The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
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dolnn little things well and making good friends.
Mr.. O'Neill came TO New York from Ireland, q
moro boy, about thirty years ago, with no capt.
tai except his character and his willingness to
| work. Mr.. O'Neill secured work in a restaurant,
and ho was fortunate enough to attract tho at
tention OF Algernon Sullivan and several other
welLknown mon who patronized the place. Tho
young Irishman opened oysters for them, and
he did 30 we'll that they advised him
to open an oyster house Of his own. They
aided him In o more substantial way, also,
and when ONcilrs oyster houso-and q
little place Il was-opened. a number OF distin.
Ruished Now Workers. were among Ito first
patrons. As success came to him Mr.. o'Neill
bought the site OF the present oyster house, and
The time Of his death that no restaurant pro-
prietor in this city numbered as many distln-
sSS SdiITsS l %S9 s@o Writer'S ) si artists : 3 and SGP politi clam;
froquented 0'Ncill,s cafe. because John was a
s s10S So sSliDe as Srciasive 3 foWp years isG ago 1 as g q ciaS.
A President Of q downtown bank, who enjoyed
making msa e. " th RunfHissii little "s eo.o aas i anS iSo G msas.
l TSs ea ESf was s eiS.ss to o. outsider RdSss' as o! eleas.
always present when Gis ship was in port, and
several Century Club men who turned up after
their own clubs entertainment was over, one
g 1n9 %Sss Gon sPd. oeoss A%1iiSaf t6 yse man Who
was at that time Speaker Of the House; four or
t Trfg qSsw' Pep m wnt9 crescent snt q Rs MHldkn IIPtIe RF ISS
week to week. Every one Of them knew John
o'Nein and respected him.
Charles g. johnson, whose nomination to DO
District Judge of Alaska was sent to the Senate
by the President on Saturday, was ono of the
most conspicuous members Of the delegation
that came here last summer to notify Mr.. Ho-
bart that the Republican Convention had se-
lected him as its candidate for yice-President
Mr.. johnson is an unusually tall man, straight
and of good carriage, and he lowered head and
shoulders above the other men on tho commit
tee. He is still q young man, and he has served
ono term as District Attorney of Alaska. When
Mr.. johnson was In New York last summer
nothing had been heard hero OF the Klon.
dixie placer mining districts and the finds along
the Yukon were not sensational enough to
being mined along the Yukon in paying quaint.
ties, and the greatest drawback to its full Dc.
Of getting supplies to the scene Of operations.
"Hlasia Is just beginning, her deyelopmopt,"
S month m ago. ' Sand I On and it din CT to convince aSfh .
people who visited our country a dozen or fifteen
Their opinion Of Alaska would have to be re.
formed II they should visit the country now.
A Aisasa, Is but f Il IS ve eee, e1 Gs %insf getting MSsl at it n
Although the last big finds in the Klondike re-
gion were not known to Mr.; johnson; he ven.
might be expected.
Now that the prices of bicycles are taking an
expected drop, there may be anticipated a similar
decline in the businesses associated with wheel
ing. One Of the most expensive luxuries that q
bicyclist can indulge himself in is to hand his
wheel over to the care of the men In the neigh
borhood of the Central Park who take caro- of
machines by the month. The majority Of these
places charge So O month. and this means q con-
siderable addition to the expense Of keeping q
wheel. convenient as tho scheme is to riders
who live downtown. This particular branch
of the bicycle industry has not yet re-
duced its prices. although It is easy TO SEQ that
the reputable establishments which mako a
feature OF taking care q wheels would increase
their business largely II their terms sh2Weda
rest OF the bicycle prices. But so far they stick
a, ths old figures; which !: Ike the price Of some
ness near tho Plaza said the other day that there
Der at a high price than :. great many more at
half the amount he CHARGED now; The priss Of
Is asked, and. according to this scale. the
siI Buts good many wheefkmsn no' believe iSS'o
that an en.sff2pT isl nsI man wo who w would bla re tho
his business to an extent that would make It
more paying than 1t is under the present condi.
lions The difference between prices here and
goes to the shops in the towns near the city.
There, where not unnaturally one would, expect
cheaper. Even the hiring OF wheels costs less.
and every, other outlay, is proportionately
smaller with no corresponding decline in the
quality Of the work.
Miss Elizabeth Greene, who. according to the
cable reports, il engaged to q member of IN
English titled family, Ia remembered here as a
very handsome young woman who won her
reputation as a professional beauty In London
and ahe yyaa ahouf the last of tho American
girls who were seen in New York society with
that Endorsement. She had lived in this city
temporarily before going TO London, although
she is a native of another State. 1t was not the
Prince of Wales who happened to admire
Miss Greene's beauty, but tho German
Emperor who saw her n a boz al
and was so struck by, her appearance
that he made 4 a point to Pon In q, out Str her ns ian
S sRare sRP Pnd re ss SdP faaiufss. or rh hsr f ses0s %Si
naturally enough allowed to become KNOWN, and
r waea m5ss S as e London rst%ln Scan NJ had had 1Grc aSa
then went bfGE to Europe, where x. otb she has %.s since
girls who have beer; praised for their look
abroad. Miss Greene y rather English thar
regular Classical features, and Would be taken
by persons not acquainted with her nationality
American by descent. Miss Greene is like
American beauties. VINO nave mdrrleu IN Eng
land, in that she is not an heiress to the extent
that that word has come to be understood In con
nection with international matches. She II
now about rs years old. and when she was seer
In New York society. although only q little
more than ~, she appeared, from her heigh,
and dignihed manner, several years older.
Ono of the most striking outdoor figures II
New York is a pink-faced. gray-mustachet
man who for moro than fifteen years has beer
seen In good weather riding up Fifth avenue Il
the Park in an old.fashioned vehicle of yer,
curious appearance. Only the style of tn,
equipage is old. and its condition shows n,
effect Of age. 1t is an open vehicle swung OIL
high springs. and is one OF tho fashions o
open carriage that preceded the modern vic
Z toria. It has two seats. and in tho small
, door between them is cmblazoned q coat of arm
t so large that II occupies a good part of tn
: door. Very carefully dressed In garment
sits the driver OF tho turnout, generally alon,
and always debonair and cheerful looking. III
muBtache very precisely curled at the ends