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New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
PROTESTS AGAINST A Rum SHOP.
PETITIONERS MAKE AN APPEAL IN BEHALF OF
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

PETITIONERS MAKE AN APPEAL IN BEHALF OF
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
The Excise Board yesterday gave final hearing 70
property who oppose the granting Of license
10 Asmus Gerling for licuorstore at No. 436 Coun-
bus-ave close TO the Eighty rst-st station OF the
elevated railroad. A dozen welldressed men ana
women were present at the hearing and they had petit
ton signed by persons owning property valued al
several millions Of dollars all protesting against the
establishing Of another groggery in the district, IN
which there are many fine private dwellings Irus-
tees of the Museum Of Natural History also object 10
Gerlings application, because his rum-shop would DC
offensive to many women and children who are com
PEELED travel by the elevated road and enter or eSVe
trains at the Eighty hrstst station. John C. Coleman
the lawyer of No 10 Wallst., who led the deeganon
Of propery-ow said yesterday that they objected
strongly TO the liquor store now kept by John Iorger
at Columbus-ave and Seventy ninthst, and they had
reason TO believe that Gerling was only dummy -
for Berger.
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, the Wall Street broker who
lives at No 1874 West seventy testified That
he recently met Berger in the street and Berger d 10
him: "Wly are you folks opposing license for the
place at Eighty arst-st7 II can't get license Tor
that place / will stay at Seventy nnthst.'
Mrs. Mcdonald, of No. So West Eighty second ST.
said she saw a drunken man pushed ont Of BorgePs
groggery on a recent Sunday morning when she was
going TO church. She also had seen boys draining the
liquor barrels which were left on the sidewalk by
Berger
Dr A W. Iozier a real estate operator in the ais
frct said that Borger's place was an INJURY :" o'
moral educational and realestate interests of the ell
fire neChborhood and an angel could not r'n ano'ner
drinking place in the district without doing more har
a liquor-store in that residential quarter Is iNe
vrasn. = he said. at may be pretty enough TO look
at but its business end hurts
Miss Emilia Warner, who has private scnooi .o
young women and children at NO ioo "esv H,s -
Rrstst, said she feared that her scnooi NVu'u 90 .na
,s o.nc ,rore nermitted to keep lquOrstore at the
corner. . osl,od for more time to
enable him TO get up petition in his Iavor, st aia
President Meakim inquired How would YOU You Ih9 9
siy months ~ The Excise Board probably VIII Ho'
rrnnt (ierling,s appcatOn fol- license
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
TILE CITY COLLEGE BUILDING SAFE.

The rumor that the building Of the College Oh uo ~
CITY of New-York had been found unsafe causeu SUMO
sensation yesterday 1t proved 10 DC "l'io"O ,od
zion bouever. A committee Of experts, who examined
tbo hnldipg thoroughly made a report YESTERDAY oe'
cIarlne that the building safe in every particular
The City College was repaired thoroughly rev years
auo. All the weak laces were strengthened so tla'
the officers of the school system at once diScredeu @
report that the building in dangerous conuooh'
Superintendent Snyder is continuing MS Iloroue" "a "a
ornation ~ all the school buildings in the city. lie
has found ND to the present time. no more unsafe
houses although several of them must undergo repair
II is sti uncertain what will be done WITH tne II
in Grammar school No. 80, In West Thireenth-s' 81 io
l. now pOssble that the old armory on the "a hesh
ment in West Fourteenthst., will be hred Z anu No
nm ~ a school The teachers Of Grammer schooi No'
az have been assigned to places in other schools
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
KILLED IN 4 RAILWAY WRECK
NINE LIVES LOST on THE PrTTsBURe AND
WESTERN
FREIGHT TRAIN CRASHES INTO A WORK TRAM

FREIGHT TRAIN CRASHES INTO A WORK TRAM
ONLY ONE AMERICAN AMONG THE DEAD.
Newcastle, Penn, Sept. 24-A terrible wreck n.
CURED yesterday on the Pttsburg ard Western Raroaa
at McKm's Siding a station short distance the o,he,
side Of Zellenople. Butler County At this pop. |,
work train with fore Of fifty men was engaged m
putting down a new track About O'Clock this mor,
ing the train got out Of the way Of freight trz,,
going west but the crew did not know that second
section OF the same number was following five minutes
later The work train again pulled out on the mata
track and the men were engaged In throwing On Dirt
when tine second section OF the freight struck the vorE
train with great force.
Cars were piled up in a shapeess mass. rns
engines were mass OF broken iron and wood and na
hot steam and boiling water poured over the IN.
fortunate ones caught In the Jam. For moment sse-
the collision there was silence Then the air va.
broken by the shrieks Of the Injured. making The seo.
so terrible that Of the train men, who had escaped
injury tainted with horror. The trainmen and labc,
who were not injured began at once to assist thoea
prlsoned in the debris Several arms and les vs
found In different places and the head OF 40 Italc
was found twenty feet from the body. The engiDes
Joe,n Houghon who had bravey done his best 10 s,os
his engine attached to the freight train Sund
wedged in between broken and shapeess iron. Byu
o'clock the bodies Of eight Italian laborers had been
taken from the wreck. With the killing Of Engineer
Houghton this swelIs the number to nine.
There were at least twenty men injured, several d
whom cannot recover. All Of the bodies were terribly
manged and disigured. Engineer Houghton the
only American killed. His home Is said 10 be n
Allegheny.
Assistance was teegrsphed for to Zelienople and IN
short time physicians and citizens were at the se1s
rendering all the assistance in their power. At hi,
writing the exact cause Of the disaster cannos b
learned, but, as usual, 1t is said that a mistake Va
made by the tranmen who did not correctly interpret
the signal The Coroner Of Butler County has ben
sent for, and he will begin the Inquest immediately
after his arrival.
All the trains were delayed, but the large force d
men at work will soon clear the track.
The names of the Italians could not be learned, bu
they all lived in and around Zeienople.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
PRACTICE WITH GREAT GUNS.

The vessels of the Squadron of Evolution are taking
turns in greatgun practice at Gardiner's Bay. The
cruiser Newark went out on Monday for target prac-
tice but in this case the purpose TO test the
effect upon the vessels seams and boats by the CON
cusslon from the discharges, well TO drill the
guns crews the Newark not before having had these
tests which usually made soon after the vessel
Is accepted from the builders She is to go TO the
South Atlantic as the flagship Of that squadron, which
Rear Admiral A. f. X. Benham is to command.
The Atlanta went out for target practice on Wednes-
day and when she returned yesterday went to the
Navy Yard to receive some minor repairs.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
A DISHONEST BOOKKEEPER ARRESTED.

Providence, Il. l., sept. 24.-Thomas L. Nmun&
son, boOkkeeper for Thomas f. r. Pierce, shoedeAa'
was arrested last night by Detective Parker, on w
charge of embozzling $1,000 from the firm ms
morning he was arraigned I'm the District Court soa
bound over to the December term OF the Court
Common Pleas in 81 900 bonds. For year and
half he has been dissipated. lie has acknowlehs's
a defalcaton Of about 81 800 during the last ye.
and the firm expect the sum Will be found 70 !"
nearly d, 900. .,
EdmondsSn< in confessing that he had ROBBED .s
Asseniblynl man Pierce. said that lie had become lnss
ated with gocd looking young woman, ana hae = !.
had attempted 10 dress her and maintain her IN
ments beyond his means. lie has a wife and ciuu'
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
BLOW or THE HAND KILLED HIM.
HE WAS ABLE TO WALK HOME FROM THE HOS
PITAL BUT SOON DIED.

HE WAS ABLE TO WALK HOME FROM THE HOS
PITAL, BUT SOON DIED.
A fight between two boys in the alley at NO ~
CbrStopherst on Wednesday afternoon LED 10 rouoio
between the fathers Of the boys aud one OF the men
was knocked down, receiving injury Whlch causeu
his death yesterday morning. Patrick hltchen'
coal-heaver of middle age, the man VINO was
killed and his home was the tenementh house which
fronts the alley. tie had wife and seven childreh
10 support and he earned only 80 week, helphg 70
load the French and Inman steamships WIN COAL
His neighbors in the alley said he was quiet hau-
working man, and had done nothing to deserve pens
killed on Wednesday afternoon he went nome
tired after several hours Of hard work, and lay do"h
IN take a nap. About supper time he TOOK uh
nail and went 10 John Grode's liquor store in the
street TO get pint of beer On his way out ne saw
one of his young sons fighting In the alley win James
Cody, seven years DID, son Of william Couy' WHO
heeps quor store at No 113 ChrstOpher-st Mitchell
struck the Cody boy with the tin pail ana cut HIS
face slightly. The boy ran crying to his father.
Mitchell walked the groggery across the street.
He was returning with beer In the pail few minutes
later when he was met by Cody who out of his
own liquor store and confronted the coal-heaVer on
the sidewalk Cody is a quicI-tempered man.
What do you by striking a boy seven years
old with that pail ?" he demanded, ansrily.
"Why don't you keep your boy where he belongs
and not let him make trouble for other folks children
Mitchell retorted.
C5dy called Mitchell "a coward for striking child
and the al-heaver SWING the tin pail in threat
enng way and asked Cody what he was going TO
do about it," Suddenly Cody's fist shot out ana
Mitchell fell back on the sidewalk His head struck
the nagstone and he lay on the walk dazed ior
minute.
James Sullivan, a watchman living IN the alley'
helped Mitchell to his feet. The ooalheaVer cohi-
palned of pain in his head Policeman Hurley, who
was called to tile place. arrested Cody. An ambulance
surgeon examined Mitchell and ADVISED him to put a
poutce on his head. Mitchell then went home'
Later Cody was released ball at the Charlesst'
police station Mitchell tossed on his bed until a1ter
midnight, complaining Of intense pain In MS head'
Then he sank into stup0r, and at a. IN yesterday
he died His wife and childre uttered such heart-
rending cries that all the inmates OF the tenement
hOu,e got up to help comfort them. Policeman quinn
hoard Of Mtches death and rearested Cody. fester-
day the liquor dealer arralgned at tne COrOher
Office and held for the action of the courts.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
NOT 50 SIRE OF THEIR IDENTITY.

George Jacobs, the ''greengood' kng' was ARA s"ou
before Commissioner Shields yesterday OIL '' o'1- -
90 us,no tbe mails for swindlng purposes. He was
arrested by Anthony Comstock the charge OF sending
his circulars through the mails The CHIEF witness
against the accused man was Louis stIeep, VINO IN
1888 kept printing Office at No. 76 BeekmahSt'
streep was arrested in that year for printing green
poodsp circulars but the case against nm was hoo
pressed He said that he printed them Tor D. H. ai
lock, whom he mail them. Recently when JACOBS
vos arrested on another charge. sreep Identified MN
m u.l,ock Yesterday however, he was less sure that
tba trro men were the same The hearing was ad-
ionrned until Tuesday Assistant United states AVtOr
ney John o. Mott appeared for the government anu
Abram j. Rose for the prisoner
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
and light portable articles Of vane In ther posseSei'"
10 the Total value Of S2Ooo
REPUBLICAN HOPES IN BROoME COUNTY.
limited IN THE SUPPORT OF AssEMBLYMAN
DEYo FOR REFLECTION


DEYo FOR REFLECTION.
p,,oh.mton \. v. sept "a (speciall-The nomina-
t,on of Israel F. Deyo. of this city, for hemoer oi
Assembly from Broome County insures the election o
an able and painstaking Republican represen'auN0.
Mr.. Deyo was nominated by accamaton ana Without
any other name being mentioned. THIS Is soine'NHns
that has not occurred in Broome Couhty ioi "'"'
wears The Democrats have nominated U. l.. oSDoIhe
for the place but simply bcause he was the Only Dei
ocrat foolhardy enough to take It, lie mas soso'"e'
no chance of election for he is the most unpopular man
in tho county He is the lessee of street-car nhe'
the employes OF which work twelve ana iour'een
hours day. and among his own men theie Is ho' "
corporals guard who will support him. Mr' osOorne
IS the man who finally succeeded In having the ue'e
gates TO the Democrac State Convention instructed
for Roswell p. Flower as against Oenerai 'oneS'
General Joness Democratic friends ntend 10 get even
with him In the same way that theS lh'enu " ''''
Tammany Hall lesson
Mr. Deyo has been one Of the most vsinaoie mem
hers of the Assembly for the last two terms IL mas
been his close and careful watching that mas pre-
vented the passage of some Of the worst approprl"
ton measures that ever Democratic MEMBER OF tne
Assembly tried to put through, Regarding the Worlds
Fair bill which the Republicans are charsed WIN
olstricting Mr.. Deyo said to-day:
"The Republicans in the Assembly, Win the eA-
ception of those few who were controlled by Tam
many Hall and who aftelNvard received pay from
Tammany in one form another for obstrucnns ue
passage of the bill, voted for the Worlds FAR Dill
in every possible form in which IL came to the AS
sembly. We voted for the Assembly bill In us
original shape and voted for the Senate bill when
that came over from the upper house We also Voteu
for the report of the Conference Committee winch
amended both the Senate and Assembly bills. II was
not the Republicans who delayed the passage OF the
Worlds Fair bill. 1t was Tammany Hail. winch
wanted the absolute control Of all of the Fair patron,
age AS il was the bill law one mouth Deioe
the Illinois LEGISLATURE passed its Worlds Fair bill
The convention for the denomination OF senator S
Edmund O'Connor has been called 10 meet at SldIeS.
Delaware County, Oh October /. senator O'COnhOr
will be renominated without opposition
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
A FBPNCH WARSHIP IN PORT.

The sound of guns firing salute from Castle Will
lam Yesterday announced the arrival in this port OF
the maIi-of-war Nalade the flagship Of the French
North Atlantic Squadron. She came Into the harbOr
about 80 O'Clock in the morning. and steamed up to
an anchorage in the North River. The Naiade flies
the flag of Rear Admiral dc Cuverville. She has 275
men and twenty-six officers aboard. She is frgate
Of tho old type, mounting twcnty-one guns. Two
other ships Of the French North Atlantic squadron are
expected here shortly, the Bison and Magon The
Naiade came from Halifax. which port she left FIVE
DAYS ago. The other vessels are In West Indian
waters The Nalade is commanded by Captain lie
Gauk Among her other officers Lieutenants lie
BrOs and Serres and Dr. EctllanO.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
THE PRIESTEN VEREIN ADJOURNS.
AN OUTSIDER ADMITTED TO THE MEETING
OFFICERS ELECTED.

AN OUTSIDER ADMITTED TO THE MEEIlNS~
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Buffalo, Sept ga clever STROKE marked the final
session today of the Pfesten Verein,' or German
American Clerical Union. A non-member, and one
who speaks German like a a native, so mat IL cannd
be said a point could escape him, was Drought mo
the meeting at its beginning and received an oppor
unity 10 see 1t through TO the close. AS II To mass
the action still remarkable the outsider vas
Irshman. Seemingly the Verein took this action nf
the purpose of countegacting in way that could Dx
fail to attract notice the unp sSant impression caso
by their exclusion Of Father zurcher, the noted Buffalo
champion of nu-Cahenslyism The gist Of Fatbs
Zurchers charges was that the clerical union an
un-American secret organization, designed 10 " Ter
man1e" far possible the control Of the Catnone
Church in the United states by securing the appoint
ment of members Of the union to the higher ecclesas
teal offices, displacing particularly bishops of rso
extraction, who not in favor OF the German Ian
gliage in America. Father O'Byrne, Of St. Nicholas
Church in this city, is graduate OF the celebrated
University Of Innsbruck. Germany. Among the mem
bers Of the "Priesten verein,' ii appsaIs are over
twenty who were also once Innsbruck students. Fath6
O'Byrne was invited to A little festive gathering last
night of the lnusbruckerS and during tie 1oV m
good fellowship pressed TO attend todays meeuns
to which request of his old comrades he assented
From all accounts. nothing dangerous TO the public
veal took place in the meeting, which was occupe
nearly the entire time I'm baOting for OFFICERS to serve
during the ensuing year. Nicar-General MuehlSepea'
of st. Louis, retains the presidency of the organau
Cne vicepreSdent is DIR. Meisner, of Peru Ind Iatd
William Taerber, of ST. Lous, Is secretary and tatna
Duffner Of Buffalo, treasurer. For the Office H CON
mitteeman b. the place for next years meet
ing there the nveliest sort of contest. Faths
Boerneman, OF Reading Penn was reelected, but 4
was afterward decided to appoint with him sec0H
committee The Rev. William Nettstraeter of Chicago
was the successful candidate.
A dinner, at which Archbishop KatZer, Bishop Ou1
Zardetti, Bishop WIgger and some 200 German priest
were present, closed the congress.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
THE COOK NOT A C0NTRACr JABORER.

General O'Beirne yesterday released Francois Reg
nauit a French immigrant whom he had detained on
the ground that he contract laborer When
he arrived Regnaut said that his passage had been
paid by Henri Journet, a caterer, for whom he was
going to work a cook. Regnnult afteiward denied
this 80 he allowed TO land. The case had come
before Judge Lacombe in the United states Circuit
Court on a writ Of hsbeas corpus, but the Judge
needed to take no action. General O'Berne had
antcipated him.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
rNDrCTED EDITORS PLEAD.

The cases Of the propreors and editors Of the morn
ing nevspapers who were indicted for publishing de-
tailed accounts of the electrical executions at sing
Sing were called in General Sessions yesterday ior
pleading. "The Press" "The World" "Ihe AuVer-
tisers and "The sun were not represented John
rorrnshend counsel for The Herald" John r. Dos
possos for The Journal; b. F. Einsten, for " The
Times and b. H. Gueterbock, for the "Staats-Zelt-
ungn entered pleas of not guilty. with leave to with
draw the plea and file demurrer within two weeks.
Thomas e. Roohefort for The Recorder" merely
nleaded net guilty The indicted who did not
plead will do next week.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
LrNcHnoN on BOARD THE cH1cAGo.

Rear Admiral Walker and Captain Miller of tho
flagship Chicago, entertained J. seaver Page, Miss
Page and Mr. and Mrs. Laimbeer at luncheon yeSter
day on board the man-of-war. The party went with
Lieutenant Mulligan, Secretary Tracy's aid. The
Chicago will go to Gardeners Bay Saturday afternoon
for target practice she will remain there two days
and then 20 to New London where she will stay five
days training her gun crews in target practice.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
THE ITALIANS HAD 4 PRIvATE MINT.

Rosalinda Castaroo was arrested yesterday for
nassing a counterfeit nickel on a fruit vender at
East Broadway and Catherinest. she mad ABOUT
100 pennies in her pocket aud it is supposed she
obtained them as change when she made small
purchases with bad cent pieces. she lived on the
second floor Of No. 81 Cathenne-st., where Secret
Service officers found forty bad nickels and set
of moulds for counterfemg them. Francisco LOrando
and Vinzenzo Legrando arrested In the rooms.
All three remanded uutl to-day Dy commissioner
Shields in 81 600 bail each.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
Coyv1crs At BRICEyILLB STILL AT WoRK.

Knoxville Tenn. Sept. 24-outwardly al is quiet
IN Bricevine and Coal Creek to-day, but there Is a
vague uneasinesS dscernibe all around. white con
Wet escaped from Briceve stOckade last night The
Bricevlle stocksde is heavily guarded and thoroughly
aoupued for defence Several guards were sent from
here last night meeting Of the miners has been
held II any determination reached IL could not
he learned The prevailing opinion about Coal Creek
r that no trouble will arise. but minority hold that
the convics will be released and the attempt may he
made at any hour
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
PRINCETON FRESHMEN ORGANIZE.

Princeton. Sept "a CspeciaD.-The freshman clas
held a meeting in the Old Chapel al noon to-day fox
the purpose of temporary organization. The attend
ance was large and enthusiastic. The following Officers
were elected: President. John Poe, brother Of Peter
Poe, the captain of last years football team; Ns-
president Arthur Wheeler secretary, G.. A. Hal;
treasurer, Theodore huntington; chairman football
committee, Howard Colby; chairman track athletes,
Walter Moses chairman baseball. G. b. Lewis Tbers
are $50 men In the class, 100 of them being In the
school OF science Between thirty five and forty nen
have entered the three upper Classes this year.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
ARMY AND NAYY INrELLIGEMCE.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Leave OF absence for one
month f. granted First Lieutenant Henry A. Reed.
I'd Artillery. The following transfers in the 4th
Cavalry are ordered: First Lieutenant Games b.
Erwin, from Troop TO Troop NJ; First Lieutenant
Harry c. Benson. from Troop NJ 10 Troop X. surgeon
Manly II. simOns has been detached from the Enter
prise and ordered TO hold himself IN readiness for sea
service Brevet Colonel Charles W. Foster, quarter
master placed the retired list today thus pro-
quartermaster.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
xrw METHOD OF MAKING WHIsKEY.

Peoria ILL., Sept. 24.-For several months the
DistiIers and Cattle Feeders Company has been eX-
nerimenting with the Eakamine process OF making
whiskey. The process invented by Takamine, a
Japanese has been here personally conducting the
experiments. The distillers we'll pleased that
they have decided TO nit up the Manhattan DlstIery
with new machinery. The new plan greatly reduces
,hc cost of manufacture. queer feature Is that
species OF bug rice is used instead Of yeast for
the fermenting process.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
WILLIAM L. SCOTT BURIED.

Erie, Penn, Sept 24.-The funeral Of william l..
Scott took place this afternoon. The Rev. Messrs.
Huske and Price, Of the Episcopal Church, ofhciated
Amont the most noted persons present were exPres
dent Cleveland and Daniel 5. Lamont, Gvernor Patti
son. President Roberts of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Adjuant General McClelland, OF Pennsylvania; Pres-
dent Hughitt, of the Chicago and Northwestern Road
and Assistant Secretary of State Tden. The services
were plain but impressive. and large number of peO
pie followed the body to the cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
THE scHEvEyKErELpERs, rHAyKsGIvIyG.

Reading, Penn, sept 2i-The Schevenkefelders, a
quaint religious denomination which has but i've con-
greGationS in the United States, with 900 members
all in this State, to-day held their 157th annual
memorial reunion and day of thanksgiving in their
ancient meeting house in Washington township. Their
foreiathers landed in Philadelphia September %,
1884, and two days later held thanksgiving services
September ii has since been 'bserved as a day Of
fhantSCivInp
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
HE PUT A BULLET IN HIS HEAD.

James Taylor, a paperhanger, who has store at
No 4O4 West Forty nnth-st, taken TO the Roose-
welt Hospital yesterday with bullet wound In ms
head and was held a prisoner the charge Of
attomptiug TO commit suicide lie shot himself in
his store at 10 a. m and alterward wrote on piece
Of wall paper:
Telegraph Mrs, Taylor, care Of W. II. IIegges, 1853
HalIday-st., Lafayette, y. j. / am gone Take
care of my things
lie said the shooting was accidental. At the
bospta IL was said that he probably would recover
New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
THE roUyDERryG OF THE SHIP DENNIS.

The news OF the loss of the American ship Charles
Dennis was surprise 10 shipping circles yestcr
day as she WAS considered "A stasch and able vessel
The Denns sailed from this port for san Francisco
June q. She foundered of Cape Horn in a gale Her
crew were rescued by the ship Bella. Of Bath. aud
landed at Rio de Janeiro. The Dennis registered
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