The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-23
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
People Little Slow in Contributing
to Dewey Arch Fund.
A TRUST IN KOSHER BEEF.
Gold Found on New Jersey Farms
and Farmers get the Fever-Wo-
man Regains her Voice after
Fifteen Years.

| ernOr Roosevelt began IN THIS city yeatet-
| day a series Of political conferences. He
| seeks the advice OF members Of both par
| ties talks over public matters with them
and then makes up his mind accordingly
Some people in this community have eX-
pressed the fear that the public criticism
| Of Admiral Dewey's act in deciding away
the Washington home, which was given 10
him by the American people, may nave d
bad effect on the subscription to the
Dewey Arch fund. "If the people keep
on calling this the Dewey Arch SAID Sc
rotary Nicou of the Arch Committee ne
| mistake Admiral Dewey has made m CIV
| ing away the peoples gift may have
| some effect on the subscriptions 20 me
| arch fund, but we will keep on trylhs'
| without doing it too abruptly, to eliminate
| the Admirars name and emphasize 'he
| fact that it is navy arch
MARRIED AT SIGHT.
| Adam Malleck, a mechanic from Troy
| went to the Barge Office yesterday 70
claim his bride-elect whom he had never
| seen. He was 50 much pleased with her,
| however. that he insisted that the mar
rage take place Immediately.
The woman is Maria BaItac' who arrived
| here as a Storage passenger several Gays
| ago Some Of her friends, in a spirit u
fun. had sent Malleck's picture 10 per-
| and had told her that he would make d
| good husband. That led to correspond
| ence. and as a result of IT the woman
came here to marry the man whom she
| had never seen.
MallecN did not ike the hat which his
fance wore. and left the Barge ONCE 70
| buy her another. When he returned with
| the headgear OF his choice Maria tried II
on and pronounced it good Then, arm IN
| arm. the two crossed the park 10 the
| Swedish Mission, where they were mar
ried.
The police are making war on the
nickel-in-the-sl0t machines, and several
owners OF such machines have been arr
rested The pictures thus exhibited are
| lewd, and the president Of the Police
| Court has determined 10 put a stop 30 the
ugly business.
KOSHER BEEF TRUST.
There was an indignation meeting 90 the
| Jewish synagogue of West Hoboken. y.
| j., last night. and similar meetings rave
| beeh held I'm other neighboring synagogue
| to protest against the formation Of trust
in the county TO control the price If Kosh-
er beef Under the Mosaic law kOsher
| prepared food is the only flesh food that
! Hebrews are permitted 20 consume.
7 Kosher meat IS stamped with blue irsis-
mia, and no orthodox Jew win eat meat
that does not bear the stamp.
IN Hudson county there are five He
| brew butchers who control the Kosher
4 meat trade III had been rumored in
| Jewish circles for more than a week that
L rI.fI
many Of the poorer class who had been
compelled % save and pinch I'm order 10
/ meet the prices demanded placed Gre
dence in the report, the richer class was
not alarmed The expected trust made
| its appearance on Saturday, when IL was
| announced that Kosher meat had taken
| a jump in price. During the last two
| days Kosher meat has been four cents a
| pound higher than # was a week ago
A HEBREW TALKS
a prominent Hebrew, in speaking Of the
| trust, said.
Never before in the history of our
| Church" said he, "haye its people been
confronted with such a condition. Ii may
not be very long before this trust will
! slread throughout the entire country
| The rich can afford 10 pay a higher price
| for their meat, but il is the hard working
! adherents OF our belief who will be COM
! PEELED 10 bear the brunt OF this impOsi7
ton, for the poor are i'm the majority II
man working hard in a mill all day
| is compelled TO pay eXorbitant prices for
| his meat do you suppose that mans re-
! ligion will be strengthened
81 have it on very good authority that
| several prominent members of our Church
| have organized this move and are backing
the butchers. III such is the case investi-
cation will bring forth some very UNI
pleasant revelations The poor people are
up In arms They feel that If the raise
in price is submitted 10 It will not be
long before the New York markets will
have become tied up In the same man
ner."
FARMERS HAVE GOLD FEVER.
| Inhabitants Of the township of Secau-
Gus, n j., have the gold fever Farmers
! quit farming, real estate has jumped IN
price, ana everybody IS looking for gold.
This state Of affairs has all been brought
about by the alleged discovery OF a gold
mine on the property OF Charles Koegel,
a well-to-dO farmer. Koegel was digging
a hole In which 10 protect his cabbages
from the winter frosts when he turned up
a spadeful Of earth through which ran a
small vein which glistened and sparlxled
IN the sunlight. He followed the vein
| closely and each spadeful Of earth was
hlled with glitterlng yellow particles
| closely resembling gold.
Koegel quickly jumped 10 the conclusion
that he had struck gold and that the
earth was heavily charged with gold dust
As the earth continued 10 pan out well
| he concluded he had made a rich find He
| stopped work and started for New York
with small box full OF the earth and
| yellow dust. He now declares that he had
the dust assayed and that IL turned out
TO be indeed gold. Since then he has done
! no work. but has passed his time i'm cele-
| brating his find.
He owns a smali piece OF land worth
| about $500, but now will not take $4,000
for his property He says he has been
| visited by spectators. who have offered
MIN that amount for his land but that he
has refused He adds that he is waiting
Tor a better ofTer. and that II he does not
| get II he will not sell out
other property owners heard Of the al
legged discovery and they are now digging
FOR gold. Thus far they have not met
with success, but are hopeful OF better re-
| suits.
a LONG SILENCE BROKEN
Fifteen years ago Miss Julia Van Doren
| lost her voice and since that time was
unable to speak above whisper on
| Monday last she wac taken with severe
| pains in her throat. which was much in
| famed. The family physician was called