The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04
THE TWINS.

Twins were born three weeks ago. The
doctor warned the mother that she need
not hope they could live. She was unable
10 nourish them both. She sent for "A
priest and had them baptized Antonio and
Michael.
She took Antonio. the weaker Of the
twins. 10 the hospital, where he died me
little girl, she said had been left at nome
because she had coats to finish before
night. There was nothing 70 eat IN the
house and for the last two days the ram
ily has subsisted on few green peppers
Food was supplied TO the members or
the family and while they were eating
word was brought doWn from one OF the
wards that the other child had just eN-
pired. Father Cusman OF 81 Mary
church was sent FOR and when me came
he eave the members 0f the family money
and promised to attend 20 their immediate
wants and 20 see that the funeral eN-
pcnses OF the twins were betrayed. nhey
l,nelt and kissed the priests hand IN
gratitude and then started Tor their home
CAUGHT A BURGLAR.
AIRS Lucy shea. Of 80. 70 Halsey street
Brooklyn E. a heroine. she caught
burglar iu her cellar and the scamp i5 no"
lodged i'm Jail. Burglars visited her mouse
about two weeks ago and stole TWO Di-
cycles from the cellar. There Nelf EVIL
dences that other attempts at burglary
had been made. ana SO Mrs. shea rugged
ana a burglar alarm. Early yesterday
morning she was awakened by the ring
ing OF "a bell and went into the cellar
where she found burglar. She grappled
with him and ne knocked her down. She
caught him again and he struck her the
second and even a third time, but she
held on. Finally the burglar broke loose
and ran and Mrs. Shea ran aIter hlin
screaming at the top Of her voice Her
cries attracted attention and TWO men
who were passing by caught the fugitive
and delivered him up to the officers.
sorosis has broken its record and en-
tertained a man. The man thus honored
IS Mr.. Webster Glynes, OF London, who
sat in silence from ten In the morning
uutu five I'm the afternoon and declared
when he came out that he had never been
SO honored i'm his life. Just how well he
onioved himself he did not say. Mrs
Glynes Is delighted and says that no mat
ter how many men are entertained by
sorosis hereafte. her husband will have
the distinction of having been the hrst
man admitted into the sacred circle.
THE SNAKE SHOW.
The second Worlds Snake Show was
opened yesterday az Lyric Hall. Among
the exhibits this year is a collection Of
snakes from Florida
The expenses of the corporation Of Co
lumbia University during the past year
amounted 10 SS0S. 900 The income was
$50 700. exclusive OF that from trust funds.
Yesterday was record breaker for tho
collection Of taxes IN the borough of Man
haitian. The hlgh-water mark was reach
cd at . p. NJ, when it was announced
- -l|l naI
rush was made TO get a per cent cut on
payments before November ly. The
tax rate IS S24S, the highest in seventeen
years.
Mr.. Howard Could has leased for two
years the furnished residence at S2t Fifth
avenue. 10 is four story dwelling and
81 IS understood that Mr.. Gould viii pay
something like $4,000 year rental there
for. lie win occupy IL pending the COM
pletiOn of his new residence which is now
being erected on Fifth avenue and Sew
enty-third street
4 TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Miss Edna Smith and her brother. T..
j. Smith. of Ilagerstown. Md. and Dun
can Sinclair. an Engllshman, who were
passengers on the steamship Scotsman.
which was wrecked on Belle Isle. arrived
I'm New York Sunday hight
Miss Smith declared to-day that the bru-
taiity Of the ships crew TO the pas an-
gers was in no respect exaggerated. She
says:
u saw a woman lying On n cot, so weak
that she could scarcely lift her head. T
saw two of the Liverpool water rats
break into her room. One beast held her
by the throat while the other dragged
the rings from her fingers
STOLE BLANKET FROM SHIVERlNG
BABE.
After We left the ship and reached