Evening star., 1900-09-29
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Croker the Whole Thing Among New
York Democrats.
HE RULES With A TYRANf HAND
Big Shipment of American Ma
chinery to Egypt.
GREAT CHI AeRITY BAZA AR
GREAT CHI ARITY BAZAAR
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. September 81 1900.
When democrat meets democrat In the
st. James headquarters the Hoffman House
or The Club the talk is of Croker and Cro-
kers wonderful campaign. The old men
who campaigned with Tilden Manning, Hill
and Murphy shake their heads and say that
times and ways have changed. They cannot
understand how state Is to be carried by
driving a crowd into Madison Square Gar
den and driving 100000 voters to bolt the
ticket. The young men say that the cam
paign is novel and interesting. All demo-
Gratis who have succeeded in gaining ad-
mission into the inner rooms of the state
headquarters say that Croker Is master
there and that State Chairman Campbell
and Executive Chairman MCGUIRE have no
more authority over campaign work than
the youngest clerk in the document room.
He Is spending money freely-some of 1t
up the state. but these latter disbursements
are only in Croker counties. The Hill coun-
ties don't get cent. The political relations
between Croker and the members Of the
national committee who are trying to con-
duct a campaign IN the east have several
times been strained. Some of the national
committeeman expected more substantial
aid from Tammany than they have receiv-
ed, and they are not all convinced that Cro-
ker can make good his promise to give Bry-
an plurality of $1,000 in New York county.
William J. Bryan will deliver over fifty
speeches on his New York state tour If the
plans of the democratic state committee are
followed Chairmen Campbell and Nc
Guire arranged for the special train, which
Is to start from here on the morning OF
October II. It Is to make nearly sixty stops,
unless the arrangements tentatively agreed
upon are changed. Mr.. Bryan has exacted
a promise that he shall not be forced to
leave the train except for the big meetings
lfc hnr
ing buffeted about in crowds has taught him
that he must avoid 1t II he is to last the
campaign out
American Machinery Leads.
American machinery now leads the world,
| as is shown by a shipment of 100 tons of
tramway machinery. which will be sent
from this port to Liverpool on next Sat
Irday ON the steamship Philadelphia. The
machinery is to go to Alexandria, Egypt.
The shipment Is the last of four which were
contracted for by Great Britain Three
steamships sailing from this port during
the last six weeks carried 200 tons Of ma
chinery each, some of which is now at
Alexandria awaiting the arrival Of the bal
ance OF the material and the American
workmen who are to set it together
The shipment of the American machinery
TO Egypt is due to Gen. Kitchener. 1t was
he who sent Major Gourourd to this coun-
try to make q thorough investigation of
American machinery suitable for the high
est development of Egyptian railways. The
major came here with his plans and speci-
| fications. The leading manufacturers were
consulted and named their prices. These
won. The machinery is of the kind known
as the bridge tramway." Before many
weeks 1t will have been set in the harbor
of Alexandria to facilitate the handling of
coal and ore in the docks. where many
| hundreds of thousands of tons are handled
annually. In the past the cost of handling
has varied from S150 to 50 ton In this
! ,trx- In T., "a
and it is expected that there will be SIM
liar saving in Egypt for those who have
| ordered the American machinery.
Bazaar for Galveston.
The details Of the great charity bazaar
in aid of the Galveston sufferers, which
will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria are
| fast reaching a state of perfection. A hun
| dred or more of the best-known women
| in New York society are now actively en-
| gagged in helping to make the event one
! of the greatest social and financial sue
| cesses ever known In this city Some Of
| the patronesSes are disposing of tickets
! among their friends, others are undertake
| ing the management of the various booths
! and still others actively engaged in
| calling on their acquaintance among the
| tradespeope for donations of articles to
| be sold for the aid of the orphans of Gal
| weston. Every booth will be presided over
| by lady prominent in society. One of the
most prominent women in southern society,"
who is now in New York a native Of
| Texas, and niece of Judah Benjamin.
will have charge of the lone star booth
assisted by corps of southern women
| who will come to New York especially for
| the bazaar All articles disposed of at this
booth will be brought from the states Of
| the south. Governor Savers is sending a
| Texas state flag for this booth.
| Another booth which promises to be one
| OF the great successes of the bazaar will:
| be that of the Daughters Of the American
luH Of hi
| ton were planning to hold fair of their
| own this fall but decided to sacrifice their
own interests for the benefit Of the or
| phans of the Galveston bazaar Their
| booth Is under the craftsmanship of Mrs.
| Donald Mclean. The booth is to be a
reproduction of the portico of Mount Yer
! non. The star spangled banner and the
| insignia of the Society of the Daughters of
| the American Revolution will be used in
| decoration.
Howard GOuId's Golf Course
Howard Gould will soon be the proud pos
| SCISSOR OF the finest private golf course in
| this country. il not the world. 1t will be a
! nine-hole course which experts are now
| laying out at the young milionaire's sum-
mer home at Sands Point, L. I. Players at
any part of the course will be in full view
| or The house. The tees and greens are
| scattered around the villa front and back
| so that Mr.. Gould and his guests can cover
the course, yet keep within seeing and
| shouting distance Of each other
Because of the signal defeat of the Eng
| lish experts in this country by the top
| notch American players there promises to
| be an invasion of Rritishers next summer
| who Will strive to wipe out the stain
| Among those who likely to come over
| are MIR. and Mrs. g. w. Hillyard. The
| latter is the cleverest woman player on the
| tennis courts Of England and continental
| Europe, and probably the best in the world
| In the English championship tournament
at Wimbledon Mrs Hillyard successfully
| defended her title against Miss C. Cooper,
| the challenger. The full-arm stroke so