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The evening world., 1893-12-30
SEVEN SMALL RUNAWAYS.
New York, Brooklyn and Newark
Truants Restored to Parents.

Seven small boys, ranging In years
from ten to fifteen. We're lined up In
front OF Justice Martin in the Tombs
Court this morning. They tried to look
brave and bold, but with poor success.
Presently enc title fellows lip began to
treinble and he put a dirty knuckle into
n eye and gave a slight whimper. His
example was followed by another and
another, until the whole line were in
tears.
In the background stood n host of
anxious men and women. parents OF the
boys. most of whom had been summoned
from Newark and Brooklyn.
Overlooking the scene was Agent King.
of the Gerry Society. He had gathered
the boys in for running away from their
homes, finding them in various parts
OF the city. The names of the boys We're:
Moses Rosshelm, thirteen years old. OF
LOG Moore street, BROOKLYN: Moses Rich,
twelve years old, of l40 Pine street. New
ark. n. w.: Moses Goldberg. fifteen years
old. of 16S Broome street. Newark. y. j.:
low street. New York: James Short, thir-
teen years old, of 2jil Atlantic avenue,
Brooklyn; George Murray, fourteen
years old, OF 10 Murray street, and HUI
msllo Giapclto. thirteen years old. of 81
Front street. Brooklyn.
Most of the lads had horrible tales of
cruelty received at the hands Of wicked
parents and step-parents to relate. and
told hair raising stories of their adven-
Justice Martin peered over his desk In
a kindly manner at the little chaps and
ordered that they be returned to their
paren IS.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
BREAD, TEA AND C0AlA COST.
Crowds Of Poor People at the
Grand Street Store,
Nathan Strnus Personally Supcrin-
tends the Opening.

II the museum which used to b. In the
big building at 3h Grand street could
presented such an attraction as
the opportunity to buy bread, tea and
coal at cost. 1t would probably be there
now instead OF the establishment opened
this morning by Nathan Straus.
All the morning men. women and chill
drpn crowded the street, waiting 10 pur-
chase at the philanthropic store, at
which they could take advantage OF
charity without surrendering their in
dependence.
Mr. Straus himself superintendcd the
details of the opening, and. although he
is directing the undertaking for some
wealthy man whose name he Will not
make known. he Is taking as much In
t"irst In II as in amy Of his own chart
ties.
The plan Is to furnish bread. tea and
coal in i've II 10 cent quantities at cost.
trh ground floor of tn building has
two entrances and purchasers are ad,
mitted at one. and the other Is used
as an exit. In the centre OF the noor
5000 loavcs OF bread and 1000 packages
of tea were uiled on shelves his morn
irg. and Il score OF girls stood behind
to walt on customers. MIR.
Straus required them all to be polite,
and treat purchasers as II they were pa
irons OF his Sixth avenue establishment.
All purchases were maze win tiCKetS
paid for at the entrance. Ordinary five
cent loaves OF bread were sold at two
for five cents. and Decent Ioaves at two
for 10 cents. The tea was put up In hve
n 10 cent packages. which contained
as much as Is usually sold at about l.
and % cents.
The coal Is sold in the basement at
Ave cents for twenty pounds. There was
$50 tons on hand this morning and a
great deal more has been ordered.
h crowd was SO great this morning
tha policemen were required to keep
the purchasers In line. Mr.. Straus said
that II the undertaking Is a success the
gentleman who IL providing the II rity
will open other places on the same plan.
expense to HIM Is for the rent OF the
building and the wages OF about fifty
employees II is intended that there
shall be 10 loss on goods sold.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
A STEAL OF $4,000.
p.uk Teller Leaves Providence
with Currency and Gold
liz Was a Trusted Employee Of the
Globe National.
~. Leave of Absence on a Story OF
a Relatives Death.

PROVIDENCE, II. l.. Dec. 3o.-Will-
,,-, Bennett, one Of the best known
,,,nk teliers in Providence, has fed
,on,n with a large sum of money. His
s,s been no series Of populations running
nver a number Of months. but a cool
.,o,l Of cash in one night. ~
pernett Is not more than thirty years
-, o,c He has been in the employ Of
IN. Globe National Bank about ten
,oars. and worked himself UP from
cIers to teller. He had fun swing in the
hunk. and had the entire confidence OF
ASHER George c. Noycs.
After the close Of the banking hours
Tbursdty he spoke to Mr.. Noyes. say
ing thst a distant relative had died and
that h, should like to attend the funeral.
MIR. Noyes granted a leave OF absence.
and Tennett went out.
Retnett cid not return from the
frneal at the hour that he said he
woud yesterday, n this led to sus-
picbr that something was wrong. The
supicion was confirmed when Mr..
N,yes, in making up his cash for the
NV. found that his gold was wrong.
There was a bag on the floor of the
vault that ought to have had $4,000 in
It, but the gold coin had been entirely
distracted and in it's place had been
substituted about 500 in silver. This
made a shortage of $500 for a starter.
The money in bills was next overhauled,
and about 5000 more was found to q v
vanished.
Ii was $50 o'clock when Cashier Noyes
had fully satisfied himself that his trust
cd teller was a thief. He tnen went to
the residence of President Sims. and
both drove to BENEFITS house. 90 Ford
street. They found Mrs. Bennett com
pletely Frustrated.
Bennett is about 3 feet Z inches In
height. of heavy build, has light-brown
hair, light-brown eyes and smooth face
He has one child, a little girl about fouI
Years ola. H,s iatheroihriaw Is a man OF
ef New York. Boston, the West and
Montreal have been given a full descrip.
ton of Bennett, with instructions to ar.
rest him on sight. 1t Is thought that
he has taken a steamer for Europe.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
GO OUT OF TOWN., SAYS WARD.
Fashionable People Will No
Make New Years Calls.
In Fact, MIR. McA,llstcr Declares
There Is No One in Town.

II you want to he fashionable on New
Years go out Of town. Above all things
don't make any of those sobriety en-
dangering calls. These are tips direct
from Ward McAllister, communicated
to an Evening World' reporter at noon
to-day after the social field had been
carefully surveyed.
Don't you see. It's this way?' said
Mr.. MCAllister. The Nanderbilts have
taken n carload OF swell people to their
mountain home In North Carolina. the
Seward Webbs have taken mother car
to S~helbournc. there IRE house parties
at Hampstead. club parties at Tuxedo
ana fashionablcs at LenoX. Wcstchester
Cluh and Lakewood, so that, really.
there Is no one in town. The lander
bits set the pace for going away when
they started South with the Misses
sloan. Mrs. Sloan, Miss Adelaide Chund-
Ter. and as they will not return until
IAN. .. IT Is useless to talk about So
ciety In town.
Anyway. New Years calls are not the
thing, they are not ia ~shlonable. don't you
know added the creator OF the one
Hundreds and Fifty with a tone of dis
'h'hshA AAt' . w NV lAN'li'N'Nl " all
who would think OF going about ir cabs
and accommodating an aristocratic jag as
they proceed, The only thing that SO
cietS could 10 would be to have a ball
as they do In Philadelphia. | used to
give n New Years bail, but II was al
ways delayed unt.l Jan 3 or G, until the
brilliant people returned to town. Now
no one attempts II. and so there Is no
other time 10 dull In New York as New
Years.
I'm Philadelphia said Mr.. McAllis-
ter. referring again to the city OF Broth
erly Love. Mrs. George Baker IL u
give n New Years ball. She was a Wal
ton-one of the fashionable family OF
Waltons, you understand. MIR. Baker t.
the son OF "A former Minister to Russia,
The affair they give will be attended by
all the swell people. but that IL possible
In Philadelphia, don you soc, for the
hest people lave left their country
houses. The same custom may be In.
augurnted here.
No. | don't think we will" he con.
tinued after a moments thought. Sc
any young married people are livinl
In ountry places near here. and the hol'
iday season IL so advantageous for Civ,
ing house parties. that the custom ot
going to the country will probably b'
continued. In fact, ! don't believe a New
Years ball could he successful.
And New Years calls are not tolcr
ated.'' concluded the star of society. who
Is looked upon as the spokesman for tn,
social constellation.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
HOLDS THE FORT.
The Escaped Bird In City Hall
Park Deacs Capture.

The Park police were worried this
morning over the escaped cockatoo which
still held its position in City Hall Park
in spite of the repeated efforts to cap
ture II.
Policeman John Dwyer was detailed to
prevent any tree-climbing on the part OF
boys, many of whom were willing to
make the attempt to capture the bird.
The cockatoo was on a high limb OF
one Of the tallest trees at the north end
of the park. The bird calmly dozed this
morning. with Its read under It's wing.
1t has been on the same limb since yes
terday afternoon.
At Z o'clock this morning the police
gave permission to n young man to as
cend the tree. He managed to get within
arms reach Of the bird when 1t moved "A
few inches beyond his grasp without
taking It's head from under Its wing.
The young man climbed further out and
was about to close his and over the
beauty. The crowd below breathed
harder. The bird moved further out, but
still kept Its head hidden. The young
mar came down then.
Thousands Of people stopped on their
passage through the park to watch the
cockatoo. and many suggestions were
made as to how II could be captured.
The police were kept busy moving the
people along.
Louis Ruhe, the owner Of the bird, says
he Will make no attempt to capture II.
When II becomes hungry II will come to
the ground in search Of food. and can
then be caught.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
SAYS SHE DESERTED HIM.
George W. Bloomfield's Answer to
His Wife's Suit for Separation.

Caroline Bloomfield. through her coun-
sci. to-day made application to Judge
Dugro. OF the Superior Court. for tenn
porary alimony and counsel fees pending
the result of her suit for separation
from her husband. George W. Bloom
field.
In her affidavit, Mrs. Bloomfield swears
hat for the past year she has lived at
3l3 West One Hundred and Sixth street,
and that up to Nov. IA. her husband
provided for her. Then he deserted her
and went to live with his mother, at 397
Manhattan avenue.
She says that the only money she had
S50-her husband borrowed and has not
paid back. She says her husband has a
large income from the estate of his faith
er. which she believes was over Sl,O 900,
and that he has 800 a week from other
sources.
Mr.. Bloomfield, in his answering aftlda-
Wit. swears that he has no income from
money he has is $40 a week allowance
from his mother. Heysays he pays IS n
week of his allowance for board.
He denies having deserted his wife.
but swears that Nov. II his wife accom-
panied him to his mothers door and
said to his mother:
81 won't bother him any longer. You
take care OF him.
He say he was attacked with paral'
ysis some time ago. n has almost com
pletely lost the use Of his right side.
Judge Dugro declined to grant alimo-
ny, but allowed $50 counsel fee.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
P%RENDERGAST HOPEFUL.
"They Won't Hang Me-" lie Says
to His Death Watch.
By Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Prendergast. the
condemned assassin. was removed to-
day from Anarchist L.ingg's cell, No.
II. on Il @ first corridor. to cell No. %, In
murderers' row in the second tier of
cells.
There are now three condemned muir
derevs in adjoining cells. Thomas Hig-
gins, Geo. H.. Painter and Prendergast.
~Prendergast was astit early this morn
ing. lie was very gloomy, and ate n
heavy breakfast and then talked for IA
WI lie with his death watch.
"Oh, ! slept well last night" said he,
in reply to a question from the guard.
II won't hang" he continued. ~ will
get a new trial. AMI 1t will be more fair
than me one Just closed. No. sir. they
Ont hang me"
When a reporter sent In a request for
n short interview, Prendergast sent back
The newspapers have all been against
me-" he said. and | won't tnlk for pub
There IL no possibility of n fnal de-
cision being reached In Prendergast's
case for nj least a year" said Attorney
X. a. Wade. I'VE shall move for a
new trial. and II this Is denied by the
Court. AN appeal to the Supreme Court
will be taken
The evening world., 1893-12-30
COLO AND IT WILDE COLDER.
-"
To-Day's Snowstorm to Be Fol,
lowed by Clear Weather.
Skating onVan Cortlnndt Lake Prone
iscd for New Years.

Local Forecaster Dunn said this morn
ing that the first OF the cold wave had
reached here. and that 1t would be Il
great deal colder tonight and to-mor-
row. There will probably be skating on
Van Cortlandt Lake by New Year, az It
Is situated so that the full benefit of the
cold wave will reach 1t. 1t will hardly
be possible for the Ice on the Central
Park and Prospect Park Lakes to be
thick enough for skating.
The centre OF the cold wave this Morn
ing Is over the northern part of the
lower lake regions. and 1t Is moving east
ward very rapidly.
TT won't remain with New Workers
very long, probably New Years Day Will
sec the last of IT," said Mr.. Dunn. The
squalls of snow. which began early this
morning, will continue during the day.
morrow will be fair"
The weather Is Sc unsettled all over
the country that Mr.. Dunn could not
predict just. kind OF. wea Their there
would be here on New Years Day. II
Is showing in the lake regions and Mid
ing in the Southern States. south OF
Washington. There was a heavy fall OF
rain In the Gulf States last night, and
1t was still raining this morning. The
temperature In the lake regions and Can
1t was 3s degrees above in the city at
8 o'clock this morning. SO at Boston, q
at. Albany, IS at Buffalo. 2s at Chicago,
6 below at st. Paul. Is below at More.
head. and q below at White River,
Canada. Brisk to high northeasterly
winds are blowing along the coast, and
they may assume the proportions of a
The evening world., 1893-12-30
A WATCH GIVEN TO MYERS.
Employees of the Finance Depart
ment Made the Presentation.

The officers and employees OF the FL
nance Department to-day presented
Comptroller Myers with "A gold watch.
The presentation was made by Superin-
tendent of Markets John A. sullivan
Just before the Comptroller completed
his last official acts.
The watch bears the following inscrip-
ton:
Presented to Hon. Thee. W. Myers Ivy
the employees OF the Finance Depart
ment, In appreciation OF his unfailing
courtesy and OF his public services as
Comptroller OF New York City. lSsS-lS95."
Comptroller Myers was surprised, and
in reply said:
II am opposed to receiving costly gifts
like this one. but | am assured that 1t
IL 80 spontaneous an Offering that | have
been obliged to forego my objections. |
shall wear II near my heart, and cherish
1t as dearly as ! viii cherish the memoir
OF my connection with YOU. who have re-
moved many OF the prlckly thorns from
bed while IN office"
He then asked them all to be present
on Monday, when he woul introduce
them to his successor.
At the conclusion OF the meeting OF
the Board of Estimate. President Bar
ker. OF the Tax Department.. offered a
resolution testifving to the Boards APP
probation of Mr.. Myers. Mayor Gilroy
eulogized the Comptroller In "A minutes
speech, and Mr.. Myers briefly replied.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
ASSASSINATION BY BOMB.
How the Deadly Missile Is Made and
Why so Destructive.
ROME THROWN NY VALIANT.

Valiant. WHO hurled a bomb in tho
Chamber OF Deputies. in Paris. To-
Gently. paid only 10 cents for the cam
lister that contained the explosive. The
sunday World will explain what he
put into it and why the destructive forcs
was SO great.
There are other deadly missiles which
the Anarchists have learned to make
and the ordinary cane or umbrella VIII
conceal them. The plan is to a the
cane or umbrella INFO the theatre. store
or Stock Exchange and lay II upon the
noor or counter. The settling OF II
right in it's raturtl position will cause -
to explode with fatal result. s
The head of the cane holds two glass
vessels. oblong in shape, and each hlied
with an explosive liquid harmless In n
self so long as 1t Is kept away from he
other. The cam is carried by the Anar-
chist in perfect safety by being held
horizontally. But when lifted up and
placed against the wall the fluid In the
| PIPER bottle runs into the lower and the
explosion takes place.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 80. 1898
HANCOCK'S BUST UNVEILED.
Interesting Ceremonies In the City
Hall.

INdtE.
The exercises attending the unwilling
OF the Hancock monument In Hancock
Square. One Hundred and Twenty-third
street and Manhattan ven were held
ut ! O'Clock this afternoon In the Gov
ernor's Room, city Hall. The exercises
were under the auspices Of Gen. W. 5.
Hancock Post, $50. G. \. H.. Commander
W. H.. Clarkson.
Among those specially invited TO the
ceremonies were, Mr.. Oliver ID. Russell.
whose sister was the Generals wife.
Capt. Eugene Griffin n Mrs. G;riair. "A
niece OF the General, and Mrs. Bessie
FROST, OF Chicago, another niece.
b room was crowded with men and
women who admired Gen. hancock as n
soldier and u man.
The monument was built by the Han
cock Memorial Fund, and after Post
lowed by Mayor Gilruy and Gen. Horace
Porter, the Chairman of the building
CommitteN ~ the Memorial Fund, Cor
nenus O,Eseiliy read the history OF the
project OF erecting the statue.
Gen. Porter was then introduced and
made an elaborate address in present
Ing the m-morial to the city. He re-
viewed the military career ~ Gen. Han
lieutenant to that OF Encouragement.
be RECALLED the many battles in which
Gen. Hancock gained deserved prowess.
Mayor Gl'roy replied that 1t afforded
him the greatest qualification to be in a
position to accept the beautiful work Of
art on behalf OF the city.
Chairman John A. Goulden. OF the
Monument Committee OF the Hancock
Post. thanked the people present for the
courtesies and encouragement they had
lent the occasion.
The field guidon used by Gen. Hancock
In battle. torn and tattered was ex-
hibited and evoked many salvos OF APP
plaNSr.
The evening world., 1893-12-30
NOT TRUE, SAYS LOCKE.
Denies that Won Schmidt Swindled
Him Out of $1,000 in Diamonds.

A story which gained currency this
afternoon to the effect that c. II. Locke,
a real estate dealer at III Broadway,
had been swindled out of $500 worth of
diamonds by a man who claimed to be
Lazarus Won Schmidt, jr.. of Chicago.
and the representative OF the valuable
Ion schmidt estate in that city, is en-
phatically denied by Mr.. Locke.
Won schmidt ren.el an Office at III a
few weeks ago to do a general broker
age business. lie became acquainted
with Locke. who gave him diamonds
Waited Mt only a few hundred dollars, TO
have tested. Since then, the story goes,
Nrn Schmidt has not been seen.
II Is true that the office is to rent, but
wls,le. Won schmidt has abscDnded does
not APPEAR, for MIR. Locke says he be-
licvaS tire man to be honest and wnat he
r~ppcesentad himself to be.
The value of the d!a monds," said
Mr.. Locke, woUld scarcely be an In
uucemcnt to even a confirmed thief. |
am not worrying and you can quote me
rs saying that ! have not been sw!ndled
cut u anything
The evening world., 1893-12-30
MAY REVOKE lICENES.
Poiiccmcn Examined ny Excise
ROnrd ~ so CcrtnIn snIonn,.

The Excise Board to-day summoned
Inspector Williams II n number of Ser
geants. detectives and policemen from
the Oak street police station. Their OBJ
ject was to obtain Information regarding
the saloons at Sc. IS, %, 100. 40 and 10 l-2
Cherry street, co Oliver street and y
and q New Chambers street. These
were the places mentioned in DIR. Park
bursts latest complaint.
The places, with the exception OF GO
Oliver street, and 71 New Chambers
street. were reported to be- disreputabie
resorts. Commissioned Murphy sug-
gestsd that Or. P~arkhurst be requested
tn help the Excise board In its war
against saloons run for immoral pur-
poses. 1t IL proposed to revoke the Ii
censes Of all such places. Commissioner
Leicester Holme said that the police
could give the BOARD what information
II needed.
Yes" added Inspector Williams. in
his most sarcastic manner, the police
will furnish al. the evidence necessary,
hut n. after this evidence II furnished, 1t
Is found that more Is wanted, then ~ to
DR.. Parkhurst for It,"
The evening world., 1893-12-30
WOMAN'S MYSTERIOUS VISIT.
Calls at Police Headquarters and
Talks with Detectives.

A ~fashionahly dressed. middle-aged
woman alighted from a cab on the Null
berry street side OF Police Headquarters
this afternoon and entered Inspector
McI.aughlin's office.
She was closeted with him nearly half
an hour. She then walked to the Mott
street exit OF the big building. where she
conferred in whispers with Detective
Heidelberg.
At the end of the conversation the
cab was ordered to the Mott street
side. where the mysterious stranger en-
tered the vehicle.
But bfore she did so she ordered the
to drive as rapidly as posi-
BILE to the Twenty-tifth street entrance
of the Hoffman House.
No Information couli be obtained bout
the woman. or the purpose OF her visit.
She was dressed in II black silk dress.
mostly concealed by an expensive We'll
vet cloak. reaching 10 her feet. She wore
II brown hat. trimmed with brown
blIlmys
The evening world., 1893-12-30
STEAMERS START FOR EUROPE.
Capt. Mngnus Anderson on the Gu
nard Liner Vmbrin.

The French line steamship La Bre-
tagne sailed FOR HaNre this morning
Among those on board were Mrs. Pres
ton Anes, Baron Il. de BATE, Mr.. Rene
de Claviere. Rev. Grolleau and min Sis
ters of Charity.
Among those sailing on the Cunard
liner Imbria to-day were Capt. Magnus
Anderson. Capt. Rrenton, Lieut.. Edward
Neale. X. N; Hon. Arthur Renwick. NJ.
l.. c.. and Mr.. Herbert J. Renwick,
Is. A.. OF New South Wales. and Major
r. Fl. Twigg.
Some OF those sailing on the Werra.
North German Lloyd line, this morning.
were DIR. william Hewson BaltZcll.
Capt. and Mrs. James II. Dorst and
Count Leonardo. American line steam
ship Berlin also sailed with only eight
first-clsss cabin passengers. The light
list was probably due to the fact that
she was three days late sailing.