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_ Contracts and Gave Notes for Works, Some of Which Cost $2,000 a Volume. HER SON SUES TO HAVE a RECEIVER APPOINTED. Attorney Hopes to Show That Book Contracts Were Made Improperly —One Set of Shakespeare Cost $78,000. Because Mre. Abby 8. Blodgett, of No. A West Twelfth street, made contracts } for the purchase of books amountlug me | Miewead her son and daughter have ed the Supremo Court to appoint a Feeeiver to tako chargo of the notes Which passed tn the transaction, Mrs. Blodgett gave notes for books which coat her $2,000 a volume, thy highest Price ever paid for a book either in \ this country or in Europe. The remarkable purchases of Mra. Blodgett, who is the widow of a very wealthy merchant, were kept a secret "y from her son, W. 1. Blodgett, and Der daughter, and it was only through Whe sult brought to recover $1,000 on « © Mote given to IF. H. Norcross op a book Wontract that the exposure was made. ft came to Ueht then that Mra. Blodgett been ordering wots of books of al- ‘most {fabulous value. Howlund. Murray & Prentice, of No. 85 Wall street, acting for Mr. Hlodgett, Yesterday brought an action tn special erm for the appointment of « re celver pending trial of the action on the note given Mr. Norcro: ‘The at- torneys hops to show that the book contracts were made Improperly. Set of Shakespenre for $78,000. ‘The defendants in the action are Mer- wil and Laker, of Nos, 9 to 31 Hast Six- 8 Yeenth streot; HK. ewbegin, of No. |) (fo Nassau streot, and F, M1, roms, Merrill and Baker have a single con- tract calling for the delivery of a nat Of Shakespeare, which is in thirty-nine volumes, each volume costing §2,000. ‘This is the most expensive and elab- crate set of books ever brought out und only five sets have been produced, ‘Lt is called an illuminated edition, which tneans that all the tooling ts hand made, “borders of 14-karat gold line cach yage of printed matter and that the {nitial letters are also of genuine gold MISS LA CHAPELLE, BRIDE-ELECT OF SENATOR CLARK. GLORY CRAZED THIS BLUECOAT Allison Became Mentally Unbal- anced on Receiving a Santi- ago Medal and Is Now in Bellevue Insane Ward. HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE HERO OF SAN JUAN HILL. And Declared He Should Be Made Commissioner, or at Least Inspector, Although Only Nine Months on Force. Too much glory was the undoing of Policeman Wiliam Allison, of the Kas: Thirty-fifth street station, and he ts now fighting the battle of Santiago over again in the Bellevue psychopathic ward and flaunting with pitiful medal Congress awarded him for herolam ax a member of the United States Signal Corps in the Cuban cam- palgn, This medal and perhaps a blow on the head he received in @ battle with Sec- ond avenue thugs early last month are responsible for the vollapse of the young Dluecoat’s reason, He had been on the force nine months leaf. The material ysed is vellum and 4 most expensive binding ever pro- - Gubed _ ORtdoes Any Edition de Luxe, Itt id that Merrill and Baker h, ~~~ #vtes for the full price of the sin, of Shakespeare, aggregating $74,000, ‘Thby also profess to have write by Mrs. Blodgett. showing that sho Knéw what sho was doing all the time ae entered into the contracts, The gufchase was made in December. Only of the volumes are ready for do- rine ‘ab: These are ee +4 Bhakespeare an nates. ‘which W $19,000, f a leben for atao.co0: Shakespeare edition by Sather & Baker runs at P C00 ja t irs. Blodge voted’ or beer recently ‘ant Dickens oF 190 Solanes at @_ volume. Mord Ie ‘were printed, an A e alt ubsoribed or by @ num bor of Set nes Fe prominent in soctet al: ‘8 & love books joried rhe the elabo- 1s of famous authors, the recent art. When she started ® collection recently she want- that would eclipse anything ao ther. beGecision Ih the sult to ostanllsh parr Oe or the validity o: ; the ped Da a ~ WOMAN RISKS RISKS LIFE "TO RESCUE GIRL Ceaps- from Wagon in Central \ Park and Seizes Reins of * Runaway Horse Which Miss ‘James Was Riding. Ales Gertrude James, of No. 1 elglith street, js suffering at home y from a wrenching that she got | Saturday j tlon of ils valor by | station-he West when laat Friday he reoetved the tiny metal reward for his valor. Untill then he had been a model of modesty and deference, He had even made an ex- cellent record for himself, being highly commended by his captain several times, but the kind worda of appro- bation he recelved from that genial old veteran, Capt. Shire, did not affect the tone of his humility and etriet at- fention to duty, But when he received the medal Con- gress voted to him for his bravery in signalling under fire in the battle of Santiago his simple modesty was su- perceded by an arrogance and pride that furnished no end of amusement to his bi r officers until it had reached @ stage whore it evoked their c pity. The night after receiving his medal Allison pinned it on his blouse and strutted out on his beat, between For- ty-second and Thirty-eighth streets, on ‘Third avenue. To every one he met he called attention to the little insignia of his heroiam, and his accounts of his herolo service increased in extravagance as he narrated them to each succes- sive auditor, Upon entering the station-house on told a number of his oMoers that he ought to be in inspector, He deciared that it ‘who had led the charge up San Juan Hill and not President Roosevelt. That night when he retired to his cot tn the wstatlon-house dormitory he decorated his pajamas with his medal and atrutted about the room brandish- ing his revolver and night stick and de- claring that he was a match alngle- handed for the whole Spanish Army. He quleted down on the following day until he discovered that his medal had been inscribed “Cusco Hills’ in- stead of “Santiago.” At this he be- came wildly indignant and sought Capt, litre, Ho told the captain that a grave injustice had yeen done him and that he would call upon Commissioner Mo- Adoo at once to have the error cor- rected, The captain told him tf he would walt a few days he would assist dim. Wanted McAdoo's Place. On Sunday night his simple mind be- came more inflamed by the joking 8 com: se dormitor that a man of stich call made Police Commiastoner an thelr men- des in the ‘They told him should be banter as meant in perfect good | yesterday afternoon in @ runaway in| 5. Central Park which might have cost | | her her Ufe if it had not been for the © brayery of a young woman, whose name | | Miss James does not know. The heroine, ‘after satisfying herself that Miss James vas not seriously Injured and in good ‘sans, went away before she could be ked for what she had done, Miss James was on horseback, and while riding under’ the Ninety-sixth bridge some boys with peashoot- ») ers Btruck the animal. . The horse broke to.n run so suddenly that Miss James thrown to one side and would have hurled to the ground if it had not ® that tho pommel of the sadil ht her riding skirt. She held on to ins and. with her head within a a move to save her. Stage approaching. the the animal to turn aside, Woman leaped out and of Miss James's hor eldio one tiuick wis. which e animal to Its haunches, and & man held it, the heroine James from her perilous stage passengers gathered James and a it | the away, tig iy he ar Ha | ASS Nae faith. snide nt the young p astin | man Ju j the window fired mes, Serious d. oft ma \o re NOL been t \ B Pi. Suire gave him a | 1 c seemed {> Seared ©, ‘Two policeme found Allison house, “where | fright and the who heard he’ policeme ter to tae tn ae eee he arrived thers and taken to tho psy poitee Arill Alllson insisted on wearing ™ | on hia blouse had to be taken the drill-room because of jis vik |Janguage to Capt. Delaney. wlio dered him to remove the medal. April 12 last Allison was attacked by @ ang of thugs at ‘Twont snIatit atvect | and Second kh he man- to arrest two of his assailants hia ly cut and bruised that tn the hospital several days, ean cpa am _ or- | SENATOR CLIK TO TAKE A WIE Montana Millionaire, It Is Re- | ported, Is to Marry His Young and Beautiful Ward, Miss Amelia La Chapelle. | YOUNG WOMAN IS | TALENTED MUSICIAN. | Copper King and His Intended | Bride Are Abroad at Present Time, and Wedding May Take Place on Other Side. New ¥ i wk Senator Willlam Clark, to- the Montana copper king, will soon marry [his ward, Mise Amolia La Chapeile, whom he has been educating abroad A rumor that the millionaire would make the young woman his wife and the mistress of the $7,000,000 residence which he has erected tn Fifth avenue stuurted {1 Washington two years ago to b» denied emphatically by him from thine to time ever aince Once he said in Washington, when asked if it was his Intention to marry Miss La Chape that she was the fancee of a ‘Aminent Inwyer of Butte, Mont. Soon after that the engagement of the aig Woman to former Senator Lee Mantie wax reported. Now comes tho news that Senator Clark will be byrldeg m to the young ’ n whom he cared for ever her father, a aeh-Canadiaty, was Killed in one of the Clark mines ¥ amo. Tt is understood thy 1" ¥ Mie will take place te ro and that it may ta n Don’ Approve. It !s understood that ene * ehildren—Char taiver aad Mrs, Dr Morris—have onjected without ‘alos ith from Chapelle for tis wite with the hard-headed than any Senator Clayk nixty-five years old, Miss La ©) je is twenty- one, Not only has the jalre eared for her since her father's death, her «lsters and mother hi orted and shown every co Three years Miss La Chap: was graduated from a fasion boarding-school in Washington. had developed an unus fine voice, And tt was thought for a time that per- h she might go on the operatic stage In addition to ker volee, she pot great muateal talent, and it give this the treatment that the Senator went th to Paris, where she wa best master Miwx La and can justly lay claim to a right to be caliea beautiful, ‘The opportunities that the wealth of Senator Clark han ded her have given her a pollah h would susiain her In the best he Senator himaalf 1# one of the bert educated men in Congress and one of the best art authorities In the United Btater. His income {# estimated at $20,000 a dav, Senator Clark left this country several week" ago and tt wan sald at the time | that he was golng to Paris, Later It was reported that he had left France And gene to Alters, Soon before hie departure for France the announcement | er the cable that Misa La was in Tangier, and thove who have been following the davelon- ment of the romance would not be sure prised to hear of the wedding taking place in that faraway country, Some Ef them would not be surprised ta bow that Senator Clarke and his ward had Mready become husband and husband and wife. FOUND DEAD IN HIS BILLIARD ROOM Wealthy Silk Importer, After Game with Friend in His Home, Remained at Practice and Died of Heart Disease. John T. Silberstein, a wealthy silk merchant, of No. 28 Greene street, died suddenly from heart failure last even- Jng in the billiard room on the floor of hig city house at No, 119 West Eigthy- first street. He had been playing ‘a game of billlards with several of his friends. About 9 o'clock, when the game was ov and he re- mnalned in the ¥ . Some time la ing him. wen he was and discovers face downward on the brother-in-law, Dr. B.S 184 Second avenue, who reported the case to the Coroner, sald that den wits due to heart failure. During t few weeks, his wife says, he ha ajuently complained of paina In th r genéral good health that his condition | did not excite alarm Fd WE EXCEL A wide variety omespun. : | Whether on of his heart, but seemed in such BROKAW BROTHERS ESTABLISHED NEARLY HALF A CENTURY eee tke ee a ane ee SENATOR CLARK, WHO IS TO WED HIS YOUNG WARD. | DISAGREE IN SUIT FOR $40,000 NOTE Jury Unable to Determine if John F. Harris & Co. Are En- titled to Judgment Against Charles P. Buchanan. WIFE, WHO OWNS HOUSE, ALSO SIGNED NOTE. Defendant Says He Lost $200,- 000 While Customer of Firm —Believed Note Would Not Be Used. Justice Blanchard gave the jury they six ars for deliberation, t agree in tha Harris & ¢ udgment against ¢ on the note for $40,009 slgned by him and his bride, Suchanan, at 2 in the morning after a delightful ed to a Buchanan S| dinner and a “ttle game of cards," Buchanan had testified in the trial that he had been speculating through Harris & Co. for some time preceding that Blue Thursday tn May, 1900, when the Northern Paelfle pante sent every thing to smash, and that he supposed he had $70,000 to his credit on the morn- ing of May 8 Game of Cards After Dinner. B. M. Rogers, manager for J, F. Har- ris & Co, an old Indianapolis friend of Mrs. Buchanan, came up to dinner at thoir beautiful home, No. 62 East Sixty- third street, that evening, After dinner they adjourned to the eard-room, The game ended at 2 o'clock in the morning, and then tho guest of tne evening Introduced the horrid topte of “business’’ with the gentle announce- ment that Mr. Buchanan's account with [his firm was $20,000 short and something must be done. “You own this house,” ers, briskly, to his pretty an a note for $10,000 with y anid Mr, ontous; Rog- an Sald Note Wan Not to Be Used. Mr. and Mrs, Buchanan testified that Mr. Rogers sald the note was not to be used, fatisty to show to and and It would held 600 shares of Atchison wanted It but he the tir oxic until got nothing for sed her fr Tia bilit saving her home to her, i Wweduths witt front her, husband, Mr. Buchanan testified that ho had A out of £60,008) In that pantie of 2 The jury 3 and three for y nine for Buchanan urris & Co. on every ballot it ahenld be understood that that card game was merely an incident and had nothing to do with the note trans- action. CONLON’S LAWYER APPEALS. | chanter's Successor Wants Conyvlo- tlon Reversed, While Justice MacLean {8 deliberating upon the ap ation of Lewls Si ant Chanter for a writ of ¢ der which the Appellate Division may roview the proceedings and determine Judge Newburger was legaliy adjudging him in cont nding Martin Conlon, Charles v assigned w defend Con- Ne " ight in hile dete reasonable dow Jon's conviction, nt District-Attorney Sandford ei the application, and decision was of the legality | ote rex in Spring Suitings. There's something about our \Graysi in dark and lighter shades, “and our Brown mixtures, that most young men like. The smart- ness of the garments speaks for Brokaw tailoring. of patterns to choose from in Cheviots, Worsteds and our famous Donegal Sack Suits, $15 to $34. | ASTOR: PLACE-AND-FOURTH-. ‘AVENUE! i -|line at any — saci CURT EET OUR ‘ Pt that Moran had been drinking heer ily Intely' and had tried to quit but found tt dimcult, Tan reported sick Inst Sunday and had not reported for du nce then, although his wife velleved he was wer ith continuously, his young wife, whom he ly fifteen months ago, called Nethercott. home Monday an plans to rent a house all together ercott children could 1 igh which to play, moved in a week or two. Moran was a Catholic he cannot | yeburled' from, a church becaune he comimtted suicide. ‘The funeral will be band Killed Himself—Says He t om lia Inte home to-morrow, Several Had No Cause. | of his brothers, ‘who live in New Eng- | land, are (ues ted in the elty to-day. HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.’ SIUES ww | IS PROSTRATED ——- Policeman Moran’s Young Wife Refuses to Believe Her Hus-) wy, ey Int en made so th hav Mra. James Moran, the bride-widow ot| pokceman who Killed liimself in al bath by trinking carbollc @cid, David Rothachiid's Answer to - od to-day Ja lier home at) pour Indictments for Larceny. Non] West Ninety-seventh street. David Rothschild, of Federal Bank She refuses to believe that her hus-| and Globe Becrity Company. nore band killed timself and Ine pleaded not guilty to-day to four In- yt Killed himself and tn ane he| Rleaded |p Fae ee citateen Knee beet +8 policeman's brother-/ nim in the Court of General Sessions. In-liw, Iran Steplen Nethercott,| Lawver Leventritt, of counsel for sald to-day that Moran never d ie to} Rothschild, says he will demur to the excess, although Capt.. Flood, com.{ indictments anr has until next Monday : LA east m-| to do #0. Rothschild is In the Tombs In manding the Eldridge station, det 000 bail. street B. Altman & Cn. On THURSDAY, May Fifth, a recent importation of INFANTS’ WEAR (Paris, hand-made), will be offered at, the following unusually low prices: Short Dresses, sizes, 6 months to 2% Long Slips, made of Nainsook, z years, and each, $1.35 Russian Blouse Dresses of Pique, hand embroidered scallops; sizes, 18 months to 4 years, - $2.50 Pique Reefers,, hand embroidered scallops; sizes, © months to 4 years, ¢ 4 ‘ $1.50 ach Muslin Caps, tucked and feather stitched; sizes, 3 months to 4 years, . . . . 50c. Nainsook Pillow Cases, with hemstitched hem and edged ‘with lace, 5 , - é - $1.40 | Nineteenth Street and Sixth Avenue, New York ow moo ce tt Or alto | We Wake 2 a Secaly ‘of Furnishing Fuas.| FOUR ROOMS Completely Furnished, §125,°° $1 Per Week Opens an Account 3 Rooms | Furnished at | $75.00 Furnished at $150.00 Thin picture representa’a few of the principal articles we give tn our Bedroom. WE PAY FREIGHT AND CARFARE, | WE EARRY EVERYTHING FOR HOUSEKEEPING. | Our Terms Also Apply to New Jerzey and Connecticut. aTHe: pd ae Ww. L. mon $3.32 SHOES arene. that W. L. Douglas does not make and $1C 10,000 sell more men’s $5.50 shoes than any| REWARD other manufacturer in the world. 7 The reason W. L, Douglas $3.50 shoes are worn by f The Douglas | styles for | pea moremen in all stations of by any other life than any other make, is, they hold their shape. fit better,wear longer, and are of greater intrinsic value than any other $3,50shoe.\ 2,473,464 Pairs of Fine Shoes were made and sold by W. 4. Douglas in 1903. “I have been wearing your $8.50 shoes for years, and consider them the best in the world. I have tried other makes, but come back to the Douglas.”” GEO. C. BURBANK, Stenographer Hoffman House. W. L. Douglas High Grade Boys’ Shoes, $2.00 and $1.75 price. THE LIPTON. et tecttsl 4 W.1L. Douglas uses Corona Coltskin Made in every in his 833.50 shoes. Corona Coltis varietyof black and conceded everywhere to be the russet leathersinlace, button and Oxfords. ALL ONE PRICE, $3.50. W, L. Dbugias has tho largest mon's $3.2 you live, Douglas sees are within your reach, 2% cen 7 finest PatentLeatheryet produced, Fast Color Eyelets will not wear brassy. hoe Mall Ortor Business tn the world, Nomatter DOUGLAS will be paid to anyone who can prove | stra prepara delivery. Write |: MUST VACAT Three more days’ extension and the FAMOUS Goodyear Raincoat Co, is no more. Therefore if you desire, are in need, or your wardrobe is without a Cravenette Raincoat or Mackintosh This is an opportunity of getting one regardless of {the cost of manufacturing. Remember this is positively the last 3 days, as we must vacate Saturday, May 7th, inclusive. These farewell sacrificing prices will long be remem- bered by all who take advantage of this sale, as wg have cut our prices still lower. Come and be d be Convinced. Men's Cravenettes ~— \Ladies’ Cravenettes and Raincoats in 5. 25 AND RAINCOATS, cut in the latest Fancy Mixtures... fashions and styies, in brown and Oxford; 600 NEN’S CRAVENETTES, rot. ‘till, loose fly front; strapped and piped so-called Raincoats, but the Genuine Cra-| shoulder capes, never sold BY 6.25 veneltes, carefully cut and tailored, 1504) for less than $22 to $10. models, all shades; athletic shou!- 7 25 Sale price, $4.25 tu... LADIES’ PRIESTLEY CRAVBN- ETTES, made of very fine covert cloth, ders, full, loose backs; actual values, $2210 $25; our price. . CRAVENETTES for men; thousands of stylish coats to select from in this in brown and Oxford; full, lo os¢ tly front strapped and piped seams, prettily stitched range; every novelty, every color, every i 1 bishop sieeves, with deep fancy cuffs; half design; every garment hand tailored; they are simply marvels of 1504 ris} fitted back, contined with rQ. straps, formerly sold at $32 to n designs; values $28 to $30; our price... | $27.50. Sale price $11. 28 to Mackintoshes for Men, Women and Children almost given away. GOODYEAR RAINCOAT CO., 113 Nassau St Between Ann and Beekman Sis, ee A Booklet on “Eyes and Their Care.” A to-the-point piece of printed matter which I want to put in the |} hands of every one who wears glasses or has eye troubles. It’s only a few minutes long, and I think you'll be glad you have read it. Send me your name and address on a postal and it will go to you by next mail. Or ask at either of my offices. My: glas: are fitted only after careful, seleniific examinations. No bargain counter or bargain - store methods. More information in my booklet. Eyeglasses or Spectacles, $1 up. Artificial Eyes, finest made, $3. | ; Mrs, Murkins’s Statement. Last epring I waa imuch run down, Woll-wettied catarrh which had exten | ha e a | from omy head and throat into my ai and bronchial tubes. 1 had swallow | much catarrhal mucus that my whole # was polsones short of Wy coughed nig! 2 SPECIALIST, 348 sixth Ave. (bet. 21st & 22d sts.) 50 East 125th St. (cor. Madison ay.) Harlem Office Open Eve nn} it could cure me, He has kept fis “word, and Tam well, (Signed) M Balle ave. | Deafness Cured. 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