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The evening world., 1894-06-23
500 TAILORs STRIKE.
Employees Of Fifteen Fashionable
Shops Desert
Many More viii Resent the 10
Per Cent. Reduction.
Rock Is Swamped and Is Ready 10,
Give In.

The strike OF the custom tarlors against
the 10 per cent. reduction OF the bosses
which. as told in THE Evening worfd."
was decided upon by an overwhelming
majority OF tho men last night. went
into effect this morning.
Five hundred or more men employer
In fifteen fashionable establishments re-
fused to go to work. There are forty other
shops In the Manufacturers EXCHANGE.
and unless the present difficulty IL sIhica-
bly, settled speedily It Is believed the
trouble will spread and that about two
thousand additional men will be affected.
The work 10 given out by the boss<S
to- the outside men every Saturday, and
when the employees went around 70 tho
various esta bliahments this morning they 4,
refused to take the work unless assured
be, enforced. The bosses refused tore
cede from the position taken and the
From that time on the Chimney Corner,
Twenty-sixth street and Sixth avenus,
w Wbs Ssfe oI w1ts tsi tp neST
unfinished work. All this OF course had
to be returned. but as the articles had
appraised the unfinished work, ana After
paying the men the goods were returned.
This sn Is the second attempt Of ths bosse
first was made in March last. ana wag
successfully resisted. Both sides n0wi'
The Committee appointed to wait On
the different establishments In which
the strike was In force started out this.
morning to try and effect settle
The Committee consists Of John B. Lsn-
non Frederick Jensen, John Stewart,
Edawrd Insraharn. John Madse and chss.
The establishments they called NJ wSr>
those OF L. G. Erickson, B. B. Marvin
Everall Bros, w. p. Bawnes. Alfre4
West q Co. M. Carlson. Pettus q Custiss
Vaughan e. Co.. Weiss q Co. and BaStn~
BILE & Mannigan. =
the Chimney Corner ali the striking tsi-
lors crowded into the meeting-room. The:
heat became SO oppressive. however. thai,
over the building. each shop to hold ssp.-.
Speeches and explanations vers being
wh Rock w9 fse wealthy wss s
Of his men. This provoked cheering. ard
It Was at once concluded that the BACK:
bone OF the combination OF bosses had
The Committee started out 10 md
Mr. Rock. and speeches were continued
Mr.. Rock. however. is not a. member Of
the combination. and even II he shouA
waive the reduction clause the leaders OF
the strike believe the trouble will Be .
| long one. .-
| ton was nonsense; that he didn't want
to make a cut and did SO only 1t the
solicitation OF the Association. More
than 100 Of his employees did not 90 to
work thin morning. and he 10 IN q oed
plight. He thought the bosses would be
| Obliged to agree to the demands Of the
men, and for his part, he was ready "
| do 30. -,.. q
Mr.. Rocks views were not sympathi1ed
| with. II was said there that the cut was
made necessary by the financial depreS-
sion and that the men need not work IN.
| less they wanted to. They would not
treat with the strikers at all. ~
The evening world., 1894-06-23
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Frederick Babr Killed His Wife
and Her Unbora Babe.
Then 10 Sent a Bullet Ploughing
Through His Brain
Had Been Considered Mentally Tn
balanced for Years.

NEW nRI.Ssl\IrE Y 7 luna o.
,,.,..,. 80 ,'o
frcHct'N bahr German, nj lz'S' TO-
dag murdered his wife by shooting her
,hruu,,b tho bcnr, md tho, conm,,toa
VS., CIV 49,
sh"ldo by blowing out his brains.
The nahrp lived Mt aO4 Sanford street
uohr ros ,t,u, forty year. ola o,a v,s
' '''' ~ "''' was
an employee OF the United States Rub
lie. COMPANY, lie had been considered
..iyh,,, n, b,o r,.n,,I ho,o,,, ,,r yaors
."S"'s y" MS ~ - '''''''~' W. !'u'o
lie always carried revolver, and had
been arrested a number of times for
co ,o,,,,-
NO uo'"h'
1t does not appear that the authorities
ar peIrbhors cnnsIder.d him very dam
-. :. . ..,, -. a.
sero"S' as u was wen Known mat NJ
had a revolver In his possession and was
In tho hal II of eo,,y out into the hack
-. !, a,
Ehii OF MS reSl'ehce ana hr'hE IL OH
The evening world., 1894-06-23
ATTACKED BY A RIVAL.
Blum Went to Engage n Servant In
the Diners House.


Adolph Blum came to Police Head
quarters this morning and asked that n
Coroner be sent to the house OF his
brother, Bernard Blum. 23l Second
street, who, he said, was al the point
OF death as n result OF injuries inflicted
lpon him by Herman BiIer, Of 223 Sec
Dnd street.
The injured man is a rival OF Biner
IN tho intelligence office business. About
four weeks ago Blum received n letter
from woman uptown who wanted
a servant. The Girl desired was stopping
with family in the house where Bner
keeps his employment office. Blum went
to see the girl, and when he was about
B!rer said. Hit him over the head with
a stick" at the same time calling Blum
names.
Blum expostulrtcd. and then Mrs.
Biners husband rushed out and, II is
charged, struck Blum on the forehead
with his nst. He was stunned by the
blow and fell down the stairs. When he
recovered he says he found the whole
niner family consisting OF three men
and three women on top OF him, each
one showcrng blows at him.
the next day Went to Essex Market
Court and askeD for n warrant, which
vas refused. After that Blum became
III and was laid un in bed, growing
MS brother decided to notify the police
When seen nj his home by n reportec
Blum was at first scarcely able Ia
speak. but he gradually frightened up
and told the story. lie managed finally
20 walk across the room, seemingly not
quite as i'll man as his brother had
stated.
The Bincrs admit that they struck
Rum. hut say that II was done In u
gentle manner. They claim that the
serious heating OF which he complains
was received elsewhere. but the exact
place they would not tell
The evening world., 1894-06-23
SEELEy, JRuASulCIDE
The Author Cut His Threat in a
Fit of Insanity.
Found Dead on His Bed BY His
Brother.
Ito Had Boon Under Medical TT rat
mcnt FOR Long Time.

Edward H., seeiey, jr.. an author. thirty
eight years Old. living with bis parents In
n handsome house at Psi Hicks street,
Brooklyn. committed suicide early this
morning by cutting his throat with
iazor.
His body was discovered at $40 o'clock
by his brother. JoasDh, who had gone
to his bedroom to summon him to break
fast.
Mr.. See,ey foe >--.:ernl years had been
under the cc.r q Or. r. NJ. Lloyd. OF
l25 Plerrepont street. who was treat
Ing him for reCurrent insanity.
The young author was OF a very nerv-
Gus temperament. and along IN the early
Summer OF each year he had been sub
tect to attacks OF temporary insanity.
weeks. and during this period he was In
the habit OF destroying large quantities
Last year his condition improved and
the doctor tod the family few
davs ago that his complete recovery
was assured.
Mr.. ,seeley went home at his usual
hour last evening. He did not come
down to breakfast this morning. and
his mother sent another son upstairs to
call him.
on opening the door ~ his bedroom.
he found his brother lying across the
bed with an ugly cash in Ibis throat.
DR.. Lloyd was called. and he said the
young man had been dead for some
time.
Coroner Kenc was notified. and a jury
which was impnnolled brought in YER
dict that Seeley was insane when he
ended his life.
Mr.. Seeley was n graduate OF Yale. lie
had travelled in Texas and the South
west and spent some time there In col
lecting material for stories one Of his
novels was entitled "A Lone Star Idyll."
He had also written a number OF sto-
ries. which were printed In Harper 4
publicat tons. The arrangements for his
funeral have not been Completed.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
MYSTERY OF A TRUNK.
Rossnbloom Says $e2 and a Suit
Are Missing from 1t.
Mrs. Wllliams's Boardsrs Say He
Didn't Describe the Contents.
Now the Matter Will Have TO DC
Settled In Court.

Boarders In the fashionable house kept
by Mrs. Williams at 2o6 West Forty
second street have mystery about n
trunk to solve that is becoming deeper
with each days development. The owner
OF the trunk is Michael Rosenbloom. n
young man who came from Buffalo
three weeks ago and engaged a room
His bill was due last Saturday. and as
he wasn't there to pay 1t Mrs Williams
rented the room to another party.
A few hours later Rosenbloom. who
had returned and was Indignant because
more time had not been given. paid
MS bill and departed. On Tuesday he
sent for his trunks
Through somebody's blunder his trunk
Hykens, who had left the house and
had gone to Brooklyn, and 1t was not
returned for two days.
When II came b9Sk Or. Amend, g
he thought the lock had been tempered
with and to avoid unpleasant develop
ments. he placed sealing wax oyer It
brought into the house.
That evening Rosenbloom called for his
trunk, and was told he couldn't have
II until he described Its contents. He
was in combatiye frame of mind.
ing he would appeal to the police.
The next day Mrs. Williams received
summons to appear In the Sorkville
Court. and when both sides OF the story
were told the Justice ordered her to
release the trunk at O'Clock that even
Ing.
Friends of Mrs. williams were as
sembled In the parlor. and all were
properly indignant when Rosenbloom
with a party of friends called for the
| trunk. According to arrangements. he
gave a list OF Its contents, and then
DR.. Amend broke the seal that had
been placed on the lock. The contents
were then removed.
Trousers were carefully placed on the
| backs OF chairs, coats were folded ant
| dropped in a corner OF the room. Other
| articles were counted. and when the jot
was finished the boarders said the
articles and Rosenbloom list didn't
| correspond at all.
| Rosenblcom answered with the state
| ment that there were $62 and a dres.
suit missing. and that he would have
Mrs Williams arrested on charge o.
| larceny.
He then went to the Yorkville Court
and Mrs. Williams has been notified t.
appear there on Monday. In the meal
time the boarders discuss nothing bu
the mysterious trunk. and declare posi-
lively that Mrs. Williams Is the vic
| tir, Of circumstances.
| DR.. Amends seal Is depended upon T.
vlndicate her. however, and there will
be lots OF her friends In court on Mon
day to tell the Justice what they know
about the case.
The evening world., 1894-06-23

stated that II shooting commenced he
would be the FIRST man to fall.
In tho earlier stages OF the Cripple
Creek trouble he was legal adviser FOR
somc Of the miners, and since the settle
nent of the strike has resumed his SER
vices in that capacity. While the mill
tia were In the field at Cripple Creek.
he was again the direct representative
were Transmitted TO Gen. Brooks. In this
service he found himself opposed once
more to many of the men aligned
against hir at the City Hall. The A.
Gen. Tarsney.
Gov. Waite has received despatch
from Gen. Tarsney, who is at Palmer
Springs. He will be met there by the
Governors special train and brought to
Denver.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
WOMEN HOLD THE FORT.
Pnssnio Trolley WOrkmen still
Kent mt BAY.

PASsAIC. n. j., June 22.-Mrs Liebson
and her numerous relatives and Mrs.
Davitt. who yesterday declared war
against Supt. Otis and his laborers. to
prevent them from erecting electric poles
at State and Passaic streets. are still
closely watching the railroad men.
The latter this forenoon did not sue
coed in accomplishing much work, and
Mrs. Liebson declares that the Passaic,
Paterson and Rutherford Railroad Com.
plny will not erect any poles In front Of
her premises unless they pay her well
for the privilege. 1t Is said that she de-
mands 81 900 from the Company.
The police are on guard to see that no
watch all night. and will continue to DO
so tonight. Supt. Otis, who was roughly
handled yesterday by Mrs Liebson and
her relatives, said to-day that II his op-
ponents were men. he would know what
to do. but he did not want to resort to
any harsh means towards women.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
WIVES CAUSED A RAID.
Three Husbands Gsmbled AWAY
Their Salaries. 81

Capt. Cortright. Of the Eldridse strees
station. raided two alleged gambling<;
houses last night. which he found In fun
blast.
They were run by Clarence Frank. AZ
n Bowery, and by Joseph Busak. at -
Chrystie street Seven men were found
playing poker in Franks place. Each
had a pile of chips before him. and were
interested in their hands when the police
arrived.
The players. who said they were West
crn Union Telegraph operators. appeared
greatly surprised when they found them
selves under arrest. They gave fieti-
tious names. The police seized guam
tity Of cards and several cigar-boxes OF
chps.
In Busaks place. and they were -
interested in the game that they aia NOT
iicsmen enter the place. On the table
was found ST. Cards and ehips were
In Essex Market Police Court to-day
Jus:ice Hogan held the two alleged gam
hing house keepers for trial In default
Of $500 bail each. The players were dis-
charged.
week women had complained 70 him that
their husbands, who were western Union
Telegraph operators, gambled away their
salaries at n Bowery. Some OF the
women said they were IN very poor cir.
cumstances, and on being unable to pay
their rent were dispossessed.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
sTEADEs" HAVE RIGATs.
And Justice Haggerty Proposes
to Protect Them.
Policeman Rebukcd for "Moving
On" q "spoony" Couple.

Justice Haggerty, in the Adams street
Court. brooklyn. to day rebuked Police
man Parke. Of the lower Fulton street
station. for interfering with the court
ship Of David Moore and pretty Mamie
Mclaughlin. Moore is nineteen years
old and lives at I Flint street.
Parke saw the young man and Mamie
sitting on a stoop near his home last
night and ordered them to move on.
They crossed the street and secured
another stoop. The policeman followed
them and again ordered them away.
Moore refused to move. and the po-
liceman arrested him Al the station
house he was released on bail.
"Tve been keeping company with
Mamie for three years" said Moore.
when Qrraigued in court to-day. Mamie
is eighteen years old. She would be
here to-day. but she has to work in a
paper-box factory"
your Honor" said the policeman. "he
had no business there. He was with a
couple OF girls twelve or fourteen years
old"
ness stand who corroborated his story.
but we've had n good many com.
plants about the neighborhood and
had to chase. them away" the police
man persisted.
Are you a married mann" asked Jus.
tice Haggerty.
mo. SIR"
But you get a day off occasionally
and then you visit your lady friends?
mo, sir; never" Parke replied. blush
ing like a schoolOoy.
This young man had a perfect right
to be there with Is best GIRL" said the
magistrate. she was his steady com
pany.' and you have no right to inter
fere with them.
David, go home" said the Court
addressing the prisoner. See Mamie
and tell her that you won't be inter
fered with in the future"
The evening world., 1894-06-23
PHILADELPHIA POLICE TRIAL.
Citizen MUIR Does Not Appear TO
Back Up His Charge.

tBy Associated Preos)
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-When the
hour set for the hearing of the police
lieutenants. to ascertain. II possible,
which one Of the peace guardians had
been guilty Of extortion, was reached
present in room 225 at the City Hall
Capt. Edgar presided, and Director of
Public Safety Better conducted the ex-
animation.
AS each of the thirty-three lieutenants
and Capts. Malin and Thompson stepped
to the stand. he said said in clear, dis
tinct tone: mot guilty"
After each man made his plea Director
Better called for Simon Muir, who
made the charge, but that gentleman
did not answer. Messenger Grouse. who
had gone to Mr.. Muhr's Office to serve
the summons, testified that Mr.. Muir
was out of the city and would not be
back until Tuesday. Capt. Edgar then
adjourned the hearing until that day at
II O'Clock
The evening world., 1894-06-23
FATALITIES UNNECESSARY.
Essex County Grand Jury Censures
the Traction Company,

NEWARK. N. j., June 23.-The Essex
County Grand Jury made its present
ment to Judge Depue in the Circuit
Court this morning. It was expected
that indictments would be found against
the Traction Company on account OF
the recent numerous fatalities on the
trolley lines.
The jury censured the Company for not
using an improved fender and said that
had such a fender been in use there
blame for the accidents. the jury said.
could not be placed on the Traction
Company. and no indictments were
found.
The Company was criticised for not
obeying the provision of the ordinance
In relation to rate of speed. The old
Board OF Works couli not enforce the
ordinance. The jury recommends that
the new Board take steps to enforce the
regulations to the letter.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
EVANS GOES TO SING SING.
His Conviction for Grand Larceny,
Second Degree, Affirmed.

John f. Evans. thirty-five years old,
a stove dealer at Peck slip and Front
street, convicted some time ago in Gen
eral Sessions OF grand larceny in the
second decree. but admitted to bail
pending an appea; in the matter sur
rendered himself at the District-Attor.
ley's ONCE th!s morning. lie was locke 1
up at Police Headquarters.
y morrNv or next day he will be
taken to the Tomba, thence to Sing
Sing. there to begin his two-yelr. sen
tence for his crime. The Court OF APP
peals yesterday confirmed the convic-
tion OF Evans.
In August, 1892, Evans inserted an
advertisement In newspaper offering
Inducements to any one who had $50
capital to invest. Carl s2phcrs, laun-
dry man. OF 2li6 Seventh avenue. an
swered the lad" and. according 10 the
jury before which. Evans was tried. was
swindled out Of that amount.
After the sentence Evans spent con.
siderable time In jail. Deducting that
time and the continuation allowed for
good behavior, Evans will only be in
generated ten months.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
LOCKED FIVE CROOKS UP.
They Were Old-Timers and RccoE-
nizcd by Detectives.

Central ONCE Detectives Doran and
Slosson arrested three olj-time crooks
at Fifty-second street ami Third ave-
nue.. at 2 A. NJ to-day. They were
were known to the officers. and were
locked up for safekecping.
The men were William Lehman. Of
334 East Sixteenth street, known as
Big Lamar" John Pierce. OF "a East
Ninety seventh street, known as
Dutch" and James Brady. of S20 East
Seventy-sixth street
Their pictures are In the Rogues' Gal
lery. Justice Grady released them
there being NO evidence AGAINST them.
Detectives Clark. Holland and Nc
Cafferty caught three crooks working
the throng Of sightseers on Second ave-
nue. last night and had them held In the
Tombs Court. They were John WILL
Jams, Of 49, East 'fhirty-fourth street;
Henry Miller, of % East Twenty-sixt h
street. and Joe Burns. OF al East
Thlrty-fourth street. They are old
timers,
The evening world., 1894-06-23
STRIKE ON SCHOOL BUILDING.
Fight Between observation-disclosures
and skyliEht-Makers. ia

The fight between the tin and sheet-ircu
workers and cornice and skylight makers
has caused a strike Of ten. carpenters and
plasterers employed on the large school
building at Eighty-first street and Ay-
enue A. .,., 4.ts
The cornicc and skylisht makers . few
weeks ago finished the skylight and cor
nice work, and since then have worked
on the galvanized ventilating pipes. that
will extend to every floor Of the building.
They say that they have always done this
work in other buildings. y
other hand, say that this In an infringe
ment OF their rights. and yesterday they
asked the carpenters and plasterers -
Join them in the fight. Only ten OF We
morning. - /.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
DIVORCED BY A LETTER.
Circusmnn Tooth Gave Written
Evidence of His InndeIity.

Judge McAdan. of the Superior Court.
has granted all absolute divorce. OH The
statutory ground. to Lizzie Amelia
Booth from Charles Edward Booth.
The suit was brought on behalf OF
Mrs. Booth by Lawyer Louis Steckler.
Of 275 broadway, who produced letter
written by Booth to his wife. acknowl-
edGing and admitting his intimacy with
other women. and stating that he would
not live with his wife again. The letter
was sent to Mrs. Booth by her husband
from Birmingham. England.
The evidence OF witness to the i'm
morality rractised by Booth was OBJ
toined by issuing a commission to BIr-
lnlngham, England. to examine n resi-
dent of tia place by the name OF
Charles Mock, who testified sufficiently
TO warrant Judge McAdam in granting
an absolute divorce.
The parties to the action are we'll
known circus peopie, having travelled
all through Australia, the Continent OF
Europe AMI America.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
PLYMOUTH WON'T BULGE.
Mig Effort to Float Her Made IN
vain To-Day.
CBy Associated Press.

NEWPORT r. l., June 23.-At high
water this morning great effort was
made by the wreckers at work on the
stranded steamer Plymouth to get her
Off the rocks at RIOS. Island.
The big wrecking steamers pulled, ana
with all the pontoons that had been
placed under the hull and all the Chap
man Comoany's men and all their ma
,hinery ala what they could, but in vain
The bow Of the boat rose and fell with
the tide. but abaft the paddle-boxes the
;teamer seems as II part of the rock
lpon which she rests
The evening world., 1894-06-23
MASONS BURY A HEART.
A Mexican Martyr" Vital organ In
tered Mt Oakland.

OAKLAND, Cal. June pa strange
incident in the history Of Freema senry,
unprecedented in this country, took
place at Mountain View Cemetery to-
day. 1t was the burial, with Masonic
rites. of the heart of Ygnacio Herrera y
Cairo, one OF. the early Governors OF
Mexico, and a Mason whom the members
cause
The heart has been for a year de-
posted in the Masonic Temple Of Oak
land, II having been brought from Mex.
leo. The coffin inclosng 1t was wrapped
In two silken flags, one American and
the other Mexican, and deposited under
the foundation stone.
The evening world., 1894-06-23

Adoph Blum complained at Police Headquar-
tiers to-day that his brother, Bernard. was dying
at :3l Second street the result OF beating at
the hands OF George Biner. OF 223 Second street.
and that a warrant had been refused him at the
Essex Market Court. The principals are rival
employment agents and Blum visited Biners on
business, he alleges, when the latter assaulted
him. Riner denies the charges. Dr. Kohn, OF
feet that he was suffering from Inflammation Of
tho bowels. the result Of the assault. 1t is not
thought that he will die
The evening world., 1894-06-23
Unknown Woman Found Dead.

The dead body Of an unknown woman was found
on the fourth moor of the tenement house at p
Chrystie street at $40 o'clock this morning. A
policeman was summoned and the body was re.
moved TO the Eldridse street police station. where
the Coroner said the woman had died from al,
coholism She was about sixty years old, had
gray hair and wore dark strpet calico dress
= light calico waist, black stockings and lAcei
shoes The body was removed to the Morgue
The evening world., 1894-06-23
THREE TO STAND TRIAL.
New Workers. Caught in jersey City
Policy Shop.

Policy shop.
The men who were arrested yester-
day In the policy shops at 20 Montgom-
cry street. Jersey City. during a raid
by Detectives Pierson and McGuinness,
were arraigned before Justice Potts
to-day. They were James Williams. of
35l West Twenty-ffth street: Henry
Rogers, OF 81 East One Hundred and
Twenty-fourth street. and Joseph Green.
Of PA Canal street, New York. The
prisoners were arrested soon after the
raid at "a Jackson avenue, where George
Vonberg was arrested for running a
policy shop. They HAD all been conduct
Ing business In very quiet manner,
and the police had to exercise much eau
ton in making the raids.
to await the action OF the Grand Jury.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
SHE HOWLS AT NIGHT.
Mrs. Fenten Disturbs NeIghbors.
and Can't De Arrested.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
to-day to secure a warrant for the
arrest OF Mrs. Fenten. OF 900 Rodney
street, Williamsburg. Justice Goet-
ting, In the Lee Avenue Court. re-
fuslng to grant II at present.
The woman. who lives all alone in
the house. Is said by neighbors to dis
turb the peace at night by bowling
and shouting. Roundsmen O'Reilly and
Burkett endeavored to lure her cut OF
the house last night so that they could
arrest her. but failed.