Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-05
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Bryan to Be Belmont's Guest at a
Banquet.
BRITISH BUYING SUPPLIES
Independent Telephone Companies
to Form a Combination.
COMING CYCLE RACES
COMING CYCLE RACES
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
sS,l; = . NEW York, January 4, 1900.
William J. Bryan. 1t is said, will be tho
guest of oliver H. P. Belmont at dinner
at the Democratic Club while in this city.
1t will not be club dinner. There are
many members who voted against Bryan
in 1896, and. while they cannot object to
Mr.. Bryan's presence at the club as the
guest of a member, they would probably
find fault if it were sought to turn the pri-
vate dinner to him into a club affair.
While Mr.. Bryan is in New York he may
run across several vice presidential booms.
o. H. P. Belmont is mentioned as a candi-
date. Elliot Danforth; chairman of the
state committee, has an idea that he would
make a good running mate for the Ne
braskan. Congressman William Sulzer
also has an ambition to ligure on the ma
tional ticket. Other friends of Mr.. Bryan
are preparing to give hi1 great reception
when he reaches the city. There has been
some talk Of arranging t.. Z demonstration
in his honor in Madison Square Garden, but
so far this proposition has not assumed
definite shape.
The Chicago platform democrats who are
opposed to Sdetracking the free silver
issue, may organize a separate reception
for Mr.. Bryan. According to news which
reaches politicians in this city silver demo-
Gratis have postponed their intended sepa-
rate state convention. AT this convention
full conteSting delegation from the state
of New York to the next national conven-
ton was to have been elected. This is per-
haps the last that will be heard of the
separate Chicago platform convention
1t became unnecessary when Mr.. DAN
forth, arriving from a tour of the south
and west, announced that free silver would
have to be given up as n cry, although
Colonel Bryan still continued the most
available democrat, to his sense for the
presidential nomination. After leaving
New York Mr.. Bryan will make a tour of
the New England states. 1t is. said that the
democrats of Massachusetts who recognize
him as the national leader and next nomi-
nee for President intend to give him a royal
welcome in Boston.
British Steamer Loading.
Another British steamer is in port load
ing supplies for the use of the British army
in South Africa. She is the Hortensius,
Captain Houston, and arrived from Liver
pool on Monday. Today she went to the
German-American stores in South Brook
Ign, and is taking ON q cargo of corned beef
and baled hay. ,AS;a.Sodtf as she is loaded
she will sail direct ifor. Delagoa bay. Here
tofore the Hortensius has been engaged in
the South Americaas Eade between the
River Platte and Nav York. On her last
voyage to Liverpool khAswas chartered as
transport by the British government, and
dispatched immediately to New York to
load with supplies feri the army engaged
III the Boer war. 4,
the head and front of all the Boer affairs in
this city, says: - III
Il could have sent 1880 men to join the
Boer forces in Soutl. Africa during the last
three months if I had had the means and
the Beers had a seaport. There have been
at least that number OF personal applica-
tons to me, besides letters. which I do not
count No one can have any idea of the
interest that is taken insths country In the
Boer cause. The Boers have no seaport.
and. Of course, no cable communlca tons.
What has just TRANSFERRED as to an Anglo
German-Portuguese treaty concerning Del
agoa bay 1 have known for some time.
When Gen. Joubert came here nine Years
ago 1t was for the purpose of negotiating
for the purchase of man-of-war for the
Boer government. They were then trying
to buy Delagoa bay from Portugal. 1 rep
resented Gen. Joubert, both as his counsel
and his friend He had intended to deal
with the Roach shipbuilding firm, of which
! had long been counsel. Mr.. Roach had
just died. however, and I communicated
with Mr.. Charles Cramp, who came on and
saw Gen. Joubert and myself But We
finally had to give up the project for lack
of a harbor controlled by the Beers. l
knew at that time that the British mad
treaty with Portugal which gave them an
option on Delagoa bay. l have also known
that for the last three months the cable
The British seem to have 4 lease of this
important port, which would be an entirely
new departure in international law.
Beers Lack a Seaport.
This lack Of seaboard communication"
continued Mr.. Van Siclen, SIS one of the
greatest difficulties with which the Beers
have to contend. There has been talk
among Irishmen in Philadelphia of fitting
out hospital ship for the Beers. The idea
IS absurd, for 1t could hardly be expected
that the British would allow the Beers to
send their wounded into British territory
to be cared for and they would hardly be
likely to allow a ship fitted out by Irish
men to stay around. This reminds me that
| have up to the present received 81 600 al
together in small subscriptions for the ben
eft of widows and orphans of tho Boer
soldiers. l would like to repeat that this is
a far more practical way of showing SYM
pathy for them than by contributing lux
uries for the soldiers themselves, which
would do them no good and which would
probably never reach Them
Telephone Companies to Combine.
meeting is to be held at the Waldorf
Astoria tomorrow at which it is expected
a combination embracing all the large in
dependent telephone manufacturing COM
panies of the United States will be formed.
One of the manufacturers interested says
that the proposed combination would be the
first formal step in the organization OF the
concern that is being formed to oppose the
American Bell Telephone Company. The
consolidation Of the Independent telephone
exchanges throughout the country. he says,
will follow the union of manufacturers. and
the two organizations will unite to fight the
Bell people for at least an equal share Of
the business.
DR.. Van Schaick's Call.
The Row. DR.. John Van Schaick, jr, as
etc Of no Of floa Ni,r,
Paternity. Central PARK West and 76th
street, who has just been offered and ac-
cepted the pastorateeof the Church of Our
Father in Washington, %. c., came to New
York year and @ hale ago In answer to
call to the assistant pastorate of the Church
of the Divine Pateraity. in conjunction
with the pastor, the Rev Charles H. Ea-
ton. He is a native Of New York state,
a graduate Of Union College of the class
Of 1894, and is a son pr ex-senator John
Van schaick Of Ephlsskill. During his
time in New York Dr. Van Schaick has