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2 Heroes Saved School- Children from Run- away Horse. A COMIC FINALE, After Endangering Many Lives, the Animai Browsed on Paper Roses. After spreading terror along Allen | street and jeopardizing the lives of scores of ehildren Ross Herzag’s horse boited into @ millinery store and began to eat the choicest blooms from a field of Spring bonnets. It wag.a comedy ending of what might have been a tragedy, for Herzog »\mself Was nearly killed, and it was due to the quickness and bravery of Pollce-| man “Tom” O'Neil! and “Jack Mul-/ @oon, of 47 udiow street, that several | Children were vet ground under the Heriog lives at #7 Stirling place, Brook!yn, and the plumbers wagon/ Which hie drove is owned by Kdward Vo- el. of BT Clymer avenve, Brooklyn Hettog had just turned the horse from Hester sireet into Allen, at 1.26 this af-| ternoon when ne teil from his eeat and) Manded between the shafts and the har- wagon was piled high with boxes, | wo of them tumbled down vpon The horse took fright. Between and Hester is Public Behool No, @ and the street in front of tt was thronged with chidren, The policeman) shoved thém out of the way and grabied | two little girls almost from under tho Borges’ hoofs. Further on the runaway dashed into a @roup of men and knocked’ down and ly injured Jacob Freidman, of # Forsyth street. Driver Herzog was be- ing dragged along. Several push-carts were overturned, fending (he wares of the venders all over the street and sidewalks, Then Hersog became dislodged from her posl- end to the street, and both Passed over him. Canal street Muldoon ehiléren: a Dere. The and ¢ | a eye gf F 2 i i ? : f z z z 2 i HF i bi: acf ii j E i E i i i i ; iH il : Baker Kuebler's Charge Against Twe Members of @ Union, Avgust Burkhardt, of (1 Bast Forty- sixth street, and Frits Rath, of @1 East ‘One Hundred and Fittieth street, were Prisoners before Magistrate in Foravitie Potlse Court ¢ on the charge of conspracy. ‘The men are members of the Inter- national Bakers’ and Confectioners’ ‘Union No. 164. ‘The complainant was Christopher Kuehler, of S¢ Cortlnvdt avenue, who Keeps & bakery at that number. Kueb- dor alleged that the men were boycotting Mim and had them arrested on the; charge of conspiracy. A witness for Kuebler was Jobn Gebrier, of 7 Kast One Hundred and) Mety-reventh street, who said that at a Meeting of union a few months og Burkhardt made a motion to boycott) Kuebler, and, after the motion was car- Fied, he was appointed with Rata to pare a ciroular. This was disiriva throughout the neighborhood of Kuen- Jer’s store. Magistrate Poo! held both men ‘Bel! each for trial. Teo! ia so0/ WRINLEY AT CLEVELAND. Whe President Pays a it te His Meter, Mrs. Sarah Duncan— Cheered by Crowd. CLEVELAND, 3., April S.—When the train bearing President McKinley ar- Fived at Valley station here to-day the! President was cheerod __ He was driven to the home of ‘ter, Mrs. Sarah Duncan, at i ( | Bitest, where he will epend rhe da Milen McKinley, the President's ter, and Mins Grace McKinley, his niece BPO Bleo vielting Mrs. Duncan. - DEWEY GETS A WATCH. 7 ef 80,000 School Children of | the West In Presented to easel the Admiral. _ WABININGTON, April %.—Adimirai Tecetved 4 delegation at Beau. country home, to-day, whieh 0.00 children in the North. and presented to him as a token femard and esteem of the donors mold watch and fob, re SYNDICATE 1 SHED ‘TO REVISE FROM DEATH THE CHARTER Fifteen Men Chosen by the Governor for the Work. (Special to The Brening Worl) ALBANY, April 2%.— Roosevelt (o- day appointed the following commission to revise the charter of New York: Qeorge L. Rives, lawyer; Charles © Beaman, lawyer; Franklin Bartlett lawyer; Henry W. Taft, lawyer; John D. Crimmine, contractor; Prof. Frank J Goodnow, of Columbia University; Edgar J. Levey, Deputy Comptroller of the Clty of New York; Alexander T, Mason, awyer; Charles A. Sehieren, ex-Mayor f the City of Brooklyn; James McKean, awyer; Isaac M. Kapper, lawyer; W!!! tam C, De Witt, lawyer; James I. Wells, ex-Alderman; George W. Davison, law-| ‘er; George Cromwell, President of the Borough of Richmond Messrs, Rives, Beaman, Bartlett, Taft, Levey i} Crimmins. Gi are of the Messrs, Schlere | De Wit, of the borough of Kings; Mr. | Wells, of the borough of Bronx; Mr.) Davison, of the borough of Queens, and) Mr. Cromwell, of the borough of Rich | mond, In appotnting Committee the | Governor gave out the following state- | ment: | “The act under which this comalttes | ts appointed ts an act providing tor the | ter. The law dors not Impore any re: | strictiona on the freedom 4f the com-) missioners and | desire that they exer- | cise thelr judgment with entire liberty “Of course the Iaw contemplates the revision of the existing charter ‘n the ght of experience. It does not con- template the framing of a new charter. | “Nothing (* easier than to make a city charter which is not to be enacted into law and nothing {s harder than to) frame one which {a to be enacted into} law: that 1s, to secure general assent | to any new Instrument which affects| vitally Important interests “In the existing charter there are many points where experience has shown | amendment to be absolutely necessary, | fand on ail such polnts favorable action | can surely be secured. 1 am confident | that the commission now appointed will strive to make its suggestions of such 4 character and to present them in such | a form that favorable action by the Legisiature may reasonably be ex-! pected to follow thelr deliberations, =| “L shall venture specially to call the Attention of the committee to one or two matters, notably to the question of | New York water supply, in order that effectual steps may be taken to re- move all danger from the Ramapo or any similar scheme to explolt the city’s needs of water in the interest of @ pri- vate corporation.” Gov. Roosevelt stated that offered appointments to Seth Low and Nigholas Murray Butler, but both had declined appointments because of thelr inability to give the attention (his Sum- mer. George 1. Rives, a member of the Charter Revision Committee, gave out the following statement to-day; “The time and place for the first meeting of the Charter Revision Com mittee have not yet been fixed. The copvenlence of the other members must firet be consulted. “It te impossible for me to undertake to say at present how far the Commis sion is likely to go In recommending changes in the present charter. Of course f have views of my own on many of the topics that will come before the Commisaion. | “Some of these will be found expressed in the report of the committee of the Bar Association, appointed to examine the charter, which report was resented to and adopted by the Asso March 9, 1897,’ fon on | COL GARDINER | | | | 5 CONFOENT District Attorney Says He Will Riddle His Pros- ecutor's Case. ! Asa Bint Gardiner day against the Distriet- Attorney bean hi lofense te arees of = =malfenaan in office, uch by the committee from the City Club The hearing wn the Spectat Grand Jury-ro top floor f “Tthe Crimin « Ming Gol ne would F dle the cas y the compla ing commit Lawyer Un 1 the fonse by making a lo lining hb plan w we are eve dicated.” he sald. he . from the Clty i) hav . Months to st that Oo Was ine and morally u office he hoids fying they fler weeks ape adequately. prepa tormyer asked “Never,” the Jostice replied @ stir Was made at the hearing er Untermyer making 4 bitter m Recorder Goff WT 81,000.00 CAPITAL ont 7 ange Syndicate, the turquoise ir this morning in capi- whole prooreding w solely on the vindh of Recorder Goff —— oe P The Cotion Market. ‘The ecloring prices of cotton to-day %; May. 19:5 asked ply and : asimus revision uf the Greater New York char-| he tea | a ‘insel! | his wife for the deed of a house! Whe ' t ° foun her tw - Gaugnter - Mr Rone i he dd net with hist Rt Pare y be Weat Seventy-third Aft ame testimony , etatis In| sire Ife admitted that tn these trans. real eataie Mr, King denied that he bad int io thie ever asked . it wa Ne f nth the al fay as “without asking ber. bi) be lone 8 not to Interfere when the h eniléron. M wife the Water rents and tax money | Mra. King was dressed in black and | looked indignantly the Colonel while) fp he wave his testimony \neweae THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1900, WIFE SUES BROKER | KING FOR A HOUSE. — pe Superintendent of the Cotton Exchange Once Tried to Secure a Limited Divorce, but a Daughter Foiled Him. | niet | me) MRS, BELLE F. KING. deeb ir ictiinbicicieeleeiselebieinistieieitelebiebinteeieiet William V. King, superintende the Cotton Exchange and ft» former Prealdent, appeared thie m Justice Andrews in Part Term, ins sult brought against him his wife, Belle F Kin with fraadulentiy ot ing her how oy West Li y street, She ks fo reconveya | her, A year ago M King sued f ration from his wife wa trope. He r x WAS ending rr ' lau Just ag Justl hearing Ruth K | into court and declared Infamous. Her mother tion for was st yaration land M « been recely The Kings 1” at 310 Net King wae fi the Cotton The superintendent who is being sued by Kachans BRANDS MOTHER ‘SLAYER PRAYED. WITH SHAME, TO ALL HE MET Nellie Glassford Tells! Baxter Worshipped Men Story in Father's Suit and Women, Lawyer for Divorce. Proves. Nelite Glassford, who is twenty years] CaM N. J, April In the Bax. a aud au By By = = Pete jter murder trial this morning Lawyer ee 19 Pan i, ot, the. Bupreme | Semile tried to prove the insanity of tue arts Baxter so Sy: wise Scene Mr. Semple showed that Baxter prayed : S beng sued for absolute! in Tallroad stations, in prPate houses to sar ‘nd, Henry, They | MEN and women, and once wa@and up his ¥ sd pesmi d | devotions by Kissing one of the men wits] N te fed ¢ ved with ber — e West Gee Hundred abd § A pathetic incident of the trial wax Pah ah. from Oct, 1,| the tntreduetion of ter written by 16 to Ja 0. Prank Haywood! Mire Magee Bax a daughter of tee aes an. tee wiber accused, to her mother, in whiek a | she cold the latter that #he had learned \ detatted, | Phe wax a bad woman, was tired of life ithe flat tof Std bronered going to heaven, where a the rooms} woull be at reat, She deplored the riminating In-[COMMtion of her Mth brother, whom ve dearly jpved, and said that, as be pie ; Policeman Higgins |#* 18 no Condition to be left behind oe as catieas ye world, she would take him with received him in a m off the pa 7 2 Wes he ee " ‘be 5. phoned Aw this had deen placed in the Ve her tather over viatred. tie [AU Ran 1 was admitted In evidence to show the condition of Baxter's mind Ferguson is also named —— iat LOOKING INTO SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S CHARGES. Charges broaght recently by Principat Virgil Prettyman, of Worace Mana) Behool, against the Board of Health will be thoroughly Investigated Mr. Prettyman charges Urat @ll cases trial that Hassford had the riley let the case go by default Netiie’'s father lives with her at @ Kingston avenve. — “The Shadow of the Temple.” by | cincts of schools are not Clara Morris, @ story ef taa-| ported to the oluntiog tnierest, will he - in % | promptly ce. Open. High. Low. Ch Am Car & Foundry We is 16 Am Smelt. & Hef 4° By BBs Am Stel @ Hop. OS aT OS Am. Steel & Wire us 8&4 # i Am. Steel & Wire pf. 79% Me 4 Am. Sug WA 14 1 1 | Am. Tobe 102% 1044 108% 105 Ane onda ning a “ ey Hy Atch., Top, @ 8. F. Be By Zo Ath. Ton AB Ppt OG BS ay HS % | ' | of the year is —— beyond all question THE Railway, Mining and/Julius Schroeter'sFormer|/RAGLAN. It is not only Steel Issues Well Up | Housekeeper Attend- picturesque, but decidedly : on List. ed His Trial To-Day. | a comfortable, useful gar- AN Map! ment. There is no other few of the prominent standard rallway|<o,qorted alate of Viretpia, bonds, was able—for mornings, af- iesnoe ai ihe opening of the stock MAF). reer and a jury in General Sessions. | tePNOons, evenings—and Uiher Tess active stocks showed it] , 7h uve, auaraayproduoss | when waterproofed makes regularity vourhout Invoived| Sehroeter vot money on he spurious) pertect rain coat. Our fmm shares ou mixed nce, fram 30 14] Saaeietion tien tent iad wader Soe nine of Ragians comprises ‘ Close, "Gubsequent Jealingy, bowever,| Uaiely bad made partial reattutve, tall the new things in were recorded as high as 110 3-8 In the railway etocks the Pacific shares, influenced by heavy buying im Landon) were the most conspicuous, and Miasourt Pacific, on large ders, advanced 11-8 points, to iT 1+ The other members of the Pacific counsel at one time, was the frat wit- ness morti!ng. Attorney Cowan had ever met Mw Emily Turner, from group were fractionally lower, except Northern Pacifle preferred, which gained 3-8, to 78 1-2. General gains in the market. were ida Mining, 1 point, to 47; Penne 8; Reading Ist pre- ferred, 1-2, to Wheeling & Lake Erle 24 preferred, 12, to 29 5-8; Brook- lyn Rapld Transit, 38, to 743-8; Man hattan, 1-4 to 1 American Car & Foundry, B8 to 1 ; Columbus & Hocking Valley preferred, 1-2, to 67; Norfolk & Western, 34, to 3 1-3, Vederal Bteel, 3-4 to 42 1-4, Grea: Northern preferred, usually in- jost 2 points. Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western gainel 2 points, to A aylvania, b-8 to 178. Btock prices at noon fell off on small offerings. Hush was | er than for Weeks, and ¥ in pro fessional han Bou Pacific was forced down to % 1-8. An active demand subsequently developed, coincident with fn Sugar, to nearly 11% Some of railroads recovered ear! the movement in this divis- t spirited. Bonds were quiet ar. and violent fluctuations in operations in the Frequent Sugar discouraged general list, which was dull, but firm. Sugar rose by successive ‘spurts to 1 4, while New Jersey Central ad- 14 on broadened in after- . Krangers ‘The latter rose 2 points above clone, Sugars buoyancy vania yemerday'* caused an inquiry for other upecialties, and good gainy were made by the local tractiona and the tolaccos, The total sales of stocks to-day were mal shares, and of bonds $1,675,000 par value, le & Nashville I Manhattan Mirsourt Pactte ational Stee and} -. ¥ BLACK HERORS IN BATTLE . | Twenty-five Fingoes H i |The leader of the natives, a tall, spare i] the fight progressed from the rising to | five Fingoes, armed with obsolete riftes, | euns and Mausers poured shot and steel whom Schroeter claimed he got the bonde. “Yes,” replied Mr. Dodd, “it was in October last. Schroeter introduced me to her “Do you see her in court now?" Mr, Cowan inquired. “Yes, sir, there she is," replied tne witness, pointing to a handsome, gray- haired woman who sat alongside of the Jury box. ‘The woman Was Very much disturbed. She has figured all along in the case as Mrs, Kate Greensward, and for ten yeats was Sehroeter's housekeeper at rest Hille, N. J. Gamuel Bernstein, a farmer-partner of Schroeter, foliowed Mr. Dodd on ihe wit- ness stand. Mr. Bernstein sald Schroe- ter had once shown him $5,000 in cash and had told him “that it was only pin ney for Mre. Hagar.” Abraham Levy, Schroeter's counsel, Bernstein concerning Mrs. she?’ Mr. Levy asked. er, replied Berns: in. wer see her with any Vir- o interested in us to assist him. lo give him the use of the securities to enlarge his busi- as anx! She sald she Intended t WAR TABLET FOR CHURCH. B Fought im the Revol War. A bronse tablet, in honor of the men who fought In the Revolutionary W. Was to-day presented to the Collegiate Reform Ohureh, Forty-cighth street and Fifth avenue. The tablet ts not yet in place, but was exhibited in front of the pulpit. Over it was draped an American flag, It will probably be placed near the main entrance to the chureh, The formal presentation was made by Mrs. Charles Frances Roe, on behalf of the Daughters of the Revojution. Rev, Dr. David J. Burrs the senior pastor of the church, made an address aowepting the gift. Rev. Dr, Mackay, pastor of the church, also spoke, dwelling on the educational value of auch memorials. The tablet was unvetied by Miss Lam- bert, of Rowley, Mans. Boers at Hay All Day—Then All Were Killed Save One. LONDON, April 2—A despatch from Mafeking telling of the slaughter of natives by the Boers says “There was no question of surrender. man, rallied hie men to the last and the sinking of the sun. Those twenty- fought with grim desperation. Machine into thelr midet. Until thelr ammuni- tion was finished the natives fought, rh is 6 Unie Pactfie UL & Leather UR Leather pf. wibesh in ae Wabash pt sereee Wert Tel sl a Ween Dee tape BR 4 LONDON STOCKS UP. Market Strong on Ramors of War Successes—American Inaues * Were Higher. Persistent rumors of Lord Roberts's preliminary success in the Wepener op- erations caused unexpected steadiness In the Lon Bouth J ceptionally strong. The American quarter was fractionally higher than par.ty level with New York. Pacific shares were again rapidly bought for the Continental account and showed improvements of from 1-8 ; be new nettlement is progressing vorably — WHEAT WAS STRONGER ON BETTER CABLES. Influenced by the rise in “English cables, attributed to cold weather, wheat and corn were considerably stronger in the local market to-day, Local shorts were the leading buyers. York N opening, were: Ma wheat, TT: Suly. ne Ik May corm, 18 bid, ‘ ay ir New Yor Py ina were: M: t, 13 HS asked, » eS aged Sepaeenbee, 14; any corn, it ent “Wi ‘a closing prices were went, a bid: Apr Ee: Sui. asd asked: September, May ‘ —— or - Ka-Mayor Nesters WIT Filed, ‘The wil! cf ex-Mayor Joh of contagious diseases within the pret) and then the Boers killed them to a man—except one, wounded, who, hiding in the reeds. escaped. “Gen. Snyman complained of Col, Baden-Powell employing barbarians who Killed and wounded numbers of Buers. Col. Baden-Powell repited that the raid was not authorized and pointed a number of natives were destitu cause their homes had been burned and their cattle stolen by the Boers, He de- clined to be held responsible for the natives’ actions. SALE OF BLACK HOSIERY, Thursday, April 26th, Ladies’ black Cotton Hore,—plain or open-work lace effect,—double soles and heels, Hermsdorf dye, Six pairs for $1.00, Usual price 25 cents each. Extra quality biack Cot. ton Hose, —soft and pliable, —all sizes. f Plain Lisle Thread,—sizes 8 to g ineh only, All double soles and heels, Six pairs for $1.35. Usually 55 cents each, Oxford and Cambridge mixtures, as well as pat- tern fabrics. We also have all the other new une Top Coats — Chester- i fields, Bradfords, and the b Se short, boxy Covert. Fine Raglans of Oxford Gray Cheviot! Covert Coats,short and medium Jong lengths, vertical pockets, cuffs self full sitk lined; also Oxford CBerlof material; made with satin sleeve lin- Coats, silk lifted ‘ind silk Taced"t0 & ing and velvet collar; worth 12.00 cuffs of self’ material, satin sleeve $18... a regular $12 coat at poplar fat finished Raglans of Oxford Chev- | prices eee emeseqses tot, with cuffs self materiak sill velyet col-| All Wool Black Cheviot tt yale 19,00 oD. George Hagar, a friend of| © Swell Raglans of Oxford Grays—new | at little cost.. { ind ag wih Ge rer-| Wapeer et cotta sleeveslinne sete SBAPPY SUITS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER. Cheviot and Worsted Suits, double and| Handsome line in breasted vests; cheviots are in over- | Worseds in “i sy <r. and stripes; also a very exceptional | stripes and subdued . value in Oxford Cheviot, made with the! of Oxford Vicunas, with-single-bressted 5:00 long soft rolled collar; choice vests, new cut cost, Of these SuitS.....6.sseeeee 10.00 tended shoulder. om neat black and check | Swell spring suits with all the pew ideas’ A very Worsted Suit, with single-br vest; or | in the way of form-fitting coats, extended a broken plaid Cheviot Suit, with double shoulders, made in pen rowees ty ‘lengths double and single breasted vests; newest bras or single breasted vest; or an excellently | It ts the clatm of the defense that Snel Oxford Cheviot Suit, with single: | fabrics in the latest shades and color. de» ] Benroeter got the spurious bonds In 4) breasted vest, right signs, in stripes, overplaids, minute in style. 5 debs 12,00 |i pinhead ks. 18.00 Everything for Man or Boy—from the croWn of his head to, the sole of his foot. 279 Broadway, near Chambers St. FOUR ) 47 Cortlandt St., bet. Church and Greenwich Sts STORES: } 211 & 219 Sixth Avenue, bet. S4th & 15th Sts. 125th Street, corner 3d Ave. Prices That Stagger Humanity. We have purchased 5,000 Yards of finest Imported English Navy Serge, and will make Suits TO MEASURE, full satin lined, *10, UNTIL MAY 1ST. Value $20.00. Broadway and 11th Street. MEN’S SHIRTS. Shirts,—large variety ofnew Blue, Pink, Heliotrope, Red, and Black-and-White,! ment, "iid ™s,, Cuffs attached or separate, | ¢verythi ‘Sizes 14 to #8 inch, LADIES $1.20 each, Value $2.00, JAMES McCREERY&CO,, Broadway and 11th St. Elections and Meatings. Ses