The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
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New York lost $4,000 on its state prisons last
year. The expenses exceeded tho revenues by that

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year. The expenses exceeded the revenues by that
amount.
Tho salaries and fees paid to the thirty Tammany
district leaders who have been appointed to munici.
pal or other ofnces since Jan. l, or were in ONCE prior
to that date. amount collectively to 0216. 900 O year.
OF the nve district leaders unprovided for. ono is
n Police Justice. one q Police Commissioner. and
tracing business.
The provision of the new Constitution requiring
ninety days citizenship before voting has had the
effect OF checking naturalization. In the year
1897 in this county the number of citizens natural
lied was only 1909. There were 2.l4O petitions for
certificates OF naturalization filed and 8.054 declara-
lions OF intention to become citizens were made.
Duplicates of lost naturalization papers were OBJ
tanned by 1.54s persons. Germany headed the list
with 487 naturalized citizens. Ireland followed with
447. while Russia had 1ss. Austria 1852. England 81.
Italy 81. Sweden and Norway a., Scotland 9a. Canada
"a, Switzerland 22, Roumania, go. France II, Den.
mark l2. Spain 10. Holland o. Turkey 4. and Wales.
Greece. Venezuela. Peru. Australia. Egypt and Mica.
ragua ! each. The greatest number OF citizens sworn
in In any one month was sos. in July. In November
three persons secured papers and to some 400 appll.
cants papers were refused. The italian naturaiixa-
tions were especially few in November last year.
The Populists Of Virginia ran a candidate for Lieu.
~enant'Governo " Just to show their strength" at the
November election. and polled for him 7,4Oo votes
out of a total OF l70, 900 In the State. He had AZ his
opponents Mr. Roller. the independent Republican
candidate. Mr.. Maycumber and Mr.. smithdeal. He
beat them all except Roller. but Roller was beaten by
the Democratic candidate by q majority of some
10000. Roller had 40. 900 votes.
Hannis Taylor. former Minister to Spain. Ia a candi.
date for the Democratic nomination to Congress in
the First Alabama Congress district. 1t is now rep.
resented by the Hon. George Washington Taylor OF
namnppIia apS innI, Al uI~ 10, a.. IA .o.l
en portion of tho state. hve of them on the Mobile
River. 1t Is overwhelmingly Democratic.
out of tho ~forty.nve States of the Union there are
nve-New York, New Jersey. Rhode Island. Pennsyi.
vania, and South carolina-in which the Legislature
meets annually, In some states tho duration OF the
session Is limited TO sixty days and In others to less.
In New York there Is no restriction.
Addison n. colvIn. the prcrent state Treasurer,
whose term expires at the close OF this year, is a resi-.
dent OF Glens Falls. In Warren county, and Is, It IA
said, n candidate for Congress In the Twenty third
district. a district made up of Clinton. Warren. Essex,
FRANKLIN ana washington counties. II 10 strongly
Republican. Warren county gave last year a Ropub,
ican majority OF 100; Franklin 800. Essex LOO,
aud Washington .. 800. Clinton county "a ordinarily
Republican, and Gov. Black carried It In 1890 by
nearly 1000. but last year. owing to local causes,
particularly In the town of P!attsburg, Clinton went
Democratic by thirty'two votes. and elected a Demo.
cratic Assemhlyman. A Republican nomination in
this Congress district is equivalent to an election.
The Arkansas Legislature, according t late accounts,
Is Asomewhat diversified assemblaye OF statesmen. It
comprises. on Joint ballot, III Democrats, i2 Popu.
liStS' ana y Republicans. Thers ara 90 lawyers, as
farmers. q merchants. o doctors, II teachers, 8 edi.
tors and 8 clergymen among Its members, besides
one insurance agent, The pay OF members is 90 a
day with u session OF sixty days. and a. the Little
ROCK Legislature meets only every second year. the