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VISIT TO CIRL, THEN SUICIDE. Allineteen-Year-Old Boy, Out of Work and Unable to Win His Sweetheart at Once, Puts a Bullet Through Head. "TIRED OF BEING DEPENDENT. V THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 19u:. FLORENCE KATZE, SWEETHEART OF BONANI, WHO KILLED HIMSELF. Young Bonan! Wrote Letters to His Brother and Mies Katze and Then Pulled the ‘Trigger with Fatal Result, Arthur Bonant, a ninoteen-year-old werk, living with his brother, Silvio, ‘at (No, 908 Sixth avenue, was found Gend on his bed to-day. He had shot himself in the night with a revolver. He was in love with Florence Kats, of No, 7 Minetta street, and being out of nwork could not marry her and #0 was despondent. fYoung Bonani was an Austrian, His father is a well-to-do hat manufacturer ving on the other side. Hts brother Bilvio came to this country many yeara ‘860. Four years ago Arthur came over Aba Bilvio Got work for him as @ book- Quarrelled with Brother, He lived with Siivio until a year ago, ‘when they quarrelled and the boy left. Bix months later Silvio got a letter from this father saying that Arthur was in @ hospital at No. 91 Chambers street and 4m need of $100 to pay for an operation. Ho wanted Silvio to let him have it. @ilvio went to No. 34 Chambers street and found that it was a saloon. He also “ot ‘hold of Arthur there and they be- ,@ame reconciled. The boy went back to live with Gilvio, who got him a place ag cashier at Morello's. He lost this ‘place two months ago and has since been despondent. While he was away from his brother's the met Florence Katze. He told Silvio ‘that he loved her, but nothing else about ‘ber, Shot Caused No Alarm. Last night Arthur came home about 11 “efolock and retired as usual. A shot was heard in the night, but, as the boy ‘often made target practice with a small rife against a steel plate in his room, Mt was cupposed that he was at his old ‘When the servant went to call him who found him dead on the bed, »® Dullet in his head and a revolver and & mote addressed to Silvio by his side.) (Mhbe note simply said that he was tired ‘of being supported by others and had @ecided to Kill himeelf. was also a letter addressed to the Katze girl, which, with @ 1 bill, had been put in the Hutle room Gate. closed on part ot died been, fone bul atuck did not open the safe, leay- this Cor the Coroner, who was notl- . Florence Katze lives with her mother. Qfrs. aKtze said to-day that Arthur waa the house last night and played Tcards thr Florence, He seemed despondent, ta gave no pint that he intended to nim “There was no talk of thelr marrying the present,” she sald. ‘They were children, but they loved each other. ‘expected to be married some day. ir was ae dear to me 08 if he were :™yhea Biorence heard that her, lover ‘was dead she had hysterics. POPULAR-PRICE MURTHA VERY ILL. He Was the First Manager in|*. New York to Cut Rates for Stage Performances. Frank B. Muntha, one of the best- nown theatrical managers in the coun- and the first man to introduce popu- Jar price playhouses in this city, Is seri- ously iI] at his home, No. 43 West One ‘Huntired and Thirtieth street. Mr. Murtha js sixty years old. He @ame to New York when he was three years old, and after being educated in public echools and Fordham College went into the wholesale grocery busi- fess, eventually becoming a member of the firm of Fowler & Murtha, whose Btore occupied the alte of the present Gerald Building, Whinty years ago he sold out his in- forest in the grocery concern and be- foame treasurer of Niblo’s Garden, Af- ‘ter that he became manager of several theatres, untll he (nally took the old Windsor Theatre on the Bowery, where tie iret introduced popular prices of M6, 60 and % cents, He began this de- ure by billing Buffalo Bill for three weeks. Afterward he engaged in the theatre and at the same price er Wallack, Lawrence Barrett, Je Bellew, Annie Russell, De Wolf rand Keloey and Shannon ‘Murtha made such @ success with popular prices that after the old Theatre burned down—he was nm mandging the old ich Was replaced by Baar: “ho vi built art bane Mierd | Botir tn Ans, Murray Hill, About tires vento i health ‘forced him to abandon ecto management of the Murray EX-SENATOR ALLEN DEAD, Wes Prominent Among Northwent- SEATTLY, —Jobn Beara Allen, former United States senator from Washington, is dead at his remi- ence here of angina pectoris, Allen was born at Crawford wille, Ind, in 18%, and came West while & young man. He always had ‘heen prominent in Republican politics - porthwest. In 188 he was elected torial delegate to Congress, and the ad ot ‘insane pavillion at Bellevue Hospital is hereditary in her family,” ‘and as different doctors and medicines had HER DEATH DUE TO PYROMANIA Peculiar Form of Insanity Which Carried Off Mrs. Green Is Puzzling the Specialists at Bellevue. Dr, Packer and his associates in the are puzzled to<day over the peculiar form of insanity which caused the death of Mrs. George C, Green, wife of the caretaker of the summer reaitlence of Joseph J. O'Donohue, jr., at Elberon, NJ. Mrs, Green was brought to the hosp!- tal Jan. 15 suffering with a mania which she claimed forced ther to set fires against her will. While perfectly con- sclous o her allment, the patient was tunable to conuer it, and her conditoin ‘became rapidly worse until she became uncontrollable and had to be confined in @ atraight Jacket. Joseph J. Donohue, jr., @ coffee mer- chant at No. 101 Front etreet, who has employed the husband of the unfortu- nate woman for many years, told the story of her death to-day: “ Xcannot imagine what caused Mrs, Green's insanity, Both she and her hus- band performed their duties as house- keepers of my summer home at H- beron in a satisfactory manner, and T never suspected that there was any- thing wrong with the woman until Green wrote to me about Christmas time that his wife had been acting queerly and asked me what he had better do about ‘H6 eaid one took @ constant delight im burning papers and rubbish in the front yard and on one occasion she had attempted to set fire to the house, I my family physician, Dr, Charles McMillan, who lives near my winter home in Lakewood, to see what he could do for her, He recommended that she be taken to Bellevue. 1 “Before we could get her to New! York ehe was seized with an acute form of pyromania and went about trying to bum everything she oould lay her hands ‘on, Bhe died in less than two weeks, Her husband admits now that tnsanity COAL THIEF SET FREE. Told Magistrate that Hie Family Had No Vael, Magistrate Smith in the Long Island City Court suspended sentence ¢o-day in the case of James Ross, who was ar rested for stealing coal from the cars of the Long Istand Retlroad Company at Ross waid his family had that was the reason he stole the opal, Magistrate Smith said he would give him another chance, “who on Cure Astin ‘Woocn Cure Asina? asked Mr. P. Langford, of 232 ll stn New York. was told that asthma was incurable, all failed to cure me, % Vegan to believe thie myself. ‘My disease was near consumption. In tact, many thought that I bad consumption, it blood, had night wweats, chills aud ‘and was Ketting wo weak 1 could not sleep or work. “My breath was daily getting shorter, my strength and flesh were fast leaving me, and I was indeod o pitiable sight when I epplied to the Kooh Lung Cure, at 43 West 22d st., New York. “But they have cured me, and I again fool strong and well and my life of pain and suffering bas been turned to Joy aud comfort. “1 invite any one to call and see for him- self, I know from experience that the Kook ‘hesling olly vapors, that go directly into the Jungs, will cure duthma and consvmp- ack a8 8 | Gon, have tested treatment, and it has My" adlennare friends will PRETENDER DRIVEN BACK. pea from of Morocco, has heen repulsed and Is re treating rapidly The Rev. Thomas R. Halpin, assistant pastor of the Chureh of St. Thomas tho Apostle, street and St. N appointed by pastorate of Si. John's and St. Churehes, Qu ife succerds Rev. Michael Haran, who| hag been transferred to West Hurley, Ulster County. . burg, Duchess County, will be dedicated to-morrow to the memory of President McKinley. In this country to be #o dedicated. ‘MR, HORSE THRIVES ON COLD MOLASSES {Diet Makes the Steed Fat and Happy, and Besides It’s a Cheap Food. » Who Aspiren to the of Morocco, Repulxed. Jam 29.—A despatch to the! nNounces that to the throne MADRID, Bu Hamara, the pretends a New Post for Father Halpin, One Hundred and Bighteenth rohbishop Farle; tc es, tyville, “Ulster Co Mola w the proper diet for y ike It as much as you did when you were a youngster and a used to beg your mother to spread tt on Ly ei Crnidtd C14 bch tka your bread. It's mighty good for them, POUGHKEPPSIE, N. Y., Jan. 29.—A] too; better than oats, according to Dr. new Episcopal Church at New Ham-| George H. Berns, of the Berns Veter- inary Hospital, In Brooklyn He says that between 4,00 and 5,00 horses are being fed with molasses daily It ie said to be the first the middle of the day horses very extensively,” fesstonally, I find It a draft animals, fourteen houra a tov masticate and. properly oats and other dry fodder, an: or assimilated: therefore, they recet but litde nutritive yalue from thetr foo vo been feeding on molaas about a hundred horees of Arbuckl sugar refinery for nearly «wo years and have been feeding horses In my pitaton molasses and have. bee con- Unually reoomme: stables in Brookirn. during that period, ‘Tho cost fa about 2 the old system of f in Brooklyn and that they put on flesh faster nnd are in better health than horses fed on the usual oata diet, The Molasres is mixed with water, cornmeal, bran and cut hay, is fed to horses three times a day if indoors and night and morning If at work, oats being used in “We are using molasses as a fool for sala Dr. Berns, | “not only in my own hospital, but In a number of atablee under our care pro- most nutritious and digestible food for hard-working lorsea in harness from twelve to day do not take time prepare @ result is that the most of it ts expelled from the body without having been digested nding its use In many ines cent. lene than Great agility patch hereria @ despattering. "Do you rate yourself as @ man?" ho angrily asked the fat “Then don't expectorate on the ‘Tho ire of the fwt man was af at thls, and he laid violent ‘hands OM the little man, and removed all of the tobacco juice from the floor him, ‘The two detectives tmatened, big man, but he wa them rushed out cae nth, ro mena refuge tn tho, Ladlea fee Cable Aa of Se geniney men & fg Tragised “ta media ened in the ne detectives a ‘not ot aca but stationed thi ous places to get thim dam But in the at te to patet, taped, | tne oaee Weatie’ to OPER cams oe aan, All the principal events of are recorded in the 1903 W. Almanac, DETECTIVES WH) Sse FAILED 10 DETECT. Health Board Sleuths Miss Man Who Not Only Spat on Floor, but Wiped It with Protester, For two weeks ¢wo detectives of the Health Department have been travelling to and fro on tho Staten Island boats trying to find culprita who do not obey the health laws. forbidding spitting on the floor, and they were on board the Robert Garrett to-day on the 7.10 trip from St. George, In the men‘a cabin at a stout man, chewing tobacco, Just fas he expeotorated a young man, very TE WOULD GE RID OF ME, SAYS WIFE But Mrs. Kennedy’s Accusation Against Husband Does Not Save Her from Bellevue In- sane Ward. Mrs. Mary J. Kennedy, fifty-six years old, of No, 1789 Amsterdam avenue, in- ignantly dented her husband Edward's accusation im the Harlem Court to-day that she was subject to hallucinations, “It I am in the conition he says I am,’ said Mrs. kennedy, “Why doesn't he ‘zeta doctor to attend me. $2 fea pomion and can well affords 9 do it, I ain not insane In any way an the Feason he has brought me here 1s because he wants to get rid o ‘The man isa private detective In the employ of the Adams Express Com- ‘s fwenty-third street Be resented a certifiente trom Dr, G, rington, of No. 487 West Ono rty-fifth street, to the Kennedy was | auf- nations, and eald he fering from ‘ha wanted her committed to (Bellevue Hos- pital for examination as to her sanity. After Magistrate Crane had heard Mrs. Kennesly's side of the case he eaid to her husband: “I should think you ought to send your wife to a ‘pani tarium, if whe 1s afficted in the way You desorine, and not to @ public insti iKennedy was obdurate, however, and Magistrate Crane committed the woman to Bellevue Hospital. $s VESUVIUS BREAKS OUT. Heavy Explosions Followed by Streams of Lava. ROME, Jan. ie ‘Vesuvius ts again in eruption, Detonations are heard, Strdam of incandescent ring stream athe volcano is surrounded te thick smoke. EVERY WOMAN Should Read This. ‘Most wondertul preparation tn the world.!"— Dr, Monroe. Thousands of Testimonials, AT! apeak ‘un the highest terme of DR. CHARLES’ FLESH FOOD. ration bas many imitators, e it on the market for more than twenty-five snow revogniged by the medical 4 thousands of grateful women have used it aa being the only preparation wil round out) with firm, healthy flesh thin choeks, neck and arma, For Developing the Bust rs For Removing Wrinkles. No woman should have vie oF crow's toot about the eyes th. Dr, Charles Flea Food removes ty SPECIAL “OFFER, price of Dr. Charley’ Press Pood x. but to Introduce It into thou All ymcnagen “are aent ha postage prepaid. A mample box—Just to convines you of the merit of Or, Charles’ ents, ‘WOMEN'S NIGHT GOWNS; muslin; V and high necks; lace and embroidery trimming, ‘WOMEN'S NIGHT GOWNS; cambric, square neck; yoke styles DARI ASA Dress "“Soods. One-Htalt, Two interesting special offerings for Friday. Quali- BLACK AND WHITE PLAIDS, various de- AT 250 signs; formerly 55c. per yard. CLOTH, 52_ inches wee AT 69e mixed effects; formerly $1.25; Friday, per yard, e Muslin Underwear. Ghe White Sale Retreshed Daily, allowed to run down. Assortments are always at their best. AT ISe} WOMEN'S NIGHT GOWNS; good muslin; V neck; yoke of WOMEN'S NIGHT GOWNS; cambric; several at 750 NIGHT GOWNS; cambric and nainsook; several styles, high square and V necks; some elaborately trimmed with lace and D Dinner Sets. A Grio of Rargains. fd ly decorated in natural colors, 7. Fey 0 This Dinner Set would be considered excellent value at full DINNER SES: finest Limoges China: 100 pi 7 : finest Limoges ina; pieces; 79, 4] O DINNER SETS: finest Prench Limoges China; 100 pieces, handsomely decorated, and gold coin stippled; es. FS 4] (Pascnect.) Covert Cloth and Plaids Reduced About ties are just as attractive as price-inducements, ENGLISH COVERT Qfaln Floor, Front.) Always new, clean Muslin Underwear. Stocks are never fine tucks and embroidery, at Ie chemise, high and V necks, lace and embroidery trimming. AT j ISe embroidery. (Second Floor, Centre.) 112 piece DINNER SETS; very fine thin Porcelain, third more. Now do you wonder why this section of The very richly decorated; special, special, World’s Greatest Grocery. In this Great Pure Food Mart, where every delicacy and staple is found fresh and wholesome and at convincing prices, we have made quality and purchasing power par ticularly pleasing for to-morrow. serge @uRIMP — Fancy LAMB — Forequarter FRESH STRING BBANS— Caste fering lem, fancy ‘Shrimp; per quart, Place gheon tock, trom |CHEESB—Chandler & Rudd Gouthern rardens; per at., 16) A FOTATORS-Fenor Wh tt 6 | part tone" Potatoes; per baa. on Oteaks; per Ib., 12 | $445; per peck, Wiches; ‘per Ee YIBH—Belected Boston Hed- | ONIONS—Belected Red Ontons dock, Coeieh Plounders ot | wer peck, 85 Porkies; per Ib., | COCOANUTS—Fancy selected Fie choles selected Bi ‘Coooanute, full | PORK — Fram Calitoraia ‘Hama or tine Cd Fancy Jer: sey Pork, per i 12% eb, Weaktish or Portes. Ald, ORDERS FOR Gmelts: oer Ib., HERRING —Pator More Beotiy Meat, Poutiry, Hesring: ver 1b.. Thin of Zephyrettes; per 11 Fish & Vegetables, ZANMAM ADDI 1nS—F ano to 2.00 or 1b. RACKERG—Cheeee Biscult 01 ave Soomad Bastien; ser.» BE | Soe Foam Wotten eer carton, ru aes Smoked Salmon; apeciel, pet | cormmen—teseptiongs vaine in |f ° weotielwegone’ 7 tbe bod gic a PARTIOUGANA CAT Tam Qreeret te tae ails pee| ROAST BaF fig * P45 | Sirloin of Roma, perth. Ribs or 18% i & Fancy Linens. At About J-2 Less Chan Usual, A sale of considerable importance. Stock-taking is at hand, and at the moment we find in stock many odd lots and remnants which have accumulated from the past month's great sales, These we place on sale Friday at prices which will certainly insure rapid aeling. It isa chance that hundreds of careful buyers will eagerly em! HOUSEKEEPING LINENS. CRASHES, regularly by the yd., The. w 12%, a ODD TOWELS, Huck, Crash and Turkish; reaularly 7 5. | 15. each, at DOILIES, all inde res Je 10 19¢. each, af 1°10 TABLE LINENS, bleached and cream, and some turkey red; reg: ularly by the yard, 356. «0 23° 89) $1.50 yard, at ODD CLOTHS of every kind; slightly soiled; regularly i fo $3.50 each; BI» 248 KINS, bin yn of oop DUAL fu and, German. Dosa B48 Tet eco 2.95 dox.; ot, doe., BEDSPREADS—250 White Cro- chet Spreads for single and full-size F 10 77 | beds, some slightly soiled; regularly 8c, 0 $1.50 each at O07, OQ eaneeaea SPREADS, regu- |larly up $2.75 each, 149 PILLOW CASES — Odd cases made of best qualities of bleached muslins; sizes 4036 to 42 and 45x 36; regularly up to 15¢. each, at FANCY LINENS. FANCY S$CARFS AND SQUARES; hundreds of different designs 10 choose from; some are slightly mused; some guipure, spaichel and lace edge; regularly 50c, Tt. Ke, $1.00 and $1.50 pooh rr V 8S 29, IF, 494 SI Cine Poor, Bam of Fountein, ith Oe) & Women’ s Rubbers. ‘Women's first-quality RUB- BERS; sizes 2 to 4; special, V0 bait (Second Fier, Ghoe Store} Odd China. Friday's attractions in this-sec- tion of the China and Glassware Store are many. We mention just three: FANCY SALAD BOWLS, handsomely decorated, gold-traced; regularly at $1.25; special, PLATES, Bread and Butter size; handsomely decorated; heavy gold edges; special, PLATES, all sizes; thin porcelain) richly decorated; special, 735 JO azoment.) Cotter Sats S785 TBs sere eee Remarkably cheap, isn't i? Yes; but ule Because dis price is very special for y. 9-PIECE TOILET SETS, equally handsome, 2.25 5-PIECE TOILET SETS, josie ilirida ery tenia) ni 0ld-nippled ” 5.00 Basement.) Cuspidors, lar 5. 50o, mci eat is rated and gold traced, (Basement) Wines and Liquors. To-morrow we offer an ex- cepronaly choice selection at very Ww prices. HENNESSEY’’S or MARTELL! SISTAR BRANDY, on bene Ap OD) CHERRIES IN MARASCHINO, imported: per boule, 5S COCKTAILS, Manhatan and Martini; per bonte, 1/) MONTICELLO PURE RYE; wal, $3.00; perbotl, OD CABINET RYE; Serb et ZS MOUNT. VERNON RYE; wal, $2.50; perborle OD MARYLAND RYE L, poo oS) PURITAN or. & SHERRY; per gal. $1.80; perbotle, | £0 CLARETS AND RHINE WINES, sccoraiato age isl iy, poe gals 1,05 8546S OLDFRIARS SAUTERNE cagallt are ae SO) PURITAN MEDOC, very fine old east 7 2.90 {2,40 ST. JULIEN TABLE CLARET, choice quality, per case 12 quarts, RAMSAY'S SCOTCH. or DIL- LON’S 2-STAR IRISH WHIS- KEY, per botle, oS ‘Wourth Floor.) Housefurnishings, Interesting specials that will at tract the home economist. CLOTHES LINES, made in one piece, 90 fi. lengths, water proof, 4O CURTAIN STRETCHERS, - 754 1,00 SELF-WRINGING MOPS, sick and cloth PP CLOTHES WRINGERS, 10- size, 1,00 MEDICINE CABINETS, made of 9 hardwood, with mirrcs, 10 HARDWOOD KNIFE BOXES, 2 compartments, oy LARGE BLEACHED SPONGES, 8 GRAY ENAMEL TEA POTS, firs quality : Sequ size 80 A-ge size, 40 GRANITE TEA KETTLES, No.5, 40 BLUE AND WHITE SAUCE POTS; 4-qu. size, with cover: 80 5-qt, size, with cover, 40 6-qt. size, with cover, 60 BLUE AND WHITE LIP SAUCE PANS; all guaranteed first quality: tqu size, 10) Secu. size, 22 dege size, 15) dep, sine, 25 2g. siz, = 18 TOMeT Laren large rolls of fine 24 WWesemeat ) Silk Mousselines, Singhams, Gricots and Cambrie. Ht J-2 and 2-3 Off Regular Prices. An attractive bargain event for Friday, and one- the thirfty housewife will generously appreciate. AT 30c. SILK MOUSSELINE; 10¢.,,\ ichs 25c, IMPORTED GINGHAMS ‘hort‘lengt 25c, ALL-WOOL TRICOT; About 7,500 hae of PRINTED CANERICS AT in _piack and white effects; regular 15c. Wf Oc. quality; : (tata wieor, Front, 19th Bt.) Blankets, ‘Surplus ne Ges Underpriced rompt jearance, 200 Pairs of WHITE EASTERN- Dainty Garments Comfortable MADE BLANKETS, for single and and Protecti Wee Un- twin bode taped cisely With aie 7 Sc Xs) derpriced To- tape, blue, pink and red borders, regularly up to $2,95 pair; at Gis EIDERDOWN SACQUES, ‘SLUMBER or BATH BLANKETS, imported, fancy combinations, colored stripes, regularly up to $1,29 each; at Glain Floor, Bast of Fountain, 19th Bt.) Giderdown Sa JUuas FOR GIRLS. Women’s Wrappers. Gwo Specials at Very Marked Price Concesstons, A bargain attraction of some moment, when iia welcome this special offering. light: $1.25 quality, fio ad (Second Fleer, ast, waa, 3 Gxceptional Values. membered that in a few short weeks the same garments # will cost double. But the woman who knows-values-wil AT 3b. Do} sen Sika van aces FLANNELETTE AND -PERCALE WRAPPERS: AT ISo\ sine extra full skirts, deep flounce, broad t e ° High Srade Cigars. Friday's Bargains Present Yumerous 5,000 CLEAR HAVANA, Cuban hand-made Conchas Especiales; strictly high grade $3.75 qualities; box of 50, 2.50 TEN-CENT HAVANA SECONDS, box of 0, KEY WEST: Clear Havana Petit Perfectos, box of 1,25 FLORODORA CIGARS, box of 100, CREMO or CUBANOLA CIGARS; box of 50, 5,000 SUMATRA WRAPPER, long mixed Havana filler-Cigars, assorted, desirable shapes and sizes; $2.25 qualities; bax of 50, 25, Ns 1.6 (Olatn Vicor, Maat, 18th Oe) Gnamelled Redsteads. Ghe ta iinier Furniture Sale. tant special offering for Friday and Saturday, eds are nest and can be had in all colors and | Designs are exclusive, st tm, st st A_ most a The Enareatied sizes to order in a few days’ time. Also spectal word about Mattresses and Springs. ENAMELLED BEDSTEADS. MATTRESSES. £ § f, ENAMELLED BEDSTEADS, 1- MATTRESSES: Fins) Banik inch continuous pillars, fancy scroll weigh, de in one or wo pare filling and top rail; can be had in ‘A. of fancy tick light blue, Nile green and pink each oe oe price, ‘T Gh, Fey “4 bedsiead decorated in white ATTIRESSES: Gray Drawings and gold; regular price, 40 Ibs., full ht, mage in one oF 4 $15.00; special, 10. 50 parts, ‘CA "18, By/) ENAMELLED BEDSTEADS, 1- period $55 Oh eee | “a inch continuous pillars, fancy scroll SPRINGS, iron and brass filling and scroll cop BOX SPRINGS for metal bede sieads; upholstered with the best covered in ACA A ela Ce peered ENAMELLED BEDSTEADS, | }<- inch continuous pillars, and carved top rail, heavy sraight and seroll