The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-22
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM Il. / 1.
Another Get Rich Quick Concern
Driven TO Cover.
PROMISED $40 PER CENT. A YEAR
"A Father Who Does Not Want HIS BOY
Taught the Bible-Death OF
Famous Painter-sirs. sar-
toris is Sick.

NEW YORK, Feb. M-special.-Th au-
thorities Of New York, in response 70
h.,,,, pressure from a certain source,
have Mt last decided to suppress the play
..S,nho, in which Miss Nethersole has
made such sensation. 1t IS worthy OF
note. however, that the play was not sup
pressed until everybody in New York had
been given an opportunity to see it.
In spite of the fact that the Miller
Syndicate came to grief ana that Mliicr
himself was captured a:ld prouSnt rene
for trial, another CHAP has been running
a concern here in which ne suaraii, 80
fen per cent a week OH investments Inc
man is William f. Lyons, of No. 1874 Full
ton street and he had an alleged capital
of forty thousand dollars.
C. Horton Pierce invested s25 with fim
and failed to receive the $3.50 Interest due
to-day, and promptly swore cut g var
rant for Lyons arrest, charging him with
larceny and false prctense. Lyons was
given a hearing and held in 2,G00 bail for
court.
Mrs. Lyons said that she and her, hus-
band live in Brooklyn and nave taSh
capital for the business of $4,000. besides
property worth $4,000. She said mat they
had kept within their capital III tnelr
transactions. She said that The tus.LeSs
carried on py the company was principally
that of betting on horse races.
HTS SYSTEM.
Ev plavinc favoriteS always, che SAID,
1T was impossible to lose money, PROVIDED
one put up enough money to lnc-etse tue
size of the bet above the amount OF ioSs
previously experienced. She decia:ed th;'t
the company kept Il careful record CT the
horses. their jockeys, performances and
condition BY this means the investor
could be guaranteed ten per cent a week.
One of the circulars issued by the guar
antee company explains that the STOCK
market is such variable thing that DIS
sums can be made by those having an M
uer knowledge. It is added that the COM
pany does not expect to buy every uay'
but to wait for favorable mar-ets.
a FATHERS COMPLAINT.
Carl Ritner has taken his child from
the public school through fear that me
child might be taught something about
religion or God. When seen - i reic rter
with respect to the matter he Sall
..They read the Bible t. him and I don't
want him to listen to it. I don't want my
children to learn nonsense That don eA-
ist.''
The boy was asked: Don't you believe
in God?' -.
"No, I don't. Did you ever see one?"
he replied, with a Scorniul lausA. Inc
father chuckled.
Bitner declared it his intention to carry
the case into the courts, If he can get q
lawyer. to test the constitut!onahty OF
chat norton of the school laws IfoV'CinS
for the reading of Scriptures
Mrs Nellie Grant Sartorls, VINO mas
been. i'll for several days at the home OF
a friend in this city, is much improved
DEATH OF y PAINTER.
William H. Beard famous as painter
of animals died in this city last night:
Among his best known. works a-e kit
tens and Guinea Pigs" ds39o, Susanna
ant. the Elders" Swan and Owls us6o).
Bears on a Render" ds62). Bear Dance
(iS65) March of Silenus" dS6G), Flaw
III the Title .Fallcn Landmark OsGI),
The Good Shepherd and the Delectabe
Mountains QS69), Diana and Her
Nymphs,' Darwin Expound;ng His Tneo-
ries,' ..NIorning and Evening", Raining
Cats and Dogs" Dickens and His Cna3-
acters' QS7D. Lost Balloon. "Runawav
Match $3.50. Divorce Court" uSIO,
Bulls and Bears in Wall Street Qsl9l,
Voices of the Night uSS0). Spreading
the Alarm QSSD. I'm the Glen" QSs2).
Cattle Upon Thousand Hills, "Eaves-
droppers," Who's Afraid QSsD. His
Majesty Receives and ..Ofiice Seekers
QSS6) He published 'Humor in Animals, y
a collection OF his sketches, IN 1885,
The death is also announced of Alexan-
der Hudnut, who for nearly twenty-five
years was owner of a famous pharmacy IN
the old Herald building at Ann street
and Broadway. He died at Brighton,
Eng, on February 18th. with a complica-
ton of diseases. He sold out his business
here several years ago for $225o,O00<
It is announced in theatrical circles that
Mr. Martin Harvey. regarded as the most
conspicuous among the rising young ac-
tors OF London. and who is known there
as the English Booth" will make star
ring tour of America next season.
NrS William Aston sailed Yesterday on
the st. Louis for her annual trip to
Europe She will remain in London for a
short time on q visit to her DAUGHTER.
Mrs Ogilvy Haig. From London she
will go to Paris, where she will remain
several months.