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New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
HOME NEWS.
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY
Society ~ comparative Religion. No. 80 Fifth
ave. 2:3o p. m.
League Of American wheelmen Convention,
Grand Union Hotel
Fruit Trade dinner. Dehnonlco's 7SO p. m.
Typographical Union No. 6 ball. Tammany Hall.
Ex-Minlster Edward ]. Phepss lecture on In
ternatlonal Law" No 100 Broadway, p. m.
Subcommittee of Committee of Seventy meeting.
City Club. evening.
Work Davenport pigeon,shooting match Larch-
mont.
Mrs Hetty Green's case against Henry A. Bar
ling. hearing No. S5 wall-st.. p. m.
Concert in aid Of nurseries. Hotel Renaissance.
evening
Trolley strike investigation, City Hall. Brooklyn
p.
Horse sale Dahlmans stable Twenty-fourth-st..
between Second and Third aves, 10 a. m.
Mrs Mary H. Peabody's lecture. Teachers Col
lege. go p. m
Trial OF ex-Polce Captain Dohery, Oyer and
Terminer.
Republican Club meeting No. 40 Frfth-ave., even
ing.
Free organ recital First Presbyterian Church.
Fifth-ave. and Twelfth-st. p
Society OF the War OF 1872 dinner Hotel Waldorf.
New-York Banks Gee Club concert. Carnegie
Hall
Drayton divorce case, before Chancellor McGill,
Jersey City.
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. quarterly meeting.
New-York Letter Carriers annual entertainment,
Central Opera House.
Manufacturers Association OF Kings and Queens
Counties dinner. Pouch Mansion. Brooklyn. $50
p: m.
Woman's Work Exchange. sale OF articles. No. IL
East Thrtieth-st.
Architectural League exhibition No. 2l5 West
Fifty-seventh-st.
Opening Of addition to st. Bartholomcws Mis-
sion No 1876 West Forty-seventh-st.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
"CIeve|and's Baking Powder
Emphatica||y at the Head"
Scientific Ame,ifdn

the strikers threaten TO burn the house, and alto-
cether the agents are being made unhappy. lhey
rented the place ostensbly 10 quiet ana rehhed
family from Morris Park, Long Island
The annual dinner OF the Sd Battery y. G was
held at the Clarendon saturday night cap
tain n s. Rasquin and others made speeches. On
each menu card was a pen sketch or Strike scene
These sketches. fifty In number. no TWO beiNs
alike were the work OF J. c. Husted, private.
The sorbet boxes were fac SMILES or the aftiilery
drill regulations the red book, and were handsome
mementos OF the dinner
The Kings County Board OF Supervisors VIII meet
this afternoon. and 1T is more than hkey that
action will be taken relative TO the dehcit ana the
missing bonds OF County Treasurer H. H. Adams'
August Nordenhaus. twenty years old, a sailor
on the bark Hans at the Union stores. ieli over
board Yesterday. He rescued by sailors. nut
dieI shortly after being taken out or the wafer
While driving in New-Utrecht-ave and Seven
tjeth-s: late on Saturday night Bernard Conklin,
police telegraph operator. was run into by troey-
car No o. of the West End Railroad. MI Conkiin
WAS pitched into a snowbank and his wagon upset.
His horse ran away and dashing into train COM
ing from Concy Island. was instantly Killed.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
YO\k ERS.

The funeral OF Alderman Thomas J. Lany Will be
held this forenoon in the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception. The Rev. Charles r. Corey, rector OF
the church. will officate assisted by the Rev An
drew OReiiy and the Rev. Thomas f. CusacK.
At a meeting yesterday of representatives OF the
several organizations OF which the Alderman was
a member thirty honorary palbearers were CHOSEN.
This evening Republican primaries VIII be heid
for the purpose of choosing delegates TO the ward
conventions. which meet on Wednesday to nominate
candidates for Aldermen. and to choose delegates
TO meet on Thursday evening next and nominate
Justices OF the Peace. . o., r.
meeting of the stockholders Of the Otis En-
will be held this forenoon at the office OF otis
J;ros g. Co. at Wells and Woodwork aVes., 10
vote the proposition to increase the CdFi'"i
stock from $4,000 TO 100000 -.
Walter Thomas secured permission from tne
Board OF Education at its last meeting TO hoid re-
lgious services Sunday afternoons IN nuoIc ,
School No 4. in Trenchard-st.. N the Fourth Waiu'
Yesterday the first meeting was held At 2:4' sun
day-school was held. and az o'clock the f,eN; ri
George Il. Cutting preached. The services are nelu
under the direction of the Westminster presbyterian
Church. , ..r,.
The Rev Dr. William f. Ketcham. Editor OF me ne
Preachers Magazine preached YESTERDAY AZ ue r
Westminster Presbyterian Church. Inc ReV. u. II
Mandeville. OF New-York City, filled the pulpit OF
Alhertus MOrrissev that of the African elnouist
Episcopal Zion Church. The Rev; fredeilck VI;
Davenport. pastor of the First Methodist episcopal
Church, preached a in the evening on - ne
Continental Against the American sabbath Shaii
we Have tn open Saloon on Sunday?
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HE SAYS THE MONEY UIS WISCSED.
A PART or DIR. PAKKiIrRsT's SERMON ARorsEs
mIs cONGREGATIONs CURIOSITY.

PART or DIR. PAEKirRsTS SERMON ARorSEs
HIS CONGREGATIONS CURIOSITY.
The Rev DR. Charles II. Parkhurst preached on
''Sn' In the Madison Square Presbyterian Church
yesterday He selected for his text these words:
"Sn by the commandment doth become exceeding
sin" In the first part OF his discourse DR. Park
hurst dwelt upon individual sins. but before he fin
ished his sermon he branched out upon sins OF soci-
ETY. and succeeded in arousng some little comment
and curiosity.
rhe words which caused this comment were az
follows
crowds have no conscience. "A corporation is said
TO have no soul. no conscience. That Is true. and
crowd has no conscience. | will give you Illus
tatiOn or TINS: If you were TO put "A certain sum
OF money IN the hands Of one man. one Christian
man TOT particular purpose. you could feel that
II would be used for the right purpose. That
mas conscience; he would be responsible the
donors ana To his own conscience. But with a crowd
IL Is Inherent. \ crowd has conscience. To the
poiht; \ snort time ago money raised and
placed IN the hands OF certain body Of men. mostly
ciergNIntn ana elders. This body OF men voted 10
apply IL. ana II was applied. to purpose that was
distasteiul TO nearly all the donors. II one man
nad done mat h" would have been n rascal. but no
one man IN that crowd had In his opinion done
wrong The crowd had done what was done and
a crowd has no conscience. Each took refuge in
that thought. The one would have been
rascal. but the crowd-it has no conscience.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
MOUNT VERNON.

First come. first served" is said to be the Gus
tom OF the Methodists in assigning place OF meet
ing Of their conference bodies: hence 1t is believed
that the New-York East Conference will meet in
Mount Vernon in the spring Of 1886. At the quar-
terly conference held the First Methodist Church
on Friday evening a resolution was adopted that
the New-York East Conference be invited 10 hold
its 1896 session in the church here and so far as
known this is the first invitation extended.
The Rev. Or. Charles NJ. Gifen. pastor OF the
Methodist Church. took for his theme last night
''The Safe Arrival of La Gascogne, and Its Les
sons
4 Woman's Home Missionary Society has been
orga nized in the Methodist Church. with the fol-
lowing officers: President Mrs Charles G BigeIoW'
vce-presidents. Mrs. Frank NJ. Tichenor. Mrs Will
lam Il. Lewis and Mrs. NJ. T. Pettinger: CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. G. w. Odeli; recording
secretary, Miss Ada l.. Hudson; treasurer, Mrs
Ninot C. kellogg.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
A FUNERAL INTERRUPTED.

The funeral Of Mrs. Caroline Braun was stopped
Yesterday afternoon by Coroner Creamer until an
autopsy could be made on the body TO satisfy the
suspicions OF the woman's husband, who believed
that she had been poisoned Mrs Braun. who was
twenty-five years old. died on Friday at the home
OF Mrs Catherine Schmidt. No. 80 Walton-st. where
she had lived since her separation from her hus-
band in September. few minutes before the ser
vices began Braun appeared al the office OF the
Coroner and told him OF his suspicious The Coro-
ner telephoned at TO DR.. Ciayiand 20 hasten
10 the house and make autopsy. and then sent
word to the police station to stop the funeral.
When the police arrived the parlor was hiled witn
the friends Of the dead woman. and some excite
ment followed. The room was at once cleared. the
body removed from the casket and the autopsy
held
While IL was being performed the husband Of the
woman created a scene IN the house by dcnouncing
the son OF Mrs. Schmidt, and threatened 10 XII
him. He was restrained from carrying out his
threats by the policeman present. Tn" autopsy re-
yea that death had resulted from natural causes
The body was again placed in the casket. ana the
services finished after delay OF oyer an hour.
Much Indignation expressed against the nus
band of the woman for the course ne had pursued.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
" ElG SlY'S" BAIL TO-NyGUT.

The foftyhfth annual reception and ball OF Typo
graphical Union No. will take place this evening
at TammaDy Hall. Tne proceeds of the ball will go
10 The Hospital Fund Of the union. All indications
point TO this being the largest and best reception
given by this popular organization Invitations TO
be present have been accepted by Postmaster Day
ton Recorder Gon John Swinton. Amos J. Cum
,nings Ernest H. Crosby, ex-Judge Alfred Steckler,
Excise Commissioner Eugene l.. Bushe Alderman
Nicholas r. Brown. G. r.. Kelso. John +. Oltrogge.
Henry Thrush and a number OF employing printers.
Governor Morton sent letter 20 President Mur-
phy regreting that he could not be present but mop
Ing that the typos" their wives and sweethearts.
would heartily enjoy the occasion Daniel A. Nj
Ieen is chairman OF the Ball Committee. President
and Mrs James J. Murphy will lead the grand
march at 10 clock.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
AyvrAn vEsrIxG or MoUyr SINAI HOSPITAL

The annual meeting Of the members and patrons
of Mount Sinai Hospital was held yesterday
afternoon In the parors OF the dispensary. In
SiNty-cighih-st. between Third and Lexington
aves The meeting well attended. over l5o OF
tho members being present President Lyman
Blum Was IN tho chair. The report ~ the treas
urcr ana Finance Committee showed that the
legaci.s and bequests for the year had been as
follows: Mrs clara Bernhardt 80: lsdor Aaron.
so. Solomon Adler. $50 Myer Finn. $1,000. Henry
Honig so Rosa Hyman. $500 s. 4. lsaacs. 5000.
Perpetual beds were dedicated during the year In
memory of Rose Vonner. Jesse Seligman. Bar
betta Scholl~ and Isaac Rernheim and Israel and
Henrietta Walters by their families.
The election OF officers resulted In the reelection
of Hyman Blum. president; Isaac Wallach, vice
president and f. Asiel. treasurer. The directors
elected FOR a term OF ivc years were solomon
Loeb Isaac Stern. julius Ehrmann, Isaac y.
heidelberg ana '. Henry Rothchds. The four
nrst named were reelected. The TWO directors
elected for one year were Henry Nerth and Her
maj Mculel
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
BAYONNE.

Soon after O'Clock Saturday evening Michael
Nhalen. the twelve year-old Of Henry Whalen.
OF No 1Si Orent-st.. Bayonne. left his home with
out the knowledge of his parents The family
cluied. he failed 10 return home by midnight.
that he passing the night at the home of some
boy friend. The lad however, had been over
and killed after leaving home, while trying
TO cross the s.detrlcks OF the New-Jersey Central
Railroad between the bridges Avenue ID and
Linnet-st. His body found cary yesterday
morning by Michael Brophy, brakeman, in the
employ of that corporation.
Charles y. Fowler. of Elizabeth the Republican
COngressman-elect from the With District Of
New-Jersey. delivered Saturday evening, in Ar
canum Hall. Bayonne before the Bayonne city Re
publican Association and large gathering Of
guests. interesting address on Abraham LIN
coin
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
OUT TO GREET THE SUNSHINE.
THE CITY RESPONDS TO THE TOUCH OF
SPRING.
.vrx,-rs THE DATrERY AND THE BRIDGE
THRONGED-M MANKIND AND AHIkALklND
REVEI. In CENTRAL PARK

REVEL IN CENTRAL FAhk
Pleasant weather yesterday was enjoyed by 'he
people OF York who have Just passed through
n long siege OF cold. stormy weather OF unusual
severity even for midwinter. 4 balmy atmosphere
clear sI<y and genial sunshine had an cnvening IN
nuence on men, women and children Inc tem-
perature ranged from a degrees above zero ABOUT
daybreak to A. at noon Most Of the Tine !, was
several degrees above the freezing point a warm
wind blowing gently from points pet"c'" "'S'
and west-southwest.
,rh. churches were we'll attended. all public con-
yevances filled with pleasure seekers. ana parks
and sidewaka thropGcd. The scene IN ne iash-
ionable thoroughfarcs especially Fifth-ave' was
brilliant.
The Battery seawall was lined with spectators
watching the various craft passing through water
no longer filled with impeneirable iceho"s Prom
enadcrs also sought the Brooklyn bridge
Young and old nockcd to Central Park. Tho
maths. no matter where one wandered 10, were
lined with humanity The squirrels brushed away
the melting snow and grubbed in tho beachcd
grass for roots or nuts. \ flock of snowbirds
wcrs noticed In the Ramble They seemed TO find
food somewhere and were happy. So were the
sparrows. grecnets and hnchcs that A'ed their
craws with the foolish bugs that thought sptlng
had come again and crawled out from the GREY
ices of the bark-covercd boughs. In a dell. rock
bound but with a Western aspect. from which
all the snow had been thawcd away. dsrc'hon,
nurscd FOR weeks under warm blanket % snow.
peepcd out and greeted spring with "A small H"st-
bitten flower
on the lakes there was crowd only sunny
Sunday In midwinter can call forth. The lee Vas
In bad condition. but no one seemed TO care for
that. Hundreds who had not skates paced 10 and
fro on the Ice which H. stlll eighteen inches thick
The ice here and there saggcd and made Tools.
and into one of these Two imma rula'e "CanucKs.
who wanted the befogged Ncw-NOrker - soc
what skating really was. came 10 "A sad ana
watery end. They were doing the 'graie'lne
when the leader struck the icepond. topped over.
and the next second hls companion was walowng
I'm the icy slush also. They got ashore. dirty. cold
and bedraEgled. and went away cursins N""-
York c"
The donleys that ply their woary way over The
asphalt walks about the Mall were brought out
yesterday from their snug winter quarters FOR the
first time this year. and had bad time of II.
They had to carry the small child that bad
wheedled 4 ride from the good father ana mother.
That the "mokc' is used 10. but he II not hc-
cusfOmcd 20 being target FOR small boys Who
to know whore to .and a snowfall Poor
Jack got IL on his nanks time and tim" again
with hard balls. for m" snow packed splcndidly.
These attacks the donkey. being winter-f"d and on
the retired list for the last few months. resented
with kicks and attempted break k-awaya.
The Casino and McGown's Pass Tavern were
crowded all day with men and women.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
NEW-JERSEY.
ORANGE.

The East Orange Town Improvement Society held
nm ,mportant meeting on Saturday night. at which
the hill for the change of government or the town.
shin was fully discussed and a number of important
changes made. AS drawn the Dill was apphcaoie
only TO East Orange. il providing that it should
appy only to townships having a population or over
12 500 East Orange being the only township in the
State of this population. This amended. and
Assemblyrnan George p Olcott, who has charge OF
the bill. may reduce the population limit TO fach-
tate the passage of the bill Another change was was
the insertion of a clause providing that lhe M EhW
should not be operative TIL approved ny a majority
VOTE OF sne pTSPe al in range Music Hall on Sat
urday night OF Songs and See les from Ir9y @ lor
the benefit of the orange Improvement socteN
great success. the hall being MED with
fashionable audience. The entertainment WaS Il
novel one and consisted OF aoleaus ron rne ooos
read by George E. Tracey. of Hartford. The stage
posed by Mrs. Evelyn Baker Harvier, OF New-York
were striking and effective. Those who took part
nns uss Man Tnev MISS Beie wsId
low W. Chandler, W; W. Draper. Frank chander 1
man, Douglass H. Schneider. William Shackford.
William van der Keft W. W. Palen. Thomas g.
Bolles, A. Thayer HPlcOmss Ward Henry WateT MSer
Louis Gallison. Frederick Kelsey and Henry Potter
Mrs ns Stephen e. condic % dict % Mrs. samue Dennis Mrs
Richard n Dyer Mrs Thongs a. Ehso% rs MTs
H. Griffin. Mrs. a. b. Jenkins. Mrs. Frederick ".
Kelsey. Mrs. Thomas Kngman. Mrs Cyrus F.
IOutre,. Mrs. J A. Mnott. Mrs. I. c. Ogden jr..
Mrs. John Petit. Mrs. A; H. Ryan Mrs; Theo-
dOre f. Seward Mrs John Winfield Scott, Mrs. Ed
ward Steinbach Mrs Henry H. Truman. Mrs Amos
c. Van Gaasbeek and Mrs. Theodore +. Wood
The sixth anniversary OF the opening OF Union
Hall. the building OF the Orange WOmans Chris
1ian Temperance Union. was celebrated Yesterday
afternoon with interesting exercises The hall was
well filed and addresses made by the Rev.
James +. Dickinson. of the North Orange Baptist
Church: the Rev. DR.. Fritz W. Baldwin. Of Trinity
Congregational Church. OF East Orange, and the
Rev Lewis z. Streeter OF the First Methodist
Episcopal Church of Orange.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

The Fifth Ward Republican Club will hold its
annual entertainment and reception at tho Apollo
Rooms No l02 Court-st., this evening.
The Rev. Dr. Louis Albert Banks will lecture on
The Columbia River and Its Neghbors" In tho
Hanson Place Methodist Church. on Friday evening
OF this week for the benefit of the destitute poor
During last week there 81 marriages, 40
births and 1852 deaths. PneumQnia claimed 81 VIC
Tins, diphtheria TO- tubercuar diseases 49, cancer a
and nephritis 80.
Fry Lyle, real-estate agents of No. 100 Fulton
St, are being severely criticised on account OF
renting the three-story brownstone house No. l07
Albany-ave. TO the Brooklyn CITY Railroad Com
pany. for the purpose OF housing nonunion en-
poyes OF the Bergen-st. line. The neighborhood is
fashionable, and the people are incensed that the
house should be put 10 such q use. Then, too.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
"HOME TALENT" IN INVESTIGATIONS.
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER DRAFTED by
Mr. MDONALD AT MAYOR sciIIE-

Following out his declaration recently made
Mayor Schieren has had Corporation Counsel Nc
Donald draft an amendment to the city charter
which will empower the Mayor TO have an investi-
CATION Of city affairs without going to the trouble
of asking for a legislative committee Mr. McDon-
AIDS amendment is as follows
The Mayor may from time to time. in his dis-
creton whenever he may deem II for the best
interests OF the city to do investigate the anars
of any department. bureau or officer or the CITY,
Including the affairs OF the corporations the trus-
tees of the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge. or ne
NAV appoint a commission to consist or such per
sons as he may designate. to conduct such inVes-
tigation. which designation shall define and unit
the scope OF the investigation and be hled IN the
office of the City Clerk. and for that purpose sai
Mayor or said commission may employ couhselii
NAV summon witnesses. send for persons anu
rapers and administer oaths. and any person tes-
tifying or swearing falsely before him or them shall
he deemed guilty OF perjury. The Mayor shall fix
the compensation to be paid 10 such commission
ers so appointed Such necessary and proper eN-
penses as may be incurred in any such investga-
lion shall be paid upon the certincauon or the
Mayor out OF the revenue fund OF the city
The Mayor has AL along contendcd that investi-
cations should be conducted by home talent" and
he was therefore opposed to Asscmbyman Wrays
resolution providing for commission TO lnVesu-
city matters
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
NEW-YOKK CITY.

TIE Rev ~ " Stearns gives his usual weekly
bible reading to-day at . o'clock IN the Madison
Avcnuc PRESBYTERIAN church. Madison-ave and
Erftv-third-st. This class is constantly Increasing
I'm numbers and interest
An exhibition OF the work OF the Workingman =
School 80 lOe Wes, Ffty-tourth-s is to be given
on Friday morning. Professor Felix Adler will de-
liver an address
Tho sih Rattaon has been ordered 10 assemble
AZ tho armory Park-ave and Ninety-fourth-st.
February q NJ sl5 p m. for review and inspection
bv the brigade commander. Admission 10 the ar
morv will be by ticket only.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-18
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN
SUFFOCATED BY GAS.


TWO YOUNG MEN FROM HoBoKEN FOUND DEAD
IN A BROOKLYN HOTEL.
Two young men were asphyxiated by gas in Mil
ler's Hotel, at Nos 10 and II Broadway, BROOKLYN
Yesterday and their bodies now in Roun
morgue at No. 1O9 Bushwick ave They were John
Stems sixteen years old and Henry knoppe egh-
teen years old. and they lived at No WilloWaVe'
Hoboken Stems with his parents and Knoppe with
his uncle and aunt. They were employed as clerks
al c. F. Langhams grocery, No l. Hudson-st.'
Hoboken They left there when the store closed
on Friday night in company with strange man,
and were seen in Hoboken afterward knoppe
had saved s00. and had the money with him. The
death OF the young men is believed to have re-
suited from carelessness. and the police scout the
idea OF suicide.
They registered at the hotel about midnight sat
urday under the names of Kelly and Ryan They
were assigned to room No !. the third floor ana
Immediately retired. At o'clock yesterday after
noon while one OF the chambermaids was pre-
pairing the rooms. she found the door & the room
occupied by the two young men locked, and re-
peated knocks brought response. The CHAMBER
maid at once suspected that something wrong
and Informed the proprietor OF the house, who'
having duplicate key, opened the door. Inc rush
OF gas from the staggered! him. and on en-
tering a few minutes later he found that both the
men were dead. One lying on the bed ana
the other on the floor From the position in which
the latter lying II was apparent that ne hao
felt the sufocaton and. getting out of bed tred TO
reach the door. but succumbed before ne % couid
turn the key The body still warm. SHOWING
that death had only occurred FEW minutes oe-
fore
1t is supposed that they blew out the gas on re- Re,
firing. or on turning II Off turned IL on aealii III
a satchei which OF the young men had was
found letter addressed TO Henry knoppe, NO. IL
Hudson-st Hoboken and was from young woman
living in South Bethlehem Penn, who signed her,
self MAY" The letter was dated Dscember 20 ana
the writer. who was evidently schoolgirl, SPOKE
OF the admiration she had for him. anc after
for tbe
sent her said she returned her photograph as a
token OF her remembrance. The photograph was
found in the letter and also a picture OF one or
the men The picture resembled the race OF one
man-that Of Knoppe ,..
The bodies were identified by uncle OF knoppe
and the mother of Stems. who called at the under
taking establishment
As soon as permission can be obtained from Cor
oner Creamer the bodies will be removed TO Ho-
boken.