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The evening world., 1893-12-07
INITIATED DR.. CARVER.
Birmingham Demanded Free Drinks
and Then Began to Shoot.

Michael birmingham, a m%achlnls,, OF
l59 North sixth street. was held in the
Lee Avenue Court, Williamsburg. to-day
on "A charge of attempting - Kill Samuel
smith a bartender for o Jackson. of
North Fifth street and Bedford avenue.
Last night birmingham went into the
saloon and suggested 10 Smith the adj
Visibility OF setting W free drinks. Smith
did not see II that way, and said as mlsch.
This aDEered birmingham, who pulled a
32-cilibro revolver from his pocket, re-
marking.
Il won't give YOU time 10 say your
prayers
Then he fired, but before the bullet
crossed the bar Smith had dropped to the
floor.
Birmingham gave an imitation NJ Dr.
CarVerS Will Western tAeltrical eNhi-
hition by shooting a large, lat-nrckcl
bottle hat stood IN the COUNTER Then
he iel out of the place closely followed
by u crowd ~ men, who hrI.y s:pppc
him and took his revolver away from
him.
Smith. who was not hurt in any way,
recovered HIS spirits wnea people came
In TO see II he was dead. ana went L.
the BEDFORD avenue station, whcTr he
made 4 complaint.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
MRS. WEBSTER HAD THE PAPERS
Why . Delay Occurred in a Suit
Against Manhattan.

Cmoptroller Myers some Tins ago
asked the reason for the delay in the
suit to compel the Manhattan Elevated
Company to pay over $500, 900. claimed
by the city to be due as percentages on
traffic.
Corporation Counsel Clark. in reply.
stated that he had been put to great
trouble to secure certain papers. These
had been In the possession of John ii.
S%trahan. who was special counsel for
the city at the time OF his death. When
the Corporation Counsel secured access
TO Strahan's papers, those in this suit
We're missing, II was learned that they
Were in the possession OF Mrs. Ellen ).
Webster who claimed that the dead law
Yer had assigned to her his claim for
services to the city. and said that she
would not give up the paper until she
was paid 5000.
The Corporation Counsel had printed
copies of the papers, and had taken the
p~recaution 10 have them certified. hut he
was nevertheless anxious to secure the
originals. He had several meetings with
Mrs. Webster, and finally secured the
coveted papers without paying her for
delivery OF them, having convinced her
that her claim could not stand.
Mrs. Webster was defendant in a suit
brought by Gen. James II. sullivan in
the Supreme GAurt last year. TO recover
papers which were in Strahans pos
session at the time OF his death, She
said she received the papers as security
for money loaned. The suit is not yet
decided,
The evening world., 1893-12-07
SHUTTERS BALK FIREMEN.
Intended Protection Proves an All
to a Liberty Street Fire.

What had been intended as a pro-
lection to Pugsly q ~Chapman's iive-story
warehouse, at S Liberty street, proved
an aid to its partial destruction. when a
1000 fire broke cut there at ! O'Clock
this morning.
The firm deals In hardware n con-
tractors supplies, The three windows on
each floor are protected by massive iron
shutters. that nave been carefully barred
each night.
The fire was discovered by n private
~watchman, and because of the location
OF the building. crvironed by I'VE ana
six-story houses. two alarms were turned
In.
When Engine Company 80, the first to
respond, arrived at the building they
found a peculiar condition Of affairs. The
fire vas In the third story, near the
front. The building was " with
heavy hardware. and the fremen had
much difficulty in getting a line OF hose
upstairs. while without the iron shutters
resisted all efforts TO break them down,
II was fifteen minutes before the men
could open the shutters from within, ana
during that time the fire had gained
considerable Roadway. and had spread
through a shakt to the fourth and Nth
stories.
In half an hour the fire was extin-
guished. The cause of the fire IL un-
known. The loss is covered by insurance.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
MADE THE FIRST ARC LIGHT.
Big Six" Was Called Out and
Goebel Was Arrested.
Inventor OF tho lncsndesccnt Light
Dies . Reciuse.

Henry Goebcl. the electrician. whose
discovery OF tho principal Of the mean
descent electric light antclates all others
by many years. Is dead. Living like "A
recluse all his life. Gocbel died like one.
and the news Of his death became pub
lie only after his body had been laid
away. although he had been the father
OF fourteen children. seven of whom
survive him.
Pneumonia caused Mr.. Goebcl's death
on Monday at his home, J0i Sixth avenue.
His funeral was conducted by Rev. Or.
Koenig at st. Paul's Church. Sixth ave
nue. and Fifteenth street.
Henry Goebel was born in the village
of Syringe, Hanover, April 90. 1918. His
father was IA chocolate manufacturer.
lie was sent as Consul to New York in
1920, and lived here many years.
Henry, reaChing mans estate, became
a |atChmaker He was a natural me
hanic and invented many devices in the
mechanism of lime pieces. He expert
mented with lenses and optical instru,
ments. He went to the Technical School
Of Hanover, where he became interested
In electrical experiments.
Away back I'm 1876 European scientific
papers published accounts OF Herr Groe-
bei's discoveries and his invention OF in
candescent electric lights. on the vacuum
plan. In the tempestuous times of lSis
Goebel came to America and estab-
lished q little Mountaineering place In
Monroe street.
There he astonished his n%eighbors by
placing n large arc light on the roof of
his house. The glare startled the good
people. an alarm Of fire was sent In and
old big Six" and other fire companies
responded. When the cause of the
alarm was discovered Herr Goebel was
actually arrested and charged with dis
turbing the peace!
Goebel arranged an electric bell In a
n~eighboring saloon. and on the approach
OF the roundsmar warned the saloon.
keeper by touching the button located
In his own store.
The i~ncandescent lamp in its present
form followed In 1850. the inventor using
empty cologne bottles for his vacuum,
He discovered the value of carbon
~ferrule. and his first carbon was pro.
duccd by shaving strips from the long
reed stem OF his pipe: carbonizing them
and placing them in the lamp. The Idea
OF making them in the shape OF 4 horse
shoe he developed also.
81 made arc lights before Thomas A
Edison was born" said Mr.. Goebel In
an interview a year ago and | as
But Goebel had no business tact, and,
in fact. cared little for money, 50 that
his inventions were never a source OF
profit to him, nor did the public gain by
self = seeking, put them into practica,
shape. Mr.. Edison and his powerful
company have been busy for years
fighting the claims Of those who would
profit by Mr.. GOohel's genius. and a
dozen suits are now undecided in the
courts.
Goehel's wife died in 1891. The aged
inventor retired to the German Masonic
Home In the village OF Tappan. n. y.
He returned to the city two months ago.
to die as stated.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
TWO SMALL FIRES.
Blazes in a Blocker Street Tere
mont and der:marn'S Saloon.

At 2.3o o'clock this morning fire was
discovered on the third fioor OF the tene-
ment III Blocker street, occupied by
Vincenzo MARITIME.
Some painters had been at work there,
and the blaze started among some ma
terial they left behind them.
The fire had eaten its way between
the floor and ceiling. and the firemen had
to tear up nearly the whole hoor to get
at the flames. The damage is about sjOo.
At 3.4j o'clock this morning flames
broke out in Peter Hartmann's liquor
store, at IS Whitehall street A defec-
tive flue started the blaze. No alarm
was rung for the fire. as the people In
the house managed to put II out before
II had lone more than $500 damage.
Mr.. Hartmann has a hotel above his
liquor store, but there was no excite
ment among the guests.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
MRS.. DAYTON'S GRANDSON /?
Mystery Surrounds the Identity
of the Diamond Robber.
Her Husband Denies kpowing Him,
bat That 10 All.

The police Of the West Twentieth
information as to the identity of james
Davis who. Tuesday afternoon. at the
point OF n revolver, robbed Mrs. Isaac
Dayton, OF 3ii West T~wcnty-third street,
Of $500 worth OF diamonds and so in
money.
While they refuse to max public their
knowledge regarding the man. who was
discharged because the Daytons refused
to prosecute" him, the police will not
deny that they know his real name and
his connection with Mrs. Dayton.
II was reported that young Dayton, 10
whom Davis bore such a striking
resemblance as to be noticed by every
body in the courtroom. had admitted 10
the police that the prisoner was q grand.
son of his mother. but the police VIII
neither affirm nor deny this report.
The only positive statement the police
would make to-day when an Evening
World" reporter called Mt the station
house, was that young Robert Dayton
him, and told the police that he had
known the prisoner for many years.
EN-Asscmblyman Dayton was seen a.
his residence by an Evening World
lis 1t true that the man arrested fol
the robbery of Tuesday. afternoon is &
Mr.. Dayton hesitated. mad a motion
of his lips as II about, to reply, agar
hesLtated, and then said:
" will not say"
"Will you deny the truthfulness OF TIT
report to that effect p
:" No, will not. l won't say anythins
about the matter" :,
Did you know the prisoner before hi
- did not" and Mr.. Dayton put par
ticular emphasis on the pronoun.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
TOWN RkIDED BY PIRATES.
Frenchmen Tortured by Achesnese
Outlaws and siamese Soldiers.
tBy Associated Press,)

tBy Associated fTessD
VICTORIA. b. c., Dec. 7.-Accordlng
to advices received by the steamer Vic
toria. the Acheenese pirates have been
organized on shore by an ex-oficial OF
the Siamese army and recruited by
Siamese soldiers, who have vowed ZEN
geance on all Europeans. and Frenchmen
in particular.
The Tonquin coast is in a state OF
terrorism. and a serious war appears
ahead for the French. The pirates re-
Gently raided the town of Bacle. torture
NJ. Roty To secure a RANSOM, put VI.
Boujer In Cangu, and are starving NJ.
Fritz. NJ, Boujer is reported to ave
tried 10 escape, but was captured and
hanged.
According To the Batavia Neuwsbiad
another post has been captured by the
Dutch and az Acheenese post on Surrott
passage has been destroyed.
The Governor Of :Achecn mas Informed
Tuka Cmar that tire Netherlands India
Government a taken him into its favor
and bestowed a title. Jun were also
fired in his honor. ThlE 10 expected to
provoke jealousy.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
HRS. ZIMMERMAN MAY RECOVER,
She Wac Severely Injured IN Last
Nights Brooklyn "L" Panic,

II was said at St. GATHERINGS Hospi-
tai. Williamsburg, to-day that Mrs.
Frederick Zimmerman, OF 335 Fifth
street. who was injured at the Elevated
railroad station, foot OF Broadway last
night, would probably recover. The wo-
man issuffering from a broken right
arm and severe internal injuries.
Last evening Vol $50 all the trains
on the Broadway road were delayed be-
cause an engine had blown out
its cylinder-head. 1t was lust the
time when working people were home
ward bound. and as the ticket sellers at
h Broadway station continued to admit
passengers, the platform was soon over
crowded.
Three men were pushed of the plat
form. but not seriously hurt. Finally a
train came along. and in the rush for II
several people were knocked down and
trampled upon. Mrs. Zimmerman was
X to ST. GATHERINGS Hospital after
wards. and a number OF other men and
women were removed to their homes in
coaches
None of the officers OF the Company
would give any Information about the
panic. but they tried to laugh 1t of to.
day.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
sW|NOlEO POOR W0RKMEA.
Kuenzel's Company Was Far
from Cc-Opsrative.
Plenty OF business OF Its Kind. bui
No Manufacturing.

When Charles KuenZcl, thirty-five
years old. of 1903 Third avenue, was
brought before Justice Burke in the
Yorkville Police Court to-day by DeteC-
t~ivc-Sergt. McAlanus. of the Central Of
flee, on a charge Of obtaining money
by false pretcnses "A group of o
twenty German mechanics glared at
him angrlly and made emphatically dis
paragon emarks to him.
Kuenzcl chung appealing to McManus,
as II he were afraid that the Ire OF the
workmen would burst forth in IA bodily
attack on him. The group of mechanics
TINS OF kuenzel's dishonesty, and are
said to nave lost from 500 to 300.
kuenzel is the President of the kuenzel
Patent Speciality Manufacturing Com
pany, and he Is alleged to have claimed
that II owned a number of patents for
manufacturing ice machines.
He advertised in the German news;
papers that he would guarantee stead
work at SIS a week to all mechanics
who would invest 500 or $500 in the stock
OF his manufacturing company,
In addition, kuenzel promised that the
men would also be given a share in the
profits OF the company, or in other words,
that 1t would be a cooperative, concern,
where all hands labored for their own
and others interests.
For the deposits which the workmen
made they received a highly colored and
ornatey printed certificate, which. was de-
livered TO them, representing shares at
s. zach. the par value, to the amount OF
the sum they invested.
1t Is estimated by the police that
kuenZler has issued certificates of stock
representing five or six thousand hard
earned dollars of the workmen. a pro-
Viso Of the cooperative agreement was
that, in case Of any dissatisfaction on
the part of the investors, they could re-
ceive their money back after thirty days.
T. The kuenzler Company's offices were
at li5l Third avenue. and there We're
weekly. Soon it was learned that the
Company did mighty little manufactur
irg. and the investors became suspicious,
Some demanded the return of their de,
posts AT once. kuenzler put them OF
with promises from time 10 time.
Finally Ernst Dobenzig, OF Myrtle ave,
nue., Brooklyn. complained To Lawyer
The latter reported to Inspector Me,
IauGhlin. who detailed Detective Me,
Manus on the case.
He arrested kuenZler at his home, li0t
Third avenue. last night.
As the ciiN u: New York has no police
patrol wagon service, the ofhcer was
obliged To lead his prisoner through the
streets 10 the station.
In court to-day Kuenzler said he
wasn't ready for, examination, and Jus,
tiCe Burke held him in $3.50 uati
Wednesday afternoon next.
KuenZ.er Is a stability attired fellow
very stupid in appearance and action
and not al all the man TO be picked out
as clever enough 10 engineer the schem,
attributed to him. The police think he
has been working under the direction o.
a great deal wiser head than his own
other arrests are not unlikely after IN,
detectives hall ave further investi
gated.
Many Of the victims Of the affair
have became ponnilCss in giving up theil
last dollar to the scheme, and they ar,
uncommonly bitter against the prisoner.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Mr.. M0ORE'S DREAMS.
He Saw Cleveland President, Now
He Sees Himself Postmaster,

LAMBERTVILLE, n. j.. Dec. T.
There are a large number OF candidates
for the office OF Postmaster OF this
place. but the man who feels the surest
Of the appointment is Samuel Moore
and a dream.
Mr.. Moore dreamed that Grover Cleve-
land would be the next President. and
before the election appraised him OF the
tsed that II he was elected he should be
Postmaster of Lambertville. Mr.. Moore
has also dreamed that he will soon lead
a blushing bride to the altar.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
O'BRlER'S DEMOCRACY.
The Ex-sherih's Organization TO Be
Perfected This Evening".

Ex-Sherif James O'Brien will perfect
organization of his anti-Tammany
Democracy at a meeting to be held in
the st. Cloud Hotel tonight.
A committee of fifteen will be APP
pointed to draft an address to voters and
to select a committee If five from each
Assembly District to organize branches.
The call for the meeting Is issued by
John Monks. Chairman pro tenn and
James Morchead. Secretary pro tenn.
The principles OF the O'Brien, Democ-
racy are opposition to the dominant
Democratic faction In this city as at
present constituted. Mr.. O'Brien says;
I'VE are opposed to thieves, blacklegs
and hlackmailerS."
The evening world., 1893-12-07
LEGENDARY Farm FIRE.
Samuel B. Challsnder's Barns and
Outbu!ldings Burned.

BORDENTOWN. y. j., Dec. THE
barns and outhuildings of Samuel Il.
C%hallender, at Ellisdale were destroyed
with their entire contents last night by
a fire supposed to have been of inccn,
diary origin.
Among the property destroyed were
many farming implements, a large guam
tity Of hay, grain II considerable live
poultry.
while rescuing IA horse. The loss will
be 5000.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Dem 0LISHED HIS SALOON.
Then Kaiser Caused the Arrest OF
Brown and Nelson.

Justice Goetting, in the Lee Avenue
Court, Williamsburg. to-day held WILL
lam Brown n Samuel Nelson to await
examination on a charge OF malicious
mischief.
william Kaiser conducts a saloon at
3lS Evergreen avenue, He says that
Tuesday night the two defendants en-
and without warning threw bottles and
glasses at n p~late-glass window worth
$50 and succeeded in completely demol-
ishing It.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
MORE TIME GRANTED.
Injunction Case Against the Manhat-
tai Adjourned Till Next tuesday.

Owing to the continued absence OF
Lawyer Julian 7. Davis from the city.
argument upon the injunction which the
city Is seeking to obtain against the
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company
restraining II from constructing a third
track on the Ninth avenue line, did not
take place to-day.
Justice lngraham at the request Of the
Defendants. adjourned the case until next
Tuesday morning. despite the objections
OF Assistant Corporation Counsel Con-
uply
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Fittsburg Fireman killed.

PlrTSBrRG. Dec. I-purinr a FIRE In an IN.
flashed frame house In the east end Of this cts
yesterday David Thompson. a fireman, was KILLED
snd John Williams. also a fireman. Was dangcr.
oGsly injured hy the falling Of a chimney. The
property loss was small,
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Two srnkeron Killed in Boston.

BOSTON, Dec, James Comerford and James
Meehan, hrakcmen, were killed In the New York
and New England freight yards last night. The
foi MGR WAS tying 20 souple ears. and the latter
FELL tSHcAth a moving IrR,a.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Morning Papers Selections.
An nrN->rrNNtc

-
First Race-Vision. I%nfatuation flly.
Second Race-Captain T., Pekin.
Third Race-Rebecca Rowett flly,
1xion.
Fourth Race-Jim Norvell, Postmas-
ter.
Fifth Race. W. Cook, Redlight.
Sixth Race-Equity, Tom Finley.
First Rehabilitation flly, Blue
Mass.
Second Race-Philora, Bessie Bisland.
Third Race-Ross, Yucatan.
Fourth Race-FrieZe. Jim Norvell.
Fifth Race. w. Cook, Nerbena-
Sixth Race-Equity. Kirkover.
First Race-Vision, Blue Mass.
Second Race-Pekin. Captain T.
Third Race-Ixion. P~ottowatomie.
Fourth Race-Woodban. Trump.
Fifth Race-G. W. Cook, Ely.
Sixth Race-Equity, Sullross.
First Race-Calomel flly, Helena.
second Race-Captain T.. Bessie Bis
Third Race-Ross, Rebecca Rowet,
nlly.
Fourth Race-Woodban. Jim Noryell.
Fifth Race-Nerbena, Ely.
Sixth Race-Sullross, Equity.
First Race-Blue Mass, Helena,
Second Race-Bessie Bisland. Philora.
Third Race-Ross, Rebecca Rowet,
flly.
Fourth Race-Jim Norvell. Governor
Brown.
Fifth Race-G. W. Cook, Kingstock.
sixth Race-Equity, Sullross.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Daughters OF Revo u,son'- Election.

The New York CITY Chapter u the DAUGHTERS
OF the American Kcvolutor hold a meeting at
Shegry's idsi Nlrht at which hrsc oHcers Tor the
ensuing gear were rls,tEI nCEtui. Mrs. James
T. kCfno.lau, Sorr,i!r.. Mrs, Donald Mclean.
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs Ja0Nic- lie puc
Treasurer. Miss v. Van buren, Nanlerporl, Regis
trar. Mrs. II Wright Wrulioa,
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Tavary Opera COMPANY in Trouble

N1y Associated Prcss)
BUFFALO, Dec. THE Marie ravary grand
opera company dI not SHOW last night at the star
Theatre, as the bgN.oal. receipts were attached
The evening world., 1893-12-07
Lost, Found and Rewards.

LESION Washington square, n small, long.
haired Irish terrier; no collar. Finder viii
kindly return TO II Washington square and re-
! ceiye reward.
The evening world., 1893-12-07

Jim Norvel and Woodban look to nave
this event between them. They may
finish as named, with Hopper third.
Einh Rana -pnrsa Sann for four Nnnr-nlha md
The evening world., 1893-12-07

The closing race looks a good thing for
Equity, with Kirkover second and Sull-
The evening world., 1893-12-07

q. W. Cook should rave no difficulty
In winning this event. Verbena and Ely
may fight It out for the place.
The evening world., 1893-12-07

P~ottowatomie may win this race.
Yucatan may be the runner-up and Mary
should not be worse than third.
The evening world., 1893-12-07

Bessie Bisland seems to have landed
In a soft spot in this event, and she
ought to win easily. Captain 7. and
PeFin seem the best of the others.
The evening world., 1893-12-07
OUR STOCK uswu,
X DAMAGED
'1-- BY WATER, ~A'

Our stock was damaged by water from the recent fire which
occurred Saturday, Dec. 2, in the building over our store. The
damages allowed us by the insurance companies permit US to
offer unprecedented values to purchasers Of clothing, as the
goods WILL and MUST BE SOLD as quickly as possible, no
matter how great the loss to us. There is no smell of smoke or
fire about them, and they are equally as good as before.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
Victims 1T SMlnIIars.

Sympathy for victims OF gold
brick, and lottery and other
forIas Of bunco saindles, is ten
times out Of ten sympathy vast.
ed. The schemes of the swind-
lers have been so often exposed
in every detail by the daily
newspapers that no man intslli-
gent enough to have accumula
tad q sufficient amannt of mon
cy to make a respectable bait fer
the buncoers has any excuse for
ignorance of the way suckers
are fieoced. Avarice. not IL
norance, causes four fifths %
them to become victims. A
smooth-tongue sharper displays
a big bundle of money and by q
judicious use of his eloquence
makes the man selected to be
robbed believe that by a simple
turn of a clad il will become his.
The victim is assured that there
isn't ever a chance for him 90
lose. He is, according 10 what
is told, playing or going TO play,
a deal sure thing against the
other fellow. IF the victim
didn't believe this, be wouldn'i
become a victim.
With that class OF dupes who
loan money to strangers on boz
gus drafts and bills of lading,
the elemsnt of greed is Of courte
lacking. There seems TO be nc
reason why they should become
victims at all. They have moth.
ing 70 gain and everything {,
lose by passing over their mon.
ey TO mon they naYer saw be
fore. This doesn't entitle then
to pity, howe er. The use Of ;
mOdicum Of common sens,
would make the particular fielt
10 which they occupy such ,
barren one that the slick swlrd
lers Whs work it would have I,
seek other pastures. Put i
down that the buncoer's victim
is generally either a fool or i
swindlsr himself. He eithsl
hash { enough sense TO be re-
sponsible, or in endeayoring /,
get the best Of some one else HI
gets tho worst u it himself. II
either case save your sympath,
for a worthier object. Il is mis-
placed IL bestowed upon either
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
A BIg TIMING.

The Chicagoans seem to be
animated by desire to surpass
everything done by the people
of any other city, in mere big
ness. One of their latest pro-
jeets is a hotel that will cover
ten acres of ground and have
6, 124 rooms! The proposed build
ing is to be located on six blocks
bounded by Seventy-third and
Seventy-fourth streets and SeIpp
and Cregier avenues, a plot of
ground which is 550x62l feet
The Company has leased the
ground for two years at q rental
Of 81 900. The hotel will con
sist Of o series Of buildings each
go feet long by 80 feet wide.
separated by wide courts, and
connected by skylightsand GOV,
cred psssaSeWays. 1t will b.
lighted by electricity, heated by
steam, and will lave the usua
proportions of parlors, rscep
ton and dining rooms. "'l'h'
Andreas, the name of this mon
ster carayansary, will have ;
depot and side tract, d platform
and station of its own Specia
trains running in connectisr
with it will deliver and receiv,
passengers and baggage.