The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-02
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
Newspapers Speak Plainly of the the
Third Avenues Troubles.
HARRY MINERS WILL FILED.
"A Woman Now Proposes to Fast Forty
Days i'll Order 70 Reduce Her Flesh.
Girl Loses Her Niind-Late News
From the Great Metropolis.

NEW YORK, March 1.-Specia!.-TWo
of the New York newspapers, the Herald
and the World, demand that the grand
jury investigate what they term, me
great crime Of losing the Third avenue
railroad corporation The Herald says:
Here is no streak of rust running
through some sand and sage-brush desert
in the Far West, but a great property
running through the heart OF the metfop-
Oils, enjoying a perpetual franchise Tor
which it never paid penny, using the
public avenues and streets OF this crowd
ed city until now without charge. What
has been done to bring it to its present
pass? There has been no ''act of God
to destroy its property-no earthquake,
no devastation of pestilence to affect its
earnings"
The Herald adds that "the completely
Of the municipal officials in the work,
which have contributed to pile up the
floating debt OF the road, constitutes q
public scandal.
The World says:
The Third avenue scandal is the great
est scandal New York has ever had-the
greatest both in the amount CT money
and in the number and character Of the
regulations involved.
who brought this valuable property
to bankruptcy? Who stole these mil
hons? Who has the .swas?
1t is the duty of the grand jury to
summon persons and papers ana ma out!
SAVED MOTHER AND BABES.
Miss Elizabeth Bauer, young mission
worker on the East Side, saved despair
ing woman from destroying herself and
her two girl babies. The woman attempt
ed to throw herself and the children IN
front of a cable car, when Miss Bauer.
L., 10
her TO one side The woman and her
babes were cared for at the Mulberry
Street Police Station.
ANOTHER FASTER.
The example which Mr.. Milton Rathbun
has set in fasting thirty-tive days in order
to reduce his flesh is now being fol
lowed 5'by Mrs. Herman koib, of Nyack,
VINO weighs two hundred and thirty
eight pounds She has now been fasting
for six days, and has reduced her weight
thlrty-elsht pounds in that time. She
still has d good appetite, and II takes
strong will power to keep from taking
food. '-But the worst is over she says.
"and I have won. The first twenty-four
hours were the hardest. Now it is easy
to do without food l am not trying to
break Mr.. Rathbun's record, but l will
go forty days if l can.
Three years ago Mamie Stelnhaus. the
ttteen-year-old daughter of Rabbi Stein
haus. attracted the attention OF physi-
clans by falling into trance which lasted
nineteen days. Her trance was followed
by fits of ncIancholia, and she was taken
to a hospital but was discharged as cured.
Recently. however, she has entirely lost
her mind, and is now a patient in Belle
,yue Hospital.
MIR. MINERS WILL.
The will of the late Henry c. Miner.
concerning which his friends have felt
so much interest, was filed yesterday.
Under the Will he bequeathcd to his wife
his residence in Riverside Drive, with al!
Its contents. The residue of the estate,
which is large. is divided equally between
the widow and his four sons, to be held
in trust. however, until one OF the sons is
th!rty-two years old. The will was exc
cutel in 1897, after his second marriage.
but before the birth of fifth son. Four
years ago Mr.. Miner married Miss Annie
OfNeill. the actress, and about SIX weeks
ago son was born, the only offspring OF
this marriage. 1t is understood that The
four sons of the first marriage will agree
to give their infant half brother an equal
share in the property with themselves.