| Show KEdward H harraman Harrl man NEW has begun a fight to get fat al though in the past few years he has gobbled dozens of railroads the only effect been to fatten his fortune personally he dropped from to pounds for the past year the railroad king has devoted every min ute he could spare from hia manifold duties and in tact has snatched many from the time he has before devoted to work to chase the elusive health now he Is over in austria and there a famous specialist prof has told him that his sal lies in getting fat he Is un der nourished although harraman Harrl man has amassed be has learned as did john D rockefeller before him that the control of millions Is easier than the control of health As keen as harraman Harrl man was tor his railroads AS keen Is be now tor his physical wel fare he has passed his sixtieth birthday and Is planning to give up the pursuit of wealth and settle down to enjoy life and health if the latter can be obtained rumors of mr harraman Harrl man s serious illness are bandied about very often unscrupulous wall street broker will THE new york and new york new haven hartford railroads have just closed a real es tate and building deal that involves a building expenditure of more than 3 and by which the big man and merchants throughout the world are expected to be bene fated the railroads have contracted to build twin 12 story office buildings in new york city covering the entire blocks from forty fifth to forty eighth streets and lexington Lexing con avenue to depew place under which will ex tend the tracks leading into the new 20 grand central station these bulu dings are to be leased to the newly organized merchants and Manu fact exchange for a term ot years involving a rental ol 01 6 the primary object of the circulate the report knowing that the market will tall until the rumor is proven untrue first bince king s health began to be of paramount am he suffered with plain rheu of the back the doctors hooked him up into a harness of whalebone and linen it isn t a cor set at all he declared then in the summer of 1807 he took his first vacation last winter the reports had it that he was troubled with an organic at of the liver this was denied but the magnate established another luxurious camp near san antonio declared when he left that he was in perfect health again but he took a trip to mexico nominally to look over a new railroad but partly to try the warm climate his rheama I 1 cism was bothering him again he returned by way of san francisco and stopped off at the baths of pas robles by this time he had acquired the desire to get close to nature he or dered that his castle at arden the highest point in the ramapo moun bains and which will be reached by a private incline railroad be hurried to completion at the same time he or dered constructed a outdoor office on the root ot bis home in fifth avenue A short time ago he sailed tor lon don more specialists brom london he went to a picturesque health resort in austria and has been told to get lat railroads to build great structures chants and manufacturers exchange will be to provide manufacturers of this country and europe with a cen trall zed salesroom the building as planned will offer 30 acrea ot floor space tor the display of wares and will offer the buyers tor the big amer lean merchants the best possible opportunity port unity to transact business with the producers of all lines of goods one of the two buildings will be largely occupied by the new york furniture exchange which Is made up of the wholesale salesrooms of about furniture manufacturers from all parts of this country the second of the two buildings will be controlled by the new ex change space will be sold to manufacturers and the officers of the organization say that already halt of the space his been applied for A feature of the building will be the club rooms occupying the upper floor these will be tor the free use of visiting merchants and will provide offices consultation and reading rooms and every facility and corn fort that can be provided this feat ure will be augmented by a rant and a root garden for use in sum former mrs to be opera singer MRS BLANCHE scott former wife 0 roland who passed through two sensational trials or murder in new york city will sail for europe in a few days to study music in the hope of becoming an opera singer mrs katherine J adams was killed the morning of december 28 1898 by drinking a headache potion in which cyanide of mercury had been liber ally mixed given her by harry S cornish physical director of the knickerbocker club who had received it through the mail the sender was unknown roland burnham son of gen was brought into the case when it became known that he had quarreled with cornish over a woman blanche chesebrough the first trial of cost the state and resulted in condic alon and sentence to death A special trial reed him was la love with beautiful blanche chesbrough she was erf to marry harry barnet when he died suddenly mysteriously pol then she married the death of mrs adams followed and her husband was put on trial for his life all through the trial the state in that had made away with barnet and the accusations chilled the love of the young wife outwardly she remained his loving helpmeet she issued an appeal to the women of the country and ea listed their sympathies for her husband her devotion went a long way toward clearing in the pub lie eye but mrs devotion was at sham she visited her husband as be sat in a cell in the condemned row in sing sing awaiting the electric shock that would make her a widow and through the wire between them she told him plainly that she would stick to him until the end un til he should be given another trial and either freed or condemned again then she would get a divorce she kept her word and did not even con him on bis freedom when he was given his liberty mr suit was bandied by walter t scott and he fell in love with her and shortly after the decree was granted she became his wife divorce suit recalls romantic career FRIENDS ot helen brett oyier of new york and washington were considerably surprised recently to earn that she has bro suit for dl vorce against drw a J oyier of new york mrs oyier 1 the daughter of maj lloyd M brett U SA and has had a romantic career she Is a noted beauty and wh ie her father was sta tinned at fort biyer with his regiment the first caa liy helen brett was a noted belle her marriage to fran els J oyier son of col oyier ol 01 the army was iteld while oyier was fill ing a professional operatic engage ment and it surprised society miss brett following her marriage to oyier went on the stage joining richard carle s company in alary s lamb her friends in army circles did not know she had joined the ranks of professionals until ehe ap feared in washington under the name of carmen espanoza they were startled when she tripped out on the stage as the football girl in one of the specialties wearing a costume that was conspicuous tor its brevity maj brett who was g a box party of army people was plain ly embarrassed and hurt the howg people in the army set had the time of their lives watching their old friend in her new lole few fenew that mrs oyier had gone out to reno to procure a divorce |
