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The evening world., 1894-02-23
DEAD BABY FOUND IN A FENCE.
Its Mother Was Under Arrest for
Theft at the Time.
Many Stolen Goods Discovered in
Florence Peters's House.

The Brooklyn police are trying to as.
certain the owners Of stolen property
recovered In the house AT 1872 Bond stree,
Yesterday through the discovery OF n
dead child locked IN the apartments DC.
cupIed by Florence Peters. alias Annie
Davis. n notorious colored sncak-htief.
She was arrested yesterday while oper-
ating In New York.
The New York police have been watch
ing the young woman for some time.
hut were unable to locate the place
where she kept the tOlen goods.
ON Wednesday Mrs. Peters was ar
rested while lea wing the house of Mrs.
Gott. Mt q West Thirty-second street.
with u quantity OF clothing, which she
had stolen.
While under arrest the woman's little
child. Ethel. died. and the nurse re-
maineh with II over night. but Yesterday
beca me frightened, and after locking the
doors ran away.
The n%eighbbrs suspected something
was, wrong ani notified Capt: Leavey,
Of III" Butler. street station. When the
police broke into the place thay found
the dead child lying on a bed and also
quantity OF silk DR. ss's and other c'olh-
ing. hats, canes and shoes. all valued at
about $500.
In the bureau drawer they found n
number of pawn tickets for jewelry.
Leavev and one OF the n%eighbors
went to New York yesterday and recog-
nized the woman under arrest az Flor
nn"e Peters.
The woman confined her operations to
New York. and stored the stolen goods
IN Brooklyn. She has robbed a number
or prominent New Workers. including
Mrs. Mary rockwell. Of ss East Twen aHH
second street, from whom she stple 300
worth Of jewelry.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
OF HER FATHER.
Lizzie Costello Says Her Home Is
Unfit to Live In.
Justice Wclde Makes Him Give the
Girl Her Property.

Lizzie Costello, sixteen yonrs old. a
granddaughter Of the late Deputy Sheriff
Barney Costello. appeared before Jus
tlce Wclde, In the Harlem Police Court,
this morning. as complainant against
her father. william Costello. of 243 East
one Hundred and Twentieth street.
Lizzie told the Justice that eleven veal re-
ago her mother died. Since that time her
father has been living with a woman to
whom he says he IL married. She fire.
qucntly drinks to excess.
Lizzie says her home Is UNFIT for her
to live In. She says she Is willing to
shift for herself. She has been living
with an aunt for the greater part OF the
past ten years. but said that her father
would always come after her and make
her 90 home with him.
The first wife OF eX"Sherln Jimmy
O'Brien and Lizzie's mother w-r. sis
ters. At her death a few years ago. Mrs.
O'Brien left a house at Thirty-fourth
street and Park avenue to three OF her
sisters children. The house was sold
and the honey put in trust with the
Manhattan Trust Company. The hill
lren were to receive the interest on this
money.
Costello had I~.i2Zie's papers all along,
and the girl and her aunt told the Jus
tee he had used part OF the money on
himself, The amount in trust for Lizzie
is now only about $1,000.
She is an exceedingly bright and deter
mined girl and told the Justice she was
willing to let her father have the papers
If he would no longer annoy her. jug
tice Welde, however. compelled the
father to hand over the papers to the
girl.
costello made no denial Of his daugh-
tpr'S statement, ana s,lrrcnderel the
papers without protest, lie was II clerk
in the Sherir's office while his father
vas deputy sheriff, and for some time
after his fathers death.
Since then. Agent Moore, Of Gerry's
Society. who investigated the case, said
that Costello has been doing practically
nothing. He spent most of his time at
the race tracks and In saloons.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
MYSTERIES OF AERIAL FLIGHT,
Progress Of the Birds Offers an
Interesting Study.

The question whether man will ever
he able to navigate the air WAS dis
cnssed at the recent meeting of the
British Association at Nottingham by
jeremiah Head, President OF the Me-
chanical Science Section, says Youths
Companion. The facts and conclusions
stated by him seem to favor the proba-
bility that the power of mechanical flight
may yet be added to the accomplish
ments of our race. The most promising
experiments at present are those OF
Prof. Langley and Mr.. Maxim, who util-
ize the buoyant principle OF a broad.
Thin plane moving edgewise through the
air.
In the course OF the discussion many
curious facts were brought out concern
ing the flight of birds. BY studying the
structure and methods OF the animals
that actually do fly we can best get at
the secret and learn how. with the aid
OF mechanical appliances, to turn It to
our own use.
II has been asserted that birds are
for bulk, than other animals; but Mr..
Head showed hat this Is not 20, aud
that birds have about the same specific
gravity a. the other inhabitants Of the
earth. The real secret OF their flying
seems to reside In their ability to exert
. greater energy In proportion to their
weight than other animals. They de-
relop, for instance. about three times az
much horsepower per pound OF weight
as either man or the horse can do.
Mr.. Head believes that this wonder
ful energy In birds Is luc rather to
%rApidity OF limb action than To increase
OF muscular stress. This N turn implies
rapid combustion OF tissue In their
bodies and large consumption of food.
As a matter of fact. the Temperature
or birds Is higher than that OF other
Hh'mnls. while all birds thar are much
ON the wing have voracious appetites.
Then. too. birds seem to have acquired
by instinct or practice. II marvellous
skill IN taking advantage of the bunyart
effects OF winds and air currents. 10
this is believed to be due their ability
TO soar and i go long distances with
great rapidlty without any apparent
motion of the wings.
The frigate-biri. for instance, can, aC-
cordinS TO the observations OF Mr.. Ian
caster, fly loo miles AN hour with it's
wings held I'm Il IKE position. MIR. Ian
caster also asserts that this powerful
bird can I've for n week C]ontinuously
In the air without alighting by day or
night.
If this IL so and the speed of 100 miles
an hour Is maintained undated, then
the frigate bird should be able to 10
more than two-thirds OF the way round
the earth without stopping to rest, and
IN about eleven days It might circle the
planet.
But when man has contrived machines
that will carry him freely through the
afr I Is not likely THAI he will be long
In discovering other secrets now known
only to the birds.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
MRS. VANDENBURG CAVE It UP.
The Mortgage Case Settled, She
Was Called a Swindler.
Held for ENaminntion-Hcr Lawyer
Mikes n Scene.

Ma, Eliza Nandenburg. widow OF
Origen ~Ncndenburg. a promoter OF the
underground abroad scheme OF eighteen
years ago, was arraisned In jefferson
Market Police court this morning. She
vas arrested at 1913 West one Hundred
and 1;~ighty-third street yesterday on
complaint OF Miss Eliza NJ. Hobart, OF 20
West Ninth street, charged with steal
Ing a $500 chattel mortgage.
Counsellor Brennan. for Mrs. Vanden.
burg. admitted that his client had the
deed in her possession, but claimed the
paper vas given to her and was stolen.
He expressed n Willingness to return IL
to Mrs, Hobart.
ar that is the case then the proceed
niGs, will be Immediately dropped said
Justice Ryan.
Your Honor" interrupted. Attorney
Giraffe. for the complainant. this woman
comes here In widows weeds and at
Is notorious for robbing condd!ng re-
liEious men mad women under the guise
Of r!ety. and IL not by any means the
sort OF person she represents herself to
1T Is merely q question Of vera city
between Mrs. Nandenburg ard Mrs.
Hobart. as to whether the paper was
stolen BY, or was Sivea to the defen nd
"'''' .'s's " h'l' ia WV
bond to. appear here tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. She will be paroled In
charge of her attorney" said the jug
tice. q.
Then We have another charge to
make" answered Attorney GIRAFFE. "Here
IL an affidayit accusing Mrs. Nnndcn-
burg Of stealing a set Of portiercs."
MEN. OF les West one Hundred. and
Eighty-third street. who purchased the
curtains from Mrs. NGnhenburg, and
claimed they were not MIS-. Nanden-
burg's property
~ NJ win have to produce a complaint
was stolen said the Court. q can't
hold the woman on such "A charge as
this
Mrs. Hobart. Mrs. Tcnnien and Attor.
nc Graf" left the courtroom. closely
followed by Mrs. ~Nandenburg and All
torney Brennan. In the lobby leading
to IN" court entrance the two parties
II" approached Mr.. Giraffe and declared
his intention Of instructing his client.
Mrs. Nandenburg, To take possession of
t..e house at l29 West one Hundred and
~l.ighty-third street. Mr.. Giraffe replied
: at he didn't think Mrs. Nandenburg
would get into the house.
'Ill have her break down every door
ises to get in" exclaimed Brennan. IT'S
her house, aud she has every right to
take possession
MIR. Giraffe laughed. and Brennan
walked hurriedlv away.
The house referred to was leased by
Mrs. Nanderburg from Mrs. Tennien.
and conducted as a clearinghouse. Mrs.
Tennlen claims Mrs. Nandenburg, immc-
diatcly she obtained possession, refused
to pay the rent.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
FAIR FOR THE FUND.-.
Hans Meyer and Ills Friends Work
Hard to Help the Poor.

Little Hans Meyer. son of Otto Meyer.
the German act +. has demonstrated
what a little fellow can do for 4 ru,d
cat.s' when he sets about It. Mrs.
Meyer. who ID a soprano of note. had
read 10 her little son of thu. WORK OF The
Evening urld'a" Free Food Commits
sion. The Meyer family lives In the
flats n Ito East t,ighty-sixth street. and
there are a number Of other families In
the building.
Hans conceived II brilliant llca. and
confded II to little Fannie Van Nos
trand, who Is about his own age. Their.
Is a vacant store In die building. ana
Hans and Fannie called on Griffin IBIS
brow, tile agent, and explained th~iI
plans to him. They wanted the stur.
Ia which 10 hold "A fair for The Even
Ing Worlds Free Food Commission,
MIR. Disbrow rendered the use of thu
vacant apurt!lent at once. and the $50
little managers got 10 work.
The Misses Nellie Fitzgerald, Maize,
Blake, May Neal and Ivy Blake, al
bright little 1nes In inc immediate vicin-
1ty. We're ClllcI in ana worked with "A
VIII. They made doh clothes had grab,
bags, ana ever. hing els" tina, goes In d
fair.
The place was tastcfully decorated wisr
fdgs and bunting, and tn" children of
the ncighborhool weIr notified.
In the evening the treasuIe r had 81 T.
In pennies, nirkrls and dimes. which
were brought 20 The Evening World
In a neat litt.e sack. The amount Nil
go Tar in helping the hungry.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
HE a Feelings.
II Required Only Small Sum tc
10Th Them, However,

... a., ed
While a Michigan avenue grocer was
standing in tHGS door the Other day,
says the Detroir Free Press. a foriorn.'
cooking old chap turned in on him from
working away Son his chin. The minute
called out:
Now you go on or I'll nave you run
i'm
What am II dom ?" plalnt!vely in
CURED the old nan.
II know your game and you can't play
have You arrested" "''"s Ut III
II aln't got 10 game to play on you
or ANYBODY else. r I feel sad and heart
them turnips wuttr' ! never see tur-
nips without thinking how my vile got
choked to death on one. Poor %critter!
life. That was the -" beginnin' of my
%runnln' down hill. She hadn't been dead
two weeks"-- 49,.
Are you going to move mr. de-
Purity soon. my frieud-burty soon."
replied the old man. as he Steamed up
against a post and wiped his eyes She
her death saddens me. What's .taters
selling at today"
The grocer was looking around for an
II never see taters without thinking
of my son BIZ. Bill u.as an awful good
boy-too good for this world. I sent him
10 town Win ten bags, OF lauPrb, ana IN
llftin' them cut Of the wagon he busted
a blood vessel. and was brought home
a corpse. | kin never think OF 1t with
out weepin'." ..
He leaned heavily on the post and
wept. while the grocer walked down to
the corner to extend his search.
II see you have. got red %onions?" con-
tlnued the old man as the grocer re
turned. They are alters a sad, sad
sight to me. l sold my farm after. Bills
death. and was goin' down to Florida
to raise red onions for this market.
when l was throwed out OF a wagon
and broke my leg, ind somebody stole ,
every dollar l had. Red onions Is only I
red onions to other folks, but to mo
they call up some awful recollectiona
| wish
"See here. old man. interrupted the
grocer: will You take 10 cents and gog'
II don't want no 10 cents. but yet.
Il you object to- my giving way to my
feelin's''-
II do object. II I could find an officer
7 would have you run in. but as I can't
I'll buy you of this once. Take this
money and 60"
ut seems heartless to sell my feelings
this way, but | don't want to make
you any trouble. | see you have some
cabbages there. 7 never see cabbages
| without thinlSin' how
But the grocer turned him around,
headed him across the street, and after
two kicks he got away and was soon
lost to sight.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
From the Standpoint of the ChIcn-
conn enlightenment.

We'll. there's stlll a good deal Of talk
about this Hiwayan business said the
and his neishbor had found "a good place
In one corner of a Madison street car.
says the Chicago Record;
..amSes' that's So said the n%eighbor,
another. It's getting to be darn tire
some
1t would have been settled a long
time ago II IL hadn't been for that man
Biount. When he landed those soldiers
there he might have known 1t would
have caused trouble
Was IT Blount did that ? | thought
1t was this fellow Thurston."
No, my recollection Is that Thurston
was the man who pulled down the Amer
lean flag and came near getting into II
b" Iillikalana ~
YES, that's it. She wants to join the
United States. | guess"
No, think you are mistaken about
that. | haven't read up on 1t very close
ly, but It's my impression that she wants
To take all these fellows that overthrow
her and have their heads chopped off"
That's right, and cleveland said he
was willing, didn't he -
No. no. You see cleveland was sim
ply trying to square things, and he
wanted her to agree to leave these fell
lows alone"
What was it his business 90
Well, you see, he was afraid some
other country would jump in and get the
What ii they did From what l
can hear the United States doesn't want
to admit Haywuy. There's only II few
white men there. It's too far away,
anyhow.
"liow far ont in the ocean Is 1t -
"Dh-h-h, | guess It must be a mat
ter Of some thing like five hundred
miles"
"liumph / suppose If they admitted
Haweeah it would send in a lot OF Con-
gressimen with feathers In their hair and
T grass tied around their legs
What's the lame OF this fellow that's
over there now :?
Willis, isn't II ~
Yes, thnt's 1t. Now, what is 1t he's
trying TO do :"
Well. from what I've heard, he's
trying To folly up the Queen and keep
her from bringing a damage suit against
tIcve,and.'
Why, what did Cleveland do 90
Don't you know : He agreed to put
her back on the throne. and then when
he failed to do il she claimed that she
hadn't been treated right"
That's 50. | remember reading some
thing about that. And Willis is$over
there now trying TO square Cleveland 20
That's II: exactly"
oh, yes
How do you think 1t win all end ?"
"Oh. | don't o | suppose she'll
go on the lecture platform,
II wouldn't be surprised
The evening world., 1894-02-23
DR.. RA|NsF0R8 BLACKBALLED.
Not Wanted as q Member of the
"Millionaires' Club
No Explanation Given OF the Cau,c
OF This Action.

Rev Dr. William q. l,airsforl. rector
Church, who, IL has been re-
ported, he's iGst been b~lncsballcd
by the Metropolitan club, was not at
home to-day when an "f;vening World''
reporter called at his residence In East
Sixteenth street.
1t was said Or. Rainsfo:d was conduct
ing n mission in pittsburI.
one Of Or. Rainsford'g a"a.stGnts was
found, hut refused absolutely to discuss
the b~lackball!rg.
street and Fifth avenue. BECAUSE of the
great wealth Of most Of the members IL
has come 70 be known as the Million
aires, clnb.o The club YVES organized
President Of the Erie road. was black
balled by the Union cum.
j. Pierpont Morgan, President OF the
M~etr2p3iitan club. j. a ~vsstrymln OF
I was through him Dr.. Rainsf3r1's name
was proposed.
There are few ~'clergypron in New York
who are bette = known than Dr. Rains.
ford. He Is a man of strilsing,y original
ideas. His PROPOSAL to establish o
church saloon, in connection with his
parish attracted wide attention not long
ago. He " an Englishman by birth. n
great sportsman. and is said by those
who know him. well to be a very CLUB
able man.
Why he was blackballed Is not known,
and none OF the members Of the Club
VIII say anything about the matter.
Among the Members of tho Metropoli-
tan Club are John jacob Aston, William
Waldorf Aston. Louis /. Iorlliard. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. William *. Wander
bilt. -: Ogden Mills. William G. Whit
ney. Sidney Webster and Frederick Il.
Coudert.
In connection with DIR. Rainsrord's
blackbaliing. II has also become known
that the. club recently denied admission
to Addison Cammack and Coils y.
Huntington. In these cases. II Is said,
the names were withdraw n before they
could be blackballel.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

%storchousc full. That means that n dol
lar dropped into the fund. VIII go f!urt,her
than n dollar spent with the same dealers
the profits or The middle men are saved.
and that means that a dollars worth Of
vegetables to THE Evening World Free
Food Commission will nearly equal 81
worth as the reader buys them for his
own table from his grocer.
There seemed TO he no end to the pro-
cssslon OF hungry people %ho visited 90
were constantly arriving. on the scene by
way OF every t~horoughfare that led to
the place, and long before noon the good
people who have. contributed TO this best
OF charities could boast that The Even
ing World' Free Food Commission had,
in the eleven days of its work, supplied
men. women md children. who. withou,
this timely help. must have suffered the
dreadful pangs OF actual hunger
The rule obliging each applicant TO
and authenticated at first so difficult of
enforcement. was observed almost unan-
imously to-day. 1t is difficult to make
these HELPLESS people UNDERSIGNED that the
are really deserving. and for the cxclu-
sion of frauds and imposters. But the
clergy of the city have taken hold of the
matter, and to-day there were found
among the applicants poo people from
nearly every. parish and every congrega-
tion In the city.
Inc fJNPIllR NDIlu tOulu NOV IN
ves,igate the 2i,OU or more cases that
have presented themselves. 1t would
be a physical inpossibility. II asked the
clergy, who knows or ought to know the
needs of their flocks. to perform this
work. Many Of the cloth have per
formed that task diligently and with
splendid results.
The Row Or Honor.
Harlem merchants have come forward
n1bly In response to the call OF charity.
Their contributions are found In the
following list:
wHIsPEL BROS, TX and ~ Harlem Market,
2 barrels Of potatoes. . barrels Of turnips.
H~ANDELMAN BHOS., II Harlem Market. I
barrel OF kale.
"A BERGER, II Harlem Market, : barrels
OF kale.
L. il. GARTMAN & son. 5 Harlem Market, .
COVERT 4 toTrRELr. cool First avenue,
barrel Of potatoes, : barrels Of turnIps.
JOHN SOLrAN. zoos First avenue, barrel Of
AMBROSE BROS. 1891 First avenue. l barrel
Of turnlps.
SCHMIDT q WALKER. 1885 FRS, avenue. .
barrels Of tlrnlps. 8 barrels OF cabbage.
q GliEZE. 20 Harlem Mar.
ket, : barrels OF tirnips.
.L". c. WERNER. 20 Harlem Market, four
chickens. ' "''
WILLIAM ENTwIsTI.E 57ir Dew street. . h,r.
reln Russian turnips, . barrels white tnrnIps
barrel carrnts. 2 barrels kale. barrel cabbage
MAN mERGENTlME 80 Murray street. 700
relE cabbs ges. "
W, II, LlsCoMB. $40 Washington street. : bar
relI cabbage.
CTS BENEDICT 4 BROTHERS. 100 orcepui,h
street, thlrd contribution, 1000 ~cabbages.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
AGED COUPLE MADE HAPPY.
h MuIIignns, Ill and Hungry,
HELPED by OmmissIo Ncn.


In the rdmshackle tenement i2S Wes,
Thirteenth street, away up In the fourth
story. lives old Con Mulligan and his
aged wife. Susan. He IL three score ana
ten years old and completely paralyzed.
She Is merely tottering between life and
death.
For four weeks past they lived. or
rather existed, on almost nothing untIl
their condition was called to the atten-
ton of a party of helpers from "The
Evening WORLDS Free Food Commits
sion.
II was Mr.. L.. Littleheld, the West
Thirteenth street horse dealer. who told
OF the aged couple and their wants. Big-
hearted pm Peters. jovial Andy Van
M9ert. G~ood-natured Henry P~entermann
noble party OF Commission helpers.
They are from the "Goose" market on
Little West Twelfth street, every one,
and We're out hustling for free food for
THE Evening Worlds Free Food de-.
pot on Murray street.
Their honest faces showed pity and
sorrow as they entered the aged couples
rooms and saw their destitition. bur
Ing her Interview with al "Ev.ning
World reporter. Mrs. Mulligan said she
owed SO for rent, but added tina her
landlord was very kind and lenient.
Without further hesitation each com
mission man put his hand I'm his pocket,
and between them they contributed $Il.
the poor old woman was unable to cX-
press her thanks. but the look of graft.
tude on her face told how thankful she
was. Her crippled husband tried to
stand up, but could not. lie sat there
In his chair crying his thanks.
w can say at last" said Phi Pc
tiers as the party left the house. that
ee have made one home happy ON Wash
fngton's Birthday"
Old Con has been a paralytic for FIVE
years. Mrs. Mulligan has been an inVa-
I'D Tor nearly thirteen years, but since.
n,t'fortune befel her husband. has been
able to secure some washing and scrub
bins, 10y means OF which she helped to
Keep them both. Her friends occasion
ally helped them also.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
W. W. AST0R GIVES 5000.
HIS Subscription Swclls the Mayor.
Relief Fund to $50, 900.

joan a. Stewart. ~ the United States
Trus. Company, this morning received
a cAblcsrAm from William Waldorf As
tor, In London, saying.
pleas" add MY name fJy $1,000 to the
MAYORS Commit 90 liz. f1r the relief Of
the poor
NJ. stewart At one paid the money
70 j, Pclpout Morgan, Treasurer uf the
Mayer Citizens Relief Committee. The
run No" amounts 20 IS. 900.
operate account Is KEEP; Of ihe
~ re- rdisei hy Ills Committee. The
mayors 1tnvr Committee, which mas
charG If money contributed by clty
en- a!}EJ'r, mas Objected about $4,000
The evening world., 1894-02-23
SHIPPING NEWS.
AIN FOR TO DAY.

nni Eastern STANDARD Time. subtract four
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Establishing His Credit.

Stapleton- What makes Fewscadds
the broker, look 81 consequential to-day"
'aldecoti-Haven't you heard? A crank
visited him yesterday and tried to dyna-
mite him.
Stapi-tIn Well, why should he put on
any frills over thai?
ttliecott - l. gives him a standing
among the milliona!res, don't you see?
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Oyerweighted

u'rom Jutsep
Ju.ic-Alabcl is affecting a walking
stick,
MGg-How OdIous Of her. Initiating
the Princess of Wales, ! presume. How
| de:est anglomania!
Julie-Well, | believe she would like II
given out hat that was the fad, but be-
ourselves | think she really needs
II 20 assist her IN carrying the violets
given her by her tianCe.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
shades az Difference.


From Judge)
Dawson read an essay on your writings
at the Authors Club last night"
What was the nature of IT."
"RpsFmhlances and differences between
you and Tolstoi."
Bring them out plainly"
Yves. lie said that both OF YOU offered
your works to publishers free. but that
rolstui's We're accepted"
The evening world., 1894-02-23

From Juds-
Rpporter-What do you think Of the
aim Of the rebels in l.razil?
ship Captain gust from Rio)-l hin
IFS pretty bad. Why, there isn't "A
bnrn-door in Rio that has been hit.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
distinguished Amateurs.

lfIum I4dgc
Mrs. LanSdo2 had her dramatic club
give an exhibition u It's powers before
a regular manager"
For WHAT"
"sS that he might decide what play
What did he decide ou?"
The Black Crook with Mrs. Lang.
don IN the title role" ~