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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
". LIE COwTE CHER W. GOILD.
Found Georgian Court = Palace OF Art
hut On, the stock Ticker'

LAKEWOOD. n. j., March s.-Counthooert
de Montesauiou. accompanied by his friend
Ytuui and Howell c. Res. visited Georgian
Court this afternoon. and the party was
shown around the place by George j Gould.
The Count returned to the Lakewood Hotel
in an ecstasy OF delight over the beautiful
things he had seen.
m Gould est un grand seigneur. he ex-
claimed. Il was delighted no much. Not
at Mr.. Mills's or Mrs. Ogden Goelet's have
! seen such beautiful treasures. Oh, c'est
MAGNITUDE Ytun said that the Count
was able to tell the name Of the painters the
ycry moment he saw the pictures. Mr.
Go uld didn't have TO tell him that such
picture was by Corot or Millais. Not at all.
And this delighted Mr.. Gould very much.
20 Yturi said. Mr.. Gould had never had
such an apprecia tive visitor AZ the Count
according to Yturi.
In the Casino. where Mr.. Gould has his
private Office, the Count saw news ticker
All" he exclaimed, -Wall Street! 1t Is
ever present, even in this place OF art.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09

,heatres where concerts were being held
last night. The men were instructed TO
note oil violations. They reported mo
violations and were then instructed 10
saw at each theatre The men were not told
10 make any arrests and didn't make any.
Detectives Heaney and Meyer Of the East
t1fty-hrst street station were sent TO watch
three performances In their precinct and
they made an arrest at each place. The
given by the Daughters Of Jacob at the
Grand Central Palace. The detectives
didn't ind any fault until an acrobatic pair
known as Marstella and Lancaster came
on. Mar-tella is a woman, but she was in
mans dress. and Lancaster was dressed as
q tramp.
The detectives had them called from
the stage and then arrested Marcus Nathan
the manager OF the hall. The dance was
not interfered with.
Fields employees annual entertainment
and ball were held. just ~ the
stage entertainment was ending the de-
tectives arrested Manager Suesskind be-
cause Miss Truly Shattuck sang a song
called 'Violets' and a pair did a song and
dance turn The dancing that came later
Heaney and Meyer then went TO Proct-
or's Pleasure Palace at Fifty-eighth street
and Third avenue. and arrested James
Quinn. the manager. The arrest, the p lice
said was made because a comedy team in
ordinary costume brought on the stage an
umbrella decorated with a green ribbon
and because two chairs and some glasses
were moved TO make the stage setting
different
Detective Herrlich OF the East Twenty
second street station was sent TO the Irving
Place Theatre and he arrested Frank Stein
berg. who was running the Sunday con-
cert there.
Detective Winters Of the Fast Thirty
fifth street station arrested Hugo Morris,
manager OF the concert at the Third Avenue
Theatre.
Detectives Cleary. Morris and Culhane
of the West Sixty eighth street police sta =
ton went to the Sunday concert at the
Circle Theatre and arrested Harry Taft
for whist ling on the stage. According to the
programme, he whistled The Old Familiar
Tune and several others. The detectives
said the act was sscrilegious
They also arrested Business Manager
William Massud for aiding and abetting In
the violation.
The performance At the Harlem Opera
HOUSE, Hurtig 4 Seamon's Music Hall
PrOctor's 1?6th street house and the
Metropolis went on without interference
but with some notifications.
Costumes, makeup and dancing were
excluded, and the performers moved about
the stage like wooden dolls.
II was plain that a tip had been passed
around that the police would be strict. but
all the managers protested against the
idea Of their having been warned.
This Ia the way We always do II on Sun
days" they said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
GRACE SHELL WEDS AGAIN.
THIS Is Her Fifth Experience she ts Now
Mrs. iaayp

CUiC.go, March S-Mrs Grace Smell.
walker-Cofin. the much-narri-d daughter
Of Amos Smell, whom the missing Willie
Tascott IL ssid to have killed. has made ger
fnh appea rance before the mat rlmonisl
altar aud H. now known a. Mrs. Perkins 4,
Lavman Her latest hymenesl venture was
entered upon on Thursday al Riverside,
Cal I.o- Angeles wall lee the home ~ The
oouI.o, who oNp-"t 80 devote much nj their
time 10 travelling
Mr. lAyisln has bcnn ;hric married
and divorc,Sl from Frank Nixon Conin,
and o zoe married aud divOr ri from James
G. Walker OF Mauke'.ha Her hrsi mar.
riage to Co;fin occur0d IA Issi and ne rla.
lion Wa contiuu.d for ten years. During
tiis time the pair had three children aud
IL Vac a great surprisa when Mr. Conn
appIl. 4 for and obtained q diVorce on the
sroutds ~ inc0mpaiialny ~ tsmI~f.
Ia Iss,, ~ the deathicd 81 h~r eldest soa,
Nh. ,1fiin l..osno n-'snoil..,i 10 h-I former
husband aiiu Has f-ii,affI'.d io hin. III.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
GOULD ROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
Salt Lake City Hears II Has Been Ar.
RANGED Fer with Clark and Monat.

SALT LAKE. Utah. March S.-(ieOrQe j
Gould In. ;,,s, closed a deal, according 10
ranor,. hsrs NV which he gets an outlet
from Sal, Jska Civ ~ the Pacific coast ,
,bereby combating the Unconstitutional line
hs has been frhtins for wears to close up.
Senator William A. Clark OF Monta ma,
Senator Thouas Kearns and Perry 3. Heath
of tbi. civ have had a conference with
Mr.. Gould and his managers in New York
and have reached an asreement by which
the Salt Lake, Los Angeles and San Pedro
road IA to be built at once.
A deal WA also made by which Gould
4. ia ,,se the tracks of the Moffat line which
will run from Denver to Salt Lake.
To hasten work on the San Pedro line
all Of the Oregon Short Line south Of Salt
Lake was bought from the Hartman syn
dictate. The papers were signed at the
New York conference.
The San Pedro line is already built 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
SIX PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.
Lamp Explosion Sets F1imsy Hotel In
aWest Virginia Town on FIRE.

CUMBERLAND. Md. March SIN the
burning OF q double house at Letter. a
mining town below Elkins. W. Va. this
morning, six persons are known TO have
lost their lives and several were badly
injured. The dead are Maggie Coushlan.
aged 20, OF Overhill. W. Va, daughter OF
Thomas Coughan; Annie Burke, aged 30.
Of Womelsdorf. W. Va; Henry Burke.
aged ~. a brother Of Annie Burke; George
c. Anderson, formerly Of Bayard. W. Va;
Mrs.. George c. Anderson and child Of the
Andersons.
The house was occupied on one side by
Thomas Coughlan and on the other by
Silas Finley, They kept hotel CONFORMITY.
The fire was first discovered in Miss Cough
lan's room and IL is believed that lamp
explosion caused II. The flames made
such Roadway that the building collapsed
soon and those who escaped barely had
time to do 70.
There were fourteen persons In the
house. Mr.. Anderson was foreman OF
the Roaring Creek and Bolington Railroad
operations. He and his family lived on the
Finley side Of the house and the others on
the Coughlan side.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09

Martin / Townsend was born in Han:
cock, Ma. IN 1910 ana was graduated
from Williams College with the class Of
rs. The same year h@ moved TO Troy,
where hs studied Law and WAS admitted to
the bar IN 1850,
Mr. TowDsrnd served AZ District Attorney
81 Rsns.rlasr county from ist1 Ia is<S
and wss q memt-r ~ the Consi u at iona I
Cnnyentinns ~ 1871 and $500 Hs served
la Congress fof 40 isrns, trginnIns In
Isit after b. retired from thai once lac
"a. appointed niisd slalss Distract Al
torn.y fH the Nor hsrn district ~ New
yorh and s.fv~d in tina, oft,~ during PI.si-
dent Arhur's term After his n.tnpsai
ffotu thAi ohio by President lsysland h.
r.sun..-d tho prsr .os ~ lac al Troy
Nh Townsend hal i-~n . nsnnl-ri Of
tho BOARD ~ k.s.pis sln,s lsis aud sas
AN. .,lds.i member ~ that bo5y
- H. ga msfus-i n isw a. Me- i>,ul-s
NJ k,.lls ~ NilisiaslSsn, MAJ They had
,,,,. sl,lld, Q daughter, siso 10 tho site oi
prI N II AAs-lh ~ tho itsns-.'lAsf Poly
,..,l,,io ln-iiiuis 81 ITOy Mo Iosh-s.l q
,il.-d M isso Oas bad Randolph "
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MANY fnate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
mr.. DEARBORN hurt.
90, ON the Lever step Of . Pullman Car,
but Couldn't Open the Door.

ELIZABETH. n. j.. March s.-As a Penn
sylvania express to New York Was moving
out Of the depot last night DIR. r. Dearborn
Of this city boarded the lower step on the
platform Of the rear Pullman car; his ef-
forts 10 force open the door 81 the coach
were futile: on passing a fence his clothing
got caught and he was dragged Ia the
ground. The three outside fingers on the
right hand were cut 90. glove and all. and
the rest Of the hand badl' nangled Til.
fact that DIR. u, arborn was an the rear
platform saved his life
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
WIRrLESs ron MEiT PUkfRs.
PaAss B~ing Made 10 toDnrc, Branch
Hsus-s si Armour IN This VA.

CHICAGO, March q II 10 expected that
Chicago and other liN. stock CENTRES will
soon l,e connected with . system VI wire.
lees tel-grsphy. Plans are well advanced
20 conness al least On. big packing conc-rn
With hs branch l,o,is..s by this means ~
Geography u the .chen,. IL found feAsibl.
Armour A 90, tli. boi.-s thai has taken
the inltisiiv. in ~. matter, ~ill effect al
annual saving ~ s1no-' tlDlooo Arrange.
sysien 10 ,hioss0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
WOMAN, GUILTY or Perjury.
swore Falsely on Her Trial for Murder
aud Was Acquitted.

DIES MONIES, Ia. March s.-After being
out fifteen hours the jury in the Gallagher
case at Iowa City tonight found Mrs Gal
lagher guilty Of perjury in giving false
Testimony at the trial in which she was
acquitted Of the murder Of her husband.
Charles Hobuda. who was brought back
from the penitentiary to swear again that
he was her paramour and that they conspired
10 kill Gallagher, WAS the chief witness.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
MARTIN L. TOWNSEND Dean.

Ser, esi Two Terms In Congress and One
Term % IuDted states District Attorney.
TsoY. March s-The Hon. Martin ].
Townsend died at his home Ia this city
shortly before nlidng ht tonight
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Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
"HANGED" MAN REVIVED.

Mobile, Ala, April 27.-Two weeks ago Tom Darrah, negro, was hang ed for murder at Wedowee. He was pronounced dead by a physician after he had been suspended for some time. A few mon 1ts later the body was cut down and turned over to relatives to be carried away.
 Soon afterward it was noticed that the mans body seemed to have life in it. A physician was called. He ad- ministered restoratives, and this morning the news came to Anniston from a reliable source that the negro is able to sit up and take nourishment.
 This was the first legal execution that has taken place in Randolph county, and the executioners were so badly excited that they made a bung- ling job of it. The negro's neck was not broken.
 The question now is, has he paid the penalty exacted by the law and can he go a free man since he had been declared legally dead? The negro is still with his family and there has been no movement to rearrest IUm,
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.

Little Rock, April 24.-The house passed, after hot contest, the senate bill placing all the counties in the state in chancery districts. The vote on the bill was 46 ayes to 43 noes. MT. Campbell of Randolph entered a motion to reconsider.
 Senator Killough's bill authorizing the board of directors of the St. Fran cis levee district to increase the bond issue from $25O, ,OOO to $500, 1000, passed the house.
 MT. Apples bill appropriating $1,- GOO for the care of Confederate gr"ves near Austin, Lonoke county, faileL get the necessary two- thirds vote in the senate.
 The senate passed a number of house bills, mainly of legal nature, and adjourned until Monday morning.
 A warm colloquy occurred between Senators Norwood and Huddleston over the Futrell bill regarding state senatorial primaries in the First sena- torial district.
 The senate passed the bill by Speak CT Moore appropriating $1, 1900 to pro- cure roster of Arkansas troops in the Confederate army.
 The senate passed the bill by Mir. Cook of Chicot providing for redi- gesting the statutes of Arkansas and naming Gas amended) w. F. Kirby of Texarkans. as digester.
 The house defeated Il to 73, a sem ate bill increasing the salary of the county and probate judge of Jeffer- son county to $2,400 per annum.
 The house nonconcurred in the senate amendments to tie University of Arkansas appropriation bill and conferees were appointed.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
LYNCHING PROBABLE.

Fort Smith, April 23.-The little town of Lavaca, about eighteen miles from here, is today rapi1ly assuming a lynching disposition, and George Willard, farmer living three miles east of that place, is the chief object of the wrath of the townspeople Willard has been married twice, but both wives are dead. He has been arrested a number of times for bru- tality to his children. Bessie Willard is his 14-year old daughter by his first wife, and has been so close at home of late that neighbors almost forgot she existed.
 Yesterday neighbor woman went to the house on an errand and the condition of the girl aroused her sus- picions, which she communicated to her husband and the matter became public.
 Willard was arrested, and though there was no doubt of the condition of the girl, she declined to duplicate her father or any one else, and Willard was discharged.
 This afternoon the girl made a partial confession, in which, it is al- legged, she intimated that her father was the first who caused her to go astray.
 Willard is rated as bad man. Bessie ayers that he has been in the habit of cruelty beating her and also says that her father gave her money yesterday and told her to go to Texas in order to get out of the way and thus prevent further exposure.
 The temper of the Lavaca people at this time is close to the danger line.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
HIS EXCUSE.

Will Holmes, of the Camden Bea- con, spent the past week in Little Rock, taking in the town with his legislative friends, and upon his re- turn to Camden printed the following editorial in his paper:
 "Having been absent for several days experimenting the publication of a special edition of the Beacon at Lit- tie Rock, not returning home until Thursday noon, coupled with bad luck in the shape. of one printer going up against a bottle of doped booze, which killed him, and another one of the force drowning his troubles in the same brand of fluid, minus the dope, accounts for the lack of local and other original matter in this issue. We are only human, and as we have just counted ourself, finding we are only one, and as you well know one man cannot do the work of three. But with the assistance of the editor of the Herald, who so kindly allowed us to s'pick up" his report of tour printers taking off," the Beacon is, while muchly disfigured, able to greet you just the same. With sbill hold and fair futtern we could have done better, but as we didn't have it we have done that which angels could not improve On-our best"
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
A CURIOSITY IN ORDINANCES.

An ordinance has been passed in New York city which prohibits the book dealer from purchasing second- hand books between sunset and 7 a. m.;' or in any place except his own store; and whenever any such goods are purchased they must be promi- nently displayed in the place of busi
 ness of the dealer for thirty days be- fore they can be sold by him. Furth- ermore, an accurate record of every purchase is to be kept, including the name of the person from whom the books are bought, the hour and date of purchase, the price paid, and like record when sale is made. In ad- dition to all this the second hand book must be sold in exactly the same condition in which it is purchased. This is perhaps one of the most viru- lent examples of freak legislation that has been passed this year. No doubt it was caused by the theft of some valuable books and their sale to sec ond- hand dealers; but nothing could be more thoroughly violative of in dividual rights than such law. It is absurd to say that merchant cannot go to private residence and pur- chase secondhand library, or that he cannot rebind book and. sell it. A dealer has just as much right to buy second hand as a first-hand book, and to buy it at any time or place. Because some books have been stolen and sold, that is no reason why deal CTS should be deprived of their right to buy and sell. The passage of such an ordinance illustrates anew how we are being cursed with useless legis- lation, and how insidiously our plain est liberties have been assailed.- Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
THE COIN PUT UP.

Forrest City, Ark, April 26.-J. R. Bush of Helena, circuit clerk and member of the state board of charities was here last night ell route to Little Rock. While passing away the time at Hotel Marion he became engaged in hot political dispute with several parties, which finally led to bet being made between Bush and an- other party who declines to allow his name for publicity. The conditions of the bet are: Bush bets $500 that Gov. Jeff Davis will succeed himself as the next governor of the State, while the other man bets Bush 5000 that Davis will not be the next gov ernor. The bet is boni fide one and forfeits were put up in the hands of a responsible party.