The sun., 1892-12-11
LILLIAN D1D HAVE A CHANCE
=, WA ron ANOTHER STATUE
." ,g,y u4AT OF MONTANA.

s..,,rn Commissioners Say that They
-, runnsnously for Miss Rehan ms
-..,, Model for Justice, bu. Rscauso
.,,.. Russell said She Would Hnyf Given
:. ooo for the Honor. They Told Her
r.,, would Get Her = SIMILAR Honor
.ro,bcs. state for that Much Money
,,,.,oo Dec TO- That $4,000 statue Of
.h.' ,h,ouch which Montana is advertising
f's., f'.aJ fs building at the Worlds Fair.
f'e' ",, mov courso to-day. A morning nows-
.sS,o,roduccd Photograph OF Mrs. Annie
hTs hTr",,h who, 1t was said. had been chosen. in
oi Ada Rchnn. as tho model for the
Hes' III, picturo showed two arms and one
hA'.,, ",roscd. and the drapcry fell from the
W 'hon,dcr In extreme dtcolletS style
~. roach was an Illinois girl. but was mar
.,,,wely. Az, years ago and moved to Montana.
n , ycar, ago she began to study for tho
.,ss, After short time spent In Now York
Ft came TO this city and applied for ad-
e,,.ton to the conservatory OF Music. She
.,a.n u,dcr tuition here since She Is
'.,a w. 10 rosss,s histrionic talent. and sent pho
s'.S.a,hs Wv Of herself to the Montana Commits
.ano,s ast competitor for the model for the
'.'I, 1s,. ,bIsaternoon tho story was exploded.
IAN waler NJ Bickford. member OF the Mon
a.'"",,r,ec,tive tommittee for the Fair. ar
'a.a a..a,, IN city. Mr.. Bckford said that Miss
.s, rsha, has been positively selected as the
A. N"aI TO the silver statue, and the clay
,,i m' bs already been mnde. Mrs. Beach.
~, ni,ktrd declares. has not boen consid-
.,.da,al by the Commission as model.
S,nIr,o. Richard II. lark. who is modelling
A.. ..a.r,. said positively that Miss Ada Rehnn
s,.,be hosen model. aud the statue would
hsssshM in eight days.
"a u,rvey. one OF Montana's Commits
,,,,s,, when shown the despatch OF this
ming that Miss Beach had teen chosen as
=, ncds fu- the silver statue ut the Fair.
std;
"lt IA rue that We considered the claims
itvsptyGve women.- some OF whom were
..,,assss but wo decided unanimo ously on
A. Eehe,. She was tho first and only person
,uhcE tho honos was offered. and she has
.s.pet.'
NJ, bicifOrd. Col. Harvey. and Major I1igbso.
4 rhoa,c furnishing tho capital for tho statue.
explained scmo disputed points tonight.
vlea Naor lligoee said:
last l,i,nmer | met Miss Tanner and out
lined myscheme to her. She said she would
IL, topso for it. and that sho would pay for
Z short time afterward she sent me n
kNocrl,h showing herself in graceful pose
e'aslIc,. That's all there is in the Tanner
G ,u, p,,.,.u ,r,o,
rlWantel her to pose. provided she would
nN.CyO ioi tl,e privilege"
Tts absolutely untrue. We did make pro-
Ina statue. On Dec. last. Miss Russell went
tSNE 10 Sc,lk tor Parks studio to 500 Miss
Iehaa In clay.
around :ko in.del several times. oxclaiming:
Ny God. whyhi1n,t they choose mo TOR their
s s3sp .,,o to rose 'or a,Ysr such -
IN i lie inIolmcl Miss Russell that he and
Ills assocateswcre considering the project OF
r'c'hlS rrnCh:r State i sad that. i she wished 70
pose ior It. 70 sead ut once hor check
Tor 5000 md in return she would
losinc aGd reir .he reward o! us much adyer-
connection with the Montana, statue. Miss
EusSai M nG. send her check.
$3.50, for selecting hcr as the Inodel?"
No ,. ve ahsolnte!y dony that We receive one
Boston. Dsa, 1O.Mr. John stctson, stood in
he lobby OF the Globe Theatre to-day. when
teEa' eskedlf he wished to haye read to him
teks!nn cbncefnlng himself At once no
ND: What's 1t about?"
The statua IN honor Of Montana selected
a;he Worlds Fair"
sL I'm lired OF the whole business. The
Hes havestd toe, much about it already.
Il VIA. does this say"
-Adespatth credits Col Harvey Of tho Non
tan Com mission with saying that Mrs.
s,tcn was not offered tho honor OF posing
!'he silver statue"
i, does. ipes!l't it? Well. I don't know
Hnrvav | havpMt
" bnt q mn, came TO me on tho steamer
lrrcognc an! nade an OFFER TINT for S15.OOO
irStetsop could Js the model for the statue.
have said thu. before"
"ncn', yo, lnow the mans nanc?"
~. there was OILY one man. and can't
hirk who Il vas.
WE'LL nnotler woman Is mentioned as tho
Ercrssiul ca,ditate. n Miss Beach OF Mon
lana. now studying lcr the stage in Chicago"
"oN. is tln, so?' AMI Mr.. Stctson walked
AVA smiling.