Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-19
UNIQUE DISTINCTION.
New York Now Has the Temporary
National Capital.
SCHWAB'S NEW HOME.

situated in the state since President
roosevelt is spending his vacation at
oyster Bay. IL does not seem, howev-
er, as If Mr.. Roosevelt is having much
rest, for his vacation is pretty we'll
sandwiched between business, and the
staff of assistants seems not only as
busy as ever, but has been increased
by several members since the presi-
dent arrived at Sycamore hill the first
week in July.
Politicians are wondering II wonders
will never cease in New York. The
latest sensation Is the reported inten-
ton of ex-Chief of Police William s.
Devery, by his friends, to become the
leader of Tammany hall. This seems
all the more surprising from the fact
that Tammany owes it's defeat at the
last mayorality election largely to Mr..
Devery. Old timers laugh over the
matter, and new broom men shake
their heads, but admirers of the ex-
chief say that "touchin' on and apper-
tanning /" to the leadership, to use a
famous phrase of Mr.. Devery's, he will
get 1t, for the big fellow never went af-
ter anything he didn't get. He is going
to qualify for the shoes of Richard
Croker by capturing the leadership of
the Ninth Assembly district, then he is
going to make things hum. The out
come will be watched with interest.
If credence can be given to the var
ious reports the democrats are going
to have a more distinguished number
of stump speakers this year than they
lave had before in many years. From
a source supposed to be reliable and
trustworthy it is stated that Edward
NJ Shepard, who ran against Mayor
Low at the last municipal election, has
promised to make several speeches in
the interest of the democratic state
ticket. Lewis Nixon is also included
! in the list and while no itinerary has
yet been considered for the former
Tammany chieftain, it IS said that he
will probably address gatherings in all
the large cities of the state.
1t is the present plan of the city to
build at once, at the foot of East TWEEN
ty-Third street, an immense public
floating bath to accommodate at least
$4,000 at a time. The dock department
owns a block of property at this point
and an immense floating lock would
be a great improvement to the prop
erty. The appropriation required for
his undertaking would be about $780,
600. Hitherto the average amount the
city has paid for it's floating baths has
been about $4,000.
Plans are running along nicely for
the construction Of Chas. M. Schwab's
palatial residence, which will be the
finest in New York. This is saying a
great deal, when one considers the
magnifcence of such mansions as
those Of Andrew Carnegie, John Jacob
Aston, the Vanderbilts, Gerry's and
others. Mr.. Schwab's residence will
be notable also for the reason that 1t
will not be along Fifth avenue, where
the majority of the show houses of the
city are situated. 1t will be in the style
of the French Renaissance and the
Chatea de Blois, and the Little TRAN
on, both palaces of french kings, are
to be it's patterns. The cost will be
about SO, 800 900. The grounds will be
laid out in drives, walks, fountains and
an Italian garden. On the interior will
be lavished the best that can be found
in the architecture Of Europe, several
artists and sculptors now being abroad
at Mr.. Schwab's expense, studying var
ious famous models for the purpose.
In the basement will be swimming
pools, auto rooms, pool room and cleo
trio and refrigerating plants.
Through Ellis island, the gateway
of America more immigrants passed
during the fiscal year just closed than
have entered this country in any pre-
vious year. IN all 49,. } foreigners
were allowed to enter the port. and
from thence allowed to scatter through
the land. This is an increase over the
previous year Of nearly 81 per cent.
The interest which Wal street has
taken in the Chicago corn market has
been rather the interest of an obser-
yer than of a participant. The street
wonders whether the powerful and
daring specializing prominent in the
engineering of the corn movement will
be able to repeat their former sue
cesses in stocks. The history of spec
ulation shows that, while it is posi-
BILE to make a profitable corner in a
stock, the total issue of which is known
and registered it is quite another thing
altogether to engineer a profitable cor
ner in a food product, the supply OF
which cannot be definitely determin-
ed.
Some of the handsome new public
buildings, of which so much has been
written are nearing completion, to the
delight of New Workers, who rejoice in
nothing more han to show their great
structures to visitors to the metropo-
lis. The new stock exchange and the
new chamber of m are now
practically completed, so far as their
exteriors are cOnceTne-, and they will
be notable additions to the Wall street
district. The foundation of the new
custom house building is now virtually
completed, and a part of the Fifth ave
nue. front of the public library building
is now in place. so that some idea may
be formed of what will be the surpass-
ing beauty OF this great structure. The
extraordinary horse shoe building on
the triangle at the juncture of Broad.
way and Fifth avenue now looms up
over Madison square n has become
one of the sights of the city.