The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-02

Interesting Happenings in and About New
York yesterday.

York Yesterday.
The battle" that regularly takes place on
The Produce Exchange tho last day OF the
year was not omitted yesterday. Many mera-
bers of that body will have % buy new hats
and send their clothing 70 the cleaner IN co5'-
sequence
II was Just o'clock when tho fight was
started by the oat crowd who made en- at
tack on the graia pit with small cloth bags
hlled with oats For few minutes the ar
was full Of bags Of oats. smashed hats ana
balls OF paper
While this battle was in progress tie -four
men got lot OF paper bags and filed them
with -four With these they pe!ted the crowd
IN tho wheat pit Ia minute ali hands were
covered with Hour. besides being hail Dhndeu
with the white dust Wnilo trying 70 clear
their eyes they were suddenly hat oy te.s
feet shower OF dough balls. thrown by iot o.
brokers who had heretofore remained neu-
trail
Business vas thrown to the winds and Tor
half al hour oat-bags. bags Of -four. corn ana
wheat and balls of dough were lying HlSA
and fast Tho officers Of the Exchange Fa.hly
tried to stop the conflict by calling ~ ilne'
and trying % get the contestants OIL the no2I.
II only ended when tie supply OF missiles
gave out
1T TCkLBs THr rUDLisULhs
TIE news that the Pos,on Public Library
had decided 90 exclude Puck and Judge rom
Its sacred precincts was received Win eIe"s
deal OF mingled JOY and amazement Ds INC
editors OF the two respective papers
At tho Office Of Puck 10 was SAD tAht MI
Bunner was so delighted that no adjea yes,
tertay 20 Friday, Saturday and SUNDAY anu
took the first train back % LoneiYVIne, "neIe
he resides 90 spend tie extended vacation.
He said" remarked Mr.. Page. whom ne
left In charge that he considered II great
moral victory We have been trying 10 get
the paper out Of saloons and barber-snops so
that the thousands Of people who reau the
paper there viii have 20 buy one. we have
been doing fairly we'll. but u bag the Boston
Public Library whow It's simply i'm
meuse'
Mr. Gregory. tho editor of Judge. was also
highly eated The taste for real hunor
having been cultivated during the years that
Judge has been on file there" he said. those
who have acquired il will now have to keep on
buying the paper"
MUrRE's XIV CLUB.
The hustling qualities Of James Mutrie the
late manager of the New York team. are un-
limited His head is full of schemes aud en-
terprises. One OF these IS occupying his at
tention Just at present and - IN fair way
of realization. He proposes that the reor-
gained Eastern Association shall include
New York and Philadelphia IN It's circuit. to-
gether with Albany. Troy. Syracuse, koches-
ter. Buffalo aud Toronto. The new New YORK
ana TnlldQciDiH ciuUS are ADD tp hyhH'NN
with the League organization, according 10
Jim's idea.
Mutrie is 10 have charge Of the proposed
club here which Is 10 be known az the Metro
politans. Ilo has worked up tie scheme In
Philadelphia and has succeeded IN interest
ing ID. II. Garrison. the wel-known mill
owner in It, That gentleman. II Is sad, VIII
furnish the money 20 back the new Athletics.
These two teams are 10 play games on the
League grounds when the New Orks ana
philadephins are away on their trips They
will also play Sunday games at MeehaWken
and Gloucester. The League officials are be-
lieved TO be in sympathy with the scheme
and may contribute to help start tho new
clubs
President John j. Day Of the Now York
Club. thinks Mutries scheme q good one
ana believes 1t will succeed d carried out. lie
will help il along as tar as he can
President G. ID. White 81 the Eastern
Association says the addition of New York
and Philadelphia 90 his organization Will
put 1t on paying basis.
III SAID HE WAS a CRANK.
Detective Jacobs. Of the Holman House.
was having debate on the thrift question
with Thomas OkOurke last night about =
o'clock, when "a black-whlskered man of
middle age entered the corridor
Il am crazy ana ! am lng TO blow this
place up" shouted the stranger. as he hasten
cd his step toward the art gallery
so am / crazy replied Jacobs as he
seized the crank and bounced him into
broadway.
Fiveminutes later the crank rushed into
"a he lifth-Avenue Hotel and yeliod. II am a
Mynamiter' Several guests who We're seated
ION tine sofas IN the corridor became irlghten-
I'D and were on the point of seeking the cold
air Of the street when Detective cphillips
tyanked the crank ly ne collar and pitched
him into Twenty fourth street.
The crank was last seen at the corner of
a. Co.. AN. e H.f A
crowd of boys were having fun with him until
policeman appeared. Then there was a
scattering of the crowd. The crank got lost
in the stampede.
THE GRIP LOSING ITS HOLD.
The grip has been steadily abating in the
last few days. Ia the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon Yesterday there were thirteen
deaths in New York from the grip and It's
complications as compared with fourteen
deaths for the twenty-four hours ending
Wednesday and sixteen for the tWenty-fOur
hours ending Tuesday.
OF the unlucky thirteen whose deaths we're
reported yesterday. nine we're females and
four males. The ages ranged from two and
half months 90 eghty-0ne years. The ma
jOrity Of the victims were old people. In
eight cases the grip was complicated with
pneumonia and in two with bronchitis.
HOLIDAYS DURING 1892.
Monday will be a great holiday day during
the present yenr. Washngtons birthday
comes on Monday and so does Memorial
day The Fourth of July is also billed tor a
Monday and Labor day Will be celebrated on
y Monday.
Christmas is down on the calendar for Sun
day and will therefore be celebrated on Mon
day.
Thanksgiving day and election day are the
only holidays during the year that viii be
celebrated on any other day but Monday.
People who believe IN luck and are supersti-
tous may decide on Monday as lucky day
during 1892