The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-08
FRESH GOSH
FROM GOTHAM.
:AsGame Of Cardsiin Which the Losses.
are, $50, 900.
.sALYATIoNlsTs TO CELEBRATE E, E.
ssIarcsi's Qucer.yyill-The5 Rush to See
..sapho''--P prominent Society Man So
Dying of Comsumptton-BiE
Office Building.

NEW YORK; Feb. I.-Speclal'-lhe
Herald + This morning tells a remarkable
gambling story, the substance OF " ln
Eisg tl,at ..Al, Adams and "Eole' Pearsali
nlayed q game of pinoccle, In which
pearsal, came out winner to the
time Of $50. COO. The stake was Sl,oD a
game. and the game went On for twenty
four hours. At the conclusion, Adams
maid up his losses with thirty crisp
one-thousand- dollar bills. However, he
was able to stand the loss, as ne has
made a great deal of money of late, and
is said to be worth over q million dollars.
81 The twentieth anniversary Of the Sal
yation Army in America will be celebrated
next week at q meeting in Carnegie &aali.
Commander Booth-Tucker, who has just
returned from England, announces that
General William, Eooth, The founder of
the army, and his son, Bramweil Booth.
intend TO visit the United States this
year. The Commander says the Army
is enjoying great prosperity In England
and the colonies.
A QUEER WILL.
The will OF Pompeo Maresi. the r1ch
caterer. who recently died here, has been
admitted to probate. The estate IS valued
at a million dollars. The will contains
some curious provisions. His son IS to
have $40 a month as pocket money, while
between twelve and fifteen years old:
$50 a month from fifteen to eighteen, 500
a month until he is twenty-one and Slo'}
month while between twenty-one and
twenty-eigft years. The executors are
directed to pay his expenses in Yale Col
Iege, and on his becoming tWenty-elSEt
years old give him 100000.
If he enters a professional life he IS 10
receive also $3.50 q year in quarter!y
payments If he marr!es with the full
appreciation of the family, he is to receive
| another $4,000.
TO his daughters-Columbia, Estelia
and Nina Mr.. N1aresi bequeaths $500 a
year as pin" money until their marriage,
when they are to receive $500 each year
~, in quarterly payments.
To his sister. Adelaide Borlingha, is
| left $1,000 year for life, and she IS to
have a 'first-class funeral. His brothe1,
| Francesca fMaresi, is left Sl.2o per daF'
| and his house rent is to be paid. II he
returns to Italy. he is to have Sl.oo a
day. Battista Borlingha, a nephew, IS
| left $1,000 and the village of Gisazio.
| Italy, s1,coo, the income to keep the Cath
| Ollie church there in good order and FUR
! nish the annual dinner of wine, meat,
| rice and salt to the priests on July 2lst.
| Columbus Hospital is bequea thed $500:
If any one of the daughters enter a re-
|
as her part of the estate. If any Of the
| heirs contest the will he or she is to re-
ceive s1oO as his or her share of the es-
| tate.
A BIG BUILDING.
New York is to have the biggest Of
| flee building in the world. 1t will be
erected at the southeast corner Of Broad
| street and Exchange Place. It will cost
| s4.00O.00O exclusive of the site. which, cost
| in the neghborhood of 100000
| It is reported that Mr.. George Walk.
one Of the best-known men in New York,
| is dying of consumption in Switzerland.
| His sisters. Mrs. Cooper Hewitt and Mrs.
Burke Roche. both society favorites
sailed yesterday in the hope of seeing
/, their brother before his death.
Olga Nethersole is playing "Sapho' al
! Wallock's, and each night there is a
| great scramble to get inside the theatre
| Hundreds were turned away last night