The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-09
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NEW YORK, March S.-Special.-It now
turns out that Miss Helen Gould was the
FRIEND who gave s1G0,oc0 to the New
York University for the building of a Hall
of Fame. Chancellor MacCracken has in
svitcd students to send in lists of names
entitled to be enrolled in the Hall of
Fame which is to be erected on the Uni-
versity grounds at cost of 100000.
There are 1,5S1 students and each will be
entitled to send in a list of fifty names.
Friends Of the University can also send
in names, and the Chancellor expects that
the jury of selection will have q total OF
$4,000 names to choose from.
informa ton has been received here to
the effect that Miss Ellen Terry, the
actress, who is sick in Toronto is really
in serious condition. Just how much
truth there is in this statement is hard to
say, but the report has gotten out that
Miss Terry's health is so feeble that she
will abandon her American tour and re-
turn to her home in England.
MISS DAY TO WE'D.
Society circles are interested to know
that Miss Susan De Forrest Day, daughter
Of the late Henry Lay, one of the fore
most lawyers of New York, is soon to
marry DR.. Charles T. Parker. Miss Day
is owner Of the steam yacht Scythian and
has masters certificate of navigation,
her examina ton for which She passed
with a remarkably high percentage. She
has sailed her yacht through difficult
waters and is regarded as one of the best
amateur navigators afloat. Dr. Parker
has been a friend Of Miss Day and her
family for many years.
Dr4 Professor
Neurology at the POSTGRADUATE Hospital,
in recent address before the Academy
of Medicine, told lrow. through hypnotic
suggestion, he brought about the cure OF
a young woman suffering from a peculiar
form of hysteria. which affected her Wis
ion. The subject was twenty-five years
old, we'll educated and refineds and her
trouble, symptoms of which first appeared
in the spring of 1885. was hereditary.
& Hysterical attacks of the ordinary type
manifested themselves at first. These
would be brought on by the sight of
worm, even when seen in an apple OF
cherry. The young woman would Gluten
at her clothing, giggle and often rush
from the room, crying violently until she
became exhausted. In darkened rooms
SHE saw peculiar, irregular and ODD
shaped figures. but the young woman
could never get a good idea of their size
and color, LOT Cley WOuilA ois'eAPk>>NN2.
soon as she looked at them.
According to DR.. Melrowitz, the patent
had received many kinds of treatment
including operations on her eyes, but no
Improvement resulted. The only treat
ment that awaited anything was hypnotic
suggestion. and this apparently has work
ed complete cure. he says.
SUPPOSED PAUPER WEALTH
Mrs. Isabella T. Hendrix, widow, aged
fifty years, was found dead on the floor
of her room about month ago. 1t was
supposed that she was in straitened cir
cumstances and She was buried at the
expense of the church to which she pc
longed It now turns out that she was
the owner of $4,000 worth of United state
government bonds. The bonds were foun
in her room hidden away among quaint
ity of old paper.
NOTES.
The city has determined to eSpend ,GOl
in celebra ting the commencement OF the
underground railroad. The ceremony will
AXE place March 24th in front of the City
Hall, which will be finely decorated for
the occasion. Speeches will be made By
| the Mayor and others.
Colonel John Jacob Aston was among
the arrivals yesterday by the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
| The rise in cotton and the big specula-
| ton that has been going on in that pro
duct has caused the price of Cotton EX-
change seats to advance to 81, 400
| According to papers filed in the Surro'
| gates Office the value of the estate OF
| Henry C. Minor is 100000 in real property
and .s250,000 in personal property.