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The evening world., 1894-05-03
IN The TIGERS LAIR.
Independents Ready to Do Battle
with Tammany.
Every District South Of Fourteenth
Street Organized.
DIVERS Early and Often Boys VIII
Have to BE Careful.

With the formation Of a branch in the
Sixth Assembly District last night the
Independent County Organization COM
pleted the formation of its forces in all
the Assembly districts below Fourteenth
street. Fourteenth street Is the political
dividing line between what are known as
the plain, everyday voters and the silk
stocking element. 1t Is below that line
Of demarcation ~Tammany's stronghold is,
or rather was, for the Independents have
largely swelled their ranks with recruits
drawn from Tammany.
1t Is in the districts below Fourteenth
street where Tammany has mad every
thing its w way. There the coloniz-
ers and the repeaters flourish: Undis;
turbed and ~unopposed, they have held
derful banner majorities in the Second,
Third, Fourth and Eighth districts.
With the .'tin soldiers from this army
Of professional citizens Police Justice
NAUTICAL marvel Of polling lilo 0 votes
with a constituency of 5000 voters.
such feats VIII never be accomplished
again If the leaders of the independent
to prevent these outrages in the future
they have organized In the lower dis
tricts. They will act as a check on
with the anti-Tammany elements in the
various districts. drive the perpetrators
of the frauds and their hirelings from
power. The Counties are now firmly
tory, and II the enemy is not dislodged
1t will not be their fault, they say.
The war will not be confined below
Fourteenth street. The Independents
are already organized in the Twelfth
and Twenty-fourth districts, and or
ganization is being perfected In the
Seventeenth and Twenty-first districts.
The preliminary campaign in the dia-
m~ond-backed Twenty-first Is in charge
of Louis Steckler. He has 400 names
enrolled 50 far. Police Commissioners
James ]. Martin, the Tammany leader,
Is worried over the success of his
rival. He came near losing his district
last year, n as the detection in his
ranks has grown since, he is almost GER
tain to be beaten at the coming cleo
Julius Harburger will be the leader in
the Sixth District.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
BLAZING IN AN 81" CAR.
Passengers, Fearing an Explosion,
Flee for Safety.

THOSE passengers who boarded a Har-
penn bound Third venue IL" train at
Iily Hall about 6.4S last night are tell
ing to-day Of the lively incidents which
t1KHsed a panic in the second car, while
~ train was between Fourteenth and
eighteenth streets.
Inc atmosphere Of the car was Of
ehsiVe with the odor OF a smoking
amp and one of the passengers called
u attention of a guard to the fact.
ne found the middle lamp in the car
nIIooahihg ,~furiously, and Immediately
.oosel i from its fastenings,
/ m m second guard ran up at the safe
q ka anu began to blow eXcitedly into
o e Vh.mney. This forced the flame
mi, INTO the bowl OF the lamp, the oil
n thhls ana flowing out over the hands
no u guard who held the lamp. Fear
nd M sAplosion, the passengers, men
IN "olneh alike, ran for either end
- ha ut and awaited the stopping OF
The ann at Eighteenth street.
din Suard with the blazing lamp had
he car ume reaching his station on
% he gre after some delay, he signaiIed
TEA to hold the train, In.
h. eaG 10, OF doing so, the conductor gave
he go ahead" bell. The guard put
form amp an ablaze on the station plat.
II rain' ana hurried back to stop til,
. aant A colored porter AZ the 1ieh
AMI y street station mansgea 10 5u,
Ehile GoanE Ie' but burned his hands
The evening world., 1894-05-03
CRIPPLED FOR TWO CENTS.
Little Harry Sherman Lacked This
Amount to Pay His Fare.
Conductor Frightened or Pushed
Him from a Trolley Car.

Conductor Charles l.. Dehn, of the De
Kalb avenue trolley line, was held for
examination by Justice Walsh, in the
Adams Street Police Court, Brooklyn,
this morning, charged with criminal
negligence, the result Of which will
probably cripple little Harry Sherman,
be heard May y.
The little fellow was lying on a cot in
the Brooklyn City Hospital waiting for
the doctors to %amputate several toes of
his left foot, which was crushed under
the wheels Of trolley car No. 243, at 7
o'clock last night.
The boy was on his way home and
boarded Conductor Dehn's car at the
cents, stating that he would pay the
remaining two cents of his fare the next
night. He said he was tired, and unless
the conductor allowed him to ride he
1928 Broadway, a distance of more than
three miles.
The conductor became angry and told
the boy II he ever tried to play such a
game again he would be thrown off the
car. At this point the stories of eye-wit-
nesse and the conductor differ:
The car vas running up Washington
sengers ay the conductor. without max
ing an attempt to stop the car. made a
motion as IT. t. push the boy off the
PLATFORM, ana o momen later the cal
gave a jolt and the screams of the
boy attracted the attention of the pas.
sengers, and the conductor rave the sig
nal to the motorman to stop the ear
The boy was carried to a nearby store
and later attended by Ambulance Sur
geon Moore, who dressed his foot. He
was removed to the City Hospital. Off
GER Muir, Of the Adams street station
placed Con iuctor Dehn under arrest.
Dehn says he did not push the boy ol
or make a motion towards him. but tina
the lad jumped from the platform whil'
the car was in motion.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
CAR RUNS INTO A CART.
Driver Thrown Out and n Lot Of
COnl Falls Over Him.

A coal cart owned by Onerman &
Hussenbutle, and driven by John J.
McKelvey, was run into by cable car
No. SO at Frankfort street and Park
row this morning.
Either Mckelvey was not quick
enough to get out of the way or the mo-
tormon was too lively, for the cable car
caught the corner OF the cart with
force enough TO drive the latter on
it's end, as well as knocking II four or
five feet away.
McKelvey, who had been whistling.
stopped the music when knocked into
the street. over him came half a dozen
or so bushels of coal. and then, before
he could get away, the frightened
horses made n forward move. The
wheels OF the truck were about passing
over his body. when several bystanders
rushed over and dragged him out. In
trying TO regain his feet, however. Nc
Kelvey, who held on to the reins. was
again thrown down and under the
truck. He was yanked out again by
the same friendly hands, and then he
and the cable car gripman told each
other what they thought OF the whole
transaction.
s 20 TO $50 O'Clock.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
GIBBS MURDER MYSTERY.
sensational Arrest Expected soon
in Buffalo.

BUFFALO. May 3.-The Coroner's in
quest in the case OF the murdered law
yer, Montgomery Gibbs, was begun to-
day. No evidence was taken, however,
and the examination Of witnesses was
deferred until Wednesday. 1t is not
deemed advisable at this time to make
public some of the evidence hat has
been obtained. lest the ends OF justice
may be thwarted. The police nave as
yet made no arrests.
There is little doubt to-day In the
minds OF any OF the reading think
ing citizens OF Buffalo that Gibbs was
murdered by some man living in the
Immediate Vicinity Of where the body
was found, and that the motive for the
crime was vengeance, following swiftly
upon Gibbs's attempt to pursue an In
trigue with a wife or daughter.
The mead detective will only. say thai
the circle is gradually narrowing about
the probable murderer, and h a sen
sational arrest will soon be made.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
MURDERED At HOME.
Grob's Throat Had Been Gut and
His Skull Fractured.
Shrouded in Mystery and a Motive
Seems to BE Lacking.

The police are e~ndeavoring to find n
motive for the murder of Gottlieb Grob.
who was found dead last night in his
home, 22l william street.
Detectives Crowley, McCluskey and
Nugent, of Police Headquarters, are
working on the case, with Detectives
McCrory and Callahan. OF the Oak
street station. Inspector Williams has
taken entire charge OF the case, inc n
Inmates that some arrests will be made
within twenty-four hours.
Grob was employed as a cook at Bre-
glemeyer's restaurant, ABB Broome street.
and for a couple Of years has occupied
apartments in the tenement In the rear
of 221 William street. He failed to re-
port for work yesterday morning, and
last night George Rampft. an associate
cook. was sent to ascertain the cause.
He found Grob's door locked. but
passed through a vacant room adjoining
and by mean OF the fire-esoape gained
access to the rooms. Grob was found
on his bed dead. His throat was cut and
skull crushed. A woman's coat was
thrown over the body.
Grob was seen at his window the night
before by John Hartman, who occupied
rooms opposite in the front building.
Hartman asked him over to play a game
Of cards. but Grob declined. He said
he wished to go to bed early. When
Hartman retired an hour or two later
he noticed that Grob's windows were
closed.
Yesterday morning Mrs, Hartman TO-
ticed the window opening IN the fire es-
cape was open and spoke about II. The
murderer evidently gained access by
means of the fire escape and left by the
main door. which has n spring lock.
Grob was an inoffensive German about
forty years old, and was not known to
have an enemy He received a salary of
81 a week. and out of this had saved Il
small amount. which was deposited at
the Bowery Savings Bank. The officials
OF the bank said to-day that he had not
drawn any money either Monday or Tues
day.
1t Is claimed by friends OF the dead
man tina he owned a watch, but this
could not he found. Everything else in
his rooms was in perfect order. The po-
lice do not take to the theory Of robbery
as a motive. Tn presence OF a woman's
cloak thrown over the body was addl-
tional mystery to the murder.
Grob obtained n divorce from his wife
more than a yea x She had eloped
with a man named Christ and is now
living in Paterson, N. j.
George Rampft, who discovered the
body, was detained as a witness. He
was arraigned at the Tombs to-day
n remanded.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
POLICEMAN RICE SHOT
Bullet from a Negroes Pistol En-
ters His Neck.
Went Through Two Collars and
Lodged in the Skin.
Result Of a Row at n Colored Cen
tlemen's Poker Party.


Policeman Rice, Of the West Sixty
seys,tb stroet sta,io, had , p.rrov es-
-
cape from peing pauiS injured tnis MORN
ing. wnen a pistol was fired point blank
at him nv Thomas /. Daniels. Mt AZ West
So. 80" M. 80, .sS
siN'y-six.h street Inc ouiet passeo
through his coat collar, but simply I'M
bedded itself IN the skin of his neck, A
nh,.u,,n satd 10 d,an,, ,ua.rs,,na nrhv
physician SAID he didnt understand why
the bullet didn't enter the policeman's
r,.
Inc shoo''hs was .he outcome VI u
o. o'clock last night.
TLa... D,, 49,, William
ihoiias - Danieis anu "hiiaih
Rodgers, colored walters, live in he
house at IS West Sixty-sixth
street. which is in charge Of another
colored man, w. C. c. Randolph.
The men mad no money. but they
agreed to call that off for a few days.
Daniels won steadily, At $50 O'Clock
that hour Rodgers got angry and grab
BED .GT + hand tbat OF m ohips' Il, square," he
said.
But Daniels didn't see It that way.
and out came a revolver. Rodgers drew
the firing besan' ~
There Is some difference Of opinion as
in The house heard five shots
d" Rndaers ran dnwpsteiS s into the rooms
of Adam Minis on the second floor with
rs nieis close after him Minis went for
a policeman. Rodgers hid in the rear
room. and bolted the door. Daniels was
in a front room firing shots through the
ddnor WI ~" - s"o ~ '-
ont in the street MINIS met Rounds
The evening world., 1894-05-03
ONE DEAD AND ONE DYING.
Fatal steRm-Pipc Explosion in
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. May IA six-inch
steam-pipe. in the plant OF the south
and Washington avenue, exploded last
night. killing Larry Martin, ~thirty-two
years old. night engineer. and fatally
injuring John Tuohv. twenty-five years
old. "A night lineman; John Fife. forty
five years old, a fireman, and A. H.
Bowen, forty-five years OF age, assistant
general manager. were also scalded, but
not seriously hurt.
The pipe was about ten feet In length
and connected a manifold box. where
steam from five large boilers was accu-
INFLATED. with the 5o0-horse power engine
running the dynamUs. The pipe was
seen TO tremblc for half an hour before
II brok,. Martin climbed up and was
trying to hx IL when the explosion oc-
Cured. The loss to the plant Will be
tTitiInE.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
SHOT TWICE IN A SALOON.
Student Jones Wounded by McIn-
tyre, the Proprietor.

student Jones wounded by McIn-
tyre, the Proprietor.
The facts in a mysterious shooting
ARRAY which tool place yesterday after
moo In the saloon of Patrick Mcintyre.
at 1902 West Fortieth street, were only
made public this morning. Robert
Jones, twenty-five years old. of "a West
Thirty-eighth street. a student In a
veterinary college. is h victim.
According to Mcintyre, who liz the
shooting and has been arrested, Jones
entered his saloon and asked for a
drink of whiskey. He was Intoxicated
and Mcintyre would not serve him.
Tho young man then picked up a
heavy stone match-safe that stood on the
bar and struck Mcintyre on the head
with 1t.
The saloon-keeper pulled out a revolver
from a drawer behind the bar and shot
young Jones twice. One bullet struck
him in the right side of the neck. The
other is believed to ave buried itself In
his shoulder. Mcintyre said the shoot
Ing war done in self-defense.
Policeman Mcclure, of the Thirty-sev-
enth street station. heard the shots when
he was patrolling his post a block away,
He said he rushed into the saloon and
found no one there but Mcintyre. who
was bleeding from a wound In the head.
Mcintyre said he had shot a man, but
did not know where he had gone to. The
s~aloon-keeper was taken to the station
house and locked up.
About 10 o'clock last night was
taken to Bellevue Hospital in a cab by
his father. He would not talk about
the case. The wounds are not serious.
AS soon as the police knew Of Jones's
arrival at the hospital he was put under
Mcintyre was taken to the Jefferson
Market Police Court this morning and
held without bail to await the result OF
Jones's injuries.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
TOWN STORM SWEPT
Several buildings Blown Down, and
Two Men Injured.

place in a northeasterly direction last
night, doing a great dea OF damage.
The United Brethren Church was blown
from Its foundation and wrecked. the
Davis & Co.'S corn cribs were scattered
for miles. while several other buildings
were badly damaged. John Butcher was
badly hurt and his house was blown
to pieces.
John Brennan, a farmer. was riding
to town when his team was blown OFF a
high bank. Both. horses were. killed
The evening world., 1894-05-03
SEAL HUNTERS LOST.
Several Boat Crews Separated from
the Ship Retriever.
AssnrlAIel PTess.l

all OF five boat crews OF hunters be
longing to the American ship Retriever
have been lost at sea. Among the lost
are the following Americans: A. Byley,
+ Cockrel. J. Coyle. II. Coyle. q. Lon
gard and IL. Snow.
The Retriever on April 2 sent OF W
boat crews of hunters, only three men
being left board to manage the ship,
which was then in latitude Sc, 80 north.
lo%nsitude lIZ02 east. A hurricane
sprang up and ship and boats became
separated. Word has reached here that
nearly all the boats crews persisted.
gutnzs-feN Chinese and Europeans hav,
fued by a passing steamer
Yer the gale.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
FOOTBALL NEXT SUNDAY.
Game Under Gaelic Rules TO lie
Played At RidGewood.

A game Of football, under Gaelic rules,
will bc played at R!dgewood or Sunday
afternoon, between the Kerry Rovers, Of
New York, and the M~itchells, OF Brook
Ign.
The champions of 1892 uhe Kickhams)
and the Innisfalls will meet on Sunday,
May 10.
These latter clubs Will Join the news
Central Council OF Gaelic Clubs about
TO be organized
The evening world., 1894-05-03
stole Because He Was Hungry.

my father turned me out OF the house. ana be-
cause I was hungry l stole said s'Steen-year-
old benjamin Schwartz. OF 10 Bowery' when ne
WINS arraigned before Justice Koch, in the Essex
Market Police Court. to-day. He took two pairs
OF shoes from In front OF the store at 4O6 East
Houston street, the property OF Peter hosehthai'
Justice Koch committed the boy for trial.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
ST. ALBANS FEARS A FLOOD.
New Danger Threatens In scene
of the Landslide.
lRy Associated Press.l

MONTREAL, May 3.-Reports from
st. Adams. Quebec. where the de-
structive landslide took place last Fra.
day night, deny the story OF the re-
covery OF the Gauthier family. Their
house was unearthed yesterday. but no
trace OF the family could be found.
There is great danger OF another catas-
trophe.
A large lake eighty feet deep has
formed near the parish church., and the
dam being soft and weak is liaple to
be carried away at any moment. II II
breaks the water Will sweep away many
f~arm-houses, and the terrified inhabit-
ants are deserving their homes.
The evening world., 1894-05-03

In view of the conflicting statements
concerning the circumstances under which
the steamship ran ashore. a report gained
currency in shipping circles that tho
Persian Monarch had sprung aleak and
had been ~purposely beached by Capt.
b As the 10 o fase Of sanderson q Son.
agents for the Wilson-Hill line. at p
State street, II was said that q despatch
had been received this morning from
stating that the vessel had driven ashore
on the Long Island coast. sixty-hve miles
east Of Sandy Hook.
the accident, but added that the vessel
was lying in an easy position.
The message contained a request that
tugs s,e be s ,Se a as heip said st tsas the Sh tug
Charles -. Evarts nad been chartered
to AXE the passengers on the vessel
and that they would be landed at Fire
The agents of the line Immediately
chartered tugs from the Merritt Wreck.
ing Company, and these tugs were al
il is expected that they will reach
the Persian Monarch about 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
The agent Of the line said h Per,
SoIS in 1H't tRe s eaa saA! The Steamship
carries a general cargo OF the value OK
Botn vessel and cargo are insured.
The tug c. E. Evarts. with the Wilson
house flag flying, passed out at
way to the Persian Monarch.
A despatch received about noon from
the scene Of the disaster states tina the
The Persian Monarch Is a four-masted.
schooner-rigged, iron. screw steamship
OF 2, $50 tons, and was built by McMillen.
Dumbarton. Scotland. In September.
1880.
She is $50 feet long. IS feet beam and
25 feet in depth. Her owners are T.
Wilson Sons a CO.. OF London, who
Egyptian Monarch and Lydian Monarch.
from the old Monarch line.
The Persian Monarch has four bulk
heads and compound engines OF 500
horsepower.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
THE MARBLEHEAD RETURNS.
Anchored In Il Lower Bay After
Her Trial Trip.

The United States cruiser Marble
head, which went to sea on Tuesday
on a trial trip, returned this morning.
and at S.45 anchored in the lower bay.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
The worlds" New Uptown once.

THE Worlds" Uptown Office has
moved into its new quarters at the june
ton of Broadway and Sixth avenue, at
Thirty-second street. There are eight
entrances, two OF Broadway, two on
Sixth avenue and four on Thirty-second
The evening world., 1894-05-03
Fell Down an Elevator shaft.

John Grant. forty-three years old. . stsbieman
employed At llls First avenue. fell down the els
vator shaft there early this morning and received
pitAL
The evening world., 1894-05-03
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The evening world., 1894-05-03

DRIxK magic IRON ToSE, the great nerve tonic,
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The evening world., 1894-05-03

You Read The Evening World
Do You Read The Sunday WOrldf
The evening world., 1894-05-03
EDITION..
STEAMSHIP
GROUNDED.
Wilson, Hill Liner Persian
Monarch on a Bar or
Eastport, L. |.
WAS The BIC SHIP pEACHED
Quogue Life-Savers' Offer Of As
sistenoe Declined by Capt.
Bristow.
HE SAYS HER RUDDER BROKE
The Steamers Thirty Passengers
will Be Transferred by Tug
to Fire Island.

WESTHAMPTON, l.. l., May a.-The
Wilson-Hill line steamer Persian Mon
arch. from London April II, carrying
passengers to the number Of 30 ran
ashore almost opposite PASSPORT last
night.
She is still ashore In m easy position.
and her captain has declined aid from
the Quogue l~ife-savers In expectation Of
getting of at high tide with the assist
ance OF tugs from New York. which have
been telegraphed for.
There Ia considerable mystery as to
how the vessel came to be beached.
The captain told the l~ife-savers who
boarded her that the accident was due
to the breaking OF 'shs steamers rudder.
One of the frenen on the steamer told
the life savers that the rudder had not
broken until the vessel ran ashore.
At $50 o'clock last night the skies
were overcast. but there was no fog or
mist over the water. so h a the cause
of the accident Is inexplicable unless
the captains explanation 10 to be ac-
cepted.
The shore Is lined with persons watch
Ing the vessel. n batteaux men are
on the lookout for passengers who may
desire to be put ashore.
SO far as can be learned there was no
panic when the ship struck.
The passengers got up on deck as soon
as possible frightened by the shock.
but were at once informed by the officers
n crew that there was no danger, and
that II the ship did not float OF at high
tide she would be towed on by the COM
pany's tugs.
The complete list Of the passengers b
The morning call., 1894-11-17
KNIGHTS ARE WEALTHY.
Schedule of Property Now in the
2 -. Hands of the Order.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 16-The Knights
of Labor had a business session this morn
ing. The first business of the afternoon
session was TO receive the rep t on the
financial standing of the order, and it was
reported there was now in the grand
treasurer's hands the sum of $1,000. A
schedule of the property in possession of
the order was also presented.
: Among the items: on the schedule was
the Knights of Labor building in Philadel-
phia. valued at $50, 600; official journal and
plant. $4,000; CaDalburg slInd.) coal
mines. $4,000; real estate at Homer, n.
z, $4,000. and other smaller properties,
aggregating about sos, 900 10 all. The COM
mittee on law made their report,
which was referred to the COM
mittee on distribution to be pre-
sented 10 the subcommittee, and a
few minor changes were made in the pre-
amble of the order, but the motion to Select
grand officers for two terms of two years
EACH" was defeated by large majority.
A congratulatory telegram was sent to the
National Grange. now In session at Spring
field, III. Interest is now centering on the
election Of officers, which will not take
place until the latter part of the session.
Adjournment was taken at $50 P. M.