El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

MaZets campaign are circulating
thousands of postal cards, on which is
printed the following: Il am working
for my pocket all the time Richard
Croker before the Mazet committee.
The number of city employees has
been increased by the present Tamma-
ny administration nearly 10000. TIES
timony OF George McAueny before the
Mazet Committee. The increase
of salaries under the present Tammany
administration has amounted to nearly
So, 00O 600. In the 10Th assembly dis
trict the assessed valuation of property
has been increased under the present
Tammany administration from S92, OOO.-
900, to SIP, 900, 900, and the tax rate has
been increased to $2.4S,"
New York is city of queer business
occupations, but a Chinese laundryman
in St. Marks place, just off the Bow
cry. has recently started an altogethe
new "side line" He keeps on hand a
large assortment of collars collected by
him from uncalled for "wash" at the
places of his fellow lsundrymen, and
from this miscellaneous assortment
he supplies clean collars in
place of those wilted at the gambling
tables or in the dance halls on the
east side. Be claims to do q large
business, sometimes receiving q dollar
for q clean collar from some lucky
'sport" who wants to better his ap-
pearance.
Miss Helen Gould has taken hold of
the campaign against the Mormon
Congressman, Roberts, with all the
vigor and liberality that Invariably
characterizes her work. whether in
peace or in war. She has already CIV
en- Sc, 900 to the league for social SER
vice, and the president of the league,
Rev. Josiah Strong, told your CORES
pendent this week that he purposed to
distribute over 1000 900 pamphlets in
an endeavor to cause such widespread
hostility to the polygamous congress
man that it would be Impossible for
him to take his seat.
A newspaper report has it that Will
liam K. Vanderbilt has warned the
public not to build q house At all like
the one he contemplates. The plans
from the foundation to the elate roof
have been copyrighted. Mr.. Wander
bilt. however, has taken q more effect
i've means than the copyright law to
prevent Q duplication of his new man
sion; he intends to spend between $500.
600 and 81, 900. 600 on it.
One of the very worst acts of the pre-
sent mayor of this city is his approval
of the new building code approved by
the municipal assembly. Besides
opening the way to unsafe and faulty
construction generally, the code, &C.
cording to the Charity Organization
society, practically nullifes everything
that has been accomplished in the last
ten years towards tenement.house re-
form,
The glory of the horse show is not
apparently to grow less with years.
Old exhibitors pass away, but new men
take their places, and the show con-
tinues to be one of the amusements
that society heartily supports. This
already the list of entries numbers
276; 60 of these are new corners, Rich
ard Croker being among the latter.
cd
last week passed a resolution
approving the Spooner national quar-
antine bill, providing for q national
health bureau under the treasury de-
partment. The bill has also been en-
dorsed by the New York board OF
trade and transportation.
The formal opening of the Zoolo-
gical Garden in Bronx Park took place
last week. This promises to become one
Of the largest s'zoos" in the world.
The garden covers 261 acres, and the
collection of specimens will now be ao-
'ively carried on.
Five large ocean steamers, carrying
nearly 22OO cabin passengers, arrived at
Now York on Sunday. This was the
busiest day the customs inspectors
,ver had, and with such Q crowd there
Was . great deal of delay and grumb-
ing on the part of the passengers.
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famous Molineaux case will begin Nov.