The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-16
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A Big Free Silver Mass-Meeting Ar
ranged for Labor Day.
SIX DISCOUNTED SCULPT0RS.
Disrusted at Their Treatment 10y the
Vance Monument Association-Mc-
Quades' Big Expense Account.
Ihe Tetanus Epidemic

RANGED tor LABOR Day mere ny Nue o'@''
Committee OF the Chicago Platform
Democrats. at which noted speakers VII
he present, Mr.. Bryan probably among
them
There IL a twofold reason for wishing to
hold this meeting. IL will oe an oppoI-
tuniiy 10 snow the strength of tho Chi
caeo platform followers and viii also
tend 10 offset the effects OF the big dem
onstratlon Tsmmany is preparing 10
make ia honor OF Croker when ne returns
from England.
SITUATION CLEARING.
There seems % be a change for the bet
ter to-day ga the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit situation
According to General Master Workman
Parsons of the Knights OF Labor. most
OF the troileymon who are keeping up the
strike agitation are old employees Of the
Nassau system who are paid 10 tax
strike. In statement which he made
yesterday at his headquarters, 10 East
one hundred and twenty-hfth street, he
said.
u hold now and have held from the
first that there IS no logical reason for
a strike In Brooklyn. A number OF men,
some OF whom are employees who were
discharged recently from the Nassau sys-
tenn. are paid 20 create a strike agitation.
/ am not prepared now to state my
sources Of information, but as soon as
hear that a strike IS coming. II a strike
Is decided on I shall try 90 stop il by ex-
posing the whole business and give the
names Of both Of the men who are paid
20 talk strike and those who for fnan-
cial reasons are paying them TO DO so.
belece I have correct information on the
subject but ] do not want 10 mix myself
up IN the matter until Il IS absolutely
necessary. Men belonging 20 the roads
have been sent by outside parties to news
papers 70 stir up the strike agitation.
Those who are doing the most Of the
strike talk are a small clique OF men
whose interest 10 is 10 talk strike"
MORE LOCKJAW.
The list OF deaths from lockJaw In the
city and near by has reached nineteen.
Four fatal cases were reported yesterday
and four more for whose recovery there
Is little hope
The new whisky and spirits combina-
ton. The Distiilng Company Of America
completed its organization yesterday. The
capital stock Of the company IS Sl25. 600 900
and Uncle Sam is richer by the sum OF
$4,000 the amount paid for revenue
stamps for use in the incidental trans
fers.
MQUADE's EXPENSES.
City officials who were acquitted OF
charges brought about by the LeXow in
vestigations continue TO file claims against
the city for expenses incurred in their
defence. Twelve claims were filed yes
tercay Ex-Alderman Arthur j. Nc
Quade. one OF the Doodle Board Of 1884.
heads the list with a claim for s2S.27l.69.
The item includes $500 paid to General
G.. r. Tracy as counsel; $5.59L69 20 r. s.
Newconlbe; $50 20 Thomas T. Grady and
1850 paid 10 John Foley and others. Nc
Quade wants TO have the city pay him
personally for services I'm his own behalf
SO a day for Z15 days, which he spent
seeing counsel and arranging for trial.
and s. 900 for the services OF mis- private
bookkeeper described as visiting me in
prison" There SIS also an item Of 5000
for expenses incidental to trial at Balls
ton"
THE CHURCH GETS IT.
The will Of Mrs Mary Johnson. be-
queathine an estate Of $4,000 to Catholic
institutions and priests. was admitted 10
probate yesterday by Surrogate Narnum.
1t vas contested 10y several cousins who
were not remembered in the Will. and
many hearings were had before surro-
gate Arnold. who had not decided the
case when ne retired from Office. on the
evidence taken before Nj Arnold COW
ering ITO typewriter pages, Surrogate
Narnum renders his decision.
The law firm OF Pryor * Truax. counsel
for John &. Sheohau made application
late on Thursday afternoon 90 Justice
Slower in Part l. OF the Supreme Court
Special Term. Tor an order requiring the
Board OF Police Commissioners and
Daniel r. Mcmahon. chairman of the
Tammany Hail Executive Committee. To-
show cause why the Shcohan list OF cleo
ton officers in the Ninth Assembly dis
trict should not be appointed instead of
the Goodwin list. which has been FLED
with the Police Board by MIR Mcmahon
DISSATISFIED SCULPTORs.
six scuptors OF This city are highly in
dignsnt over what they claim is unfair
treatment hy the Vance Monument Ass0-
citation OF North Carolina When 10 was
decided 20 erect this statue Joseph 6.
Brown. of Raleigh. who was ln charge Of
a fund ~ 5000 contributed for the monu-
ment. came 10 This cts and invited six
well-known sculptors % compete for the
work These have just received notice
that = model sent ln by one EWcott. "a
sculptor of Washington has been accept
ed Rley say that 10 was expressly
stipulated by Mr. Brown that the compe-
iilion was 20 be limited 90 them and that
no one else was 10 have chance unless
an six failed % produce satisfactory
design.
one ~ them. Mr. Martiny when seen
yesterday said. we were given 20 un-
defstand that me competition was limited
20 us. 40 mention of amy other sculptor
was made We made our sektches and
models. and they were sent to AIr Brown
al Raleigh on July 9th Each one OF us
got letter on Wednesday last praisinl
our designs. but statng that The one
made by Mr. Ehcott ~ Washington had
been accepted. AN our work has gone
for nothing and the prize has fallen 10
one who. j am told is man Of some
influence among politicians"
A FAMILY FAILING.
David Sloan. q brother of Tod sloan
the American Jockey now in England
was before Magistrate Nostrand in the
C0ney Island Police Court yesterday on
charge or assault made by r. TAYLOR
Nau Of l5s west Fifteenth street. Man
haitian. According % The story told IN
court they were drinking at midnight on
Thursday with several other men in
Boyies Hotel. IN Sheepshcad Bay. when
on argument arose over politics as well
as family matters. A quarrel followed
and sloan. % s. said. having seized
chair. fcllod Nau % the Door. and as the
hitter lay PROSTATE kicked him until he
Was unconscious.
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