The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-26


~ the forty years. The Citizens Union
has berun 10 fight the Ramapo scheme
on the ground that the present supply '
suffcfent. but that the water IS Dei"s
wasted. ~.,,,r,-r,
~, ~ Warmer of Harper * Brothers
has lust returned from Europe anu a.
an interview with "a reporter had much
10 saw about Harper's Magazine Wnic"
has RECENTLY been reduced ln price III
no nast few years" he said. tine eN-
nense Of mechanical production mas Dech
considerable decreased. OWING cnl'"y To
the improvements which nave DeeH maui
in printing machinery and tne coh7e qoe'1
saving IN hand labor. In view OF uhs oo-
creased expense and increased circuldlloh
We feel Warranted in making the ieauc-
ton
There will be absolutely no change I'D
the size. quality or policy of tho maya
zine. Mr.. Alden will continue To- Guy DO
and I'm the years % come &c VIII reach an
even higher level than il has yet attained.
The magazine was the medium ihrousn
which many of the most famous WORKS
of Thackeray. Dickens. George Eliot
Reade Collins Blackmore. Black ana
DuAfaurier were first put before iue
American people. and the names or tli@
James O'Bren. DoMiIle, George NNiiam
Curtis. Charles Dudley Warner ana W.
d. Howells are almost inseparapy COM
nected with its history. 10 viii continue
10 DE our EFFORT 20 make 10 such n maya
zine as will Doe sought hy the best writer's
for the presentation of their best WORKS.
DEATH OF AN OLD PRINTER.
William III. E0lwel. who was for many
years foreman OF The sun COMPOSING
room. and az one time was Albany core
respondent of this paper. died on wei
nesday. at his home at whitehall, N. y.
lie was one OF the oldest employees OF inc
paper. his connection with 1t dating lron
1866. when its management was assume
by Mr. Charles a. Dana. Mf- bod"t.l
was a native Of PlattsDIrg. n. Y. tie
was horn I'm 1892 lie learned tbe pr.nt-
ing trade in Plattsburg ard be remained
al work there until 1860, when DE went to
whitehall to become one OF the publishers
OF the Whitehall Times. A few months
later he came 20 New York and became
assistant foreman OF the New York Times.
WON HIS BET
The sun OF this morning relates the
following.
Upward IT. Voeht. OF 2o5 Grand street,
Hoboken. was sitting in his nome '
Wednesday evening when Christian Lua-
wieseu. n friend. called. Noeats sweet
heart. Annie steiner O. pretty youns WOE
man of l-G First avenue this city, came
tn tho house later. During the evening
the conversation turned on Noehts mar
rage to Miss Steiner Ludwiesen sara
fokingly. say Ed I'm bet you s. that you
don't dare 20 go 20 the Justices ouice DBL
the next block and get married tonight
I'm take you up said Nosht 'proyid-
ing the girl Will consent.
Miss Steiner said she was willing ana
the party went to the office Of Justice of
the Peace Livingston Conkiing in Clln-
ton street. where the ceremony was per-
formed Ludwigsen acted as witness
with Deputy Sheriff Frederick Welnhardl
The bet was paid boy Ludwiesen. and
Voght handed lt to Justice Conklins as
a fee."
The city cared for moro than $500 per-
sons I'm the various public charitable in-
stituuons during the three months ended
june goth. or these 500 suI remain in
the institutions bellevue alone cared for
,6.479.