The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-18
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
An Effort to Get S2OO,OOO,OOO from
the City of New York.
RUSSELL SAGE IS GENEROUS
A Victory for the Stock Exchange
Perecuted by a Widow-A Woman
Robbed While at Prayers-The
kronman Murder.
RUSSELL SAGE is GENEROUS


NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Special-The
New York papers OF this morning tell
their readers that strenuous efforts were
made yesterday to bind the city to pay
a private corporation 500 10000, and II
IS strongly minated that there was a
Job. The story IN q nutshell IS as follows:
Commissioner Dalton, of the water Sup
ply Department. has made report 20 the
Board of Public Improvements, recon-
mendmg that the city contract with the
RamapO Water Company for q supply OF
10000 90 gallons of Iamapo water a day,
the company TO guarantee the purity or
the water and 10 deliver IL NO the north
ern limit OF city distribution with such
force that IL will, by gravity. reach the
top Of the tallest buildings. The city here
tofore has undertaken 20 furnish all the
water she requires herself but this would
mean contracting with private company
for part OF her supply IL is stated that
the city viii require an Increased supply
of 100000 gallons a day within four
years and of 649 10000 in ten years.
Comptroller Color and Bridge Commis-
sioner Shea both opposed railroading the
scheme through. and it was laid over
for two weeks. Silas b. butcher, Re
publican, is president OF the kamapo
Company.
living near Princeton ". j.. has lost IBIS
little -year-old daughter
and &c is feared that she has been stolen
by gypsles. While her father was no
work I'm the garden adjoining his house
he let the little girl play in a neish0or-
ing land. When he Went 90 look for her
she was gone. and up t0 this writing has
not been found.
RESULT OF SCHOOL INVESTIGATION.
The result of the investigation into the
management OF the State Industrial
School for Girls near Trenton. N. J,
will result in proceedings in the Criminal
Court against Mrs Eyler principal and
the trustees of tho institution. one OF
the pupils of the school tells most pa-
thetic story:
She says that for an infraction of ono
of the rules of the Sunday school she
was placed in % stratjacket and then
removed 20 "a dungeon whore she was left
for days. practically without food. She
admits that she was supplied with bread
and water. but declares that she could
manage % get little OF it because The
jacket held her hands So close 90 bier
sides. She says her arms We're almost
completely pala'yzed when she was re-
leased and that she has never fully re-
gained their use.
AT last there has been an arrest in
the Kronman murder william NeufoIdt
twenty-five years old. and second cousin
of the murdered woman. is held ON sIs-
pici0n. Although Doe has been idle for
some time past. he seems to have plenty
OF money OF Iate and it IFS said that Doe
pawned "a diamond pin which had belong
Cd 10 Mrs. Krouman. lie has NOT vet had
a hearing.
JUDGE TARVINS VIEWS
leader Of Kentucky. is in the city. and in
speaking about Mr. Bryan proposition
lo TAKE part in the Kentucky hsht' he
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ret shot. observe als, mat 1rr Crolo,
does NOT think the Cbicsco ,-stro,.r, .,,.b
a good thing EVERY man I'm tbis co,,,,.,,,
who is against the Chicago piafform is
swearing that DE is for Mr.. BRYAN.
Il do not know what changed Mr.
Cookers views of Mr.. Bryan. MaXbe
since he has been on the ocean he is give
ing out statements with grains of salt.
IL may De that he considers DC wise 90
stop 40 once an talk about the nomlna-
ton of some one from New York Boy the
next Democratic National Convention. I
suppose ne would declare himself for
ANYBODY or against anybody. just as 10
might seem best 20 aid him in retaining
t"s grasp ne has ON New York city. which
must nave the most guiibIe or the most
generous ana long suffering population OF
"ts e.,y on eiIlh'
Gu. '.'o 5"'l9 me me world prints
~ 'H. elecl tha- senator Murphy
- 'o'l''''e .oI croker mop 10 bryan.
'oN'' recently VISITED Murphy at DIS
,''iii-'I nome ana tHe World says that
'iu' p"y maze 10 clear to the Iammany
49, '"'- TO- continue ms Ashl against
-. an "ouid mean john G. Sheehan
woA.d De The accredited leader Of the New
loih state Democracy
MADE LOVE TO HIM
There was "a most amusing case 60 The
forkville Police Court yesterday morn
Ing. Mrs. Annie Toye. a widow. about
Iory-hFe years of age. had owen Dia-
mona arrested on the charge tnat Doe
was her husband and had deserted her.
Diamond sWore that he was not married
20 the woman. but that she had for years
made MS life "a burden by making love
10 MIN. The woman was unable 90 FUR
nish any proof of the marriage and the
case was dismissed The young man
rushed out as fast as DE could go with
the widow tagging at bis heels. much %
inc amusement Of The crowd.
For some time past New York has been
getting gas for fifty cents per thousand
cubic feet. but some of the stockholders
or the New Amsterdam STOCK company
nave taken action ln me courts 20 com