Arizona republican., 1898-02-22
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.

New York, Feb. 21.-Howard Gould, who, by the way, has just purchased a seat on the stock exchange, has se- lected Katharine Clemmons to act as sponsor for his new steam yacht which is to be launched the latter end of this week. It won't be the first bot tie broken by Miss Katharine at How ards expense.
 A friend of mine has a theory that at the end of every century there is great political upheaval. He claims that history supports his contention, and he is now pointing to the war cloud that hangs over China, the ter rible excitement in Paris over the Dreyfus affair and the crisis in the Gu ban revolution, involving as it does the peace of the United States, as proof that the end of this century is passing through the inevitable period of upheaval and disorder
 The Rialto is somewhat agitated over the forthcoming production of "The Curse of Gold" the political play with which the Bryanites hope to work up sentiment for silver Four leading actors are now struggling for 1 the possession of the leading role, i with Maurice Barrymore in the lead This novel piece will have its initial production during the week of March 17, and rehearsals will probably begin in few days. A member of the ma t1onal democratic committee will go ahead of the show when it takes the road.
 Few persons have an idea of the enormous quantities of cigars and ci- garettes made in this city, During the month inst naSsnd tho int o1 revenue returns show that there were manufactured 46,5S6,240 cigars, 1S,- 050,530 all-tobacco cigarettes and S5, 948,65 paper-covered cigarettes. Be- sides this, 526,597 pounds of smoking and chewing tobacco were prepared for market and 6,3O1 pounds of snuff were made here. No wonder people are bowling for smoking cars on the 'L" and poking fun at the anti -expec. torating sisters
 Once more it is rumored that Johr Wanamaker has made an offer fol the Fifth avenue hctel and other prop erty adjoining. The merchant prince wants to branch out here, and if ht secures the site New York will DOS sess a department store that vii knock the spots off anything in tn, same line in the world. The presen : lease of the hotel property still ha but four years and half to run. It i said the lessees applied last week t Colonel Enc to have the lease renew ed for an additional ten years fror the date of expiration, but the re quest was refused. This bit of gos sip is, no doubt, responsible for tn rumor that MT. Wanamakers negotia tions may some day be successful
 One of the private charities of tn great city is the 1-cent coffee stand
 of the St. Andrews society. Thes
 boons to the needy and hungry are sf
 up where they will do the most goo
 and it is needless to state that the are well patronized. A great man ]. persons buy S1 worth of the 1-cer
 tickets and distribute them wheneve
 demands are made up their charit, if A man or woman who gets a 1-ce1
 ticket may take it to one of the stand
 and have his choice of this bill of fare
 Half pint of coffee, with milk an
 sugar and one slice of bread, 1 cent
 pork and beans, 1 cent; fish cakes,
 cent; sandwiches, 1 cent; Friday
 fish chowder, 1 cent. And still pc.
 pie starve here occasionally.
 .. It isn't often that the two mines
 are sounded here, but they were o1
 evening last week, when tongues
 flame began to lick the walls of six,