Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-20
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Coroner System Antiqated-von Wal
dersee's Coming Visit Freight Con-
ditions Unsatisfactory For
Steamship Men.
Now York, February 10.

The trouble between District Attorney
jerome and some OF the city coroners
growing out of the latters' belief that the
district attorney attempts to usurp their
places, recalls the fact that for twenty
years. at frequent intervals, efforts have
been made, but without success, to get
rid of the coroner system. once useful
coroners in the development of modern
criminal procedure, have become Ike the
fifth wheel to CONFEDERATION IL nm
drance than help. physician attacn-
ed to the district attorneys office would
be all that Is necessary to ascertain tht
cause of death in mysterious cases, but
tradition and politics have ombined 10
maintain the coroner system, although
each year 1t seems to grow more obsolete.
New York will enjoy an unusual snare
of distinction resulting from visits OF ccIc-
brated people this year, for following
closely upon the American tour of Prince
Henry comes the visit of the Count ana
Countess Won Wadersee, in April ne
countess Is am American woman ana by
her first marriage enjoys the honor Oh
being n relative also to Emperor William
of Germany, She has not been IN ms
country for more than thirty years, put
as Miss Lee was one Of the bellies of GO
than society in the early sixties. she Is
q friend of Mrs. William Aston and other
famous society leaders who Will entertain
for her lavishly during her stay In TINS
mi rtT
,i 81 onrn,n oruv and had
ahau,,n 90 n,iI,o NC forces in China dur
ing the siege Of Pekin
Comptroller Grout is making an investi-
cation to enable him to ascertain exactly
what the financial condition of the city is
lie thinks the margin of debt mourning
snaIi 80 no u,,,i sanction no more bond
issuns ,,,tu he Lroys iust what can be
snfai, 49,, w. e., bnyovar nothine
c,i,ir,I ~, Tho anonc,aI condition of the
r,ntroroiis
Stcr,os op NorL Twa;, the famous HUI
morist ,iLc thoeo of most great mon. are
n,,neroua ond ola hmt one is roins the
rounds ~ Naw Yor,,'e literary circles that
soar,s 70 ha ,,o,, ,rho oroatee+ admirers
will admit that all comnositors are not
in,o,,;gant nor ,istod ,n,th a sense of hu-
NOR and n,ofese,onaI humorists some
,,,,,as s,,e,or sa,,ara,,. ~ ,tnir hands Mark
Twain once mad a t,r,ine. cxnerionce with
a compositor, lie Mad received from his
n,,hIt.hors tho nroofs ~ a etorv which he
ronsjderod az funny ne anvthing he ha |
ovnr wr,tter but n, rnodinr the proofs
be discovered tbnt the fun had becn care
fu,,v eliminated Mr. clemens returned
Tho nroofs congratuIatinr the compositor
mon having consumed one week in maxi
iny sense If a story which he himself had
ronuired two weeks to make nonsense of -"
Nar, yorL car M, boast a Mardi Cras
h, INV means becaueo tho event seems
IN beIory 60 narticularlv to New Orleans
,hat - ,,o,ld no an INFRINGEMENT for any
othsr city 70 ceIahrate but tho many So
otaI o,,a,,ts which us,,,,,, tai,e Macs the
niaht haforo hsb "Wednesday in the me-
,ner',,,s n-aro cnrsniruous for their alb
sonco mic Season This is due TO the
sact tbat co MANY fetes have been MANNED
for tho nronosad vieit of Prince Henry
Not +ha Iorten season will be robbed of
49, ~ 1istinrtive in the metropolis.
It &. q niaasnro "a rote the Immense
,,,s,s % r,n,a,, tba+ bayo hoer givon dur
,na tho mast few years in New York for
I,,oa,ior o,-+ ,ibr,ries and muee,ms
o,hor ci,ios ~ mnch Iess wealth and now
~. Than Nav York have been in advance
NJ n IN .scianco tn mako life INTELLIGENT
o,d IN tho ART m ,,ake ,ife beautiful. =
p,,t ,horo b,s ,o+eIv heen q great awaken
tre hero nc viii bs noticed in the won
aar,,i da,oIonrent ~ Columbia into n mil
''rsitr. tho advances made Inv tho New
yori, u-niversitv the new home of the
oity co,,ege. The estahliehment of n great
iihror,. sTs,or, tho founding Of gardens
81 hotorv .rd yooloev and the extens ons
% ,ha r,,ueeums Of ART and natural history.
1ha oitv has been backward In these
1t, oi,hougb thie can no longer he
sn;d but thc St,ta as a whole takes the
i'ad IN statistiCs Of higher education.
Nau, yorl, s not only first in total num-
So ~ s,',5ort. of all binds hut is first
Nv, W. w c,,,d fnr col1ogi,to and
' 49, i,.lrsj,,. nd hoe tho largest amount in
,nstaa ~ collore ,rounds and buildings.
49, iorgos+ punbor or hooks in college IL
hrorias and thc largest yearly income,
IT, is stated in real estate circles that
,ho pornsvlvaria railroad has failed Ia
cnr,tnote lie nurcbasas Of nropertv need
cd for it's terminal facilities on Manhat an
~, - - 49, 90, -, car+ai, rar
-, 800 ,rot i,to tho hands of enecula.
VS. 49, 49, -.