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The evening world., 1894-03-26
BIGGEST LAND CLAIM YET.
Twelve Million Acres Demanded
Under a Spanish Grant.
Tract Includes Towns and Rich Re-
gions In Two Territories.

SILVER CITY, N. NJ, March 26.-The
biggest land grant claim ever made IN
his country Is now before the United
States Court of Private Land Claims at
Santa Fe. 1t is known as the Peralta
grant. and Is for ~. sOO,OO acres OF land
in New Mexico and Arizona. The east
ern boundary Of the grant Is about ten
miles east of this place, and tn. grant
extends westward $50 miles. including
Phoenix. the capital OF Arizona.
The width Of the grant Is about eighty
miles. Between this place and Phoenix
there are about a dozen towns of much
Importance. and some Of the richest
mineral and agricultural regions Of the
entire Southwest. all OF watch Is In
cluded in this enormous grant which IL
claimed by a man named Reavls and
his associates, who nave formed a COM
pany for the prosecution Of the claim.
Reay.s has devoted about thirty years to
gathering testimony in support Of the
claim.
II Is alleged that he discovered evil
dence of the claim while he was EN-
ployed In a law office at st. Louis. 1t Is
said that there Scn1r Don Miguel silva
de Pernlta de. la Cordosa obtained the
EIdnN llpll lIt .'lhlIsu Nlib ~ FRO
Reavis married in California the only
descendant II peralta. and the claim Is
also based on the right Of the woman as
an heir of the original grantee.
The attorneys in the case are j.
q. ~Brodhead. Of ST. Louis. United States
Minister to Switzerland; =. u. Thomp-
son, ir.. of Kentucky, and j. n. Knaebel.
Of Santa Fe. for the claimants, and
l'nltet States Attorney Matt. G. Rey-
nolds is assisted by s. Mallet Provost, Of
New York. as special counsel for the
Government. having been elected to con
duct the case by Attorney-Cieneral OIL
ney. The claimants are ready for trial
at the next term OF the Land Court
which will be held in Santa Fee In May.
but 1t will "A ke the attorneys for the
Government. perhaps two years to maxi
all the necessary preparations.
Since ReaviS commenced working up
the case the heirs of Miguel Silva. who
also claimed to he descendants Of Per
alta, have filed their claim In conflict
with the Reavls claim, for 4, 100, 900 acres
OF land. The copper mines at Clifton
and Globe. the most valuable In the
Southwest, and gold districts Of Pins
Altos, Carlisle. Mosolion. Cooney and
Silvy Creek, are also covered by the
grant. II 1t should be confirmed 1t
would make the claimants the largest
land owners In the United States. and
at the same time the wealthIest company
In the country.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
SENT THEM TO THE ISLAND.
Eight Rowdies Who Created TrOu-
bile on an Elevated Train.

Policeman Devery, of the Church street
station, was complainant In the Tombs
Police Court this morning against eight
young rowdies, who created a small riot
In a Sixth Avenue a. train last night.
The prisoners were Joseph Schaffer, Ed
ward WEIGH. George Fitzgerald, Henry
Adams. Edward Gately, William Hender-
son, william Story and Thomas Lavelle.
They gave addresses on West Forty
eighth street and Ninth avenue.
The u fellows took the train at
the South Ferry and as soon as 1t was
in motion commenced to sing ribald
songs and use p~rofane language. The
train contained several ladies and gen.
tlemen. Guard Campbell demonstrated
with the crowd, but he was only jeered.
One young man carried n ball bat. which
he threw the length of the car. The
train was held at Cortlandt street and
the Church street police were notified.
Roundsman Bizlan and Policemen Dew
cry, Fogarty and Quigley responded and
took the eight into custody.
In court to-day they alleged they had
been to Slater Island to play a game of
baseball. and were only having n little
fun among themselves on their way
home.
Justice Martin could not see that 1t
was fun. and he sent them to the island
for one month each. in default OF $500
bail for their good behavior.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
SAM SING DISCHARGED.
Police Say There In No Evidence
that He Murdered Susie Martin.

Sam Sing. the Chinese laundryman, OF
500 Tenth avenue. who was arrested on
suspicion Of being the murderer OF little
Susie Martin. was discharged by Justice
Ryan, in the jefferson Market Police
Court. this morning.
The prisoner, Who has been locked up
at Police Headquarters since Saturday
night, was arrested on the strength OF a
letter written to Detective Hay, of the
West Thirty-seventh street police sta
tlon. by Eddie Mccain, a deaf mute, Of
453 West Thirty-n!nth street.
Sam SIM was taken to court by De-
tec,ivc Sergeant Rogers, OF the Central
office. who explained to the Court that
there was no basis Of truth In McCann's
statement.
Mccain has n had reputation in the
n~cighhorhooi where he Ives. He tod
the detectives that on 81. Patrick's bay
he saw Sam Sing enter the house 81
West Thirty-nlnth street with n big
bundle, 1t was IN the cellar of this house
that the mutilated body OF Susie Martin
was found. Mccain said the Chinaman
remained in the house for some little
time. and that when he came out ne had
M bundle.
The police are now, apparently, as far
away as ever from a solution OF the Su-
sic Martin butchery.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
HEYERMAN OBJECTS.
Protests Against Testimony at the
Kearsarge Court Martial
Lieut.. WaIIing Allowed to Tell OF a
Conversation with the Navigator.
He Says Lieut.. Lyman Was Conf
dent of the Ships Position.

The proceedings at the court-martial
before which Commander Oscar f. Hey
erman is being tried for negligence In al
lowing the United States corvette kear-
sarge to run aground on Roncador Reef,
Feb. 2 last. were enllvened to-day by fire.
quent objections by counsel for the ac-
cused to the line Of examination taken
up by the Judge-Advocate.
Up to the time that Lieut.. ]. b. Wall
ing took the witness stand this morning,
everything had run as smoothly as an
old pulley-block. This was because all
the witnesses who had been introduced
by the prosecution had. under Lieut.
Commander Marks able c~ross-examina-
tion. given testimony tending to chow
that Commander Heyerman had attend
ed strictly to his duty as commanding
the reef.
The proceedings began to-day with the
reading of the court record OF Satur-
day. All the witnesses who had testified
then were handed their typewriter tcs-
timony and were told to read It over and
make any corrections they desired, Then
Lieut.. Walling was called. The witness
said he was senior watch officer on Feb.
2 and had the deck from ~ to 4 T.. NJ.
had talked with the navigator hat after
noon about the ships course.
Il object to what passed between the
wisnsss ana and the navigator the accused
After some sparring the court was
cleared and when II was again opened II
was announced that the court would ad-
init the testim 0ny.
Lieut., Walling, in answer to questions,
said that at about / o'clock he was in
the navigator's Office, and that Lieut..
Lyman showed him the chart and point
ed out the position OF R~oncador Reef,
which, according to the navigator. was
then about forty-two miles. away bear
mi, w sW. t~hree-quarters w.
ness, ''and requested Lieut.. Lyman to
see the old man and ask him to get up
steam. We had all sail set and were
running dead before the wind.
About 3 o'clock ! saw Commander
Heyerman on the pooDdeck, and he told
me that about 100 o'clock the navigator
had suggested that steam be gotten up.
until the 4 o'clock sight before ordering
steam"
Lieut.. walling said he took a sight AT
Polaris just after dark. The ship struck
after he had begun to work 1t out. so
he didn't finish the calculation, but the
Navigator worked 1t out afterwards;
Were the watch officers required ia
eend in the ships position every day In
asRsdoen' Oh the navigator was
mo, sir"
The navigator, according to Lieut..
ut I o'clock. Asked by the Court how he
Lieut.. Lyman laid the. parallel rulers
as shown or the chart, and pointed out
to him where the ship was to pass to
the north OF the reef. :,
,, AbG Sn,e SUMO M : the W ,aK9Ss a T az, n nt
Sirius, and latcr saw the cadet working
out the calculation.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
CLEARY STILL ALIVE.
His Boast Led to IA Fight, During
which He wns Stabbed.

William Cleary, who was stabbed In
the face and neck by William Goonan
OF ISL Hudson street. during a brawl in
the latter's rooms at l o'clock on Sun
day morning, is still alive at the Cham
bers street Hospital. The physicians
say that he Is not yet out Of danger,
but another twenty-four hours will de-
eide whether he will live or die.
Goonan. who was also badly beaten in
the fight. was committed to the Tombs
without bail. Mrs. Goonan denied this
morning that her husband was the ag-
gressor. She says that Cleary went to
Goonan's room drunk and boosted that
he was the best man along the docks,
Both men are 'longshoramen.
Goonan disputed Cleary's claim and
the two men clinched. They rolled out
of the room into the hallway n down
"A fight OF stairs. on the landing below
a big pool Of blood tells that a fearful
fight took place there. a boy called
Policeman Schoenield and he arrested
Goonan. who had n knife In his hand.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
HELEN LAUBE Is DEAD.
Drank Lnudnnum After u Quarrel
with Her intended Husband.

Helen Laube. who yesterday took n
dose OF laudanum with suicidal intent
at her sisters home, % East -Four.
tenth street, died at 8 o'clock ;Eis riurn-
Ing In Bellevue Hospital.
Helen, who was twenty-five years old
and an expert needlewoman, worked in
n silk plush factory. She was
engaged to he married, and a year
ago her intended died. Lately she had
been receiving attentions from another
young man. and 1t is said they were en-
gagged.
a few weeks ago she lost her place.
Shortly afterwards she quarrelled with
the young man n became very mclan-
choly. Last night her sister found her
unconscious on the parlor sofa.
Helen was hurried 10 Bellevue Hos.
pital, where Ave doctors did all in their
power to revive her. but without sue
cess. Her brother-in-law, with whom
she lived. Is a liquor dealer named Sol
ling.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
BEATEN BY A BRUTAL SON.
Mrs. Beacon and Her Daughter
Struck with a Hammer.
Miss Bcacon's Skull, the Doctor
Says, May BE Fractured.

Joseph Beacon. a painter, thirty years
old, who lives with his mother and sis
ter at 21 East One Hundred and Elev-
enth street, was arraigned before Jus
tice Simms at the Harlem Police Court
this morning on a charge of brutally
beating his mother and sister.
Policeman Thomas jefferson, of the
East one Hundred and Fourth street sta
ton. was called to Beacon's house at 7.3O
o'clock last evening by DR.. johnson, of
232 Fast One Hundred and Twelfth
street. The doctor said Beacon n
beaten his sister over the head and body
with a hammer. and she was in a criti-
cal condition.
Beacon was crazed with liquor and at
the hammer
When. the policeman entered. Beacon's
sister Margaret lay on a bed with six
teen stitches in her scalp. The doctor
said he thought her skull might be
fractured. In another bed lay her
mother suffering from paralysis and
covered with bruises inflicted by her
been caused by repeated assaults COM
mitted by her son when he was under
the influence Of liquor.
When Beacon was arraigned in court
his aunt. Mrs. Margaret Campbell. who
Is more than seventy years old ,ap-
peared as complainant. Mrs. Campbell
said she believes Beacon was crazy from
continued dissipation.
Beacon was held in $1,000 bail for ex-
animation on Wednesday, and the po-
liceman was ordered to bring to court a
certihcate of Miss Beacon's condition.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Fifteen GET SIX MONTHS.
Wholesale Raid Made on Young
West Fifty-sixth street ROwdies.

West Fifty-sixth street Rowdies.
A gang OF fifteen young rowdies, who
have made life miserable to the resi-
tents Of Fifty-sixth street, between
Ninth and Tenth and also to
the congregation of the St. Marks Col
ored Church, at Forty-eighth street,
near Seventh avenue, were to-day COM
mitted to the island for six months
each in default of 81 1000 bail by Justice
Koch, in Yorkville Court.
The prisoners were: Charles Berdan,
fifteen, 316 West Forty-ninth street;
John II. Lavery, twenty, 4OS West FIJI
ty-siXth street: John Murphy, twenty.
4OS West Fifty-slxth street; John Jack
street; John Hart, twenty-six, 402 West
Ftfty-sixth street; Frank Walpole,
twenty-one, SOP West Fifty-sixth street;
Thomas Manning, twenty,one, 4O2 West
twenty-four, As West Fifty-sixth
street; George Keegan, seventeen, S5C
West Forty-seventh street; Martin
third street; owen Thompson, seven
Paris. sixteen 1886 West Fifty-third
street; Arthur Young, sixteen, S55 West
sixteen. l54 West Fifty-third street.
The last three mentioned are we'll
dressed colored boys. The police give
all fifteen bad characters;
Policeman K%earns, of the West For
~ty-seventh street police station, was
the complainant. He said that the
property owners and residents Of the
precinct were constantly annoyed by
the prisoners, who broke their windows
and did Just about as they pleased when
the police were not around.
Complaints were made to Supt. Byrnes
Saturday about the gang and 1t resulted
In Capt; Haughey being notified to
break 1t up. Yesterday afternoon
Roundsman Downs and several police
men made a descent on the gang, and
after some lively chasing collared ff-
teen. They will have to serve six
months on the island unless they fur
nish bail for their good behavior for
one year.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
WRESTLER VS.. POLICEMAN.
Young DucRrto Gave McAndrews
n Fierce Struggle.

Sebastias Ducarto, nineteen years old,
who acts as bartender for his parents,
who keep a saloon at 81 Park street, was
held for trial in the Tombs Court to-
day, charged with ~assaulting Policeman
McAndrews, of the Elizabeth street sta
ton.
McAndrews went to the saloon yester,
day to make an excise arrest. Ducarto
is a professional wrestler, and he crap
pied with the policeman. a struggle
epsued. curing which the combatants
worked their way to the street, when
Mrs. DuCarto closed and locked the ga
loon door. After this the young prison
er SMhmittrl Quietly to arrest.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
PURSE FOUND IN HIS POCKET.
VogeI Admitted the Theft Of $I5
from Mrs. ThOrwcEt

Herman Nogel, sixteen years old. a
waiter, who formerly worked for Bern
hart Thorwest. at IL East Seventh street.
was held in $500 bail In the Tombs Court
to-day charged with the larceny OF SIS.
Last Saturday Mrs, Thorwest missed
a purse containing sl5, and suspicion
pointed to Nogel Mr.. Thorwest met
Nogel on the Bowery and had him ar
rested.
when Nogel was searched the purse
was found In his pocket. He admitted
taking the money. He said he had nc
home and no place to go to.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
GODFREY MAY NOT SAIL.
Had N Ticket for Europe, hut His
Creditors Had Him Locked Up.

Michael Godfrey. a saloon-keeper. of
639 Third avenue has been locked up in
the Ludlow Street Jail in default Of
$1,000 bail for attempting to defraud
Smith & McCue. wholesale liquor dealers,
at IA Chambers street. out OF $277.
Oct. 81 last Godfrey got SAT- worth Of
goods from the firm. and March . paid
5000. The firm since then made frequent
demands, but were informed by Edward
+. Flynn that Godfrey had sold the
saloon to him for 5000.
Patrick Lynch. Of the White Star line,
told Mr.. Smith that he had purchased a
ticket TO Europe for Godfrey, and that
ne would sail March rs. Smith and Nc
Cue then had Godfrey arrested.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
FOUGHT TO SEE ALICE.
CnllnEhan Used n Knife on the Man
Who Refused Him Admittance

Michael Callaghan, of 1855 Second ave.
nue., was committed for trial by Justice
Koch, at the Yorkville Police Court, to
day on a charge of felonious assault.
With a knife he almost cut off three fin
gers of the right hand of William Hass-
nett, an expressman, living at 3SS East
FoTty-eighth street, last night, and then
beat him terribly with his fist.
The quarrel resulted from Hassnett re.
fusing Callaghan admission into the
house TO see a young woman named
Alice Comcrford,
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Mrs. Ida Burst.
Linden. New York.
Blood Poisoning
AFTER DIPHTHERIA-LIFE IN
ANGER
Hoods Sarsapnrirn Was the Physician
which saved.

Hoods S~arsapnrilin Wa. the Physician
Which saved.
&c. /. Hood l. Co., Lowell, Mass.
: My wife had lIphtheria and she lay at deaths
door for six weeks. She recovered, but she did
not get her strength and she was
Poorly For One Year.
She was suddenly taken III again and some doc
tors called 1t rheumatism, Others govt. and one
said 1t was All the pAin was in
her feet and limbs. At last l called a resident
physician o. Harrsr's Hospital. who termed tho
trouble blood poisoning from diphtherla and ad-
vised q chan 70 OF climate, but as | was u work.
ingman, ] conld not AFFORD it. Soon after a cir
cular was left at the house advertising Hoods
SRrsaparilia. ] read Of u case similar 10 my
wires winch Iiooi's lad cured. Without telling
her whatit was. l began giving 1t to her regularly.
The Third Dav She Was Better
and in two weeks she put on her shoes for the
Art tine IN ten months. sot slX more bottles,
and teiure the fourth was usca she was able &
do the homework. | saved her from death
with ncoIs SarsRparilla and know It. She
took /! bottles Pnd has since enjoyed tho best o
health. Hood : sarsaparilla Is now her doctor
The evening world., 1894-03-26
TOOK PART IN A FAMILY ROW,
Wilson Now Makes Charges
Against the Jewell Brothers.

Henry and Richard Jewell. of 3b East
Thirty-third street, were in Yorkville
Police Court to-day charged by l.. p.
Nelson. Of l09 East One Hundred and
Fifteenth street. with assault with in
tent TO Kill.
Nelson boards with the mother and
stepfather of the Jewels. and under
their mothers pres ence, at her request.
They turned on him with a slung shot
and inflicted a severe wound on the
head.
The u men deny using apy
weapon. They were held to await the
action OF the Grand Jury in bonds OF
81, 500 each.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
CHANGES IN COMMANDERS,
New Berths for Two HAMBURG
American Line Captains.

! Several changes OF commanders arc
shortly to be made on the Hamburg
American line steamers. Commodore
Hebich was retired on his arrival home,
. after leaving the Normannia at Belfast,
where she was sent to be repaired,
capt. Barends, nov on the August
Victoria, on his arrival at Hamburg, will
be promoted to thu m of the
Eormannia. Capt. Kaampff will be trans
ferred to the command of the Augusta
Victoria.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
THE NEW TRADE TREATY.
Russian Estimate of Concessions
Made and Received by Germany.

NY Associated FreNbI
BT. PETERSBURG, March 26.-The
Official organ of NJ. Witte, Minister OF
Finance, calculates that the conces-
sions made by Russia to Germany in
the commercial treaty amount to g.
600. 900 roubles, while the Russian agri-
cultural export trade will alone gain by
the German concessions 6.l23, 900 roubles.
Besides this, free passage will be al
lowed into Germany OF Russian goods
amounting yearly in value to 1000, 900
roubles. Great store IL set upon the
concession to Russian petroleum ex-
porters,
The evening world., 1894-03-26
RESCUED FROM ICE FLOEs,
Only Two Men Pcrishcd Out of
Forty Who FIOntcd Away.

~ FT~T-FITVT TTT76-T
BIT. JOHNS, n. T., March 26.-Au hut
70 OF the forty men Who drifted out on
tee-hoes Saturday night while killing
seals have been found and brought back
alive. The bodies Of those two were re-
covered. The rescued men will be un.
nble To work for many weeks, owing to
the severity OF their frostburEs.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Beaten with "a siungshot.

Two lrathers. Henry and Richard Jewell, Of
SS East Tht'ty-third street, were ]arraisncd II
the Ycrkylllc Police Court this morning on
charge Of assault. preferred by l., 7. Nelson. {
carpenter, Of 100 Fast one Hundred and FIJI
teauth street, Tho Jewell brothers were EN-
pioyed as carpenters by their steptather. Thrj
wsru recently discharged, and Nelson got tht
place, Nelson was warned not to take the .0h
but he paid no heed. and the brothers beat hin
badly with q ~slungshot last night.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Driver McCue Held,

James McCue, the driver Of car lis, Of the
Second avenue line. which ran over and killed
a man In front OF 8 Bowery last might, was held
in the Tombs Court this morning 10 await the
action ~ the Coroner, The man Killed is sup
posed to be an east side character named Duny.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Robbed and Murdered In Te...

LL.ANo, Tex. March 26.-Capt. II. Dunn.
Superintendent OF the Olive iron mines. while
going from this place to the mines last satur.
day was murdered by hIEhwaymen. They are
wAch and r%evolNers, There are from two 10 four
men, Implicated, and Sheriff Logan Is on their
track. N'
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Italian Rioters Held.

Three Of the sixty Italian rioters. vineenIo Do
Lorenzo. Nieolo BancA and Tony Pattoteno. who
were arrested a week ago Sunday. were ar
raignsd in the Harlem Police Court this morn.
ing, and held for brutally aasaultinE Policeman
Hugh Monet, OF the Eas, one Hundred and Fourth
street station. Aohst was In court, and viii b,
able 70 report for duty In . NJ dAya
The evening world., 1894-03-26
to Have IA New Premier.


LONDON, March 26.-The Times CORE
sponden; at Brussels telegraphs that NJ.
Burlet, Minister of the Interior. will be-
come PRIME Minister in place OF NJ.
Beernaert. and that he will be charged
by the King to reconstruct the Ministry.
The evening world., 1894-03-26

SPRING VALLEY. March %. Henry KRUGER.
a wealthy farmer. hanged himself TO a beam In
his barn yesterday. lie was hfty-hve years old
and n widower. His Act iE said Ia have been
the result Of frequent uuarrclB with his dauRh-
to-, his housekcupCr. over her keeping com
pany with young men.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
CIOistcr VIII Not Race.

lpv AssOciata tessD
LONDON. March 2G.-Cloister, the for
mer ~favorito for the Grand National
Steeplechase, has been scratched. An
examination of Cloister has shown that
the horses kidneys are in a serious con-
dition.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Girl Mnnplcd by u Dog.

Wy Associated Press
NEWPORT, n. L., March 2s.-The ten-year-old
Daughter OF ALDER; wilbour was bitten on the
left side OF her face by a dog last night and
WI probably die. Her eye Is badly lacerated
and the side Of the scalp is completely torn on
me ehld was playing with the dog.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Harry NcGIcnep's Funeral.

wy NNAVTTIVVV TTVT5T
BOSTON, March %. The funeral Of Harry A..
MCGlcrcn. NJ the IioEton Theatre. who died sud
denly on Saturday. will he held Tuesday at 2
o'clock. at the Church uf the Unity. lieprcsen-
tatives Of many Boston clubs Will attend and
The evening world., 1894-03-26

GEo 9 FLisT Co.. 81 18th At. soon go 10 23d
out even article 10 marked DOWN 70 cost. e.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Not n welcome visitor.

William Ritner. OF Sl East Thirteenth street.
was sent TO the island for a month by Justice
Hogan. in the Essex Market Court. this morning.
Ritnsr called on MIRA Mary catlin. Of ass East
Tenth street last night and abused her. The
but the latter knocked him down.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
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