The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Lewis Nixon Chosen by Croker for
Next Mayor of New York.
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE
Light Carriage Smashed by 4 Cab and
the Cabman Was i'll Danger From
the Crosd-PoIicenan Hurt by
:. Runaway Horse.
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE

to Mayor Van Wyck
That man IS Lewis Nixon, graduate OF
| Annapolis Naval Academy, honor man sent
by the United States Government TO study
naval construction abroad, upon his return
| detailed 10 represent the Government at the
| Cramps shipyards. designer of the bate
| ship Oregon, and now a Shipbu:lder in t.tiz-
asethpor5, ~ J.
| Mr. Croker viii first make Mr. Nixon
| president Of the Democratic Cub, and then
! VII name him to De ruler OF Greater New
| York
MI Nixon will succeed John ". Keller
as president Of the Democratic Cub. with
] the best wishes of the Commissioner OF
! Charities. When Mr.. Keller WIS elected
| Mr.. Perry Belmont went out OF office, ana
| with his retirement came the rule tEae IN
! future no president OF the cub should sue
| coed himself. In the present instance TINS
| rule stands out as q favoring one.
! C.NBMAN IN DANGER.
! Amid The hustle and confusion OF traffic
| at Fourteenth Street and Fifth Avenue
| last evening there were q crash ana
screams Of fright. Persons on the SIDE
| walk saw light wagon crushed by
| heavy cab and two well dressed young
| women ana q man who We're the occu-
| pants of The Lighter vehicle, thrown Elo-
| lentiy out on the pavement.
| Almost On the instant the sy1npathles OF
| the peope We're aroused in favor OF the IN
| jured women, and in a twinliltng threat
| eEtng crowd gathered about the CAB. some
| person seized the horse by the head. while
| others started to pull the driver from his
| seat.
The fright of the cab driver was evident,
| and was well founded. But before the
| crowd could act Policeman Williams ran
| up, forced his way through to the cabman
! and put him out OF danger by arrestfns
! him.
| In the meantime other persons had picked
| UP the two young women and tn man. and
! were caring for them. The young women
| were Mrs. May Smith and Miss Annie MI
| Ter, both of North Bergen, y. j. The man
| did not give his name.
THE LITTLE MINISTER
! Charles Frohman has made an affidavit
| in reference to his interest in the pay
| called The Little Minister which was
written by James NJ. Barrie. and is one
| of the most popular pisces in the repertoire
| of Miss Maude Adams, and it was forward
| ed yesterday 10 Chicago as part Of the pa
| pers in the suit brought there by The Pub
| fishers Plate Renting Company, which
| claims the dramatic rights Of the book
| bearing the same name as the play. The
| affidavit was prepared by Howe & Hum
| mel. who represent Mr.. Frohman. and has
| been sent to their representatives in Chi
! cage.
Mr Frohman states in the affidavit. A.
| II. sHUnmel said yesterday. that when Mr..
| Barrie wrote the book called The Little
| Minister 40 copyright could be procured
| in England for publication in q foreign
| country. The story first appeared as a Sc
| rial N Good Words, an English periodical.
| in 1891.
The attorneys think that perhaps any
! one could dranatjze the book. but that no
| one could make use of the form in which
| Mr.. Barrie has drtmatized II. The play
/ n h. = limo an iETYI
| production 50 far does it depart from the
| text of the story, and the rights TO the
| drama, they say, do not depend at all upon
| any copyrights in tbs book.
| ROMANCE. IN REAL LIFE.
| Stranger than fiction are the facts in
| Stephsn Alien Paug5orn's lie. They ara
| being revealed now that he Is dead, in the
| testimony given in PIainfield before Judge
| Schenck, Of the Somerset County Court
! He was an American JekyIl and Hyde, ana
when he died, ten years ago, accidentally
| shot by a companion while stalking deer
| in the mountains Of Pennsylvania. he left
| t,ro widows each with a family. He aso
| left a large fortune. Both widows died
| this year, and now their children are war
| ring for PaCSborn's money. 70 one family
| he was Stephen Allen Pangborn, of Pain
field; to the other Winfield S. Allen. Of
| Wii.iamspOrt Pa.
The late Mrs. Pangborn's daughter. Mrs
! the identity OF Pangborn and Alien. and By
! so doing to establish her claim as his sole
| legal heir. Ia The proceedings yesterday
picture of Alien was positively identified as
! a likeness Of PangDorn by half a dozan wit
neSses who knew Mrs. MiIIer's father well.
In Plaintisid Pangborn was known as a
| reckless, unreliable young fellow whose
career, except for occasional visits to the
place, ended tor MS acquaintances there
when ne deserted his bride of a wear and
lsft her penniiess with a baby girl a few
days old. He was a carpenter there ana
made scant success of business In VIII
| Transport he was the model man of the
| community, 4 devoted husband and faitlzc
| q shining light in the Methodist Church
and superintendent of the SunIay-school
lie was a thriving pawn-broker, and
amaSsed a large fortune
DANGEROUS RUNAWAY
Twv policemen of the East FFfty-first-
StrSer Police Station were injured yester-
Day afternoon IN brave attempt to stop
Z runaway horse. The driver, Charles NJ
GOODYEAR was thrown out nj the beginning,
Of the horses fight and received a COM
pound fracture of the left leg and internal
injuries.
Policeman Luke X. eastman was thrown
dewn ny The horse after he had chung to il
for half a block. His uniform. a new one.
was torn 10 Shreds, and the yybeeIs NJ tha
e tempo
| rarily disabling him. Policeman James ].
SeaHion had his left wrist disabled by a
wrench that threw him under .ha horsa's
feet. but The efforts of the policemen had
turned the horse against a lamp post and a
long line OF cabs in Forty-second Street,
which stopped its flight. Charles T. Mason
a cabnlan caught the horse by the nose
and subdued it.
me Ast9r millions are still to be con-
| trolled and managed nv members 80 tb.
Astor family. the latest move in the affairs
81 tne esta5s Of the founder of the Aston
Astor, a son of William Waldorf Astor. 10
act with his father and Chas. A. Peabody.
JF-, as an executor and trustee in the care
OF ths vast estate
me young man has signed the necessary
documents sisntfyins his acceptance Of the
appointment, and they were sent 10 this
city recently from London to Mr. ahody.
VINO has just submitted them to Surro-
gate Thomas for his approval which is
! necessary Formally
TO REMOVE GARDINER.
| Proceedings have been pending for many