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The sun., 1892-05-01
LEPER ISANG DING rs DEAD
Lived All Alone for Eight Mouths in n Pa
viIIon ON North Rrother Isinnd.

An isolated pavilion on North Brother Island.
200 Yards from the nearest building where
human beings live. had leen for eight months
the lonely habitation Of Tsang Ding, the leper.
On Friday night he died of disorders arising
from leprosy.
Tsang Ding eight months ago was a pros
porous man in the Chinese quarter He was
33 years old. owned two groceries. and lived
at 81 Mott street. A rumor arose that he was
a leper. 1t reached the Board OF Health, and
on Aug. 16 tho unfortunate man was taken to
North Brother Island. togethe with Ong Moy
Toy. Chinese gambler. who was also found
to be leper. OnR Moy Toy found means to
get back to China. and. as the diSease in him
was not SO virulcnt as in Tsang's case. he was
allowed to leave the island on his promise to
return at once to China.
Tsang Ding lived all alone at North Brother
Island after that. A small part OF the island
was set apart for him to walk about in. but he
was forbidden to approach any one or to con-
verse with any one but the doctors and the
attendants who brought him his meals. Al
most within hearing distance OF great city
he was as isolated as a hermit in desert. Up
to the last TsanE Ding held to n iant hope
that he might return 10 Oh ma to die When
the warm days came he would sit in the sun
with his face turned eastward, Watching the
vessels as they went by. He died alone. but
for the doctor and his attendant. All the
things he used will be burned. and TsRng
Ding will he buried in the place where he
pussed the lonely eight months.
The sun., 1892-05-01
China men Sent Bac1 to China.

LoCKroRT. April &c. The first batch OF Celes-
tials in this country to lie transported to China
for the violation Of tie Exclusion act left this
morning for San Francisco. in charge Of
Deputy United States Narshals Tom Weaver
of this city and John McCafTery OF OGdens-
burg Tho latter arrived hero yesterday with
a Celestial named Ne Now. who has been or
dcred back to China. lie is a giant in size,
being over six feet high and weighing 225
pounds; He smnsglod himself in at Ogdens-
three LockpOrt Chinnmrn. who have been Lam
gushing in Jail here for the past four OF five
months. are Mig shaw, Al Fay. and All Jim.
We're aided by the soldiers ut Fort Niagara.
Application had 10 b" made to the Govern:
msnt for the expenses 81 the long trip. and
after weeks Of waiting the looked for order
came yesterday from United States Marshal
Archie F. Baxter Of Elmira. and the party
started this morning.
The sun., 1892-05-01
BRINGING RUssIA,s RECEIPTS.
Minnesota's Commissioner Back from the
Famine.stricken Land.


Col. Charles McCrea OF Minneapolis. one OF
the United States Commissioners to the Rus
sian famine district, arrived in this city on his
homeward journey yesterday morning.
Col. McCroa. W. C. Edgar, editor OF the
Northwestern Miller. and E. J. Phelps were ap-
pointed by tho Governors OF Nebraska and
Minnesota to so to st. Petersburg with tho
grain-laden Missouri and present the cargo to
the proper local authorities.
The Government had nothing to say about
the distribution Of the food. 1t acted merely
as carrier The American Commissioners
were told on arrival that tho whole machinery
OF the State was at their disposal They had
merely to designate where the trains should
go and to whom the goods should be delivered
and the officials carried out their orders and
brought back receipts. The Commissioners
people re- in the pr9vincess ts Of sanara. Tula. and
Quoted by the Xnelo.American Church Of
hasSi;. Sh; :. ~, ,,.o.u
It Is ct it, worst peri9I. Too much help can
the matter, published abroad. but they are do
Ing al that is possible to aid their unfortunate
Col, iIcCren had with him specimen of the
famine bread baked in tho province Of Sa-
mana. II va, vas black IN color. aId was made OF
The absolute suffering from hunger will be
greater from now on" he said. for all tho an
ants have actually reached the end OF their
r0ne; Now the flax crop hrs failed, and they
viii have nothing to make clothes of"
men did not know Of tho American Commis-
sioners'' presence in st. Petersburg until the
interpreters and thanked this country on the
part Of the Russian press for the generosity
exhibited by the American people. They said
consensus OF America about Russia. and they
We're elpd to see that this was not so. Col.
will there report to the people Of Minnesota
and Nebras ka. through the State press. and
GGsliver to tho Governor the receipts for the
The sun., 1892-05-01
FOUNDER'S DAY At V1SyAR.
Celebrating tho One II undretith Annivcrsar,
Of Matthew vnssar's slrthdny.

Celebrating the One lIundredth Anniversary
Of Matthew vnssar's Islrthdny.
PouGHKEEPsIE. April 3O.--Nearly thirty years
ago. when Vassar College was founded. 1t was
Incorporated in the will Of the founder that his
birthday should be a holiday. and every year
since the college has commemorated the birth
Of that good old man. whose work for the edu-
cation OF women can nevor be ovcrrnted.
Matthew Vassar WAS born in 1792, and Friday.
April %. Vassar College celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Tho exercises were somewhat novel this
year. being more largely conducted by stu
dents than ever before. The public parlors
and those Of the President and Of the Lady
Principal were thrown open to the guests. The
lecture room and the wide corridors were
transformed into charming drawing rooms.
with couches and rugs. screens and porti1res
and inviting tate -A-tGtes piled with soft silken
cushions Of every hue. The chapel was deco
rated with flowers and palms. under tn" .direc-
and here the exercises opened at I i. ~. with
music by loung's orchestra.
Miss Alice VI Robbins. ~. Pres ident Of tho
STUDENTS Association. welcomed tho guests
evening. Miss Mary augusta Jordan. Her
War" was we'll written and well delivered. and
the audience felt that before them. in the
scholarly. re1l lncd woman who spoke was an
example Of what Matthew Vas sar had wrought.
Miss Leonora Howe. ~. rccited an original
poem on Matthew Vassar's inspiration and its
music. short reception was held in the par
lors before the music summoned the guests
to the promenades. At 10 o'clock the glee
sne RanG new c1eTs s9nf by
day with farewell song,
The sun., 1892-05-01
sWonr orr PERSONAL rArnA


s.o &<Sss~sSSy orVWes
Yesterday was the last day when personal
taxes could be sworn of. and there was ac-
cordincly jam in the oflces OF the Tax De-
partment The big doors OF the department.
were opened at on o'clock. The first man in
was the tall. soldicrly looking Col S. V. r.
Cruger Of the Eleventh Assembly district. and
OF the Union. Union League. Knickerbocker.
Tuxedo. and half dozen other clubs. 1t took
him only few minutes to correct the I'M
pression Of the department that he had any
taxable personal property. The Colonel Is tho
Comptroller OF the Trinity Church corpora
ton, and was for several years the President
Of the Republican County Committee. He de-
clared that his debts and contingent, risks
exceeded his income, and then he departed,
Ex-Coneressman John J. Adams made the
'"la Louis T L. forilArd declared that whatever
personal property he had was at ochre Point
A Jewish rabbi was relieved Of 81 500 Of his
permits ciorsymen to hold this much property
ffS Es. Alderman Iun jenkins Van schaiek swore
that all the persona, M, property in his family
eIsta Astor. made the same deelaration. the
haa passed M ana
creeping along toward the noonday hour, The
Sns ID IN he staps
groups anxiously awaiting an opportunity to
declare themselves barren Of personal effects;
There were many women in tho crowd. and
the pushing and iosting wore so great that
messengers attached to the depnrtme ent fought
who got a chance to tell how poor she was
nrsn Sow.d sgS I'd sSs Sn .he Gns
stared in return.
How much do you owe ?" she was asked.
"Sirm
IL want to know II the value OF your per-
dehts2
That's an impertnent question:
You must answer.
- shall not permit you to insult ma"
There was n swaring OF tho crowd. and tho
bejewelled woman was gone
A very fat German with very red face said
he had lot OF money on the second day Of tho
year. but TINT since then his wife had run
AWAY with all his money and another man.
An old man who was scheduled as n NOR
chant and assessed for $1,000 said he oughtn't
why 2" asked, President Barkcr. BE
cause" said the old man earnestly. my placco
Of business is in a cellar. sell eggs. sell
dom have on hand more than two dozen at q
time. and It sometimes happens that all Of
them are not fresh
He was permitted to swear off, There were
1OS OF the swearerS on.
The sun., 1892-05-01
ELDORADO WANTS Il BEAUTY.

Sl 900 and . Big Salary for = Woman
Pretty Enough for the Part Of Cleopatra.
The Eldorado Company issued the following
offer yesterday:
We want the most beautiful woman possible to nnd
for part Of Cleopatra in the and gorgeous spec
tscIe Egypt Through Centuries" which be given
at Eldorado. on tho Palisades and offer prize OF
81 the winner OF the contest She will also
ceivs largo salary for the Thcre speak
ing lines and stage training Is necessary She
rio in a chariot. All competitors mus: send photo
graph. age height and partic to Frederick Walker
general manager. Fldorado. New jersey Personal ap
plicatons not received.
Manager Walker said the offer was made in
good faith and that he would actually pay the
amount In cash to the most beautiful woman
who presented herself. and would besides pay
her q good salary. He said he could get plenty
OF actresses. but the troubl" was he had been
able to find none pretty enough to suit him.
Besides. he doesn't care for an act ress. since
the part demands only beauty and ability to
70 say word. She rides around in II chariot
ali. it doesn't make any difference whether
she ia blonde. or brunette. provided only she Is
The spectacle will consist Of pictures from
Egyptian history. but will dwell longest on the
Interesting reign OF Cleopatra Since last
year $3.50. GOO has been spent In Improvements
al Eldorado These include the new elevators
up the Palisades from the Weehawken Ferry.
They are three In number. and can accommo-
date 500 nassengers. They make the ascent
OF 100 feet In sixteen seconds.
The sun., 1892-05-01
a1s8oi RDoxNKLLs Lss1ALIA11oN
He VIII be Escorted from the Foet 81
broadway 10 the tnthrdr

nroadway 10 the ntnrOrnL
Bishop Mcdonnell will be formally installed
into the Brooklyn diocese tomorrow. This
| programme for the installation services and
reception has been prepared by the consulters
| Of the diocese:
| An escort In carriages. consisting OF the
priests OF the diocese. two laymcn from each
parish. md two representatives from the con-
! tral or diocesan unions Of the various Catho-
lie societies. will meet the Bishop Mt the foot
| OF Broadway on May .. at 10 A. NJ. and nc-
company him to ST. James's Pro-Cnthedral on
| Jay. street
The number OF carriages is limited to two
from each parish and one from each Of the dio;
cesar unions Of societies. 1t Ia recommended
that the carriages be open ones. should the
The order Of procession will be as follows;
Carriages containing the representatives OF
the unions OF Catholic societies; carriages oil
IN the order oi thsir fermation. those attest
Rshs Rev SGk Bsh"p ch"re. IA i T. Mep"anc H D.
The route OF the procession will he from tho
latter to to
horn street to Smith street to Jay street, to
On. each side OF Jay street. from Myrtle ave-
dral parish and the orphans Of St. Johns Homo
q the BsSop and Ss dismissed lis Mss 1t after sri he shall
have passed into the cathedral.
@ h s"ar Eo h the M sss
to the ST. James's young mems rooms to pre-
pare for the ceremony OF installat ion. Thence
they will proceed In cassock and surriice to
| the cathedral. where they will remain n line
on each side OF the centre aisle until the Bishop
enters the sanctuary.
| After terminating the ceremonies in the ca
| thedral with the singing Of the Te neum. the
escort willrefurm and proceed To- the Episcopal
residence. on Clermont avenue. by tho follow
| Ing route: Jay street to Nassau. TO Orange. to
Henry. to Rrmscn. to Clinton. to Schcrmer-
| horn. to Lafayette avenue to Clermont avenue.
| to Greene avenue.
On reaching the Episcopal residence the
! Bishop will enter and in the parlor receive all
the occupa nts OF cnrringcs. who. after the re-
| ccption, will pass out ty the Greene avenue
! exit. The reverend clergy, after the re-
! ception in the bishops house. will rciinter
| their carriages and proceed to st. John g SEM
! mary by way Of Greene avenue. to Clinton ave-
| nuc. to Lafayette avenue. to Lewis avenue.
where tho installation banquet Of the clergy
| will DO given.
| In the evening reception and banquet will
| be given Bishop Mcdonnell in the Academy Of
| Music by the Columbian Club
The sun., 1892-05-01
MRS. PLATI,S LAST SMILES.
She Seeks Alimony In Her Huabnnd's Sec.
ond Suit for Absolute Divorce.

She Seeks Alimony In Her Huabnnd's Sec
ond Suit for Absolute Divorce.
The motion for ahmony and counsel fees In
the case OF Minnie La Il. Platt who is being
sued q second time for absolute divorce Ly
William Fl. Platt. was argued yesterday before
Judge Osborne in the City Court. Brooklyn.
The first suit resulted in n verdict for Mrs.
Platt. In each suit Martin B. Waller. the son
Of ex-Gov. Waller OF Connecticut has been
made correspondent. Lawyer Patterson said
that Mr.. Platt had not lived up to the stipula-
ton signed by him in May, 1891. to pay his
wife $50 month. After their separation Mrs.
Plat obtained employment in a real estate
office. but she was discharged when the first
suit was brought She was logged he said.
night and day by spies employed by her hus-
band and in justice to her this suit ought to
be stopped until the costs OF the first suit were
Lawyer Graves said he believed he would
have no difficulty in convincing another Jury
that Mr. Pintt's accusations agasnnst HI his wife
John {. Reid declaring, that Mrs Platt threat.
ened the life Of her hush and tried to shoot
An affidavit from Frederick Walker. a waiter
at the Long Branch Hotel in Brooklyn. was
Mrs Pistt With at
INT rs S PAT Se1f5 fSsn xG
in R1'sias an sshibt, % esplainine: This viii SHOW
your Honor the spirit manifested by this
woman toward her husband. 1t came
to him Just, after the verdict. in. the
first action. The exhibit was a card to which
were attached. by yellow ribbons in lovers
knots four champagne eorks with this inserp-
beet" and on the other. "A few Of my last
SMILES"
incs and the spectators had an opportunity to
see her smiles when the yellow ribbon and
champagne corks were exhibited.
Decision was reserved. Mrs. Platt asks for
$50 month aBmony and $3.50 counsel fees.
The sun., 1892-05-01
JOHN MOST INVITES AIMSELF,
Nut the @. L. U. Will Not Lot Hin Preach


John Most. who has just completed long
vacation on Blackwells Island. will be an un-
invited guess at the eight-hour demonstration
of tho Central Labor Union tomorrow. and in
flaring headlines in the Freihen has announced
that he proposes to be one OF tho speakers.
When this news reached the C. l. us Com
mittee OF Arrangements consternation pre-
vailed. The c. L. U. is not composed OF An
archists consultation was hurredly held.
and it was decided that as Most had had
heart. they would make him WELCOME II he
would give an eight. speech. A. the samo NM,
and dynamite he shall be called down; Most
sgn make an ahle and sensible speech III IL nc ne
blood and thunder in his utterances to-mor-
row evening peegatts La9ins 81 dms
Most wants to speak on the eight-hour rulo or
any Of the other measures we have been % ,aGo ad.
vocating. We will be glad e see him, pave
but We do not believe In anarchy"
The sun., 1892-05-01
TRAINED FOR OCCASIONS LIKE THIS.
The Girls Marched CoOlly Out, and the Boys
n- Cooily Marched the Fire.

Miss Yarnell teacher In the Five Points
House OF Industry Mt 154 Worth street. was
awakened at AIS o'clock yesterday morning
by smell of smoke. She and Miss Wilkatus.
another teacher. occupied a room adjoining
the girls dormitory on the fourth floor in which
100 girls were sleeping. Another room near
by contained 80 babies. The fire was in q
closet between the girls dormitory and the
dining room. Superintendent Frank Smith
and John Shields were with 200 boys on the
When Miss Yarnell aud Miss wilkatus
rushed out OF their room they eaw flames
coming from tho closet. Miss Yarnell went
up stairs and aroused ,Superintendent Smith,
dormitory. Two girls. one considerably older
than the other. were asleep in each bed. Miss
Wilkatus arous ed some Of the older girls and
gave them instructions. Then she sounded the
fire gong. The children were well drilled. and
with remarkable GOODNESS they fell into line
and marched through the dormitory into tile
woman's ward Of the hospital next door
the boys on tho floor above. Before the boys
went to bed Alr. Shields had put thom through
tho fire drill. Superintendent Smith got .
score Of the larger ones together and. at their
head. marched on the fire. Some OF tho boys
carried axes and others buckets Of water. In
u Iiffy they put out the fire: Meantime an
alarm had been sent out. but when the engines
got ther. there was no fire to fight. While all
this was going on the women attendants
by $ O'Clock NIL the children were back In
their beds. 1t is supposed that matches which
had been Gnawcd by rats started the fire. Tho
damage was small.
The sun., 1892-05-01

Hartford Capitalists Will Vote Upon Their
Own stock.


The Board OF Trade OF Hartford. Conn.,. fol-
lowing its practice Of two or three years past
hns sent out proxies to tho stockholders OF the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy and the Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad COM
panies. The committee named in tho prox-
les are Messrs. James Nichols. President Of
the National Fire Insurance Company: Charles
p. Whiting. President OF tho Orient Insurance
Company: J. Goodnow. President Of the Ttna
Insurance Company: Daniel II. Howe Of the
firm OF Howe & Collins. and John N. Hol-
combc. vi ce- President of the Phoenix Mutual
Iifo insurance Company.
Stockholders who may give their proxies to
this committee incur no expense in doing so.
but secure rerresentati1n at the annual meet.
inGs by men who, according to the circular Of
the Board of Trade. arc not antagcnistic to
existing arrangements, yet. by their large
business experience and desire to serve only
the interest OF the several properties. can
nuenee.",. II, will bo rememLcrcd that
the Hartford Board of Trade did excel
lent work few years ago. though repre-
senting n minority OF the stock. in eNacting u
pledge from tho management o! the Illinois
Central Raj ilroad Company to discontinue the
building OF unnecessary and improbable
branch lines. The value Of the change in the
policy OF that company. which the minority
stock holders acting in concert were able to ef-
feet. has since been generally recognized.
The sun., 1892-05-01
THE NORTH M4GNE7IC POLE
A Movement to Send AN Expedition to Fix
ita Present Position.

There will be a special meeting of the Ameri-
can Geographical Society at Chckering Hall
tomorrow evening at which the nature an
advantages OF the work to be done by an ex-
peditionary party in the region Of the north
magnetic pole will be fully explained The
scientific portion OF the work will be discussed
by the leading magnctsts in the country. such
men as Profs. Mednenhall and Schott Of
the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Prof. Irowhridge Of Columbia College. and
Professor Mayer Of the stevens Institute
Of Technology participating.
Prof. .. c. Marsh Of Yale. who. In his capacity
Of President OF the National Academy Of
with Prot. Langley Of the Smithsonian In.
stitution as Chairman. to consider the sub
ject and to devise the scheme of wor; to be
done by the party in the field, will also be
present.
Besides these there will be Gen. A. W.
Greely. Ghiei signal Officer Of the Army, and
Of tho Navy. who will be able. from their own
arctic experiences. to show how tho pole-con-
tanning area may he reached with comparative
safety and comfort.
The sun., 1892-05-01
PREhCHEKs AND THE DIVES.
Dr., Park hurst Invited by Great Men t.
Shed Light In WashinutOn.

An invitation has come to the Rev. Dr.
Charles n. Parkhurst to deliver an address in
Washington on the subject Of the duty of tho
Christian Church in relation to the execution
of the civil law. Among the signers of tho
invitation are Secretary Elkins. Postmaster
General! Wanamaker President Rankin Of
tees Brown and Strong Of the United States
Supreme Court.
there we're many other signers. hut that tho
publication OF these names would be sulli-
cirnt He said he did not know. with whom
fho iden originated. 1t appeared to he a per-
sonal affair from tho wording of tte invita-
ton. and not the, work Of an 9rGapization. Or.
and in a day or two he will decide when to de-
liver the. address.
The sun., 1892-05-01

~ think since ! was born I had catarrh. 7
never knew really what was the matter with ill
about ritcrn years ago. My head woud stop up first
one nOstril and then the other Then my whole nose
s:"ppc, up went to different d"ctos. and they said
never could he benefited until wen. to Florida or
some other warm climate. tried all sorts alleged
cntarrh cures; incInllng kiys cfeam Rai'u and Or.
ii II didn't cure. None ot The patent medicines did
any good at nll. One day Mr.. William II. Seely
OF BelfOrd. who told he had been cured
by Doctor. Mct'oy and Wiidman. advised me to
20 To them ana get cured. / went. and the
night of my rst visit had avoud nights sleep for tho
first time IN five years. They took tumors out of
my nose the hist visit. anil since then they have
moved twenty.thrce more tumors. making thirty in
all. NOW feel hso another man used to be dizzy
and sick at my stomach. sometimes would go for Il
week without eating square meal | have gone for
five days without eating mputhful. ] wouldn't 20
back to what was before went to DOCTORS Mccoy and
Nildinan for any sum of money yOu could naDie.
believe Il hadn't gone 10 Doctors Mccoy and Widman
when did last November that | would have dled.
don't believe would be alive now"
The sun., 1892-05-01
No Compromise on the Prayers.

In accordance with instructions received
from the Central Labor Union. committee
waited yesterday upon Lawyer Thornton. who
thought he could arrange the differences be-
tween Manager Swain of Dennctt's restaurant
on Park row and the employees. Ono OF the
grievances Of tho employees Is that whether
they like il or not they must go to prayer meet
ing every evening in the restaurant,
The delegation found LAWYER Thornton to
bo q devout iellevcr in prayer, and his first
stipulation was that before the other griev-
anccs could be arhitratei the prayer clause
must be- allowed, The delegation declined to
do business on that basis.
The sun., 1892-05-01

What a Reporter Learnei at the Offices Of Doc
tors Mctov u,ld JijI,f,uuu

reporter learned at the offices of Doctors Mccoy
and Wdman that one Of the most annoying charac.
trrstics of catarrh in advanced stage
OF poypms tun"r, in the nose. an unnatural growth
breathing channels. compelling the sufferer to
breathe throu gh his or her mouth. One of
the Doctors said; "A great many Of our pa.
tients when they first begin treatment. don't
dream that their ndstrs tie, with poypus tumors
that have been growing for years and they sur.
prsed when III a twinkling remove tuii,o big
~ hickory nut and show II TO them. II Is done by
quicker and with ess pain than pulling tooth, and
the the patient s able TO breathe free and the
IS The nosttis are quickly restored to their
ntnra functions ana lie is less of burden This is
only ono little phase of that Tread disease cnarrh
Doctors Mccoy and W.ltiman make speciality OF the
Treatment OF all chronic diseases including cRtarrh
They furnish a medicines free and their charges for
treatment are 50 moderate that they arc within the
reach OF ALL