The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-31
GOSSIP OF
GOTHAM
Bowie Mission Not a
HoWiing Success
LIVED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS
=litah. the Restorer, Has Not Made
Any Money in New York.
LIVED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS

Any money IN new YORK.
New York. Oct. 31-All the forces
4 the fusionists and Tammany are
Iued up for the great political bat
n next Tuesday and even though
-zgDvas8e1 have been made by several
limbs and one of the big daily papers
II s n possible to predict with any
thgree Of certainty whether Mayor
Lowe = II be reelected, or whether
George z. Mcclellan will defeat him
IL The LIS
Cerrainly New York has never had
q more picturesque campaign in its
ljsto-y. The fight between District
Mooney Jerome and Comptroller
.5rcu-. who seems to have forgotten
aI be terrible things he has said con
..r5ipg Tammany since accepting
..' organizations nomination, has
-s..g considerably the Iustre Of the
.r leading candidates and every
that is uttered by either man is
GobbIed up by the reporters
r. evoured by the public upon ap-
nsa nee m print Undoubtedly both
s-. god takers. If Tammany wins,
So rout stands a chance Of redeem
himself; if the fusionists sue
... 10 reelec,ing their candidate, it
81. pc many years before Grout will
-,rs TO the fore again, for it would
T. DO beneath Tammany to lay a
-s deal Of the blame for its defeat
aurr Iii, shoulders.
within The past few weeks there has
developed a marked disposition In
Cga-ny quarters to call a halt upon
yhatI is termed the eXtravagant plans
For public improvements in New York
Fhe fact that all Of the city depart
:nC1ls and all of the borough presi-
ie1IS have asked for largely increas-
"a appropriations has caused dubious
shaking Of heads and much political
~%3Htal for the campaign. Ultra con-
stFvative New Workers seem TO for
gel that the city is growing rapidly
and that considerable increase in
expenditures is necessary to keep
RAG with the current development
II The city. On the other hand whilei
apparently wishing to be economical
ne present incumbentS Of offices arel
lnsltuing reforms which in after
9>e3rS will serve as it were, as mOnu-
lnents to their incumbency in office.
Much interest is manifested in theI
>naysOrt that a society Of Russian Jews
y buying several pieces Of property
,n the outskirts of Brooklyn for thel
ssnEpose Of establishing colony
mere for number Of refugees from
Nfshineff Whether or not the re-
i2su'1 is true can not be asecrtained
7 II should prove true, however, there
= apt to be tall kick. coming from
2lburbanites in that particular por-
-Jtgn of Brooklyn. to use the vernacu-
al of the Bowery.
Few people know that the new Will
iams bridge which will be formally
9spened the first of December, will
-a1SI 10000 more than the famous
ETOoklyn suspension bridge, when
completed The moving platform will
1cI be completed for two years and
lis will cost an additional $4,000
$40. Even when the Williamsburg
1-idge is completed there will be
-Ehers on the way for the Manhattan
and Blackwell Islands bridges will
2aTdly be completed for three years
y few more and New York will have
- little claim on the title of City of
Bridges
With the approach of winter sad
lays loom up for the great army Of
sorkers that must travel daily b.
[Seen homes in suburbs and to bust
zesE in New York. Those who five
III steam and trolley lines suffer IN
-zxad Inconvenience by the siest and
npwstorms of winter and many who
an afford it board in the city to
avoid the delay caused by anch condi
ICns. There are thousands, however
ESho can not afford such modes Of Nv
ZIG and these are the ones who d.
Seuve 10 he piied.
The season of the Rev John Alex.
2nder Dowie is drawing to close and
NJ In doubtful if he will carry away
hon New York all the dollars that
Ms hoped for. Indeed it 10 pretty
sAfe 10 aay that Elijah II host on the
proposition. His campaign has been
NIL OF incident. however, and New
Suk, which from the very nrst 70
FUSED to take Dowie seriously. hal
md Its quota of fun from the VISIT
Rne students of the various coaR>un
md schools probably reaesd II