The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-05
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HAeAhR hASAA0y ANN AtAeS W.
terest to several men in this city. 1t was near
ly a dozen years ago that Count Mitkewiez be-
gan q series Of exploits which in q short time
gave him q national reputation. He had mar
riod the granddaughter Of an Amherst College
professor. and for nearly a year he amused him
self with the college men. He was a clever
talker and had travelled much and gained eX-
perience. At Ami ,rst he was conspicuous for
his skill in billiards and his long finger nails.
Apparently he didn't take himself very seri-
ously. and the casual acquaintance that he
made among the college men were quito ready
to accept the Counts own estimate Of himself.
Much to their surprise they found that men of
wealth in this city were taking the Count very
seriously two years later. One OF his stanch-
est friends in this city was tho millionaire pro-
prietor Of an afternoon newspaper that adver-
tised itself by printing a text at the head OF its
editorial page. The Colonel and the Count
were chums, and tho former expected to In
crease his wealth materially by a Chinese con-
cession that the latter proposed to get. Other
went to washington with the price Of their
experience and ave color to their hopes b! his
Chinese legation. There was a man in Phila-
delphia who had faith In the Counts Chinese
schemes, and he invested money in them. Sud
denly the bottom seemed to fall out of these
projects, and Wall street ceased to take any in
t sG,aa., in Nth the Go C9u mt c His good ood, f fr 9TSs it the .
SofS5 SNs o 49, S
New York boarding house, and q. rather gay
circle. Of acquaintance saw much Of him Dur,
ing. the past two years New York has heard
little of him.
1t Is worthy of notice that each big east side
strike has developed a young and up to that
time unknown leader. The latest of the.e
leaders is Max Pine. who was pushed to the
front when the Knee Pants Makers Union be-
gan its strike two weeks ago. Pine Is the
youngest labor captain in New York. and Is
said to be only 81 years old. He is q tall,
powerfully built young man, and his influence
with the strikers has been gained by his ahil-
iy as a speaker. He has addressed the mass
meetings of the strikers, and his remarks In
Yiddish have stirred them to enthusiasm. The
"Anee pants makers are the poorest paid'of all
the garment makers, and their mass meetings
have been melancholy affairs. Without going
into the merits OF the present strike, even a casual
visitor at one Of their meetings can form a
fairly accurate Judgment OF their wretehed-
serve the law, and II they wanted TO gain pub.
hc sympathy. they must avoid all breaches OF
You You had had to stGiks Sfft Gr living " wages he tod
them, and the men and women applauded him.
Al the men who have forged to the front NJ in IN
Spoken in SSiidd hESi has been surprising. and
plary was large. and they never seemed at a
trained in the debating societies OF which The
east side has hundreds. The age OF oratoTy
Rssrs BE past @so but gsu 55ef &c are 5srt tsS sSG N t fssi t4 sids
Of such a statement. they see many of tho
prizes within their view captured by the ora.
abash them. and the opportunities for it are
many.
"THE Sun reprinted the other day from a St
Louis paper an account OF the growth there OF
that branch OF legal practice known as 'ambu-
lance chasing" said & New York lawyer. 1T
may have developed greatly in ST. Louis and
other towns, but New York's practitioners Of
that sharp art would give its followers else
where cards and spades and beat them. The
matter has indeed assumed such proportions in
New York that the Bar Association is about TO
take action against certain men who are most
active in this business. and such influential
men will be in the movement that the abuse OF
law In this form is not likely to continue to
flourish as it has for several years past; Liza
biity insurance is rather a new branch OF q
lawyers work. and it has only become settled
within the past year or two. The principal op-
Of corporations that are likely 10 be liable for
injuries, These sni m 81 dfeaiins With ne ( amea
deal more than the individual! attorneys did
who have come into contact with them from
methods. \ great many stories Of the activity
OF these men have been told, OF the speed with
winch lDrN gel lbCDDIc VIM nave bttL IN
jured, and CT the pretexts which they use in
order to gain. access to patients IL hospitals.
have lately arisen Which have showed plainly
that the hospital Authorities were in league
with The lawyers to the extent that they not
only allowed them Ambulance to Tie patients
but also kept them informed as TO new aTri'
walls. This practice has always been sus
recently been discovered. That feature OF the
business will certainly not be overlooked when
the Bar Association begins its campaign
against the ambulance CldserS. II IS yer-
likely 20 ~exterminate them, too, for the men
back OF the scheme are attorneys OF high repu'
tation and great influence, who are determined,
for the sake or their own profession, that the
abuse in this respect shall promptly be brought
to an end"
Thomas B. Dixon. whose invention OF sex
tuplex telegraphy was tried in Boston or
Monday and described IN TIE Sun as a com
plete success, is q Kentuckian by birth. al
though he has lived for several years in New
York. He is now only 80 years old, and the
inventive genius which finally eliminated IT
the discovery Of the remarkable mechanism
which was tried the other day showed itsel
early in his life. Mr.. Dixon is the youngest soI
OF the Archibald Dixon who succeeded Henry
Clay in the Senate IN 1882. and was at one time
Governor OF Kentucky. When he was only
IL years old Mr. Dixon lost his arm while
ing an exceptionally good performer on the
piano. Part OF his youth was spent in Ger
many. "ntFe ne COulllutu u bluuIeS OeRuu
in this country. The method OF sextuplez
biography which Mr.. Dixon has invented wa:
perfected on a Friday, just as was every other
Invention that be has made. So he has come &c
regard this day OF the week-the one on which
he was born, by the ,wiay,,a5 his lucky day. Mr.
Dixon is an accomplished player on the guitar
a system of muitiplex telegraphy began fve
years ago, and the first partially successful
tesr OF his invention was made two years ago
II was only on Monday last that the Boston
experiments proved the complete success OF his
work.
Dorothy Morton, who is the latest party to
stage engagement with a betrothed in private
life, was divorced from her frst husband abour
a year ago. r. p. McAlpine, to whom she hal
announced her engagement, is said to hav,
been devoted TO Miss Morton for several years
He lived in one of the small cities In the cen
trail part of the State. and when Miss Morton
came there with an opera troupe he saw he
and became a victim Immediately. Like othe
young men who have had a similar expert
ence, he came TO New York in order to be nea