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The evening world., 1893-09-16
JAMES TH0MsoNs FUNERAL
Mayor Gilroy, Joseuh n. cSoate ans
Other Noted Non Attend.

The funeral OF James Thomson. VINO
was the Ch9irman of the Supervising
Board of the Municipal Civil=serVice
Commission. TOOK place at his home ~
Park avenue. at 1880 this morning.
Rev. Marion II. Vincent. CONDUCTED the
service. and the choir from pr. John
Hail's Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
t'burch. OF which MIR. Thomson was
member, sang several hymns.
The interment, this afternoon. was at
the family vaul, n; Mount Marble Gem
etery. There were no paiibearersi;
were Mayor dIroy, Judge !gS, !, Gray Ior saa
MutI j.. f.. Anderson. 4. ", Purdy.
ss rhi''rs T M,,,sT W'TS a,; sSsrm 1o,
seph II. thoate and CORPORATION coun-
sci Clarke .
NV. Is 1897. IIe Was ~wNer, win a
large business In lnsnran,s cases. te
leaves a widow. -four sons ana TWO
daughters He was FIRST appointed to-
the CiyU- Service Commission by Mayor
Grant In 1856.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
IN CONGRESS TO-DAY.
Tho House Again Fails to Get &C
the Floc.lor Law ReneNl B'I.

INC FlvCsio1 ~" NO '''"' ~ ''
WAsHiNGTON, Sept i6.-The Senate
at i2,n o'clock to-day took ny thu Re
peal iii and M. Voorhees, made an
other proposition to III" opponents OF
TIN. bin 10 fix a time to close debate.
lr. Teller. on the part of the orpo-
sit!on. declined to make an agreement
at ills time.
Mr.. Allison lRcp., la then cd
dressed the Senate.
The House to-day resumed the hEht
over the Federal Elections repeal bill
exactly where II left off YESTERDAY and
exactly where 1t was begun the day be
fore. 49,
Mr.. Burrows moved to dispense with
the cali OF the committees. and on TVS
motion the yeas and nays were ordered
The Democrats could muster but lA'
members. and az this was not quorum.
the House at 1910 O'Clock adjourned to
meet at l.i5 o'cloci; Monday. upon
which day II has accepted an invitation
to he present az IA body at o'clock to
attend the celebra ton of the one hun
dredth anniversary Of the laying OF the
cornerstone OF the Capitol.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
HOMEMADE FlRE-CRACKERS2
The Supposed Dynamite Bombs De-
cared Comparatively Harmless.

The police in the Sixth Precinct, Will
iamsburg. now believe that the bag
found yesterday and supposed to contain
dynamite bombs. really contained home
made fire-crackers.
Patrick Brannally, OF l6i Withers
street, Il driver for Builder John II. kol-
loch. went to the yard on Grand street,
between Morgan avenue and Catherine
street, yesterday, to get a load OF sand.
He found the bag hidden away in the
sand pile and acting on the advice of II
friend, took 1t to the police station. The
bag contained twcnty-eight small bombs
aud one large one.
This morning Capt. Ennis had the
bombs examined. and 1t was found that
each of the mall bombs was charged
with less than a teaspoonful of ordinary
gunDowder. No trace OF dynamite or
nitro glycerine could be discovered.
The evening world., 1893-09-16


The old bun ling had long been an
eyesore % DR. Icnkins, his predecessors
and the Quarantine Commissioners. but
1t seemed likcl' to stand there great
many more Summers and Winters. until
Gov. Flower visited Quarantine last
Summer and pronounced !; IAN old rat
trap II wasn't long afterwards when
the necessary Legislative appropriation
was secured, and cold weather Will see
the officials housed In decent and conf
Portable h, adduartcrs.
Naturally y wasn't advisable to build
new structure earlier In the season,
when there was probability of cholera
coming up the bay at almost any time.
Once the plague was completely
stamped pit on the karamania, how
ever, the Quarantine officials began
making preparations for the new bald
ing.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
DUFFY IS NOT DYING.
But the Pug!list's Wedding VIII Be
De'aysd.

Eddie Duffy who was knocked out
ut the Stays Athletic Club, in Williams
burg. last Monday night, by Eddie
O'Hearn, of the Union Athletic Club
is not In n dying condition. AS. was re-
ported this morning.
Duffy's mother was seen at her home.
1877 High street, Brooklyn, to-day. She
denied that her son was seriously ILL.,
The physician who has attended him
says Duffy sustained n slight conclusion
Of the brain. He has never been uncon-
scious.
Duffy Is engaged to be married to Miss
May O'Brien, who lives IN the neighbor-
hood. Next Wednesday Is ...e day set
for their wedding. but Mrs. Duffy said
to-day that the nuptials would probably
be delayed few days on account of her
sons fall.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
PENALTIES FOR TRAIN R0BBING
Consrss to Be Asked to Lseislate
on the 6nbJsc'.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Id W.
Sprague. of the Express Gazette. OF Gin
cinnati, will see Representative Cald-
well. OF Ohio. and Senator Harris, Of
Tennessee. to-day and urge them to Sc
cure National Legislation. Tor the better
protection OF railroad trains against
robbers.
Al the last convention OF exp ess men.
held ut Cincinnati In July. "A committee
was appointed to memorialize Congress
to pass law making train .robbirS or
wrrcking an off-nse punishable BY life
where there was an accidental loss OF
If.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
HER FREEDOM BRIEF.
Aged Minnie Nyer Rearres.sd at
the Prison Door.

Minnie Meyer. alias Wallace. feeble
woman OF seventy-three years. was re-
leased from the Kings County Peniten-
tiary this morning and Immediately
rearrested Mt the instance Of Detec-
tive Warsingcr OF Linden. n. j. He
asked the Brooklyn authorities to hold
her pending the arrival Of reauistion
papers.
She is said to be an expert confidence
operator She Is wanted In Jersey on
the charge OF having swinlled an aged
veteran named Clement SchwnrZ out
Of 5000. Although born in Scotland. she
spent most OF her life IN South Africa.
and can speak half II dozen languages
1uenty.
Since her arrest In Brooklyn six
months ago Tor Nagrnncy several al
k.ged victims have appeared, MI -!
them being anxious 10 prosecute.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Prof. Fischer Dead.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. Sept. l6-
Prof. Gustavus Fischer, LII. D.. died
here this morning OF brain paralysis.
aged seventy-nine years. He was for
ten years Professor of Modern Lam
guages in Rutgers college. and resigned
10 study music as an art. He served
Prussia, his native country. In various
mnhUcaI capacities.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
MAYOR sooDys LATEST LETTER.
30 Saws independence Should Not
Te Expec'ed of Him.

Ie Expec>ed or Hin.
Mayor Body. OF BROOKLYN. this morn
-int gave out a reply to the open letter
90 Lawyer Edward NJ. Shepard. issued
yesterday.
Mayor Body says: II have only this
to say: The spirit Of the whole communi-
cation Is seen in his effort to inisrepre-
\ cent nv meaning when ] referred to the
fact that I did not receive an indepen-
dent nomination for Mayor: and conse-
.,iuently should not undertake to pursue
an independent policv-that is policy
independent of parties.
II did not convey the impression
thai | should not represent in every
act and appoin tment the spirit and
purpose OF ou' charter, realizing the
personal responsibility which 1t places
in the Mayor.
But I Id mean that when parties
make nominations with no pretense of
an independent movement there can
be no expectation of an administra ton
independent Of parties
The evening world., 1893-09-16


uin.r'l and biological features of
rhoieru.
Dr. jenkins will he the principal OF the
school, In spep king of this new scheme
yesterday to AN Evening World' re-
porter he said:
Few people have an intelligent idea
of the way these matters are treated at
this station. We propose to give course
IN steamship ventilation and sanitation.
and the disinfection OF immigrants: also
In the determination of infectious dis
eases and hacteriology
Lectures will be given on each sub
icct by men skilled In the various
branches OF the work. The Intention H.
more especially to III men for that KIND
OF work and for steamship surgeons.
'1'he school win he conducted by the
state. and IA moderate fee charged stu
dents to dcfrav the expenses"
II IL a question which pleases DR.. lem
kins most his new station now building.
his new tug built last Spring or the new
punch invented by him to count the
Storage passengers ON steamships.
l'he Innch IL his own invention. 1t
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Brooklyn World Office.
800 Washington st.
Open from $50 A. M 10 $50 p. NJ N
Announcements received at ofhc. rates.

oruvr nHoorLIS
P-tford ave. asa. ISL,
S5l. 1868. lUIl, t260.
Boa dwsy. Is, l53, 40,
31b. S6l.. 1864. corner
yates ave
Gates ave. "a.
Rroadwsy. 1891.
broadway. corner Myrtle
ave-.
Cour 1t. . 63. 36l,
Dska!b ave., +2k. III.
NV.
Utica ave- %.
fu ton st., krbnckle
Buildine.
Fulton St. 1QI. 500.
Il49.lI7s. Il7J. 1869.
tlatbush avs, %.
Held ave. !51.
iAs~y II. b, III. 9Gt
A'itn'ir ave. corner
Georgia.
Grand Vt. ,l1J. AZ. 335,
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Bond Injunction Continued.

WHITE PLAINS. N. v. Sept Is.--
Judge Dykman In the Supreme Court
to-day continued the injunction re-
s.raining williamsburg from dsposins
Of $4,000 worth OF bonds issued for
village Improvements. to Comm & Stan
ton, OF New York, for which they had
paid SEQ
The evening world., 1893-09-16

John Baum. aged toriy.two, a butcher,
OF 5j5 West Fifty-fou"th street, WAS ar
ralgned in the Yorkville Police Court
this morning on d charge - falonious
assault upon hts brother-in-law. John
Artsb.rg er. Tho latter claims that LAST
night Baum slashed him twice on .he
head VITA sharp knife Arisberger
concluded lot 10 press the complaint
and Baum was discharged.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Pro. LYMAN Bartlett. How Is Dead.

HANOVER. n. H., Sept. lG, Prof. Ly-
man Bartlett How. NJ. D., OF Manchester,
died here last night of consumption. He
was graduated from Dartmouth In the
class Of 1869 and from the Medical De
partment In 1863. lie was for twenty five
years Professor OF Anatomy at Dart
mouth, failing health compelling him 20
resign this wear
The evening world., 1893-09-16
PE0DLER W0LOvER FOUND.
Wanted as Com plainant Agains.
"Mik0 tho Dude"

There is II patient at Bellevue Hospital
who Is down on the records as Aaron
Bolander, peddler. seventy
years old, OF sc Columbia street. He
Is Ill with bronchitis He was taken To
the hospital by Detective Nugent and Is
down as a private patient for Supt.
Byrnes.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Pros. Dlsmisses His Assistant.

PATTERSON, N. j.. Sept 16-Rev. DR..
Sebastian b. Smith. pastor OF ST. Jo-
seph's Church. this city, yesterday noti-
ned his assistant. Rev. Henry Murphy.
that his services were no longer required
in the parish. The latter Is said to have
left here to-day for Newark to consult
bishop Wigger.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
s.nss That H.v. Resumed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ls-The follow
ing National banks, which recently sus-
pended payment. have been perm tilted
20 reopen their doors for business: The
First Ma tional, OF East Portland. Ore
the First National, of Decatur. Ala.
. and the Lsmars National. of Lemars. Ia
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Woman Falls Two Floors.

Julia Mills. thirty years old, OF ia
Stanhope street, Brooklyn, fel! from the
second story of her home while putting
clothes on pulley line. She received
q fracture OF the collar bone.
The evening world., 1893-09-16

!, GOV. FLOWER.
worries romcwhar on the principle OF
street car fare indicntDI. Il was brought
out hast April and IL now IN several Eu-
roprnn y, rts. and the doctor thinks he
has 4 fortune IL II.
Tho new tug is nnmed GOV. Flower.
after the sturdy chief Executive. who
said last season thai he didn't care IA
-- II buying the Fire Island hote! for
Guaranteed passengers was poor poll
tiCs.'
1t Is not only swift and seryiceabls,
but II thug ~ h"Nu;" and comfort.
with his n"W station, new tug anu hll
III" new Improvements AT PIPER and
Lowe" quarantine, IT," Health Dfttcsr
THINKS h" ~ fully cquipp'C and prepared
tor any ,msrE"urN. ana M one familiar
w.th ,!ualTnIiT. matters doubts that he
i Iighl.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
THE WAY OUT
Of woman's troubles II
with Doctor Pierce's
Fayorita Presentation.

with Doctor Pierces
Favorite Prescription.
Safely and certainly,
in every condition OF
the system. every one
OF the delicate weak
nesses, arrangements,
and diseases peculiar
to the sex is positively
and permanently cured.
Out OF all the medi-
cines for women, the
/" Favorite Prescrip-
ton" Is the only ono
that's guaranteed to do
what's claimed for it.
In all q female COM
plants I" and irregular
tiles. periodical pains.
ltRvxlA s...A--aI
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Goysrnor Goes to the state Fair.

ALBANY. Sept. l6.-Gov Flower ac-
companied by members OF his staff and
the Tenth Battalion escort. left for
Syracuse at SIS O'Clock this morning to
attend the State Fair
The evening world., 1893-09-16

First 70 Hep Sea SAND Sur"rsra,
The first contributor 10 the relief fund
FOR tn. Sea Island sufferers IN fourteen
yea old Paul W. Doll. of go East sixty
eighth street. lie brought ii s. gold piece
TO the Mayors ONCE this morning. All
money received viii be forwarded to the
MAYOR of Beaufort, 4. e.
The evening world., 1893-09-16

Forrest and I.oma7 DIVIDED hrst ana
second prizes; Nizslaur took third. l..
Benima, of Winschoten; A. G. Oliand. q
IItrecht; y. y. Leiden. of Itrecnt' ana
l.. II. Deelman. of Govingen. also par
ficinn cd In the TOURNAMENT.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Walter Hennigan Missing.

Sup, Eldridgc, Of tho NN't"n police.
hrg asked the police OF This city 10 look
FOR walter u. Hennigar, fifteen %"ars
old, who left Scituate. Mass. sept. =
Ito is Ave feet tail, large for age, rathor
ecker suit.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
Siver Fu-chase StatsmeE'.

ury Department, Yesterday purchased
l0.0I ounces of silver %, their counter
oife" OF .1t2i per ounce. the purchases
thus far ,his ri3nth amour; 10 l,2Ui,OJp
ounces.
The evening world., 1893-09-16

SO certain To cure sre,-y case Of Catarrh
b DR.. Sagss Remedy that its proprietors
mako you this offer: II you can't b
cured permanently, well pay you e5oo
The evening world., 1893-09-16

OfFcer ienkins's ONCE, with observation
window afrordnR fine v!e% Of the
upper and lower bays. his private tele-
graph wire deputies room, dornlito-
riei. mI"roscopcal room. laboratory.
bath rooms and closets.
The evening world., 1893-09-16

nut VTIT N NIINNT NE NINIV'E
\ hrhlp" VIA run from the terrace,
surnuurtri hy the Doctors residence,
I, the second STORY ON the west side.
There Will be wide stoOp on the south
aldo and halUunien on the south and
east sides uf i,'c station.
new fcHttIr, to be introduced when
the new huilhing is completed Ia a
school for the instruction OF medical
students ana embryo ship-surgeons In
ship Inspection and sanitation and the
The evening world., 1893-09-16

Inflammation or liberation, bearing down
ssnsatiors and kindred ailments, II 1t
ever fails to benefit or cure, you have
your money back.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
$40. ooo F,csr Hciec.'o Dred.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Sept. 1s-F G.
Fay's PAGER Eclectic. valued al $4,000,
with a record OF 2H and Of supposed
ability to 60 In 2.o5. died yesterday.
The evening world., 1893-09-16
.,.. suroon.-d b.. smo,s.

Horse su-oca.~d b" smors
The one-story frame stable OF WILL
lam Lantry, nj $50 ives. Forty fourth
street, caught fire early to-day. 4 horse
was suffocsted In the smoke. The DAM
age MAS 500
The evening world., 1893-09-16
FOREIGN PORTS.
nv Cable -
SAILED,

SOUTHAMPTON, s-pi. l6-St'ame5 i'srn. for
New York
HANRI'RG. Sept. l6.-lestetsy, steamer
Gothia. for New York.
ARRIVED
GOTHENRURG. Sept. iG.-Tbprsdey, steamer
virginia, tIom New York.
The evening world., 1893-09-16

was very wei received in Vienna and ae
the local club he upheld American chess
by playing two drawn games against
one OF tire best Nienuese masters,
named Schlechter. The second OF their
games ran ms follows:
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MISSIONARIES OF PANAMA.
ODD PLACES WHERE PROTESTANT
UORsHIPPERs ASSEMBLE

| Earnest and Successful Work OF NJ othodist
Preachers who Defy the Deadly Fever
Friendly Feeling of the Panama People
Tho Episcopa allan Mission aud It- Church
Upon the Very site OF tho Old citadel.
One night while strolling around the streets
OF Panama not far from the railroad tracks, a
district not to bs described MS savory. the
sound OF voices singing familiar hymn with
an organ accompaniment fell on my oars.
The music was not what one expected to hear
where guitars and banjos and flddcs hold
sway. and followed down the street to see
who was singing Directly I came to very
large one-story iron buildnG-a great shed
with a double peak or NJ roof. There was
something Of a yard about IL enclosed by a
wire fence and wide doors lcd In at
ono end beneath each peak. Going to
one OF the doors tho astonishing spec
tacle OF n room bigger than any ono OF
half the New York churches nd half filled with
people sitting on benches was revealed At
the further end OF the room was n slightly
raised platform on which was a rude pulpit
and q small church organ. man in clerical
garb. tall. slender. and vigorous stood behind
the pulpit his hands In the air to beat tho
time as he led the congregation in the hymn
There was an Intensity OF feeling. fervor in
the mans actions that was inspiring to his
congregation. and they sang rs with ono voice
and one soul-sang only as negroes can sing
undor the influence OF religious excitement.
for all were coored. though some. including
the preacher. were n early white as not to
be distinguished from Caucasians by the ordi-
nary eye Moreover. there was no mistakng
the popularity OF religious belief after listen
ing to the service for n short time. 1t was
Methodist to the spinal chord
That such n congregation rs this should
gather TO take part in tho services OF mid
week prayer meeting was something novel to
ono accustomed to churches that have little
6x9 rooms in the basement for the faithful few
to meet in for that hour OF devotion. Plainly
here was congregation that was active in tho
faith 1t professed But still more interesting
than that was the obvious fact that this
tho congregation OF n Protestant missionary.
sent from somewhere to preach his views OF
the Gospel In Catholic Panama.
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Thenext day found the'mlssionary. the Rev.
A. W. Geddes. formerly OF Kingston. Jamaica.
living in a little brick house about one block
from the meeting place. and this is the story Of
his people and himself that he told me:
On a certain day in September. 1882. while
the people wentrup and down the streets in
tent on every-d day affairs. as usual. there came
a tremor Of the earth that for an instant
stopped every one in his tracks and then sent
that whole population flying. screaming. and
praying to the open spaces OF the town. Other
tremors followed. Tiles fell in Gathering tor
rents to the street. House walls spit. and one
great church swayed for a moment ana then
people in tho United States outside the popu-
lations OF Charleston and San Francisco can
appreciate the terrors Of an earthquake. but
in Panama the case is different. When talked
1882 his black face grew gray at the thought
Of it. And yet it was not very bad trem bling
when compared with others known to South
It was ip the Hush days Of Panama. The
nsnty ha o r ms anT I'm
pie were wasting their su bstance in riotous
living. and even those who had known better
thing about their ears they thought they saw
fell on their Knees and pra yed for mercy.
A., or course: when the earth became quiet and
most Of the se orros their
acquired piety buta few, old Jamaicans re-
other spiritual guide, but one who was mana
ging store invited them to meet in his back
room OH Sunday. and th.y came.
The first service was OF prayer and song. and
1t was in one respect unique. While the pro-
prietor and his, friends sang psalms in the
back room. the clerk sold sugar and salt. corn
and corn Juice in the front But that could not
last. The congregation read Scripture to the
proprietor. and he closed his place thereafter
on Sunday. Then they read to him OF the woe
that Is promised to the man who "putteth the
scien ce stricken merchant rolled out the
whiskeyand the rum and sold no more.
For two years these people met regularly In
their little place OF worship. and then appealed
to the Wesleyan Methodist Church OF Jamaica
for help So tho Rev. j. NJ. Geddes. father Of
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rsS e Sy S ySR w.t. G The 9E s S M
sSSoperasion O, Gen. do Peyster, MI, Stevens.
Miss dracs Wilkes. and other rI members Of tho
Protestant Episcopal Church.
sell. supporting PRACTICAL farmer h has charge
a. .he land and what with the customary pro,
hold But II requires a great deal TO support
brothers care. Tor here and elsewhere. and so
contributions from the charitable must still be
are times when, it Is not easy to rake both
ENDS meet. and when tho extension Of the work
@ B BroSsr bess BY
bbe s OF energy and worldly sense mixed With
and e Sa tS isFSor ham and Shr 81 deVS22n
enterprise successfully.
The first building erected at Prioty Farm
sumptive BOYS and young mon. There arc
several wards on the ground hoo,. with ,ac-
rooms are large. light, and airy. with open
1 sRS Ps5ns ths hs
ls lmmaculately clean and sweet. At the
ier entirely nns enclosed with glass and Adjoining
b%sts Mr. de Feyste! Rse' az e fesster
and and Mr., de pSystesrs father. Oyer. The
tbs aSst is passd WY
Cen dc Peyster in remembrance OF the poor
Braher GSe f5o;ns aass da the
idea rs o, this eleemosynary institution
ssSso Ht and on csr
Brothers. In striking contrast to the wards
nished. An iron belstead a table. a chair. a
eommode. crucinx over tho head OF the bed
A slanting root makes It almost impossibie to
stand upright, save IN the doorway and single
over each door in the hallway is tablet boar.
Ing the name OF saint OF the, Church. The
se sIrit NAL Of the Brothers their m9naste
revealed in these apartments. or cells. that they
nave set APART for Themselves. In an extern
room. supplied with big range and all modern
culinary appliances.
ground floor are tho Two dining rooms. fur;
ntshed with ANTIQUE oak extension table and
GSes and EwSR his Mh
sons s, Gan DO comfortably seated IN the chapel
finished in hardwood, with iine, vaulted roof.
an OAK screen. and several large Gothic
closure are a desk and stalls on each side
a atar In front ,S carved eagle iset5urn The
% 65d Of tine
rug covers the altar steps. seven lamps sus
pended by chains from the roof hang before it.
and are kept constantly burning. ami candles.
crosses. and vases Of flowers otherwise adorn
T. The altar is, finished in white and gold.
Upon the front is a picture OF Christ on the
cross with surrounding decorations in designs
ing the m otto "Arbor Vitae"
Connected with the Consumptive Home by a
narrow two-story structure in which are the
Convalescent Homo. the principal building on
Priory Farm. This Is a two-story building.
containing the public paror. two wards, Office.
and private reception room or parlor. The
Home is the gift Of Miss Mary Benson OF
Brooklyn; A brass tablet in the hall bears
this In scription: