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The evening world., 1894-05-26
GENERALLY FAIR, NOT CLEAR.
Forecaster Dunn Clears Up the
Mystery About the Weather.
Scientific Difference Between Official
and Popular Impressions.

No matter what impression may popu-
larry prevail. 1t is Officially generally
fair to-day. Furthermore, 1t is one II
those awcsome scientific facts that the
weather hercabouts has been ger
orally fair for the better part of the
past week.
The common herd may have a notion
that the weather has been o~utrageously
bad. but Local Forecast Official Dunn
knows better, and he has conclusive ar
guments to prove II.
The amiable and scholarly gentleman
who conducts the weather brewery on
tn" top Of the Equitable Building
popped into his office a minute or so late
this morning, and gave n waiting Eroui,
of reporters the rare treat of witnessing
the prophet in consultation with his
weird familiars.
He rapidly scannel a large sheet Of
ms stcrious tracirEs prepared by an as
s!stant. This was afterwards explained
to be tho weather maps of the country,
based upon reports received AT S o'clock
this morning. In less tine than it takes
TO tell 1t Mr.. Durn had mastered the
whole situation, ana began to reel off to
his st"n, graph"r and telagraph"r the
''hN = u W. lipFNlNN W lli'l VI Il l'NF
minutes w're to be bulletined n pub
lished throughout this region.
II was then that Mr.. DUNN, without
care for the lowering skies and the sag
Elng clouds that almost swept the tip
of the laginast over his head. announced
that 1t was generally fair.
There Is no storm nor any warm wave
in sight" he said turning to an inquirer.
There are a few clouds along the i'm
mediate coast and over the New Eng
land s%eabOard. 1t is raining at East
port, Me-, along the Northern Pacific
Const ana over the Dnkotas.
Tho temperature was % degrees here
at s o'clock this morning. The warmes,
spot was Key West, with So degrees, and
the coolest Passport, Me, with ~. This
dnv will doubtless end with sunshine
AMI to-nor 'ow will he fair"
Mr.. Dunn then went on to say thai
there had been ten consecutive days OF
showers. a condition that had but two
previous parallels in other years. He
resisted the imputatton that he had beer
fooling New Workers. with promises o.
fine weather every next day,
After the storm of last week." sale
he" the Indications have been, eact
generally fair, and 1t has been so. There
havs been showers every day. but tht
record will show that every day ha:
been generally fair.
Now, II ! had meant that 1t would no
rain a drop | would have said that /
l am not responsible for popular misap
prehensions of the terms of the bulle
tins.
Il can say. however, there has beer
nothing !sued frosm this office in al
these showery days to deceive n EN-
barrass commercial ventures"
At II. 20 A. NJ. Mr.. Dunn kindly al
lowed the sun to come out.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
MARTIN MAKES A SHIFT.
Kelly Goes to the Shcrin's ONCE,
md Leonard AXE His PIRce.

Police Justice Barney" Martin has.
In the polite language OF the politicians,
made IA play" with the ostensible pur-
pose Of showing that the Martins still
have n big pull in Tammany and that
the story that they are in disfavor was
not true.
Harvey is the Tammany leader or
the Eighth District. one of his hench-
men. Deputy Sheriff w. II. Leonard.
was recently dismissed for gross neglect
Of duty by Sherih Sexton. Under the
system Of parcelling out places in the
city departments the vacancy belonged
to the Eighth District. n Martin made
haste to MI II with another of his fol-
lowers. Dan Kelly, who held a 81. 200
position In the Public Works Depart
ment. He transferred Kelly to. the
Sherifr's Office and put Leonard in
kelly's place.
II Is a rule Of the Public Works De-
partment to apportion places equally
among the thirty districts, and in the
Sherif's Office "A similar condition OF
affairs exists. Martin was therefore
nabled to make the shift easily. thanks
to a condition and not his pull"
Leonard is a captain of an election
district, and that was sufficient recon-
mendatlon 10 secure his appointment.
No notice was taken of the fact that
he was dismissed from another depart
ment for violating his official obliga-
| lions,
The evening world., 1894-05-26
BIC CHIEFS WILL Be THERE.
Convention of Railroad Employees
to Open Here To- Morrow.
Every Branch OF the Service VIII
BE Represented by Delegates.

The Grand Convention OF Railroad
Employees ~ the United states. Canada
and Mexico. which opens Tomorrow at
lcnuX Lyceum. promises to be one OF
the most no,ahl" gatherings OF its kind
ever held in this country.
1t has been called under the auspices
Of the order Of Railway Conductors Of
America, and will remain in session dur
Ing Sunday. Monday and Tuesday, the
proceedings opening each morning at 10
o'clock.
The organizations which Will attend
and participate in the Convention are
the order Of Railway Conductors Of
America. the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. the brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Flremen. the brotherhood of Rail
way T%rainmcn. the order Of Railway
Photographers. and the Switchmen's Mu-
tual Aid Association.
The call for the Convention states that
Its object Is to consider and, II possible,
to agree upon a line OF action t. be fol-
lowed In the direction Of securing suCh
legislation as may be considered hcncti-
cial to railroad employees at the hands
Of State and National legislators, re-
gardless of party politics; also, TO con
slider and II possible. outline n policy to
he pursued In the matter Of an arbitra-
ton law, anu tne formation VI. Ethlt VI.
CARNATIONS in all States Of the United
States, Canada and Mexico.
The management of the Convention
Will Ne under the special direction ct
the New York City Division, No. "a,
and the Millard Division, No. lo4. of the
order Of Railroad Conductors:
Tho following chief officers Of the va
rious organizations will attend the Con-
vcntion and participate in the proceed
ings: Chief T.. f. Clark. Of the Rail-
way Conductors: Chief +. NJ. Arthur.
Of the Locomotive Engineers; Chief f..
=. Sargent. Of tho Locomotive Firemen;
Tralnmen; Chief j. L. Wilson, OF the
Switchmcn's Association, and -. q.
Ramsay who Ia at the head of the
Railway Telcgraphcrs' organization.
In connection with the Convention,
there will he an interesting display In
the large exhibition room Of the Lenox
LyCeum of all the modern and I'M
proved railway appliances of every de-
scription.
Already the city is hii'ng up with the
railroad men. The delegation from
up quarters at the Hotel Metropole.
When the Convention opens In tho
morning the delegates will be welcomed
IN an address by Senator T. G.. O'Sulli'
van. representing Mayor Gilroy. This
viii be replied to by Grand Commander
Clark. of the Railway Conductors. Sena
tor Coggeshall, Of Oneida, will Their
speak and Chief Arthur will respond
The afternoon session will be secret,
but tomorrow evening there will he a
public, meeting, to which special invita-
lions have been issued to the labor or.
ganizations Of the city.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
IS THOMPSON A SUICIDE?
Wrote Pastor Wilson OF Such In
tentiOn, Hasn't Been Seen since.

PORTCHESTER, n. Y, May 2G.-E. G.
Thompson, principal of Thompson's
Boarding School, last night called at the
residence of Rev. DIR. Wilson. pastor Of
the Somcrtield Church. and asked to see
the doctor. He was told that the minister
was not In and would not be home until
late. Thompson then wrote a note and
left 1t for DIR. Wilson.
When DR.. Wilson arrived home at II
o'clock he was given the note. 1t stated
that the writer intended to commit sui
eide by either jumping from Stephens
bridge ever the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad tracks. near the
Portchester station, or by jumping into
the Ryram River. The note assured the
doctor that Thompson would be dead in
the morning.
DIR. Wilson became alarmed and went
to Th)mpson's house. He awakened
Thompson's stepson. Joseph Smith. and
the latter patr1lied the railroad tracks
with a lantern, but could find no trace Of
Thompson.
1t is believed that he carried out his
threat and jumped into the Byram River,
as nothing has been seen of him since he
left the note at DR.. Wilson'S house.
a year ago THOMPSON took the gold
cure, but lately had been drinking
heavily. and this. together with family
troubles, has made him respondent.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
IS It ON TAMMANY MONEY?
Milhollanditss Are Working Hard
to Defeat Reformers.
Counties Pushing Ahead and Making
u Winning Fight.

The leaders OF the Independent move.
ment have become convinced that II they
wish to accomplish the overthrow oi
Tammany Hall they must do 1t without
the aid OF the Milholland Patched ON.
bination. The Plat boilers have de
clared their intention to run n straight
ticket. That Is exactly what the Tam.
many campaign managers might have
advised Plat and Milholland TO do.
BY preventing fusion of the factions
opposed to them, Tamnany VIII
strengthen it's position, and 1t can amor
to pay handsomely for immunity from
united attack. which would mean Its
downfall.
1t is noteworthy In this connection that
Mllholland is supplied with plenty OF
cash to carry out his design.
Mr.. Plat was always n collector OF
political assessments. and never famous
as a contributor. Mr.. Reid was never
more than "A liberal adviser, and their
followers admit that they are with them
not to put up" but for wat there is
'in It,"
Knowing this. the politicians wonder
where Milhollnnd gets the sinews OF war
| from. The only explanation that suggests
itself to Them Is that Tammany, in
| friendly recognition OF services rcnierei
and to be rendered. has agreed TO be the
financial mainstay of the Mi!holand
The independent leaders are not
captured the Milho.landites 1t Is Tammany
that has been taken in. because Milh3l-
lands pretensioH TO a large following has
never been regarded seriously.
The independents will make haste y re-
assert their determination to stand SOL
N. - a-L M ~ VN n ThA
Independent County Organization took
the initiative at its meeting In the Tween
tieth District last night. II sounded the
keynote by the adoption OF the following
resolution:
Whereas 1t is In the interest OF good govern
mont that all organizations and good citizens
having the welfare OF tho city a, hsat' should
enemy amman HAL; and
whereas. certain persons with partisan objects
in view are clamoring for straight tickets. there
Resolved, That We denounce this attempt at
dIsunion as being against the interest Of better
government and In the interest Of the ring that
at present controls the city Of New York.
This r solution was Endorsed by shouts
OF applause. The meeting was one OF
the largest the Counties have held In
ings about their success in forming II
branch In this district, because another
organization which attempted to do 50
secured an enrolment OF twenty only.
was held last night, was packed. and
the enrolment reached over -four hun
dred: Maximillian Toch presided, and
Sanders Lehman was Secretary.
Speeches were made by Louis Steckler,
Julius Hamburger and others who have
been prominent in the success of the in
dependent County Organization.
Tonight the Counties will form n
branch in the Eighteenth District at
Germania Hall. Fiftieth street and
Ninth avenue. Among the speakers will
be Col. Henry s. Bacon. OF Gravesend
fame. m Editor John =. Smith, of the
Wine II Spirit Gazette. Mr.. Smith
will tell o Tamrlahy enslaves the
liquor dealers through the Police and
Excise Departments.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
LOOK OUT, Mr.. LEDERER!
Mrs. Hermann says Miss Richie Is
All Right, hut IOu!--

Miss Adele Richie, the blonde-haired
prirha donna of the Passing Show"
did not appear in Jefferson Market
Court this morning in answer to the
issued yesterday upon COM
plaint Of Mrs. Morris Hermann. the
Twenty-seventh street costumer.
The case. so far as Miss Richie and
Mrs. Hermann are concerned. is at an
he should be luckless enough to fall
into Mrs. Hermann's hands.
The entire trouble was caused over n
pale blue gown, which Miss Richie
hired from Mrs. Hermann at the rate
OF SIS per week. Until last night she
appeared radiant in 1t at each per
formancc at the Casino. At the expira-
ton of a week Mrs. Hermann demanded
TIE gown, saving that 1t had only been
hired for a week.
Miss Ritchie's regular dressmaker had
not finished another costume. and Man
ager l.cderer, II is alleged, ordered Miss
Richie TO hold fast to Mrs. Hermann's;
Wednesday night Mrs. Hermann called
at the theatre and n stormy scene en-
sued. during which Mrs. Hermann al
legcs that she was badly treated by
Lederer.
Then she procured a summons. and
rather than appear in court, the gown
was surrendered to Its owner.
This morning Mrs. Hermann was very
angry. She said:
Yes. | got my gown. but II thai
man Ledercr ever comes near my place
I'll give him the prettiest pair OF black
eyes. and make him think a cyclone haC
struck that set of whiskers he wears
l CAV the own to Miss Richie upor
her own responsibility. for | would no
allow L.ederer's name to appear upor
my books"
Here Mrs. Hermann tripped away t.
walt upon n customer. and her savag
look vanished.
Mr.. Lederer could not be found.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
.|DENT|F|ER SUMNER AGAIN..
This Time He Offers inducements
to Practical Man with $4,000.
lie Has an Orange Grove IN Florida
with II Familiar Name.

Perrin II. sumner, the "Grcnt Amcri-
can ldentin"r," so-called because he was
sure that II man who committed suicide
In the Getty House. Yonkers. three
years ago, was his "l'ncle Edgar and
tina another man who sometime after
wards committed suicide in the Astor
House, this city. was his SELF same
"t'nClc Edgar" and who has figured
in some peculiar orange-groHe deals, II
again before the public. The following
advertisement appeared this morning.
4 PRACTICAL IA wanted to 20 to Florida.
who win loan t1,On1 on and tnkC charge u
improved rrnrcrt, worth 400 ma extra induce.
"'''' '' '''' issiIM%ER So Nassau st
Wondering whether the property men
toned in the advertisement was any
thing like the on near Stirk". bradford
County. Fla. for which Christian Sam
wal II. the toy dealer. of 3I Ialisade
avenue, Jersey city, gave his $4,000
store to Sumner several months ago and
then raised l KICK because the property
was not up to Summers approximations,
an Evening World" reporter called at
the Great ldcntiiier's" office and asked
to be told all about 1t.
tremendous bargain alu MI Suitl-
ncr. IT'S an orange grove. Three
hundred and sixty acres. Fine fourteen
room mansion. persimrons. Spanish
%bayonets. corn. string beans. tomatoes.
Anything and everything, II 1000
orange trees worth so apiece. All In
full bloom, and there's a specimen one
So saying. Mr.. Sumner pointed to a
sefni-petrifed orange on hisf desk.
"Wh.re = this magnificent estate"'
asked the REPORTER.
Have you yer been IN Florida" de.
manded the Ident!fer." eyeing his In
t]crrogator suspiciously, before replying
No"
We'll. the estate. sir. is near S;arke.
Bradford County, Fla"
What are the extra Inducements
spoken OF III SoLr advertisement?
asked the reporter.
well. it's this way" replied MIR
Sumner 81 own half of those 800 acres
Another party owns. the other half. II
you pay the s2,OD for the privilege OF
farming aud reaping the half bei eft on
of my half. you will enjoy the right L
purchase the other party's half for an
other 81 900.
But I must have the $4,000 before thu
end OF this week. Then III take ,yot
down and show you the place. You
| Money will be ecured You need no
fear about hat. I'll give the first mort
gage as security for It,"
The evening world., 1894-05-26
STATION L TO MOVE.
New Quarters Ready in the Twelfth
Wnrd Bank building.

Postmaster Dayton stated to-day that
he had mad arrangements for the re-
moval OF Branch Post-ONce l. from the
old Harlem Temple Building. on One
Hundred and Twenty-ifth street, be-
tween Lexington and Fourth emu TO
the new Twelfth Ward Bank Building
at one Hundred and Twenty-hfth street
and Lexington avenue.
Station l. is the largest branch Post
Office In the city. a force Of seventy-fve
men being required TO operate II.
\ conspicuous feature of the new Of
nee viii he n screen, railing and pigeon.
hole arrangement which was one of the
prize exhibits at the Worlds Fair a,
Chicago.
Postmaster Dayton's name appears
among those OF the directors OF the
Twelfth Ward Bank. To an Evening
World" reporter the Postmaster said
The application for the branch Office
was made by the bank before the build,
ing was complete, and several month
before my appointment as Postmaster
In fact before | had any idea Of re,
ceiving the appointment,
The banks Application was made
early in March, 1899. and | was appointed
Postmaster, June. B., 1898. The Depart
ment records will show that the matter
was disposed Of before ! assumed Office
The evening world., 1894-05-26
FLOODS IN WASHINGTON.
swollen Streams Inundnte Lands
Around Puget sound.

''
SEATTLE. Wash. May 26.-The re-
cent hot weather has melted the snow
and glutted all streams flowing into
Puget Sound. Skagit River is higher
han for fourteen years and Is still
rising. At Mount Vernon business Is
suspended. The whole lower part OF the
town Is flooded. Fifteen square miles
OF the farming land around Mount Yer
non Will be urder water before night.
and crops Will be inundated.
Skagit Delta, more than ten square
miles, is under water and so is Olympia
Marsh. Hamilton. Avon and Sterling
are inundated, and II Ia said three miles
OF the Northern Pacific tracks are
washed out. Practically all the farm
ing land in Skagit County is under
water. The mills and the electric light
plant In Mount Vernon are shut down.
Snohomish. Skykoomish and Stillagu.
mish are rapidly rising II damage is
feared. The Green, White and PuyalluI
rivers are bank full. and the Northern
Pacific bridge in Stuck junction is In
danger. Cedar River Is rising and has
combined with the White to flood Du.
vanish Valley. south of this city.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
Mr.. SELIGMAN'S WILL.
His Widow Gets $342, 225 and
Realty Valued at $l25,000.
Three Children Inherit $3.50, TAI
Each, Two SOCIAL.
Charities Benefited in Sums from
$4,000 Down to 800.

The statement containing the requests
OF the late Jesse Seligman's will was
filed in the S~urrosatc's onice to-day.
The real property is placed at sl2j,O 0
ana the personality at ST. 100000.
The requests are as follows:
Henrietta Scligman, widow, s3i2, 225 in
n legacy and n devise of realty valued
at $l2j, Ooo; David Theodore Seligman, IL
son, $so,74l: Max Henry Seligman, son,
$3.50, al: Albert j. Scligman. son. $50, IA;
Frances Alice SeliSman, daughter, a
life estate, $780, al: Emma Wassermahn.
daughter, life estate in $20,7il; Madeline
ScliSman, daughter. life estate in
1901
The executors are to give the poor
many. s.! $50.
Other pubic bcquests are: Hebrew Be
neyoI.nt and Orphan Asylum. 5000;
for Aged and lriirm Hebrews in
New York, $1,000: United Hebrew Chart
SEWING society Of the Hebrew Bencvo-
School Association. Hebrew Sheltering
Guardian Society, Roman Catholic Or
The Mount Sinai Hosritai. Ladies' De
borah Nursery and Child's Protectory,
adde's Hebrew Lying-In Society, So
ciety for the Improved Instruction of
Deaf Mutes, Five Points House of In
dustry. Union Home and School for
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans of the
CITY of New York, Orphans Home and
Asylum of the =. f.. c., Colored Or
rhan Asylum. New York Ophthalmic
and Aural Institute.
The following get $3.50 each: Children's
Charitable I'nIon. Woman's Hospital in
the state of Now York, st. Francis Hos
pital. American Female Guardian So
clety and Home for the Friendless,
Chiidren's Aid Society, New York So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren, New York ASS citation for Improv-
Ing the Condition of the Poor, Peabody
Home for Aged and INDECENT Women.
I. Johns Floating Hospital.
These get slO0 each: Howard Mission
and Home for Little Wanderers, Demilt
D~ispensary, Eastern Dispcnsary, Ger
man Dispensary, Harlem Dispensary.
New York Dispensary. Northeastern
D~ispensary. Northwestern Dispensary.
New York Dispensnry for Sick Children,
Sheltering Arms. Brace Memorial Lodg-
ing-Honse, Home for the Aged, Home
for Fallen and F~'riendless Girls. Belle
vue Training School for Nurses, State
Charities Aid Association, New York
homeopathic College Dispensary,
Charity Organization Society.
Montetiore Home for Chronic Invalids
gets $1,000.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
PRES. PECkHAM DEAD
Fatal Result Of the Assault Com
mittcd by Marosllus.
Bellevue Hospital Physicians Come
W. In for Censure.
They Said It Was Alcohol When the
Man's Head Was Fractured.

Malcolm Donald Peckham, 1 aAsidept
Of the Pneumatic Electric Ring Com
pany, died at st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
z15 West Thirty-first street. this morn
ing ut Sis O'Clock.
Peckham's case was n remarkable
one, from the fact that It puts the
position and makes George w. Marcel
lus liable to the charge of murder.
On May Is last Mr.. Peckham had an
appointment to meet Marcellus at the
ONCE Of DR.. Swan, a veterinary surgeon.
OF sos West Tenth street. Marcellus had
J. formerly been in Mr.. Peckham's EN-
MI. SPeckham and Marcellus met In DR..
Swans office, and after their interview
the door was opened. .Marcellus left
and Peckham was found lying uncon-
rBeconing alarmed at his condition, the
people in the house sent at once for as.
distance. An ambulance was called and
he was removed to Bellevue Hospital.
When examined at Bellevue the physi-
clan who made the examination declared
that Mr.. Peckham was suffering from
He was put in the alcoholic ward.
much against the protestations OF his
brother. Edgar Peckham, who claimed
that Malcolm neys. INDUCED in e dTipk;
to have the hospital authorities do any
thing further in the case were of no
avail. He remained unconscious to the
last.
Edgar Peckham was much incensed at
the position taken by the hospital au-
thorities when his brother, as he thought.
on his head. and in order to secure
proper attention for him, called on DR..
Joseph E. Winters. of Sc West Thirty
DR.. Winters went to the hospital and
made an examination. As a result he
declared that Mr.. Peckham was suffer
ing from a fractured skull and other
death at any moment.
He demanded that Mr.. Peckham be
removed to a medical ward and the
proper treatment administered
The continued protestations against
the alleged outrageous treatment re-
ceived by Mr.. Peckham at Bellevue
81. Elizabeth's Hospital, in. West Thir-
ty-irst street. DR.. Swan has been at
his bedside continually. since his trans
fer to st. Elizabeth's Hospital, hoping
he came by. his injuries.
DIR. Joseph Winters has also been in
constant at st. EliZabeth's,
and despite his efforts to save him Mr..
Peckham died this morning, having
been unconscious from the moment
DR.. winters a been unabl to thor
oughly diagnose the case, and this
morning. Immediately after the death.
he notified the Coroner, who will make
an autopsy n discover the exact ca use
OF death. His brother, Mr.. Edgar Peck
ham. who is wealthy, will demand an
Investigation.
Just after the assault occurred Mar
cellus was arrested.
He was taken to Essex Market Police
Court and charged with assault. His
bail was fixed at $500 to await the result
nj the fnttirfaa IN Mr. pacEhnn, JJo f,,r-
nished bail, and was released. The po-
Hoe are now looking for him.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
Encountered A HURRICANE.
Brig Electric Lights Captain and
Mate Injured.

The brig Electric Light. of Demerara.
Capt. Babadan. which arrived In port to-
day from Cardenas after a voyage Of
eleven days. reports hat May p, off
Cape Hatteras. she encountered a hurri-
cam from the southeast to the south
west. accompanied by tremendous squalls
and a fearful cross sea running.
She shipped large quantities of water.
which flooded her decks and cabin. on
was used over the bows with good eff
feet, but she split her sails. had every
thing movable washed off her decks and
stove her long boat
The gale also carried away her top.
mast and topgallant backstays. and the
captain and mate were thrown down and
bruised about the head and body.