El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-18

sell to remain politically independent,
and its work Ia mainly in sustained agi-
tstion by which it expects to build up
sentiment against the drinking
saloon. 1t seeks to influence legisla-
ton looking toward the. eventual sup
preston Of liquor selling, and it main
tains law enforcement department
that tries to secure the strict enforce
ment OF existing regulations. The
league Is but six years old and it's pro-
gress is so short a time has been re-
markable. In New York there are
one hundred branches employing 16O
salaried men and women. The league
has achieved hundreds of victories over
the saloon, not by violent expedients,
such IS the destruction of property,
but by generating sentiment which
could not be successfully resisted by
saloon keepers.
The competition between builders of
apartment houses in New York is
bringing out new ideas in construction
every day. The bats of artificially
cooled .refrigerators, individual tele-
phones and similar fixtures seem to be
played out because they have become
SO common that any one may have
them. A new scheme is the building
of a tunnel which will give tenants of
new Fifth Avenue apartments access
to Sherry's, now the most fashionable
restaurant in New York. Sherry's is
opposite the apartments and the tunnel
will run under the street. The same
structure will contain large swim
ming pool AID the rents will be In pro-
portion to the elegance of the house
from So, 900 to $4,000 for suites of from
four to ten rooms.
So far this year transactions on The
New York stock exchange have
amounted to 1000, 600 shares, or
nearly 1000, 900 shares more than the
number dealt in in the same period of
last year. All records have been
broken, and the Increase is largely
due to private speculation. This is
now at low ebb, but six months ago
nearly everyone in New York who had
800 was specializing on the exchange.
On December 9th seat on the ex-
change sold for $4,000 which is the
largest price ever paid for a seat.
Four or five years ago useats were
selling as low as SIS 600.
The liveliest place in New York on
Sunday is the Speedway running along
the Harlem porth of 155th street.
Brushes between the drivers occur
every minute and 40 heavy carriages
Or teams being allowed on the drive,
there are splendid opportunities for
friendly races between the horsemen.
Runaways are frequent, but the mount
ed policemen stationed along the drive
stop these before any damage is done.
Speedway and there are probably fifty
two ten horses to be seen there every
Sunday. 1t is fine sight as viewed
from the two bridges that span the
drive.
Psderewski, accompanied by his
wife and manager, arrived In New
York last week. His tour of the coun-
try will begin on the 18th and before
ne returns to Europe he announces
hat he will visit the cities of the |
,outhwest, California, and Mexico. 1t |
vas learned from the composer that he |
las almost completed his three-act
,pera, and that 1t will be produced for
he first time in Dresden when he re-
urns home. The opera is said to be
'Wagnerian in style" and at the same
ime modern"
Sunday, the first anniversary of the
reaty of peace with Spain. was the
ate selected by Hon. Whitelsw Reid
Or a dinner in honor of the peace COM
1issioners. Judge Day, Judge Gray,
ena,ors Davis and Frye, aud one of
he most distinguished companies ever
altered in New York, were present.
The first formal eventIof the social
sason will be the Assembly ball at the
Thursday night. The
otillion will be led by Worthington
aud Craig Wadsworth, On
x-Rough Rider.
Holiday Excursion to the Southeast.