The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-12

|, power, but there Undoubtedly Wal be
Ia gradual substitution of those loyal
10 the party for those who have fail
e., to manifest enthusiasm for the wig
wants cause OF all the departments,
that of Comptroller Grout will provide
the. largest quantity of spoils, there
being 1875 exempt places under his
jurisdiction alone. The commission
ers of Account, charities. municipal
courts. board of elections. fire and
l. departments are others having a
large number of positions exempt
from civil service rules.
People who read so much about New
York's famous tenderloin have an idea
that it is composed of dives and rock
cries, but this is not true. There are
many lifelong residents of New York
even who have a haZy idea about what
territory is included in the notorious
district and many will be surprised to
learn that the celebrated Fifth avenue
hotels are in the Tenderloin. The
territory, in fact, included Forty Sec
ond street on the north, Fourteenth
street on the south. Fourth avenue on
the East and Seventh avenue on the
west. All Of the notorious resorts in
this district are said to be making
preparations to keep open shop when
Tammany assumes control on the
first Of January.
1t is doubtful if Herr Conreid will
profit any by the protection Of "Parsi-
fall The impressario himself is au-
thority for the statement that the
TOW, of 1n I'll
will cost $165, 900 while the limit of re-
ceipts possible is $15OOOO. He is CIV
ing the opera in order to do something
for America. New YOrkS musical
world is intensely interested in the,
forthcoming production, not only ON
account of the excellence of the work
itself. but from the fact. that it has
been largely advertised by a campaign
against it by local ministers who have
declared that "ParsfaI'' is sacriligious
and immoral.
Gradually the antiquated horse car
is disappearing from the metropolis.
Traction service has at last been in
augurated on the Fourteenth street
line crosstown connecting with the
East Twenty third and Christopher
substitution of electricity for horse
power for this season, the intention of
the 1nterurban company being to close
construction work next Tuesday
Before Bridge Commissioner Linden
thai leaves Office on January 1. he will
announce a plan for the reconstruct
ton of the old Brooklyn bridge. It
will be one of the most remarlQa Bile en-
cheering featS ever attempted in this
city and the cost will be between So
100000 and $4,OOO.OOO. while the recon-
struction work will amount practically
to the rebuilding of the old bridge.
Theatrical managers no longer have
cause to complain about the poor at
tendance at the various p1ayhouses
Though it cannot be said that New
York boasts billboard as replete
with splendid, strong plays this year
as last. many of the foremost actors
and actresses of the present day are
filling engagements in the city and they
attract audiences, rather than the
plays in which they appear. With the
excitement of elections and the begin
ming of winter business over, New
Workers and their visitors who are
pouring into town by every train for
the holidays find great amusement in
theatres and patrOniZe them literally