The evening world. Newspaper, March 12, 1895, Page 1

IN GOLD. READ THE VIVID STORY, ‘‘A PLOT FOR A MILLION,” In The World, Morning Edition, Its Correct Ending. NIGHT EDITION RY NOW U5. TROOPS ASKED FOR, Demand from New Orleans that the Government Help Preserve Order. Race War in Which a Great Mob of White People Attack Colored Workmen. WASHINGTON, tion has been made for United troops for the riotous uprising in Attorney-General question under consideration, and has conferred with War Department officials, but ft is not known what course will be taken as to sending Federal troops The British Foreign Office has aso had its attention called to the recent depre- ations In Louisiana and hax avke: British Embassy at Washington to In- 12.—Applica- | international complications may The Grand Jury Moise has instructed the mi | testify lity of th (nveatigate and testify us to the quality of the mat officers who have been derelict The Washington Artillery has been or- dered to report for duty. The levee front from Loulsana avenue | ore |to Mandeville street {s in the hands of an armed mo! several men have as a result of made upon negroes. ‘The complaint was made to the Foreixn | Office by the steamship Lioyds, as a re- sult of the firing of British sumably by incendiaries, owing to the race troubles. British authorities are not poned to pretest so long as the depr dations are act specially directed against British subjects, as they not expect, under the treaty, any greater protection than that offe ‘There were eight negroes who went to rity Hospltal this morning after heing fired upon by the mob. slight wounds, which were promptly dressed, and they left at once tor their homes. e was Robert Altkina, forty four wounds, He received being of small calibre, ‘oad, ever the right snd one in the left arm and one He said that he was talking tu tne purser of the steamship, Engineer J A Bain, when without warn- | ing a number of shots were fired at him, | ig almost seventy feet 1 to Amert- | Were in cae for The wounding of Purser Bain, of the,in the right arm. British hop, in the melee not yet been reported to the RACE WAR AT NEW ORLEANS. Several Negroes Kv Others Wo NEW ORLEANS, March 12.—New Or- Jeans 4s to-day in the condition of ex- citement that can only be compared to that followinr the events tacks upon the Parish prison on memorable March 14, 1892, when a body of citizens marched .here and shot and lynched eleven of the men charged with implication in sination of Cnief of Police The excitement that foilowed ‘Was no greater than the excitement oc- casioned to-day by the riot and biood- shed on the levee, About the Cotton Exchange there was the wildest excitement, and prominent members were loud tlone of Mayor Fitzpatrick, while m of them condemned Gov. Foster in un- terms for hie hooting of Purser Bain. ‘The fox was so thick that he could not | identify any of those who did the shoot- Before he kuew it, and before he could make « single move, he was shot Purser Balin being shot at He immediately ran on while the purser fell where he was shot, as soon as the firing began there were policemen between himselt and Purser Bain, {and they immediately fell flat on their nachs behind the cotton bales. every officer de- clared that he had not been detailed on the levee until after 7 o'clock, and con- shooting began. Although looking lke a target, Aitkins’ S$ are not such as to confine him and he was walked to his Rampart street. Leonard Melard, a scale hand in the Delaney, was at noon lying with a bullet in his brain in the Charity Hospital and slowly dying, Louis Coste, forty-two years old, waa also in the same ward with Melard. the sume Um home on South in their denun jemploy of J. made reference to the United States au- There was talk heard of ar app the central government and the ady ability of communicating with the Presi- reference to gent to the scene of action, leading grembers of the @med to consult with their lawyers, of the attorneys who represent the ship agents and the stevedores, were early in consultation reference to th this morning. Aorut the Board of Trade the riot was Alscussed with less passion than at the Cotton Exchange, but the outbreak was unmeasured terms, ind does not know why he The wound ts In in his right arm and though painful, 1s not danger- There were not more than twenty in the gang who shot him, he etated, but it would be lmposaible to Wentify them | They had pls- not working Most of the cxchange hast- to the great tols, Winchesters and shotguns. Jim Preston was also on the Harrison His entire back was liter- their clients terrible occurrences of state’ there was a great mob of men, conceivable wea- His wounds are very painful, and may resuit fatally, all armed with condemed in there could be heard talk of meeting to voice the opinion of the body Among the Gliscussed, and while the kil:ing of the negrows was condemned, ceded generally were largely responsible for the trouble by bringing negro screwmen to take the places of the home men, ‘At 11.90 o'clock Capt. Woods, of the British steamer Engineer, the British Consul and reported to him that the purser of his v had been shot and danke: by the mob. He was shot and were he not a man of constitution, not have survived many minutes. has two gaping wounds breast, made by large balls, two in his jsented a pitiable sight. Although s0 hadly hurt he is making a brave fight None of the wounded men could {den- ously wounded When asked Shipping at a Standati The white screwmen are at present completely in control, and have declared negro shail appear upon the British Consul declined to » that he would have to lay the matter before his Government before he would be able to give out any statement, result of this all work on the levee is practically at a standstill, while not a negro can be seen anywhere along the shipping front. ‘The work of rioting and bloodshed be- gan this morning at 7 o'clock and result- ed in the killing of at least four men and of firearms in two matter would be a s from all accounts the shooting of Bain was deliberate, Mayor Fitgpatrick returned to bis of- When asked > reptied that | thought that serious one, fice at noon thought of the situation, he believed He did not think that it would be nec-| ry to call out the militia he President of the Maritime Ex- change has just telegraphed to Gov. Foster ssking that troops be ordered out, and stating that an officer of a British etwamer aa been shot, and thas a who.esale disc! ions of the last evening, there was Intense exciteme: drunken men wei there were no deeds of violence until this morning. ¢ police were massed in the sixth (Conunued on Second Mage.) DELIBERATING. —— Rridence All Submitted in the Orchard Street Dis- aster Inquest. NEGLIGENCE FULLY PROVEN, Prosecutor McIntyre Says It Is Only a Question of Who Is to Blame KERBY DOWN AS AN ARCHITECT. According to the Directory He Has Other Business Besides That of Inspector. Coroner O'Meagher continued his tn- vestigation this morning tnto the cir- cumstances attending the coliapse of the unfinished tenement building at 153 chard street on Mareh 1, in which workmen were killed, fhe Coroner stated at the close of arise. | ur 2 Invontioating the [Yesterday's hearing that he had only a The police having made no, rresis Judge few more witnesses to call, and that those had been summoned as experts to jrials used in the construction of the N | pullding and the character of the work. done, It Was suid this morning, how: ever, that additional -vidence might be {submitted which would reflect’ still seriously upon the general meth- | ods of tne Building Department, despite the efforts of Supt. Brady and bis depu- vl police are powerless (9) tes to throw the entire responsibillty armed strikers, to have been killed, | |for the accident uyon inspector 'Timo- thy J Ormsby, and to make tt appear {that he was elther criminally negligent |in the performance of his duties or actually in collusion with the owner and contractors of the buildini Kerby Entered as an Architect, The City Directory tells a little story which ts hardly consistent with the testimony of John 1. Kerby, who swore on the witness stand yesterday that, although he knew that his rather, John Kerby, of Tremont, drew the plans for the Orchard street tenement, he himself | hud never seen them, and that he was in no way associated with his father in business, One of the entries in the City Direc- tory reads: KERBY, JOHN F, nue, louse Bathgate avenu Hundred and Seventy-eighth street. ‘hitect, 722 Tremont ave A little further down is found the name: KERBY & CO., architects, 122 Tremont avenue. ‘Tat Mr. Kerby has rather a loose way of spelling his rame is shown by further examinat.un, for this entry 18 alao found da che ulrectory: KIRBY JOHN E., carpenter, 2034 Bathgate avenue. ‘This address ts near Kast One Hun- dred and Seventy-elghth street, and there Is no other Kerby, or Kirby, living in that neighborhood, ‘In the civil list published in the City Record, under the head of “Department of Buildings,” this record ts found: JOHN E, KIRBY, Inspector, 2034 Bathgate avenue; salary $2,000’ per aunuin. Are They the Same Kerby? The name of John Kerby, the father of the inspector, who Is said to have drawn the plans for the Buddensiek mud mortar building, does not appear anywhere jn the directory, and the ques- tion becomes pertinent Whether or not John E. Kerby, the architect at Bath- wate avenue, near East One Hundred and Seventy-elghth street, and John Kirby, the carpenter and ‘the inspector, of 284 Bathgate avenue, are one and the game person. If they are. to be in order ‘The law ‘forbids any arenitect employed by the Bullding De- partment to engage in business inde- pendently, and Kerby swore that he had kiven vp all outside practice since his Appointment ax inspector, or examiner, inthe Department. Beth Supt Brady and _ Inspector Ormsby were in the court-room this morning when Coroner O’Meagher opened proceedings at 1030. The first witness called was John Gleav the contractors. He sturted for the witness-chair, but was stopped by Lawyer counsel, who sald under bonds and w. one of 8 charged with « crime he would not allow him to tes- fy. Contractor Gleave Excused. f you will stipulate that what he says won't be used against him in a criminal proceeding,” sald Mr. Wagener, “T will let him make a statement. “I cannot tell what the Grand Jury may do,” replied Mr. McIntyre, 1 cannot make any such stpulation. The Coroner sustained the lawyer's objection and Gleave was excused. Supt. Brady Recal Supt. Brady was then recalled and asked to describe what power the Bulld- lrg Department had to order altera- tions in plans that were submitted by architects, He sald that when there was no vio- lation of the law shown in the designs for a building, the Building Department had no authority to compel alterations, though it might recommend, In case of violations of the law the plans were rejected, Foreman Flagg—What can you say in regard peciors of the Departm: re complal ome alte been at the head them tue, I have dismimed a number of in apectors for tl in a great wany in stances I ha (o get no proof that the AL Yea. Laat vear than 600 letters. Most of th ‘and we pay no attention to auch No Politics im Appoint G. Have politics anything to do with the ap- {napectors? A. Not that I know. think polities enters Tent. of the Department at ail, It certainly foe? not #9 far aw Tamm concerned Supt. Brady sald he did not want to criticise the statements of Deputy Supt Vreeland, who said he did not regard fas in any way responsible for plana which were examined and “O k'd” bims y his subordinates. “q' would feel responsible for any plans which were issued under my sig- nature equally with my subordinate: «Continued on Sixth Page.) TUESDAY, MARCH THREE SHOT IN A CHURCH. ——— O'BRIEN TO SUCCEED MARTIN. He Is Said to Be Scheduled for the Police Board, Omaha Priest Opens Fire on Party of Invaders, Ex-Sheriff and His Political Position Police Restore Order After a Hard| Career of the It was announced this afternoon that Mayor Btrong will, late to-day or to-mor- row morning, swear in ex-Sheriff Jame O'Brien as Police Commissioner to sue- ceed Commisntoner “* Jimmy” Martin, Mr. O'Brien Js an ex-State Senator, an ex-Congressman, and has been for years fighting Tammany with tion, known as the O'Brien Democrats. He entered politics before he was of an Alderman one years old. He was beaten in the race for Mayor by Havemeyer. — = PLACES FOR OLD LEADERS. Mr. Brookfield Will Care fe Ins and Heale Commissioner William Brookfield said to-day that he should cw OMAHA, Neb., Mareh 12.—During the early morning mass at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church to-day a party of Poles, who were formerly members of the co! Bishop Scannell, entered the chureh and ttempted to take possession. Karminskt was saying mass, sisted the attempt to capture the ¢ One of the invaders opened fire, and Father Karminski at once d his organiza- near East Une long fusillad vaders withdrew, leaving thelr wounded in the church. and was el when he w: — Darggowski, shot through both legs: John Kosizka, through the knee; one of the priest's supporters, stabbed and clubbed over the head, The police were at once summoned, and, after a hard fight, of the church, were arrested, among them Father Kar- minski, and they are now in jail. eels leeds PAID AN INSPECTOR. Grand Jury Joseph Inda, they took pos- Committee of Thirty of the Republi-| “Joha Simpson, John Collins, Martin , and William Henkel adhered to h thick and “and I am not’ going back Witness 5: Going to Tell About It, A German who was formerly the pro- prietor of the ulleged disorderly house, at 2% Baya street, was examined by Assistant D1 trict-Attorney Lindsay regarding payment that the German said he made for police protection to three police Captains and an Inspector, “Did you ever pay an inspector per- an “Evening World” reporter the German, bet your life I paid him money, and lots of it, too. to tell all about it. he ir an Inspector or the President of on them no Superintenden’ es to Simpson, Collins and Healey, this afternoon | loyalty of these men, Col. not be Mayor and [wild n missioner of Public by us, too, when it looked ai 1f we would | floors were vacant. They defled Piatt, and their action) An of the plate-glass windows of of flat-houses Strong would ome further explanations rom Mr, Kerby, the witness, would seem ult: | stores and the window across the street were cracked by the intense heat, The metal trimmings of 4 house »n the corner diagonally oppo- and I am not going to forget them | RUMOR ABOUT CLEVELAND. Said to Be Sufte: T am going I don't care 9 TA ks Open to All.”’ “A PLOT FOR A MILLION. Read It in The World, Morning Edition, orld. [* Circulation Bool | TIVOLI HALL BURNED DOWN. Four Apartment “Houses and Part of a Fifth Gutted at the Same Time, NIGHT EDITION ~ 6 FIRED UPON, THE FLA Steamship Allianca Pursued © LOSS MAY REACH $900,000, Intense Heat Cracked Plate-Glass Windows Across the Street. Surface Cars and Elevated Trains Had to Stop Running on Filth Avenue. Feltman'a Tivol! Hall, Second street and Fifth avenue, South Brooklyn, and four brownstone apurtment-houses close by It were entirely gutted by fire this afternoon ‘The loss 1s estimated at nearly 3300,000 ‘The fire started shortly after 12 o'clock bya cupola, ‘The «tructure was valued at $140,000, and was insured for $60,000. ginver MeCuilough,the only person known, to be m the building at the time the fire started, has not been since seen, and fea buraed to death, A man passing the hall saw smoke and flames Issuing from the basement. Ho told a pouveman, who turned in an alarm, By the time the engines arrived the fire hud gained such headway that was followed by a third and fourth, engines in the city to the scene. and the Interior of the hall was like an only by @ vacant lot before the fice waa extinguishe not yet been estimated. were gutted fron. the first floor up. possessi is covered by insuran houses, 254 und 26 Second street, caught fire, and, lke the oth cupant | were A, Bennberg and Charles Hann site the hall were melted, | ‘Traffic or the surface and “L" ro: a Sprained te The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, row Iam going to tell the truth.” MARTIN A WITNESS. mt Before the ener, his it asx Gleave’ was Extra Grand City or Washington, the weather moderates. The Weather Bureau reports indicate heavy weath the Violet will be uncomfortable quar- for @ gouty HARRISON IS BETTER. ed Well Last Night Stronger Thi (Special to The Ev INDIANAPOLIS, March 12.— dent Harrison is in a much improved | condition this morning. | kreater part Police Board, was at the Criminal Court we to-day, and it was sald he back passage to the Over and Ure examined, Vhen Assistant District-Attorney Lin¢ Was asked about Peat but would n nea vy the Grand Jury, in. consultation District-Attorney ———— Blew Open a Safe, Baking Company, at 38 Fifth avenue Inte this afternoun that rglars had entered his place early Sunday morn of yesterday out obtamed a good night's rest) story brick tenement 1y He felt ‘much stron. and would have come down fast, but his family thought hi his’ room on account Shirk Taxes, | ter remain | damp weaths ax been ili there ie house tn- | mn Counsel hax received iment T have found ntimate friends hay om on the amoun answered by his da ely out of danke! he will be abie to be about again in at aring ell For racing, sporting news see pi ens aoe co Destroys Vital: stem paralyzed by nicotine means lost manhood, keperal all- Miles on Tour of Inspection, March 12.—Major: Vinited the United Sta Yalmecte yesterday 01 will visit Pensacc NEW ORLEANS, look and feeling that pleasure. Tobac impotent system an No-To-Bac @ guaranteed cure that wil make you strong, Vigorous and happy in more Ways than’ one, v @nteed and Book ttled “Don't and Smoke Your Life Away.” Remedy Go., i0 Spruce st, N andolph at., Chica — ot of many an eed to New York. ave been played here to-day ve- | Clubs was postponed o ‘This In the Time of Year to take RIKKM's KARSAPAMILLA, nO mercury, Nash or any vibes ** plasn”? eufl'ia it 9° Ask for German Laundry Seap. Bold by all grocers, Beware of imitasions, | hall fell out upon the “L" road track. isa] Firemen who «ere upon the structure rumo that President Cleveland has not | had narrow escapes from by ned his ankle as ing from a return of hie old en-| rheumatle gout, and NE en ae ee ate | by the heat bur 4s soon as | the mass of bricks, The Was not injured firemen 1,000 feet of “pipe” was destroyed, Mrs. H. Hates, of 37% Sixth avenue, | was overcome by the heat while watch- ing the fire. She was taken home. | Miss Feitman daughter of the pro |prietor of tae hall went to the scen of the fire and fainted from excitemen | BABIES SAVED FROM FIRE. jn of Mothers Om nom Room, Frank and Emilia Guarino, respec- tively four and two years, rwly ex the}caped death in a fire which did $0 4,|\damage on the top floor of the five Worth street, at 815 o'clock this afternoon the apartments ¢ ibed out on the fire Jescape, but did fire Was exting’ found, still consclous. was serlously hurt SIX HURT AT A FIRE. Blaze at W aa on, Wiha May the Loss of One Life, WAUPUN, Wis. March 12.—A destruc ither child ‘muse morning. During its progress six pe: sons Were injury aggregates $40,000, = Sea Gaeeseetien: with Hit: Kill that Col for 25 Miles by a Span- ish Man-of-War. T SENT AFTER HER. © The American Carried Mails and — Was on the High Seas--Secre- tary of State Notified. WORK FOR BROOKLYN FIREMEN, SOLID SHO twenty-five miles, before st wan abandoned. If the Spaniard had had more epeed; or her gunners been better marksmen” the incident would not have ended so forcunately for the American. ‘The owners of the line are very indig- he insult, and say they will demand @ reason for the attempt made)” to stop an American mall steamship om high seas in times of peace, snman's Story of the Insult Capt. Grossman has written a letter to the Secretary of State, at Washing- statement of the ‘The American mall steamship Allianca, reached this port from Colon this after- In the Lasetrent cf the hall, which was & four-« ory brick building, surmoun‘ed) Cap: Crossman,her commander.reports that while proceeding from Colon to New York, on the morning of the 8th inst., sighted a barkentine-rigge © expressed that he was land off Cape Maysl, eastern edge of Cuba, which headed directly towards her. Spanish warship’ pt. Crossman, of the Allianca, was hip at pler 43 by ah, © (Captain of the Allianca) @ second alarm was turned in, This ‘on board fi ening World’ He confirmed the report that the vessel had been fired on by a Spanish maf-of- which brought nearly all the available In less than «. Nour the roof fell tn “We were on the east coast of Cuba,” - We were in sight; of Capt. Mayal, It was about 7 e’¢lock * when we sighted the Spanish war Ship” around the pant. “We immediately saluted tho running up the American colors. returned the walute by flying her colors at tae masthead. “In the mean time we had slowed up We again flew our! colors, which was again answered by | the warship, and I signalled the engi- neer to go ahead with all speed. it Was Merely a Courtesy. “I had supposed that the vessel was merely saluting us out of courtesy, “You can tmagine my surprise then when she fired three blank cartridges from one of wer bow guns, enormous furnace. Spirks were carried to adjoining houses and soon flames were seen bursting from the roof of the four-story apartment-house, No. 294 Fifth avenue separated from the hall The firemen quickly turned their at- tention to the house, but the two upper floors were gutted and the roof destroyed our speed a@ little. ‘The building is owned by W. H. Pen- dleton. He estimates nis loss at $10,000. The burned floors were occupled by D. Broderick and C, Wilmot. Their lose has On the corner opposite the hall two four-story apartment-houses, numbered 306 and 308, were soon in a blaze, and despite the efforts of the firemen they ‘The buildings were owned by Peter Ayen, who lived in No. 306. F. J. O'Brien's saloon was on the ground floor. It was ruined, together with the ns of the other two families named Thorne and Van Bargen. Ayen places his loss at $30,000, half of which Two other four-story apartment- next only the walls were left standing, The oc- of the first two floors of 26 | The basement floor of 24 was occupied by a tamtly named Berry, The other (Fired Upon by an Unknown Spanish Man-of- War. At 7 o'clock, when two and @ half distant, she hoisted the Spanish “Again I savuted her by hoisting eur nd continued on our course. “Four minutes later a solid shot was fired which flew vay astern of us, fol- ved by two others ‘n quick succession, “The rearest shot struck astern of @S about a quarter of a mile away. “I gave the orde: to the engineer te speed possible, and the Spanish ship through @ flag, which was saluted by hoisting the 8 waa stopped soon after the fire started, and atl o'clock the front wall of the American ensign and dipping it, which act of courteay was answered by the Fired Blank C proceed with all At 7.15 she fired a blank cartridge to leeward, which was soon followed by ng wtruck by ‘L” structure “I imagined that when the command- er of the Spanish ship saw that none of the shots fired had taken effect om the Allianca he determined to give as cre greatly hampered HR Sg rena a inerit The American ensign wa: again holsted and dipped, but the course and speed of the ship was not changed. he Spanish hip was soon put hostile demonstration was anticl-{ under headway and started in hot pur and the heat. She also was taken to ‘°) jated, as the Alllunca was more than six miles off the land at the time, ‘The Spanish man-of-war was not satis: e im Disgest. ordered the engineer to get all speed porsible out of his engines, deter mined that we would not recognise her order to heave to, ‘or twenty-five miles she chased ua, slowly dropping astern. “At 115 o'clock she gave up the pure sult in disgust and checked her speed.” “What do you think was the real intent of the Spaniard,’ ehh A mu Hittite) jute to her flag, but proceeded to chase the American at full speed, Judging from the smoke that came from her funnel, = Fired Upon. Seeing that the Alllanca wai away, the Spaniard brought her guns to bear and fired @ solid shot, which struck the water less than an eighth of a mile away from the ship and directly the Captain “I think," replied the captain, “that she wanted us to heave to and recognise her majesty, but never will I dof my cap to ® Spaniard.” Secretary Gresham Notified, The letter to the Secretary of State ‘The flames were in the bedroom of apied by Giuseppe ‘This was followed by two more solid shots, which, fortunately did not reach their mark, they struck the water in plain slght of the ehip. At each shot, however, the Spaniard yawed to get the range of the American ship before firing on her, plainly show- ing the intention to hit her if she could, The Aillanca Got Out of Rai the Allianca, knowing he was more than two leagues from land and on the high seas did not consider it his duty to detain his ship on for such an out- even for so summary @ dema: m and gradu: “To the Hon, Walter Q. Gresham, Seo- retary of State: “The American mail steamship Alll- anca, under my command, while on her homeward bound voyage from Colon, to New York, was, on the morn- ing of March 8 off the east end of “At 6.90 o'clock @ barkentine-rigged sighted under the land! At 7.15 she set Guaring, a barber. Mrs, Guarino. had locked the two children in the room and Kone on an errand Dur her absence the children played with the stove and started (he blaze. ‘The smoke came from the win- dows Policemen Exgers and Murphy burst pen the door. Eggers carried) Prank dow rs, but ai not see Emilla vt jump. When the | shed, Emilia was bearing directly for us. her colors, proving to be a Spanish gum- tive fire occurred at this place this “Lt immediately ordered the Amerigan ensign hoisted on the Allianca and rar luted the Spaniard, which salute was duly retarred by her, I then (Continued op Second Page) to find out the r 1, one fatally, The loss and so ordered full drew out of range. Uaiy Wola wb Otte, Money back i itfaliatge Zhe chase was kept up for more than = Expectorant. # va Ss Raa