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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

business part CT town. and as the merchants IN
those times had no separate residences from their
part Of town near The wharves and along the East
River was chosen for the dwellings OF the mer-
chants
EARLY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Public improvements in the way OF street paving
and street opening were advanced under the ad-
mnistraton of Stephanus Van Cortland the first
native Mayor. and his administration was also
credited with the placing OF seven public wells III
different parts OF the city as protection against
fire In speaking OF the early improvements George
l.. Sterling OF tbs City Law Department SAID that
the records show that the steps in that direction
were taken with care and elaboration. and that
many OF the principles laid down then were sail
In vogue now. He said that the same words wee
used In the new Greater New-York charter as in
the act Of 1895 which provided for the first public
sewers in NewYork. Among the noteworthy street
improvements Mr. Sterling referred to the Bloom
ingdale Road which was ordered by IN act passed
in 100 and embraced an improvement from Tween
,ythirdrt to near the spot where the Sr mi
,omh b comm Of he propery to he
used toward the Improvement, and their rep1lt was
When have been made since that time have been
conducted on the same lines. After the BLOOM
s.on Ra Wh esS s from ST. Pan
by way OF Chathdm-st, Bowery ana lhird-aVe' 10
The records show no great work until the close
of th> Revolutionary War But IN s7 an act vas
One hundred-and-hfty- ffth-st. Commissioners were
appointed under the act and maps were made
showing where the streets OF the future should nc
ard the greater part of these early, plans WAS
corsunlmated Laws were passed In 1873 appoint,
ing commissioners 10 appraise and acquire the land
designated on the original plans ana from s mat
lime forward the Improvement went on steadily
CROOKED STREETS LEFT CROOKED.
But while this new land was being converted
into straight and wide streets the lower part OF
the city remained narrow and crooked, and the
need for improvement became more apparent every
day Wali-st. was wdened in 1910 and John-st.
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made much difference whether there were a con-

made much difference whether there were a con-
suiate here or not
Liberia. the nation whose feet consisting OF one
gunboat. recently made itself conspicuous beyond
all proportion TO its size. Is represented here, but
the consulate appears 10 have absolutely bust
ness on hand. Liberian affairs dull and easily
managed yet consulate there must be, for the
names sake
The consuls OF Iiayt!. San Domingo and some
OF tho other West Indian and Central and South
American countries have little do in protecting
iheir few citizens who are resident here but the
large amount Of commerce carried on between the
United States and those places affords plenty OF
WORK OF \ different sort and thus gives the con-
sultos IN pie excuse for being
Nearly all Of the consuates are situated In the
extreme lower part OF the city, IN the nelghborho1I
Of Whitehall-st and Bowling Green. The one
building which contains more ban any other is No.
y State-St. TINS Is an old-faShioned brick struCt-
IRE. which doubtless represented. when II was put
up, high type of Office building but which IA now
sadly behind the times The Consuls, however,
seem entirely satisfied wiki their old home, and
evince desire TO change its groove-worn floors
and uneven staircases for anything better. No. "a
most varied one al that. for within its walls arc
the consulates OF Italy, Great Britain, Norway,
Russia. Sweden Colombia Ecuador and Turkey
After all these have been mentioned there re-
mains one more. which Is in several respects the
original and interesting OF all the consulat
in New York IT. is the one belonging 10 the king
floating above the Union League club bright
red flag bearing upon it's field the sacred white
the display. II Is not new emblem selected by
the club. but merely the royal ensign OF Siam ny
ng IN an piopriety over the Siamese consulate
Tn, only address given in the directory for Isaac
Townsend Smith. Consul from Siam 10 this city Is
No ! East Thirty-nnth-st.. the Union League Club
He H. not unknown there and elsewhere In the CITY
but Il is doubtful whether all OF his many friends
are aware of the diplomatic Office which he holds
T. has not yet been definitely ascertained lust
how absorbing the duties are At the consulate bur
II is known that Mr.. Smith finds leisure TO do sey-
eial thrPs besides.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
OLD NETWORK STREETS.
THE COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT
MADE THEM CROOKED.
WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND is TO BE
DONE tn sTtAiGHTEN AID WIDEN


WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND is TO BE
DONE tn sTEAiGHTEN AID WIDEN
THEM SINCE 1910.
The signing OF the Greater NewYork bill by the
Governor and the assurance that I'm a few months
New-York will have advanced TO second place
among the cities OF the world make the facts con-
nec'ed with the carly history of the metropolis
interesting at this time Between the day wheh
(errezsno entered the Bay OF New-Iork IN lo-'
and got the first glimpse OF the island and the uay
Of the realization OF the Greater New-Yoik dream
there has been a steady and phenomenaily rapiu
progress. and, although the relics OF the hrst Set
tiers and tie Indians from whom they bo3ght Iaiu
are still be seen. city has been buht WHICH
IN many respects surpasses the toSns which were
great when Manhattan Island was a wilderness.
When the island became trading posi- anu
Herdrik Hudson had explored the river WHICH
bears his name az far az Albany and returned 10
Holland 10 tel OF It's resources and beauties. Inc
possibilities CT the island were undoubtedly ah'c-
pated by the thrifty Duchmen. for the lniteu
New Nethcriand Company and the Wtst lnnid
Company were both anxious 10 secure long grants
from the home Government The West India COM
pa ny was the most successful. and made such ar
rangements with Holland as gave them the right
20 trade on the whole American coast with me
privilege to appoint Governors and other ofncers,
TO administer Justice 10 enact laws ana 10 MAKE
treaties with the Indians. Then the company sent
The GOOD ship New Netherland over with thirty
families 10 begin a colony. This first shipload OF
oolonists did not remain Manhattan Island, but
went to the head Of the river, where Albany now
stands The headquarters of the company was
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4 NEW COLOR LINE ~ WASHINGTON.

t.,,,, tho Washington spondence OF The chi
cago Record
There IL a curious war going on here In Wash
a. e,nn bei veen the blacks aud muldttoes for Of
,riaI uosltons 4 new color iiue ha~ been drawn
rhe bi,cks claim that the mulatioes arr monopo'ia-
Ing the offices allotted 20 the'r race ana mat seven
,nSHths Of the persons holding positions under lnr
Govrrnmrnt In the executive departments ana IN
INC nrinting office, Ia the Office Of the Disttic
ION, mi asloner- and teachers In the roiortd
schools are half quarter breeds. The blacks
call them yellow Jacks ana hod then III con
,Smui while the mullttoes consider themselves
several grades higher socially and lniellec'naIly
Than the full booded portion OF their race. The
hacks are holding public meetings. passing t,So-
hiIons and addressing petitions 20 he President
md 10 congress. asking that honors 0r ,qualiled
and that there he no distinction IN the shade OF
color when appointments are made 10 once.
4 man villa the appropriate name OF Onver G.
Black is leading the crusade and says AS the
yoIIng mower OF the blacks Is 10 greatly In excess
~ the Voting power of the mulattoes We consider
This DISCRIMINATION not only unjust but we propose
IN make ourselves felt hereafter AT elections. Dur
inn the last Admnistratlon we complained 10 Pres-
Amt cleveland, and at audience given TO repre-
.entafives OF the blacks he assured us that he had
made an Investigation and would allow ~ furtheS
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parts The best houses made OF wood the less less
with palm leaves What gives the Nicoharese
dwelling curiously exclusive appearance rs the
ing as you approach the door is hole in the floor
and you enter by bamboo ladder lnVar'aoN
never saw such a place for pes-pigs in the
pigs on the beach, pigs ah Sy
the finest pigs have seen anywhere out OF Eng Eng,
and ana form The wealth OF the and
to agree with them Wha. the islanders would do
wthou the cocoanu, it is difficult to see as t3ey
bacon Except Parah pig YER me G Ihs yages
The natives We're very shy. and bid themselves
not show at all until we stood on the beach. and
held up black bottles: whether bottle Is ar, reco6r
nized token Of peace. amity and good Will or
merely a delicate suggestion of advantages to be
expected do not know but S aier we hG ia hs
negotiations were opened: The head man was We i
emssary he was showed and sc9IdeG Out nd OF ms
Very unwiilinsiy down to the beach; even then he
cberoot These iuxuries seemed to convince him
that our intentions were honorable. and ne shouted
down and had their fears aayed with rum. They
were nearly all stark naked~their only Visitors at
Straits and men and women wear scarcey any
clothing a, all. They were quite sell -possessed'
minded me of the Burmese, in the way they sat
down and criticised us-laughing and pointing al
hat was their lack Of curiosity The people who ala
NOT cOme down the beach did not take the
Slightest notice Of u.s. soon as they were satis-
fed that there nothing 10 fear they turned Out
of their hiding places. and went on breaking up
cocnanu,s and feeding the pigs as calmly as II
,isi,S of Euroueans were OF every day occurrence;
whereas we were the first white visitors they had
had for ahout two wears and believe only the
third Marty altogether who have been TO the island
The Nicobarese are certainly the ugliest race |
have ever seen: the physaue of the men is good,
and soma of them were quite six feet high; but
there was a general tendency to develop a "corpo-
forebeads thick straight hair. which hangs like "A
fyinTe IN the shoulders and enormous teeth black
LILY hotaI MT md pllnia pTotruding so that the
,;ns .a,ro. meet over them They are az different
ns rosSibia from The little woody haired Anda-
% a. ioo~ ~
IT,, vera civil and inoffensIve enough and did
moi mini onr going into their houses visited
~ ,,i, Tho jnte, meter The peope themselves
are so nvariably and depiorably dirty that hesi-
fated about entering their dwellings, but the hrst
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THE QtEER NICOBARESE.
\ COLORED PRINT FROM AN ENGLISH
PAPER DOES DUTY AS ONE
OF THEIR GODS
From The Field


| have just returned from trip in the guari
boat. having been sent with twenty-five OF the men
Of my regiment who wanted little change or air
We went down 20 the Nicobars which think are
more interesting and certainly more primitive than
the Andamans. Thirty-siX hours steamng saw
us off Eutchal of the smaller northery isiets.
where dropped anchor about mile off shore
and landed i'm boats They seemed good deal
troubled with evil spirits on Kutchal; The nr,t
thing that catches your eye Is the show or devil
sticks on the shore; these are thn hamhoos or
canes planted in lire Of ten or fifteen yards
apart Just at high water mark all along me i:oht
OF The village these .bambocs carry large frnges
Of grass which tied ON at intervals o.
about six or seven feet and the top OF each
nole l. adorned either with little sIcamcf
Of colored cloth az the Wooden image Of a
bird These arrangements are found at every
coas; village on the Ncobars 10 keep off the devils
of The sea. The houses in this village are very
superior places; they are built in single line Just
behind the devil sticks the edge Of the dense
oocoanut jungle which covers every island except
Camorta: they are octasonal, with conica! roofs
and raised on pies ten or fifteen feet nigh as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
EDHE.M PACHA.
WAR CORRESPONDENTS VIEW OF THE TURK.
IsH GENERAL
From The London Telegram h.

From The London Telegraph.
Edhem Pacha understands war thoroughly but
II took him little time TO appreciate the functone
OF a war correspondent. He seemed 70 think that
the latter should be hedged about by many restrc-
tons, tenderly fosered, and safely deposited dur
ing battle among the baggage animals and
he realized that the expectation OF witnessing and
describing battle was the thing which pro-
cured him the honor OF these gentlemen's company
In his camp. One anxious morning, al time when
war was thought 10 be imminent. on sending rouna
to headquarters IL appeared that the general ana
all mis- staff had fitted during the night and had
gone no man would say whittier. No orders had
pass. Here case of dire disappointment. ou;
no man may run the gauntlet Of an Albanian guard
with impunity. When the general returned join!
TO allow this kind OF thing TO occur again. He ex
pressed his penitence and promised timely warn
Ing OF any unexpected move.
It may be interesting to mention that Edhemu
Pacha. the central heure, OF this little world.
older lie is rather above middle height. and wear
a short thick black beard, already fecked win
most interesting feature is his gray eyes. which
are large and Intelligent; His manner Is very a.,
tractive-a mixture of that courtesy and dignity
which are not uncommon among Turkish officers
lie does not strike one as strong man physician:
not spare himself His manner OF talking ia as
rule quiet. and marked by much refinement ana ana
gravity: but it grows animated when a suolect
kindes his interest. and his eyes glow with enthu;
siasm II is dfticult to judge OF a mans sense OF
humor through the barriers OF strange Language
His style OF life is simple. and he has none OF tns
Oriental love OF display. In character he seems "
be straightforward and sincere frank and truth
loving. rrickery and intrigue. diplomacy ana poi
tics he alike detests. His subordinates aud nos
who SEQ him more intimately are very fond or nim
"Ue treats US" one OF the aides-de-camp slll W
me. mot as superior. bur as father Eu n rS
Pacha Is very proud OF his army THE Greeks ~.
port" he said. that we have no cavalry. iheyy
should our Circassion horsemen \ Dahs u
Greek irreguars had crossed the frontier ana H.
ON the Turkish troops. | asked him whether the,SS
was any chance OF reprsals. NO, he ais"e.hs
proudly 1--WE do not make war ~ that dirty ian nn
ION" No one could deprecate bloodshcd more ,. -
the present writer. But sometimes IL Is dlincus
repress the feeling that such excellence OF naSi
cry and arrangements should be put 10 praSSus
test and that so much devotion and courage s hva
not remain entirely dumb and without eNpiiesssrt
An army without battle is like Parha"'e
without talk or a race-meeting without hcrses'
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pended upon 1t. On one occasion. when an an i
dant me 10 deliver cards from party OF callers.
he found President Grant sitting al piano III ol,s
Of the upper rooms OF the White House arun!inns
away with a two-fnger exercise. Mrs Grant was
an amused spectator of the Generals piano w.
ercises, and neither OF them heard the messenger
at the door with the visiting cards -, a..
Finally however, the attendant opened lhe uooi
but this did not In the least disconcert ihe fresl
dent who kept practising as though NJ, VIZ
really enjoying II. Here are the cards lNs
said Mrs Grant. "of a party of friends whoin w
invited here this evening. They are anxious 10 see
YOU and II YOU not too much interested IN ,he
piano Will 20 downstairs In the blue pafloI'
Don't you think you can get along With"u. ~
this evening"" replied President Grant ~ seehS
10 me this calling business is your ahair ana
woud great deal rather play the piano IMAM
plunge into the vortex of society
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HIS REASON.


FrOnl NnsW as.
The following story IL told Of "A certain naylgat-
Ing officer OF the Royal Navy
The officer In question was being tried bv court
martial for being drunk. and his marine servant
who was extremely fond OF him. was a witness for
the defence.
On his being interrosated by the Court as 10
his masters condition on particular night he was
little too eager to show that such a thing as his
master being drunk was impossible adding tina
just before he this MASTERY turned In he had sent
for him and asked him TO "cail him early" next
morning.
President OF the Court-Well. did he give you any
reason for calling him early?"
Witness (slightly perplexed)-Well sir, q did say
as how o was to be Queen OF Mayr'
JUDGMENT against prisoner,
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discrimination on account OF our color Tbsv nut
white niggers think they own the earIh;; nre Ike
powder their faces 10 make them loon n 10 ,heIr
white folks. and all sorts OF lotlons " h,nL n
hair TO take the kinks. because tney " 10 get
they can 10 that IL VIII be easier TOT '"e "
Offices" ... NJ the
IL is true as Mr. Black claims, that most o. , tme
colored employees mulattoes. Thls ~ ~ pa ~ the
larry In the schools. Nearly e1ry one " and
teachers in the colored schools, 10Th men nam
women. is OF light complexion. and some OF 'ne"'
are nearly white.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
CONSTLS FROM EVERY WHEKE.
THE REMOTEsT CORNERS OF THE EARrh
REPRESENTED IN NEW YORK.

II must be a strangely unknown Government
situated in some remote portion OF the globe which
finds itself without official representative III
Hew-york CITY Whether foreign country mas
any of its subjects residing here or not an"
whether mr. not there L. any trade worth mentioning
between the two lands seem TO he unimpor'aht
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

Of the present City Hall Park, whence II followed
he line OF the present Chathdm-st. to nearly the
corner Of Duane-st To avoid the steep descent
there encountercd-for a heavy hill then descended
to a brook al the present Rooscvelt-st--it wound
around To the right making circuit nearly on the
thence assembled again up the present Chatham
Square which formed by the necessity OF
leaving wide space for a circuitous ascent OF
the hill.
The other road that originally leading from
the ferry landing Peck Slip The road IA
from the ferry the present line Of Pcarl-st. a
far az Hanover Square ana on The line q: Stone.
81. TO the fort.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS lN 1888
Il Is eyiden, that even IN those days the Dutch
cause when lots were nrst granted on what is
now BrOadwiy. in 1913, they were held by men
who never built upon them. but held them for
sale. Roadway WAS known then az the Great
Highway" and lots or 100 10 80 feet front and
about 20 feet deep were granted TO a number Of
employees OF the company and to merchants.
The town made rapid strides after the organiza-
ton OF the city mag!stracy IN 1862 and In 1854
fl was surveyed for thc purpose OF obtaining some
regularity IN The thoroughfare. The survey was
completed IN l6j5 and the city was laid out upon
a map. The authorities agreed that 1t should RE
main from that time forward without alteration"
But changes came soon, and have continued ever
since. Even the names given to the streets at
that time would be unrecognizable at the present
time. Among The palnss HsyA these ps Hssgs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
A RHYMESTER ~ JAIL.

From The Kansas City Star. ...tr
A prisoner In the county jail has written ]" '"''"
on the door OF his cell:
.'He MAS a genial, smiling man.
And drank his whiskey plain, u,.drs
But since he signed the temperance P'eNs'
He never eujlsd again..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
GRANTS PIANO PLAYING.
ago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Grant stories are now in order. and one told by
a White House attache to-day has probably never
hsen printed before. IT was matter OF current
bfsfory that General Grant did not know how to
thistle. nor could no turn tune II his Life de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
DENYING A PERSISTENT RUMOR

From The Kansas City Journal
No Laertes; there 10 no chair of experimental
bades al the State Agricultural College. and MIS-
Lease has not been called to It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
GREEK SOLDIERS.
THE BEST TROOPS ARE THE EvZoNl
OR HIGHLANDERS.

LACK OF DISCIPLINE THE GREATEST DEFECT
IN THE ARMY-AN ENGLisHMANs POOR
OPINION OF THE PEASANT LEyIEs.
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business part CT town. and as the merchants IN
those times had separate residences from thelr
places Of business il was for that reason that the
part Of town near the Wharves and along the East
River was chosen for the dwellings OF the mer-
cha
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FREEPORT'S BIG TIME
Over the Dedication of a New Bust
ness Building.

Freeport, Ill, Dec. 24.-The new
building of the German Insurance COM
pany was dedicated last evening. A
banquet, attended by many of the
prominent insurance men of Illinois
and surrounding states, followed at the
Brewster house
The dedicatOTy exercises consisted of
an address of welcome by w. H. Wag-
ner of the board of directors, response
by Gus Heben of Milwaukee and a
short history of the company by Sec
retary TrembOr. At the banquet there
We're nearly 800 guests, including the
secretaries and other officers of Chica-
go. Milwaukee. Rockford, Dubuque
and other companies. the general
agents of the German from Texas and
Colorado to Ohio. and many leading
agents of the big cities within two
days ride of F'reeport. The speech
making lasted until midnight