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The evening world., 1894-03-12
NEW SCHOOL BILL FINISHED.
Plan to Divide the City Into
Twenty Districts.
Each OF These to Have a Superin-
tendcnt of Its Own.

The new bill providing for the remodel
ling OF the school system of New York
City will be sent to Albany tomorrow.
The Committee appointed by Mayor
Gilroy, under an act OF the Legislature
of May 2. 1893. completed its labors to-
day after ten months OF hard work
The Committee consists of +. Ellery An
derson. Chairman; Dr. Thomas Hunter,
Stephen II. Olin, David Mcclure and
Oscar Straus.
The bill provides for the cutting up of
the city into twenty school divisions"
each to contain as nearly as possible
100000 inhabitants This Is to avoid the
interlapping OF the school wards which
Is often the case under the present sys-
TEN. Each division is to have it's super
intendent at a salary of 5000 year and
a superintendent -in-chief will receive
$1,000 a year The twenty superinten-
dents with the superintendent-in- chief
will constitute an advisory board to the
Board of Education with power to NOM
mate teachers whose appointments must
be approved by the Board Of Education.
Each superintendent is to be selected for
his qualifications in some particular
branch Of education.
There are only eight superintendents
under the present system.
According to the new BILL the present
Board of Inspectors will be abolished.
The present school trustees will, under
the new system, act as mere visiting
sions will be subdivided into school dis
tricts. and each Of these districts ls to
contain three schools and Board OF
Trustees. consisting of three members in
stead of five, as now. These trustees are
to be appointed by the Board of Educa-
tion and will serve three years, without
pay. The Board of Education, under the
ne% bill, will have its powers and re-
sponsibllties largely increased.
1t Will, among other things, have the
power of choosing sites for new schools
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Orange LOnf Cake.

Beat the yolks OF six eggs to a cream.
with half pound of powdered sugar and
two ounces OF softened butter. Add the
grated rind and pulp OF three oranges.
Take the pulp out with a spoon, saving
all the juice and rejecting the core and
seeds. Sift together half a pound of
flour and one teaspoonfu OF baking pow
der. and stir 1t into the cake alternately
with the whites of the eggs beaten to q
stiff troth. Pour quickly into WE'LL
creased tins and bake in a moderate
oven. This is nice baked in little pans
OF fancy shapes, and when done dip them
in orange icing
The evening world., 1894-03-12
A SECOND DISTRICT RuMos.


report prevails among the Tammany
politicians to the effect that Mr.. Croker
intends to discipline Police Justice Div.
yer on account OF the election scandals
IN the Second District. and to place the
district under another leader
Ihe situation is certainly full Of EN-.
barrassment for the Tammany chief
tam. Eighteen men In Judge DIVERS
district have either been convicted o,
crimes against the ballot-box or have
absconded from the city and forfeited
their bail. This IL a startling revelation
In single election, and as Mr.. Croker
s on record as having declared that
iamhlany VIII not tolerate any offender
against the election laws, It is not easy
10 see now he could suffer it to pass un-
hoticen.
The convicted men themselves are. of
course. disposed OF for some time to
come. 30 far as the organization is con-
cerned. Those who are not in State
prison or the penitentiary are fugitiyes
from justice. and 80 will not be able IN
continue to do service for Tammany
until their sentences have been served
out or their crimes are forgotten Hence
II Mr. Croker's pledge Is to be re-
The evening world., 1894-03-12
OBJECTED TO.

a proposition is before the Legislature
10 increase the liberal salaries now paid
TO the heads of several of the city de-
partments.
In View of the fact that the heads of
apartments are nearly all rich men.
and that some of them have developed
INTO millionaires. although possessed of
no known means OF support except their
ofhcial salaries, the proposition is not
likely to meet the approval OF the tax
payers.
IN view OF the further fact that there
are some sixty thousand people out OF
employment In the city: that the greater
number of these are actually suffering,
"hlle many of them are only saved from
starvation by charity. the proposition is
not likely to meet the approval OF the
people at large.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
A SERIOUS CHARGE.

III the Senate Investigating Committee
was formed to excuse and not to expose
the police. as some reformers have imag
ined. 1t goes to work in a very singular
manner to accomplish It's object. with
out the aid OF DR.. parkhurst. without
the services OF Mr.. Con, In two sessions
1t has done much to fasten upon the
force an offense as grave and reprehensi-
BILE as any with which they could be
charged
Many witnesses have testified before
the Committee to the interference of the
police with the freedom OF elections and
TO violations OF the election laws quite
as hagrant as those which have recently
sent number OF men to State prison
and the penitentiary. Officers and patrol
men are accused OF having used violence
TO deprive voters opposed to Tammany
or their rights. Otto Kempner. who ran
Tor the Assembly last year in opposition
10 the machine candidate, gave evidence
that headquarters detectives and other
members of the force had compelled the
owners OF stores to take his Autographs
and posters out OF their windows
lhe police have yet to be heard in their
defense. If 1t is true that the force IL
used to interfere with the rights of legal
oters who are opposed TO Tammany, and
thnt Its members are encouraged to vio-
late the election laws. the system is
worse than even DIR. Parkhurst and the
chamber OF Commerce have painted It.
Many people will regard 1t as a more seri-
Gus and more dangerous offense to use
the police in the organized work OF in
terfering with fair elections than to fail
TO close disorderly houses.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
CHILDREN IN THE STREETS.
They Have as Much Right There as
Adults, the Court Says.

The City Court, General Term. JUS
tices Van Wyck. Newberger and Nc
Carthy presiding. to-day handed down
decision regarding the rights OF small
children to be in the public streets.
Five-year-old Heinrich Eckensberger.
while he was crossing East Eleventh
street near his home, on June 3. 1898,
was run over by horse and wagon be-
longing to Elmer & Amend. druggists
Mr. kckensberger. through Messrs.
Alfred and Charles Steckler. brought
suit to recover damages. The case
was tried in the City Court before Jus
tice Fitzsimons. When Mr.. Steckler
showed >tha. the accidents happened
through the negligence of the defendant
the jury rendered verdict in favor Of
the plaintiff for 1000.
The defendants appealed to the Cen
eral Term, and their counsel contended
that II was negligence for the parent to
have a child of such tender years in the
streets. and for this negligence the de-
fendant was not lRble
Mr.. Steckler contended that the high
ways OF this city were for the young and
for the old. and that the defendants
were liable fof their drivers careless
acts.
The Court sustains this view. giving
small children the same rights to the
public streets Us adults.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
A NEW ERA OF NURSING BOTTLES

Mrs Lease. of Kansas made a speech
on the Boston Common yesterday I'm
winch she sad, IN her gleeful and
Sratuitous way. that the country would
never be safe until woman was emanci-
pated and men stayed at home to tend
10 the babies. Mrs. Lease seems to be
as heartless concerning babies as was
Charles Lamb. who. when asked by a
fond mother II he didn't like babies. re-
Piled chlllingly, Yes madam, boiled"
The Kansas oratorical geyser has per-
mitted her patriotism to get away with
her humanity in this matter. II her sup.
Festion were adopted 1t would be pretty
rough on the babies. There Is not one
man In ten million who knows how to
mind baby, where to look for the pin
when the little pink tyrant is screechlng
IN most unearthly fashion. or what to
do for 1t when it has jabbed a bean
into Its nose or swallowed the shuttle
out of the sewing machine.
The country can take care OF itself
very well. whether woman is emanci-
pated or not. but babies are helpless crea
lures and need nursing and looking after.
One baby in a household can keep all
hands buster than a coal scuttle full OF
hghting rats and II is not only tough on
the baby but absolutely terrible for the
man 10 insist that he shall stay at home
and tend to It. Besides. men would teach
the babies bad tricks. like smoking corn
cob pipes and playing stud-horse poker.
Then, again, how would Mr.. Bland, of
Missouri, look in nurse cap. feeding the
little Blands with paregoric. while Mrs.
Bland was In Congress hooting and hop
| ping around in the interest OF a dollar
that hasn't any self-respect?
The evening world., 1894-03-12

Spring, warm weather, renewal of
activity la almost every line OF bust
dred trades have come and the urgent
necessity for a charity that would feed
me poor ts passing away. There had
1een tse an adPprsei99Gle 9 falling or during
Der OF applicants who appeared at 30
Murray street to have their baskets
iilled and, although the number that
button was slightly larger than on
any previous Saturday. there was Il
spirit Of tollity over the throng that in
those interviewed told of renewal OF
work and a consequent return OF com
parative prosperity.
II seemed PLAIN that for the future the
established and permanent charity or
ganizatons OF the city would be able
TO meet the situation, and as The
Evening Worla Free Food Commission
porary and unprecedented distress that
iSlsHess Nsw yorP Of S7;eSS %s waFs;saTnsrs in
city. Hoboken and Long island city, its
work was done. The $1,000 in New York
alone represented 206.0OO men. women
ana children In families that were in
actual want.
Il was the consideration OF these ap-
PaiiiIng PAL figures that moved The Even
hearty and steadfast support of the
commission merchants of Vegetable
vile. the market men, the fish dealers
the truiterers. the grocers and other
merchants. Many readers sent in cash
nearly $500 to which The Evening
World contributed 500 in the beginning,
and last Saturday added another Sl0O to
meet the emergency which presented
itself on that day. when more than 1000
men. women and children presented
their empty baskets al 80 Murray street
Not one OF these 1000 persons was
ss. sent away empty handed They divided
market afforded. They carried away -
500 pounds Of corned beef tenderloins
When the doors were opened at 8 o'clock
there was l3O pounds OF mess pork. 20
pounds of lamb and mutton, 300 pounds
OF fresh beef, l5O dozens OF fresh eggs,
80 bushels OF tuInips. 200 loaves of bread.
$50 oranges, l5O lemons, 200 pounds CT
turkey, 100 pounds OF chicken. 320 ducks.
2l7 quarts of dry. beans, barrels Of
parsnips $500 cabbages. 2 barrels OF
sweet potatoes, 10 barrels OF spinach
$500 pounds OF fresh fish, 800 pounds OF
salt fish, go quarter-pound packages OF
coffee. and smaller quantities OF score
OF other things to eat.
When. at i.05 In the afternoon. an hour
later than the appointed time, the last
straggler was served. and the doors
were closed. and the Commission ended,
there was a half barrel of potatoes and
street Nothing more.
II was a glorious finish OF a wonderful
work of charity.
While ''The Evening World" reviews
with the deepest satisfaction. IL must
not be forgotten that there was a host
OF grand men who gave their goods and
their time with noble unselhshness, and
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Corset LaCing.

II a corset is laced every time It II
put on 1t will give the best satisfaction.
The corset must adapt itself to the waist
for fit and form. The house dresses are
always looser than any other. and cor
responding ease in the corset is condu-
Give to comfort and appearance. When
the trim street suit or the smart even
ing dress is put on 1t is the work Of Q
moment to draw the laces tight at the
belt, and loose top and bottom for .
small waist, full hips and fuller bust,
and tie them in front, with the knot
under the skirt hook. This is the way
the French demoiselles get their ex-
quisite figures.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
STABBED HER IN THE HEAD.
The Murphys Were Both Drunk md
QuarrclIed About Money.

Daniel Murphy. laborer. thirty-three
years old, who lives in the tenement
house 3S2 East Twenty-fourth street,
stabbed his wife, Margaret, thirty-two
years old, at 10 o'c ock last night. He
was arrested and locked up in the East
Twenty second street station by Police
men Brennan and Reeks. Mrs. Murphy
received a bad cut in the left side of
decided to take her to Bellevue Hospital
Murphy has been out OF work for three
months, and secuI ed work last week for
The first time. Saturday was pay day,
and when he returned home his wife
wanted more money than he would give
her, and the argument letd to the stab
bIng. What the stabbing was done with
is unknown. for In the house were found
several kinds of knives. Both had been
drinking.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
INDEED A
NOBLE CHARITY.
25S,O6O Persons Fed by "The
Evening World' Free
Food Commission.
HOW MANY LIVES WERE SAVED 4?
Glorious Ending of This Grand
Work for the Relief of the
City's Hungry.
LAST DAY A RECORD-BREAKER.
All Honor to the Big-Hearted Men
and Women Who Aideu in This
Grandest of Duties.
LAST DAY A RECORD-BREAKER,

For a whole month, while the metrop-
oils was experiencing the most severe
weather OF the season, and storms of
Snow and slcet came daily to chill the
marrow and make discomfort for the
very best conditioned people of the city,
The Evening World'' Free Food Com
mission stood between the poor. the un-
employed, the helpless and starvation.
From Friday, Feb. Q, to Saturday,
March 10. the hungry were fed and
nope was given to the disconsolate.
During those thirty days 64,5l5 repre-
sentatives of poor families In all parts
OF the metropolitan district. from Go
wanus to Hoboken and Long Island City
to Bergen Point. visited the store 80
Murray street. and there received sufii-
cient food stuffs of the substantial kind
to sustain their families for three days.
Not less than 25S,WO persons. reckoning
four in family. were fedby this great
est practical charity of the year.
Enormous quantities of substantial food
stuffs. vegetables. meat. fish, canned
goods. farnaceous foods and fruit were
given with unprecedented liberalIty to
THE Evening World" Free Food Com
and marketmen. and readers of The
Evening World" who were In other
pursuits, gave cash enough to purchase
200 bushels of prime potatoes.
Reckoning at the very first wholesale
prices, without the commission mans
percentage, the retailers profits or even
the cost OF truckage. the value of the
food given away by the Commission
approximated $50, 900.
Reckoned at the retail prices which
tenement house dWellerS nav when buy
ing in the small quantities which their
circumstances oblige, the food given
away at 80 Murray street would have
cost the destitute recipients more than
$50, 900.
The statement below will give some
idea of the magnitude of the great char
ity which concluded its labors last Sat
u.day:
The evening world., 1894-03-12
SAID TO HAVE SEVEN WIVES,
Man Who Married an Illinois Girl
Arrested for BiEamy.
tBy Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, March l2.-John T. Hiler,
who recently created sensation at
Bloomington by marrying Miss Wash
burn, of that city, half an hour after
their first meeting, has been run to
cover. Deputy Sheriff Slocum, of Bloom
ington, arrested him in this city yester-
day. and his wife tainted when the war
rant was read. The complainant is Mrs
Washburn, Mrs. Hler's mother. who ac-
cuses him OF bigamy and perjury.
1t is said that Hiler has been seven
times ma.'ried, hut he claims that the
Bloomington girl is his only wife.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Crystal Cloth.

Eulalie's glass gown has led to new de-
partures. Lamp-shades. puffed and
draped, with falling rufiles, are presented
in every color made from the glittering
fabric. A doll pin-cushion was among
the seasons expensive novelties. and
made entirely from this cloth OF crystal
Reclining. the pins pierced the entire
length, and when withdrawn left no
mark. 1t is said that glass cloth washes
without trouble or injury.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Tenement-House Fire-Escape.

To the Editor:
Drive strong staple into the upper part Of .
window frame. either In or In every floor q
the house. and provide two blocks with two o.
three pulleys In each. Now put rope through
each pulley OF a length sufficient to reach the
ground from the top of the window. Provide also
strong bag or sack. of about four feet deep
and eighteen inches wide, with a wooden bottom
and few hoops to keep the sack open. When an
unhappy occasion requires the of these let
the hook OF the upn.r block be hung In the staple;
then the person persons must stand In the
wooden bottom draw the sack up about them
and hang the ropes OF the sack on the hook Of
the under block when any one person may, with
the greatest ease and safety, let another down
into the street, and drawing up the sack asain
may In like manner. let down a whole family
women. children. sick old and innrm- and n
last lower himself down by only holding ths
same open in his own hand. JOHN E. ELY.
loi East Eighty ninth street
The evening world., 1894-03-12
AVENGED BY HER BROTHER.
Fnithless Lover Shot and Badly
Wounded mt Norwood, o.

CINCINNATI, March 1.-TWO weeks
ago Harry f. Siebern. of Norwood by
the payment OF 81. 500, compromised suit
for breach of promise brought by Miss
Clara Douglass, also of Norwood. A
further condition of the compromise was
that Sebern should not return to Nor
wood for six months.
Yesterday he returned, and while walk
ng past the Douglass house, Charles
Douglass, a brother OF the wronged girl.
fired "a load of bird shot into S!eberns
back, near the lower part of the spinal
the Drummond Tobacco Agency here, Is
erlously wounded.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Don't Marry an Old Man.

To the Editor:
In reply to Estelie. OF Brooklyn, wish to state
that am young widow OF twenty-three years
and would not think of marrying a man twenty
one years older than myself She must be aw-
fully hard up when she cannot get a young man
of her own age. DO not marry him by any
means, when you are only a fresh young wo-
man he will be a feeble old man. Let me give
her piece OF poetry:
Never marry old man;
III tell you the reason why
His nose is always dropping,
And he has a Jealous eye.
NJ Z. NJ, East Ninth street
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Good Husbands Are Scarce,

TIC the Editor:
Tell Estelle In regard to her MARRYING . r,r.
teman older than herself l would like TO give
her little advice for speak from ex-
perience When I married my husband n few
months ago can truly state did not love him.
liked and respected him. but now ! love him,
and every day my love grows -tronger, and I
am twelve years his junior, Take my advice and
marry II you think the man will make a soos
husband. and think he will II he loves you. II
you do not marry him think you will regret Il.
for good husband is hard to hnd as n needls
In a haystack. old or young DOLLY
The evening world., 1894-03-12
woman's Benign influence.

To the Editor
Allow me to call to the mind OF the arid
hearted 'Pasha' few facts. ! suppose woman
Is yirtuous, beautiful. graceful and Ioyable IN
every way because man has allowed her to be 10.
or course. our creator did not endow her with
these gifts; he timidly suggested It to man, ana
he the magnanimous creature. allowed. it.
some woman influences the life OF every man, and
true men acknowledge that the influence is Een-
orally good one. Women are true philosopheru
for their whole existence Is love, and that n
the greatest happiness OF life No man in his
heart OF hearts will deny II.
AMERICAN WOMAN
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Growth of the spoiIs System.

The spois system that has become incorporated
In our party politics has raised swarm OF men
whose only business Ia politics whose bread de-
pends on once. and who can only be Appeased by
recognition. There Is no difference
between the parties In this respect but the present
exhibition Ia the worst We have had. because II II
thu last The nsxt IL likely To be worse than
thiA A--chieago Nswa ttn rlf ~
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Easter Boots.

The Easter boot, par excellence, is made
Of Piccadilly last, of bright dongola,
with seven big buttons. medium heels.
single soles, very long vamps and toes
inclining to the tooth point. They cost
81 a pair. but are warranted to last any
girl, not a globe trotter, one year.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Twelve Children, s14 a Week.

To the Editor:
1t seems very strange to me that II man thas
has been married once and father to eight chiidren
should have to ask the advice of any in re-
gard to second marriage do not wonder that
his mother-in-laws dispoiton is sour. It 10
likely she has seen enough to mako 1t so. I should
think he must want few more children on his
hands to care for, and II he has nothing but his
slt week to depend upon It would not be long
before they would want to tax some bachelor to
help support them. l should think the widow,
whoever she may be. must want to get married
worse than the woman did who Is willing to 90
up and make the FIRE in the morning. TRIxIR
The evening world., 1894-03-12
People and senate.

There is conceivable reason why the United
States Senate should be placed where It cannot as
readily be made and unmade by popular vote as
is the lower branch OF Congress- The only escape
from Senatorial oppression is TO JenersoniIe the
Federal Constitution. Chicago Herald.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Chains az the Throat.

1t is considered the proper thing for
every bud" when donning the evening
dress, to pass about her throat three
long, thin gold chains. They are carried
down the bodice to the waist. and hold,
tucked away In the bodice, a quaint,
heart-shaped locket, set with turquoise.
rubies, sapphires or with cameo oIna-
mentaton.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
Rapid Transit on Long Island.
To the Editor:

To the Editor
I've read with interest the complaints OF peo-
pie who ride on the various 81" roads, but all
the Inconvenience OF those lines pale into insig-
nincance alongside Of what we who are
compelled to patroniEe. the Long Island
Rapid Transit ~ expericncs The trains
arc scheduled to run half hourly during
the busy hours and hourly during the dull time,
20 that losing ono train means about thirty min
utss late 70 business But this ia not half Rapid
The evening world., 1894-03-12

MI White. Of Louisiana. becomes an
ex-senator to-day He should take the
nrst opportunity to become an ex-Justice
OF the Supreme Court. The evidence T..
that he is a better judge OF sugar than
OF the highest bench.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
A SprIng Jncket.

The new Spring jackets are generally
made tight-ftting. but a few show the
straight or loose front. which Is only
becoming to a tall, slight figure. That
illustrated is very smart little jacket
OF cloth and velvet. with dark brown
fur, which Is not at all difficult to make
The evening world., 1894-03-12

Keep busy about the city parks.
hessrs. Commissioners. every man for
whom you can find a place. 1t is the
right season for good work to tell in the
edornment and improvement of the
breathing-places about town.
The evening world., 1894-03-12
kIOIasses Candy.

One cup Of New Orleans molasses. one
cup of brown sugar. one tablespoonful
of vinegar, one ounce of melted butter.
Mix all together and boil without stir
ring until 1t hardens when dropped in
cold water: then add a teaspoonful of
baking soda, and pour into buttered tins.
Or. when cool, pull and cut into sticks.
While pulling, brush the hands with but
ter or moisten them with ice water.
The evening world., 1894-03-12

Ex-Mayor Hewitt's rapid transit idea
10 quite the idea. That bill embodying IL
should be sure of prompt and fayorable
attention when presented at Albany. No
more dilly-dallying with IL" road ex-
tensions Begin on real rapid transit.