The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-24
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mi Trinity church eoiIed Ill Day We'd
mi nssdAy Tor the death Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt His no win b deeply
y Sejt. not only On Wan 0trsse. bus
among the ph:iAnthroptcal, who never
asked In vain for hsD help In their schemes
for bsnehsing the Och and needy. In char
scter. Cornelius vanderblIt Vas . typical
american business man. unpsetenfious.
alert. punctuaj. exact. and hasd-working 10
fault He kept In harness TO the day Of
his death for be seemed to love work for
works sake. Tho Vanderbilt money
doubled with William X. ana trebied with
Cornelius. Whether the present generation
have the family genius for mouey-making
remains to b seen.
The new election law 10 now Put In force
Tor the nrSt time that requires all hotel and
lodging house keepers In Greater New York
to make out and forward 10 headquArtsrs
an accurate report a. 10 perSonS claiming .
voting residence ~ their plaeeA This v .
very nice provision to prevent Illegal voting.
Tho amendment 70 tho election law makes
II the duty Of every landlord. proprietor.
lessee or keeper Of io1gang house. Inn or
hotel In the metropolitan election district to
keep register. In which 1hall Be entered
the name and residence. the date Of arrival
Of their guests and tho room or rooms oc-
cupied by them. These reports have 70 b
sent In to the superintendent and must also
state aga. height, weight. color Of hair,
marks on face or hands and complexion.
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The case Of Roland Il. Molineaux, who n
awaiting trial In the Tombs under indjct-
ment for the murder Of Mn. Katharine
Adams by means OF poison sent through
the malls, viii take place during the first
week OF November. Molineaux accused
Mr.. Osborn assistant district attorney, OF
having personal prejudice aRains, him.
II u true that the latter gives news TO the
reporters occasionally that 10 highly preju-
d'cfal to the prisoner and fs calculated TO
confirm the public In q belief Of HE guilt
Mr.. Osoorn has employed q handwri,.n;
exper. at a salary Of so day and already
the published accounts affirm that the let
tiers In the case are In MoIineaux's hand
writing. This testimony could only eman-
ate from the Office Of the district attorney
and the prisoner certainly seems Justified
In bis protest that his case 10 being preju-
diced
The new laws regarding the bsaildlnx Of
theatsrs are very formidable and exhaus-
tiva In such buildings a. described by
this law accidents through IRE or panic
would Be almost impossible. II u an open
secret that several New York Aheaters ars
verftable death traps. and although no ac-
eden, has happened for some time. II does
not mean that the buildings are afA In
certain very popular and high-class the
ater Of continuous performance" where
some unusually popular attractions are on,
the house - filled TO lin utmost capacity,
and the aisaes ase crowded with compact
crowds Of standing people The means Of
exit are very inadequate. even on ordinary
occasions: what win happen In case Of IRE
or panic 10 terrible to contemplate. That
Il u posssble to build theaters with con-
venicnt exits has been proved In Sydney.
Australia. where the CritAraon can Be emo
tied Of vast crowds IN lit;le over four min
where. in the ordinary course Of tt1ngs
II takes long time to get oul
New York - indeed the gateway Of the
nation. The hordes Of Immigrants who pass
This year has been an Exceptionally heavy
one. and September. II Il reaches the
roughly estimated total, WIN not b. ap-
preached by that Of any year since 1891, 1t
least. II II said that the class Of new
arrivals are better than formerly. but they
are ignorant at the best Out Of 1ss I'm
migrants In August only nfty-nine could
read Twenty-thres were afflicted with
diseases '9oatheome. dangerous ana conta-
gious" The classification Of races shows
that the Jews predominate. Of whom from
all countrfeA there arrived llS3: there
were 4.1oi Italians (sosrhern), and 30 Itai-
ians (northern). I japanese. II spaniardA
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4 African. Chinese and men. women and
children Of many other raceA
The coming theatrical season promises
10 be an unusually attractive ono. Sir
Henry Irving il coming over. Mrs. Lang
try and the immortal Sarah. We are to
have new plays. some OF which have al
ready begun. John Drew opened brilliant
iy this week in The Tyranny OF Tears"
Annie Russell, In Jerome X. Jerome's COM
edy. Miss Hobbs" was q success from
the start, but Mrs. Flsks. In Becky
SHARP" was . great disappointment.
Either the leading role II UNITED for the
actress or the play II badly constructed
At any rate. II has been condemned by
the New York critics. 6othern. IN The
Kings Musksteer." and Mrs.. Carter, in
''zaza." are repeating last winters tn
umphs. both plays running to crowded
houses. One Is emotional. morbid and
hystericsi: the other fresh and wholesome.
with all the swing and fervor Of the old
days. when men were men IN France. One
II 80 realistic as 10 make the tnd vince
and the refined blush: the other full OF
splendid. impossible adventures. like q
boys dream OF romance
New Workers. abroad do well 20 hurry
home. for no city Of civilization offers =,
nne q programme OF entertainment for
next winter To be sure. Paris may do
something in the way OF Instructions
with q little bomb-thrortng by way Of
variety. but far 1, has not been put
down OIL the bslis.
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The arrival OF the Oceanic In New York
was an important event. The steamer IN