The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-26
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
Senator Germans Presidential Boom
is Launched.
NO CLEW TO MISSING CHILD
Interesting Street Car Decision How
n Polar Bear Got u Coat OF Paint.
Dr. Parkhurst Has Gone-Swin-
dlers Arrested.


NEW YORK. May 2j.-Special-Tho
kidnapping case has thus far bafled the
entire police force of the city. The police
are working with a will and are spurred
on By the entrcaties of the brOken-hcdrt-
ed mother OF the child. but no clew has
yet been obtained IL Is believed that the
missing nurse girl, whoever She may be.
Is not alone ia the abduction of the child.
| other persons. II Is said. are implicated
with her and sooner or later Will be found
out
4 most remarkable case Of incompetence
Is reported from Bellevue Hospitals. Pc
ter Pheian is the victim. and i'm this case
the beverage was not whisky but tea.
Peter has been drinking thirty cup, Of
Tea a day. and the doctors are battling 90
save him from death from auaemia. PEE
ter is forty years old and a carpenter by
trade. The tea drinking habit with him
had been growing steadily until 10 was
his food as well as his drink. His appe-
tito was beyond his control and me- was
worse than a whiskey- topper.
HARRY'S DOCTORS BILLS
Harry Van G.. Homans filed a petition
fp baBkhuptcv yesterday with liabilities
of s2qs57 and assets of So. Among his
various debts are the bills of twenty-eight
different doctors amounting in all 10
81 800. lie also owes bill of S39 to "a doc
tor for medical services for his dog.
DR.. Charles j.. Macdonald read a paper
yesterday before The American Mcdico-
Psychological Association i'm which ne at
tackled the prevailing legal test for i'm
sanity declaring that 30 is inadequate
and that where strictly applied has been
responsible for many unjust convictions
of persons who were mentally irrespon-
sible I'M his opinion the custom OF allow
lng experts TO testify should oe discOn-
tinued. for 10 set mp legal test which
IS opposed by the medical profession is q
disgrace to jurisprudence and trayesty
ON justice. According TO pP. Macdonald
insanity is not point in law. aut am ac-
tual fact. and any attempt to define il
legally must fail. because its presence
cannot be determined by Il single symp-
tom.
TO TUNNEL EAST RIVER.
At the next meeting of The Board OF
Aldermen the Long island Railroad Com
pany will make AN application for per-
INIT TO build tunnel Under East river.
The President of the company W. H.
Baldwin. Jr.. says that I'm his opinion the
success of the project is assured.
The Hon. W. A. Clark. United states
Senator-olect from Montana. has just ar
rived from q trip abroad lie says thot
the stories about his purchase Of pictures
and other art objects abroad nave been
much exaggerated. lie also denies the
story that be will make mis- nome IN New
York. He says that he is building Cd
home on Fifth avenue mainly because hls
married daughter lives i'm New York
The police have succeeded in baggin-
C.. Perciyal Stewart and three other pro-
fcesiOnai "hnaucicrs. who arc wanted
for swindling. Stewart was .ho manager
of the Granite state PrOvidcnt Associa-
ton which collapsed some lime ago lie
Is vice-prCsident of the rican inves-
tors Company. and was recently Indicted
m Kansas because the local grand jury
objected 10 the circulars that ms con-
Germ was sending out. He has been many
times arrested. but has always come ont
ahead.
GORMAN's BOOM
Thr sun says that the friends az TON
Arthur p German. late United States
Senator from Maryland. have established
"a press agency and gone 10 work to push
the candidacy of Mir German -or Demo
cratic nominee for President.
There was am interesting parade yes
i'iNtf 90 t.Ht'ii'f'''.f
kinds Oft such vehicles in The procession.
There were carriages hshl pil"''ol,.
road waeous. broushdms. han-oiH9' l"''
daus. theatrical wagons ana SD .N
The Appellate Court of New York has
iu.l decided that "a sleeping ear company
is not am insurer of the property OF It's
patrons. but that it is liable tor losses
sustained II il fail 90 keep good waich.
Miss Jennie Hay was bitten by dog IN
Jersey CITY. She caused 'ht aii.s1 oi ,it
dogs owner. and the court decided tNa'
the dog must die The young woman
then expressed a desire To see 'he oru,
shot and the justice granted ner IoqueS'.
The polar bear i'm Central PARK ~ nov
altogether white, but is tipped ana
striped with green. \ painter went INTO
the pit yesterday TO make The place NOR r.
flight. and the bucket Of green paint was
lcft behind. The bear went over 10 me ...
pool Of paint and began 10 rub BUS snouI
and paws in d. lie wa 'HoI"u5ii ''
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