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The evening world., 1894-06-07
BOTH PULLED GUNS.
But farkeeper Foley Was Quicker
Than Bookkeeper Mari.
Sensational Shooting in q Centre
Street Saloon.
Mari Was Drunk and Threw Thing,
at the Bnrkecper.

John MARI n bookkeeper twenty-nire
years old, of iSl Worth street. was shot
this morning In John +. Pillanns "a
loon at g. Centre street. by Hage Foleg,
the bartender. Mari Is in Chambers
Street Hospital, and his wound is not
considered serious. The bullet entered
just below the groin on the left side,
and has not yet been extracted.
According to the story told at the
saloon. MARI went In there drunk at
$40 o'clock. He wanted a drink, and
Pillann. who was standing near the
bar. ordered Foley not to serve him.
Marr grew very abusive and used foul
language. Foley ordered him out. and
Marr reta.iated by throwing several
heavy glasses and n big water pitcher
at the bartender. Then Mari drew a
pistol. His hand was unsteady. and he
was many seconds trying to get a bead
on Foley.
Foley jumped to the cash drawer and
grabbed n revolver that lay there. Be
| fore Maer could steady his aim Foley
| fired. At first II did not seem as II Maer
was wounded. The shot, however,
Mare might have had.
with the revolver stu in his hand he
| started for the door. When he reached
| the street he was cursing loudly and
| waving the weapon over his head.
He was in this condition when found
| just few doors below the saloon by
| Policeman Wagner, of the Oak street
sta ton, who was Just returning from the
| Tombs.
| Wagner did not notice that MAR
| was shot, and the drunken man said
| nothing about II. Wagner arrested MAR
| on n charge of being drunk and disor-
derly. The man was not In his pre-
| cinct, however. and Wagner turned him
over to a policeman from the Elizabeth
| street station.
| When Maer was taken into the sta.
| tion-house IT was noticed that stream
| Of blood wel running from beneath his
| trousers. Examination showed that h,
was shot. He was still raving with
ceived his injury. An ambulance wa.
and DR.. Cutter dressed the wound.
The police finally managed to learr
from him that he was shot In the Centre
| street saloon. When this was known
| Foley was arrested and taken to the
| Tcmbs. where he was remanded ta await
| the result OF his victims wound.
The saloon in which MARI was sho
formerly belonged to his brother. Thomas
and people in the neighborhood said that
| some trouble had arisen over the change
after which Pillann took charge. An.
| other brother OF Mari, Edward. has a
| saloon at Pearl street and Park Row
| Foley's home Is at 81 Baxter street.
The evening world., 1894-06-07
BASEBALL CHAT.

What a slugging match that Boston
Pittsburg game was! The lads from the
Smoky City will hardly have a run left
in them to-day.
Brooklyn's position In the first col
umn seems pretty well established.
Wards Dubs did not lose yesterday.
How lucky.
An inquirer wants to know when
the New Yorks will play of the post
mortem games. That's the sort they
are playing all the time. apparently.
Deadhead Hill has counterpart at
Eastern Park now. A row OF new fats
furnishes the coign of vantage.
Masks and chest protectors should be
furnished reporters at the Polo Grounds.
1t takes more nerve to face erratic foul
tips than to confront a dynamite gun
in the hands OF Brazilian men-o'-wars-
men.
The evening world., 1894-06-07

TERRIBLE WORK BY FLOODS.
Miles ana Miles of the Canadian
Pncinc Road Washed Out.
By Associated Press.


VANCOUVER. b. c., June An the
Canadian Pacific passengers who left for
the East Sunday, or have left since then.
returned to this city last night, having
founi 1t impossible to get through the
mountains. There are half a dozen
breaks of a serious nature along the
line. and the track cannot probably be
opened for a week.
A more serious interruption than pre-
viously reported Is due to u cloudburst
in the vicinity of Lytton. The burst
swept the railroad for nine miles from
the sawmill flats to Lytton, where the
approaches TO the Government Suspen-
sion Bridge on the old Cariboo road.
were carried away. The waters also
swept away the iron bridge at Ashcroft
and the Canadian Pacific Railroad bridge
near Spencer Station. The water tore
down the mountain gorge with incredi-
ble velocity, and sent the river leaptng
over It's banks In a boiling and seething
current.
This great volume of water Is yet to
be felt in the lower Frazer Valley, which
It will not reach for another day.
Men who returned last night from upper
river points bring sad stories OF death,
devastation and desola,ion.
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WHO WERE IN THE PARTY.
Numbers of New York and Brook
Iyn People Bound for Alaska.

BOSTON, June THE Raymond ex-
cursion party, which left here on May
%, on the trip to Alaska, through the
Canadian Rockies and along the line of
the Northern Pacific Railroad. through
Montreal. Winnipeg. Banff. Hot Springs.
Glaciers, Puget Sound. Seattle, Tacoma
and Portland. was in charge OF Henry Z.
Lyon. OF this city. and was made up OF
twenty-three peop.e. as follows:
Mrs. NJ. II. CHANDLER. Newark,
n. J.
Miss LoTTIE NJ. GREGORY. Troy.
N. Y.
Miss T. HEALY. Brooklyn.
JOHN EDWARD HEATON, New
Haven, Conn.
Mrs. o. O. ROWLAND. Boston.
Mrs HOADLEY Il. IVES. New
Haven. Conn.
Mrs. DAVID II. JUDSON, Brooklyn
T.. II. II. LYMAN and Mrs. LYMAN,
Brooklyn.
AUSTIN p. NICHOLS. Haverhin
Mass
LOWELL NJ. PALMER, Brooklyn,
ARTHUR w. PALMER, Brooklyn.
LOWELL, NJ. PALMER. jr.. Brook
lyn.
J. r. PEARL and Mrs. PEARL. Bos-
ton.
Miss BLANCHE A. Pearl, Boston,
Mrs c. b. PEDDIE. Westheld. ~ ].
| j. l.. REESE, New York City.
j. SHERRY. Troy, n. Y.
Mrs. CAROLINE TALCOTT. New
Haven. Conn.
4. NJ. WHITE. Brooklyn. n. Y.
Miss F.. L. WHITE, Brooklyn,
Miss II. II. WHITE. Brooklyn.
The Boston manager OF the Raymond
a. whitcomb Excursion Company re-
| celved the first news OF the wreck from
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YOU WANT Exdsy ds iHss Re THE WORLDS HALF MILL

Thurow came to me and said his wife
was in trouble and wanted to see me.
Il told him to send her to my Office in
the Stewart Building. She may have
Probably she did, for l was very busy
with political work just hen.
She said that the police were persecut-
Ing her. and that Capt. Doherty had put
a man In front of the house In First
street, where a sailor was assaulted, was
running. She said she kept a quiet house.
The 800 Was Hi. Fee.
81 told her ! was a lawyer. and she
must pay me 500 II she wanted to con-
suit me. She took out the money and
laid y on the table. | told my brother.
Charles Roesch. to get a change slip,
and the payment made was entered.
and afterwards the entry was made in
the ledger by my managing clerk. Henry
Mr. Roesch produced his ledger, and
although there was no date affixed, the
entry was; Mrs. Thurow,, $loo-,legal
services" The witness explained that
he sometimes did not put down dates.
1 received the money as retaining fee
as lawyer No money was ever sent
TO- the CLUB, and no other money was
story differs from that tod by Mrs.
Thurow," said Senator O'Connor. who
had come in and had listened attentively
There is no difference In substance.
She consulted you and paid you SlOO."
This seemed to please the witness at
first. but he replied there was a good
deal of difference. Secretary Fay had
nothing to do with it," he said, land
Mrs. Therrow,, never came to the Club
to pay money"
Besides was charged with taking her
money to secure police protection, which
| deny. I only took 1t to protect her in
terests as lawyer"
well, you knew what her complaint
and sarviCaQ n n
dered in preventing the police from in
terferng with her?" asked Senator
No, I didn't accept 1t for any such
purpose"
house kept away?"
YES"
"Did she tell you how she had paid
money to Hoch?" asked Mr. Goff.
Never snid,a word about Hoch: 1t was
all about Capt. Doherty."
You mean to say that as the leader
of the Tammany organization of your
district you could not afford to take
money from a woman Ike Mrs. Thurow
for protecting her. interests, but as
George F. Roesch, a lawyer, you could?,''
think could accept a retainer from any
criminal
she knew you were leader of the
district
Mr.. Roesch branched off here and said
he noticed Charles Hesse inB the court
room and thought he had come there to
testify in regard to himself. He wanted
to explain about this. but the Committee
would not let him.
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BATTLE IN INDIANA.
Sullivan County Strikers 0psn
Fire on State Troops
Militia Charge Miners After Picksts,
Had Been Driven Back.
Soldiers Reported Rein
forcements on the Way.

CHICAGO, June IA report dated
2.3O A. NJ. says that the miners attacked
the militia at Farmersburg In Sullivan
County, Ind. and at that hour q battle
was raging. Several of the militia are
reported wounded. but how seriously
cannot be learned. Adjt. Parks
pickets were surprised at 1 A. NJ, by Q
body Of miners who slipped up under
cover Of darkness and opened fire with
out warning.
The outposts returned the fire and re-
treated on the camp, where they rallied
and q charge was made on the ASSAULT
Ing party. The number Of miners could
not be learned. On the first voliey II u
said that at least fifty shots were fred
along the line.
Word was sent to Shelburn and two
companies are now marching to rein-
force the attacked militia under Col.
John w Ebei Of Terre Haute. The
from Terre Haute.
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The Misleading Despatch.

The following was the despatch re-
porting the wreck, as It came from the
West, this morning:
VANCOUVER, Il. c., June News is
lust coming that the cloudburst up the
Frazer River last night resulted In the
total destruction OF a Raymond excur-
sion train.
The train. which consisted of palace
cars, is from Boston, Mass, and had
been guaranteed passage to the noun
tain division. and was rushing ahead
when the wrecked roadbed. occasioned
by the cloudburst. was struck. The sleep
ing-cars were piled in an awful mass
There is no authentic news as to the
loss Of life.
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SUMMONED BEFORE BYRNEs.
Police Captains and Inspectors Con.
fer with Him at Headquarters.

In response to a summons sent out this
morning by Supt. Byrnes all the police
captains and the three Inspectors In the
city appeared before him at IL o'clock.
1t is not known for what purpose they
were summoned, but 1t was probably to
receive some verbal instructions with re-
gard to their conduct in their precincts.
ad summoned by Byrnes.
There is little probability that the
police Investigation into the charges of
blackmail and corruption made by wit
nesses before the Eexow Committee
against members of the Department will
be commenced at once, although, that
was the intention when the resolution
was adopted by the Police Commission
ers last Tuesday directing Supt. Byrnes
to go ahead with the work.
1t Is believed that II Supt.. Byrnes 8
conference with Senator Lexow yester-
day afternoon had resulted In any defin.
ite conclusion. one way or another
that some sort of statement would have
been given out for publication.
Supt. Byrnes refused to state this
morning what was sail or done be-
tween himself and Chairman Lexow.
The Superintendent is not authorized
under the resolutions directing him to
investigate any charges against mem
bers OF the force, to proceed contrary to
the wishes of the Lexow Committee,
providing the Committee contends that
their work
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ROESCH SAYS
IT'S UNTRUE.
Denies that He Received Money
from Mrs. ThurOW for
"PrOteCtiOn" Use.
TEsT|F|Es FOR HIMSELF.
He Tells the Lexow Committee
that the 500 was a Re-
tanning Fee.
WILL A CAPTAIN CONFESS
Rumor that One Is About to Resiur
And Will Tell All About
Police BIackmail.
WILL A CAPTAIN CONFESS =?

When the doors of Part 7 Of tho su-
preme Court were opened this morniny
there was promise of a lively session he.
fore the Lexow Police investigating
Committee to-day.
Cant. Jacob Siebert and his ward
men. Patrick Brennan and Patrick Far.
rell, OF the Union Market station, were
already on hand. anxious to go upon
tne witnes6-stand ana deny the state
ments MADE yesterday by MRS. Lena
Conen' VINO says she PAID the detectives
soV as an mutation Zee ana 900 month
to keep a house of ill-fame in East
- % s,,., see anu 'nas .ne .aptsln
esve ner permission 10 reopen a1ter ner
frst arrest II she would run the place
ss".,.,s. tu,u.y anu '''A ou' ''F rarNhurs' ae-
eectives.
Capt. siebert was in full uniform. Be-
yond his denial that the statements of
Mrs. Cohen were raise as regarded MN
self, he said he had nothing to say till
he was allowed To po on the stand He
is one OF the Oldest members OF the
force, having been appointed in 1861 and
nromoted m a cantaincv In 1874
Civil Justice George F. Roescb was
also present He had arranged with the
Cormtttaa to oo an tho ,,,,a .hi.
,,orn,n. =. oo,e.,s,n. .n .a.,. So ."s
Mrs. Augusta Thurow, who alleged that
she Maid Senator Roescb s1so in 1909 IN
secure immunitv from notice. @ t. ,nter,.r t -
ence while she was running disorderlv
house at "a Second avenue
-
Has Captain Weakened?
There were also rumors floating about
that a certain Captain had weakened
and was going to voluntarily appear be-
fore the Committee and testify as to
what he knew Of the blackmailing sys-
tenn established by the police authorities,
most sensational in its character: that
had ever been given in any investigation
Report connected this ruPor with the the
West Thirty-seventh street station, who
Is said to have been at odds with the
authorities at Police Headquarters for
some time past, and that now he is on
the point OF resigning his position and
co,,h not he confrmeS tbis mornin~ and
the counsel for the Committee say that
they have no knowledge Of any Police
~ against the Department, even to Sc
cure Immunity for himself
In the witnesses corner was another
morning. who. 1t was said. was ready to
tell the Committee another sensational
story Of blackmail and persecution by
the police.
The court-ro0m was densely packed, as
usual, when Chairman Lexow called his
collsagues together TO resume their
work at II A. M. Senators Bradley,
Cantor and Robertson were the only
other members of the Committee pres
snt at the opening. De I.ancey Nicoll
was absent. but ex-Judge Ransom was
there in his place.
Mr.. Con- presented Senator Bradley
with a pink rosebud, which the latter
smilingly accepted and placed in his
buttonhole. Jimmy" Oliver, Johnnie"
Brodslfy and Fatty" Walsh were in the
courtroom,
Ex-Judge Ransom began the proceed.
ings by presenting a letter from Capt
Stephenson, stating that he was not the
The evening world., 1894-06-07
SUPPOSED STOLEN BOATS.
Three of Them, with OarE and Sails,
Found Ia Ihe Enst River.

The police OF the East Fifty-hrst
street station are looking for the own
ers OF three small boats and II lot of
sails, oars and rowlocks. which are sup
posed 10 have been stolen
Patrolman John Lsntry reported at
the station last night that he had found
at the foot OF Fifty-first street. East
River, fourteen-foot skin, painted
white inside and red outside; a sixteen
foot rowboat, painted green, and a
clinker-built sixteen-foot yawl' white
bottom and green on top. In the
boats were four sails, a pole, nine oars
twenty-three pairs OF iron rowlocks and
several flags
1t is supposed the property was stolen
The evening world., 1894-06-07
SUSPECTED
The Warren Decree of Divorce
Tempered With.

A motion was made before Judge Nc
Adam. of the Superior Court, to-day for
a re-settlement OF the final order grant
Ing Mrs. Minnie C. Warren an absolute
divorce from Lawyer Lyman Il. Warren.
Mr. Warren. who acted as his own
lawyer In the proceedings, announced
that the decree issued by Judge 1ss'
Adam had been tampered with.
Lawyer David May. OF Howe & HUI
mel's office, said he was sure no tampef.
ing with the decree had been done -
their office. He admitted, however. thas
the decree attached to the judgment roll
was not the one he drew. t
Judge McAdam said the ofense
charged was a most serious one. and
he stopped the proceedings to await
the arrival OF Mr.. Hummel, for whom q
messenger was sent,
associated with Howe & Hummel az
Mrs. Warren's counsel
The evening world., 1894-06-07
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

There will be eight classes In the
Knickerbocker Yacht Clubs annual re-
gatta on June IL. over the Sound course.
starting off the clubhouse at College
Point. Entries are open to yachts Of
twenty clubs. comprising the New York.
I.archmont Atlantic, Marine and Field,
Seawahhaka Corinthian. American,
Brooklyn. New Haven, New Rochelle,
Riverside, Douglaston, Stamford, Horse
shoe Harbor. Hampstead Harbor Sea
Clr, Indian Harbor. Columbia. Shelter
Island, Yale and Jamaica Bay clubs.
Entries will be received by r. NJ Mac
donald. rs Lafayette place, this city.
The tenth annual regatta OF the York
Vile Yacht Club VII! be sailed on satur-
day.
The evening world., 1894-06-07
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

Jockey Doggett merited much more
severe punishment than u $3.50 fine and
suspension. His brutal attack on Fox
cannot be condemned too harshly Boys
with such ungovernable tempers as
Doggett appears to have should not be
allowed to ride at ALL for sooner or
later serious results may follow a At
OF passion. Doggett is a good rider and
he is always trying hard to win. but
he should by this time have learned to
take 4 defeat without making such a
public display OF his passion. Doggett
is employed by DR. Gideon Lee Knapp.
one of the powers In the Jockey Club.
He will be permitted to ride for his en-
ployer only.
Herald starts against Banquet and
owner of this fairly good colt will not
place him where he can win. Herald
could win many purses If dropped into
the right spots.
The handicappers got in heat on
led the crowd and cashed well 10 the
race They would still have their tickets
had not Griffin gone to sleep on kinglet.
1t is rather rough on a jockey, who
bella bors and spurs his horse for quar-
have an owner complain to the judges
that he .Uhe jockey pulled the horse
Such was Ballard's experience at Mar
raganaett Park yesterday. He had the
mount on Hyaka. pony, IN the SIXTH
race. The judges very properly refused
TO take any action in the matter.
All OF the six favorites,- by the way.
were beaten at Narragansett yesterday.
and some peculiar form WAS displayed.
II Is rather poor policy 20 thus initiate a
public, whose Lawmakers have just
passed pool bill. legalizlng the sport.
The evening world., 1894-06-07
FOUR SEEK DEATH.
Two Women and Two Men Attempt
Suicide in Muncie.

IBy ABsOcIated FTebh.
MUNCIE, Ind, June Mrs. Ada
Raymond left her husband and child at
Anderson, came to Muncie and unsuc-
cessfully attempted to end her life by
taking morphine. Mrs. Mabel Atkins.
nee Pollock, alias Markham, Devolt and
Haskett, who left her husband in Gin
cinnati several months ago, took the
contents oil an ounce bottle OF laudanum
last night and is now lowering between
life and death.
Later IN .he evening Wiinam schaner.
several. grains of morphine and will
probably die. This morning Lewis Aide
man, q glassblower, Attempted to end
razor The razor missed the jugular
vein and he then carved the flesh from
his wrists. leaving the bones bare. and
will die
The evening world., 1894-06-07
WILL CAPT. PRICE RESIGN?
When Questioned He Says He VIII
Not Talk mt Present.

The most intense excitement seemed
to be in the very air in the neighborhood
of Police Headquarters this morning. 1t
was rumored that Police Capt. Price
would tender his resignation. He ar
rived at Police Headquarters about II
o'clock, but when questioned concern
ing the truth of the report he said:
II don't care to say anything at
present. I think 1t best for my interests
to say nothing
Supt Byrnes and Inspector McAvoy
were both seen. but both refused to say
anything,
The evening world., 1894-06-07
Rock Island Calls for Troops.
(By Associated Press.

GUTHRIE. o. T., June IA telegram arrived
at the Governors once Inst night from the oiciais
Of the Rock Island Railroad appealing for help
to protect their property and the lives Of thsir
employees at Round Pond. o. T., where q mob
has placed obstructiops upon and torn up the
tracks because the Company would not stop trnins-
In the absence OF the Governor, Lieut.. Gov. Lowe
called on United States Marshal Nix and they icff
for the scene last night with q large posse. The
War Department will also be called on for
.
The evening world., 1894-06-07
TWO KENovA STRIKERS SHOT.
Guards at West Virginia bridge
Fire Into n Crowd.
lBY Assoclnied Prena.l !

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. June z-sAt
guards on the bridge were compelled -
shoot into crowd Of men who ape
preached suspicious.y from the Ohio side,
and two men are reported killed ana q
number wounded. S,Ats n,
A miner says the killed were John
Kessler and an Englishman named Rcd
mond. The trouble Is not over.
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KASLO, B. c., SWEPT AWAY.
Flood Said TO Have Done Great
Dnmage--SeyernI Missing.

tBy ASSOCIATED fresSl
NORTHPORT, Wash, June IA mes
senser arrived here to-day from Nelson
with the report that Kaslo, Il. c., was
swept almost entirely out Of existence
Sunday by a food and wind. II is said
the wharf and stores were carried into
the lake and that several persons are
missing.
No particulars are obtainable. The
telegraph wire IL down and trains are
The evening world., 1894-06-07
CIearneId Operator. to Meet.
(By Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. June THE Committee rs-
Gently appointed by the ciearheid coal operators
met this afternoon in the Philadelphia ofuees Of
the Berwind- White Coal Mining Company and
decided to call q general meeting Of the opera-
tors to be held in this city on Friday The
operators will then decide whether to send repre-
sentatives to meet the Ciearneld miners on satuf-
day to try TO settle the strike. ~ E
The evening world., 1894-06-07
Ohio Troop. on the Move.
lRy Associated Pres

KENToN. o.. June THE Second Infantry
has been ordered to report A. Columbus imnsdA-
ateiy Col. Kuert will concentrate In this city.
AKRON, o., June lin response TO the Gover-
nor cali for troops to suppress the expected out.
break to-day at Cambridge. Companies and q q
the Eighth Regiment. left here at an early he4
this morning for the scene OF trouble.
The evening world., 1894-06-07
PROF. W. D. WHITNEY DEAD.
The Well-knOwn PhiIOIOgist Passed
Away This Morning.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June PROF.
w. d. Whitney, the Yale philologist and
photographer, died at 1906 this morning
The evening world., 1894-06-07
Four Color.d Men Drowned.

tBy Associated Press
CAIRO. ILL.,, June flames Wheeler. I'd
Green. Jamee Holmes and I'd skagsa, all eolored.
were drowned at Birds Point Mo-. last evening,
While c.osaIug the river In skin. The boat was
overturned and the swim current carried them
under an adjaesnt barge.
The evening world., 1894-06-07
Three stray Rowbont- Picked Up

The police Of the East Fitty-nrst street station
want owner for three roWboats. found last
night by Policeman LAnEtry at the foot OF East
Fifty-hrt street The police believe the boats
we're stolen
The evening world., 1894-06-07
FALSE STORY
OF A Wreck.
Raymond Excursion Reported
Destroyed In British
Columbia.
NEW WORKERS IN THE PARTY.
Great Excitement Until It Was
Learned that the Train
Was Safe.
ONLY DETAINED BY FLOODS.
Twenty-three People on Board
Bound on a Summer Trip
10 Alaska.

MONTREAL. June THE oficlals OF
the Canadian Pacific deny the morning
report of the loss of the Raymond-whit-
comb excursion train through cloud
burst and washout on the Frazer River
A telegram Just received from Field. b.
c.. states that the party referred to is
stin there waiting for the road to be
cleared west.
BOSTON. June THE following mes
sage was received in the office Of the
Raymond q whitcomb Company at 1o.25
dated Montreal. June 7. 1902 A. M.
Just received advice. Impossible to get you,
party through to-day. and 1t will be three oil
four days before they can he transferred. sug
gsstion Is made that you had better cancel ae
commodation on Queen and u possible secure o
Topeka .... d. McNIcoLL.
Passenger Agent Canadian Pacific n. r..
The Raymond agents say they tele
graphed Mr.. McNicoll. asking II the train
was wrecked. and suppose this Is the
answer.