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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
BROOKLYN NEWS.
MANUFACTURERS PROTESTING
Assessors Hear Further 0bjec-
lions to Personal Property Tax
MIR. Palmer Says Big Concerns Will
he Driven from, the City.

President Lowell NJ Palmer, Of the
Brooklyn Transportation Company:
Henry D. IIaigh, President OF the Manu-
ia cturers Association and Nice-Presi-
dent of the Iron-Clad Manufacturing
Company, and several other representa-
tives of large manufacturing interests
appeared before the Board of Assessors
in Brooklyn ths morning, to protest
against their concerns being taxed on
personal property.
Mr.. Palmer said that the capital stock
of the Brooklyn Transportation Com
pany was slOJ.po. 1t owned real estate
In brooklyn worth $4,000 and $4,000
worth of property in Jersey city. The
assessors had assessed the Company's
personal property at $4,000. He said
that II the assessors Imposed per
Sonal tax on manufacturing concerns
those interests would be driven out Of
the city.
Henry -. lIaigh who appeared for the
Manufacturers Association. offered to
explain why ninety Of the members had
not responded t. notices sent out in
May, requiring them to make state
upon the Mayor, he said. to protest
against the lcvyinS OF a personal tax
The Mayor said the notices had been
sent out by mistake, and would be re-
called.
on behalf Of the Iron clad Manufac-
turing Company, he said its assets were
$3.50 800. its liabilities sjGl go "a. leaving a
shortage of s2310a Notwithstanding
these facts. the Company had been as
sesscd on $4,000.
Representatives of several other cor
poratlons were heard and the hearing
was adjourned.
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sCH|EREM WAITING FOR ORR.
Won't Investigate Civil-service
Charges Until He Returns
some Peep Q Inclined to Criticise
the Delay.

Mayor Schieren. of Brooklyn, did not
get down to his Office as early this
morning as usual. Whether the worry
attending exposure of illegal meathods
in the Fire and Civil-Service Depart
ments kept him awake during the night
could not be learned.
His private secretary. Cortlandt +.
Dixon. said that nothing new had devel-
oped in the charges made against Ed
ward Dalton a clerk In the civil Ser
vice Commission. by Joseph Bergen.
Bergen says that Dalton agreed to help
him pass the C.vil Service for $40.
president Alexander f. Orr, of the
civil Service Commission, Will not be in
town until Tuesday next" said Mr..
Dixon. when he returns, he will talk
the situation over with the Mayor
THE Mayor will not DO anything IN
the matter until he consults with MIR.
Orr.
Dr. S. Church. Of 2aG Clinton street
an examining physician for the Com
mission, denies that he refused to pass
Bergen because he was Republican
Bergen passed the physicians of the
Fire Department all right.
Wher Bergen called Or. Church's at
tention to this fact, he says. the doctor
ordered him from his office. A. great
many people do not understand why
the Mayor takes his time n getting at
Department when such sci ious charges
have been made.
From the talk INDUCED in around the
city buildings yesterday and to-day, 1t
looks as II the Mayor would have more
evidence placed al his disposal when he
does begin to hoe over the civil Service
Department. than he now anticipates.
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NEW JERSEY NEWS.
WALLW|Tz's GAlLOWS READY
The Condemned Murderer Seems
Indifferent to His Fate.
At Times He Curses All Connected
with His Trial and imprisonment.

TRENTON, n. j., July 1e.-Hangman
Van Hise. of Newark. to-day erected a
gallows in the Mercer County Jail for
the execution of Joseph Wallwitz to-
morrow morning. Sheriff Eye has made
all preparations for the hanging.
Wallwitz, who has been in very
ugly mood since his conviction OF the
murder of Keeper Lippincott at the
state prison. has not changed in his de-
meanor, although he is being attended
daily by Father Lehner. The priest. in
trying to prepare Wallwitz for death,
seems to be engaged in hopeless task.
The condemned man usually sits on
his cot smoking pipe. and seldom re-
plies to the questions of the priest He
has no hope of escaping the gallows.
and 1t is thought he will meet his fate
in an Indifferent manner. He received
word last night that Gov. Werts had
positively declined to interfere with the
law taking its course.
Sheriff Eye, who was attacked by
Wallwitz some days ago when he en-
tered the prisoners cell. has placed n
double guard over the condemned man,
and he is being watched constantly day
and night.
At times Wallwitz becomes excited,
and gives vent to his feelings by ours"
ing the State prison officials. the jury
men who convicted him and the Sheriff
who now has him in charge.
When Van Hise arrived at the Jail
this morning he was conducted to the
cell of "allwitZ SO as to give him AL
opportunity to size UP the man whom he
Is to send into eteyniiy to,morrow h morn orr
feeling, but the prisoner stared savagely
and made no reply.
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MUTINY ON A SEALER.
Cruise OF the c. ID. Rand Cut Short
by Indians.
CBy Associated Press.

VICTORIA. b. c., July 1.-the seal
ing schooner G. d. Rand has returned
from a sealing cruise which was cut
short by a mutipy of Indian hunters.
The first signs of mutiny appeared off
Stka on June 10. when the wages were
paid. The Indians then lowered their
canoes and prepared TO desert the ship.
living to new regulations Indians are
the only available hunters for the
Behring Sea. White men cannot use
spears. Indians demanded S. per canoe
extra. To this the captain agreed and
the Indians returned to the schooner.
The Indians again mutinied and took
possession of the vessel. The mutineers
numbered twenty-one. while the captain
had only five white men and two faith
full Indians to help him. The Indians
threatened tn scuttle the vessel, secur-
ing the skins which were in the hold.
Several times the vessel nearly capsized
owing TO their bad management
At last the captain and his men got
the drop on the mutineers and drove
them into the hold, where they shut
them up. He then sailed for Sitka,
| where he obtained handouts from the
Government officials and brought the
Indians down in irons.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
NEW JERSEY.
WILSON PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
The Justice Says He Was Ignorant
of the Law as to Fees.
MARTINEZ Pleads Guilty and Sentence
Ia Suspended.

Judges Hudspeth and Kenney. in the
Hudson County Court House. Jersey
CITY, to-day heard the pleas of Justices
OF the Peace, Henry Martinez and WILL
lam Wilson. accused. in their official ca
pacity, Of extortion and receiving fees
illegally.
Justice Martinez pleaded guilty and
sentence was suspended in his case.
Justice Wilson. through his lawyers
pleaded not guilty claiming that If he
had done anything wrong 1t was through
ignorance OF the law and that he had re-
turned every cent of money he had OBJ
tanned through his misnterpretation of
the law, to those to whom 1t belonged.
Decision In his case was reserved.
Winfield $. Weed and Peter Beck the
other Justices accused, have already
been punished by fines.
The offense of this quartet was one of
the most fragrant ever complained of in
New Jersey. In their judicial capacity
they took advantage of every ignorant
peddler, or costermOnger, who was ar
raigned before them, to levy excessive
fines, and then remit the same upon
partial payment, which. 1t was alleged
went into their own pockets.
When indicted on such complaints
the justices claimed that they We're en-
titled by law to receive them.
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THEIR CASES CONTINUED.
Chinese Smuggling Trials Post
pOn~d lntiI SeDtember,

The Chinese smuggling cases got into
snail this morning and all because
Chinese Inspector Scharf. Of the Custom
House, appealed to Assistant United
States District-Attorney Mott to con-
time ,s many Of them as possible to
next September Mr.. Mott agreed to do
80 and the first case on the docket that
OF Mark Shue. was adjourned to Sept. y
When the case of Lew How, accused of
accepting a bride TO make a false am
davit. was called. Inspector Scharf in
sisted on an immediate trial. Mr.. Mott
looked surprised.
You said while ago You wanted the
cases continued" said Mott.
Not this one" answered Scharf
:" say you did"
THAT is not true" said Scharf. with
emphasis.
say 1t Is true" snapped back Mott.
" You don't know one minute what you
saw the next
wen. here III stop all this" inter
posed Commissioner Shields This case
will be tried at o'clock this afternoon.
and !. the Government isn't ready I'll
discharge the defendant"
As the criminal branch OF the Unite 7
states Circuit Court does not sit until
Oct, 10, and the Cinnamon are all out on
bail. there does not seem to be any par
ticular hurry why the eXaminato
should not be adjourned until september.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
FIGHTING FOR HARTLEY.
BlOOminSdaIe Asylum AuthOrlties
Seeking for His Return.

Edward +. Hartley, the eccentric Har-
lemite, who escaped from the Blooming
dale Insane Asylum and took refuge in
Taylor's Hotel. Jersey City. spent last
night in the Hudson County Jail. He
was arrested late yesterday afternoon
on u warrant sworn out by Supt. Steel
of the Bloomingdale Asylum, accusing
him of being a dangerous lunatic. Hart
ley had been comparatively quiet since
his Incarceration.
During the forenoon Supt. Steel and
Keepers Buchanan, Cunningham and
Gleason of the Bloomingdale Asylum,
were anXiously waiting for the case to
come up in court.
EX-Mayor Collins, counsel for the asy-
lum, said he would apply to Judge Hud-
speth for an order sustaining the find
ings of the Sheriff's jury. which de-
clared Hartley insane.
Lawyer John DENIM, counsel for
Hartley, Is preparing the necessary pa
pers to go before Chancellor Mcliill to
apply for an order OF a writ of habeas
corpus to prevent the removal of Hart
ley from the State. He says he Will do
this regardless of the result of the pro-
| ceedings to he brought before Judge
Hudspeth by eN-Mayor Collins.
LAWYER DENIM claims that Hartley
| cannot be legally removed from the
State.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
FOUR HURT IN AN EXPLOSION.
Flames Filled the Trench, and
HOrse-Cnr Pnsscngers Tainted.

A peculiar accident occurred at $40
o'clock this morning In a trench where Il
gang of laborers were at work on the
corner of DE Kaib and Nostranl avenue.
Brooklyn
The men were engaged in changing
connections of a gas main. and one of
the pipes was being cut with a cold
chisel.
When the blow was delivered that
severed the pipe, spark was struck
which ignited the gas inside. causing
an explosion. The flame shot out from
the broken end with II force that sent
II several feet along the trench
Tools were DROPPED and the laborers
scrambled from the trench. -Four We're
not quick enough to escape the flame
and were signed about the arms and
body.
The man who held the chsel was badly
burned about the face and ears. one of
the latter being fairly roasted before he
could be hauled from the excavation.
Two women passengers Of car 222, of
the he kalb Avenue line. tainted at the
sight the accident occurring directly
alongside OF the car while passing.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
WILL OF Mr.. PHELPS.
$4,000 Given to Yale College for
q Building on the Campus.
LARGE Trust Funds Are Set Aside
for the Children.
Many Friends and Employees Re
ceivc Generous Requests.

HACkENSACk. n. j.. July l9.-The
was filed in the Bergen County Surro-
gates office here to-day.
1t is dated Sept. II, 1880, and names his
son, capt. John j. Phelps, Thomas X.
white and William T.. Bond as executors
and trustee. He gives 10 his friends,
! Dr. William r Lusk, Henry c. Emo,
John H. Lindsey, Charles Miller and ID.
Dodge 5000 eacn; 5000 each is left to
his narnesakes Walter Phelps Dodge and
Walter Phelps Bliss, and to Charles
Nordhoff Mr.. Phelps caves $1,000
Patrick O'Neill. the family coachman,
and Caroline Wcissenbacker receive 5000
each. Mrs. Bennett, wife of the head
gardener. gets $500; Walter Phelps Hall,
$3.50: Hugh a. licrriCk $500: Minnie y.
Nichols. M,ooo; Ellen $. Reid. $1,000,
The incomes Of these bequests are to be
paid during his or her life scmi-annu-
ally.
A fund of 100000 was left in trust to
Mrs. Won RlttenDerg, the daughter
of Mr.. Phelps. and another trust fund
of $500. 600 was made to his son Sheffield.
The interest Is to be paid semi-annua!ly
In case of the death of the Countess or
| Sheffield Phelps the money Is to go to
their children.
To his son, John. Mr.. Phelps gives his
| residence, including all the tools around
the place thu cattle and the family vault
at Simsbury. Conn.
The balance of the estate. subject to a
life interest to his wife. Is divided share
and share alike. The property extends
| from the Hackensack to the Hudson
river.
Mr.. Phelps gives $4,000 to the rest Of
the employees, $4,000 to William f.:
Rond. 5000 to Thomas II. White and
500. 900 to Yale University for the
erection of building on the campus.
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PECULIAR THIEVES, THESE.
Destroyed More Property than They
Carried Awny with Them.

In the Adams Street Court. Brooklyn,
today. Justice Walsh held James ODon-
nell. aged twenty. of 262 Water street,
to answer on charge of burglary.
Early last evening two thieves gained
the roof OF large building at 259 Water
street, pried open the scuttle, fastened
a coil of wire around the scuttle and slid
down to the hallway.
They then broke Into $. Rawitzer Il
CO. < Office on the top floor. The thieves
ransacked the premises. tearing up
papers and destroying quantity OF
sample drugs Then they descended to
Rohcrtson's Stone Ware Company. on
the lower floor. where they secured S75
worth of brass fittings.
After destroying more property they
climbed out on the roof and escaped,
leaving the brass ware behind. The
robbery was discovered later.
A man living opposite told the police
he had seen o'Donnell lettering in front
OF the building and the police arrested
him The police say he confessed that
he was implicated in the robbery and
named two other men.
In court to-day the prisoner denied
this and said he had only gone upon the
roof to get IL baseball
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
STRIKERS WILL ARBITRATE.
Trouble May he Settled in Newark
Hat Factories.

NEWARK, n. j., July 13-The strik-
ing hatters held another all-nght ses-
sion in their hall at 1913 Tenth street last
night. During the session a telegram
was received from the Secretary of the
State Board of Arbtratio who resides
at Paterson. offering the services of he
board to help settle the strike. The tele-
gram was received with cheers and "A
committee was appointed by the strikers
to confer with the Board with view OF
etfecting "A settlement.
A man named Anton. one OF the strik-
ing hatters, made a speech. in which he
declared 1t was better to starVe than TO
work like machines for nothing.
The seventeen boys who We're appren-
ticed to Fish's factory to learn the trade,
We're called out this morning. 1t was
learned by the strikers that the non
union workers were unable to finish
hats properly. and that the manufacture
ers had to send to New York matters FOL
men to finish the hats properly.
The Board OF Arbitration may meet
here to-day or tomorrow ana Ut! l.
settle the strike
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brooklyn BreNitIes.

John FULLY, Of COS North Eighth stree, va,
h'ld VI the Lee Avenue court. WinamsburE 10
as' Tor ui.l on a 'harEo u TN tapping,
Justice Mn'phy IN the Loo Avenue Court. VIII
l4ntsburg. toby held Hugh German Tor trial on
charge " assdulting an ofn,er
Sa'ttors ricolo, OF briggs svenl. Williams.
hnrs, was held for trial in the Lee Avenue Court
,"-d"N On charge Of assault in the second desrc.
Tor slashins Dominica Micle. a barber. across the
fa'e WIN razor Mcle was only sligluIy
Wounded.
. lie hodN ~ man found floating IN the
taN hNer Al tho toni q Corovcr street this
m'rhng aud was removed to the Murgus
rlrc shortly before midnight 10 four.stor,.
house at 2ji Sackett street. caused loss Of
81 zoo ~ ~
John G'Iroy md lanes McCircgor, Of 10 Thirty
hin'h street south Nrookl,n reported 10 the
police early this morning that clothing valued Al
sS' Rad oeen stolen from their room during the
>isht while they were asleep
'aceltan Garso, thirty six wear, old. Of lOs
Navy sIeet, Brooklyn, vas arrested this morn
ing chsrsed With assault upon Carnici. ReItz,
hNe and half years old. with who's. parents he
boarded. Dr. Lazarus, Of the homeopathic Hos.
pitsi: says there Is evidence that the child was
prisoner vas rhsld for s2Aminztiosl
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HE SWINDLED VETERANS.
Bogus Pension Office Agent Clarke
Sentenced for Six Months.

Andrew Clarke, forty-eight years old.
who claims to belong in Washington, ID.
c.. was brought to trial this morning In
the Gates Avenue Court, Brooklyn. on
the charge of swindling Jacob Mehl, II
milkman, of Jamaica and Nicholas ave-
nues.
Mehl, who is a q. 4. K. man, says
that Clarke represented himself To be IA
United States Pension Office agent. and
asked to examine his army papers. Mehl
exhibited them and Clarke then asked
for I5'cents as "A fee for having sworn to
ana forwarded them to Washington
Mehl paid the money, but had Clarke
arrested.
A number OF q. A. X. men were in
court To- testify that the same swindie
had been perpetrated upon them. A col
ored pensoner from Harlem said he gave
the glib stranger ST., and II Is said tnat
the same method practised in other
cases. had enabled Clarke to obtain
sums varying from 20 cents to $3.50.
Clarke entered a plea of guil;y,and Jus
tice ioetting sentenced him to the peni-
Tertiary tor six months.
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FRANK TYMANN IN COURT.
Held ON the Charge oi shouting
William Clarke.

NEWTOWN, l.. l., July l9-Frank
Tymann, aged nineteen. who a week
ago tried to commit murder and then
attempted suicide. was held for the
Grand Jury by Justice Monteverde to-
day. William Clarke, the brother-in-
law II Misc Abbie Mccarthy, to whom
lyman was paying attention. was the
complainant. lie. Miss Mccarthy and
William Wade met Tymann while on
IN, way TO Bowery Bay Beach. Ty-
mann, Oh seeing Wade with tn girl, at
tempted to shoot Miss Mccarthy and
her escort. but they got behind trees
and out OF the range Of his pistol.
When Clarke tried to take the pistol
from Iyrudun. he was shot three times
Then TEmann turned the pistol on him
eli: Tut inflicted only "A slight wound
Clark was able to be out to-day
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ROBBED By A SERVANT.
Ahrens Recovered Most OF the
Money stolen 10y IL Girl

Teresa Altman. pretty domestic.
aged twenty, was arrested this morning
on complaint Of her employer Caspar
Ahrens. of $50 Hamilton avenue, Brook
lyn, who accuses her OF robhing him of
$40 in money, two bank books and other
valuable papers. The robbery was dis
covered yesterday morning and tie
police were notified.
Detectives were put on the case and
they accused the girl Of the theft. She
broke down and confessed that she was
the thief. In her room was found $50
OF the money stolen and the balance Of
the property was discovered IL the base
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19
CASE OF CHOLERA IN BERLIN.
That of a Woman Who Game
from St Petersburg.
Ravages of PestiIence Increase at
the Russian Capital.
lBy Associated Press)

BERLIN, July ia woman who ar
rived here yesterday from st. Peters,
burg was found to be suffering from an
illness of 4 suspicious character. She was
taken to the Moabit Hospital. and It
vas found that she was suffering from
cholera.
The Reichsanzeiger. semi-official, con-
firms the above statements and says that
all precautionary measures have been
taken and that there is no danger Of .
spread of the disease.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 1a-Two hun
dred and eight fresh cases of cholera
ard eighty-two deaths from that disease
were reported to-day.
LIEGE. July 19.-Three new cases Of
cholera have been reported here.
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DR.. O'BRlEN'S RIG STOLEN.
Thomas CrOnOgne Arrested While
Trying to Dispose OF 1t.

Thomas CronOgne. twenty years old
of I'll East One Hundred and Ninth
street, was held IN $1,000 bail for trial
ia the 'rombs Court this morning.
charged with stealing a horse and car
riage.
DIR. Michael OBrjen, of i6l West One
Humid ell and Twenty. second street,
while attending patient at 80 West
one Hundred and Twenty-t!tth street
July left his horse and carriage unat-
tended in front of the door When he
came downstairs ii was gone.
The rig was tracked to Coney Island
and thence to Brooklyn, where Cronogn-
was arrested while attempting to dis
pose Of it. Cronogne pleaded not guilty
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CHARGED WITH DESERTION.
Mrs. Iiamm Had Her Husband Ar
rniEned In Court.

Arthur Ilamm. thirty years old, OF $50
Sumner avenue, Brooklyn. a salesman in
Mason's furniture store. Myrtle avenue
and Bridge street. Brooklyn. was ar
raigned In Harlem Court this morning
charged by his wife. Elizabeth. with
having abandoned her and her two chill
dren.
Hamm is son Of Howard C. Hamm
Of 24i West Thirty-second street. this
city He told justice Burke that IA year
and half ago he had his wife com
mitted In Brooklyn for habitual drunk
enness, She served six months
Mrs. Hamm said the charge had been
,rumped up by her husband because she
would not sign papers agreeing to sell
their furniture Justice Burke said he
had no jurisdiction and told Mrs, Hamm
to make her complaint in Brooklyn.
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WARM DAY AT STATE CAMP
Soldiers Suffer from Heat. but I'm
prove in Their Work.

STATE CAMP PEEkSKILL, n. y,
July ls.-The Sixty-fifth Regiment and
the separate companies continue to i'm
prove in their work at the camp. This
morning the guard mount and early
drill was fair. The soldiers suffered
severely from the heat, and the Their
moineter registered at noon over 80 in
the shade.
The officer Of the day is Capt. Smith,
of Company b. Col. Merriam, of the
Seventh Regular Infantry, has gone to
Sea Grit Camp, New Jersey, for a short
tour of duty.
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CLEVELAND FOR MEDIATOR.
Runor that He offered His Services
to China and Japan.

LONDON. July ia despatch from
Berlin TO The Chronicle says that the
London correspondent of The Vossische
Neitung declares that both Russia and
the United States have done their ut
most to avert war between China and
Japan over Corea. The United States.
the corr espondent adds. has even ex-
ceeded the limits of friendly persua-
sion over Japan and China.
\ despatch from Washington to
news agency here states that President
Cleveland has offered to mediate In the
Corean question.
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FOUR YEARS FOR GIBSON.
Mr. AdamSs lnHrateful butler Sen
fenced to sing Sing.

Robert Gibson, the efreminate young
man who robbed Mrs. Edith Adams
wife Of Frank Adams. the Front street
merchant. of 5000 worth OF jewelry
while he was employed by Mr.. Adams
at So East Fifty-hfth street, pleaded
guilty before Judge Cowing In Part |. of
the Court of General Sessions this after
noon and was sentenced to four years
in Sing Sing Prison
Mrs. Adams gave reception few
evenings ago. and Gibson ConCocted a
drugged Roman punch for the guests,
While the guests were in drowSy
state Gibson rified Mrs Adams's jewelry
box and fed.
Central Office, arrested Gibson last
Saturday He was playing an engage
ment at the Alhambra Theatre. In which
he figured in the role OF "Evangeine
De Moir."