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The evening world., 1894-09-22
FAVOR OPPOSING CULLEN.
Brooklyn Republicans Want Their
Own Supreme Court Candidate.
Delegates to Meet Tonight to De-
eide the Question.

IT am not a candidate for any public
Office" said Lawyer George F. Elliott. Of
Brooklyn, this morning when asked II
he would accept the Republican nomina-
ton for the Supreme Court bench against
Justice Edgar NJ. Cullen, the present
incumbent.
81 think" he continued that 1t is
very bad form for any individual to say
he is a candidate for judicial nomina-
ton. The indicatio are now that the
Republicans will nominate member OF
their own party to run for Justice Of
the Supreme Court.
But that is in no way reflection on
Justice Cullen personally. His admins
tration mas been without reproach, and
/ think all lawyers agree on that point.
So do Republicans. They have not a
representative on the Bench in the Sec
ond Judicial District. and they think 1t
candidate"
Nine delegates from different counties
in the Second District will meet In eau
Gus at Arion Hall tonight to decide
whether straight out and out Repub-
lican shall be nominated to run for the
Supreme Court bench or indorse Justice
Cullen to succeed himself.
on Monday at o'clock the same del
egates will meet at the office of Hugo
lyn. to determine the lime of holding
the Judiciary Convention, The Conven-
ton, 1t Is expected, will be held on
Thursday in the Court House.
Besides Mr. Elliott, who Is one OF the
delegates to meet in caucus tonight,
other Republicans are of the belief that
a candidate will bt run against Justice
Cullen, although the Brooklyn Bar AS
ISOLATION has Endorsed him for second
term.
In the matter of Register, 1t is be-
lieyed that Deputy Police Commissioner
Granville w. Harmon has forged ahead
of all the other aspirants.
The Democrats are talking OF little
else save Justice Gaynor as the candi-
date for Governor
The regular Democrats will hold their
Assembly Conventions throughout Kings
County tonight to elect delegates to the
State Convention at Saratoga next Tues
day.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
PILLAR OF FIRE IN A Street.
Spark from Trolley-0ar Ignites
Gas from a Leaky Main.
Brooklyn Passengers and Pedestrians
Witness an Unusual Sight.

A new and hitherto unsuspected dan.
ger attending travel on trolley cars wa,
developed in Brooklyn this morning
and pedestrians who were at the cor.
ner of Myrtle avenue and Washington
street were treated to the spectacle of a
pillar of flame shooting up from the
earth like a small volcano.
Since yesterday morning the air In the
vicinity has been heavily laden with II.
Eliminating gas. The gas company was
notified. and gang of workmen early
this morning began the work of tracing
the leak They concluded that the open.
Ing was in a big five-inch main which
runs along Washington street, below the
tracks OF the Dekalb avenue trolley
line.
After digging down to a depth OF
about Ave feet, they reached the main,
and they cut out small section, intend
ing to replace II with a new one. The
ends Of the pipe were covered to pre-.
vent the further escape of gas, but, in
spite of this. 1t continued to leak.
few minutes after o'clock car 2l7,
of the De Kalb avenue line, comfortably
filled with passengers, bound for the
bridge, came into view. and Michael
Ricardo. an Italian laborer. climbed
out OF the hole and stood on the curb
waiting for the car to pass
When the car got directly over the
excavation there was a dull report
followed by a kissing sound.
The motormen and passengers felt q
slight jar and they knew that something
had happened The motorman turned or
the current and the car shot clear OF
| the hole. Then a tongue OF flame blaze6
up In the air to a height of twelve OF
fifteen feet. The car was stopped q
short distance from Myrtle avenue ant
the. passengers alighted and inspected
their clothing.
When they found they were uninjuret
they Joined the crowd In looking at the
flame. The fire burned very fercely
and gave out kissing sound. which
could be heard half block away.
The blaze was fully five feet in diane.
ter. 1t Is supposed that the blaze was
started by the motor underneath the
trolley car. There is a copper brush IL
the motor of the car, and It is thought
that stray electric spark ignitei tie
gas.
The gang of laborers began shovelllne
sand into the hole, and in ten minute!
the. flame was reduced to within a few
inches of the ground. 1t finally wen
out altogether, and after the gas wa
turned Off in tina section, the work o.
repairing the pipe proceeded
The evening world., 1894-09-22
GARBAGE BLOCKADE TO END.
Supt. Buchler Says II VIII BE En-
ti-ely Over by Monday.


Supt. Buchler, who has charge of an
the dumping scows OF the Street-Clean-
ing Department. states to-day that the
garbage blockade will be at an end be-
fore next Monday. Street-Clea1kSng Com
missioner Andrews is said to have been
disgruntled because of the Barney Com
pany's action in reducing the wages OF
in. There is an immense accumulation
of garbage and other refuse. and the la
borers will probably work tomorrow to
relieve the situation.
The deposed captains and mates have
issued a statement OF their grievances
against the Barney Company They
say they are all married men with
families to support, and and for ten years
pany. At first their wages were $3.50 a
week each, for captains and mates.
Then the pay was reduced to SIS for
captains and sl2 for mates, at which
figure It remained until Monday last.
TO 3l2 for captains and $40 for mates.
without any previous notice.
The old employees protested in vain.
and as last resort struck. The men
sent a committee to the Companys
Offices. but the latter refused to arbi-
trate the matter, and the strike con-
tinued. Foreigners were employed in
the places of the old hands, and 500
and the SUPPLEMENTARY were offered to
one OF the strikers II he would instruct
the new men. He refused the offer.
During Commissioner Brennans term
the Barney Company received SIT day
for each Of its boats, and the amount
was raised TO S23 a day. The strikers
declare the work to be dangerous ="
bad weather. They disclaim any e
tempts TO damage the Barney boats.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Mr.. DADY OPPOSED.
Flatlands Citizens Want Nc
Kane's Friend Enjoined.
Has a Contract for Paving the
Marshes Of the Town.
Also Hos Infiooence" with Ex-
Boss Furgueson.

Justice Cullen. in the Supreme Court
Brooklyn, this morning heard the argu.
men. Of Lawyer Henry NJ. Dater, OF
George Elliott's office. in behalf OF
seventy taxpayers of Flatlands for an in.
junction restraining Contractor Michael
!. Dady, the bosom friend of John Y
McKane, from paving the marshes Of
the town pending a property-owners' ac'
ton.
Dady has one of the many contracts
rushed through the Board Of Super
yisors by John Y. McKane for Graves
end, and Cornelius Furgueson for New
Utrecht.
He was to receive $4,000 for paving
Avenue L, in Flatlands, which the
property-owners brand as "job." The
avenue runs through marshes, and is,
It is alleged by Mr.. Dater utterly use
less and a burden on the taxpayers.
Everybody living on the Canarsie Pc
ninsula has been talking Of the Dady
contract ever since 1t was given out by
the Street-Opening Commissioners OF
Flatlands. There are many. grave ru'
mors also floating around In Its con-
nection.
property have been assessed brilliant
" Tor badys contract. and previous tc
applying to the court to have the as
sessment set aside the action for an in
Junction was commenced on the GROUND
Of fraud.
Supreme Court Justice Bartlett Is one
of the propertylowners.
In hts argument this morning Mr.
pater stated that 1t was an outrage
to have saddled upon the taxpayers
the expense of contract that would
benefit absolutely no one except Michael
J. Dady, the contractor.
padys lawyer, Mr.. Cassner, claimed
that the avenue was absolutely neSes.
to ali the other streets in the place
For years, he said, people in the town
were forced to walk out OF their way In
order to get from one thoroughfare to
He admitted that the street ran
through a marsh for considerable dis
lance, but said 1t could not be helped.
Justice Cullen took the papers and re-
served decision.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
FREEMAN WANTS HIS PAPERS
Say. the Sister of His Accuser Is
Keeping Them.

Walter X. Freeman. the electrical en-
gineer who was accused by fifteen-year-
old Sarah Work, the daughter or Mrs
Amelia Knight the Spirituahstlc me-
dunn. was complainant at Jefferson Mar
ket Court this morning against Mrs.
Anna Fields, the elder sister of Sarah,
who, he says, has made way with sew
eral thousand dollars worth of the stock
of the La Paz Mining Company. which
belonged to him and which was left In
his fiat. A.,
While he was in prison, he says, Mrs
Fields had access to the nat. She Is
alleged to have taken the stock as well
as a number OF private papers and let
tiers. When Freeman sent CLERK 10 20
clerk that the Gerry Society people had
the stock and were holding H. Later
she admitted that she had the STOCK
according to Freeman, .,.
The Justice refused TO interfere saying
that the Gerry Society was holding the
documents on the ADVICE OF the us
triCt-Attorney,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
ANNlE'S TALE OF ASSAULT.
Two Girls Tell q Story in Which
Three Young Men Figure.

The Brooklyn police are to-day investi-
rating q story told by two young wo-
men, one Of whom claims that three
young men attempted to assault her,
but were frightened away by her cries
fol-, help.
The giris are Annie Bulb and Julia Sill
verstefn, each eighteen years old, livlng
al Eastern Parkway and Wyona street.
They were on their way home last night
after visiting q friend. and were. cross
Ing Fulton street at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. when, according to- Annie, three
young men appeared, and grabbing her
by the arms, rushed her Into vacant
lot and attempted to assault her.
she screamed for help and the fellows
ran away. Policeman Fox heard the
cries and saw a man walking rapidly
nm Fulton street He arrested him. and
after hearing the girls story took the
prisoner to the station house. where he
described himself as Albert Barrett. OF
H2 Eastern Parkway. The girl declared
that he was not one Of the party and he
Policeman Fox says he was on the
corner Of Fulton street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue for fifteen or twenty min
utes before he heard the girl scream
and he saw no young men lettering
there, and heard no disturbance.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
BUDWEISER IN COURT.
Brewers Ask that the Injunction
Against n Boycott he Modified.

The battle between the Budweser
Brewing Company. OF Brooklyn, and the
United Brewers Association of the State
of New York, came up again this morn
ing in the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, be-
fore Justice Cullen, on the motion OF
Lawyer Charles ]. Patterson to modify
an injunction.
About a week ago the Budweiser Com
pany secured an Injunction restraining
the United Brewers Association from
violence or intimidation against the Bud
weiser Company or any person gather
ing on Its premises or those of retailers
to transact business.
The matter was to have come up to-
day on motion by Lawyer De Fere 10
make the injunction permanent Mr.
Patterson, however wanted a modifica-
ton, and presented his case to Judge
Cullen.
Mr.. Patterson said that under the in
junction as 1t stands the provisions were
so sweeping in their nature as to prevent
his clients from doing many things they
had right to do.
Judge Cullen was at first inclined to
let the injunction stand as 1t was.
The argument to make the injunction
permanent, was adjourned for two
weeks
The evening world., 1894-09-22

You read the Evening Woriai
Ne Seu read the sunday woridt
The evening world., 1894-09-22
KENNY'S QUEER STORY.
Heard Two Explosions, Then Fell
Unconscious ms Fire Started.

John Kenny, OF 1910 Atlantic avenue,
Brooklyn, placed two lighted lamps. one
In the parlor and the other In the
kitchen, last night. and started out for
the butchers. A half hour later neigh
bors found the house on Are, and they
summoned the firemen. The blaze was
extinguished after doing 800 damage,
While the fremen were at work they
stumbled across Kenny, who was lying
in the hallway. Ambulance Surgeon
Curran was called. and after an exami-
nation said Kenny was suffering from
alcoholism.
When Kenny revived he said that i'm
mediately after leaving the house he
heard two reports. and thinking that
both lamps had exploded he returned.
He found the house on fire and starte |
to save some of his clothing. He says
he was overcome while walking In the
hallway. He denied that he was drunk.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
TORPEOOES EXPLODE.
Three Men Injured at the P. 3 R.
Yards in Brooklyn.
They We're Loading rs Boxes OF
The Dangerous Stuff.
One Mans Left Hand Was Badly
Injured.

James Barry, OF l05 North Sixth street;
Charles A. Martin. OF 215 Van Voorhees,
street, and Charles whitbeck. of IS
trict Hospital, Williamsburg, to-day as
result of an explosion of a lot Of
torpedoes.
]. Schaffenburg. Of 80 Van Buren, street,
sent seventy-fve boxes to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad yards at the foot OF
North Sixth street.
Each box was full Of torpedoes. They
were OF the big kind that are used for
Fourth Of July celebrations and political
demonstrations. About ten boxes had
had been placed In car when one
Of the men dropped a box.
Immediately there was an explosion,
and five boxes burst together with a
great crash. People who heard the
noise thought there was a dynamite ex-
plosion.
Some one turned in an alarm of fire
and the arrival of the engines added to
the uproar.
The three men were struck in the
wood.
lot His left hand was shattered, his
nose broken and 1t is feared that he has
received internal injuries as well.
Schaffenburg was notified after the
explosion by Assistant Superintendent
Stanley that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road would not receive any more fire.
works from him. The boxes of torpe-
does that had not exploded were re-
The evening world., 1894-09-22
WJERSEY.
BANKER DI FUCClO RETURNS,
Trustees Appointed TO Handle HI.
Property.

NEWARK, Sept 22.-Salvatore D'Au-
ria, OF 80 Seventh avenue. was this
morning appointed trustee OF the prop
erty OF Banker Girolano III Fucco, OF
"a Bergen street, Newark. He furnished
bond In the sum OF $4,000 hi Fucclo
built what is known as Italian Row. He
became involved in financial difficulties
some months ago and disappeared,
taking his family with him. He left
behind debts to the amount of more
than 5000, the greater part OF which
was cash. borrowed Just prior to his
flight.
/ 1t was at first supposed that he had
gone to Italy. but he returned this morn
ing and declared that by careful man
aBement his property would bring sufii-
Gent money within year to llquidate
all claims against him.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
ST. LOUIS CROOKS ESCAPE.
seven Make "A Dash for Liberty and
Four of Them Get II.
ny Associated Press)

ST. LOUIS, Sept. "a daring dash
for escape, successful in the case OF four
men, was made by the prisoners in the
dock of the Criminal Court room here
this morning. The men had been brought
up to plead, having been indicted. and
It was during the confusion occurring
at the dock gate that the break for lib
ertY was made.
Three prisoners who got out OF the
building were recaptured. The recapturcd
men are James Mcnamara and Ed KEEL
liner, burglars, and James &. Barton
alias Bryant the Chicago diamond nip
per who Is also under Indictment for as
sS The y So mr. Who cot away are William
Blagd!en, indicted for assault to Kill; Ed
Carr. Al Harris and James RJss, bur
glars.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
BOSTON STRIKERS WINNING.
A Dozen Contractors Expected TO
Give In Before Monday.

lBy Associated PressI
BOSTON, sept. 22-The Executive
Committee of the striking garment
workers Is satisfied that the beginning
of the end OF the strike has come.
During the morning a number Of con-
tractors who have not waited for the
result OF the conference between the
manufacturers and the contractors APP
piied TO the Committee prepared TO sign
the agreem mt and to give the neces-
II is safe 20 say that at least half .
dozen contractors will sign the agree
ment before tonight, and that fully
a dozen will open their places under
the new conditions on Monday.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
WOULD KILL FOR A QUARTER
PfeiHer Tried to Collect II and.
Failing, Fired mt Tanning.

John PfeIffer, OF 1893 Atlantic avenue,
Brooklyn, visited John Tanning, of Doug
lass street and Buffalo avenue. last night
to collect 25 cents, which he claims Fan
ming owed. Tanning repudiated the debt,
and this made the creditor angry.
Hard words led to a rough-and tumble
dEew IN rev sve vep and HrsS %n nc Eapnipg
Luckily the bullet lodged in the wall, but
II practically stopped the fight.
Policeman Davis, of the Atlantic ave-
nue. station, who was called by Mrs.
Tanning, arrested Pfeiffer. This morn
ing flaming refused to prosecute. and a
complaint OF carrying a revolver was
was entered and he was then dis
charge,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
OBJECTS TO A SWITCH.
Property Holder Wants the Allan
tic Avenue Railroad Restrained.

William Irvine, heavy real estate
owner in the Twenty second Ward
Brooklyn, through counsel this morning
asked Justice Cullen, in the Supreme
Court, for an injunction restraining the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company from
building a siding or switch in front OF
his property on Ninth avenue, near Car.
roll street.
Gen. b. f Tracy appeared for the rail
road, He said that the siding was tc
Prospect Park TO hold cars during the
increased traffic attending special cele
brations. He claimed that they had 0
right to build the siding.
on the other hand II was urged thai
the sidn would prove a nuisance an,
injure Mr.. lrvine's property.
Judge Cullen took the papers.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
WANTED HIS MONEY BACK.
FerrIs's vain Attempt to Beat tn.
NickeI-in-the-SIot Machine.

william w. Ferris. OF Isl North OK
ford street. Brooklyn, made charge OF
maintaining gambling machine against
Ernst Zipsey bartender in Mike"
Driscolls saloon. l29 Bowery, in Essex
Market Court to-day.
Ferris said there was nickel-in-the-
slot machine in the saloon, and that he
lost A.75 there Friday and spent Sl2. 10
this morning trying to win II back,
He then demanded the return OF the
money, and being refused had Zipsey ar
rested. The latter was held for exam.na-
sx-Alderman Farley's bond.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
TOOK A MOURNER'S PURSE.
Police Think Miller Is n Graduate
of n Pickpocket school.

Police Think Miller Is n Graduate
of n Pickpocket School.
Harry Miller, a fifteen-year-old boy,
who says he lives at Tuxedo, Mass, was
held by Justice Watson. in the Even
Street Court. Williamsburg, this morn
ing. on a charge OF picking pockets.
Detective Dunno, who arrested the
youngster, believes he is one Of the grad
yates of some New York school of
thieving. but the boy stoutly denies It,
although he refuses to say how long he
has been away or why he left home.
Yesterday afternoon Miller was in the
crowd which assembled outside of los
India street to watch the funeral Of the
late Jacob Brush.
When Mrs. Emily Simmons, OF $50 East
One Hundred and Seventh street, this
city, came out, weeping bitterly. Miller
deftly extracted her purse from her
pocket. Detective Dunno was near at
hand, however, and arrested the young
man before he could get away.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
THE RESERVOIR LEAKS.
Contractor Freel Not to He Paid
Until II Is Made Tight.

City Works Commissioner White, OF
Brooklyn. to-day requested Comptroller
Corwin not to pay Edward Freel the
money due on his contract until the
Milburn Reservoir has been tested.
There is a large balance due Freel for
work on the reservoir, which he has
been unable to obtain because II was
disc overed the bottom of the reservoir
leaks.
When the reservoir is completed IT will
hold about 900 gallons for storage
purposes. 1t will not be used until the
water supply OF Brooklyn has been In
creased 5000, 900 gallons a day, as pro-
vided by recent contracts.
Mr.. White announced this morning
that all danger OF, water famine is
ugal pumps introduced on the water
shed that will relieve a future emer-
gency, such as the recent drought. n
The evening world., 1894-09-22
WAS NOT AN ABDUCTRESS.
Mrs. Rose Brought Back the Child
She Disappeared with.

Mrs Annie Rose. the young woman Of
"A Fifteenth street, Brooklyn. who took
eight-year-old William Bocher. OF the
same address. out for walk yesterday
and failed to return last night. came
back to her home with the boy this
morning.
The boys parents had notified the
police, but no trace OF the woman or the
child could be found. When Mrs; Rose
returned she seemed surprised that so
much excitement had been caused by
her failure to appear with the boy In
time. ,,..
She said that she had visited family
named Clarey, in Forty-third street.
BROOKLYN. and while there had partaken
of several glasses OF bser. The beverage
made her drowsy and she decided upon
sleeping at the Clareys house.
William was unframed and corrobor-
ated Mrs. Roses story.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
NEW JERSEY.
FROAT ARRESTED AGAIN.
He Is Married, but Lives with
Young Girl.

FREEHOLD, N. j., Sept. 22.-Word was
received here to-day from Navesink
Highlands that Clinton Froat had been
arrested again for living with BESIDE
mona Goddard. young and pretty girl
sixteen years of age. When the arrest
was made at late hour last night at
Elizabeth, Froat was In company with
the young woman. He IL married, and
has lived at Navesink Highlands for
years.
1t IL said there that Miss Goddard Is
an orphan. and was adopted by Froats
wife. and that II was while she was
living with the family that Froat fell In
love with her.
When Froat was arrested some time
ago &. Il. Westcott went on his bond
and he was released until he could be
accorded hearing before the Grand
Jury. Becoming convinced that Froat
still claimed the woman as hs common
law wife, Westcott concluded to sur
render him 10 the authorities.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
BOY BURGLARS ARRESTED.
Another Lad Robbed Two of Then,
and Was Also Locked Up.

John Cunningham's cigar store. at llf
Essex street, Jersey City. was broken
into early this morning. and George
Boyle. seventeen years old. who lives
on York street: Patrick Curtis, sixteen
years old: Richard Curtis, his brother
eight years old, of 1876 Washington street,
and Patrick Ferrand, fifteen years old
OF 1888 Washington street, have been ar
rested. Richard Curtis crawled into the
store through a window and handed out
cigars and cigarettes to the other boys
Cunningham heard them and recognized
Richard Curtis, but they all got away
from him,
The Curtis boys were attacked on
Washington street by Thomas Devine
eighteen years old of 70 Warren street
who took all the cigars the boys had
Richard was arrested later and con
fessed. The other boys and Devine were
arrested and held for examination mex
Tuesday,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
FURSCH-MADHS FUNERAL.
The Famous Singer Laid Quietly nj
Rest In st. Mary's Cemetery.

PLAINFIELD. N. j., Sept. 22.-Ths
funeral OF Nine. FurschM adi, the prima
donna who died Thursday night neal
Warrenville. N. j., took place at Il
o'clock to-day. It was strictly private
only about fifteen OF the relatives and
intimate friends OF the famous singer
being in attendance. There were no pail
bearers.
Mass was said by Father Burke. who
referred briefly to the great musical
career OF the deceased The intermen'
was at st. Mary's Roman Catholic
Cemetary at this place.
The husband and son of the dead
actress were alrSost the only persons
who remained a. the grave of the de
ceased at the close II the service There
would have been :. large outpouHng OF
the people had the family permitted It
as the singer was universally beloved.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
FOUL PLAY THEORY DOUBTED
Italians Believed to Have Been
struck by N Train.

PORT JEFFERSON. L. l.. Sept. 22.-
Coroner Bennett has finished an in
vestigation into the cases OF the Italian
found dead and the Italian found badly
hurt early Friday morning just east OF
the Setauket railroad station. The in
jured Italian, who is believed to be dy-
Ing Is still Unconscious. II Is generally
thought that the men were struck by
the locomtive OF a night train. The fact
that $42 was found In the pocket OF the
dead Italian and $2l In the pocket OF
the other man seems to dlsprove the
assault and robbery theory.