Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
GOSSIPFROM GOTHAM
Councilman Brice's Anti Boer Speech
Offended the Tammanyites.
HAS HURT HIS POLITICAL CAREER
Presbyterians Interested in Monu-
ment on Old Church Site.
FRESH WATER FORCAPE NOME


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, May 10, 1900
The attitude of Councilman Brice in OPP
posing the pro-Boer resolution introduced
into the municipal assembly here the other
day Is taken as an indication that the po-
Etical career of young Brice Is at an end
1t was not so much what he did the way
In which he did it that hurt witt, Tammany
Hall. He told the councilmea in plain Eng
lish that they were making fools of HEM
selves Nevertheless. all OF the rammany
delegates proceeded to vote for the reSolu-
ton. Young Brice. who. by the way, is a
Of the late United States senator from
Ohio. has heretofore demonstrated an indie
psndence of Tammany that has alarmed
friends anxious for his political career. The
pro-Boer resolution speech would not have
hurt him much had it been graceful and
eloquent speech. for Tammany cares little
for sentiment in politics. But young Erice
has dared to interfere with some of Tam
many's pet schemes in which money was
involved He is n dashlng young fellow is
really man of ability, is graduate of
Harvard. and at enc time it looked as if he
would he nominated for Congress this fall
in a district where a nomination is equiva-
lent to election. However, that dream is
undoubtedly at an end.
Mrs. Brice Living Very Quietly.
widely 1t Washington and Newport. II. L.,
has lived a quiet. retired life since the
death of the United States senator. She
still takes active interest in politics. and
remarked that not all of the Bryanite,
popuist silver republicans in the country
could drive her out of the democratic party.
She is, however, an ardent believer in
Cleveland. Fortuna tely. women do not
have vote in New York STATE. and hence
Mrs. Brice is not compelled to we the
problem that has puzzled older and wiser
heads of how to remain n democrat and
not vote for Bryan. The Brice family has
attracted little attention socially re-
Gently because of the marriage of the
younger son TO a chorus girl from Will
mington, Del. and Washington Fortu-
hately for the young people Mrs. BIice,
though for many years a social favcrite,
has never acquired any Of the class dis
tinction ideas of the New York -four hun
bred. Before her marriage to Calvin s
Brice. a young Lima lawyer. without
friends and without money. she was a
teacher in the Ohio public schools Hence
she merely smiled when the ncws came tina t
her younger son had married a chorus girl
of coed family from Washington She ac-
cordingly received the young people at the
9Th avenue mansion with open arms and a
Bless you. my children"
New Rules in Cotton, Exchange.
The board of managers of the cotton ex-
Change have posted new rules for the reeu-
lation of commissions, which provide for
suspension or expulsion for violation there
Of They will be submitted to the men,
bers at special meeting May IS, noon. If
approved they will become effective july l
The proposed new rules radical re-
form. The establishment of d penalty is
new departure.
The fight between the American Sugar
refining Company and the Arbuckles is no
nearer a settlement than ever may be
judged BY the act that the latter are pre-
pairing to enlarge their refinery in Brook
fyn, and at distant date they intend TO
put up still another refinery. Persons close
ly identified with John Arbucke say they
have been assured that Mr. Arbuckle will
never settle with President Havemeyer of
the American company. Mr.. Arbuckle's
position. they say, is that he simply went
into the sugar refining business because he
saw a profit in 1t and not to fight Mr..
Havemeyer. Mr.. Arbuckle considers sugar
a good thing to handle in connection with
coffee. and he decided that it was cheaper
TO manufacture 1T himself than buy from
the American company. as he used to do.
come for Mr.. Havemeyer will be to leave
the Arbuckles alone and go about his own
business.
Historic Church Monument.
Presbyterians from all sections of the
United States will attend the ceremonies
connected with the unwilling of the monu-
ment being now erected to mark the site
of the first Presbyterian church in Amer
1ca. at the Old Scots burying ground near
Wickatunk. in Monmouth county. n. j.. on
June II. 1t is quite positively claimed that
the Old Scots Church was the original
Presbyterian church in this country. Since
the men who constituted the presbytery in
the Old Scots meeting house were from
Ireland. Scotland and New England the
proposed monument to their memory will
be constructed Of granite from these three
countries, surrounded by a Scotch thistle
and having on the gables four bronze his
tcric seals:
The seal Of the Presbyterian Church of
Monmouth county.
The seal of the Presbyterian Church of
the United States Of America.
The seal of the Presbyterian Church of
Scotland.
The seal of the Scotch-Irish societies.
There will also be side bronze
tablet. with the Latin inscription which is
on the tombstone Of John Boyd. who died
in 17OS.
A local manufacturer of distilling appar-
atus has just shipped two dstilling plants
TO Cape Nome, Alaska, where they will be
used at the United States army station for
making fresh water from water for
drinking and other purposes. At present
the water available at Cape Nome for
drinking purposes is limited and OF a very
poor quality. 1t is sold at the rate of two
glasses for - cents.