The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-06
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A Methodist Preacher in the Role OF
Promoter.
Mr.. W. W. ASTOR'S BAD EXAMPLE
\ PhiIadcIphian to Become BRUSH
era Loving Arch for Dewey.
Goats from Robinson CrusOc's
Island-Sagc's Birthday,

Supply Company which had a capital OF
$4,000. and the stockholders say that tho
money has been wasted. Or. streoter adj
mits that the company is defunct, but
asserts that his connection with it was
entirely honorable. 10 is said that many
were induced to take stock in the COM
pauy because Of the preachers connec-
ton with &c.
HEARTLESS KIDNAPpERS.
Tho kldlappurs have again been at work
here. Little Susanuah Van Why, two
years of age, was stolen, and after TWEEN
ty-i0ur hours abandoned on the streets
OF New York Her distracted father had
spent day and night searching hospitals
and m0rgucs for her and a physician ANA
friends had lab0rcd long 10 save the
mothers reason.
The child was rescued and cared FOR boy
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
Co Children.
Now chat Mr.. Aston has abandoned
America p report reaches this city that
Anthony j Drcxel. OF Philadelphia. son
of the late a. D. Drexel, win become
British citizen His wife was Miss Arm
strong. of Phuad lphia. and they passed
the recent London season living 40 the
Berkeley Hotel and mingling a great deal
in society.
They arc living az Norris Castle during
the Cowas week. having leased it from
Lord Ampthil II adjoins queen Nicto.
rla's southern marine residence. Osborne.
and really overlooks it.
FIGHTING THE AUTOMOBILES.
Frank Hughes kept livery stable.
Blreh aided. barcf00tcd and in his shirt
sleeves. Hughes was smashing bottles on
the asphalt pavement nc Amsterdam ave-
nue. and one Hundred and tenth sire G
on Thursday night when Policeman Walsh
arrested him.
"Thls is where those wheelmen ride"
cried Hughes. "Ihis IS where those
h0rseIess carriages run. They broke me
uD in business; curse 'em."
Magistrate Hogan committed Hughes 90
Bellevue Hospital
Caaldo ClnIele q barber. at 40. 129
Butler street. Brooklyn, Killed John Con-
n0rs OF SO. 1ij Butler street. yesterday
afternoon by shooting him five times.
Conu0rs had been teasing Canuclo and
this afternoon. while Conn0rs was stand
ing go the doorway Of a saloon at Butler
and Hoyt street. Cantile,a fired a shot at
him from his shop across the way.
C0nn0rs staggered into the saloon, fall
ing down in front of the bar Canulele
followed him into the saloon and fired
four more shots into his victim. soon NJ
ter the murder C0nuors' wife attempted
suicide with a razor.
ASTOR BURNED IN EFFlGY.
Surrounded by h1otng jecgius crowd
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Island have Deen niuiaiy l.'"l."' 'lu
it Us possible that an lnFtsIiE'li'n wi"
Oa asked. The oilciais Indignantly u'"S
me charge
oIhcers ana CADETS al ,.e ' 1,. ',....,
Military Academy nc West Point deny
that there was any race pe.7e. "..on y,'',
hecteu WIN me Ie7Is "a'''" 'l '.H
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OF two olher young iieoI' ,,..
one OF me charges against inc
force since DeVry was made ehiel .' in.t
r0bberies ana other crimes have largely
Increased in this city. and that the ae-
uvlues OF the police have been directed
not so much 90 the suppression OF crime
as to the concealment of the facts. Mr..
Moss has. therefore subpoonaed all OF the
ponce captains It'd appear "-i'i. .'' ~"
yet Committee next Tuesday and 10 bring
with them their robbery books those
secret registers of crime.
LOVE FOR DEWEY.
Tho Dewey arch VIII cost the city only
$500, as the sculptors VIII give l"e.I ser
Vices Under ordinary cond..lons sue" d
work. 90 Dis said. would cost sli5.'h AS tNe
Board OF Aldermen refused TO permit ,n-
Dewey Committee 70 make eon'flc Csc 10y
moro than $1,000 without pNol'c coInp,-l.
tion Boz the usual way il may Ds 49,. ...'.y
90 divide the contracts lot lD9 l3,.a w.
tion of the arch mo poI,'o"' .l ,,t 49,
am expenditure oi I.77 Una" fi,0'. ',, t.