The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-09
Live Topics From Yesterdays Ne" YORK
Pnpers.

Papers.
7, seems that New York is to have an I'M
s,ense ticket We take the following from
the Tribune: ~. ...,,,o,,,, bo
George Kemp is buying up the property ne
does not already own between for'y-ninsn
and Fifteth streets. IN Fifth avenue, on tne
east side of that thoroughfare, and II Is sara
10 be his intention TO have hotel IN that
block extending from one corner 10 the Other;
The buckingham Hotel IS situated on seVerai
lots at Fifteth street and tifth avenue anu
on the Forty-ninth-street corner Is the pei
grava apartment house, FOR many years or ,hc
Eemp has owned these big buildings and the
1ropertv on which they stand, and recently he
purchased Tor S22j 900 the big house OF T.. -
Jahrey which is also IN the Ol0cA WIN the
hotels. Now the only property ne zoos not
own in this square III the fltth avenue lICnt-
age are the houses at No. 6l5 ana on l lIl
Avenue. The Democratic Club owns the
buildinp at No. GIT. and it is SAID Mr.. Kemp
has made the organization an offer Tor the
property So, -, 20 .oo~
down the Buckingham and the BelgraVla'
but to connect the five buildings III tne sluale
and make one immense hotel with three
large entrances. 1t IS not the purpose, IL Is
understood to begin work on the buildings
soon. but before May. 1898, the BIC hotel VIII
lie in readiness. Mr.. Kemp refused 10 say
ANYTHING about his plans. but one OF the
ltSSHgS
nicative 1T is too early to talk about the
changes that may take place, IN tins block, :"
sal d he. but it IS not unlikely that ali the
buildings on the Fifth avenue side OF tins
square will be connected some time III the
future 80 nj
ingham Hotel manage the new house:" he
was asked.
That / cannot say. Arrangements to that
effect have not been made, but such result
might be reached" "
said have a lease of the hotel which does not
expire until 1896. and no changes can be made
without their consent.
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Is the Tribune. Blaine's organ, whistling TO
keep Blaines courage up! In It's issue yester-
day 1t says:
4 Tribune reporter recently met Major
John b. Ketchum. general secretary OF the
United States Army Aid Association OF TINS
city who latterly returned from Englahu'
whittier he had gone for the purpose OF 90
serving the discipline and general conuitlol
OF the British army. He said: Il spent sew
eral days at the great military camp AT Alder
Shot. / was much disappointed at the appear
ance and manGuyres OF the troops.
Neither there. nor at "eiiinS'oH u
or Ship street barracks, ana
soc the tall. imperlous brilisn veteran s,a
had pictured, moving with military preel,
sion and of lofty bearing. Inc troops instead
were mere boys, without any suggestion OF
the soldier. and the material dld not seem
nearly so good as that composing our united
States regulars. ] learned that lhere was
much complaint over the growing iiisulllol e
OF recruits. The country tarn-iaooIers' from
whom in past years much good material was
drawn and for whom the Queen shining
possessed charm, are growing leWer ana
fewer. and the tOwnsmen VINO are worm
ANYTHING fight shy OF the colors. Inc result
"a
little intelligence now Ill up the skeleton
REGIMENTS. DesertlOns and lnsubOrdlnaton
we're common There WAS an impression IN
the recruiting Office that before long the Gov
eminent would have to resort either 10 con-
ecription or the offering OF extraordinary IN
ducements. with no foreign service except
for volunteers. The glory OF England Is
naval rather than military. Or IT may be
that the desire for the pomp and clrcum-
stance of glorious war on battle-helds Is de-
parting, in accordance with the prophetic &c,
claration: Nation shall not iit up SWORD
against nation, neither shall they learn war
any moren"
Edmund Yates cables the Tribune from
London as follows:
NV correspondent in Berlin writes that the
accounts in the London papers respecting the
riots in that city do not convey any adequate
impression of the alarm which has been ex
cited throughout Germany, nor indicate the
momentous fact that these demonstrations
were plainly directed against the Emperor
himself and were therefore secretly approved
bya very large part of the upper middle
classes Nor were they denounced by the
Liberal press.
jay Gould. says the Sun. has given S25o0C
TO the University of the city OF New York.
The gift was made few days after he gave
his check for $4,000 10 the Presbyterian
church extension committee. II was Mr.
Gould's desire that the gift should be kept {
secret
The Rev. DIR. John r. Paxton. the pastor o.
the church which Mr.. Gould and his family
attended, let out the fact last night uninten
tonally to a Sun reporter. When pressed fol
further information concerning 1t, he said ths
matter was secret.
Chancellor MacCracken confirmed later The
fact that the gift had been made.
A Chicago dispatch TO the Sun dated the III
instant says: William X. Morrison arrived
at tho Palmer House this morning, and a
once opened his batteries on Senator John Nj
Palmer and his candidacy for the presidency
u am opposed TO Senator Palmers candi
dacy and regard il as an unwse movement,
said Mr. Morrison. Senator Palmer is alto
gether too old TO be candidate He is IN hil
seventy fifth year, and | don't believe an,
man ut that age should be q candidate Then
again the Democracy Of the State would lool
upon Senator Palmers candidacy as "A practi
fal gsft to the Republicans OF u senatorship