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The evening world., 1893-10-19
POOR FERDINAND WITTER!
Two. Girls Wanted Him and Ie
Could Not Make a Choice.
Sorry This Was Not Utah, Took to
Drink and Disappeared.

Fred Keiser, n grocer, OF ~ Kent
avenue, Williamsburg, Is searching to-
day for Ferdinand Witter. manager OF
his place. Witter Is twenty-seven years
Did. II. attended faithfully to business,
so Keiser says, but out of business hours
was fond of social amusements.
at paid to have him around the
grocer said to an Evening WORLD re-
porter. "All the women on the nor'n
side bought their groceries from us, ana
Wltter was very popular with them.
During the past fortnight, however,
the young manager had been gloomy
and depressed. TO his employers great
surprise, he began to drink u act reck-
lessly: keSaer ns ,Vntas, ss aStea "' oil
II am going to kill myself IL | ever get
courage enough. There are two girls
who want me. n in BROOKLYN n the
nice girls, and l think the world or
them. but what can l do? How WISH
this was Utah" ..
Yesterday I W WnlIa hgo, as Ma m r and mi'r re-
turned about II o'clock. He then Went
to his room over the store, put on ms
best clothes, and told Mr.. Keiser that
he was going out for a while. Since
that time he has not been seen.
"Ferdy has not taken any money or
mine" said Mr.. Keiser today. and
know that he must nave le1t BECAUSE "
personal reasons. He was with me Tor
seven years, and we had an understand
Ing that he could buy out the place
whenever he SO desired.
81 belive he has gone down to the river
and drowned himself because OF the two
women whom he loved equally well.
saw the one who lived III Park avenue,
and she was pretty enough for, any one
/ should think, but Ferd told me the
other one was the. better looking.
Witter took nothing with hin except
the one suit Of clothes. In his room was
all his other property and n sum- of
money. Besides this Mr.. Keyser has
some cash belonging to him..
The evening world., 1893-10-19
NEARLY KILLED A NE|GABOR.
There Will Probably Be a Fatal
Sequel to This Row.
Weeks Came with an Axe TO
Avenge an Insult.

Carl Stansfors, Maria. his wife. and So
phia L~ocksbaugh. all OF "a West One
Hundred and Fortieth street, were ar
raigned In the Harlem Police Court
this morning for assault on william
Weeks, Il tenant in the same house.
Weeks Is In the Harlem Hospital in
n p%recarious condition, with eleven
wounds on his head and face and two
compound fractures OF the skull. 1t IL
feared he cannot live.
Stansfors and his wife were held with
out bail to await the result of Wecks's
injuries.
The ~Locksbaugh woman convinced the
Court hat she hal nothing to do with
the affair and was discharged.
1t Is said that Weeks had IL low with
the Stansfors and was put out of their
tenement. and he returned and battered
in the door with an * hen the
Stansfors are alleged to have attacked
him,
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Kama nt fha Nr,c SiuIes.

The walking suit of the momen ID
made of rough stuff, mixed serge OF
two-tone hopsacking. The coat is long,
t!ght-ftting, double-breasted and iuli
umbrella gored skirt. At the neck a vest
OF fancy vesting, plaid silk Is shown
The revers are broad and double stlteh.
ed. In the house a silk or flannel pioue'
takes the place of this smart gown
Tho skirt 10 also umbrella gored-tha', To-
narrow at the hips and fnrins a. a'
hem to -four yards or more
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Columbia College Is to get nearly a
million dollars from the estate OF q
wealthy man who recently died at
West Farms. Thu bequcat is n noble
one. 1t Will do great things for the
college. One thing that 1t ought TO do
IL to furnish the impulse TO men who
are still living to add to this gift OF n
dead man the amounts necessary to
start old Columbia booming on its way
10 a magnificent univcrsityship. To
round out Its list of metropolitan facli-
ties and attractions New York needs
Q great university. And the city can,
The evening world., 1893-10-19
BURNED A WRECKED BARK.
Captain ana Wife and Crew OF the
Ceres Rescued by the Saginaw.

The steamer Saginaw. which arrived
to-day from Azua, had on board Capt.
Herch, his wife and a crew Of ten men,
all taken from the German bark Ceres.
in latitude 300, longitude 72.45.
The Ceres was laden with cement en-
route from London to Savannah. On
Oct. 10 a hurricane was ~ncountered
The bark lost her main and mizzen top
masts. her foremost head was sprung
and bulwarks and deck were smashed
by the heavy seas. She began to leak
and despite the crews efforts at the
pumps, water gained rapidly.
The Saginaw came in sight Oct. 10 and
took the exhausted people off the bark
which was then set on fire. When last
seen she was burning tiercely, and was
probably totally destroyed.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Il Striking Decoration

One of the most striking bits of decor
alton seen this fall is a magnificent corn
stalk in full feather and some tall grass
es of the field. They are massed to-
gether In corner of n clever woman's
own room and are tied with one long
streamer Of the corn. The
colors are splendid and the whole room
Is made to glow with warmth and deep
rich tones, yet the price of the whole was
a pleasant stroll on a fine September
day. and an outing which laid up a
store of strength as we'll as a bit Of
decoration which will retain its beauty
for weeks IL not for months.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Drutgn Butter.

Two ~tablespoonfuls of butter, one ta-
blespoonful of flour. half pint of boiling
water, half a teaspoonful OF salt. Mix
the butter and flour to a smooth paste
in a bowl, place the bowl over the fire
in a pan of boiling water. add the half
pint of boiling water gradually. stirring
all the while until it thickens; add the
salt. Take from the fire and use imme-
diately. The great point in preparing
drawn butter is to take from the fire
as soon as 1t thickens. For this sauce
1t Is very essential to have good but
ter. Serve with asparagus, boiled fish,
caulilower, &C.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Dog-Knling in Brooklyn.

To the Editor:
Sunday afternoon a little eirl was bitten by a
dog on Nostrand avenue. The father OF the girl
got a policeman to shoot 30 dos. Then the
father got 4 rope. and two men put 1t around
the dogs neck and hung him up on the %lamppost
for about a quarter OF an hour. while the police
man beat him to death. They took him of the
lamppost, but he was not dead, and the police
man pounded him for another Ave minutes. 1t
was a sickeai1g sight for the n%eishbors and pas
sengcrs In passing cars. for It lasted about TWEEN
ty-fve minutes. while ona bullet would have
killed him instantly. +. S.. Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
THE YACHTING CONTROVERSY.

Before departing for England Lord
Dunraycn renewed his expression of
confidence IN his yacht. His claim that
the victory OF Nlgilant is Cue rather to
luck and accident than to merit IS not
wholly unreasonable
In the race which closed the
contest Vigilant was beaten on the
windward course. ON the return Vigil
liant was undoubtedly gaining, but VAL
lyr!e certainly lost the race by the &C.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Dist. Clothes and Dish. Towsi.

No articles In kitchen use are so likely
to be neglected and abused as the dish
cloths and dish-towels. Put a teaspoon
full Of ammonia into the water In which
these cloths are, or should be, washed
every day. Rub soap on the towels; put
them in the water; then rub them out;
rinse; dry outdoors. Dish-cloths and
dish-towels need never look gray and
dingy-a perpetual discomfort to all
housekeeperS,
The evening world., 1893-10-19
HotV to CooE Fish.

A fish cook gives a wee bit of advice
about the cooking OF that delicate food.
Clean you fish carefully, slit it low
enough so as not to have any blood
on the backbone, but do not make too
large a cut SO as to spoil the look Of the
fish. The sound adheres to bone and
must be left, SO must the hard and soft
roes; care must be taken not to break
the liver. which in most fish is re-
placed; great care must be taken not
to break the gall. for it would make the
fish bitter; never fry fish in butter: fry
them in good dripping or lard; oil is
best, but it is very expensive.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Condensed milk is so generally used
by lovers of good coffee that condensed
milk Jars for table service have been
designed by manufacturers. They are
made of plated silver, stoneware and
china, prices ranging from 50 to 4 cents.
according to the material Some of the
little brown jars are shaped like the
old Egyptian water jugs, blu with .
fat bottom.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
You Will Have to Earn It..

To the Editor;
have a wife and family OF three children In
The ''old country whom I wish to have with
mo here, and have tried hard these two years
past to save enough to pay their passage. but
cannot yet do so. owing to uncertain employment
and sickness. ! have to keep a home here as
well as in England. and. even with good employ
ment. such expense makes It all but impossible to
save. II I had my wife here. l would be able to
save double the amount. and could then pay 1t
back In about four months. Now. I wish to ask
YOU what I had better do In the matter. or is
there any way l could borrow the amount re-
quired Sl0O for such a purpose?
A READER. Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
A Victim of the "club" Scheme.

To the Editor
I Joined the Bicycle and Supply Company in
July, 1891. to get a bicycle on payment OF 81 per
month. they claiming each member would get a
bicycle in a few months. ! kept up my payment
OF 81 a month until June OF this year. paying in
all s94. and ! got so I could not stand 1t longer
and withdrew. and asked the return of my
money or a bicycle. but they sent me an in
sulting reply. VIII you please inform me what
redress | can get, This d. & s. Co. is a Balti-
more Company. +. {. BALL.
Port Jervis, n. Y.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Listing Broken S!dewalks.

The City Improvement Society is eudcavorlng
to have the sidewalks Of this city put in good
condition. To secure this end the Society 10
having the principal streets and avenues eS-
amined In order that defects may be reported to
the proper authorities. But as the Society Is IN
able to inspect all streets where the sidewalk
are responsible In case OF accident, II calls on
the citizens generally In order to further TIL.
object 10 report TO the Society all broken and
defective sidewalks so THAI such facts may he lie.
ported 10 the proper department, All persons
mahlng such reports are requested TO seHi thcii
tull rdmeS and addresses This Information vii,
be considered confidential. Tho OMvc OF tn,
SOclCty Is AZ u East TMNntN-ihIrd ELrAnt.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Dispatches from brunswick report
~forty-two new cases OF yellow fever, and
this week promises to be the worst In
the experience Of that unfortunate
town. 1t viii be a mont or more be-
fore the disease will be subdued by
frost. the only agent that can destroy
1t Meantime there IL want. ther" Is
suffering. Contribute TO The Worlds"
supply train.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Valkyrie.
To the Editor:

T ~ TUTVUT'
The nearest approach to the spelling OF Vaikyrie
as found in Webster, is: Val-kyr-i-a, and 1t
is thus dsrnei: Old Morse: ~vaikyrJa; As. ~raicyrie;
Ger. walkuren, Walkyren or Walkyrien. from old
Morse. vale. crowds of slain. and kiora, kera, TO
select. Scandinavian mytb-one OF the maidens
OF Cdin, an awful and beautiful being, who pre-
sided over all and marked out those who were to
be slain. and who also ministered at the feast OF
heroes In Valhalla. odin's maiifn', I've ValEyr,a'.
were continually rushing hither and thither'
seeki.g in all countries the bravest heroes whom
they marked with their spear points when
the hour Of death had come.
GEORGE II. STOUT.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

cident OF losing in succession two spin
makers. II IL contcndcd that NiEilant
lost more time by an accident to her
ccntrc-board than tho English boat lost
from splitting her sails, but This Is n
claim which 1t Is impossible to establish.
There Is only one way to settle the
question satisfactorily, and that is for
the owner OF Valkyric to issue another
challenge and meet NlEilant again next
ypnr
The evening world., 1893-10-19
CHARLES HELD FOR TRIAL.
Four Additional Charges OF Getting
Money Tor Smuggling Cinnamon.

Justice Meade. in the Tombs Police
Court to-day. rendered his decision in
the case of Wary $. Charles, former
Chinese Interpreter in the Custom-House.
His examination ON the charge of eX-
tortinG $7j from Gnu Shea for assist
ancc in smuggling IL Chinaman into the
country has been pending for several
weeks.
The Justice held him in 5000 bail for
trial at General Sessions.
-Four similar complaints were made
against Charles by as many Cinnamon
to-day, on which Charles waived exam
nation. No additional bail was required
by Justice Meade.
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g =. for $50. 900 Damages.

GALESRuRG, Ill, Oct. l9.-William Snyder has
begun suit at Baltimore Md. against the Singer
Sewing machine Company for $50. 900 damages for
alleged false Imprisonment. The taking Of de-
positions here Is row In progress. Snyder was
formerly an agent In the employ OF the Com
pany, aud was stationed at Galesburg, In lSJ: he
Disappeared, and ii WAS given out that he had
emhetIlei $500 OF the Company's funds. lie was
arrested IN Maryland anu brought back here on q
charge Of embeEzement.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Just one hour a day devoted to the
toilet will enhance "a woman's charms
and give her the appearance of good
grooming. By this Is meant not Dress
ing, hair curling or nail-polishing, but
the bath, care of the scalp and the frlc-
ton necessary to keep from taking cold.
An essentially clean person looks as
fine in stuff as in satin, and a person
who is not we'll groomed is coarse and
vulgar-looking in everything. Refine
ment depends as much on cleanliness as
on culture,
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Individuals are not the only sufferers
from the deadlock in the Senate. The
uncertainties OF the situation are operat-
ing disastrously on the Treasury IT
self. Imports are cut down and the
revenues from that source decreasing.
The from internal taxation are
also falling off. The result is that the
cash balance In the Treasury has been
reduced over s., 100000 since the first OF
the month, while the gold reserve has
suffered to the extent OF 800 0 900.
There is no department OF industry.
there Is no source of taxation that does
not suffer from this needless and idiotic
delay.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
A Critiaue OF Recent Yachting.

To the Editor:
In reading the different accounts OF tho recent
yacht races. both trial and International. | se
that MIR. lsciin has always some excuse why ho
did not beat the other yacht worse than he did.
In one ease 1t takes his men so many minutes 10
get tho jlb-topslil; In another 1t takes SO long a
tins to shift the spinnuker. and In another the
contreboard lis bent, so that 1t cannot he raised.
Now. II is a wcll-known fact that the crow Of the
British yacht could handle their sails quicker than
the so.called American crew Il. c., Scandinaviansl
i. he wants a crew that cannot be beat for alert
ness. ! beg to inform him that there are plenty OF
young Americans on our Down-East fishermen who
for ~dulckncss and nimbleness can teach any OF the
foreign seamen tho ropes In regard to the centre
board being bent. experienced men know what
caused It: NIgilant was being driven SO
hard to keep up with tho Britlshcr that they had
to take desperate chan rs 10 keep TO windward.
So they let down tho ccntrcboard more than. with
safety. could be done in such n heavy sea. My
experience OF eighteen years tells me that the
centreboard has not been made to stand a thirty
mile wind and wave; 1t will not stand the strain
II let down TO its extreme limit. ] have had ex-
fishing sloops. with Ave years on n pilot boat. and
I have never seen the centreboarI vessel that could
hang TO windward like n keel vessel when the
wind is blowing a thirty mile gait. | would like
to hear from rome OF our coasters OF their expert
ence in beating up the coast In a northeast gale
in both keel and centreboard vessels. 1t will
make interesting reading and Information to some.
EXPERIENCE.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Lord Dunraven did not take the Amer
teas Cup back with him, but he did take
h high esteem of every American ad-
mirer of craftsmanship and good yachts.
He will be a welcome visitor whenever
he comes again. And II he comes for a
race. as there is hope that he will, he
will be sure Of a good one.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Grown Eomo and Hospital Inco.-
poreted.

ALBANY, Oct. l9.-Tho only certificate rled
vita the secretary O.. state Tor Incorporation yes
;orday was that Of the Brown Home and Hospital,
ct New York, Which ven provide u homo FOR
females. 1Et following are the trustees, the hrst
thrro ul whom ar uu,teIH. President, Bertha :.
.luNr. Nicc-rrcsiGeat, Herman Kahn; Secretary
AMI Trcaguvcr, II. e. NugIa; q. Apt, Charles
Hclllcr, lsnry &, EGirhurst. Simon II, Lesser, l.,
SeGllg, Matthew j. IOrg,y.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Live wires added their perils to those
OF the flames and the falling walls at
last nights great fire. 1t took heroes
to charge through the squirming, spark
emitting tangles. But New York's fire.
men never do hesitate. and they did
not then,
The evening world., 1893-10-19

The New York and New Jersey Bridge
bill has again one through the House.
So far, so good. The day when any
thing will get through the Senate. how
, ever. does not appear to be encourag-
ftngly near.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

The sentence CT an Alabama farmer
"of wealth and standing" TO two years
imprisonment for sending a challenge is
the beginning of the end. and should be
the end itself, of duelling. A few more
examples would have a healthful infu-
ence in q section where the barbarous
practice has found its last refuge.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
MzsMHEzaaazWTnA ~ p zzz0zzzzz1 &
A0U9Ei{!b|ls ;S5SH0ME |

%scrubbing broom. The ordinary kitchen
has two o. three closets. 1t simplifes
the work to devote each of these to a
definit purpose. For instance, in ono
place the ironing-board, irons, &C.; in
another, everything used in baking, and
in a third, the paraphernalia of ordinary
work.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Knows Where swindler Menage %

M~lNNHAPoLlS, MINI, Oct. lo.-Therc is a
sensational story ahoat in Minneapolis. TO the
effect that the hiding place OF Menage, the Guar
anty Loan Company swindlgr. had been found. A
gentleman who ls interested In the ease is author
~ IrT the rtatcinent, ami he further asserts that
htngEe is willing to turn over the bulk Of the
money It is claimed he irGudulcutiy appropriated
U8 iTas.icnt OF the company II he is assured that
no cNiraditun proceedings Will be commenced
n.AlMaL INN.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

The Intelligent Boys Mother Co visl-
after much consideration, l
havo decided TO take Virgil out of pri-
waite school and send him TO the public
schools, where the system Of grades,
the disintcrested supervision and the re-
sponsibili;y of the community must in
sure the best possible methods.
The Intelligent Boy-But, mamma, I
heard you tell papa the reason was, 50
l should be out OF the house I'll day.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Directum again shows the way to the
trotters. He has lowered the race rec
ord for a mile to 2.O5 IA. This perform
ance took place yesterday on the track
ut Nashville. The great stallion is nv-
'ang right up to his name.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

like the belt, wristlets and straight
collar. Short vest, with ~epaulets In
mauve velvet, also ornamented with cor
ners and bands of the slittering en-
broidery. BIB in etamine, spotted with
embroidered dots and edged with Orien-
tai lace. This make Is intended for n
slim figure. Capote embroidered in gros
grain and trimmed with black velvet
ribbon, wings and ostrich tips.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

MI. Boody's way is not plain In Brook
fyn. This IL because the ways of Mr..
Body have. within the last few months,
become too plain to Brooklyn's good
citizens.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Magenta Is the Rage.

Miles of Magenta colored cloth, velvet,
stuff, silk and ribbon are being sold
for dresses, bonnets and trimming. The
color is beautiful and warn for a pale
| face, but it makes Il pink complexion
very pale.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

in return for such an acquisition, fur
nish everything desirable to a great seat
of learning. The New York men who
push Columbia now win do n splendid
thing for education and for their city.
The evening world., 1893-10-19

I When Senator Morgan places his
claims for reelection in the hands OF
his constituents, he will be able to make
a better application Of the classic fable
of Actaeon, who was devoured by his
own dogs.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
A Homo for Little Leila.

the Editor !:
In Fridays paper I read Of Mr.. Mlller's trouble,
I would like to take little Leila and give her a
comfortable home in the country
MRS. D.. KELLER.
Hilton. Essex County, N. j.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Hair Bleach,

Peroxide OF hydrogen lightcns the hair
gradually. Several applications will
bleach it. All drugs strong enough to
change the color of the hair are more
or less Injurious,
The evening world., 1893-10-19
The Bonnef-Bor

Fashionable modistes scorn to use
pasteboard band-boxes. The swell bon
nets and dashing hats they construct
are sent home in pine boxes with hinges
on the lid.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
More Geometry on Wheels.

To the Editor:
The top and bottom OF a wheel arc the points
where a vertical line through Its centre crosses
the perimeter. These two points OF a wheel, roll
ing on a plane. move in parallel lines only.
through like spaces during the same times.
d. ID, p.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Wedding Presents Are Given to the
Bride.

TO tNt EUTtUr.
Would you kindly answer this question: 1t is
an argument l had. A couple are married and
live together a year. The mother-in-law inter
teres, and there is a row. The husband wants
her to go and take a nat for the two OF them.
but she would rather remain with her mother.
The question is. who can claim the wedding
presents-husband or wife7
CONSTANT READER
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Co,orsd Nir,o,si-e ,,,rr,.d

LEXINGTON, Ky, oct, l9.-Chsrlcs =. Graves.
a colorcd millionaire, OF Helena. Mont. married
hettio Howard, a well.known colorod woman, yes.
tcrday. Graves is President OF the GoId.Lead
Consolidated Mining Company. ana President ana
General MnHhGer Of the Montana Fnl Illinois
Mining Company. The couple will leave On A
special car to-day for Chicago and thence 10 Mon
tlna.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
LETTERS.

tTbs column is for The ta,en Of e,yTybody 'cho
has a complaint 10 make, d g%rictonce TO ~tcatld'e,
Information 10 G,c, a question TO ask or a p'JHc
Ser,tcs to acknowledge. and uho can put he idea
into less than 100 rords. Long letters cdino. be
printed.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
u Bride Cake.

The brides cake of to-day is a relic of
a Roman custom. At a Roman marri-
age the bride was expected to prepare n
part at least, of the wedding feast with
her own hands.
The evening world., 1893-10-19
Wants to Foreclose on Norsher
Pacific.

MILWAUKEE. Oct. is-The Farmers Loai
and Trust Company. OF New York, yesterday al
,ernoon began u foreclosure suit against tn
Northern Pacific on the second general and con
solidated mortgages, Judge Jenklns ordered hi
suit consolidated with tho receivership suit, ar
the receivers viii eoltinus 10 conduct The road,
The evening world., 1893-10-19

Bell skirt and high round bodice In
mauve vlcuna cloth, lined with silk and
slightly stiffened round the hem with
crinoline cloth. Two luted flounces In
mauve silk adorn the skirt, and are
raised on each side to form a deep fes-
toon, headed with a double row of black
gallon embroidered in gold M mauve
The evening world., 1893-10-19
"colu,nous Day" Not CLOSING Day.

CHICAGO. Oct. l9.-viIitors will he admittei
20 jackson ParI Tor an iudetai,c period after Oct
20. The length OF time will depend upon tht
weather ard the popular demand, This courz
was Officially determined upon by the Council {
Administration YESTERDAY. Oct. 30 Is TO be O,
served as Columbus Day and not au closing day
US the Council formerly proclaimed,