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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
BROOKLYN NEWS.
.BR00kLYA's PLAGUE OF BUGS,
Caterpillars and Other Insects
Working Havoc with Foliage.
Dry Weather and Absence OF spar-
rows Responsible for II.

Brooklyn Is in the throes of a plague
OF bugs, caterpillars and insects of all
Kinds. During the past few months or
in fact, since the latter part of Spring,
the trees and plants throughout the city
have suffered from the influx of insects
to such an extent that the foliage has
been almost completely destroyed. Old
residents say that for thirty years they
have never seen SO many bugs
The plague is partly accounted for by
the dryness of the atmosphere and the
drought. Aside from the destruction
Of trees. the people OF Brooklyn have
been particularly annoyed by the large
numbers OF caterpillars.
Brooklyn is truly city OF homes, and
Us streets are shaded by long lines of
trees. A large number Of the houses
breeze.
This year. however, the caterpillars
They drop from the .overhsnging foliage.
the roofs of the piazZas or from the
twining. vines onto persons clothes and
creep about their necks.
Real estate men say that the in1ux Of
caterpllars this year has driven into the
country people who would otherwise
have remained in the city during the
Summer.
In every portion OF the city the trees.
plants and fences are covered with these
creepers or their cocoons.
While everybody IL talking about the
plague of insects few persons are doing
anything [, exterminate them.
Some of the trees have a band OF cot
ton about the trunks and are smeared
over for several feet under the lower
branches with axle grease. This In sup
posed to prevent the bugs from crawling
back into the foliage when washed down
by. heavy rainstorm.
AS there have been but one or two
storms I'm two months this scheme Is
Along Fourth avenue an Evening
World" reporter counted fifteen trees in
the Tgey wePe unf onseT of
any use as means OF shading the street
One reason given for the great num-
bers of insects, and especially the cater
place in the city where they are to be
found is in Prospect Park.
The ,hs tr0 nss is said na% se.
trio locomotion affects the sparrow
opinions differ. One theory. Is that the
birds have been killed by the overhead
wires, while another Is that the cars
have frightened them from the city.
However, there Is no doubt that the
sparrow has practically gone from
About the only person in the city who
Is taking any pains to rid the trees OF
insects mot excepting the. members of
the Tree Planting Society Is Mr. ulrich,
His men, armed with wire brushes
on long handles. make daily. rounds
among the trees in the park. brushing
down the bugs. One of the latest ad-
ditions to the plague is a small fy which
devotes Its destructive ability almost en-
cluslvely to the Scotch elm.
Scientists MI III ulric iao says; have hay as
cestors OF the new discovery. 1t re-
sembles the horsefy. and kills trees
by drawing the sap from the branches
About the only plant in the city whose
foliage has not suffered from this fly OF
the caterpillar, is the ailanthus tree.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM |.
Monument at konissbcrg Unveiled
by the Emperor.
ny Associated pressD

kONIGSBERG. Sept. 4.-Emperor
william, accompanied by the Empress,
arrived here at II o'clock this morning
in order to unveil the monument erected
to the memory of his grandfather. En-
peror william /. The town Is in holiday
array, crowded with visitors and hand
somely decorated. Emperor William
was on horseback and the Empress rode
In a carriage. Upon their arrival at the
gates of the city all the bells were set
ringing and the Mayor read an address
OF welcome from the people OF Konigs-
berg The Imperial party then proceeded
to the main square, where the monu-
ment stands.
On the square a guard Of honor was
drawn up. Count Won Gutenberg, as
President OF the Memorial Committee,
received Their Majesties, and in a
speech of welcome dwelt upon the men,
orable services which William !. had
rendered to the Fatherland. A prayer
followed, after which the Emperor I'M
yelled the monument Then came a
march past OF the troops, after which
the Imperial party took lunch at the
castle,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
WALKED Is HOURS.
Kneeling Made His Wife Accom-
pany Him About the Streets
When She Complained Of Hunger
He offered Her Paris Green.
She Had Hoped His Promise of
Suicide Had Been Kept.

A policeman OF the Lee Avenue Court
Williamsburg, is looking for Henry
Kneeling, who is wanted on a charge
OF threatening to kill his wife. The
complaint also charges that he kept her
walking up and down the streets of
Williamsburg from 10 o'clock Saturday
night until II o'clock Sunday night.
Mrs. Kneeling, who is a bright, IN
telligent-looking woman, lives at 1867
Myrtle avenue. Her husband could be
briefly described as a tramp.
He was one OF the men who occupied
ex-Congressman Archie Bliss's deserted
house, and whose presence gave rise to
the belief that there were ghosts in the
place.
at the Oak street station by a man who
said he had picked 1t up. 1t contained
message from Kneellng to his wife,
. WHEAT hs he ,sa had assdeS to s h%
she had to say was that she was afraid
II was not true.
ON Saturday night she went to visit
was confronted by her husband. who
told her that 4 she did not go with
IT knew he would keep his word"
said Mrs. Kneeling. "for he is a perfect
Mend. He led me up and down streets
all that night, but before we had been
out half an hour he made me accom-
pany him into a drug store, where he
bought some Paris green. This he said
he wanted to have so that we could
both die together. and every E.tle while
he would say that 1t was about time we
went to heaven
According to the story told by Mrs.
Kneeling her husband kept he. Walking
about the streets all day Sunday with
out food or sleep. When she told him
she was hungry he offered her Paris
green.
About II o'clock at nighr Policeman
Collins noticed the couple walking
through one of the wors. sections of
Williamsburg. and believing thn. some
thing was wrong. he started over to in
vestigate. At the very first question he
asked Mrs. Kneeling cried, Save me-"
and tainted. while Kneeling took to his
heels.
Collins took Mrs. kneel!ng to the Yer
non avenue station. Thc!e she revived
and was sent home.
The warrant for Knee';ng's arrest was
taken out in the Lee Avenue Court yes
terday. The clerk, who made out the
papers and embodied the charge Of
kf eping the wo nan WALKING up ard
Down the stress from IL u. VI. Satur-
day to II p. NJ. Sunday, saws that the
man is guilty Of DIS }. Jerry conduct.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
K0CCIS ESCAPES THE ROPE.
His Sentence Committed to Life Inn
prinon n,ent.

TRENTON, n. j.. Sept. 4.-The Court
OF Pardons to-day, by unanimous vote,
committed to Imprisonment for life the
sentence of John Koccls. who was con-
demned to be hanged on Thursday for
killing his mistress. Mary Magolis.
Koccis left wife and three children
in Hungary. came here and lived with
the wife Of his boyhood friend She was
Mary Magolis, middle aged and good
looking. Her husband was out West.
When he returned the woman wanted
to leave Koccis and return to her hus-
band. This made Koccis insanely
jealous. and on Aug. 6. 1892. he shot the
woman in the heart without a word OF
warning. BY hard work Koccis's law
yers obtained many signatures to a petit
ton for the commutat ton of his sentence
to imprisonment for life. Koccis has
been very religious.
This leaves only two murderers to be
hanged In New Jersey on Thursday.
They are Bernard Altenberser. who
killed his sweetheart, Katie Rupp, OF
Rome, n. Y, and Wesley Warren, who
Is to hang for the murder OF Lizzie
Peak
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WAS THERE FOUL PLAY?
Ernest HOppensncIS's Family WOr.
ried Over His Disappearance.

All efforts to find any trace OF Ernest
Hoppensack, the wealthy silversmith.
of 40 East Eighth street, who disap-
peared Aug. %. have proved unsuccess-
full. and his family are beginning to
think that he has met with foul play
or a serious accident.
Mr.. Hoppensack has a large business
at lie and lis Wooster street. on the
day of his disappearance he left his Of
flee early, saying he would return. He
did not do so, neither did he return to
his home during the night.
His son, John, who works at the Office.
has spent the last few days searching
for his father. but the only thing learned
was at Maspeth, l.. l., where one or two
acquaintances said they had seen Mr.
Hopp -nsack since his disappearance.
but had not talked with him
According to his son, Mr. Hoppensack
has been acting IT. angely of late, and he
may have wandered off and met with
foul play around Maspeth. He did not
carry much money. and wore no jew
elry to speak CT.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
GUESTS NARROWLY ESCAPE.
Get Out of the Burning Guernsey
House Just in Time.

AsBURr PARK. N. j.. Sept. Am
other disastrous nre occurred here this
morning. At o'clock the Guernsey
House was consumed by flames. There
were 40 guests in the house at the time.
All were asleep. The alarm was given. and
they were aroused from ti.eer slumber
to find the hotel filled with black smoke.
They were almost choked with the
smoke, and the flames threatened to cut
off their escape. They had no time to
save anything. Many OF them escaped
only In their night-c.1thes. There were
many thrilling rescues
The prompt service OF the nremen
saved the adjoining property, but al
though the men worked heroically, they
could not save the hotel. The loss on
the building is fully $1,000. The loss on
the furniture Is estimated at 5000. Tho
building was fully insured. but the fur
niture was only partially insured.
The loss OF the guests can only be es-
timated. They lost everything they pos
sessed. with the exception OF the few
articles OF clothing they could snatch
up In their hasty flight. Only four
trunks were saved in all.
A lamp which exploded In the kitchen
caused the fire.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
UNDER A TROLLEY CAR.
Conductor Vnndenburg Badly Man.
SJcd and VIII Probably Die.

Thomas Nandenburg, forty-nine years
old, of 522 State street. Brooklyn, a
conductor on the Brooklyn. Bath and
West End Railroad, fell between two
trolley cars late last night and was so
badly mangled that the physicians say
that he will probably die.
Vandenburg was making his last TIP
from Coney Island last night, when the
accident occurred. The train. which
was composed of TWO cars, had Just
passed Thirty-sixth street and Second
avenue, and was going very rapidly.
lie attempted to step from the rear
Platform Of the first car to the front
platform OF the trailer. Just as he did
80 the car swayed. Vandenburg lost i ms
balance and was thrown down. falling
dragged along several feet before drop
speed OF the car, one Of the wheeis
passed over his body. crushing his lett
arm and left leg He sn was inc WSeeIs
AmbuIance Surgeon Schoenjahn re-
moved him to the Norwegian Hospital
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
SUNK BY CARELESSNESS.
A Deck-Hard Caused the Sinking
of the Tugboat Goodwin.

The tugbost Goodwin. OF the Barrett
Towing Company, was sunk at the white
Star line pier at the foot of King street
at o'clock this morning. because of the
carelessness OF a deckhand.
The Goodwin was moorcd to the pier
last night and her fires drawn. The
deckhand was ordered to open the sea
cock and let the water escape from the
boiler. He obeyed the order, but neg
lected to again close the valve. The re-
suit was that the tug slowly filled with
water and sank.
This morning the Chapman Derrick
and Wrecking Company anchored
huge derrick alongside Of the sunken
tug. the smokestack Of which was the
only part visible. A diver was sent
down, and by noon he had succeeded in
twisting huge hawsers around the tug
fore and aft and 1t Is expected that the
vessel will be raised before evening.
The water will then be pumped out.
after which It is said the Goodwin will
be as serviceable as ever.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
AIMED THE BLOW AT HAYES.
But 1t struck His Young Child and
DOremus Was Arrested.

Charles Doremus, a builder. sixty-five
years old, of S54 Knickerbocker avenue,
Brooklyn, was held by the police this
morning, charged with striking ten
year-old girl on the head with a club
The police say that the girl Is in a
serious condition, and that her injuries
may prove fatal.
The victim is Mollle Hayes. who lives
with her father, John Hayes, at 249
Sheffield street. Last night Hayes and
his daughter went gut for q walk, and
while on their way home Hayes called
upon Doremus to discuss some business
Hayes says that they had only been
in conversation a few minutes when
they auarIelled Doremus, 1t is alleged,
grabbed a club and swung 1t about in
a threatening manner. Hayes and his
daughter retreated toward the vestibule.
HAYES declares that Doremus followed
tkem and struck at him with the club,
He missed his aim, and the weapon
descended upon the girls head, knock
Dr. Appiegate, OF 81 Cooper street,
attended her, and found that she had
sustained a conclusion OF the brain,
poremus was arrested and locked up In
| the Cedar street station.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
CAUGHT ON THE JAIL ROOF.
Mccarthy Had Tobacco for n Pris-
oner, He said, hut Wns Held.

Daniel Mccarthy, twenty-four years
old, OF &c West One Hundred and Forty
second street, New York. who was yes
terday afternoon discovered on the roof
of the extension at the rear OF the
county jail by Prosecutor Winfield. was
arraigned before Justice Douglass to-
day.
Mccarthy said he was passing some
cigarettes and tobacco 20 John Donohue
prisoner in the Jail. He was remanded
to await an Investigation to determine
whether he was telling the truth.
Prosecutor Winfield was In his offiCe
looking over some papers yesterday, and
happening to look out OF the window he
saw the form Of "a man on the roof
with the assistance OF Constable
Mitchell, Mccarthy was caught and
locked up.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
WJERSEY.
j, s. HOTEL CLOSED.
Famous Hostelry Of Long Branch
in Charge Of the Sheriff.
Thirty Servants Left Without Fo:d
or Means 10 Leave Town.
Proprietor jackson Said to Have
LII
Proprietor jackson Said to Have
skipped, Leaving Many Creditors.

LONG BRANCH, Sept. 1.-The United
states Hotel is in charge OF the Sheriff
aud about thirty servants are uuarter.d
In apartments in the roar OF the hotel
without means to take them to their
homes In New York and other cities
There is very little food for them. ard
their condition Is ptiful.
Warren jackson. who managed the
hotel. II said to have left town suddenly
to escape the numerous creditors. prin-
'cipally tradesmsn, who have bills
against him for supplies. He Il said
to he at the Abingdon Suuare Hotel in
New York
The servant say the amount due
them Is about $1,000, In sums ranging
from $40 to SIS. The tradesmen's bills
are estimated to aggregate 1900.
In the height of the season the hotel
Owing to dull business he force Was s" re-.
duced to forty. short time ago. All
the discharged people were paid in full.
Yesterday about ten Of the remaining
employees managed to secure enough
money to take them to their homes.
The servants say Jackson did a fair
business this Summer. and at one time
had III guests IN the house. which 10
able to accommodate 400.
He advertised to keep the hotel open
until Sept. 10. but on Saturday afternoon
Sheriff Woolley seized all the property
belonging to jackson, on account OF the
claim OF r. l.. Burt, the butcher, who
supplied the hotel with meat. shortly
after the Sherlffs arrival, Jackson dis
appeared and II Is said he took the
next train for New York
Robert Combs. the chief clerk, IL still
at he hotel looking after Jackson's In
terests. There were thirty guests In the
hotel up to yesterday, when they all
cleared out. The male servants took UP
q collection yesterday to send the women
help to their homes. but only succeeded
In raising 81. Threatening talk ~ freely
INDUCED In, and there is said to be a
good prospect for trouble.
The United States Hotel Ia we'll known
among the sporting fraternity, and dur.
ing the racing season at Monmouth Parl,
did a prosperous business. Mr.. Jackson
had a lease of II for one year. with the
option Of renewing It to Ave years,
At the Abingdon Square Hotel It was
said Mr.. Warren Jackson's whereabouts
were unknown. He had not registered
there. although he had called there yes
terday.
The day clerk had not the slightest
idea where Mr.. Jackson could be ad.
dressed, and simply guessed" he had
not returned to Long Branch.
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AN OFFICER AWAITED HIM.
John Cunningham Arrested as lie
stepped from "a Train.

John Cunningham, thirty years old.
OF 1910 West Second street, Wilmington.
Del, was arrested as he stepped from
an incoming Pennsylvania train In
Jersey City at o'clock this morning, on
charge OF burglary.
Cunningham Is accused OF robbing his
sister OF 500 worth OF Jewelry and
money. After he got the money he took
the train for Jersey City.
Cunningham was taken before JUS
tice Potts to-day, who held him to await
extradition papers.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
CHASE FOR A PlCKPOCKET.
Two Women's PocketbOoI<s Found
In Morris GOodmau's Pocket.

Morris Goodman. OF Is Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn, was arrested in Williamsburg
to-day after an exciting chase and held
in the Lee Avenue Court on two differ
ent charges of picking pockets
While Detectives Holland and Dolan
were standing at Bedford avenue and
Broadway a woman, named Mrs. Brew
ster, jumped off a South Fourth street
car and told them that she mad JUST
$50 She pointed out the thief, who had
just boarded Broadway car going up
town.
The detectives sprang into a buggy and
followed the car. When they finally
caught up with it three blocks away
they saw Goodman jump Off and run
down a side street. 1t appears that he
had also stolen pocketbook from
Frieda Pendorf. OF 1871 Ten Eyck street,
while on the Broadway car.
The detectives overhauled Goodman
after a run of seven blocks in saloon
at South Eighth and Berry streets. In
his possession were the two pocket
books.
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GIVEN UP TO CHINESE.
American Consul Surrenders AL
legged Japanese Spies.
By Associated Press)


SHANGHAI. Sept. 4.-The Chinese
having claimed control over the Japan
csc residents in China. asserting that
Japan claims control over the Chinese
residents in Japan, the American Consul,
acting under instructions from WASH
ington only to intervene with friendly
Offices. yesterday delivered to the Taotal.
outside the settlement limits, two Japan
csc who were recently arrested, accused
of being spies. and who have been under
the protection of the United States.
The Chinese authorities pledged them
selves not to torture the prisoners and
TO give them a fair trial.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
FRACTURED HIS SKULL.
John Aschofsky Badly injured In n
Tencment-House Row.

John Aschofsky. thirty-four years old.
OF 65 Freeman street. Williamsburg, Is In
a critical condition at Eastern District
Hospital to-day, suffering from COM
pound fracture OF the skull
The Freeman street house Is big ten
ement with four families on each moor.
ATS O'Clock last night Aschofsky met
Mrs. Jennie Murray in the hallway, ana
il is said that he struck her. The woman
screamed for help, and James murray,
John Barrett and Frank Book ran 10 her
They threw Aschofsky down. and NUT,
raw * is said, hit him on the head Win
a stone, fracturing his skull. s
The three young men wef Eour, thIs
nnnrnine Justice Murphy held them 10
await the result OF Asehofsky's injuries
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
KABYLE BUTCHER|ES.
Denmat aud Other Moorish Towns
Looted by Barbarians.
Men Killed, Women and Children
Sold at Auction.
Morocco City Bcsieged and the Gar
rison May Have to Yield.

TANG1ER, Sept. 1.-THE Kabyles
around Denmat. a town northeast OF
wholesale. looting their shops and
houses. selling their women and chill
dren by auction and dehlins their syna-
gogues.
Similar outragcs are reported AT
Kalha, Sadirahel, Tanai and Tanilat.
The Kabyles are also besleging Mo.
rocco City. and It is feared that the gar.
rison may be unable to resist much
longer.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
A Raid mt Coney Island.

The police OF the Coney Island station late
last night descended upon Inman's Concert Hall
Ocean avenue and West End Walk, and arrested
John F. Rowe. the bartender. on charge OF
keeping q disorderty resort. Nine women and
nine men ware also captured and locked up
One Of the female prisoners was accompanied
~ her ten-year-old daughter, who was placed
N care Of the ChIldren's Society.
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she Identiae. Her Husbands Hat

The man who was seen struggling In the East
River OF the foot OF Gold street. Brooklyn, yes
terday morning and drowned before help arrived
10 believed to be Robert McCann, twenty-four
years old. OF Phillips alley. Mrs Catherine Me
Cam called at the lower Fulton street station
last night and Identified the straw hat which
was found as having been worn by her husband
She said he had been sick several weeks, and
she thought he had lost his mind. The body
has not been recovered
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A single alarm Of IRE was sent out at 1850
this morning from the corner Of Eighth avenue
and Fiftieth street. heap Of refuse in the base
ment OF the apartment house 32s West Forty
eighth street was discovered ablsze. and dense
smoke poured into the street. It was quickly sx-
tinguished, with trinng damage.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
LAWYER C0DDING'S DENIAL.
He Declares that A. II. Wilcox Was
Not His Partner.

Lawyer Charles n. Coddlng. OF 20
Broadway. when seen to-day regarding
a despatch from Chicago. that A. H..
Wilcox had been arrested In Buffalo.
charged with having embezzled 500, 900
from Mr.. Codding and F. S. Pussy. OF
Philadelphia. who were bis partners In
business In Chicago, said:
The facts reported in the despatch
are untrue. l was never a partner OF
Wilcox. and so far as l know he has not
been arrested. i am the counsel for
Mr.. Pusly and some other Philadelphia
gentlemen who have claims against VIII
cox. AS | was unable to locate him
employed detectives to do so. The de-
tectives found him in Buffalo. and
went there and had business talk with
him, but did not have him arrested.
1T Is probable that the matter will
be satisfactorily settled"
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wnterspout Causes n Flood.


wy NsNb'laNtl fITtstl
GUTHRIE, q. T, Sept, "A WATERFRONT COM
ing up suddenly last evening swelied Skeleton
Creek out of its banks, flooding the surround
Ing country for quite IA distance. While en-
desvoring TO cross the stream at a point near
here, Ia bIEEy. the occupants. Mrs. Jack Nj
Ph-e her Two children end Miss Mabel INN
we're thrown into the water and drowned.
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Brooklyn Breyities.

John z. Dickinson. Of sac Greene avenue. Brook
n On told the police to-day that he had been
,Uuoea OF a diamond pin valued at $50 while he
~, rs nAndins on the Bridge street station OF the
Union IT, road last night.
louis Louis Delbano thirty -nve years old. OF 1871
nsehy-htth street. Brooklyn. was arrested this
,nlorhing, charged with stabbing Michael Fancy.
Mwenty-seyen year. old Of 7ss Third avenue. In
'hs leg with q pocketknife,