East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-06
Interesting Letter From
New York City

New YORK, jan Wy Ni'' 49,"
this week Of the Washington Heights
local board Of Improvement the city
will. i'm all probability soon come INTO
po.session Of the old Hamilton es-
tate and convert It into park. The
proposition has long been one OF the
pet schemes of the patriotic societies
of New York city and throughout thA
country.
All that is now left Of the original
I Alexander Hamilton estate is tract
Of land on the west side of Convent
avenue. between 142d and l43d
street. ON the. other side OF the
/ street is the old house-always known
las Hamilton Grange-which was
moved about - years ago. having
/ |l.-en purchased by 81. Luke's Epis'
/ copal church and converted into
school The church has preserved the
office az it originally stood in order
that it might be unchanged when the
day came when the city or some
patriotic society would purchase 1t for
the purpose of making il a Hamilton
museum. II is In an excellent state
of preservation. Three or four of
the original 10 elms, which Hamilton
set out with his own hands in COM
memoratiou Of the confederation of
the l3 colonies. still stands guard as
sombre seutinels close by the house.
To Relieve Traffic.
one of the many plans wIich have
been suggested for the relief of the
congested condition Of New York's
street traffic is receiving serious at
tention from engineer and will soon
be brought before the board Of alder
men for their approval. The method
has In particular the protection OF
pedestrians with view NJ decreasing
the death a day" rate. and los pro-
jectors declare that II Is especia ly
{ applicable to Herald Square, which
is perhaps. the busiest and has the
most crowded crossing in the city.
II is proposed to erect from one
, ide of Broadway to the other, at the
south side Of Thirty-fourth street. a
raised escalator way. or in other
words moving sidewalk Oh a Dridg.
II is pointed out as one advantage OF
I the plan that 1t is cheaper than de-
4 pressing one street below another and
is declared to he more adaptable Il
p changing conditions that the latter
a method
{ Curing Consumption.
The report issued by the director,
n of the Post Graduate hospital Tor tn,
year 1904 contains the announcement
that more than two-score poor per
sons have been cured Of consuruptioI
4 at that institution These patient
=, have been treated free. either in thei
IT homes, the dispensary, or in the insti
d tutions proper. and although the.
= have not had the benefit of mountain
# air By improved sanitary and cieteti
'e methods. in conjunction with tn
> best medical treatment. the efforts O
b the hospital staff have been attende
l. with success.
N Judgement for is Cents.
" The case of William Rockefeller {
the Standard Oil company, again.
oliver Lamora. the old soldier, VIII
g" has been striving to maintain leg,
''e"N0 ~ AhShi III pubnC WATERS In u
Adirondacks. has Just been trie
again in the county court at Malon
and decided technically against L,
nj mora, for the sum OF Is cents. f
ng probably will appeal.
". This case has been In the cour
hu for some years. Lamora won in tv
ne previous trials at .Saranac lake. b
sh each time the case, on reaching Il
10 appellate division, was sent back 4
Oh a new trial. Several years ago w
10 liam Rockefeller. through an ager
es purchased about $4,000 acres
hu woodland, around which he post,
an warnings not to trespass Throu,
TX these woods flows the st. Regis riy
ne and well-defined trails lead to 4
OF river.
The law provides that trails in u
without protest for more than
years shall be public highways TO .
purposes. Lamora. disregardinR I
ad posted notices warning him off I
lie. trails, was arrested, arraigned befo
or Justice, and acquitted. But that d
I'D cislon made no difference, for [
lea case was carried from one court
Ter another until a decision was render
al In favor Of Mr.. Rockefeller. The Dol
3l&ssis- -au who hunt or fish. aa I