The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20
REVIEW OF THE WEEK
IN NEW YORK.

: REVIEW Of me WEEK E
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lew YORK, Aug. 1s-The wealth
M W er In New York has been very
NM erratic these last few days
M Very hot then cool wave. ter
"a " rible thunder storms and rain
that nearly washed the coast OF
New Jersey away. One Goes not realize
how bad these summer storms in New York
are until one reads the list Of casualties In
the morning papers: the houses. horses.
trains and barns struck by lightning, ship
ping destroyed and long lists OF wrecks at
sea- The last two storms have left trails
OF disaster behind them that are far from
pleasant reading.
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This part OF the world seems to be sub
ject to epidemics Of al kinds. We've worn
out the kissing bug. then there was . long
tst OF people who died from tetanus, and
now q new form Of horror has been d.scov-
ered-.nfant paralysis. It 10 an entirely new
disease; it attacks only children under s
years old, but the reports come In daily
of the many victims.
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Preparations are going On apace getting
ready for Dewey" The sculptors have
given their services in designing and erect
ing a triumphai arch. and they also offer
to make a number Of designs for house and
public building decorations to be given to
any one on application. hoping thereby to
get more handsome and uniform beauty
TO the streets than can be done by Individual
taste. At a meeting of the Sculptors' So
ciety, called to consider the means OF doing
the work in the short time remaining. the
roll was called for pledges Of work anc CO.
operation. Every member who was pres
ent at the meeting pledged himself with
out reserve to the work. 1t IS said that
the artists carrying out the plan VIII give
TO the city professional service amounting
in value to 100000 to 100000.
The various railways running to this
city have pledged themselves to reduce the
fare one-half. Certain suburban trolley
companies refused to reduce the fare. and
defended themselves by explaining that It
would take all their time and men to man.
age the crowds who would come. anyway.
and IL they reduced the fare they would
be swamped.
The city front will be gay with bunting
and decorations all the railway depots
promising to beautify their buildings.
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The first week OF October will be q gay
one, indeed, for New York. On the LIST
will be Dewey's return. and on the Sd the
race for the America cup. There has been
a good deal Of anxiety displayed lest these
two great occasions should clash. Tor IL they
occurred on the same day they would ma
teriaIly interfere with each other.
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II Is strange that France. England and
America should each have her hero at the
same time. France seems to be afraid OF
the immense popularity of Marchanc since
his return from Africa. and wherever he
walks abroad and Is lionized by the people,
he gets peremptory orders from the gov
eminent to 20 elsewhere, and on no ac-
count 10 lend himself to popular demon
stration." Poor man. he Is suffering al
most ~ badly at the hands OF his too ar
dent admirers az cur poor. gallant hero.
Hohson, who Was jeered and 5ibec out OK
his country by undeserved r.dicu.e.
England knows how to treat heroes She
does not fear them like France, or throw
mud on them like America, but hands over
a check for $4,000.
1t is to be hoped that America viii re-
spect Dewey, and after making him the
popular Idol. win not try to pull him down.
As heard a man remark the other cay:
st win not be long before we will hear
the report that Dewey wasn't at Mania at
all on the LIST Of May; that he didn't take
the place at all: they will say that Bacon
did itv'
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The Mazet committee goes steadily on
unearth.ng a terrible corruption In the POI
lice force OF this city. II is strange that
the patient American will go on enduring
this state OF things when II is in his own
hands to stop 1t. II every gentleman OF
education in America would take the trou-
Bile to vote II would be easy enough to
make politics honest. But when boys are
| brought up to consider the very word SYM
| onymous with corruption; when gentlemen
| 90 out OF town 10 escape the election. the
| government gets into bad hands.
| America is peculiar in one thing. She
| will let a wrong run along, getting worse
| and worse, until suddenly and unexpect-
| eddy all honest men rise up and wipe Ii
| out. This was done some years ago In
| New York city. and the place was we'll
| governed by honest and competent people,
| Then the business men. the educated class
| lost interest again. and II has fallen oack
into corruption and Tammany.
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The Gerry society Is continually cropping
| Up In the police courts, as doing some par
| ticuiariy hsgh-handed business with car
rylng of children n the name of charity
ard protection. John u. Van Why. o.
Green street. New York. lost his baby girl
and searched the city for three Gays Sne
was reported missing at the police station.
and was finally found at the home of the
| Gerry society. How she go; there the Of
ficers of the society positively refused 20
eivulge. The parents. when II was sug
gcsted to them that the society had their
child were terribly frightened. which they
should not have been If the place were
really refuge for the unfortunate.
TIE Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO children that exists in all big cities Is
a good and noble institution. but the pub
lie should always demand al accounting.
for no society can stand the strain OF too
much power.
A bill was passed AZ the house Of lords.
England that seats be provided for shop
girls The Lancet. an English mefica. pa
per declared that IL was a disgrace 10 Q
civilized country that any woman should
sc compelled 10 stand in shops from twelve
20 fourteen hours daily. with only two In
tervais OF half an hour and twenty min
&c. ell he