The evening world. Newspaper, January 4, 1895, Page 5

iM ! '\ TO PROBE ALL DEPARTMENTS, Work Cot Out for the Tw New Commissioners of Accounts. ALL THE POWERS OF LEXOW, Tf There Is Any More Corruption Mayor Strong Wants to Know It. INVESTIGATION TO BEGIN SOON. Building Inspectors and the Sheriff's Office May Be Taken Up First. Mayor Strong's determination to stick the probe into various municipal depart- ments, through the instrumentality of the new Commissioners of Accounts, h waked things up around the City Hall, Mr. Btrong this morning reiterated his statements of yesterday regarding his Proposed plan of procedure, which were Printed exclusively ... .ae World” to- Gay. LEUMAIER. said, Commissioners of Accounts shall make use of ail the privileges which the law allows in the matter of investigation. “If there are abuses or corruption in the city departments 1 want to know it. “The work will be begun just as soon as the Commissioners can get their} office force running smoothly.” “I cannot say just yet what depart- ment will be taken up first or exactly; when the investigation will begin, It won't be long, however. COMMISSIONER TERRY, The investigating work of the Com: Mirsioners will be carried on indepen nt of any committee, which the Legi lature may send here.’ ‘The Mayor was not inclined to say more about his plans, because they had hot fully matured. Commissioners Terry, and Lehmater were seen together this morning, but they said It would be clearly Impie*t for them to discuss their plans, ‘There was an air of unusual activity about the office, however, and evidence everywhere that the Commissioners are preparing to break the rule of their Predecessors by doing something. Hitherto Commissioners have inyes- tigated singly the beoks in the various city departments, but it is the Intention of the new adminisration to go to the root of every transaction in which there may have been fraud. The Consolidation ‘act_empowers the Commissioners Accounts to examine whatever witnesses they desire, and it is Special Corsei Sale, We wiil sell to-morrow (Saturday) arix-made ned with) od whale. | and two steels on cach a +ix-book front steels, and are ATREMELY (ONG WAIST. made with ‘enus” back, are hand senecossenemas: 1.29 58 West 23d St. more than likely that amo realize the importance of th! buliding inspectors, come sald to live in the same the first to Will be the Hl policemen. Bullders and contractors will be aub- poetiaed to explain what Intiuence they Sometimes use with Inspectors, and hesitating withesses may be put throuxh one of the new style Goff cross-exami- nation mills, Husiness men who have had dealings with deputy sherifts may | aieo bo asked about unpleasant rumors, and ntractors favored by t Btreet- Cleaning Department will have to tell | how they obtain such favors, Th short, it was explained, the new Commissioners will proceed on the plan of investigation at hile. by Lexow Committee, and while they will thoroughly overhi accounts In the va- tious departments, this will be only a detail, ‘Tho Commissioners are at present overwhelmed with applications for sub- orlinate positions, but have not yet de- | clded what changes shall be made. —— COL. WARING A CITIZEN. He Han Given Up His Residence a Newport to Live Here, Col. George BE. Waring, jr, the new Street-Cleaning Commissioner, has set {at rest all doubts as to his legal right to hod office under the city govern- ment by reason of his living in another State. He has permanently given up his house at Newport, R. L, and will hereafter live in this city, He has not yet prepared any state- ment concerning the refection of his application for membership in the So- clety of Civil Engineers, nor is it be- |Heved that he will do #0, He snid to- | day that all he had to say on the eub- Ject had been vening World” told in the a. faring reached his office early this morning, and after going through his mail started_to thoroughly Investl- gate the entire Street-Cleaning system. He has spent several days in| Mr. Andrewa's office seeing how business as conducted there, To-day in- Spected the dumps and stables. He also looked into the block system. He expects tc have plans of his own ready when he tikes hold on Jan. 15. Commissioner Andrews {still at his desk dally. He has no plans for the SEES beyond returning to the practice ol A MILLIONAIRE BREWER DEAD. Anton Hueppel Passes Away at His Home in East Orange. ORANGE, N. J., Jan. 4.—Anton Huep- Pel, the millionaire founder of the Huep- pel Sons Brewing Company, of Morrisa- nia, died at his home In it Orange on Wednesday night. He was seventy- nine years old, Mr. Hueppel was a native of Bavaria, and came to the United States when twenty years of age. — Palfrey Fined for Contempt. F. D. Palfrey, who was accused of contempt of court by wsing Insulting language to Lawyer Maurice Meyer during supplementary proceedingn instore Meyer J. Stelnon Dee. fh, wan fed 450 tee day by Juntive McCarthy In ‘the City Court, Chambers, He has five days in which to pay hile — = Ex-Spenker Reed Retter. WASHINGTON, Jan, 4.—Repronentative Reed, who ts auffering from a strained ankle, caused by a fall on the ice in New York tant Wednor- day, In better to-day. He In confined to hin room, however, and denies himself to callers It may be veveral days hefore he ts able to rec sume his legilative duties, -—————— =—___. Did the Stage Get Himt Mefan Hinkinson, an eighteen-year-nld Co- lumbia Frerhman, disappeared Wednesday morn- ing from the Victoria Hotel, wnere he lived with Nis mother, leaving a note maving he had run to avail himself of some oppor he did not specity. It Is thoaghe ti may have gone on the stage, ‘orcing Brayton 1 Ives. who opposed the Adama Commit- tee in their effort to reorganize the Northern Pa- Raliroad in 189%, has in ronrequence of fon heen dropped from the Roard of Diree. Out. se — It's Iceman Burke Now. Police Justice Burke ts about to go into the tee est, In a concern to he called the Mohegan ‘ompany. He was formerly interested in the —— Merch. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.—Lemuel Coffin, late senior partner of the firm of CoMfin, Altemus & Co... dry goods commission merchants, died at hia home. 1910 Spruce street, to-day from injuries by a fall on Monday last. _ - May Succeed Dr. Kelly. Dr, Willlam FE. Cuff, who was deputy under Coroner Shea. will, it is sald, be appointed to succeed Dr. Kelly,’ who resigned yesterday. Partner Now. Mones H. Grossman, for many years. mai Ing clerk for Friend @ House, in the Pulit: Tullding, has Been admitted asa member of the rm, — 9 =—_.___ SUICIDE ON THE SCANDIA. Adolpho Fisher, a Cabin Pi Blew His Brains Out. Adolpho Fisher, a native of Cassell, Germany, twenty-seven years old, a cabin passenger, shot himself in the right temple while seated in his atate- room on e steamship Scandia, at 8.50 o'clock to-day, while the vessel was in Quarantine, Death was apparently in. stantaneous. The weapon used was a 38-callbre revolver of German make, and the bullet passed clear through the head. Health Officer Jenkins, after viewing the body and taking the deposition of the captain, allowed the vessel to pro- ceed to her’ pier at Hoboken, and tele- graphed the Coroner of that city, Deceased had been drinking heavily since Christmas, but showed no svmp- tons of cisordered mind at breakfast this morning. He was en route for Mex- ico, where, It is understood, he had friends. JUMPED TO HIS DEATH. Unknown Ma in Ronton Thin BOSTON, Jan. 4.—Pedestrians on Han- over street were startled this morning fo see a man jump from the fourth story window of the Bay State House, The window is fifty feet from the side walk and the man was instantly. killed He stopped at the hotel last night, bui did not register, There was nothing about his person by which he could be Identified. He was about thirty with a dark musta coat and a enger, and It AN, Afty-six yeare olf and has been cut of employment for monthe, His wife upbraided him y, and be went out for @ revolver and some Paris green, with which | to end it all. When he returned and announced his purpose, his wife sent for » policeman, who hil loading the re- ady in a glass y he shed tears sent up for a month, Jorenh Grossman 1s when he ¥ Almost Canned a Suletde. wannt Ver ims to be # jeweler, w Won im the Ewsex Market Court to-day en @ charne | of keeping a gambling-house over Rocco Peppe's | saloon, a. 23 Prince street Misa Mattle Dii- wicho, of Clryatt. streot, complain her brother-in: Tony Ditwieho, hy THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1895. SHE'S A THREAD-SAVER, A what? A thread-saver, a woman who buys good Cloth, nice trimmings, and then, in a fit of economy, gets cheap, poor thread and #0 spoils her dress, Not that anyone would really be so foolish as to eave on thread, but she is that kind, Don't be a “thread-saver,” especially on food. Don't spoil good flour, butter and eggs, with a cheap baking powder, Get the best, that is Cleveland’s. It does the best work—it never fails, and so there is no spoiled dough to be thrown away. It does the most work; only a rounded spoonful of Cleveland's is necessary, not « heaping. Best of all, it is sure to make good wholesome food. Don’t be a“ thread-saver.” Buy Cleve: land’s baking powder, it is the b SEE HOW THEY SKATE, Central Park Made Merry hy a Small Army of Ioe-Lovers, Electric Lights Wil Enliven the Gay Scene To-Night. farmer Dunn Promises Another | Marked. Cold Wave for To-Morrow. Skating Is one of those genuine, old- fashioned Winter sports that pleasure- loving citizens of Gotham seldom en- Joy It goes without saying they are making the moust of present opportun- ities. “qs FIXING HER NEW SKATES, Those who had their first taste of the fun yesterday ure eager for more. If Farmer Dunn can only manipulate 80 as to keep a good supply of cold weather on tap for the next few days he will certainly make himrelf more popular in this city than Dr. Parkhurst or the Lexow Committee, if he does not do as much good, The Central Park authorities rather got the start of the people yesterday morning when they ordered the red ball to be run up. Tt was not till late in the afternoon that tt became generally known the skating season opened, ' But there were plenty of enthusiasts, young and old, who had been keeping tieir” eyes opened for the Initial slg- nal, ney had been casting longing looks at the big white stretch of ice on the lake for a week. ‘They turned out in full fcrce and made things merry until the park police ordered. them dusk. This was use no arrange- ments had been made for Ighting, but by to-night, if the favorable weather continues, électric and calcium lights wiil be glittering all along the shores, and skaters will be permitted to enjoy themselves until the usual hour for clos- ing the Park at 1 P.M. reparations have been made for grent crowds to-day, and handsome Sergt. Dillon, who has charge of the police ar- rangements at the lake, says he would not be surprised if at’ least 15,000 or 18,000 came out this afternoon, Harlem skaters, who object to the long trip to Van Cort‘andt Lake, have a fine stretch of Ice on the mere. ‘The smaller pees near the Fifty-ninth street entrance 1s reserved by the authorities for the very little folks, so that everybody may have @ chance to enjoy the fun, It Is the lake, however, with its pic- turesque winds and turn: nd the broad expanse that stretches out along the West aldo drive, which Is the great cen- tre of attraction. Two extra buildings have been put up along the shore for the accommodation of skaters coming from the east and west sides of the city, while at the head of the Mall is the main entrance to the skating grounds. The ice is thick enough now to hold the weight of any crowd that possibly may come, provided there is no warm weather to soften it. Measurements taken this morning show that there Is @ layer of three inches of solld water underneath, which with the upper coat- ing of two and a half inches of snow- lee, guarantees absolute aafety. Experts no doubt would like to have this of things reve nd, as snow 5 compact and tough, and apt ler a sharp blade and interfere skating. It Is safe to say, hat for the majority t ent arrangement In satisfactory The crowds were out ear ing. When the ball flew up several hundred enthusiast to begin the sport. After Hammerslough Bros Makera Wholesalers Ketailers there had Your an- cestors may have come jover in the| > | Mayflower, jbut that's no reason why your full-dress suit should look as if they'd brought it over with them. Short-.kirted claw-hammer coats have had their day. 1o 'be in fashion now, your full dress coat should have long. dove-tailed skirts—and that’s the kind we've here, Perfect-fitting, all of ours, and beautifully made. They're swell as can be—yet our prices are low. ov TO-MORROW NIGHT UNTIL 0 Bleecker St., Cor. Greene (Bet. Diway and 6th Ave, LD Alva’ Fes ctadeceta eS Ry adi be Commis evicide aso remuly Broadwy, Cor. Rector St. | Rugby football pluyers to the United (Opp Triatty Churchy, | ‘Hammerslough Bros. cece: ava voor | 8. lw HONEST CUT IN OUR WINTER SUITS. We Say Honest Because So Many Unscrupulous Dealers At- tempt to Fool the Public—We Give You 25% OFF the Marked Price of Every Suit, and in No Case Is a Ticket Tam- pered With. Buyers Who Have Made Early Purchases, Call, and We Agree to Give $1,000 If This Statement Is Not True. $9.9 $4 1,5 $44, $17.°° & §22.° Are What The: Suits: These Prices Are Now Subject to 25% OFF. AT HOTH STORES, OUR CATALOGUE MAILED FREE, PevSer 123 and 125 Fulton St., Near Nassau St. 383 Broadway, N 0 si been cleared of skaters last ev surface of thi planed till tt ng. The fact that th promised another cold couraging. It is on its way her, Manitoba, a regular old-fashioned no wester It is due some time to-morrow, unless it is aldetracked. In this event, to-morrow will be high carnival day for children, ax they will ha KchOol duties and can make a day of it at the Park. Towards noon to-day the wene from the bluff along the West-Side drive was animated, Although there were hun- Greda of ‘people alteady there. und the throngs were rapidly increasing, there seemed to be plenty of room for all. It S$ a great time for the experts who. chore the morning hours for their prac- tice, They were in a small minority, however, compared with the crowds of merrymakers, who had full swing In the long stretches to the north of the Seventy-second street entrance. ning the i 1 EASY WITEN you KNOW How Among those who took advantage of the rare opp tunities thi: many people of leisul fashionable part along west sides of the park. ”1 fine skaters, a detail -of gra under Sergt. Dill self wax on hand ean Heleoil park, polleemen, Capt, Collins him: see t ry thing was orderly and te superintend arrange- ments being made for lighting the la and providing further accommodations for this evening. HAWTHORNE PARK STAKES. 10 Entries for Worth #100,009, CHICA Jan, 4—The Hawthorne Park Stakes up to last night had re celved nearly 1 ntries, which really means, 3,355, a8 the Staliion Stakes nom ination is by sire represented, with an average of twenty each, the average reaily being the produce of about thirty mares per sire. The only..timber event—the Stock Yards Stee chase—will get more than twenty-five. entries >I 0) tries; Ullman Hanidic Nearly Prizes not © the entries f stakes will certainly itis run, Stallion Stak worth when show these Daly Me many; Hankins Pield’ pr Wool vy Cou iver Iroquois A and For Ap & Woodford lifornia and not vet In. arrived, —” Neithe Palo Alto, Theodore K. MaeDonou P. ‘Tark bulk of tern entries a rigan's jot has not have those from Winters, WoO. icky" Baldwin. ‘In all the Stakes is likely to gather the get ‘ mM of their sons and daug Game Club in Fran MALONE, N.Y. extreme Mr. ¢ Jan. 4—An organiza’ be known as the Franklin County Fix Protection Club, was formed here. of the Club Is the preservation of aud Game The object . both Knowlton: Trans 1. Turner, JO. Bat GL conta LONDON, afternvon, says that rumors are curvent that a visit of English cricketers and Exates next Fall ls projected, | | vantage eleventh round, Their Characteristic Poses. ‘The Favorite Att tudes of New York's Most Graceful aa DOWN A> Bic AQuEDUCT. MISS MEG MERRILIES goes through New York's UBTCRRANCAN GREAT women In Moments of Repos: Mustrated. STRIKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE Muscular « « * Development or ocr (olle e ootball Players. ig eh DOOME NYM CRINKL Famous Old Metropolitan Hotel WHICH I8 TO BE TORN DOWN, CROKER AIMS HIGH, -_——— His Crack Colt Dobbins Entered for England's Gold Cup. Two.Year-Old Montauk Nominat for the Ashley Plate. Makes Other Entries Also by Cable for Prominent Stakes. LONDON, Jan. 4.—Richard Croker, of New York, has entered four horses, in- DOB jontauk, for the Ashley Plate races at Newmarket and eluding yt other Agoot For the Dobbins 1 other ce also 1d Cup he has entered ble. Isinglass, Throstle rated English racehorses been entered for the Gold the Derby winner, belonging to Lord Rosebery, {8 not entered, whom Mr, ©) the uD SIDDONS DRAWS AGAIN. A Lucky Pertodeot Dark Him Needed Ke CLEVELAND, O. Jan. 4 lraw was fousnt betwe of Cleveland, and George Sid- Philadelphia, at the Clevela Club Inst night. Lavick weighed and Siddons 17 pounds. round, when Lavick the better of the fight rie lights were extinguished for utes, ‘The rest that Siddon: gained during this round was to his ad Lavick hed the better of thr but in the twelfth Sid Jops came back at him and hit alm tn e face and body. Lavick f father wild, and missed Siddons repeat- ker has 1 t A twelve Bo a Johnny Laviek dens, 0 Athleth 18 pounds In the red to h | edly ‘The decision gave general favor Peter Maher was Siddons's second, and Steve Brodie was one of the timekeep- ~ DON'T WANT THE CUP. The Stnndard Would Rather Have be Ut ~ for tit IN. 1 Yacht Squadron to entirely Uisregard the America's Cup, saying We should enter the fleld ant sail for tory with the same freedom from spe- cial rules that Vigilant had here,” ey Only. ta aS 4—-The Standard urges BY TORCHLIGHT. PD D><c BSDPOVOewsd ere rere ne: IN WATERWAY FOOLED AGAIN! The Extraordinary Frauds of a FOREIGN Whois now in the innermost circle "4 of New York’s REVELATIONS Astonish the Swells PRINCE WHICH WILL Who Are Entertaining This CHEMING ADVENTURER MAN’S GREATEST FAULT. D. WRITES OF THE INA MAN IS ear-old chestnut colt, by. imp. Mr. | Pickwick, out of Thora, the dam of| | Yorkville’ Belle and other’ flyers | | He is a sterling good colt, and, while amiss most of last season, managed to make an excellent record against the | three-year-olds In hin class, AS & Ivo-year-old, Dobbina receive severe campaigning. He start five times, was f four times and only unplace won the Dunmow, Anticipation M i, at Shee Control and the ce in that t Monmouth Park. st memorable his dead heat with Domino at Sheepshead yin a match race for $00 ow slue The horses ran locked from start to finish and passed the Judges on even terms. eat-vid Dobbing won the rich Realization Stakes at Sheepsh Bay and many other smaller take y ling mort of the [show his true form in 4 Fit and weil, Dobbin should be a dan- BINS. Kerous competitor on the other site. Tr e several in this country that e hiny colt, two years old. ake a re ean Moatuui ts and has yet turf, He is by Strathmore, o| m naway, and cost Mr. Croker 86,00) at ugene Leigh's horses last heepshead Bay, wk is nd it) id his own to the F colt well put t thing b the flyers gileh Der mounts to any Croker's ty | ALEXANDER ISLAND ENTRIES. RAC RACK, AT. AND, — t XANDER ant 1 T fin Doran 4 Pitthh Race—Seliing, #ix and a hait tur / M01 nin heva Wer 1" ik \ cae ‘oglia Plead Not Guallty. Indicted tor saurder nard Foriia, who in the firat degree for killing his wife in » Columbus avenue on ihe night of Nov, 1%, pleaded mot guilty thin morning in Part I. of the Court of General Sessions, Charles Brooks ap- pessed ap Bie counsel, A SETTLEMENT it DISCUSSION, “WHAT SHORTCOMING MOST DISTASTEFUL TO WOMAN.” All the big farce comedy chietstn THE HUSTLER, 20" MATINEE TO-MORROW Next Week— "Down in Dixie. GRAND ik: TO-NIGHT. BLUE JEANS. .xN!iiK% SATURDAY. Next Week—Iichard Golden In Old Jed Prowty aut TN POLITICIAN, COLUMBIA. HOPPER ; fitiuantenss. POLIGE PATROL, GAYETY. ° GEO. W, \ eee aren TEATER: mit tina, THE PACIFIC CRANE) ssi et MAIL. CLs CASINO. enuine Holiday Show. NEW LIVING PICTURES. Oral rd, Lessee & Manager STAR WALTER SANFORD'S: 8 300K COMPANY J WNT. aD AV OLYMPIC RINK, “'iiatixt’s Roller Skating <iiI8 Walter San 410 Good Reserved Seats at YOUTH Amusements, E NEW LE. PN BQUAR Original Cor Per arin’ co B, F. Keitn’s “New York's Drawing. dW mone The Finneys, Flison and Keroll, Granjeanand May, Krantz Whos, 40 others. IMPERIAL MUSIC HALL. 4th Week of the Great Burlesque, OLO AGE AND YOUTH, AND GREAT VAUDEVILLE. KOSTER & BIAL'S. To-Night. Jes Dies sunaritt Binnekede Bers ET aes Th Te mint HARKIGAN'S THEA FEE UNANIMOUS) Faw: MW, Hanley, Mgr. ans New BP TOWLE. Hrahar, ATINE RS SATURDAY MO PALM rt NIGIUY ALS ABSEY’S {Hh Alt UCL, Mens Panquerny,_ AMERICAN TH Matinee sa uirday? WILSON BARRETT 18 VIAGINIUS. Sat Mar Ben My Chee Night _-othelio, . Next Week The Silver 1 The Man sini Va LADY me ILLUSTRATED AND ELLUMIN ATED, TONY PASTOR'S, 4 SPLEND UY HOLED MAG IE CLINE. Lat THE RAYS, Prices 10, 2c. 3: Wai pris Rac 1ay }sThe Prodigal Duugkter—weeks GERMANIA THEATRE very Night, THE NEW Yous Ia. Nawievitie Mi te M. OPM, MATINGE iM p Ay ¥ BREW To Provide for the Income 1 tT are of the J have decided to deduct from earnings a sum equal w ihe Income tax which the holders of wiock would have to pay ou the dividends re ceived by them during (he year, This la @ new tem of expense, Aire Central Ratiroaa] FLOWERS. A New APANESE °° ROSE. Something of This Season’s LOWER ASHIONS. x ° itty... atteets COL WARING, The New Street. Cieantng Commis aoner, WRITES OF . . « DEADLY GERMS nt a INFECTIVE BACTERIA. and COLORED - CARTOONS. under the gl and MAU! Rustiane ne; Bat, N TL OREN eh Admieslon Bee TAWLEM OPERA-HOUSE. Mat, HE LILIPUTIANS. DERE. dReRATE HUsT! Columbus Thi BIG SC iG FAROm,.. M ant PEAS a JATH STREET THEATRE ig fk jot . PAL {Ue Ww ; Matineos Tues, Thura ty Sate HERALD ‘i.zre7,004 | Whitney Opera On tn SUARE.-cn, | ROB ROY, tre, Nat, Mat 2 me“ BOSTO! Bagrnms = Next week Danke THEISS's urs 134 and 136 F ber Nm! GRAN Mats Wed. and Bat.as! feet Lek Sm ADERS. Matinces Wed, are, 4 i i REBELLIOUS ; RDE ck a a rit KILANYI LIVE iG Theatre, P4chat A Milk Whi formance, ‘AD _ XO, Make . = ONLY EUN IN TOWN, TOO MUCH JOHNSON, With Willlam Giliette and Ca 4 . ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Mats Wed. & THE COT. EXTRA SUNDAY SUAVE. THEATR ! é ight oF > 4th | FANNY OAVEN Ha WEEK, | 12: “GISMONDA." | ING Piace Theatre. Eve. & 1 cut & Nak (popular. pris i tc Her pre Orek the big hit, Mit Verguuegen. x 2 Eve. & Ld N KING, PA» Nandi ay JAMES P. MAT ASPINEST HATR TRIMMERS and beard in the word at The Alpine, 67 West noar Broadway; open trom 7 A.'M. tL 40 CHAM: A teks LEWE t iath at BAYER, Detective Agency—Aay case confidentially and successfully attended expert detectives ved, oom 103 World 2 BOTH ARE WELL new wed ald COAL. $4.59 ton, delivered, Ba Ye Kosranteed welgtc. quality, Broad COAL-Heat qual 2.060 pounds th at, Telephor POAT. 94.50 per ton, ail OO Taste at, "Lenigh, bow SAVE MONRY—-Pictures framed; wales engcavings | mounted, mata, bo. retailed ‘gn wt eoln, manulacturer, a -