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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-02

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The evening world., 1894-05-15
NOT GUILTY. THEIR PLEA.
President kerDey mud Director
GIL ut the nnr.

Seth L. keeney President. and Robin
son Gill, a director of the collapsed Com
mercial Bank. OF Brooklyn, were ar
raigned before Justice Bartlett in the
Court of oyer and Terminer, Brooklyn,
this morning, and pleaded to several
indictments.
Keeney pleaded not guilty to an in
dictment for perjury, charging him
with signing a false report Of the con
ditlon OF the BAN sent to the State
Banking Department. Neeney and Gil
pleaded not guilty TO two indiCt-
ments charging them with receiving de-
posits in the bank when il was lnsol-
vent and with declaring dividends with
out deductinE the liabilities.
They deinurred to an Indictment Charg-
the losses of the bank were sufficient
to wipe ont the capital stock. Director
Albert SnedeCker WAS not present to
plead. lie will be arraigncd tomorrow.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
FIGHTING TALK.

esther-~eiEhts light and heav weights and
Nose worthless who ar" known in sparring par
lance as ''specinls' and welteu. slapped. cuted
ami punched each other about the ring At the
c,harlesbank club last night. Tho occasion was
%pusiiist " Iowa. The features OF the evening
wore he bouts between George Layirne, Of
Johnnie sullivan u Providence.
Arrangements were completed last evening for
a hSht lGn" = before the oivTpic Club, at New
III, end JACK Levy, the English bantam.weitht
tor $500 a side and a purse. The men are 10
weigh In at 100 pounds,
II have seen Griro do battle over In Australia"
saws Jim Hall, looking iusr as big as he (. now,
although no, 50 at, after having stepped on III.
3 ale ,ani ,tipp'f the beam at ls pounds. II is
lrue that he wears an iS.inch, collar, and that he
measures for J. inches around the chest. II Ia
$50 a TACT thet he has a marked advantage
over Dixon in the ms,teT Of hcIsht: Griro stands
or Grtro when he meets Dixon; he will certainly
defeat him II he Is In the proper shape"
~ is peculiar says a follower Of purIlism,
THAT hree o. the greatest Ne~lter- weights in this
line. pllly Smith. -ommy Ryan and Dick O'Brien
are the trio that judge themselves 10 be too
hlsh caste to engage to mill with the colored
Jack McAulirs and young GriHo were the prln-
cipals In an impromptu and brief but spirited
.,scrAp" IN the Coleman. House barroom during
!. to who had the dIstinsaisAsdi honor Of hno ,Sss
ing out two II n. front tes,h Of that pusiIistic
achievement, McAuiins disputed the claim IN
,:ns.Sss NOR, oppressive than elegant; and Amer.
IN. Australian wa. fOorsd and had Il. sSos;
end Of Il throushout' much to his surprise. no
body One Of 0rirO,s friends pulled a .h'Eun.''
eleared the place.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
BOY BEGGAR CAPTURED.
4 Gerry Society Agent VIII In
Nestignte His story.

Albert Deuhert, Of the Gerry Society,
captured "A boy beggar last night. The
prisoner has made himself a nuisance
Ia pedestrians along Broadway. from
Thiytirth t. Thirtv-fourth streets. at
l light for some time. lie Is Michael
Fiannery. ir.. Twelve wears old. the son
Of 2 lngshoreman, living at aS Warren
street. BROOKLYN
He knew the police OF the Tenderloln
precinct by sight. and when they mp
V"ared would scampe away. agent
Deubert last evening caught him In the
act OF begging fl IN n woman.
Flannery slid he was n newsboy and
in tn" morning, az he had to land in 81
to his mother every day. He said he
had n yOnnger bother AMI fve sisters.
Justice NoOrhis COMMITTED the hoy 10 the
'are Of the Gerry Society To enable the
agent TO make an investigation as to the
truth OF his statement.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
FOR STREETS AND SEWERS.
Commissioned DAILY Advertises for
Bids.

DhIy AuNtTtiheb LOT
Improvement Bids.
Commissioner Of Public Words Daily
to-day advertised for proposals for a
number OF street improvements and the
construction OF new sewers. Bids for
the same will be opened at noon on
Monday. May 2S. as follows:
For tagging and renaEginy. c,rblng and recurb.
ing, tho sidewalks on the south side OF Thirty.
fourth street. from Ninth to Tenth avenue, on
west side Of Aennc a. between Seventeen and
seventy-seeond streets and betaee SeSsnty-third
and sevcnty-fourh streets on east side OF seventh
avenue. from One Hundred and ThIrty-hfth to one
Hundred and Thirty. sixth street. and on both
sides OF one Hundred and Thirty-sinth street,
from Lenox To Seventh avenue.
Regulating and grading Ninety-fourth and Nine
ty- NTH streets. from First avenue to East River.
Amsterdam avenue to kinssbridgs road. and set
ting curbstones and nsSEins sidewalks therein.
Alteration and Improvement to sewer In Third
street. between East River and Avenue A.
Sewer In Marginal street. between Ninety-fourth
and Ninety-nfth streets, and In Ninety fourth
street. between Marginal street and First avenue.
Sewers In Avenue 81. Nicholas, west side, be-
tween One Hundred and Forty-nrst and One Hun
dred and Forty.hfth streets. with alteration and
improvement to curve at One Hundred and Forty
nrst street and Avenue st. Nicholas: One
First avenue: One Hundred and Fifteenth street.
between Morninsslde avenue, West, and Amster-
dam avenue; One Hundred and Thirty.second
street, betvsen Twelfth avenue and Boulevard.
and One Hundred and Forty-sixth street. between
Lsnox and Seventh avenues.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
RUBY RING ANO ApOSTAl CARO-.
The Basis Of a Damage Suit
Against a Young Woman.
Nellie Bogart, Aged Fourteen, Wants
$4,000 from Flora Isnncs.

Miss Nellie Bogart, fourteen years old.
Of Richmond Hills. has brought n suit
for 2 5000 damages in the Supreme
Court. Brooklyn against Miss Flora
lsaacs. OF 2I3 West Forty-second street,
this city. for defa nation OF character.
The matter came up before Justice
Gaynor this morning. The complainan nj
alleges that OF Dec. 3. 1888. Miss lsaacs
sent Mits Bogart the following message
on a postal card:
II have found the pa wn ticket taken
out by you and in your name for the
ruby ring OF mine that you pawned for
80 cents at Ike Harlan's pawn store.
who was. and Is proved to be the thief.
and laid II to others who are innocent.
FLORA ISAACS."
Miss Isaacs's attorney, Leonard Bron-
ner. asked Justice Gaynor for permits
sion to inspect the card.
He said he would be deprived OF essen
t!al evidence unless he could see the
card.
Justice Gaynor granted the motion.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Local Assembly II X. of L.. will c~eieb-,.
Its tenth anniversary on Friday, May 90.
The New York Elevator Conductors nsnent As
ISOLATION will meet to- night In Clarendon Hall.
lt and lis East Thirteenth street
The New York Charters Union has opened q
headquarters at II SUFFOLK street, where the regu-
lar meetings take place every SUNDAY at 8 p. VI.
Ths cigar. makers strike at the factory OF
Stetnecke 4 Kerr Ia over, as the demands OF the
strikers were granted. Two shops have been
newly organized,
George Rinehar,, President; Timothy O'Lcary.
Secretary; William Macarthur. Treasurer: John
Cunningham. William Goats. Daniel Lean.
Trustees,
The Tin and sheet Iron Workers International
Union is about 20 adept a union Label whca IS
to he stampNl on all tin and sheet iron handled
by It's members.
men, has lntorscA the domanda q the Trad. AMI
Labor conference which are 70 he tuhmitteI 10
the state Constitutional Convention.
Five manufacturers hse applied TO Cigar
thc blu. label. The asscssmcn' Tor the des,S
henent fund must be paid at the mex, resuIa,
meeting
General secretary John n Lennon. Of N.
lourHevmen Ts!lors' Union oi Amcr,ra. saws that
at least rs per cent ~ the custom tail1rs through
out the country are stu out of employment.
4 Shoe and Slipper Maker linton h,, h,o,
organized st the ~Irooklyn Labor Lyceum. The
%otcers are John king President W =. Joseph
Rc0orliug Secretary +. ;nterhrrger. FinAnS,I A
Secretary. The dues VIII be nv vents per week
Thomas !, KIDD. General Secretary NJ The
Machine Wood Workers International Union who
has been IN the East for th' Iast three weeks
Organizing New York and IroOhlyn compIeteI
the organization o; a branch q his international
IN this city on SATURDAY evening II viii be
known as New York Union No. II. and Will meet
every Wednesday evening at 1874 East seventh
street
Machine Wood Workers Union No. a, n,
BROOKLYN, has changed It's meeting place from
the Labor iyceuin TO osce~ana Han, c7 Myrtle
avenue, wher- II Viii meet every Thursday
evening Arrangements have been made for an
orcn meeting tonight at ?5 Third avenue and
another on Thursday evening. May II. At es7
Myrtle aven"e.
Applications for the blue label have been re-
celved by the Label Committee. OF the local cigar
makers unions from J. %i.uskot III East one
Hundred and Nlnth street; s. ~. NasSserg. II
East Fourth street; Y. NJ. MorSeh, 2gs East Ono
Hundred and sixth street; j. wsidn, SO Tenth
avenue; Valentine Chaser. az East seventieth
street; NJ. Either, steinVay, Astoria n. Wolse. Nj
Park Row, The label was Withdrawn from manu-
lecturers Jacobs and Nordbruch. while II vas
granted 70 s; Dreen. G. AnsnbsrEer. y. Bossmapp
ahd A. Aubsl
The evening world., 1894-05-15
HIGH CITY OFFICIAL ROBBED
His Name Concealed and a Dapper
Young Man Suspected.
Robert Fullerton Says Gov. Flower
Had q Similar Experience.

A high city official. who carefully con-
ceals his name, is anxiousiy awaiting
an answer to an advertisement to-day
for the recovery OF $500 worth OF jewel
ry stolen from him. The property con-
sisted Of a diamond and sapphire chain.
two gold watches. a pearl pin. and Sc
in money. He promises through Robert
Fullerton. of the old English Curiosity
shop, 29 Third avenue, to pay the
thief more than the intrinsic value OF
the jewelry II II Is returned. Il 10
ask no questions.
Mir. Fullerton told an amusing story
OF the loss OF the jewelry to an Even
ing World" Exporter to-day. He said:
THE gentleman IL Il prominent city
official and lives at "A hotel in Fifth ave-
nue.. He is "A very wealthy man. one
Of the watches and the chain was a gift
from his wife. who died not long ago:
For that reason he is very DESTROYS OF
recovering II. He has authorized me to
pay the tull value OF the jewelry or even
pawnbroker. II he has pa wned the
jewelry Will pay a good price for the
tickets.
THE official and a friend. who had
been drinking at Delmonico's on Satur-
day night, got into a row with a man
and the officials friend Knocked the
man down; A dapper young man. who
friend and claimed acquaintance with
him.
The of1cial's family is out Of town
and his friend tool him to his house and
invited the dapper young man to go with
them. They found hin, a delightful fell
low. He sang n played and danced
for them. and they had a glorious time.
OF course they drank some more. and
the official thinks the dapper young man
drugged thom.
when the official left to walk up to
his hotel In Fifth avenue the dapper
young man went along.
THE young man grew very efuslve
and .grdsped tue official twice about
the body to tell him how sincere his
friendship was. During one OF these
friendly hugs. he doubtless distracted
the chain. two watches and Sc which
was in one OF the watch pockets. The
other hug cost the official his pearl
pin.
They separated before the official
reached his hote. Wen he discovered
his loss he hurried up to my home to
invoke my aid. The thief. he said.
missed 5000. which was In an upper vest
pocket"
Asked as to why the official should
have gone to him. Mr.. Fuller said:
"Oh. ! manage to recover a good deal
Of property where people do not care TO
appeal 10 the police and are willing to
pay for II. Only three months ago a
man who occupies the highest office in
the eft OF the people OF the State Of New
York. was touched in almost the same
fashion for 81 200 worth OF jewelry, and /
recovered II for him.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

W. c. Bryan, tn. trainer of the University Of
Pennsylvanis athletes. was at New Haven last
Saturday getting a line on the Yale and Harvard
boys lie speaks very highly OF the athletic sbil-
ity OF the l.. Of r. athletes. and feels connG .nt
the New Jersey A. c. games Memorial Day Tn.
four men who will carry the colors ot the =, 2t
P viii furnish a rare surprise; The A,h,et.s
allow athletes and bicycle riders to use tie
grounds for the purpose Of prretisins on prsset.
zee OF 30 cents will he charged for each evenS.
and entries close with James E. sullivan. ~
Haven Mr. sullivan had talks also with Mike
Murphy and Jim Lathrop. the respective trainers
Of Yale and Harvard. and each ptoiess.n as
did. This race promises to be one OF the athletic
events OF the year.
The annual ons.mile relay race between teams
OF the University OF PENNSYLVANIA and Princeton
VIII take place in Philadelphia to-day. The
Princeton team is composed OF M~cCampbell, For
dyce. Wilson and H. Broka~. The Pennsylvania
team comprises Freeman. Warren, Boyer and
Turpin
When the Harvard Varsity crew appeared on the
river yesterday. It was an out and out new crew.
Not a single old man was rowing In his former
place. Coach Perkins Is confident that the shake
up will b. advantageous, such a %shnke.up In
he Varsity boat In the middle Of May is some
thing never known at Harvard before. In this
r"organized boat Fogg, stroke in the winning
Sophomore crew VAS at bow, nuilard, No. q;
Davis No. 6: Purdon No. I, and Benedict. stroke,
was the way III" remainder OF the crew was
made NJ.
There Ia talk Of the mile walk In the Yale
Harvard games last Saturday being thrown out.
as that event was nnsatisfactory to both col
leRes. This would leave the points: Yale. 81;
Harvard, 80. Trainer Lathrop appears to be dis
sruntled over those games He is quoted as say,
Ing that Harvard received discourteous treatment
from Yale, People that live In glass houses
shouldn't throw stones. Does MIR. L.athrop forget
the little incident at Cambridge last Fall when
Yale football men were trlrfed out OF seeing
the Harvard eleven play a game Of football
A statements hal been published to the effect
that the Lins"ott bicycle racing course Is short.
q surveyor ha. nled a certificate showing It TO
be exactly twenty i've miles In length. A claim
for record, on the strength of Buffers time OF
III. lin. 2s lbs, Will be forwarded TO the Cen.
tury Road club Of Chicago. which has assumed
jurisdiction over road racing.
It Is estimated that Copenhagen. Denmark. has
more hiryrlists than any other city. They ride
throughout the Winter, and with the advent OF
Spring the riders turn out by thousands.
At the Buffalo track. Paris, they have reversed
the usual Continental procedure ot placing the
Judge In a stand raised some feet above the
ground. That onAcial 10 now placed In a pit,
40 that judicial eyes are Just a few inches above
:he level Of the track,
The evening world., 1894-05-15
CHAT.

York and brooklyn the last three days Of this
the season from a local standpoint. Both the
Giants and Tablespoons are playing In much
better form than hey we're ten days sy; AGO; tn:
to ousker. an eleven inning b.ttl: on tho ls.-
GOTHAM sr.nss not to &c, tn. id.. IN their
heads that their team VIII have any copper
Foutz', men are beginning to cultivate a clos.
acquaintance with the horse hide. and It Is =
Q 'estion II they are not hitting the sphere q bit
barber than the Polo Grounds contingent.
Perhaps there is no sport In which 20 many
stories are sprung and then denied as in base
ball. 1t would seem that somebody is romancins.
bu, one thing is certain. that no matter how
truthful a story NAV be some magnate or captain
or manager is sure to deny It. The trouble 10
help believing there Is a little nre smouldering
under the smoke-the reports OF discomfort In
Boston being a Ease In point.
Georg, Teheas Ia playing a splendid outneid
for the Washington club. One OF his strong points
is his Judgment on ny balls. white Wings
Is not a back number vet.
Luck was with the B~rooklyns In their game
against Washington yesterday. Several OF their
hits took ugly bounds Just before reaching a
helier. otherwise the batter would have been
easily retired at nrst,
Dave FoutI went to a specialist yesterday.
who gave 1t as his opinion that some blood trou-
BILE caused tn. acute pains In "scissors's s. shout.
der and neck. Foutz thinks too many shower
baths nigh, have had something to do with his
ailment,
"A change Of pace is Indispensable. to a sue
ccssful pitcher sayb Catcher Dick Buckley.
Speed Is a great factor, hut unless a man varies
Il with a slow ball. delivered with practically
the same movement with which he sends In
his hot shot. he'll he batted all over the lot.
A swift delivery does not puzzle q skiltul batter
very long. but when YOU get a twirler who eau
shove them over the plate fast or rlow It keeps
tho best Of the stckcrs guessing
Little wonder the Philadelphia Club wanted
First Rasemnn Goeckle. NJ the University OF Penn
sylvania In the last two games he has played
Goeckle has made ten hits-a remarkable record.
a number Of little things contributed to the
defeat OF the Giants Yesterday. but. more than
ell, was the really fatiguing way In which Umpire
Stage orfciatcd. His Judgment on balls and strikes
was away On. lie called a ball on Hamilton
when the bases were nlled, and 1t was the fourth
bali, 1t ,ust about ct the plate In twain and
sent In a run for Philadelphia. Another time
Stage called C. ball on CrurS. who deliberately
struck at Il. AMI for the very excellent reason
that II was precisely over the plate. Nobody
was more surprised than was Cross when he heard
Stage say ball" as he had thrown his bat
down and was about TO walk to his bench. Then
another tart decision was that when Deiehanty
was thrown out, Farrell TO Ward, as clean A
a whistle and with acres OF room to spare. nut
Stage said nav, and 1t was a piece OF fearful
luck for the Giants.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
IN BROOKLYN PLAYH0UsES.
Harrigan and Other Favorites at
the PARK Theatre.
"Robin Hood" ut the Amphion, ILL
tan Russell at the Columbia,

AT the Amphion Theatre last night,
Eastern District people were given an
other nance to hear the B%ostonians
in their favorite opera. Robin Hood"
The songs of the tinkers. the Jet Black
Grow" and Brown October Ale" still
continue to number among the delight
full features Of the opera. II. c. Barna-
bees humorous character. the Sheriff Of
Nottingham. seems to improve with age.
Jessie Bartlett Davis, w. II. Macdonald.
Eugene Cowles and George Frothing-
ham renain in the cast.
PARK THEATRE.
Edward Harrigan began a two weeks
engagement at Col. Sims New park
Theatre last night with THE Mulligan
Guards Ball" Like all Of Harrigan's
comedies, the play is a picture Of a GER
tain phase OF New York life. and full
OF originality. Mr.. Harrigan was sup
ported by his company, which includes
Johnny Wild. Annie Yeamans, Harry
Fisher and Emma Pollock.
COLUMBIA THE ATRE.
Lillian Russell, in the opera "Girofle-
Girofa.' was the attraction at the Co.
lumbia Theatre last night. The prima
donna was supported by her husband,
Sig. Perugini. William Pruette, Charles
Campbell. J. Dor,. Marie Dressler, Ada
Dare, George DENIM, May Duryea.
Marie Celeste and Maud Tucker.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
A company Of twenty persons. headed
by James and Bonnie Thornton. opened
a weeks engage nent at the Grand
Opera House last night. The play was
''1he Skating Rink" which has been en-
tirely rewritten sine Nat Goodwin ap-
reared in 1t as the star.
STAR THEATRE.
The westerner'' was played at the
Star Theatre last evening. It was pre-
scenery. A. s. Lipman. George C.. Sta
ley, Dan Collyer. Pauline Willard. Hat
tie Nettier and others interpreted char
acters with marked ability.
NOVELTY THEATRE.
Mr.. Potter of Texas" A. c. Gun
Theatre last night. H. b. Bradley,
George Sprague, Josephine Villiers.
John D.. Griffin and others were In the
enlivened by the introduction Of spe-
cialties.
EMPIRE THEATRE.
Milton, Mobiles r%eappeared in Brooklyn
last n 1n ,i,, opfe1hi asn at the TEN bEmp piees T HI,
been revised and rewritten. The seem
cry was good and the company was
all that could be desired.
THE CASINO.
The bill at Huber & Gebhardt's Ca
sine included Mallard and Emerson, In
ner and Bso;wniey. descriptive vocalists;
scheeie and Minnie Schultz. vocaiists.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
TWO men OVERCOME.
Worknen in the East River Tun-
mel Rendered Unconscious,
Slckeninq Fumes from Forcite
Blastings the Cause.
Eleven Found Hclplessly Crouching
on the Tunnel Floor.

When the nlght-shift at work in tun-
nelling the East River for the East
River Gaslight Company was relieved at
Z O'Clock this morning all he thirty-five
men were more or less affected by the
gas fumes resulting from the blasting
operations.
Those first to come up reported that
several OF the men were unable to help
themselves.
Members of the day force went down
the shaft at the foot Of East Seventy
first street ard ound strewn all along
the LOO feet OF tunnel the men who
had been rendered helpless by the gases
from the explosions.
Edward Grady, who lives at High
Bridge. and James Campbell. who lives
in East Seventeen street, were entirely
unconscious. They were carried bodily
to the elevator and hoisted up to the
free air above.
Eleven other men were crawling on
their feet. or were found crouching on
the floor OF the tunnel. too much at
fected to help themselves.
These revived after a time and went
to their homes. Campbell had to be
carried to his. home.
Grady was removed to his home. He
and Campbell had had a narrow escape,
Help came just in time for them.
Assistant Superintendent G. r. Fry
.pooh-poohed' when an Evening
World reporter called at the works on
East River to-day. He said:
Some of the men are more or less
affected by the fumes and smoke result
Ing from the blasting every day. They
are obliged to come up every few hours,
but they go down again in half an hour
or so.
Why. men are knocked out for TWEEN
three tSSteurd a nSs!S saId S an inteiiis ,Hl TWO WORK. Rr
man. ut is all the result OF the hurry
OF the standard on Company. which
owns asu sss the ,, Gas ,n cd9m ,gn w., w b tunnel is
There are two shifts OF thirty-hve
men each. The. Company offers prize
money to the heading bosses. Frank
work. A days work is 5 IL feet. and
the boss gets $3.50 for that. Then there
Is a prize of 81 a foot to the boss for
every foot over the stint.
I'VE are doing ten feet OF drilling a
day. Instead OF n wait after a blast.
for more blasting right away, We use
glycenne, muriatic and carbolic acids.
gun cotton and alum. There Is a pipe
forcing air into the tunnel, but we
flled with intoxicating gases and smoke
.%somebody is overcome every day.
got to work.
"The bottom man. who stands as
Waterman at the foot OF the elevator
shaft, gave the warning this morning.
and that's how they came to rescue
Grady, Campbell and the others he
fore they were dead. The men who
ysere able to go up didn't know about
the rest. The mi Is shifting all the
time. No man wants more thar a
week or two Of his sort Of killing