The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-08
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Hill Says That He Could Have Beaten
l6 to |.
BRYAN's ELECTION PREDICTED.
A Man Fights for His Liborty-Thc
Betting on the Election = The
Earnings OF Two Virginia
Railroads.
.BRYAN's ELECTION PREDICTED.

NEW YORK, July 7.-Special.-The
World Of this morning quotes David B.
Hill as having said: When the New York
Democrats called on me 10 draft their
State Convention platform I had tire riSat
TO. and did. expect tina, they would name
me for their representative on the Commit
tee on Platform But l was turned down.
Had 1 been named believe I could nave
prevented a straight 16-to-1 declaration. as
the sentiment OF the convention was
against it.
Richard Croker says: I am perfectly
satisfied with the ticket and the platform.
The New York delegation was true to It's
promise TO support Mr.. Bryan ana the
platform he favored. L think that he win
carry New York, as 1 said the other day,
by at least $1,000 majority.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC.
According 70 the report of Bridge Com
missioner Shea for the year 1899 the re-
ceipts were S:S5, 20S and the Expenditures
1884, 507. leaving A profit OF s15o,'ol. but this
takes no account of the interest paid by
the city on the bonds issued for the con-
struction of the bridge The railroad COM
panes paid sl595a3 for the privilege of run
ming cars across the bridge On November
5. 1899. a count was made Of the passengers
crossing in the bridge trains. The hummer
was found TO be 149,1l1. The trolley cars
on August 22d carried 1917 persons over
the bridge. More than $500 vehicles cross
ed each day
It is reported that Mrs George j. Gould
will purchase site at Newport and build
a. handsome cottage
FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
The Herald relates the following: Under
the gaze of a group OF prominent allenists
Newton r. Stachelberg sat in Brooklyn
courtroom for several hours yesterday
and answered the searching questions Of
hat he
was insane. His replies clearly made a
favorable impression on the spectators. He
declared himself to be sane as any one
In the room. He is fighting for his liberty
and his share Of the estate left by his
father His mother. the widow OF a. mil
lionaire cigar manufacturer, and his
brothers and sisters say he is insane. They
caused his commitment to an asylum and
wish him to be kept there. A sheriff $
Jury. under an order from the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn, is to determine which
is right.
Horace White, one of the most influential
OF the anti-imperial!sts in this city, said
yesterday that under no circumstances
would he support William J. Bryan for
President.
ELECTION BETS.
Wall Street has already begun to bet on
the election and at odds Of four 10 one
that Mckinley will win. There seems.
however. to be plenty of Bryan money at
those odds One bet of s2o.oo0 to $500
was reported to-day. There is no doubt
that Jacob Field offered to bet $4,000 on
Mckinley at those odds and that Mr.
Starbuck, of the New York Air Brake
Company said he would take the Bryan
end There were several witnesses to the
transaction. Whether the money was act
ually put UP, however, is not known.
TWO FINE ROADS.
The Tribune has the following TO say OF
two Virginia railroads:
Norfolk and Western finished the fiscal
year with totad increase III gross earn
inss of 1916. So over the preceding year.
The last month Of the year showed a gain
of n2i65 over June, 1899. Increased de-
mand for soft coal a better prices was
in part responsible for the company's I'M
proyement. but outside of coal traffic the
road handled bigger volume of general
merchandise traffic than ever before IN its
history.
The Southern Railway handled an enor-
nous volume Of business In the fiscal year
ended June 3Oth, and another year of big
traffic will make Southern Railway pre-
ferred safe per cent stock For the
last week in June earnings increased
s25, 1874. making a, total gain for the month
of STA $50. For the twelve months of the
fiscal year the gain in gross earnings over
the preceding year amounted to s3,413.14.