The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21

Finney. died at her residence, No. iSiz
Floyd avenue, Sunday night, after snort
illness. Mrs. Finney was the mother Oh
the late Edward G. Finney, ana MISS
Theresa Finney, who survive her. Inc
funeral will take place from the Sacred
Heart church this morning al 10 ociocN'
oIlDhUfto.
BALTIMORE, MD, Jan. lotto Sutro,
MUSICIAN aue merchant .leu htis e"-uas
at n hospital from the effects or a sur
glcsl operation, aged sixty-threee years.
lie was a native of Rhenish Prussia. and
was n pupil of Mendelssohn at Brussers
having developed great musical talent
He emigrated to the United states early
I'm life and went TO California when the
gold fever was at its height. 1t was
Static .I.I- fiit fna tlrh-ltai --iiii Oh
the miners and others was manifested
and IL was only subdued by the formation
of Vigilance Committee. Of which MY,
Sutro was the head, and which hanged
many OF the ringleaders of the mob.
Subsequently Mr. Sutro returned TO Bal
timore and built up u large business IN
musical instruments. He formed the
Wednesday club, out OF which the Balu-
more National Society was developed, ana
had been its permanent president. lie
was a member of the Maryland Society
of California Pioneers and Of various
clubs. art, charity and commercial asso-
Citations. He married a daughter or the
late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
OF Mississippi, and leaves two daughters
both of whom have developed rare must
cal talent and have been educated abroad
Mr.. Sutro leaves six brothers, one of
them having been Adolph Sutro, the bull
der OF the famous Sutro tunnel, another,
Mayor Sutro, Of San Francisco, and ano-
Their, Theodore Sutro. an executive officer
in the municipal government of New
York IL had long been customary for
the brothers to hold an annual reunion
OF their families.
NBARD GILLIAN
Bernhard Gillian. the cartoonist. died
suddenly at 1925 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, al his home, IN Canajoharie Death
was caused by a. heart-clot, resulting
from a severe attack of typhoid-fever
Mr.. Gillian was born in Banbury, Ok
fordshide. England, on October lS 1856
His father was a foundryman. or, as
men of that craft are called in England,
a furnaceman. His mother had decided
artistic ability, although she never cul-
tivated IT,, save for her own amusement
When Bernhard and his three brothers
were mere children, the father decided TO
try his fortune i'm the States, and the
family settled in Brooklyn. After leaV-
ing the Brooklyn Hgh-SchOol, Bernard
became a student In the Office OF Brook
Ign lawyer. but spent so much OF ms
time and the lawyers paper sketching
that the lawyer objected. one day, the
"old man" fell asleep over a brief he was
writing Sitting there, in his high
backed armchair. with head thrown back
eyes closed. and mouth open, ne was a
living picture which the young law stu
/ dent could not resist the impulse 10 catch
and fix on paper. He left the completed
sketch on his desk the lawyer found II,
and the next day Gillian was informed
that there wasn't room enough IN the
office for both of them.
After that, Gillian did a little Of every
thing for year or two. sketching TAX
| ing up most OF his time. While he was
! leading the lie OF peripatetic artist. ne
| made a sketch for an aphemeral. called
| wild Oats" He spent four days on
| the drawing and received 81 for his idea,
/ the drawing itself being declined. This
discouraged the young man, who was OF
a sensitive nature. lie resolved 10 give
up sketching altogether, and took up
wood-engravng. Then he became de-
| signer of show-cards.
In 1879. however, a place on Frank
| Leslie's Weekly was offered 10 him.
Soon after he made this connection Mr.
| Leslie died. the policy Of the paper
changed. and Mr. Gillian went over TO
| the Graphic During the Gariield-Han-
/ cock campaign. he made cartoons Tor
| Harper's Weekly. working with Thomas
| Mast His work with the Harpers at
tracted attention, and in 1851 Keppler x
! Schwarzman, of Puck, engaged him, AZ
what was said at the time 10 be the
! highest salary ever paid TO a cartoohisl
In 1856. I'm company with ". }. Arkell' ne
| purchased Judge. being convinced that
| there was ample room for two papers OF
the kind. of opposite political falths.
! From the time Messrs Gillian and ArkeU
took hold OF Judge. the paper was a sue
| cess. and Mr.. Gillian more than any othef
| man was responsible for that success
| While the paper has always had corps
| of clever cartoonsts Mr.. Gillian has al
WAYS directed the work OF all of them
| and furnished the ideas OF many OF their
! cartoons.
Mr.. Gillian had the sunnest of natures
but a nature that was sensitive 10 . de-
gree Successes or failures that most
men would pass over lightly Gillian would
| be unduly exalted or depressed over
| Nothing was commonplace or ordinary "a
| him. lie was about five feet ten and
| one-half inches i'm height. with. thick
| dark hair. which he combed up, pomDa-
| dour STYLE. and a heavy. brown mus
| tache Put a frock coat and n Roman
collar upon him, and hem light easily
| have been taken for a clergyman.
Seven wears ago. Mr. Gillian bade fare
| well 10 the Bohemian life which lie had
led. and married Miss Bertelle Arkell,
| the Youngest daughters of ex-senator
lanes Arkeu. Of Canajoharie. and the
sister Of his business partner. There Is
one child a little girl named Beatrice.
After his marriage. Mr.. Gillian made
his home in Canaioharie.
cAHDIS T. t-r CYAN
PARIS. Jan. 2O-Cardinal William
Renato Meienan archbishop OF Tours. was
found dead i'm bed at his palace at Tours
this morning He was born in 1917 and
created cardinal In 1893.