The sun., 1894-12-20
PEPPER IN THE FURNACE.
<N INCIDENT IN 4 WAR BETWEEN
TWO REVIVALIsTs.

vsientine Into the street, and Al
=ost susoeste Thirty.avs Pri-o-er.
Two revivsllSts Of westchester county used
30 he dear friends, and what one preached the
other backed up. Temperance was the favorite
theme OF these twin stars" as tho villagers
dubbed them, and there was a time when, go
successful was their gn against the liquor
traific, that II was almost impossible To find even
tramp In westchester county who did not
have blue ribbon concealed somewhere about
his person. Now al is changed. While one
still holds forth against rum and beer, the other
is quoting Scripture to show that total absti-
nence Is oil wrong. The temperance people pay
tho expenses OF the first while the rent of the
rooms where the latter holds his meetings is
paid by the saloon keepers OF New Rochelle or
whatever other town he may happen to speak in.
Thomas Murphy Is the evangelist who is still
enlisted In the cause of temperance. while his
rival Is Charles II. Clarke. All through the row
Clarke has been the azgressor, but something
happened on Tuesday night which would ndi-
cate that Mr. Murphy's friends had decided TO
take the offensive. Clarke's FIRST meeting in
New Rochelle was broken up In a most peculiar
fashion; his audience 700 strong. poured out Of
the lecture hall rs though the place was on FIRE,
while for blocks around the howls Of others in
the building, who were unable TO get out owing
TO circumstances over which they had no con-
trol. could bc heard.
Clarke is q phrenologist and says he IL fol-
lower OF Robert ingersoll. lie has lived in New
Rochelle for years, and has Ave children. II
was about year ago that the men fell out
Clarke told reporter yesterday that 1t was be-
cause he refused to sign the pledge when Murphy
wanted him to. Clarke drinks in moderation,
and doesn't care who knows IL, and when
Murphy tried to impress upon him that he
ought to change his mind about signing tho
pledge, Clarke replied:
I'm man that doesn't change his mind"
"Oh, man might change his mind" replied
Murphy. but mule never would" after
which thrust he turned on his heel and walked
away.
At that time Murphy was holding q revival
In the Methodist Church in New Rochelle.
Clarke went around to make himself agreeable.
and whenever Murphy would call for converts
20 rise and say something, Clarke would get
up and try to make speech. II seemed that
the evangelist had anticipated some such pro-
cceding on the part of his rival, for he had told
the choir just what to do. Whenever Clarke
started to talk the choir would start in to sing
the Doyology. Clarke popped UP In dozen
different paris Of the church during the evening
in an endeavor to get in few words before hc was
recognized. but the choir was "onto him." and
he was scarcely out of his scat each time when
they began singing.
The temperance element OF New Rochelle
came out and denounced Clarke. whcreupon the
il some ons would pay the rent Of the Town foWn Hail
he would make an address during the course OF
prohibition was ali wrong. No one came for
ward and volunteered to pay for the hail. and so
Ago Murphy held another meeting. in New
Rochelle. which was largely attended, Clarke
the railroad stat ion later, and there Murphy Of
}sred to shake hands with HIM he says;
lie, refused TO take the cvangelists hand
Iourseof which Clarke says Murphy called hin
thcIie sort OF ranked in the bosom OF Clarke,
snd when he heard that the former was going to
days ago he concluded to go over and attend it.
Clarke alleges that he simply went over to the
thieves Were ioarshins in Mount Vernon and
catch some of them. However that may be. II
IL fact that Clarke entered the rear of the hall
phy saw him come In, but didn't mind him until
he noticed that Clarke was gradually working
his way to the front of the house. When Clarke
began to hdget with something in his hip pocke,
stopped his lecture long enough to call police
man and order him to arrest Clarke. The latter
afforded foundation for a charge OF disorderly
conduct, and he was taken before Justice Ap
barrelled rsvolyers, with ali chambers loaded,
were found on him. some Of Clarks's friends
custody. One of his revolvers was given hack
20 him. Tie other was conascated. When
TO every body that he was going To have an anti
temperance meeting in the town hail which
would knock the eye out of anything ever got up
He pasted a cigar box over with white paper.
dug a hole in the centre Of the cuver, and then
made tour OF all OI the saloons In the village,
sskinI each liqgor delAer to put little money
penses Of the meeting Every T sa!oon keeDer gave
sonnet elhng. and Clarke announced several days
huCe s.,uech on Tuesday evening. Tie Town
Hall In New Rnchelle. where the meeting was To
Healqulrters tho jail The headauarters OF Re
lief Engine Company, the County Clerks Office.
heated by n big furnace in the cellar and who
eyer y was that conspired 10 break up Mr..
Clarke's meeting decided TO attack il through
At o'clgek on Tuesday night the Town Hall
present and Mr., Clarke, radiant in evening
dress aud with his face wreathed in smiles, sat
t,airs in the rooms OF Relief Engine Company
the members were completing arrangements for
a minstrel show they are going to give. in the
fully while In Police headquarters Chief Nc.
Guirk and a half dozen Of his men were sitting
Clerks oiiice Judge Talehtine was looking over
SadhE ocs Justice Tsrnsy nsg %as SGsy enc enc
gagged writing. In the front OF the hall, right
below comes up, sat three OF Mr.. Clarke's chill
dren. IheOdosia. who WAS going 10 recite later
Mr. Clarke was much applauded when he got
upand began his address. lie had spoken about
fifteen minutes and getting warmed
up 10 his subject, when little The1dosia began
"a snseze; Then both of the little boys began To
sneeze. Mr. Clarke shot awful Rlances at them,
and, although visions of straps and slippers may
have noated before them they could not stop
sneezinR. Finally The two boys got up and made
bee line down the middle aisle Some OF the
people In the front Of the house then began To
sneeze. and In u few moments almost every one
In the audience had his or her handkerchief out
and was vainly struggling 10 keep from sneez-
ing. powerful titllRting Odorw hlling the
room, but IL had not yet risen 10 a level with Mr..
Clarke's nose.
He didn't know what 10 make OF the rumpus
but nothing daunted, he kept on with his lee.
ture, eleyating his voice little so that IL could
be- heard above the sound OF the sneezes.
Finally the audience, half panic stricken, made
" for the door all at once People almost climbed
over one another In their haste to get out of the
hall. and some we're knocked down and trampled
on ia the rush. When the Odor reached Mr..
Clarke even his spirit was crushed. and sneeE-
ing Nl..AII IIIAtrh ndai in thn All La hnl I'D