The evening world. Newspaper, May 14, 1895, Page 7

—_—_—__C DR, KERSHNER’S HATE! He Expressed His Opinion of Ad- miral Meade in a Letter, as Soon See the Devil a ” He Wrote Bloodgood. Continuation of the Court-Martt ef the Medical Inspector. The trial by court-martial of Medical Inspector Edward Kershner, on the charge ¢f perjury and violation of naval tules, was resumed to-day in room No. 7, Brooklyn Navy’- Yard, Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, who bears a striking Ukeness to Taffy In “Triby,” presided, Judge-Advocate Lauchhelmer opened court hy reading the stenographic report of yesterday's proceedings. ‘When the reading was finished Lieut. Huse was called in, Lauchheimer sol- emnly handed him a voluminous docu- ment, which was, he assured the wit- ness @ copy of his yesterday's testi- mony. Thjs Huse was to take Into fome quiet spot and read carefully. Af- ter mastering the contents he must re- turn to court. The witness, visibly impressed, with- @rew to some mysterious retreat, gin- gerly bearing the precious testimony with him, Ex-Medical Director Delavan V. Blood- good was then called to the stand. He aid he had shown Dr. Kershner's letter and the indorsements to Medical Direc- tor Van Riper, and had shortly after- wards seen the full account “f the affair in a New York paper. | DR. MERSHNER f ‘He had clipped out the newspaper ac- count and sent it to Kershner, and had immediately afterwards destroyed the original documents. Bloodgood Was Rattica. Bloodgood is a nervous, mild-man- nered old man, and was visibly rattled, M+. Choate wanted him to repeat from memory the contents of Capt. Evans's letter, which was one of the inclosures in Dr. Kershner’s communication to him. Lauchheimer objected, and the court was cleared while Admiral Walker and aii joclates on the Board discussed the Matter. The objection was overruled, Bloodgood, afer giving an account of the contents of the letter, praised Dr. Kershner, saying they had been dear frends for over thirty years, and that knew Kershner to have “excellent and hard service. Dr. Bloodgood was then asked to give the contents of Dr, Kershner's personal letter to him on the subject. After af wrangle the question was allowed. ‘The witness said Kershner had writ-! ten indignantly of his treatment at the Admiral Meade, had denied M charges, and had expressed a hope that the affair would come before & court-martial, so that he could be thoroughly cleared. The jetter had also asked Dr. Bloodgood'’s advice as to the ‘Winest course to pursue. ‘The doctor added that he had advised Kershner to say nothing of the affair, and that personally he had no idea how he inclosures had been made. public. @ was then given a copy of his testi- mony yesterday, and was told to with- draw and read It. ‘The next witness called was Surgeon- General J. R. Tryon, of the United Blutes Navy. Kershner's Hate for Meade, He testified that he had recotved a feet from Kershner on March }, inclos- the indorsements in question. letter, which Was of a private nature, he destroyed. The inclosures he pro- duced .in court. ‘These were coples of the complaints already set forth in Ad- mira] Meade's charge to the Navy De- Par:ment. Lauchheimer asked shat a letter written by Kershner to Tryon on April 7 be Produced in private as evidence Mr. Hinsdale objected to private evi- dence, and said as the affair m.ght be carried ‘0 Washington tn the end the letter migtt as well he read now In open, court. The poi Was decided in favor of the defense. ‘The letter was then read: It ts as follows: KIN JAMAICA, April 1, 1805 My Dear Tryon: Wo hala hearing yesterday. and T now send voua copy. hope I will wor get jou hecause It got intn the papers have informed the Secretary that. sou Tsald that Thad s how T appreciate your after tlonate friendship It in alnut. the only thing that saven_me from going vverboard after What T have eattered Such tile. haaelees, crazy wards for a man who fe uadttel for the place of Admiral. T don't go fon deck for fear of seeing him. 1 would as oon tee the devil T hate him from heat to foot as I never hated man before T simetimes think that If thls 0 Tinuen T shatt soon be as cravy an he int hope when the ship goes to Kiel twill leave him ‘Then he will rere. At least he says he Would ax Soon See the Devi The reading of the letter caused s: stir in the court-room, and a gene laugh broke out when’ the sentence would ag soon see the reached. Dr. Tryon went on to say that he beileved Kershner had always borne a good character In the navy. Mr, Choate then asked him several uestions as to the danger of yellow fever germs staying In a ship. He re- Plied that the danger In fron vessels was ight ‘he Surgeon: neral also said he saw Mo necessity for removing the accused. Lieut. Huse and Dr. [loodgood were then recalled. They were warned to talk of the case with no one, and were told to come back again ‘to-morrow morning, Seal Medien Director William K. Van Ri- er was next called, He sald that Dr. Bioodgood had shown him rtain papers on March 20. ‘These papers, he said were copies of the indorsements relat- Ing to Dr, Kershner’s refusal to send ag- sistance on hoard the Nova Scotian bark off Barbadoes ie Van Riper was by far the best witness that had yet appeared before the court, and Jone ef all the num f Wore CAVIMAN'S dress ots repeatin tents of the a Dr. Bloodgood, jorsements in the ror to send performed * feet was torn Up, sician, it beside the accused man throughout the day's proceed'ngs. At 1245 a recess was taken until & Capt. Glass Spins His Yarn, When court reconvened after recess there was vome delay until Capt. Henry Glass, of the Cincinnati, the first wit+ hess of the afternoon, could be sums Glass presided at the Court of Inquiry held on board the crulser New York on April 6, to learn who had made pubile the cotrespondence in the Barbadoes He deposed that Dr. Kershner had taken the regular oath at that inquiry to tell the truth, the whole truth and hothing but the truth.” Dr. Kershner had sworn on that occasion, that he had «uta copy of the second indorsement to the Su on-lene@ral and to no one else. Mr, Choate then asked if Glass had not had an interview with the Judge Advocate yesterday on the subject of the court-martial Lauchheimer here hopped up and ex- citedly objected, “I withdraw the question,” said Mr, | Choate, “Where did this interview take place?” “T obj again shouted the Vocate, bristling with excitement, le ad- Two'or three similar questions were ut by Choate and promptly objected to yy Lauchhelmer. ‘The court was then cleared while the objections were acted upon. he objections were sustained, That “All Out" Racket, Mr. Choate asked if the Judge-Adyo- cate at the inquiry had not told Dr. Kershner that the object of the inquiry was to find out If any of the report: Lanchheime still again the court wat cleared. At each of the many objections rained during the day “Al sounded by two taps of the Admiral's bell, and counsel, accused. advocate, artists and reporters wet invariably forced to file out In weary line into the dark hall, where they stood about aims lessly unt! a singe stroke of the bell condescendingly recalled them. Lauchheimer’s objection was overruled, and the question was repeated. Glass said he did not taink the word vertime’” had been used Mr. Choate then read from the report of the Cotirt of Inquiry's proceedings, the sentence in which the words “ver: batim copy” occurred. Mr. Choate asked the witness to repeai the oath that he had administered to Kershner, The wit- ness complied, The oath as he gave it contained the clause: “And that you will state every- thing within your knowledge." Mr, Choate then asked Glass if he did had been sent out rot know that the oath used on that occasion, as recorded by Lieut. Huse, Advocate-General and Secretary of the Inquiry, did not contain that clause, Question objected to and withdrawn, Here Lauchheimer asked for an ad journment on the ground that the ste- Rographer was probably tired, But you promised to have two of them to-day,” sald Mr, Cho. “I can go on, Lieutenant,” whispered the stenographer, and the application for adjournment was withdrawn, The prosecution closed at this point with the understanding that if they wished they later on. Lawyer Hinsdale opened the defence He said that Dr. Kershner had probably been examined in hi without counsel, and without his appreciating the full was charged. Hinsdale ended by ca the accused to the stand. He said he had entered the navy Sept. | 2, 1861. He was on board the Cumber- | land as Assistant Surgeon at the time his answer then was merely off hand. of that ship's memorable battle in Hamp | tonton Roads. He remained tending the wounded until the ship beagn to sink; long after all hands had been ordered off. He stayed on deck until the Cum- water. Kershner's Honorable Career. ing then read by Mr. Hindale. Kershner remained in active servic until May, 1865, and was then assigned Salary he re: to Government cruisers, He ulso served |10Ws: $6,000 for personal service and $4,000 |for clerical help; so if ‘ax clearly entitled |difference, for if his help cost more he |woull have to Since last wee over the entire balance and has determine for two months on board the cholera ship Florida, and had charge of the|he held he smallpox hospital of the New York Na- val Hospital. In the latter place It fell to his share’ to help bury the dead, be cause the common sailors did not dare touch infected bodies Dy. Kershner told, besides, of valuable clentific contributions he had made to the Smithsonian Institute. He has been Medical Inspector on the New York gince 189%, and t6 an instructor at the New York Post-Graduate Medical Col iege and Hoepital, He has hell several other honorable. positions, He cla'med that he had no right to go Istanee to another ship where there was sickness, as in the case of the Nova Scotia hark off Barbo- does, without a special order from the commander of the fleet. As soon as this order was rece:ved he obeyed It He said there had been some hard feeling between Admiral Made and him- self on the subject of water at a Bar- hadoes village, which Kershner cla.med might contain yellow fever germs. It afterward proved that the doctor was right ‘The court-martial adjourned until 10.30 o'clock to-morrow morning ADMIRAL MEADE’S REPLY. It Said to Be Unsatisfactory to Secretary Herbert. WASHINGTON, May 14.--Secretary Herbert has written a letter to Admiral Meade asking an explanation of the Admiral's reported utterances in a newspaper Interview. Ii ds stated officially at the Department that Admiral Meade has replied, but his answer 1s not regarded as responsive or satisfactory. Action will be taken by the Department and announcement of its nature will soon be made. aie ee A TORE UP 100 FEET OF TRACK. sonrl ‘Train Derailed--One Kill and Many Injnred. <. Mo., May 14.—The southbound y train on the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway was derailed by a broken rail two miles from here to-day and thrown down a twenty-foot er hankment The entire track for a distance of 100 ome of the rails heing throw ht of way. Very few of the passengers and train crew es- ecaped injury C, Meyer, of St. Louis, was instantly killed ingineer Sullivan fatally in- jured WANT NO 23D STREET CABLE. for a Por. ent Injunction, an W. D' Hauteville, owner of the Ho:el Bartholdi, and John Watson Kearney, who holds the fee to the prop- erty south of the hotel, appited to Jus- tice Ingraham, in Supreme Cour’ amber: jay, In separate suits, for the contin of temporary injunctions restraining the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Street Railway Company from strue'ing or running a cable road on Rroadway, Twenty-third and Twenty- second streets, A preliminary injune. tlon was obtained by the same plaintiffs several weeks ago from Justice Law- renve. It is claimed that the Broadway and Seventh avenue road, which is leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway Com- pany, has not complied with the law in obtaining the consen: of a majority of the property-owners along the proposed route, and tnat the Company had no. authority to change its power from horse to cable In making the connection between the Lexington avenue road and the Broad- Way road, at Twenty-third street, it ts la'med that the construction a foorth teed “rack would be sangerous jto life and limo and materially samage t propertty of Mrs, Lb’ Hauteville and Kearney. Attention was a:so cailed to the fact that the road, if built, would make the third track on Twenty-third street at that poin Desiajgn Was reserved, THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1890 HOW THEY MIGHT HAVE PLAYED BALL. WITHOUT THE REFERENDUM’ THE THEATRES TH WEEK. (Continued from First ment without granting th THEY COULD HAVE PLAYED with SNOW BALLS AND ICICLES m the privi- he dectared, Un-republican and damnable, He referred to Mugwump and Googoo un-American, ganization mea- If he was abuse os, Rut as for him: 4 cop vin Recep. agues had done, During the attack on Coggeshall, nolds and Robertson, ex-Police Commis Goow WEATHER To “FREEZE ON To TRE BALL It Was reportet that Martin was tra oxitien to the bill DOCK BILL PASSED. igen the City Submarine Work. Special to The Evening World.) -The Assembly ‘ommittee of Seventy | bil, which authorizes the city to marine work Instead of tting the work by ing up the op ALBANY, May ANO FAKIRS COULD SELL SHOE-SHIES AND FARTAM INSTEAD OF FANS am avoicnce UKE” substituted for the tions of the work and the perform- nee of It by day labor for the others. THE PADDLER ESCAPES, verbatim coples | as usual, objected, and} UMPIRE WHOW eree Oe NOv Have BEEN | “NIYELLOW, out! would be | OR SRATED TO THIRD Brockway Not Reported, (Sperial to The Evening World) 4—The friends of Paddler Brockway have succeeded defeating the plan to legislate him out of office this session, The fallure of the scheme ts due to the refusal of the Finance Committee Senate this morning to report ons bill, which has been hung inittee for a month, in forts of Gov, haye it reported, The Persons bill COs Glas. aw "Our Frevoer Artist Shows That S KELSEY TRIES TO EXPLAIN, —+ He Hired Cheap Clerks and Made Money for Himself. now Needin’t Have Prevented Yesterday's Game in Chicago. {THE STOKES ASSAULT CASE. a W. E D, Stokes Describes His Fight with a Bad Man, ~ SATOLLI ON PHELAN. Regrets Attack on Ei he Remedy. J. May M4.— Avore and created a commis- sion to manage the Reformatory, com- of membera from each districts of the State, and from the western’ part ASRURY PARK, } | Satolli has made answer to the Chrin- tlan Endeavor’s memorial, a meeting here, te to punish Mather Phelan for his utterances ing young people of the organization. after expressing at the attack of Father F | Louls, on the Christian Endeavor suggested that the petition that be unfrocked be referred | the Archbishop of St i J, P. Dawson, formed at large of the State. ‘onator Higgins, a member of the din every way to have arge the Com- but Senator Persons, regarded as His Wife Corroborates Nim and Dee fles Cross-Examination. Why He Failed to Make Quarterly Foe Returns, being particularly pass, and will pr obably resist it. FIGHTING HORTON’S BILL. Working for a Re- (Special to The Evening World.) TRENTON, State Henry C. Kelsey might call other witnesses’ ness stand this morning at the session of the Senate Inve: He was questione | {9 |charged with an asault in the third-de- vhs D. Stokes on April 20 residence, 262 Weat was on the wit- gree upon W. FE. last at the latte: Seventy-second street, Court of Generai Sessions to-day. | E. D, Stokes was the first witness called for the prosecution. He told how McAllister had gone to the Stokes res! question in ‘of the Westminster Pres: byterian Chureh, has received Papal Delegate, swer of the gating Committee, as to his interpreta- tion of the laws requiring him to turn enormity of the fault with which he Ver all fees quarterly, and when his ie answer of last week was read, plied he did not know at that time what line of questions would be followed, and (Special to The Evening World) lic Delegation, WASHINGTON sporting men interested in pugilism are lay trying to secure at the Capitol to- the- reconsideration of which the Horton bill, fighting and boxing, was defeat Senate last night The bill wa per on the practices. o nid 1 rerret exces kind should have arisen drunken condition. was a maid in the Stokes household. to get out,” that asnoctatio defeated by a good ma- O'Connor made a this. motion There were numerous laws governing his office, he said, and it took him some “TE told him Lous | Stokes, “T had two champagne bottles in my them was bro | was in my night shirt. of here or I'll brain you,’ but backed away. but hit one of the champagne battles With some iron or steel thing he held in | his hand.” Ambrose H. fF, 1 feel that it is one which belongs to the moat reverend Archbishop of St rather than to me. With sentiments of sincerest esteem. most faithfully yours in Christ, ermit the bill ‘The measure has passed the brought to bear to let it die In the Sen- to be called Committee a written statement concern- berland sank, throwing him Into the jing his affairs, in which he quoted the din reference to the | various laws pai He tought me Payment of fees to the State, ased with the fraternal and Christian the communication, hat the references of Father Phelan’s Immediate superior was what he expected, lowing the sug he would imme: FOR NEW BRID! The Assembly Pai = Another Board. (Special to The Evening We ALBANY, May 14 day passed the bill legislating out of wherein he was required + all hix feae quarterly, predecessors had as divided as. fol- The official report of the battle, giv- | 18 rshner honarable mention, was | OV had been re- He added that, estion of His Em! lately forward the petl- tion to the Archbishop of St, Louis. Mr. Dawson said it was Father Phe- lan's official position, that was cal rs of America. for the defense, took Mr, Stokes in hand at this point. |steel he had in his hand?” asked Mr. could tell by t GE TRUSTEES. the Hill Creat. e got It for lese and not the ma f insulting the He expressed con- © that the Archbishop would dle- ne." wg the bottlé be- he saw you at all?" Mr, Stokes didn't seem to appreciate he Assembly to- (000,000 Eindeavors and Leagu- Anued Mr, Dawson, “exp penalty which will show some sens the magnitude of the offense. This is not meddling in other men's matter concerns every Christia NER ON WARING. A. R, Parade the Co! adled Without Gloves SARATOGA, Stokes was excused, so monthly Bridge and nine member The Mayor of New York is to appoint creating a new Board of told how she wa: the night of April 20 las “My husband the man out. very violent kill my husband.” 'y's efforts to mix Mrs. Stokes were met with such indignant tosses he head that he smiled and sat down. John, Flannigan, Stokes’ residence, was next called corroborated Johnson, Mr. Stokes’s cool ALBERT GRAY HAS PARESIS. Good Reason tor Postponing a Sup- awakened on went downstairs to T heard the man making ‘He threatened no quarerly filed with the fee returns, as r They amount y Mayors and of the two cities are to be ma: An appropriation of $160,000 ts made to complete the termi ‘The bill passed by @ vote of 78 to 16, CROKER AND MEYER WIN. Legal Snles fre Not to Re Ti ferred frem 111 Brondway. (Special to The Evening World.) ALBANY, May M4.-The Judicial Sales bill, transferring the legal sales of real estate from 111 Croker-Meyer Syndicate has its head- Liberty Street a5 put to sleep in the Senate CORPL. TAN concerning them. Mr. Corbin next gues- tioned Mr. Kelssy as to the cost o of the Bridge. the butler at resented showing “hat from 188) to 18% Mr. Stokes's annually than he distributed. FAYERWEATHER WILL AGAIN. jomteat Comes Up Tt preme Court, General Te The contest over $3,000,000 of the resi- due of the estat this morning ening. has proved fine and bi ing, and as a result the parade of the veterans proved a great Broadway was ablaze with the Na- bunting and innumerable which were from. buildin tional colois, towering elm trees t andsome boulevard There was an immense gatuering, the een here since The procession, « ‘ed at 11 o'clock, an Commander-in-Chief and Department Commander Shotts. After the parade there were speeches: in Convention Hall, where 5,000 had as- Albert Gray, a stockholder in an elec- trical power company, at 173 and 1 from paresis. A physician's Gray's mental condition was submitted to Justice Ingraham in Supreme Court Chambers to-day as a reason why his examination in supplementary proceed: ings should be adjourned When the power company fatled judg- was obtained stockholder for $2,771.80. An adjournment was granted for one with headquarters Duane street, is suffering institutions are the Septemer was renewed in the General Term of the this afternoon, There was a short but sharp fight over trying to defeat the bill certificate as which was rendered Was accepted, and ihe motion of Sena- for Mullin to discharge the deadly Ju- diclary Committee sideration wan defea 14, Senators Coggeshall, Owens, Raines and Smeixer (Rep.) Vvot- ing with the Tammany Senators, BILLS PASSED TO-DAY. Menanres Which Went Throngh the ate and Assembly, These bills passed addressed the audience mentioning ‘ol. the Corporal Commander-in- and Secretary of State Palmer also Waring without and he was characterized as a defam: of Union veterans. STATEN ISLAND NOTES. of Richmond a Under the provisions of the will the it is claimed, were empowered the residue of the est while not openly ite further con- clause of th under a codicil ¢ k cuted on the day of {handed Col IN BROOKLYN PLAYHOUSES. “The Twent hn and Justus lute power had been given them spose of the fund, standing, the executors exe of gift, dividing the money hh Century Girl Opern-Houne. bh Century Girl" before a good-sized audience at aged ftty-tour years the Senate to-day: fr Child’ s—Por yterian Hos at} lege, $200,040, of urer of the Kill yon Ku ves a widow ani one daughter, ¢ Grand Opera Fayerweather, 5 required | bY Gen or, compromised a contest together with uests, Was paid by the 1 there are m included John T. deliver an addres avention of the Christian Entes A at the Park Baptist Chui mond, on next Thursday afternoon 4m: several minor be the fund was ob colleges and ii ns mentioned in the ra representative of he naval militia on the Governor's staff Baptist. Chureh, seit with eredit ake public his reasons for resigning. Ho will leave on Aug. Ambrose Woot, has gone to Europe. hills were passed in the favored by the executors he MORE PAY FOR “SPARROWS.” Mayor Strong Gives a Hearing on ark Police DB A squad of fine-looking fellows In the | niforms of the park police of Central avenue, Providing for a permanen ha cuit and prevention of hyar proved acceptab Herne began his secon a'e-Fixing the grade and compen York Police Pepa Charles. Carrol! Relative to juriadiction of the in and | | nto hear the wehold effects of the | fon to-day at Ch ase in thelr salaries thelr serve bf the metropolitan Mount Vernon. avis voung ma. Report on Atlege: Saturday night fire companies of orth Tenth avenue is given as the eause ves in runaw. Mothe saving News for Brookiyn’ been tneorporated. The Fire Commissioners met la to Jeap the wall of the Duffy told of two runaway | theworld mis experiences of his own X his life had been park police-]. The elty election wiil be held ene week from Hell Telephone Capital Redace: There were several other speakers in or of the bill on general New Rochelle. 1 gume are given tn “The = World's” Baseball E ue to New Voth. After the hearin: conference with Havens and bow st in the Seni 4 constitutional A motion to recousider the vole was tabled. Commissioners. ig sald that ers favor the bill, Tetuaed to arant the pe: plicaata for liceasea, I Ullons of thirty-nine Elita Freotor Otis Presents “Oli- ver Twist” at the Star. Daly's Comedians in Harlem—Last Week of Opera at the Grand. ‘Trat Impressive and versatile actress, Elita Proctor Oca, beRAN an engagement at the Star Theatre last night in “Oliver Twist," which ee with auch @ favorable reception at the Ame can Theatre rec Mise Otis’ work Nancy Sikes 19 vivid and realietic, thera arm tow act In New York who Kio Auch A ereditatle performance, It Is by no j means an saty matter to give life wa chare Jacter iat has lived ae long and bean discussed | much as Nancy Sikes But Mike Otis ruins Joos Inatend, she heips ty add to] jompany included Charles Barron Charles B, Hawking and H.C, Her Albert Lang, Carlton, HARLEM OPERA-HOUSE, There w Loa very large audience at the rem Opera-Houxe last night, although Augat tin Daly's comedians mado their firat appearance there. Those present, however, enjoyed an excel: lent porformatce of “The Lottery of Lave,* ant “A Wet Biankst‘ Dixey did capital work, and ao d)d James Lewis and Mra, W. HL Giibert Misa Tia Molesworth, a very comely young woman, made a very pleasing impression, ant Miss Maxim Elliott, in the curtainsrateer, looked charming. CASINO. Little Walter Leon, who has been In London tor some time, appeared at the Casino last night, and did some clever work. He is @ bright litte feliow, and the audience applauded him vehement, ly, Papinta's mirror-dance, with living picture . Went extremely weil. ‘The rest of the pro- Gramme was thoroughly enjoyabie TONY PASTOR 8, ‘That completely admirable artist, Vesta Tilley, in heard at Tony Pastor's Theatre last night Mr. Pastor can reat assured of the fact that In Mina Tilley he hes (he biguest vaudeville attraction In town, Other features of the pro- gramme were Joe Cawthorne, iuyer and Good- a, William F. Kaye, the Valdare |. Feliz Sisters, Ada Henry, Nina Hai Ed Lawrence and Prof. Wormwood. KEITH'S UNION SQUARE. The almost Inexha: sible programme at Keith's Union Square, yesterday, Included Lottie Gilson, juth and Clifford, LeClalr and Leslie, Mcintyre and Heath, Hacker and Leater, Eugsne B. Sanger, Dryden and Mitchell, 8wan and Barnhard, Atroy, Johnston, Davenport and Lore.ta, Gray and Con- way, the Belle 4 MeMahon and King. KOSTER & BIAL'S. That most statuesque young woman, Harriett Vernon, returned to Koster & Bial's Concert Ha! Vat nigat as shapely as over and extremely tua sul She was very well received. The other artia HII and Hull, Stelling and Revell, the Meera brothers, the Rossow brothers, the Sitters Don and Marlon, Hayes and Marion in a dance PROCTOR'S THEATRE. Taere was one of the best bills of the season at Proctor’s Theatre yesterday, It Included Ray- moa Moore, Mile. Foi the Olympia Quartet, Frank M. Milla, Hurley and Wilton, Falke and mon, Kugente Petrescu, Gilbert Sarony, Anne Suite, Alonzo Hatch, the De Forrest si: Ida Russell, Loring and Leslie and Julla Taylor. IMPERIAL MUSIC HALL There wae a very mood performance at the Im- perial Music Hal! last night. Joe Flynn ren- red * new series of parodies; Sam Bernard, the Dutch comedian, did @ new act, and the 2 of the Sugimota troupe of Japanese acrobats were a startling O’Brien and Havel, Farnum and Seymour, ané Balazy and Durand were also there, HUDER'S MUSEUM. ‘The feminine barbers were again seen pursu- Ing thelr awest avocation at Huber's Fourteenth Street Museum erday. On the stage there ‘© capital vaudeville company, including Minnto Cline, Dilke and Wade, Halpin and Mountford, De Laney and Marks, Harria and , Walters and Simms and others, COLUMBUS THEATRE. Hopkii nie Star Specialty Compan} te always @ well-disctplined organization. It wa teen last night at the Columbue Theatre, Har- Jem, and the array of artista was quite Imposing. Good work was done by Gus the three Donazettas, the Midgley, Smith Puller, Tom Mack and others. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, ‘Martha’! was sung at the Grand Ope last night by the Tavary Grand Opera Company, which began thoesecond and last week of ite Qngagement at this house. The ever-popular end imple opera was capitally «iven This organiza tion has done some extremely good work, and could probably stay in New York a long time, PEOPLE'S THEATRE. “The Two Orphans” was the play at the Peo- Theatre, last night, and it drew a large) auilence. It always does, and Mi | made a fortune with It. The actr course, In the cast, playing the pert of Louis blind girl, Mme. Jananschek, as the Counte: extremely good. She added a good deal to the enjoyment of the audien AMERICAN THEATRE. Hoyt's sem! reriove play, “A Temper wan the attraction at the American Th night, and it went very well, indeed, with the audience. The humor was more appreciated than the more setate episodes, for Hoyt’s humor ts convinsing than his serious moods, The cast was @ particularly good one. Yonke The Second Bavtery of New York was ta: McLewee at Van Cortlandt Park ra9on Counc! met la eoree Treanor, E “refused terday a Phe Comm sermance, Prank Nam sioners, Dut the | them | to conf last evening at Oda ‘auspices of Yonkers \ soncert eiiows) Hall Founcil, Royal Arcanum, County Clerk Joho M. Digney has moved into hie new residen:o. The baseball team of the Peekskill Milltary Acatemy defeated the Volunteers of Spuyten Duy- | ero) eaxerly, © York an regions with TAM. ‘ q . ANOTHER COLD WAVE 1S OUE, —_+—. It Will Arrive To-Morrow and Be , of Short Duration, ; i Snow and Frost Worrying the Lake | Region People. Another cold wave has sprung inte- existence up North, and is scheduled to arrive In New York to-morrow. ‘ “The cold wave will be of short dura- tion,” Farmer Dunn sald to-day, “and Will not last more than a day or two, It is due to @ high pressure coming over { the Lake Superior region, and ts ceme | tred between two areas of low pressure, one over the lake regions and the other now developing over the Dakotas, To= morrow's wave will probably be a® severe as the last one. “It rained over the States of the lower lake regions this morning, and also over the New England and Middle Atlantis States. The rain is accompanied by @° temperature of from six to ten degrees warmer than yesterday. “Over the Northwest and Rocky Mout» tain cegious it is from 10 to 15 degrees warmer to-day, but in the centre of the country, from St. Louis northward, it, remains quite cool, with temperature | close to the freezing point. Over easters | Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and novthern Hlinols, It Is from 2 to 6 dee gees below freezing. : ‘here is a storm this morning of moderate but increasing energy over the tower jake regions working eastward, Silght frost is reported today over{ northern New York, also over southerm Missouri, and about Chicago, and there Is a killing frost In Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota and easte ern lowa. ‘The temperature here at 8 o'clock this morning was 50, six degrees warmer than at the same hour yesterday, The; lowest is reported from Northfield, Vieg 4, and the highest at Key West, 1%. The records of the Weather Bureas, show that for the past seventeen years there has been a low temperature, start.” ing In about May 12 «nd a second one: three or four days later, so that cold wave of yesterday and the one ex- bected tomar ray are not unusual 8 this eeason of the year, The predictions for the remainder of to-day favor cloudy, fogsy X weather, followed by clearing to-morrow. —— FROST AND THE CROPS. Heavy Damage Reported from Many} Northern States. WHITEHALL, N. Y., May 16—There was a heavy frost throughout the} Champlain Valley last night, doing com-' siderable damags to fruit trees and crops, q DETROIT, Mich, May l4—Snow storms are reported from all principal points in Wester. Michigan, and from the Northern Peninsula and upper pore) tons of the Southern Peninsula, a Vegetables and small fruits have i reatly suffered und the gravest appres! fiensicns ure felt regardirg the attire} Parra, Wis. May 14—The | frosts killed all of the grapes in vicinity, Corn and potatoes that were up are cut down buy none was formes— enough to be Killed. Of the thou acres of #1 1 friuts only al ae 15 per cent. of strawberries w age CINCINNATI, May 14—Spectals from various points in Ohlo indicate the cold was greatest and tne most damaging in the Lake Brie also that below the #th parallel of; latitude the damage was almost i nificant, In the northern half of State, between ihe slope and the 40th parallel, serious to small frults and vegetables, but tree frults were only slightly nw Cleveland reports mercury below 30 general devastaron along the lake shore. eports from Indiana ere much more favorable, WAPAKONETA, Ohio, May 14—It been snowing here all the morning, the thermometer registering 20 degrees, damage to frults and crops cannot eatlinated. GALESBURG, Ill, May 14.—A calame itous frost prevailed "ents morning. Everytaing was frozen ‘suite. "Tee warier of an inch thick was for egetation was far advanced. ‘ grape and strawberry crops were | 5: Tt ts feared fruit of all kinds is injured. Corn was cut down an vegetables of all kinds were killed, MINONK, Ill, May 4.—Frost has des stroyed fruit, Killed garden truck and: gut down growing corn half an inch tow ground. Farmers are confident that earile: lanting must be replanted, OSHKOSH, Wis. Muy 14—There another heavy frost last night, third in succession, and the destruc! of gardens, frult, berries, grapes early grain is almost complete. NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 14—For twe hours before 3A. M.’ to-day the there mometer registered thirty degrees above, | zero Farmers report that great damage) ~ has been ilone by frost to potato, beam * and strawberry plants, The fruit H it is believed, have escaped, but mai grapevines are badly nipped. Mercury at 20 Up State, ELIZABETHTOWN, N. ¥., May 1.—The mee ry fell to 20 degrees at 5 A. M. today, Pratt, are blasted and follage is drooping. 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