Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
OUR NEW YORK. LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. I

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
The death of William H. Robertson
OF this city has been the occasion q
q statement from Editor Mckelway q
the Brooklyl Eag'e, a veteran Ne,
York politician, which may occasion
surprise in some quarters. He de
clares that Platt, aud not Conkling
was the first senator to resign i
the famous issue between Presiden
Garfield and the two New Yorl
senators over Mr.. Robertson
appointment as collector of tn
port of New York. Platt had j.: el
elected to the senate the previou
year. He was chosen by very clos
vote in the legislature, and, indeed
owed the place to the votes of Mr.
Robertson and those he controlled
TO obtain these Platt had made
pledge to Robertson that he woul,
vote to confirm all appointments tha
Garfield should make for New York
Platt's fealty to C'nkling Ito whom
he was also indebted for his election
made it difficult for him tt
vote for Robertson "a collector
and yet he was distinctly pledge
to do this. To be relieved from hi;
embarrassment, he resigned his seat
with a view to being reelected to j
untrammelled by pledge and n
liberty to vote according to Conkling'i
pleasure. Conkling, therefore, fol
lowed instead of leading him i'll th,s
action. This explanation makes thu
action of both senators more logical
as there was perplexity at the time t(
understand why Conkling took this
means of manifesting his displeasur.
with the administration. 1t was
thought to be another instance of his
loneliness, but if this account OF it i,
correct, it was more practical pro
ceeding.
A lis pendens against the Stewart
building has been filed by counsel fol
the Carroll children, the latest claim
ants to the vast estate left by the late
A. T. Stewart. The claimants are
Mary, Joseph and John Carroll
children of Catherine Carroll, de
ceased, who alleges that she was
the only daughter of Alexander Stew
art, cousin of the late A. II. Stewart
Suits have been begun in every
county in the state where PROPERTY be
longing to Mr.. Stewart ut the time OF
his death was located. These suits
are brought to compel the present
holders of the property to prove thei'
title to the same.
Mayor Van Wyck intends that hi.
administration shall be signalized by
the construction of three more bridges
over the East river. A few days ayo
he urged the board of public improve.
ments to take the preliminary steps
for bridge connecting the burroughs
of Manhattan and Queens by way OF
Blackwell's island, and later lie for.
wsrded to the same board a request
that steps be taken looking to the con
the boroughs of Manhattan and Brook
lyn. One bridge, lie expects, will he
constructed before his term expires.
The New York Life Insurance com
pany has at last found a purchaser
for its big white elephant, the Olym-
pia. Meyer l.. Sire, lawyer and
real estate operator, aud Henry b.
Sire, his brother, who is also a real
estate operator and owner of the Bi. o ,
theatre, have bought the property TO.
considerably more than 81 900, ,OOa.
George w. Lederer of the Casino is
one of the applicants for the music
hall, while it is possible that Mr..
Daniel Frohman of the Lyceum will
take ase of the theatre part OF the
building known as the Lyric.
Young Bradley Martin contributes
to one of the current magazines an ar
ticle to justify the lavish expenditure
of great wealth by those who possess
it. He calculates that a man with n
fortune Of 800, 900, 900 and an inco ne
of $5, 900, 600 a year spends u great
deal more money than would be spent
if this 800, 100000 were ownel by
10, 900 people with all income OF $500
q year. Therefore, the one hundre |
puts more money in circu-
lation than the 10, 600 persons with n
$500 income and as such is greater
boon to community.
A woman was summoned into one of
the police courts here the other day,
charged with knocking young man
down on the street. 1t appeared by
the evidence that the young man was
trying to get up a Irritation with the
who resented his attention.
Whereupon the magistrate called the
woman to his side, and said, warmly:
"I want to shake hands with you.
you. You are the woman
this town has been looking for for n
long time. This court has nothing
against you. More power to your
right arm."
Matthew Marshall rather thinks he
sees the power and dominion of the
financial world located in this city.
He recalls how Tyre and Carthage
gave way to Constantinople, which
was superseded in turn by Venice and
Genoa. From them financial supre-
macy crossed the Alps, tarrying while
in Germany, and taking up its abode
in Amsterdam. Thence the sceptre
passed to London, which has held it
for nearly two centuries, and now it
is moving over this way. It is reason
ably sure to arrive sooner or later.
When ex-Chief McCullagh of this
city begins recognizing the Havana
police he will enjoy the extraordinary
privilege of drawing pay from both
federal and state governments. as we'll
as from the New York police pension
fund. He seems to be in great luck,
the fact that Tam.