Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21
new YORK NEWS LETTER.
The Movement to Matve McCarrcn .
Member of the Democratic National
Committce-Pneumon Raging in
Gotham.

New York. January 1s.-Ncw Yori
democrats are interested In the alleged
movement afoot to make Senator Pa
trick McCarren the successor Of Nor
man +. Mack as committeeman from
this state, Mr.. NcCarren has become
a great power in Brooklyn and should
he be made national committeeman a
Jew ~ tho enthusiasts might press him
for tho Craftsmanship. II Ii doubtful If
such would be possible however. so for
the present many Of his friends will he
content II he can be made merely the
representative Of this state on the ma
tionai committee
In an effort to show that New York
IL safely republican even II the Plat
influence should he thrown openly or
secretly against the ticket next year
attention Is called to the table Of plur-
alities on the vote for asssmblymen
during the recent election. which has
Just been published. The figures show
that the republican plurality outside
Greater New York was 1888 and that
the net republican plurality in the
whole state was 27,s+7. This il held to
re remarkable showing in an OF
year when there was no state ticket
In the feld and that ma drift toward
democracy has been shown.
Not in many years has New YORK
had so many snow storms as this win
ter These have been followed by big
drops in the mercury and numerous
complaints are heard of cold cars on
the local surface and elevated lines
To such conditions In attributed the
prevalence of pneumonia. Efforts to
remedy the matter have failed. as the
New York oricisls cannot Be reached
by the rresent laws. Perhaps the Leg
islature viii amend tho laws 40 thai
death dealing cars will be eliminated.
"ot o''~ - o-eunonia rapidly run
ming UP the death list here but diph-
...L ec-riet fever are prevalent
to an extent that 10 causing anxiety.
A proportionats Increase of other con-
f'-t"ls disease. such a. measles and
chicken pox Is recorded rrsninen
physicians say that the high death rat.
over tho city and Brooklyn. in particular
Is doubtless due to the failure 70 u-s
antitoxins at all, or in insufficient amount
or not soon enough.
The large and interesting collection of
cirios gathered from every part Of the
world. which il now in the Museur, OF
tho Maritime Exchange Building. will
shortly be disposed Of Most of the relics
are from vesrels which were famous In
their time. There Is an original manu-
."rirt b. Sir walter Raleigh. taken from
one OF his ships; q pair ~ iron knucAl",
from vescci Of the Spanish armada 4
cane made from . plank of Commodore
Ferrys flagship Lawrence; box oi
matches found on an Arctic glacier by
Greedy; quadrant made in 1T1 and
take from 9 French friERte several years
litter and hundreds OF other articles Of a
similar nature. The souvenirs include a
roll on which the signature Of every
mayor of New York sppears United
States treasury check for ! cent and =
letter which went around the world on
test time in 81 days.
New York society is greatly interested
in report from Newport that Alfred q
Wander blt has been asked to be colonel
Of the Newport artillery company. the
company s the Oldest artillery orS.nizs
ton in the United State. having heen
granted . charter by George II. 1t Is in
dependent and has In its ranks many ~
the hest known Young men OF Newport
sud surrounding towne
There 10 much talk of operating a stage
Ire IN the rev Williamsburg hridge
Lending the instslment of a regular car
service and the matter viii lively be con
sid-r-d ny the authorities The section
sround the Manhattan t.rni,.a /. de
c!dedy unpreposeessins and II stage.
should he put on they win connect with
tho elevated railway stations. Unless the
satl-tr Glory m ake.hift OF shuttle care be
sdoptcd it Will take year and 4 half 10
install rar service with adequate ter
mnal facilities
Much comment has been aroused over
the proposed erection Of IS story oHoe
building at tho corner Of Cortlsndt street
49, frordwaY - 10 known ss the Broad
way Cortland, bul;ins. 1t would ofcoursa
10 tho highest structiir. in tho world Real
tho report While such building Is a-
engineering possibility, there is no ncc->-
Pity for such mammoth structure, ev"r
In the crowded financial quarter. A build
ing with nearly half a hundred stories
would be hard to heat and even II cree; -
according to the latest improved methods
swaying in the Wind could not we'll he
story Pdrk Row structure would hardly
pay and there will hardly he any expert.
m-utlrg just for fun
New Yorks market il said to he the
finest In the world and it If asserted this,
everything that il considered edible can hi
found here. The latest acquisition to the
game supplies is the wild boar from III.
Black forest 81 Germany Scorer Of these
d-nizens OF the mountain district Of the
fftherland are displayed at the big mar
kets, Expensive game, though. is not
ought 20 ir-ly now - It was year
ago, as Wall Street hs. dulled .omew ha t
ne appetite. Of the epicure.
The De Witt Clinton high school for
boys work on which ha. Just been begun
the largest high school in this part OF the
country when completed, II will have a
seating capacity OF 400 and stand hvs
stories high. The auditorium with q seat.
ing capacity OF 2,ooA will he equipped
Win a large pipe organ and decorated
with mural paintings, The nuthosi les
desire few sick" excuses or pallid faces
so they have decided to .schcw all forms
~ pastry II the especially modern feature
Ut the school, large restaurant. Al !ast
Young Americs" IL to eat according Ia
ia" latest scientific methods.
Visitors to tho automobile show which
opens This week at Madison Square Garden
Will zee the largest automobile ever made
IN America, IL was constructed by a
brooklyn Nrm that makes a speciality OF
power driven cars OF high power and car
rying capacity Tbs one 10 he shown 10
an automobile for Is passengers, built
along the same lines a. 8 touring car Ii
10 equipped with q four c,lind-r gIaolens
engine and can travel 70 miles an hour.
DR. Psrkhurst is said to be prepa ring q
bin tn change the excise Law by which
tho law-ahidirg hear drinking Gsrma n
citizens Of New York" will he enabled ia
got their beer on Sunday. Just how this
ia to te done has not been decided uron
vet nv the minister. but he IL firmly con
viced that the temperate men who cxer-
disc n manly self-cortrol and respect our
laws should be given some opportunity to
Obtain their beer il they so desire.
New Yorll's gay element is alarmed at
the possibility of there being no French
ball this year, The idea that a season
viii pass without any Partisan gaycty at
Madison square Garden or any docolette
danseuses deNteronsly removing top hats
with their toes seems incredible. Time
was when the French ball" deserved its
celebrity as social function unique Of
its kind. 1t marked the climax Of a sea
sons dissipation for the callov vnuth