The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-13

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PEELED to commute the death sentence i'm
posed upon Melville to Imprisonment for
life. He was transferred to the jail at
Melbourne where, according TO the OH
cial report he committed suicide. The
unofficial version of the affair was that
he was strangled to death by a keeper
during a. struggle which the desperate
man made for liberty.
Every side of convict life in the old
lators who have purchased her, expect
upon the Success, especially the differ
ent modes of punishment, and the specu-
laters who have purchased her, expect
10 reap a small fortune as the result of
their stroke of enterprise.
AIbonrs Curious viii.
The win of Mime Albonf Maria Alboni
Sleger) who died near Vile d'AVray, in
June lof last year, has just been proved,
ana its contents have attracted much at
telltion in and out of the world of amuse-
ment. 1t is quite a remarkable document.
After leaving her jeWelry and snug sums
or money TO her sisters. brother and
brotner-in-law, nephews, and neices and
remembering her butler, cook, linen
women and chambermaid, the will con-
| unues, saying:
I desire a funeral OF the second class,
and TO be accompanied to my last rest
ing place by fifty male orphans and fifty
female orphans, TO each of whom twenty
francs by way of gratuity shall be given
These orphans shall be selected by the
manager Of the charity department and
the bureau de bientaisance of the eighth
district acting in concert. desire no
publicity of any kind with reference to
my death. Letters announcing the fact
only are to be sent a few DAYS after /
beQueath to the town Dof Lugo Italy the
portrait III oils of Rossini, in order to
carry out a wish expressed in past times
Dy me great master, l established myself
IN France, at Paris, in 1877 and in a1s
circumstances have found in that a6Or-
aDte country the most Sympathetic re
cepuon and the most perfect courtesy.
IN one word, as a woman and as an ar
LIST, Inc French have always treated me
with the greatest consideration. 7 wish
therefore 10 show my gratitude for the
same. For this purpose | bequeath to
the city OF Paris, 10000 francs of 3 per
cent renteS in the French state which
VIA go to form savings bank hooks of
z9V francs each. These books Shall be in
I ScrlDed and distributed annually nv way
q encouragement to work to pupils of
Dolh sexes having attained the age of
/ Is Years Cwithout distinction of nation
aaty or rellg1on), who attend the classes
OF the public and gratuitous schools
I III "a la by the city of Paris at the
! rate OF TWO books for each district ono
/ Tor me boys and one for the girls 7 he
( Queath TO the charity department of the
/ CITY OF Paris, the sum of 100 OOO francs
/ ~ ~. oIuer 10 found, maintain in perpetu,
/ 10y IN my name, Alboni in ona Of tba
hospitals of the city of Paris two baJS
! l0F more II the sum should permitl which
sndM ne set apart exclusively for persons
" ~ IO.lidH nationality without distinction
1 VI occupation or religion"
Nine Alhohi appointed her husband mi
and added: us P''7itioils'
1t. 1t is by singing and following that su-
that L have acquired all the forum,
,Wnlch | possess, and l shall quit This
/ l5ie Wlth me sweet thought of having
! disposed OF the same in such a manner
Us 70 encourage and console.
HOnOring Turner.
Following upon the purchase, for use
/ as museum OF the house formerly orc11-
/ pl6d by the late Thomas CarlYle al CbaI-
sea, and the successful ACCOMPLISHMENT
/ OF that undertaking, it has been nro-
posed 10 PURCHASE the house formerly &C.
! cupled by Turner, The great English
| painter, Which is also located at Chelsea
The hrSt IDEA was to convert the Turner
mouse INTO museum, but that PROPOSE
! ton, well under way, Was suddenly kill
/ led by the fact that some person wrote
! TO the Tines throw ing doubt upon the
| statements that the house really was
/ occupied by turner, and limiting that if
! he did stay there for d time ii was for
! purposes other than those of art The
/ price asked for the property was 81 500
ana lady had also guaranteed to pay
/ thiS sum Tor the property in order that
/ 1t might he converted ITO Turner mu-
/ scum, but the iEtimation conveyed in the
/ communication to the Times was more
than The ladE referred TO could be ex-
=
| ly Withdrew the offer TO supply the funds
Tor The purpose. Since Their, however
! 1t has beer definitely established that
the house at Chelsea was really Turner G
{ residence and steps are again being taken
to purchase the house and convert it with
! others adjoining into refugees or homes
Tor the unfortunate landscape painters
/ There seems to bc a prospect that the
| latter plan may be adopted.
Miss EastIake Reappears.
II Is stated that
! Will be remembered as playing the lead
ing parts in the company which toured
! the United States with Wilson Barrett
on his first visit there will after a
long retirement, again appear on the Lon
don stage. Miss EastlaNe, who has ap-
I peared in almost every line OF character
viii be seen in drama of the roman
tie school.
The ninetie,h birthday of Mrs. Kelley.
( the veteran actress, will be celebrated in
becoming style, upon the date of its oc-
currence, Nov. %. On that dav 4 NATL
nee performance viii be given at the
Lyceum theatre and Mrs. Kelley will
reciteS an address Which will he written
for the occasion by Mr.. Ashby Starry.
The proceeds OF the matinee, in which
all the leading actors in London will
lake part, Will be distributed among sew
eral deserving theatrical charities. Mrs.
Kelley made her first Public appearance
1920
Pinero is finishing his new play which
Comyns Carr will shortly produce at the
Comedy theatre, Whitestable. In describ-
ing this new drama, which is entitled
The Benefit OF the Doubt Pincro says
il VIII be in a much lighter vein than
either Mrs. Ebbsm-th" of Mrs. Tan
queray."
The Artists Model" which. in its
third edition, has been transferred t.
Days theatre, is nightly drawing crowd
ed houses. 1t is understood that George
Edwards has selected d musical comedy
dealing with q japanese subject which
will be produced when the popularity
of the present piece shows signs Of
waning.
BASE BALL!