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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
MORE LETTERS TO SENA TOR SMITH.

HIS DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUENTS IN SOUTH Or
ANGE DENoUNCE HIM IN MASS MEETING.
The citizens OF South Orange y. j., held mass
meeting on Monday evening when the course OF
Senator James Smith, Jr.. was roundly denounced
The following letter drawn up and, after beng
largely signed, was forwarded 10 him:
To the Hon. James Smith. IT, Senate Chamber
Washington. d. G. 81, ,.,
OF the village Of South Orange. y. j. VINO In lsz
aided In the election OF a Democratic STATE senator
and Assembyman, whose acts and votes elected
Won 10 the United States Senate ana gave our SUI
frages to the Democracy and our support 20 you IN
your candidacy for the Senate, believing mar lhe
principles Of the Democracy as set out In the thi-
cago platform and In the Presidents letter OF ac-
ceptance. would be carried out by the servants OF
Democracy. request that you give your adherence
TO the matters contained in the letter from fresl,
dent Cleveland the Hon. W. L. Wilson on the "a
utno and that you bend every effort 10 carry out
the faith OF the Democratic party ana ai IN tne
passing Of such a measure or tdrin reform as "iH
command the appreciation OF the President or the
United States and the support OF the House or Rtp-
resentatives.
Camden, n. j.. Aug. 7-Ex-Judge John w. Wes-
colt and Herbert a. Drake. prominent Democrats
of this CITY. have addressed open letter to Sem
ator James Smith, 1r.. which says: EITHER do
your duty at once. with equal celebrity resign. in
order that your place may be filed by tariff
reformer. such you. before your selection mis-
represented yourself to be-"
The letter further says ITO the Democratic
party and It's cardinal virtue. tarif reform and to
the country have done incalculable damage In
preventing beneficial legislation, which but for you
and such you would now be In successful oper-
atio
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PRESIDENT CLITSEN Has HIS SAY.
REPLYING To ASSERTIONS ABOUT THE METHOD
or SPENDING THAT sLcoo.co, -- AN EN-
pECTED BACKDOwN on THE LAND
scAPE ARCHITECT QUESTION


or SPENDING THAT siooocoo AN EN-
pECTED BACKDowN on THE LAND
sCAPE ARCHITECT QUESTION
President Clausen. % the Park Board. came into
the city yesterday from his summer retreat. and
in his Office In the Emigrant Savings Institution
Building talking about the charges OF George Tom
b.eson. walking delegate made al sundays meeting
OF the Central Labor Union. Mr. Clausen seemed a
good deal hurt that the newspapers should pay
any attention 10 Tombleson's statements. II have
given the papers all the facts relating 10 the ex
pendltures OF the board under the N.0o0.co act"
he said. with the balance on hand. and have moth
Ing 10 add 10 these statements. The books OF the
Finance and Park departments show that xsO0Oo
OF the 81 100000 has been paid out leaving $4,000
s on hand. But We have submitted plans 10 the
Board OF Estimate for work which will cost 500. oOO
leaving but 100000 unexpended on october l."
As to Tomblesons charge that the department is
paying S;attory contractor. $40 day Tor derrcks
for rock work. which were scarcely worth $50
each. although ST. apiece had been paid the con-
tractor for their use, Mr. Clausen said
The Park Commissioners. In their strenuous ef-
forts to get the work for the unemployed started.
had time to walt for derrcks to be built. The
same people who Jumping on us now were
abusing us last winter because did get idle
to work Now they abuse us for rent
ing derricks and drilling machines 40 that we could
SET ne n unemp1ysd at WORK w',nIus wahi 20
MS first for taking reasonable time TO get ready
10 expend this large amount OF money. and after
ward to abuse us for not taking more time before
giving men work. Fair minded men Will pay no
attention to these charges.
President Clausen sent his answer 10 the protest
OF Augustus St Gaudens. William NJ. Chase and Stan
ford White against continuing work on the Har-
lem River Speedway without the supervision OF a
landscape architect. the Mayors office yesterday.
As Mayor Gilroy did not appear at the city Hall
yesterday having decided to remain in Saratoga until
after the meeting OF the Democratic State Com
mttee. to be held there tomorrow his secretary
locked Mr.. Chusen's epistc In his desk to await
the Mayors return. 1t IL understood although the
OF Mr.. Clausen's document has been carefully
guarded that the Park Board has at last abandoned
its opposition to the appointment Of landscape
architect for the speedway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS
VESTCHESTER COUNTY.
yONKERS.

Tho funeral was held at ) o'clock yesterday af-
,ernoon of Mrs Catharne Babcock of New-liaVen'
who died suddenly in Yonkcrs. Sunday evening"
while on a visit to her mother, Mrs Isaiah All
derson, at No. 81 Woodworth-ave. she went uo"h
to the kitchen at 10 o'clock on that evening anu
shortly aftcrward was found dead there by h"r
daughter The body Will be taken to New-Haven
today for h,rlol The committee appointed
bv the Rev Anthony Malloy. rector Of the new
Catholic parish at Ludlow to select site on
which to build the new church. have bought po'
OF ground the northeast corner or HVeruaIe
ave- and Ludlow st. II consists OF sixteen cat!
lots The price paid $4,000. Erouhn
was broken on Monday afternoon for the new STA
ton on the Hudson River Railroad on the iarri-
man property near Dudley's Grove. Yesterday
the plans for the station were submitted 10 BUM
ing Inspector Augustus Kip, and by him APP
proved. The station VIII be OF stone Two
stories high forty feet long and twenty-five feet
deep II Will stand the east side OF the uach'
4 roadway leading from Warburtor-ave. to the
station has been built At meeting OF the
Young Mems Auxiliary OF Christ church Mon
day evening. William Price and Thomas HuEhes
were chosen TO represent the society in the debate
on Immigration TO be- held with the victor 80.
ciety Tho latter society have not as yet chosen
thelr debaters special meeting Of com.
pany A. IIibernian Rifles was held last night at
decided to go to Port Chester ON THURSDAY evening
and give an exhibition arm at 'he a rn svr 10
president. who delegate to tn" convention Oh
catholic Young Mems Societies witch met ~
Pattsburg last week. gave an interesting report
of the three days session. CiVu SeiNI1
examination for the place Of carrrr W" ." maiu
on Saturday at the \ Onkers POStonlc'. "urtr'h
appcations have been received by Secretary lies
pr. Valentine Browne. Health bniccf OF tls
city has received communication from j. r
Barnes Secretary OF the state Board Of Health.
advising him OF one case OF smallpox uhI"r gum
antInc in the city Of Noun; Vernon so that b" may
guard against the importation OF the disease III
.i',' ~, ~ H. 80 ,rn',I a. %cwark y / The
members of the baseball team OF tn" Dung Men
Christian Association have all renewed their mem
hership i'm the association and tn" trouble which
arose between tn" manager. Mr.. Kinney, ara the
directors has been settled on SATURDAY tn" team
VIII play the team of the MADISON Athlete Gun.
H. II. Ranks has been placed IN charE' or
the athletic grounds OF the YOUNG Mons christian
Association by the outing committee. II" Intends
10 omen the tennis courts Immediately for the uS"
OF the members Tn" track at the grounds m
South Broadway Is being regulated 80 a. To be IN
readiness for the annual field day or IN" asso'ia-
ton which will he held IN the near future;
owing to the absence Of commissioners W IMAM
T. Noller and j. Foster jenkins from IN" city the
usual meeting OF the Board OF Police VIII not b"
held to-day.
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BATTERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

The Nassau Electric Railroad Company mas Dee"
informed that {; verify 70 the Cry works De
par,ment the consents 81 prop@riy-own'rs IN al
streets WHERE permits for the work Of erecting ro
ley poles ana laying car-tracks were secured last
year /; was recently found that the needed number
Of consents had been secured IN South FNih-si'
and the work stopped.
The hearing In the case OF william II Smith. VINO
is accused by Mrs Mary 4. Morris % 30. lc'. BED
iord-ave.. Of swind.ing her out OF Efp WAS ad-
1ourned in the Gates Avenue Police Court yesi"r-
day Smiths counsel said that Mrs. Morris went
into partnership with MS client 20 bet upon the
races and TO share the profits. The money was lost
lie said that II such an arrangement was s"lndh"s
then Mrs Morris had been sw.nd!ed
Joseph Wechsler has secured a writ OF certlorar!
10 review the assessment Of MS property In Fulton
ST. AT 5000 when It should be valued ne says, AZ
$50 ccO Milard +. Smith and ". T. H. Randolph Of
Smith Gray g. CO., have secured a VIII 70 review
the valuation OF their property az Fuiton-si and
Flatbush-ave. valued at $1,000 when II shonl1 be
rated at 5000 they say.
The bid OF I2JoD by $ r. Dauchy for the unsoid
stock Of James H. Hart. the Fuiton-s; jeweler. who
made an assignment some time ago, has been APP
proved by the Supreme Court.
Ground was broken for the ~dnce OF St
Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran Church. In
Washing on-ave.. near DeKa!b-ave, yesterday. The
structure is to cost 5000 and Will be bulk OF
Indiana limestone.
Thomas Fltchie Supervisor a Large. says he has
decided upon the Republican whom he will appoint
Com missioner Of Charities and Correction before
October 10. but he viii not make the name public
al present The term OF Colonel II. +. Colt expires
on December 81, and the appontee Is 10 be his sue
An autopsy in the Of Nine. Estelie Osborne
weknown singer. who died In poverty on
Sunday at No. 5S Eleventh-st.. showed yesterday
dine IN theni from
starvation and privation. She had not taken any
food for some time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
NEWARK.

The body Of Joseph Prelnel. Of Newark who is
supposed TO have been murdered viii he exhum,d
by the Prosecutor. Ths body was found In 4
meadow creek on June 10 II was supposed 10 have
been case Of suicide. and the body was buried.
Two weeks later Mrs. Harry Kohl went 10 the
Fourth Precinct station house 10 make "A charge Of
assault against her husband ana incidentally In
formed the police that her husband had murdered
Irelnc, VINO was his cousin and she feared he
would XII her, too. The woman dec ares that her
husband confessed 10 her that he had killed Pren"
Kohl Wa arrested and l. he'd pending examina-
ton. The police have been investigating the case
and have found ciews tending to confirm The murder
theory. Prelnel and Kohl left the city 0sienq!by 70
60 fishing near the meadows. and Pre!nel never
returned alive. The police have a theory that the
10 property IN Frankfort Germany. and In the event
OF his death kOh. would be benefited
4 monument N Military Park to the memory OF
Frederick +. Fre.inghuysen Will be unveiled to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
WHITE PLAINS.

Tho Republican County - mnl''ce far West
chester County met Al the ortwIumpum H1trl yes
tcrlay TO talk over genera politics and outline the
work for the fall campaign. Judge William II
Robertson. the chairman. called the committee -
order. There were representative rom twenty-five
towns present. The necessity % district ofsanlzi-
ton was debated and the idea was fpynriby rr-
ce.vel. The members remained IN town unt.l lat"
hour Ia the afternoon. dL,.u-s.nk fn" political out
look IN their respective localities AMI from Ii ul.-
cations the decision was reached nat -" Hrpuh rlu
party followers enthusiastic ami connleu . s--
ccts. The annual school meeting 90 Ib 'fl q
40. was held last evening ln tAr Town Hal. bf.
II t. Schmi. the president Of The Board ~ E!urt-
ton. presided. The budget presented hy th' board
was ratified The sum % $1,000 aiT ortlonci fHr
school teachers and Slp f'r contingent expenses.
making In all E7.jp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
Ne -JER.SE
JERSEY CITY.

delegation OF residents " th~ Grecny.i- dis-
trict 81 Jersey CITY yesterday waited on Mayor
Wanser to consult with him about the condition -
the water eupply. They We're Henry Lem
beck. Finance Commissioner Jacob j Dctwllirr \
l.. Harvey. Michael Schultz. sr. R0h-r' carey ami
Thomas COgan. They told tn. Mayor that owing T.
the terrible condition Of the water they hat great
difficulty In renting their houses anI they said that
AZ taxpayer they thought they were emitted 90
consideration IN matter % such grave importance.
all he could to further tn public Interests but h..
did not care g. commit himself In advance upon 4
subject that he might soon De called upon to deal
with Officially. He had objection to a new
water supply II II w"r" actually needed but he
would not act In the matter until the p.ppl" l--
manded "A new supply. Then h. ready 10 meet
the Issue. The cOuTlttcc ArkuOW lodged that the
people had not yet demanded supply but 10
was believed they soon would. The various plans
and syndlcates before tn" public were then lls-
cussed. the committee believing that the contractor
should furnish his Own capital and an lulep .ndeni
supply. and not a partial supply. would b. the
supplying Newark. Tney also thought thu city
should have the privilege Of purchasing the plant at
the end Of the stated time II was decided that the
committee would endcavOr 20 form a committee At
large ana decide upon plan To submit 10 .hc city.
A committee of West Side residents also went be
fore the Board OF Works TO complain OF the water
which they said was detrimental To- the public
health. They asked that the pipes De blown on TO
clean them and IN" dead ends" Of pipes be- con-
necte1 40 as 10 secure n continuous now. The mat
ter VIII he considered In committee Of the whole.
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MOUNT VERNON.

DR. Melville S Page. OF Mount Vernon. started
Yesterday for n tour through Yellowstone Park ami
to Seattle Washington. Intending 20 be gone about
n month From Buffalo he VIII cros' the !akes -
Duluth and thence continue his trip hy rail and
stages Returning he viii yisl; salt Lake CITY
Denver Omaha and Chicago. The Board ~
Education organized under the Constellation Az IN
March. held It's final meeting on Monday evening
and on Monday evening next the new board com
posed % two members from each ward ana tn"
president. \. Noel BlAkeman. VIII organize. There
were lnterchangcs OF good WILL regrets NJ s"plrA-
ton and a general expression - sorrow tha; soy
eral who have been school trustees for many years
AMI have done excellent services w"r" 60 sever their
relations with the schools. Among the reports WIS
one from Ne special committee On Military lirl.
board It was submitted by Lieutenant Henry T.
Rhoadee. chairman. Colonel John y ftrquhaf-. 70
AMI Captain John T. Luther Tn" committee t.
c.Ici that IL could nor recommend goo "upItI'tly
tho importance of military lrI ami o." hlaii.rg ~
n. IN 4 nea~ure. - "a" gir's department. 20 itF"
the place " calls thencs AMI other exercise The
report suggested that IN each school squad or COM
vanles be- formed. Go Doc Ar..lei hy competent lu-
s'ructor In anticipation - forming publ. 4rl''.
battalion ana that the drll- he on two aft"rno n
OF each week from 80 g. O'Clock TIE ClmWittc"
Plans for Non Building reported 'hai tho" pre-
scented by W ". Harrington Tor ihe addition 90 me
sixth street school. uIt % exceed U.s." 100 COST ana
Of Lori a Hewlett f)r The Fulton Avenue school NOT
exceed $500 900 cost hai A'tI selected l. wA-
resolved - invite bids fpr me former t. he opened
August ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
NE PREFERRED MARRIAGE TO BEIyG STABBED

George Wlmarke eighteen years Old. who lives
In Flftlethst. near Sixth-ave.. was a prisoner In
the jefferson Market Police Court yesterday morn
Ing. charged with abandonment by his wife Anna
same age. George works FOR the New York Eottiing
Company and earns 81 week. He promised to
pay his wife s. week and Justice Hogan let
him 80.
George was married in rather an interesting way
four weeks ago. according 10 his own story. 1t
seems that both he and his wife were on the same
excursion. four weeks ago last Monday, and when
they returned TO town George fingered In hall
way OF Annals home, No. 400 West Slxteenth-st
IL took them long while to say good-by but their
expressions OF affection for each other were brought
tn sudden end by the appearance OF Anna mother
As soon ns she saw them she dartcd back into the
room AMI II Is alleged. reappeared with an oyster
knife Grabbing George with one hand she bran
dishe1 the oyster knife under his nose with the
other and shouted you'll have to marry herr
George was frightened. but managed to say that
he'd rather marry the girl than be stabbed with
the oyster knife. Without giving him a chance TO
escape. the angry mother took him and her daugh-
ter to a church and the knot was tA4A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08

FOUR riREMEH GO INTO THE BASEMENT OF \
PAIST STORE AND ARE INJURED BY
EXPLODING RFNZiNE

FOUR rinEMr~ GO INTo THE BASEMENT or \
PAINT STORE AID ARE INJURED By
EXrLopING RENziNE.
The ives u SIX hrenen were imperi.ei y"si"rdaF
h, a fire which broke ont about noon IN the paint
main, shop = =, the southeast corner Of Twenty
nrst-st In 4 three-stpry brick building
The mr. started IN the cellar Of the building among
quantity % oi.s AMI paints. While squad OF
nr.rcn under the direction ~ Asslsian, Foreman
Lucas. ~ Engine Company 80 3 were hgh'ing tn"
flames IN IN. cellar some benznc exploded and se-
we're, y burned FOUR ~ the men, Those burned were
lanes Dunn AMI Hugh McCabe Of Engine Com
pany so g. and Frederick Peters and charles
kn,epfc,. " Engine Company 40 ~ Knoepfel.
Dunn and Peters were removed 70 the New-iork
Hospital McCaLc was abe to continue at work
after having hi. burns dressed By an ambulance
III first discovery made Of the fire was when
the dimes shot up - the sidewalk IN 'front.' OF IN"
stor. through the grating When the nr"mcn ar
rived they found thu cellar al ab.aze After hood-
ing IL with several streams for tine, Assistant
Foreman Lucas. followed by Mc'ab", knoepte.'
Peters Dunn ami another fireman. named % Conne.l.
crcpt so" down thr basement STAIRS anu took w
position where they could direct TWO strong
streams upon corner of the cellar where the IRE
RACED nercest They had Only been down there a
f,w minutes when the crowd IN the street heard \
sharp report and the same time saw the venture
some nremen stagger up the steps leaving their
burned were sad-ookng objects. Their faces and
heads were scorched. while Dunn's hair and mus
tAchr near.y slngol on. Assistant Foreman
Lucas AMI Fireman O'( ne, were untouched by
the flames They exp.ai l~l that some benz!ne had
exploded Within few fert Of them.
The fire was kept confined to the store and cellar
and caused about $1,000 damage. The upper part OF
the building Was occupied by two families, who es-
capped without difficulty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
PAIR or SHOES THE ONLY THING He WORI

Clad simply In pair OF shoes. John Hickey.
ffty-four years old. home sat down in the
middle of Broadway Twelfth-st. yesterday
morning to bask In the sunshine. Ii seemed II
the old man had fallen out OF the sky or climbed
up through the cable slot from the centre OF the
earth. When Patroman Deneen Of the Broadway
squad discovered the fellow. the sight staggered
him for a moment but recovering. he grabbed the
nude and hustled him into "A store. Hickey
didn't seem bit worried about his condition. and
had nothing to say about the loss OF his clothes.
except that he didn't think he needed any
Deneen procured pair Of trousers and a coat
from the jantoI Of the building into which he
took Hickey and then took hirr to the Jefferson
Market Police Court. where Justice Voorhls sent
him to the Island for q month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08

HARD STRUGGLE FOR A RECENTLY EsTAB
LIsHED DRYGOODs FIRM.


LIsHED DRYGOODs FIRM.
Zemer & Co. dealers in drygoods at Nos. 225 and
20 Six;h-ave. corner Of Fifteenhst.. failed yester
day. having been in business not quite two years.
The partners. Albert c. Westheimer. Israel Zeimer.
Jacob H. Flashner and Noel Feldstein, made "A
general assignment to Simon Schwartz giving pref
10 Samuel Zelmer father OF one OF the part.
ners for Sa1,l. for rent Of the store paid by him.
and for merchandise sold to the firm by Zemer &
Felisteln. which claim assigned to Samuel
Zeimer The firm started in October. 1892 a
business In store occupying the entire build.
ing. which had been erected the site OF the old
West Side Hotel II said that they had a cash
capital OF $4,000 when they began business OF
which Israel Zeimer contributed $4,000. said to
have been furnished by his father: Noel Fedstein.
5000 also said TO have been furnished by his
father; Mr.. Flashner ;2o.00. and Mr.. Westheimer
$1,000 The firm had hard time from the
start having meet with strong competition OF
oln-esiablishei houses and also the financial de-
preston OF the last fifteen months. The result OF
the first years business showed loss but the firm
said they expected that when they began. and Il
not large 10 discourage them. This years
business did not show. IL is said. any improvement.
and In March last Brddstreet's took away tho
firms capital rating. the firm admitted that they
ors yesterday put their claims in the hands OF
Herman Joseph. Horwtz e Hershheld and other
lawyers for wrlts or replevin kur7man Frank
enheimer attorneys FOR the firm that the liza.
chlndise and $1,000 FOR borrowed money. Include!
In these IL the preference 10 Samuel Zeimer. OF
which $4,000 is for borrowed money and 5000 for
merchandise Their assets at cost price exceed he
fixtures. The actual value will be known when the
inventory ~ completed In few days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
LONG ISLAND.

Locust Valley-The mystery surrounding the
finding of the body OF a young woman OF MAUI
nicock Point Sunday afternoon was cieareo
I'D late Yesterday afternoon by Coroner Duryea
uben ne held an inquest The body that OF
Mrs Jamison wife of Captain +. ID. Jamison, OF the
steam canal-boat. John Lang. which was run INTO
OF Execution Light by the schooner Douglass
away the mast. which. In falling. struck MIS-:
Jamison and threw her overheard Inc heavy
timber knocked Mrs. Jamson senseless. ana she
sank never to rise again. When captain Jamison
read the account of the finding OF BODY OF a
woman near Locust Valley he at once went there
and Identified the body as that OF his wire.
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THE SHOOTING or N. j. MYERS

a dispatch from Charlotte, y. c., received
by T.. s. Jaffray & CO.. the drygoods JObbers at
broadway and LeOnard-st, yesterday. saying that
VI. j. Myers. travelling salesman for the firm.
had been shot and seriously wounded In Charlotte
by Frederick G. Oliver OF that place. Late yes,er-
day afternoon another telegram was received say
Ing that Mr. Myers had not been dangerously
wounded and was getting well under the OF
physicians As the story goes. Mr.. Oliver. who Is
said 10 be a prominent cottonseed oil manufactures.
made some sighting remarks about Mr.. Myerss
fondness for female society. This angered the
latter and Is said to have made sanguinary
Mr. Myers he shot him. Mr.. Myerss family live in
Charlotte.