New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
GOSSIP OF THE BORO UH.

John Pope Hodnett, lawyer. orator, poet, his
tor1an, as he describes himself his elab-
crate letter heads. has popped up again with a
brand new idea. BE has come 10 the conclusion
that Hugh Mclaughlin, the veteran boss OF the
Kings County Democratic machine, is the proper
man 10 be the next Mayor of New-York and he
has undertaken to persuade the leaders to nomi-
nate him and to perform the equally difficult task
of getting the old sage to promise to accept the
nomination. Several days ago Hodnett started the
Mclaughlin boom in a quiet sort OF way, and so
Tar few have heard of 1t; but John Pope VIII not
keep a waiting world long in suspense as 10 ms
plans for that is not his way. When Nh Hoonett
began TO get busy with his little plans Tor NC
IsaughIn he at once ran up against the dlscourae-
Ing argument that the sage OF WiIoughoy street
was TOO old. So he sat down and wrote the follow
ing letter TO Mr.. Mclaughlin and delivered IL IN
person:
Dear sT and Brother: Don't let any one f9ol @ you
bout your age. etc Inc present ope % ITn
j. ntnerv-rour Queen Victoria rueo EnSiaho NI!ell
Sbe ,ss over eighty Gladstone Prime Minister
~ over eiebfv ana there are hundreds OF men o.de[
by Ten years tnan you are. ana hoidng eASsteiH asi
5osiJIons in every government of the world. Null
'Dna an p1FE0 s,a's' JoaN POPE 15i9 RopNETT, GS53
When Mclaughlin read this strange epistie he
smiled. and ADDED it his collection OF pohHo3i
relics.
Several wears ago John Pope Hodnett was an ar
dent Republican and insisted on spelbinoing iot ne
an eloquent speaker, and worked Win chai aC
tic energy. nut did not receive what he considered
Just compensation for his service ana mas never
given the Republican party Another year ne 'ao ~
stump speeches for the labor party aho 'i4is 'e
has evidently cast his lot with the Democrats
has been suggested that he might run for Borough
President on q ticket headed by Mclaughlin ~
F5odnett claims that he is descended in direct line
from the early English kings and SUI bt ms VS1 TO sit
on the throne. He is fluent talKeT ana v tl are
ste on Some 5 vesrs ago he went to England and
stories came from there OF his ruIlIIe & "a StaI
Claims Claims ~ -
II is probabiy moi generally known that the two
large American flags that few 10 the breeze from
the towers Of the Williamsburg Bridge yesterday
have little history connected with them lhey
were presented TO the city by the broadway boaIo
Of Trade. The idea was suggested by A . COL
borne. chairman of the schools and library COM
rajttee and was carried dinner given by the
Board Of Trade in Schwaben Hall in November AL
that time they were presented to Mayor Low as
representing the city By Z. 5. Piper secretary OF
the organization, and were duly acceRIeq ~ IN. s
should be unfurled 10 the breeze for me TsI @ IIs
Bridge Different causes. however, have combined
strGctaEe GssE WAS was Sacieny completed at this time
be worthy Of the dignity OF bearing me naslonaI L
BroadWay Board OF Trade will fly from the Will
occasions
Sensational trimmings were added to g some
what exciting scene on car of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company the other evening by
well dressed and apparently refined young woman,
who probably does not fully realize yet what
peculiar spectacle she made Of herself. 1t was an
excellent illustration OF how strong emotion fre-
quently seizes a woman and controls her actions
to the utter disregard OF her Judgment or the
prompting Of careful training. A good looking
young man boarded the car at junction between
two lines and presented transfer which the con-
ductor declared worthless, although ne olo
not deign 70 say why. The young quietly
explained that the transfer had been given TO him
by the conductor Of the other car and as the mis-
take If any had been made, was not his, he did
not propose TO pay another fare. II was evident
70 the other passengers that the young man vas
sincere in what he said and could IN no way be
accused Of trying to beat his passage. But the
conductor demanded another fare, and declared
that il he did get il he would throw the young
man of The demand for the extra nickel was
refused. when the conductor stepped into the seat
IN which as IL nappeheo: no oIg elSe was as
by the throat ana tried TO yank him off; Il
and men jumped up al over the car, protesting
ana eeSo3Tsgng & 1g y2et man o, 10 a4 SSg mTg6 6o 9e
appearance showed her TO De wei breo, jumped
@ & sst 6t s by Rd e hr saRe @
alone, you brute she cried t the top Of her voice
attack. The motornlan. another bully, had come
Hp by that time and tried TO egg on the conductor
TO throw him out on his neck. and turned TO
insult the passengers who protested delaying the
while he proclaimed loud tone what he
would do. The conductor continued to frotn at
the mouth and talk back 10 the passengers and
threaten all sorts of terrible things Ike true
oIne novel hero for fully fifteen minutes But he
kept away from the good looking woman who
gave him tongue lashing whenever he came
within range. She almost ready cry from
excitement when she left the car: The men pas
sengers called her a "piucky girl" but she would
probably have been covered with shame for her
holiness if she could have seen herself as others
her
II search Of fishes, corals. sea anemones mol
lusks and water plants. Miss Anna B. Gallup, as
sistant curator Of the Childrens Museum in Bed
ford Park, branch of the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences, left town yesterday for the
Bermudas, the steamship Trinidad. Of the Que
bee line She vii! be gone six weeks and expects
to rough it and have many curious experiences
IN her search for specimens. She goes in the com
psny OF large party % scientists from Harvard.
the University of Ohio Radcliffe, Wellesley, Mount
Holyoke and other institutions