The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-13
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Boer Symoathizers Have lu-
muItuOus Meeting.
B0URKE COCHRAN IS KISSED.
Preacher Sues Rockefeller 49, Young
Man Sues Il Girl-Child Killed bya
ROoster-Insane Mother Tries
TO Starve Her Children.

NEW YORK. Oct 2-SDecial-Ihe
meeting last night at Carnegie Hall, TO
express sympathy with the Beers, and TO
deuounce the course OF Great Britain
was anything but "a love feast. Indeed, 1t
was one Of the most tumultuous and tur-
bulent meetings that New York ever held.
Bourke Cochran was the principal speafef,
and was very severe I'm his remarks. but
he was frequently interrupted by British
sympathizcrs in the audience. and some
of his remarks were greeted with misses.
a fair idea OF the way things went may be
gathered from the following extract from
the Suns report. In the course OF MS
speech. Mr.. Cochran said:
Now, by tradition, by the admission OF
the great statesmen al England, by every
publication OK the British Government, the
Independence Of the Transvaal has Dcen
acknowledged, except by that versatile
ana shlfty statesmen, the present colonial
Secretary the Hon. Joseph Chamberlain.
CGroans ana Kisses, mingled With cries of
You're off on your histOryD
1T is a fact that every statesman from
the Duke Of Devonshire down, In
these latter days. has asserted the indie
pondence Of the Transvaal II she Is not
an Independent State now, then every one
OF those statesmen has given Forth per-
iured statements. intended 10 lul the
burghers TO repose, while plots were
Matched, maturcd and carried out Tor tho
rape Of the Republic"
N AN UPROAR.
This last statement was greeted with
applause, which was balanced by dissent
ing cries from some of those In the boxes
and others in the galleries above. The
cries continued for several minutes, in
terrupted by counter cries Of Put 'cr
out. put EN- OUT Go over 10 England
and stay there" When Mr. Cochran got
chance hc drew himself up to his full
height swept the boxes aud the galleries
With a glance and then with an the power
of his great voice fairly shouted:
"Rufiians in finance and rufiiaus On
politics. Ruiiians with women and towards
with meni You are they who sing Rule
Britannia for hire in the hone Of drown
Ing the voice Of those who are crying for
deliverance from q desDot"
Tumultu0us cheers greeted this reply
Of the speaker 10 those who had interrupt
ed him. and the cheers continued for sew
eral minutes Just As the audience was
quoting down "a man up in the west gall
iery drew from his pocket the Union Jack
and waved it triumphantly over his head
=
voked loud cheering, amid which plenty OF
Missing was heard. Cheers from the floor
were answered by cheers from the gallery
and Kisses from the boxes answefcd
Kisses from the floor. Meanwhile the nan
with the Union Jack continued 10 wave
81 until man who sat next 10 HIM grab
bed him by The collar, forced him down
into his seat grabbed the flag and tore
Dr. up After five or SIX 'uuutcs quiet wd5
a. IL I'll q.
argument
HILLS DEFEAT.
The defeat of former Senator David T..
Hin by Richard Croker. the Tammany
chief. az the meeting Of the Democratic
state Committee last night il the talk
of the town IN political circles. Tho fight
ercw out of q contest between rival cam
didates from Rochester and members of
the State Committee and resulted i'm
victory for Croker by "a vote of IS 20 20
Croker followed uD his victory by secur-
ing The adoption OF "A resolution endorsing
the candidacy of William j. Bryan. The
Herald says that Cookers action in thus
explicitly advocating the selection Of
Bryan is believed by his followers TO in
dictate that the Tammany chief has arriv-
cd at an understanding with tho Nebras-
kan. that the silver issue will be RELOCATED
10 obscurity. and that the Democratic
Presidential fight will be made with anti
imperialism ana opposition 70 trusts as
the leading features.
Those who pin their faith to Croker say
that he is anxious 10 be regarded as a ma
tional leader o., his party and that his
latest astonishing move has been made
with this object in view
\ sensational suit for $4,000 damages
has been brought by Frederick w Lud-
mann against Miss Maud Hewitt. daugh-
ter of Francis Hewitt. a sugar broker
The suit is brought I'm the Supreme Court
Tn his complaint Mr.. Ludmann alleges
that Miss Hewitt circulated "a report that
be was negro. solely because his hair
is black and curly He SAYS she told his
friends that he did not pay his debts.
was not honorable in his actions should
not be allowed to live in a respectable
hotel. and that he had been secretly mar
ried. all Of which caused considerable an
guish Of mind 70 a young woman TO whom
he is now engaged.
MRS. BILLINGS PROBABLE VICTIM
Tie police are still working on the muir
der mystery. but at this writing there is
no news about IL. The names of several
women have been connected with the
case as probable victims. but all have been
accounted for except Mrs. Gertrude Bill
lings wife a saloon keeper. whose hus-
band declares that the resemblance be-
tween his wife and the description of
the murdered woman Is most striking As
the head has not yet been found, how
ever identification is Of course most diff
cult
While walking in his sleep early yester-
day morning. Thomas Farrell. a clerk in
a Broadway drygoods store. fell from a
window in the NTH story OF his home into
the r--lar below, and died soon after from
the injuries received.
DIR. POTTER SUES ROCKEFELLER /
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