The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-22
NOTES.

tne June nHuTeS OF the rrnsu' w.
expected to corroborate this statement In 1900
the population Of the distrlc, was l7oo".
They we're then. and remained for fourteen years
aftsrward. q par, Of Westminster county In
1870 the population vas 2S.s0O. In ioe"'
sx years after annexation. II was $4,000 IN
1892, by the State census, II was $4,000. In iseo.
BY the police census, Il was l2s.o7o. The pfssen'
population OF the two Bronx wards Is from 2ss'ooo 'o
$50. 900.
State ON GERS are 70 be voted for this year IN North
Dakota. now a Republican State. and the conditions
under which their Populist opponents there are more
Popullsts than Democrats In North Dakota a'e'o
make the night does not give much promise oil sue
cess. The regular Populists are 10 hold theif S's'e
convention for the nomination OF candidates In Grand
Forks on July 10. and the Democratic convention VIII
be held 1.-THE same place and time. The hido'e or
the Road Populists are to hold a rival convention on
June 60 for the nomination OF q State ticket also.
The nrst annual report OF the Bureau OF Municipai
Statistics, which comprises 100 pages. partly In
English and partly In Gaelic. has made It's appear
ance Tor summer reading.
In 1895 the Prohibition Presidential nominations
were made on May 81. the Republican nominations
on June 10. the Socialist nominations on July !. The
Democratic nominations on July 10. the Popuh'
nominations on July "a and the Gold Democracy
nominations on Sept. 5. THIS year there are Two
Socialist parties and there are 10 be two popuii"
National conventions.
John J. Bradley Is the STATE Senator from q New
York city district for two terms. and the building al
the corner Of Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street.
which has been the headquarters Of the Building DE-
partment for q number Of years, was part Of me
Bradley estate and was known a. 1.-The Bradley buhd-
ing. Its owners have recently communicated 70 me
city authorities q request for . more permanent lease
than the present one which Is BY yearly letting from
May /. Their communication has born referred 10 The
Commissioner OF Buildings. who gave a favorable re
port. and accordingly, BY a vote OF the Sinking Fund
Commission. the Corporation Counsel has been re-
quested 10 prepare . lease Of the second, third, fourth.
nth, sixth, seventh and dc nth floors Of the building
for the use Of the Department Of Buildings for q term
Of two years from May |. 1900, at an annual rental
OF $40, 500 payable quarterly, the lessor to furnish
heat, elevator service and storage room. The present
rent Is 81, 900. ana The 1850 additional is for two
extra stories, the second and third.
Patrick n. Pickett. former captain Of the 1hIrtieth
stree, police station and present warden Of Ludlow
Street Jail. has been made q commissioner Of deeds.
The Maryland Legislature before it, adjournment
considered the proposed constitutional amendment 10
prevent bribery, but IL failed TO receive the requisite
constitutional majority, and was therefore defeated.
There will DO no sessions OF the Legislature untl
1907, and the prospects Of such an amendment IN
Maryland. where It Is said that It is much needed. are
poor.
The success OF the Democrats In the recent special
election In Utah seems to az securely that STATE In
the Bryanits column for 1900. Utah being now one Of
the lar gest silver producing States In the country,
The newly elected Congressman was formerly the
a.at ts,ah D.nr.s.rsalv. In up.phipUtnp
New Jersey Is now the only State 10 the country
which elects It's Governor fer a term OF three years,
and there will sst be an election for Governor In the
Cranberry State until 1901. Notwithstanding that
fact. the recent Newark eeouos turned largely upon
the aspirations Of Mayer Seymour, Democrat. for
the place at the head OF the Democratic Ticket nett
year. lie was opposed BY one faction Of the party,
but was successful nevertheless by more tAAu 1000
majority. and II Is now regarded as inevitable that
he will head the Democratic ticket mex! year, and
pcYhap su cccssfully. for at the election Of two years
ago the State was quite close. the Republican plu.
rality for Gov. VOORHEES, being only e.4o0 In a total
vote OF 3SS, 600. Toward this total. Essex county. Of
which Newark Is the chief city, contributed 4.eS7.
and II Nj. Seymour should be able TO reverse those
fgures next year or 10 carry ESSEX by a majority
As large as he had al the recent municipal cleo
ton in Newark his success would be practically
sui IA Ntpu1l'hho u EeW otis'y hOWVNtIs
do not concede this. though they are incllsed TO re-
gard Mayor Seymour as a formidable antagonist.
There is no end to the troubles Of the Lorel.,
fountain or the expenses attending its preservation,
removal and maintenance. on March 81 an appro-
p~riaion Of 81. 900 vas ASKED by the Department Of
Highways 10 repair the In jures done BY SOME icono-
clast who barbarously mutlst-d Il by destroying he
symmetry Of one OF the sculptured figures with An
axe or beer maiet 1t appears tina, -ihIs act Of
vandalism has given Great pro,ocation 70 our German
fellow citizens" according 10 the report Of the repre-
sentauves Of the Municipa Council known as
Committee Of One" In accordance with this recon-
mendsiion 81, 900 Is TO be expended for the Lorelci
fountain in addition to what has already been paid
on this account by the city. No other fountain
erected In New York city has interested 50 small q
number Of persons as has the fragile Lorelei.
The statement has been frequently made among
politicians that nine-tenths Of the number Of those
who apply for appointment In the classified civil ser
vice fail 10 secure places and that the actual number
Of appointments Is about and usually less than 10
per cent. Of the number. The recent report OF the Com
missioners OF Civil Service, the municipal board. COZ
roborates this view. for last year In New York there
were io.i37 applications for appointment under
which examinations were held and 700 appoint
ments, including promotions
II is fact not generally recalled that. although The
demand for consolidation under the Greater New
York project was popularity supposed to be most
urgent and general In the outlying districts away
from wha, is now the borough Of Manhattan, there
was comparatively little support Of the propo,a In
vhatls now The Bronx, 0 rsnnexed district OF The city.
on the vote on consolidation In 1894 carried by q
substantial majority In the county OF New YORK; The
vote In the Twenty ninth Assembly district Of The
Bronx was :. si2 Tor and .. 26i against ron soNdatlon
and In the Tbiriieth & was e,<l2 In favor and
2,3l9 against. a small lead entirely offset by the
number OF Bronx citizens whose Indifference was
shown IN not voting 1900 In the Twenty ninth and
:, 700 In the Thlr,leth. A minority OF the citizens Of
The Bronx voted In favor Of consolidation.
Under a Law passed by the recent New York I<gis.
lsture. County Clerks must tran smii to the Secretary Of
state before Dec. IS a tabulated statement OF ths
oficial canvass Of the last preceding general election.
The purpose Of this prov sion Is 10 eX pedite. 50 far as
possible, the date OF The completion OF the one sl can.
vass and TO avoid any occasion for delay. Last year
the election was held on Nov. 7, but In the city Of New
York so dilatory was The Board OF City Record In
complying with the provisions Of the statute that The
ofncial canvass did not appear until March O..
The city OF Cincinnati, which has now a Democratic
Mayor, whose term Of once does not expire until July
/, 1900. was carried By the Democrats al the Statr
election u November last on the Governorship and
It returned a Democratic dele a,ion to Columbus. the
choice OF representative from Hamilton county being
on a general Ticket and moi, on district tickets. In tile
municipal contest Of April, however, the Republicans