The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
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FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Mr.. Bourke Cochran VIII Support
Bryan
UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS is:
Kate Clax.on in Troub,e-A Great
Chinese Funeral = Russell Sage
Resigns Some Rnmors
About de Castc,!anc.
UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-sDeciaL-Count
de CasteIineNhas something on his mind'
and the ru1nor is that he is not SATISFIED
with the s5Cv GGG income derived from the
fortune of his wife II is furtheE reported
that he objects to the disposition of the
Countess fortune, and is determined to
2lUrce the estate managers to reinvest.
This report, however, the Count indtS-
nantIy denies. He says that lnere is not
e word of truth in amy runors of dissat-
isfaction on his part. In this connection
it is interesting to state that the Countess
Castellane attended a meeting this morn
ing at the residence of her sister, Miss
Helen Gould OF the Young W.men's y
vision of the Loyal Legion Temperance
Society. The topic was Home Life
Among the Mormons,' which was &c
scriked by Miss Elliott, long missionary
in Utah The vote OF the House against
Roberts was, of course, the cause OF
much rejoicing
A Chinese FUNERAIA
The body OF Wing Hing, the Grand
Master of Chinese Masons in this cour-
try, arrived yesterday from Toronto and
was given a grand burial. The body laid
in state all the morning. clothed IN
green silk RODE ana cape anu tiie -hsSoIiic
star and apron.
On table at the foot of the casket was
a tray of burning Joss sticks. At the
head were yards of prayers on red paper.
In the handles were tucked paper pray
ers At the foot was large yellow kite,
decorated with artificial flowers, by which
Wing was TO be waited to Paradise. Bot
ties of rice, wine, wine cups. an opium
layout. sweetne.ts and vegetables COW
cred other tables.
Gong Hoar, OF Baltimore, carrying
gold gavel. took his place at the head OF
the casket and recited in monotone the
Masonic burial formula. The mournerS,
clad In their yellow linen robes, with
their foreheadS bound in white, Eroanad
loudly.
While the ceremony. which lasted an
hour, was in progress. go Enthusiastically
clad Cinnamon shivered and chartered In
front of the building. After much pala-
yer and chatter the procession was
formed.
The burial was in Evergreen cemetery.
En- route to the grave pink paper pray
ers were scattered from the carriage
windows. The pursuing devil fails over
these, and when once more on his feet
the cortege has made long gain on
him. By this simple device, the China
men assert, the funeral always beats him
out to the cemetery, where safety is as
:
sured.
At the grave Wing Kings watch and
jewelry We're destroyed. More incense
was burned and food and presents were
left at the grave. to be appropriated soon
afterward by the boys and hoboes. who
are always unlimited attendants at
Chinese burial.
AIDS TO NIATRIMeNY.
A company has been organized in Jer-
sey City to aid young people who want
to get married but have not the means.
The applicant for membership pays an
initiation fee of $50, and each member
pays an assessment of thirty cents when
any other member enters the matrimonial
estate. Upon furnishing q certificate of
marriage each member receives from the
association the sum of $3.50. 1t is. hard to
understand how this can be done, but
the manager OF the association says that
it IS all right.
Russell Sage has finally resigned his
position as president OF the Standard
Gasight Company. After he had dispos-
ed of most of his stock, some time ago,
he declared that he would continue to
serve as president until the end 81 his
term. but the protests were SO vigorous
that he changed his mind
Bourke Cochran is out in an Interview
in which he says that he will support
Mr.. Bryan for the Presidency with anti
Imperialism as platform and the e.lm1-
nation of the silver issue.
Poor Kate ClaNton! The fire fiend pur-
sued her for years and now she is 4
bankrupt. Her real name is Kate r.
Stevenson, and in that name she has fled
a petition in bankruptcy. Her financial
trouble resulted from the management
of the Park Theatre in Brooklyn, which
is not far from the site Of the old I:rook-
lyn Theatre, in which she was Playing
1.-THE Two Orphans" in 1876, when the
theatre took fire. causing the death Of 300
persons. Her petition places her liabili-
ties at $40,