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The evening world., 1894-04-14
WORK IS The WINNER
Kills 96 Out of 100 Birds in the
s Tuxedo Sweepstakes
Thompson, Manchester and Murphy
Tie for Second Place.
Five Birds Behind the Westminster
Crack Shot.

TUNEDO PARK, n. Y, April IA
The second day of the Tuxedo annual
sweepstakes was begun this morning at
ll.3) II anything the weather was much
finer than on the opening day. The
suns rays were warmer and the wind.
which was blowing north yesterday In
mild sort of gale, veered around n
little to the west. but was much more
moderate in its velocity.
Referee J. 8. Hoey, when he called
the shooters. announced that y. c.
Reynal. OF the Country Club. had re-
tired from the contest. This youthful
marksman made a fair showing yes
terday. with n score OF forty out OF
fifty birds. and he led Fred Hoey by
four birds.
The snow which covered the grounn
yesterday had melted somewhat this
morning, but there was enough left to
IN AXE II difficult for the contestants to
sight their birds. This was fully dem
onstrated when Thompson stepped up
to the thirty-yard mark. A whitc
pigeon was released from trap No. 4. 1t
was a twisting left Guarterer. but not
withstanding Thompson's trying both
barrels at it. the bird evadcd his three
ounces OF shot and circled around as II
making game of him. The score at the
end of the shoot last evening stood as
follows:
Thompson. I6; Work. A; Manchester. a;
lioey, 80; Welch. AZ, Murphy A.
As the contest progressed to-day the
wind blew stronger and the birds he
came more difficult. Fred Hoey droppe
out on the iifteenth round, as he thought
IL was better to retire, having missed
! birds, and the best he could do would be-
! eIghtytwo, II her were fortunate
enough to kill straight 10 the end OF the
match
Thompson lost ground by missing
again on his fourteenth bird Work
| shot, having made run OF lifty-nine
| including his forty-one birds yesterday
Work continued his fine shooting an
at the end of the tortieth :ouni was
We'll in the lead. II was. apparent thcr
| that, barring accident, he would win
Thompson, "a; Work. 30; Mdcal IS .rr, 81
Welch, 81, Murphy. 81
Mr Work won without much trouble
| the total score n the end or the nf.
ti"th round being: Work, Westminster
Kernel club. 46: Thomps n, Carterot
Club: Manchester, ihilaGelph!a club
ana Murphy, Larchmont iun club tied
| for second place, with " each. Welch
| Rivcrton Gun club, IS.
| The men who We're tied decided Il
| shoot of at ten birds each.
The tie was shot on wittt -4hG result
| that Murphy and Manchester killed !
birds each out OF 10, tieing again. Thomp,
Manchester agreed to divide second
| money.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
BIG HOTEL BURNED.
Fire Destroys the Avon Beach
Hostelry at Bath Beach.
Justice Of the Peace Rhodes Injured
by Falling Piazza.
Belief that the Fire Was of Incen-
diary Origin.

BATH BEACH. April l4.--At 1890
o'c.ock to-day the Avon Beach Hotel, at
this place, was found to be on fire. An
alarm was promptly turned in which
brought to the scene the fire depart
ments from Fort Hamilton. Bensonhurst
and New Utrecht
Although the fire departments re-
sponded promptly as possible, the fire
had made such headway when discov-
cred that 1t was evident that the fire.
men had a hard, If not hopeless. fight
in their efforts to save the hotel.
While the fire was at it's height the
piazza of the hotel fell. burying Justice
of the Peace John Rhodes beneath it.
He was taken out unconscious and
badly bruised. and taken to Schaller's
Hotel
He is not expected to live.
Herman Schultz, fourteen years old.
had his leg broken by afail from a lad
Within an hour after the first dis
covery OF the fire, the whole interior of
the building seemed to be ablaze. 1t is
said that the loss will be $4,000.
1t Is thought that the fire was OF in
cendiary origin, but as yet there is nc
| clue as to the motive or the persons who
The fire started almost In the centre
VI tne uulltliS iapiuiy
every direction. Owing to the hour al
which IL broke out none of the lives OF
the guests was endangered.
The Avon Beach Hotel was owned by
Judge Shields and was leased by Frank
Mcbride.
Supervisor Van Pelt was to have
entertained a party of friends at dinner
| at the hotel tonight
1t has been intimated that perhaps thl
| fire was started by some of his political
| opponents in order to prevent the Gin
ner
Mcbride only secured the lease OF th'
hotel few weeks ago. He renamed i
| the Argyle. He also keeps the Hote
| Argyle, at 10 and 81 West Thirty-hftl
/ street, New York City.
The structure had just undergone re
pairs and two additional stories hat
| been added to II. To-nights banque
was in the nature of an opening" af
fair.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
FAlEs WILL NOT Be HAMGEO.
Boy Murderer's Sentence Commu-
ted to Life Imprisonment.
New Jersey Court of Partons Takes
Action on His Case.

The Court OF Partlons and Gov. werts
met this morning in the Chancery Cham
bers. Jersey City. and commuted the
sentence OF Robert Alden Fales to I'M
prlsonement for life.
Fales Il the Newark boy muir
derer who was under sentence to be
hanged on May 10. Judge Henry and
Lawyer McDermit. counsel for Fales.
submitted petition. signed by the
jurors who convicted Feles, asking that
his sentence be commuted.
The strongest point raised In the petit
tion Is tl.at Fales is OF weak intellect
and has showed signs of insanity since
he was convicted OF killing Messenger
Hayden. two years ago.
Fales was addicted to the perusal of
traslJ literature, and stories OF blood
and crime are believed to have turned
The murder for which he was convict
ed was "A very brutal crime. He lay In
walt for his aged victim In factory.
and beat out his brains with n bale
stick. He then robbed the body of a
When arrested, during his trial and
when sentenced, he displayed the utmost
unconcern. and, so far as his actions or
| remarks are concerned, seemed unable
to realize either the enormity OF his
The Board was also asked to consider the
application for pardon for John Hyer
| the young society man, who was sen
fenced to fve years Imprisonment for
Hyer escaped and went to California
He was arrested. and while being
| taken back 10 Jersey City Jumped
| from the train, but was recsptured.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
Night the Treasury Vaults, $ Sunday World Tonor

today that about 1900 vaccinations had
been made
Eleven doctors were complimented to-
gay FOR their rapid work al the Navy
Yard yesterday
rive hundred and fifty men employed
mere were lined mp in Building No. I. and
nEe doctors finished tn. job in twenty
nNe minutes, an ave'aSe OF twenty-five
Nhrclnh tons n minute.
the faccinatorS are today tnoculating
~! employers Of the Barron Knitting
WORKS, on clymei street. and 400 in the
c"dOE tnoperage. North Eleventh h
street and Wythe avenue.
On Monday thirteen stations will he
opener IN various parts of the city for
the accommodation Of school children
VINO were abs, NJ when the doctors Wis
il"d their schools. After Monday all
chil!r"n WIZ he excluded from the schools
unless they can produce = certihcat =
from the Health Department. Ccrtiti-
Gates from private physicians will not be
accepted.
Up to noon to-day 'hree cases OF small
nnN had been reported since morning,
The patients, Elizabeth Mo,vler, aged
thirtv-four, of 400 State street; George
smith aged twenty, of 3GG Broad way
nnd Bernard Higgins. aged nno. Of al
bush Hospital
The daily report. sent 20 the Health
Department to-day. shows that there
were five recoverles. five discharges and
no deaths at the hospital yesterday.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
He Get Any First-Cass Jockey Take This Mount
TO the SOl0Ns.
Committee from Albany. at tina
Chamber of Commerce.
Arguments Submitted Regarding the
Rapid Transit Bill.

The Joint Committee Of the Lesisla-
ture appointed to investigate the qucs-
ton Of rapid transit in New York City,
and II possible to come to some agree
ment as to what legislation should be
adopted upon the subject. held n confer
ence this afternoon at the Chamber Of
Commerce with number of the leading
members of that body.
The members of the Legislative Com
mittee present. were Senator Lexow,
Chairman; Senator McMahon. Senator
Bradley and Representative Butts. The
Chamber of Commerce was represented
by President Charles $. Smith. Cornelius
n. Bliss. George S. Coe, Alexander L.
Orr. Henry r. Beekman, Richard 7. VII
son and + l.. Sturgs President of the
stock Exchange.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors. and reporters were not admitted.
According to Senator Lexow. the Com
mittee was only searching for informa-
tion on the subject of rapid transit
In order that 1t might secure intelli-
gent action on the matter In the Legs-
lature. 1t went to the Chamber of Com
merce first. because that body had
proposed the most important measure
looking to rapid transit In New York
City now before the Legislature.
In support Of the position taken by
the Chamber OF Commerce and ex-
| planned by eX-Mayor Hewitt in his re-
ply to Mayor Gilroy's objections to the
bill prepared by the Chamber, ex-Cor-
poration Counsel Beekman had pre-
pared long opinion fully discussin
| the legal aspects of the question. This
was submitted to the members of the
| Committee present and fully explained
to them by Mr. Beekman. who Is also
| the author OF the Chamber of Com
merCe Rapid Transit bill.
According to President Smith, with
whom reporter of "The Evening
World had a talk before the confer,
cnce began, this opinion OF Mr.. Beck,
| mans completely answers the question
as to the constitutionality of the bill
| which was the chief objection urged
| against II by Mayo: GilrOy. MIR Beck
man holds that 1t Is perfectly lawful fOI
the city to pledge its credit u the eX
tent required for completing the schem,
of rapid transit proposed under IN,
| measure, and that no provision Of law
exists which would prevent the munici
palty from undertaking the work, rub
| icct to certain restrictions and safe
guards for which the bin provides
The evening world., 1894-04-14
HOUSE FILlBUSTER GOES ON
Republicans Fight Against
Chance for the New Rule.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE fact
that the Democratic caucus yesterday
decided to have formulated rule pro-
viding for the counting of members
present. but not voting, did not have the
effect of inducing the Republicans to
desist from the filibustering attitude
they have assumed throughout the
week.
AS soon as the Chaplain had completed
his prayer. Mr. Reed raised the point of
order that the pending question was the
approval of the Journal of yesterday, on
which the House was dividing when an
adjournment was had.
The Speaker held. however. in accord
ance with the rule. that the Journal
must first be read to officially disclose
to the House the parliamentary status.
Mr.. Reed did not contest the matter
further, but when the Journal of yester-
days proceedings had been read. Mr..
Boutelle objected to its approval. Mr..
Dockery moved its approval, whereupon
Mr.. Boutelle forced the yeas and nays.
The Republicans declined to vote on
the announcement-142 to O-showing
that the Democrats were thirty-seven
short of a quorum. As II was mani
testify impossible to supply the def
cheney to-day. Mr.. Cultivate moved TO
adjourn. The motion was carried, and
the House at 1890 adjourned.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
SHOT THROUGH THE DOOR.
Petrie Was Refused Entrance to
His Father-in-Laws House.

Frank A. Petrie. OF 5o7 Ninth avenue
has been separated from his wife for
several weeks. She has been living al
40 West Twenty fourth street. with
her father. whose name Is Wainwright.
This morning about 10 o'clock, Petrie
went to his father-in-law's house and
demanded admittarCe.
His sister-in-law Ellen ]. Wainwright
saw him through window and refused
him entrance. Petrie drew revolver
ard fired two shots through the glass
doors Of the house,
Policemen Madden and Lyons heard
the shots and rushed up to the house q,
about the same time.
petrie ordered Lyons to throw VI
his hands" and he did so, Madden
threw his arms around Pctrie and dis
armed him. Pelre was CrlZed with
drink and gave Madden quite tusslt
before he landed him in the Twentieth
street station,
At Jefferson Market Court Petrie was
held in 500 hail fer trial Bail was re
fused for twenty-tcur hours because h,
was drunk,
Petric was for several years the owne,
Of "A prosperous saloon. Drink was re
sponslbe for his downfall
The evening world., 1894-04-14
SENATE AND TARIFF.
Morrill, ana Turpie to speak--Quny
Proposes n Hearing.

luy Associated iTesSD
WASHINGTON, April li-Senator
Morrill, announced that he would address
the Senate on the tariff next Wednes-
day Senator Turple announced that ne
would speak on the Tariff bill on the
same day, after the Senator from Yer
mont had concluded.
The resolution, OF Mr. Quay for the
hearing on April Il OF n delegation Of
workingmen was taken up. Mr., quay
said the petitioners seemed to be IN
earnest. lie had eNpostuiated with them
and pointed out. he said, that they might
as well try TO whistle off a pack OF
hounds in fun cry after Il deer as to cal!
N the majority OF the Democrats from
iustries, He asked that Committee OF
one hundred oi the delegation be heard
In the Senate Chamber.
At | o'clock the Tariff bill was laid
Jefore the Senate. senator Quay. OF
Pennsylvania. was recognized. He read
lis speech In high-pitched voice, The
Democratic side OF the Chamber was in,
Ntentive Numerous Republican Sem
,ors were In their seats and paid close
utention;. The number In the galleries
Xaa small
The evening world., 1894-04-14
SANK OFF ABSECOM,
Unknown American Bark Wrecked
During the Great Gale.
All Hands on the llI-Fated Vessel
May Have Been Lost.
Hailed Schooner Rose Estcrbrook
While In Distress.

According to the story told by Capt.
j. q. Brown, OF the schooner Rose
Esterbrook. now lying at anchor of
Liberty Island. an unknown American
bark was wrecked near Absecom last
Thursday and all hands on board of
the Inflated ship may have been lost.
Capt Browns yeG sci was caught in
the great gale that did such damage
along the coast this week, while bound
from Norfolk for Boston with a cargo
of railrosd iron.
The Rose Esterbrook is n good sea
boat and Capt Brown dropped both
anchors off Absecom on Wednesday
night. The schooner had suffered to
the extent of losing her steering gee :
and most of her sails. hut rode out of
the gale safely.
"On Thursday morning" said Capt.
Brown to-day, II sighted a bark head
! ing for the beach. She was so close in
! shore that saw she was in danger and
signallcd to her that she was standing
| into danger
THE bark tackled and stood of
shore She passed astern of us and
near enough to hail.
Some one standing on the poop deck eel;
he said We are full DIVA ter though,
from her set that she, looked as II she
had water in her hold. The bark was
painted black. with white streak
around her. but / couldn't make out
her name. She was sailing pretty
, good clip. however. and was soon lost
! to sight IN the mist.
Next morning we saw the stand
ard OIL Company,s lighteraEe tug, Her
cules. bound for Norfolk. She spoke u:
and reported that she had just passed
a sunken vessel which. judging from
her spars and yards, which were out OF
water was an American bark.
| There Is little doubt" continued Capt
Brown, that the vessel was the SAM
which 1 warned off Absecom Beach tn
day before. ] should Judge that sh
foundered about o'clock on Thursda,
afternoon.
A. c. ,Eirkerson, of 81 broadway. tn,
agent to whom the Rose Esterbrool
was consigned, said to an "Evenini
World" reporter this afternoon tina
Capt Brown had told him that. as nea
az he could make out, the boats Of th
sinking bark were stove in and unf
for use. According to Capt. Brown
description of the gnle then prevailing
the bark's boats, even II they had beer
in good condition. could hardly haV'
been kent afiOat.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
BRISCOE OVERDUE.
Has Met with Several Mishnps on
Her Trip from Hamburg.

The British steamship Briscoe, Capt.
Sears, from st. Johns. n, T., April .. Is
about thirty-siX hours overdue. Her
agents. Funch. Edge a. CO., expect her
tomorrow. as It is figured that the re-
cent heavy fogs and tempestuous
weather on the seas has kept her back
This vessel has had series OF mishaps
since she left Hamburg for New York
Dec G. She first had to put into Queens
town for repairs, having been damaged
seriously in storms.
The Briscoe left Queenstown Jan. 30
and was jammed In an ice field. She
was rescued from her per!lOus position
and towed to St. Johns where she again
OF repairing cost S2S 90. II was on Mon
day last the RrisCne's repairs were com
plcted. Some mariners believe the m
lucky craft has agar met with mistor-
tune in the recent hurricanes,
The evening world., 1894-04-14
THE PRESIDENT INVITED.
German Singer. Want Him mt the
June Festival in New York.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. April IA distin-
guished delegation from the United
German Singing Societies of New
York and neighboring cities. rep
resenting about 5000 singers. called by
appointment at the White House at
1890 o'clock to-day and invited the
President to attend the Siagerbund. or
singing festival. to be held in Madison
Square Garden. New York. from June
22 to %.
The delegation was composed of Rich
ard H. Adams President OF the Ger
nan Liederkranz and Cha irman OF the
Reception Committee; Richard Katzen-
meyer. President, and DIR. J. II. Senner,
First Vice President of the United Sing
man OF the Committee on Accounts,
New York. Felix Schwarzchlld Secre-
tary of the United Singers. and John
=. Windolph, President Of the "Heine-
burl"
The evening world., 1894-04-14
LANCET FOR 1000.
Tenement-HOuses visited by 8
Doctors and 1872 Policemen.


One OF the most successful raids made
by the Brooklyn Health Department
since the smallpox scare set in was
completed at o'clock this morning.
The raid wa bpought about by the
death Of woman at IS Wlthers street.
as told in yesterdays Evening World"
4 was feared that other persons living
In the Vicinity had contracted the disease,
and Commissioner Emery, to reduce the
chances OF an epidemic in that locality,
ordered his assistants to search all houses
In the neighborhood for concealed cases
and to vacc!nate the inmates.
Fifty-two doctors and 1872 policemen
were assigned to the work. They started
out from Humboldt street station at
o'clock last night.
The district covered twelve square
blocks. bounded by Union avenue. Rich
ardson street. Even street and jackson
street There was great excitement
when the police arrived. The locality is
thickly populated. and fully 30 per cent
OF the residents are Italians. Tall tene-
ments rise UP on both sides OF the streets
and there are many houses in the rear,
In the first house the doctors visited
the inmates peremptorily refused to be
vaccinated, The physicians called sew
/ sral policemen to assist them. When the
Italians realized that the officials woulC
stand no nonsense they submitted. ano
the vacctnatiiIg proceeded without ans
trouble unul the doctors arrived at Z
house on Wlthers. street close to III,
mouse In which the woman died. A.
they were going upstairs three Italians
who were slightly intoxicat ted, jumpeC
ont OF the second-story 10 shed an6
slld oyer. fence. Several policemen
pnrsusd them and ordered them to, sur
renuer The fugllives refused. and tn,
poiieemen drew their revolyers and iiret
severai shots In the air to frighten them
put the men got away.
The doctors failed TO discover any con
svaied eases OF smallpox. IL was sae
The evening world., 1894-04-14
READY FOR THE ATHLETES

PRINCETON. n, j.. April H.-The
Track Athletic Association will hold its
open handicap games on May s. Circu-
lars and entry blanks have been sent out
10 all the leading athletes in the East,
and n large gathering is expected:
The list OF events ~: lOO-yard dash,
22O-yard dash, 4+O-yard run, SSO-yard run,
one-mile run, one-mile walk. 220-yard
hurdle two-mile bicycle. pole vault,
high jump. throwing hammer and run
ming high Jump.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
SHOTGUN BRIGADE ON HAND.
Called When Western IndustrInis
Tried to StcnI IA Train.

SAN BERNARDINO. Cal, April IA
The second Los Angeles regiment OF un-
employed afte leaving this city last
night marched to Cotton. and there at
tempted to capture IL train on the South
ern Pacific.
At 7,3O this morning the Courthouse
bell sounded an alarm here, and IA shot
gun brigade Of thirty men took the S
o'clock train for Cotton.
This body OF men organized last nigh.
and Will act under orders of the Sheriff
to-day. The unemployed now num-
Der iDl
The evening world., 1894-04-14
ROBBED IN COURT.
Edwards Stale u Watch from n
EeIIow-priSoncr.

While Robert Edwards was in the
pen at Justice Tighe's Court, in Brook
lyn. to-day. where he was arralgned on
a charge OF burglary. as told on thr
third page, he assaulted n fellow
prisoner, James Buck, Of l0l Columbia
street and robbed him OF his watch,
valued at 81.
Edwards was discharged on the charg,
OF burglary, but was held for the larceny
nf Duck' watch.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
TRAMP HAD SMALLPOX.
Indianapolis station Guaranteed Il
and Police Made Prisoners.

Nly Associated frcss,)
INDIANAPOLIS. April 14.-When
Major Higgins, a colored tramp arrested
here Thursday, turned out to be small
pox patient, the Central police station
was placed under a twenty-four hours
quarantine. anu dozen policemen and
the police matron are prisoners within
It's walls. Superintendent OF Police
Powell has pitched temporary headquar-
ters In the CITY Hall. All persons who
were exposed will be vaccinated.
Higgins slept IN room with twenty
five other tramps on the first night of
his Incarceration. He Is now dwelling
in tent outside the city.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
FIGHTING FOR THEIR PAY.

James Renne and seven of his fellow
clerks to committees of the Board OF
Aldermen made another attempt TO
compel Auditor Arthur Weber to pay
them their salaries for the month oi
March to-day. MIR, Weber claims that
these men We're appointed by the, Board
OF Aldermen to supplant certain EN-
ployees in the City Clerks office witn'
cut making the new men pass the civil
Service examination.
Leacraft aud John +. Hunt really
were clerks to committees and entitled
He reserved his deqg,i9n In the Other
,ases. Ehrl
The evening world., 1894-04-14
Decrease In Death Rate.

There were $50 deaths from all causes for the
past Mask ending at noon to-day according to
the report hled In the Health Department. This
Is seventeen less than the number reported lest
week and 800 less than the average number for
the corresponding period during the last five
years The report shows n falling on In the
death rate attending contagious disease.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
RESULTS AT MEMPHIS.

RACE TRACK. MEMPHIS. April IA
The races here to-day resulted as fol-
lows:
First Race-Six furlongs.-Won by
Maid Marian. to 10 and out; Ducat, out
place was second and Little Walter,
third. Time--l II 3-i.
The evening world., 1894-04-14
Toes Crushed 10y an Elevator.

William H. Dullc,, OF Iis West Twcnty-siNth
street. employed In the buildlns .; Pine street
had his toes smashed this afternoon in the wheel
in whIcr the elevator cables rSa Dudley stepped
on the grating over the elevator shaft to got at
window that needed cleaning. Hts foot slipped
into the wheel and one 0f the Iron spokss crushed
the toea lie was taken " The Chambers Street
HaNnitaL ~
The evening world., 1894-04-14
CORN ISLAND STORY FALSE.
British Have Not necn Allowed To
Take Possession.

copyright 1894 hy the Associated PrcssD
COLON. April II The United states
steamship San Francisco, from Rio
Janeiro. arrived here on Wednesday.
There is no truth in the rumor that
the Nicaruguan Government has allow
ed the British to take possession OF
Corn Island. .---..--,..- a