The evening world. Newspaper, January 28, 1904, Page 1

EDITION ANI IN THEATRE FROM LOBBY FIGHT Che { “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ | s Audience at Proctor’s 58th Street Place Was Dispersing, Four Men, One-a Policeman in Citizens’ Clothes, Engaged in Furious Combat. Women Screamed, Cries of ‘“ Fire! Were Raised, Reserves Were Called Out and After Two Arrests We Desperate Struggle re Made. - RBust as the audience’ was leaving (walking to school together in the mi Wroctor’s Fifty-elghth street theatre fatter the performance this afternoon Your men, one a policeman in plain plothes, engaged in a fight in the lobby Bhat created a panic. It became neces- wary to call out tho reserves from the /East Fifty-first street station to settle hehe disturbance. Two of the men were wrrested. Abraham Wolf and Bérnard Cunningham, both: of No. 24 East Eightieth street. . Wolf an Cunntdgham, who ‘are truck- wmen, As they |were passing out they encountered Po- iceman Kopp, of the Hldridge street ‘station, who was in citizens’ clothes and against whom tney entertain a grudge. Kopp had also been at the attended. the matinee. show with a friend, Louls Lowenstein, of No, 320 East Elghtieth street. After a few words Wolf and Cunning- ham sailed into Kopp and Lowenstein. They fought all over the lobby, knock- ing down women and children. Kopp drew his revolver and beat his assail- ants with ‘t and blew his police whistle tor nssistane Attracted by the whistle and the screams of the women, Policeman O'Connor entered the theatre and joined in the melee. but was unable to separate the four men, who slammed each other indiscriminately. Rumor got out that the theatre was on fire, and a great crowd gathered in Third avenue, while some one sent in a call for the-reserves. Not until the reserves under Rounds- |man Kano’ arrived was the fight stop- ped. Wolf and Cwmningham were ac- cused of assaulting a policeman and Kano lockedthe m up, 7 BOY 15, GIRL (3, MAY HAVE ELOPED (Roy Masters and Viola Mifler Contractor McDonald Outlines) Start-to School Together and Disappear, and Search for “Them Fails to Find Them. CK, N, ¥., Jan, %.—VioJa rs old, and Roy 1 years old, pupils of the High School, have disa peared, and no trace of them can be fouad. They started from their homes Yesterday morning, intending to go to School as usual, ax was supposed, they did not reach there, and all efforts thelr “subsequent movements MAMARO filler, tl Masters, Rye Neck a Miller is the daughter ef 1 vey Miller, superintendent of the F banks Scales Company, New York ¢ Young Masters is the son 0 builder hi ‘The two families Be eyide a few blocks from each other in the Rye Neck section of this pl ‘The boy and girl had been in the habit of ing and buck in the afternoon and th oftensmet &t school ‘and other enter~ tainments. ‘The girl de attractive and swell de oped and appears to be older than she really i#. Masters Ix a manly youth end is among his companions. Asay result of thelr simultane- ous disappearance there is a rumor, which finds many believers, that they have eloped. It is sald that when they went away they had $19 between them A theory Js that they went to York to attend & matinee performance and are afraid to return home. When the giri did not return at her accustomed time yesterday afternoon inquiries, were made about the village, and itwas learned that she had not at- od Tt was also dixcovered tendud school. that Masters had been absent, and, as he, too, failed to return home, the nat-} ural conclusion was that they had gone away together. ‘The families of both made séarch to- day without finding anv clue to the whereabouts of the children. ‘The po- lice will be arked to look for them, Mr, Miller, the father of the girl, away on a business trip, —-—- 95 DEAD TAKEN FROM MINE. Vietma Heing ‘Burted While Res- cuers Contnue at Work, PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan, %—The num- her of hories rescued from the Al- legheny Coal Company's mine to-day totals ninety-five. About thirty more pre At the bottom of the shaft ready | to bel brought up bly fafty are still in the min fugerals: were held to-day and a squad of men’ were put to work to-day dig- wlog graves for the victims in the plot of ground adjoining the Lutheran Cem- and pr etery, halfway between here a Springdale, It is in this plot that those i who have no friends able to expense of a burial will be Fl ontueatneateraee tenemeeiascmaed WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Friday, ‘“- New York Cit and vicinity: Moderat- ing with snow late to-night and on ji Friday; light winds becoming freoh eacterly. but | first of the | ait WANTS BROADWAY TUNNEL EXTENSION Latest Subway Plans in Let- ter to August Belmont Laid Before Commission. _——— Contractor MeDonald-is not in favor of abandoning the Broadway extension route of the subway, which became fa- moua in the “open ditch" controversy. | In a letter addressed to August Bel- mont and read at the meeting of the Rapid " jon to-day, the he was in favor | nsion down Broad- |w third of Fourteenth | street, thence to Fifth avenue to South Fifth avenue to Greenwich street and ithe Battery, forming a connection with the Brookiyn tunnel extensty The next extension of wrote Gontracto importance, MeDonald, ix a three: (rack subway under Lexington avei | beginning at Worty-second street run- ning north and under the Harlem River to One Hundred and Forty-ninth street and connecting with the subway and elevated service at that point. He added that he wax now wor on a plan to create an express service on | the east side elevated route by the s [dition of a third and: possibly fourth | track. No action was taken, but these | matters will be discussed at the next nieeting of the Commission, | <= BEGGAR SAYS HE IS JOHN JACOB ASTOR : Mendicant Who Claims Relation- |" ship with the Astor Family Was Arrested for Asking Alms and Sent to the Island. A man who gave the name of John ob Axtor and who claimed blood re- lationship with the Astor family was arrested this afternoon for begging at the corner of Fifty-third street and | Eighth avenue. Detectives Lally and lyin, who made the arrest, belles that he at what he rapres to be. ‘The man has figu deal in the ApAP rs {because of his poverty and hi arKes | that hin wealthy relatives refuse to con- jaribute enough to maintain him, When searched at the West Side Po- HHice Court he was found to possess $7 and receipts. for two registered dette: bad been sent to ‘The other was sent to Ta one of whien Asto: » asked hin to heg when years,” sald the prisoner, saving it for clot 01 He refused to give his addr trate x sent him to a Mrs, 4 N 'm ir a NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1904, SHP CRASHES NTO FERRY-BOAT Princeton of the Pennsylvania Line In the North River and Disables Her. TAKEN BACK TO JERSEY CITY BY TWO TOWBOATS.| After'the Passengers Had Land-| ed the Princeton Was Sent to the Hoboken Shops to Be Re- paired. ‘The ferry-boat’ Princeton, of the Penn- sylvania Railroad, was struck amld- rhips this afternoon by the Nachoochee, of the Savannah line, while in the mi&l- le of the stream betwoen Jersey City | and the Desbrosses street ferry, ‘The | ferry-boat was so badly disabled that | two.tugs were signalled for at once and came to her assistance. She was towed | with great dimiculty to the Jersoy side. The accident occurred almost at an equidistant pomt from either side o: |the river. With a crash thet steamer poked her prow into the directly back of the ladies’ cabin. ‘The Blow was not a direct one. It slanted off, but Mght as it was it did great damage. There was a rush of pasesngers to the sides, but a panic was averted. A signal for assistance went up and two of the Pennsylvania's tugs answ ed ft. They gave a rope to the ferry- boat and by their combined efforts the Brinceton was slowly drawn through the water to the other side of the river, The ferry-boat New Jersey bound for the foot of ‘'wenty-third street stood by in order to give assistance, if neces- sary, She was on her course up the riyer at the time, The paddle-hox of. the ferryboat w smashed to splinters, Dut the cabin w in no way damaged. The Princeton an old-time, single-decker. She w sent to Hoboken for repairs. The ferryboat Princeton was on her 3.20 trip when she was.etruck, She was running as an extra boat, She did not have as large a crowd on board as gen- erally travels on the regular boats, but there were many persons on board, and reat excitement was caused ainong the passengers by the accident. | The wheelhouse of the ferryboat was | smashed and steam pipes were broken.| Steam began to escape and there was! great excitement on board. As far as can be learned there were no fatalition among the passengers or crew of elther vessel. ais TILT AT THE TRIAL OF FORGER QUEEN Judge Foster Warns Lawyer Le| Barbier that He Myst Cease, “Aside” Remarks‘on Penalty) of a Fine. ferry-boat | i i ‘The trial of Mabel Parker, who has won the title of “Former Queen’ |through her amazing skill with the pen, nitvened this afternoon by tue Assistant District-Attor- jne in and Mr, Charles . Le Bar- biér ,counsel for the defendant bit. jter were the remarks of the two law- |yers that Judge Foster interfered #ev- eral Umes and finally. threatened to fine Mr Le Barbier $25 {f be continued his asides. G Mr. ‘Train had just finished examining Handwriting Expert Kinsley, and as the expert left the stand Mr. Le Bar- bier sald audibly “I don't take any stock in him; he's a Un soldier.” Mr. Train fairly jumped in the air, | “1 "appeal to Your Honor that such language is outrageous!” he exclaimed. ‘The Court had nos heard the remark, but when Mr. ‘Train repeated it Judge Foster turned sharply to the prisoner's | {counsel and sai 2. | “If you mukp ahy further remarks Mek that, Mr. ‘Le Barbier, 1 will fine jyou $25." |° "Mabel Parker and her |the stand this afternoon, testified "that she did not sign the checks, Her husband admitted that h did, The testimony was practically the same as was given in the former trial, | | WIFE'S TIGHT DRESS “DIDNT PLEASE HI husband took The woman | | In thesappliention of Mrs. Sarah ‘Thotenbert before Justice Dickey tn the | Brooklyn Supreme Court to-day for all- mony and counsel fee pending her hus- band's suit for divorce It developed that his principal dbjection to his wife, be- sides naming @ co-respondent, wee she played in‘ ‘Beauty husband's | or qi 5 cate my nie wi I have had $5 of that money, for | 10% Li th go ns fer av possib “ie fina opecatzteanen che obey that you oY would throw myself off ‘the ik | t Coastwise Steamer Hits the) ” THREE CHILDREN OF HYMAN COHEN, KILLED BY FIRE IN TENEMENT WHERE THEY WE. SPECIAL EXTRA. BURNED BY OjL. THAT BURST -FROM HOSE James Reilly. forty years old, of No. 265 Tenth avenue, was badly burned io-day while working in the hold ef the Panama \ilne steamer Allianca at pier 57, North River. He was repairing a hose attached to a kerosene boiler. A hole was accidentally cut in the hese, and the oi! squirted over Reilly's face and head. Some of the oil struck a lamp and ignited, and in an instant Reilly was in (lames. He was taken to the New York Hospital and will probably recover. Richard Granger, of No. 302 Schermerhorn street, Brook- lyn, who was assisting Reilly and who held the lamp, was not injured. oe RS AT WEW ORLEANS, NEW JERSEY TROLLEY MANAGER FORCED OUT Driven to Resign by the Indignation of the Riding Public, Backed by The Evening World, in the Fight Which Is Going On for Better Car Service. Asa result of The Evening World's campaign in behalf of the patrons of the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey General Manager Wheatley, who has be*n running the street rallway systems of Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark and surrounding cities ahd towns, resigned \to-day. President Thomas N. McCarter has taken the management into his own hands and will be assisted by Col. Edwin H, Hine, executive agent of the company. Until The Evening World took up the causo of the downtrodden street- car patrons of Northern New Jersey the “publio-be-———" policy rujed (aor conduct of the Public Service Corporation, In less than two weeks The Evening World has compelled the President to make’a public statement admitting neglect and the general manager has resigned, Without ‘ty Evening World’a expose of the condhions the Wheatley regime would =till Jroads, be miemanaging the street 1 Mr, Wheatley was tnken to the Jerscy) Clty admitted that he had resigned, bur car lines from the Brooklyn | refused to discuss the matter Rapid Transit Systera. Previously he| “f would rather have President ‘T) had been identified with the street rail- | X y to do the talking,” saiv Ways of Chicago, He took to the New scores of men from tne} bad ines of Brookly | Jerser cities will undoubtedly hand tn vain on the Pubile s r udequate § wrath of alt 4 towne wine’ New these their Albert who recently n aroused and a combined fight wi te bite mst the trust, ‘The ecru t will take ne World to secure arge of fon fact system, ke radical He operation of er directed to m Uniess ther great and improvement many of the ofart y the Public Service Corporation will be can- celled by the citi operat the has 4 The most drastic measure has been taken by the Common Counctl of tio: boken in instructing the Corp: Attorney to draft a bill to enable the in which its lines |city to condemn the tracks now in the iblic ¢ coe, pul streets and for Thay iewue of RE LOCKED ALONE. | fe FTHICS WINS BUT 8 DISQUALIFIED | Old Campaigner Runs Foully and | Is Set Back, the Favorite, St. .Tammany, Being Given the Race, THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Clear the Arena (5 to 2) 1, Dusky, (9 to 2) 2, Aggie Lewis 3. SECOND» RACE—Mayor Johnson (4 to 1) 1, Emma Grey (5 to 2) 2, Little Jack Horner 3, THIRD RACE-Clangor (9 to 5) 1, Joe Goss (10 to 1) 2, Ben Howard 3. FOURTH (even) 1, Pettijohn (9 to 5) 2, Boaster; to-day it was wiih posotive orders to begin this investigotion at once. 3, Ethics won, but was disqualified for fouling. Katle rowers (5 to 2) 2, Second Sight 3. (Special to’ The Evening World) | NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan, 2,—It was |cold and choerless at the track to-day gnd none but the regulars braved the inclement weather. A heavy rain fell last night and the track was ankle-deep in mud. There was some talk this after- noon of @ special match race between De Reszke and Hands Across, the dis- tance and weights to be the {which they met Wednesday. pe \Reszke's owner ghinks that Hands Acroes Was lucky to beat his gelding yesterday, Charies Booker, owner of Custus, pre- sented the horse to Dr. Rexford this same at morning. Custus fell and dislocated his! ‘Phat is, they were registering more gas than was actually consumed. kneecap in the last race Wednesday Rexford patched up the horse last night | and is confident he will race again. Withdrawals rulned what promised to be a swell racing Nineteen horses were scratched. FIRST RACE. card. | Bix furlongs; | three-your-old tilites. Betting | in putt! i: ; Slarters, whts. Jocks, StTIt Fin, Str. Pace} oljowing this tip The Evening World discovered that the Gas ‘Trust }/ about two months ago commenced the manufacture of illuminating gee! 108, Ho Phillipe 3 48 48 9-8 Higgins 4 56 9 Won easily, Place ériving Start ig Time—1.16 Dusky started out and set the pace to the run down the ckstretch Rounding the far turn Ci moved up and raced the submission, In the final furlo the Arena drew off and end. ND RACE pleased at th ix furlongs, ters.wats. Jockeys. St. HIf Fin ny THIRD RACE 'GAS THAT KILLS AS WELL AS ROBS | Supply, RACE—St. Tammany disgraceful situation, and when the Commissioner left the Mayor's offles MAYOR BEGINS. WAR ON THE GAS. EXTORTIONERS Persistent Work of The Evening World Exposing the Rapacity of the Combing, Leads to an Order to Commissioner Oak~ ley to Investigate Quality of Iliuminant. = IS NOW MADE OUT OF TEXAS-OIL Raw Southern Product Is Substituted Coal and the Inferior IIluminant Is F Through Defective Meters—Freezes and Is More Dangerous Than Coal Gas. The persistent efforts-of The Evening World'to force the: Gas’' to stop robbing the people through its defective meters and inferior g have at last borne fruit. gi Stirred to action by the revelations of the Trust's methods, , printed day by day in The Evenir World, Mayor McClellan to-day to his office Commissioner John T. Oakley, of the Department af! Wi ite Gas and Electricity, and had a long conference’ with him, there sult of which will be a thorough investigation of the Trust’s methods nl a careful scrutiny by experts of its meters and the quality of hoe 3 plied to the people of the city. 5 There is to be no more sitting back and allowing the Gas. continue undisturbed in its plundering of the people. | Its-every.act is to} subjected to a careful ecrutiny, not only now, but all the time, re GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS. This result, which will be good new# to every gas consumer in-the city, has only been accomplished by The Bvening World's persistency i spreading the true state of affairs before the Mayor day by day.) At he and Commissioner Oakley have been forced to take cognizance of thy In speaking of the work to be undertaken by Commissioner Oakley, Mayor said this afternoon: FIFTH RACE-Ostrich (even) 1,1 4.0., otherwise ures $400; entrance $15; for/ Mes im * St now being equipped for the substitution of such oil for coal. “Tnis will enable us in a measure to act'decisively and definitely. So 522 of tho charter gives the Commisstoner of Water Supply, Gas | Plectricity power to investigate the quality of gas, and, finding it'inf notify (he companies and impose fines. These tests of gas can) be | once a week and consecutively. We shall make immediate investigation | to quality at least, and that will be a step toward finally remedying | degree the evils complained of.” Le ITS POOR GAS IS DEADLY. In its unecrupulous greed to make more money and make it fast, the ‘Trust has laid itself open to the most serious of criminal charges—even the taking of human life! ' his statement is vouched for by Prof. Edward G. Love, superinter of the photometrical branch of the Department of Water, Gas and E Supply. ae |" Until to-day the indignation against the Gas Trust was based on the te | port of Jastrow Alexander, State Inspector of Gas Meters, that of the 73, gas meters in New York City which his department had examined, Ve 14,500 had been found defective in favor of the Consolidated Gas Company, | From a remark dropped by State Inspector Alexander to-day a chango | \in the sitaation has been brought about. He said: 4 the “While there are vastly more com) lnints now than ever before, {is not with the gas meters. Of course, they are de! cheating the consumers, but the greater and mont serious the action of the company in substituting oil for coal gas, amg — ing such a high pressure on the gas. from raw Texas oll, and further investigation showed that all plants: are ! Oi] makes a much inferior gas to coal. It burns yellow, flickers, smal? particles of carbon burn and form soot and dirt, and under the same pressure as that used for coal gas it gives but seventeen thirty-seconds of the same candle-power of light. é Here is the startling assertion or accusation made ‘by, Prof. Lowe: “It {s a notorious fact that the gas companies of this city are mak thelr product from Texas ol. It, of course, cannot compare with coal such a purpose, and the product is necessarily of a much lower grade, quiring air to force it in suMficient quantity through the pipes. , IT FREEZES EASILY, seh “It freezes easily and, besides this danger to consumers, there eve? exists that which Hes in the formation of bubbles in the mains, They stop = che flow of the {luminator and lights go out, leaving the jets open, “yhen the bubbles burst the gas continues to flow again and the re sults are to be seen on every hand in cases of people suffocated, fires explosions.” A Persons who read the newspapers will recall that In the last two months many persons, have gone to bed leaving a gas light or a gas stove burning and have been found dead in the morning, the flame extinguished and thd was flowing weely before ayor a writ reply an ordered Commissioner Oakley to act te-day MeCle persons who had made complaints to bi » many t the over-charges of the Gas Tru had no authority to inspect and regulate meters or the supply of fs entir in the hands of the State Inspector of Gas Meter; ey “| do not mention this.” he sald, “for the purpose of reflecting upon Thay) policy which takes from New Yoric the control of its own affairs, but t iy ‘At to give you the information that unless gas companies prove amenabli ! knocned | request of the Mayor, the hope of relief can only come from the State bits) j | thorities. Medatain: ‘ “T trust thet? title tae it assurance of my readiness to [zgthensat aren AS ert AM oe easkelaatamaraseiarice sinsmmoepowen,!- 77T.