The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-18
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Several Great Publishing Houses are
Being Consolidated.
BAD BOYS ARE RUNNING RIOT.
History of Bond Purchases in the
Past - Satisfactory Bids for
City Bonds-Clergyman's
Strange story.
BAD BOYS ARE RUNNING RIOT.

NEW YORK Nov. E.-Special.-At
meeting yesterday o. the directors OF
Harper & Bros. George b. ~. Harvey
editor and proprietor of the North Amerl-
can Review. Was elected president ana
managing director OF the publishing house
Mr.. Harvey has purchased a large block
OF stock in the company, amounting III Is
said. 10 about 100000 par ValCe. although
the stock cost Mr.. Harvey about 4l'V per
share. IL is also said that the alliance OF
the interests of the 5. ;. Mcclure Company
and OF Harper * Bros, which was an
nounced last June, was never actualy
completed as IL did rot nave the appIoNal
of some of the Harpers. At any rate II
is now given cut that the deal Is on.
Colonel Harvey viii continue TO edit ana
nublish the North American Review. COL
onel Harvey came to New York from
Newark several years ago 10 become man
aging editor OF the World. lie held TINS
post for a time and then went into busl'
ness Later he became private secretary
to William G. whitney was interested IN
several of Mr. Whitneys companies ana
became Mr.. whitney agent IN number
of large transactions. lie left Mr.. Nnil-
news employ when he acquired cohtrolilHs
interest i'm the North American Review
lie is about thirty-fiye years old.
BOND BUYING HISTORY.
referring TO the recent offer Of Secretary
Gage to purchase government bonds,
corresnoudent of one Of the Out-ot-toWh
PAPERS gives this interesting bit Of history
concerning the purchase Of bonds in days
past: -. g..
Secretary Boutwell,. in 1869. was the first
70 do this. In the Black Friday panic ne
bought bonds and sold gold IN oraer 10
break the gold corner which Goulo anu
Fisk had established The good polcy Oh
his action was never questioned except Dy
the cold ring who suffered by the collapse
of the corner BY the way, EN-Secretary
Poutveu. I'm a current magazine article
tells again the story of Black FRIDAY from
the standpoint of the Treasury acto"'
The article while very interesting coh-
tains little that was not known peloic'
except as to the further evidence Il pre-
sante Of the incorruptibility Of President
Grant Mr.. Boutwell,. however deans Neiy
gently with GOulds connection with inc
ia corner He seems to think he may
hove had an honest and valid motive for
his conduct. That was not the view taken
nv lanes A. Garfield. who was chairman
of the congressional Committee Whlch III
vestirated the gold corner. In MS report
which is an Accordingly interesting DOOM
IN no found now only in public libraries
Garfield did not hesitate TO describe the
gold corner as a conspiracy and 10 speak
of Gould as 1.-THE guilty plotter IN all these
criminal proceedings" But MI. Eould i
dead NOW and Mr. Boutwelis view or the
case is the most charitable; while II Goulu
was guilty OF conspiracy. his daughter
Helen Gould. is now magnincently atom
ing for any wrong he may have done
Notwithstanding the condition or tho
money market. Acting Comptroller Day
Yesterday received satisfactory bids Tor
A,7e5. 600 of 1-2 per cent. city Donds' INC
bonds we're subscribed for six times over
and Farson. Leach * Co offered "olV IoF
the entire issue
WONDERFUL CHESS PLAflNH.
Pillsbury the chess expert, recently per-
formed a wonderful feat In Newark. ne
played ten games OF blindfoid chess slniul-
taneously against a score or more OF very
strong PLAYERS. This. IN itself, was an eA-
traordinary feat but Pillsburys play was
of an unpreoedentedly brilliant character
After two hours play he aImouhceu on
board four a mate In eight moves Mnc".
considering that he could not see .ne oons
and was playing nine othel Di'i'uio'u $3.50"
ar tbe sane time. entities this performance
TO be considered the most ihai'e'"uo ee'
given by a chess player
The had bovs Of New YORK are running
riot II was mentioned in this column sew
oral davs +. thai a party OF tough boys
az, unon IA citizen OF BIO )klyn and innict-
"A ,ntur,es which cost him the sight OF one
~ his eyes. Yesterday August Jacobs.
thirteen years OF age. living at Long Island
CITY. shot Albert Strauss, twelve yearo OF
sxe. In The abdomen innicttn0 . uoRtsl