Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-19
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Sff' lAl CORRESPONDENCE.
Caroline u. Carter, we'll known as
Mrs. Leslie Carter, the actress, has
filed IL pc .itiou in bankruptcy showing
liabilities of SG3. 1113. She presented
no assets except wearing apparel,
valued at 5000 This formal acknowl
edgement of her inability to pay hel
debts is the elimination of Mrs. Car.
ter's financial Iii hruliies, which have
extended over Sc eral years. Mrs. Leslie
Carter husband was it will be recalled
divorced from her. She gained Wide
uotorietN when Manager David Belas'
co instituted suit against n. X. Fair
bank of Chicago for 500 900, his Tee
for edu. atng Mrs. Carter for the stage
During the trial Mr. Belasro testified
that he had informed Mr.. Famhank ct
the great cost of the undertaking and
that the millionaire had directed him
to go ahead, Notwithstanding the great
expense. Mr. Belasco was ultimately
awarded $4,000.
The Hebrew flag which was spread
! to the breezes at the meeting of the
Zionist congress ut Basle has ap'
peared in this city. The flag contains
two blue stripes horizontal on white
flag. with white above aud below IA
well as in the middle, and in the cen
tire field the pentncle, the six-pointed
star OF Davi and Solomon, while
six-po nted st,r also sur
mounts the staff, as the eagle sur
mounted the standard of Rome. Thisis
said to resemble the standard of the
Hebrews while they were yet nation,
but that standard was not n flag float
ing from the side OF IL staff, but like
the banners which depend from II
cross bar, swinging from the point OF
the statl. The appearance of the flag
and its acceptance by Hebrews, follow
the Zionist movement ~ an added
sign of the last days in the Hebrew
prophecies.
Here comes Health Commissioner
jenkins charging the health officer OF
this port with gross negligence in al
lowing the late Col. Waring to pass
quarantine in the ship in which he
came from Cuba. As the disease OF
which Col. Waning died had not de
veloped when he arrived in New York,
the complaint is rather attenuated,
The bottom of the trouble is that the
health commissioners is wicked
Democrat and the health officer Is N
wick ell Republican, and the political
situation here is somewhat strained
Just at present.
Two men were brought up in po-
lice court here the other morning
charged with having been drunk the
night before, and this is the disp"sl-
tion made OF their respective cases:
"What do yo,, do for Il living = the
magistrate asked the first prisoner
"I'm longshoreman, your honor
"Dischargel. - whats your ocrnpa-
ton - the second man was asked.
"Railroal brakeman, yonr honor.
"Railroal man, rh? Fine yon $3.
Railroad men oi,ght to keep sober.
This may not be justice, hut it is pru-
dence.
The plans for a great orchestral sea
sou here under Mr.. Paur seem to
! have tisZleA ont. Instead Of ~ CON
certs there ure to lie but ten. and there
seems to be some doubt whether sup
port can be found for even 80 few. 1t
is probable that the series project ;d
for the Waldorf Astoria will be given
up on account of the withdrawal OF
Carl Loewenstein from the manage
ment. 1t is curious that New York
should be such poor place for sym
phony concerts. Amid the manifold
musical distractions of the metropolis
the very highest forms of music suffer.
An ingenious New Yorker who
wrestles with the open surface car on
rainy days has been struck by an idea
for the benefit of would-be passengers
who can't see through the rolling side
curtains. As every one is aware,
when these curtains are down it is i'm
possible to tell if there is vacant
seat. The New Workers. scheme is to
have the curtains numbered |, 2, 3, 4,
ETC., while the conductor who from
the rear platfarm views the interior OF
the car could call ont the number be-
hind which there is vacant seat.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the old boss Of
Brooklyn, has been carrying himself
with 50 much moderation in the recent
scramble that he is quite winning the
respect, not to say affection, OF con-
servative citizens by contrast with the
pretentious Croker. There are bosses
and bosses. Croker, by the way,is said
to have his eye on the United States
senatorship With both bosses in the
upper branch, the great Empire
State" would undoubtedly feel even
prouder of herself than at present.
Here's man arrested for vagrancy
in this city, and among the things
found on his person when he was
taken to the station was II thumb worn
picture of woman. When asked
who it was he answered: "That's my
good old mother. I've carried that
picture around with me for 25 years
and would not part with it for all am
worth. If had followed the course
she marked ont for me would be bet
ter off today That's neat little SER
mon.
1t was greatly to Candidate Roose-
velts advantage that Boss Platt kept
quiet during the campaign in New
York. He was heard from but once,
when he took occasion to inform the
public that he didn't propose to knife
Teddy. On the other hand, Boss
Croker was the man most in evidence
on the Democratic side. This was
corresponding disadvantage to Van
Wyck and cost him good many