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The evening world., 1894-05-03
IN THE TIGERS LAID.
independents Ready TO DO Hattie
with Tnmmuny.

With the formation OF a branch In the
sixth Assembly District last night the
Independent County Organization COM
plcted the formation Of its forces In all
the Assembly districts below Fourteenth
street. Fourteenth street Is the political
dividing line between what are known as
the plain. everyday voters and the silk
stocking element 1t Is below that line
OF dcmarcation Tammany's stronghold is.
or rather was, for tnc Independents have
largely swelled their ranks with recruits
drawn from Tammany.
1t is in the districts below Fourteenth
street where Iamman$ mas mad every
thing its own way. There the coloniz-
turbed and unopposed. they have held
sway and helped to roll up those won.
derful banner majorities In the Second,
Third ,, Fourth r,,I ;I and Eishth districts
Of professional citizens Police Justice
Patrick Diver accomplished the mathe-
matical marvel OF polling ll,o00 votes
"n Such Hns feats VIII never Se Be
again II the leaders of the Independent
County Organization can help 1t, and
TO prevent these outrages in the future
they have organized In the lower dis
tricts They will act as check on
Tammany frauds and by combining
with the anti-Tammany elements in the
VARIOUS ulstricts, uriVe tne perpetrators
of the frauds and their hirelings from
power; The Counties are now firmly
tory, and If the enemy is not dislodged
1t will not be their fault, they say:
The war Will not be confined below
Fourteenth street. The independents
are already organized in the Twelfth
and Twenty-fourth' districts. and Or
ganization Is being perfected in the
Seventeenth and Twenty-fir districts.
The preliminary campaign in the dia-
mondbacked Twenty-frst Is in charge
OF Louis Steckler. He has 400 names
enrolled so far Ponce Commissioner
James j. Martin. the Tammany leader,
is worried over the success of his
rival. He came near losing his district
last year, and as the detection in his
ranks has grown since, he is almost Ger
ton.
Julius Harburger will be the leader in
the Sixth District
The evening world., 1894-05-03
ATTACKING STANDARD OIL.
New York Labor Men Have a
Hearing at Albany.
Attorney General Hancock Asked to
Proceed Against the Trust.

ALBANY. n. V. May 3.-Attorney-
General Hancock gave hearing to-day
on the application OF the Central Labor
Union and various other trade organiza-
tions OF New York City for him to begin
proceedings In the Supreme Court for
the dissolution Of the Standard Oil Com
pany Of New York.
Thomas c Crane appeared for the ap-
plicants, and J. S. Fl. Choate for the
oil company. The dissolution Is asked
for en- the ground that the corporation
Is party to a trust existing for unlaw-
full purposes. creating a monopoly for
the sale of oil.
Mr.. Crane charged that the Company
had violated the act under which 1t was
created. 1t had violated its charter.
inasmuch as 1t had suspended It's legiti-
mate business during the past year.
He gave a history Of the creation OF the
Standard Oil Trust. Of the agreements
of 1882. by which the business
and financial affairs OF all corpo-
rations. companies and individuals COM
posing said trust were placed under the
Jurisdiction OF Board Of Trustees,
and said that such agreement was con-
trary to the laws of New York State
for two reasons, viz: 1t created a
monopoly and established copartner-
ship among corporations. both OF which
are against public policy.
Its effects are evident. The price Of
petroleum has been greatly Increased.
Oil exported by the corporations sells
in Europe for one-thrd the cost in New
York City. The State, OF Ohio; through
its Supreme Court, has held that a
similar corporation in Ohio Is against
specified agreement. and ordered that
said corporation be dissolved II 1t did
not withdraw from the said agreement.
Mr.. Choate denied each Of the alle-
cations and declared that the instiga-
tor of the proceedings was George
Rice, an individual oil refiner, Of Ohio.
who has spent years in fighting the
Standard OIL Trust. and that the labor
organizations are simply flgureheads in
these proceedings.
The Attorney-General reserved de-
ciSiOp.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
THOUGHT She WAS A WIDOW
Mrs. Wards Defense on the Charge
of Bigamy.
Left Her First Husband, Who
Abused Her Cruelty.

The examination of Mrs. Mary Z.
Ward. of 234 Fourth avenue, Brooklyn,
on the charge OF bigamy. did not &c
Street Police Court. Brooklyn, this
morning owing to the absence OF sew
eral important witnesses. 1t was set
down for May g.
Mrs. Ward Is about forty years old.
she wean3 eye glasses and has a mild,
refined manner She looks like a prim
New England school teacher.
According to her story she met Patrick
Bergen in 1875 and married him. Within
n few months he began to abuse her,
and on one occasion, she says. he struck
her in the left eye and the heavy ring he
wore destroyed the sight OF that optic.
In 1859 she left him owing to his con-
tinued cruelty.
About six months later ! called on
his relatives to learn of his where
abouts. They would tell me nothing" "
Three years ago l heard he was
dead. ! went to Bellevue Hospital.
where he. was said to have been Ill.
of one p. Bergen He had been trans
ferred to Blackwell's Island and had
died there.
II believed l was widow. and ten
months ago ! married Mr. Ward. Since
then ! have been happy for once in my
life. seem TO he fated to trouble.
Happiness could not last long for me-"
Mr. Malloyi her counsel, says that
this ime Is simply matter OF spite.
Bergen has not yet given a satisfactory
account OF himself since his disappear
ance. Mr.. Ward Is an engineer. and Is
said 10 be an honest and Industrious
The evening world., 1894-05-03
BREWER NOT A MODEL MAN.
His Wife Alleges Deception and
Wants Marriage Annulled.
Says He Represented His Pool-Room
to BE IA Stationery store.

The trial Of the suit of Mrs. Martha
Nj. Brewer to have her marriage to
Thomas G. Brewer annulled. began be-
fore Judge Gildersleeve in the Superior
Court to-day. Mrs Brewer. while Miss
King, met her husband at the Chapel of
st. Chrysostom, in Harlem, where she
was IA constant attendant.
She alleges that Hrewer represented
himself to be model young man, but
that rfter their marriage at the above
church, on April II. 1898. she discovered
that he had kept pool-room at "a New
street, and was, or had been, engaged
in other questionable enterprises.
on the grounls of the deceit OF which
she alleges she was n victim Mrs. Brew
cr wants to have the Court sever the
matrimonial bonds with which she is
entangled.
She says that Brewer told her that
the pool-room was Il stationery store.
ness were produced In court. One OF
the Items Is $500 charge. alleged to
have been paid to the Police Captain of
that precinct. Brewer was arrested sew
eral weeks ago In connection with the
affairs OF the Pontiac Bank" at Ans
terdam avenue and Ninety first street.
DR.. w. @. Hartley testified to the plain
tlff's good character as did also the Rev.
Thomas II. Sell. who married her to
Brewer.
The plaintiff then told the Court her
story. There WAS no defense Judge
Gildersleeve gave the attorneys five days
tohanduptheirbriefs
The evening world., 1894-05-03
WAS AFIRE At SEA.
This Time 1t Was the Steamship
Claribel, from Baracoa.
Flames In Her Hold Make Her Iron
Sides Red Hot.
Fire Put Out After Twelve Hours
OF Hard Work.

Another steamship that had had lrs
In her hold came into port this morn
ing.
The vessel Is the ClaribeI, consigned
to III. Dumois & Co.. Of this city. She
was five days out from Baracoa, with
a cargo of fruit. She Is now at pier II,
East River.
1t was only yesterday that the Yucs-
tan, Of the Ward line, came In with
part OF her cargo on fire.
ports that at s o'clock in the afternoon
or April 80 he found smoke issuing from
tne FORWARD compartment Of the hold.
steam from the boilers was turned
into the hold and the matches battened
The wind was blowing from the north
az the time: and Capt. Mcknight put
the steamers head about and ran be.
tore the wind for about thirty-nve or
torty miles In order that the flames
should not be blown aft by the head
wind. The vessels iron sides having be-
come red hot while the matches were
down. cloud Of steam even more dense
than the smoke arose. After a fight of
twelve hours. the flames were subdued.
Capt. Mcknight states that had II not
been for the admirable facilities for ex-
tinguishing fire with which the steamer n
titted. and which. he says, are equal to
those employed on the big Atlantic pas
senEer steamers. the vessel might have
been lost. He speaks In the highest
terms OF the manner In which the off,
GERS and men worked to prevent the
spread OF the flames. For fifteen hours
they never left their posts.
The Claribel belongs to the Atlas Line
Steamship Company. but was recently
chartered by Mones & Co. for the fruit
trade between this port and Baracoa.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
GOLD EXPORT HAS An EFFECT.
Reading Affairs Also a Disturbing
Factor in Stocks.
Then London Apathy Helps the Gem
eral Depression.

The heavy export movement OF gold to
Europe was used against speculation at
the stock Exchange this morning. but
there were also other unfavorablc in
fluences at work.
The snnrl In which the Reading So
curity holders find themselves portends
serious trouble for them, as well as the
property itself. 1t will take a long
time to unravel the many cntangle-
mcnts brought on by tue faulty admin
istratlon of the affairs OF the Company
for series OF years. Reading, therefore,
is disturbing factor in the situation.
The apathy OF London also has a de-
pressing influence. Prices from that cen
trt came is to l-2 lower again this morn
ing, md the market for Americans was
repeated weak In tone. To cap all, the
st. Paul statement for the fourth week
f April shows gross earnings OF only
S6Ii, CSC. against ssl3.l+6 In 1898. a decrease
Of $3.50
American Sugar rose "a TO lo7: Amerl-
can Cotton OH "a to 81; American To-
bacco. l to 81; Chicago Gas "a to g. rs:
and Hooking Valley IL to IS IL.
Later Sugar fell rs. to los Is; Burling-
ton & Quincy 5-s. to 7s 3-s; Chicago Gas
"a. TO "a Is; Northwest i-2. to los IA;
st. Paul "A to 81 I-s: Manhattan T-S. to
Ia l-S; Reading 3-S, to 10 rs. Lead rs,
10 30 3-i: Omaha !, to 3s; New England
5-S, to I 5-S. and New Jersey Central "a.
to 10.
Money was easy at rer cent. on call.
and foreign exchange firm at i:N Ia a
4.S l2 for bankers 60-day bills and
ass 81 i.S9 for demand. The market
Is bare of hills, and arbitrage operations
continue on very small scale.
The only feature OF the stock market
as the day advanced, was the pressure
England. AtchisCn and Reading, which
sold at the lowest figures touched In a
long time. The first mentioned sold be
low I. and Atchison below IL. both being
affected by the sacrifices which holders
VIII be called upon to make under the
plans Of reorganlzation.
Northerh Pacih. preferred was still
another weak spot the stockholders in
this concern also being in most unen-
viable position. While the bears were
pounding away at these spectalties the
bulls supported Sugar and Lead The
Grangers ruled about steady at the early
decline.
The overshadowing feature of the
stock market WAS sugar. which on
net gain Of ala per cent. The rise, Of
course. was occasioned by advices from
Washington about Legislation favorable
to the Trust. In some quarters II was
said that heavy realiza tions were made
under cover of these advices, and that
the advance had eliminated.
There was more or less guesswork
however, about all this. and the bulls
are still talking OF n continuance OF the
upward movement for 10 or 10 points
more. The general list moved independ-
emily OF Sugar. lower prices being re-
corded In majority of instances.
The volume OF business was quite
moderate. and the low-priced shares at
tracted far more attention than the
old time favorites like the Nanderbilts,
Western Union and the Changers.
The sales OF stocks were 225.S6+ shares.
In the unlisted department s5, 100 shares
Of Sugar and $500 shares Of Lead were
traded in.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
LAMP BLAZING IN AN "a" CAR.
Passengers, Fearing an Explosion,
Flee for safety.

Those passengers who boarded Har-
lem bound Third avenue IL" train at
City Hall about 6.4s last night are tell
ing to-day Of the lively Incidents which
caused n panic in the second car, while
the train was between Fourteenth and
Eighteenth streets.
The atmosphere OF the car was Of
fcnsive with the odor of smoking
lamp. and one of the passengers called
the attention OF guard to the fact.
He found the middle lamp in the car
smoking furiously, and Immediately
loosened II from its fastenings.
A second guard ran up at the same
time and began to blow excitedly into
the chimney. This. forced the flame
down into the bowl Of tie lamp, the oil
igniting and flowing out over the hands
OF the guard who held the lamp. Fear
ing an explosion. the passengers, men
and women alike. ran for either end
OF the car, and awaited the stopping Of
the train at Eighteenth street.
The guard with the blazing lamp had
a difficult time reaching his station on
the car platform. and when he did get
there. after some delay, he sisnai!ed
stead Of doing SO. the conductor gave
the lamp all ablaze on the station plat
form, and hurried back to stop the
train; A colored porter at the Eigh-
teenth street station managed to put
out the blaze. but burned his hands
while doing II.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
ATTACKED FOR PATRIOTISM ?
student Cook Advances n Theory
for the Assnult on Him.

John l.. Cook. a student, twenty-five
years old. of Hl7 West Forty fourth street,
was picked UP unconscious at Forty-third
street and Fifth avenue about>5 o'clock
this morning by Policeman Kelly.
He was taken to the Flower Hospital,
wh-re his injuries were found to consist
Of confusion of the head, a badly
bruised nose and cheek andt he loss of
three teeth. His injuries are not serious
and he will be able to leave the hospital
to-day.
Cook says he was assaulted un-
awarcs, by whom he does not know. He
thinks, however, deliberate attempt was
made to xii! him or badly iniure him
Cooks hobby is the American flag
He. believes that the Stars ana Strines
and no other flag should be hosted
over public buildings on public or other
occasions. 1t Is his outspoken advocacy
of this belief. he thinks, that led
to his present trouble.
on May Day Cook attended the demon
stration at Union Square. He is out
spoken in his ideas and while there be-
came involved in an argument He
thinks that somebody In the crowd may
have marked him for his opinions and
determined to injure him.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
KELLOGG NOT COMPETENT.
Mayor Gilroy Criticises the En-
gineer's Estimates.
Commissioner Clauscn lntimatcs that
lie May BE Dismissed.

II Engineer Kellogg. OF the Park De-
vartmcnt. had been at the meeting of
the Board of Estimate to-day he would
have had very uncomfortable time. At
n previous meeting he presented an es-
timate OF s32.l0 for laying Il sidewalk on
Fifth avenue from Eighty-sixth to one
Hundred and Tenth street. on the side
OF Central Park. To-day he reduced
his estimate to sl6,5p.
Mayor Gilroy said Kellogg had again
demonstrated his incompetency as he
did In estimating the cost OF paving
Fifth avenue at sl6j0Oo and the work
is being done for $4,000.
President C!ausen, of the Park Board,
said that he had an appointment with
Kellogg to discuss the estimates. Kel-
logg did not keep II. Kellogg, he said.
would not remain in the Department
twenty-four hours longer II he did not do
better. and although he had been there
thirty-five years he should not continue
thirty-five minutes II he Is incompetent.
The appropriation for the sidewalk was
The Board issued n number OF bonds
for building and furnishing new schools.
bonds for fll,&O were issued to pay
blake Williams for furnishing heating
apparatus 10 tn'' new sCnOOl on one
Hundred and second street. between
Second and Third avenues For fur
nlshing the new school on West Forty
sixth street. between sixth and Seventh
avenues, $l03O2 worth of bonds were
Issued. and for the building OF n new
school ut Elgecomhe avenue on one
Hundred and Ffty-frst street. S22l.-
100 were issued to pay +. Gallagher who
has the contract. The Board also APP
propriated 81, 800 to pay vaccinators dur
ing the month OF April.
A number Of other requests for ap-
propriations were made to the Com
trnllnr
The evening world., 1894-05-03
HIS SENTENCE SHORTENED.
smith Pleaded lie Had Eeen beaten
at EImira RefOrmntory.

John l.. Smith. the black sheep of a re-
spectacle family, was arragned before
Judge Cowing for sentence to-day, hav-
ing pleaded guilty to a charge OF bur
giary in the third degree.
1.-TWO years and half in Sing Sing, "
said Judge Cowing.
Smith mumbled something and clung to
the bar.
That doesn't seem to please YOU" re-
marked the Judge.
mo. Your Honor. You see. I've been
sick for a long time and I'm stll sick.
They beat me pretty badly when I was
in the Elmira Reformatory and haven't
recovered yet"
Pm told that you are pretty bad
kind Of a man" said the Judge, "but as
you're sick I'll make the sentence one
year and half In the penitentiary."
Even this didn't seem to please Smith,
and he begged 10 be permitted TO go 10
relatives In tae West, but the Judge told
him that he ought to be thankful for get
ting off so easily.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
Mr.. HOUSE RAISES A POINT.
Says Man Cannot Commit Two
Crimes at the Same Moment.

trimcS ut the same Moment.
Lawyer Fred House. OF the firm of
Friend & House, entered II demurrer to-
day before Judge Cowing in the case of
Policeman Larkin, who Is under indict-
ment for eXtortion and bribery. Similar
cases are pending against Policemen
kenney and Downes, and whatever the
decision in the Larkin case may be II
will be accepted for the others.
The particular offense against I.arkin
Is that on Nov. a, 1893 he extorted 81
from licensed push cart pcddler named
Goldberg, in return for which he guar
anteed him protection while he was
selling his wares on the poliCemanS s
beat. The Indictment also accuses Lar
KIN OF having accepted briDe from
Goldberg.
The point which Mr.. House raised was
a most novel one. and the decision of
the Court will establish a precedent.
Mr. House claimed that so long as the
alleged extortion and bribery were com
mitted at the same moment, they did
not form separate transactions, and
that therefore the accused could not be
legally held. Judge Cowing was puzzled
and so was Assistant Distr!ct-Attorney
Lindsay. Mr.. House could not cite any
authority and neither could Judge Cow
Ing or Mr.. Lindsay recall parallel.
It was agreed that Mr.. Lindsay and
Mr.. House should have until Monday to
prepare briefs.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
SEAL HUNTERS LOST.
Several Boat Crews Separated from
the Ship Retriever.
Dy Associated Press. }

VANCOUVER. B. c., May 3.-Nearly
all of five boat crews Of hunters be
longing to the American ship Retriever
have been lost at sea. Among the los,
are the following Americans: A. Byley.
F Cockrel, ]. Coyle. r. Coyle. @. Lon
gard and II. Snow.
The Retriever on April 2 sent off two
boat crews Of hunters. only three men
being left aboard to manage the ship,
which was then in latitude $3.50 north,
Longitude 1902 east. A hurricane
sprang up and ship and boats became
separated. Word has reached here that
nearly all the boats crews perished.
only a few Chinese and Europeans hav.
ing been rescued by passing steamer
Ave days after the gale.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
BOND BIDS OPENED.
Money 10 he Used to Buy Market
Lands,

Comptroller Halsey Corwin, of Brook
lyn. o-day opened bids for sl2O9oOo OF
public market bonds. divided into is
sues drawing per cent. interest and
maturing in 1920. 1921. 1922 and 1928 There
were twenty bids submitted The sue
cessful bidders were Farson Leach &
Co, 1Cs,3O; +. Morrison. lOl,5O; u. A.
Moran & CO., lo7 $685. Forrist Glenn &
Co, lOl.60. Hamilton Trust Company.
lOi and los; South Brooklyn Savings In
stItution, lOi, SO; Coffin a Stanton. 1885;
Street, Wilkes 4 Co. l0G.ll
The money raised on the purchase of
these bonds will be paid to the United
Navy Yard lands, which are to be used
by the city OF Brooklyn for market
PURPOSES.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
NEW YORK GOLD EXPORTS.
DisauietinR News OF Their Extent
Received ut Washington.

WASHINGTON. May 3,-Disquieting
news was received at the Treasury to-
day from New York, concerning gold
expectations. Rates OF foreign ex-
change continue high and hrm. and in
consequence, large shipments are looked
for.
The reports are that at least s.. .OO0. 600
will he withdrawn for shipment from
New York next Saturday. with the
probabilities that this amount Will be
greatly exceeded. These shipments
alone viii reduce the gold reserve to
about Sg2 OOOOIO
OF course. the gold withdra walls do not
diminish our. cash resources, ON the
contrary. as United States and Treasury
notes are given in exchange for the
gold. each withdrawal adds so much to
the Treasury's available cash balance.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
FOLLOWED A BLOODY TRAIL.
Crimson stains Led 10 Where
Dougherty Hnd Been Assaulted.

Hugh DouGherty. twenty-eight years
old, an engineer boarding at ll5 West
one Hundred and ThIrty-fourth street,
is in Manhattan Hospital to-day with n
knife wound in the head, from which he
may die During quarrel early this
morning with David Marks, OF q Man
haitian street. at the boaI Idlng-house, the
latter stabbed him with butcher-knife
Both men fled from the house. Dough-
erty fell to the sidewalk Unconscious at
one Hundred and Twenty-ninth street
and Lanox avenue. There Policeman
Buckri1ga found him and sent him to
the hospital.
BY the trail OF blood that Dougherty
left behind him. the police found the
place where the cutting occurred. The
bloody knife was also found and infor-
nation gained as to where David Marks
lived.
The police got to the Manhattan street
house In time 10 see Marks escape over
q rear fence. He u still at large.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
THE FEAST OF ASCENSION.
Celebrated Mt Trinity and Other
Churches To-day.

The Feast of Ascension was celebrated
in a majority OF the Protestant Episcopal
churches of this city to-day. In Trinity
Church 1t had a special significance in
marking the forty-eighth anniversary Of
the conservation of the present editice.
The services began there with tine low
celebration OF the Holy Communion at
7.30 o'clock and was followed two hours
later by morning prayer. The principal
service. known as the high celebration
was held at II o'clock and marked by an
elaborate musical programme.
st. Joseph's Chapel choir assisted In the
services, which included a professional
bers from Handels "Uttecht Jubilate," :"
Cherubini's Mass and the last chorus
from Sir Arthur Sullivans "Te Deum
Festival" Rev. DR.. +. A. Bradley. OF
st. Agnes's Chanel delivered the sermon.
Ascension Day services of Grace
Church were conducted this morning
by Bishop II. C. Potter and Rev. W. Il.
Huntington. assisted by the Rev. Geo
II. Bottome and II. w. Wells There
were two choirs.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
RUNAWAY GIRLS CAUGHT.
Pcrfumcr Morse, Whom They Ac.
cuse. Held In ~. 800 Hail.

Justice Koch. in Essex Market Police
Court to-day, held Henry Morse. a per-
fumer, OF 65 Forsyth street. for exami-
nation in default of $500 bail
The complainants were Jennie Gold
stein. fourteen years old. of q Madison
street. and Lizzie Kiefer, fifteen years
old. OF 656 Water street, who had run
away from home.
The girls were found lettering about
Central Park on Tuesday night last,
and were taken to the Children's So
ciety Rooms, They said they had been
Neighbors said that girls OF tender
years were In the habit of visiting
Morse