The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1900, Page 1

“CITY HALL TO GREET Roar of Bombs and Guns, and Lines of Electric Lights to Turn the Old Building Into a Fairy- land Palace, | PROGRAMME FOR * OITY HALL PETE. erture by Gaume's Band. ration address by Randolph esteinnr,, Peeademt of the ae Teg dw bg by the ied German Pinging Bocleticn. grerary by the Ba “America,” by the People's ni Uni if oe Oration Nr'ivs People Choral Dales Overture. “hye ft, Maal by the Moral Ur oner tu Fong. "hee. der United German Overture, math," inging Boe! i r New York City will lead the country in giving the twentieth century a welcome that will make the old century sorry to depart. ‘The Official Welcome, ‘The oficial weloome of the olty will be given at the City Hall The work of transforming the Clty Hall Park into @ fairy land of bunting nd electric lights started yesterday and rent on to-day, ectrio bulbs to the number of 4,000 wrung in and around the park Qnd City Hall. These, with atreamers © Of olectric Mehta and a huge electric Hight legend, “Welcome, Twentieth Cen. fury,” will make the plasa as bright as day. This lewond will biage on the front Of the City Hall A chorus of 1,00 volces from the Peo plea Choral Union, under Frank Dam- a ial with the United German Singing % Le NIGHT EDITION HENSHAW AND HEDS™ROM. As they will ride to-night on their fast two-wheeled motor cycle, capable of going forty-two miles in an hour, ABLAZE NEW YEAR. Sob ble bebeebiebttett WATCH THE WORLD'S DOME T0-NIGAT. nd New Vork wel- the new, ‘The timo will be nccur- ately marked Wedy in Mal with the Pain Fireworks Company, the dome of the Pelitser Nallding will bi: roman candieon, Great bombe will hurtio skyward, only to burnt into myriads of atare, For an hour night will be tarned to day ie the beneft of those whe hail the new vei | Bocleties and band, will supply the mu ole, The singers will muther on the City Hallyeteps unless the weather should be #0 bad an to make outdoon exercises Impossible, when they Cooper Union, ‘The band will start uy at 10 o'clock, It wi® play at intervals until the sing. will meet in NEW YEAR'S DAY, Twentieth Century to Be Ushered in by Snappy : Weather. Tt may bea happy New Year's Day, but the new century will probably not dawn bright ond sunehiny, according (he Weather Bureau prophet When the belle are ringing a merry Jingle of weleome to the w Year old Boreas will blow a whiatling cold biaat ae a dirge for the nineteenth century, Those who are golng out to-night to attend watch meetings would do well to wear heavy cote and wraps and carry Umbrollas, for a snow or rainstorm followed by a big drop in temperature is Hil be followed by weather predicted TI cloudy or ob — ee POLHDDADOODDED OE EDT IG 1 D4. WEATHER FORECAST, to . thirty- ate RP M, Twenday—For New Vork Olly and vicinity: Hain or \ | A PSPSOSOSRCSSCRS winds to brisk POO0011840004604) POLICE BOARD F TRAIN AILED ORLEANS W NNER 'WOMAN KEPT VOW TO KILL. Mrs. Ertell Slays Man for ina begins, Tho great gathering will render the choral from the ‘Melster- singer,” "Piallelujan Chorus,’ “Ring Out, Wild ‘Belts, “America,” “Star. Spangied Banner,’ Bea, Mountain and Prairte,” “Hymn of inks." Old Trintty’s Chim Chimes all over the olty will ereet che new century, Among them, of course, thore of Old Trinity will be thy ereat attraction, Thousands will gather in lower Broadway to he hem, Many nootet and organisations will march down Broadway an hour be fore midnight and mans in the streets downtown, It le expected that the crowd Will be one of the mrentest ever seen in the lower part of the city Ir. Alfred | Rarmsworth To THe READERS oF THE New te Che World’s Readers, York Wortp: HAVE come to the United States to exchange ideas of journalism, to learn and to suggest. The editor of the New York World has given me complete control of his magnificent organization for twenty-four hours, and though the time is but brief, and I only rediehed this country on Thursday " last, I shall appeal to-morrow to the fair play and intellectual dis- crimination for which Americans are note’ the world over, I feel Confident that my system of portable, pocketable, logically ar- ranged journalism will meet with careful consideration, and that from the invitation I shall make to-morrow to the American people to offer suggestions as to what is wanted in the newspapers of the DEVERY RESIGNATION TALK. ayue rf that O14 Charges Pending ) | Prevent Mis Retivement Denied, A siory that Chief Dovery could not be Fetired to private life on a pension by the Police Board because of old charges Agtinet him was talled about her officialn ne ‘cane fees the Twentieth Century I shall receive valuable advice, ALFRED HARMSWORTH, ' ‘Twe Mem ferious! GAS EXPLOSION IN A MINE, Injured, Heat of 500 Waenped fafely. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Deo, M.~An ox- plowion of gas occurred in the Hollen: back Mine of the Lehigh and Wilkes: barre Coal Company to-day. PWwe hi nen were at work at the time; but/All succeeded in getting out nately exdept two, who were badly burned. They are Ignats Crary, miner, burned ipternally and dying, and a» laborer, name not given, and & olater-in-law of the late Wiliam | smail-pox within, and Mrs. Carrie Na. Sees cites tries At OE Phan) tomy ge the W. C, 7. U,, who raided a Whom She Left Husband, She Promised. George Deges, keeper of an oyster house at 16) Waanington etreet, Brook lyn, was found dead in his room with a) bullet through ble heart, Mra. Magate Ertell, his companion, who some time] ing her ago threw carbolte apll In hia face, was! 6 LO had many quarrels migeing, The room showed that there] the cooking fo had been a terrife strugsie, | Mra, Erte:l was intensely Jealous of| Deges's attentions to other women The woman lived at 1st Gi avenue with her husband until they separated She then made her home with Dees, who had the repumtion of being @ “aport.” He was thittyefve years old} she twenty-nine, They came Into the oyster hour at 6 o'clock (Mie morning. Dewes told Peter Paulus, one of the wattets, to wake him at 9 oclock, Then he and Mra Ertel! Went to his room upelalte, ‘The walter said he went to the room at F o'clock but received no responae to hie knocking, Degea lay on the floor Jead, The revo.ver lay beside him. The furnishings of the room were upset, showing (hat a fleree struggle had taken aa Besides the whot that plerced Deges's heart one struck behind the fett ear, th third graged tis arm, the fourth m: and set fire to the bed ‘Ta polloe at once sent out a general alarm for Mra, Wrtell, Paulus made the following ptatement; “Dexes and the woman came tn about 6 o'elock this morning aod were quarrel ing, The woman sald; ‘I'll get square Dese's restaurant a year ago. George with you. You wait! Donn and (wo companions refused to “They quieted down after this and in a| Pay for, what they had eaten, and were fow minutes appeared to be on good Dunn's skull Miractured and he died lerms, ehorlly afterward WEATHER FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY. Colder, with fair weather in southern and prob- ably snow in northern portions of New York; fresh, westerly winds, “T heard no whots at all, @he must have escaped out of the back window, | miierm, for whe didn't pase out here, Bhe couldn't have done so without my see Bhe did Found Bloody Apron, An Evening World reporter found in the Kitchen of the powder- burned sheet It was wrapped abi bloody apron taat had ven p Washed. When the detec Honed Paulus he at fret denice: how the articles ol admitted Coat Mra Hi had eft Chem He so contrad'cted pimeelf that he waa Diaced under arrent vlone examination of Uh ad the Ketel) and up all b she departed. She even took her ploture from « frame ont mantel, Bhe rane sacked all of the drawers, and the police velleve #he Look all the money from the Jead man ave a little change. A plo ture cf a former walter was torn in two and thrown on the floor. When Dezes w. hot thro ihe heart the weape held w close that his whirt was bu Deges was Ocean Front t noe tne he knew t finally aw Jothing w ed the peperietor of the nweikert Walk, Coney Island, and !t wae there that he met Mra. Ertell two years ago, Kept Her Vow, When Mre Ertell threw carbolle acla ‘Jin Deges's fave she sald whe did so hoping to disfigure him ) that no other woman would admir we war held for the Grand Jui bur he refused to Appear against h When a “el Ana isted In court she decla ree I'll never let yim live! kept her word. A men received his death hurt in MRS. VAN BUREN IS DYING, | AW.C. T. u, wWonaw's FIX, 1 ‘The Brent World) | MNGUNWOOD) No Je ee teure.| WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 31~Tre County Van Buren, witow of Gen, Van Buren, | Jal! has been quarantined on account of elOngIAR bagore BOERS CAPTURE. “A BRITISH CUN. ewtbiildaens Used Prisoners as Shield and Escaped in Triumph. LONDON, Dee, S1.—As was expected by those who have been course of the Transvaal wae the victory won by the Boers at Helvetia was greater than frat admitted by the War Omee It now appears that the attack was one of splendid daring and consummate kil The Hoers rushed a &l4neh gun, captured It, hod te abandon it, then formed # cordon of British prisoners around it, which stopped the Britieh fire and walked off with the weapon tn trlumph Lord Kitchener thus describes this Jaring peo of Work In a despateh from Pretoria “Tie post at Helvetia wan surprise) WA M, the ny Ofet rushing gin At dawn the offcer command: the powt at Swarte-Kopjes sent out patrol and shelled the enemy out of temporarily “The Hoers, however, formed our pris: mera around the gun and got it away eventually, No ammunition belonging to the aUn Waa captured, The casualties were four officers wounded, éleven men killed and twenty-two wounded. "A column waa sent out from Macha. dodorp, but owing to bad roads jt failed to arrive in time. ’ HIRAM MAXIM. A KNIGHT, Ameriean Inventor in the Lint of Mrition New Year Honora, LONDON, Dee, M.-The New Year's hon@r-ilet Includes the names of Hiram 4, Maxim, who wae born in Maine, and who ls the Inventor of the automatic ayatem of frearme, He ia knigated. Sir Alfred Milner, the Administrator of Hawih Africa, i# made a Koleht Grand Crows of the Hath. Col, Kitson, formerly | commanding at Kingston College Ieut.-Col. Irwin, Beeretary of the Can+ adian Vatriotle Fund, are made Com- pantons of the Order of #t. Michael and| M. George, and Bir Samuel Grimth ts made a Privy Counedllor In addition there is a Jong list of! Australians prominent in. the Federa | tlon who have recelved mlhor honors, — | — — “EL MOCHA” TO REVOLT. Venesuela in Again on the Brink ofan te Potion, WASHINGTON, Dec. M.—Diequieting reports as (o conditions in Venesueia are coming to Washington, Hernandes, the dreaded "EB! Mo regained REET MeN AT NDT Helvetia, making (hem abandon the gun | One Theueavat te Ota to Start in Great Scramble from Harlem to ll ‘Circulation Books Open to All,’’ > | OPENS NEW ‘CENTURY WILL BE COLD [Woman TAKEN ILL ON DIED IN RAILROAD Pulitzer Building, the city ordinance regulating the epeed of v lea, any violation Of these rebalations will be at thelr own rink, Nearly one thousand persone will make pace for Father Time to-night as he turns into 2,.00th lap on the track of ages the mtreteh of his ‘They Will set a swifter gait for the old man than his vigorous, untiring sinews ever knew before, and will lead him a dance, for a brief hour or #0, at Ipast, that ne Il long remember. ‘The century that closes with the mid: | j night chimes ts an era of speed and progress, and all that it represents in these qualities will be Illustrated in the Dawn-of-the-Century race for the Byen- ing World trophies, Harlem Brought Nearer, "To Harlem in fieen minutes!" haa long been our plaint, Park Kow tn that time or pretty nearly it will be something that can go down In history's annals after the rage is ov When Starter Al Bmith calle his firet set of vehicle contestants to the seratoh in the race against time toonight it te mre to be a sight well worth witness. . Hundreds of various inventions to hie one hither and chither will be there. there had rites y, by it whatever this cent aged rl be on the line, y Oe for the stuart. WA Worker at Jamaica—His Mother Prostrated. this morning was identified this after noon an that of dobn K. Walker, (wenty | three yours olf, of 41 MeCauley place Jamatea The woman who was with alm hax not been identified MeKen “S cannot believe it," she sobbed. Waa such a good boy, 1 cannot siand how he could have been fered , Neoriy and there pectations rebeilivun outbreak, fie corsa to such a place, “He never drank liquor in his Ute, Tam sure he did not touch the whi found tn the room, “At to werrible, verribie! Me was my, s5 =e From Harlem to Young Man Sunday-School The body of the young man found | beside the dead body of a woman ina room of the Hotel Vesta, Brooklyn, Automobiles in all forma a bicycles of all gearm motor many different chargin, steamed As bot the! and cable cars with tn Ing will all be on that tine he bicycle haw been tested quali auto hy might manufac! portunity to oconaton has bedi tation by them. itttle show in ‘int a onged f ‘il they the Autos 0: he ie travel io, e ewitohed forward tt will be trip to The World's Uptown Of. foe at trom there. to the Pulitaer for instance, nerve ling velocity and ing, e Jim Corbett, y ¥ live with great ine has @ tra thirty miles an hour by It wii aurely appear to Nike a atte i Harien Who ponsense id amount of nerve as M when It cones Bhe is Mine Eva Mug ¢, and if ed , locomotives oan afford to be wtoat loops work= without and with pac how Ite qualities, and. thts ” atthe | without hesi- whoela of the cycle or will they motor propelled to Win, That alone can be answered when the the lever has been @ onlookers: is fapt as the ex-champion at » running @ Wagon WHATHER—RAIN On SNOW, nid phanen, evoles in will remember bow last mado a new mark f awheel fal ‘or the tee fa the fastest that century There are eyclt beat stamp wen who have recornis on the penta to-day as the best rena Albert fon, one. Hard one Li heat the two- dulgence in if the ma- Fast Cyeles, Tee, aie will have to depend o; fnoee who have ad for producing speed. thing. On cyan, oyeles they ve attached ¢ an t mer & fore Le, ny s e, devil that ever manned such eon @ wl Ge the bull ofing a required, have served Jimmy hore | aavantage Sg their will be aboard thelr ft and N. Horn and teama on quadrioyeles wil wma tnng of a sensation by "t wll be Mike trying to i. oy when Mery 6 which one cone will awee) seated rig 4 re of it ie ie a minute by ir t it i race it’ as it “i will be. one fot0h So 'ne hart Re owmiwharn | ay Bigg, Prom he hh ba! tare bi ray ~~ ae, i og ye “g : of a ey i auto ) in der tilt, in ine abet be fid"only LKER DEAD WITH STRANGE WOMAN. Worlt’s uptown of EADS OROP McCann Out. PY (recim a note] and y Hy wn, ne somat CHARLEY WHITE, Who will time cont in race thelr arrival Pul Bullding, ‘ ntered of the jangerous opponent tor any le of venee toa their it PALS ANE, matinee Assistaffts Unger, Hen= nessey, O'Reilly and strict-Attorney Philbin remoweditort assistants to-day and made three ap pojntments, Unger, ‘The dismissals wore Flenry Daniel O'Retlly, Forbes Hane neasey and Charles B. F, MoCann, Franklin Perce and George W, Sotar- man were appointments wont for Assistant James, W, fame. “Mr,” Ontorne ted not summoned, He too was tardy, retained, as they learned later, Deputy Areltant fered and accepted, Hvan, Forbes J, rolled in the basket has ar jon of murder cases. the of Col tows Henry W, Unger, incumbency John of $M nation to Mr, Philbin, 4 private law practice in the Distrt been since 1885, whe late Randolph C Martine Walker wan the won of Jacob John K, Walker and the Bie Walker, the wealthiest bullder of] aod woman who died beside Jamaica and an officer of Dr La couple were registered at the hotel as Bar Chureh of that pla Trey ‘oup ere registered | man wae prominent in the Sunday-ectoot | Mr. and Mrs, Waish work of the church and bore an exce tent reputation, He was the eldest of | first-born, Ob e diegrnce seven children, four miaters and twol kill me!” and the mother # brothers, and was his father’s chief us| heartebr manner sintant In his business 7 ‘The identification was made When tie mother was informed oy a} young man’s father He bore reporter of The Evening Work! of her! bravely, but was visibly affects son's death under such elroumsances, Mad Died Tomether, the became hyaterical from grief | th the beéroom “ | heater, to whieh a rubber tube was at- youn turned off pai the elght Jets of the heater were pouring |tached. ‘The Jet had deadly fumes into the room They were a well dressed couple, ant was & misJet and) buregu. on Becond Page) under Col. Fellows, De Laneey MK Olcott and Col. Gardiner, t wo men retained untdentl-| him, The ut Mr, are ointment of Niveau street, and George law fem Dwight, of % of “& it will | Hughes H Howard “oe badd |) fi to be an expert tn the al bly ty nas ri whe ti moted to tie Ne MeCann for proterrt office vntil the comes he hi ration. ‘The te enemy hed in vain ll Daniel J. was on hand when he was ¢ummoned, He spent only two minutes in Mr, Phille bin's office and emerged to say that bie resignation had been requested, prefe Mr. O'Retily bea. had charge of prosecutions in Speetal Bessiona and he owed file 4,00 a year salary to the favor of Senator Tim Bul + He barge of the MoCann waa noe Philbin en ighacion bad been cles caused by & Mcintyre an 1 the a wi Cay he wou! nor ge in ne disposed of without extra company, ta salary of $7, each, and Howard 8, Gane at W408 Mr. Philbin was at his desk at 0.90 and District- Attorney Oshorne, of Molineux thtal arrived, Then Deputy Gerald Huld Gray was was thought that the «ummone meant resignations for bath, but ft was only to receive word that they would be O'Retily Hennessey's head next Mr. Hennessey sted Mr Molntyre in the prope He nephew of ex United States Senator Ma). Murphy, and had been in the offee singe ism R Fel) in charge of the tt + dictment bureau and drawing a salary voluntarily tendered his He will bulid ap Mr, Unger had Attorney's offica | ppointed by the He held over i, WW, of W. Sehur- Carter, Brow 8. Gana, a young lawyer, w