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New-York tribune., 1900-04-26

The dead are:
L-IEBOWlTz Hannah. thirteen years old.
LiEBowITZ, Amelia. eleven years old
LiEBoWITZ. Joseph. six years old
Those injured Simon Liebowitz thirty-eight
years old. father of the dead children: Dora
Liebowitz. three and one-haIf years old and
Michael Raushbaum sxty-three wears old These
were burned about the face and hands while
esca ping
The house in which the fire occurred is a typical
East Side tenement, four families living on a floor
he blaze was discovered at $50 o'clock by Police
men Stellar and HoeHing who hurried to the
mouse where they were joined by Policemen Gun
Hlhenafn ana Murphy. The smoke had already
Weakened the tenants. and the fire escape on the
'front.' or the building was crowded with frightened
men, women and children. The policemen tried to
get upstairs through the hallway. but they were
drlVen oack Standing on the top OF the iron rail
In front OF the house. Stellar aided the people in
getting down the ladder from the first floor TO the
street. Two babies were thrust into his arms and
IN the rush Of those trying TO reach safety he was
knocked off the railing TO the sidewalk. but neither
he nor the babies sustained injury
In the mean time alarm had brought Hook
and Ladder Company No. 6, Captain Howe Ladders
were run up. and many people were taken down
by the irenen.
Detective Otto Raphael and Policeman Fred W.
Klein. Of Inspector Thompson's staff, made their
way through No. 70 five story building, TO the
roof They put plank from the roof across the
air shaft into a window Of the burning build
ing A number OF people were assisted in getting
out OF the building in this way.
Michael Raushbaum, tailor who lived with his
WIFE Sarah and his sixteen-year daughter
sopha on the fourth floor, tried get down the
stairway. and by the flames, which
burned burned him about the hands and face. He
then reached the ground by the fire escape.
LleDOWiJZ, MATTRESS maker, lived the
floor with his wife Fannie eight children and his
wife,s mother. Rebecca Solomon. Liebowitz seized
MS daughter Dora and tried 10 get down the stair
way. The flames drove him back however, burn
ing him and the child. He managed to make his
way out over plank TO the roof OF the adjoining
building. Mrs. Lebowitz followed with Lizzie,
eight months old Close behind her her
daughter Celia seventeen years old and her son
Nathan, fifteen years old. who carrying his
nine-year-old sister Fannie. The children who
lost their lives overcome by the smoke before
they could reach the window. The bodies of the
dead children, Amelia and Joseph, were in the rear
apartment The body of Hannah was found in the
of Nathan Jacobson, in the front OF the
building. she had evidently tried 70 reach the
front fire escape.
gas engine in the cellar used for pumping water
into tank the roof The loss on the property
is about $4,000
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
4c4DEuT Of SCIENCES EXHIBITION.
DISPLAY UNUSUALLY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE OF
NEW AND MORE SPACIOUS QUARTERS

DISPLAY UNUSUALLY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE OF
NEW AND MORE SPACIOUS QUARTERS
The annual exhibition Of the New-York Academy
of Sciences was opened last evening in the new
east wing Of the Museum OF Natural History with
i reception. The new president Professor R S
Woodward, was actively assisted by Professors
Henry r Osborn. James F. Kemp. J. J. Stevenson
and Charles A Dorenus and Charles +. Cox There
was also Honorary Committee consisting of
Edward Z. Adams, Addison Brown John H Cas-
well James Douglas. Morris K. Jesup, Emerson
Mcmillan. Charles a. Post ana Dr.. H. NJ Mac
Cracken. As IS usual, the first evenings reception
designed particularly for members Of the
Academy and taeir personal friends Tonight by
invitation. members Of the allied local scientific
organizar tons viii be admitted. In the afternoon
between ana O'Clock, the exhibition will be open
students in colleges and the public schools and
other favored guests.
The room in which the exhibition is being held
this year mas never been used before and is much
more spacious than the quarters hitherto avaia ble
BuL me display IS worthy Of The improved setting
The general Character Of the exbibiIs Uas oIIT-
lined il The Tribune so fully last Sunday that nc
detailed description Is needed L may De re-
marked however, that the department OF cleo
lessor Il ! F5rir for rles stirins me :.ca9acirv'
of a condenser rms deIcaTa instrument is aSa1ted
70 meet the long felt want in testing underground
and submarine cables.
owing 10 The Illness OF Dr.. Gilbert Van Irgen. the
department OF palsontology was in charge Of Pro-
t5e-e were be sII1i 81 e af6 IiesC & eSls @
portions ot Devoniaa ishes from ohio 1exceedingv
rare speclmens). and much new material OF The
Ni0esne period from Colorado.
The committeeman IN charge Of the several de-
pa--rnents were kent busy during the evening in
recC1nLlng the history explaining the sgnifi-
cance Of specimens and appararus The original
rr-~7osa ne az rtE7i-jC,, sr -saI;zs5 -,,o-e eli
than usual because the old practice Of giving lect
ures or demonstrations in other rooms was aban-
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
BROOKLYN NEWS.
HEIGHTS ROAD BRINGS SUIT.
BY BROOKLYN CITY COMPANY AC-
CORDING TO CONTRACT.

Action has been begun by the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad Company against the Brooklyn City Rail-
road Company compel the fulillment of con-
tract entered into between the companies at the
time OF the lease the road of the Brooklyn City
Railroad Company The involved is S2OO0OD,
which the Heights company alleges should nave
been spent for electrical equipment The lease pro-
vided for the appointment Of arbtrators to settle
disputes Several disputes which have arisen
between the two corporations have been settled oy
this
Serious trouble arose. however, when the motive
power of Brooklyn City lines was changed from
horse electricity in 1898, The Brooklyn CITY
Company was TO issue SO 100000 in stock and So
900 in bonds and expend $60G0G00 in converting
road from a horse line into an electric system
The Brooklyn Heights officials allege that only
81 600 600 has been expended and that the other
Other ways The Brooklyn City Company asserts
that all the money has been lesttimately expended
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
KHDEFoUEG on TIE POLITICAL OUTLOOK

BITTER SILVER SENTIMENT IN CALIFORNIA AL
LAYED BY PROsPERITy-BRYAN AND DEWEY.
Michael Z. De Young OF San Francisco. sailed
yesterday the steamship 81. Paul. accompanied
by his wife and daughters They will visit the Ex-
position and some OF the larger cities the Con-
tinent- Before sailing Mr.. De Young talked freely
about conditions on the Pacific Coast. He said;
California IS very prosperous al present, the
crops are large The bitter sentiment the silver
question been allayed by the of prosperity
Erya1 has lost MS magnetism the Coast, his
recent trip out there demonstrated that People
X II &c and hear him out OF curiosity her
man account Of interest in his theories and
ideas a truly great man would not be constantly
exhibiting himself IFe q sideshOw attraction. IN
the event OF MS nomination ne will be defeated. OF
course. the Democrats will support anything.
the idea OF Offices be gained.
As Z the Presidential boom of Admiral Dewey
his own estimate OF himself must be considered
he has salC JnaI he is not competent for civil life
and -haJ could Ill the position Of President
After the announcement that ne is III,
count Of MS age and lack Of experience it would be
cruelty the business and other interests Of The
country 70 put blind pilot az the helm.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
MONEY MISSED IN CLASSROOM.
TEACHERS IN SCHOOL NO. 8 DENY THAT
THEY MADE IMPROPER SEARCH.

The loss of fifty cent piece by OF the little
girls attending School No. g. diddagh-st., near
Henry. has thrown the school excite
II is alleged that five Of the girl pupils
kept after school and that they partly dsrobed
in the search for the missing coin. Miss Sara J.
Read principal Of the school, who lives No. So
Eighth-ave, and Miss Clarey. OF No. 44T Henry-st..
in whose classroom the coin stolen.
deny that improper search was made.
The girl who lost the money is Sarah Barry
twelve years old, living at No Is McKinney-st. "On
Monday went school, she said with a fifty
cent piece which my father gave pay for a
piano lesson told the other girls about 1t, and
they knew had the money I put the money in a
pencil box and slipped the box in the back of nv
desk, Just before school let out in the afternoon
the teacher called 10 her desk. When I got
back the pencil box was open and the money gone"
Miss Read told Tribune reporter yesterday that
she thought IT unfortunate the money was lost
all the children poor parents. She also
said that things had been taken before, and that
something ought TO be done. Miss Read continued:
Il told five of the girls to stay after school. They
were the two in front and the two who sat behind
and the girl who sat with Sarah Barry These five
girls were taken into cloak room. I asked them
to unfasten their clothes and shake them, so that
If the money was in their clothes 1t would fall out
pin up their dresses
Miss Clarey denied that she had struck one of
the girls
Mrs. Emily Seacomb, whose daughter Annie was
of the five girls searched, said that her daugh-
had told her that she and four other girls had
been taken into a cloakrOom and had been COM
PEELED take off their clothing. Mrs. Sea-
comb said that Annie had been nervous ever since
the occurrence on Monday and had dreamed about
It is that some of the parents are talking OF
bringing charges.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
n H0goR Of REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.

a bronze tablet In honor OF the men who fought
n ne Revolutionary War was yesterday presented
10 the Collegiate Church Forty-eiGhtl1-st and
FHiA-aVe by the Daughters Of the Revolution.
II viii probably be placed near the main entrance
70 the church.
ne formal presentation was made by Mrs.
~Aarles Francis Roe The Rev. DIT David J. Bur
fei' pastor OF the Marble Collegiate Church, made
az ADDRESS accepting the gift He said he regretted
H'7 tact tnat there were none Of the houses Of
slshlp OF colonial times still in existence. Il was
ss--g appropriate, ne said rhar il should be pre-
ss.seo 70 the Collegiate Church. That church. he
CO oS resented the oldest well established plant
~ IT,. y IN the world. Il but a newcomer in
90 cnnrcn he said and ] can praise my pred
D. ,Nithout anything Ike egotism." The Rev.
Il Aacksy also spoke
EcaS5Sst ta93et was unveiled by Miss Lambert, OF
va = gs.,,sisss Mass Her father. Jonathan Lambert.
90 soldier IN the Revolutionary War.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
THE REV. ". 81. JACKSON RESLGNS

The Rev. William H Jackson, pastor OF the Old
Bushwick Reformed Church, has offered his res
ignation. and II will probably be acted upon at the
meeting OF the elders. which will take place in
about a fortnight Many members OF the con-
gregaton have written 10 him. begging him 10 re-
consider his decision. He said yesterday that he
had several openings. and proposed TO take all
summer TO allow them to mature before deciding
which course he would adopt. If the church coud
get a suitable successor he might at once tax nm
the other work. Mr.. Jackson added that The most
pleasant relations existed between himself and the
members or the church. Mr. Jackson has been
with the Old Bushwick Church four and half
Years, and came from the Twelfth Street Reformed
Church, IN south Rronklvn-
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
THE REV. F. ". NORRIS CALLED.
TO BE RECTOR OF ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

The Rev. Frederick W Norris, rector OF Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church. South Norwalk
Conn., has been elected by the vestry OF St
Matthew'S Church. ThroOp-ave. and Pulaski-st.,
rector, and it understood Yesterday that his
acceptance had been received. He Will succeed the
Rev. DR.. A. A Morrison. who took charge of
prosperous church in Portland Ore, early in De-
cember Mr. Norris will resign his pulpit in South
Norwalk on June l. and Immediately take charge
here. Although the congregation in South Nor
walk has recently built fine church. at a cost OF
10000, and strong inducement has been made TO
have him remain there. with raise of salary, it is
said that he prefers to come to Brooklyn, as he
thinks there is a bright future for St. Matthew's
Church
Mr.. Norris is the second man called TO St
Matthews Church since the pulpit became vacant
Some time ago unanimous call extended 10
the Rev. DR.. Charles NJ. Niles, Of Sing Sing, and
after he had preached at both services Sunday
recently. making a good impression. his accept
ance announced. Later that appeared to have
been a mistake, and although the congregation
here offered build handsome modern church.
he declined accept the call Efforts have been
made for time to raise a building fund and II
is understood there is already a substantial sum in
hand for the purpose.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
cELERRArLNG WANRLNGrON,S rISLr.

Roslyn. Long Island. April 25-The home Of DR.
Joseph H. Bogart was decorated yesterday in cele-
bratiOn Of the fact that one hundred and years
ago General Washington guest this house
which then occupied by the family OF Hendrick
Onderdonk. In Washington's diary is the follow
ing:
Passed Mosquito Cove and breakfasted Mr.
Onderdonk's at head of a little bay. Were kindly
received and we'll entertained. This gentleman
works a grist mill and two paper mills. The last
TWO he seems TO work with spirit and profit
The old house, which is s,iIl In a good state Of
preservation has been occupied by several genera
lions OF the BOgart family.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26

After figuring up that the income OF Mayor
Hoos and family from the office which he holds
will amount TO $4,000. The Jersey City Jour
nal inquiries Does the Mayoralty pay?' OF
course. something depends upon the point OF
view, but there does not appear 70 be any pres
ent necessity for the Mayor OF Jersey City and
his two TO go strike. What the people
over there may do when the opportunity arrives
for them TO take hand the game is unde-
termned but there more than superficial
indications that they inclined 10 put the
Mayor and his family out OF business.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
c0NGR4TrLArIONs ROE mR. EoLnEs.

Edwin Holmes, president Of the Holmes Electric
Protective Company. yesterday celebrated his eigh-
tieth birthday receiving the congra tulations of
numerous friends and a large number of employees
or the company. many OF whom have with
MIN from twenty-five to thirty-hve years. Mr..
Holmes his desk yesterday, and thinks he
VIII be able look after burglars for some time
TO come He says that when he first introduced
his burglar alarm 10 NewYork in 1858 the only
thing operated by electricity the Western
Union Telegraph COmpanys system, and since that
time every electrical device and system in use
has been brought out, including the Atlantic
bles. the telephone electric lights electric power
and heat and electric methods of transportation.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
OSCAR DABBLE's BODY TAKEN HOME.

The body of Oscar Dabble. the theatrical man
ager, who died at the Getty House. Yonkers, on
Tuesday. taken 10 his home, Westield
Mass. last evening by members Of the New-York
Lodge of EIks. Of which he a member Dele
Long Island and Staten Island. Alma Chester. the
actress and widow, who prostrated hearing
OF her husbands death, insisted against the doc
tors wishes IN accompanying the body its last
resting place. She carried from the hotel 10 a
coach. The burial will be conducted by the Spring
.ield Lodge Of Elks this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
sTEPHEN HOWELI..

Nev-B Brunswick April - CspeciaD.-Srephsn How
ell head OF the lumber firm OF Howell q Howell.
and a well known citizen OF New Brunswick. died
az his home in this city this morning from pnsu-
monia He was born Princeton October IS.
1877 He entered the lumber business IN lST3 Ee
was A Republican politics He leaves a widow
ard four children. Lewis A Howell. Aoram 5.
Howell and Mrs W. Edwin FlOrance. OF New
BrunSwfck and Mrs. Charles Dixon. wife % the
Rev Charles Dixon. pastor of the Reformed
Churrh PrattEvllle. y "
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
PRISONERS NAMES CONFUSED.

Paterson. April . CspeciaD.-Prosecutor EnlIey
and his ConsJables were placed in perpexing posi-
ton this afternoon There six confined
In the County Jail for completely in The murder OF
Warner Kraft, AT Duttonvile, near Passaic, q FEW
months ago, one man, Baptiste VOogl. IS charged
with killing Kraft, while the others held
accessories. The keepers in the jail are unable to
tell which Of the men Is VOogli, is Judge
Bowker, the committing magistrate able 10 single
him out When the who is thought 70 De
VoogH arraignsd to-day tried give his
name but no could understand him. inter-
prefer being present He pleaded not guilty, how
ever and his trial was set for May S
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
NEWsP4PER MEV RETrRv HOnE.

Trenton April * tSpeciaD.-The New-Jersey
Legislative Correspondence Club returned tonight
from three days trip 20 Washington. Richmond
and Annapolis The party had A special car. pro-
vided by Senator SewaU who was a guest OF the
home Secretaries Root. Gage and Long on
the train They presented 10 the newspapers
men. and made brief speeches.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
RICHTER FOR SILK COMPANY.

Paterson April . (SpeciaD.-Wayne Dumont
lawyer or this city. representing Bamford Brothers
silk manufacturers and other local and New-York
creditors whose claims aggregate $1,000. has
cured the appointment OF Frederick ; Soaring. OF
the Paterson National Bank. and Frederick ;
Drake OF PHILADELPHIA as receivers for the New
Holland SILK Company OF New Holland. Penn
The total Tia bilites are S5 while the are
placed at So 600 The company was organized last
September
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
VIEW BRrNsWIck NAN FEELS IvsrLTEp.

New-B Brunswick. April . )SpeciaD.-Frseuian
Woodbridge recently elected Alderman ar large IN
Brunswick, and who sas been for some time
a member OF the city Board OF Education.
nounced this afternoon that he would resign from
the latter body because the Board on Monday
evening refused appoint mis- candidate for CEN
sus enumeratOr in the ward in which he lives. Hs
saws the Boards action Is a direct Insult 10 him.
each member Of the Board has always been per
rttted 70 nominate enumeratOr.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
WOOL DEALER 4 BANKRUPT.
F J. PRIMROSE FILES PETITToN-LIABILTTTEs,
s1l8355; ASSETS DOUBTFUL

Francis J. Primrose, wool merchant. Of No Sc
Broadway has filed petition in bankruptcy, with
liabilities of S113.355 of which s70a24 called
cured The debts were contracted from 1892 to 1899
in Boston, Philadelphia. Denver and Albuquerque
y. NJ. The largest creditors the First Ma
rional Bank Of Denver, S51, ,97s; Charles J. Webb &
c.. Philadelphia, a4,910, and Henry Mooney, Den
yer, s. The assets consist of a note for S44
six thousand shares OF mining stock of doubtful
value 15S7e shares OF stock OF the Smith Dumping
car Company OF doubtful value, claim against
Feuno Brothers & Childs. Boston, and life in
sUrsnce policies sl5. 900 pledged.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
ELFCTfOy Result RETERSFD.

Paterson April . Cspecian.-Judge Dixon to-day
ordered a recount OF the ballots Cor collector
az the recent election In Manchester Township.
James Martin (RepJ and Daniel ZeIuI CDem.)
were tied in the each receiving total or I50
ballots The County Board % Elections threw our
ballot for Zelur because the voter had placed
a paster over the line For Collector. thus max
ing names the ticket for offce The re-
vised figures 10 for Martin and lte fnr Zelufr
The Township Committee, although a Repuh-
ucan body. had declared Zelun entitled the Of
Nee
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
". R. RLcHARDS SUNG FOR SALARY

Willis R. Richards has brought an action in the
Supreme Court against the Iron Clad Manufactur-
ing Company, of No. % CliT-st Manhattan 10 re-
cover s416 81 He alleges that April 49, 1898 the
company made contract with him under which
he took the place Of manager of the company for
five years at salary OF 81 a year and ) per
cent Of the profits. He declares that he was dis
charged without cause December l5 1899 He
is suing for one months salary The was
begun in Westchester County. and yesterday a
motion made before Justice Maddox 10 change
the place Of trial New-York County
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
WILL OF EX-M4TOR HUNTER.
4 SMALL ESTATE DIVIDED AMONG THREE RELA-

-TYES.
The will OF ex-Mayor John W. Hunter was filed
for probate yesterday in the Surrogate's Office by
J. Lawrence Marcellus. attorney for the family
The affidavit filed with the will shows that Mr.
Hunter left $1,000 in real estate and $4,000 in per
sonaI property. The Will was dated March 3 1885,
and the witnesses were B II. Huntington and Will
lam Z. Hustled. The executors named are Mary
Hunter. daughter OF the testator; William Mar
shall, now dead, and J. Lawrence Marcellus
The testator leaves to his daughter, Mary Hunter,
all his household property, silverware plate etc.
and the remainder Of the is left TO the ex-
ecutors in trust. be converted into money and
then divided into three equal parts one part is TO
paid Mary Hunter the second is left IN trust
for the benefit of the testator's daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Frances a. Hunter widow of the test4tOr'S
son, William A. Hunter. for life and the third part
is left the testatOrs other daughter-in- law Mrs
Jane W Hunter, during her life. AT her death her
share is go L her children Mrs Jane W.
Hunter lives at the Hotel Margaret.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
HONORS FOR DADY.
LOVE FEAST IN WHICH THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR HAS HIS SHARE.

Members Of the Executive Committee Of the Kings
County Republican Committee, the Assemnlymen
and the Senators from Kings County gave dinner
at the Clarendon Hotel Tuesday night in honor OF
the fftieth anniversary OF the birth of Michael j.
Dadyy chairman of the Executive Committee, and
presented 10 him a solid silver punch bowl, with
tray and ladle The dinner was Informal and in the
nature OF a love feast in which Dady was praised
for mis- work as head of the Kings County Repu0Ii-
cans and Lieutenant Governor Woodruff was
lauded the only logical candidate Tor the VICE
Presidential nomination.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
TPJ4L TO GO on ON MONDAY

The trial of Warner T. Allen. recently indicted by
the Special Grand Jury for alleged completely
the raid the Brooklyn Rapid Transit stocks
set for yesterday before Justice Fursman. in the
Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court. ad-
jcurned over until Monday next. Special District
Attorney John Proctor Clarke who will prosecute
the cases. consented 10 the adjournment.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
MAN FOUND DEAD IN THE WOODS

The body OF unknown found in
Kline's woods, near Flushing yesterday by Horace
Parmetto, OF Brooklyn. strap had been wound
tightly three times around his neck, and beside
the body was bottle half filed with carboHc
acid. The mans lips had been burned by the acid.
The body appeared be that OF a German about
thrty-two years old; feet inches tall
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
TWELVE DEFECTIVE BALLOTS FOUND.

The Hudson County Board OF Elections began
work yesterday at the Court House. Jersey city.
In the recount OF the the election
in Union Hill. The Democratic candidates who
were defeated applied for the Six boxes
will De examined. The first u these examined was
found contain twelve defective ballots. The
count will continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
HOUSE AND GRoCERr STORE BURNED.

Mount Holly. April . tSpeciaD.-TAe house and
adjoining grocery store OF John WoIfsberg IN
South Piue-st.. were discovered 20 be on fire az
13O o'clock this morning The Department re-
spOnded promptly. but the flames mad obtained such
headway that nothing could he saved The loss
is complete and will amount 20 nearly S0o0. Ths
insurance is s. The names mad a mysterious
origin in the kitchen. and the family came
Darf