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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
FRANCIS HARR|MAN'S DEATH.
Cousin of the Man Reported to Be
Engaged to Anna Gould.
Died at Woody Crest, but Not at the
Gould Place of That Name.

According to the death notice printed
to-day, Francis Cottenet Hartman, a
former member Of the firm of Pierson
Hartman & Co., died yesterday of ty-
phoid fever at Woody Crest.
Mr.. Hartman was about thirty-eight
years old, and well known in this city.
He was a cousin Of William NJ. Harri-
man. of the banking firm OF Hartman
& Co., who was few months ago re-
ported to be engaged to Miss Anna
Gould. The only woody Crest" that Is
well-known is that owned by Miss Helen
Gould, which is on a mountain near
Tarrytown,
Miss Gould. when seen by a reporter
last night, denied that Mr.. Hartman
had died at the Woody Crest" owned
by her, and also stated that she knew
OF no other place Of that name.
AT the clearinghouse OF Hartman q
Co. II was stated to-day that MIR. Will
lam NJ. Hartman was out of town.
A gentleman in the office said tha'
while be knew none Of the particulars
of Mr.. Harriman's death. he did not
| think there was any reason or desire OF
the part Of his family to have any mys
mans family have a country home neal
Irvington. which, he said, he supposed
| they called Woody Crest"
He explained that the probable reason
| why no particulars regarding hr. HaTfi
mans death could be learned ~ at M
sixth street. was because all the mem
bers OF the family are out of town ant
. the servants know nothing about II, eN
| cept the fact Of his death.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
MILLER is WORRIED.
Expecting Carl Browne and the
OmmonveaIers Every Day.

Restaurateur Miller walked about in
an eXpectant mood this morning. in his
cafe, al 80 East Tenth street He wore
a high hat and a careworn expression.
the former from habit. and the latter
from sense of the responsibility that
was coming upon him In the shape OF
Carl Browne and his seventy 'Wealers
Of The CoXey army.
Browne and the body" as his men
are always called by the initiates, left
Washington for this city July s last.
The time set for their arrival here is
row nearly up and as MIR. Miller, judg-
ing from past experiences, Is presumably
to be their boniface, his agitation this
morning was quite ineligible.
What troubles me most, said Mr..
Miller, softly polishing his tile with a
big bandanna. lis that no provision has
yet been made by way Of money appro-
priation for their entertainment. But
suppose with a sigh that Browne will
"You know" he added, Browne is
a great fellow on the reincarnation
subject, and I suppose he has a knack
for incarnating food out Of wind for an
army
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
MRS. STANFORD'S REQUEST,
She Wants the Governments Suit
Tried without Delay.
(By Associated Press


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. L-The
Chronicle says that, although the claim
OF the United States against the Leland
Stanford estate for Sl5O0oOoo does not
become due until Jan. lS 1895, there Is
every reason to believe that the pro-
ceedings In the State courts to collect
the alleged indebtedness will be conf
menced at a much earlier date The
suit puts a cloud on the title OF every
portion OF the valuable estate until the
legality OF the claim has been passed
upon by the courts, or until the time for
commencing an action for enforcing It's
collection has passed and the right Tor
such a suit lost.
II is said that Mrs stanford has sub
mitted to the Jnited states PROPOSE
ton for a friendly suit, The Govern
ment Is asked to bring rs suit without
waiting until Jan. 10, 1880, when poT'
ton OF the claim will h" due
Mrs. Stanford and her attorneys are
confident that the Governments claln
is wholly unfounded and that tudE
nent In Its favor viii never be granted
Therefore the prospect for long delay
in the settlement and distribution OF tbs
dead Senator's estate will be prevented
| II such a thing Is possible. The seques
| tration OF an amount suffictent to NEE
| the Governments claim would mean thu
swallowing up OF the entire estate.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
BROOKLYN NEWS.
WILL COMMIT HER HIMSELF.
Agent Nearv Threatens to Ignore
the Courts Decision.
Says He VIII Place Miss Corcoran in
the House of the Good Shepherd.

Justice Quigley, sitting in the Gates
Avenue Police Court, Brooklyn. refused
the application this morning of Agent
Neary, of the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety, TO have Annie Corcoran, twenty
one years old, who has been III America
four months, committed to the House Of
the Good Shepherd.
The girls sister, Nellie Corcoran, who
works in the Mansion House, on Hicks
street, explained that Annie was in no
sense bad girl but that some time
ago she had been Ill and since then has
not been in her right mind. Therefore
she wished her placed In some good Ca
tholic institution. She had been referred
to Agent Neary, who asked the Court to
commit the girl to the House of the
Good Shepherd.
After an inquiry Justice Quigley refused
to commit an innocent girl to a penal
institution.
The agent was evidently greatly dis
appointed at the turn of affairs. He Is
paid pro rata for the number OF persons
he has committed to the various institu-
tons and the institutions receive from
the city pay for the board of every per
son. committed to their charge. The
House OF the Good Shepherd Is a reform
atory for young women, and the Judge
expressed his disapproval of placing an
innocent girl in such company.
After the decision had been rendered
Agent Neary expressed his intention OF
taking the girl to the reformatory ant
incarceratng her even without a com
lnitment from the court. He stated that
the law allows him this power.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
THRASHED BY THE GALLANT.
CURSOR Told the story About the
Boat Race for BOehm's Love.

Henry Cursor, OF III Hayward street
Williamsburg, is at his home to-day
nursing the bruises that he received
last night in fight with Frederick
Boehm.
Cursor is the young man who was
authority for the story about the eX-
citing boat race between Nellie Mac
Fadden and Minnie Butler the prize being
the privilege of being Boehm's steady
company" The four persons mentioned
were at the Prospect Park Lake on
Thursday night and the young women
rowed a race, although they say there
was no prize involved.
The story told of Cursor was very
clever one, for when reporters called
at Nellie MacFadden's house her sister
in-law said she had rowed race on
Prospect Park lake the night before. and
did not know anything about young
man, but did not express any surprise
at that part of the story.
Boehm went out on the warpath look.
ing for Cursor last night, and found
him in a South Sixth street resort. There
coat was torn off Curson's back, ana ne
was kicked downstairs.
Nellie MacFadden carefully kept Out
of her big brothers way last night, and
morning. When an "Evening World
reporter called at the house, Mrs. Mac
Fadden said her husband was walking
up and down the back yard In rage
and he earnestly desired to talk TO Mel
lie. 49,
''rhere may be something, in the
story" admitted the woman. Anyhow
Nellie deserves a good lecture.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
TWO LITTLE WAITS ONATiUCk
Found There Hungry and Cold by
q Policeman.
say They Were Deserted by Their
Father and Mother.

Two bright little fellows, who said
thew we're George and Frank Nicholas,
resnectiyely nine and ten years old,
were found sleeping soundly on truck
IN F'urman street, Brooklyn, among the
bir storage warehouses, at o'clock this
morning.
Policeman Keelan, of the lower Fulton
Greet station, took them to the station
house. The youngsters were cold and
hungry. Sergt. Miles O'Reilly sent to
n restaurant and got them big supper.
after which he questioned them and got
their story.
''"NIv father, Frank Nicholas, and my
mother Helen, came to Brooklyn from
The West several months ago. said
Frank. 1--WE lived at 326 Livingston
street. They. put my brother and my.
self in st. Vincent's Home for Boys, at
7 Poplar street. Father agreed to pay
Ten cents a day for our board. He
didn't pay. and the Superintendent came,
to us and said that, unless our board
was paid, we would have to get out
George and ] tried to earn our way
by doing odd Jobs around the house an4
by going errands, but there was not
enough for us to do. Our board bill
went on, until we were Informed rev
days ago that l owed $3.50 and George
Not having any money, we concluded to
leave, and we have been wandering
about the streets ever since.
The boys were put In bed. and the
Children's Society was asked to look
into the case.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
WILLIAMS IN COURT.
Bold Western Robber Remanded
in $4,000 Bail.
Jewsller Newburger Says He's
Sorry He Didn't Shoot Him.
But Did Not Then Think the Man
Intended Robbery.

Edward Williams, the man who struck
Jeweller Newburger with a piece Of lead
pipe yesterday noon, was arraigned he
fore Justice Noorhis In the Jefferson
Market Police Court this morning. and
held in $3.50 for examination next Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Williams was photographed at Head
quarters and paradcd before Supt Byrncs
and the detectives. Not one OF them
recognized him.
He said that he was Edward Williams,
thirty-two years old, of San Francisco,
but beyond that he would not talk at
all. Being asked questions bearing upon
matters familiar to all San Francis
cans. he either refused to answer or said
he did not know In each case.
Williams is "A typical crook, and " he
came from San Francisco was doubtless
known as a hoodlum there. He Is short
smooth faced and wears his hair cropped
close to-. the scalp. Hts countenanct
would inspire suspicion anywhere, and
the police feel confident he has n crlmi
nal record in some part of the country.
With eosHse1 from WI ioSe IN TS
covered the edge OF his bald spot wher,
| the lead pipe broke the skin or his
scalp. He said that he had passed
nervous night and had suffered from
headache, but was thankful that tn,
| damage was no worse.
II would have killed the man whe,
| they brought him back to my store.
said Mr.. Newburger, "if had though
| that he intended to rob me. | hav
always declared since n thief broke IN,
| show window and stole some diamond
| several years ago that the next gentle
man that came my way to steal am
gave me half II show would never liv
to be prosecuted"
Williams went to Newburger's stor
at 1877 Broadway several days ago I
have n diamond ring reset. When h
entered at noon yesterday he complaine
that the stone had been Clipped, an
when Mr.. Newburger attempted to ex
anime the stone Williams struck hr
with a piece of lead pipe. Newburge
scrambled to his feet and seized his re
volver. and Williams fled. He wa
caught at the Greeley Monument b
citizens.
~ thought the man struck me becaus
he thought ! had damaged his damon
and was mad about it, said Mr.. New
burge..
1T Is lucky for him that did nc
think then he was a thief"
AS Williams made no attempt to stei
anything he was charged with feloniol
assault.
He asked Lawyer Moran in the cou
to get a continuance until he had tin
to consult friends and counsel. and Il
continuance was granted.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
NEWJERSEY.
sEC'Y THOMPSON ARRESTED.
Sold Dr.. sturgis Thirty Shares
of Worthless Stock.
IL Was in the New Jersey Association
Of Physicians and Surgeons.

Horace A. Thompson. ex-secretary ana
director Of the New Jersey Association
OF Physicians and Surgeons, was ar.
rested at Newark last evening by De-
tective-Sergeant Jacob Won Gerichten.
Thompson was indicted for grand
larceny In the first degree, following
the complaint made by DR.. Frederick
r. Sturgis, OF 16 West Thirty-second
street.
Sturgis alleges that Dec. 10, 1880.
Thompson sold him thirty shares Of the
Company's stock for $3.50, stating nj
the same time that the corporation had
paid a dividend of per cent, and was
In hourishing condition.
learned that the corporation had not
earned cent Of money in 1893. but on
the contrary, its disbursements were
$A.OOo more than the receipts.
Sturgis also alleges that Thompson
was driven OUT OF the corpora ton. be-
cause Of the mismanasement OF his part
| of the business.
Thompson lives at Irvington, N. J.
He will be extradited next week.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
Round About Town.

Nj and Mrs Henry Welrmann wish 10 return
THANKS to the employees ~ tbs Springer lhtho-
graphing COMPANY for their Kindness to them In
their hour Of aiiction
George Lake. OF 81 East Third street rho made
Il. complaint causing the arrest 81 Anthony Wam-
Fer bartender OF the saloon At 3N bONsTy, denies
inc statement that he had been thrown out OF
the saloon Tor nghting or thai ne vas thrown out
at all.
An alleged Nifc-b heater named Roger NcCAirty,
o. igg Avenue e. sentenced 10 tho island Tor
ten days by Justice Simms IN the Essex Market
Police Court TO-DAY,
lena uFycrson. twenty wears Oh. vac held for
trial In the SuUSNille Police Court tu-dAy on .
charge OF stealing 81 from the house Of Paul
nattIey, q florist Of col East Twenty. eighth
street. where sh- was employed a. domestic,
Louis Larson, OF Decke1oun, y. j. says that
while drunk last night on Chrysus street he was
held up and robbed az his silver watch BY three
men. Policeman Hogan arrested william Me-
Coy. eighteen years old. " iS East Bro.dw.y'
on IArsons complaint. Justice simns held Nc
Coy for examination. Larson WsS held for int0xi-
cation.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
WAS It IN sElF-DEFENsE ?
Lang's Three Stories of the Shoe
ing of William sohnitz
Tho Police Unable to Find Any of
the Witnesses.

The police of the East Eighty-eighth
-, .,,tto, .rs o,,o,, % mucb at sen
street s'a''o' a'e
as they were yesterday concerning tne
facts OF the shooting Of William Schnitz,
.,an,y-ona y.,r,, ia ~, l,l East Eighty.
1"e"'' -o"e ''u' u WI 80.
first street, by Fred Lang twenty years
old, living at the same address.
r.. na,an,s ,,ya In yyuninp
Lang "hose pa'en'S nv. ="
ton, Del, Is the only available WitHess'
Schnitz being unconscious in the Pres
.,,,nrta unan,,a, I.ouis and Ju,ius
pste'iah iioH''
Roth. brothers, living at fH East
Eighty-tirst street, the only other wit
n.se.s Who dissnneared immediately
after the shooting. nave renamed away
from the house since.
since his arrest Lang has told three
In US ra G. S.,r. =, -.
inherent stoiiee' ~ "e'6'' S"iS' W '"'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
BEST PRICES OF THE WEEK.
They Were Paid for a Number
of Stocks To-Day.
Heavy Trading In Sugar and the
m General List strong.

Imbucd with the belief that Congress
bulls at the Stock Exchange plucked
no courage this morning and made
things lively Cor time.
Sugar was run zip rs to l06 SO, and
the rest OF tho list improved IA to "a
per cont. or Sugar, over s., 900 shares
changed hands during the first hour.
American Sugar preferred rose l-2 to
30 Ia. Chicago Gas 3t to Ia Burling-
ton Quincy Ia to "a. St Paul "a to
80 IL Rock Island SO to 81 5-s, I.acka-
wanna J." to lsS L. Lake Shore 81 to
49, ~, cad 5-s to 70 IL, Union Pacific
American Tobacco l-s to 80. Northwest
IA TO lo4. Distillers s-s to 10 il, Missouri
pacihc 3-S to 2. and Louisville g.
Nashville ga to go. Mobile g. Ohio
preferred Ills to rs -.
The jump In Sugar caused heavy re-
allegations, and the price. fell to loi 3-4.
The Financial Chronicle computes the
gross earnings OF eighty -one railroads
! for the third week in July at s., %, s46, q
| decrease OF ss+sst9. or l2H per cent. as
| compared with the corresponding weeh
| in 1893.
For the fourth week Of July the Can
adian Pacific road earned 1853, 600, a de
crease OF $4,000; and for the month
u bSSON decrease OF S3A. 900: Norfolk q
| Western, for the fourth week. S201 .GS6
an increase OF "a, 1894, and for the month
S7sb .l62, an increase OF $500; Toledo
| Ann Arbor h North Michigan. for tn,
fourth week, $50. 96l, an Increase OF 81. COS
and for the month ISL. sos, II decrease o
81, 1881. and Grand Trunk. for the fourth
week. S328, S91, decrease of 3Sl. III.
| The gross earnings of the Denver 4
| Rio Grande road for July were S4ls. TOO
a decrease OF so, 100. For the fourth weel
the road reports an increase OF t0. 200
| The Southern Railroad reports an In
crease for the month OF 49, 6i.
| Money, | per cent. on call. F'oreigl
| exchange quiet at +S7 liz for bankers
long and 4.Ss la for demand sterling.
Commercial bar silver rose to 90 rs
Mexican dollars were unchanged a
80 80. Bar silver In London rose I
S l3-l6d. per ounce.
Owing to a decrease OF q. 3Ss 800 I
legal tenders, due to payments into tn
Treasury In exchange for gold for Ell
port the banks report a loss of 81, $50
02b In surplus reserve.
They now hold s6s. 05<.7 700 In excess c
the Is per cent. legal requirement.
whereas last year they were deficier
Nt,o17. 800 There was moderate eH
pansion OF loans last week, the FIRST ir
crease in that item for a month.
The following are the comparative IA
ures:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
KATE 0'BR|Eh BACK AGAIN.
Returned to the Queens County
Jail After Her Escape.
DENIES that She Was Beaten or Mis-
used by Her Captors.

LONG ISLAND CITY. Aug. 4.-Consld-
cradle excitement was caused in the
Queens County Jail yesterday, when 1t
became known that Kate O'Brien,
ninety-days prisoner, had made her es
cape. The woman had been committed
one month ago. and as she appeared
to be well disposed, she was put to work
in the kitchen.
She was at work there as usual yes
terday morning. and was spoken to by
the Matron at $50 o'clock Five min
utes later she had disappeared. Search
was made for her in the vicinity with
out success. and then runners We're sent
in every direction.
About two hours later the woman was
captured two miles from the jail by
Warden McDougall and Night Keeper
.icCormick. As the woman was In
clined to resist, she was seized by the
| arms and brought back.
The escape and recapturc gave rise to
| IA story that after the woman had been
| returned to jail she was brutally beaten
| by her captors
In order to verify this part of the
story an " EVeningWorld' reported Wis
tied the jail in Long Island city to-day 9ola!
| the story of the beating.
at is true" he said, :" that the woman
made her escape in the simplest manner
All the h9R tn t Wss 5 a. ws ark
| II the kitchen. When she got the Ma:
| irons back turned she simply walked
| out. That is something that might hap
| pen any time. as we cannot keep our
| eyes on them all the time.
| when she was recaptured she made
| pass to hit Mccormick and We caught
hold of her arms. That was the only
| force used
The reporter then entered the jail and
| saw the woman, who, 1t was alleged, hac
been ill-treated. No mark OF bruist
| of any kind could be seen on her face.
at is not true that any Of them bea
me" she said 1.-The only thing rough
tightly. and when l asked them to lie
me go they did So"
A male prisoner In the jail had a n
last evening and II took half dozei
men TO hold him down. He nearly sue
ceeded in biting off one of the jailer'
fingers.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
POOR PUSs UP A TREE
She Will Not Come Down and Is
Slowly Starving.
The 3. p. G. A. Is Too Busy to
Rescue Her.
rs the cat still up the trce?"

1.-THE cat Is still UP the tree"
This is the question and the answer
TO 1t asked and given in the vicinity of
l79 Adelphl street, Brooklyn, to-day.
Poor pussy, from a point some twenty
five feet above the sidewalk, invariably
answered the question herself In the
affirmative with plaintive ''mew."
Pussy Is located in the crotch Of a huge
limb of a large elm tree. She Is afraid
to go up and afraid to go down, SO she
just stays where she is and makes
things lively with her cries.
This cat Is a large black and white
songster OF the homeless variety, just
what the motive was which instigate cd
her to seek an aerial perch Is not
known.
me people residing In the neighbor-
avenue have tried to solve the problem,
but without success. They have also
| considered ways and means of getting
the poor cat down; but their considera-
Pussy went up the tree some time dur
ing Thursday night. Since that time
she has not eaten anything. and all the
drink she has had is by means of ab.
sorption of the rainy atmosphere. HeI
| coat is dishevelled and dirty. All day
yesterday Pussy was way UP among the
branches. about fifty feet above the
| street. man Clfnbeu upon tllt
OF No: l79, and with a long pole per
suaded the cat to retreat to her present
position. She would not bulge another
| inch.
| The women hanging upon the fences
| and out of the windows asked eacl
| other the question: "Why Is II that thu
| Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty tt
Animals do not come to kitty's res
| cue?"
That is the question an "Evenini
| World" reporter wanted answered, so h
visited the Society's palatial offices u
| Willoughby street. The stripping youtl
who acts AS office boy about the place
In reply to the reporters question, sab
that Supt. Frank Clark was present, blu
| too busy to be seen. He said that sew
| eral complaints had been lodged relativ
| to the cat, but he thought the neighbor
should rescue It, He said that the So
| ciety only had one officer at Its dispose
| now, and he was too busy to bottle
| with the cat. He said that as soon a
the officer was at leisure he would b
The boy then went In and told sup
Clark that IA reporter wanted to kno'
why the cat was not rescued from TN
tree on Adelphi street. Supt. Clark wa
still "too busy" to talk business about tn
cat but sent back word that the ca
would be attended to when he got aroun
to 1t.
Just then "the only officer on duty
came in, and he was sent to see a ca
with broken leg away down In Sout
| Brooklyn. 1t would only take hftee
minutes for Supt. Clark or his office DO
to get ladder and rescue the cat. whic
is nearly frightened to death by the sma
boys. and which annoys the communit
| with its cries.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
BATTERIES GO TO CAMP.
Fourteenth Comes Home and Artil-
lery IL Moved on PeekskilI.

STATE CAMP. PEEKsKILL. N. T..
Aug. 1.-THE rain last night cooled the
air to-day 30 that all tho soldiers Of the
Fourteenth Regiment in camp enjoyed
q good nights rest.
This morning the storm had passed
away. There was no drill. The guard
mount was very good. but the marching
was heavy on account Of the bad condf-
ton of the roads caused by the. rain.
The troops leave here on q special at
$50 o'clock for Brooklyn.
Tho batteries now on their way -
camp viii reach the camp grounds to-
morrow morning. The bstteris: passed.
through Yonkers at o'clock this morn
ing in q heavy rain. The men wore rub
Der blankets across their shoulders. a
halt of ten minutes was made in Getty
Square for q rest. When the batteries
| moved the order was givsn 70 disDQunA
and the members Of each battsry va3ksA
alongside Of their guns until ths city
limits were reached. The flrst stop WIN
be made at .Tarrytown at noon OR dip-
ner and rest. The batteries win % IN
camp At Sing Sing tonight.
The ofioer Of the day Tor to-dhy'4 d.
tail Is Capt. Andrews. Of Company x,
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DIED IN ABSOLUTE POVERTY,
Artist Powcrs's Death Attributed
to starvation.

George Powers, an artist. once In COM
Portable circumstances. died at his home
3@3 Graham avenue, this morning In alb
solutc poverty.
His wife and mother are both seriously
Ill in the same apartments, and 1t Is be-
leved that his mother can only live
few days.
II is said that Artist Powers's death
was caused by lack OF proper nourish'
ment some believe by actual starvation.
For some time the wants OF tine famiiy
have been attended to by kind neigh
bors but their pride, 1t is believed,
caused them great distress.
Yesterday Assemblyman Schulz called
al Mayor Schieren's office and told the
story of the family's poverty. A physi.
clan was sent to attend Mr.. Powers, but
he died early this morning. He had been
i'll for some time.
The case has been placed in the hands
Of an agent of the Society for the I'M
provement of the Condition OF the Poor
by Cortland p. Dixson, Mayor Schieren'
secretary.