The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-14
METROPOLITAN ITEMS.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN AND
ABOUT NEW YORK CITY.
The Union League Republicans and the
High License Bill-Stewart VIII Legis-
lation-Tbe Cieveiand-Jenerson Island
Purchase a Mistake-Other News.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES.


NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES.
December l3. 1889.
=. The Republicans Of the Union League
have again declared for high license. VIII,
the liquor question plays such an active
part in New York politics may be gIeaneC
from the official statistics, that shows the
numbcrOf saloons in this city is estimated
nj about 1900. and i'm Brooklyn about 5000
from which the average income is calcu.
SjO,0O0,OOO annually. The Republicans
could have had high license measure
passed in the last Legislature. but they
were not honest in It's advocacy. The bill
they fathered was merely for political effect
and was never intended for law. They
do not intend TO change this sort Of tac-
ties. for the resolution Of the high-t0ned
Union League SAYS: We earnestly recon-
mend TO the Republican members OF the
Legislature at the ensuing session, 10 stand
fast for the principle Of high license, so that
whenever a license law shall be carried the
state may secure substantial benefit from
such a measure"
The high license bill Of last year was
drafted so as 10 make high license in the
Democratic cities and free rum in the Re
publican country districts. Ii is on the
same hypOcrtical plan that enables the
high-tOned Union Leaguers 10 buy all the
champagne they want on Sunday at the
clubhouse. while the poor man can't get his
pint of beer at the corner store except by
lodging excise and police rules made to be
broken.
THE STEWART WILL.
For some time legal circles will be on the
Qui Uiuc for the settlements i'm the stewart
will case. The dignitarics Of the Episcopal
Church are specially interested. Continued
litigation over Mrs. Stewards Will, which II
very favorable 10 the Garden City Cathe-
drsl foundation, would have tied up for
some years the vast estate and prevented
the diocese Of Long Island from benetting
as early as is desirable from the large dis
crotiOnary power invested i'm Executor Hill
ton by the testament. Up 10 date the dio-
ccse has received from the Stewart estate
the cathedral, It. Psul's school, and the See
House. which cost -, 100000, and cOnsldera-
bic vacant land. An endowment Of $1,000
year was provided. which was totally in
adequate. The foundation fell into debt
so. 900. and about year ago Mr.. Hilton
gave his personal check 10 wipe out the in
cumbrancc.
The heirs-at-law and next of kin Of Mrs.
Stewart are Anna {. Clnch, julia Clinch
(Julia died December l3, lSSS,) and Emma
A.'Clinch. half sisters of Mrs. stewart who
were 10 receive under the will annuities of
$lO,OOO each. payable at expiration Of six
months after final probate of the will;
Charlie. j. Clinch, nephew, who receives
one-f0urth Of the residuary estate; Sarah y.
smith, niece, who also receives one
fourth Of the rcsiduary estate and lega-
cy of S2jO,OOO; Prescott Hall Butler.
R0salie Butler and Virginia Butler.
contestants, children Of Mrs. stenart's
half sister Louisa, who receive lega-
cies of 10000 each; and Helen Butler
and Lillian Butler, grandnieces. and Max
well T.. Butler granddaughter, who re-
ceiye egacies of 800, 900 each The legaiees
under the will, who are not heirs-at-law or
next Of Kin, and the amounts of their lega-
cies are as follows: Cornelia :. Butler
S2O0.OOO; Lawrence Butler, 100000; Charles
:. Butler. $4,000: Kate A. Netherel (nec
SMITH, S2O0,mO Louise ;. Smith, SlOO,OW;
Ella B. smith. 500. 200: Bessie smith, $780,
900; and James c. smith, 100000.
MIR. cIEVELAND's PURCHASE.
Joseph jefferson SAYS about the reported
purchase by himself and eX-Presldeni
Cleveland oe an island in Massachusetts,:
81 think much Of the report is premature.
ID is mistake TO connect me with the pro
icct personally. | know that eX-Presldent
Cleveland. Mr.. Glider, of the century, and
my son, Charles, talked of making the pur-
chase referred to last summer. but whether
or not they have done so do not know
PLUCKY PHYSICIAN.
There isa plucky doctor on one Of the
ambuanccs of II. Map's Hospital, Brook
kn. On Tuesday, Louis u. Nickers0n fell
or Jumped under the locomotive of an elc-
vaied railroad train. and II took sometime
To get him out Ambulance-SurgeOn \. II.
Meade. of It. Mary's Hospital, in an effort
10 administer comfort 10 the suffering man.
while NickersOn was under the wheels.
crawled under the fire box of the engine and
gave the unfortunate man drink. This he
repeated several times and finally gave
Nickerson hypOdermic injection Of NOR
phine. The man died soon after Of his in
iuries.
DOWN WITH THE WIRES.
The general term of the supreme Court
has reversed Judge Andrews order grant
ing the electric light companies an injunc-
tion restraining the city authorities from
interfering with the companies plants and
overhead wires. Notice was at once sent
wires have been complained of as defective
to-day, informing them that the faulty
wires must be removed. If the notice
is not complied with tomorrow morning the
Department of Psblic Works will under
take the work with the force of the Bureau
of Encumbrances. The Injunction suit fol-
lowed the horrible death Of Feoks. the line
man. I'm that suit the electric light COM
panies won, and Judge Andrews continued
their Injunction restraining the board OF
electrical control and other city officials
from cutting down any poles or wires along
| thOrOughfares where no subways were com
pleted. lie held that the city could
not destroy or imperil millions of invested
capital and hundreds of important con-
tracts. when unable TO further other ade-
guate means Of continuing the busines.
with safety. He added, however, that the
board of electoral control cOuld order all
necessary repairs of properly insulated
wires. and failure 10 comply might be fol-
lowed by indictment. The board appealed
and the matter has since rested, resulting
in the death ef Clausen few days ago
The general term reNerses the decision OF
Judge Andrews and dissolyes the injunc-
tion. thus permitting the work Of destroy
ing dangerous wires 10 proceed.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The report that JAY Gould is negotiating
for the acquisition of a controlling interesl
in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad system
with the design OF making it the connecting
| link in the East Of a transcontnental sNs
fem. made up of the Missouri Pacific ant
| Central Pacific lines. was repeated IN wal
street to-day, although denied from Balti
/ more.
The statement that the supreme Court o
Alabama has sustained the Memphis ant
| Charleston minority stockholders in thei
position that the East Tennessee canno
vote It's stock, and permits the East Iennes
see to sell It's stock, caused the Memphl
and Charleston stock to Jump TO %. Ii re
acted and closed al "a.
There was decrease in the earnings o
the Richmond and Danyille system for mrs
week of December Of $4,000. Ii had on
working day less tsan in the same perio
last year. 400
A London syndicate has bought 10000
acres Of timber land in Alabama and Yves
Florida, paying $40 per acre.
Ttlr ORIGINAI COHEN.