The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-16

next two weeks there will occur IN New
York two events which will be watch
ed with interest over the entire coun-
try, though by widely varying classes.
! The first is the golden jubilee Of the
Ario society Of New York; the sec
ond the Amen Corner" dinner to be
given in honor Of Mayor Mcclellan at
which he will be attended by prominent,
democrats from all over the United
States including the officials Of sew
eral cities.
| OF the dinner something will be said
later in this correspondence as the
plans are not entirely completed. a.
! the jubilee of the local singing socie-
| ty next Friday night, however, the
prominent musical societies Of Ger
many, Austria and cities of the Unit
ed States and Canada will be repre-
scented. The celebration will be on a
most elaborate scale, beginning jan
uary %. Included among those who
have been invited to the festivities are
President Roosevelt, Governor Odell.
Mayor Mcclellan, Baron Speck Won
Sternburg and the other members Of
the German embassy, besides the con-
sui general and consul of New York.
1t has been decided by the republi
can managers to hold the conventions
for the selection of delegates at large
to the national convention in April
Senators Depew and Platt and Cover
nor Odell will surely be delegates, but
the question of who will be the fourth
man is very much open. The repub-
icans of Brooklyn believe that eX-
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff should be the
Imam, while the friends of Ex-Governor
Frank S. Black are urging him tC
the front.
Not in many years has this city had
so many snOwstOrns. and so severe. as
this winter. These storms are exceed
ngly expensive to the municipality, as
we'll as being a cause of great suffering
among the poor. The snow remOva
contract is paid Is Gil cents for
| each cubic yard of snow removed. The
big storm of last week cost the city
just 100000. The graft scandals an(
delays respecting the removal Of snow
under van Wyck's administration are
not likely to be repeated under this
regime.
i A substitute for trading stamps has
been suggested which may meet the
lapproval of the Merchants Association
of New York. which has begun a figh-
lagainst trading stamp evils. The new
plan is for the merchant who gives the
stamps to have them redeemable il
merchandise bought at his own store
or where it is preferred several mer
chants may combine and have the
stamps redeemable in cash. It is urg
ed that under these plans there is n
possible deception as to the value o
the prizes to be given for the stamps
land no discrimination, as any merchan
may avail himself of the system.
After all New York has been great,
impressed by the business like way il
which Mayor Mcclellan has take1
expressed grave doubts before he as
sum-f office, frankly express admira
lon for his energetic manner which be
s,eaks a vigorous prosecution of tn
public business in the next two year
any one who has expected that tn
incoming of the Tammany admins
tration was to be a signal for the let
ting up of work in the departments
| will probably be very much disappolnt-
ed, judging by the energy and activi-
| ty shown by Mayor Mcclellan and his
| heads of departments in the three
weeks that they have been in power.
| There are few political callers and il
looks as if Mr.. Mayor, like his prede-
cessOr will give professional politicians
| the cold shoulder, unless lney come
| there on public business
| The Presbytery of New York has
| lnaugurated an "evangelistic cam
| paign' which viii continue through
January, February and possibly a
| week in March. Practically every
| Presbyterian cnurcn in the city is par
| ticipating IN the movement. Next week
! will witness a great gathering in Har-
| lem One of the big halls has been en-
| gagged and a meeting after the
style of the old time Moody meeting
will be held DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman
Twill conduct the service.
| DR.. Parkhurst is already certain in
| his mind that the administration Of the
! police department will demand his
remedial attention and fund of $780,
| 900 is being raised to enable the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Crime to
collect evidence of wrongdoing in and
'ut of the police department. In the
| meantime Police Comm ssoner Nc
Adoo is attending to business and there
| yet no evidence that he was not
! incere when he promised that the laws
| hall be honestly enforced.