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The evening world., 1894-04-17
LAWYER BRUCE MARRIED..
Miss Scott Who Shot Herself on
His Account, Is Insane.

Residents Of Jersey City are greatly
surprised at the news of the marriage OF
Linn Bruce and Mrs. Lillian B. Knapp,
The marriage was performed April 10.
at the residence Of the brides mother.
in Andes, N. Y.
Bruce is quite a prominent lawyer and
orator. He resides in the Greenvllla
section of Jersey City. where his brother.
Rev. w. +, Bruce, Is pastor of the Green
vile Reformed Church.
Lawyer Bruce achieved notoriety last
November by the breaking of the engage.
ment to marry between Miss Agnes
Scott and himself. The wedding was to
have taken place on Thanksgiving Day.
put a few days before that the couple
had a misunderstanding and the wedding
was declared off.
The publicity and gossip which fol-
lowed drove Miss Scott out of her mind.
ard on the day before Thanksgiving, she
attempted suicide by firing four pisto!
ullets into her breast. She recovered
from the self-inf.cted wounds, but never
regained her reason, and Is now an IN
mate of the insane asylum in Trenton.
Mrs. Knapp, now Mrs. Bruce, is 3
Laughter of Mrs. Duncan Ballantine, OF
Andes. N. Y. 1t is said that Mrs. Bruce
inherited a large fortune upon the death
f Mr.. KNAPP.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
LEFT WORSE THAN ORPHANS.
Vnudin Children's Father Dead and
Their Nother

IhSlr hOtner insane.
In the insane pavilion at Bellevue
Hospital to-day Is a woman who was
taken there under most distressing cir
cumstances.
She is the widow of Peter Vaudin, a
tailor. sixty years old. who dropped dead
from heart disease in front Of $50 West
Twenty-eighth street last evening, while
on his way to his apartments at 40. 1873.
His body was taken to the West Thir-
tieth stree. police station to await a
claimant. None appearing, at II o'clock
a policeman was sent to the house to
inquire the reason.
When the officer arrived there he
found Mrs. Naudin raving and making
desperate attempts to throw herself
from n window. She was only re-
strained by the efforts of her two chill
dren, Louis. aged nine, and Lucy. eight
years old.
Inquiry developed the fact that neither
the unfortunate woman nor her children
knew anything of their protectors
death. The widow was incapable, any
way, of realizing her misfortune, for she
has been insane for years. Her hus-
band, however, had refused to place her
in an asylum, tenderly caring for her
The demented woman was removed to
Bellevue. end the Gerry Society took
charge of the children.
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cries he found Smith rolling in agony

cries he found Smith rolling in agony
on the floor.
burned. 'rhe baker dragged Smith into
The hall and tried to smother the flames
with "A sack. After the flesh had been
turned off mis- left hand he gave 1t up.
I'll" hlrnes In tho mean time had eX-
ten I'D to he elevator shaft, and were
shooting up towards the roof.
lihcher stopped a milkman In the
street and directed him to 20 around TO
and give the alarm. The milkman did
so
Tho baker tried 10 arouse the tenants
in the house b. pushing all the bell but
tons, but nobody seemed to mini the
noise.
Tn. frs' in the house to realize that
thci' was II fir" was "A family by Tn"
name Of Rodcu on tn" second ilopr. Tn"
farIilv con ists OF Lizzie Bulen. a widow
with fiv" children. lar ~, sixteen y"1rI
Mary. fourteen; IIz"ie, ton, Nanni",
sis. and Catherine, -four. Hugh HuIn"s,
when IN" family tried to 20 into the
hail they found 1t till"l with smoke.
They tried to - up "A rear stairway TO
the roof, but tn flames Vrr" ahead 81
them, and we're already curling IN fiery
Thinking the smoke less dangerous
than the flames, they decided to 60
down the front stairs.
The child, Mary, has been sick IN bed
f'N go 49, AAs fHAA' 'HH' 49,
walk. BIrn"s, the bparIer. took the
little one on his back and rushed
through the smoke down into the street.
The others of the family followed close
after him. Burnes was exhausted when
he reached tn" street, and had to be
taken into a nearby drug store for med
zeal treatment.
Mrs. Gardner. who lives on the third
floor, tried to escape by way OF the roof.
She weighs $50 pounds. The woman
finally fled to the fire-esCape. Her hlls-
ban stayed SO long trying to decide
which way to take that "A fireman was
compelled to 20 up the escape and carry
him down.
Christopher Olsen occupied a room in
the back OF the third floor, with his
wife. They were to start for topen-
hagen to-day. The wife ran downstairs,
leaving the husband in the room to
gather up their ~valuables. But after
that the wife couldn't find Olsen. She
was sure he had been burned to death.
When the fir" WAS all over Olsen was
found, sitting quietly in his room
There waa too muCh smoke to risk it,"
he explained.
The ircmeu did't have so much trcu-
BILE putting out the fire as they ala in
Quieting the people. The damage will
not he over $l,Orr.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
CITY PARKS IN BLOOM.
Thirty Out of the FiNy-twO Are
Floral Dcnuty spots.

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The Park Department has made the
usual Spring arrangements for the sea-
sons flower planting in at least thirty
of the nfty-two public parks in the city.
Including those in Central Park, over
COO 900 blooming plants have been set out
already by the gardeners. Central Park
gets. of course, more than all the others
put together.
Tulips are the main standby for the
Park gardeners In opening the season.
Their gaudy ~colors. when artistically ar
ranged. are found to yield the best
effects, and therefore. from now on for
some three or four weeks 1t will be
tulips, tulips, and nothing in the main
but tulips.
union Square Park always leads the
van. That's where the gardeners put
forth their best efforts. This season the
first, a deep ring of light blue, then one
of pink, then a deeper one Of white and
yellow, leading up to the grand central
clump OF blu and red.
Madison Square will present about the
same color arrangement on not quite
so large a scale. T~he"rotation of bios
SONS as arranged by the gardeners is
for pansies and forget-Ine-nots to follow
the tulips, OF these two varieties owe
10000 are ready to take the tulips
places. Then come geraniums.
These three rotations play the star
parts. but besides them. begonias, GRO.
Cuses. roses, centorias and other bright
bloomets are worked In where they vii
do the most good.
For borders ~alternathera and acalypha
are chiefly used. The latter is a Wes'
Indian plant, with leaves ranging frou
dark rome to all shade Of red. IT set!
off the blooms most effectively.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
TRIED TO BURN A CHURCH.
Organ Ruined mud Floor burned
by II BIazc started In 81.

CRANFIEI.D. -. j., April lit has
just been learned that AN attempt was
mad" last Saturday night to burn tn"
Crawford ~. ~ African BAPTIST church.
Deacon Brown, OF that church. who acts
IA jnn.tur, vert to open ia" biilling
sunday morning, and to prepare for tn"
service. when he saw bciur" tn" pulpit
"A half-hUrnod broom. IN" ilOurlug
rUunl and under II vas burned and the
organ was ruined. An iuycstiErtiDn
showed thht the broom had been satii-
rated with kerosene from on Of the
church lamps and then isIIil"l
The church members nr, Of th" opinion
that some on" OF their number, ont OF n
spirit Of Jealousy attempted to hurn tn"
'iiiiCr. The insurance IN IN" building
expired last week, owing - the Inability
Of the church society TO pay tn" pre-
miums, II had the building been de-
strOy"d, the society would have lost the
result of tn" work OF several years.
Tn" polio" Of Crawford viii maE" an
Investigation.
The evening world., 1894-04-17

One of the most picturesque escapes
was that Of John NJ. Latin. the ccle-
brated professor of the manly art. who
enjoys the distinction of having faced
John L. Sullivan In the arena.
Prof. Latin has just arrived from
Florida by steamer, and was enjoying II
good sound sleep He dreamed that he
was still aboard ship and that she was
making futile attempts to get into some
port.
THE ship that l dreamt I was on"
he said this morning to ar Evening
World" reporter. was tossing and roll
ing, and l heard her %creaking and
stra!ring ominously IN every joint. The
sailors were hurry ing about with
blancehd faces. the Captain was giving
orders In a most dismal voice, and my
fellow-passengers all seemed to ant!ci-
pate that something frightful was going
to happen. !. too. was frightened to such
an extent. that ! awolie and ran to the
window. There was a terrible CommO-
ton on the street. There was also an
odor of smoke in my room.
II was still half asleep and dazed, and
did not yet quite comprehend where |
was. j thought | was still on shipboard,
n she was afire and letting of steam.
1T was some moments before | real
lied that | was ashore ana In the East
ern Hotel, ana that there was II fire
right beneath me: AS soon as I knew
this. ! grabbed whatever articles of ap.
parel came TO hand, got them on. l don't
know how, and swung myself out OF
the windo onto a tire-esCape and dow
Into the street.
"As soon as | recovered my presence
of mind l found that my toilet had been
made without reference to comfort or
decorum. l had on only my 'atovc-
pipe a pair of trousers and an under
Unfortunately, however, the fire was
soon extinguished. and. as II had been
kept confined to the barroom and very
little damsge done to the f9or above i,
street ana soon returned TO continue
my slumbers."
Prof. Latin is not only an athlete.
He iS thoroughly COnNerSan Mt with sew
eral languages and has made a number
of hits as an actor. He once played the
part OF Charles, the WRESTLER. In a
You Lik It. with Rose Coghlan's
In addition tc Prof. Latin and Watch
man Van Arsdale. seven others got out
during the fire by way of the Trees
capes. The other guests reached the
street by a stairway on the South street
side.
was that two pieces OF ice hat lay on
top of a heap OF clans on the lunch
counter In the barroom, were not melt
ed, although the flames had lackcnel
the clans and scorched the walls and
counter Immediately adjoining them.
The origin of the fire is very mystic.
rious. Beyond the fact that II must have
started IN the southeast corner of tn,
barroom, nothing definite seemed to b.
known about II.
The damage to the fixtures and appur
tenanceS OF the harroom will be about
SOS. 600. The painting and decorations or
the ceiling, alone cost $1,000, Every
thing is fully covered by insurance.
The excitement attendant upon tn
fire has laid up Howard with nervou
p~rostration.
, jured by the fire Is George Hogan, VIII
Is employed In the restaurant OF tn
hotel, His face and neck we're singee,
bruised. He, as well as Howard. /
under medical care at the hotel. Boil
will soon recover.
Hogan is a brother of Police Sergt
Hogan. Of the Old slip station.
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THEIR CASE ADJOURNED.
Three noys \rrni%nrd on Charge
OF Arson.

Judge Cowing. of Part /. Court of
General Sessions, was somewhat puZ-
Zled this afternoon as to what DISPOSE
tlun to max" Of the indictment for
arson against Herman Fricdenhurg.
Arthur Patterson and George Elliot.
aged tWclN" years respectively.
ON the night of March - Policeman
Patrick ENelS. Of the Twenty-SiXth
Precinct, Will" looking ont of his rear
window at 81 West one Hundred Ia
First street. discovered flames in II barn
which he owns, and II momcn later
saw three boys run from the building.
He gave chase, and Canght the prisoners
at ON" Hundred n lifth street.
In court this morning they pleaded
not guilty, ANA We're remanled for trial.
hut later they Wcr" brought to the bar
again ana Judge towing said that the
."Nldenc" dld not seem to inhicat" arson
and that he would adjourn the case until
"Wednesday,
The evening world., 1894-04-17
JAMES PARKE STILL MISSING.
No Clue to Indicate Where He
May Have Gone.
Police and His Associates Puzzled
by His Absence.

No tidings have yet been received of
young James Parke, son OF Harvey c..
Parke. head of the big chemical manu-
featuring firm of Parke. Davis & Co.
9? Maiden lane, who disappeared mys-
teriously last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. John Clay, manager of the New
York branch of the house, has been
using every effort to keep from the pub
lie the fact that Parke was missing,
and 1t was only through a despatch
fro IL Detroit, Mich, where the young
mans home Is, that it became known
to-day.
Mr.. Clay was plainly in a much per-
turbed state Of mine this forenoon when
asked If he had any news of the missing
man, but he was not disposed to give
any Information which would lead to
the discovery Of his whereabouts.
He refused TO tell where Parke lived
while in New York or to verify or deny
some of the reports which had reached
the public concerning the motives which
might have prompted Parke to make
away with himself.
1t was learned from another source
that the young man, who is twenty-six
years old, came to New York three years
ago and was employed in the FIRMS
shipping department. A few weeks ago
he took a trip through the South with
his stepnother. returning to Detroit on
Palm Sunday.
He remained there for n few days, and
then came to this city. He wrote home
that he was glad to get bach to New
York, and the tone of the letter was
such as to give no hint of any trouble.
on Thursday afternoon Parke left the
store at the usual time. apparently in
good spirits. Friday morning he failed
to come to business, but owing to his
connection with the head of the firm
absence. Friday and Saturday passed,
and still he did not appear at the store.
becoming worried, Mr.. Clay. the man
ager, made Il search among the young
mans papers at the office. In the safe
was found his purse and a note which
read: "GoOd-by forever" Thoroughly
alarmed. Mr.. Clay communicated with
Police Headquarters and took other
means to discover Parke's wheres bouts.
Al efforts, however. to find the missing
man We're fruitless, n yesterday 1t was
decided to communicate with his par
ents and friends In Detroit. Numerous
kilograms went back and forth between
his city and Detroit, but no light was
shed on the matter.
Mr.. Clay admitted to-day that he had
not the slightest clue which might helL
learned that Parke has been recently
paying attention to a young woman II
this city whose address is kept a secrei
by Mr.. Clay. The fact that he was no
inclined to be dissipated makes his dis
appearance ali the more mysterious.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
HELD FOR KICKING A GIRL.
Pretty Mar" MnhOncy Has Henry
Cohen Arrested.

Mary Mahonev, a pretty eighteen-year-
old girl, who lives with her mother at
No. l7 Madison street, was complain
ant in the Tombs Police Court against
Henry Cohen, twenty-one years old, of
No. 100 Madison street, whom she charged
with assault.
Last Thursday Miss Mahoney al
lcges that Cohen kicked her. The girl
was badly hurt, and was attended by
DIR. Joseph S. J. Manning. who gave
n certificate of injury. upon which the
warrant was Issued.
She was able to appear in court to-
day. At the request of Cohen the case
was set down for examination to-mor-
row afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
FLAMES CAUSED PANIC.
Exciting scenes M n Tenth Avenue
Tenrnlent-HOuse Fire.

A fire that broke out in the hve-story
tenement at $50 Tenth avenue this morn
ing did only 5000 damage. but threw
sixteen families into a panic ard came
near proving fatal to some of the ten
ants.
The fire started In a bake-shop In the
basement, run by John Bacher. lie has
for a helper John Smith. After attending
to h early bake Bacher went to the
apartments of his family on the first
hoor. leaving the helper in charge.
Smith tried to take the pies out OF the
oven with his long-handled peel when
he knocked over a pot of grease. In a
second the fat had caught fire and the
place was In fiamcs,
The helper cried Tor assistance, ana
&C he saine time tried TO extingulsh the
N When Baehsr responded to his
The evening world., 1894-04-17
WITNESS FELL OVER IN A FIT.
She lInd accused Her Mother of
THREATENING to XIII Her.

Mrs. Mary Stapleton. OF 50 Rockaway
avenue. Brooklyn. was this morning ar
raigned In the Gates Avenue Police Court
charged with assaulting her daughter.
Mary Williams. and threatening 10 take
her life.
DIR. McMurray. n friend Of the plaintiff,
testified hat he was n witness of the as
sault on April Z last. and that the vio-
lence OF the mothers attack was nearly
fatal to her victim.
Miss Williams was then put on the
stand to testify, and after the first Ques-
ton fell from the stand in a 1T: The
case was adjourned and Miss Williams
was taken home.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
INFANTS FOUND DEAD.
Bodies of Three babies Discovered
During the Forenoon.

The nu"e body OF a male infant wes
found in the hallway in front of 1O1 Cam
non street by Officer O'Ma:ley, of the
Thirteenth Precinct, early this morning.
l: was taken to the Morgue.
A female infant about IA day old, was
found dead in q wagon in front OF s4
East Fortieth street last night by Off,
Ger Michael Tierney, OF the Thirty-ifth
street station. The body was removed to
the Morgue.
The dead body of a six~-weeks-o,d fe-
male infant was found in ID vacant LOT
on One Hundred and Fourth street, be-
tween fifth and Madison avenues, at II
o'clock this morning, n was sent to
the Harlem Morgue.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
FIRED BY TRAMPS.
basement BIn.e sends Frightened
TO the Roof.

A fire started in n lot OF straw in the
basement Of the five-story brick tene-
ment house " Park street at $3.50 o'clock
this morning. 1t Is supposed to have
been accidentally set aiire by tramps
sleeping there.
Nothing but the straw burned, but 1t
made SO much smoke that everybody in
the house got excited and wanted to
climb out on the roof.
Mrs. Julia Mcnamara, who lives on
the third floor with her two children.
smcllel the smoke first. She looked out
of her window and screamed. Patrol
man George Willett heard her ami sent
In an alarm. Then Mrs. Mcnamara
took IA chili under each arm and got out
.WilIctt ran up into the house. met
widow, OF the ,hird floor, ana carried
Mrs. Martha shea. siNty-nIne years
old, living on the second floor, saw the
smoke. She thought the stairway was
ON the fourth floor Frank Ilillard
lives with his wife, Mary. Mrs. lIillard
aw3ke first. She poked ner husband
Il think the house is on fire" said
she.
What makes you think 500"
see the sTIukc."
Why" said he. that's only some one
cooking fish,
Mrs. HiIlnrl was disguised at this
and went to tn" roof. lIillHrd found the
smoke too much for him and followed
her in n few minutes.
When the iircmen arrived the flames
had been eXtinguished by the 'anit1r n.
SO all they had to do was to go to the
roof and tell tn" tenants to go back to
their rooms. III" damage was triiiing.
An awning before tn" grocery store Of
Charles HNight, at TT Third avenue,
caught fire at 4 o'clock this morning.
The flames set fire to the woodwork of
the store front and caused S95 damage.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
JENNIE GOT AN AXE.
She Cut Mrn. Toy During n Quarrel
Over a. Pint of Ale.

Jennie Smith, twenty years old, n
brnshmnkcr, of 49, Cherry street, was
held for trial on a charge OF felon!ous
assault in the Essex Market Police
Court today.
Mrs. Mary Foy. OF 40 Water street,
waS the Comp!a .nant. Jennie visited her
mother yesterday, who lives in the
same house with Mrs. Fay. She got into
an argument with Mrs. Fey over the
payment for II pint of miXrd ale,
Jennie armed herself with n Ratchet
and when Mrs. Foy pulled her hair, she
struck her with the hatchc' nn the right
arm. intlicting an ug'y looking wound,
The evening world., 1894-04-17
MRS. SLOWER WINS.
She Mny Keep whit Is Left of The
Trcnor Estnte.

\ jury in the circuit Court. Brooklyn,
before lustiC" Gaynor, this morning de-
Ci!cl that Mrs. Annie L. Slower could
hold on to th" estate of Patrick Trenor.
which IL now In her possession,
TrruOr was n wealthy cordial manu-
faCturcr of New York. lie lcit an estate
81 $luu,OOl TN" will filed made Mrs SIu-
Yer the principal beneficiary.
Several Irish relatives contested the
Will, and the estate hlg been almost en-
tiruly eaten up N litigation.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
OBJECTS TO THE PROBATE
Nine. Bourgeois WANTS II Part OF
Mrs. Noris's Estate.

Nine. Nictorinc bourgeois, OF Gi"N,
Switzerland. through her attorney.
Frederick l.. Gilbert, of Ill broadway,
has filed objections to the probate of
the will of the late Mrs. l.avinia A.
Noris. who lived at the Hotel Bruins
wick for many years, and who was de
clarrl insane in December last. Mrs.
Noris died last January. leaving an es-
tate valued at between SSO.Wn aud S'O,'hO.
Nine. bourgeois claims to b" tn" only
living relative of Mrs, \Oris, and be-
licvos tn" tcstatriX was mentally in
Caplc of making a Will.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
SnNs She WINS NssnuItrd.

Alice l@lcr, - rrrnon Eirl, aged Twenty-Five
years llyius with her mother AT - Wc,,
m, ulp,h street, according to her e,a,cmor,
m the NorA,lIc Police Court this mura,us. wa
the Nl.Jim ~ an Assault last uIsat Ia a R,aJle
uu McH' SlNiN fourth street near Tenth aNvu4r.
where she hiNH size Was uutIlri John Muir
Ac,l, aged thirty nln" year and Hc'1r Luuhau.
urr. aged t"r1l} MINI" M'r" arrested AMI held
for examination The police are looking Tor
m,hlr mon n--M-ct hv the vlrl
The evening world., 1894-04-17
EVEN THE EN-.
They, TOO, Must Make Way for
Republican Nppointccs.

The scrubwOnmen employed in the
Hall OF Records, brooklyn, have been
notified by Keeper George \. buchanan
that their services will not be needed
after May /.
They We're appointed by Democrats
and must make way for Republican APP
4. intSpS.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
SHE KICKED HIS HAT OFF.
Mamie GnIycy Did IL skirt Dance
before u Policeman.

Policeman George Mechan, of the FL
bridge street station, arraigned n young
woman named Mamie Carney. twenty
two years old. Of 81 Forsyth street, In
the Essex Market Court to-day. The
policeman said h" found her doing n
skirt dance in Canal street at . o'clock
this morning. and when he approached
her she kicked his hat off.
Mamie denied the story. but Justice
Hogan fined her SO.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
MUST PAY ALIMONY.
Capt. EGbert's wife IL suing Him
for Absolute Divorce.

Judge Gilderslceve. of the Superior
Court. to-day ordered Capt. Abraham
w, Egbert to pay his wife s9,25 a week
allmony and 800 counse. fee pending her
Application for an absolute divorce.
Egbert is the captain OF one of the
harbor tugs, and his wife alleges thai
he Is worth considerable property. They
have one child. a girl seven years old.
In her complaint Mrs. Egbert says that
her Husband abandoned her in Brooklyn
and has been living with another
woman.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
DEATH SUDDEN AND STRANGE
Young Woman Sinks Down in
Church ana Soon After Expires.

RAILWAY, n. j.. April 17.-While
Miss Hattie A. Tillyer was attending
the Christian Endeavor meeting at the
First Pr ,sbyterian Church last Sunday
evening she complained to a friend that
in her seat in a comatose condition
sne was conveyed to fer home on
Hamilton street and medical aid sum
moned, but despite the efforts OF two
night without gaining consciousness.
Death was due, II Is thought, to the
bursting Of a hl4pd vessel In her head.
An autopsy wYAheld late to-day.
The evening world., 1894-04-17

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such bargains In FUHNITTRE as can be had this
week At SEo. &. FLINT Co -, ltth ST.. near 9th
ave. -
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.lrveguIaritY,

or painful transformations,
W Weakness Of the stomach. Indigestion,
Floating. Flooding, Nervous ProsIration,
Headache, General Debility, Kidney
Complaints in either sex. Every time
Ii Viii rpllnNe
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Backache, E%aintness.

Extreme Lassitude, don't care and
want to be left alone" feeling, cxcita-
bility. irritahility, nervousness, sleep
lessness, rtatulency, melancholy, or the
"blues.'' These are sure indications Of
Female Weakness, some arrangement of
the Uterus, or