The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-08
FRESH GO SIIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Question as 10 Whether or Net
New York is Growing.
RICH WOMAN IN ALMsH0UsE.
She Was in Rags and Was Starving.
But Had $4,000 in Bank-An
Actress Who Wears Five
Pounds OF Jewelry.

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NEW. YORK. March 7-special.-New
York is a great city, but the question
has been raised as to whether or not it
is keeping step with the prosressspf the
country. There is no doubt that the city
is growing in population and in building.
but as to whe Their or not this is in keep
ing with the growth of other c1ties
throughout the country is another Dues
ton. She has lost some of her export
trade and her grain trade has fallen OH.
but she has made gains in other dlrec-
lions. It is said that there has been an
extraordinary growth in manufactures,
and tina the city now stands second only
to London in the number and extent
of her manufacturing enterprises THIS
will be surprising to many as New YORK
has not been regarded by outsiders gen
orally as a manufacturing city,. 1t IS
also certain that New York is growing
in financial power. a correspondent OF
one Of the out of town newspapers, N
speaking of this, says:
..yTau Street has become to an extent
never before known an lnternational
market. Within few days It was an
nOEnCous CnaL
had bought SIS, 0GO, Geo OF Russian bonds.
and ON this transaction the prediction
was made in Wall Street that twill not.
he long before many foreign securities
will be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange.
FIVE POUNDS OF sJEWELRY.
miss Hadley, "a Philadelphia actress, is
in this city, and it is said that when
she went out with her escort on Sunday
Z evening she wore, among other things,
five pounds Of jewelry. worth . fortune
The Gridiron Club, of Washington, will
be entertained at dinner Saturday night
by the Lotus Club, OF this city.
Former President. Grover Cleveland,
has gone on another trip to the South
He and a party of friends left yesterday
They will spend several days It the
ssantee Club. near Georgetown, S. c.,
after which the party will go to Georgia
and Florida Mrs. Cleveland accom-
panied her husband to New York. but
returned to Princeton after Mr. Cleve-
lands party had left.
IN TATTERs, BUT RICH.
There is a curious character in the
Municipal Lodging House for the Des-
titute. She is Miss Ellen Duff, who
has forgotten her birthday, but who
thinks that she is about sixty-niHe years
of age. When taken Up she was ragged
and starving but had in her possession
six bank books with deposits amounting
to nearly $1,000 She seems to be quite
content to remain in the lodging house
so long as the city will permit her to
do sos When accused of being rniser
she said that if~she spent her money
she would have nothing to take care OF
her In her old age. She says that she
saved her money while serving as cook
in many old New York families She
used to cook for Governor William
Sprague, of Rhode Island. and Secre-
tary Chase, in Washington.
| Scion Humphreys, VINO had been treas
urer of the New York Chamber of Com
merce since 1873, is dead He was vel
known in Wall Street, and was oiie OF
the "Old Guard when Jay Gould was
| a master spirit in financial circles. He
accumulated a large fortune. but gave
away much in charity. He was one OF
The original promoters Of the Alissis-
sippi Bridge, at St Louis, which cost
more than s14,00o,0c0. He was a power
in the Republican party, but he never
held Office.