Arizona republican., 1897-12-31
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.

Mayor-elect Van Wyck has been honored by having a cocktail named after him. To build it, take B goblet of fine ice, three dashes of orange bit ters, one-third o6 sloe gin and two thirds of Tom gin. Stir and strain. Serve with fruit.
 One cent coffee and lunch stands for newsboys and bootblacks are to be established in various parts of the city under the superintendency of a young hustler, who was once a. nC "s- boy himself The first of these sta{ts was opened yesterday on the BoweKy. Within week there will be a. doze.1 in operation. This means another cut in the price of meals on the lower ! east side. sss; The tax burden for '9S has been fig ured out. The total is $46, ,402, ,743 16 Last years net total was $45 ,6S6,- 29717 while in 1896 the budget amounted to 996,57131 The gross amount allowed this year is $51 ,443,- 36464, but as the general fund aggre- l gates over $5,.O00, 900, the net amount to be raised by taxation is only $716,- 445.99 more than last year, which is regarded as a thriving increase by the gentlemen who gather and disburse the dollars to the citizens. These fig ures are not final, as Tammany will soon have a whack at them.
 A kind hearted justice refused to dispossess bunch of tenants behind in rent. The landlords protested, but the court told them that Christmas was not the proper time to drive the poor into the streets. Some of the tenement sha arks became demonstra- tive and the justice offered to pay the rent himself, which offer shamed them :nto an extension, much the joy of the strugglers who swarmed before the seat of justice tempered with mercy and the recording angel kept the score.
 A Christmas dinner worthy of Lu cullus was rendered by Howard Gould to a dozen of his bosom friends at swell hotel. There were six men and six women there, and the favors were pri-lcely. Any young man who can blow in 1000 ou fan in order to win a woman's smile never does things by halves. Every month at this dinner was represented by it's special fruit and also by it's special gem. Howard Gould isn't a jay.
 The forest preserve commissioners met here to consider their report to the legislature of their work during the past year. They have expended an appropriation of $1 ,00O, ,OO0 in the purchase of forest lands to extend the area of the states Adirondack pre- serve. They will ask the legislature for another million to continue the purchase next year. Among the addi- tions made this year were 1895 acres ! bought from Dr. w. Seward Webb, 42,CO0 acres from the Indian River company and 23,S73 acres from w. w. ! Durant.
 Miss Eff Potter, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Potter, made her debut :n New York society at the big dance given by the Worries at Delmonicos a few nights ago. Now society is talking about the great so- cial hit scored by this beautiful young
 woman, who has been tenderly and carefully reared by her father, while | her mother has been tasting the sweets and the sOurs of sta ge' and. It l is said that this bud has never known
 what it was to be Ichild: that she
 is a woman of the world to her finger 1 tips Her conversational powers are 1 brilliant She speaks French and It.
 allan and German as ffuently as she
 speaks English. She ought to be a fine subject for the students of hered- itay and environment.
 East side audiences occasionally in
 dulge in unique as we'll as forcible
 methods of encouraging artists to greater effort. Last night when the
 Peppermint sisters were nearing the
 climax of their act in Third avenue
 music hall a man threw his hat on
 the stage. One of the sisters played
 foot ball with the derby Then an-
 other enthusiastically flung his head 1 piece across the footlights and the
 crowd howled while the sisters kick