The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
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tobacco men on the charge of conspiracy has
furnished some amusement TO the lawyers In
the case and to ox-Assistant District Attorney
oHarc, who Is the counsel for the Wine, Beer,
and Liquor Dealers Association. The man who
was assigned TO guard the door leading to the
court room and admit only such persons as had
business with court, vas a German who is
his responsibility. On the last day Of the trial
the court had opened when James G. Carter,
Cd Si IN sSf !%fEE Sysissi to Sa the sO ts 2 %, %on' present
We admits nobotty alreatty ven der courts
begins coprting," he said.
I've ndmits nobotty," rciteratod Eagles
Yes, you are doing your duty" said Mr.. Car
tSSr snav9iy, PVT am Mr.. Carter. President of
vNEiE r flfpf tns ySSs soy $50 so ON 9rce S,rd Sp u E SsH
der counsel for der Associations. In der court"
Bridge jumping, oven as n museum adver-
Using scheme, has beon about played out, and II
William Q. Koeble really did jump from the
bridge on Sunday, ~ his manager alleges, he
did 1t at n rate so absurdly low that 1t should
discourage others. There are many people in
this town who think that the only man who
ever made anything out OF bridge jumping did
II BY not jumping at all. This was accom-
plished. they believe. By q Process Of suggestion
man who dropped from the bridge safely several
years ago and swan ashore visa no Intoxicated
soif,for several hours utter. He WAS = "scientifio"
his leap was the result Of a freak Impulse. Two
years ago q young lrshmRn made the rounds OF
the newspaper offices and said that he was go
ing to jump from the bridge in an hour. He was
. s0 sSert sf history aS 's 81 e. hi@ Sssh 0n Ne e ona nf SoiIo s1s
him. Within two hours however, tho police re-
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recovered several months later. Bridge jumpers
now to be drawing Onrda IN muaeuma
Trinity spirc. which was for many years the
most conspicuous objoct In this city as one came
UP tho bay. has not only been overshadowed,
but completely collapsed by tho high ofioo build
ings that have recently been erected on the
came up on one Of tho Sandy Hook boats yes
terday morning noticed that 1t had been
0'S SI SaS SSf io % kstfS at fpini hS ' apif e from the bay
every year until now, and l must say that 4
buildings that surround Il. They have estab,
lished a new standard, Of heights. Before these
% Sqitia'a FFin TiSFs s spiSs. uh nSSlF eTery were sns G Ss5p SSd
ever lived In new York undefstood the com.
pnrison. II the next ton years produce Q pro
ings In the lower part OF town it viii be neces-
see It,"
II it is truo that Mime. Nordica and Joan do
Reszke have patched up their operate quar-
rei, nODOuy Will DO 80 muCn Interested IL. that
event as Nine. Nordica herself, for her s9journ
In London this spring must have been en-
bitterod by the realization Of what a small fig.
urc she was cutting thero. Only once-at a
semi-private concert-has she appeared. The
quarrel has alreadys..cost her some $4,000 and
the continuance Of bad feeling would have
doubtless resulted in further losses. There
was practically nothing for her to do but be-
como reconciled with Jean de Reszke at any
cost. She is a prudent woman, or at all events
Reszke, and doubtless she decided that any
apology under the circumstances was better
than the enforced idleness which seemed likely
to continue for some time to come. The most
surprising feature OF the present situation is
ton on any terms. He acted with great Fen.
crosby throughout the entire affair, but his de
termination when he left New York was never
What led him TO change his mind 10 really the
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plates a sea- son Of opera at tho metropolitan next
winte. will feel more certain than ever that it
taicna was aescomplished' in order that Nine. Nor
dica in the absence of Mmes. Calv6 and Mclba
3St5 f Ea%es, might Yofdi come and II tho s5e Dc sifs' asaRfss, rs
yell es sor; Of the interesting forn'sners vino
naxS geY Be- S Sssa beard fsls. = .S SGm ssilin %lsht
are oG mn famous mo som IN nnrop ps s sSe d Re,ns 6 ess su st.
Of a season next year as this reconciliation be-
tween the two operate belligerents.
The proprietor of a chophouse who has pa
irons Of two WILDLY different kinds finds that
his powers Of diplomacy arc occasionally put
to a very severe tost. Perhaps the moro nu-
merous Of the two classes is the supper crowd.
which Is likely to remain In its seats until the
early morning hours. There is an underlined
tradition OF the establishment that the doors
close at 3, but scarcely a night passes in which
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hour or two later. The place 10 supposed to
open for breakfast at 7, and there are always
three or four of the regular patrons of the estab,,
lishment thore at that time. One morning
this week tho regular breakfasters gathered Mt
the doors, which, contrary to tho custom OF tho
were no Indications of their opening soon. Tho
fast there seemed a remote possibility. The
little group. which had increased to a half
tor Of the place with a weary, expression hap.
pened to draw aside one of the curtains and
k1iiY look gave his walters an order to open up
the place. Then the breakfast crowd under
s ssSSa % W tRe ta aslS @SG Ssd h9 See Seen s SpSeSd a Sast d the
OF the tables were n dozen or moro men in even
ing dress, and the activity Of the walters had
fast enough to hide all evidence Of tho way in
which thS party 4 had been spsndins the hours
fast crowd accomplished more than the en-:
treaties OF the proprietor had boon able to, and
WDen ne nuu presenter tue case 10 the group
at tho table and illustrated It by calling ntten.
tion TO the hungry early morning crowd, the
consented to dispense. They were all good
ouatomers. and they were all vol inown Young
that led tho proprietor to declare he had never
before realized how great, the difficulty was in
| liked its breakfast early In the morning and
another that liked supper at about the same
time.
There are some Inconvenience for tho whcol-
mon who arc compelled to cross 10 Brooklyn by
way of tho East Twenty-third street ferry. NJ
the oobblestones for several blocks arc In bad
condition, and the man who bouncos over them
finds the journey wearisome to him and do
s~tructive to his wheel. But an inconvenience
awaits tho Sunday riders when thoy reach tho
ferry which Is far greater than any TO be met
with In approaching 1t. Tho pier on which
passengers are compelled to wait for the de-
parture OF the boats swarms with small boys
selling chewing gum, and there are generally