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THE BKOOKLYN DAILY lEAGLE MOKDAY, JULY 19, 1897. 16 SHOWERS FOR TO NIGHT. EQUIPPING FIREMEN. MOMOGAH MEN GO ON STRIKE HAS ELEVEN STAB WOUNDS, FOUND AN ILLICIT STILL, NO BAIL FOR MARTIN THORN. WIRED BUNS TO BUI SUGAR Probably Fair Weather and Easterly Winds To morrow.

Forecaster Dunn was not present at his New York office this morning, having gone on his vacation; but his head assistant, Mr. Emory, predicted more rain for New Yorkers. He said that the temperature would remain about stationary, but that It would rain to night. At 8 o'clock this morning the temperature here was 70 degrees. At the same hour there was 80 per cent, of humidity in the atmosphere.

The lowest point the thermometer attained during tho night was 68 degrees. The rainfall for tho past twenty four hours was 1 100 of an Inch. Cloudy and showery weather exists along the states on the middle Atlantic and South Atlantic coast. Showers have also been reported from the Missouri, Ohio and Lower Mississippi valleys, and tho lower lake regions. The temperature In the Dakotas and Minnesota has fallen.

Elsewhere the changes are very slight. The temperature in other cities at 8 o'clock this morning was as follows: Boston, 66; Philadelphia, 70; Washington, 70; St. Paul, 70; St. Louis, 76; San Francisco, 52: Chicago, 72; Pittsburg, 72; Buffalo, 70; Cincinnati, 70; Kansas City, 76; Omaha, 70; Bismarck, 58, and Salt Lake City, 53. The highest temperature reported was 82 at Galveston and the lowest 40 at Helena.

Mont. The forecast is lor showers to night; probably fair Tuesday; stationary temperature: easterly winds. MYER HAD ACCOMPLICES. Penitentiary Officials Say the Convict Had Help in His Attempt to Escape. Now in Solitary Confinement.

Adam Myer, who was received at the Penitentiary as a prisoner on May 9, 1896, for attempted larceny in the third degree, and who would have been let go on May 2S, if he had behaved himself, will have to remain in prison until November 28, 18DS, because he tried to get away twice. A year ago ho hid for two hours under tho coal in the cellar. On Saturday he was missed again, and Warden Hayes and his men hunted for him from noon until 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Then they found him concealed betweenrafters in the roof of the chair shop, surrounded bv a collection ot articles which might have been very useful in an effort to escape, and which lead the prison officials to believe that Myer nan accomplices. ine articles mcmaeu a blue shirt, a Dar of citizen's trousers, a striped bicycle cap, a roll or Drass wire, a gallon of water in a tin can, five rations of bread, a small saw, a brace bit, a screw driver, a hammer and chisel, which had been missed: a 24 inch rule, a coil of heavy twine and a bottle Jamaica ganger.

Myer is a carpenter and it is thought that but for the rlg.d watch instituted soon after his disappearance was di scovered he mlz ht nave muna an avenue oi escape witn the Im plements ne naa at hand. Charities Commissioner Henry, to whom the circumstances of Myer's case were reported by Warden Hayes, said to day that he was confident the con vict's accomplices would be discovered soon. Myer has been placed in solitary confinement lor 'twenty days on a bread and water diet. COMPLAINED OF POLICEMEN. Captain Wright's Charges Will Not Be Pressed.

Captain Charles Wright of 260 Fifteenth street, visited police headquarters a few days ago and told the officials there that two patrolmen attached to the Eighth Precinct had broke Into his home without warrant of law, and that he would like to prefer charges against them. The matter was referred to Actftng Captain Liotob, who reported that on June du iatroimen uelanoy and Walsh of the Eighth Precinct had arrested Samuel Wright, the 19 year old son of Cartain Wrlcht. Younc Wright broke away from his captors and ran into nis nome. me omcers followed him into the house and rearrested htm. The captain said that Wright was an escaped prisoner, ana tnat as suca tne onfeers could pursue him anywhere.

The report of Captain Lawson was accepted by the commissioner ot police and the matter was dropped. No charges will be preferred. DR. STOKES' FUNERAL. Thousands Attend the Ceremonies in Ocean Grove Distinguished Churchmen and Laymen Present Ocean Grove, N.

July 19 The funeral of the Rev. E. H. Stokes, D. LL.D president of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, which was held here to day, was the largest and most impressive ever witnessed in Ocean Grove.

The public service was held In the large auditorium and several thousand persons were present, including bishops, prominent clergymen and laymen from ail parts of the state. A private service was first held in the Stokes cottage. General John C. Patterson acted as marshal of the funeral cortege, which was made up of a platoon of police, followed by the casket on the shoulders of six employes of the Ocean Grove Association, and then the bishops, members of the clergy, laymen and pallbearers. Crowds stood along the line of march from the cottage to the auditorium.

At the latter place the casket was formally delivered to the pallbearers, who Included James L. Hayes of Newark, John F. Andrus of Yonkers. A. D.

Haven ot New York, the Rev. Adam Wallace of Ocean Grove and the Rev. H. M. Brown of South New Jersey.

There were eight honorary pallbearers, four beln choseD by the citizens of Ocean Grove and four by the Asbury Park Board ot Trade. The funeral sermon was delivered by Bishop J. N. Fitzgerald. At the close of the service the vast crowd filed by the coffin to view the body, which will lie in state in the Auditorium until tomorrow morning.

The casket will then be placed on a special train and taken to Had denfleld for Interment. While the body lies In state It will be guarded by Drs. Alday and Daniels, the Rev. R. J.

Andrews, the Rev. J. R. Van Kirk, J. E.

Andrus, the treasurer of the association; tho Rev. George W. Evans, the secretary; H. B. Ayres, cashier; W.

H. Hamilton, postmaster; Major James H. Yard, General James F. Rushllng, the Rev. Mr.

Wardell, E. T. Captain Lewis Rainear and N. L. Buchanan.

During the ceremonies to day flags were displayed at half mast in Ocean Grove and Asbury Park and many buildings were draped in mourning. LEVENE UP ON A WRIT. Charged With the Larceny of a Horse and Wagon. On the return of a writ of habeas corpus and certiorari Morris Levene was taken before Justice Van Wyck in Supreme Court special term this morning from Raymond street Jail. Levene was held for the grand Jury a few days ago by Police Justice Worth on a charge of larceny In, as alleged, stealing a horse and wagon from Louis Davis and Sarah Davis of Brownsville and selling them in Newark, N.

on June 29 for $26. It was alleged that Levene had been sent by Mr. and Mrs. Davis to Washington Market, New York, to buy potatoes on that day and that instead of buy Inir fhi tin wwnr VriM alr nl.l n.i a Mrs. rmvi, b.

'u prisoner permission to sell the properly. Kslstant District Attorn" Herman Baker said in opposition that Levene had, while he was in Newark, sent for Mrs. Davis to see him in Newark. She did so and ho lU i M.ating tnat be had sold the property at her request. He turned over to her $20 of the money he got.

In Newark Levene went under the name of Decision was reserved until to morrow. Levene was returned to the Jail. FATAL TROLLEY CRASH Bradford, Jnly 19 Yesterday William Warren, a linoman employed bv tho Oloan and Bradford Electric Railway Company, was fatally injured near lied Rock, six miles cast of this city. Warren was in charge of a worn oar that was coming toward Bradford. A large trlloy car running in the opposite diroction crashed into tho work car, and Warren was pinned between the two and horribly crushed.

i 1 Statement Made by a Correspondent Refuted by Inspector Van Cott. The following letter was received at the Eagle office this morning: To the. Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Why aid Inspctor Van Cott lv letters of instruction to the forty new recruits to get their shirts and rubber goods of a Hebrew merchant on Fulton street. Instead of allowing them to use their own hard earnings where they could do much better, compelling, as It were, good men to become slaves? x. After reading the above missive at his office in the Fire Headquarters Building, Inspector Van Cott declared the statements contained to be absurd and absolutely untrue.

"Candidates for the department come here," said he, "many of them men who have been out of work for a long whllo and as It Is nec The new men are seldom liberally supplied in the shortest possible time, we give to each a letter to one of our tailors and furnishers. The new men are seldo mllberally supplied with money and the tradesmen to whom we send them are willing to receive payment for goods in installments. The cloth for uniforms is supplied by the department. The candidates are distinctly given to understand that they are not obliged to go where we send them, and if they think they can do better elsewhere, well and we make no restrictions, so long as they conform with regulations. There are nine firms in various parts of the city who have done work for the department, but we have no favorites and so long as the men get their clothes and equipments we don't care who furnishes them.

We put the men In the way of obtaining an outfit at the lowest possible rate." THE GERHARD INHERITANCE. Mr. Gerhard of Brooklyn Doesn't Expeot Any Money His Sons Correct Some Erroneous Statements. It is not at all likedy that William Paul Gerhard of 39 Strong place' has inherRed a fortune of as reported in one of the morning papers. It is true, however, that Mr.

Gerhard, who was at one time attached to Colonel Warlng's staff as a sanitary engineer, was recently advised that the Gerhard family had fallen heir to an estate of $90,000 ieft to them by Adolph Gerhard of Lelpsic, Germany, who is a direct descendant of Paul Gerhard, the Lutheran divine and poet. Mr. Gerhard's father, who live3 In St. Louis, and Mrs. Thompson, also a resident of that city, are nearer related 'to the late Adolph Gerhard and if any money from the latter's estate comes to this country it will in all probability go to the St.

Louis branch of the family. Mr. William Paul Gerhard left for the ooumtry early this morning and he had not returned when an Eagle reporter called at 3D Strong place this afternoon. His sons, however, said their father does not anticipate that he will receive any of the money left by his uncle. They said their father never knew anything about the fortune until Saturday, when be received a letter from St.

Louis, In which it was stated that Mr. Gerhard's father had been informed by cable that he would probably come in for a share of the estate. William Paul Gerhard's sons say that the validity of Adolph Gerhard's will has been questioned, inasmuch as there were no witnesses to the document. The young men asked the Eagle reporter to correct tho printed statement that their sister had said the father was ill. In the first place their father, they said, had not been ill for a year, and In the second place they never had a sister.

EXPECTED RECONCILIATION. Mr. Martin Ha; Property Which Biok 'rines May Damage. Lawyer Frank X. McCaffrey moved this morning before Justice Van Wyck in the Supreme Court, to amend a decree of separation granted by his honor two years ago to Mary F.

Martin of 41(i Kosciusko street, from John J. Martin ot 810 Marcy avenue. The trial lasted three days and the Justice gave the two small cMldren to the mother, but decided that at the end of two years the father should have the custody of the elder child, Catherine Agnes, now 4 years old. Lawyer McCaffrey said that the little girl, who was In court, had fallen out of a window and broken her arm In two places. She would need the care of her mother for a long time to come.

Justice Van Wyck said that when he gave a decree to the mother he hoped that the couple would conclude to live together. There was a splendid property belonging to Martin and if tho bickerings continued it would very likely be harmed. This should not be, as the children would suffer. It appeared that there was a large tract of land in Westchester County, unimproved, belonging to Martin, and he owned two brown stone fronts in Greene avenue, on which mortgages were due In October. Lawyer William F.

Randel, for Mr. Martin, said that there were relatives who interfered with the couple or they would undoubtedly agree to live together again. He asked that the terms of the decree be obeyed. But for this motion the little girl would have been in the possession of the father on July 2. Justice Van Wyck said that he was strongly in favor of letting the decree stand, but he took the papers and reserved decision.

BIT OFF COLLINS' EAR. A Detective's Painful Experience on Hamilton Avenue Had the Ear Sewed Back in Place. Acting Detective Collins, of the Eleventh precinct an exciting adventure on Saturday night, or rather, early Sunday morning, with a man who refused to behave' himself on the street, and who In the struggle resulting bit Collins' ear clear oft. At 1 o'clock Sunday morning Collins was standing in front of King's hotel, 13 Hamilton avenue. Three men came up the street and attempted to enter the hotel.

Collins was standing in the doorway and one of the men pushed against him and surlily told him to get out of the way. Collins saw that the men were somewhat intoxicated and told them to go home. "That's all right," said one of the men. "Don't you worry about us." "If you don't keep quiet and go away from hero I'll lock you up," said Collins. At this one of the men, who afterward proved to bo Charles Anderson of 24 Hamilton avenue, threw out his right arm and before Collins could realize what was to happen Anderson had him around the neck.

The next thing that Collins knew was that Anderson was biting his left ear as hard as he could. Collins drew his short pocket stick and struck Anderson with it on the head as hard as he could. Just as he did this Anderson bit a little harder and all of Collins' ear above the lobe was severed. Anderson then broke away and ran toward his home, with Collins close behind. At the door of the house Collins met Mrs.

Anderson, who refused to let him In. When Collins succeeded in getting by her Anderson had reached the roof of the house and scaped. Collins ran to the station house and told Captain Cullem The captain ordered out the reserves and a hunt for Anderson was begun. An hour later Roundsman Fogarty and Patrolman Hoagland found the fugitive on tho East Central pier, Atlantic dock. He was taken to the station house.

The first person he saw there was Collins. "Say, you," called out Anderson, "your ear is on the sidewalk, near my home. You'll find it there." The ear was found and Ambulance Surgeon Laimont sewed It on. It had been off so long that It doubtful if it heals. Before Justice Brlatow yesterday morning Anderson was held for mayhem.

MINISTER FINED FOR LIBEL. Harrlsburg, July 19 Tho Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow of this city, who was recently found sruiltv of libelliue Caotain John C.

Dol any, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, was to day sentenced by Judge PROFESSOR OERTEL DEAD. Berlin, July 19 A despatch from Munich save that ProfeBBor Oertel. the distinguished laryngologist, is dead. Justice Truax Dismisses the Writ of Habeas Corpus, QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. If the Crim9 Were Committed as Alleged in the Indictment Trial Can Be Had in Either County Is the Mutilated Body That of Martin Emmons Vanderhoff? What a Brooklyn.

Woman Says. Justice Truax, In the Supreme Court, New York, this morning dismissed the writ of habeas corpus sued out by Howe Hummell in behalf of Martin Thorn, charged with the murder of Willllam Guldensuppe. The mo tlon to admit Thorn to ball was also dismissed. The decision reads: "It is alleged in the indictment that on the 25th day of June, 1897, the petitioner and one Augusta Nack, at the City and County of New York, did feloniously conspire, combine, confederate and agree, wilfully, feloniously and of their malice aforethought, to kill and murder one William Guldensuppe, whowas then in City and County of New York aforesaid, and that, in furtherance of said conspiracy, combination, confederacy and agreement, the said petitioner and the said Augusta Nack did on said 25th day of Juno, 1897, at said City and County of New York, feloniously allure, inveigle and entice and cause and procuire the said William Guldensuppe to then and there go from the said City of New York to the Town of Newtown. County of Queens, and that said petitioner and said Augusta Nack, having enticed the said William Guldensuppe from the said City ot New York to the said Town of Newtown, In said County of Queens, did on the 25th day of June, 1897, murder the said William Guldensuppe in the said Town of Newtown, County of Queens.

"It Is also further aHleged in said indictment that the said crime of murder was com mitted partly in the County of New York and partly In the County of Queens, and that the acts constituting said offense occurred, some in the County of New York and some in the County of Queens. "I am not required to determine on this application whether the people cam prove that allegation ot this indictment. It is enough to warrant me in dismissing the writ that the Indictment alleges that the crime of mur der was committed partly in the County of New York and partly in the County of Queens. "If the murder was so committed, then, under Section 134 of the code of criminal procedure, the trial may be had in either county. What will happen If, on the trial the allegations of the indictment are not proved, is immaterial to this proceeding.

The writ must be dismissed." A number of wtnesses were evamined at the district attorney's office this morning, Among them were Mrs. Duala, the wife of the owner of the house in Woodslde, L. where the murder was committed. Her testimony was reduced to writing and is, in effect, that she saw Thorn and Mrs. Nack at her husband's real estate office when they rented the house.

Photographs of the house and diagrams of the Interior were received by Assistant District AtttorneyMitchell this morning, and, together with Deputy Assistant Districe Attorney Rosalsky, he is making a careful study of the pictures. Sheriff Denis Sullivan of Queens County was on nana this morning to arrest Thorn of Justice Truax had admitted him to bail, but there was no occasion for his services. Mrs. Josephine Vanderhoff, of 15 Diamond street, this city, called at the coroner's office, New York, about 8:30 this morning and declared that she believed that the mutilated body, which has heretofore been believed to be that of William Guldensuppe, the bath rubber, was that of her husband, Marcus Emmons Vanderhoff, a painter, who disappeared from his home in January last. She says that her husband had a tattoo mark on his right arm and a scar on his right foot.

She was sent to the morgue to examine the remains. GRIEF LED TO SUICIDE. Mrs. Kneipp Lost Her Child and Drank Carbolto Acid With Fatal Results. Coroner Nason will impanel a jury to day for the purpose of holding an inquest on tho body of Mrs.

Annie Kneipp, who committed suicide at her home, 294 Harmon street, early yesterday morning by drinking carbolic acid. The circumstances attending Mrs. Kneipp's death were of a distressing character and the news created considerable commotion In the district where she was well known. She took her life because of grief over the death of a child, which occurred six months ago. Mrs.

Kneipp was but 21 yeans old. She married Otto Kneipp, a machinist, two years ago. Her father is Fritz Leimer, a well known eastern district hotel keeper. Although known among her many friends to have been of a bright and cheerful disposition, since the death of her child Mrs. Kneipp has been frequently complaining.

Her husband was latterly unable to secure employment and this, it is isald, caused her to worry more than usual. Mrs. Kneipp went with her husband Saturday night to see her father. They left the house about 10:80 o'clock and returned about 1:30, Mrs. Kneipp having apparently been benefited by the viBit.

Shortly alter he retired Kneipp, who had left his wife In the rear room of their home, heard the woman screaming. He ran to her assistance. Before becoming unconscious all Mrs. Kneipp was able to say was: "I have taken carbolic acid; do not do anything for me." Kneipp ran to the street and informed a policeman of his wife's act An ambulance was called from St. Catharine's Hospital.

Mrs. Kneipp died there at 4 o'clock this morning without regaining consciousness. BENHAM'S DEFENSE RESUMED. Moro Expert Testimony in the Eatavia Murder Trial. Batavia, N.

July IB The fifth and probably the last week of the Benham trial opened this morning. Benham was looking better and had somewhat regained hiB former self control. Dr. S. Y.

Howells of Buffalo was called to the stand and Attorney Mackey, for the defense, read to him the long hypothetical question, section by section. Dr. Howells said that he believed the spasm, the clenched hands and screaming of Mrs. Benham at the time of her first attack were due to pains at the heart. "Were these symptoms, in your judgment, due to prusnic acid?" "I should say not." He said that her previous condition might naturally produce these symptoms.

On account of her Illness nutrition had been impaired and her whole system had been weakened, the heart as well. "Do you believe that a person having taken prusslc acid would become unconscious and scream for ten or fifteen minutes?" "No; I don't believe there is such a case on record. A person might utter one quick cry, but there would be no continued screaming." "Could an unconscious person scream?" "No; I think not." FATHER BUTLER'S FUNERAL Services Over the American Prelate's Body in Rome. Rome, July 19 Funeral services over the remains of the Rev. Father Butler, lato bishop elect of Concordia, who died here on Friday last, wero held yesterday at the Church of the Sacred Heart.

The Rev. Father W. H. O'Connell, reotor of the American College in Rome, officiated. Absolution was given by the Archbishop of Eliopoli.

The Rev. Father Bernard and the Rev. Father Murray of Chicago, the Rev. Father Zahn, provincial of the Fathers of the Holy Cross of America; the Rev. Father Straniero, director ot the College of tho Propaganda, with a number of his pupihs, and an English Sister of Mercy, assisted at the For This Chemist Meisel Is Called Mentally Unhalanced, BUT HIS TIP WIS ALL RIGHT.

If the Former Appraiser Had Taken His Subordinate's Advice He Would Have Made Much Money Since "Wednesday As It Is Meisel Is in Sanitarium and Sugar Is 144 and Going Higher. Charles Frederick A. Meisel of 44 Strong place, who for the past two years has held the responsible position of examining chem ist in the New York Custom House, has shown signs of mental aberration. He was formally suspended from duty at the Ap pratser's stores, 402 Washington street. New rSTorli, last Friday and on Saturday afterooon taken to Hartford, and placed in a private 6anitarlura at that place.

Mr. Meisel's friends bellovo that its illness Is only temporary, and that ho will be able to resume his duties at the appraiser's office rwlthin a few months. While neither the officials at th apprais er's office nor the members of the unfortu nate man's family are willing to discuss Mr. Meisel's illness It was learned that it was only recently that he began to show signs of mental disease. On last Wednesday 31r.

iueisel sent a telegram to Former Ap praiser Bunn advising him to buy sugar. Tho telegram was sent from the vicinity of Wall street and was to the effect that Mr. Bunn had better go to the exchange at once and ln vst all the money ho could raise in sugar se curities. "The moment I saw the telegram I con eluded that Mr. Meisel was not in his right mind," said Chief Clerk Rose of the ap praiser's ofllce to an Eaglo reporter to day.

Dr. Sherer, who is at tho head of the chemical department at the appraisers' stores, said that an nau noticed for several days that Jlr. Meisel's mind was weakening. Dr. Sherer said he thought Mr.

Meisel had worked too liiard and that a short vacation In the country would help him to regain his health. Chief Clerk Rose said Mr. Meisel was suspended from duty without cause Inasmuch as the of ficials did not think it advisable to make pub 11c the young man's mental condition. Mr. Meisel is only 22 years old.

He graduated from the School of Mines, Columbia College, three years ago and has always been a hard student. His parents are wealthy and his father, Albert C. M. Meisel, is in the enmaware business at 2'J Park place. New York.

He refused to discuss his son's illness when seen by an Eagle reporter to day. At the Meisel home. 44 Strong place, it was said that young Mr. Meisel was ill and that he was visiting in the country. A friend of young Meisel, who was later interviewed by th reporter, remarked that he failed to see why the sugar tip should be regarded by Mr.

Bunn as such a positive indication of insanity. On the contrary, he should think it was a decided indication of foresight and good Judgment. "On Wednesday," added the friend, "sugar was selling around 133. To day it is selling at 143. If Mr.

Bunn had taken Meisel's tip and bought a thousand shares of sugar he would have been $10,000 better off this afternoon. Perhaps Mr. Bunn may be vexed that he did not follow good advice." HIS BRAVERY IN VAIN. First Officer Glendenning's Struggle to Rescue a Drowning Man Torn Away by the Tide. An unknown man tried to Jump aboard the General Slocum as the steamboat left the bridge dock at.

last night. He missed the deck, fell into the water, and in spite of the heroic efforts of John Glendennlng, the first mate of the Slocum, the tide carried the man away and up to this hour his body has not been recovered nor his identity made known. The General Slocum had just returned from the regular Hockaway trip. She unloaded two or three hundred men, women and children on the Brooklyn pier and the signal was give to cast off the hawsers and pull in the gangplank. On board the boat were two hundred passengers bound further on, and as the paddle wheel began to churn the water no one at first noticed the excited man who was rushing toward the boat.

Suddenly ho broke through the mass of people gathered near the end of the dock and before anyone could restrain him. made a frantic leap over the rapidly widening space left between the steamer and the wharf. The crowds watched the man breathlessly until it was seen that he had missed and then a cry of horror went up as he disappeared from view beneath the black water of the river. Captain Van Schaick heard this appalling cry of the crowd and immediately gave the signal for the engines to stop, and the next minute orders were given to lower a boat. In the meantime, however, tho excited people on steamer and dock watched for the reappar ance of the man.

Presently a cry went up: "There he is!" Without a moment's hesitation John Glendennlng. the first officer, seized a life line and buoy and with a shout to the other men to be ready to lend a hand, sprang Into the river as near to the spot where rhe man had appeared, as possible. The tide, however, was running very strong and carried the drowning man well out into the stream and it was some time before Glendennlng could reach him. AVhen at last he did catch hold of him, Glendennlng himself was nearly exhausted. The excited crowd started to cbeor when the brave sailor reached the man, but the cheer was stilled when it was seen that the tide was so strong that there was little likelihood that Glendennlng could keep hold of his charge.

Both were whirled round and round and several times sank out of sight. The crow of the steamer had been on tho lookout and began to haul in the line. As they neared the side of the boat it was seen that Glendennlng nearly exhausted with his unconscious burden and one or two of tho men ran down to the paddle box to drag them out of the water. An extra heavy surge of the rlv er' current, however, swept the half unconscious officer against the wheel and injured his arm. "I can't stand It," he gasped, and the black burden he had held was swept away from him and disappeared in the rarrled swiftly away by the current.

Glendennlng had not strength enough to pul! himself on board and when finally dragged up to the paddle box be had to be lifted to deck. He was carried in a fainting condition to his stateroom. His arm had received a bad hruise where the wheel struck it. Had it not been for this his heroic efforts would not probably have been in vain. In the meantime the steamer had drifted toward the wharfs and the engines had to be started to avoid dancer of collision.

It was too late to try to find the body of the man and the Slocum continued on her trip with a very excited lot of passengers. Xo one on board knew the missing man and an effort to find the body this morning did not meet with success. From the time he Jumped not groan or a sound was heard from the i mysterious man. It Is said by some of those who saw tho accident that the man had small black mustache and weigh. il about 200 pounds, was well ilriss.

rl and appeared to he about 40 years old. Nothing more definite can be found out about him'. ALTERCATION IN A CAR. William Smith, 33 yearn old. of 96 Fulton was arrested on a Fulton Ktret trolley car yesterday on the complaint of the conductor of the car, F.

D. J'itt. who chargod Smith with disorderly conduct. At the station house an additional charge of intoxication wan made agRinst Smith. In court this morning Smith admitted a slight altercation with the conductor, and said that he nulled him otT the car.

but that he did not strike him. He wan held for 'trial. Sn minor Mending. Tho Rot. lr.

dUconrsos on the HI bio andMul's letters un criticism. fiAaue Lishauy No. 96. Prlc 5 corns. Adv.

John Rocco Critically Injured in a Ecw Over Cards IN A NORTH NINTH STREET YARD. Four Associates of the Wounded Man Placed Under Arrest by Officers of the Fifth Prectnot Rocco Had Excited the Ire of His Fellow Players by Winning a Greater Part of Their Monev. Through information which an Eastern District physician, Dr. Edward O. Kroos, gave the police of the Fifth precinct station at 4 o'clock this morning, the facts of a desperate encounter between Italians which took place in a yard In the rear of 266 North Ninth street between 11 and 12 o'clock last night, was brought to light.

As a result of the fight John Rocco, 26 years old, lies In a critical condition at his home, 109 Frost street, suffering from eleven wounds, nine of which are in the baak, one in the arm and one in the head, while Frank Lorri, 21 years old of 25 Ten Eyck street, was sent to the Eastern District hospital to be treated for a mound in the forehead and a Bcalp wound, both apparently inflicted by a knife or stilletto. Up till noon to day four men had been placed under arrest in connection with the stabbing. The police of the fifth precinct think they now have in custody all the men concerned in the affray. It appears that a party of about a dozen Italians were engaged in a game of cards which lasted until well on toward midnight. Rocco, it Is said, was winning the greater share of money, when a number of others attacked him with knives and stlllettos.

At 11:20 some one who had witnessed the fracas summoned an ambulance from the Eastern District Hospital. Ambulance Surgeon Kuhn responded and Lorri was pointed out to him as the man who had been Injured, and the sur geons dressed his wounds. Two other Italians were seen to carry Rocco home. He had become unconscious from loss of blood. At 2 o'clock Dr.

Kroos of 151 Rodney street was called to attend him. It was then that the extent ot Rocco's Injuries became known. Dr. Kroos remained with the man until near 4 o'clock and when ho had dressed all the injuries called at the Fifth Precinct Station and informed the police. Detective Sergeants Dunne and Campbell and Omcers Collins and O'Connor were put on the case.

Lorri had been able to go home after he had his injuries tended and about an hour afterward he was placed under arrest by Detective Sergeants Dunn and Campbell. They took blm to Rocco's house and the latter having recovered consciousness was able to identify him as one of a number of men who made the attack upon him. Meantime another end of the case was at tended to by Officer Collins, who, acting on information furnished, went to Long Island City and arrested Lorenzo Grillo, 27 years old, a baker, at 9 Jackson avenue. Returning to the city the officer also placed under arrest Grill Barnado, 20 years old, at 14 Have meyer street, and Alexander Philllppi, 22 years old, of 266 North Ninth street. All the men were found asleep.

An hour later they were taken to Rocco's bedside and identified by him as his assailants. In the Lee avenue police court this morning Justice Lemon remanded all four for examination. TROUBLE OVER A SONG. 'God Save the Queen" Leads to an Exciting Scene on the Steamer Mobile. An exciting scene happened on board the Atlantic Transport liner Mobile on Saturday night when she was about five hundred miles off at sea.

The Mobile reached her dock at tho foot of Houston street. North River, this morning. Chief Steward A. Morgan had arranged a fine concert programme for Saturday evening. The exercises began at 8:15 P.

and everybody welcomed the diversion. The next but last feature of tho programme was the proposed singing of all present of "God Savo the Queen." The fifty two passengers and others present were preparing to sing it when they were astonished to hear Percy Alden, a professional singer, angrily exclaim: "I won't sing 'God Save the I declare I "What's that?" gasped the chairman of the concert, H. F. Kett. A murmur of amazement arose from the audience.

"I refuse to participate in the singing of that song," repeated Alden, who is said to be an Englishman. And Alden rushed from the saloon to the upper deck. "And I decline to play 'God Save the announced Miss Sophia Schuyler, who is an American artist and lives at Southampton, L. I. Miss Schuyler was to play the piece on the piano.

Her eyes snapped as she said it. Miss Schuyler, however, remained. Of the sixty in all present but a small number were of English birth, the majority being Americans. They expressed their feelings during this scene, but insisted on the singing of "God Save the Queen" and the chorus arose in mighty burst. Finally as a eoncluder of tho exercises everybody, Miss Schuyler with great enthusiasm.

Joined in "The Star Spangled Banner." No sooner had the gathering dispersed than the anger of the entertainers and entertained burst forth. "A crank." said one, referring to Mr. Alden. "A boar," said another. "What's wrong with him?" asked a third.

Mr. Kett made an uncomplimentary remark and nearly everyone had something denunciatory of Alden to say. Alden meanwhile was pacing the upper saloon deck excitedly. Suddenly a shuffling of footsteps was heard and he was surrounded by twenty American fellow passengers. "Now sing 'God Save the they demanded.

Alden turned a whit pale at being importuned by the throng, but he wasn't dismayed. "I won't sing it," he said coldly. "Well, we'll sing it for you," the Americans replied, and they did, shouting it at the very top ot their voices. USED THE NAMES OF DOCTORS. Dr.

Hamilton Makes an Arrest in the Nick of Time. Thomas Kelly, who lives at 562 Wythe avenue, worked as a coachman for Dr. George ijl Iot. nf Sort WnclllTHptnn aT whM he waB off fop the summeri the doctor having no use for him. On July 4 ho went to tcie drug store on the corner of DeKalb avenue and Ryerscn street and said that ho had been sent by tho doctor's son.

Russell, to get $11. As the man was known as the coachman of the physician tho money was given him and he signed a receipt for it. It was not lung before Dr. Fowler heard of it and he swore out a warrant for his oid cmrthnmn In rho Mvrtlp nvoniip nnllpn nnrt In tho meantime Kelly tried to work the same game on Frank Shannon, a llorlst on Franklin avenue, but Shannon would not let him have the money. Last Thursday he went to a harness store on Murray street, New York, and got a pair of blankets and $2 for Dr.

A. M. Hamilton of 44H Classon avenuo. Dr. Hani 11 ton Is a friend of Dr.

Fowl cr alm nl about Kelly's doings since ns discharge. As tho latter was on his way Ilomo from hls successful raid on the Murray stree at01.0, an carrying the very blanket le by using Dr. Hamilton's name he met the latter. Dr. Hamilton at onco stopped Kelly and made htm go to the nearest police station bouse, where he was locked up on a technical charge of vagrancy.

Kven then Dr. Hamilton did not know that the blankets Kelly had were obtained by the use of his name. It all came out the next morning, however, when Kelly was arraigned In the Ilutler street court. He pleaded guilty to the charge of vagrancy, and sentence was suspended, so that ho could be taken to the Myrtle avenue court and arraigned on the charge of larceny. He pleaded not guilty to this charge before Judge Teale this morning and the case was set down for to morrow.

A Fireman's Discovery at an Early Morning Blaze. FIVE ARRESTS WERE MADE. Harris Seigmund, the Head of the Family, Escaped His Wile, Three Sons and Another Young Man Arraigned Before Commissioner Morle An Oil Stove Used to Heat the Mash Overflowed and Caused the Fire. An alarm of fire was sent In about 2 o'olock this morning by someone who saw smoke issuing from the second story oZ a two story frame house at 363 Snediker avenue. The firemen responded and easily extinguished the flames, which seemed to proceed from a kerosene stove which had been thrown into a big bath tub.

mreman iHenry Smith of Truck No. 7, while looking around the place after the fire was out, noticed a big copper boiler of cylindrical shape, with one rubber tulbe issuing from 1 the bottom and another from the cover. This latter was burned off close to the cover. He lifted the lid off and a cloud of steam ascended. There was a kerosene stove beneath the bolter and Smith took one sniff of the steam and then called out to the other firemen in the room: Boys, here's some apple Jack these folks have been making." Foreman MuTray of Engine No.

25 was one of those who approached at these words and he examined what was In the boiler. "It looks to me a good deal like whisky," he observed. Just then Roundsman Webb of the Seventeenth Precinct police walked in the room in his search for information on which to base his report of the fire. He too had a look at the boiler and after a g'ance around the room announced that they had stumbled on an illicit distillery. He at once saw the Importance of his discovery and turned to look for those who lived in the apartments.

He sucoeeded in finding everyone but The head of the family. He turned up at the station house with live prisoners three boys and their mother, who gave their names as Mary Seigmund, aged 48, Samuel, aged 21, Barney aged 17, and Harry aged 15, and another young man named Samuel Tledman. The head ot the family is Harris Seigmund, who ran away, Webb says, just as the officer entered. The still was not in the room where the fire had done the most damage, and it seems that one of the oil stoves used to heat the mash had become overheated and had been cairried into an adjoining room and flung in to the bath tub. The oil had spilled and spread over the top of the water which was in the tub, and bad continued to burn, adding to the flames that had started when the oil first took fire on the outside of the stove.

The rubber tube which was attached to the cover of the boiler was burned off, as has been said, burjgt Is thought that was used in lieu of a Worm, and the steam from tne boning mash ascended through the rubber tube, and finally found its way to a four quart measure which stood not far away and was found halt full of raw whisky. In addition to this Webb found two barrels of mash in an adjoining room, and also found two demijohns of whisky in a closet. The whisky was of the moonshine variety, distinguished from the legitimate brands by being almost colorless and fiery to the taste. When word of the discovery was sent down town Fire Marshal Brymer and District Attorney Backus went to East New York to Investigate it. The fire marshal said that it was hardly a case for him, as the fire was undoubtedly of accidental origin.

It looked to him as if the flames had started by tho overheating of one of tho oil stoves the one which was found blazing in the bathtub by the firemen, where it had been thrown by the occupants. The fire had communicated to the furniture, which was damaged to tho extent of according to the estimate of the police. The still was in operation except for the rubber hose which had been burned away when the fire marshal arrived there. The fire marshal took away with him a certificate which he had issued some time ago to Harris Seigmund to sell kerosene. Webb took his five prisoners to the Gates Avenue Police Court this morning and wanted to arraign them on the charge of running an illicit still, but Judge Worth told him to take them before a United States judge, and so he went down town with them.

They said that they knew nothing about the still. The Selgmunds have not lived long in the place where the fire occurred. They formerly lived on Blake avenue in Brownsville. One of their neighbors on Snediker avenue is John P. Free, a real estate agent, and the the owner of the house where the Selgmunds formerly lived.

He says that for two weeks past he and other neighbors have noticed demijohns being carried In and out of the Selgmunds' house and they had wondered at it, but their curiosity had not been sufficiently aroused to excite their suspicions. The police do not think that the illicit still has been running more than a few weeks and they expect to find Seigmund in a day or two. They feel confident that he is in hiding somewhere in Brownsville. The alleged illicit distillers were arraigned before United States Commissioner Morle and were held for examination at 2 o'clock to morrow afternoon. Internal Revenue Collector Frank R.

Moore accompanied Assistant United States District Attorney Robert H. Roy to the Snediker avenue house and had his firBt official experience with the business of moonshining this morning. GUILTY ONES PUNISHED. Judge Hurd Inflicts Penalties in County Court Clarke Sent Back" to Sing Sing. tha In the County Court this morning Judge Hurd sentenced Charles Clarke, 24 years old, of 224 Fourth avenue, to four years and four months In Sing Sing prison for grand larceny in the second degree, as a second offonse, for stealing a watch and chain valued at $28, from Frank W.

Anker, on June 17, last, on Willoughby street. Clarke was sent to Sing Sing in 1895 by Judge Moore for two years and six months for a similar offense. He had been out of prison only two months when he stole Anker's watch. John C. Steele, alias Frank Stead, 23 years old, who said he came from Wisconsin, and gave his present address as 250 East Tenth street, New York City, pleaded guilty to bigamy and was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment In Sing Sing prison.

He married Josephine Stead of this city on October 17, 1893, and on January 12, 1897, he was united to Regina Broschard. Doth of the women appeared as witnesses against Steele. Louis Miller, 22 years old, of 600 Broadway, who had pleaded not guilty of robbing Yetta Revelsky of jewelry valued at $34.50, withdrew the and pleaded guilty to petit larceny. Sentence was suspended In the cases of James O'Brien of 1,621 Atlantic avenue, 13 years old, and of John McLean, 17 years old, of Buffalo, N. who were convicted of grand larceny In the second degree.

MORE VENEZUELA DOCUMENTS. Second Volume Representing the Work eef the Commission. Washington, D. July 19 Tho second volume of the report and papers of the Venezuelan boundarycommlsslon has Just made its appearance. It is a formidable volume of 723 pages with an introductory note Dehaan, compiled the matter for publication! This particular volume is devoted entirely to extracts from uutcn arcnives ana manuscript miscellaneous documents filed by the Venezuelan government, and aside from its value to the arbitration commission as an aid in defining the boundary line, the matter will be of Interest and importance to the historian and the student of languages.

FIRES IN BROOKLYN. 1030 P. 18 Bogart street; damage $125. 8:80 P. 269 Bridge street; damage $6.

2 A. 368 Snedeker avenue; damage $500. General Movement of West Virginia Operatives Begins To day. OTHER MINERS FOLLOW SUIT. Exodus From the Mines Which Failed to Materialize When the Strike Managers Expected Develops Suddenly Both the Magnates and the Strikers Making Vigorous Efforts to Maintain Their Positions Debs in the Field.

Falrmount, W. July 19 As a result of yesterday's meeting at Willow Tree Grove, near Monongah, 225 miners refused to go to wokr this morning. The drivers being in sympathy with the miners refused to haul, and consequently the rest of the miners who had gone to work were compelled to come out. The miners In Prltchard, about sixty in number, after hearing the news from Monongah, went out immediately in accordance with a report that if Monongah came out the rest would follow. Hntchimjon, Luther and Palatine were th next to come and all the men, with the exception of those at HI to and the shaft mine, will soon be out.

Eugene Debs arrived here from Chicago this morning at 3:25 o'clock and prepared to hold a meeting at Monongah at 2 o'clock thi afternoon, returning here for a large meeting to hight, when it thought nearly all mines will follow the lead of Monongah. Operators here are surprised at the result of yesterday's meeting and great excitement prevails. Mine Workers Committee in Session at Columbus, O. Columbus, July 19 The executive committee of the United Mine Workers is in session here. Those present to day were J.

M. Carson of Illinois, John H. Kennedy and G. W. Knight of Indiana, W.

E. Farms of Ohio and Patrick Dolan of Pittsburg. Other members may come later. The consultation is private, but there Is a promise of news to bo given out. John Bogue of Ansted, W.

on tha Chesapeake and Ohio road, says the only thing that keeps the mines there open is tho fact that operators have been In the habit ot giving a miner control of four or five rooms, with liberty to employ his help. He employs farmers' sons, making a good profit off their labor, and when mining is dull th boys go back to the farms. Strike Organizers Unabating in Their Efforts. Wheeling, W. July 19 The strike organizers have not abated their energy and the mine workers are sending in more agitators from Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The men who are strlklnz are devoting their time to Influencing those at work to quit and all energies are bent to tie up the state. Great things are expected from the Debs Ratchf ord Gompers Soverelgn meeting at Fairmont tomorrow. Coal shipments over all roads continue heavy. Receiver Herrick Denies a Statement. Cleveland, 0., July 19 From a statement made this morning by Receiver Colonel Myron T.

Herrick, the inference is drawn that Superintendent Roby of the Dlllonvale mine spoke without authority when he informed the strikers their places would be filled with new men if they did not go to work by Monday morning. "We do not intend to put in new men, not Just at said Colonel Herrick. "I any of our old men want to go to work we will protect them. Our men, the majority of them at least, were perfectly satisfied with their condition and did not want to strike, but vrere persuaded into doing so by outsiders." "Dispatches from Steubenville stated that Superintendent Roby had issued an ultimatum to the effect that the mine would start this morning with new men, if necessary." suggested the reporter. "No, we are not going to put in new men for the present.

We have no desire to fight the battle for the country, particularly as we have plenty of coal. We will sart our mines If our old men return to work and we will protect those who do return. What the exact situation at Dlllonvale is I do not know as I have not heard from there to day." Demonstration of Strikers at Canons burg Pa. Canonsburg, July 19 About 500 striking miners from the Miller's Run district passed through town this morning, headed by a brass band and a drum corps. A halt was made at the mines of the Canonsburg Coal Company, where they were met by armed deputies and ordered to keep oft the company's property.

They halted in a vacant field near by and sent committees over to tha mines to gather together the miners. A very small number were induced to come out and listen to the speeches made by a number ot the visiting strikers. The mines of tMs company closed down today to await the decision of the miners employed here. There are a few who are inclined to strike, but there is no prospect of a general strike here, as the miners are now being paid 69 cents and have nothing to strike for unless out of sympa'thy or through fear of violence at tho hand.5 of strikers from other mSnes. The operators here say they win run their mines as soon as the men are willing to go back to work, but will not interfere with their meeting with the strikers.

BANK CONSOLIDATION RUMOR, Vancouver, B. July 19 The News Advertiser states that there is a report that negotiations are going on for tho amalgamation of the Merchants Bank of Canada, tho Bank of Nova Scotia and tho Bank of British Columbia. The thrse banks would have a combined capital and reserre of 315,406,000 and would rank next to the Bank of Montreal. JEWISH COLONISTS AT ODDS. San Francisco, Jnly19 A mooting was held last evening in B'Nai B'rith building in behalf of the Jewish colonists, brought horo from Philadelphia by Ephraim Deinard.

Tha assemblage had to be adjourned abruptly in order to avoid a collision between two fao tiens, the one favoring tho colonization and the other denouncing it as a scheme. THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS TILL 8 P. M. TO MORRGW.

Washington, D.C.. July 10 For Eastern New York local showers tu nlcht; probably lair Tuesday; easterly to southerly winds. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Showers nfpht probably fair Tuesday; stationary temperature; easterly winds. The following Is the record of the thormomoter as Itept at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle office: 2 A.M.

Sunday 74 2P.M 74 4 A.M 74 4P. 3f 76 OA.M 74 1 76 8 A.M 74 I SP.M 75 0 A. I 10 I'. 74 12M 74 12 74 Average temporature Sunday 74X 2A.lt 73 I 10 A.M 76 4 A.M 72 I 12 77 CA.M 71 2 V. 77 8 A.M 78! 3 P.

77 Average temperature to day, 74M Average temperature 'corresponding date last year 74M HIGH WATER. Following is tho otliclal announcement of the tiraa and duration of high water at New York and Sandy Hook, for to morruw. July 20: A M. TllneWeiglil M.I Feet. I.

P. M. .1 Time; Height h. Feet. Dura'n of Rise.

I Fall. H. M.IK. X. New York.

.112:02 Sandy 1Iook I 1,12:48 I 4.2 4.4 I 0:54 6:31 I I 0:37 MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS ARRIVKD MONDAY. JULY 19, Ss Burgundla. from MarHeltles 8s South l'ortland. from Banchoz. Saginaw, irom Ilayti.

Ss spaamdam. rrou Rotterdam. 8s Orizaba, from Havana. 8s Tallahassee, from Savannah, Ws Edwin, from Palermo. Rr Mobile, from London.

8s Altai, from Kingston 8h Tanrir, from Liverpool. Ss Louisiana, irom Now Orleans. 8s City of Kingston, trom Port Antonio. ARRIVKD AT FOREIGN PORTS. Ss American, from New orK.

Detgoa Bay. SAILfcD FROM FOREIQ2 PORTO, Persia, for Kew Tork, passed UMLtjl,.