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The evening world., 1894-02-01
REPUBLICANS NOW IN CHARGE.
Brooklyn's City Clerk Busy Swear
ing In New ONCE Holders.

Joseph c. Benjamin, the new City Clerk
Of Brooklyn, was kept busy this morn
Ing administering the oath of office to
Republicans who succeed the Democrats
turned out yesterday.
Mayor Schieren called his Cabinet to-
gether last evening, and after outlining
the policy to be pursued under his ad-
ministration asked each n to take
charge to-day.
Alfred 7. White. the new City Works
Commissioner. arrived at his office this
morning with the following s~uborlinates.
who began their duties Immediately after
taking the oath of office;
salary, $500; r, NJ. Whiting, Secretary.
$500; Bernard Fowler. Chief Clerk,
200; Gso n 1; MURPHY Assistant Sec :
OF Water Hates; Peter Milne. Water
Puryeyor; George J. Kluepfel. Chief
Clerk In Bureau of Water Extension.
$500; Arthur W, Gilbert. Superintendent
DIR. q. Taylor Emery. the new Health
Commissioner, took charge this morning.
He has asked for the designations of all
his predecessors assistants, pr, Emery
has not announced who he will appoint.
Albert @. Mcdonald, the new Corpora
ton Counsel. this morning succeeded
Mere Mr; I sm6sn and n the s,s io,iGWins een''eme"
Alfred Il. Nudge, Henry Yonge,
Michael Furst. Howard o. Wood and F.
s.. Angel,
Leonard r. welles. Mayor schieren's
Police Commissioner. to-day appointed
William Crosby as Accountant and +.
M: Seeley as Property Clerk.
Wesley G. Bush, the new Building
Commissioners. took charge this morning,
but did not announce any new appoint
ments.
Excise Commissioners Schiiemann and
Sahill, against whom many charges have
been made, were succeeded by Joseph
Acker aud George p. Forester. one OF
the first duties OF the new Fire Com
missioner Edwar! w. Wurster. will be
10 appoint u new Chief of the Depart
ment N place OF T, +: Neyins' who was
retired on half pay yesterday.
pone OF the oldest ottice-holders In
brooklyn Is Thomas A. Wilson, who was
to-unN succeeded as President OF the
.oaru or !Assessors by William Hark-
Franli Squire entered upon his new
aatles as Park Commissioner. and many
enanseS In the Park police are expected.
flre Commissioner Wurster to-day Is,
sued an address to the members OF tho
department, In which he asked their CO.
operation In making the Department sec
UNI 70 none In the United States.
Ioliee Commissioner Welles this after
m,Ia had ell the police captains In his
Vtnfe TO give them instructions In the
'",.higy o. the new administration.
MS Honor, the Mayor" said Com
mm..s,oner ,Welles. wishes this Depart
"sn' 20 be non-partlsan. His Wishes
The evening world., 1894-02-01
ON TRIAL FOR FORGERY.
Cohen Chnrwcd with signing His
Nrothcr's Name Ia n Check,

TIL trial of John Cohen for forgery
was resumed before Judge MARITIME in
Par, /. OF the General Sessions this
morning. He IL the reputcd son of n
mill .onairc, and IL said 10 have been a
member Of the firm OF Jacob Cohen ~
Sors. underwriters.
lie " charged with forging the name
" hi brother, Samuel Cohen. to a check
for so on the Chatham National Bank
On sept. 20. 1892.
Cohen pleaded guilty 10 forgery In the
third degree IN Jan. s. but on Jan. %
wa permitted to withdraw the plea and
pleod not guilty. He claims he is being
prosecuted by his family for marrying
against their wishes. He also says that
he had the authority to sign his brlther's
name.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
GOING BACK FOR SENTENCE
Rcduisition for Mrs. Gerrity, who
Is wanted In MOrristown. Y. j.

Mrs. Bridget Gerrity. n tall. fnc-lcok-
ing woman. about forty years old, was
arraigned in the Tombs Court this morn
ing. where an order was signed for her
to be taken to Morristown, y. j. The
requisition papers in the case were re
ceived yesterday.
Mrs. Gerrity escaped from the custody
of the Sheriff of Morristown last OCto-
Der, after having been indicted on II
charge OF grand larceny,
1t was alleged that an elderly woman,
accompanied by another woman. obtained
"A room In Mrs. Gerrity's house on the
night of Sept. 2. and that Mrs. Gerrity
drugged the couple and stole Sis from
the mans pocket.
She was arrested. and a month later
was indicted. Before the verdict was
rendered Mrs, Gerrity walked out of
court unnoticed and disappeared. Since
then detectives have been searching for
her everywhere. and about n week ago
she was located at the house OF her
brother, 32S East Sixty-first street. and
arrested.
Mrs. Gerrity will he taken back to
Morristown this afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Coming Events.

Conference OF those Interested in good municipal
government tonight In the Amlty Building, 81
West Fifty-fuurth street, MaiOr.Gru u, -
Howard will preside, and papers will be read by
Dr. Josiah Strong. W. II. Van Allen, NJ. :
Littlehell. John W.. Mood, Halisngion Booth ani
Prof. Felix Adler.
Review Of the First Battalion. Seyrnty-hrst
Regiment, by Brighten, T. II. Mc,irGth, To-
morrow night at the Armory, one Hundred and
Seventh street and Lexington avenue,
Third annual entertainment and reception n
St ,Jcrome's Lvceum Tomorrow night. at Central
Opera-IIouse. Sixty-seventh street, near Third
avenue.
Thirty. FIRST annua! hall Of the Sparkling Cotr'ie,
Monday evening. at the LenoN Lyccum. Madison
avenue and Fifty-nlnth street.
in the Largo hall at Cooper Union, will present
the matter Of his paper, read before the Congress
n, PhiIology at Chicago. on The Pattern urnR-
ment Of the bronze Age Of Prehistoric Europe as
Supporting the New Theory " the European ORR
Kin OF the AryRn l,aces.'
The evening world., 1894-02-01
MRS. BARKER'S HORSEWHIP
Held for Trial on n Charge OF
InShimg Her Husbands Cook.

Mrs. Eva MurgdtrOyd barker, who was
arrested In this city Tuesday by Con
stabl" Conklin, Of Central Valley. Orange
County. ON a charge OF horsewhippinH
Lizzie Bloumer. her husbands cook, was
held yesterday by Justice u. A. Green,
days hence.
Mrs. Barker did not deny that she
whipped the cook, but said the girl adj
VanCed upon her.
Mrs. Barker is unusually handsome.
The cool Ia young, but cross-eyed. Mrs.
Barker left her husband because she
thought he was too attentive to the
cook, They are now separated. Barker
agreeing to allow her $4,000 n year out OF
hts income of Sl1, 900.
Bankers country home If one OF the
handsomest in Central Valley. Mrs.
Parker Is living In this city At the home
Of her mother. l5S West Eighty-third
street.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
BURGLARS ROB APARTMENTS.
Two Ex-Convicts nnd n hoy Held
For Trial, "A

In the Essex Market Police Court. to-
day Justice Koch held three burglars In
81 200 each for trial. Two of them,
James Hughes. thirty years old. OF
Philadelphia, and John Dolan, thirty-one
years old. of 800 Greenwich street. are
e~x-convlcts, and their pictures are In
the Rogues' Gallery.
Early yesterday morning they broke
into the apartments OF Charles Dressler.
at Ill East Third street. Policeman
Schlottman, of the Fifth street station.
caught the men leaving the place with
$50 worth OF stolen property in their
possession. On hushcs was found q
Jimmy
The third burglar Is John Fennell.
seventeen years old. of 81 Chrystie street.
He is charged with entering the apart
ments of Mrs. Leah Ossuf. of 30 Allen
street, last night and stealing $50 worth
of clothing.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
SOMETHING UNUSUAL,
a.I,at-n Il

as a medicine, Is
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. And,
because OF that,
thor els some.
thing unusual in
the way OF soil
ing IL. Where
,ev other
medicine Of its
kind only prom
The evening world., 1894-02-01
REFUSED THE INJUNCTION.
brooklyn city Rnil:Ond Can Use
streets In ElntInnds,

Justice William ]. Gaynor, sitting in
the supreme Court. Brooklyn. to-day
denied the application of the Brooklyn,
Bergen Beach and Canarsie Railroad TO
erioin John Matthews and Van I,runt
Mrtiaw, Highway Commissioners Of the
town of Flatlands, from granting n
franchise to the brooklyn City Railroad
the town.
rhe applicants claim that on Dec. 30.
1899, the Commissioners granted them n
franchise for certain streets. and on
Jan. "a, 1891, granted n franchise to the
Brooklyn City Company for the same
territory,
The evening world., 1894-02-01
SIMPSON WILL PLEAD GUILTY
In%fntuntiOn for II Widow the CRus,
of His Downfall.

ELIZABETH. n. j., Feb. l.-George
Simpson. the thieving bank clerk of
Railway. who surrendered after n lively
junket Of "A month in Florida, blowing
IN s944 Of the $1,000 he had stolen. will
be arraigned mex: Saturday In the Union
County Court OF Special Sessions. and
will plead guilty. He will be sentenced
TO State prison
1t turns out that a gay and dashing
young widow Of Railway was response
BILE for the clerk 5 downfall. He was
infatuated with the woman. and got
Into trouble. Dreading the consequences.
he in desperation stole the Union County
Banks money and fled.
The bank authorities regret his course,
as he was the smartest clerk and ac-
countant for his age-twenty y~ears-thnt
nad ever been employed in the institu-
tlnn
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Flames Started by u Cigarette.

NEWARK. y. j., Feb. I-snngcr Hall. a three
story brick building on Belmont avenue, was
destroyed by FIRE this morning. II was the prop
erty " Gotfrici Kruger. There was a saloon on
the ground floor and a dancing hall overhead.
Last night the Joel Parker Association had u
ball In the hall. The ball broke IN at 8 o'clock
this morning. The flames were discovered at I
O'Clock. II is supposed that the FIRE was caused
by Il cigarette which was thrown upon the floor.
The loss was $40, 900. covered by insurance,
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Wuther

n. weather forecast 70? he thirty-six hours
rr4trs 1t p. NJ, tomorrow IS as follows: oocs-
siorN llght snow, with fog; nor'heas,eriy winds
tD-dlr. followed on Friday by fair; colder: north
westerly winds.
I., .ull.nu.G record shows the changes In the
'.nu,rpturr lnfinS the morning hours as indt-
,arrl hy the thermometer az Percy's pharmacy:
> A.. M...J2 6 A. " $40 A.. M...3o'i2 NH
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Literary Society,

The Gouverneur Literary Society OF this city
gave a literary and private reception last night
at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs, +. c. Smith. 20
Gouvernenr street. The programme consisted OF
literary and musical exercises, and a mock trial
was the principal feature Of the evening, A cola
ton was served. after which was the reception.
Among those present were: lr. and Mrs. Ii. VI.
Vandegrlft, Mr.. and Mrs, +. Coll. Miss Coll,
Misses Kenney. Misses Cross, Miss Crontn, Miss
Brown, Miss Moran. q. y. Smith, +. J. kenney.
II /. Grifiths. l.. 7. Rosett, g.. W. Nandsgrift,
u. Nulty, MIR. and Mrs. f. L.ongmore and several
ntharp
The evening world., 1894-02-01
CORONER MUST INVESTIGATE
Strange Proceedings in the black
wells Island Asylum.

When friends of Ida ElmanowitZ. who
died in the lunatlc asylum III Blackwell's
Island yesterday. went to claim the
body this morning, they were informed
that the case was one that called for
investigation by the Coroner
This seems TRANCE. as neither Morgue-
Keeper White nor the Coroners' office
has been notified of the woman's death.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Beecham's pills are for

Beecham's pills are for
biliousness, bilious head.
ache, dyspepsia, heartburn,
torpid liver, dizziness, sick
headache, bad taste in the
mouth. coated tongue, loss
of appetite, sallow skin.
when caused by constipa-
ton; and constipation is
the most frequent cause
of all Of them.
Book free; pills a5c. At
drugstores, or write B. F.
Allen Co, sos Canal ST.
New York.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
FATHER ACCUSED HIS SON.
Thomas Mackcy, Jr., Held In $500
to Keep the Peace.

Thomas Mockey, tr,. was held in 5000
10 keep the peace for three months. in
the TombG Police Court, this morning on
the complaint OF his father,
The latter, who has a carpenters shop
AZ 60 West Forty-nfth street. and lives
at Iasbrouck Heights. y. j., says tina;
he was assaulted last night by Thomas
and another son, named Peter, when ~
left the train at the Warren street l.
station on his way hOiae.
lie says Thomas held him while Peter
The evening world., 1894-02-01
TONS OF SNOW AND ICE.
Police headquarters Neglected by
commissioners Andrews Men.

More than Supt. Byrnes around Police
Headquarters would feel grateful towards
Commissioner Andrews, Of the Street.
Cleaning Department, II he would re
move some of the tons of snow and Ice
from In front OF the big police building
In Mulberry street.
The stuff is piled fully two feet high
In places. and no attempt has been MADE
since the first fall OF snow 20 clean the
street. No such state of affairs existed
even when Hans Reattie and big Tom
Brennan were at the helm OF the stress
Cleaning Department.
The evening world., 1894-02-01

1t was early dawn this morning ere the FIRST
annual bali OF the f. u. Harper Republican Club
at the Harlem Opera House, came to a close 1t
was a great social and financial success. Among
the numerous distinguished guests were Hon war
ner Miller, ex-Po ,tnas,cr Van Colt. luhh Sabine
Smith, John W. Nroomun and Foster Coates,
The evening world., 1894-02-01
EIOped With q Fireman.

FAR RoCKAwAY, l.. l., Feb. Miss Lizzie
Lapaugh. seventeen years old, the youngest dnugh.
ter Of Georget Lapaugh cloped yesterday with
William Custer. a fireman on the Long Island
Railroad. Miss Lapaugh had been receiving At
tentions from Custer for some time back. Her
parents objected to this, Mrs, Iapaubh
In seriously III from nervous prostration.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
SIueIchiuS q Poet.
tFrom Texas sIfunssJ

FrOm Texas Siftlngs)
Poet--I have been sending you some
of my choicest gems, but I nave re
ceived no reply. | had no idea that you
were absent.
Editor-You might have known that I
was out of town. otherwise you would
have got your stuff back by return
mail.
The evening world., 1894-02-01

should be respected and obeycl. Theg,
words have great cigniicance. They
mean that previous pCrnicious rlliticl,
activity, ''hlch has 80 marred the Ell
cheney OF tho force. must cease. The
days OF political pulls are past"
The evening world., 1894-02-01
THREE MEN LOST OVERHEARD
GIouccster Schooner Orpheus Re-
ports n Disaster mt Sea. i
Ef Nssnclatcd Press.

HALIFAX. Fen. 1.-The gloucester
fishing schooner Orpheus. Capt. Devine.
arrived last night at Liverpool, N.
$. from Newfoundland. with a load or
herring
ON Tuesday morning during a severe
gale three men were washed
and drowned. alSt.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Dropped Dead In His bathroom.

JAMAICA, l.. l., Feb. John Il, Hopkinson,
ex-Town Commissioner of Road improvements. who
dropped dead in his bathroom at his home in
South Jamaica last might from heart disease, was
q wealthy retired farmer and prominent In church
and charitable work. He was hfty-eight years
old. lie leaves a widow, one daughter and
The evening world., 1894-02-01
LUDWlGS' TIMELY PURCHASE
The Fourteenth Street D.y-Gcods
Merchants Entcrprisin@ stroke.

Messrs. Ludwig Bros, OF Nos u, 49,
IS, 40 and ~ West Fourteenth street,
have purchased OF John i. Dciury. the
well-known tailor and furnishcr. the en-
tire stock OF gents furnishings, consist
ing OF neckwear, hosiery. underwear,
gloves handkerchicfs. umbrellas. cansp'
hats. &c. &
cnuntsrs nj Ludwig Bros, and Mil b.
on sale on Monday, Feb, 8. at 80 cents
on the dollar. This is u rare oppuf-
tunity. -
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Crntrnl Evening IlIsh schooi.

Principal Ccorl, white, OF the Central Evening
High Sshcyl, at go East siSty-second
street, invites the attention VI young
men to the algebra and geometry eiasssA
whers. preparation for the Regents' examina-
lion is made a special feature. The hours e. en-
rolment are nightly bctN zen 7 and 9 o'eloca.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Minstrel SnImOud Seeks Divorce.

John II, salmond, end man with bo1Sstaf'r's
MINISTRIES. began suit before Judge Dugro. IN
the Supreme Court to-day for IN absolute divarco
from his wife. Charlotte sllmond, whose stage
name ia Lotta West Simons. The correspondent
named was Austin II. Roberts, u member OF the
America company. Mrs. Salmond made no
defense. Judge Dusro reserved decision.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
No License Yet for Ochs.

Justice Gaynor. OF the Supreme Court, Brooklyn,
has continued the Injunction restraining the ES-
else Commissioners from granting a license to
Ernest Ochs for a saloon at the corner OF DcKalb
and Franklin avenue. Brooklyn. near the De
Kalb Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
Contract for Printing ana LithO.
Urn Ohinr.

The lowest bid received to-day by the Board Of
City Record for printing and lithographing for
tho city depl rtmcnts was that of Mrs. Martin D.
brown. The contract will aggregate S3I, 900.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
The German Charity Hall.

The German Charity Ball will be held At Madi-
son Square Garden this evening, and everything
points towards a large attendance ard a most
ENJOYABLE time for those who attend. The man
prc,nent proposes TO make 1t one Of the most
notable social events Of the season,
The evening world., 1894-02-01

excitement he mad caused, charged with
drawn club. One of the men ran away.
The other, Miller, tried to beat out the
officers brains with a bottle. but was
dubbed so artistically that he had no
time to do so.
Jemerich was notified that thieves and
officers had been In his saloon, and on
taking stock ound hat he was out
fully 500, over one-half of which was
due 10 liquor drank or wasted on the
premises.
The evening world., 1894-02-01
THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY /. 1901.

struck him. Policeman Breen arrested
Thomas, but Peter got away. When arr
raignel IN court to-day Thomas said
tina his father had married n second
wife and had turned against his chill
The evening world., 1894-02-01
George *. Wilson Accused.

George X. Wilson, OF % Roland street. NrWrrk.
y. j.. was a prisoner in the Yorkville Court TO.
| day charged with sntIcing a fifteen yenr-oli girl.
Lucy Haley, o. 225 East One Hundred and TWel ".
nrst street. to a hotel The complainant did not
appear and he was released.
The evening world., 1894-02-01

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-12-20
-London's
ANNOUNCEMENT

THIS WEEK 1 offer special bar
gains in TOYS.
Don't buy your xmas toys until you
look through my stock.
My prices on Celluloid, Hard Wood,
and Plush goods will make them go as
1 intend to close them out.
Beautiful sxlO Plush Album only
60 cents.
A Two-foot Patent Doll IS cents.
Elegant Kid body, Bisqe Doll, 75cts
Handsome Doll carriages 4Oc, 75c,
and s1.OO
Toy Banjos 25cts. Toy Violins 25cts.
Ny stock OF miscellaneous Books
limos, Padded Morocco, Ivory finish.
and Gilt gift books, cannot be excell-
ed in quality or price.
Everything in Bibles and Testi-
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Prayer books and Hymnals, Latest
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Everthing needed for decorating
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A full supply of School Books and
School Supplies Of every kind.
Joe Nj. London's
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-12-20

rhsy 10 Not Allow rAslr clsrhz - Kssl
PravAto Note Bo@kn-

rhey no Not 4now rhsAr clsrAn 80 Kosw
PrivAsS Nots-Bs@Gs-
''He was the best surveyor and
araughtsmAn in my employ" said .
well-known oivn engineer q few days
ago, referring TO AmAu whom he had
just discharged ST discovered n short
time ago that ho WA keeping . pri-
vate notebook, and after NOTIFYING
him that he must stop Il and again
learning that he was continuing the
practice was obliged to discharge
him" --
asked the gentleman tn explain
what he meant by keeping = private
notebook"
"A surveyor" said he, ''in doing a
piece Of work makes minutes as he
goes along of the lin es he runs, of the
various points marking the bounds of
enc lands he In surveying and all such
aata as is not only necessary fc' the
drawing Of his plans, but alr incl
dentally that which may aid him In
the case of any other szrvey being
made later on
This data, gJu see, really con
stitutes n sort OF capital or stock q
trade, for II the party owning .hs
land ever wishes another survsY Of 10
for any purpose he will naturally
apply 20 that same @RSSeyor. who,
having these old memoranda, can do
the work easier and more cheAply
than any other surveyor. oftentimes
after many years have elapsed and
old landmarks have passed away,
those minutes become very valuable.
Consequently = civil engineer al
ways wishes to keep these in his owl
hands, and men in his employ are not
allowed to make copies of minutes q
surveys which they make while in bis
employ. Otherwise an old emPloye
In leaving and setting mp In businesI
for himself, could carry away . large
slice of his employers business
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-12-20
sPIrTIRo sERPEN rs.
They Are Able 10 Blind = Man by Pr
jeetinK . Fluid Into His Eyes-

They Are Able 10 Blind . Man By Pre-
Iecting . Fluid Into His Eyes-
The African explorer, v. Hoehnel,
on his voyage to lakes Rudolph and
Stephanie, encountered one day, after
= long rainy spell, rolled up in = cor
ner of the basket in which the dishes
O. the expedition were carried, q ser
pent Of narrow girth and about TWEEN
ty-seven inches long. His servant
armed himself with n long dirk
10 kill the serpent, but the moment he
approached the basket he fell back
with heartrending cry and covered
his eyes with his hand The snake
had projected into them . tiny stream
of burning liquid which caused terri
BILE suffering.
Hoehnel came mp and placed himself
In such n position that the wind would
blow the liquid past his eyes should
the 5e-pent defend itself In the same
manner it had done before AS soon
M the snake caught sight of him II
lifted its head and Squirted two drops
Of black fluid upon his neck, which,
however, produced no burning sensa-
ton on the skin An Arab guide, who
had heard the cries of the explorers
servant, came up, and, wrapping his
turbAn around his hand, endeavored
70 make q dive into the basket for the
snake. A moment later he, too, fel
back blinded and covering bis eyes
with his arm Hoehnel did not seeh
to repeat the experiment He turned
the basket over on the ground, and
the serpent In its fight wAs killet
with sticks, 50 that the mystery could
no. be solved IS 70 the nature Of Ia
peculiar squirting qualities