The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-19
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
A Silly Joke About David HarumS
Exposed.
RUSSELL RI; SAGE HITS BACK.
Pathetic Story Of an Old violi" Player
lie Tried TO Play His Own Fnnc-
raj Dirsc - The Under
ground Railway.
SAGE HITS BACK.

NEW YORK. Jan Respectfully silly
story has been going the rounds, to the
effect that Edward ,Noyees Wescott did not
write David Harum," but that 1t was
really the work OF Rudyard Ilip!ing. Ac-
cordins TO the story Roswell NJ Field, OF
Chicago; Edward w. Box, OF the Ladies
Home Journal, and Frank y. Doubleday,
of Doubleday & Mcclure, by means OF Il
wager brought about the publication of
The book under an assumed name. Field
says that Mr.. Doubleday advanced me
argument that 1lipiings books would sen
as we'll under an unhntwn name as they
do at present Mr.. Box thought Otherwise.
Then a wager, according TO Mr. Field,
WAS made
The creator Of Mulvaney was COMMUTE
Gated with and for i stipulated considcril-
ton wrote David HaT;im.' The consplra-
tors then cast about tor Il name, and
While tkey were doing 50 Box remembered
tllac just at trat time Kip.ing was wearing
a waistcoat of u peculiarly bolstef"hs
British pattern. lie suggested the hat'c
moves L. Westcott'' This was alter
w;lru made Edward Noyes Westcott
Then to avoid suspicion Mr.. Doubleday.
Who is Kipling's regular publisher. had
the manuscript sent to d. Appleton X Co.,
who bought out the book.
THE HOAX EXPOSED.
A zero, ter of the Herald called yester-
DAY on Mr.. Ripley Hitchcock, of y. Apple
ton & Co., with regard to the story anu
Mr. Hitchcock replied:
Just why these tollers hit upon David
Harum l cannot say, but it is unfortu-
nate that they did not take. some story
written by an author now living. and VINO
could defend himself. Mr.. Wesicott occu-
pies a unique position in the literary
world. He never attempted 10 Write more
than one book. That book was DaHlu
Harlln2,' and it was not puDllsnea uilii
after his death. lie left an estate much
involved in debt. The sale of his book mas
made it possible TO pay Off ali OF those
debts and leave very conltortahle. !hcoihe
for his two children.
David Harum' appeals to all classes
of readers It was first published fourteen
months ago Since then it has sold up-
ward Of four hundred thousand COPIES, q
record exceeded only by that made pS
Zen Hur' which, however. has been on
the market for nearly twenty years.
All the office of Doubleday & Mcclure
Yesterday Mr.. Doubleday said that OF
course the whole matter was q jest. OUT
he feared that Rudyard kiplins would be
his ears
s20o. ESQ TO FLOWER HOSPITAL"
The widow of former Governor Ros"eii
P. Flower has given to the Flower hosPi-
tai 100000. and Mrs. Emma Flower L aS-
Tor, her daughter has given a hke
amount The only condition attached Is
that the institution shall always De h'io"h
as the Flower Hospital.
rho Health .BoarIlGof this city Is 'cohSid-
.sriua a proposition to make such changes
in the sanitary code as better 20 suaio
against premature burial.
SAGE ACCUSES ASSOCIATES.
Russell Sage has turned upon his &C
cusers. his associates i'll the Standard ods
light Company. John T. Terry, frank | IL
ford and Charles Dana. and says 'Aat
hey are as dee,, i'll the mud as he is in
the 1nire Indeed, he declares that While
he has not betrayed ais trust these men
wn,, are accusing him, have done the very
thing. for which they are blaming MI
sage With this introduction he went ilto
particulars and boldly charged that the
men mentioned had tried TO sell the conf
many out and to do other things against
Inc interest of tie stockholders.
The Joint Passenger Committee WIS
formed in this city yesterday by general
passenger agents Of the various trunk
lines. embracing the New York central
PENNSYLVANIA. Erie, Baltimore and ONO
baltimore and Ohio and Southwestern.
C.h.sapeake ana Ohio, Cleveland .Clncin-
noti Chicago and St. Louis, Delaware,
I,ckawanna and Western. LehiSh Valley.
Lake Shore, Michigan Central, Wess
shore, Grand Trunk, New \ ork. ohtalio
ami Western, New York, Chicago anu o.