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The evening world., 1894-09-01
THREE THEATRES TO REOPEN.
Grand Opera, Amphion and Gay ETY.
Present Opening Bills.
Strong Attractions to Appear at
Other Breoklyn Playhouses.

Three Brooklyn play-houses. the Grand
Opera. Amphion and Gayety. open this
evening. and the Park Theatre will fol-
low on Monday afternoon.
At the Grand Opera House the pro-
sramme is composed OF the farce-com-
edy. "A Railroad Ticket" and the or
iginal Kilanyi living pictures. The play
will be presented by w. w. Freeman's
company, which includes William Blais-
dell. James T. Kelly. Harry Porter
Frank Gardiner. Clara La Vine, Marie
Bach and a score of others.
Struck or will be revived as the
opening bill at the Amphion. Augustus
Pitou, under whose direction the play
will be presented. announces that he
has engaged a strong cast, and that
the scenery and costumes will be appro-
pirate.
Russell Brothers Comedian MS will usher
in the season at the Gayety Theatre
.ottie ellison. the Little Magnet"
are viii II. Fox, in a Imaginable sketch;
sam Bernard. mimic and comedian !:
Hastings and Marion. change artists; ;
o'Brien and Havei, in Tommy. the
acter vocalist. Whiting and Shepard
and Russell brothers. In sketches. The
show will conclude with farcical COM
edy, In two scenes, entitled "Clarice."
The regular season at Col. Sims New
Park Theatre will be opened ut the La
Dor Day matinee, with a production OF
Lester Wallack's successful play. Rose.
a company of artists Will appear. In
tho role of Eliot Grey. Mr.. Hsworth has
a part which Is eminently suited to his
talents His support includes N. A.
Abbott, Isabelle Evesson, Maud Haslam,
and Mrs. Mary Barker.
John Drew and his company, including
gagement a the Columbia Theater Mon
day evening, presenting his latest com
edy. christopher. jr.." written for him
by Madal'ne Lucette Ryley, and In which
the comedian Is said to have better OPP.
portunities for the display of his talent
than In either The Masked Ball. or
The Butterflies"
and cultured Boston, ION the Bowery."
with Steve Brodie as one of it's realistic
features. gets pretty near the scenes 1t
Iurports to repres mt next week. Begin:
ring with Labor Day matinee, II will
hold the stage of the Bijou Theatre
during the coming week.
Musical novelties. mechanical effects,
bright dialogue, are all promised in 'rhe
Life Guard" n four-act melodrama by
y. A: Locke. which will be seen at the
Umpire Theatre on Labor Day matinee.
and the cause OF all the trouble" Miss
Myra l.. Davis. and n strong company,
give promls" Of good performance.
The attra ction ut Walter Sanford 8
Star Theatre next week, commencing
with a matinee Labor Day, will be Con-
ely & Gardn RS production Of the Rus
sian melodrama In six acts, by George c.
Jenks, "ln the Name of the Gear"
Living pictures will be seen at Huber
Il Gebhardts Casino on Monday even
Ing. Fitzpatrick brothers. vocalists
lists: Jane. vocalist; William Rowe.
duncer, and Mabel Stanley IN songs and
dances, are also OH the bill
The evening world., 1894-09-01
RIVAL ORATORS HAVE A FIGHT,
Jealousy Is Said to Have Led
to Blows.
The Most Eloquent Now Wants the
Better Pugilist Arrested.

Edward c. Viemeister. of 1se Monitor
street, Greenpoint, applied in the Even
Street Court, williamsburg, to-day for
warrant for the arrest OF Robert Crit
hths. one Of the best known men in
Greenpo.nt.
GriHiths Is prominent Republican
candidate for the seat In Congress now
held by Thomas Magner, and expects to
control the Fifth District Convention.
He is also chairman OF the Executive
Committee OF the Seventeenth Ward
Citizens Union and one Of the leaders
In the movement to suppress the New
town Creek nuisanceS.
Niemeister Is a young man. is con-
nected with the Equitable Life Assurance
Company, and at present is also study
ing law. About a year ago he was
elected Secretary in the Citizens Union.
scene. Griffths held the reputation OF
being the best orator in the Citizens
Union. Since then, It is said, Viemeister
has outshone him. This has caused con-
siderable jealousy between the two.
On Saturday last there was meeting
of the Anti-Newtown Creek Nuisance
Association in Long Island City. Vie
The following day Griffiths met Vie
meister at Manhattan avenue and Cal
yer street and told him, It is alleged.
that he was get ting along too fast. Hot
words followed, and finally Grifiiths
who Is much the stronger OF the two.
proceeded, it is said, to do up" his
enemy.
ViemeIster received two black eyes.
warrant. until he heard last night that
Griffiths intended to thrash him again.
Then he went to court.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
KRUG Is OUT ON BAIL.
After n Night in Jail Newtown's
Commissioner Ia Released.

LONG ISLAND CITY, L. l., Sept. L.
Excise Commissioner Krug. of New
town., was arraigned before Judge Gar
retson. in the County Court House. to-
day by Constable Wermich, OF Newtown,
on the charge of bribery, which was
made against him by the Good Govern
ment Club of Newtown. Krug, who is
an engraver at 10 Beekman street, New
York. spent last night in the Queens
County Jail.
Early in the week he was arraigned
before Police Justice Monteverde, I'm
Newtown, for accepting the bribe from
Saloon-keeEer McGowan, and was held
In $500 ball to await the action Of the
Grand Jury. Yesterday Police Justice
Monteverde had Krug rearrested, as he
Old not think he 1ad Jurisdiction in the
case. He was then taken to the Queens
County Jail
Lawyer Moore. for Krug, asked that
the charge. of bribery against the Com
missioner be dismissed. but Judge Gar
asked for the reduction OF the amount
Of bail. The Judge said $3.50 was a
proper amount, and held Krug to await
the action of the Grand Jury In that
sum. He was admitted to bail at once II
The evening world., 1894-09-01
DRIVEN TO A PAUPER'S GRAVE.
Selig's Widow Unable to Provide
Burial fer the Wasted Body.
a Pitiful Tale of Neglect aud Desti-
tuition Brought to Light.

A pitirul story OF destitutiun and death
was made known IN til, Health Depart
incnt this morning concerning the des-
peraie attempt Of widow and mother
to keep the body of her husband on, of
a grave in pltter's field.
Sanitary Supt. Roberts yesterday re-
oeived communication saying that II
man had been dead N the rear tenement
at $50 East Twelfth street for two or
three days, and that as yet there was no
prospect Of n burial.
SANITARY. Policeman Ammon was de-
tailed To inNo stigaie the case. He found
that August Selig, thirty-iive years old,
had died last Wednesday night from
consumption and Other diseases. lie
found the family living ON the ground
hoor In two rooms, which FOR abjcct
destitutlon imost bcggar description.
The dead body lay ON II filthy bed. and
the widow and the dead mans mother
were roy"rty stricken, scarcely having
any clothing. AmmOn learned II pitiful
story from the aged mother.
she SAID that her son had been u
driver, hut for more than year had
been sick and out OF employment. She
aud the daughter had not been able to
supply the necessary food and medicine
for him, and he no doubt died through
enior'"u neglect Mrs. Selig said she
uid not want her son buried In the
Potters Field. and having no money
to hire nm undertaken. she and her
daughter had been travelling about the
streets. begging for a penny here and
there. After c8nvassing the nelghbor-
hood, they only succeeded In getting
about 81, but that sum would not pay
an undertaken.
The body in the mean time had become
decomposed. and, with the exception OF
few cents spent for food. the rest was
spent for lee, which was laid about the
body to preserve 1t.
When Policeman Ammon reported the
matter was referred to the Department
OF Charities and Correction. Late last
night the body was removed to the
Morgue and will be buried on Harris
1sl1nd to-day.
When an Evening World" reporter
called at the house to-day Mrs. Selig
was crying bitterly and bewailing the
fact that her sou would have to be
buried In Potter's Field.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
ACCUSES LAWYER AEKARDA.
His Wife Says He Is Jealous
and Beat Her.
She Takes steps Towards Getting u
Separation.

Judge McAdam. OF the Superior
Court, to-day appointed Mrs. Mary Mil
Ter guardian al litem of her daughter,
Mrs. Mary Nekarda. in order that she
may bring a suit In behalf of her
daughter for separation from her hus-
band. Francis j. Nckarda. young
lawyer.
The appointment of the guardian was
made upon the application of Lawyer
Samuel Hoffman. counsel FOR Mrs.
Nekarja
.Nekarda and his wife were married
March II. 1885,, shortly after the former
had been admitted to the Bar. They
have two children. the eldest twenty
months and the Youngest three weeks
III her complaint Mrs. Nckardu al
leges that her husband has been excess
sivcly jealous and that last Thursday
afternoon he returned to his home, at
2'9 East Tenth street, and found her
talking to a gentleman friend on the
front steps. He 50 she alleges ordered
her In the house. and later ordered her
to leave. She returned to her mother.
She also alleges that her husband has
beaten her.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
PRICES HIGH At THE CLOSE.
Chicago Gas, Sugar, N. P. and
L. and N. the Features.
Small Attendance OF Traders at tho
Stock Exchange.

The attendance of traders at the
Stock Exchange was much simmer
than usual to-day, many OF them hav-
Ing left for the country yesterday In
order TO secure three days holiday.
Those remaining behind devoted their
attention chiefly to Sugar. and having
started the bulls on the run. managed
to put the stock down SIS to los 3-S.
with very little trouble. There was IA
perfect flood OF tho shares for a while,
and no less than 5000 changed hands
during the first hour. Later, on pur-
chases to cover shorts. rally to lN Is
ensued.
Money. per cent. on call. Foreign
exchange, dull and easy at 4.S LA
ass l-2 for bankers sixty-day bills and
4S6 l-4a4.s5 liz for demand.
Commercial bar silver, 65 -. and
Mexican dollars, 81 50. Bar silver In
London declined to 30 h-l6d. per ounce,
The bank statement shows that money
Ia finding more employment. Loans were
expanded over sl,lm,0oo, and the banks
lost about sso0.00c in cash. The surplus
reserve decreased Sse7, sos and now stands
Mt SOS $40 SO Last year there was de-
ilciency of 81, 567. 525.
The following are the comparative fig
The evening world., 1894-09-01
AN AUTHORS ANXIETY.
lie Wants His Manuscript and Fears
for Mrs. Crcamers's safety.

Hard times, coupled with the fact that
the market has been flooded with paper
covered books. which are retaIled on
the hucksters' stands at less than the
original cost Of publication, have made
the lot of the average publisher an eX
tremely unhappy one.
The Cleveland Publishing Company.
which formerly had offices at 10 Union
square, has removed to q Nandewater
street, where II apparently Shares IA
small office with the Egyptian Harem
Cigarette Company. An Evening
World" reporter this. morning saw a
disconsolate author Of his acqua intance
gloomly gazing at tho Egyptian Harem
sign. In answer to the reporters aues-
ton the author said:
1--WE been looking for Mrs. Creamers,
the manager OF the Cleveland Publish
ms Company. but ! learn that she has
no representative here. and has not come
for mail for a month. The young man
at the desk says he knows nothing OF
Mrs. Creamers, and asserts that the safe
OF the Company is held in the building on
Union Square. Now, I have a thrilling
novel In manuscript in that safe. I'm
particularly anxious to hear from Mrs
Creamers. She is n dark-haired. dressy
little woman, with soulful eyes and great
business ability. Her continued absence
makes me fear that something has hap
pened to her"
The evening world., 1894-09-01
EWJERSEY.
FARMERS HAVE A FAIR.
SuccessfuIly Opened at waverIy, N.
j., To-Day--The Exhibits.

WAVERLY. n. j.. Sept. 1.-The an
nual fair OF the New Jersey State Agri-
cultural Fair Association opened on the
Associations fair grounds here this
morning.
The buildings are crowdede with ex-
hibits, representing the chief manu-.
featuring interests OF the State and else
where. There are also large number
of blooded animals on the grounds num-
bering over 200. while the prize poultry
entries reach i.1G0
The exhibition OF improved farm
machinery is most meritorious one
and embraces everything the combined
efforts of the inventors have been able
to produce to tighten the manual labor
of the farmer and his household The
show of recently.inyented potato ma
chinery Is particularly fine.
day, and 1t is then that the chief on
Gals and every politician OF note in
the state Will attend the fair and do the
Handwriting act with their constitu-
ents from the way-back districts.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
MONEY OR HIS BLOOD!
That Was the Demand of a Cre!-
itor to Barber Jacobs.
Not Getting the Cash He Sailed in
for Gore.
Shampooed tho Tonsorial Artist and
Made Him Drink Hair OIL.

Philip Jacobs, q barber. of 6Ss wyths
avenue. was in the Lee Avenue Court,
Williamsburg, to-day for the purpose of
securing warrant for the arrest of
Charles Fletcher. a dealer In gas fix
lures, whose establishment Is in the
same block.
According to the story told by
Jacobs, there was plenty OF excitement
IN the oaroer shop last night The
BARRIERS head Is almost concealed by
bandages this morning, and he says that
MS place Is a perfect wreck.
1t 'eems that Jacobs has owed Fletcher
itor has made any number of attempts
70 collect it,, Last night Fletcher made
his usual call and demanded money.
,,,II SPOKE not. to him politely, said Jacobs.
around In about month, but he became
angry and said that II he could not yet
money he would get blood. Then he
ia1ber f3r me me and an threw Gupiul OF
smashed a four private mugs over my
mead. When my journeyman attempted
10 interfere, Mr.. Fletcher threw two
ran away" ~ anu "c
Jacobs says that. at the time OF the
alleged assault: two Of his regular IN
iron, irons were In the place. getting shaved.
.L,hey were 80 startled at the actions of
me gas-fixture man that they rushed
their face. S'''' VII
Ihis left Jacobs all alone In the place
with his enemy, and he had very
merry time. Fletcher Is said to have
poured hairoil down his throat, given
MIN an enthusiastic shampoo with vnri-
GUS liquids. and finally kicked the bar
per SO enthusiastically that, he says, he
can hardly walk
And the worst OF It is" added the
unfortunate man. II am afraid he has
ruined my busi ness. People won't care
TO get shaved In shop where a mad
man is expected at any moment, and
those gentlemen who We're there last
night. Will never come back and I am
afraid they will tell their friends about
The evening world., 1894-09-01
FLEAS IN EAST NEW YORK.
Plague OF the Biting Insects in
Brooklyn Suburbs.

There Is a plague OF feas in East New
York and the outskirts OF Williamsburg.
The whole population 10 scratching.
and no dog in the region can run a
block without stopping to tackle a bite
somewhere on his hide. The cats even
are afflicted.
The rush for insect powder is phenom-
email. and the prevailing language is not
At for publication. II is not known
where the pestiferous insects came
from. but there, is a theory that the
fiea has a seventeen-year habit like the
locust, and has Just climbed out of the
Long Island sand, where It has been
resting for years.
small hui there are people in The
plague-stricken district who say they
have seen large and varlegated va
riety, roughly described as about aS big
as a cockroach and striped like a zebra
This hea can jump over a trolley car
and intllct a bite like a bulldog.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
SAYS HE HAS AN IRISH WIFE.
An Alleged Second wife Charges
ONcara with BiEamy.

James V. O'Meara. thirty-six years
old, of i2S Lincoln avenue, was charged
In Harlem Police Court this morning
with bigamy. His alleged second wife
appeared against him.
She says she was married to the pris-
oner on July last by Rev John j. Me
Donnall, Of ST. pRurB Church. Since
then she has learned that on April n.
1873, O'Meara was married in the Pro-
Cathedral of Galway, Ireland to Mary
Marri. She had the certificate of this
wedding In court.
O'Meara denied that he had been mar
ried In court. His wife Is separated
from him, and now lives at Ass Third
avenue. Justice Burke held him In s., 600
bail for examination.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
BEATEN BY A POLICEMAN.
Roberts Declares TINT OHicer Dom
nelly Wna IntoNicntcL.

Policeman James Donnelly, OF the
West one Hundreth street station. ar
raigned In Harlem Police Court this
morning Griffith Roberts. twenty-four
years old, OF 10 West one Hundred AMI
Thirty-fuurth street. on n charge OF dis
orderly conduct.
Roberts is an Englishman, scarcely
more than five feet tall; He is a butler.
having been employed by the late Gov.
Price OF New Jersey. up to the time Of
the latter's death a few months ago.
Donneliy was of duty last night. lie
| told Justice Burke that AT $50 o'clock
this morning he left his home at SD
Eighth avenue, to go 10 a drug store
| for medicine for his mother. on his
way back to the house. he said that
Roberts accosted him and made insult
ing remarks Donnelly said he stood 1t
as long as he could, and then arrested
stomach. Donnelly took his prisoner to
tho West one Hundred and Twenty
| ffth street station.
Justice Burke asked the prisoner to
state his side OF the case.
That officer, Your Honor. was beast
| ly drunk said Roberts. He met Hlc
early this morning on Eighth avenue,
doing. Without waiting for an explain
alton he struck me on the head with
his fist. He then dragged me into a
restaurant. where he drank glass OF
milk"
'In the restaurant he knocked me
down and kicked me In the back Of the
head. When we got outside. he again
struck me and whistled for help. Two
officers responded. and after | had told
them what was the matter, they adj
vised Donnelly TO let me go. lie would
not and locked me up"
To support his statement OF the beat
ing. Roberts exhibited two ugly cuts m
the back Of his head. His left eye was
badly swollen aud blackened: his face
was distigurcd by scratches, and his
collar. shirt and coat were smearel
with blood.
ITS n very strange case" said the
Judge The prisoner is discharged"
Donnelly is a very large, muscular
man, who has not yet won his first
nIriIles In the Neryire.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
DUKES" TURN NEXT.
Indications that Actress Fannie
Ward Will Be Arrested.
Papers Have Already Been Sent to
the District-Aitorney. ..'
End Of the scandal Over Comnod ore
Browns Son Is Not Yet.

The other side of the story" setting
forth the grievance of Vice Commodore
Edward NJ. Brown and Clarence Eugene
Brown against Fannie Ward and her
mother. Mrs. John Buchanan. will prob
ably he told in the police court before
many days.
Miss Ward scored first in the arrest
of Clarence Eugene brown. Duke" by
courtesy, but Albert T.. DE Mott, at
torney claw, In charge of Browns in
terests, assured an Evening World"
reporter this morning, that the end is
not yet, and that 1t must not be i'm
aSined that the browns. father and
son, would stand calmly by and see
Miss Fannie shoot of her heavy legal
guns without replying. Mr.. De Mott
said he didn't believe In trying cases in
the newspapers, as he intimated the
counsel for Miss Ward was doing.
we shall answer Miss Wards suit
in due time" said Mr.. DE Mott. and
Will try the ease in the usual way"
Have you abandoned the idea of
prosecuting Miss Ward for eXtorton?"
by no means We are not through
vet but IN not in n position to say
anything Just at present"
~ has not been made clear Just what
n" nature OF The charge against Miss
well. that IL because We have not
published nor given out the letters and
other communications received by the
Browns from Miss Ward. Extortion
or ATTEMPTED eXtortion OF money IL
punishable under the Penal Code. But
Wen have more about that when action
IL taken In the matter later on. The
case would probably come up In the
police court. l have not seen the Dis
trict-Attorney about tho matter. al
though ! understand the papers were
laid before him some time ago by MIR.
Bird. counsel for Commodore Brown"
Mr. De Mott consulted with Vice COM
fnodorc Brown Yesterday evening as TO
further legal proceedings against Miss
Ward and In defense OF young Brown.
Later In the day the Nico-c Commodore
went of on his yacht Clarence Eu-
gene Brown. by the advice of counsel. Is
keeping very quiet just now. He has
nothing to say about his trouble with
Fannie.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
VICTORY LOST $500.
Didn't Know There Was a Hole in
the Inside Pocket.

John T. Victory. q liquor dealer. OF 10
Alabama avenue. Brooklyn. to-day
mourns the loss Of $500 In crisp, new
bank-notes, and he has asked the police
to help him find the man who found his
money
Victory has an account with the
Brooklyn Savings Bank, at Clinton and
Pierrepont streets. Yesterday afternoon
he Wen downtown and withdrew $500
money very carefully, and slowed it
away in his inside pocket. Then he
started for home. He got on Kings
rode out to the Alabama avenue sta
ton. On reaching home he discovered
that his money was gone.
examining the pocket in which he had
placed his money. Victory discovered
that there was a large hole in the bot
tom or 1t. Ihe ron droPPed miro, thiroughi
the coat to the street.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
FOUGHT AT AN Il" STATION.
One Porter Was Badly Cut by An
other.

There was hot fight on the Cleveland
street station Of the Union Elevated
railroad, in Brooklyn, between 10 and
ii o'clock last night, in which two por-
ters wrestled all over the platform and
threatened to throw each other 10 the
sidewalk.
The row was terminated by one of the
men being laid out unconscious, with
five ugly cuts on his head. The men
mixed up in the fight were Edward
Hersey, aged forty. of IL Folsom place,
and John Grant aged thirty. whose adj
quarrel Is unknown. While the men
were nghtin. Grant picked up a Ian
tern and beat his opponent OH the head
with It.
The fight was witnessed by crowd
Of persons who were going home at
the, time. but nobody attempted to in
mass Of outs. from which blood flowed
freely, was attended by Ambulance
Surgeon Hussey ana taken home. Grant
esranal
The evening world., 1894-09-01

The d O'Clock Edition and the
sporting Extra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of interest than ean be feapd -
any other eseuiHs Hsw.saper.n' ~
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TRAIN BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Knocked on = Car at the Hacken-
sack Bridge.

NEWARK, n. j., Sept. l.-Early this
morning a brakeman on the D.. l.. g.
w. Railroad was killed at the Hacken-
sack bridge by being knocked on the
train and run over The brakeman was
not missed until the rain reached New
ark. A search showed the remains OF
the man strewn along the track. The
pieces Of the body were gathered up in
bag and removed to the Morgue.
The man was anew hand on the road,
nothing in his clothing that would lead
to his Identification.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
LEFT ALL TO HER DOCTOR.
Mrs. spenrs's Grandson Mny Sue for
n Large sum.

SPRlNGFlELD. Mo-, Sept. III. Della
ney, an attorney. left here for Louis
Vile, Ky. to-day, and II IL said a SEN
sational law suit may lie filed In Louis
Vile within "A few days.
About three weeks ago a Mrs. Spears,
n wealthy woman in Louisville. died.
leaving an estate of Sl500Oo When she
died she willed nearly everything to her
physician. -.
She had n grandson named Charles
Spears, who Is now thirteen years old.
His mother thinks he was cut OH by the
Will by undue influence on the part of
Of the money or sue. NJ tt J.
The doctor has offered to make q lib
cral compromise, II IL said, but the prop
ositlon was rejected. ~
The evening world., 1894-09-01
THROWN FROM HER CARRIAGE
Mrs. Mackey Injured In q Collision
ut COney Island.

CONEY ISLAND. L. l., Sept 1.-Mrs.
John Alackey, the widow of John
Mackey, of the theatrical firm OF
Mackey & Johnson. of Union Square,
New York city, went driving on the
ocean parkway last night. In the dark
ness an unknown man drove into her
carriage
Mrs. AIackey was thrown to the
ground. Her nose was broken, and II Is
feared she suffered internal injuries.
She was taken TO her home on the
Boulevard. The man drove away, and
has not been caught.