The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-25
IFR ESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
.MIIe. caIve Meets With an Accident in
carmen"
.M0RToN's GlF 0 HIS DAUGHTER
Croker Says Tanany Will Let nc.
Guilty Man Escapc-Workins
Women in Fifth Avenue
Residence.
Mile caIve Meets With an Accidentin
.MORT0N's GIFT TO HIS DAUGHTER

NEW YORK, March 24-Speclal.--
Richard Croker prints signed communi-
cation in one of the morning papers. 1t
was sent by cable from London, and he
makes this announcement: II wish to
state that Tammany does not stand 10Y
those who violate the law. all who are
guilty should be punished. am sure
that the officers who are in charge of this
important subject will do their duty.
This was in reply to questions as 70
what would be the result Of the crusade
in New York against vice.
CALvE FAINTS.
Mile. Ca1ve, the famous opera singer.
tainted on the stage of the metropolitan
Opera House last night while playing
Carmen. In the smugglers scene IN the
third act two of the players fight a duel
with knives When the life of both is
threatened Carmen rushes in to separate
them AS she made this play last night
one of the duellists accidentally struck
her in the breast, and she fell hea.i'y
to the floor in a swoon. The curtain was
rung down. and Calve was taken uncon-z
scious from the stage. She was quickly
revived however. and went on with her
part. The audience gave her rousinS
cheer.
Former Governor Levi P. Morton. has
just maze a Ilcll SliL- W AoeAA -
ter Miss Alice Morton, as @ birthday
present. The gift consists of the fourth
Of row of five handsome houses on
West Ninety-Fifth Street The fifth house
is to go to Miss Mary Morton when she
becomes Of age These houses are worth
from $4,000 to 81, 900 each. and now TOUR
OF Mr. Mcrton's five daughters have
each received one in turn.
A STEAMER MADE OVER.
n 1~1 Sfo 3r3ar
Kaiserin Maria Theresa, which was yes
terday thrown open 10. inspection, IS an
interesting ship by reason of the fact
that she is the old steamer Spree length
ened and made over. Sixty-six feet have
been added to the length of the vessel,
and those who remember the Spree would
not recognize her in her new form and
dress. She is practically a new steamer.
About all that is left of the old liner is
part Of the hull. She is GAG feet long and
has a gross register of $500 tons There
are accommodations for $50 first cabin
and 40 second cabin passengers. and 400
Steerags passengers.
The report of the Building Department
for last year shoys that there were I,5l
applicati lions for new buildings and altera-
tons, against 1851 in 1893 costing $751;
61S,e64, against 800, 227SA in 1893. There
were 1926 new buildings completed,
against 6.4S1 in 1898. On December list
there were 6,5s5 buildings in the course
4 of construction There were II office
buildings, costing, s1O,7S9.eo0: LAOS dwell
ling houses, costing si4,s26,cco; 2.14s fat
houses, osting s72,673. 0c0. and 962 ,ene-
ments, costing Ss.Gos,CO0. planned last
year.
WORKING GIRLS IN SWELIDOAI. 4
Mrs. Henry Sanders who lives in a tine
house on Fifth avenue, entertained
large number of working girls from tho
Twenty-Seventh Assembly District last
evening her object being to arouse the
neighborhood feeling in tie District and
enlist working women as students of
civic questions and advocates of Give
reforms. The girls made themselves at
home in spite of the luxurious surround
ings. and the meeting was full Of In
terest.
.P. Morgan and Company have taken
into the firm Charles Steele, of the law
firm of Seward, Guthrie and Steele, NO.
30 Wall Street. to take the place OF
Charles II. Coster, who died on March
18th
Mr.. Steele was born in Baltimore forty
two Fears ago.