Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-17
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Plans Making to Equip Elevated Roads
With Electricity.
CROKER 4 man OF AFFAIRS
Hotel for Women to be Built at an
Early Day.
SOME COMING FESTIVITIES
SOME COMING FESTIVITIES


gress between George j. Gould, represent
ing the Manhattan, and William C. Whit
ney, representing the New York Gas and
Electric Light, Heat and Power Company,
with regard TO a contract that will give the
elevated road electric power 1t is also
stated that these negotiations have delayed
the plans of Mr. Gould to put electrical
equipment on the elevated railroads, as he
promised to do when he returned to this
country from Europe last summer. Mean
while an economic principle, tersely termed
the electrical peak problem has been
discovered. This principle demands that
electrical energy shall not be wasted. Hence
it is necessary that the larger users of
electricity shall pool their interests so as
to equalize the cost of generating and the
expense of the electrical plant.
If report be true, Richard Croker is rap
idly accommodating to himself the business
interests of a very wealthy man. He has
been placed in an insurance company, in
the new auto-truck scheme, and now he is
said to be the prime mover in scheme
for conducting a great freight transporta-
ton business in the borough of Brooklyn.
1t is said that ex-Gov. Roswell p. Flower,
Richard Croker, John f. Carroll and other
men well known in public life are behind
the scheme. the details Of which are now
practically completed. 1t is the intention
of the company to begin the actual running
of its freight cars within few months in
Brooklyn. The cars are to be operated at
night on all the Brooklyn trolley lines. The
scheme, which Is an elaborate one, has been
the subject of considerable discussion for
several months but il was not until re-
Gently that any official announcement was
made relative to the plans of the new COM
p&ny.
To ReOrGnnize Police Department.
There was little passage in Governor
Roosevelt's message which indicated that
he might find il necessary to present
special message to the legislature regard
ing the metropolitan police department. Ac-
cording to politicians who ought to know,
it is said to be the governors intention to
have a bill passed doing away with the
present bipartisan police board and Great
ing Single-headed commission. First and
most important of the provisions of the
new bill, it is asserted, will be that for
single commissioner for New York city.
Under him there would follow a complete
reorganization of the police department.
Although the provision for a single head
has not. it is said, been finally determined
upon there has been considerable talk that
Adjutant General Avery ID. Andrews will
be made the new commissioner With An
drews at the head as commissioner there is
a strong disposition on the part of the city
republicans to have John McCullagh re-
stored to the office of chief of police, and
those who are at work on the new bill are
said to have that idea in mind. Another
important part of the bill, it is alleged, will
be tremendous increase in the powers of
the chief In fact, it is believed to be con-
templated so to arrange matters that the
chief will be absolute in the matter of
transfers and details, and everything will
be done to make him the responsible head
of the force in all things.
Two bills of a similar nature have been
called forth before the Albany assembly
because of the recent revelations in the
Teall divorce case, where an innocent wo-
mans name was dragged before the pub
lie, it is claimed. to suit the purposes of
one of the parties to the suit. Both of
these bills are based on the old English
law on similar cases, requiring an attorney
for the plaintiff in an application for d
Vorce where correspondent is named to
file an affidavit that on the facts as pre-
sented there is reasonable ground for be-
lief that the person named is at fault. One
bill, presented by Mr.. Schreneck of Kings,
goes further, and gives the correspondents
named the right to appear and defend, SO
far as the issue affects them, and in case
the charges against them are not sustained,
TO recover costs against the persons max
ing them, and to he entitled to an execu-
ton for the collection of the same. There
is a probability, to judge by the temper of
the Legislators, that the more stringent bill
will be passed without opposition. Those
who have in mind the injustice done by
the Tean disclosures say it is a pity that
the law cannot be made retroactive.
Hotel for Women.
OF the several plans for womens hotels
and women's apartment houses that have
been talked of in the last two years, the
only one that seems at all in the way of
Immediate naturalization is that of which
Mrs Richard Irwin is practically the foster
mother. The scheme was launched a year
ago. About 100000 of the stock was sub
scribed for, when the war caused every
IrODpe1 temDOr1 Since
call sent through the newspapers about
week ago for names of women who would
take rooms in such a hotel, 400 answers
have been received, and the promoters have
the venture well under way. Four hundred
thousand dollars is to be the capital of the
Womeu's Hotel Company and 800 guests
are TO be accommoda ted.
The hotel will be conducted on purely
business principles. There is not the slight
est suspicion of charity about it," says
Charles Kellogg, who is acting as secre-
tary. There is no reason why women's
hotel should not be run as successfully as
mems hotels Our schedule of estimates
has been examined and approved by some
OF the best known men in town, and we
are perfectly certain where we stand. The
idea is to make the house superior Motel
for business women who command fair sala-
rics. where at a cost Of 81 a week and up
ward. may be had all of the comforts and
convenences which the better class of
hotels provide for men. There will be abb
solute freedom from the rules and restric
tons imposed in homes and boarding houses
under the administration of benevolent Or
CARNATIONS There is no reason why there
should be anything of the sort with the
class of women We intend to receive as
patrons"
Dramatic Breakfast Fad.
There's a new fad. 1t is called ORA
matte breakfast" and the second series is
about to be given planned in the interests
of a very necessary and interesting char
liable OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Decorative
Art-which helps women blessed with a gift
of the needle to help themselves. Society
is fond of morning performances, and also
of generous luncheon; therefore $40. the
price asked for the TWO performances and
the luncheons which follow. seems to be
finding such favor that the Astoria ball
room viii be crowded on the dates an
nounccd, January II and 81. Among the
dramatic attractions promised are two
short plays by Mr.. Justin II. Mccarthy,
one OF which. called The VIII and the
Way, Will be played by Miss Cissy Lotus,
who viii appear for the first time before
New York audience in play rs an actress,
and MT. William CourtIeigh. Miss Maude
Har nd