The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-29
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Trouble Between the Council
and Supreme Court Still Unsettled
NEWSBOY STRIKE STRENGTHENS
Newsdealers Agree TO support Their
Boycott-AImost Another Windsor
Hotel Horror-Civil Service Re
form People Pleased.

NEW YORK. July 2S.-Special-The
| resolutions in which the City Council de-
fed the mandate OF the Supreme Court
20 compel the authorization OF bonds for
the Long Island Water Supply Company $
plant were yesterday signed by Mayor
Van Wyck.
The Mayors friends claim that this
does not moan end0rsation of the con-
tempt OF court for which the Council are
cited 20 appear but that he sees in the
resolutions only a request FOR Information
as 10 the effect Of the mandamus. Cor
porauon Counsel Whalin says:
THE Mayor and the Controller, who
are trying 20 get these bonds issues
through" he said. ARE more directly re-
sponsible to the people than is the Coun-
ell. They are my clients as much ms are
the COuncilmsn. / then have two sets Of
clients. ono IS right, the other wrong.
1 can have nothing TO do with those who
are wrong IN this matter and those arc
the Councilmen. They have refused 20
obey the orders OF the Supreme Court
They'll havp 70 take the consequences
In the City Hall 4 process server waited
for COunclmcn all the afternoon, but
failed TO find one. Francisco. Of Brook
Ign, a most outspoken ObstructiOnist, and
Murray, who has denounced the Con-
troller on every occasion, put I'm brief APP
poarauces.
They can't make us vote ono way or
another" said Mr. Francisco The
courts will uphold our position The Cor
p0ration Counsel failed to do his duty 10
us when the court proceedings began,
and our side hasn't had a hearing yet.
When IL is heard We VIII win. m not q
all afraid az going 20 Jail"
MADE A MISTAKE
Randolph GuggenhoImer president OF
the Municipal Council. at his summer
home al Long Branch last night said
Il certainly think the court can hold
the mombers I'm contempt This is a
serious sitgation Some OF tho members
may not realize &c now, but they VIII be-
fore 10 is over The mandates of tho
court certainly have been disobeyod Now
tho Council must purge Itself of the com
tempt. The members Will find that the
courts orders are not 90 be tempered
with Radical treatment has been zee
quired go bring them to a realization
OF their duties. and now they viii ieccive
f."
MR.. ASTOR'S ANCESTRY.
Mr. William Waldorf Aston has struck
a snag I'm his contention I'm his genedo-
logical history OF the Astor family fha- he
IS q descendant of the d'Astorga family
of CASTLE. Exception is taken TO the
Statement, by the Comte d'Astorga in a
letter 60 Town Topics. I'm which bee says:
"On returning from a lengthy Journey
T received fran o. charitable friend the
Pail Mall MAGAZINE of June. I'm which I
find (page iiD an article signed william
Waldorf Aston and q genealogical tabie
(page 1S1) with the extraordinary state
ment that the author dcsconds from
member Of my mousse. This table is both
n3ttering and instructive for me-many
facts there being related worthy Of ape
pearine in a Golden Legend which is
quite natural when an Ast0r is I'm Ques-
ton.
81 quite ignored. confess. that ono of
my people was n personal foe of 'Gusut
Tashafn. King n che Almoavides OF
Morocco A. 10. 1925. and that 'one OF DIS
ancestors was q personal friend 10 n
Spanish Queen But ] am acquainted
with certain other facts connected with
my family. and 1 found this table 10 DE
am appalling mixture of facts, some OF
them actually turned upside down.
NEARLY A DISASTER.
New York yesterday narrowly escaped
r repetition OF the Windsor Hotel horror
when Smith a. Nelrs hotel came near
being totally burned with appalling loss
of life BY heroic exertious OF hremen
and employees there were no lives lost.
fortunately althoueh there We're many
narrow escapes The damage TO the
building will amount 90 about $1,000
Meetings OF city newsdealers We're held
last night al two of which 10 was decided
90 support the ncwsb1ys I'm their strike
against tho two afternoon papers.
The proprietor Of one OF the boycottod
papers. although the demand of the
strikers for arbitration had been persist
entity refused. made So known late in the
afternoon that be would consent 20 have
the dispute submitted tO arbitration.
When the boys heard the news they be-
came greatly elatod. as they regarded
it as strong evidence that they had the
best OF the fight
BOYS HAD FUN.
Another incident that caused the lads
much joy was the offer OF the bOycotted
papers 10 furnish papers free 10 boys
who would sell them. About a hundred
boys following the lead OF KID Blink.
accepted the offer, and filed in 10 get
the papers.
Each boy was loaded with papers with
the compliments of the publishers and
was sent out into the byways and hedges
Of Park Row As soon as the boys had
obtained an Of the papers that were 10
be had free they began disposlng 81 them.
No sordid desire for gain possessed their
young hearts Instead OF trying 10 break
the backbone Of the strike, the boys en-
tered into competition 20 see which
could tear mp his bundle Of free papers
first No official record was ke9t but
Within q few minutes after the supposed
ly guileless strikers had been given the
papers Park Row and vicinity was COW
cred with the torn sheets.
The newsboys were apprehensive again
yesterday lest the ones they had hon0red
with the title Of headers" should under
take 10 end the strike by private arbitra-
ton. kid" Blink. by appearing IN
now slllt of cInfhes with strlM hat and