The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-25
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A New Political Party One of the Re-
suits of the Strike.
PLATT PLANS TO BEAT TAMMANY
Holds Ont the Olive Branch 20 the In
dependents-A Negro Outrage on
Concy Island That Rivals
Gcorgia's Choicest
Productions

NEW YORK. July i-speciaL-As re-
suit OF the recent sircet-car strike new
party has been launched on the troubled
waters OF local politics.
Hundreds OF delegates, representing
every trades union IN the five 10. "aehs
Of the city. We're present yesterday 90 me
regular meeting of the Central Federated
Union in Clarendon Hail. IN thru cnth
street. between Third and Fourth e. o.
nues. II was at this meeting t2at The
party was born.
A convention was formally c3llel for
August 7th. the place % Doe mined
upon and announced later Every ~ilon
and reform body IN the city of New ftrh
Will Doe asked TO send delegates
ANOTHER BOYS STRIKE.
The strike fever seems 90 have taken
strong hold of the boys Of New YORK.
The latest prospective trouble is with the
I messenger boys. who threaten unless their
demands are conceded. 10 go into the tie
up business.
They demand an increase OF half cent
for each message carried and object 10
paying sixty cents a week to the COM
pany for tho "wear and tear on their
uniforms. They also protest against b.
ing obliged TO pay So twice each year for
Is suit.
THE companies have notified their mes
sengcrs that if they strike they VIII los
their positions and Will not Doe taken back.
They have engaged new boys. they say
o. reprot for duty az their offices this
nothing and in the event of the strike
being declared. the recruits viii DE put at
work Immediately in the places of the
strikers.
II there is o general strike however
there ls apt t0 Doe trouble the boys say,
particularly in the Wall street district.
The duties OF a. messcns thnre are often
8rduous and exacting ANA are not 20 b.
learned bon a day.
It S. said that che boys age not or
ganized
Bitter denunciation OF The action Of the
police in do. recent street railway strikes
in this city characterized tine meeting last
night of the Social Reform club. Speak
cr- declared THAT Chief Devegy had cer-
fainly shown clearly that th- force was
controlled by the wealthy a- against the
poor. and his masslng of the men at
danger points before amy violence had
been attempted was rOun1iy denounced.
TO BEAT TAMMANY
Senator Plat is laying his plans for his
campaign against Tammauy TIE and
Governor Roosevelt had conferences with
various politicians yesterday Oh discuss
questions of State ana party policy.
Much of th. talk had 200 do With beating
Tammany this fall Senator Plat has
been holding out olive branches ana DC
bias invited the Independents tO make ail
the local nominations. promising them
loyal Republican support The indep-n-
dents who only seem to want n comh.-
nation with Platt when Plat doesn
want one with them. have not yet accept.
ed the peace off ring Governor Ro1se-
Welt was asked Orb See what could Doe done
u getting the Independents in line and
assuring them 0f r. publican good faith.
Te said last ieht that he would DO so.
The Governor agreed with Senator piatt
that there seemed to be no chance OF
electiug county officers and members of
the Assembly unless there was cO-Opera-
ton with the Independents. and Dee failed
to saa any good reason why they were
NOT getting even more than thev were enc
titled fo when they were offered the prlvl-
lego az making the nominations.
Am evamplifc9fion OF tine nerfecffon OF
modern engineering was had Yesterday
when tba nov, six hundred ION drawbrldge
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