The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-05
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
RiOtipg and BIOOdshed the Order Ct
the Day on Sunday.
MISS GRANTS WEDDING CARDS.
A Chat Over the Telephone that Cost
S3.OOO-The \. y. Times Makes
observation-disclosures OF Spanish
War in the Dewey Parade.

NEW YORK, September t-speciai.-
New York was visited Sunday night py
a terrific electric storm. There was
downpour of rain and some hail fell.
An accident Of a serious nature was re-
ported from near Derby, Conn. While
trolley car on the Shelton line was round
ing curve two miles south OF DERBY u
was struck by lightning. Many o. me
rassenpers were shocked. and one woman
sustained injuries from which she ptoDa-
bly, will die. To-.
: The car was filed with passengers. JUST
as II was passing spot three M
north OF Pecks Mills, near Briasepo'',
where a fatal trolley accident occurt rec,
recentlv. a bolt OF lightning struck IL WIN
a resounding crash.
There was great excitement ainohs w
Messengers. Smoke rose from ti'e t"o,
and eoor The motorman, keeping coo1
through the excitement QUICKLY Di0ee"'
the car 10 a standstiil. II,
Tlqhts were extinguished. and a wild
scramble 10 get outside was engaged IN
bv men women and children. The can
vas curtains which had been drawn as
nrotection against the ralln were torn INTO
shreds by the frightened passengers. "n"
struggled with one another IN their enorls
10 escape from the car.
Once they succeeded Ga getting TO the
steps. all leaped into the darkness tuIh-
bling and rolling over one another TO me
foot Of the embankmcnt. The clothes Of
several passengers were smoking from
contact with the electricity.
Alderman COughlin. OF Chicago, better
| known as Path House John who IS
visiting this city says that be is willing
| IN WAGER that Bryan will carry New York
I'm 1900 .o,
MISS GRANTS WEDDING.
Newport cottagers have received cards
| for the wedding and reception OF Mss
| Julia Dent Grant and the Prince Michael
Cantacuzone. The cards are handsomely
though simply engraved In ordinary script
| type. the form being the regular ioiued
| sheet. which Is folded again TO be put
| into the envelope. The proportions When
| the invitation is open for reading are
G IL by II inches.
This IS he form Of invitation fcr the
wedding ceremony:
"Prieadier 5en.raH and Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant request the honor Il your
presence at tine marriage Of their daush-
| ter Julia 20 Prince Michael rantacaz me-
Count Spransky. on MONDAY. September
| o. lSq9. at twelve o'clock, az All Saints
| Chapel. Newport r. H.
The invitation 10 the reception reads as
| follows:
"slr and Mrs. Potter Palmer request
| the pleasure of Mr.. and MS. ----- S
/ company 40 the wedding reception ot
their niece. Iulia. and Prince Michael
Cantacuzene. Count speransky, on Mon
DAY September D. at hafplst twelve
/ O'Clock. Boaulieu Newpcrt. T. :. y. J..
SPANISH WAR WI TRANS.
Applications for place I'm The Dewey
parade has boon made by The new organi-
/ zation Of Spanish War Veterans. and &c
/ is believed that at least 1900 Of them VIII
| turn out. As the Invitation Committee OF
| the celebration did not officially intimate
/ their desire 10 have the Grand Army u
| the Republic participate In the procession
| the members Of that organization feel that
| they have been sighted and are very In
! digrant At present they refuse TO make
/ the application for a place in the line re-
| quired from ordinary bodies wishing to
| participate. and unless there Is q great
| change in sentiment there sill he no rep
| resentative OF the organization in the pa
rade.
About n year AGO the Vow York Times
/ changed fits price from three cents 90 one
cent cqpy FOR its week day editions.
| but continued TO charge five cents for
/ the Sunday paper. The Times now makes
! the announcement that on and after next
| Sunday 10 win abandon its illustrated sup
| p'ement. devote It's columns 10 the news
| OF the day and sell us sunday issue for
| three cents a copy. And IL ADDS: Il
/ seems To- tine Times that the collection and
| printing OF news with such editorial
/ treatment as the news nay demand or
! permit. IS @ calling worthy TO engage all
| the ability and energy which its conduc-
tors possess" IL would be interesting TO
| poll the afflicted purchasers OF the other
mulutudinous pages % spoiled white paper
| on the further application ~ this thesis.
This is regarded by some rs the be-
/ ginning OF the end OF those mammoth
/ Sunday newspapers
5000 CHAT.
| According 90 the sun. q person I'm
/ Brooklyn and q person in S. Louis talked
/ 10 each other for about hiiy hours last
| week over the long distance tal7i hone
| and IL cost them morc than $500 for the
/ privilege. Neither party 10 the converse
| lion was a woman and there IL nothing
! on record 20 show whether -. louis or
! Brooklyn had the last word