Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-25
NEW YORK NEWS LETTER..

NEW GORk.-The attitude of Muir
ply. the Tammany leader, leaves no
longer any doubt that Cleveland and
no other representative of the Demo
cratic party is the presidential candi-
date favored by Tammany. The pro
verbal cat has neatly escaped from
the Dag of secrecy. 1t is probable.
that Murphy would have kept the
Democrats of New York and those
OF the whole country guessing for
some time to come, at least until the
political atmosphere would. nave be-
come little clearer, but circum-
stances forced his hand The friends
of Mayor Mcclellan strongly favored
that the New York delegates to the
st. Louis convention should be in
structed in favor of their candidate.
but Murphy put big and husky foot
down against instruction.
The advantages of a thoroughly or
ganized and well oiled machine evi-
IDENTIFY appeals TO the Democrats of
New York state. not under the immed-
late control of Tammany. The Dem
ocratic organizations in several coun-
ties have already strongly endorsed
the plan of extending the organiza-
ton committee of Tammany Hall into
the organization of each and every
county in the state of New York Ii
has also been suggested that the state
convention name the candidate for
United States senator prior to the
election of such senator by the New
York state Legislature. While the
former proposition undoubtedly meets
with general approval among the
Democrats in the different parts OF
The state, the latter suggestion has
not been favorably received. How
ever, it is of no particular consequence
as il is generally admitted that the
chances of electing a Democrat Unit
ed States senator are extremely slim
No matter what the feeling In 9th.
er parts of the country may be, the
New Workers strongly sympathize
with Japan in the present difficulty
The way in which the people here re
ceive every bit of news, indicating a
success of the Japanese the enthu-
siasm shown over the dash and cour.
age of the eastern yankees during
their first attack upon Port Arthur
leaves no doubt as to the directions in
which the sympathy of the people
lies. The local Japanese consul gen
eral has been practically besieged all
week by persons who were anxious to
offer assistance in some form or other
to Japan. Hundreds volunteered to
enlist in the Japanese army or navy
while Others came forward with var
ious practical or unfeasible plans for
raising funds in the interest OF Japans
war fund. The Jews of New York
showed themselves particularly eager
TO assist Japan and the reason given
by many was, that 1t was not so much
the desire to help Japan. as the de
sire to get even with Russia for the
massacre at Kisheneff, that prompted
their offers
j. Pierpont Morgan has made an.
other lucky investment the other day
when he purchased the Louis Sayre
Burchard collection of Norman-French
romances which several American uni
versities wanted to buy but could not
because they could not afford the ex
pense. The library was gathered by
student of the chivalrous literature
of the fourteenth, fifteenth and six.
teenth centuries and contains more
rare Illuminated manuscripts and
block-printed books than any other col
lection in this country, excepting
perhaps, that in the Robert Hoe Ii.
brary The valuable collection will
soon be placed in the magnificent mar.
Bile library, which is in course of con
struction in the rear of Mr. Morgan s
house on Madison avenue.
How convenient 1t is to be rich and
have residences in different cities.
Robert Goelet. who has been assessed
for 100000 personal property and
Mrs. Henrietta Goelet, who had been
assessed on $4,000 worth of personal
property, succeeded in escaping taxa
ton by making oath that they were
non-residents Both claimed Newport
as their place OF residence. II Is ex-
pected that quite a number of the Sc.
lect of New York will follow the ex.
ample of the Goelets, to the loss and
payers.