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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
Minister. Bowl aud Play Billiards,

The delegates to the twenty fourth annual
meeting ofthe New Jersey Congregational AS
ISOLATION were in good spirits when the Sec
ond days session opened yesterday In the
Jersey City Tabernacle. At the close OF the
meeting on Wednesday night number OF the
ministers and lay delegates inspected DR..
Scudders pride. the Peoples Palace. There
are billiard tables and bowling alleys In the
Palace, and several of the ministers played
The principal topic at Yesterdays session
was temperance The Rev Mr.; Seymour offered
should te required to Be total abstainer. and
should always labor for total abstinence. OBJ
lection WAS made. and the resolutions wore re-
ferred to the Committee on Temperance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
BROOKLYN CHURCH DISSOLVED.
The Third Methodist Society Unable to
Keep Itself Going.

The Third NJ. E Church Society In Brooklyn
whose church in Washington street was land
mark for more than fifty years. and has now
become the property OF the Bridge trustees
has been dissolved. and the church funds.
realized from the sale OF tho property and
amounting to nearly Sl2O.OOO. will be turned
over to the Brooklyn Church Society OF the NJ.
r Church. The society. scverntYhonths ago.
by vote OF 81 to =. decided to dissolve tho
chuith and make this disposition Of the funds,
nut me application TO that end did not como
w 10 me courts until yesterday. when the ma
lorlty oi n" Board Of Trustees rr"snrtcd II to
th uaI" pykman IN the supreme Court. Two Of
,Iho lev. nr Roche. tho last Iastor OF the
cnurrh' was the PRINCIPAL witness lie testi-
Hod thnt when he took charge Of tho church in
1sa'l there We're / 40 names OH the rolls. Int
fhe average attendance dill not exc.rI ~
IN june 1851. lie had to give until, SUNDAY
school Glasses. Ia kept Gpthe Irny1r inect
lnes until there was NJ one Ia sim, mr. nrnv
Even the class meetings dwiualrd until onIv
onewoman and the pastor We're !e,t Dr. Ronhn
said he neighborhood had changed So mu,h
that 1t would be Impossible t. gather another
congregation. There was no cround fnr ro
Eevlng that Il now church could spring iron,
The dissenting trustees failed to convince
the Court that the society could be revival
and Judge Dykman granted the application
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
CALIFORNIA; STILL SHAKING.
IAttis Damage Done ~ the Later sheehs-
Prof EnviAson's Remarks.

BAN FnAScrsoo. April 21.-A slight earth.
quake shock visited San Francisco at 9;49
o'clock this morning. The vibrations were
from north to south. lasting twenty seconds
The disturbance was felt at sacramento.
Dicgs. Woodland. and Chico in this State. and
at Reno. Nevada. At BiGGs eight distinctive
vibrations were felt Clocks stopped and plas-
ter fell.
In Woodland tho shock was more severe
than the one on Monday night, when number
Of brick buildings lost chimneys and had walls
cracked. This mornings shock caused about
fifty feet Of fire wall OF the Capitol Hotel to coll
lapse and fall TO tho sidewalk. Other brick
buildings were also damaged
ings nll ovor the city were SGT swinging. cell
inss In some places were cracked AMI clocks
The earthquakes OF the past thirty six hours
have really been very trtiinG in their nature
the sas yss aye .en lost anS s
property has been destroyed except in linn
tied section In tho interior. whore the build
Prof. George Davidson Of the United States
Coast and ticoIetic Survey. who has made a
says; Tho consensus Of jul. mcMt among
physicists is TINT curthuuakcs result from u
ceasei ess dissipation Of it's hcnt into tho cold
of srncc. Az this loss of heat progresses
throughout The s ,n
rives u moment when the breaking of II por-
ton OF the surfnce takes place along the
weakest part thereof. Every miner is familiar
with faults which he encounters In the limo OF
his drifts. and rarely can he toll whether tho
continuation OF his vein is above or below him
when. ho comes t." bare wall ut tho abrupt
end Of his vein.
"AlonG th: coast the limos Of rupture Of tho
weak parts Of tho carth's crust nre shown In
tho depression OF the plateau OF the Pacific
occnn bed and the paral clism OF mt least four
lines OF the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges.
nnd these lines ind the closely adjacent cuun-
try must be tho scat Of seismic changes as
each gradually loses its hoat.
we have evidence clearly before us that
along this limo OF rupture OF these ranges
there have boon many outiiows Of lava, form
Ing the basnltic layers visible in tho Sierra
Novadns in c"rtni localities and especially in
many ontiows along the northern part of tho
Cascade range. The hynamical theory ac-
counts for these, exhibitions; and It is easy to
imagine that there must have been many
other exhibitions OF electrical and volcanic
forces
In the great chain OF the Aleutian islands.
whore so many extinct and active volcanoes
exist. every carthuuako along this weak limo In
tho earth's surface Is accompanied by renewed
activity in tho living volcanoes. and 1t may be
safely assumed that all the phenomena may
be traced to tho contraction and rupture of
some part OF tho surface or crust from the
ceaseless but slow cooling OF our planet"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
RosA MEEHs,s NASTY MAnR1AoE
VIII en- IL Was Over She Found That There
wns Another Mrs. Watkins.


Rosa Meers. 20 years old. short and agile.
who. like her younger sister Marie. Is bare
back rider. was on the witness stand before
Justice Truax In the Supreme Court yesterday
to testify in her suit for the annulment OF her
marriage with Harvey L. Watkins. formerly
secretary and stcnog rapher Of James A. Bailey
OF Barnum 4 Bailey.
Miss Meers came to court with her sister
and her father. Hubert William Meers. also an
equestrian performer. Watkins's first wife
Ammo. who Is earnin. her living as model In a
cloak house. greeted Rosa on her arrival. but
did not sit with the Meerses. Watkins's where
abouts Is said to be unknown to those inter-
ested in the proceedings. and he made no
defence to tho action. he Is about - years
Rosa testified that she was 10 years old on
Jan. % last, when she went to Jersey City
live at the Hotel Viano, and was married. to
Watkins BY the Rey ". G. SnodRrass. She
then playing The County nrens IT
Enos OF the same show Witnessed the. cere-
mony. She did not know that Watkins had a
wife slready After the ceremony she re- re.
since lived. She, then learned Of Watkin mss
the ceremony, Marie Meers. who is 10 years
old and "a little taller than hor sister. gave
Mrs. Annie e. Watkins testified that she had
married Watkins on Oct. 9. 1889. and lived
him. She has an action for divorce. pending
against him. begun through Frank W. Keller
last January; and the papers were served On
Rosa In her, complaint Mrs. Watkins made
Rosa one OF tho several correspondents. and
Annie Carroll, ano other bareback rider in Bar
mum l. Bailey's circus in 1890 another.
Justice Truax reserved decision In Rosa
Meers's action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
runern, of I,o.well Smith,

The funeral O! Boswell Smith. President OF
the Century Company. WAS held yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock In tho Ma olson Avenue
Presbyterian Church. The Eev. DR.. L. b. Coo
OF the Dutch Reformed Church at Forty eighth
street and Fifth avenue. which Mr.. Smith had
lately attended. and the Rev. DR.. G. l.. Thonp-
son of tho Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church. OF which ho had formerly been NOM
Der. both delivered sholt addresses. Alarge
floral design was sent BY the Century Company
and another by Its employees. and numerous
other uoral Iiocos were sent by personal
friends. Tho. members, q the CrHt'np Com;
pany and tho editorial stats Of the ce,ulG'E ana
81 Nich0l0s magazines attended IN body
The pail bearers were Richard watson I'LL
der, r. II. scott. Gen. Wagner Swayns
AArnnsa ]. i. Townsend. John Wilson.
Theodore l. Dovinne. A.W' Drake, and George
". Cable. Among Others. present were hlte-
law Red Z. G, Stedman. William II. Appleton.
T!akelnan. Bleccker Van WAGNER, Mrs. Mary
Mapes Dodge Clarence c. Buel. {. +; ChisEes-
dnrd. DR. DR.. I Samuel ii. Virgin. William Carey.
Iooker. Titus b. Meigs Thomas 5. Strong
William Maxwell. and Charl les BROOKS
After the services the body was taken 10
AoLtc!ar. y. j.. for intcrnent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
ARTHUR FIIEDRErM.

and Hd1 Bartenhauser pushing each other but no
George Helm stadt al" saw The scufiiirs.
After .Frisdheim1 bad been arrested on tho
tced that Bartenhauser was pale and trem-
bling. Heinstad advised him to 60 home: Ho
" bs street as TncH hs AS sbn
him, but he grew worse. and Heinstadt called
tenhauser told him that Friedhem had struck
him. Bartsnhauser had to 10 carried into the
ii Ssi IL disd beiors ssH physean could Se
XSf the ts e. h !9stse Taintor
employ for ten years. He had been Ill a good
Been ii With tie s ow
Ing 1a h The ay
tenhaus ao was s bashelor and his only mme
dlate, relatiye was his sister. Deputy Coroner
Walsh made an aHonsy on BHrttemhaausers
death was due to valvular, heart disease.
symptoms of pulmonary Gdema were also
Arthur Friedheim holds high place In tho
M sHs r0
city q Enrops Where he has snr a sdk @
certs at st. Petersburg Berlin. Moscow. Paris.
Vienna. and London. He was born in st. Pc.
tie 'ayo3its pull Q, .TIszt Ho Is q
clean.cut, features. dark brown eyes,. and
hair pushed straight back from a high.
a gold medallion portrait Of List as z scar!
pin. For many years he devoted himself
chiefly to tho performance OF LISTS COM
positions. which he Interpreted with great
skill and feeling He has also shown talent as
u composer and is at present at work on the
score OF an opera.
Mr.. c. F. Trettnr. member OF the firm OF
Steinway Co., introduced Friedheim to the
American public in Il concert at the Metropoll-
tan Opera House shortly after his arrival In
New York. Later he appeared In number Of
piano recitals. In tho past two weeks he has
given ton piano rectals in New England. He
the Newark Arion Society at Newark tonight.
and had been requested to be in Baltimore on
This is most unfortunate for Friedheim is
graduate Of the University Of St. Petersburg.
and rd-workinG student, He has great
demand fol, piano recitals and as an Instructor
In music. He has many pupils
Friedheim lives at $50 Lexington avenue
with his wife and child and his. wife's two
sisters. He will be examined before Justice
Taintor to- day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22

The Energetic EndeAvors to Collect Sub
scriptions Meeting With Success.

DcriptiOns Meeting with Success.
Every one OF the two thousand odd commit
TEEN on who have been appointed to collect
subscriptions in the different Industries for
the Grant Monument Fund is working like a
beaver. and thcro is no question now that the
S35O.0OO which Gen. Porter has sot about OBJ
tanning will be raised by the end OF the month
The trustees Of the Grant Monument Assoc
citation had a long session yesterday aftor-
noon. In which plans were discussed for the
dedication. Until Gov. Flower signs tho bill
providing for IL half holiday on April n the
necessary arrangements for the parade will
whether the First brigade Is to turn out for
the occasion. hut by Tomorrow Secretary j. &.
Reed says thnt the arrangements for the pa
rade and dedication will DO perfected.
Tho President Of the building Material EN-
change appoint ed q committee OF tw"nty-seven
yesterday to solicit subscriptions among the
members OF the Exchange: The passenger
at 2 o'clock and appointed committee head.
by A. c. Mills. AT a representative MEETING Of
the residents west OF Central Park held At tho
Hotel Endicott 1t was decided to organize i've
committees between whom the west side. he
tween Fifty-ninth and l23th streets. is to be
scrtptions The Chairmen Of the, ,comnittees
are Lawson \. Fuller. Dwight n. Olmstcad.
Cyrus Clark. Kliacn Van Rensse!ser. and l.
President Gallup Of tho Par; Board has, re-
solved to resign as the SECOND PRESIDENT
OF the Grant Monument Association. He
thinks the new members OF tho committee
should lie represented among tho officers. ana
resigns in order to mako room tor one OF
them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
POLICEMEN UNEASY IN MIND.
The Kaleidoscope May Tie Shaken Again
Mt the Board Meeting To-day.


Mt tho Board Meeting To-day.
The air in and around Police Headquarter
yesterday was thick with rumors Of retire
ments. reductions. and transfers. Treasurer
McClave knew nothing OF any proposed
changes. Superintendent Byrnes snid that
the report that he had recommended whole
sale transfer Of Sergeants was without ioun-
dation. and that no such step was contem-
plated ut present. Commissioner Sheohan
had heard but did not know that the Superin-
tendent had prepared q list OF Sergeants to be
transferred. and that tho Commissioners wero
to consider the list before holding their reEu-
lar meeting to-day.
Capt McAvoy. transferred from West Forty.
seventh street to 1921 street. is the only Cap
tain who has as yet put in his formal applica-
ton for permission to compete for the vacant
Inspectorship Capts. Cross. Brooks. Nc
nd tySyr ha Sr also
the force is that his wife is worry sick and has
him retire. It is probable that the other Cap Cap
tairs transferred to- undesirable precincts viii
have boon a policeman twenty-nine years
and no charge has ever been m"dn against
old and / mean to serve them. iii GO whcr,
ever they send me and do my duty. I've been
IN the nth precinct great many years. but |
always knew had no mortgage on it."
He said that the younger McCullash would
not resign either Capts. BroGan and XIII
lea also denied that they had amy intention Of
leaving the department..
Speaking Of tho Wholesale transfers Justice
voorhis said: Tho Commissioners rrc mis-.
taken If they believe the transfers will effect
all the reform contemplated; Only constant
and careful attention can do that. 1t will not
take the Captains long to- rdostnhl.sh the old
relations in the new precincts. do not mean
to admit that there was any necessity for re-
form or that the old relations should not be re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
REAL ESTATE MEN DINE 7OGE7IiLR.
Celebrating the Seventh Anniversary OF tn.
New York REM Esfnie EXchnnuc.

Tho real estate mon celebrated the seventh
anniversary OF tho opening Of their exchange
by n dinner ut Delmonico's last evening. With
their guests they were nearly 225 strong.
Among those present were George r. Rend.
who. as President Of the exchange. was Chair
man Of the occasion; Judge Dugro. Gen. Wager
Swnyne. Seth Low, Gen. james NJ. Var
mum. Judge Titzsimons. judge Van Wyck.
Judge Eookstnvcr. Judge BschoT Cornc-
Illus W. Lystcr. Col. Edward Fackncr OF
the Thirteenth Regiment Police Captain FL
bort o. Smith. John /. Cadwaladcr. Ferdinand
Fish. c. A. Schermcrhorn. William NJ. Cruik-
shank. Edward A. Crukshank. S. do Wall
tcarss. Police Commissioner Born ard I. Mar
tin. Charities Commissioner Shelby. G. Edgar
Leaycraft ". II. Van StcenberG. G.. ". Van
Siclen ]. j. Campion. Henry Morgcnthau and
Homer Lee.
The assembled company represented in one
way or another in the ncighborhood OF $500
COO.Ono In real estate alone. and there wc-o
add perhaps another hundred million to this.
me managing men 9th" Aston. Gorlet, l:hi ne
addition to general agents who do largo
Chairman Read. in beginning tho talk after
since its opening in 1885 had bundled SIS.5.-
100000, worth OF real estate. an announce
iresiiant seth low Of ceum "s.i in response
to the toast. The City Of New York" first told
OF his attempts to buy real estate in tn" shap pc
OF house here. He then learned whnt was
dams had sold nll Manhattan Island for s24.
but he had found. in the experience Of others
II not in his own. that n square inch Of IT was
supposed. because Of Columbias recent big
transaction in real estate. II would he a point
of honor with Columbia to make its future con-
spicuons site II source Of pride to tho city.
lie snld that the proposed site and its sur
rOundlngs would be - New York what the
Acropolis was to ancient Athens. and would in
Columbia Colcg, represent education. in
Grnnts tomb patri otis NJ. and in the coming
Cathedral Of st. John the Divine. tho eternal
things which aye not seen.
Assemhlyman William sulzcrand Gen. Wager
Swayno were among tho other speakers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22

Jay 9suid's % 900 Claim IN steve French
Escapes Ventilation.

An action that has been PENDING in the Su.
perior Court. brought by Jay Could against
ex .Pollce Commissioner Stephen b. French.
has been settled out of court. The suit was to
rec over $4,000 with interest from November.
1888. on n promissory note dawn Nv MIR.
French to the order Of himself. endorsed by
him. and delivered TO Mr.. Gould. The case
has been pending sincc pecan oer 1880. The
Gould without cons alteration. and that French
has reeeived no benefit, advantage. or con-
'""Gn Friday" said Mr.. Henry L. Dickson. Mr..
GouId's counsel. to a, rspottcr YESTERDAY. =,
matter had been settled sasfac,"riy' To him. in.
and hence have consented 10 u withdrawal OF
u motion had made to put the case on the
don't know what tho terms Of the settlement
were. nor do know tho circumstances attend.
ing the giving OF the note
When times arc hard. Mr. French is Just as
Commissionsr he enjoyed tie rnb9u,tdrl. hos.
E wnsEs s"a H HnsT1 in SY o 2 l.
E a ecrss Bss csyH T. s %@G Sn
sa5s y MSs are st GdR Il ins s% r5snSS
sioners. and still ehums. organized once u
business s e to se to New York
venture WAS not particularly succ cess and
one 81 The last acts o. C9l; Erhsrd, As Collector
OF the Port was to appoint his old friend Wheeler
custodian Of the Custom House at $1,000 q
year. Mr.. Wheeler has always insisted that
he wns tho business genius OF the firm. Mr..
French has Just as stoutly declared that
Clint doesn't know cnouGh of lm,sncss to
run an Ann street peanut stand" Tho stories
ito draw on tho firm IRE amusing. As purt-
ncrs they trotted up Broad street from tho
Office" arm in arm every afternoon nj 3. They
were welcome guests at oil the road houses"
on Broadway. from old Forty miners to
Hotel Metropole their custom. and Tho yarns
and jokes with which these two old cconies re-
gale their audiences arc worth tho price OF
admission.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
WITNESS LOCKED Up, TOO.
Got Themselves Into had Box Tryin To
Get Policeman Out.

Get o Policeman Out.
Tho defence Of Policeman Michael ]. Nc
Manus in tho General Sessions to the charge
Of abducting" Mamie Jennings. aged 15
was denial and evidence OF the girls bad
character. Yesterday Robert BREEDER saloon
keeper Of 80 Rivington street and Samuel
Brownfeld OF 121 Orchard street testified
that they had had intimate relations with Ma
nile Jennings.
AS soon as they had testified Assistant Dis
trct Attorney Macedonia moved that they DO
committed to await the action OF tho Grand
Jury on tn. charge Of abduction. Judge Mar
tine granted the motion and committed them
to the prisoners box. He then directed that
thcir evidence be transcribed and sent to the
Grand Jury
At recess LAWYER Purdy made an effort to
get them out Of their scrape. He went before
Judge Patterson of the Supreme Court and
obtained a writ o! habcas corpus requiring
on a m otion for their discharge
In his summing up for the defence Lawvcr
Purdy attempted to crt;cise Judge Marines
conduct in committing Bred or and Brownilcld.
Judge MARITIME raped with his gavol. and.
having reduced Mr.. Purdy to silence. snid
will tell you Just why | committed those men, Mr.
Puroy. As long ! preside III tins court shall do
what In my Judgment the law commands t. do.
Those men came upon this witness stand and under
ted serious offence RgGins the law. and II became
duty commit them To await tn. action OF the nrad
Jury You may now proceed with your summing up
The trial was adjourned until to- day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
business Troubles.

ASuperior Court judgment for Sl21 .342 was
entered yesterday against Edward NJ. Bcnia-
min. silk commission merchant OF 20 Greene
street. in favor OF Eliza W. and Caroline White.
heirs OF tho late James l. White. and cxecu-
ton was issued to the Sheriff. This is tho
judgment to head of which Mr.. BENJAMIN
made m assignment on Wednesday. and had
his wife file y judgment against him for $143.-
go on Tuesday.
Jacob n. Bonnet, wholesale jeweller at 20
John street. made m assignment yesterday
to Philip T. Robinson. giving preferences for
$3.50.
Herman Joseph entered judgment yesterday
against Meyer Goldberg. dealer in millinery at
= Division street. for $4O5. in favor Of Stearns
Splngarn. on which execution was issued TO
the Sheriff. Mr.. Joseph also obtained bill Of
sale Of the place for, $500 In favor of w. IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
WAITER GREEN'S SUICIDE
Tho Other Walters Told Him He Was
Crazy and 1t Worried Hin.

William Green. n waiter employed In res
taurant at Barclay and Church streets. New
York. occupied a furnished room In Mrs.
Lcach's house. 40 Third street. Hoboken. He
went to tho house about noon on Tuesday.
Meeting Mrs. Leach as he was going In. he
asked her II she thought he WAS crazy. She
said no and assured him that he was all right.
Green told her that the other walters In tho
no was "looney." and It worried him. Then
he went UP stairs to his room. He was not
seen again until yesterday, morning. whom
open by policeman. Grecn's body was found
lying on tho floor He had cut his throat, al;
had eyidrntly been dead for some time. Cor
oner Parslow took charge OF the body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
BARTENHA DEATH.
HE HAD SUFFERED FROM HEART
DESEASE FOR Love TIME.

IL Does Not Appear that Arthur Frfedheim.
the Distinguished Pianist, Was Respon.
sibie for the sudden Death OF the Door
keeper Of An,berx's Theatre.
Accounts furnished yesterday OF the alterca.
ton between Arthur Friedheim. the noted ri-
anlst. and August Bartenhauser. the door
keeper Mt Amberg's Theatre. on Wednesday
night, varied greatly. One was that Friedheim
had tried to force his way into tho theatre
without ticket OF admission. Bartenhauscr
refused to let him In and pushed him. Fried
helm struck back. and ushers interfered.
Then Friedheim was arrested on n charge Of
dsordcrly conduct and lodged in cell in tho
East Twenty. second street police station.
Later. when it was learned that Bartenhnuser
was dead. the charge against Friedheim was
changed to that OF homicide.
Friedhcim denied positively that he had
struck Bartenhauser. and In this he wns sup
ported by Manager Amberg and such OF the
attaches OF the theatre as appeared at tho ex-
animation in the Yorkville Police Court yes
terday morning. Friedheim was greatly de-
pressed at the unexpected result OF his visit
to the theatre He admitted that he had been
drinking wine during the evening. and that he
might have been slightly under Its influence
when he entered the lobby OF the theatre
about 9S o'clock. Ito wished to see q friend
who was in the theatre. He had always had
free access before. and was annoyed whom
Bartcnhauscr asked him for his ticket He
explained that he was on the free list. but
Bartcnhauser still insisted that he could not
enter without Pass.
FIc walked over to the box office. but 1t was
closed. lie then returned to Bartenhauser
and insisted upon his right to enter Barten-
hauscr barred tho way. and he triod to push
him aside. The noise OF tho scuffling attract
ed some of tho uShers. and they interfered.
Then he was arrested.
Manager Ambcrs appeared in court with
Mrs. Triedhcim. Mr.. Ambcrg told Justice
Taintor that Dartenhauscr's death was un-
doubtedly due to heart disease. with which he
had been afflicted for many years.