The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-19
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Kearsarge Steams Into Port After
Making a Good Rum
BIG PRISES FOR DEWEY SEATS
a Preacher Shocks His Congregation
by Demanding His Back Pay-Nan-
derbiIt Estate Tied Jp-Goier-
nor Roosevelrs Activities.

NEW YORK. September 1S.-Special-
The battleship Kearsage. which arrive
in This city Sunday from Newport News
had a warm reception and to-day went 20
the navy yard where a dry dock has been
prepared for her reception. Her bottom
will be cleaned and the vessel Will be
made ready for her official speed trial.
which is to take place of the Massachu-
sets coast on the 18th inst.
Under her contract the Kcaisarge vi"
be required to snow a sustained sea speed
Of sixteen knots on hour for four con-
secutive hours. or forfeit penalty. From
her performance on the run up me coast
her builders. representative aud the navy
officers who were on board during me iun
are confident that she viii easily tAl-.d
the required speed. Ire speed ou 700 II.
just ended was an average OF thirteen a"'
One-half knots am hour
40 enort was made % speed the battle
ship She was "Just jogging alohs' as
one Of her officers expressed IT, inl5 per-
f0rmanct. Will. the handicap OK toul
bottom ana no special effort 90 make eX-
ua speed. auEurs WELL IL is thought lor
what she VIII do when her forced dtal5hl
is &c work gu1 bottom is clean.
TIE VANDERBILT ESTATE
Albert Vanderbilt. second son of th' late
Cornelius Vanderbilt Is in Japan, ana
will not arrive in this country Tor four
weeks Nothing viii bee done with Tie
estate until Doe arrives and so for FOUR
weeks the estate VIII Doe legally without
n master. Unu the will shall have been
probatel lhe executors VIII nave 300 au-
tlOr.ty, and n0 persons VIII nave power
% sell a share Of stock, TO pay debt of
10 contract AN obligation. Mrs. Wander
biit will not let the public know anything
about the Wiu until 10 shall have been ot.
fered for probate. She says that The OUT
side public had nothing 90 90 with it and
tlIt the uHtter concerns only her lmme-
diafe family.
Prices of seats for the Dewey land pa-
rade are crawling up and fabulous sums
a.o b.ug paid for windows and small
rooms along the lne This is specially
true 0f Fifth avenue. where go Wil cost
party of six upward of 800 20 witness
the demonstration from "a private window.
There are NOT mary vacant places .n the
vicinity Of tie Dewey arch. in Madison
Square. and the prices demanded and rec
cc.ytd for the available accommodations
an. said CD be- record breakers.
Among the leases chat have been an-
n1unced s one for a room bob the vicinity
of Filth avenue and Twouiy-siXth street,
large enough r0 accommodate party nf
twenty. for which $500 has been paid
Within a few doors of This location am
other room. having but one window ON
Fifth avenue and large enough 90 ac-
commodato Fifteen to twenty persons has
been rented for 500.
Ordinary single windows in flt'h avenue
near Madison square are selling I9f go
each. and 30 IS said that one hrm OF spec
uIaiois has offered me owner oL a. 10 .l.H
av nue. building $500 for the Nlhoo"
privileges. This building la four stories
BOD D.
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
An unknown man committed suicide on
n Providence and Sew Haven steamlo at
yesterday morning Ju-t before sne rea.A.d
her dock. 10 was evident th1t t1c man
object Jon boarding The steamer At FfuFl-
donce was t1 Jose IBIS Identify. Tie hli
diFeF'si himself of all clothing except
SUCH a. was to-'ii iy neo 5iiF To "r',.
ana "aa H.,.i."5 lA A.- "".."
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pistol snot wound DID lA' rsH' -i', ol I.i7
.ie'". lie WIS 'iN." lo oil ,
-p-laI-' DNl 3. Fel ies''i1" 'V''D''"'
ness ana soon oiea.
sem H." mas Jlsi returned from j. Iope
and has been supp9eHaed to appear "eioi.
me Mazel Dontinlilee to-iholIo" I'D le"
what Doe knows ABOUT tne dfalt.ht OF sec-
ton ATT 0l The new charter when mas been
brought into prominence in connection
with the Ramap0 deal
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