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The evening world., 1893-12-27
AFTER 4 CAPTAINS.
DR.. Parkhurst and Seven Wit
nesses Before the Grand Jury.
Reticent as to the Evidence He Had
to Present.
Commissioner Sheehan Said to Court
an Investigation by Gilroy.

Rev. DIR. Parkhurst, Lawyer Frank
Moss and six witnesses came together In
Lawyer Moss's office In the Bennett
Building at % o'clock this morning. A
short consultation was held. and then all
hands repaired to the County Court
House, where the Extraordinary Grand
Jury awaited them.
DR.. Parkhurst refused 10 talk OF the
evidence that he proposed to put before
the Grand Jurors. From other sources
1t was learned. however. that Or. Park
hurst will present evidence against four
police captains. The witnesses and DR..
Parkhurst will probably be before the
Grand Jury all day.
DR.. ~Parkhurst's letters of yesterday
were widely discussed at Police Head
quarters this morning, but few OF the
officials Interested would talk for pub
lication.
Inspector Williams in answer to the
inquiry OF an Evening World" reporter
said that he had not yet been officially
notified OF the charges contained in the
letters.
Until such notification is received
said lie. II VIII not AK on the matter
Supt. Brynes, as usual, was reticent.
81 don't believe In talking until some
thing has been done. ! don't know what
will be done. AS soon ms they take
action then | will answer" he said.
1t was stated this morning thai Com
missioner sheehan. who, according to
ed Sn WitR SSe eihs sholi Is II k Rira ]aaSSuS,s sR Mhlie
Comptroller OF that .l,y, would seek vim
dication by demanding that Mayor Gil
roy should at once begin an investiga-
feet that Mr.. Sheehan might resign his
Police Commissionership.
h Commissioner was not at his office
at all to-day. Instead he went direct
from his home 10 Police HeadGuarters
and prrused over the trials. He was
gloomy and morose, and beyond an oc-
c~asional conference with Inspector Will
lams. had nothing TO say 10 anything.
When asked by an Evening World'
reporter what reply. II any he hal to
make to the Buffalo charges. he turned
II have nothing whatever to say. ]
viii not discuss the matter in any way.
Is 1t true that you intend to resign ,"
asked the reporter.
ph%atically. Il ave nothing 10 say"
1t Is intimated on what SENS to be
good authority that somethinG big will be
that an official hrigh NJ In Police Head
quarters has actually made overtures to
Rev. DIR. P~arkhurst. with the intention
the Department, in other words. to turn
a kind Of States evidence.
Among the witnesses before the Grand
Jury were:
Capt. Alexander Wishart. DIR. Stanton
Colt, OF the University settlement So
ciety; Rev. william Hamilton, Richard
Rel, Lawyer Frank Moss and Detectives
Lennon and Wilson. of the parkhurst
Society. anu Rev. Or. Charles ii. Park
hurst himself.
Or; ,Parkhurst said to an "EvenIns
about two hours for the Grand Jury 10
take all the testimony. He declined to
say anything further In relation to the
matter.
IL is said that a number of keepers OF
d%isorderly houses in West Fifty-third
street have been indicted, 1t cou,t not
be learned II the Grand Jury had found
indictments against Inspector Williams
and Capt. S~chmittberger.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
10 O'CLOCK SCORE.

Meixell. the Lewisburg. Pa, man is
looked upon as one of the wonders Of
this race. He had never ridden In a long
race before. but his morning found him
that last night he was stricken with tenn
porary blindness. 1t was necessary to
carry him from the place where he fell
on the track. The trainers worked on
him an hour, n by the use Of poul-
tees they restored his eyes to a fair con-
Walters eyes troubled him to-day, and
he found relief by wearing a pair Of
goggles.
At 1890 Schock was still in his tent,
and Martin had put twenty long miles
between him INT the persistent German,
aH Wa Tss sfiu p hsss tbs fS the haas so9 Ave and one.
half miles behind the champion.
The second heat In the ten-mile race
between Howell and Prince will be run
his evening. Howell having lost the tire
Of his wheel in the middle Of the race
last evening, Howell won the first heal
are confident that the Boston man will
win the next two and the race.
Schock returned to the track at 10. "a. 30.
having slept two hours and three min
utse. He found a gap Of q IL miles
between him and Martin. While he slept
his trainers gave him a thorough mas
sage treatment.
Schock rode the first fifty hours Of this
race with practically no rest. His alb
ences from the track for all purposes
during those fifty hours aggregated
about ffty-ive minutes. His wrists were
weakened by the strain. 1t took him
troduced his stomach rest this morning.
Ashinger. Albert, Hosmer and Barton
left the track at frequent intervals to-
day for treatment from their trainers.
The evening world., 1893-12-27

ANilNs tEtE LEADEh
Schock has gained the reputation of
sleeping on his wheel, but he spent 8 hours
and 81 minutes in rest, rubbing and feeding
from midnight to $50 this morning. max
ing, up to hat hour, 4 hours and % 1-2
minutes off and 1874 1-2 on The wheel
since the start of the race.
Waller, who rode such a splendid race
yesterday, took three hours and twelve
minute of rest last 6ight. and was in
good condition this morning. He set out
10 make up this lost time by fast riding
to-day, but Martin fought desperately
to maintain his lead of three miles. At
9.23, while Schock was taking a nap in his
booth, Waller passed him in the SO9th
mile.
At 1926, whiless Waller was squirting
with Martin. the tall "~greenhorn," as
Waller Is called, ran own Ashinger, and
the oklahoma boomer was hurled vio-
lently against the scorers fence. He
got a badly bruised knee, but after a lit
tie rubbing with liniments he returned
to the track. receiving the cheers of the
100 spectators, who had gathered at that
early hour.
had been endorsed through the inter-
ference OF another. But, though he Is
next to the t%ail-ender. Ashinger took
It all cheerfully and ~resignedly, and
worked as hard as ever.
The score at 8 o'clock this morning
was as follows:
The evening world., 1893-12-27
THE IVY CITY TEST CASE.
Put Over Until This Afternoon at
Mr.. Birney's Request.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-The trial Of
Rookmaker Bennington. Of the Detroit
Club. otherw lse known as George Mar
yin, arrested with his clerks for laying
odds at the Ivy City race track did not
come on In the police court this morning.
District Attorney Birney asked a on
~tinuance until this afternoon, The re-
quest was agreed to by counsel for the
race track, and after a short consulta-
ton among those concerned the case
went over until . o'clock this afternoon.
The defendants were ready to proceed
with their case. but the Government was
not. II was explained ut the District
Attorneys Office that oil account OF the
sickness of one OF The officials making
the arrest that the warrants had not
been made out
The race track men say they are ready
for the battle in the. courts, They will
not waive examination and have the
case go to the Grand Jury. as they
might do under theEl but Will en-
to ave the case promptly tried.
After the proceedings in the police
curt President Engeman announced that
the races for to-day would be run, but
IL was doubtful whether books would be
made on to-day's races.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
TROOPS WIPED OUT.
Reported Disaster to the E1pedi-
ton Against King Lo.
Capt. Wilson and Force Said to Be
Annihilated.
Dispatches Come TO South African
Merchants In London.

LONDON. Dec. GA terrible disaster
Is said to have occurred to the scouting
party under the command OF Capt. Will
son. which has been In pursuit Of King
Lobengula and which has not been
heard from for some time.
Several South African merchants In
this city received cable messages to-
day announcing that Capt. Wilson'S
force have been completely annihilated
by the Matabeles.
The report Is as yet unconhrmed; but
there seems reason to believe that a very
serious engagement has taken place. and
that the British forces have got the
worst of 1t.
1t Is stated that. in addition to Wilson'S
party, the party under Capt. Bar
row. sent out to reinforce him. has been
cut to pieces.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
TO SUCCEED MAGOUN.
w. c. CULVER May Take His Place
in the Two COrdage Companies.

1t is reported that Mr.. William C.
CULVER will take the place of Mr..
George G.. Magoun IN the National Cord
& Reorganization Committee as well
as on the new Board of Directors of the
United States Cordage Company.
The United States Cordage Company
was Incorporated Dec. &c, 1893, in New
Jersey. The capital stock is the same
as the National Cordage Company, $50, :
900, 900 common stock. s. 5000. 900 preferred
stock. with the exception of Sc, 600, 900
guaranteed stock to be Issued In ex-
change for Security Corporation bonds
and s., 900. 900 additional preferred to rep
resent the contributions of the stock
holders. This makes the total new cap
ital, guaranteed IS, OO0,0 900. preferred S.
OOO, 600, and common $50. 900. 900.
The directors elected at the stock
holders meeting this morning were: Ru-
dolph Keppler, william II. Corbin, f.
r, c. Young, G. G.. Williams. w. w.
Sherman, w. B. Sewell, Francis Smith,
Joseph j. O'Donohue. Valentine p. Sny-
der and John Scott.
After tn, Reorganization Committee
has completed its work 1t is expected
that Messrs. Thalmann. Gossler and
CULVER will also be elected permanent
directors.
elected when the Company is in opera
ton,
The evening world., 1893-12-27
RECEIVERS FOR THE HOFFMAN,
Ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall and Ed
ward s. Ward, Of Newark, Named.

NEWARK. N. j., Dec. 27.-At 100 this
afternoon Lawyer A. q. Keasbey made
an application to Vice-Chancellor Green
for a receiver for the corporation which
conducts the Hoffman House in New
York City. Edward S.. Stokes. who has
heretofore acted as receiver. was not
present In court. W. E. d. Stokes, who
opposed him, was.
As soon as Lawyer Kensbev made the
application, Vice-Chancellor Green with
out delay. appointed Ex-Muyor A. Oakley
Hall, OF New York CITY, and Edward S.
Ward, of Newark, both receivers for the
corporation. The bonds for the new re-
ceivers are now being prepared.
A. Oakley Hall was Mayor of New
York during the Tweed regime. He
subsequently went TO London, where he
practised law. He recently came to
New York, and has since practised law
In New York. Prior to Mr.. Halls visit
to Europe. he was the editor OF Truth,
a daily newspaper then published In
New York City.
MIR. Ward is a prominent merchant OF
Newark,
The evening world., 1893-12-27
SLIM PROSPECTS FOR SKATING.
Mr.. Dunn Says Ii VIII he Warmer
Morrow.

Those who had visions OF a long spell
OF skating owing 10 the present cold
snap must give up hopes for the pres
cn,. for, according TO Local Weather
Forecaster Dunn, the cold wave win be
d~issipated tonight and tomorrow.
The weather Is fair all over the coun-
try except for a slight fall OF rain In
the extreme southwest, Canadians were
treated to a little snow last night.
The temperature has risen in all sec
tions west OF the Mississippi and lake
regions, while on the other hand II has
grown slightly colder through the At
lantlc States.
The mercury registered 20 degrees In
tho city at s o'clock this morning. MIR,
Dunn's official forecast Is fair and
warmer for tomorrow.
The evening world., 1893-12-27

Shortly before noon Schock leaned list
lessly on his stomach rest. His feet
kept pumping the pedals, but his gait
was unsteady. and his wheel did not
keep to the regular track.
Suddenly the wheel ran up the inclined
track on the Twenty-siXth street side
and struck the fence.
Schock tumbled over the fence and fell
down to the floor of the garden. about
five feet below.
Two policemen picked him up and car
ried him back In the truck still fast
asleep.
His trainers spent twenty minutes over
him waking him up. Shoch did not
know what had happened.
The trainers said that he escaped with
out injury. He was taken to his bunk
n allowed to complete his nap. The
trainers promised that he would be on
the track again at 3 o'clock.
With Waller weak n Schock in bed,
this was Martins opportunity. He
enlightened mis- lead owe Waller to nine
miles, and put fifty miles between him
IF and Schock In the next two hours.
The score at noon showed no further
change in the positions of the men.
10 O'CLOCK SCORE
The evening world., 1893-12-27
0 O'CLOCK SCORE.
Mllna Lana

Confidence in Champion Martin. who
rode 1,466 1-2 miles In the 1891 race, had
returned. and there were offers u no
takers OF Wagers that he would win this
race and add $50 miles to the Il2-hour
record.
At midnight last night, the end of the
/ lap. Martins famous record for the
same hour in the other race was $50
miles 7 laps, $50 that Schock had bettered
he best record by l!S miles 4 laps, and
brooklyn Heights boy known as Leon
ara" had bettered Martins previous
record for the forty-eighth hour.
Ing a draWinF %attrnet,S e1n'e fsr Is =, p mIS.
night there had been taken at the box-
9nce AD more h at the same hour
In ANY previous race.
70 appreciate the tremendous endur-
anee OF the eleven men on the tract;
the reader should remember that
as noon Today they had ridden nm aver
Seding, sixty, and Martin, had the track
lain alongside the New York Central
Grand Trunk and Michigan Central rail-
Ways and the start been from New
the suburbs Of Chicago. with Waller
ana sehock tagging at his heels, and The
the wny g from men %straSgling along all
Tom Whdlen. the old-time boxer and
athiete, who liz now doing the honors
~ the pre- IS box, looked the men over with
Ing. and declared thai Tarrinr serioms u
Sidenis' Martin, Schock and Waller would
nave a tremendous struggle for the nrst
money In this race-Sl, 2O1-for, to use the
words OF the old athlete: '"'
Every one of those boys is in the hes,
OF condition; every one OF them mas
neart, pluck. ambition and speed, and II
be- 40 . Item doesn't get hurt, they will
ga timers, experienced In contests n,
shauranee, say that the men who 'llye
nrough the second day are almost in
MTariably mt for the rest OF the week
me sscand day IL said 10 be the hardesi
OBS OF the six on the men. Eleven q,
M sighteel starters were still ridtnr
The evening world., 1893-12-27
cal New Years NUnber-Sunday Word-Out Next Sunday.

when to-day dawned, AMI all we're in
condition.
Even little Van Emberg. the Airing
ton boy wonder" of nineteen years.
was. In good shape, and riding like the
wind. He was seventh In the race, and
l70 miles, behind the leader, but hope
full and plucky.
1t may be interesting to know what
these men depend on to keep them in trim
for this awful strain on their physical
powers. Billy Martin has lived since the
start on beef tea. His trainers keep him
constantly provided with hot beef tea,
and perhaps twenty times n day he
drinks a pint OF the stun from the nose
OF a small teapot, never leaving his wheel
for the purpose.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
GRANT IN CONTROL.
Sworn in as Receiver of st. Nicholas
Bank.

Hugh ]. Grant was swore In as re-
ceiver OF the st. Nicholas Bank by Jus
tice Truax, OF the Supreme Court to-day.
He had previously given his bond Of
$3.50, 900.
His securities were o d. Crlmmins
and John H Starin. Each qualified In
$4,000
There Is said TO be considerable dissatis-
faction among the depositors and stock
holders OF the st. Nicholas Bank over tho
appointment of eX-Mayor Grant as re-
ceiver OF that institution.
In Wall street this morning the story
was circulated hat the appointment OF
the eX-Mayor was the result Of political
influence. and that both Ranking Slpt.
favored his choice TO the exclusion or
other names which had been suggested.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
LAST EDITION
MARTIN IN The LEAD.
The Plupky Detroiter Away
Ahead in the Bicycle Race.
Waller Takes Second Place While
the Austrian Sleeps.
Schock Falls OFF His Wheel With
out Being Awakened.
SCORE AT 1.3O.

Billy Martin does not intend to let the
championship honors slip from him in
the Madison Square Garden endurance
contest through any little thing like a
stiff knee and blistered feet.
Despite his sufferings Of yesterday,
Martin. the champion, kept ~pluckily
Mt his work. He took twenty minutes for
massage treatment yesterday afternoon.
and last night he had a sleep of one
hour and ~ifty-five minutes, a total of
bout three hours off the track since
Sunday midnight. h morning he was
in much better condition han yesterday,
and was riding hard. Shortly after ?
o'clock he overhauled Schock and took
the lead.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
O'BRIEN & CLARK WEAKEN.
Their $75O,OOO Test Suit Against
the City Withdrawn.

O'Brien G. Clark, who sued the city for
$3.50, 900 for extra work on the new aque-
duct. have withdrawn their motion for
reargument of the case before the Court
OF Appeals. which decided against them.
This particular suit was a test case,
which involved the payment by the city
Of 81. ZOO, 900 or 100000 for extra work
on the aqueduct.
The withdrawal OF the motion Is taken
as an indication that all other suits
against the city based on the same
ground of action will he abandoned. az
they would nave no standing in court
under the decision OF the Court of APP
The final Withdrawal of these suits
Is a great legal victory for the city
and Corporation Counsel Clark.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
ESCAPED LUNATIC CAUGHT.
Shannon Found Wandering About
Woodlawn Cemetery.

The returns to Police Headquarters
from the Kir gsbridge station this morn
ing reported the capture n arrest in
Woodiawn Cemetery yesterday of John
capped from st. Joseph's Hospital. In
Yonkers.
Shannon's home is in Woodlawn. He
was demented when he escaped from
the hospital. When captured he was
wandering among the headstones in the
cemetery, apparently searching for ONE
II ing. He was secured with some diff
Guilty and turned over to DIR. p. j.
Byrne, house-surgeon OF the hospital.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
VANH0LT MAY DIE.
Accidentally Run Over While Play
ing Football in the Street.

Michael Eldridge, of $50 West For
tieth street, New York, employed as a
driver by A. II. Schoope, OF G36 West
Thirty ninth street, New York. a a
prisoner before Justice O'Donnell in Jer.
sew City this morning charged with
atrocious assault in having run over
Frank Vanholt last night.
In court this morning II was shown
that Eldridge had not Intentionally run
Vanholt down, but that he was pushed
under the wagon by another boy, who
was trying to get a football. Vanholt,
who was hurt in the Sbdomen vii
probably die.
Justice O'Donnell this morning. on
hearing the circumstances OF the case
paroled Eldridge.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
INSPECTORS STILL ON GUARD.
But the Steam CompaDy's Smoke
Nuisance Has Been Abated.

Sanitary Superintendent Roberts, of
the Health Department, sent his inspec-
tors this morning to watch the New
York Steam Company's building at Cort-
landt and Washington streets for another
day.
He reported this morning that the nui-
sance had been abated. Early yesterday
morning a little black smoke was oh
served Issuing from the chimneys. but
later In the day no smoke bothered the
neighborhood.
President Wilson said that he would
be pleased 70 have The Evening World''
point out any similar nuisance and he
would see that II was at once abated.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
MRS. STReHAN WANTS HER CHILD
Claims II Is Held Under an Alleged
Agreement.

Judge Truax. Of the Supreme Court. to-
day issued a writ of habeas corpus re-
quiring Ernest J.. A. Christensen to
produce In court the four months old
child OF Mrs. Annie Strehan. and show
cause why the mother should not have
possession Of her child
In applying for the writ Mrs, Strehan
stated that C~hristianson claimed to hold
the child under an alleged ape by
which he was given possession OF It
The evening world., 1893-12-27
CAPT. HEDBERG'S GHOST.
Chicago Yarn to the Effect that II
Haunts Fort Sheridan.
nm Associnted press

(By Associated Fress)
CHICAGO. Dec. 2L-According to a
local paper one private has deserted at
Fort Sheridan and others are in terror
over stories that the ghost OF Capt, He'd
berg haunt the post.
Hedberg's slayer. Lieut.. Nancy, is nov
in Louisville at liberty on $1,000 bail,
The name of the alleged deserter Is mol
given, and the story otherwise lacks con
frmation,
limited States District-Attorney Gil
christ denies the limitations from Capt,
Hedberg's widow that the prosecution
Of Nancy has been lukewarm-
The evening world., 1893-12-27
BICYCLES HIS BANE.
John Mulholland Has n Failing for
the Two Wheeled Vehicles.

John Milholiand. of Bloomfield street,
Hoboken. was a prisoner In Justice Kim
merly's court. Jersey City. this morning
charged with stealing IL bicycle In Ber-
gen Point. Albert Stevens, OF Danforth
avenue In the Greenville section OF the
city, also appeared against the prisoner
and charged him with stealing a bicycle
from him,
In Milholland's possession was found
n large bunch of keys which he used in
unlocking bicycles that were chained
for protection. He was held for trial.
The evening world., 1893-12-27
French Attache Promoted.
NY Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 27.-Capt. c. de Grandpry.
the French Military Attache at Wash
ington, has been promoted to the rank
OF a colonel In the Engineer Corps. Col.
Grandpry will remain at his post at
Washington
The evening world., 1893-12-27
Killed While Switching Cdrs.

DOVER. y. j.. Dec. sZ.-Edward Aliens. a
brakeman on a freight tain on the Delaware.
LackawannG and Western Railroad, was accident
ally Killed last night white switching cars In the
PORT Morris freight yards last night. His body
VAS taken to Stanhope ard this morning was sent
20 hS home At klngsland. He leaves . widow
and one child.
The evening world., 1893-12-27

Schock buoys himself up on oatmeal
Cruel, with an occasional draught OF
beer.
Waller is partial to lamb chops. and
gnaws the bones as he rides. He also
drinks much cold water-enough to
swamp him. II would seem.
At 10 o'clock Schock, who retired at S.31,
was still sleeping. and the score stood
like this:
The evening world., 1893-12-27
Weather Forecast.

The weather forecast for the ~thirty-six hours
ending at 8 r, NJ. Tomorrow Is as follows; Fair
to-day. and on Thurssy warmer. sOuthwsstsrly
The evening world., 1893-12-27

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