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The evening world., 1894-10-09
RI0T0US SHlRTMAKERS.
Bold mt Phillips & Sons Factory,
but Very Meek In Court.

Sixty shrtmakers early this morning
swooped down upon Phillips & Sons
shirt factory at 10 Lispenard street,
burst open ;he door and threatened to
carry off the machines.
The firm, until last week. had it's work
done outside by contractors. This sys-
TEN WAS abandoned and American hands
to the number of forty row do the work
at the factory.
Isaac Phillips, the Junior member of
the firm, claims that at meeting OF the
Shirtmakers' Union held last evening
somew mere on East Broadway, a dele
cation was appointed to visit his factory
this morning and endeavor to induce
the employees to. strike. Anticipating
trouble he was on hand at o'clock, and
an hour later all the employees, men and
women, were at their machines.
Soon afterwards the place was be
seiged by an angry mob. Young Phillips
and several of the employees barred the
door leading to the factory. Several of
,he workmen. in their alarm, crept
under the tables ana covered themselves
with linen scraps.
street; Joseph Rosen. Of e Market
street, and Louis Fatomsky, of 145 Lud-
low street. the mob forced open the
Come on! Take the machines"
shouted one of the leaders.
Only two of their number. Cohen and
Rosen. got inside the room. Finding
themselves deserted. they rushed to the
hatchway and let themselves down to
the street.
Several policemen appeared at this
arrested, after sharp chase. The
others then dispersed in confusion.
The prisoners were arraigned by Po-
liceman Krekel this morning In the
Tpmbs Court. They were very penitent,
and Justice Ryan was forgiving. Each
was let off with 50 fine,
The evening world., 1894-10-09
$4,000 GO ON STRIKE.
Cloakmakers' Big Struggle
Against Bosses Begun
Abolition Of Piecework and Weekly
Wages Asked For.
A Nine Hour Workday Is Also De-
munded.

strike was begun by II, 900 cloakmak-
ers this morning, and as result, the
workshops OF Us large manufacturers
smaller workrooms of 1000 contractors
or sweaters" whose places are scat
tered all over the lower east side, are
in the dry-goods district. and the
idle.
Thousands of the strikers gathered in
and around New irving Hail, PA and
2l6 Broome street. as early as s o'clock
and awaited the coming OF their leader,
Joseph Barondess.
Five pickets had been detailed to
watch the movements of the bosses
about the larger shops and patrol about
the shops generally and see If any
cloakmakers remained al work and re-
port to the Executive Committee later
in the day at ALP Grand street. where
the union has established its permanent
headquarters.
squads of policemen were sent from
the MacdouBal street, Ellrilge strecV,
Elizabeth street. Madison street and
Delaney street stations 10 guard the
cloak manufactures and prevent any
breach of the peace.
The strikers were warned at New
Irving Hall by Chairman Silverstein to
refrain from gathering in crowds about
quarrelling or conflict with the police
or the bosses or any new hands whom
the employers engaged.
There were no serious disturbances
during the early merging hours, but a
small crowd of the men who quit the
shops in East Broadway gathered in
front of NJ. Olitsky's store, at No. a.
and insisted upon "A solitary workman
leaving his sewing machine and joining
threats. failed to bring the man out,
and while the crowd was parleyine
with the proprietor two policemen
came up on the run and drove the
strikers away.
The strike is for the purpose of abol-
enforcement of weekly wages, an in
crease of wages amounting to % per
cent, as compared with present earn
ings nine-hour workday and the en-
Pigment of union men and women.
There are 5000 members of the union
bership has lapsed for non-payment of
dues. All these workers are on strike,
and say that a thousand cloakmakers
who never Joined the union will quit
their machines before the day expires.
Eight thousand of the union members
are men and 1000 are women. 1t is es-
timated that 10000 persons are mainly
dependent upon these workers for sup
port. The strikers have declared their
intention emit on to hold out to the point Of
rided into operators, fnishers, pressers
and tailors.
Five years ago a similar strike occurred
in this city, wnen all the cloakmak ers
went out In sympathy with the Union
hands who had been locked out by Meyer
firm.
Mass-meeting3 OF the strikers will be
held In New Irving Hall each day during
the continuance of the strike.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
WOMEN IN The FIGHT.
One of Mrs. Lovell's Brigade Out
lines the Plans.
Mothers, Daughters. Wives and
Sweethearts to Hustle for Votes.
Coffee Houses to BE Started to Get
Men In liumor for Reform.

Mrs. Lowell. the lady who has been
aroused by Dr. Parkhurst TO assume the
leadership Of the women's movement in
behalf of pure government. conducts her
campaign on the strict .. T.
She will neither see nor confer with
newspaper men upon any subject and
under no circumstances.
An Evening World" reporter Who
called al the lady's home and headquar-
ters was met at the door by a feminine
guard, who fatty refused to do any
thing towards disturbing Mrs. Lowell
with his mission.
Shortly after he left the house a port.
ly and elegant lady descended the stoop.
The reporter spoke to her and asked
about the campaign.
with a killing sir and a Wild look
about her as though she wanted help.
When 1t was explained To her that she
she exclaimed, with real humor
1t is worse than 7 expected"
NeNertheiess. she smiled with a salts
faction that she might have thought was
htCTet ana walked along, chatting agree
ably.
We are going to employ all the in
, ,lue nee that good women can bring to
bear, said she, to carry the city OF
New York for good government.
we VIII arouse New York women by
every possible means to influence New
York men by every possible means to
vote Tor pure government and the over
thrlw or Tamnnny Hall
Grace"
The reporter did not dare ask her II
she intended pun. but did inquire what
methods would be adopted
we shall employ every means to
arouse men TO their better selves. We
DrPlNn tha,
get AT them by every avenue OF love
they have for womenkind. Mothers,
daughters. wives and sweethearts viii!
be asked to carry the gospel TO the
men nearest them. There will be
prayer meetings and coffee houses, and
nothing will be neglected 70 make the
influence of women felt"
she was policy requested to at least
state whether she was an officer in the
women movement ana whether she
spoke for herself or for the programme,
she replied that the organization was
she spoke.
Asked what form of organization had
! been arranged she said that nothing
definite had been agreed upon.
The evening world., 1894-10-09

men Policemen wiegman then appeared,
or there might have been murde~ dGae.
Wiegman grasped the situation and
sailed in. He stood over Meyer until
that unfortunate man staggered To his
feet, while stones fell in shower
around them. The men from the fac
form and gathering at the polc"man's
strikers threw at them.
For fifteen minutes the unequal battle
ragged and then the police reserves ar.
rived and the streets were cleared and
the wounded carted away. The strike Ia
getting very serious, and spC ,ill de-
tail of reserve officers is constantly kept
on hand More trouble IL feared.
After the battle was over one man
was found with his head almost broken
in with a stone, another had deep
cash in the back of his head. which
was sewed up at the station house; an
other had his right leg badly cut, and n
half dozen Of the strikers were in
iured.
To-day there was disturbance at
the hat shop of Joseph Mercy, on Rich
mond street. Annie Spiegcl, wife of one
of the strikers, living at IS Wallace
street, assaulted "A non-union man with
an umbrella, breaking II over his head.
She was fined S.. Sarah Slepsky, of %
Prince street. was also arrested at the
hat shop of c. NJ. Heddon for trying
to assault the son OF the engineer. Jo-
seph Meyer. She was fined $40 Police
are now stationed outside all the shops
where strikes are in progress.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
THRASHED BY A HUSBAND.
Punched His wifc's Companion and
His Interfering Friend.

William kiley, a well-known young
Wiiliamsburger. says to-day that he will
at once commence proceedings for a
divorce from his wife. May, and another
equally well-known young man, William
Thall, is wondering II he will have to
appear in court to near unpleasant
things said about himself
kiley lives on Halsey street, near Sum-
mer avenue. and has very pretty
young wife OF late her actions have
aroused his suspicious, and last night
when she went out ostenslbly to visit
her mother, kiley followed her. The
woman went into the rear room of the
saloon at Bedford avenue and South
Fourth street, and when Kiley went in a
moment latel he found her talking to
Thall, who Is a well-dressed young man
with plenty of money.
kiley punched Thai and Thai got out
IN hurry. The angry husband tried to
follow him. but was stopped In the hall
way by "A friend of Thai named Camp
bell. Kiley thrlshed Campbell, but by
that time the man he was after had got
away.
While the battle was raging. Mrs
band followed her down the street.
finally caught up with her and led her
away. Before doing so he announced
that he meant to have a divorce and
would lock her up until 1t was obtained.
When Thai was seen this morning he
simply said Yes, the story is true,
except that | got thrashed. He only hit
me one blow and then ] ran, for he is
bigger than | am"
The evening world., 1894-10-09
M0URNED FOR HIS WIFE.
Grocer Noltner Tried Suicide with
ChIorOfOrm Liniment.

Despondent over the death of his
wife, who died two months ago, Chris
TOPPER Noltner, a grocer. twenty-four
years old attempted suicide last night
at his residence. 7SS Eighth avenue. by
drinking chloroform liniment
Nol;ner does business on the ground
floor of that number and has his living
apartments in the rear of the store
bors say. he has been acting strangely
Last night he closed up earlier than
usual and retired About 10 o'clock
some of his neighbors heard groans
coming from his room, and, finding the
door locked, summoned Policeman
Saver of the West Forty-seventh street
station, who forced In the door.
Noltner was found on the floor partly
unconscious, and an empty vial, labelled
''chloroform lniment," lying bssit
him. On table near by the policen,
found another vial containing sC,.
colorless fluid, which is supposed TO /
some kind of drug.
borhood, was called, and managed T.
resuscitate Noltner after working c u
him for an hour He was then remoy, ii
to Roosevelt Hospital in an ambulance,
where the doctors continued laboring
over the would-be suicide.
Voltner looked haggard and weak as
he stood before Justice Mcmahon in
man Saver said that besides the poison,
he had found a letter written by Volt
ner to his brother Henry, also a grocer,
on Ninth avenue, asking him to take
care of his two-year-old child.
Noltner had no statement to make
Journed. In the mean time he was held
In $500 bail
The evening world., 1894-10-09
PLEA OF GUILTY IGNORED.
Court Discharged n Chicago barber
Arrnigued for Murder.
CBy Associated Press


CHICAGO. oct. after pleading
guilty to charge Of murder, Granville
y. Hackley was discharged last
evening by Judge Chetlin. The Court
directed that nolle pros. be en-
tered. and iiackley walked out of
court free. Hackley, who was n barber
in shop on State street. cut Aaron b.
Bright. another barber. on the arm with
a razor Bright was taken to a hospital
and died.
When the case was called Hackley
entered "A plea VI guilty. Judge Chetlin
said the evidence showed that Hackley
had acted In self defense. Bright was
shown to have threatened to kill Hack
ley, and the day of the tragedy he
entered the barber shop In order to at
tack HackleS. The Court learned that
Bright bied to death, and that no proper
effort was made to stop the flow OF
blood after Hackley cut him.
The Court held that there was lacking
all the elements which go to sustain a
charge of murder. and that despite the
plea of the prisoner the Court could
not punish him.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
DIED IN HIS SHOP.
Builder CrawfOrds Body Found at
Rear Doorway.

John Wallace Crawford, builder. of
12i Vest Thirteenth street, was tound
dead in his shop at 2i7 West Twelfth
street, this morning, by Jesse Newman,
a builder. who occupies the same build
ing.
When the body was discovered to-day
the front door was locked, but the rear
door was open, and the body lay head
downward en- the STEP the feet in the
shop.
All last night the relatives of the dead
man were vainly searching for him. The
shop. when visited last night. was found
locked.
The indications are that Mr.. Craw-
ford struggled desperately to reach the
open air He succeeded in crawling
half way out. but could get no further.
Death is supposed to have been caused
by heart disease or apoplexy. The Cor
oner has been notified and is making an
investigation.
Mr.. Crawford was Past Master of In
dependent Lodge. F. & A. NJ: trustee
in Stephen Merritt Council, Legion, Of
Honor, and Commander OF Mitchell
Post, G A. r. He was ftfty-tive years
old, and leaves a widow and several sons.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
WANT TO USE SIDEWALKS.
Fruit Merchants Ask Aldermen To
Grant Restricted Privileges.

At the regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen this morning Alderman
Martin Offered resolution, at the re-
quest of the Secretary of the local
union of garmcnt-workers, permitting
the United Workers of Amer
lea to hold their annual Convention in
the, CouncIlmanic Chamber Of the CITY
Hall, beginning on Nov. 10, and contin-
uing for one week. The resolution was
referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings.
A communication was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets,
from the Wholesale Fruit and Pro-
duce Association, in favor of permit
ting the use of the sidewalks by fruit
dealers from midnight until 9 A. NJ, in
that section of the city bounded by
canal, Greene, West and Cortlandt
streets.
The members OF the Board had a
wrangle over granting the usual priv
ileges connected with the use of Tween
ty-seventh street along Madison Square
Garden to the managers of the Horse
snow while the show lasted. Alderman
FLYNN and others wanted the matter
referred to a committee, but they were
voted down and the privilege granted.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
WOMEN HELD FOR TRIAL.
They Are Charged with Maintain
ing DisordcrIy Houses.

Four young women, charged with main
tanning dlsorderly houses, were prisoners
at the Yorkville Police Court to-day
Three of them resided in different flats
at AS East Thirtieth street. The owner
Of this house Is said to be Jared Flagg
who about two weeks ago charged that
Capt. Donohue. of the West Twentieth
street squad. had attempted to eXtort
money from him.
Last night officers Pendor, GALAXY
and Cameron, Of Capt. Martens's pre-
cinct, In East Thirty-fifth street. arrest
ed three women in the East Thlrtieth
street house on warrants issued yester-
day. They We're Addie Smith, Josephine
Merritt ana Lottie Jarline The evil
denCc in each case was furnished by the
police, and Justice Mcmahon held each
Of the accused in 500 bail for trial.
The next prisoner was an alleged mas
sage d0ctress, who describes herself as
Mrs. Elizabeth Zaun, thirty years old.
She was arrested at 926 sixth avenue
last night by Special Officers Campbell
and Lang, of Capt Rellly's precinct,
on oct. 6 Campbell visited the house to
secure evidence. He declares that after
he received the massage treatment i'm
proper ovcrturcs were mad" to him. JUS
tiCe Mcmahon held her for trial also.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
HAD NO FRIEND IN AMERICA.
SO Pretty Annie hinder Tried to
Drown Herself In the HnrIem.

A young and pretty Swiss woman,
VINO says her name is Annie Binder,
tried to commit suicide at o'clock this
morning by jumping into the Harlem
River from the gang-plank of the Met
ropolitan Rowing Club, at the foot of
Lexington avenue.
When Carl Evans, a boa.man, of the
Metropolitan Club, went to work this
morning young boy rushed up to
him and eXcitedly exclaimed that there
was woman, IN the river. She was
nodnhg with her face down and was
rapidly going beyond reach from the
plank.
Evans secured a row-boat, and with
the assistance of two stabemen of the
cued the Young woman.
she was unconscious and to all ap-
5 earan,ces dead, but with considerable
dliiicuIty she was resuscitated. She told
the. following story
~ have been in this country only
three three, weeks, and have not a single
out at service with Mrs. Rehmke. of 3
East one Hundred and Thirty-third
street.
81 could not speak the English lam
ting along. In consequence. my mis-
tress was cross and ugly to me, and no
one seemed To- have kind word for
me. and feeling friendless and lone
some, ] could not stand it any longer, .
Mrs. Rehmke was seen by an Evening
World reporter, but refused to say
anything more than that the girl had
neither deny. nor affirm the statements
Of the girl that she had been unkindly
trea ted.
Later Mrs. Rehmke gave out to a re-
porter this note. which she said had
been written in German and left behind
by the girl:
Note to Mist ress Mrs. Christ
Rehmke:
II go in the water. cannot stand II
any longer until learn how to work
ANNIE"
The girl is a decided blonde and has n
very comely face and a graceful figure
An ambulance took her to the Harlem
Hospital
The evening world., 1894-10-09
FAYERWEATHER ESTATE.
Need Not Pay Penalty ON Delayed
Inheritance Tax.

ALBANY, oct. 9-The Comptroller of
the city OF New York gets a setback
to-day in the decision that the Fayer-
weather estate need not pay a tax OF
10 per cent as a penalty for not paying
up the collateral Inheritance tax In full,
and per cent. on a former balance due
since the death Of testator.
Fayerweather was ss.6I.7s' Of which
there remained unpaid $67, 6S4. rs on May
Is, 1892. and S43.507 on July 10, 1893. The
Comptroller demanded. per. cent:
penalty on the SCI. 6S4 from the date OF
death and 10 per cent. on the balance
still unpaid, namely. s24l7
Surrogate Fitzgerald decided that the
estate, being In litigation, had delayed
payment. and so Interest should be
charged only on the s24,lU at per
cent. from July. 1898, 10 January, 1884.
Court OF Appeals affirms this decision.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
DIDN'T LIKE HER FARE.
Mrs. Collins Accused Her Husband
of Abandonment.

Mary V. Collins, siNty-three years old,
of l4s East One Hundred and Twenty
second street, was complainant in Har-
lem Court this morning, charging her
hue band John p. Collins with abandon
ment.
She had had trouble with her daughter
over a small amount Of railroad stock,
which was claimed by both. When the
decided that the daughter should hold
the stock and the mother receive the
dividends. Trouble continued in the
family, and several weeks ago Mrs, Col
Inns summoned her husband TO court on
a charge of abandonment.
He agreed to give his wife a home,
but this morning Mrs. Collins said her
family had forced her to occupy "A dingy
room in the basement and had fed her
on the slops and crumbs from the tah.c.
Justice Burke ordered Collins 10 pay his
wife 81 a week.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
THE BRISTOL.

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family house. very moderate terms,
WeE, Side.
WASHINGTON PLACE. rs ) Large. hand.
sonely furnished back PAR or. suitable for =, y
ora gentlemen, tenn Hccordlngiy' good table;
references.
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lect rooms & board; 81 NJ; references ex-
changed.
WANERLET PLACE, ll5 Large room; central
location reasonable , gentlemen other rooms;
front paTlor.
wAVERLES PA, T., lOI, northweu corner OF
Washington Square Fine rooms, excellent
table; references required.
WAVEKLEY PLACE. las Handsomely fur
uiShed large x small rooms, with board; table
o r.. linnlnn.
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rooms, with excellent table; reasonable, refer
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I4TH 81 ,237 W. large rooms % floor, newly
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lert board.
I4IH 81, 2Ei ". Pleasant double 4 single
rooms, with good uonra; references exchanged
l4rH ST, 23a ". First class table board re
ducrd To 81 per week.
IlTH 81 10 W. I'd Double n single rooms with
board central families terms reasonable.
Hath 81, 2I3 ". Large or small rooms, with
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18TH ST. 2ss w.-poublc single rooms with
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lsTu ST ais " Large furnished room gas
heat hath including excellent board couple fls.
luIH 81, A. M.--nalusoEsvly larnS"cu "ac"
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p'rloI bub''
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18TH ST $50 W-H to s. weekly. hrs'-slass
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ladies', s.; gentlemen S., table board.
18TH ST So " Specially desirable, newly reno
waited front sunny rooms. superior home
table. gcatIcm'n
l9TI ST 55 W.--I.aTEc small rooms, families
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2lSr 81, 9i7.M Front room, ID hoor excel.
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22D ST 267 W-LArge front room, nicely fur
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suitable for dentist. Decor or married couple
other rooms; references.
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furnished; excellent table; table boarderA
The evening world., 1894-10-09
MRS. Belts WILL BE FREED.
Her Divorce Decree to lie Given
when the Papers Arc In.

Judge Pryor in the Court OF Common
Pleas to-oay heard argument in the pro-
cecdings brought 10y Mary J. Belts
against her husband. Samuel s. Belts,
for an absolute divorce. In February
Judge Bischon granted Mrs. Betts n
limited divorce upon the grounds OF
hahltual drunkenness aud cruelty. 4
few weeks ago Belts got the case re-
opened.
When the trial came UP to-day neither
Belts nor hts counsel was present.
Mrs. j. WugctzM janitrcss OF the
apartment house at ~ West Thirty
third street and Andrew +. Putncy
jin!tor of the house AT 32I West Forty
second street, both testified against
Bets.
At the end OF the hearing Judge Pryor
said he would grant the decree when the
proper papers had been drawn up. Law
Yer Hare, for Mis-. Belts. said that he
did not want dlimonN. as there was no
change of getting IT, ana he didn't want
the trouble OF having Belts locked up
again.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
MRS. MACKAYE'S CHARGES.
She Alleges the Dramntists son
WINS Cruel ia Her.

A motion was made before Justice
Lawrence, Of tae Supreme curt, to-day
by counsel for Mrs. Flora L. Mackaye
for a!imony and counse. fee in her suit
for separation from Arthur l.. MaCkaye,
Newspaper man ana a s'n OF the late
Stec.e MaCkaye, the Playwright.
Mrs. MaCkaye alleges that her husband
earns from SIS to So week. Her suit is
brought on the ground OF cruel treat
ment and abandonment.
The motion was opposed by counsel
for Mr. Mackayc. who alleged that the
defendant has a suit pending against his
wife FOR absolute divorce. AMI has also
b. 5ught a suit against the correspondent
for damages for alternating mis- wife's
affections.
Justice Lawrence took the papers and
reserved decision.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
A FLATIRON HIS WEAPON.
Lynch Surrendered mt the Sight of
n PoIiceman's Pistol.

Thomas Lynch, an ex-convict, twenty
four years old, of 46 Laight street, was
sent to Blackwell's Island for six months
by Justice Ryan in the Tombs Police
Court this morning for attempted as
sault with flatiron on his aged father
and mother and sister
Policeman Thorne, of the Leonard
street station, arrested Lynch at the
point of his revolver.
Mrs. Lynch asked Justice Ryan to give
her son the full; penalty of the law.