Arizona republican., 1898-04-12
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.

GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.
 New York April 10.-Business men and financiers here have made up thelr minds that suspense is worse than real ity. The head of an active Wall street house. while discussing the situation this afternoon, used this language: s'I do not believe that if war were de- clared tomorrow it would have half the effect upon this country that the suspense is having today. The sus- pense is killing business in all direc tions. People do not like mysteries and uncertainties.
 A new form of public entertainment has been introduced to New York by Frangeon-D Davies, the baritone singer, who has already attained a high rep utation in England. MT. Davies calls his new vocal art "Cantillation" In reality it is an old idea worked over refined and given a new signifi eance and a new name. It is essentially a combination of elocution and singing It is the rendering of poems with ap- propriate descriptive music. Tn ef- feet MT. Davies attempts to render a whole opera alone. That is to say. he sings and speaks in several different voices almost at the same time. He has a fine singing voice. and renders with rare effect the dramatic poems he selects for his cantil1ations He has his limitations and is not equally good in everything be undertakes. but the entertainment he introduces is likely to meet with popular favor He was greeted with warm applause at his first concert
 John H. Starin. the wealthy steam boat owner, has demonstrated his pat rlotism in more practical way than by talking war He has, through his son-in-law, General Howard Carroll, offered the entire facilities of his trans portation lines to Governor Black in the event of war, holding himself in readiness at two hours notice ''to transport the entire National Guard of the state of New York, say 14.OOO men, from this city to any point or points in the harbor, the lower bay or to the Notifications in Long. Island Sound" To the end there will be fur nished all necessary landing places, steamers for the troops steam lighters for guns, caissons and ammunition and barges and tugs for horses and wagons trains. FCrthis service there would be no charge.
 Marine risks against war are ad- vancfng ranfdly as the chances of war increase. The Atlantic Mutual Insur- ance company today fixed a rate of 1 per cent on vessels sailing for South American ports. and the per cent rate scheduled for sailing vessels was advanced to per cent President Ravon of the Atlantic Mutual says that the insurance people are workine entirely in the dark just now, and the Insurance is necessarily speculative For this reason, if no other," he says we must raise the rates. Until we have an idea how the Cuban difficulty will be settled the rates will continue to increase. We are getting close to war time rates now"
 Nearly 600 bills were left by the leg lslature for approval or disapproval by Governor Black. He has. under the constitution, thirty days in which tC act upon them. This requires action on an average of twenty a day. The governor. therefore, has plenty of work before him this month. even if there should be no war with Spain. The number of thirty-day bills. however is not as large this year as in 1897 when there were 7S3 of them
 Steve" Brodie has enjoyed the Tar, felicity of reading his own obituarie. and get fine lot of free newspapel advertisement at the same time. II other words, he is not dead but yer, much alive, and he enjoyed the "Apri fool jolSe' on the public with his Bow cry friends.
 The New York Methodist conferenc, voted in favor of equal ministerial ant lay representation at the general con ference. The vote was 11S to S0
 The body of Anton Seidl has beel cremated at Fresh Pond, in accordanc with his expressed wish before hi death.
 The policy of importing gold draw from Europe by way of Canada in cas of war has received some considerable, by bankers.