The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-14
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Nothing New in the Famous Murder
Mystery
TAXES IN NEW YORK TOO HIGH,
Rabbits Foot Gets Boys Into Trouble.
Five Thousand Dollars for Wound
ed Affections-Jennie June Re
tires From Club Life.

NEW YORK. oct. 13.-Speciai-uo to
this writing there are no new develop
ments in the murder mystery. The head
Of the victim has not been found and
therefore the body has not yet been iden-
tilted. The finding of bag at the foot
Of Dover street containing supposed parts
Of the body, turned out 20 have no connec-
ton with the case. Every arrest made
thus far has proved of no avail, and as
for Mrs. Billings. her parents knew that
she was going away and have no idea
that she has been murdered.
Woodbury. HI. Iangdon, millionaire
owner of real estate ia New York re-
Gently sold "A corner i'm lower Broadway
for more than half a million dollars iio
saws that he is selling his property pc
cause taxes are too hign.
AN INLUCKY RABBIT ) FOOT.
4 rabbits foot is not always lucky az
least four New York boys have not round
IL 10. The boys robbed little girl OF her
Dockctbook. containing ninety cents and
"A rabbits foot. The rabbits foot was
afterwards discovered and led 10 the arr
rest of the boys. The ring leader is held
on a charge Of highway robbery and his
three companions on the charge OF lar
ccuy.
The Knights Of Labor are now organic
ing the mOtormen and conductors on the
Second. Fourth. Sixth and Eighth avenue
electric lines and the cross town lines.
II win take about two months. IT was
said by q member. 20 complete the or
ganizauOn A strike Will be ordered, II
was asserted, when the streets are hlled
with slush and snow.
Robert Croker is making n dead set
against Robert Mazet. lie wants, above
most other things, TO prevent the re-
election of the chairman of the Mazet
Committee. IL begins TO look a. II he
would succeed I'm doing this.
Whiteiaw Reid. former Minister 10
France. will deliver the commemordtlon
day Grafton OF a. one hundred and hity-
Third anniversary of the rounding OF
Princeton October 2lsL The university
vill confer the degree of Doctor OF Laws
upon Mr.. Reid ON that day. Admiral
Dewey win visit the university IN the
near future.
ATTENDS ALL AUCTION SALES.
One OF the uptown auction rooms has a
regular customer who for five years has
never missed one of the important sales
held there. She has not invested heavily
I'm all Of them nor has she stayed through
the entire sales. Her regularity I'm ape
pearing has made her we'll acquainted with
the auctioneers I'm charge. \ seat i'm the
front row is always reserved for her and
as she frequently comes late persons have
been attracted by her appearance as she
walked through the crowd 90 the 'front.'
row and found place waiting for her
whatever the size OF the gathering might
be-. She always drives in her carriage 20
all "a
dressed and is possessed of means enough
TO buy anything she wants that may Zoe
offered for SALE So far the auctioneers
have never discovered that she was parti-
culavly Interested In any one line Of ar
tiCles
The Supreme Court disposed OF an inter-
esting breach Of promise suit yesterday IN
which Miss Minnie ThOmasmeycr was
plaintiff and Mr. AlphonsO hi Lehner was
defendant. The plaintiff is "a good looking
German woman OF thirty and declared
that the defendant had coupted her FOR
twelve years That he had promised 10
marry her. and that she had lent him
money. The jury gave her a verdict Tor
$500.
VANDERBILT FASTENING HOME.
Alfred Vanderbilt. son OF the late Cor
neuus Vanderbilt IS fastening home as
fast as q special railroad train can carry
him. on his arrival q gathering OF the
Vanderbilt family will take place. prob
ably on Saturday. and then the Wander
bit viii will i'm all probability. be probat-
ed and made public. Mrs. Vanderbilt, the
widow. is expected 90 come from Newport
Tomorrow. Most of tho other Nanderoilts
are IN the city or Wit ID easy reach DIR.
Seward Webb and his wife. and Senator
Depew are i'm Vermont attending the
Dewey celebration. but Will. 30 is expected.
return I'm time for the conference.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
declines to pay the policy of 100000 on
the life OF Frank NJ Brady. the young
broker who recently committed suicide.
Every policy issued by the company pro-
vides that self-destruction within one year
Of the date of the issuance OF the policy
is NOT "a risk assumed by the society i'm
the contract. Brady took out his policy
on August 2sth last.
NUMBER OF SUICIDES.
There were five suicides in New York
yesterday Among them Thomas Kelly
who killed himself by nhaling ilIuminat-
ing gas. He carried am armchair from
his parlor and placed II under the gas-Jet
I'm his kitchen.
Tie took a gas-tube from a readng-lamp
I'm the parlor. fastened &c on the kitchen
burner turned on the gas and then, seat
ing himself stuck the other END OF the
tube through the toD-button-hoie OF his
vest so that the gas flowed directly into
his nOstrls
He was found dead His wife. with
whom he lived happily. had passed the
night at her mothers house
The World makes the following an
nouncement which will be OF interest to
your lady readers:
Mrs. Jennie June" Croly is about TO
resign her Office as president Of the New
York City Woman's Press Club
Mrs Croly. who Is the veritable mother
Of clubdom. as we'll as one Of the pioneer
press women OF the country founded the
organization and has held her position at
its head since its inception ten years ago.
An injury a year ago somewhat i'm
haired Mrs. Crolys health and prefaced
her departure for London. where she has
recuperated during the past months and