The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-15
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Hill and Croker Both Agree to Serve
wState Executive Committee.
CHILD BORN ON A TROLLEY CAR.
Traffic Was Delayed, but the Passen-
GERS TOOK the Situation Good
NaturedIy-In Bettin. on EIcc-
ton odds Against Bryan.
CHILD BORN ON A TROLLEY CAR.

NEW YORK. July A-SpeciaI.-Mr
Croker has been invited 20 serve as a
member of the Executive Committee of
the State Committee, and ne accepted
David b. Hill has also accepted 10 serve
as a member of this COMMITTEES. as have
also Hugh Mclaughlin ana ex-senator
Murphy. The other members OF the
executive Committee probably VIII be Sc
1acted next week from the members OF the
State Committee
Nile Dorfna, of the Bostock meunserie.
went into the big cage containing the
bears Yesterday 70 put them through
their PAGES for the afternoon PERFORM
ance. one of the bears rebeIled, and sha
struck it sharp blow with her whip.
The beast rushed at her. and she thrust
the butt end of the whip IN its mouth.
The animal being unnbIe TO use It's teeth.
struck repeated blows at her with its
paws.
The claws tore her clothing from her
and gashed her body in a cruel manner.
Her stout boots were split from top 10
sole and wrenched from her feet.
Mile. Doriua did not weaken. but main
tanned her position. and finally subtued
the animal and compelled it to complete
its work. When she left the cage She
tainted.
BIG INSURANCE POLICY.
H Walter Webb have learned that hs
carried one of the heaviest life Insurance.
polices ever issued in this city, and hia
total life insurance aggregated nearly
$50 coo. One policy was for Sl0o.0t0 and
the experience of the corporations THAI
wrote the Dosicy was not one that waz
especially gratifying. Upon tins policy
Mr. webb had paid in premiums only a
little over S30.c2o
THAT MISSING $4,000. eco.
4 few months ago the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington requested certain ex-
perts in this city to make an Investigation
with the intent to show If possible where
about Sio9,NGOo00 of gold estimated to be
in this country. but not visible. really IS,
The experts have not made much pro-
gress, excepting that they are satisfied
that this IS not an Oyer-estimate. and that
somewhere in the United States. in stock
inSs or secret drawers, or in jewelry. or
in the teeth Of the American people this
gold must be discovered. II discovered at
all.
Possibly as much as one-third of it IS
in ieweIry and these ornaments, and the
lise OF gold in the mechanical art may eN-
plain where oue-haIf of IL is. At a rough
estimate. considerable more than $780,
coo, COO Of gold is being boarded
BORN ON y TROLLEY CAR.
When the troIley-car from COuey Island
to Manhattan. IN which Mrs CucuraIIo
had a seat, got to Avenue u and Grave
send Avenue on Thursday night its pro-
eress was stopped. the men passengers
were requested to go outside, and there
was an urgent demand for an ambulance
The ambulance came in the course OF time
but Miss Cucurallo was already several
minutes old when it drove up, Surgeon
Fettie took her and her mother home.
and their friends said last night that they
were in every way as well as could be eX-
pected-in fact. much better. The PAS
sangers on fifty trolley cars. more or less,
also got home late, but were willing TO
make unusual allowances when they knew
the reason for the delay.
Secretary Thomas y. Fulton, of the
Citizens Union, said yesterday that no
part would be taken in the CAMPAIGN
this fail by his organization, and that the
men in it were now devotinS themselves
to an effort to complete their organiza-
ton, so that at the close Of the presiden-
tial campaign it viii be in shape to begin
work on the municipal contest Of next
yenr.
In the betting on the election at the New
York Stock Exchange the odds are heavy
against Bryan. One man offered to TAXA
10000 on Mckinley and Roosevelt at re
to one