The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-30
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Courts May Take a Hand in the
Tammany Quarrel.
P. L0RILLARD HAS RESIGNED.
Mrs. secIy's Romaucc-A Sixty ihou-
sand Dollar Suit Against the SUM-
Woman With Refractory
Jaw-1hc Kissing Bug,
P. LORILLARO HAS RESIGNED

Jaw-Ihc Kissing Dug
NEW YORK, June G.-speclal.-The
Herald prints q sensational article 10
the effect that the grand jury, and II
necessary, Governor Roosevelt VIII DC
asked 70 Interfere In the nght now going on
I'm Tammany Hall between the supporters
OF Richard Croker and those OF Johh -
sheehan. According TO this story 1t Is
the intention Of the sheehan people 10
ask the grand jury 10 find indictments
against several Of the Tammany leaders
on the ground that they have violated
what is known as the corrupt practices
act by intimidating and threatening Tam
many otIlce-holders. Mr. Sneehah
friends assert that they are being threat
ened with removal from Office unless
they i0in On the effort 10 dep0se MN as
Tam many leader I'm the Ninth Assembly
District and that similar methods are
being res0rtcd to by the Croker men III
other districts whore the fight Is on
Under the act above referred 10, lt IS
crime 20 attempt 20 dictate the action OF
a voter in "a primary election By using
influence either for or against that voter
with those who control the city depart
monts. The Shoehan people declare that
this is being done and that they VIII
invoke the prosecuting power of the coun-
ty t0 interfere The Herald concludes
its story by saying that developments
Of sensational nature. probably me
most startling known I'm Tammany Hail
for many years, are promised within
few days.
Whether this story DE true or not
the circulation of such o. rumor gives
o. fair idea of the bitterness of the shce-
han fight
New York has caught the automobile
craze. So much 800 that O. man and MS
wife win start ON July ist from this
city for "trip 20 san Francisco in
h0rseless carriage. Do is proposed to
maintain an average speed NJ fifteen miles
am hour for the entire distance.
A SUIT AGAINST TIE SUN.
An interesting suit has just been decided
against the New York sun Printing and
Publishing Company During the war
with Spain Chester Lord hired of VIII
liam M Moore his yacht Kanapaha. The
yacht was lost oG the north coast of
Cuba ON September 5th l,es while in the
service of the sun. ana the owner put
In "a claim for $1,000 damages. The sun
I'm its answer denied that Lord had amy
authority to bind the sun in contract
with fhe owner OF the yacht. Judge
Brown decided. however that the COM
tract was legal as Lord had such gene
eral authority as was sufficient to enable
him tO enter into it. The court awarded
Moore $4,000 damages
Mrs. Florence Palc0 th'rty-hve years
OF age has q peculiar afiilction which
the Harlem Hospital doctors s1y is one
OFF the most remarkable that they have
had Do ieal with THE woman says that
every time She laughs or scolds her hus-
band her jaw becomes disioca,cd, and she
suffers great palm. She either laughs or
scolds a ereat deal. for the disIocation
has occurred twenty times within the past
six weeks. and her visits 90 the hospital
have been numerous
Mrs DOpGEs JEWELS
Mrs. PHYLLIS IL. Dodge. who got into
trouble with The oustom-house officers
bv BRINGING over 90 rhis country 10000
worth of jewels and d large quantity of
laoes au of which were said To- be due
table. has recovered "a part of her proper
o. The officers said that $4,000 0f the
f.we'ry held was purchased in th.s coun-
trv. and this was returned to The owner.
Two trunks containing clothing. were
also delivered t0 Mrs Dodge. 80 being
found that nothing except few minor
articles of apparel were subject t0 duty.
There is much comment on this sudden
discovery of the officers that the greater
norton of the Jewels were improperly
held.