The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-21
HOT DAY. 4 GOOD BOOK A NICE HAMMOCK DAY COMpLE

Guilty in sending again to the state ex-
ecutive seat the man whose name will
head their ticket.
Aside from the political Significance
of the appointment of the Hon.
Michael Herbert to succeed the late
Lord Pauncefote as the ambassador
of Great Britain to the United States,
New York society is interested in the
selection, for Mrs. Herbert is former
New York belle. She is the sister OF
the younger Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt and daughter Of X. L. Wilson
the banker. Mrs. Herbert is strik-
ingly beautiful woman, admirably
fitted for her new position by her con-
tinued association with the elite of
the Old World and there is no doubt
that she will become Immediately one
of the leaders of Washington s smart
set when her husband shall have as
sumed his new duties at the capital
next autumn.
Although the day Of rapid transit
from New York to Brooklyn draws
constantly nearer and thousands of
interborough travellers are looking
forward to the opening of such traffic
with anxiety, there Is difference of
opinion as to the rate of fares through
the subway extension to Brooklyn.
Mayor Low wants five cent fare
guaranteed from Brooklyn to any part
of Manhattan. This would practically
limit the field of bidders for the con-
tract to the Belmont Mcdonald com
pany, which holds the contract for the
subway in Manhattan. In Brooklyn
the problem appears in slightly
different light. People there want
five cent fare guaranteed from any
bart of Brooklyn to the lower part of
Manhattan. There will be no doubt
II compromise, but until the question
is settled there will be a hitherto un-
expected delay in the plans.
Lovers of things educational are re-
joicing over the announcement that the
Manhattan high school of commerce
is to have five years course, four
years regular and one extra and OPP
tional. The course will be much
broader than those of the usual bus
mess college or school.
One of the leading local newspapers
is carrying ON crusade against the
nuisance of standing between seats in
the open trolley cars. Women are
leading in the protest, but their re-
will not have full effect |
until they cease to show that stand
ing between the seats is not really OBJ
ectional to them. In the majority of
'ases there are just as many women
o be seen between the seats of open
'ars as there are men. During the
ush hours this is entirely true. 1t
nay be that the nuisance is objectional
o women passengers; in any case the
fleet of their protests is weakened by
heir willingness to stand up when
here are no other places for them.
One of the New York or Brooklyn
militia regiments will be invited to
participate i'll the big military review
to be held in Montreal, Canada on
June 26. 1t will probably be either
the 7th or the 23th. The former com
mand visited the Canadian city sew
eral years ago.
Although the official figures have
not been made up, estimates have
been made that indicate con-
siderable fall in the tax rate this year.
The reduction may be as much rs ten
points. The reduction will be chiefly
due to the increase in the assessed val
uations of real and personal property.
New York seems to be under the in
fuence of an automobile craze and
the news that any foreign expert is
coming to the city to show enthusi-
asts any new tricks or innovations in
machines is received with greatest
interest. Henry Fournier, the great
French automobilist writes to friend
here that he hopes to come to America
in November, when he will endeavor
ing power driven machines. He says
that during the summer he will be
occupied with the foreign races and
with engagements to test new models
of racing machines.
Ex-Chief Police william S. Devery,
on whom the blame is laid for the
defeat of Tammany hall at the cleo
ton last fall on the ground that he
sheltered vice and accepted bribes for
so doing, manages to keep himself
ever in the public eye. 1t is no secret
that many wonder how Devery accu-
mulated fortune of half million
from fortune of few thousands
year, even though he was on the force
twenty years. The latest rumor is to
the effect that he is going into real