Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-22

wife's estate. and then he Aill be able
to help himself He feels they will not
refuse him with his bankruptcy before
them. and that the needed cash will be
Forthcoming in one form or another An
| other rumor has it that if Count Castellane
| finds his Gould relatives obdurate he Will
| follow in the footsteps of the English Earl
OF Yarmouth, and will become an actor in
New York. He is said to believe he has
real genius In the acting line, and be-
lieves he could make large sums of money.
He is also reported as fully realizing how
| distasteful his appearance as an actor
would be to the members of the Gould
family, particularly at this time, when
they nave practically attained soc,aa pre-
| emnence. but he thinks 1t would be fitting
punishment for their refusal to open the
family purse for his benefit.
Alleged Poll of CIergymen.
George W. Van Sicien. the recognized
agent of the Boer republics and Dom Paul
in this country. has just issued pamphlet
called American Sentiment on the Boer
War" 1t contained the results of a poll
taken by clergymen of the United States
on the opinion of their congregations with
regard to the Eoer war. The clergymen
were asked to have the members of their
congregations subscribe to one or the other
of these two descriptions:
One Each person whose name and address
are subscribed hereto votes in favor of
the United States offering to mediate be-
tween Great Britain and the two South
African republics. for the purpose of put
ting stop to the war now going on.
Two. Each person whose name and ad-
dress are subscribed hereto votes in favor of
Great Britain in her war to conquer the
two South African republics.
Up to June u MIR. Van Siclen says that
he had received answers from 2.tD clergy
men. The numbers of the signers of the
votes sent back to him by the clergymen
stood as follows: No. l, .s;'': No. >, 30
Eccentricitiea of Russell Sage.
Russell Sage. whose eccentricties and alb
normal cleseness in money affairs are the
constant remark of the street" is en-
deavoring to discover the identity of the
facetious person who. in moment of joy
Gus enthusiasm took the liberty of APP
pending the Sage signature to a check for
a thousand dollars and then sending it TO
a 60 ured boy who assisted Mrs. Sage into
her house on 9Th avenue when she disiocated
her shoulder a few days ago Mr. Sage
thinks the thing was mad joke, and
though he is as well equipped with a sense
of humor as any one else, he does not
care to have his name attached to worth
less pieces of paper floating around the
city. To begin with. Mr. Sage thinks a
thousand dollars entirely too much money
to pay for the assistance his wife received.
He could hire any one of several persons
to carry Mrs. Sage around in sedan chair
for half the money and the chosen one
boy who rendered this startling service to
Mrs Sage in the moment of her tribulation
is John Guy. Saturday he received a let
ter inclosing the check, and when he de-
ciphered it wept with joy. He even went
into transports of gee and then confided
to his employer the Information that he
intended to purchase residence adjoining
the Sage mansion and have all kinds of
luxuries, including a checked suit and a
violet shirt. His dream faded quickly,
however when brought face to face with
the process of cashing his check. 1t was
promptly repudiated by the aged financier.
Pitt.hurg Phil to Plunge In England.
George E. Smith, who for some reason
utterly unknown is called "Pittsburg Phil,
has declared that he might go to Europe
early In July for little pleasure jaunt
and incidentally to take look at racing
affairs in England. He is continually tell
ing how difficult it is to be successful bet
tor upon the American tracks, for the rea-
son that the bookmakers in many instances
refuse to accept big wagers. His declara-
ton came in response to the suggestion
that a man of his tendencies could go to
England where the bookmaking fraternity
would take any sort of wager after their
prices are up. Mr.. Smith observed in his
soft silken voice:
"WeIl I am not familiar with the game
over there. Still, I imagine / should like
to look at it for while, and this very day
l have paid for a steamship ticket for my
own use. l am booked to sail on the Fourth
of July. although | have not positively de-
cided to go at that time.
Jno. l.. suIIivan's Latest Exhibition.
OF all the battered old hulks, with the
gilt rubbed off the figure heads and the
paint scratched off their sides. that drift
around the "Tenderloin'' district, possibly
John l.. Sullivan. the mar who invented the
interesting art of settling a fstic argument
,1.ifb he interesting John
has much bepictured place on Broadway.
but once in a while he loves to wander from
his own firesde. Then the old man. carry
ing a G,oodly store of his own wares under
his ample waistband. imagines himself the
champion again and starts out to own
Broadway. Your correspondent saw him in
one of these excursions the other night. The
part OF Broadway he most desired to own
Tom O'Rourke's Delavan House.
In the corridor of that hosiery he called
detianfly for them to trot out any cham
pionS they might have lying around and
getting rusty for want of fight. Nobody
cepted the def. Sullivan'S rampage was not
altogether a success. He got good deal of
lime light, but not all the applause he may
have thought himself entitled to. The time
was when if John L. slowed pint or two of
rye under his diamond belt and STROBE forth
into the Tenderloin strong men trembled
and weak ones sent up prayers or lamenta-
tons. Such awe and reverence did he in
Spire that when he emitted a preliminary
below or two Superintendent Byrnes called
out the police reserves, not to gather in the
mighty warrior, but to clear the streets for
his triumphal procession But it wasn't so
on this occasion. The big fellow attracted
attention all along the route. At one time
five hundred persons were listening to a
harangue he delivered in front of the Metro
polit1n Opera House, but it was out of
simple curiosity-the curiosity displayed
over a well-known name which has come
TO have more sound than meaning.
The Child Knocked Him Down.
His remarks concluded. Sullivan stag
gered into the crowd and picked up little
girl who was hanging in terror to her moth
er's skirts. The woman screamed. but John
l.. treasured her with hoarse grunt that
he "wusnt going to hurt the kid" and pro-
ceeled 20 prove to the contrary by kissing
the child and tossing her up in the air. He
managed to catch her safely as she de-
seconded. but her light weight knocked out
the nun who took Jake Kilrain's punches
for four hours hand running Child and pu-
gtlist came TO the pavement together. and it
took many more than the ten seconds allot-
ted in the squared circle to get Sullivan on
his feet again. 1t was accomplished by a
sentimental policeman who. impressed by
shadows of the past, guided the old fighter,
not t. the station house. but to his home.
w. b. u.
Minnequa Hotel.