The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
FRESH. GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
carnegis's Gift lnsures a Polytechnic.
School in New York.
LOSES s., 900 WORTH OF JEWELS.
Barnum,s Nephew Takes q Bride.
New Years Concert for Conv'cts.
One Hundred Dollars for
His Funeral Supper.
LOSES $1,000 WORTH OF JEWELS

NEW YORK, JAM 2-Special.-Ihe siit
of Andrew Carnegie TO cooper o'.Tl -
snlendid new years present LOT the .is'
of New Y orll Several days ago MI. ~
neyie sent his check for SloeoVO TO AL s1lA
G Hewitt. secretary of Cooper Union' say
inc. that he wished the money to be useo
in f,1rtherin. the interests of the lnstitu-
rio, He knew Peter Cooper and ADMIRED
his plan OF education.
M. Hewitt. in accepting the GIT, sald IL
would enable him TO resume the tdsh ~
raising the $4,000 required TO 1ou1iu .HS
School Of Industrial Art a. project "ht es
he had been endeavoring to advance ZOE
sort,. vears Mr.. Hewitt mentioned that
the Cooper family would give $780, CIV. NE.
Carnegie then tripled his contribution.
When the School of Industrial Art mas
been established everything mapped OUT
by5 Peter Cooper for his university LOT .i'e
people will have been. accomplished. Inc
Industrial School will have an income OF
from $4,000 TO $4,000
And so New York Will nave d s-1ede
polytechnic school,
VALUABLE JEWELS LOST.
On December 10Th last Miss Marie l.
Brundage, of No. 1T west Fifty-eIshth
street. lost little bag containing ]eWels
valued at.s7,Cco, ana thus far all efforts
TO find them have failed Miss Brundase
went to her dressmaker's ana had oc-
casion to change her waist. she removed
the chamois bag containing the jeweiry
and slipned it into her muff. which was
living on the table. When she had done
with fitting her new gown and was dress
ed for the street, she picked UP her mum
and went out. Several hours Afterwards
it suddenly dawned upcn her that ner
Jewels were gone. She returned 10 l"e
dressmaker's, but the little bag was no
where to. be found. Among the JeWels IS
4 ~, 11a9
There was a slight fall Of snow IN this
city yesterday morning. recalling the tact
that the year 1850 was also ushered IN
by 4 snow storm.
HERBERT BARNUM SEELEY WEBS.
Mr. Herbert Barnum Seeley, nephew OF
the great Snowman. and known to tame
as author of the famous Seeley dinner
party, which caused such a scandal In
this city several years ago, has taken
a wife. His bride was Miss Lucy Mitchell,
daughter of Mrs. Archibald F.. Mltchell'
of west Seventy-first street.
! It is said that the Hon. William j:
Bryan will have a more cordial reception
when he comes to New York this year
than was given him on any. Of his former
visits This is because Tanlmany has
| recognized the strong probability Of his
denomination. and is, therefore, prepared
y to support him., and is in hopes of fur
! nishng the candidate for Vice-President.
1t is understood that Oliver II. P. Belmont,
| who is himself credited with a Fice-P:es1-
/ Dental ambition, will entertain Mr.. Bryan
! at a big dinner to be given. probably, at
/ the Democratic Club.
| The S95 inmates of the Tombs prison
enjoyed New Years concert given the
! prisoners by the warden. Roland B.
| A1olineux heard the music, and was Wis
! tied by his relatives and counsel.
| SUPPER TO FUNERAL ATTENDANTS
! Jacob Kramer. a Jersey City saloon,
! keeper, died yesterday in Duchess county
! N. Y. He left direction that his body be
| cremated and left one hundred dollars
! for a supper to be given to the friends
! who should attend his funeral.
| The friends of Richard Croker are great
! ly distressed to hear of the accident which
| befell him abroad by which he broke
( his leg. Mr.. Croker is an expert horse
! man, and his friends cannot understand
/! how the accident happened