The evening world. Newspaper, May 21, 1902, Page 5

sia dana et soab racnasahaaitenchicalbacania ila iiad teh a ALL ser me \ - 4166 atkins “L"FOUL PLAY ) Last of the Famous Old-Time Journalists and . | One of the Best Known. Family of Louis Nelson Declares There Was No Possible Motive, for Suicide. CHEERY AND HAD MONEY. Apparently Expected to Re- turn to Work Next Morn- ing—Bit of Head Is Notifi- cation to Ticket Agent. The police of the Churcii street sta- tion are trying to learn whether Louis Nelson, who was killed this morning on the structure of the Ninth avénue “L" road, just north of Cortlandt street, committed suicide or met his death as the result of an accident or worse. Several trains apparently passed over the body, which was about fifty feet from the Cortlandt street station | and on the northbound track, and yet | no report was made by employees of the Manhattan Railway Company. | The body was not discovered until; 4 cable despatch from London an- it was dismembered and horribly mu-|nounces that Edwin Lawrence God- tilated. A piece of the head fell be-/ kin, formerly editor of the New York tween the tles and struck Peter| myening Post and the Nation, died olan, a boy living at No. 74 Dey | jase night in England. rereet. He picked it up and carried it The news was not unexpected. Mr. to the Cortlandt street station and /Godkin had been In failing health for deposited it before the startled eyes |/fye years, particularly since his re- Ce ae Heket spent inventiga. | UTeMent frown the Evening Post in e ticket a made nvestiga- Rig anar teuna ue angiet body, | November, 1899. He sailed for Bu- which was taken to the Church street |fOPe several months ago, and his ation, where {t was identified by pa- | friends had little hope of ever ag pers In the pockets as that ee yous tim again in the United States. Nelson, on col it, + " EE a SR CURED EGET | eee Si RO CLT CHIL DD He lived with his wife at No. 71 Lenox Connected with the New York press avenue, at the time of his retirement, and Mrs. Nelson says that she knows of | probabiy tue most noted. He ranks ao reason for her husband committing | with the great editors of the United ZL Gosk'y: and nall, but every Instance. In a recent publication describing his 8 at that time he wrote; what the stockholders de- pected, the kind of paper that appeared was the kind that 1 my- self had determined.” Mr. Godkin joined the staff of the Evening Post, and in dally Journalism, with full swing as concerned his ideas, he became as prominent a figure as he had been in the weekly fleld. He con- tinued as editor of the Nation and the Evening Post until they were consoll- dated in 1881 and issued under one man- agement Hin Command of English, Mr. Godkin's command of English and his radical views attracted attention all over the United States and in Eng- jand. In the early 8's he devoted a great deal of space to the Parnellite agitation In England n ed{torials of amazing length he led discussions with the ieading minds of the United States, For his utterances in fayor of the separation of England and Ireland he was called by writens he came out on top tn eticide. In addition to his work as an rt aqpert accountant be had been in- | States; withal he was one of the pe English piegh in thie country ac Ren | us Prof. Goldwin Sm « ct rsructing a number of puplis privately) most unpopular of men. In intellec-|him as “an enemy of the British Em- pire.” >. bookkeeping, and he had no business |tual force, mastery of style and cour- troubles, so far as she knows. He went downtown as usual yester- éay morning and did not return at his usual time, though soon after 6 o'clock a telegram arrived from his employer asking him to be at the office early this Morning, as there was Important work 1or him to do. Searcely had this flurry passed away when James G. Blaine was nominated for. President on the Republican tick- et in 184. Previocs to the convention, in the spring of the year, In fact, Henry Cabot odge, of Massachusetts, then, as now, the political guide and example of Theodore Roosevelt, called on Mr. Godkin and advised that the Evening Post announce that Blaine was a dan- gerous man. The editor agreed. Mr. . Roosevelt were the lead- |ageous vigor he had no equal after |the death of Horace Greeley. It was |characteristic of him to run counter |to public opinion, but even his nu- merous enemies could not fall to re- spect the motives that actuated him. No money was found in Nelson's Gann more than two score years Mr. | Lodge and ; ets. a tc] ti a fountain | Go in wrote editorials in this city, Alers in the “gentlemen in poll ties'’ move- pockets. A pawn ticket for a f : ment and Mr, Godkin’ was disposed to | great majority were editorials of eritl- jcism, He had a genius for criticiam. |He could pick out more material for | fault-finding purposes than any one in pen on which a small amoun: had been advanced and some racing charte- were foun in-his clothes, which were of sgood quality and make, Nelson wae forty-five years old. His | Journalism. only child is the wife of Robert Hobbs | In consequence) his life was more or ‘who lives in tho nent- | jess strenuous and when the collapse of house, at, One ‘Hundred! and Sixteenth | nis physical powers came there were The police are trying to find the en-|few to help him bulld himself up. He gincere of the trains that passed over | had been forgotten until the news of his the track just before the body was death came to-day. 5 i found. Taciturn and Solemn, Employer Commends Him. David Bouton, one of Mr. Nelson's | Born In Moyne, Ireland, on Oct. 2 employers, says’that the dead man had 1831, Edwin Lawrence Godkin showed worked for his firm for about four | aptitude as a scholar at an early age. oii wae #0 | He was sent to college at a period of we trusted him fully,” existence In which the ordinary boy ton. "I do not know why he was In| is trying to master the rudiments of education, and was graduated at Queen's | College, Belfast, in 181. He was not help them all he could. Greatly to his disgust the opposition of Mr. Lodge and Theodore Roosevel; melted_as the summer approached, and when July came they were fehting for Blaine. Mr. Godkin said scathing things about them and never forgot their ac- tion, Bitter Against Roosevelt. When Theodore Roosevelt was noml- adi for the Vice: FreRigengy in Phila- phia, In 190, Mr. Godkin in an inter- ew referred to him as ‘that rough riding fellow, Roosevelt.” Mr. Godkin supported Grover Cleve- land’ in the 1884 campaign with all the vigor of his nature. He defended the \ Democratic, candidate against all charges and rejolced exceedingly when Grover Cleveland was elected. After a time came the Venezuelan boundary question. The stand taken by President Cleveland !s well known, but it did not sult Mr, Godkin. He regarded it as a declaration of war upon England ber and industrious and adds Mr. Bou- the part of town where he was killed at the time of night ne met his death. I know that he occastonally did extra work for other firms, as he often spoke - 4 ot jand said so. He abused everybody In ee eee oe oratrick me asa man |/mmensely popular at college. Besides | favor of the President, and, as rh Tikely to commit eulcide.’ |coming from English stock he was taci-| stirred up the anger of the press and the people. turn and solemn, qualitie nd solemn, qualities not admired | Tne" man who had been denounced as by his Celtic classmates. Ne lerton-Clark* Company bers street, making on worked yesterday for the Al- y, at No, 97 Cham- » examination of the firm's books, A member of the firm | Immediately upon leaving school Mr. |r sald to-day Ci when. hte olson ilett Godkin attached himself to the staff of CELL tis good health and spirits, me the London Dally News. He served as| {out him every evening and led them Apovloxy, Pasaibly: correspondent of that newspaper in the! in singing "God Save the Queen,” feito apenteal (ovreturnl tordaa aga) irene Senta tcnine ett ae Always Fought Tammany. the Wemtor Of the fran and when he | With his firat letter from the front, In 28 ‘ Di 2 Poe E went away’ he ‘carvied ‘the: key” to" our |1855, a8 correspondent of the Dally News, | y Somu™um ‘one. pasty. 10, another, Mit Wdger, He seemed to be a particu-|he camo to this country and made al fought Tammany Hall all the ume. He Jarly jovial man, and we were favor; | horseback tour of the Southern States, |fought Bryan and free allver and then sending his newspaper frequent and| fought McKinley and his policy of ex- to me to be a man who. y pansion He retired fighting, and the time be attacked by apoplexy.” pungent letters upon the slavery ques- J a y bniy reason he did not die fighting was married inony ca at, the home of yer | tion. Even at that early age he be-| becau case had weakened his . . yeray with | Powers. And Is quite prosirated’ Mrs. ‘Foprs |came involved in bitter controversy’ with [POW a va ued for ibel many says that she does not hellev: father committed suicide net Ber “He had no business men of authority in the Government, and some of the quarrels he engendered in times and at least twice was accused of eriminal libel. On o: man went to his house troubles and was making mo.ey., The pawn-tickety | those days continued for many years found in his pocket may . Tenth street at 840 0 fo some one Slee or he may ene tees | with unabated bitterness, morning. with a summons 0 temporarily in need of a atal wngart | ‘The coming of 189 found Mr, Godkin|appear in Jefferson Market Court to pf money. But he was in no financial |in New York studying law. He was ad- a ate na CHATES Ot Or Dber bel 0 no ! 6 poltoe: Mr. Hitiea “himecie,* 2° Dt Believe that he | mitted to the bar in sthat year, and] as sot needed in court until 10.80, but practised for three years, when he| announced his intention of remaining In vi! the house unt hat time. again allied himself with the Dally [tip Godkin did not want the police- ‘News as the New York correspondent of that newspaper, At the same time he wrote editorials for the New York Times, man to remain In the house. The police- nh refused to move. Mr. Godkin of- % to £0. The policeman money, Dut told about the t day the country, under of the facts, kin as an attempted nan, and he never was FLAMES DESTROY NEWSPAPER PLANT of Editor tn '65, ‘In the early spring of 1865 Mr, Godkin, feeling that he had reached a poaltion that should allow him more chance for Jeng Indepondeut expression, begin to east mend ince in preattent , abont for an opportunity. He interested fora time he was Clvil- Wercester Spy’s Mechanical | Charles Hliot Norton and J. Miller Me lewioner, but the place Kim in a project to establish a weekly independent paper. The agreement was that Mr, Godkin was to be made editor of the new paper Jf he would raise one- fourth of the capital necessary to etart it. Under this agreement the Nation was born Wedded to the Past, In his death New York loses a atrik- Ing personality and the last of the old- time editors who led by force of their own opinions. Godkin was wedded to the past. e new journalism did not appeal to him and he said ao with @nd Editorial Rooms and Wholesale Mercantile House Adjoining Suffer. romero "ER, Mass, May 2h—A four)" Always Had Hix Own Way. [#10 fh tA0m AN I ory brie! 1 Whether Mr. God- M6 Main peed in the rear of No-|. mre independence of the editor of the| kin will be buried in thix clty or not anna: 1 owned by John EB. Day, | new publication, his contempt for opin-| He has a son, Lawre Bain ein nd occupied by the py, one of the| ions he did not share, and his tendego shor that the widest newapapers tn the country, as a| to ride rough shod over, the desires of ral w HI he pela broad and énat composing room, press and stereotyping | Mis sasoclates created mreat dissatistac: body Bodkin will be Interred f00m, and @ wholesale house for the w, | "27h ra/fought him tooth nisl ®. Higgins Wall Paper Company, was P siroved by fire at 1.90 o'clock this orning, Hittewn minutes after the fre was dis- LOST PROPERTY SOLD. Mrs, Montgomery Found Gailty of jovered the flames spread to the Main |A¥eHe™ Meld To-Day nt the’ Rar, Larceny of $5,000, street building, owned by Mr. Day, and Hee peau | Mra, Ada Estelle Montgomery Boores of pawnbrokers were in the ocoupled by the Spy as editorial rooms and business offices, and the retal! store, John EB. Day, owner of the bulldings, wold his loss would be heavy. It was gald un from $150,000 to $20,000. The oases will be very heavy, PRISONER SHOOTS GUARDS, CANTON, O., May 21.—In a mutiny at jwith her husband, Howard, was in on a charge of grand larceny in the first degree on March 22, 1898, has been convicted before Judge New. burger in General Sessions. The couple, who ved in Jersey City, wore arrested ‘on the complaint of Navaniu G. Barney, of No, 22 Heyenth avenue, who alleged that she had given them $5,000, with the understanding that she was to receive jost-property room at Police Headquar- ters to-day bidding on the unclaimed jewelry that was sold at auction,» There were 261 lots, of which 236 were watches and chains. Many watches aold for $1 and few of them brought more than #, though a few really valuable time pieces sold considerably higher, This le the firet busin A - the Starks County Workhouse thw| {ee Headauarters han, ae, held at Be @ mortgage which would pay her $2 a morning, Guard Goon ‘acobe wae Kill- ———_ one, St developed that the mortaase of and cua ie tone was dan-) qhe omy to 100k tor "Hemp ‘Budae Cowing in Genera Bessions die. eS lie sibodRgemer” Bamed Gigante id che “ 6 ee ee ee ee aan YR VA arene SPARC IRR 1716 PNR bed PW Pas sierra Wheto pain tae aa THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1902. PU ee O'Neill’ will offer {o-morrow in their Upholstery Department—ss Fioor. 100 GENUINE RENAISSANCE LACE BED SETS, Made with deep valance and large centre pieces in both spread and bolster, very best grade of net, at these specially reduced prices; The regular 15.00 quality The regular 18,00 quality The regular 27.50 quality The regular 50.00 qu This is an exceptional 9,50 Each. at 13,50 Each. at 37,50 Each. ality at 22,50 Each. opportunity for those in at starch of desirable ana useful Wedding Gifts. Three Great Bargains Complete Bed Outlits. No. 1—Consis's of one Massive White Enameled Bed, fancy scroll design, brass trimmed, one all iron spring and one black mixed hair mattress in one or two parts. tar~ Regular Price 29.75. SPECIAL, 21,50. No, 2—Consists of one White Enamelled Bed, with very heavy posts, brass sails and spindles, one all iron spring and on= “C'Neill” fibre combinaiton mattress, all sizes. 2@- Regular Price 15.00. ey eh No. 3.—Consists of one White Enameled Bed, with extended foot, heavy posts, brass vases at head and foot, one all iron spring and on: soft {op and bottom mat- tress, 3 ft. size only. t@ Regular Price 10.00. SPECIAL, 7.50, PING-PONG SETS. The largest and best assortment intown. The prices range from 98c. upward. SPECIAL SALE OF DINNERWARE! Sater English Porcela'n Dinner Sets of 100 Pieces, very popular “old blue” decoration, par- ticularly appropriate for cottage uss, Da Regular Price 10.50, SALE PRICE, 7,50) su, Refrigerators and Ice Chests. The “O'Neili”’ Cleanible Refrig:rators and Ice Chests are unequalled, They will preserve food and ice longer than any other make on the market. See them the p ices range from 4 (QQ) upward As @ Special Inducement we will offer during the balance of the week, another mike, hardwood, golden- oak finish, cleanable and fully reliable, live s'zes to picx from at 5.38, 6.65, 7.98, 8.98 & 9.98, - SALE OF HAMOCKS! To-Morrow, Thu's ‘av, a special lot of Fine Cotton-Woven Fammi cks, with tin valance, full size. bar Regular Value 1.50, TO.M IORROW 98. Each, SIXTH AVENUE, 20TH TO 2!ST STREET. PRISONER'S PLEA CLEARS DETECTIVE. George Hoyt, Over Whose Ar- rest Magistrate Voorhis Be- came Indignant, Now Con- fesses to Larceny, George Hoyt and George Gill entered & plea of guilty to a charge of petty larceny In the County Court in Brook- lyn to-day and were remanded to Jail by Judge Aspinall for sentence at some future date. They had been indicted on a charge of burglary and the plea of gullty on the other charge was made by agreement with District-Attorney Clarke. Detective Antonio Vachris arrested Hoyt several weeks ago on suspicion of having broken into David Jones's shoot- ing gallery at Coney Island and hay- ing stolen a ball of lead weighing about BO pounds. Hoyt was arraigned be- fore Magistrate Voorhis in the Coney Island Court and was discharged. As soon as Hoyt left the wotirt-room Vachris arrested him again and started to Brooklyn with him, Magistrate Voor- his sent for Vachris and his prisoner and had them brought before him. ‘The Magistrate again discharged Hoyt and ordered him to make a charge of oppression against the detective, On this charge Vachris was held for trial in Speclal Sessions. The case was transferred to the Grand Jury by the District-Attorney, who in the mean time caused the indict- ment of Hoyt and Gill, both of whom had formerly been employed tn the shooting galleries. The Grand Jury js now Jnvestigating the charge against the detective. Jones says that his place was broken into laet December and that his com- plaints to the Coney Island police re- sulted in no arrests, though be told them that he had evidence tending to show the guilt of Hoyt and Gjll. Noth- tog wae done in the matter until Vachris was sent to Coney Island for exelse work when he met Jones, who told his sto LET SOUTH SETTLE THE RACE QUESTION Ex. Senator Ransom in Making Plea Tells Sons of North Carolina to Abolish Sec- tional Feeling. arly three hundred members of the North Carolina Association of New York attended the annua! banquet last! night at Delmonico’s and listenal to speeches by Senator Jeter C. Pritchard, ex-Benator Matthow W, Ransom, of North Carolina; ator Gorman, of Maryland, and Walter H, Page and ex- Judge Augustus Van Wyck, of this'eity Ex-Senator Ransom made an eloquent plea for the abolition of sectional feel- Ing, and pleaded that the settlement of|1 the race question be left with the peo- le of the Bouth Hix reference to forth Carolina's toted sone were luudly applauded. Among the former residents of North Carolinas who were pre ¥ i Duke, BN. Duke, tad amg Halon alland. and Jol . Pe, 4 ohh ; Cobb. W. W. nl alts, Pa, ier, President of Sale of Men's Pajamas and Night Shirts. Pajamas, made of woven or printed madras in neat stripes; colors, blue, pink, oxblood and black, ,also white cambric with fancy colored silk trimmings, . JI.00 per suit, value $1.50. | Might Shirts, made of soft finished nain- sook with fancy colored silk |trimmings, 50 Cts., value 75¢. Lord & Taylor Broadway & 20th St, DR. DECKER'S SHAKE t) LOUBET REVIEWS TROOPS. | Frene ent, with Cenr and Crear fven an Ovation, P10, iussia, May gt T Loubet, the Caarina and the Dowager Caurina attended 4 Jreat review of troops to-day His Majesty, on horseback, and M | Louver, the Caarina. the Dowager Caar- ina und the Grand Duchess Sergius, in @ carriage, passed down the font of the troops attended by brilliant nutes The Imperial and Presidential cortege recelved an ovation from the people ef te Vogel Brothers A2r Ste Cor B Ape Great Opening Sale of Ladies’ Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist Suits. We start this opening sale w.th a vast display of 50,000 Shirt Waists. In this great stock of Shirt Waists we have prepared your every want with a lavish hand; the styles and materials are of the newest and fresbest —the prices will bea revelation to you— \ it is no time to hesitate—come now while this great showing is at its best. The waists at 49c., 79c., 98c., $1.25 up to $4.08 are worth from %4 to % more than they are marked—below area few items picked at random from the 50,000 and gingham, in plain colors waists. collar and tie; waive 89¢., at Cc SHIRT WAISTS of striped and dotted lawns and every midias, ginghams, zephyrs and. solid 1.98 color Chambrays ; open front ard button back styles; value 08c $2, at SHIRT WAISTS of ba‘iste, embroidered mulls, Persian new, dainty fabric, exguisitely designed and trimmed, embellished with mirrow tuckings, lace and hemstitching, elbow, three-quarter and long sleeves; values up to $3, at . = . ° ; Sale of Summer Dresses and Shirt Waist Suits, __ We hive drawn from the style centres of the world, London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna, to make this showing complet, impressive, exhaustive. They are all ready for your admiration. Sumirer Dresses and Shirt Waist Suits of Silk and Satin Foulards, Nun's Veilings, Etamines, Crepes de Chine, Shantung Pongees, shina and White Habutai Silks, Natural Linens, Mercerized and Plain Chambrays, Ginghams, Figured and Plain Batistes, Mulls, Striped Dimities, Organdies, Lawns and Point d’Esprit, at prices a third less than ary other store. e LADIES’ SHIRT WAIST SUITS, made _ LADIES' SUITS, made from fine on th: new Gibson model of a fine figured organdie, the Gibson model, in” med with straps of white gray, tan, pink, blue and green, prettily lawn colors danrand bius; | 08 2 98 trimmed with Valencienres 4 98 full sweep skirt; special at . ie ry lace and insertions, elbow sleeves; special at weeping Reduction Sale of Ladies’ Tailor-Made Cloth Suits. $10 and $12 Suits reduced to 6.98 | $14 and $15 Suits reduced to 8.98 $16 and $18 Suits reduced to 11.50 | $20 and $22 Suits reduced to 14.50 ale of Ladies’ Tailor-Made Skirts. Black and Blue Sicilian MoFair and The new slot’seam Walking Skirt, Brilliantine, either ned or with made from homesput i drop skj t; graduated flounce, plain or es sieiagriest! SHIRT WAISTS of chambray SHIRT WAISTS of fancy white lawn, lace striped lawns and fancy open wo k, full long blouse front; value $1.50, at SHIRT WAISTS of white Per- sian lawns, white duck and whte pique, open front and button back styles; value $2, at LADIES’ SHIRT WAIST SUITS, made from soft finished madras, prettily trim. quality linen chambray in oxblood, blue and gray; full flounce skirt; special at ‘ A large and varied assortment of blue and black cloth Dress Skirts, with graduated | ounce, satin or taffeta f 7 Cloth, in black, blue and trimmed, lined with y) 8 trivmed with satin ae) 4 98 een Ea anda Bodies ight gray; value $7.50; pecealins value $4.50; 9 bands, value $6; special 3.98 special at ° The new Sicilian Mohair and Brill- lined throughout; graduated flounce, iantine Unlired Walking Skirts, in black, blue, either graduated flounce finished with bands of 3 8 or new gore skirt; habit 8 9 4.98. satin around flounce in Fack only; value $0; spe- or inverted plait’ back; value $7.50; special at The lot comprises high grade shoes, lace and button and Oxfords, in patent leather and kid, different cialat styles of toes, with heels to match, 1 29 e made on the new spring lasts. Special MAIL ORDERS at PROMPTLY FILLED. Light-Weight Melton Cloth Walk- Cheviot and Serge Dress Skirts, ing Skirts, with the new graduated stitched founce, striped seairs around Sale of 5,000 Pairs of Ladies’ $2 Shoes and Oxfords at $1.29 a Pair. <a Vogel Brothers A2™ Six. Cov B* Ave. OPEN SATURDAY EVENING TILL 10.30, x TURKISH CIGARERTES ‘compare acceptably in quality with other cigarettes sold at double their price Packages of 10 for 10 cents ON OT a New torn - —w West 14'85St (CLOTHING) "ooh, " <P" RELIABLE’ “fp CREDITS CKRpEts FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, fi SPECIAL SALE $4 PER | WEEK. ORIENTAL CARPETS, | TURKISH AND PERSIANS, Wy ny of Our Four Genucily Loe 9.6x7 FT., $65.00, Nana TA cl Michaels Bros,, Sth Ave. and 9th St., Brooklys, SELL CLOTHING, FURNITURE, : ah HING COUN) 43,9310 FT., $125.00 CARPETS # (fuer vor szeage aves merci att) send ron so) 6 60" HOUSE FURNISHINGS | BROOKLYN 700 Broadway Pe cities doe i on f fi sd " minimizes even barg ro ' On $1.09 Per Week, CASH og CREDIT ane (@wPERTHWAIT TT OPEN EVENINGS, | “104. 106 and 108 West 14% St. | ae s | NEAR 6%" AY, UICK ANSWERS TO HELP a ye — CALLS come to advertisers who put Brooklyn Stores: Flatbush AY. neat Fulon St their “Help Wanted" advts. in tho Sunday World, Competent workers ayo seeking employment look jday World Wants for rarer gal MOTH | LARLY, month In ond month owt, ja New York City cireulation Tbe) World maintains a lead of Tem LOTILES IN MANAHAN’S TARINE GS