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New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
HUNTING ron NORE CAPITAL.
uP vrrMANH TRYING TO ARRANGE FOR
ANOTHER BRIDGE.

MP. vHIMANH TRYING TO ARRANGE FOR
ANOTHER BRIDGE.
Frederick Ihlmann is trying to get capita! enough
90 huild another bridge across the East River. the
,i,e of the proposed fudson-ave. bridge. charter
,r which he has held since 1892. This bridge would
ox,end from Hudson-ave.. BrooiGlyn. to Grand-st
,n,ween Jackson and Scannel SITS. New-York City
N, Ih,mann believes that this bridge will be built
nafore the new East River Bridge. from Broadway
Is completed
,rh two bridges by the original pian were 10 have
o,,mon terminal at Grand-st. New-fork City
~, ~. terms OF the contract the commissioners of
~ ~ ,. bridge have the exclusive right to the ter
,aal That leaves the proposed Hudson-aye. bridge
'.,.,,. a terminal the west side Of the East
W.lno hut the lndefatigable Mr.. thlmann Is trying
INeI. r,ghts 10 build terminal south OF that one
10 eSt lii he used for the new East River Bridge
wilc" n,ants 10 secure rights to build an elevated
Also. he.css he Sew-Yor City from the terminals OF
road 's,ructures that the trains OF the BROOK
the iS~fo,ated ~ Railroad Company. from broadway or
lyn f.iesve can carry passengers at various points
Hudson ,Sat city Tracks viii be provided Tor eie,
across d ,' trolley lines OH Mr. Chlmanns proposed
new bridgeway' .d intended that the two bridges
Mr. nm ~" so that by method OF triansu,
should 70, n"ssage rapid transit might be iurnishe1
ation OF Pc Eastern and Western dis'ricts OF
proOkyn.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
A COMING TROLLEY DEAL.
TIE LEASING OF THE ATLANTIC AVENUE
LINE BY THE NASSAU ROAD EX-
PFCTED soon.

The leasing by the Nassau Electric Railroad
Company of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad property.
which has been planned for some time probably
Will be accomplished in the near future-perhaps
in a few days The papers by which the lease WI.
be effected have been in preparation for some
time They have been at various times In the
hands OF the lawyers for the two companies. who
have ma Ie alterations slis!ons additions and ammo
tatons TO suit the ideas OF Their cHeh's me
Nassau people have been practically unanimous IN
their Views: those people interested In the Atlah-
&c Avenue system which is owned by the Brook
lyn Traction Company. have not IL IS salo' Dee'
SO unanimous. James c. Church is couhsei ioi
the Nassau company. and General Tracy is coun-
sci for the Brooklyn Traction Company meet
irg Of stockholders must be held preliminary 10
signing the lease.
Although Secretary Cocheu. o. the Nassau com
pany says tha; his company has nothing 10 40
with Il! il seems TO have been the plan or the con-
trolling interest IN the Brooklyn Traction Company
70 do away with the preferred and common stochs
OF that company By the organization OF a new one.
II the Nassau people control the plant OF me A. a.:
character or name OF the corporation to which the
rental is paid. one plan announced several wees
common stock instead of 10000 preferred ana ,
$4,000 common stock, the capitalization OF Isn tm'
the holders os the old preferred stock were 10 sS-
change share for share for the new ana inc h%V.u- %
eTs OF common stock four shares. Tor one a. .e n y
paying a per cent assessment. The pan OF an
alternative proposition provided that common stock
holders might pay 71z per cent Assessment, reT''tL
Ing al par , per cent bonds OF the Brooklyn. Bain
and West End Railroad Company IN the treasury
I; Is said that the terms in a draft OF the lease
nov about perfected provided tnat the "9psr "oSses
OF the leased company shall be put IN tne PosssiL,
sion OF the Nassau company free or noathg ueD.'
The Nassgu compsny paying lump sum ownge geaiS tSe
leased system in paying fixed charges-nearly $Sv,
ss, dqgnd he aS pf It has %ssss sssn
snail Increase after the second year.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
EILLED AT SHEEPSHEiD BAY
HENRY UNDERLIN. KNOWN 7" KAch"ohHs
by HIS LIVERY TEAMS. Is CRUSHED
To nEATN

Harry r.nlcrlin. an OLD resident - Brooklyn and
shocosh.ad Bay. was instantly Killed In Twenty
nf,h-st last night \ heavily loaded hay wagon
drawn by his own horses ran over him
Nr Tnderlin was the proprietor % a lvery stable
on tha SheepshelI Bay road. near Noorhees-ave.
He also operated a stage line. lie slipped yeH'"r-
day while standing on the "heel ana fell heavily 10
the ground h!s head between the wheels. HIS
horsos we're slightly frightened and started. The
rear wheel passed over his neck before any one
could stop the team. H. .iId not regain conscious
ness and died Ia a few minutes.
re vas nfty years old and had been In business
al sheepshead Bay for about eight years lie was
in comfortable circumstances. He is survived by a
widow and three children. Mr. Unicrlin was vel
known 10 thousands Of raccgoers who rode 10 and
from the racetrack in his livery teams.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
HIGHWAY ROBBERY SUSPECTED.

Henry Huspent Of No. 35s Wythe-ave., was found
unconscious and bleeding Wednesday night in
front of stable at South First and Havemeyer
SITS He recovered consciousness in the Eastern
District Hospital yesterday morning. II is believed
that he the victim of three hghwaymen Ac-
cording to the story told to the police by woman
he struck down from behind by his assail-
ants. who then rifed his pockets and robbed him
Of his overcoat. From description given of the
men by the woman. the police arrested Robert
Chandler, twenty years DID, of NO. 8 Hope-st The
prisoner admitted having struck Huspent in the
face during quarrel but denied that there had
been any robbery He said that they had been
friends for number of years Chandler told tho
police that he alone when they quarreled.
The prisoner taken before Huspent in the hos
pta and identified by him. charge of highway
robbery and assault made against Chandler,
and when arraignei In the Lee-ave. Police Court
he held in default of $500 bail for a hearing
next Monday
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
scUOOL BOyDs TO BE ISSUED.

Mayor Wurster. Controller Palmer and President
Swanstrom and Superintendent Maxwell. Of the
Board OF Education. met yesterday In the City Hall
and considered the proposition Of President Swan
strom for the raising Of N.377OOO for new school
buildings The Legislature has already given au-
thorty for the OF bonds amounting to $3.50 900
for this purpose. Mr.. Swanstrom says that the
overcrowding cannot be relieved unless seven new
buildings are erected. He also that the city
should raise $4,000 for textbooks :reating OF the
effects the OF alcohol Unless the city raises
this amount 1t will lose the State appropriation of
$4,000 The decision reached at the conference was
that bonds for $3.50 coo should be issued for building
purposes and $4,000 should be raised for the books.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
The News Of BROOKLYN
no MEET AGAIN TODAY.
,,,,r LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO HEAR
FURTHER ARGUMENTS.
...-, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO MAKE GREAT Eff
roRr-THE OTHER SIDE CONFlDENT-TO-
MoRRows MEETING MAY BE
NEW-YORK
N NEW-YORK.

The toint Legislative Committee will meet to-
sov at II o'clock in room No. %. in the County
Court House. to hear further arguments on the
,hiect of the Greater New-York 1t Is scarcely
rrobahle that Senator Lexow will be present
a, the meeting, as he has been detained in
Albany on official business. Should there be a
meeting in New-York tomorrow he may be
nresent Senator Page will doubtless act as
chairman in his stead at to-day's meeting.
There Is every indication that the meeting to-
day will he a lively one The Anti-Consolda-
tionists have mustered their best speakers. and
n was strongly limited yesterday afternoon
that they had a surprise in store for their
friends in the opposite camp Members OF the
Consolidation League, on the other hand. ex-
nress themselves as being perfectly confident
Of the result They did not think, so they said.
that another hearing necessary. but. con-
siderng that the anti-annexationists desired 1t,
they were perfectly willing TO go ahead. The
League Of Loyal Citizens consider that the
extra hearins granted them is in the nature
OF a victory. They think that the numerous
letters sent to Albany containing therein strong
reasons why another hearing should be granted
were planted in good ground. And. further
more they consider that Governor Morton
whose sense Of fairness everybody comedies.
influence 20 bear upon the committee.
In Speaking of the subject, President Red-
field of the Loyal League, yesterday SAID: we
think il is only just and fair that this hearing
should have been granted. We have a large
number OF members who are waiting to speak
on this subject. and are more than con-
fdent that their words. added to the strong
arguments evolved by speakers at the pre-
yious meeting will bring forth good results
When I say that the sentiment of many of our
leading citizens is rapidly changing In faVor
Of Rrooklvn for Brooklyntes. l state what
know 10 be a fact. 1t IS perhaps. unfortunate
that the hearing shall be limited to two hours
on each side for in that time not more than
sx or seven sneakers will be able to be heard
But even in that case feel that we can put
forth a splendid front. and If the committee
acts on It's convictions and fairly, we DO not
fear the outcome. -
George w Chauncey, one Of the leading mem
hers of the Consolidation League. SAID tnat ne
was rarfectiy sure Of the outcome or the con-
troversv He did rot think that this hearing
was at all necessary "Our case mas peei,
proven" said he, "and what, in the name or
common sense is the use Of proionging tnis
talke II Is entirely unnecessary. Consolida-
tion is as inevitable the rising OF tO-inor-
rows sun and / want TO say this, ana note II
carefully that should Governor Morton sign
q bill providing for consolidation or the TWO
cities you would the present Aht-C0n-
solidationists running so fast 10 get ullueI
cover of the new regime that you couiu pay
checkers on their coat tails.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
THEIR PLACES IN DANGER.
CHARITIES COMMISSIONERS MAY BE LEG
IsLATED OUT OF OFFICE.

A sINGLE-HEADED COMMISSION TALKED Or
JACOB woRTHs FINGER N THE PIE
Several radical bills. OF them providih8 Tor
changes IN the Brooklyn Department or Charites
and Correction NAV be introduced In the Iegisla-
ture when the report of the Cities investigating
Committee of the last session is submitted proeaoiy
next week Hugo IIirsh, who was one OF tne AS
sembly Committees counsel when 1t investigated
the affairs of the Charities Department ias' ia'i
has been In Albany during the week, ana LOOK .here
the report OF the findings of the committee ana the
bills PROPOSING remedial legislation. which are In
the hands OF Mr.. OGrady Of Rochester, the chair-
man of the Cities Committee last year
Mr.. O'Grady will not say anything about the con-
tents OF the report bills will the other COM
mitteenen. although one Assemblyman mas lntl-
mated that when the bills introduced some cit-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
TPOIJEy STIT SETTLED.

1t appears from papers filed with the county
Clerk Yesterday afternoon that the BROOKLYN
Queens County and Suburban Railroad company
has settled the claim OF Gerhardt Papp' VINO was
thrown from a wagon In East New-York by troll
year and severely injured. Papp was but ntteen
years OF aCe and a few days ago John j. Robinson
was appoln;ed his guardian al ltem for the
purpose OF institutlng suit against the company.
The aiiidavIts file show that the case has been
eett led IN
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
JOHN CREIGHTON FOUND DEAD.

John Creighton. twenty-seven years DID, OF No. 80
Vriental-ave.. was found dead In his bed yesterday
morning. The gas Jet open. and he was suf-
!ocated Creighton had been In the ammonia trade
"a New York City but was out OF business for some
Sume He had sent his wife and child TO the home OF
~ mother In North Sixth-st, Wednesday,
Socause there was OF scarlet fever the top
Soof OF his own house. lie left his wife that night.
ssay'ne that he was going out for a walk. He was
III seen alive afterward The dead mans father.
T.sosSLV ToSV Creighton the secretary Of the Newtown
Issx Nuisance Association. believes that his son 3
SeeIn was accidental
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
ANNIES SWEETHEART Is OUT OF HER
REACH

Annie Jackofsky nineteen years oil. of No. Ill MO
Kibbin-st.. on Wednesday asked Justice Laimbeer.
In the Even Street Police Court TO issue warrant
for the arrest Of her sweetheart. Alexander Davis
a telegraph operator. who is living in New
Jersey. Davis until few days ago. lived at No. u
Roerum-st. Annie told the Magistrate that Davis
rad deserted her on the eve OF their wedding,
which to have taken place on sunday last. She
had bought him a suit of clothing. she said, to
be married in. Since his fight. she says, she has
learned that he has another girl In New-Jersey
When told ttat nothing could be done for her.
Annie left the courtroom crying bitterly
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
TURNING TO PHILADELPHIA.
WITH THE DECLINATION OF DIR. PARKS. OF
BOSTON. HOLY TRINITY LOOKS
ELSEWHERE.

The Rev DR.. Leighton Parks. the rector of En-
manuel Protestant Episcopal Church. OF Boston,
yesterday declined the call TO the rectorship OF the
Church OF the Holy Trinity in a letter TO Lyman K
Greene one or Holy Trinltys wardens ard chair
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
DEATH OF THOMAS DEVYR.

Thomas Devyr. for many years a resident OF tho
Seventeenth Ward. died Wednesday at his
home. No. 202 Nassauave.. after a brief attack OF
pneumonia. The deceased was born In the Eastern
District ffty-one years ago In 1870 he was elected
Supervisor from the Seventeenth Ward, and since
then held several positions under the municipal
government wife and two children survive him.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24

Woodruff upon taking the office declared his in
tention of conducting the affairs OF the institution
on strictly business basis. He said that 1t would
be his endeavor carry out the policy OF Charles
Pratt. founder Of the school, in every respect and
that he would give especial attention TO It's finances
The selection OF Mr.. Schieren and Mr.. Berri as
members OF the Board OF Trustees is Of the
first and most pronounced Indications Of Mr.. Wood
rufr's Introduction Of his new policy Both men
have been successful in business. and their mem
bership the Board OF Trustees will result In
the addition OF great strength 10 the Academy.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
A FORMER ALDERMAN's SON ACCUSED
BY HIS MOTHER-IN-LAw.
IT is CHARGED THAT HE INSISTED UPON HD
WIFE ACCOMPANYING HIM TO CHURCH
WHILE SHE WAS ILL. AND THE EX-
POsURE KILLED HER.

POsURE KILLED HER.
Mrs Julia Kunzweier of No. 23S Boerum-st.s
yesterday appeared in the Ewen-st. Police Court
as a complainant against her son-in-law, Joseph
Schmidt, son of former Alderman In the Eastern
District. She charged the prisoner with assault.
While Schmidt a prisoner he was also a COM
plainant against his mother-in-laws nephew John
Kunzweer. whom he charged with assault.
Schmidt married eighteen months ago. ana.
while his wife i'll last fall 1t is alleged that he
insisted upon her attending church with him. She
did so and her illness was aggravated by the
posure. She returned to her mothers home, where
she died two weeks ago During her illness
was not permitted to see his wife account OF her
serious illness. In the argument which followed.
Mrs Kunzweer says her son-in-law assaulted her.
John Kunzweiler. Mrs. Kunzweers nephew. then,
down a flight of stairs.
Justice Laimbeer. after hearing the testimony
fined each of the prisoners &5, which they paid
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
THE OLD MAN WITH THE BABY FINED.

In front of the Houstonst. ferryhouse while carry
ing infant concealed IN rags. fined SIS BY
Justice Goettng in the Lee-ave. Police Court yes:
terday. Freiburg did have the money, and
went to jail. He had to be dragged from the court
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
NEW iDELPHI TRI STEES.

EX-MAYOR sCHIERE% AND WILLIAM HERRi
ELECTED TO THE ACADEMY BOARD
Ex-Niayor Charles \. Schleren and William Berri
have been elected 10 the Board OF Trustees Of
Adelphi Academy The election wac held on Mon
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
no SILVER SERVICE SELECTED YET.

The committee to select silver service for
the cruiser Brooklyn Will not make decision
before the last Of the month Ex-Mayor Schieren
was called away to Chicago UNEXPECTEDLY . few
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24

day evening bIt 1t had no, been announced until
now.
About a month ago the Board OF Trustees OF the
Academy chose Timothy l.. Woodruff TO succeed
Charles VI. Pratt as president OF the Board. Mr..
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
THE JUDGE STRUGGLES WITH IT

In opposing the motion Arthur Hurst counsel
declared that the mortgage had been given ~
means of settling tho strike under an agreement
by which the employers had promised to ao'"Sn
the old system Of work. as both sides had asreeo
that it was lnhuman and intoleratle Inc s'"''-
ment made In the complaint that the mortgage
had been given without considerations MT huIS'
declared was false The assertion that we w.
fondants intended TO foreclose was 'qualS 'a''
and the fact that the plaintiffs dld not S'a'e wv
source Of their information on thi' point was
very significant. The union never han i'''e"'''
10 forcclose the mortgage.
Judge Gaynor finally said he would take me
nanors and straighten out the varying sta''-
rrnts Later IN the afternoon he HANDED p'"t
this memorandum: Let the cas-" go I" trlaL u
,h.. plaintn fails o. bring 1t On. the Wouoh nm
no renewed upon that ground. The pialnth -
entitled u Try the question oi fact whether 'r
has failed In the agreement. Motion granted
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
\ CRAFTY SCHEME.

Mr.. Hirsh wanted the union prevented per
manentiy from forcclosirg its mortgage whlch i
for $4Oo. This mortgage" said Mr. Hirsh' ""S
given to secure a certain agreement pet"ee" ''"
ployers and employee But now II appears ''a'
the employees have become the bosses anu W.
cline TO do any work that does not coincde WIN
their own ideas. There were forty-hve ineii'"e's >
Of this union in our shop. and when IL pe'"'"V
necessary to reduce the force by SIX Tor "u''"'
reasons the defendants refused To aio" us !" W.
So and threatened that. If the SIX men WIZ
dispensed with the whole force would gun.
To show the feeling If the employees MI h'S"
said that they had Intentionally spoiled many
garments So that when sent out they wer' "
turned t. the firm. BY reason OF these ao'S -
ther employees the firm had lost so much i"'"''
as TO render their business unproiitable' ana "e
cessitated the closing Of tn" shop Now ""'"
what the plaintiffs had learned. the deiendai''S
were about to foreclose the mortgage on th' '""'
tells Mr. Hirsh thought that was ruop'"h Il
IN
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
THE TALE OF A MORTGAGE.
1T WAS GIVEN TO FACTORY STRIKERS
AND THEY RULED THEIR EMPLOYERS.

JUDGE GAYNoR STRUGGLES WITH THE CASE
AND DECIDES THAT 1T GO TO TRIAI-THE
OUTCOME OF THE UNUSUAL METHOD
ADOPTED BY RUDOLPH & EIDEN-
BAUM TO ADJUST LABOR
DIFFICULTIES
When Rudolph & Eidenbaum. garment-mak-
ers at No 20j Naret-st., had trouble last winter
with their striking employees. they decided. as
a way out Of the difficulty. to give TO the Ch,i-
dren's Jacket Workers Union a mortgage on
sewing machines and other chattels In the
factory. This formed a pare of a certain agree
ment. under which the men went back to WORK
But proceedings which came up before Justice
Gaynor. Of the Supreme Court yesterday indi-
Gated pretty clearly that this novel means OF
adjusting labor troubles was not quite salts
factory.
1t appeared from what Hugo IIrsh counsel
said that the men have the whip hand az mat
ters now stand. 1t upon motion to con-
tnue temporary injunction secured by kudoiph
& Eidenbaum against Harris Altman. as treas
urer of the Jacket Workers Union, OF BrooXI!H'
that the facts came out
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24

A srNGI.E-uEADED COMMISSION TALKED OF
The morning times., 1896-08-15
TO PARADE IN UNIFORM.

Mckinley Club VIII Serenade Com
mftteeman Ny ron Parker. I.
The Mckinley and Hobart Interstate Cam
paign Club will parade this evening in
uniform through the streets and then pro-
eeed to the NornIapdie Hotel, where a re-
ceptioD and serenade will re rendered Col
Myron NJ. Parker, the recently appointed
member OF the national Republican COM
nittee for the District of Columbia.
A Dumber Of the less proficient marchers
who did not attend the meeting at CIarke's
store in Montgomery county, Md, met last
evening and were given instruction in
military tactics at the clubrooms In the
old Congressional Globe building, No. 339
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. The club
has now on the roll nearly three hundred
members, and about one hundred will be
in line.
The marching members will assemble at
the Congressional Globe office at 7:30
o'clock this evening. The column will
form on Penns ylvania avenue, with the
right resting on Third street. The route
will be up Pennsylvania avenue on the
right side OF the thoreughfare to Fifteenth
street, to the hotel. The Fourth Artillery
Band will head the procession. followed
by the Hon. John C. CLANCY, the president
OF the club. The organization will be
represented by President Clancy and the
Hon. L. T. Mfchener. who viii make ad-
dresses to which National Committeeman
Parker Will respond The reception and
serepade will follow
The morning times., 1896-08-15
CONSTABLE AT THE CAPITOL,
Tried to Levy on Mr.. Pages Restan-
rant Material.

The colored walters at Pages Hotel are
up in arms and several attaciime ents on the
hotel property are the result OF alleged
unpaid wages. The justice issued the
necessary papers and placed them in the
hands OF Constable swinburne to serve. He
visited the hotel, but found neither Mr.
Page nor Mr.. Burns, his nephew, who is
really The proprietor OF the hGtel, At
any rate he is the man to whom the
employees looked to Tor their money. Mr.
Burns is sick in bed at Ocean City and
Mr.. Page is with him. There being no
one at the hotel upon whom the papers
could be served, the constable took into
his possession an upright piano and a lot
OF soap, valued at about $400. This
property he carried to a place where it
will be cared Tor until the time of settle
ment arrives, when it will be reproduced.
In the Senate restaurant, OF which Mr.
Page is also proprietor, there Is a lot of
silverware and other valuable parapher-
MALTA which Is used there during the
sessions OF Congress. This property the
constable tried to get hold OF yesterday,
but was unable to do SO because the parties
in charge said Mr.. Page had the keys Oh
the closets and vaults where the property
is stored. They made a o success In this
direction. but will try to effect an attach
ment on the goods as soon as it is possible
to get to them.