The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-15
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A Judge Tells Lawyer He is Nos
Competent TO Practice
STUDENTS BOYCOTT A RAILROAD
Street Car Men To BE Protected-Wo
mems Hotel Schome-liow TO
Make Men Note-To Publish
Daily Bank Statements.
STUDENTS BOYCOTT RAILROAD

NEW YORK, Dec. N.-Speclal.-A yo""7
LAWYER connected with a prominent Ia"
firm of this city filed objections In
bankruptcy case yesterday in the United
states District Court. Judge Addison
Brown presiding. He handed a oatch OF
naner, 10 the court. and Judge brown
Lacked tbom over He then told the young
man that a lawyer who would ME sue"
foolish objections had no business hiac-
ticin. law. and that the court "ou'''
therefore. suspend him for thirty days
with this he tossed back the papers 10
the LAWYER and said that he would als-
miss the objection which they contalned.
I'm this connection Nc may be mentioned
that Alderman Elias Goodman has miro
duced the resolution I'm the Central Ne-
publican club. Of the Twenty-hrst Assem-
Div District. which provides that negligent
or Indifferent voters shall serve on Juries.
Jurors" runs the resolution. are
chosen from the list of registered voters.
We advocate and urge legislation mat
would make il imperative hereafter 10
draw an panels n jurors first from among
those who have failed tO vote. and s"ld
Jurors selected shall be limited % sieh
courts as pay but nominal sum for
jury service
The object OF the resolution is 60 make
everybody vote.
STUDENTS REBEL.
The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has refused
10 give tho usual holiday rates to The
students Of Princeton. Hence the stu-
dents arc mp in arms against the railroad.
and will do everything in their power to
boycott H. II has been the custom of
the Pennsylvania railroad az this season
II the year 10 sell tickets at reduced rates,
but this year the announcement Is maze
that regular rates will prevail An agent
OF the company went to Princeton On
try TO pacify the students. but failed, ana
many Of the boys have resolved 20 90 to
Trenton and use the Reading road instead
Of the Pennsylvania
A bill will be introduced In the next Leg
islature requiring AN passenger trans
pOrtatiOn companies throughout the state
10 enclose the platforms OF their cars dur
ing the winter for the protection Of moter-
men. Assemblyman-elcct Joseph H.
Adams of the TWenty-drst Assembly Dis
trict. is sponsor for the measure. and
tine Of $50 or thirty day, imprisonment
for each Enclosed car will be- made the
penalty for violation of the law.
COLONEL ADAMS DEAlf
The Tribune Of this morning makes Tie
following announcement.
Colonel Julius Walker Adams. the Dio-
neer engineer Of the Brooklyn Bridge and
commander Of the First Regiment of the
Long Island Volunteers afterwards tao
Sixty-ninth New York. died an his homo
No. 100 Congfc-s street. yesterday morn
ing from old age He had been li for the
last two months Colonel Adams. who
was a second cousin of John quincy
Adams. was one OF the most eminent and
successful railway and bridge engineer
OF the century. Perhaps to him mo.a
than % any other one engineer is uue
the credit for the construction OF the
Brooklyn Bridge. which Doe partly planned
In $3.50.
Another subscription OF $4,000 10 ihe
stock of the Woman Hotel has been
made. which brings the total amount sub-
scribed up % 500 10 Will require
5000 more before the company can he
Incorporated.
The womeu's clubs have taken the mat
ter up. and are pushing it along ys1r-
ously. Three women are cauvassing th-
members OF the different clubs. and fhr
presidents have taken subscription lists.
which many have headed with their
names.
It is proposed 20 make the Womau's
Hotel the headquarters Of au the WOE
mems clubs iu the city. and for this pur-
pose one floor of the building will be- set
aside for club rooms. AS the plans foe
clude a large assembly room. 10 certain
large income should thus be insured To-
the MANAGEMENT.
10 is rumorcd here that j. Pierp1ut Nor
gan will not accept the office of Commo-
dore in the New York Yacht club fnr
another year
DAILY BANK STATEMENTS
IL was said i'm banking circles yesterday
that the present method of issuing "a
weekly bank statement by the Associated
Banks was causing much dissatisfaction.
and that the clearinghouse Association
would be petitioned 10 make daily state
ments instead. 10 was declared by some
Wall street operators that the present
system gives the more powerful banks 81
great advantage. Under the present sys-
tenn "a daily statement is issued by the
Bankers clearinghouse. bun This state
ment gives no account of the specie on
hand. At the clearinghouse IL was said
that no formal request TO change the
issuance of statements from weekly 90
daily had been made.