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i i i 1 "V'. 1 54. NO. .110. BROOKLYN, SATURDAY, APRIL SI, 18 94.

TWELVE PAGES. THREE CENTS. EAGLE. COHONA'S POST OFFICE ROBBED. "MIKE" FINNIGAN IN DESPAIR.

Mi WILSON READS THE BIBLE THOUSANDS OF MEN ON STRIKE BE MUST LIE LIKE THUNDER, Or Deny That Double Track Bicyole Story. OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION. Graveaonders Protest Airainst Acm blyman Friday' Rill. Several prominent officials and taxpayers of Gravcsond who are opposed to tho annexation of that town had a conference with Assemblyman William H. Friday at the offlco of George F.

Elliott to day. They presented a petition signed by soveral hundred property owners representing 50 per cent, of the assossod valuation of the town protesting against annexation. Speeches were made by Suporvisor Bennett, Justices Chambers and Finnerty, Chief of Police Eustis and others. They took the ground that 80 per cent, of tho people residing in tho town were ngainst it; that tho candidates of tho Citizens' league were elected on a platform against annexation and asked that the new officials be given a chance to conduct their own affairs for a while, at least. Abbs mblyman Friday is in a quandary.

Ho introduced bills annexing Gravesend, Flatbush and New Utreoht, and after explaining the status of tbom seemed to bo as much at sea as ovor. Groat pressure has been brought to bear upon him by those In favor and against annexation. After hearing the opponents he announced that those in favor of tbe town being made part of tho city would be given a chance to be heard. Then he will make up his mind just what to do. His bill has passed the senate and Is in the order of third reading in the assembly.

Governor Flower has intimated that he will sign it if passed. ASHORE AT SOUTHAMPTON. NO CHANGES IX SENATE RULES. Xbe Idnsty and Cobwebbcd Obstructions to Public Business Likely to Stand. Washington, D.

April 21 Although many propositions have been1 introduced in the senate looking to an amendment of tho rules, nothing has resulted from thqm. The sonato, which makes up the committee on rules, gonorally se ioots the most conservative members of tho body for that committee. At least in the present congress the majority of the committee are wholly opposed to any changes and tho Ilapub lloan members are not likely to assist in adopting new rules which would ih any way restrict their privileges andjpowora. The proposition (submitted by Senator Gray of Delaware yesterday providing that no senator shall road a poeoh or read extensively from books or paers has for Its object the shutting oil of whatjaro known as long winded speoches, but more especially to cut off speoches which are supposed be made for the express purpose of killing titne. TWs matter was under discussion during tlb extra session when the silver debate was onJtho question being whether a senator could have) a document read at the clerk's desk.

In tbeloonrso of the debate Senator Toller told something of the traditions of debate In that body. Ho said that it wus never intended that a seiator would present, a speech and read it lit was understood that he should prepare himislf, ana that ho ought to do: but the reading of speechos was a practice that hod grown up bf late years and was not contemplated when the senate rules allowing entire freedom of deflate were tlrst inaugurated. The object in preventing the reading of speeches is that, while a enator may be con teat to read for hours witlout a single senator listening and not more thtto. two or three In tho chamber, he would probably not be disposed to talk to the same kind of anfaudience; and It Is further believed there would be very much less speech making. This is no doubt true, but the wholo matter would probably be debated until December before any rules looking toward the closure of debate or any startling innovations introduced in tho senate were carried.

CaiUand Stamiw Purloined From tlto Safe The I.ou 8305. The Corona post ofllco was robbed yesterday aftornoon of 3325 in stamps and 885 in cash. Miss Francos Traphagen, daughter of tho postmaster, was in tho post office at 3 o'clock when a well dressed stranger entered. Xhero wero a number of sohol children in the offlco at the time. Tho stranger purchased a postal cord and entered into conversation with tho postmistroas.

After several minutes ho left tho ofllco nnd Btarted In tho direction of Flushing. An bour later Miss Traphagen had occasion to go to tho safe for stamps. The safe is In a small closet room next to UUU JB HOIK. JLU3 JUUUf woman was astonished at finding all the stamps uu iuuuuj uimsmg. xn mo saio ac ino lime oi the theft thero was about $50 speoiol delivery left, showing that the thiof was not a novice.

whn wna 1 1 I entrance into the room by a rear door while io was in progress. A MANIFESTO FROM DE MELM). Ho Sayn tho Insurgent Army Sid Not Support SSim. Buenos A toes, April 21 Admiral Do Mollo has issued a manifesto, declaring that the in surgont territorial army did not support tho insurgent squadron. In addition, Do Mello accuses Generals Salgado and Laurentino of abandoning the strugglo at tho decisive moment.

Ho adds that he relinquished tho contest in consequence of absolute laL'k of moans to continue it. In conclusion, Do Mollo expresses the hope that, in eplto of tho fallaoioua promisos of as sistance of so callod friends, tho efforts which ne has mado may not bo witaout cood effect upon the future of Brazil. THE LAST OF H. IVES In His Coffin He Looked Like a Fifteen Year Old Boy. lie Was Formerly a Brooklyn Maa and Several Residents or This City Attended the Funeral Services His Kemalns Aro to Be Interred in Greenwood.

The funeral of Henry S. Ives, who died in Asheville, N. last Tuesday, took place today. Serviots wero hold at 11 o'clock this morning at his late residence, 6 Wo3t Fifty sixth street Now York. Thore wore about sixty persons present.

They lnoludod the relatives nnd most inti mate friends of the dead man. Albert Muner, sexton of Trinity chnpel, In West Twenty fifth street, was the undertaker In charge of the funeral arrangements. The oasket In which the body reposed, lay open in tho parlor to allow thoso present to view the remains. The floral decorations wero most profuse and almost covered tho ooflln. The llev.

Mr. Wood of Staton Island officiated nnd read tho simple Episcopal funoral service, which lastod only a few minutes. Among thoso present wero Mr. Ives' sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.

Stryker; his wife and her mother, Mrs. Loomis Mr. Gaorge S. Stayner, who was for several years a business partner of Mr. Ivos; Mrs.

Gary of Sidney place, Brooklyn, and her two daughters; Mr. Charles A Silver, who was a fellow bourder and intimate friend when the dead man lived In tho house of Mrs. S. C. Pitts at 20 Sidney place several years ago.

Mr. Silver said that Mr. Tvbr' fRn as he lay In his cofiln, looked like that of a 15 year old boy. The Interment will take place privately in Greenwood at tho convenience of tno lamuy. TWO HUSBANDS ALIVE, But rtlrs.

Btorsrou Wurtl Says She Is Not Guilty of Big acny. "I've had moro happiness In tho ton months I'vo lived with him than in all tho years of my married life before." This was said In tho Butler streot pollco oourt this morning by a well dressed, plump, intelligent looking woman of 34 yoars with a gold watch and gold spectacles. She was arrested yesterday at her rsidonco, 294 Fourth avenue, on a charge ot bigamy preferred by Patrick Bergen of G7o Third avenuo. In support of his charge Bergen presented a copy of the record in the health department showing the marriage on July 1, 1893, of Marv Elizabeth Bergen to llobert Daniel Ward, an engineer, this being the seoond nuptial contract for both ot the parties. Tho defendant, while admitting tho authenticity of tho reoord! pleaded not guilty to the charge and the case was put down for a hearing on May 1.

Mrs. Bergen, or Mrs. Ward, as tbe case may be, says she thought her husband wad dead when she married a seoond time. She alleges that sho found a record of his death at Bollevue hospital. Prior to this for some time the couple had not livod together.

Thov wero nmrrind in York In lS7(j, at a timo when Bergen was a man ot considerable moans. He was in the restaurant business. The woman says he drank too muoh and her life witb him became unbearable and so they drifted upart. Bergen's story places a measuro of the sponsibillty for their estrangement upon his wife's relatives, who he says tried to get a living from him on the strength of the relationship. A DRUG CLEKK'S SELF MURDER.

It Is Suspected That Ho Belonged to an Indianapolis Miicido Club. Indianavoijs, April 21 Kodnoy Metz gor Thursday night purchasod a new suit of clothea, a new pair of shoes, wont home, put thom on, bid his parents good night and drank half nn ounco of prussic aoia und was found dead by his mother yesterday morning. Ho was a drug clork aud on intimate terms with Dr. McKinnoy, who worked for the samo druggist, and who took bis life exactly in tho same manner only a fow months ugo. Motzgor was of a jovial disposition, had a good paying position and appeared to be happy.

Tho coroner and his friends suspect that there is a suicide club here and that Mctzgor nnd Dr. McKlnney wore membors. VAN BURE.V AS CONSULTING ENGINEER. Commissioner White Would Like to Ketaiu jSini iu That Capacity. City Works Commissioner White sent to Mayor Schieren this morning a requisition for authority to appoint llobert Van Buren as consulting engineer of hia department, after Mr.

Van Buren's retirement from tho chief enginoer Bnip on jtuy l. Commissioner Wliito said that us there wero several important works pending, which woro initiated uuK Van Buren. it is desirable that tho city should retain his services in an advisory capacity until tho completion of thosy Mayor Kchiert loft tho city hall for the day at 11 o'clock aud toot no action upon tho requisition. MRS. CHARD'S HCril BIRTHDAY.

Twenly fivo t'eiirs Ago Sbc 'I'iiouirht She Owned a tSiir siic of Vixelan d. N. April 20 Mrs. Hannah Chard to day celebrated lior one huudredth and llftli birthday. Dvsoito her grtiat ago she is still quite hulo and hearty.

Five generations of her family worn present. Twenty five yoars ago Mrs. Chard made an effort to regain Brooklyn propnrty valued nt and whioh Mio alleged belonged to her grandmothor. Ilor suit was unsuccessful. I'LEAIKI GUII.TV TO KlbNAI'IMXG.

George Damos. laborer, oi Eighth street. pwho was arrosted yesterday for kidnapping a child years old named J'Jtua of Atlantic avenuo. pleaded guilty in th i lintler street court this morning, llts examination was set for May 1. Dames is Paid to havo beon in similar trouble before, but escaped punishment His mental faculties do not scorned to bo marked by exceptional vigor.

Eis Deoline and Fall Off the Flatbush Empire. CAN'T BE JUSTICE OF THE NEW WARD. Tho General Impression Is That Hennessey Is to Blame for the Discovery of the Fatal Clanse Dizzy Aspirations of a Rural Statesman Hurled With Violence to the Floor of the Assembly Chamber Roche Proposes a Constitution Revision A Forlorn Hope. Special to the Eazlo. Assemblyman Fmnigan is terribly disturbed.

In fact, it is doubtful if he slept much in his Flatbush home to which, he returned lost night. After fighting tooth and nail for the clause in tho Flatbush annexation, bill, which glvs a police justice to Flatbush, lo and behold a groat barrier is put in the way of Mr. Fmnigan becoming that justice. Tho assemblyman from the suburbs ot Brooklyn has got to that ago When the excitement of debate in the eounolls of the state and the wear and tear of dlplomnoy pall upon him. After years spent In tho turmoil of native politics he is looking toward the sunset.

It is not unreasonable, therefore, that the vista raised before the old man's eyes of himself, surrounded by faithful henchmen, dispensing sentences to vagrants, etcetera, at the modest salary of 5,000 a year, was a cheerful one. It mado a cozy place to tho mind's eye, wherein tho statesman, crowned with laurel leaves and the benedictions of an enthusiastic constituency, might mete out justice and acquire financial stability and mental equipoise at tho some time. Like a stroke from a sandbag in the dark this air castle of Mr. Flnnlgan has boon shattered from minaret to moar. Alus! he may not be justice of Flatbush, because of that clause of the constitution which provonts a member of the legislature from holding office under a law passed during his own time of service.

The Flatbush annexation bill was passed on Thursday, and on Friday it was Bent to the governor. It now awaits tho signature of the chief executive. Mr. Finnigan's faco fairly teamed with joy, and its naturally roseate hue deepened as his associates went up to his chair yesterday morning ana casually remarked: "Good doy, 'judge." Tiiis bliss was short lived, as might" be' judged from the circumstances. The fatal clause in tho constitution was discovered before FiDnigan Had really tasted tho first sweets of his now prospects.

It is alleged that Assemblvman Hennessy first discovered the death dealing, clause in the constitution which hurled Finnigan's aspirations lllto a bisque vaso to the stone floor. Finnigan will swear that it was Hennessy, any way. for Flnnlgan is a Arm believer that Hennessy can Jonah him out of anything, even the justiceship of Flatbusb. As soon as the news began to spread about the assembly chamber tho expressions of gladness changed to thoso of grief, and, one after another, Samuel Foley. Davidson, Horrman and a dozen other Tammanyites, forced their way to Finnigan's desk and offered their condolences.

Finnigan was touohed, perhaps by the commiseration of these friends, and moro perhaps by the prospect of losing the soft snap that ho has had his eyes upon for months. Among the many that went Finnlganward was Patrick Roche, veteran member of the house, who has much learning of the wiles of legislation hidden behind his fierce mustachios. He placed the index finger of his right hand as In the piotures of Charles Dickens, and after a few seconds meditation a thought struck him, and struck him violently. "Finnigan," he shoated, so loud that the epeakr brought down bis gavel sharply, oall ing for order. "Finnigan.

I have it. Your friends will not see you suffer. We are all too fond of you for that. You have been our leader in fact If not in name, our guiding star through the deserts of adversity, our model in all legislation. On Monday wo will put In an enabling clause.

We will change the constitution of the state of New York that the name of Finnigan may not be brought low." Tho Mirabenu of Flatbush jumped at this as does the drowning man at a straw, and so, after some debate, it was agroed that Patrick Henry Boche should on Monday night introduce the great enabling clause which should break the chains from Finnigan, and free him for the judicial control of Flatbush. It is a desperate measure, but by the same mark is not Finnigan's caso desperate? It is the forlorn hope. JLt Is worthy of a trial. In tho meantime finnigan must suffer, suffer with all the acuteness of a refined and delicately poised nature. He must suffer and wait.

OVERRUN WITH ITALIANS. Slight Hundred of Xliein Nearly Oanae a. Itiot The number of Italian Immigrants is increasing rapidly. The authorities and employes at Ellis Island hare all they can do to handle them. Whenever a vessol arrives with these newcomers a horde of their countrymen go to the island to meet friends and a great deal of confusion results.

Eight hundred Italians arrived yesterday at Ellis island and fully 4,000 persons were on hand to receive them. At one time a riot seemed imminent. Two women in the groat throng became involved in a dispute and went ot one another vioiously. One of them tore the earrings from the other's ears. Wnen the foroe of employes endeavored to stop tho row tho Italians gathered around them with angry shouts and a general riot was narrowly averted.

Commissioner McSweoney oomplained bitterly of the action of the steamship company in granting passes to go to the island to any one applying. He aaid that ho will take some action in the matter and see if tho nuisance cannot be Stopped or abated. FOUND DEAD AND DYING TOGETHER. An Entire Family iu Dancer ot Extermination From Sleuoloa. Midmjetown, N.

April 21 A whole family 1b likely to be wiped out by measles this week. In a family of seven, four children are dead and two others and the father are at the point of death. There was a funeral near Goshen Tuesday, at tho home of James Mapos, a colored veteran, one of his children having died of measles. The minister who hold the services, learning yesterday that tne three other children wero sick, visited tho afflicted household. On tho floor, dead, were two ohlldren, agad 17 and a 12 year old boy died while he was in the room and the father an? his two remaining little ones were scarcely alivo and will not survive.

BRIDGE TERMINAL PLANS AGltKKD UPOS. A final conference was had this morning between the bridgre terminal committee, comprising President Howoll. Trustees Seth L. Keenoy and Clarence A. Henriques, and Chtof Engineer Martin and the officials of tho two elevated roads, Frederick TJhlmann and O.

F. Nichols representing the Brooklyn and Genoral Jourdan and General Manager Goundie appearing for the Kings County. An amicable arrangement was arrived at as to the disputed facilities of the roads and the leases and agreements will be ready be submitted to another meeting, to be held Monday afternoon in the mayor's office. JUTOB SCUIERKK COXTItlEUTKS $100. Mayor Schieren has contributed $100 toward the fund for the entertainment of the delegates to the convention of the Society for the Advancement of Science, which will be held in this city next August.

The total of tho fund thus far is $1,200. A CHILD'S DODT IS THE SETTER. John Snyder of 10 Speucer" street found tho body of a child yesterday afternoon while cleaning out a sewer on tho corner of Patchou aveuue and Van Buren street. WHO STOLE THX PttfiSS CLBE'S CLOCK 1 The police of tho First precinct bave'beon asked 1 to.find the thief who stole an onyx elbok from the parlors of the Brooklyn Press club at 98 Ijiv. ingston street.

The clock was stolen yesterday. And He Also Believes in the Planetary System. HE DRANK DP THE JUDGE'S FIFTY CENTS. His Stars Aro Not Favorablo nnd Even the Elements War Against Him As Twenty nine Days In Jail Would Be Deleterious to Dim. He Is Once More Favored With Judicial Clemency A Kentnckian Who Can Quote tho fferrptnras and Is Familiar With Mythology.

Henry Wilson, the gnllant Kontuoklan, who was in the Ewen police court last Wednosduy, and who so charmed Judge Watson by his sonorous sentences and courteous bearing that be not only allowed him to go, but gavo him 50 oents, was in court again tbis morn ln his second arrest being the result of the judge's goneroslty. Officer CorneliuB of tho Seventh precinct said that he found Wilson on Greenpoint avenue in on intoxicated condition. When he faced the judge Wilson shifted about uneasily as the magistrate gazed steadily at him. "Well, well, Mr. Wilson, I am not only surprised but grieved to see you hero again.

What is the mattor? "Well, you see. yo' 'onor, you gavo mo a qua'tah, sah, and told mo to proouro a drlns. I did so and I cannot just remember what followed. It seems to mo that I am under tho influence of somothlng that keeps me in trouble." "Yes," said tho judge, "tho stars are not favorable. The planets undoubtedly oxert an evil influence over you, do they not?" "I reckon that's bo, yo' 'onor.

I believe in the planetary system. 'The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showoth His handiwork. Day unto day utteroth spoaoh and night unto night showetb "You are quite a Btudent of the Bible." "Yes, sah. But I was saying, sah. that whon you dun give me dot money I was gwlne home and started for tho ferry.

But liko Corberus, who guards tbo riror Styx, the policeman stood there and I could not pass him. Then It was rainy yesterday and I didn't feel well "Even the elements wero against you," observed tne judge. "What was he doing, officer?" "Ho was insulting women," said Cornelius. "Is that so. Wilson? I am surprised that a Southern gentleman, one who comes from the land of chivalry, a Kentucklan, a blue grass Kontuoklan.

should so far forget himself as to annoy a woman." io onor. I don romember anything about that. I reckon I was drunk." I reckon you were, too. Bo you think you could stand twenty nine days in the jail I am very much afraid, yo' 'onor, that such confinement would be very deleterious to mo, physically." 'Well, you look as if you couldn't stand much, so I'll give you another chance." CALLED AT A DETECTIVE'S HOUSE. A Swindler makes a liad Break and e( Cnusht.

Tho detectives ot Inspector MacKollar's central office staff are glad that Detective Sergeant Smith arrested Henry Gardener yestorday after noon. Gardener is the middie agod man who, it is alleged, has been swindling DeoDle bv ool lootlnc subscrlntions of SI for vair'i unnnlc of tho Musical Some, a monthly musical publication. The prisoner's plan was to call at a house, pretend that he was an agent for tbe publishing firm leave a number of the current month and collect $1. Purchasers never heard from him again, and when they wrote to the publishers asking why they bad failed to continue sending tho monthly, were informed that the canvasser was a fraud and had no connection with the house. There have been fifty complaints against Gardener within tno last three months and th detectives of the oentral office squad have been looking for him.

His description was notable, for ho invariably wore an overcoat, a thin alpaca duster under It and a white vest. Detective Sergeant Smith, who lives on Hull street, heard from him on Thursday. Tho swindler called at Smith's house on that day and trlea to sell the Musical Home to a woman who lives upstairs. She tried to borrow tho nocossary dollar from Mrs. Smith, hut the detective's wife had nothing less than a five dollar bill.

The canvasser volunteered to go and get change, but Airs. Smith asked him to call next day. The detective learned of the visit and waltod yesterday for Gardener's return. He had an interesting talk with him and almost paralyzed the stranger by placing him under arrest. Gardener is an Englishman, 54 years old, and a oultivated conversationalist.

VALUABLE ETCHINGS How a New Yorlt Dealer Waa Itobbed of Artists' Proofs. C. H. Bitohie of 39 "West Fourteenth street, New York, a printer of artists' proof etchings, went to police headquarters March 12 and complained that for a year goods had been stolen from his stock. He could not tell whether tho place hod been robbed at night or whether a series of simple laroonies had been committed.

Inspector McLaughlin set a number of detectives at work on tho case. From investigation it was suspected that certain employes Wero the guilty parties. Warren Bockwood of 103 East Nineteenth street war traced to a picture stora kept by Max Webber, at 40 Avonuo A The detectives also shadowed Albert Cassuo of 432 East Ninety second street, and Frank Smith of 334 West Fifteenth streot. These people, it is alleged, sold etchings worth $70 and $30 to various picture dealers for a dollar or two. Webber and the three employes wore arrested and taken to Jefferson Market court to day.

Itockwood wa3 discharged because ho had turned state's evldonoe, but tho others wero held for examination. ASSESSOK JHCXAMARA'S MISHAP. Bitten by au Unseen In tbe Twen. ty.seeond Ward Yesterday. Assessor John McNamara had a sorious and painful mishap yesterday morning, as a result of which he is unablo to write.

Ho was looking over a fence on Seventh avenue, nearthe corner of Fourteenth street, endeavoring to obtain tho dimensions of a yard. In doing so he put his right band on top of the fonco. A dog inside the yard into which ho was was looking snapped at tho hand tearing off the nail of the Second finger and severely injuring tho littlo linger. Mr. McNamara was in company with Assessor Kurth.

They did not stop to look at tbe dog, but went to tho nearest drug store where tho wound was cauterized. After this Mr. McNamara wont to Dr. McLean. Ho was unable to work to day.

0EAVKSE5DERS WILL SOOS LKAVE JAIL. Tho sevon Graveseaders who wero sent to Raymond street jail to make reparation for their offenses against tho ballot will leave there, in all probability, by "Wednesday. Four of tho number who were committed without a fine are to bo discharged Tuesday. Their names are Jumes Tuttle, Garrettson Morris, William Stewart and John Cunliff. Tbe three remaining prisoners, Nicholas Johnson, Jamos W.

Cropsey nnd Harlan Cromlall must pay a flue of i'JoO, and, if it is forthcoming, they will louvo Wednesday. THE ST. JIAKYS IN HEMPSTEAD JAY. Tho school ship St. Marys arrived in Hempstead bay, off Glen Cova lundinc late yesterday afternoon with sixty boys in training.

Tho ship will remain at her prosent anohoraco until May l. WHITE IlLLb D0O WORTH 5200 UO.XE. A bull doc. all white, valued at WOO, strayed Ab tho foot of Dograw streot. Tho police aro on his rraoK.

fflousehold Effects, Goods, Tranlcn, sllTor plato, atorad at roanonablo ratos la tho llrcproof balldlnK of tho JSaou Waubuoubk anu bionAQZ UOMtAHX, Urooklyo Adt. Coal Miners Quitting Work in Scores of Localities. TOE MOVEMENT SEEMS TO BE WIDESPEEAH It Is Blade in Obedience ta tbe Orders of tho Union, Which Extonds All Over the Country. To day's Demonstration Reaches From thtt Mississippi to Maryland A Demand for Bet ter Wages It Is Expected That tbe Shot Down Will Be Maintained for Weeks. PaiiAdelphia, April 21 If all th miners in what is known as the Clearfield dis, trict of the bituminous coal roglon, strike at noon to day there will be 20,000 men out ot work in that territory.

Added to those aro C.000 In PhiUipsburg district, 4,000 in the Indiana district, 5,000 in the Jefferson district and, about 8,000 in tho mountain district. A prominent operator said to day: ''The strike is not against a reduction la wages, but simply and sololy for tho purpose ot keeping tho officers of the miners national organization In office. Things bad been qufot for so longatime.thuttho working miners wore kicking against paying bic salaries to general offloers for doing nothing. As far as we nro concerned, ws have boen practically maintaining a charity organization for some time. It would have paid us to havo closed our mines six months ago, when we found it necessary to reduce wages in order to keep tne men at work.

They aoaepted tho situation quiotly and did not oflor any objection." The speaker quoted Is a momber of a flxra employing several thousand miners. PmixirsBUBo, April 21 The bigstrlk may bo said to have begun yesterday, when nearly all tho miners working in the mines along tho Boeoh Croek road suspended work without warning, some of tho mines not having sufficient coal to keep tho fires under tha boilers this morning. The number of men in this, the eighth bituminous district, who will be on strike at 12 o'clock to day will at least seven thousand. Tho Houtsdale and Os cala mines quit completely at 12 o'clock to day. Thero was no excitement.

The men are determined, and the operators say that they hav sufficient coal to keep their customers supplied for two or thrso weeks. No trouble is anticipated unless some of tho operators should undertake to start their mines, in which event tho scenes in the coke reglonB will ba repeated here. Willi amsfobt, April 21 Tha 200 miner employed at the Red Sua mine at Italston, refused to go to work this morning. The mlna owners used every available means of persuasion, but the men wore firm In their determina tion to remain out. All the miners are members of the United Mine Workers association.

Connei.L3VH.le, April 21 There is great uneertainty througnout the entire region to day as to the probabilities ot tho cokers joining tha ganoral strike. Among the operatori tbe opinion Is genoral that the men will not go out They say that cokers are discouraged at the failure of the recent strike and will not quit work soon again. Tbe strike leaders however, aro confident tho men will come out again and that they will be successful this time, because they have the backing of the national board. Meetings are being held to day to elect delegates to the Scottdala convention, wnieh meets Monday to decide the question. Pomeboy, April 21 The miners oi tle twenty two mines in this district laid down their tools to day and joined the general strike.

Sevon hundred of the 840 employed in Pom eroy Bend had signed an agreement lost night to abide by tho terms ot the strike. Five operators bavo signified thoir willingness to pay price demanded. Jackson, April 21 All the mines of Jackson county shut down at 11 o'clock this morning and 4.000 men have loined the (Treat strika. Tho miners have worked so littlo la tho last year that many of them have no surplus aud must suffer if the strike continues for any longth ef tima. A small number want to break away from tho United Mine Workers' union and wish to organize a local union for the county.

The majority will not hear to this, however, and will stick with tbe mine workers. The operators are not fearful about the result. They have a large amount of coal on Hand and think that the strike will Do broken before they noea more. Hcn'tiuqdos, April 21 Advices from th Cumberland bituminous coal regions state that all is quiet thero this morning. La the Clearfield region tho miners struofc at noon to day as agreed and In this they were joined by the Huntingdon, Broad Top and the East Broad Top miners.

Maryland where nothing was expected, has joined In the suspension. On the New and Kanawha rivers there is every indication of a general suspension. It is nn open secret in Columbus that the operators of this region are in sympathy with tho suspension and hope tho miners wlti win. The operators here desire to pay the soale pro posod by tho minors, but are prevented bv cer taia operators in tho Pittsburg district" who have been paving lower wages. Seven hundred men are out at New Straits villa.

Those miners are among tho most conservative and Intelligent in the oountry. A speoial from Trimble to tho Dispatch says all of the minors In the Sunday Creek valley are out. Thero aro about flftoen hundred ot thom. Mi.nosk, I1L, April 21 The miners went to work to clay as usual. Owing to the Are in the mine somo time ago and the enforced idleness of the man, it is not at this time thought they will join tho general strike.

Oskaloosa, April 21 None ot the minora at tho Flvo Mahaska camps will come out. All are working and will so continue according to their declarations. Colusihus, April 21 Reports to day at national headquarters ot Miners' union are to I the effect that in the blook coal fields of Indiana whore the mou bavo a coutraot they will work two days a week until May 1, whon they will join in the suspension. CALVE WILL SING TO MGHT. Grau Said so l.usi nifbt and IMnnssror Murray Believes lElm.

There is every indication that Mme. Emma Calve will sing in the production of "Carmen" at tho Academy of Music to night. Her controversy with Mme. Eamos and her determination not to sing In America next season has ne relation to tho present performance or that which will follow shortly in New Ycrk. Oscar J.

Murray, the lessee and mans, gor of tho Aondomy, was seeu this morning and said that he had taken tho trouble last night to visit Mr. Grau at tho Metropolitan opera house and ascertain it tboro was any probability of jiiuo. vinvw uisiippoiuung ner rsrooKijn aamir ors. Mr. Grau statod positively that Mme.

i Calvo would appear. cast tor to night does not include Mme. Eames. Sho was not named whon the seleo tion was made. Thure is no reason apparent why sho should not fulfill to night's engaga mont.

STOLE TITO PLANES AND A DEItBT. Adolph Sommors. 14 yoars old. of 123 Trout, mau street got into the grounds of St. John's Lcolloge, on Lewis avenue, yesterday afternoon.

and stole two carpenter's planes and a derby hat belonging to workmen, anil which they hod left in the new church. A crowd chased him down Lewin avenue. Clarence Seiiolieid of 03 Lewis aveuuo cauu'ht tho boy and turned him over to Officer McConnell. Iu the L. avonuo polioe court this moruing Justica Goetting directed that a charge of vacrancy bo made out acainst Somnu rs, ami then committed him to await ex aniiuution on Monday.

KDYVAUD Ullilunt) HAS LKFT HOHE, Edward Hibbard, IS yoars old, the son of William II. Hibbard of 404 Kosciusko stroot, had a littlo misiui ictstandintr with his father on Wednesday eveniin; and left tho house. This morning his father rorxirted the fact at the Ninth precinct police station and asked the police to look for his boy, Edward, of dark complexion and dark hair, and woro a dark brown saok suit and a black derby. Ho has a scar on bis nose. WBF PRESIDENT DUNTON BAD A TIRED LOOK.

There Will (Be a Bicycle Lino on Long Island and It Will Cost About Eight Millions, bnt He Told E. Moody Boynton to Tell Nothing but the Truth, and the Trouble With That Gentleman Is That Ho Is All tho Time Trying to Knock Down Groon Apples. Boston, Mass. April 20 E. Moody Boynton Btated to an Associated Press reporter that this evening a contract was signed in a well known railroad office in New York for tho construction of an elevated double track bloycle railroad structure from the city line of Brooklyn, whore It conneots with tho Kings county elevated road at Woodhaven, through the towns and cltios of Long Island, fifty miles to Bollport.

Mr. Frederick W. Duntoa, who is president of the Long Island Boynton Bloycle Railroad company, was Been at his office, 106 Fulton street, Now York, this morning in relation to the foregoing dispatch. After reading it a tired look appeared on his face and he said: Thero is not bit of truth in it. Mr.

Boynton is a very niae man and he has a good thing in his invention, but like all inventors be is no business man and does not know when to keep quiet. Ho wrote to me tho other day asking what he should say to help along the railroad and I sent word to himimmodiotelyto saynoth ing that was not the truth. Instead of waiting to receive my letter he talks like this and puts me in the position when I nave either to He like thunder to hack him up or tell right out that there is nothing in that disapatch. Why we havo not even got our construction "company formed yet. Boynton ail tho time is trying to knock down greon apples.

You see this company, ot whioh I am tne president, has tho right to the Boynton patent on Long Island and Mr. Boynton has nothing to do with it. We are going to have tho Boynton Bleyolo railroad on Long Island, for it is exactly what is needed for tho kind of travel and trafflo that tbere Is on the island. We are pusbing right along, but It is entirely premature to say that there bavo boon contracts signed. This company has on experimental railroad at Bellport a mile and a half long, and people have been to look at It and gone away satisfied that it is a great thing.

Now I will tell you what has been done. We have, in accordance with the rapid transit law, had the requisite number of residents of Queens and Suffolk countios, through which we expect to go first, sign a petition to the supervisors of those counties for the rigbt of way, nnd the petition will be referred by the boards to the surjremo court. The petitions will he presented at tho nest meeting of the supervisors. The court will then appoint a commission to determine a route, and If that all moves along smoothly then wo may be in a position to carrry out our plans. I have a number of the most influential men in the oountry wno have agrood to join in the enterprise, nnd there is no question that if we can secure the right of way the railroad will be constructed.

1 am not in a position to tell anything about the construction company which will bo organized as soon as we are ready to build, but I have tb whole thing planned out and ready to put through at the right time. It is not intended to stop with tho building of tho railroad from Woodhaven to Bollport. Every paying point on the entiro Island will havo the advantages of the bicycle railroad when once we get a start. We estimate that it could be done for 8,000,000. and that the oparatiug expenses of the railroad would bo not more than' one thira of the gross receipts.

Trie present Long Island railroad oost three times tha't amount, and the operation costs 70 per cent, of the receipts. A railroad to compete with the Long Island rond is needed, and all tho people on the Island are with us." CRIED OVER UER cniLD. An Affecting Scene in the City Court TTfal RIoruinsr. In obedience to a writ ot habeas corpus sued out by Emma E. Payne on April 18, her husband, Alfred E.

Payne, produced in tho city court thiB morning, their infant son Alfred E. Payne, jr. The mother and father aro now living apart and a suit for separation Is pending. The wife was represented by Z. W.

Butohor and the husband by Charles J. Kurth. Tho latter stated that the petition had boon neither filed nor Berved upon him. Judge Osborne thon adjourned the hearing to Wednesday next, leaving the child in tho husband's custody until that time. An affecting seone followed when the husband started to oarry tho little fellow out of court.

Tho mother rushed to tbe baby and with both arms about It, held on for some time, crying bitterly. Finally her friends managed to persuade her to release the child. After tho Pynes uoparuted the little son was left in the custody of tho wife's parents, at 832 Bergen street. The husband says ho found the boy was being neglootea and improperly carad for. He went to the house and, by stratagem, managed to got his son away.

MAGUIRE IS STILL ALIVE, But the Chancea for the Boy's Recovery Are Very Slight Indeed. The condition of James Maguire of 196 South Fourth street, tho dying boy who says he was struck in the stomach by a polioeman, has not improved to day. Dr. liuppal, the attending physician, called in Br. Blaisdell at an early hour this morning, nnd tho two decided tnat a blood vessel in the boy's stomach ruptured and that an operation would be necessary.

It is considered very doubtful whether young Maguire could stand the operation, but it is hi only chance. Detective Hayes, who is at work on the caso. has discovered no new facts to day. Tho police are rather inclined to believe that tho boy's story is wrong, but they havo not as yet been able to prove It. JOSEPH UOERNEi; ACQUITTED.

He Is the Man Who Killed a Green Goods Dealer. Joseph Hoeraer, alias Joseph Hall, who killed George Phillips, a green goods man, in a Greenpoint avenue restaurant, was acquitted yesterday in the court ot sessions. The jury was out two hours. Hall and his brother came from Steelton, with SG50 cash to ouy 810,000 worth of counterfeit bills. Hall had lost his money, ho hunted up Phillips and denounced him as a swindler.

The latter attacked Hall with a knlfo, who drew a pistol and tho grsen goods man was killed. Hall and his brother returned to Stoolton this morning. WOBSK THAS LITTLB OUP1UXS. Tho Gerry society of New York has taken charge of throe children, aged 7, 0 and 4 years, who have been neglected hy their parents. John and Mary Sfurritt.

The couple livod in a squalid basement at 243 West Sixty siith street, Now York. Murfitt is an ox convict, having served two terms at Sing Sin, and is now awaiting trial on a charge of assault. Slnco his arrest the mother has beon neglecting tho children. The agent found thom almost naked and crying from hunger last night. NCESDIABISM IJf FLLSHI3G.

A third attempt was made to burn Henry A. Bogort's barn on West Amity fltroat. Flushing, last night. The alarm was sounded soon after midnight and the lire companies responded promptly and prevented the total destruction of the building. A reward of $U50 tor the arrest and conviction of tho firebug was offered by the authorities after tho first lire and is still iu force.

THIS BABV IV" AS IX LtCK. Thomas Burns, 3 years old. aoeidantly fell yesterday afternoon from a window iu his parents' apar.tmonts on the third floor to tho roar yard;" The child escaped with a slight bruise on tho A Coal I ill tie Bark Stranded The Crow Arc Safe. Southampton, L. April 21 The bark El miranda, ooal laden for Portland, was discovered ashore hero early this morning by the crew of the life saving station.

A line was thrown out to the vessel and the crow of eight men wero safely landed. Tho sea is very heavy. SURRENDERED HERSELF. Mrs. Annie Gross "Walks Into a Station House.

She Disclaims Any Responsibility for the Death of Christina Euhleudorff and Declares That tho Fatal Drugs Were Self Administered The Police Wero Surprised. While Sergeant Patrick Brophy was in charge of the desk In the Seventeenth precinot station house yesterday afternoon a woman walked in and Introduced herself as Mrs. Annie Gros3 of 137 Allen street, New York. Sne said she supposed she was tho midwifo for whom the police had boen looking in connection with tbe death of Mrs. Christina Enhlendorff of 140 Sheffield avenue, who died reoently frem the effects of malpractice.

Mrs. Gross was placed under lock and key and this morning Sergeant Brophy arraigned her in tbe Gates avonuo police court. The pith of the complaint against her alleged tha administration of drugs to Mrs. Enhlendorff for unlawful purposes. In regard to this statement, after entering the formal plea oi not guilty, Mrs.

Gross said that Mrs. Enhlendorff had drugged herself without the defendant's advice or consent and that all the attention she (Mrs. Gross; had bestowed upon her had been confined to the pursuit ot simple methods for the alleviation of pain. Mrs. Gross is a stout, llorid complexloned and pleasant faced woman apparently about 45 years old.

She was dressed in black. Her husband was present in court at tho time ot her arraignment and hurriod over to New York aa sooa as tho case was disposed of. Mrs. Gross declines to make anv further atatoment ol her relations with Mrs. Enhlendorff or to tell why she left the woman's house so suddenly on tne day preceding the latter's death.

Jerry Wernberg appeared as her counsel and endeavored to secure her admission to bail. Jastico Goetting, sitting for Justice Connelly, at first refused to consider the ball question at all, and suggested that tho matter be reforred to the district attorney and the supreme court. After lietening to Mr. Wernberg's argument the oourt manifested an inclination to reeonsider this deoislon, but Mr. Wernberg not having any bondsmen at hand, the woman was sent to jalL On Monday her counsel will probably ask Justice Connelly to fix bail, and it the application is not successful tho matter will be carried to a higher court.

KILLED BY WHITE CAPS. A Georgia Farmer Hltot by Hi Former JLuw Itreakin? Accomplices. Atlanta, April 21 Henry Woolloy, a Murray oounty farmer, was shot dead, while ploughing in his field yesterday, by white caps. No one eaw his assassins, but there is no doubt that they were members of the Murray county white cap gang. Woolley was formerly a member of the band, most of whose leading members aro moonshiners.

They suspected him of treachery and last week took him out at night and swung bim up. One of the gong slipped back, gave him a knifo, and Woolley cut himself down. It was thought that ho had left the country, but he did not leave and declared that he wus coming to Atlanta to givo Governor Northen tha names of 100 members of the gang. Boforo Woolley could oarry out iiis threat he Was murdered. CLAIM THEY WEKE NOT NEGLIGENT.

Two Sides to a Story of Alleged Police Callousness. It has been alleged that two officers of the Ninth precinct allowed a boy named Albion Young, who had his leg broken on Lafayette avenue, opposite Tompkins park, to He on tho cold, damp pavement for half an hour, awaiting the arrival of an amoulan.ee. At the Ninth prcinot it was said this morning tnat tho boy was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk around the park, and run off tho curb into tho struct, when he fell under a passing truck. The driver of the truck waB not to blame nnd this Young admitted. His broken leg caused him much pain and he asked the officers not to carry him far.

The ambulanoe, Officer Hamilton arrived within fifteen minutes after the time the accident occurred. SIDDEX DEATH OF A VKTERAX. FroderickEckerman of 123 Washineton street. Flushing, dropped dead at his home last night. He was a veteran of tho late war, having served as an officer in the First regiment of Nevr York volunteer enijincors.

In 1872 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in tbe Sixty ninth reci ment, N. G. S. N. Y.

He was a member of Koltes post No. 32 of New York city. He leaves a widow and two stepchildren. Tho funeral will take place from his lato rosidence at 2 P. M.

to morrow. Interment in Lutheran cemetery. OJE OF O'KOUItKK'S JIKN ARRESTED. Lawrence Everard. a carpenter employed by Contractor John H.

O'ltourko, was arrostod yesterday for building a storm shod without a permit at Dograw street and Fifth avenue. Justice Tijrho suspended sentence. Everard showed that a resolution had been passed by tho board of alderman, under which he thought he had the necessary authority for putting up the shed. DEATH OF A BAIL WAY VICE PRESIDENT. Kochksteb, N.

April 21 Vioo President Harris or tho Northern Pacific railroad was taken from a New York Central train iu this city at 10 o'clock, too ill to proceed to New York. He died in the city hospital at noon. Dr. William S. Ely of this city attended him.

ACllOSS THV. IIACKENSACK MKADOWS. Newabk, N. April 21 Tho now oloctrio railroad botwoeu Newark and Jersey City was opened this morning to tho public. 'I he first car which ran over tno route carried tho officials of the road aud iuvited 2iiost3, including sorurul newspaper mem 'Best Cehltrlt Coal at Cott.

ICanare, 84.40. Farnaco, $4.30. Kelsex Louohlis, 27 AtUntlo GOUGED OUT A GLASS EYE A Spectacle "Which Horrified Mr. Allen Adams. There Was a Fiffht at the Corner of WMouarhby and Bridge Streets Testerday, and What Looked Like Shocking Barbarity Wasn't Very Serious After All.

Allen Adams of 150 Pearl street was passing the corner of Bridge and Willoughby streets yostorday afternoon, when he saw two men fighting. He stopped a second to watch the strugglo and was horrified to soo one of the oombatanta gouge out the other's eye. Adams is not by any means familiar with tho details of human anatomy and ho was not at all surprised to notloo tho eye roll into tho gutter. The man who had lost it dropped on all fours on the pavement and his assailant ran away. But Allen followed him until he encountered Officer Felix McCarty of the Secon 1 preaiact, when he handed the stranger ovor to the policeman and told him the story of the eye.

The prisoner described himself as Thomas Seward, aged 18, 133 Prospect street. He said he had not intonded to gouge out the man's eye. The police made an investigation lost night and found that the man who had lost the eye was Thomas O'Neil, a Second ward character. It was a glass eye and O'Neil had not beon Injured by its forcible removal. Seward was released from custody when the facts became known.

WAS JAMES SMOLEK MURDERED His Body Found With a. Bullet Solo Through the Head. On Thursday afternoon tho body of a man, with a bullet holo through the head, was found floating in the East river at the foot of Forty second street. Yesterday It was identified as that of James Smolok, a Bohemian tailor, of 566 First avenue, Now York. His sister, who made the identification, believes that the man was murdered and so do the police.

Smolek was'24 years old. On February 10 ho left his home, where he lived with his sister, to go around the corner to nttood a birthday party. He wore the clothes in whioh he lounged around the house and a pair oi suppers. je xia not return that night. The nest morning Miss Smolek found his hat in tho hallway of their home.

It had been pierced by a bullet. She reported the case to the police, but they paid little attention to it and thought that the man had run away. xne gin insisted, that ner brother must have been the victim of fonl play. He was not seen again until she identified his dead body in the morguo. Now the polios plaee some faith ig her story and detectives are out on tne case.

Smolok worked for a tailor named M. Win ter, at .769 Seoond avenne. THE ELECTRIC CURRENT'S FATAL WORK. One man Killed and two Fatally Injured by Queer Accidents. Pittsbtjbo, April 21 Morris Lee, a helper in the cast house of Furnaco 30, Edgar Thompson steel work, Braddock, was killed by eloctrioity, while at his work.

Tho furnace was ready to be run, and it was part of Lee's duties to tap the farnace. He came into the cast house with two long rods on his shoulder, with which he was in the habit of tapping the furnaee. Near tho furnace is an eleotric light. As Lee came ilong tho rods on his shoulder same in eontact with the electric light wire and instantly ho fell. His companions ran to him and found him dead.

The only mark on him was a slight burn on the fingers of his right hand, Where he hnd held the rods. Patrick Manning and John Walker, two laborers, wero probably fatally burned by a gas explosion in the east end. The men wore tapping the main pipe of one of the Natural Gas lines, when an eleotric car passed them. A flash from the wheels ignited the gas and the men wero instantly enveloped in flames. Both of the men were fatally burned.

THE POLE FELL WITH HIM. A Fire Department Lineman Has Broken Ribs as a Result. Peter Hilley, 29 years of age, who is employed as a lineman of the Brooklyn fire department, received serious injuries yesterday by the fall of a pole upon whioh he was stringing wies. Yesterday afternoon Hilley, who lives Atlan tic avenue, mounted a polo at the corner of Bushwick avenue and Varet street. While at the top the polo cracked and Hilley began to climb down.

When within a few feet of the around the pole fell, and whon Hilley was picked up ho was unconscious. Ho was taken tb St. Catharine's hospital, where it was found that several ribs had been broken. Tho pole was rotton, although outwardly in appeared 10 bo sound. CLaW ClltUIKD TWO LABGE KNIVES.

OfficeriHugbes of tho Thirteenth precinct arrested George Clark of 132 Park avenue last night ona charge of intoxication and when tho man was Searched at the station house two large and uglylooking knives were found in his possession. Justice Goettiug fined Clark $3 on the intoxication charge and held him until Monday to answep to a charge of carrying concealed MR. GHOUT AFTEB A MKNAGKKIE LIOEHSK. Lawyor Edward M. Grout visited the mayor's office for tho purpose of ascertaining whether or not his houor would issue a menagerie license for some other part of the city than Flatbush and Fifth avenues.

Mr. Schieren was not in his office. Socroiary Dixon gravely assured Sir. Grout that when an application for such a lioenso should be made the mayor would give to it duo consideration. Mr.

Grout may call again. TO PABADE WITH TUB WEAVERS. ThA NnW Ynrlr nvmnnthi fara wifl N. silk woavers joined the strikors to day in thnlt nnrnHrt nnH flnstrtmnnniArf thaw, Pn ii, my minis tuviu UO A Ul U3 Union Hill. Two wagon loads of beer and pro visions were tauen along ana a stop for lunoh was made at Seooaukus..