The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
A Tea Saloon Opened as an tx
pertinent,
A MARRIED MANS CONFESSION.
Nfasons Have Little sumpus-Ihe
Law Under Which the Prize
Fight Was Pulled on.
Fen Four Stories.
A MARRIED MANS CONFESSION.

NEW YORK, June 9.-special.-IAefe
is no place i'm the world like New 4ofA
for politics. and It has now cropped out
I'm the Masonic order and has caused a.
iumpus. 81 IS SORE OF uRwr.tteu ia"
tAat the Grand Master Ot NeW 1oih
shall come from the city one year anu
from the up country the next year. anu
so lt happens that when the Grand Mas
ter IS a resident OF New YORK CITY me
Deputy Graud Master is taken from the
country. and vice versa. William a..
Sutherland. of Rochester, was GRAND
Master FOR last year. The contest iot
deputy grand during the late session VI
the Grand Lodge was very lively ana
the candidate from up the State was
ChIs w. Mead, of Albany, whose SUPP
pOrters made special euOfts TO gam
votes for him from the New York city
lodges Grand Master sutherland, who
was t0 be succeeded by Deputy Grand
Master Powell. OF New York, Was
anxious 90 bring about The election OK
Mead. Therefore. when Mr.. Guggen-
heimer. president OF the city Council
and "a Mason. entered the hall on Tues
day last where the Grand Lodge was
in session. Mr.. Sutherland nc once caliee
for "three cheers and tiser for Brother
This was generally accepted as a bid
for Tammany votes and was also oiten-
sive 70 those Masous who did not affiliate
with Tamm0ny Hall. And so there was
great rumpus and the MasOns have
talked OF little else since the occurrence.
A most interesting experiment is being
made in this city under the auspices or
the United States Church Army A tea
saloon has been opened. the object
being 20 induce persons who have been
In the habit Of patrOnizing saloons TO
substitute tea for strong drink. The tea
saloon IL an attractive place and n cus-
toner can buy large glass OF hot or
cool tea fOr one cent For TWO cents
families may get a pint "growler' filed
with tea. This is the price Of a pint of
beer. and 20 all such patrons who vii
abandon beer for tea az the rate OF eight
cents pint. the Church Army agrees 20
deposit their money and 10 return Ii 10
them with interest AT the end OF ina
year The saloon. which has just been
opened here, is being well patronized and
the Church Army people believe that
the movement will make serious inroads
into the saloon business Some of the
saloon keepers are OF the same opinion.
GUIDED BY A SPIRIT.
Mrs. Is. A. Bohemia. an English artist,
Hellos. has come % America 10 find a
gold mine by the aid OF a divinng rod.
She claims that Hellos IS none other
than Rameses IT, and that az the proper
time and under satisfactory guarantees
he Will make known the location Of the
mine. Mrs. Bohemia IS the artist who
painted the portrait OF Princess Louise.
She exhibited poem which she wrote
under the inspiration Of Hellos and re-
lated her interesting experiences the
other night before several members OF
1.-THE Psvchical study Society One Of
the gentlemen present expressed his dis
belief in the sincerity Of Hellos' inton-
lions and did not hesitate TO criticize
the grammatical construction Of his poe
try. The faith OF the ar.ist. however.
was not shaken.
on october 10. 1919 Albert Lounsbery
now a prosperous hardware merchant OF
Rrookivn. went on a lark with several
,.o,tnr friends 10 Newbery. ~ Y. While
IN state ~ intoxicatlon the voune m'H
mo. a rarity ~ young women ard de-
c,aed on a double marriage. 1ours sherry
was married IN Annie Wakefield bur
s.ter ne sobered up bs and his spouse
e.parated and ne saw no more OF her.
Not long after that time he met another