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The evening world., 1894-02-06
TO ATTEND cHIlgS'S FUNERAL
Prominent New Workers Go to Phil
adelphia on a Special Train.

The deep egret at the death of George
w. Childs, of Philadelphia, which is felt
by prominent New Workers., was dis
played by a large delegation of we'll
known men. who left the Pennsylvania
Railroad Depot at Jersey City on two
special trains this morning to attend
the funeral of the dead philanthTopist.
A special car, through the kindness Of
General Eastern Passenger Agent Car
penter. was attached to the 8 O'Clock
train and placed at the disposal OF the
member of the New York Press Club.
Among those who went on the car
were Col A. ID. De Freeze, Col. John A.
Cockerill. julius Chambers, r.. +. Dorr,
p. J. Hanway, S. S. Pratt, Mr.. Marsh,
G. II. Human. George f. Williams and
about forty other members Of the Press
Club.
The special train, which was advertised
to leave at $50, did not start for fully
twenty minutes later. 1t was made up
OF six passenger cars. About loo people
went on board, and 1t was expected that
this number would be considerably
augmented before the train reached its
destination.
were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chauncey NJ.
Depew, Gen. Horace Porter, j. Plcrpont
Morgan, Bishop Potter, Col. and Mrs,
Fred Grant. ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin, Hartford, Conn.
Mr., John Bigelow, Hiram Hitchcock, Col.
Gillespie, l.. S. A.; James Bayne Stewart,
Judge Edward Patterson, George II. Pres
ton, John W. Keller. President New York
Press club: George +. Spinney, G. r.
Miller, Augustine Smith, Gilbert r. Jones
and Henry l., Dyer.
A delegation from Typographical
Union No. 6, consisting OF President j.
J.. Murphy and ex-Presidents John A.
Kenny. Charles J. Dumar, NJ. f. Boselly,
and Daniel a. Killecn, was also on tn"
train, as well as Messrs. Charles Is.
Smith n W. j. Brennan, who repre-
sented the International Union.
The comfort OF the passengers was
looked after h. General Manager J.,
w. Jackson. of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, who accompanied them to Phila-
delphia.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
WILLIAM W. SINCLAIR DEAD.
Sudden Demise of a Wcll-Known
New Yorker In Dallas, Tex.

inspector Byrnes received a letter this
morning from j. T. Balderson. of 36
Elm street. Dallas. Tex, announcing the
death. from fever, after n three weeks
Illness, of William W. Sinclair. brother
If Walter A. Sinclair, n rubber-goods
merchant. OF l3s Chambers street. this
city.
The deceased inherited n large fortune
at the death of his father, and up 10
-four years & was In business here
with his brother in the rubber business.
He then left the firm and went TO Texas,
where he engaged in real estate specula-
tlons The deceased left a wife and child
now residing in San Antonio, Tex.
MIR. Sinclair was well known In bust
ness circles here and quite popular In
society.
His aged mother resides IN New York.
His sister Is the wife OF Michael Clancy,
Of Brooklyn. The deceased was born in
Jersey City, and thirty-seven years old
at the time OF his death.
Walter Sinclair had received no infor-
nation of his brothers death until told
OF II by an Evening World' reporter.
He at once telegraphed instructions To
Dallas for his brothers. funeral.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
QUINN HAS ELoPED.
The Ex-Gambler Evangelist Runs
Away with Miss Golf.
She Is the 16-Year-0Id Daughter Of
His Co-Worker.
Her Father Received n Message
Announcing Their Marriage.

Ex-Gambler J. p. Quinn. the ~evangelistlc
minister, who Is associated with Evan
gelist Gon in making tours of the coun
try and starting great r%evivals, has left
for parts unknown.
With him went the beautiful sixteen
year-old daughter of Mr.. Con-, and It
was not until this morning that the lat
ter learned that an clopement had taken
place.
In Quinn's private car. in the Pennsyl-
vania Depot, at Jersey City, Evangel-
ist Golf this morning received a telegram
from the eX-gamhler. announcing that he
and Miss Goff had been married.
The telegram was sent from IA branch
office IN Eighth avenue, this city, and
no clue was afforded whereby the couple
could be traced.
Mr.. Con and his wife were nearly
crazed by the news and they spent the
day, rushing from place to place in an
effort to discover the whereabouts OF
his daughter.
Golf and Quinn came TO this city yes
terday morning together. They visited
several places. and shortly after noon
Quinn pleaded that he had an important
business engagement In Jersey city, and
left his companion.
1t is said that Quinn went directly TO
the Pennsylvania Depot, where. 1t an.
pears. Miss Gof was waiting for him.
She had left the car shorty before !
o'clock. telling her mother that she
would take her little brother to the depot
to get some candy.
The brother was sen, home soon after,
loaded down with sweets. Miss Con- re-
manned in conversation with the woman
who presides over the flower stand.
EX-Gambler Quinn appeared at the
door Of the waiting-rOom about | O'Clock
and bcckoncd to Miss Goh. The flower
woman saw them 90 away. II is said
that there is no doubt about the mar
rage being performed. Mr. and Mrs,
Gon said that Quinn had been paying
little attention To their daughter ever
since he joined them on Dec. IL, but they
paid no heed to him, thinking he did not
mean anything serious.
The Evangelist and his wife are fond
Of Quinn, and while they would not have
consented u the marriage, they will
gladly lake the pair back II they vii!
return.
It Is believed Quinn has gone to Chi
cagO He is a resident Of that city,
E~vangelists Con and Quinn were in
Jersey city for the purpose of co-operat-
Ing with several churches to arrange a
monster revival, to begin Feb. II.
DIR. John l.. SouddCr Is at the head OF
the movement for the reunion OF the
churches.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
ONLY SIX MEN HIRED YET.
Delay in Starting the Speedway Work
Causes Great Disappointment.

About 800 men were on hand at Q
O'Clock this morning at one Hundred and
Fifty-hfth street and St. Nicholas ave
nue., ready to go to work for Contractor
James d. Leary, who is to build the
new Harlem Speedway.
Only six men, however, were given
employment to-day, as it was said there
was nothing yet for them to do.
After waiting arou for two hours
or more, during which there was much
grumbling. the disappointed crowd
thinned out, but several hundred OF the
men remained around the place all the
morning.
Daniel ]. Leary. the son of the cons
tractor, who has charge OF the work.
says that he will not be ready to en-
gage men in any number until Thursday.
when he will be ready TO go ahead.
The six men hired to-day were put to
work building an office for the Superin-
tendent of the work. II is said that a
force of one hundred men Will be em-
ploved at first. and as the work progress
rs this viii be gradually Increased to
Contractor Leary could not be found
at his Office in State street this morn
ing. A notice was posted on the door
stating that no applications for employ
ment on the Speedway would be re-
Ceiyed there, but that they must all be
made at the one Hundred and Flfty-hfth
street office.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
M0uRNERS FROM WASHINGTON
A Special Train Takes Them to At
tend the Childs Funeral.

TBy AssOcIated Fross0
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The special
train Of the Pennsylvania road, made UP
for the accommodation of Washing
tonians intending to attend the Chllds
funeral in Philadelphia. drew out of
the Baltimore and Potomac Depot at
1888 this morning.
The party aboard included Major John
NJ. Carson, Washington correspondent OF
The Ledger; Miss Butler, of The Ledger
Bureau: Richard Watson Glider, of The
Century: +. G.. Dunnell, New York
Times; c. NJ. Pepper. Chicago Tribune;
August Donath. representing the Childs
representing the printers of the city,
and o. o. Stealey. Of the Louisville
Courier-Journal
TIL only stops made were at Baltimore
and Wilmington.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
PEACE IN THE STATE SENATE.
Because the Republicans Had All
Their Own Way.
Resolution to Investigate Judge Clute
Passed Without Debate.
CDy Associated Press.)

ALBANY, Feb. G.-The session of the
State Senate opened quietly this morning,
with the presentation of bills and resolu-
tons.
There was n petition from the people
of Rochester in favor of the water stor-
age bill. Senator Lexow presented a
bill providing that all persons giving tes-
timony before the New York Police Com
mission should be free from punishment
if they revealed any crime in which they
themselves wera implicated. The bill
went to the Judiciary Committee, SEN
ator Guy Directing to the passage of 1t.
energy to debate, for several resolutions
of a partisan nature followed. to which
no objections were made.
Senator SaXton called up his resolution
to allow the Judiciary Committee TO in
vestigate the issuing OF the Injunction
against Clerk Kenyon, in the McCarty-
Wolfert contest, and to discover whether
there had been interference with the
Parker DemD voting with the Republl-
c~ans.,yeas, 20; nays, I (Messrs. Wolfe,
O'Sullivan, Guy and O'DonnelD.
or his Deputy to go into the Grand Jury
room. was passed without debate. 1t Is
the bill emanating from the Staten
Island, Queens County people Ayes a.
Senator Saxton called for the special
order, the resolution to investigate cleo
lions in the cities, of the, State,
Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan insisted that moth
ing was in order until the resolution OF
Senator Wolfe, in the McCarty matter,
had been disposed of.
Senator Saxton-It has been disposed
of. 1t was killed by the adoption Of the
report seating senator Wolfert.
Iieut.-Gov Sheehan-The Senator from
the Eleventh certainly has a right TO
have his resolution put, and l hold 1t in
order.
| sion of tho Chair.
vote of ayes. I, nays, Is, against sus-
The Chair decided the matter disposed
of, and the Senate went into general
orders,
The evening world., 1894-02-06
E0r Ih0se Out of Work The W0rd s M% 1kn a 10 Gents for a 90 Word I

take the rolls and get the names I had
C~ross-examined by Col. Lamb, McKeon
said he had been hired to copy the regis
land and Justice Newton were in the
polling place when Mr.. Grout, Mayer and
Mcnamara came In.
q did not refuse to allow them to
take them from me.
" Mr.. Grout was not satisfied with my
offer to eaii on the names; He seemed
Col. Lamb then asked McKeon to write
his own name and address on n sheet of
paper, which was handed him. The wit
ness took pen and ink and proceeded to
comply. with the request.
He labored SO painfully in the attempt
to write the "Wiil!am" that general at
t%ention was drawn to him. Then he
alIPPfiS made 1he pf the into mj5d the ,e Ink a4EMIl;a! and
BY. this time half, the people in the
courtroom were ready to laugh. As the
minutes sped by Justice Bartlett raised
at Mckeon, who was just beginning to
write the word "Sheepshead."
1t o fully three minutes for McKeon
to write his name and address.
He handed over the piece of paper with
an air of having finished a difficult task
with much credit to himself.
1T began to dawn on the crowd that
the prosecution intended to show that
pretense on the part of McKane's politi-
cal friends to hold the rolls away from
Mr.: Gaynor's copyists.
Mckeon was asked to write the name
John Smith" He was seated at the
stenographer's table and given every
facility for accomplishing the, task
GEn noR Lawysr Shepard timed Nc
Smith,
1t took three minutes for McKeon to
rift nNN 80 IDA.nI, -
one of the names on the list which the
witness is said to have copied.
After testifying that he received S1s
for six DAYS work copying the rolls
cant
lie was followed on the stand by
Phillip Parinsa, who said he was a
piano player and lived at Coney
Island.
Parisa told the same story about offer
Ing to call off the names for Gaynor's
men,. and corroborated McKeon In his
statement that the men were drunk.
The witness soon lost his head and be-
came so wofullv mixed in his
that even the Court lost patience with
him.
George w. Webb, who said his occu-
patton was anything he could find to
do testified that he was another copy
list employed by. Justice Sutherland.
man for the Coney Island Athletic Club.
and before that he was a policeman, and
had also worked at plumbing. The wit
ness admitted that his previous occupa-
tons had not given him any great ia
ciilty with the pen. He also admitted
that he was now a special policeman on
the Gravesend force.
Asked to give an exhibition of his abil-
ity as a penman Webb wrote a name
taken from the registry roll in about
Augustus b. Cohen, son of Hotel
Keeper Benjamin. Cohen. of Coney ISL
and was another of Justice Suther-
stand. He told substantially the same
story as the previous witnesses about
Mr.. CIRCUITS demand for the registry
rolls.
1t tool about five minutes of Lawyer
Jere Wernbcrg's Cross-eXamination to
make Cohen forget where he lived. His
memory was wrecked on all points which
bore on the events of the week he was
engaged In copying the rolls.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
SKATING AT MONTREAL.
Davidson's New Records - Morse
Wants to Beat Joe Doroghue.

MONTREAL. Feb. Con next Satur-
any the Montreal Snowshoe club will
holi IT'S annua fiat races. In C%onjunc-
ton with these. Johnson M NOrsenE
win skate two or three match races for
suitable trophies, starting from opposite
sides OF the rink. This is one OF the
styles of racing in Europe, and Norseng
claims he can defeat either Johnson or
DOnoghuc. In suCh n race there Is no
loating. II Is 20 from the start, as II Is
pretty hard for The skaters to know just
how they stlnd.
II is probable there will he Il profess
sional race between Mccormack and
RreeA, OF 81, John, y, H., and olaf Nor
wrdt, Of Minneapolis. Johnson, David
son and Hul2e have gone to CObOurg,
ont. to skate to-day, and Joe Donoghue
has left for 81. John, \. b.. where he
They will all he back for Saturday.
Davidson lowered the mile record to
. minutes, IS seconds, yesterday, and the
two-mile TO q minutes and three-tifths Of
a second.
The evening world., 1894-02-06

WARM WAVE CLOSE At HAND.
Mr.. Dunn Says We Shall Have
Springlike Weather.
Beginning This Afternoon the Their
mometer VIII Rise Rapidly.

A number OF palm-leaf fans were scat
tered about in the room occupied by
Weather Observer Dunn in the Equitable
Building this morning. a linen buster
hung on n nail and while the farmer"
was packing away his sealskin coat in
camphor his Office boy was busily en-
gagged in cracking ice for the cooler.
II anticipate some very warm weather
this afternoon" said Mr.. Dunn. in an
swer to an Evening World' reporters
question. by 3 o'clock / expect that the
mercury will have climbed to at least
30 degrees In the shade, which means
SprinSlike weather on the sunny sides
of the streets. The warm wave will be
accompanied by southerly winds, and 1t
may be even warmer tomorrow
"All over the country to-day he CON
tinucd. "thc weather Is generally fair.
There Is II sight depression over the
lakes. but 1t has no storm energy and
may not develop. In the Northwest II
has GROWN colder, while over ether parts
Of the country II Is on the average 10
degrees warmer.
'"Thc temperature in this city NJ S
o'clock this morning was 20 degrees, JUS
u degrees higher than the same hour
yesterday morning.
New England S;aes, and at Northfcld.
Vt, this morning it was 20 d gress be-
low z 70. At Albany 1t was > degrees
below zero. Key West is the warmest
spot with 6 degrees above.
The prospects are for warmer and
continued fair weather"
There Is skating to-day Mt Manhattan
Field, hut in view Of the coming warm
wave IL is hardly probable that any of
the proposed skating matches can he ar
ranged. At Van C~Ortlandt, 81. Mary's
and Crotona Lakes, there are good fields
of ice to-day.
The proposed National amateur sknt
ing races Mt Red Bank Will, no doubt,
have to he postponed. Even II the
weather had remained as cold as 1t was
Yesterday, the ice would not have been
thick enough to bear the crowds.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
The CH|LDS FUNERAL.
Body Of tho Dead Philanthropist
Laid to Rest To-Day.
Special Funeral Trains from New
York and Washington.
Bishops Potter and Whitaker Take
Part In the Services.
(By Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-The body OF
George w. Childs was to-day laid to rest
In the Drexel Mausoleum, in Woodland
Cemetery. beside that OF his closest
friend and business companion, Anthony
j. Drexel. who died but a few months
ago. Almost inseparable In life. 1t was
deemed fitting that they should rest to-
gether In death.
1t was at first intended to have the
funeral services private, but. yielding to
the request of many friends, Mrs. Childs
finally consented to a public funeral, and
the services were held at / o'clock to-day
In st. James's Protestant Episcopal
Church, which Is directly opposite the
residence OF the dead philanthropist, at
Walnut and Twenty-second streets, and
of which Mr.. Childs had been an honored
member and vestryman for many years.
A brief service for the family and i'm
mediate friends was held at the house
before the public service at the church.
At its conclusion those present had an
opportunity to take n last look at the
face OF the one they loved n from
which death had not effaced that gem
erous, kindly look which was one of
the characteristic marks of the man.
Then the casket was tenderly borne
out from the white marble mansion and
across the street to the church, where
1t was placed on a bier in front of the
chancel rail.
The services in the church, as well as
those at the residence. were conducted by
Bishop Potter. OF New York, assisted by
Bishop Whitaker, Of Philadelphia; Rev.
Jos. Fl. Blanchard, rector Of ST. James's
Church, and DR.. William B. Bodine, rec
tor Of the Church OF the Saviour, West
Philadelphia. which the late Mr.. Drexel
attended.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
BYRNES CALLS ON FELLOWS.
Probable Consultation on the Nc.
Carthy- M%unzinger Case.

Police Supt. Byrnes called Upon Dis
trict-Attorrey Fellows at ll.2O o'clock
this morning and they Immediately held
a secret consultation.
The nature OF Byrnes's mission could
not be learned. but It IL said that he
called in reference to the Mccarthy
Munzinger case.
tendent at Police Headquarters yester-
day afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
DENIED FOR GEN. HARRISON.
The Story That He Is Soon to Wed
Senator StanfOrd's Widow.
Uy AssoclIted Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6,-From Q
member of ex-President Harrison's fam
fly It is learned that there is no founda-
ton whatever for the rumor that he 10
TO marry Mrs. Leland Stanford. widow
of the late Senator from California
The evening world., 1894-02-06
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS.
Ser at Dwclls on Federal Election
Laws, House on Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6,-The bill re-
pealing the Federal Election laws came
up imediately after the preliminary bust
ness in the Senate this morning, and
Senator Hawley Ntcp.. Comm took the
floor In opposition TO the bill.
In the House this morning, after the
call of committees for reports, the Ha-
waiian debat was resumed, Mr.. Outh-
waite dem, ohio taking the floor in
support OF the MCcreary resolution.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
NO MORE TARIFF HEARINGS.
So Says the Majority OF the Senate
Finance Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-After sit
ting with the Republican members OF
the senate Committee on Finance for
half an hour to-day. the Democratic
members animated that they would like
to have the room to themselves for a
private conference, and the Republican
members accordingly withdrew.
The result of the conference was a de-
c.s!on to grant nc hearings on the Tariff
hill.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
lie Deserted IA Mail Wagon.

Post-Orhce Inspector Shopp ~arraigned Joseph
Russell before United States Commissioner Shields
to-day charged With a violation Of the Federal
statutes In deserving a mail wagon. Russell is a
driver at a small salary, and left his wagon at
James slip ferry 10 go into a saloon to get his
hands warm. The ofense occurred last Friday.
liz was held In $500 bail for examination to-mor-
row.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
DR.. JENKINS RENOMINATED.
Gov. Flower Sends His Name to tn
State Senate To-Day.

ALBANY, Feb. Gov, Flower sent
in to-day the denomination Of DR.. Jenkins
for Health Oficer OF the Port OF New
York.
1t was sent to the Judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate.
The evening world., 1894-02-06

RED BANK, y. j., Feb. o.-Ths Skating Com
mlttee OF the North shrews bury River Ice Yacht
Club announced this morning that It would be i'm,
possible to hold the National skating races to,
morrow. as the Ice Is not OF sufncient thickness
II the cold wave continues the championship will
probably be decided the latter part OF tho week
but the sudden changes Of weather may upset all
niana
The evening world., 1894-02-06
Three Men Held for Assault.

Edward F. Smith. John Grant and Frederick
Blatt, denIIens OF the Harlem Bastile, a row Of
tsnemen,s on One Hundred and Twenty-nith
streets between Second and Third avenues, MnO
Ssrs hsld in The Harlem Police Court this morn
Ing.
The evening world., 1894-02-06

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The evening world., 1894-02-06

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THE WHEAT CROP.

The East Indian wheas crop for the
present year is estimated at 6.920, ,0O0
tons, or 100, 200. 900 bushels, and OF this
quantity perhaps 60,OOO,0O0 will be ex-
ported. II the Indians were as large
consumers of the wheat as the Ameri-
cans, who require about four and one
half bushels per capita year for food
and seed. not only would they have
none Of the cereal fot export, but the
home supply would be rs per cent. in
arrears Of the domestic demand. There
are 28O,OOO,OO0 people in India, and
they export the wheat they should
keep for the same reason Russians ex-
port the graIn-because debts and taxes
compel them to part with for money
what they need for food.