The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-25
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Strange Death ola Man Who Dreamed
Snake Bit Him.
G0,lIO AND KFENE RETURN.
Mile. de IIlssun i'll Opcra-Nc" ! orr
Is Now Black from bit.h'''o"s
Coal Smoke = An Old
Mans Sad Death.
GOULD AND KEENE RETURN.

NEW YORK, Sept 24.-Mr. George J.
Gould and wife have just retafneu rom d
two months tour IN Europe. NJ Goo'N
in speaking of his trip said:
I'VE had a very pleasant time. we "a IA
not 10 as much wheeling as we e&Pec'so
to, but did lot Of automooliinS ilS.et'"'
l visited the underground ral!rota III LII
lol and was very we'll pleased VIII ~
operation. Ali the underground Eaifoaus
are adopting electricity in place OF steam
The use of electricity as a motive power
in London is becoming more ana more
Speaking Of the condition Of this country
he said:
have received good reports from the west
In response to a question regarding the
Presidential election from a foreign point
of view he said that 1Tckinley's election
was expected ana hoped for.
Mr. Gould was rather reticent ABOUT DIS
cussing the affairs OF Count Bonn de cas-
tellane. saying when asked as 10 the re-
port that the Gould family had paid the
Counts debts, that he knew nothing about
the financial affairs Of the Count. re
denied; the report that he had taken oal-
loon trip while in Paris.
James r. Keene, the well known specu-
lator. and A J. Cassa!t, president OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, have also re-
turned.
SNAKE STORIES.
1t is said that copperhead snakes have
overrun Van Cortlandt Park and nave
invaded the public golf links In TINS con
rection the Herald tells a remarkable
story concerning the death OF Dan.ei
Steinmann, a New York athlete.
-,or ci in MS
stockings was regarded as the coming
champion. in the all round athletic games
Of the United Jersey Nereins. One week
ago he. with a party Of friends, started
for Oakland, where they camped IN tle
woods near the shore OF the lake I!s
party took turns at the tlsnlng lines, anu
Steinnann retired for a short nap. tis
slept in q blanket on the ground and was
alone Suddenly a yell OF alarm SUM
moned his comrades. Steinmnnn SAID ne
had fallen asleep and dreamed chat a bee
or a snake had bitten him behind the
right ear. The pain was so evident tina;
an ,exa rniilation was made. which REVEALED
a si;ght discoloration behind the ear.
Next day the fishermen returned &c
Paterson. Steinmann, who was SIX
weaver. returned to his loom, but W&s
troubled all dag with pain about the car
There vas no swelling. and Steinmann re-
fused to call a physician until Tuesday.
when his wife insisted that he have medl-
cal attendance
BY that time slight swelling was
noticeable and The discoloration behind the
ear had assumed an angry red hue. Dr.
Alexander, who was consulted, suspected
blood poisoning and kept careful watch
on his pat:ent The following day Stein
mann was in such pain that his mind
wandered and his physician was forced
10 administer opiates 10 produce sleep
Dr.. Mcbride was then called in, ann he and
his colleague determined that blo0d-pos-
oning had set in. and had affected Inc
nerves OF the heart Everything possible
10 alleviate the sufferings OF the man was
done, bur ne sank rapidly unGl thursday
morning, when death came.
TIED HIS HANDS AND DROWNED
u Magnus Svcnson. seventy years Old.
a homeless man. who had been sick and
unable 10 work, committed suicide yesteT-
dav by drowning himself in the North
River His body was found al West
Forty-nir1th Street TO prevent himself
from struggling in the water he had tied
his hands with a fishing line so that they
remained close to his neck, allowing the
arms no play.
Nile. Zelfe de Lussan, an opera singer,
who is well known in Richmond arrived
acre yesterday on the steamer umofa.
she is to make her debut here IN opera
sung IN English at the Metropolitan Opera
House on October 3d. when she VIII sing
The title part in ''Mignon.'
Mile. de I.ussan sang at the CoVent
Garden with the De Reszkes last spring,
al the time when Jean de Reszke was re-
ported to have lost his voice.
There was no foundation for those
! s+or;es,' she said Il think Jean Gle
Pes2ke sang under very unfortunate Cir
c,,nstances at the time. His throat was
affected by a bad cold, and he ought 10
have taken a complete rest, instead oil en-
| 4aging in work of such exactlns nature as
| he did Under those circumstances
! voice will always become hoarse toward
| the end Of g performance, and that Was
| lust what happened to NJ. de Seszke-
| There was never any breakdown while ne
| v.as on the stage ard by this tine MS
| voice has been restored. In fact, under
stand he is to sing in Paris this season.
| A RICH IMMIGRANT.
| Csustave Hutgren. thirty-one years OLD,
A German. who came to this country hEe
| years ago and settled in Seattle, Wnere
| he became an American citizen. returned
! TO his old home a short time ago. 4estef-
! day he returned in the ssteerage of the 81.
| Paul, bringing with him his mother, hVs
| brothers and sisters and $l6,0Ve. re mac
/ $1,000 in money and $4,000 in drafts. HUT
| sren is the richest immigrant that has
! passed through the Barge Office N many
| years.
Once more New York city is in the griE
| Of the soft coal nuisance. From many g
chimney to-day there poured great csoueS
Of sooty. black smoke. The great advance
IN the price of anthracite has induced man!
| firms to use soft coal
! Coal has. gone up another dollar and rec
ash IS now quoted at $S.225 a ton II fetat
/ and 81 % a. wholesale, while other grade;
dun down to Sta Coal at wholesale has
RISEN on an average s. q ten.
The Philadelphia and Reading IS nov
/ the only company bringing coai 70 lhls
city, and its supply is, very limited.