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The sun., 1895-02-17
eInLS BoARpISe HoUsE.
0Peu Tc--orrow 20 Poorly Psia wesHi.a
Girls OF ~. Rartholornev.s rsrfsh.

OPeu To--orrow 20 Poorly raia wovktna
Giris OF st. Barthoionew's Parish.
The pawnshop. the Girls Club. and other en-
terprises which have been started in 81 Bar
tholomew's parish by the Rev. Dr. David H. Greer
and the members Of his congregation. viii be
added TO tomorrow morning by the opening Of
the big four-story brown-stono house At 13e
West Forty-seventh street as n working girls'
boarding house. Dr. Greer and y committee of
women Of his congregation have been Ht work
for few months on this latest idea Of the min
ister and only = few of the members Of the
congregation knew nything about the scheme
until yesterday, when, all the plans having bcen
made and everything being ready for the open-
ing. the matter was made public. ....t
The idea Is to provide living place. ~ home
like, cheerful, aud comfortable as possible for
working girls at a rate 30 low that the poorest
can afford to live there. G
A committee OF Ave. DIR. Greer and four ladies
OF his congregation, are TO have charge OF the
new house. Mrs. Florence o. Jones. the widow
OF Fort Edward physician and a woman -ef
considerable experience, is to be tho house
keeper. member of the church said yoster-
day: This house is to be conducted on an en-
trely new plan. and we feel confident that Il
will DO very successful. In casting our eyes
around, we found that about the very best thins
op Sos OF hs msng no ss
respecting girls. whose homes are In other cities
and who get so miserably small wages that they
are obliged to live In furnished rooms In the
poorest parts OF the city and can eat only in the
cheapest places. Such home Is what has been
receive at first, as regular guests or boarders,
only young women who are members OF the
has a big club house or Forty-second street,
near Third avenue When as many of the
i've % the home @ S e ss 70
do for outsiders. Altogether, we will be able 70
accommodate about twenty five girls.
Bartholomew's Girls Club House. Miss Mary
sSsF os he tSs Sf
which 10 to run the house; In fact, she is the
head Of the committee. and all applications for
wages, whether they are members Of the club
The house, is only for the more poorly paid
girls. and those girls can remain as long as they
sod tey OF abs To
fair accommodations elsewhere. Then they
must move out and make room for somebody
most Of them viii pay $3.50; There win be no
mitted tt to go in and out when ZEN they please. OF
course the privileges must not be abused. bgt
9fn q hss9 t T will Ss se s only girls
The house Is in quiet neigh borhood and IL
60 feet deep and 20 feet fTo1 The big p.IlSST:
have been neatly 1 furnished las as Sleeping apart. %
iron, and are lifted with hair mattresses. Three
meals q day will be served In the house. and the
culinary department will be In charge Of COM
The girls will be called in the morning accord
ing to the time they are Obliged to get TO work.
When the house opens tomorrow there will be
Ave girls living there but it will not be long, t
is thought. before every room in the house will
reached. = = ~
The sun., 1895-02-17
BISHOP POTTER LOST NOTHING.
Receivers for the.Electric Construction and
Supply Company.

Supply Company.
Thad T. Grover and Chauncey G. Parker OF
Newark have been appointed receivers for the
Electric Construction and Supply Company Of
1s Cortlandt street on the application OF Robert
Corey, the general manager. as a stock
holder in the concern. Corey says that the
company Is insolvent, and owes large sums
TO various creditors, a great part OF which
is payable on demand and the remainder
in the form of bills payable presently matur-
ing. The creditors are pressing, and many
attachments have been obtained against tho
company. Business has been suspended fer lack
may be nearly sufficient 10 cover the Indebted
ness, but that II the assets were put up at forced
sale very little would be realized, and the only
way OF meeting the Indebtedness would be by
some arrangement between the company and
the creditors as TO time and fOrbearAnce. Dep
uty Sheriff McGinnis has attachments In his
hands aggregatinR Sl3,SO0
The Electric Construction and supply Com
pany 10 a New Jersey corporation, II was in-
corporated there some years ago, succeeding q
company incorporated In New York year or so
before. On its organization Bishop Henry q.
Potter became a stakeholder to the extent OF
$4,000, and the Cutting estate to the extent OF
about 100000. The company paid eight per
cent. dividends up to = year ago, when the hard
times came
both bishop Potter and tho Cutting estate
were stock holders at the last election for officers
OF the company. +. Delisle Smith. the counsel
for the company said yesterday that he believed
both had disposed OF their stock before the COM
pany got into financial difficulty. Francis II.
ment on the company's property. Ii is for
S3,5l02I.
The sun., 1895-02-17
WILL HOLD THE TRAINS.
Patrons OF the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Complain Effectively.

Patrons OF the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Compinin Effectively.
When the trolley strike in Brooklyn came on
the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad found It neces-
sary to double the number of "all-night trains
These trains had been run every half hour from
1 to o'clock in the morning, and they were
held at the bridge station to connect with the
bridge trains. During the first three weeks Of
the strike the night trains on the elevated rail-
road were run every fifteen minutes, and the
newspaper men and other night workers in New
York had no difficulty in making prompt con-
nections on the Brooklyn side.
After the trolley cars began to run again tho
all night trains on the elevated were put on o
twenty minute schedule, or three every hour.
The New York patrons also began to experience
the same trouble they had a little over a year
ago. when a new starter sent out trains Just a.
passengers from tho bridge trains were rushing
up the stairs. This caused q walt of twenty
minutes on an exposed platform in the blizzard
ventilated waiting room. In the instance a little
starters once That Official biSnty told them en-
he knew his business. Then nearly a hundred
men wrote to the superintendent, and each re-
ceiyed courteous reply, saying that the starter
had been set at other work and thereafter tho
trains would bo held for passengers on the regu-
lar bridge trains.
Remembering their former experience. several
OF the patrons of the road wrote TO the new su-
perintendent. Mr.. Barton. of their recent dis
comforts. and to their complaints this reply
wns received
In answer to your note. beg TO say that have In
structed the dispatcher at the bridge station hold
brss cam q tSey
connect with trains in that time have ted
the dispatcher to wait reasonable time for them
Since the complaints were made the elevated
trains are again held for the New Workers. and
many expressions of satisfaction have been
uttered on the trains. One passenge. summed
up the feeling OF the patrons on Friday night in
these words:
Here is q corporation where the respectful
kicker Is sure to get hearing"
The sun., 1895-02-17
rHB FAD IN TIE FOUNTAINS.
Improvement Society Of Tthe Oranges Pre
sents Trilby" Tableaux.

ssnts Trilby" Tableaux.
oRANoE. M, Feb. 16.-The Improvement
Society of the Oranges gave its first entertain
ment of any prstension in the Orange Music
Hall tonight. An audience that filled every
seat in tho theatre gathered to enjoy "Sougs
and Scenes from Trilby." which the ladies Of the
society had arranged. Tho entertainment was
under the direction Of Mrs. Evelyn Baker
Harvier of New York city, and the choruses
were in charge Of Mrs. Margaret Haughwout.
Miss Fanny Campbell of South Orange was
Trilby, and the others who took part in the tab
lsaux were Mr.. Batcheller. Thomas G. Bolles,
Benjamin Byron. Benjamin F. Chandler, Mr..
Draper, Alden Freeman, Alexander Mcintosh.
William vanderkieft, s. Fischer Miller. William
Scott. william shackford, j; A. ThsSer; Robert
Thomas Watkins, Miss Julia Adams, Mrs. j.
Hammond Bradshaw, Miss Elizabeth Loutrel.
Miss Mary Tilney. Miss Bella Ward. Miss
Dorothy Nichols, Masters Louis Gallison, Fred
Tho Trilby entertainment was preceded by q
translated from the French by Mrs Harvier
The entertainment was under the patronage Of
Mrs. Gilbert Colgate. Mrs: stephen A: Condict.
Mrs. Samuel g. Dennis. Mrs. Richard y. Dyer,
Mr.: Thomas Edison Mrs SLssis LoIis Al GellisSn
Mrs. A. b. Jenkins, Mrs Frederick W. Kelsey.
Mrs. Thomas 8. Kingman, Mrs. Cyrus +. Loutrel,
Mrs. j. A. Mlnott. Mrs Isaac G. Ogden, Jr,
Mrs. John Petit Mrs. A. II. Ryan. Mrs. Theo-
aore F. Seward, Mrs. John Winfield Scott, Mrs.
Mrs; Amos c. Vangaasbeek. and Mrs. Theodore
II. Wood.
The sun., 1895-02-17
The bailey Fam,ly or Ban.y Town.

PoRT JERyIs, Feb l6.-Jacob Bailey. who
died last Monday at his home near Twin
Lakes" Central Valley, n. y. and was buried
Wednesday, was an old-time resident OF the pres
snt town OF Woodbury., Orange county. and was
03 years OF age. He owned nearly five hundred
acres Of laud in the region where he lived aud
died, and known as " Bailey Town" Mrs. Bal
ley died six years ago. The family WAS very pro.
grandchildren who survive numbering nearly
800. Some Of the momb OF this remarkable
family are known by their nick knames which are
OF striking character. such as THE Goddess
Man" Tile Motherless Colt" "Sorrel Top"
Eagle Eye" Nub Arm Red Nose" DO
isties Of these individuals say the appellatiOns
are very appropriate. Tho funny man OF the
valley Is . Cobe' Lewis, He pTOyokes mirth
wherever he goes, and Is the He'd Nose OF ths
crowd. He laughs as heartily AZ any over his
peculiar nick "Cobe" ts an honorabIy
discharged soldier. and reeelyesa pension.
The sun., 1895-02-17
CAPT. HARPER WANTS TO RESIGN.
Company I. Lieut.. DuvaI Says. IL TryiAg %
Persuade Him Not To.

10
Persuade Him Not To.
Concerning the reported resignation of Capt
James Thorne Harper of Company I, Seventh
Regiment. on Thursday night, Lieut.. Harry @.
Duval of the same company said last night:
Capt. Harper has not resigned. and do not
believe he will IL we can prevail on him to re-
main two years longer and complete his twenty
years service in the regiment. What gave rise
70 the report OF his resignation was tho fact that
on Thursday night, after drill, he called a
meeting of the company and said that, owing
10 illness In his family. and business cares, he
would nave TO retire from the command. He
said that whenever the company was ready to
choose his successor he would retire. be-
lieyo at the time he had in view the
order OF Adjutant-Gen. McAlpin requiring
the Seventh Ia begin this season OF instruction
with weeks field service. Capt. Harper's busi-
pess ana family require so much of his time that
nc may feel constrained TO to ask TO be relieved
% this duty, considering that he had such
hard week OF camp duty In Brooklyn. He took
command or the company nine years ago
who was regarded as one OF the best officers n
the National Guard. There was much specula-
tion at the time as to whether Capt. Harper
who was then young officer. would keep
the company up 10 Its standard. That he has
succeeded in doing 80 Is shown by the fact that
the company has qualified at 100 per cent. and
has had Its full quota Of men. numbering 03, al
svery inspection since then. l consider this
most remarkable record"
The sun., 1895-02-17
DID HE LEAP OVERHEARD?
mn. GREEN SAYS HB FELL FROM
THE FLUSHING.
subieet 70 Attacks Of weakness fincs Be
Had the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. when Res
eued frorn the River, Hut He uecovers.

suhieet 60 Attacks Of weakness Since He
Had the p-Unconscious when Res
eued rrom the River, hot He Hecovers.
Among the passengers on the ferry boat Flush
ing on her trip from Thirty-fourth street TO
Long Island City q few minutes before noon yes
terday was a well-dressed man about 60 years
old. with dark eyes and full gray beard. lie
wore a long overcoat and black Derby hat. aud
when the boat started he stood near the rail on
the rear deck looking down into the water.
Near him stood Nelson Hearst, deckhnnd, and
Harry Combs. the engineer Of the fcrryboat
Southampton. When the boat was about
quarter way across the river, according to both
Hearst and Combs the old man suddenly
jumped over the rail and plunged head fore
most into The & icy water hea; mearst yelled Man
When the old man came 10 the surface he was
more than fifty feet awny from the boat, and he
made no effort to swim. but his overcoat was
open, and II acted as buoy to keep him on top
Of The water b rGps Ms ssr thrown sTmyt 70 MN from
In the mean time Policeman Wilson of the
Thirty-fft street station, who was on the dock,
the attention Of some men on the dock at Thir-
ty-seventh street, and Capt William simmons
1 Sos he fnnsl Tbs mSn OSa was Still oapT with the tde
and after securing him to the stern OF tine boat,
with his head above the water. simmons rowed
summoned and the now unconscious man was
taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was con-
fined in the prison ward When he regnined
consciou sness he said he was Noah Green OF
30l Fifth avenue. He denied that he jumped
from the Flushing. He said no was overcome
with weakness, and that he had fallen over
board.
Just before o'clock last evening a richly
dressed woman. about so years old. called at
the hospital and said she was Mr.. Green's wife.
She was excited and almost hysterlcal, and said
there must be some mistake. as her husband
had no reason for committing suicide, She de-
clared that he had left the house in the MORN
ing to collect bill in Long Island CITY About
q year ago. she sad her husband had the grip,
aud ever since he suffered at times from at
tacks of weakness. She thought that 1t was
during one of these attacks that Mr.. Green fell
overheard.
Mr.. Green formerly kept chtldren's clothes
name OF Noah q. Felcie. He made a fortune,
and about month ago he sold out the business.
Since then he has lived with his wife In apart
ments on the third floor of the building. lie will
be arraigned in the Yorkville Police Court to-
morrow morning on a charge of attempted sui
eide.
The sun., 1895-02-17

There were numerous trolley accidents In
Brooklyn, yesterday. resulting in some cases
from the slippery rails and in others from the
carelessness Of the new motormen and the per-
sistency Of truck drivers in refusing to give the
right OF way to the cars. The worst smash-u up
occurred about 5LS O'Clock at Vanderbilt and
De Kalb avenues. between car GA OF the Van
derblt avenue line and trailer " on the De
Kalb avenue road.
The Vanderbilt avenue car struck the trailer
at right angles. detaching IL from the motor car
and hurlnR 1t off the track. Both cars were
crowded with passengers and few Of them es-
Ie. Ssped without severe odit; sh9ek Two received
Letter Carrier Edward Bodie Of 196 Fifty-third
street and Mary Webber of 622 DE Kalb avenue.
James Martin, the motorman of the Vanderbilt
avenue car was arrested.
Two hours later. car Ia of the Fulton street
line jumped tho switch at Troy avenue and
dashed against the curb Motorman Lewis De
Camp of Elizabeth. \. j., was thrown over the
dashboard and re seived severe internal In niures.
The sun., 1895-02-17
The Washington Wire Tappsrs' Denurrsrs
OverrMIed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-In overrullng demur-
rers to indictments found against Palmer p.
Babcock and Frederick }. Owens, charging
them with abstrsctIng telegraphic returns from
q race track, Judge Cole, in Criminal Court
No. ., to-day, held that there was nothing in
the contention Of tho defence that no law
full right of the telegraph company was
violated. The defence claimed that the
company was engaged in an unlawful
business 0he law prohibiting horse racing in
the District OF Columbial, and that therefore no
offence could be committed against II, The fact
that racing messages may have been sent did
not mend matters; the fact remained that IL
was commercial wire. II the wires OF the
company had been tapped by officers Of the law
10 prevent aud punish an unlawful thing Judge
a different case.
The sun., 1895-02-17
Miss HawIey's Suicide.

thrown on the suicide of Miss Minnie f. Hawley.
who disappeared from the home OF her aunt at
l.2l4 Dean street, Brooklyn. on Wednesday
morning, and was found dead on Friday morn
ing in secluded spot at Stamford. Conn. with
a half-cmpty bottle of carbolic acid by her side.
The rema ns will not be brought TO Brooklyn,
the relatives of the dead woman having decided
10 bury her alongside her father in the cemetery
at Hartford.
The father died about eight years ago. and
Miss Hawley frequently expressed a desire to
be buried in the same grave with him. 1t Is
supposed that it was this desire which caused
her to wander to Connecticut.
None of tho relatives will admit that there
was any cause for the young woman's fatal mel
ancholy except the mental dsarrangement re-
sulting from overwork aud continued grief over
her fathers death Miss Hawley had often ex-
pressed the fear that she would become insane.
The sun., 1895-02-17
A sTONECUTTER,S SUICIDE.
Schmides Body Found Hanging from the
Stair Rail by His Son.

John Schmidt aged 45, of 80 Willet street,
had been out OF regular employment for some
time. He was a stonecutter His daughter
worked in cigar box factory, and she got for
him job as night watchman. but he lost 1t. He
worked for few days for the Street Cleaning
Department. On Monday he LETT the house to
go to work, and did not return until Friday even
ing His wife heard his footsteps in the hall.
but she was afraid to go out of the room to sec
him.
cellar for coal he ran against something on
the stairs. AS II did not move he struck q
hanging from tho stair rail. Schmidts feet
touched the floor. but he was dead. Tho
boy screamed and ran to his mother. who cried
for n while. and then dried her tears and re-
marked:
Poor man. he took II too easy"
policeman cut down the body. Schmidt
left four children. His widow is ~ years OF age.
The sun., 1895-02-17
STRIKE AND LOCKOUT.
Electrical Workers and Contractors Fail to
Agree ON the Eight-hour Day.

Electrical Workers and Contractors Fail to
Agree tho Eight-hour Day.
A fight between the Electrical Workers
Union known as Local Union of the Brother
hood Of Electrical Workers and the Electrical
Contractors Association. which will be likely
to involve a number Of building trades. will be-
gin tomorrow over the eight-hour work day.
The union has demanded the eight-hour WORK
day with 50 day, the old wages. but at q con-
ference between representatives Of the union
and of the association two days ago. the demand
refused. The union decided on a general
strike Yesterday to take place tomorrow and to
bring out 500 men.
The contractors headed Off the strike by de-
Gliding on u lockout At a meeting held late ves-
terday afternoon. This resolution was sent to
the contractors: THAT all contractors in the
association Immediately notify their men that
unless they are willing to go to work under the
old agreement. without any change. except that
after May Is the working day will be eight
hours, need not apply for work on Monday
morning"
The strike has been endorsed by the Building
Constructors District 253. X. of L.. and the
Boards OF Walking Delegates Of New York and
BROOKLYN.
The sun., 1895-02-17
snee of cQprsd Behrens, NINE Tlayie yan Den Asgds.
Mr. N NJ Balfpenny Master Arthur Hoohmann, Miss
Etta Hull, ana the Elmore Trio.

NJ " NJ HsiTpenny. Master Arthur HooSmsnn. Miss
Etta Hui, and the glmore Trio.
Mrs. Iesnne Frsnko volinlst /, to give conosT in
Carnegie Hall on feb ~ with the sssisence 2f Miss
Louise 0erard' Albert Thies aud Ines oppenheimer.
song recital !. 70 be given by Mr.. chs5e. wh!ney
delssohn elee Club An excellent. company ot gaps-
bic artists II 20 interpret Mr.. Coonbsa cpmpuaitiuns
fnsS rens enc nuSe5 IT, KIM SeTaff W. FRANK raS
s9s MT GsrISe la. HssseSrpE asa the gO9 hr
The sedl Society of Brooklyn has engaged Ysaye,
tuesday evening, March 3. az the icsdsmy OF Music
Yssye was the soloist at the society last concert but
barred me pleasure OF hearing him because q the
s%sy 'rnc tying MP her means o. sens to ne
raRed. Carl waeser, the German tenor IA also to sing
at the next concert, and fine programme is TO be
presented.
new BROOKLYN musical organization II to make its
public debut next Tuesday evening when the Brook.
GsnsS G9S c ar @ which Sss Sd rscsR
It's ity female voices some q the best church soloist
Mise jeanne Frsnso SioIlniste and Mr' q J. Bush r.
nell baritone, and will be under the leadership OF Mr.
organ. and Mrs Richsrison Ksser Viii be az he he
piano The programme is one of much excellence and
add fresh iaurels TO his honor. N his present tour
through Europe lie played with the royal orchestra
received twenty recalls after his "foish Fantasia.
was so dcsRieG he Invited % paGSre%s2i @ S2f to pSas
sorce.
Next Sunday evening, Feb "a, the Damrosch sun.
phony Orchestra, under Mr.. Damrosch 8 leadership.
VIII present the instrumental music Ysayc is to be
kehnahl rss sspar q iBs Bsilis hossi Opera snS
pany, will be heard in vocal solos.
The sun., 1895-02-17
Dida't Believe Charges OF bribery.

COLUMBUS. o.. Feb. l6.-The Miners Conven-
tion, at Its session this morning. declared ex-
President John Mcbride an honest man. and
denounced Mark Wild, who made charges OF
bribery against him as demaRogus and unfit
20 enter convention OF honest men. A resolu-
tion was adopted expelling Mr.. Wild from the
Convention. A resolution was also adopted eY-
oneratlng the national officials from the charges
1f alleged corruption made against them by
Preaident A. A, Adams OF the Ohio miners In
the settlement OF the miners strike.
The sun., 1895-02-17
Tried to Make It Appear as Suicide.

CANTON, Mass, Feb. 16.-At about IL: 80
o'clock this forenoon John Fleming, aged 1s,
was mortally shot above the left eye with re-
volver at the store OF Mrs. ID. c. F. Ellis. on
Washington street. When a doctor was sum
moned young Fleming was unconscious and un-
able to give any explanation of the affair. A
revolver was found in one of his pockets. This
afternoon II. +. Ellis. the l4-year-old son OF
Mrs. Ellis, who was in the store at the time. was
taken TO the lookup. lie said that he and Fiem-
ing were fooling with a revolver in the store
and accid entally Ellis discharged 1t. The bali
entered Fleming's head just above the left eve
Ellis was overcome with fright and slipped the
revolver into Fleming's pocket to avert suspi-
cion. Fleming was hunchback newsboy.
The sun., 1895-02-17
coRBEIr SAID TO BE VERY SICK.
It II Reported that His Company HAs Can
ceiied All EagAgsmeAts.

ZAEEsvILLE, o., Feb, l6.-About 500 persons
assembled at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
depot 10 greet Champion Corbett who was ex-
pected to arrive in this city at l:l2 O'Clock this
afternoon. When the train stopped a member
OF the company got OF and announced that MIR.
COrbett was sick In Chicago, and that the COM
pany was going through To Philadelphia TO walt
until he had recovered sufficiently TO rejOin
them. Later In the afternoon Manager Schultz
OF the Opera House received u telegram from
Manager w. A. Brady saying;
Mr.. Corbelt Is very sick In Chicago win play YOU
later date 10 April
Later information Is TO the effect that the
company has cancelled all engagements.
The sun., 1895-02-17
Found Poisoned In the Street.

John Tonges found an unconscious man
propped up against the fence at 26+ West Forty
seventh street about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. lie was apparently laborer dressed in
holiday attire. A Roosevelt Hospital ambulance
surgeon said the man was suffering from an
and a pad In his pockets,
An untelligible message was written one of
the sheets of the pad, Three words My last
request" were deciphered. lie died In the hos
pital without regRiniDg cOnsci iOusness. lie was
about 40 years Of age. weighed l70 pounds, was
OF middle height, and had dark hair and = full
beard.