Arizona republican., 1898-03-13
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.

New York, March 12.-Theatrical productions in which babies and tod ding children figure as attractions will feel the force of ruling made by Mayor Van Wyck the other day. At the request of Commodore Gerry. his honor instructed his chief clerk to is sue no permits to children under ' years to appear on the stage in this city. The stage will have to fall back on the rag baby CT cut out the infants altogether.
 The teacher of a public school who has fcrty pupils ranging in ages from 7 to g years under her direction asked the other day how many had ever seen a live COW. There were only ten schol- ars who answered, and of that num- Der five were born out of town. And the chances are that not one of them ever tasted real cows milk.
 A Brooklyn girl who conducted a policy shop in her own home paid a fine of $50 the other day. She told the magistrate that she wrote policy for pin money. However that may be, she seems to have acquired considerable coin in her little enterprise. Her home was frequented by all the sus- ceptible youths of the neighborhood and their favorite play was the Hove gig-1-12-16--3. When the police gig" came out the jig was up and the fair gamester sheepishly surrendered
 "The Orchestra of New York is the name chosen for the association that has set about establishing a perma- nent orchestra in this city. The as sociation was formally organized Sat urday. The directors are to be twen- ty-four in number-twelve men and twelve women. The finance commit tee made it's usual report of great en- couragement and sure success. Theo- dore Thomas has been sounded, but as he has signed a contract to remain 1n Chicago for the next three years Herr Seidl possibly breathes easier.
 B. H. Conger, who has been appoint ed minister to China. has returned from Brazil, where he has been repre- senting this government for a year past. He said today that Brazil, while suffering financially by reason of the low price of coffee, is making as rapid progress as is possible under the cir cumstances. and is destined at no very distant period to be one of the most prosperous nations of the earth. Their government is almost an exact copy of ours, except that the president can not serve two successive terms The new president elected this month is a civilian. like his predecessor and this fact has a good effect in empha- sizir the fact that the republic is not a military government.
 The New York directory contains the names of hundreds of citizens of other cities. These men vote elsewhere, but their principal business interests are here, or else they prefer to have their residence here during the months of the fashionable season. Thus Calvin s. Brice. during the time he repre- sented Ohio in the senate, really made New York his business and social headquarters. He was a citizen of New York in all except his political obligations. The latest recruit to the large colony of non-citizen residents of New York is James w. Ellsworth of Chicago, recent president of the Union National bank of that city. He has purchased a large house at Fifth av- enue and Sixteenth street, and pro- poses to remove to it his large collec- tion of art treasures. At the same time MT. Ellsworth will retain his cit izenship in Chicago. but live several months of the year here.
 The ship builders in and about New York have discussed at length the open letter written from Cannes, France, by Andrew Carnegie, urging the erection of a 1rage plant on the deep water hereabouts, where ships of all classes could be built. and where the largest warships affoat could be docked with safety. Careful inquiry discloses the rather strange fact that no ships. are being built of steel or iron anywhere along the East or North rivers. The only place where ships of any size are being built now is Eliza bethport, opposite Staten Island, in New Jersey. All the other yards, or nearly all, are simply big repair shops for the steamers which enter this port Local ship builders agree with the shrewd "Starspangled Scotchman'' that this is the only prominent depart ment of manufacturing in which this country is behind. Only two steel ships of size have been constructed in the vicinity of the metropolis in years the Maine, now a total wreck, and the Cincinnati, built at the navy yard MT. Carnegie has, no doubt, turned the thoughts of some capitalists from sy- Scrapers to stately ships.