The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
New York Wants to Be the Most
Beautiful City in the World.
JOHN [. SULLIVAN A PAUPER.
He Says that lie is PeHniiess, Although
lie has Made a MiIiion-Onc
WOman's Matrimonial
Experiences.
JOHN [. SULLIVAN A PAUPER.

NEW YORK. Dec. a.-Speclal.-lf all
the schemes 10 New York are carried out
d great deal of money viii b. spent mere
within the next few years.
1t is already proposed to spend thirty
80 forty millions i'm the construction OF An
underground railroad, Sjoc0J.@o more on
bridges across the East river, and slo1",-
600 for increased water supply IL IS also
desired to expcnd several millions In the
Improvement OF the system Of docks
There is talk Of building city hall to
be six hundred feet high Encouraged by
the popular reception Of Their Dewey
Arch the National Sculpture Society sug-
gcsts plans for making New York the
most beautiful city in the world, Paris
not excepted.
Among the ideas suggested by the So
cicty are The elaborate adornment OF an
the principal squares Of the city with
beautiful monuments. fountains. etc, Inc
removal of every eyesore from the streets
the planting OF shade trees everywhere,
the breaking up Of the crowded tenement
house districts with numerous small open
circles. the building of a lofty column al
the Battery 10 commemorate the millions
UI mimi p anus MAlN nav iAit''W
the erection Of great municipal building
in city Hall Park the Disgusting OF The
bridge entrance with scuiptured arches,
the creation Of n place OF great meetings
AT Union SQUARE Ike trafalgar Square
and other imposing and costly designs for
the bsaut.fying OF the various entrances
to the Park
The Herald this morning prints pictures
TO show how these beautiful things would
look
The Union Club has adopted res1lu-
ton authorizing the governing committee
10 purchase a new plot OF ground at me
northeast corner Of Fifth avenue and DIST
street This Is now the site Of the Roman
Catholic orphan Asylum. ana the "h)ie
property sold for S2.Ne-eoe
The governing committee are author
lied To pay for the Union Clubs SITE "a
sum not exceeding 500 ora The Union
Club has occupied IT'S present home a. me
northwest corner DIST street and Flttn
avenue since the year $50.
MRS. SCHWAAB'S CAREER.
Mrs Annie g. Schwaab. twenty-five
years Of age. has had an interesting mat
rim0nial experience. being now involved
I'm three actions az law. one is brought
bv her husband. Charles l.. Schwaab iof
the annulment Of their marriage. ON the
ground that al the time it took place,
January - iSeS. her former husband,
Samuel G. Mccormick. was st'n living
second brought by her for divorce
from Mr. Schwaab ON account II his re-
lations with another woman. and = thfd
by Mr. Mccormick. who claims 10 nave
been her first husband. for divorce from
her because Of her relations with Mr.
Schwaab.
As already forocasted the congregation
Of Fifth-Avenue Presbyterian church de-
cided last night to call Rev. Or. Geo. I.
Purvcs. of Princeton. y. j.. to The pastorate
that was made vacant by the death OF
Dr. Hall. -.
There was brilliant audience at the
METROPOLITAN Opera House last night 10
enjoy the opera Carmen win Maoam
CaIve I'm the leading role The perform
ance was brilliant.
SULLIVAN \ PAUPER.
John J.. Sullivan. former champion pusi-
list Of Tho world, said in court N'slefnaS
,b.t he was penniless 10 g. estimated that
IN nfteen years sullivan eafhl"ss
amounted 10 one million dollars. John
was sued by brewing company on notes
which he had given. but had failed TO pay.
In speaking Wits reporter ABOUT MS con-
diiion Sullivan said:
"rve b,en a good fellow and the result
is that I am what they call broke. OF
course. have an the clothes ! need.
place 10 sleep and plenty 20 eat, but be
yond that ] have nothing In my time
I've made d Tot Of money. and ! guess the
total is above rather than under million
dollars ] didn't make my money ~ DIX
stakes for the fights ] was in. az Is the
case NOWADAYS. When l fought they
didn't have the big stakes they do now
The biggest stake ! ever fought for. OF
course. was when lost 20 COrbett. Ihat
was an al-0r-uOthing tght Tor No,OVV' 20
| got nothing out OF IL.
"The most money ! ever made at ans
one time WAS from DE exhibitions ! gave
iu tba season of iss1-'& ] made $4,000
that winter. + made TOT OF money from
the fights In which offered any man $1,000
in stand Ap against ne for four rounds.
There was money in the show business
and made good deal out Of the place
! opered IN Boston and from other SINH
lar enterprises
where has the money gomez Wen. ]
gave away thousands. ] couldn't say no
10 any friend n any one ! knew needed
money and asked me for b.. they got H.
Is aH right There's no use wing over
smiled milk ] am getting age now
where I realize I mus, 10. e for the
future. so / propose 90 make what can
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