The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-14
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
AssembIyman Mazet is in Luck at
Last.
AMERICAN SURGEONS TO AFRICA
CoIumbia's Owner TO Go to En- gland.
More Trouble for Lillian Rus
sell-A Southern Woman
i'm Dire Distress.

NEW YORK. Nov. .-Special.-Assom-
blyman Mazet has not made his reputa-
ton for nothing. Like Dewey ne has
been well advertised, and Ike Dewey, his
notoriety has gotten him into much trou-
bic. Just how much Mazets nOtoriety
as an Assemble lan and chairman Of an
investigating committee had to do with
marrying him off this deponcnt sayeth
not, but the fact is that he is married.
The bride Is the daughter Of Commodore
Moore, of the retired list Of the name, and
the ceremony took place Saturday at
Lake George.
DAY BEFORE HORSE SHOW
Notwithstanding it was the Sabbath
the Horse show may be said TO have
opened informally this afternoon, for,
as usual on the day before the public
opening. a large number Of invited guests
assembled at Madison Square Garden and
witnessed q parade of the prize winners
of former shows who have been entered
for this. The outlook for the Show IS
most promising. as there are about sixty
newcomers who have entered horses,
some of which will be hard TO beat
Or. Charles Henry Weber, OF Philadel
phia, and Miss Virginia Ludekens, Super
intendent Of the Philadelphia Children's
Hospital sailed to-day on the steamer
Masaba for London. They are members
Of am advance party OF three surgeons and
five trained nurses who are to 90 on the
hospital ship Maine To the seat of war In
South Africa. The Maine is being fitted
out by the ASSOCIATE N OF American Ladies
in London Next week the rest of the
American surgeons and nurses, about
thirty In all, will sail.
THE PRINCESS HEARD FROM
Mrs. L. S. Grant has received a letter
from her granddaughter. formerly Miss
Julia Dent Grant. whose marriage took
place recently 90 the Prince Cant7cuZene.
at the Newport villa OF her aunt. Mrs
Porter Palmer. I'm this the Princess
Cantacuzene relates most cntcriain'ugly
the arrival Of the Prince and herself in
Russia. After they crossed the border OF
Russia they were driven TO their estate
whore the peasants along the road well
coined them with the quaint custom OF
the land, offering them bread and salt.
Mr. G. oliver Isolin. the proud owner
of the Columbia, is not entirely satisfied
with the laurels his noble yacht has all
take the Columbia 90 Europe next spring
10 race her in the early resattas on the
Clyde
CUBAN BUSINESS BOOMING.
The business with Cuban ports is grow
ing every week. The transport Buford,
from that island and Porto Rico. has are
rived with S115feO in money besides
lightweight passengers. A guard of s0l-
d.ers watched over the money all day
Sunday. The transport Burnside left SAT-
urday for Cuba with a large number of
passengers and a cargo of supplies.
s. SOUTHERN WIDOWS TROUBLES.
I'm little fiat at 80 40 west l0jth
street. Mrs. Anuabellc b. White, widow of
william j. White. at one time sheriff OF
I'-jour county Ala. and a brother Of
Walter S. White. state Auditor of Ala
bama. sits waiting for creditors % descend
upon her and seize the sparse furnishing
of her humble home. For "a weel, the FAM
lily have subssted principally upon bread
and water.
10 IS a long and pltiful story, but sum-
moned ND it Is this Her husband was
weli-to-do bat went into politics and died
broke and i'm debt. widow and daughters
went 10 New York TO make a living and
have not succeed That's an.
FAIR LILLIAN SUED.
Mr.. George Lederer. of the Casino and
New York theatres some time ago began
suit against Miss Lillian Russell IN the
Supreme Court IN Kings county for Si5.oo0
damages for breach Of contract, contend
ing that he had suffered great loss by Miss
Russeps having last spring wilfully
broken her contract TO appear at various
places in IA Belle Helene
Miss Russell q few days ago applied 10
the court FOR a change Of venue TO this
county. When her application was grant
cd aIr. Iederer discontinued the suit and
assigned his claim 10 Mr.. Frederick VIII
liams. Of Brooklyn who has now COM
menced another suit against Miss Russell
i'm TIE Supreme Court in BROOKLYN.
There is yet no new development in the
Hardy murder case. and it now looks az
il the murderers of the young Southerner
may never be caught. but New York de-
tectives are proverbially reicent and IL
may be that clues now supposed 70 be IN
a state Of incubation VIII bring forth some
thing in a few days