The evening world. Newspaper, May 29, 1895, Page 3

OVERCOME WITH GRIEF Mrs, Gresham Unable to At- tend the Funeral Services at the White House ESCORTED BY THE MILITARY Mr, and Mrs, Cleveland Acoom- pany the Body to the Exeo- utive Mansion. A PROFUSION OF FLOWERS. Services Held in the East Room and All the Diplomatic Corps Were Present. WASHINGTON, May 2.—Refore 8 o'clo¢k this morning the floral tributes to the distinguished dead began arriv- ing at the old Pomeroy house, overlook- ing Lafayette Square, now an annex to the Arlington Hotel, in which the re- mains of the Secretary of State la: Only a few pieces, however, were re- ceived there. Most of them were sent to the White House, where the service was to take place. The casket lay in the drawing-room looking out upon the public square, Sec- retary and Mrs, Lamont, First Assist- ant Postmaster Jones, ex-Secretary of the Treasury Bristow and Mrs, Bristow and a few other intimate friends were with the sorrowing and stricken family. Mrs. Gresham, broken in spirit, ex- hausted by her long vigils, and over- come with grief, was in such a nervous State that her daughter and son pre- valle! upon her not to undertake the trying ordeal of attending the services at the White House. At 8.30 o'clock the doors were all closed, and the stricken family were left alone with their dead, For about thirty minutes they remained, taking their last leave, Meantime the preparations without ‘wee being made for the military burial. Mounted police were deployed about Lafayette Square and along the curbs at intervals of a few feet were Policemen to keep hack the crowds al- feady gathering in large numbers, The bugle commands floated across the squary as the horses of the yellow tasselled cavalry, the lumbering cais- fons of the red artillery and the blue- coated foot soldiers, the military es- cort, Were drawn up into line along Pennsylvania avenue, Col. Wilson, in uniform, who had gen- eral charge of the funeral arrange- ments, was at the Arlington g'viny final directions concerning the remova ofsthe remains to the White House, and Capt. Hall, of the Nineteenth In- fantry. was there in charge of the de- tail of eight men from the Fourth Ar- tillery, who were to carry the caske' At 8 o'clock the doors of the room where the remains lay were opened and the family retired to the rear apart- ments. Mrs. Gresham, in agony and grief, w: almost carried from the room by her son, Otto, and was followed by her daughter, Mrs, Andrews, leaning on the arm of Mr. Andrews, Mrs. MeGrain and Capt, Fuller, Meantime “Mrs. Carlisle and other ladies of the Cabinet had arrived and offered such worls of comfort as t could. Soon afterwards the carriages containing he members of the Cabinet began arriv'ng. Secretary Carlisle, Act- ing Secretary Uhl, Attorney ney and Secretary Herbert drove up in the order named, At 9.15 President Cleveland arrived in the White House carriage, accompanied ‘ol, Wilson, The crowd eraned their by necks and a few camera enthusiasts Who seemed unconscious of the solenn- 'y of the occasion attempted to secure snap shots. The President wore a black frock coat. He looked far from well, and ascended the brownstone steps with some diffi- culty. A moment later Secretary Mor- ton and Postmaster-General Wilson ar- rived in their carriages, foilowed by Secretary Smith on foot, The casket had been’ closed and the President and the members of his Cabl- net were given no opportunity to view the remains, At exactly 9.30 o'clock fiye red-coated trumpeters marched up Lafayette Place and stationed themselves outs'de the line of mounted police to give the signal when the cortege departed, Thirty. seconds later the hearse, drawn by” two Dlack horses. drew up at the door. The President, followed by the mem- bers of the Cabinet, in the order of their rank, acting as honorary pallbearers, descended the steps and stood with un: covered heads while the artillerymen carried the casket with slow and solemn tread between them. The casket w. shrouded completely in the folds of t American flag. The stars and strirp could hardly be discerned for the flowers banked upon the caske The funeral procession, preceded by a squad of mounted police, moved slowly down Lafayette Place, flanked on either by a line of pol.cemen, behind whom were thousands of people. The East Room of the Executive Man- coal sion, wher the funeral c hell, was elaborateiy festoone solemn occasion. ‘The windows were hung with the Stars and Stripes, and each of the many mantels and mirrors was hidden by huge flags hanging from the ceiling to the floor, Chairs were arran main portion of Ul im rows along the room to the great central door through which the casket was borne. Here the rows were cn semi: circular form, seats were reserved for the immediate kinsfoik and relatives of the dead man, for tac President and. Mrr. Cleveland, an} for the members of the Cabinet and thelr wi Within this solema biack-robed. circle stood the standards for the catafalque, resting on a large black seal rug. Front: ing this and extending hack to the ex- treme rear of the room were the rows of offic als, diplomats and their wiver. ‘The Diplomatic Corps, in their brilliant offical. uniforms, occupied the. front Beats, back of them belng Judges, de- partmental officials and those in citizens’ arb, These seats were occupied oy 40 o'clock, while the semi-circle In front, where the ceremony was to be hell, awaited the arrival of the casket with the relatives and the high Executive officials, At the unper end of the place where the catafalque was to rest stood a larg> wreath, bearing the cards of the Presi- dent and Mrs. Cleveland. It was of white roses and white rhododendrons, tled with white ribbons A few minutes before 10 o'clock the family of the deceased, excepting Mrs. Gresham, who remfined at the hotel, were ushered Into the Green Room; through whore open doorway they had a plain view of the catafalque. Almost immediately at a sign from Col. Wilson, the crowd standing in the central part divided and the casket borne by elght sergeants of the Fourth Artillery was taken into the East Room. Bisnop Hurst stepped forward and the clear voice of the clergyman rang out with the words, “I am the resurrection anj the life." The service was remarkably simple. It was the full burial service of the Metho- Gist Episccpal Church, and lasted only Afteen minutes, ‘Along line’ of people formed and eneral Ol- | desi casket, tak one Fast Toon et the features Of the late Bee: retary. When the crowd had withdrawn the gasket remained open for an hi Just at 11 o'clock the lid was screwed down, and the casket was borne through the corridors to the hearse in we ing. The funeral party moved down Penneylvania avenue to the Bal- Hmore and Ohig station, from, w ich ¢ journey to Chicago was to . Capt. Whipple was overcome by the heat while awaiting the conclusion of the funeral services. He fell from hie horse and was taken to @ hospital near ambulance, neral traim4n its appointments was one of unusual magnificence. It Was made up of five Baltimore and Ohio and Pullman coaches, and was drawn by “No. 1.411," one of the powerful, fart running engin ployed in the Balt more and Ohio “Western limited" #er- vice, First behind the engine was the com- posite car Eaperanza, which was+occu- pled by the body, resting upon a low catafalque, draped 'n black, and the military guard of wbx artillervimen. Next came the Pullman Columbia, oscupied by the members of the Cabinet, The Iolanthe came next. occupants in- cluded Mr, Landis, private secretary to Mr. Gresham; Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian Minister; Senor Romero, the Mexican Minister. The Virginia, which came next, was gccupted by President Cleveland and Secretary Lamont. Neither Mrs. Cleve- land nor any cf the ladies of the Cabi- e party. The rear car, the was occupted Mrs, ani Gresham, her son Otto and Mr. Mrs. Andrews, Mrs, McGrain, Capt. Ful- ler and the family servant As soon as the funeral party had en- tered their coaches the train slowly moved out of the station, the waiting crowds standing with uncovered heads. It was Just 12.1 o'clock when the train started and if schedule time is made it will reach Chicago at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. President Darling's Faneral. Faneral services over the body of William A. Darling, President of the Murray Hill Bank, who died last Sunday at his home, 80 Kant Seventy. seventh strect, will be held at St. James's Epls- copal Church, Seventy-third street and Madison avenue, to-morrow (Thursday), at 3 P. M. The following gentlemen will act as pajl-bearers: Francis M. Palmer, Thomas C. Acton, Rufus M. Stivers, Willlam H. Webb, “Albert H. Gale, Thomas L. James, A. J. Dittenhoeter, Alonso B. Cornell, ‘Thomas ‘Diamond, John Weber, Thom Murphy, Dr. Abbott Robert J.” Wright, Peter H. Benjamin Wright. Morris Funeral Party Com! BAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 2%.—The body of John A. Morris, the millionaire: horseman, died at his ranch, north of here, suddenly at Sunday, arrived here to-day on @ special train from Kerrville, the nearest ratlroad point to the ranch. It was accompanted by Mra, Mort widow. and her son Hannen Morris party left for New York via. New Orleans. ————e=--— WILL INVESTIGATE STORES. Some Girl Employees Before It. The Assembly Committee which har been investigating the sweat-shop s: tem and the employment of child labor held an executive session at the Hotel Metropole this afternoon. About a dozen witnesses appeared be- fore the Committee, all of them young and pretty girls, who are employed tn the big retail dry-goods stores, They were subpoenaed yesterday afternoon while the Committee was on a tour of inspection, None of the Committee would state what testimony was adduced or whether anything very damaging was elicited cohcerning the big mercantile establish ments to which it has now turned thelr attention. ‘The purpose of the secret sension this afternoon, the members of the Commit- tee said, ‘was simply to enlighten them- selves upon certain matters and to get the names of persons who would make good witnesses. These persons will be subpoenaed to ‘testify at the open ses- ion at the City Hall Saturday after- noon. SHE’S A BORN LEADER. Susie Morowits Successfully ames a Gi Strike. Susie Morowitz, who formerly worked in the bat factory of Pachner, Hein & Fox, at 44 West Third street, is the leader of thirty-five girl workers who recently went on strike because the factory would not advance their wages Susie has managed the strike in an j orderly but effective style and has in- | duced the Central Labor Federation to pay the girls $ a week each while they are out of work. She assembles the strikers every afternoon in a hall at 79 East Fourth street and harangues them, The factory. Pachner, Hein & Fox hired a lot ofnon-union workers when the strike began, but it {s thought they will have to take the girls back again, FROM THE WORLD OF LABOR. No more locals will be formed by the engineers. Hereafter the Goodyear Turn Welt Shoewor! will pay $100 death beneftt, Seventeen new, members were admitted to the United Salesmen’s Union at ite la meeting. Journeymen Brewers’ Union No, 5 80 to the striking weavers of O.neyville yesterday. District No. 2, of Ciearmakers’ Union No. 144, removed its headquarters to 1621 First avenus The Brotherhood of Tailors holds a reunion this afvernoon and evening at Ridgewood Park, Brook- yn, At the intclated, Elght thousand Brotherhood Tallora and their last regular meeting of the United Union seventeen new members were families are enjoying a pienic in Ridgewood Park, Brooklyn, to-day. Unite! Machinists’ Union No, 2 has reduced {te Initiation fee to 50 cents, and th® monthly dues Were reduced to 30 cents, Carpenters’ Unions Nos. 497 and 513. yesterday Indorsed the amendments to the constitution of tbe New York Carpenters’ District Council. The Labor Day Committee of the Hudson County Central” Labor Federation holds an. important ineeting thie eve Schlostzer's Hall, We Branch 1 of the United Silk Ribbon Weavers’ Union yesterday resolved to extend the time. for paying “dues in’ arrears another six months. The has been fixed at $3. Joint Executive Roard of the Journeymen Unions has recommended that 1 ter be withdrawn from Local Union for refusing to send delegates to the Board, William A. Kelly hasbeen Workman of Local Assembly 1,945, M. J. Healy was made Recording Secretary. delegates to the Central Labor Union are Jot H. Maawell, 8. B. Donnelly and Martin Healy. The Committee on Independent Political Ac- ton sent a letter to t ncellaneous Section Iast_ night asking {t to appoint three deleg on Ji to the convention In Maennerctor 2 The letter was placed on fle, " Union No, 1 complained in the Mie Section last night that the Bakers’ International Union had held its mase-meeting in Webster Hall, which Is not @ union resort It was referred (6 the Central Labor Union. Secretary Murphy, of District Assembly 49, be- fore he lett the city announced that the General Fxeoutlve Board, Knights of Labor, had. re pudiated the boycotting circular against ® New York clothing firm. The shoeworkers of this city and vicinity are preparing to demand an increase of wages pro- Portionate to the Increased prices manufacturers are recelving for thelr goods. The New York shoe cutters and the Bitters and operators will meet to-morrow might to take action. German-American Typographical Union No 7 announces the death of Charles. Dre ite members, who suddenly died trom mage of the lungs, "He will be buried to-morrow from 33 Starr street, Brookiys Regular meetings are held to-day by the Board ot Walking Delegates; Bullding Trades Section of the Central Labor Union; Journeymen Tatlors’ Protective amd Benevolent Union; Carpenters Unions Nos. 464 and 468; Local Ai 403 and 3,038, K. of L; Bi Now 4, 1 ‘and 35; Lathers’ Uni Stone Cutters’ Soclety: Not; Bill Posters’ yw York Painters etionere’ Union No, ted Boller Fi Ra-eba!l—Pole Grounds. iu (Drcowation Da¥)—Citicago vs, NEI ‘Ewo gases, 10.90 4. 6 and 4P, M. * THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY FVENING, MAY 99, 18 FOR MEMORIAL DAY Harrison, Morton and Strong to Review the Parada, War Veterans, Schoo! Children and Regulars te Be in Line. Other Events for the Day. Weather Forecaster Dunn, as a patri- otle citizen, announced this morning that there 1s to be pleamnt weather for the memorial services to-morrow. The memorial procession will start from Fifty-ninth street about 9 o'clock, and will march down Fifth avenue to the Washington Arch. It will be re- viewed by ex-President Harrison, Gov. Morton and Mayor Strong at the Worth Monument in Madison Square. ‘There will be in line about 12,000 war veterans, 10,000 public school children, the Baptist Boys’ Brigade, children from the Catholic schools and colleges, the sons of veterans, the regulars from Gov- ernor’s Island, a battery from Fort Hamilton, a detail of marines from the Navy-Yard, and representatives of the National Guard. ‘The Old Guard will act as special escort to the Governor. Edward P. Doherty will be Grand Marshal and George Keating Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff. The various divisions will form with right of division resting on Fifth ave- nue, on the streets crossing Fifth ave- nue above Forty-sixth street to the park. The line will march down Fifth avenue to the Worth Monument where a march- ing salute will be paid to the reviewing officer, and thence proceed 10 Washng- ton Square, through the arch and into the oak, ‘where the line will be dis- misi a. At 3.30 o'clock Gov. McKinley will de- liver an oration Gen. Grant's tomb. ‘The cruiser Cincinnatt Is under orders to proceed to the anchorage off River- side Park, and fire a salute during the exercises at the Grant tomb. There will be in the evening gie Music Hall for the benefit and Orphans’ Fund of A.R. Mayor Strong will pre- side, and State Senator Coggeshall will be the principal orator. ‘x-President Harrison, Gov. Morton, Lieut.-Gov. Saxton, Gen, Mil Gen, Porter, Beth Low and other distinguished men will sit on the platform, To-ds in all the blic ‘schoo! stee Morris » Sterne made an address on * ri ism" in Grammar School No. 39, and flag was presentea to Grammar School No. 48 by Alexander Hamilton Post, G. ‘At Grammar School No. 21, for boys, in East Forty-second street, a very in- teresting programme was carried out on the opening of the school, Among the events scheduled for to- morrow are the following: Annual May guting of the cash girls and boys of Simpson, Crawford & 8 opson, address of Postmaster Charles W. Dayton to Peter Cooper Post, No. 313,'G. A, R., at Peter Cooper's grave, Greenwood Cem- étery at 12 o'clock; Memorial services at St, John's College, Fordham, at 10 o'clock, where Gen. O'Belrne’ Is to make ‘an address; presentation of a stand of colors to ‘the cadets of St. J seph’s Asylum, Eighty-ninth street’ and Lexington avenue, by the Rev, Father Temen and the Trustees of the institu- tlon; dedication of the monument of the Florence M burial Grove Cemet reception of Phil She: at Adelphi Hall, Fifty. nd Beart i: the evening; Memorial Day services at Prohibition Park, Judge Gaynor to preside, FORMOSA’S VICEROY REBELS. Japanese and French Warships Re- ported Cleared for Action. LONDON, May 29.—A special despatch to the Pall Mall Gazette, published this afternoon, from its correspondent at Shanghai, says that alarming rumors are current at Shanghal, It Is stated that a renewal of hostili- tles is Imminent, The Viceroy of Formosa ia said to have rebelled against the Government of Pekin. The Japanese ships are reported to have been cleared for uction, andthe French ships at Tamsui, Formosa, re also said to have been prepared for action. In addition, rumors of Russian inter- vention are current at Shangha!, and steamers have been ordered to Tien- Tain, with provisions in view of the probability of Russian hostility. gees GIBBONS OFF FOR ROME. Will Stop st Florence--Death of Cardinal Raffo--Seilla, PARIS, May 29.—Cardina) Gibbons, of Baltimore, Md., after visiting the Arch- bishop of Parts, Cardinal Richard, has startet for Rome. He will stop a day at Dijon and a day at Florence while on his way to Rome. In the latter city the Cardinal will be the guest of the Fathers of Bt. Sulpice. ROMP, May 29.—Cardinal Louis Rufto- Bclila 1s dead. He was born at Palermo on April 6, 1840, and was created a car- dinal on Dec. 14, 1891, He was Arch- bishop of Chieta. — MARQUEZ’S EXILE OVER. Banished General Returns to Mex- feo After 27 Years Abroad. CITY OF MEXICO, May 2.—Gen. Laredo Marquez has arrived in this cap- ital after a twenty-seven years’ residence abroad under banishment from Mexico for taking part in the French interven- tlon. When Maximilian and Gen, Miramon and Mexia were shot at Queretaro in 1867, Gen. Marquez narrowly escaped a like fate, only saving himself by bribing the porteo In charge of the cemetery of Los Angeles in thie city, thus being allowed to secrete himself in a newly made grav — CRUISER NEW YORK-ARRIVES. Reache: them and Is An- chored Of Yetley. SOUTHAMPTON, May 29.—The United Sta cruiser New York, which sailed from New York on May 18 has arrived here and is ancored oft Netley. — = — TO PUT SKIN ON A BOY, Grate Operation to Be Done at St. Jo ‘To-morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock, the operation of skin-grafting will be per- formed in St. Joseph's Hospital on Al- bert Crawford, @ colored boy, three years and nine months old. Last Feb & the boy w: severely “a Mise Mary Lane, will furnish skin for the grafting. A of two inches on the left entire right leg from the hi uires to be cuvered will father’ home, burned about the pede and lope of pig jr the CALLED LOUDLY FOR A KNIFE. Philip Kurts Dies Suddenly with Symptoms of Poison. Looks Like a Suicide, but the Doc- tor Myotified. Philip Kurts, who boarded in the fam- fly of Mra. Rose Harris, on the first floor of 410 Kast Kighty-first street, met @ strange death last night. Whether he committed suicide or died from natural causes the physician who was called in was unable to state. He sald there were Indications of poison, but they were not «trong enoveh to furnish a defuite conclusion. Coroner Dobbs will make an examination of the body to-day. Kurtz wan twenty-four years old. He was employed as cashier in Isaac & Dexter's Casino, in Central Park. formerly lived with an aunt, Mrs. Della Kurts, at 42 Van Buren street, Brook- lyn. She died recently, ant left him and his brother, Saul, considerable money and real estate. His hours were long, and he concluded to move to this city. He went to live with Mrs, Harris. Her son was his companion. Last night he returned home shortly beforo 11 o'clock. Mra. Harris had re- Ured, and her son had gone to a picnic. Kurts was whistling, as usual, when he entered his room. In about half an hour Mra, Harris was aroused by Kurts shout from the bathroom: “Mrs, Harris! Mra, Harris! For God's sake bring me a knife, I want to cut my throat!” Mrs, Harris sprang from her bed and ran to the young man’s assistance. Bhe threw open the bath-room door. Kurtz was seated on the edge of the tub in his underclothing, groaning. He was black In the face. “Get me a knife, quick,” he screamed. “rT want to cut’ my throat. I can’t breathe.” Mrs. Harris’ son arrived and ran for a doctor, Ha had scarcely left the house when Kurt to froth at the mouth, and @ moment later his limbs becam: Zabris- kle, of East ‘Seventy-ninth street, who arrived with young Harris, pro- nounced Kurtz to be dead. The physician sald he was unable to diagnose the case by a superficial ex- amination; although there were indica- tions of polfon, death, he declared, may have resulted from natural causes. advised that the police be notified Officer Martin Langdon waa called in. He searched Kurtz's eflects and found a gold watch, a diamond stud and in money, Coroner Dobbs was notified. ones ANOTHER DEATH FROM GAS. Doctor and Coroner Declare It Was Not « Sucide. Philip Wallach, sixty-threo years old, a hardware merchant, of 168 Third ave- nue, was found unconscious on a lounge in the rear of his store by his wife, at 6.20 this morning. She called In Dr. Hochheimer, of 231 East Beverty-second street, and Dr. M, tlan, of 172 East Ninety-fifth street, who found that Wallach had inhaled iuminating gas. ‘They were unable to save the man's _ife. Dr. Hochhelmer wrote out a death certificate, stating that Wallach died of bry asphyxiation, but with no suicidal intent. In the right-hand corner of the death certificate was Deputy Coroner Huber'r signature, of, Hochhelmer was not in attendance on Wallach during the last twenty-four hours of his life, and was therefore not competent to make the certificate. Understand:ng th.s fact, Dr. Huber seemingly indorsed the certificate with- out hesitation. Wallach had been in ill-health some time, fs wan also his wife. They occu- iY separate rooms. Phen Dr. Catlan was called Wallach was unconsclous, He revived him and went to his office for stimulants. When he returned fifteen minutes later Wal- jach was dead Dr, Catlin thinks death was caused by heart diseas Se Left Home to Commit Su! eta The Kast Twenty-second street police have sent out the following alarm: "Look for Lavy Hib, twenty-nine who left her home. 203° Kast. Twenty. morning with She is de. 7 Inches tall, dark com eyes, Sho was dressed ia Drank Poison, Now a Prinoner. Lillian Murray, a sixteen-year-old colored a girl, employed at 210 West Twenty-ninth street, attempted to commit suicide shortly before noon to-day, by swallowing carbolic acid. She was taken 'to Bellevue Hospital a prisoner. AFTER THE EXCISE BOARD. BR. H, Macy & Co, Sue Out a Writ of Cortiorart. R. H. Macy & Co. obtained a writ of certiorarl from Judge Ingraham, in the Supreme Court, to-day, directing the Board of Excise Commissioners to bring before the Court all the papers and the record of proceedings had In the apy cation of the firm for a storekeeper lquor license, sidor Straus, in an affidavit, says that vant for two years’ R. H. Macy & Co, werk Ite nsed to sell al their’ store 1M) tc 20) Sixth avenue. On May 11 t Excise Coinmissioners refui {ton the ground that the «to on West ‘Thirtcenth street was within 20) feet of tae entrance to a school. ‘The firm offered to close the Th rteenth street entrance, but the Commissioners 1 to renew entranc persisted in their refusal to grant a TO GO FOR DEPARTMENTS. ‘The Mayor Will Approve 000 BI To-Day, The Mayor gave a hearing to-day, on the bill to appropriate 119,00, to enable the Commissioners of Accqunts to make a thorough investigation of the affairs of all city denartments. No one appeared against the measure. ‘The Mayor will return it to-night with his approval, BUILDERS TUMBLED IN. Hereafter All Tenement-Housen Muat Ne Fire-Proof. At noon to-day the new law requiring builders to make tenement-houses fire proof, went into effect The office of the Building Department at Eighteenth street and Fourth aver Dresented a busy scene this morning. Builders and arebitects bh ntil noon to fite plans under the old and were to speak for or had law almost tumbling over one another to get | them in. a < Fire in a Furniture Warehou Fire started shortly before noon to-day 1 warehouse of the “'Spot Cash’ Furaitur pany, 382 Huds, t. The bul were damaged BP ihe excent ot ond fire that has occurred in th Yast two months. _—— O® for Foreign Lands. ‘Among the passengers on the American Ii Paris, whieh left fo, Southampton to-ay, were Logan Cariiel Pitch, Duncan BH ng and stock i thin ri8on, Mra. George B. McClellan, Mrs. Arthur Paget, Senator Lorillard Spen es, W. T uyd, Lee Wormser anu He! hearing’ SOME BOOMS TO DIE, Knock-Out Drops Will Be Given at Dr. Depow's Dinner To-Night. Platt Expected to Administer the Fatal Dose, Fate of Presidential Candidates May Be Definitely Settled, Twenty-four men at the ‘Peath’s* hoard, Ring Yo lio, aut a knock-out, drop Drink, and the Rose will Jolly the horde, Sing Yo, ho, and a knock-out From Liter, y Treasures of Piatt, The menu that Dr, Chauncey M. De- pew will nerve to the twenty-four Re- publican statesmen who will dine with hint to-night will not contain any men- tion of “knock-out drops," but there will be some tucked away in ft just the same. Almost any one of the twenty- four Republicans whose classical legs will stick under the doctor's mahogany ts likely to drink deep and fatally, be- cause some one usiailly does at the doc- tor's harmony dinners, The great American after dinner speaker has a weakness for such gusta- torlal events, 50 has Gov. Morton, al- though the Governor docan't go Into the business as often as the doctor, nor upon such a magnificent scale. ‘The Governor got all the fighting State leaders together at the executive man- sion in March—that 1s all save Mayor Strong—and made them love one an- other, Dr. Depew, who is nothing If not great in views and unertakings, has gone the Governor one better by corralling all the Republicans who nourish Presidential ambitions, and tho: who have been biting thumbs at each other for the last decade, He will marshal his nondescript force at his house to-night and there will be ® mighty Interesting time there. Henjamin, Hurrlvon, “of Indianapolis Gov. Levi P. Morton, Gov, Willlam. Me- H Tom" Reed, Bena- tor "Bieve Ins and the doctor him- self, will constitute the Presidential pha janx, Kinley, Congress At th» boss's table there will be Thomas ©, Platt and his man "Ed" Lauterbach, William Brookfield, Cor- nellus N. Bliss and Gen, Jas, 8. Clarkson, Then there will be these reforn fighting Republicans: Warner Mili Senator Frank His jen, Sam Thomas, Roosevelt, Gen. ager Swayne ere_and Tr, eX- ock, Mayor Strong, Police Commissioner Worare Porter, Gen, Wager Sv Joel B. Erhardt, Senator ‘Tom’ Carter, the original r brick man; Elihu Root and two plain gentle: men’ who are described as not being politicians, That Or. Depew, with all his undis- | puted skill as a pacificator, will have his ands full is a foregone conclusion, It Is not expected that there will be any crockery broker or knives use], but one or two Presidential booms that how look Promising will go to smasn, ‘The Doctor's Minner is ostonsib!y given In honor of ex-Presldent Harrison, but an politicans view it the guest of honor Will be Tnomas C. Platt Mr. Plitt has been sawing wool for some tine, and the Presidential as- pirants wast know where he stands, Four or five hooms depend upon his humor, and it is he who will proba administer the knockout drope tot Jone of some of his fellows h o's dinner ix the only thing talked about by pozlticlans to-day. WM. C. WHITNEY COMING. liticlans Confer NumerousHonors nd Tasks Upon W m ¢ The White Star erack Teutonic, which ts due here this afternoon, has among its passengers William Collins Whitney and his daughter, Mise Pauline, They have been travelling in Exypt and the Bast since December, Mr. Whitney's urn is responsible for a lot of Kossip among the poilticians, who expect and ‘ammany Hall with the 10 Independent: Demo- e at Kanize tance of Succeed the late Walter Q. Gresham ary of State, Bue iifin Carlisle as Sec~ sury, Who ts elated te nnett Hill in the If the next Legis- 1 States Senate te Demorratic Secure the Democratic nomination for the Presidency without half trying, That sev tnteresting and. impor. tant event 6 likely Mr. Whitn every” Democrat He hailed as the most man manipulate the two of State machine into a harmonious whole, and will undoubtedly be asked to take hold of things. Mr. Whitney has had a number of in- terviews with Kurs Croker, of Tam- in London, and is Supposed to entered Into the | plans’ which Croker {s said to have outlined for th rehabilitation of Tammany, — ‘This, substa: contemplates the appoint ment of an advisory committees of one hundred to conside alls for the re eanization of the Wigwam. This plan was first suxgested by ex- Mayor Grant, and ts said to © re- ved the sanction of Croker and other leading lights of the Hali. HARRISON BACK IN TOWN. McKinley Is 5 Later in the Ex-Presitent Harrison remained at] West Point last nicht to groom himself for the De night, when he | will me ther Republi: | can wh H | The Fittn | Avenue after hoon. ‘The only call for him to-day Frank | Hiscock, wh: same | hotel | WV. MoKinlay, of | attend ‘the De | arrive at 6 o'elo Will stop at the W LUTHERANS TO CONVENE. | The Lergue WHEE anton, Here To-Morrow. The third annual convention ef the Luther League of New York will be held in St. John’s Chureh, Hudson street, Thursday and Friday About tive hundved delegates, repre senting local L que Oat zations in th Kutta Buttaio, York will Mayor York Charles A. feren, Brooklyn! Rev HOU. Hof) an, Albany, and itey, W. 1. Hunton, | uffialo. HIS LOSS MADE HIM DRINK. i Robbery of snhment Bernard J. Kelly, Vanderbilt aven plained at P hal been ro day morning in a sai Was @ prisoner in the Court this morning | Kelly was found by. Policeman Haugh | last night, lying in Chrystie street. un- able to take care of himfetf. | When arraigned before Justice Burk Kelly toid him of his loss, and the Ju tee said he thought that sufliclemt pun- ishment, and discharged him, 000 in a Saloon Pune ough, Essex Market | BROOKLYN NEWS. MEMORIAL IN BROOKLYN. Graves of Trolley Victims to Ne Covered with Flowers. Memorial Day will be more generally celebrated in Brooklyn to-morrow than in former years. Arrangements have been made for a big parade of the Grand Army Posts, Sons of Veterans, the Nattonal Guard, detachments of the Regular Army and school children and civic so- ‘The parade wilt start from the fountain on Bedford avenue near Di- vision avenue. It will move along Bed- ford « Lafayette avente, to Washington avenue, ta Atlantic avenue, | to Underhill avenue and along the Park- Way to the Soldiers’ and Sallora’ Arch on the Prospect Park Plaga, Col Louls mier will the Finke be jewing stand will be near the and Sailors’ Memorial Arch on the Prospect Park Plaza, The parade will be reviewed by Mayor Schieren, At Mant Gov. McKinley will be dined by Grant Poat at the Montauk Club, One of the unique features of the day will be the decoration of the graves of the trolley victims of Brooklyn by the Anti-Trust League, of which Hugh V. Mcrahan is President, CIVIL SERVICE NOT IN IT. Clerks Can Re P. Now and Wi Hold On. Corporation Counsel MecDonall, of Brooklyn, to-day rendend an opinion on the question submitted to him by the Civil-Service Commieston as to whether the new conatitution without further legislation forbids the heads of depart- ments from appointing subordinates without @ competitive examination +h examination ts practicable. The object of the Commission was to have the Corporation Counsel declare Invalid the appointment of about thirty- jerks in Vario t; Ka ores else McDonald says the “‘vil-Service Commission hae no right to refuse to recognize holders of those positions or to deny their right to collect salary. Mr. McDonald holds that the Mayor ts the ole Judge of what positions. shall not be filled hy competitive examina- tion, and which shall be put in the non- competitive lista, Among tho new appointees who were affected hy the question Is Police In- spector Murphy, KNOCKED DOWN BY A DOG. for $50,000 Damages. Mrs. Sarah Hooper, eighty-three years old, who lives in West Brooklyn, began sult this morning in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, against Edward P, Morse for $5,000 damages. She allegen she was seri- gualy injured in an encounter with Morse's dog, a big St. Bernard, which lay in front of the lawyers’ table in the court-room. Mrs. Hooper wan going towards her heme on Nov, 14, 1893, when, she says, the dog knocked’ her down.’ She says she sustained Injuries to her spine that have caused her much pain and nervous shoe : Morae makes a general dental. BULLET FOR A MOTORMAN. Richard O'Connor, a motorman, of Oakland street, near East New York avenue, Brooklyn, reported to Police pt. Ruckholz this morning that some- body attempted to murder him. He ts employed on the Nostrand avenue divi- ston of the Brooklyn Heights system, While taking his car across Rogers ayenue and Malbone street, Inte last night, he sald he heard the report of a pistol end felt a bullet whiz past his ead ‘The missile buried itself in the window sash. He stopped the car and search of his would-be assailant, was unable to find him. — = ARRESTED BY COMSTOCK. to Have Been Trying Obncene rted out in but te Anthony Comstock caused the arreat who Jast night ot Archibald Wasson, lives at 193 Ross street, Brooklyr drives an express wagon for the » Express Compa: 1 the charge of try- ing to sell pletures, he case Was brought efore Jus- ice Court ning. the Justies the ple- tures were the vilest_he b er seen, He held Wasson in $00 bail for exami- nation. + —o oe - DON JUAN WHITE COMING. Mrs, Tomlinson, of Brooklyn, Fi DETROIT, Mich., May 2%.—Detective Bagnar of Brooklyn, left last night w York with William J, White, who Jong 1 Digamist and swindler, r abstracting $11,090) b Mary ‘Tomlinson from @ it vault in that etty miinson | 1 White's ar- Buchanan, 3 on the charge vieamy, White having been. married her and various other women. t was shown here that no direct proofs of his bigamy could be secured nt. and hh Was turns over tw York etive, woo had se- cured extradition papers, Hin Youthfulness Saved Him, F: ven years old, who lives at 263 klyn, was tried in the Gates hue Polive Court to-day on a charge of stab ing Henry Zempke fourteen years old, of 111 Trout although Justiee Harriman 4 the boy. i tthe (lot for life. as a quantity of hie ain at through ihe Wound Iu Bia ead Horning tp the Big Whale, ROCKAWAY TEACH, LL, May 29 The work f deatey)ing the carcass of the big dead wha Washed Gahore at this place was continued t ay Ny order of the Roard of Health of the Town f Hempetead. Several bacteis of kerosene aye he eareass and the oll set iso being used, Up to noon areas if water had hen take. tw Three dave t ant the town. 6250 " pel the persons who ex fn New York and seat it adrift > Feimburae the town — = Wanted to Give the Court a Monkey James Mach, an organcgrinder, of 124 Mulberry street. was sent to fail for cwenty-fve days by Jus pan in the Gates Avonue Police today He lid @ mall mon- 1 both wer ster Mach pea. kilt and instructed ners hot to Lo} Easv to Take dusted by a ney process so w Persons who think they cannot t tele, FenodiMeulty with Hoo!s, These pliis are also purely Vegeta c, ant are ay well adapted for childien as for older people. Invaluable for Billousuess, Sick Headache snd the Liver. Hood’s Pills Prepared only by C, I, Hood & Co., Proprietors ‘Hood's Sarsaperiiia, Lowell, Mass, 25 cents, HE SET HIS WIFE ON FIRE. John Lonergan Accused of Burn- ing Her with Matches, The Womas Dying and Hi an Accuser, Child Mrs, Annie Lonergan ts lying at the point of dath in St. Peter's Hospital, | Hrooklyn. Her boly Is a mass of burned flesh and black and blue patches. In her ante-mortem statement to Coro- wr Kene she accuses her husband, John Lonergan, To Detectives James Ralelgh and Edward Murphy and Officer James Lynch, of the Butler street sta- tion, the woman sald her husband beat her and then get fire to her clothing with matches. To Coroner Kene she first sald her husband threw a lamp at her, but afterwards dented it. Lonergan tw forty-one years old and a gardener. His wife le some four yeara his junior, They have one child, Mag- le, a girl of fourteen. Lonergan's wife jad him arrested many times for as- eault Lonergan has had hin wife arrested Several times for being an habitual drunkard, but fatled to prove it. The Police say the Lonergans have lived like cats and dogs for years, Little Maggie said to-day: “Papa and mamma had been fighting all day. 1 "aw mamma lying on the bed. She was burned all over. On the floor were her clothes, all burned, T asked mamma how it’happened. She said pare did tt. I went to the kitchen, where papa was drunk, T asked how mamma got burned so badly, He nad he did not know. I ran out down the stairs and told some Berens: A_ policeman came in, An ambulance took mamma away, Lonergan was arraigned before Justice Tighe, In the Butler Street Police Court, this morning. He sald he was drunk and knew nothing of the trouble. He. denied he net fire to hin wife's clothing. He was held until June 3 to await the result of the injuries. — = ___ TESTING THE BRUSH ACT. A Case Which Aftec' the Civil Wi Justice Gaynor in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, this morning, heard an argu- ment on the constitutionality of the Brush act, relative to the appointment of veterans to office under the civil service. ‘The case of George Keymer, a mes- senger in the City Auditor's office, was used as a test. Gen. H, C. King and Jeane Johnson, a member of the Con- onal Convention. appeared for ‘eymer. Corporation Counsel McDonald ppeared in opposition. Mr. Keymer, a veteran of the war, yan appointed messenger by Audito Sutton, He worked twenty-four days, at $50 a day The Civil-Service Com- n refused to pass his pay-roll. Jon on mandamus reserved, Jennie Wilder Lones Her Cai Miss Jennte C, Wilder, a aiater of Marshal P. Wilder, the humorist, bas Jost her sult for $20,000 Aamagen against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, of New York. The Jury came into ‘ireult Court In Brooklyn Veterans of ia morning and favor of the de while riding waa car she Internail thrown from her feet lawyers will take an jsoner Called as a Jar ‘The name of Victor A, Strawson wan called by Clerk Winters in the Court of Seasions, Brooklyn, this morning, while reading the names of “That was on the ci rickea, from the Jury Ist. —2 = Quaker Building 200 Yenrs Old. ‘The Quaker Meeting House at D'lushing 18 200 years old to-day. To commemerate the event the Friends of New York State, but chiefly those of New York City, are holding bi-centennial exer- ‘The programme ia wholly historical, Rvery- thing ontected with the observance being held within the old bulldt pears te be gOod for another hund will’cure a stubborn cough when all the ordinary cough remedies have failed. Try it for yourself. We are putting up a fifty-cent size chiefly for that purpose. A cough is usually the telltale of a weakened physical condition. 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OFF | Moquette Carpets, | ONE DOLLAR WAL LAID & LINED), | in IF DESIRED, TERM EVERYBOpY, Henry Mannes & Sons, 429-431 EIGHTH AVE., Bet. 31st & 32d Sts RUPTURE CURED, ‘The Improved Fiastic Trvigs isthe only truns in existence, that la worn with absolute com/ort night nd day’ aa It retains the rupture under the To sUIT | stores on our Broadway block, HEINS, | Wholesale Clothiers, Manufacturers & Retailers, 761 BROADWAY, NEAR 8TH ST. : AND 607 STH AVENUE, | RET. 39TH AND 40TH STB, 5 ANNOUNCE A Grand Clearing Sale SUMMER GOODS. | Wednesday, Friday and ; Saturday. | Instead of selling these lots to» the Western trade, we have decided | to close them out at retail in owe ~ two stores. P The goods are as follows: comprises 20 different “= styles of Men’s All-Wool _ 856 | Sack Suits, sizes 84 to 44, each and every suit worth | and $14, specially cut for 3 $4.97. ; consists of 32 styles of : Men's Imported Bounouel 4 i burn Woollens, Globe © ‘ Worsteds, French : and the famous Gongorra elegantly cut, handsomely pee up to date in style. We have de» | cided to close these lots out at the nominal price of $8.78. . In this lot will be found. Fenwick Woollens, ‘Brow’ zant Worsteda, Putnam,’ Cassimeres, good for a millionaire or anybody else wear. ey must at the price. wo offer them to sc $9.91. 2 Grand Army Suits, wax ranted fast colors, im ~ strictly all-wool Slates — cloth, the best blue made, $10.00. - 2,700 odds and ende in Boys’ Long Pants Suite, some one of a size, some more, all grades of good We will sell any suit in this lot 90m may choose to pick out at =~ $4.55. Children’s Two- Piese i Suits, 4 -99c., 1.25, 1.37, © and upward to $5.00. $10, $12 this sale LoT 857 Lot LOT : 862, | Knee-Pants, ages 4 to 14, prices (2c., (8c. 36c., 496, and upward to $1.00. ee “: Men's Pants, 4 ; LOT 833. 79¢,, 85e., LIB... .00, and upward to $5.00, It will pay every clothing buyer to come and examine these offers. Bear in mind it costs nothing to look, and you will be courteousiy treated. There are three Make no mistake, ours is the centre store, 751. A handsome souvenir with © | each and every purchase, ‘| ‘Evening. Unil 10 clock, | HEINS, . Who'esale Clothiers, TWO STORES, 751 BROADWAY, SEAM STH STREET, AND 607 8TH AVENUE, Open Saturday 4 BET. 30TU AND 40TH GT@, fiat ants invtrarri Sais ane tpety cc wit anne thigage a! the patient: examination | Wy atleadance ladies, Send for. ‘Broadway, cor, lathe. New Yous IMPROVED ELASTIC TR