The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-18

CAPT. wM NJ CONNER
ran TO Now Orleans That town was thought
by travellers TO be the liveliest place on earth
Conner thought so and he left his boat ono day
and took up his residence in the city. He
prospered in business there and made good
deal OF money from race tracks. When the
war broke out lie Joined snap Confederate
company and went to the front Tho regimen,
disbanded before 1t got into real fight Con.
| ner retired from the service with the tito oil
Captain. After New Orleans was captured the
| Captain accepted place rs reporter on the
Iicavune He wrote about sporting matters
While connected with the Picavuns stan. he
became the Southern correspondent Of the
p Marus and his letters were inter e e
hG was al ~ a. ne I news eorrespopdent In New
II IL wssy
1 R%nS ara O 81 ths
tt33ok him to tho arst race Crick more eyer saw.
When Capt Conner first came to New York lie
got aeE 10 New 9hs 81 snG Wpss
connected with the race track no speculated in
e e39tto 5n, and made in n few years more than
| ters. who did a good deal toward popuiarizing
sb ssts e th ss stacy anS
a, rival to Miss Anna Dickinson on the lecture
ad sna Sic et Se e STAGE 50 e Ths
couple had ono child. When it was christened.
som a ff asss sr La
child Capt, Conner lost his money in sp 1
son and then he he
been an honorary POSITION The Captain T VAS
he tn st m nv who drew salary i9r The work
and srE f1HH H s was
barrett and vent into partnsrsEp
Rnnacer.. and another fortune was am ina s
He snent the summer still in starting horses.
Finally he asted Barrett and took % s esarse 81
HMeGuilohHigh whose success Up TO thattime had
venture very prottGie. The last Years he MAN. HG
aged saa McGHHi n it is sad be made $4,000
took hold Of the st. james Hotel He made
that that gre, great sporting resort. and it was q .
eotel until lH 4; summer when ~ went to Hot
He was in financial difficulties before he went
a ffsr h ana lev months ago his creditors got
eoner % at the h %es p Ms:
tically, ELECTED Capt. Conner stayed at the
Went Msa s sp H. o unt month when he
ad WSs NsM 9o4t csp
He, owned at various times 100 horses Of I'm more
or less yalHe. The most famous Of his horses
Nus Hnueil4. Inc Hrst morse ne owned In New
h9r XIV was = given to him BY August Belmont.
He give the St James Hotel Cup. which is san an.
nualiy raced for ut Coney Island.
tessonai name Of Bert Siiler died d s nS
10 Utica on Saturday evening. He was born in
AMI an hs sssa
Later he became known rs u manager Of min
tests and IN t%s s avslesa e te
country over. HIS home for the last ten years
started from Albany f5r his home. but was SUI AZ
ierinG so severely with an affection OF the heart
fat he desdsd to stop oyer for the night in
dropped dead: He was three times married.
H. third vile. who was with him when lie
Won Bumon. the bicycle rider
The y, town Of Hamptonburg. Orange county was
Being Of independent means: he spent several
years trayellin: in Europe. Early In life he was
abjured social pleasures and spent most Of his
time reading. theological works. He always
Ps5 % " Thte ~. and
good attention TO his Investments that he i RAD.
IDLY Increased his wealth, and died one Of tie
bytsran of tho I'D school, sf' anu eAac''ne lres'
T5 James N Wslis real estate dealer died
street; aged a years. He was born in this city |
and claimed descent from the old Dutch set
81 tie LIZ R TEs
became the Sixth New York Infantry, When
sSe. f n me e q The "
garden and Treasurer Of St rSters Epise earSI
Robert +. Best. who for moro than forty
years Ind made a business Of purchasine the
skins Of wild animals killed in Ulster. Sulli-
knew personally nearly every hunter and trap.
: sr =. IN mat large extent OF country died a few
ays # o4s thnn afsa q .Fn had
;umulated large fortune In their sale
,lan" ~ Il groaaio1s o3g nential
eEpinsiRa y stH SS Z" ne
elected to represent the town in tho C COUNTY
board OF Supervisors. and had filled other
p, ,Hhlic rosts. He leaves wife and four
Miss Mary Japo SIuirrs. aged 80. an eccen-
rie woman oy who has yeI alone Tor many
her chair on Forty p pet Ssts we're
nj tie room several Of them bspg qn her
With her ' but 1h sr eaes no one
Mrs. NJ g. Mary MnyAn Ann pass9ns. who died In Dun.
amy q ten charen o Born the in Ivo1.
,5 TIE sn asth Yoa and msthsr p
NC citizen Of Dunkirk.
Julia 4. Oddle. widow OF the late Walter A.
)ddie. A. y. A.; died at her home 800 Carleton
Venue, Brooklyn: yesterday morning. She
mmneral VII take place on Friday afternoon.
ths late Walter III Oddie was elected an asso.
1893. lie died In 1855 :"
Harry Stevens, stage manager OF 1.-THE Pearl |
'a, pskin aa f2 anny died on Tuesday at his
as d IXp FOUNTAIN street, Providence: He
rother T. 4. Stevens. IL the manager OF the
;riearl OF Pekin" Company and his sisters,
Alfred Beddoe, the English actor. manager
dead In birmingham. Eng. hospital. aged