The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-06
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Eber Wards Wife Wants a Liberal
AIimony Allowance.
THE BRUTAL KISS OF A DOG
The New York Going to Newport News
for Repairs-Girl Prefers Jail
to Marrying a Man She
Don't Love.
THE BRUTAL KISS OF A DOG

NEW YORK. June -Special-Mrs.
Victorine Ward, wife of Eber brock
Ward. who is suing her husband Tor
limited divorce, asks that she be allowed
5000 a month and 5000 counsel lee. She
intirnates that she has been receiving
from her husband about $4,000 4 year.
and that she is unable to live on less
than $1,000 a month. She has some prop
erty in her own right, but she wants
her husband to give her liberal allow
ance in addition to what she has. Nafu
is a brother of Clara Ward, who ran on
with the gypsy Rigo. and he ano ms
sister seem to have been Two OF q KIN
DEATH FROM KISSING A DOG.
William Culver Mearns was taken 10
one of the city hospitals few days ago
and died. 1t is said that his death was
due to parasitical affection of the liver
which has been traced to the KISS OF
net dog. NIearns was a young man and
lived in Hackensack. The dog was col
lie and belonged to his father, W. IL u.
Mearns. The disease. according TO the
story which is related about it, was con-
tracted about four years ago. Dr. I. +,
Hull by the use Of the N-rays, got cue
to the cause of the young mans suffer
ings. which for two years had been IN
tense.
Three women committed suicide in this
city yesterday, one by shooting hersef
with a gun. another by hanging herself
from a banrister, and the thifd pE SWAT
lowing carbolic acid.
DIED IN TURKISH BATH
Nellie Kavatski, twenty-eight years of
age, died Sunday night in Turkish
bath. The physician decided after an
examination that death was not caused
by drowning. He believes that the wo-
man died of heart failure due TO nervous
shock resulting from the plunge in cold
water.
Lizzie Domoszi. young Polish woman,
promised to marry Peter Cuptnslli, who
is thirty years her senior He bought
her a wedding outfit. consisting of
tailormade gown, three rings and pair
of earrings, and expended in all SIS. lie
was Informed that the young woman was
not sincere, and he kept the gifts at his
home in Henderson Street. Jersey CITY
to bestow on her when she became his
bride.
The wedding was to have taken place
at the Polish Catholic Church. Jersey
City. on Sunday The bride-elect did not
appear. and when sent for stated that
she would not marry CupInski, y few
DAYS prior TO the wedding day she called
at his boarding house during his absence
and took possession of the gifts. She
returned the dress. but retained the
ieweiry. He had her arrested for lar
ceny.
When arraigned before Judge Hoos
yesterday the young woman refused
either to marry Cupinski or surrender the
iewelry and through an Interpreter de-
clared: 81 will rot in jail before I will
do either" She was held TO await the
action of the grand jury.
TO NEWPORT NEWS
The Tribune of this morning says:
The American liner New York. which
lost her port propeller on her last voyage
to this port, will not return to England
for repairs. as was planned, but will go
to Newort News instead This change
is due to the discovery that the crankpin
of the starboard shaft is badly dam
aged and is too weak to allow of
transatlantic voyage. The New York
was to have gone across by the use Of
the starboard screw. and TO have re-
ceived new port screw on the other
side It is believed that the crankpin
of the starboard shaft was injured by
the same submerged derelict which car
ried away the port screw.
The St Louis, of the American Line,
will arrive here on June 18th with the
new material for the New York This
will be transferred to the latter, and she
will at once proceed under her own steam
TO Newport News for repairs. She will
not be able TO resume her regular trips
until Julv