The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-02
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Two Society Women Join the Saliva
ton Army.
POLICEMAN R0BS A DYING MAN,
A Bale of Cotton Sold for Two Ihous-
and DolIars-Novel Suit Against an
Insurance Company Scandal
at Long Branch.
POLICEMAN ROBS A DYING MAN

NEW YORK, August l-speciaL- . u.
Salvation Army has just had TWO no'''.1
ACQUISITIONS 90 IT'S ranks from TINS cty
~ ono fs Miss Cora Van Norden,
6surhter of Warner Van Norden, presl-
dent OF the National Bank of Norm
America. the other IS Miss Margaret
simpson. daughter Of Rev. A. l3. slnp-
son. president of the Christian Alliance
Miss Van N0rden IS well known II Ne"
York and Newport society. In taxing
this step she has followed the example
OF her sister who was also society "o-
man and who Joined the salvation Army
I'm March 1s9l The sister now makes
her nome IN Lod0n and edits one or lhe
publications Of the Army, when is III
tended for circulation among women OF
the unfortunate class. She has done
much work IN the slums Miss Cora Van
Nordon has not yet put on the army
uniform. but has determined 10 become
a Salvation Army lassie. Miss simpson
is now I'm uniform and at work. Her
father says that she Joined the army
with his fun consent That he IS liberal
IN his views and does not believe that
the only form OF religion IS that obserV-
ed by the Christian Alliance.
william j. Dozier a clerk IN the ONCE
OF the ola Dominion Steamship COM
pany. has had Charles b. Templeman
arrested on the charge OF having stolen
from him dress suit case. The inter
est IN the case centcrs around the ac-
Cqfsed who figured extensively I'm the
newspapers not many months ago. Tenn
nleman IS an attractive fellow and mas
managed 20 persuade many wealthy men
20 have their portraits painted. Nhen
delivered the portraits We're signed with
Temp'emans name but the work was
always executed hy some one else hl5
charges were high. but the ghost ar
tist who executed the picture. of course
got very little OF the money while rem
pleman p0cketed the lions share. rem
pleman has been I'm financial straits Tor
some time past and finally robbed MS
room mate.
4 SCANDAL AT LONG BRANCH.
II has lust leaked out at Long Branch
that divorce proceedings have been IN
srtuted. or are about 20 be instituted,
by Phil" DAILY, Jr, a well known pigeon
snot, against his wife. who was formerly
Jennie joyce. an actress There is
spicy little Long Branch scandal con-
nected with the divorce proceedings In
witch Frederick i. Wood another sport
ing man ngures.
one of New Yorks Finest is I'm dis
grace Thomas 3 OBrien. policeman
has confessed in open court that Whlle
Captain George III. Rhoads. Of the Sew
enth Regiment. lay dying from injuries
inflicted by an electric car, he rooDed MN
OF his watch and chain. and that 100
while the policeman was In full uniform
Depositors I'm tho Perth-AmDoY BANK
have decided 10 bring action against tne
directors OF the bank 20 recover >-o3"1
which was lost through the operations
Of George NJ Valentine. the self-con-
fesgcd defaulter who a. now In the peni-
Tertiary. 1900,
FOUND HIS VOICE.
voung man who has been doing n
"syin" game fin this city for some TINE
MAST and who has palmed himself OF as
a 8eaf rnute recently found MS Nolco
under very, interesting circumstances IFS
Ifftle came was 10 go into "A store win
a q %. ID. package declaring thaI
member OF the concern had oioet.u nm
TO deliver the package upon "hlCh ~
would collect some smah aihouu.' Ire
v,os caught i'm the act yesterday ana
t,lror ~ the Teonard-Stree station
There he was placed in a room WIZ a.
nonceman and pads ~ writing paper anu
ncnc1e waro furnished. Under insiruc-
lions the policeman piled him with an
sorts of questions. Eight sheets 0t ques-
t,ors and answers were lying on the taoie
wnen Detective O'Ne!l came In.
.~rhis IS nonsense 90 ask this Door uea.
ana dumh how SO many questions sdld
O,Neiu "He has not held up any one
ror done. any one bodily harm lt
shame 20 put him to 80 muc4 uo'D ~.
FOR my part l SHAH 90 an l "a" A''
him lie would not harm a nea.
Al this outburst OF sympathy me prs
,rer flushed. He burst ont CRYING anu
.oi,irs, firm grasp Of O'Neilfs hahu,
satd. "No. 7 have a heart and your
,ords NJ kindness touch my heartsirings
7, yo, could only look into my heart
you wonld see that 7 am honest.
nc PRICE FOR COTTON.
hale OF cotton was sold on the New !
yorl, cotton Exchange Yesterday lor J
% 600 being al the rate Of 81 pouho. |
,pof cotton IS now selling az l-sc. per 1
pound. -
THE hale was bought i'm for the TX /
.hange nv Colonel w. Y. King. the SUI |
The proceeds will be used |
or the benefit OF the sufferers Dy uhe
Brazos Valley food in Central TeNas,
rhe bale was sent North by GoNeIhoI
sayers. Of Texas 20 be sold Tor mat
purpose.
crowd OF several hundred persons |
collected in front OF the Exchange AZ 1
,oon The bale was enveloped IN nass.
Thomas NJ Robinson. the president or
he Exchange. offered 81 ooo. Cheers went
~. Bidding became animated. George
". Bailey George b. Jones. Meyer leh-