Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
AROUND In GOTHAM.
CONFUSION AMONG THE cUT-oLAss
IMPORTING HOUSES.
in Withcrs Loses His Temper--Haw.
thorne's Abnormal Appesite-Mon
Who Help Struggling youths
tcorrospOnaonco Q, the Richmond Dispatch,
NV YoRR. Novombor 1eo0

tcorrespontence Of the Richmond Dlspatcn.I
NV YoRE, November ], 1890.
Indications are not wanting at present
to convince the most skeptical that the
majority Of the importing houses en-
gagged IN the fne-cut glass trade will
have 20 60 10 the wall before many
months have passed. The Mckinley bill
has virtually closed ont all outlets for
their goods Two of the most promi-
nent firms in Barclay street have deter
mined 20 wind up their business on jan
uary LIST and their example will be
followed by others. The importers Of
Bohemian and Vienncse glass we're
slow To realize that the section OF the
Mckinley bill affecting their wares
would pass without amendment. Their
orders 70 foreign houses 10 discount the
effect Of the new tariff. were therefore,
comparatively small, and the American
manufacturers now threaten 30 reap q
rich harvest from tboir oversight Confer
onccs have already been held by repre-
scntativcs OF the Pennsylvania factories
with their agents in New York, and a
gradual advance in price has been agreed
upon to keep pace with the depletion OF
the stock of foreign goods. The
manufacturers Of druggists supplies
ar 10 take the initiative and when
the present plan Of action Is car
ried out in all its detail foreign i'm
ports will be virtually abandoned.
Charles a. Tatum, Of Whiteall, Iatum
q Co., talking upon the subject the other
DAY, said 1.-The idea is 20 mark up tho
price Der cent. every thirty days, be
ginning with the cheaper grade Of goods.
Gp to October lst there was an apparent
profit 90 the importer OF 3 per cent, If
cheap freight was secured In other
words. the importer could undersell the
American manufacturer . per cent. IN
the same lines of cut-glass, but the sug-
cestion has been made and will proba-
DIV be carried out 20 reduce that mar
gin to less than ] per cent
yg. wTrHERs's hNGER
ID. Withers, the well known breeder
md owner Of thoroughbreds, IS one of
the most imperturbablo men who ire-
9ucnt q race-track. be never sends any
money into the ring and only races bis
horses for glory. At the same time he IS
very much chagrined when anything goes
wrong, but nc was never known to vent
his disappointment upon any one IN his
employ until the other day when
jockey Simms got n severe raking over
from the Sage Of Brookdsle. 1t appears
chat Mr.. Withers had a FLY entered IN "A
twO-year-old stake on one OF the last
DAYS Of the Morris-Park meeting. lie had
come al the way that morning
from Long Branch to see the
vounggter's performance. With a
powerful feld-glass he watched the
Start and although his representative
was not especially favored, she got OIL
VOL in the ruck. Tho contestants had
not run a hundred yards, however, be-
Foio the FLY got pocketed With a feel
iug of disgust he lowered his field glass
aud allowed his neighbor to describe the
race 10 him. II turned ont that the
younpster was pocketcd no less than four
times and then finished third. Young
Eimms was summoned before the Sage OF
Brookdale and given a severe lecture.
Chow was it, Simms? - said Mr..
Withaa
81 was pocl,etod. " replied the jockey.
s'Of course i know that, claculated
his employer, "and even four times at
that.
"Beg your pardon, sir :, only three,
responded Simms, "for after l saw
had no chance to win ] pulled up the
nllv. and what you took for another
pocket was only my kindness to the
animal .,
POUNDS. boy" roared Mr.. Withers,
81 came from Brookdale TO see my
horses win and not to have them petted
you are discharged
Young Simms will never rlde another
race for Mr.. Withcrs, but the lstters Ill
Incl, has stuck to him, and he has since
sold the lily that caused him 70 lose bus
temper for the first time IN his life.
THE INCREASE IN roBSADoEs.
Lieutenant John p. Finley, of the
Fioual Service, has Just compiled state
mcnt regarding theincrease IN tornadoes
in America during the last seventeen
vears. While in 1870 there were only
nine the number has increased annu-
elly. the year 1886 being credited with
De6 Since that time there has been
Gradual decrease in the number, only
}orty-two having been recorded in 1857
90 Far 1890 hasa clean record. The Lieu
tenant estimates that in 1889 over So,
OAO. 600 worth of property wos destroyed
bv theso tornadoes and 200 lives lost
NovEusF's APPETITE.
JuIian Hawthorne, in q sketch pub
1isbed last SUNDAY entitled "Sonle OF
Nov York's Sub-Surfaco Scenes" which
nv the way. has attracted good deal o
comment. paid an old score which h'
has long laid up against one OF his best
friends. In the sketch he drew charac
ter Of man OF mystery-lust such mar
As one would suppose Jack the hdPpe
10 be-aud christened him Charley
Nortbran. The identity OF the charscte
will los quite concealed even II
the name The man whose pen carr
cature was drawn is Charles Sotberan,
weIl-known hterateur and cousin OF th'
Sotherans Of London, the well know
aud wealthy publishers. hawthorne ha
beeu itching for % chance to get back a
Sotheran for many months Sotheral
exDosed some of his friends weak point
at a dinner party last winter. and this
the FIRST opportunity the author has ha'
Of getting bis revenge. Hawthorne la
a most marvellous arrangement IN ia,
place where ordinary mortals have thei
stomachs. His appetite is something en-
trely unique and abnormal, Sotheral
found this out and exposed 1t. One day
last winter Hawthorne. SotbcTan, an
several friends met in the cafe IN IN,
basemont of the Washington building a
c0l broadway. Their purpose was Il
tsto q drink. Hawthorne looke'
sbout and discovered on one 0
The tables CD enormous pie. Ii Wa
three times the usual size OF pes
Hawthorne ordered it and ate 1t be
tween drinks like common man woul'
a bit of iree-lunch. Sotheran watehe
him with wlde-open eyes Ten day
later the two friends were ut a dinner
party al large restaurant in Lafayett
place. As they passed upstairs 10 th
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