The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-19
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Both Sides Claiming the Advantage
in Brooklyn Strike.
TAMMANY GETS A HARD BLOW
Action of state Civil Service Commits
- sion Takes Over Two Thousand Of
fees Out Of It's COntrol-POwder
Carries Germs of Tetanus.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-SDecial.-Ihd
strike situation last night was but little
changed. each side claiming the adyan-
taee TO a casual observer 1t would seem
that the street-car company has the best
of it. as they are running almost as many
cars as ever although the strikers claim
that this is not so. They say the COM
pauy is running all the cars they have
Do service through the thickly settled
districts by means Of system OF back
switching in order TO make the impress
sion that but few Of their cars have been
stopped.
MORE TROUBLE ~ SIGHT
Further complications are I'm sight. The
Herald this morning says that tho loco
motive engineers ou some Of the elevated
lines foresecing the introduction OF cleo
tricitv. viii probably take advantage of
Che present conditions and make am eff
iort DO provide for their protection in the
future. and there is probability of trouble
ON some Of these lines unless their de-
mands are acccied TO.
The strikers have committed several
acts of violence. conductors and motor
men being dragged from their cars and
badly beaten and policemen in one or TWO
instances being stoned. But on the
whole. the police seem 10 have tho whip
hand OF tho situation.
A BLOW ON TAAIMANY.
The new civil service rules OF the state
Commission were promulgated to-day.
These rules apply che advanced ideas
0f Tie rorormcrs 10 every city depart
mont. and are said 90 wrcst from Tam
manv's control fully twenty-four hum
dred positions
suoci9l attention seems Coz have been
I.H..H O.
prevention of political Interference with
properly accredited ofice-hoiders. Iho
State Commission holds that the appoint
mont of Edward F. Croker as chief Us
ILLEGAL and chat Commissioner Scanned
rI. n.f the authority t0 make the a9-
roIrfnorf permanent They intimate that
.ba 1mui.irlI Commission may refuse to
,nur1r. Droker's salary. and that iaillhs
d. ODD. thfs the board may be hauled INTO
court nr the Civil Service Reform Aaso-
cauun.
Tno Dist of lockiaw victims continues "a
rrov Tho idea has been advanced tnAt
the powder used in the Fourth or Ju'N
celebrations carried the germs o'
tetanue.
Dr. $ Dana Hubbard who IS connected
with tho laboratory of the Board obi
Health. I'm the Criminal Court Building
said Yesterday that he thought it would
b. "a good idea t0 make am analysis of
The powder used in blank cartridges.
eft SIS incu6ible." said Dr. Hubbard.
"that the tetanus germ which is a ape'
cf6c one. should have infected the wounds
of am these cases scattered over Ne"
York Had the disease occurred DID one
locality we might suppose that the infec-
ton proceeded from local cause. Dc
would Doe interesting TO trace me CART
ridges TO the place where they are manu-
featured. and see whether the germ does
not enter them in some substance USED
in their preparation
THE CYCLE TRUST.
The key 90 the situation in the pro-
posed cycle Trust seems TO be held
by Charles r. Flint president OK 1"e
Emitted states Rubber Company.
III Nr Flint and the rubber company
are taken into the bicycle combination
ON terms dictated by himself funds VIII
be provided for the reorganization ana
perfection Of the Bicycle Trust
If. ON the other hand. SIR. Flint and
his interests Doe not recognized bv i-f
wheel manufacturers there will be no
combination of the latter unless the major
rortiou of tho funds required he raised
auoue thtm4elves. This. on c-ce lent
authority. is declared TO be- the situation
iu the proposed reorganization OF the
trust
That the trust as originally planned has
practically been given up was admitted
Yesterday by several members or ine
trade bon attendance at "a meeting or those
interested in the combination.
ROOSEVELT AROl SEQ.
From private Information received as
to conditions in State charitable nstitl-
tons. it b. said that Governor Roosevelt
has decided tO DO some investigating ON
his own account
The story is that Institutions that were
not by implication accused in Controller
Norean's outsp0ken statement have been
ren0rtCd tO The Governor Ass in serious
need of immediate attention and reform.
Members of the State Board of Charities
declare that politics in the management
of the institutions is wholly responsible
for the evils and they openly rejoice
that DTS prompt action can Doe depended on
to clear ont those who ave responsible.
They say that politics caused the evils
at Hudson and elsewhere. and think that
the Governors plan 90 appoint managers
of institutions from outside of the im
mediate neighbOrhOOd is calculated 81
break up the nernieious system that has
been only partly disclosed by the Hudson
Investigation. IL is further said that ii
the Hudson story was told I'M IT'S entirety
it would involve politicians who are
known outside of Columbia county
WRECKED BY CIGARETTES.
Another victim Of the cigarette habi,
has been reported This time 10 is girl
twenty years OLD. whose mind has been
wrecked bv the penicious iittle rolf. She
was arrested ON complaint of her father
and locked mp pending an examination as
10 her sanity.
Under a decision handed down yester-
day hy the Board of Classification of Tho
United States General Appraisers. George
j. Gould Will have 90 pay adufy OF %
per cent adj valorem. amounting 10 $500
| on an ever and basin of old Limoges
ware imported for him hy Amcrman A.
Patterson. The articles which were
valued at 81 600 and date back to the six
teeuth century. were imported and de-
livcrcd 10 Mr.. Gould some time ago. They
are made OF copper and are covered with
fus.bie enamel
Secretary Gage OF tho Treasury Depart.
ment. and Senators Allison of Iowa
| Burrows of Michigan, and Plat. Of New
York are az Manhattan Beach. where the
Republican members OF the Senate III
nance Committee viii discuss several pro
| posed currency measures this week. Sen.
| ator Nelson W Aldrich Of Rhode Island
arrived az the Fifth Avenue Hotel La.
| last evening from Providence lie VII
join the other senators TODAY Senator
/ Aldrich said last evening that the con
/ ference would be private and that II
would not last many days. What tho
programme was he would not tell
THE SOllTHiS PROGRESS.