894 Examination OF the facts SHOWS
that for a number OF years before 1850 the
departments having control or city property nao
been conducted with comparatively small eh-
pcndturc because the property was alioweh l"
dateri1rate and In many cases, 1" btSomc
runous The city paid Tor poor service ana
cot Door service. Tn records az some or ls
departincnts were IN state or hop'Iss CON
fusion Its buildings were allowed 10 'ah mo
a state OF decay, its sewers and othor uncer-
Ground works were not kept IN repair, Us hNle'"
were not cleaned. and it, unfortunate poor were
made, tine victlmc OF "A 50 stem OF economy whlch
created i'm it's charitable institutions conditions
AZ variance with All the teachings - humanity
and Of modern scionc~. several years ~ such
administration have created 4 condition to rem
cdy which was the FIRST duty OF III" L"w no
rriuistration II was therefore necessary :"
spend large sums in curing owls VIII" n'fht
have been prevented hy muoE smaller eApt ndi-
lures in past !carA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

the average Of the expenditures charGeabie 10
the present administration, because the final
estimates were fxed after election. when II was
No longer necessary to withhold needed appro-
nriations for the purpose Of keeping up false
show OF economy The purely departmental
.st;uatos for 1895 exceeded Try about 81 000rO0
those of the year preceding. while between 1892
and 1894 these estimates had been advanced
only $4,000. 1t will be observed that the
comparison Is made between the amounts ap-
nropriated, and not between the amounts act
uaIiy expended in 1924 and 1SSS-97. since
in no other way could an accurate comparison
he made between any past year and the year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The annual average OF departmental appro-
priations for the three years 1924 was thus
s21 81 462 while for the three year 1867
1t was S31 30. So That is to say. the annual
average Of increase Of cost OF the departmental
work OF the city government under mayor
Strong has been 81 Gel 400 as compared with
the three years of preceding Tammany admin
istration.
CAUSE OF INCREASED COST.
The way in which this has accrued may be
asccrtained by comparing the Appropriations
made for the various executive departments
for 1892 with those for 1891. There are six de-
partments-publc works. parks police. street
cleaning. nre and educaton-whose expenditure
In 1892 accounted for total Of Si1.92'G' out
OF a gross total of appropriations Of go Isl 9Dh
and which in 1897 account for S23. 20. IS1 out
OF a gross total Of $40. iSG. 291. The following
table will show the differences in detail be
tween the appropriations for the two years
the one al the beginning Of the last three years
of TamInany. and the other at the end or the
three years Of the Strong administration:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
.,.re would have been aeou. go ,.or.
ysIlIne. .Ss in July, 1896 Instead. there WE WI.

.s.,e would have been about go ,S,.
ssIAne. .ns in July 1886 lnsteaos tneas 49,
such .es The difference shows no less .mr.'
only Vie We. saved in a single month or n,h1 ny
29lS Nv What Is a human NE woitn -, 20,
four "a the valuations the courts PIacs "pv l
tinakeo lives saved in that one month an ~,
them .nu than all 1t has cost the cry 20 ~
= worm .nmenty-fve years, 10 cream tne su re-
these ~,.te tenement houses ana nisa"'"'" VIC
ano r,n.ration of the sanitary laws.
admins 'hoie OF 1896 was. indeed no'oiio"s'S
Inc osr in respect to many conol,ions wiz" III
bad ysa affect the health Of the people. Inc
direeus was phenomenally trying, WIN aprop'
wessn from heat TO cold, and with one OF 'fe
chAns, u,ense and prolonged hot speiis on
nos. II was a year of hard times 100 III
rec"Ss thousands were scarcely able 10 secure
Wnie ,he necessities. not to mention the COLI
even an, forts of existence. Yet despite THESE
mon .' ,he death rate was low-for Newly ork'
tnms Lover than in the year before, ana nuch
IL VIC ,ban the average for the five years imme-
low ".n,n nreceding The figures were Id to the
aa. .s,d in 1Sg6 - 100 in 1890 and 1868 IN the
ino' ,aars 1915. That was a great gain III
nve saving of nearly 1000 lives compared
me n.y. isS,, and of about GOOO compared with the
ave years named. ..,,..,, c,,,r,,, nv
.,Ss,,l administration Of various departments
municipal government but chiefly OF the
o. and Street Cleaning departments, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The average yearly death rate for the above
years is 25.31 per 1000. Taking that as BASIS
the figures in the last column show the NUMBER
Of deaths in the city more or less than the aver
eye
Let us compare 1891. typical Tammany year,
with 1896 a reform year.
In 1901 the population was l.659.S:'4, the death
nte 1881 and the number Of deaths 43.G6j
In 1896 the population was T4.OO1. the death
rate 2l52 and the number Of deaths Al oil
Had the rate in 1891 been as low as in 1876.
The deaths instead OF 1860. would have been
only SJ715. Thus 1850 lives would have been
nved. But thus 1850 lives were actually sac
Nrfced to Tammany's laundering and plunder1ng
Had the rate in 1896 been as high as in 1891,
he deaths. instead of Al ,G21, would have been
1850 Thus 92G4 lives would have been lost.
But thus y.2G4 lives were actually saved by
Intelligent and efficient administration.
There we're actually 2.V44 fewer deaths among
lG4071 people under reform" than among
leJp ga people under Tammany.
The increase Of population was IA 10 yet
he decrease in number Of deaths was 2Ofl.
This Is the result Of reform
And Tammanv wants 20 be restored TO power
d TIE platform To hell with reformT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

1t will be observed that on these six depart
ments alone there has been an increase between
1892 and 1897 in the amount Of the annual APP
propriations OF $5.211,222.
or this increase the Police Department ac-
counts for 81 1895 Al and tins - duo IL an in
crease both in the number and The saiarica q
the patroimcn
Between the cost Of the Fare Department IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
WHAT TAMMANY COST.
AND WHAT REFORM COSTS.
EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT AS CHEAP IN
'. DOLLARS AND CENTS AS
INEFFICIENT
\ soPHIsrIcAL ARGUMENT OF THE TAMMANy
sroILsMEN DISPOSED oP-TAMMANY DID NOT
GIVE NETWORK AN ECONOMICAL-GoV-
ERNMENT-Ir SPENT MUCH AND
GAVE LITTLE IN RETURN


One OF Tammany's stock arguments is that It
administered the city government economically
1t points with pride" to its own low tax-rate
and views with alarm the increased expendi-
lures of the present reform administration.
little thoughtful examination OF facts and
figures will show this argument to be utterly
false and misleading. . &c.
Tammany kept the tax-rate down by enor-
mously increasing the assessment valuation. and
II kept expenditures down by spending no
money for the PEOPLES good 1t was easy to
show small expenditures in the Street Cleaning
Department when the streets were left un-
cleaned; and in the Department of Education
when no new schoohouses were built.
The present administration may be spending
a little more than Tammany spent. 1t is GER
tainly giving the city incomparabIy more re-
suits for what il spends
AS explained in one of the publications Of the
Citizens Union, the bulk of the citys annual
expenditures is fixed by law, and cannot be al
tered by the city government. Take salaries for
example. In the three great departments OF
Police. Fire and Education. salaries constitute
four fifths Of the entire appropriation. so that
out Of the $15351 104 allowed for these depart
ments this year, S12,000,0o0 is practically be
yond the control Of the Board Of Apportion-
ment. To reduce the appropriation for salaries
Of these or other departments the Board must
reduce the number of persons drawing salaries,
but II a certain number Of policemen, nremen,
school teachers and clerks are found to be alb
solutely indispensable for the wants OF the CITY,
the salaries paid them must be those fixed by
law.
Elsewhere it has been pointed out that the
amount of the tax rate Is very misleading
standard by which to measure the amount or
city expenditures For example. while the tax
rate for 1875 was 2.94 per cent. or the highest
in the modern history OF the city, and that
of 1894 was LIZ per cent, or the lowest In that
history the amount appropriated for the cost
Of running the various departments OF the city
government was only ST. 504 1913 in 1879, while
it was ST., $40 100 in 1894. That is to say. While
the tax rate had decreased 30 per cent, the
cost of municipal administration had increased
over 81 per cent To make a fair comparison
between the local expenditures OF any two
wears or series Of years II Is necessary 10 de-
duct from the total amount OF the budget the
sums required for the debt and interest charges
and the city's quota of the State taxes.
A FAIR COMPARISON.
The true basis for comparison on the simple
question Of average cost of administration,
must be the three years 1929 with the fo-
lowing three years 1851. The fact that the
appropriations for 1895 were made by the out
going administration does not sensby anect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

It will be observed that under the three heads
above enumerated the appropriations required
from Mayor Strong's administration have
amounted to SlC9Sj92O more than for the
three years preceding it. the annual average
NJ increase for these purposes alone being thus
s. GGl y73
DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
For purely departmental purposes the an
nual appropriations Of the two periods OF three
wears each compare as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
still current The total appropriations made
for the two periods were as follows:

1t will be observed that the annual average OF
the first period is s37329,S12. while for the sec
ond it is $40 353,276 In other words. instead
Of showing an increase over its immediate prede-
cessors Of $11 100000 year in the gross annuai
appropriations for the purposes OF the city gov
eminent, the Strong administration shows an
average increase during the three years OF It's
term Of $SO00.O00.
MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS"
But even this is not an entirely correct state
ment The actual increase can only lie deter
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
S State gf Il M H4oS9t IS.
In Probate Court, Special Term, May

S State Of Il M hIow9t 50.
In Probate Court, Special Term, May
18th, 1897.
In the Matter of the estate of Fridrich
Wilbrecht. Deceased,
Whereas an instrument in writing, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament
of Fridrich Wilbrecht, late of said county,
has been delivered to this Court; d
And whereas, Louisa Wi1brecht has filed
Herewith her petition, representing a
| moug other things that said Friedrich Will
| brecht died in said county on the Sd day
of May, A. D. 1897, testate, and no person as
executor is named in said last will and
testament, and praying that said instru-
ment may be admitted to probate, and
that letters of administration with the
will annexed be issued thereon;
It is ordered, that the proofs of said in
strument and the said petition, be heard
before this Court, at the Probate Office in
! the city of New Ulm in said county on the
| 18th day of June. A. D. 1897, at 10 O'clock il
the forenoon. when all concerned may APP
pear and contest the probate of said in
strument: G.g &s5
And it is further ordered, that public
notice of the time and placeO of said hear
| ing be given to all persons interested, by
publication of copy of this order for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hear
| ing in the New Ulm Review, a weekly
city of New U1n, in said County. 'r.
| Dated at New U1n, May 18th, A. D. 1897.
! By the Court
Jonas Laudensch1ager.
| (SeaD Judge of Probate.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
EMERGENCY RATIONs.

Troop q First Cavalry, Out 20 So
Wbsther They Are sume,ent.
WASHINGTON. May Is. Troop B of
the First United States cavalry has.
been marching through the Wichita
mountains for week, to $50 whether
soldiers can live on 50 ounces Of food q
day. Last December the war depart
ment adopted an emergency ration
that is, ration to be used only IN case
Of shortage of food, or on forced,
quick marches. when every possible
hindrance is left behind.
This ration was adopted by board
Of officers. It consists Of bacon, 10
ounces hard bread, IL ounces pea
meal, ounces Tor an equivalent in APP
propriate material for making soup
sacaharine, grains salt, 64-1OO of an
ounce pepper, ITO Of an ounce tobac-
co, IS ounce. It will be seen that the
actual food, that is, bacon, bread, meal
and coffee, amounts to 81 ounces.
In order 10 test this allowance, Cap
tain w. G. Brown, who was member
of the ration board. marched his troop
of cavalry out Of Fort Sill, I. T., q
WO0A dSOS VAIL uOGu1uX To eau fDuO
emergency rotions for 10 days. The
orders were to march due west from
Fort Sill for five days and then march
back again. Captain Brown has not
been heard from since the march be-
gan, but is expected to return to Fort
Sill with his hungry troopers by
Wednesday,.
Major Charles Smart, surgeon who
was sent from Washington to accom-
pany the troop, will then report to the
secretary of war how the men stood the
scanty allowance. The question of
using tobacco was considered for some
time. 1t is true that tobacco is not
food, but it is used SO generally by SOL
diers that they would rather be de-
prived of food than lose it. Moreover,
those habituated to it's use suffer
acutely without it. While soldiers
who use tobacco usually endeavor to
provide themselves with it, when they
are on forced marches, they might
sometimes be without it. Therefore ii
was put in the ration.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
State Of Minnesota, Countyof Brown, ss
In Probate Court, Special Term, May 7th,

I
State OF Minnesota, Countyof Brown. SO
In Probate Court, Special Term, May 7th,
1897. .iF g
Vaier, Deceased.
Letters Testamentary on the estate
of Marie Vajen, deceased. late of the
County of Brown, and State of n innesota,
being granted to John Henry yajen:
| 1t is ordered, That elk months be and
the same is hereby all owed from and after
the date of this order. in which all persons
having claims or demands against the
said deceased are required to file the same
in the Probate Court of said County, for
examination and allowance, or be forever
It Is Further Ordered. That the first Mon
day in Dec, A. d. 1897, at IL o. clock a. NJ.
at a general Term of said Probate Court,
to be held at the Probate Office in the
Court House in the City of New U1m, in
said County, be and the same herebyis
appointed as the time ana place when and
where the said Probate Court will exam
inc and adjust said claims and demand
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That notice
of such hearing be given to all creditors
and persons interested in said estate by
forthwith publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks in
the New Ulm Review, weekly newspa-
per printed and published at New Ulm in
said County.
Dated at New Uln, Mimi, this 7th dav
of May A. D. 1897.
BY the Court:
13-21 Jonas Laudensch1ager,
(Seal0 Judge of Probate.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
CHICAGO s. NORTHWESTERN R'Y
In effect March 4, '97. N. U. Time Table

Departure of Trains. Going East
Passenger No 4 eek. sunday.) 600 4 N
For st. Paul, Minneapolis, Winona, Mil
waukee, and Chicago.
Passenger No. 2 DAILY. 1855 NJ
Fors6t. Paul, Minneapolis, WinoEa, Mil
waukee and Chicago.
Freight No. IA (Ex. Sunday 1850 a N
Garry Passengers to Waseca.
Freight No. So Daily $50 NJ
Garry Passengers to Kasota.
Departure of Trains. Going West
Passenger No. 8. DAILY. 2:17 2 \,
For Tracy, Marshall, Watertown, Huren
and Pierre.
Passenger No. Eek. Sunday. 80 P j,
For Tracy and West.
Freight No. Is lex. Monday sos 4 u
Garry Passengers to- Tracy.
Freight No. Is Eek. Sun day. lilo s. N
Arrival of Trains From East
Passenger No. DAILY In z !,
Passenger No. Elk. Snnday.) s 80 n
Freight No. 1 (Ex. Sunday 1915 r u
Freight No. Is (Ex. Monday.) 5 :O5 pn
Arrival Of Trains. From West
Passenger No. (Ex. Sunday. 8 100 q !,
Passenger No. 2 DAILY $50 z ,5 Il
Freight No. ~ (Ex. Sunday. 10 & n
Freight No. SO DAILY s: 80 3 NJ
Trains and 8 have sleeping ears he
tween Mankato and Chicago; and chair
cars between II asOfa and Minneannl;o ss
For further information inquire 81
G. NJ. II. HEIDEMAH, Agent, new Ulm.
81. C.Garvin, w. B. Kniskern.
General Agent, Gen. Pass. Apert.
W slnona. Chicago.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOFS OF
FOREIGN WILL.
State of Minnesota, 8
County of Brown, S.

1 Lc>c,a 20 g. = .rs : p
| County of Brown. S.
! In Probate Court.
| In the matter of the estate of Robert Ha.
nisch, deceased.
| On production of writing purportine
to be duly authenticated copy of the viii
state Of Illinois, deceased, and the probate
| thereof in said Cook County, Illinois, and
also the accompanying petition of Edward
Hanisch of the city,of Chicago, State of
| Illinois, representing among other things
at the City of Chicago, in said Cook Coun-
ty; that said instrument is a duly authen-
| ticated copy of the last will Of said de
ceased. and the probate thereof and tn at
Caroline Hanisch and Carl Ortmayer
that pursuant to an order of the Superior
Court OF the County of Cook, the said petit
TONER Edward Hanisch was duly appoint
ed Trustee under said will and to carry out
prays that said copy and the probate there
OF be filed and recorded as the last will
and testament of said Robert Hanisch,
DECEASED and that letters of Trrsteeship
be thereon issued to Edward Hanisch.
1t is ordered that the said petition and
the proofs of said instrument be heard at
special term of said Probate Court. to be
held In and tor Brown county at the Court
house in the city of New Ulm, on Thurs.
day, the 9th day of May. A. D. 1897, at ten
1t Is further ordered, that notice of the
time and place of such hearing be given to
all parties interested, by publishing the
said notice for three weeks successive
keview, weekly newspaper published at
the city of New Uln1 in said county.
Dated New Ulm. Mimi, May Sd, A. d.
By the Court, 49,.
Jonas Laudenschlager,
ISoalJ nd pe Of 70
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
SETTLERS DEFEAT SAGE.

Two Important Hastings and Oak ota
Cases Heard Mt Morris, Mimi.
NORRIS, Mimi, May ia decision
has been made in what are known as
the Russell Sage lands, in which the
farmers living on the lands have won.
The cases decided were in the nature
of a test and will doubtless be carried
up. The especial cases decided are
those of E. A. Waller and S. J. Lar.
son as defendants, for l20 acres in one
and 40 in the other. Several hundred
farmers in this county alone are inter.
ested in the suits.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
TWO VESSELS ASHORE.

Crews and Passengers Saved After ExI
citing Experiences.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., May IS. Tho
French brigantine Crosine from Ba.
yonne, for St. Pierre. with valuable
general cargo, went ashore near La
maline, N. F. The crew numbered rs
and reached shore after 80 hours ex.
posture in open boats.
The German steamer Arcadia, laden
with grain and bound from Montreal
for Liverpool, went ashore near Cape
Ray in dense fog. Her passengers.
numbering rs, and the crew of 81, had
desperate experience in trying to
reach the land.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy.
This is the best medicine in the world
for bowel complaints. 1t acts quickly
and can always be depended upon.
When reduced with wafer it is pleasant
to take. Try 1t, and like many Others
you will recommend it to your friends.
For sale at Is anil so cents per bottle by
o. NJ. Olsen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-19
Duluth Grsin.

DuLuTH, May II.
WHEAT-Cash, No. hard. TIC; No.
l Northern TIC; No. Q Northern, 74xc;
No. 8 spring, 7O@7lc; rejected. sax q
6SNc; to arrive No. l hard, 77hc; No. /
Northern, nc; May, No. / hard, 77Xc;
No. ! Northern. 775sc; July, No North
ern, 75Ac; September, No. l Northern,
CSC.