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The evening world., 1888-07-16
DARING BURGLARS AT sHEEPsHEAD.

Attempt TO dag Hotelkeepsr TaHen and Gee
His M~oney-shots and Escape.
A most daring attempt at burglary occurred
between 2 and 8 O'Clock this morning at Tai
fen's Hotel, Sheepshead Bay. At l O'Clock
George Tatfen, the proprietor, retired to his
room In the second story. on the south side
of the hotel. The only other person sleeping
on the floor was his mother.
He had only been In bed about an hour
when he was awakened by the glare of q
bulrs-eye lantern shining In his face. He
saw two men standing beside the bed, one of
whom presented a revolver and said =" Don't
stir or call out, or you are q dead man."
THIS did not scare Mr.. Taffen. for with q
quick spring he jumped from the bed and
knocked one of the men down. The man
was up in q second and fred at Mr.. Taffen,
the ball passing close to the latter's head.
The second burglar fred another shot, with
the same result. The two men then fed.
Mr.. Taffen, in his excitement, ran to the
window leading out on the veranda and
jumped out. carrying sash and all with him.
He shouted for help and alarmed tho neigh
be rhood.
A coil Of rope and a gag was found on the
floor of the bedroom, showing that the
burglars intended to tie and gag Mr.. Taffen
before they went through the house. There
was about $l, 500 in the hotel safe, but the
burglars got none of it.
The evening world., 1888-07-16

Mrs. Downey fell ont OF q three-story window OF
her home, 916 De Kslb avenue, last night and
received serious internal injuries.
While Chinaman Pan Kee was at Sunday-schooi
yesterday some unknown person entered his iann-
uIy ~ losk Reid avenue and stole his money and a
quantity OF laundered goods.
sarah Keenan, was thrown downstairs during n
quarrel Al i78 North Tenth street last evening and
Suslnined serious Injuries TO the back. john and
oaIah mcSarry were locked mp as her assailants.
The annual picnic OF the Independent Schuetzen
SoIpG, OF brooklyn, will be held this afternoon and
evening al RidgeWood Park.
irank AGuleter, OF 8T Herkimer street, is
.tSSheu up on suspicion OF stealing q horse from
wlIham !. Barton, OF S4 HeFkimer street.
AEpleler says he bought the horse from two small
TIE money drawer OF the Clarendon house was
The evening world., 1888-07-16
CUTTING The POLO GROUNDS.
The Bureau Of Incumbrances VIII moi
Hurry Themselves About 1t.

The Bureau Of Incumbrances VIII Not
Hurry Themselves About 1t.
The first steps toward running One Hun
dred and Eleventh street through the Polo
Grounds were met by an Injunction, which
has been dissolved by Judge Ingraham, as
noted on Saturday.
Supt. Richardson Of the Bureau of In.
umb ances, to which the Park Commission
ers had referred the matter, said TO an EVEN
ING WORLD reporter this morning that he
had not been officially acquainted with the
dissolution of tho injunction.
After / got it," said he, ~ shall not do
anything in q hurry, but give the baseball
people a show by allowing them time to do
anything they may wish"
Superintendent Bell, of the Polo Grounds,
does not think that the New York Baseball
Club will have to change its place of PLAYING
in this city this season. He said to-day:
1--WE have twenty days in which to appeal
our case, and /. am of the opinion that we
can keep it in court until the end of the base
ball season.
of course, If we had to secure new
grounds this season 1t would make trouble,
but we do not anticipate this. '
" We will have to leave the Polo Grounds,
eventually, and l have already three good
locations in the city in my mind. one of
which will probably be our future ball
grounds.
President Day will be home the last of
this week and will call q meeting of the direc-
tors of the club, when some decided action
will be taken in regard to new grounds"
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Suicide AT EIGHTY. SIX.
An Aged Mar Ends . Life Of Bitter Poverty
by Hanging Himself.

Henri Butler, aged eighty-six years,
formerly a prosperous Staten Island farmer,
but of late years assistant sexton and hanger
on at the Forsyth Street Methodist Church,
hanged himself in his room at 10 Forsyth
street this morning.
The old man sold his place on Staten
Island Ave years ago aud came to this city to
live with his married daughter, Mrs. Flistel,
whose husband was sexton of the Forsyth
Street Church.
He supplied Flistel with money to start a
grocery store, and did much of the work at
the church. His daughter and son.in-law
died two years ago, N sluce then the old
man had o pretty hard life of it.
James Beatty, the awning-maker, ~ For
syth street, took pity on the feeble old man
and fitted him up q room in the rear. Two
weeks ago, however, Beatty decided to give
up the awning store, and the old mar was
again friendloss.
Butler was seen to grow more respondent
every day, but no one helped him. It is said
he applied in vain TO the trustees of the For
syth street church, but the trustees deny this.
Last night the old man fastened a stout
iron ring to one of the bars of the hall
window and hanged himself by the neck.
Mrs. Beatty fond him dead when she went
to give HIM his breakfast at 8 O'Clock.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
LEE SINGS FATE.
Have They Boiled Him or Has He Gone on
on n Chinese Tooty

A crowd of eager, curious men. gathered on
the sidewalk this morning before what was a
Chinese laundry at ss7 Bowery, pushing and
trying every way to get a look at the interior
of the laundry, and all because The
World limited this morning that perhaps
Lee Sing has been boiled.
All who passed that way stopped to see
what the fuss was about, and when they were
told by. the excited men that there was a
boiled Chinaman inside they looked Mortified
and i~ncreiulous and at once Joined in the
push ao f era a look DOL through n the Tin wind S .
he disappeared very mysteriously q week ago,
and all Chinatown is trying to find out how
he went and were he has gone.
The Chinese Municipal Council will un-
doubtedly offer a reward for his recovery, or
for information concerning him.
Lee Sing has managed a laundry at 1857
Bowery for several months. He has met
with poor success. His shop is the one in
which two Cinnamon quarrellod and one
killed the other about six months ago.
One of Lee Sings customers failed to get
his laundry, sued the Chinaman mt his
stock of soap. starch and ~flatirons was sold
at auction to pay the Judgment and costs,
There is now considerable laundry neatly
tied up and laid away on q shelf in the shop,
and the owners are bewailing their plight.
Sings wash rag lies on his ironing board,
aud everything looks as If he had just
stepped out to buy some rice.
The theory advanced by several tenants in
the block is that Lee Sing has killed himself
because he could not pay his rent of $37. 80 q
month.
Other old New Workers in the neighbor.
hood say he is a Chinese sport and has gone
off on a "toot." But the crowd that sur
rounded his laundry this morning declare
that he has been boiled by some of his rela-
tives who are jealous of his prosperity, per-
was disappointed in love.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
ITS ORIGIN A MYSTERY.
Doctors Cannot Explain the Outbreak et
Smallpox on Wards Island.

No more cases OF smallpox are reported as
having broken out to-day In the city Asylum
for the Insane at Wards Island and the phy-
sicians think tho progress of the dread dis
ease may be checked.
The elghty-one patients IN Ward II are
completely isolated, and the f~umigation and
the inmates of the whole institution is being
made as perfect as possible John Moran,
John Devpe, John Brogan and Bartholomew
Queenan. the four men who were SO mysteri-
ously ..smitten with the disease and emoved
to the North Brothers Island Hospital, are
said to be progressing favorably.
The origin of the disease which thus i'm
perils the lives of the 1880 inmates OF the
asylum is still n mystery. DIR. Alexander
Trautman, the head OF the medical staff, SAID
ease came into the institution. We vaccinate
every new. conner and every possible sanitary
precaution is taken.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
CLARK'S LETTERS TO KEENAN,.
Two Of Them Produced In Court Amer .
Hard Fight

Col. Bliss appeared before Judge Van
Hoesen in the Special Term Of the Common
Pleas Count to-day 10 argue the case of
Boodler John Keenan,, now of Canada. in his
claim for a division of the profits accruing to
Contractor Heman G. Clark in the construc-
ton Of sections A and b of the new Aque-
duct.
The lawyer read Keenan's affidavit claim
ing his share of the profits of the contracts as
a partner. and followed this by reading an
agreement whereby Heman $. Clark as
signed to John keenan, one-sixth of the pro-
ITS Of the contract mentioned.
The document was dated April Is, 1885, and
Keenan, asserts, in the most solemn fashion,
and in true lawful manner, that notwith.
abandoned, he (Keenan) has been utterly
ignored Of late and been refused all informa-
ton regarding tine contract and its profits.
Other affidayits read contained surprising
denia's OF allegations that had been made by
O'Brien 4 Clark touching Keenan's honesty
III connection with the contractors, and they
claim that his reason for leaving the city was
SIMPLY q desire to seek renewed health and
strength.
Col. Bliss announced that he had some
letters which he would read to the Court, but
Chauncey s. Truax and Gen. Russell, coun-
sci for Contractor Clark, made vehemen
protest against the reading of any letters the
authenticity Of which was not known.
~ q hhoiiJ ubicSu thht wv ottcIb buOulu
be read.
The first was dated June 20, 1886, when
Heman Clark wrote to keenan, requesting that
his interest in work Of the Aqueduct respond.
because funds were required for the carrying
on of the work, and mentioned the fact that
the only money that had been put up at that
date WAS 300 900 contributed by himself.and
Mr.. Mooney, whose contribution was 40, 900.
The finishing clause suggests that Mr.. Kee-
nan send his check for 800, 900 and expresses
the hope that Mr.. Keenan, IL In good health
and that he will come back to the city soon.
The other letter was as followsi
GOLD. BARMoRE a SWORDS,
BANKERS n BROKERS,
10 PTNK STREET, NEW York, Dec. 4 1884
FRIEND KEENAN,; You should lose no time In
myself, necessarily get more or less complicated
with outsidera II would be well for us to meet
and arrange ut once, and II may be well to bid In
The name OF II. O. a Co. or In his name, then we
could play an Important point on the outside; that
l., 1t would clean the slate for both Of us. Get
these matters before him at once If you can. Re-
speotfully, II. Q.
Lawyer Truax, for the contractor, argued
that although Keenan, might be entitled to a
share in the Aqueduct contracts executed by
Heman Clark, his present claim should be
denied because the contracts in question
were executed not by Heman Clark, but by
O'Brien d Clark.
Furthermore, he argued, Keenan,, while
claiming an interest in this gigantic public
work, had not performed O single act to en-
title him to q dollar.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
WOOL.
The House Goes On Record
in Its Favor.
The Passage Of the Mills Bill by the
House Foreshadowed.
A Setback for the Thick and
Thin Protectionists.

'@'AN oAhbsI
WARRINGTON, July l6.-After Mr.. Mills
had suggested in Committee of the Whole
that q vote should be taken on the free-wool
clause and the suggestion had been accepted
the question of striking wool from the free
list was put and defeated by q vote Of lao to
1O2.
Though many members were absent, yet
this vote is generally regarded as signif-
cant.
1t is held to foreshadow the passage Of the
Mills bill in the House.
Wool was one of the articles upon which
they were making their most earnest fight.
Messrs. Reed and Mills acted as t%ellers,
and when they met shook hands for the first
time this session.
Messrs. Soden, Foran and Wilkens, Demo-
Gratis, voted with the Republicans. mi Mr..
Anderson, Of Iowa Republican, voted with
the Democrats.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
QUAY ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
A Meeting Of the National Republican Ex-
ecufive COmmitteo This Morning.

Matthew Stanley Quay, Chairman of the
National Republican Committee, accom-
panied by his son, Lieut.. A. @. @, Quay, Of
the United States army. and his secretary,
Frank W. Leach, arrived at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel at 10 O'Clock this morning from Attain
tic City.
Mr.. Quay stopped for q short time In
Philadelphia and had a conference with q
number of prominent Republicans in that
city before he started for New York.
At IL O'Clock the National Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee met in parlors ID and r
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The committee organized by e~lecting Mr..
Quay Chairman and Senator ]. Sloat Fassett
Secretary.
The principal question brought up was the
selection of permanent headquarters for the
committee. Another meeting will be held
Tomorrow.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
DANNY LYONS'S LAST HOPE GONE.
Recorder smyth Decides Against Him an,
He VIII Hang on Aug. II.

He VIII Hang on Aug. II.
Danny Lyons's last hope is gone, and he
will be hanged on Aug. II. To-day Re-
corder Smyth gave his decision in the con-
demned mans appeal for o new trial.
The Recorder denies the motion, and says
that he has carefully reviewed the evidence
on which the new trial is asked, but fails TO
be Convinced by II.
He doubts the truth of the testimony pre-
septed, and asserts that had it been laid be-
fore the convictipg jury it would probably
have had no effect. He thinks that Alice
Hennessey and the Irving girl are guilty Of
perjury. There was also Q SUSPICION of un-
ners girls, who, although they testify that
they do not know Lyons, having been visit
ing him at the Tombs for months under as
sumed names.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
HIS PICTURE IN THE GALLERY.

The Stock Broking swindler Found 20 Be
an Old Acquaintance Of the Police.
Richard Stone, who was arrested Feb. IS
under the alias of Frederick Hartley for
~swindling certain brokers who failed to APP
pear against him, was re .arrested Saturday
by Detective Sergt. Won Gerichten, the COM
plainants being Gold. Barbour and Corning,
the brokers OF 1S Broad street, whom he
beat out of the commissions ON a credit deal
in 500 shares of Northern Pacific preferred
stock.
His last operations were conducted under
the name Of Frederick Livock. He gave q
sitting this morning for a portrait, which
will be added TO Chief Inspector Byrnes's
gallery of notables.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
WILL THERE BE ANOTHER BIG STRIKE ?
Sargent and Arthur Ready for Any Emer-
Gency which May Arise.
ESPECIAL TO THE ENIN WORLD
LII N nli.k n----

ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.l
CHICAGO, July 16.-Chief Sargent, Of the
Firemen's Brotherhood, is In the city, and
Chief Arthur, Of the Engine ers'. is expected
this evening. They are here to be ready for
the great strike that 10 to be ordered in cass
the prosecution takes a certain course. What
this is they will not say, but it is understood
to be the arrest of the general officers.
mite conspiracy to q Commissioners this fore
noon. Bowles will be put on this afternoon.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
A MUTINY ON THE "ERIN."

II IL Reported to Have Cost the Lives Of
Two OF the Crew.
News reached Police Headquarters this
afternoon that the steamship Erin, of tho
National line, had experienced q mutiny at
sea. and that In the course of the trouble two
of the crew had been killed.
The steamer left London June 20 and was
due at this port last Friday. She arrived to-
day after a passage of eighteen days.
The evening world., 1888-07-16

VUIVr"H Whit
BOSTON, July i6.-The Sapphire, John stetson's
new steam yaoh5 which arrived In the harbor on
toe run In local waters yesterday afternoon. She
started for her short cruise about l O'Clock. Mr..
and Mrs. Stetson, with several friends, made up
the party aboard. The new yacht arrived at her
anchorage IN Boston Harbor ut Just 7o'clock.
During the run sne behaved splendidly.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
A skull Broken In n Row.

six, and Georgiana Cromwell, aged twenty, 4 tlo
Of colored people, were drinking In q CorneIia
street saloon last night and quarrelled. Cnryst
knocked Champ down and the woman broke Q
china cup on the fallen mans face. Champ 10 at
St. Vincents Hospital with q badly fractured
skull, and his aHsailants were held ut Jefferson
Market 10 await the result OF his injuries.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
President Cleveland. Donation.

PROVIDENCE, X. L., July ID President Cleye-
ianu mas sent 70 Faiher STRONG, 81 the Cathedrsi
himself for the fair that Is 10 be held IN september.
They are all inscribed borrower Cleveland, White
House, July Q, 1855. Presented TO Cathedral fair,
Providence, II. l."
The pictures are " be placed on exhibition In
The evening world., 1888-07-16
General Boulau ser i. Improvins.

tBY CABLE TO THE PRESS NEWS AssocIArIoN.I
PARIS, July 16.-While all danger in Gen.
Boulanger's case is not past, his progress
is such as to assure his physicians of his
speedy recovery. He passed another good
night, and his condition this morning is
generally favorable.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Drowned In a Foot OF waior.

ELizABETH, July iG-Will am Lewis, q colored
coochman employed by ex-Freeholder Noah Par
sells, OF Union Township was found drowned
Mills, He Is supposed to have tum6led on the
stone bridge a. that point ana to have been
deep
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Bo.ton Iron. w orker., Was.. Cu. Down.
ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.I

BOSTON, July ID The employees OF the Norway
Iron and Steel Works, large Government con-
tractors, had their wages cut down from 8 TO 20 per
cent. Saturday. The men held an exciting
meeting last night In Spellman Han, South EostoD,
and appointed q grievance to wait on
the proprietorA. The employees believe that the
cut down Is the work OF the superintendent and
not the owners.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
sunnr Ronnlia. AhnIi.hed.

tBY CABLE TO THE PRESS NEWS AssooIATIoN.l
LONDON, July 16.-Germany has agreed to
the protocol of the International Conference
abolishing sugar bounties. direct or indirect,
on the expectation of sugar.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Standing Of the Clubs This Morning.
LEAGUE. ABRocIArIoN.
Gen. GreeIy's Bird. ON the Wing.

TFFFNIHL 10 n EVEHTNW WWNLB.
LOWELL, Mass. July IL On Thursday last Gen.
Greedy set tree At Washington three birds OF the
Lowell homing Club. THey reached Lowell within
tWenty-four hours.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Probably Drowned in suuapee Lake.

NEW LONDON, N. H., July l6.-Mr. Wentworth
and wife. OF NeWtonville, Mass, who were stop
ping at Davis's board,ng-hoase, went on Sunapee
Lake Friday and nave not been seen since. Their
boat was found On the shore yesterday. They are
believed to be drowned.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
shst Herself with a Boys Pistol.

W n EFENTNW WWWLUsT
BIpDEPoRD, Me-, July 10. Miss Frances =.
Shaw, OF saoo, shot herself with a boys Iistol at
inc residence OF neE brother, Alderman Shaw, last
night. She may recover,
The evening world., 1888-07-16
steored MS Head Against a Bridge.

IsPTciAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.l
Boston. July Is. Talbot Oakley was carelessiy
steering q steam launch on the Charles River yes
terday when his head came In contact with the
Lowell railroad drawbrldge. Oakley fell senseless,
and an hour later died.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Ate Cusumbsrs Saturday. Died sunday.

Especial TO TIE EVENING WoRLD.I
WEBSTER Mass. July l6 George II. Mores,
forly.three years OF age, ale eueumbers Saturday
and died yesterday OF collie.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
The Weather To-Day.


Pure, Potent, POWERFUL Palid People Praise,
Progressive People Purch isel Positively PIERCg's
Preserve Physical Powers. Produce Permanent
Physical Perfection. Purchase, Prove -
The evening world., 1888-07-16

Fifty hne-bred young HoRsEs, also q numbar Of choice
PONIES. will DO sold AZ auction by j, j. McCAFFERrY,
a. Mltty,s Stablsi on wiloaEhby 81 between navy and
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Union Mould-ra Return from ~PIainneld, N. },

PROVIDENCE, July ID. The union machinistsa and
moulders who went TO Scots, Piainneid, n. D.,
works IN answer TO Advertisements, have ne.
and refused 10 20 to work.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
Yonkers Entries for Tuesday.

ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING WORLD
YoSEERs, July Id Entries az Yonkers for Tues
July II:
First Race. For beaten horses; FIVE eiRhths of n mla.
The evening world., 1888-07-16

Mr.. Randall IL Much Better.
ESPECIAL To THE EVENING woaLp.I
W~AsHIS0ToS, July l6.-Mr. Randall rs much
better this moTainG
The evening world., 1888-07-16
MUST GO.
The Evening Worlds" Crusade
Against Bobtail Cars.
Too Many Lives Lost Already
Through Their Use.

The Company's Oniciais, Who Direct Their
Running, Responsible, and in the Case
Of Mrs. Levy They Are Liable TO In
dictment for Mnnsiauahtcr, and eth
Evening World" VIII Try to Have
Them Indicted rs the First Step in the
Fight.
The evening world., 1888-07-16
wnrm"r, Fair Weather.

Weather Publications:
For Connecticut ana
Eastern Neto Fork -
Wdrmsr, Jar; totndS
becoming southedsisriv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-10-19
Hutchinson the Chicago Wheat

The following life sketch of the Chicago
Board of Trade and the great wheat gam
bier will be interesting as we'll as disgusting
to our readers:
Their business is 10 fleece somebody when
it is possible, and they make it possible
pretty much all the time. They do not in
tend to have it a part of their business to
get feeced, but once in while an ayenger,
like Mr.. Hutchinson, turns up and gives
them an allopathic dose of their own med
icine: 1t is sorry crowd that mixes in a
whirl like that which has been shaking the
the Board. The head gambler in the game
is himself man with whom no self respect.
ing man would exchange places for twenty.
four hours for all the wealth he possesses.
His time is divided pretty evenly between
drinking rum and plotting on the Board of
Trade lie is ostracized socially and is pit.
iably alone in the midst of seven hundred
thousand people. From what source man
like this can get anything that may be call.
ed enjoyment it is Difficult: to see. But he
is man Of great brain, though it is uncul-
tivated. he came to Chicago bankrupt.
and by the ways common on the Chicago
Board ct Trade has ammassed large
fortune, and in that bis career differs from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-10-19
An Explanation.

What is this "nervous troublen with
which so many seem now to be afflicted? IL
you will remember few years ago the
word Malaria was comparatively unknown,
to-day it is as common as any word in the
English language, yet this word covers only
the meaning of another word used by our
fore fathers in times past. So it is with
nervous Diseases, as they and Malaria are
intended to cover what our grandfathers
called Biliousness, and all are caused by
troubles that arise from diseased condition
of the Liver which in performing its fnnc-
tions finding il cannot dispose of the bile
through the ordinary channel is compelled
to pass it off through the system, causing
nervous troubles, Malaria, Bilious Fever,
etc. You who are suffering can we'll APP
preciate cure. We recommend Green's
August Flower. Its cures are marvellous.