The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-08
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Miss Helen Gould on the Warpath
for Roberts.
PLANTS WILL TO BE ATTACKED,
His Widow and Son Not Satisfied with
$4,000 a Near-A Woman
Uses a Cowhide-A Swim
der in Skirts.

NOW YORK. oct. 7-special-1uss
Heller Gould is very much in earnest in
the tight she is making against the seat
ing Of Congressman-elect Roberts, Of
Utah. and has given out this statement
to the press:
Il am glad to have an opportunity to
protest against the seating in the House
Of Representatives Of a man who advo-
Gates and practises polygamy our coun-
try has been noted in the past for the
beauty Of its home life and the chivalry
and respect shown by men to women. II
would be sad, indedd, to see a man who
stands for the Oriental harem seated
among our lawmakers.
81 earnestly hope that men viii feel
willing 10 write to their Congressman
urging them to rise IN protest against
Mr., Roberts when the House opens"
MIS- Gould is a young woman OF ex-
IRENE reserve, and this is altogether
new role for her 20 play II shows how
much in earnest she is.
SHE GAVE TIPS.
Mrs. Edna Brown said TO the former
wife of Henry ". Belcher, a wealthy
steel exporter. was arrested recently on
the charge OF send ng circulars of % fraud
ulent nature through the mails. She OBJ
tanned the address of persons who might
be interested I'm Wall Street speculation
and sent them communications telling Of
her superior facilities for giving inside
tips. She called herself Miss A. Long,
and told the persons TO whom She wrote
that she was employed On the capacity
or stenographer and private cOrrespOn-
dent by one Of the leading stock and
bond brokerage concerns of New York
and so derived information that would
be OF great value from time 10 time 70
spectators. The magistrate before whom
she was taken dismissed the case. but
limited that Il might be taken before the
United states Commissioner.
During the session yesterday or the
Board OF Estimate Mayor Van Wyck
remarked that he knew Of one public Of
fetal who would be glad when his salary
as Mayor should cease. 1t would appear
from this that Mayor Van Wyck has
troubles Of his own.
The orchestra seats I'm the leading New
York theatres now cost g apiece, and the
best seats can usually be obtained only
at the news stands In the hotels, and az
q premium above the box Office price.
Three young architects OF this city
Howells q Stokes and Henry HOrnbos-
tel. have won the second prize OF 5000
in the competition OF designs for the Uni
versity Of CALIFORNIA; buildings The
first prize OF $1,000 was won by r. Ber-
nard, Of Paris
RICH WOMAN DRINKS
Mrs Elizabeth Curran, a woman OF
wealth. aged about th'rty-six years. has
been committed 10 the House OF the Good
Shepherd for six months at the request
OF her mother IL is said that she has
an uncomfortable appetite for intoxi-
cants, and recently while under the IN
huence OF liquor. made an exhibition OF
herself on the street. I'm court she told
the magistrate that her husband enter
tained extensively and that az his table
she contracted her appetite for strong
drink. Mrs. Currau's husband, who died
about eight years ago, was wealthy
wholesale merchant and left an estate
valued at s20o0.
MR. PLANTS Will.
The will of the late Henry p. Plant Is
TO be attacked by Mrs. Plant and her
son. IL IS a remarkable viii
The multi-millionaire LETT an estate OF
$1,000 600 tied up i'm the queerest viii that
the courts OF Connecticut, where IL was
probated, were ever called upon 70 settle.
In a word. II left the entire 100000 20
the putative son OF the six-year-old son
OF Mortimer Plant, son OF Henry B. Plant.
That -. the estate would be undivided
until his unborn great-grandson became
of age Even then his siX-year-old grand
son would have 10 live 10 mans estate,
marry and have a son 10 fulfil the condi-
tons OF the Will. Figuring that no son
would be born 10 the grandson for TWEEN
ty-dve years yet. the estate would not
fan 10 the unborn heir FOR forty-siN
years.
The widow and her son were disap-
pointed and much surprised as they had
always been on the best OF terms win
Mr. Plant Mrs Plant expected SlVV'""
as her share. while Mortimer flanI' so
he says. understood that be was 10 IN
herit the bulk Of the property. lnsteau OF
this the widow and the son eacn inner
tied an allowance ~ $4,000 n year. ior
which a special trust fund was eiealeu
under the will
COWHIDED HER TRAIutEk.
Mrs. Caspar Grissing, or moh.cld"f -
j., heard that Otto Maus had been CIR
culating stories about her. Last .lgh'
she borrowed a whip from neishoor,
secreted herself at a place where Maui
would pass, and when he arrived gave
him sound thrashng. MAUI succeed
ed IN taking the whip from her and hed;
Mrs. Cruising ran after MN ana oesBeu
him TO return the lash as she hau prom
Used to return IL to the neighoor from
whom she had borrowed IT, Maus was
not so generous. but took the WHIP 10 inc
office OF justice OF the peace ana pre-
ferred a charge OF assault ana battery
against Mrs. Grissng.