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The evening world., 1893-12-19
ROUGH WEATHER At SEA-.
The hurania and Other Steamers
Report Stormy Passages.
The II. II. Meier in Port After a
Long Voyage.

Tine Cunard steamer Auraula. from
Liverpool, which was overdue, arrived
at the bar at 80 this morning. She
brought lYI cabin ana III storage pas,
set gers.
Although IN" passage was n stormy
~ t~hror"hrut, no damage was lone
the shin hat II scdmln was slightly in.
iur'l
Several times tn" Auranla was Obliged
to- slow down ON account of the heavy
SOFAS.
ON Dec. II Robert Toulks. a fireman.
died Of heart disease. and was buried at
sea.
on noc. II the Aurnnia passed Il White
Star and a iinmhur2-Amcricau Inc
s,can'" both bound west,
other steamers which arrived IN this
part today report stormy weather at
sea. The steamer Passed.. froM santos.
wa| obliged II h"avc to for s.X hours
Oft llatt"raS ON De, if.
The steamer Rhyonne, from Glasgow,
met with continuous and heavy gales.
a~cromnant"h lay %t""rilc seas.
The steamer city of Washington re
Shr grounded while IN charge Of the
pilot, but canc OF again with the rising
tide without damage.
The North German Lloyd steamer II.
II, Meier, about which some little any
irty has been felt, arrived at her dock
this morning after "A passage of nearly
seventeen days.
Thr Meter left Bremen on Dec. .,
having on board six cabin. passengers
and 33O in tn" strorage. II arrived at
the bar a few minutes past 10 o'clock
last night, after "A fierce BATH" with
wind and waves all the way across the
.AtlaAtiC.
As ,hc Meier IL one Of the stauchcst
vcss,Is aNaat, sh" w"a;hercl the sale
In good shape, and had no damage t.
report on her arrival.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
BOMB FOR A BANK PRESIDENT.
Breckcuridgc, COL, Has Its Third
Dynamite Explosion.

RRECKENRIpGE, cob, Dec. 10 Some
persons attempted nj AN early hour
Monday morning to throw "A bomb made
Of gas Pipe and loaded with dynamite,
into the room over tn" Exchange Stat"
Bank, occupied by George lingle, rrcNi-
d nj, of the Sank, IN" bomb missed the
w.udO and dropped to tn" sidewalk,
Wherc II exploded. shatterinE the win
dow Of the ban and adjacent build
ing
The purpose of the bomb thrower was
apparently rot To rob the bank. but 10
aSsassiuatc Mr.. t,nElr. Two years ago
tho Methodist church was wrecked bN "A
bomb, and last August SOmcthin" Of he
boa riding house. which waG almost de
HIroyod, several people NcinG injured.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
"HARD TIMES" DID 1T.
An Old Established Business Firm
Makes IN Assignment.

Isaac F. Geery, wholesale liquor dealer
and importer, of l65 Front street, made
an assignment to-day for the benefit
Of his creditors, to Lewis +. Titus. Of
Flatbush, giving a preference to his wife,
Anna S. Geery. for whatever amount
might be found due her.
The assignee was in charge this morn
Ing. He said that the liabilities would
not exceed $1,000, and that the assets
would IN al! probability meet them. The
cause Of the allure was the general
e~tagnation in business and difficulty in
making collections.
The business is an Old one, having
been started in 1929 as + & /. Berstow.
in 1851 the style OF the firm became Bios
som 4 Norman; IN 1854 II. L, Blossom
IN 1853 Avery & Lockwood In 1885 Lock
wood g. Geery, and in 1890 Isaac +.
Geery. The business has been very small
curing the past year. The iirm imported
wines. English ales and stout and mus
tar1.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
OBJECTED TO The FREE SOUP.
Tillmnn Threw the Bowl and Cat
the Enrtcnicr'< Frai.

on complaint OF Bartender .,arl FL
bogen, an the Nurilvi.lc Police Court to-
day, John Ti.lmau, of SO East Twenty
sixth street, was held for assault, and
Patrick HGlloran, o: the same address,
and Joseph Mack!n, OF 26) First avenue,
were sent to the island Tor six months
Elbogcn Is bartender In Gustave
Gluck's saloon, 42J East T~wenty-third
street. The three mon went Into the sa-
loon Yesterday and after taking a drink
turned their attention TO the free lunch
counter.
klDogen dished out some soup TO them.
They caid 1t WAS no good. n an argu-
It followed. which eliminated in q
row.
.alman threw n bowl, soup and all
at Elbosen's head. The bartender re-
ceIvcd a bad scalp wound. The toughs
left the saloon and Halloran and Mackln
picked up an ale cask on the sidewalk
and threw It through the plate glass
The police caught the men after a live
" chase.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
into WRONG HOUSE.
Then Chef Bodo Calmly Lay on a
Lounge and Slept.
Thought He Was Home Until Ar
rested as n Burglar.

Stephen Bodo, a respectable old Ger
man of sixty years, living at 227 East
Sevcrty-hfth street, was n prisoner in
the Yorkville Police Court this morn
ing on n charge of burglary. 1t all &C.
CURED in his making "A mistake in en-
tCring a house az $50 East Seventy-sixth
street. believing that 1t was his resi-
dcnce, and breaking open a room door
on the first floor, occupied by Mrs. Mary
Fisher.
Rodo Is small. thick set and bald
headed. He Is n chef in a German res
taurant at % West ~Fifty-n!rth street. and
lives with his wife In the Seventy-ffth
street house. After his work was fin
ished at noon yesterday, he called Oh a
friend named Larasher, who Keeps a
wine-room at "a Second avenue and
had several glasses of wine.
He denied that he was drunk. but ad-
mittel that he felt good, when he started
for home with "A bottle of wlne under his
arm for his wife. Tho houses in his
ncighborhood look very much alike. Rodo.
street, went up a block further, and en-
tered the fiat in Seventy-siXth street, Just
about where his house stood a block be
low. Ascending the stairs he reached
tn" first landing, and, believing that he
was AT his own room, he turned the
knob.
Finding the door locked. he shouted for
his wife, and, receiving no reply. pat his
back to the door and broke il open. Ne
then threw himself on the lounge rnd
waited for his wife to appear. Mrs.
Fisher. the occupant of these rooms, is a
poor scamstress. and works all day. iIrr
apartments are looked after by Mrs,
l!irtcs, the janitress.
AZ abGut > O'Clock Mrs. Hirtes hap
p"ned To come along, ana finding Boiu
In the room, With lock broken. called
seventh street station. ponncllv arrested
IN" old caef, who chung to his bottle OF
I wine.
lie was then locked up for the night IN
matter was cleared up, As there was
NJ dluh, in any ones mind that
Bcdo had Simply made a mistake. ne
was scAlrg"d ny Justice GrdGy.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
COAL FOR THE POOR.
Nathan Straus Rcopens the Yard on
the West Side.

People living on the west side OF the
city and in the vicinity OF Fltty-secoho
street hlv now an opportunity TO get
cheap coal through the generosity OF
Nathan Straus.
Mir. Strauss yesterday reopened the coal
yard for the poor at the dock foot of
West Firty-scconi street.
The object of Mr.. Straus is to give Goa
to the poor ut exactly cost price. TIC
do this he has arranged the following
scale: % pounds, . cents; 40 pounds, II
cents; ~ pounds. - cents; 50 pounds y
cents; 100 pounds. - cents. Twenty
hounds is Il pail Of coal. for which The
DEBTORS charge 10 cents. No coal is de
liNnrnl.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
B: E {: |; M T
Poor, Thin Blood Won't Do
for Winter.
Keep II Brisk and Ruddy with
Beef. Malt, CELERY.
Winter coal is essential.

But nothing will keep ont the
cold like active, healthy blood.
Boefmalt is male OF fresh beef,
mated barley and ripe celery
fitted TO be most easily converted
into blood.
The celery in Beefmalt is just
wha, tired, aching nerves require.
Within n week after taking Beef
matt. sufferers from nervous pros
t%lation, weakness and general de-
billty feel stronger powers in every
direction. Physicians of oil schools
recommend Beefmalt. Pale, thin,
faced men and women quickly show
q gain in flesh. SOC. a bottle.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
MASKED MEN KILL SHEEP.
Stock Taken from II Ucrdcr Near
Grand Junction, Col.

GRAND JUNCTION, cob, Dec, 70.
Another chapter was added to the sheep
war in Plateau County sunday. u"
hundred and Twenty-Five bucks belong
ing To !. \. Cunningham. OF salt Lake.
which had h,vu ON the range in RIA
,cRu County during the summer, wrr"
taken to CISCO. ttah, 10 Join the largo
herd, and James Wallace, wnu had them
in charge, Camped on Saturday nishI ON
what is known az the Hog BACK, about
twenty miles east Of this city.
About | O'Clock SUNDAY murlinG he
was aroused by ton masked men. who,
at the point OF revolvers. compelled
him to give up his gun. TWO men werr
left 20 guard him.. and the rest drove the
sheep a short distance from camp and
Killed about one hundred OF them ana
lett the rest with broken backs and
The evening world., 1893-12-19
PIRATMY ALL RIGHT.
Steamship Philadelphia Saw the
Brazilian Gunboat Dec. ~.

The Brazilian warship Plratiny, the
rechristened Destroyer, which recent.v
left here for Brazil. will, 1t is expected,
soon be reported at some of the South
ern ports. The captain of the Red d
steamship Philadelphia. which arrived
yesterday. reports having seen the war
ship Dec. IA. In tow of the Santuit, in
latitude 20 degrees Is minutes. lon
9ttude 6S degrees 8 minutes. They were
steering south, and were in good condi-
ton, Notwithstanding the heavy weather.
The evening world., 1893-12-19
CHASED OVER HOUSE TOPS.
Would-Be Murderer Muldoon Fl
nally Brought to Bay.
(aptmrcd, Knife In Hand, After
StnbbinS His Stcpson.

william Muldoon. thirty-ciEht years
old. Of 70 Cherry street, was arraigncd
ia the Tombs Court this morning
charged with assault upon his stepson,
Martin Flower, eighteen years old. and
with stabhirg hirl in the left thigh.
Muldnnn and his stcpsuu have not been
the hest of friends lately, and uuarrels
have been frequent. Yesterday Muldoon
had no money and took "A coat belonging
to Bower and rawncd it. Then he got
drank on the money thus obtained and
later huastod of his deed to his stepson.
Flower was angry and rcproachcd his
strrfath"r. tn" result was Il. quarrel.
SLY another word and I Will kill YOU"
said Mu.dNon, 1T last. as he pulled a
knit" from his pocket and advanced to-
wards !iuwcr 'rhe latter. VINO did not
believe his st"pGuther would cut him,
laughed and made some light reply.
Muidoon then rushed forward, threw
his let arm about Bowers body and
plunged the knife into the boys groin.
Bower fell to ~" floor with a sI?irk Of
pain, and the aSsni!ant. knife in hand,
scrambled UP the sCuttlc ladder to the
roof, Friends of lower notified the police,
and Policeman TOmHSina, Of the oak
street station, responded. After summon
Ing an ambulance he started after Null
doom.
The would hc-murderer. knife in hand,
was found concealed behind "A chimney
on the roof, hut he did not wait to be
captured. Starting OF ut II rapid pace,
he led the policeman a lively chase,
jumping from roof TO roof, lodging
uruund chimneys and under clothes
lines. He was finally brought to bay at
III" edge Of q roof, and then he surren-
dorcl.
Meantime an ambulance had arrived
nTj tho injured hoy had been removed
10 Chambers street hospital, where his
wound was dressed. IN" doctor said that
t'' w IN artery lad just escaped being
severed.
l'owrr WAS able to appear AGAINST nul-
doom IN court this morning. The latter
was held for trial i'm bonds of $1,000,
The evening world., 1893-12-19
DIED IN A FERRY-H0USE.
Unknown Man Drops Dead I'm Jcr-
scy City.

An unknown man, five feet eight
inches in height, dropped dead in the
Brooklyn Annex ferry-house, Jersey
City, this morning.
There was nothing on his person which
would lead TO his Identification.
mo. l+l" was marked in large figures
In his hat
The evening world., 1893-12-19
Alabama Bankers Assign.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec, ls,-The banking
arm Of Joseph Steiner & Sous. also Steiner Bros.
& Co.. doing business At Greenvilis, Ala, made
q general assignment yesterday without prefer
eneea, Bernard Steiner and z. R.. Adams were
yelpsd A. ebSyt SIto,o .
The evening world., 1893-12-19
Nogwm&A&S
AsDSya. ANESsESNMSnC
Open Evenings.
Not &C.

No circumstances can arise to
make itpossible for other houses
to undersell us. WE SIMPLY
WILL NOT BE UNDER
SOLD. You can shop here in
absolute safety, knowing that no
matter how low the prices else
where, ours are guaranteed as
low or LOWER.
Many people tell us that our
assortments and facilities are
unequalIcd in America. We are
certainly doing the best that can
lie done with money, with
special skill and with restless
constant effort to make our store
IL PERFECT shopping place.
The Holiday Trade is the
greatest test of the year. We
are ready for it in every depart
mcnt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-09
A GIGANTIC HAND SEIZED 1AE BULLDOG
BY THE NECK.

amazement that the interior was en-
tirely dark.
He seated himself on what had once
been the hearth, and scraping together
a few chips soon had a fire, when he
was amazed to see three men enter in
ragged clothes, with unlzempt boards,
whose faces had the horrid, swollen,
pasty appearance of those long dead.
These did not seem to notice him at
all, but presently there appeared at the
feet of the ghostly trio another man
better dressed in what seemed the re-
mains Of u uniform all stained and
blaclened with blood, and about this
mans neck was a rope tied SO tightly
as to almost sever the head from the
body.
A dog next sprang into view and at
tackled the body on the floor. The
three other apparitions attempted to
tear the dog from it's victim, and in
their efforts disruembered themselves
until they were all mingled together in
hideous pile of dead limbs, trunks,
and heads.
The blacksmith was so sick with
horror he could not move when he
saw his own dog that had lain beside
him suddenly spring forward with a
fierce growl at an invisible something
in the room. At the same moment a
gigantic hand, covered with long,
| coarse hair like that of a chimpanzee,
reached out of the invisibility that
surrounded it and seized the bulldog
by the neck and threw it with the ease
of man hurting pebble against the
| wall
The poor animal fell with single
| cry and, as was aftcrward ascertained,
| every bone in its body was broken.
After this Witherspoon's fire went out,
and he was assaulted by n number of
things, which maltreated him in such
| a manner that he soon lost conscious
moss Opening his eyes at last, he
found himself in the fresh air, sur
| rounded by his friends, but too much
bruised and exhausted to speak for
hours. His body, from the crown OF
one mass of blue and purple marks,
where large, fierce fingers had pinched
and gouged his flesh.
If he won his wager, it was only be-
cause he had been unable to leave the
cabin at the end of the hour and was
finally hurled out by unseen hands,
followed by his dead dog and revolver
the latter bent into an iron ring, g
feat beyond the strength Of human be.
ings. The haunted cabin is now q
greater object of dread than ever, and
no mountaineer can be induced to &c
near it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

DR. Ely Mcclellan, U. S. A., attached to
Gen. Miles quarters at Chicago died there
yesterday. He was a nephew of Gen. q.
b. Mcclellan.
General Manuel Gonzales, eN- President
of the Republic of Mexico and Governor of
the State of Guarajuato, died yesterday,
aged 70 years.
Fire at Buffalo, N. Y, last night, en-
tirely destroyed the extensive works of the
Shepard Hardware company. Loss, $780,
900; nearly covered by insurance
Police officer Albert F. Doolittle of the
Syracuse, N. V, force has been dismissed
from the force for throwing his club at
John Fitzpatrick and seriously injurinY
him.
George w. Crouch, jr, lumber dealer of
Rochester, N. Y, has assigned. Assets,
500, 900; liabilities less. The cause of the
failure is ascribed to the dullness in real
estate.
The OFT and Brewer Pottery company
at Trenton, n. j., of which eX-Congress-
man John Hart Brewer has been the man
aRer, has gone into the hands of a receiver
on Mr.. Brewers application.
The statement of the Albany & Sus-
quehauna railroad, Delaware 4 Hudson
system, for the quarter ended March 81,
is as follows: Gross earnings, $1,021, 81 5;
operating expenses, $599,278; net earnings,
$432, PAL.
Two civil suits to recover So, 900 for the
importation of two aliens under contract
to work in this country, has been begun in
the United States Circuit Court at Boston
against c. NJ. Raymond, the bicycle manu-
facturer.
Two disastrous wrecks have occurred on
the Fall Brook railway within a week,
both of which were the work of mis-
creants who maliciously opened switches
into which the trains ran. No fatalities
resulted.
AT the monthly meeting of the New
York Presbytery it was decided to ask the
General Assembly to formulate brief and
simple statement of the doctrines of the
church to be used for the instructions OF
those desiring to become communicates.
The five-story granite building, 161 and
1888 Fort Hill square, Boston, was Quilted
by fire yesterday. 1t was occupied by
William Jessup and Sons, steel; the Ellis
Lubricating Company; Eingsbury &
| Davis, paper box machinery, the Massa-
chusetts Electric Engineering Com
pany, and the Shawmut Wire Company.
Loss, $50, 900; insured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-09

TENNESSEE has taken a radical new
departure in connection with its finan-
cial system. 1t requires state banks to
deposit United States, state of Tennessee
or county bonds, on which currency
will be issued, limited to 90 per cent of
the face value, the whole amount not to
exceed $25, 100000. The object is to
furnish safe yet elastic currency of
sufficient volume to meet the exigencies
of the times. The experiment is a
daring one and will be watched with
interest. The limit to which operations
like these can be carried is not clearly
defined. The immediate result is likely
to be easier times and increased pros
perity within the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-09
NEW PosTMAsTERs
A Batch of Appointments Tor New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

A Batch of Appointments Tor New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The total num-
Der of fourth-class postmasters appointed
yesterday was 1877, of which 105 were to
fill vacancies caused by deaths or resigna-
tions. Among them were the following:
New Jerseys. b. Bergen, Allentown;
E. H. Smith, Asbury; J. NJ. Brown, Mes
co; j. c. Lane, Neshanie; G. S. Corle,
Neshanie Station; WINS Grant, Prosper
town.
New York-Avery T. Lowe, Central
Square; J. o. F. Hill, Coney Island; G. B.
Brewer, Hannibal; B. Frank Palmer,
Larchmont; T. f. Ingersoll, North Vol
ney; D. w. Holbrook, Pompey Centre.
Observation-Disclosures Bistline, An
dersonburgh; William Young, Croft; Geo.
Lehmer, Franklintown; d. R. Ney, Erie
densburgh; ]. H. Highberger, Glen Camp
bell; Thomas Hoffer, Hoffer; E. NJ. Kirk,
Jennersville; Levi Strohm, Lees Cross
Roads; Joseph Fink, Leibyville; N. NJ
Meloy, Nervine; G. d. Flautt, New Bridge;
e. e. Roeder, Summit Station.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-09
@. & NJ. T. MALoNEY PRoPRIEToRs.
oPFIcE-267 South n, in Stree

GOVERNOR T1LLMAN of South Caro-
lima, who was accused by Lawyer Jer-
vey of Charleston with being partly re-
sponsible for recent lynching because
he sent the victim where the mob could
get at him, has invited investigation by
directing Jervey to act as special dis
trict attorney for the prosecution of the
lynchers. Jervey has publicly stated
that if he were solicitor in the circuit
court where the crime was committed
he would prosecute the lynchers, and
would name Governor Tillman as ac-
cessory before the fact. He will now
have an opportunity to do that, if he
thinks best.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-09
WARNER GIVES IT UP
Makes an Assignment to His
Many Creditors.
LITTLE FELLOWS BOUND TO SUE

The well-Known Patent Medicine Man
in New York With His Assignee His
Extraordinarily Interesting Career In
This Country and England.
NEW York, May Oh. H. Warner,
the patent medicine man, arrived in this
city from Rochester this morning. He
has given up the struggle against adverse
fate and has filed his general assignment for
the benefit of his creditors in the Monroe
County Clerks Office. The assignment is
in the usual form and gives, of course, no
hint of either the assets or liabilities. Job
E. Hedges, Of this city, Is the assignee.
According to his own story and that
told by his attorney, Marsenus H. Briggs of
Rochester, Mr.. Warner has been making
most strenuous efforts to induce his credi-
tors to take notes for six months and a
year for. their claims upon him and had sue
ceeded with all his heaviest credit ors
But in several suits begun shortly after
the announcement of the Yates failure.
the time to answer has nearly expired and
the plaintiffs gave Mr.. Warner to under
| stand that they would perfect their judg-
ments against him as soon as possible. In
the first of these suits the time to answer
expires to-day. Mr.. Warner claims that
these smaller creditors have by their action
| forced him to assign.
Mr.. Hedges, Mr.. Warner and Mr.. Briggs
were in consultation yesterday at Roches-
| ter. and all three gentlemen talked freely
| enough to a reporter but said practically
| nothing.
Mr. Warner said if he had been given
| time he could have paid dollar for dollar
| but that he could not allow the creditors
| who were pressing their claims to judg-
ment to benefit at the expense of men who
were disposed to be lenient to him. He
/ spoke his mind freely about Mr.. Yates,
who, he said, had acted the "baby," and
| added that if he had been so disposed, he
| could have sued Yates for double the
amount for which Yates sued him. When
asked whether he was creditor or debtor
10 the patent medicine concern, he declined
| to answer.
Mr.. Briggs said that if it had not been
for the Eastern Pennsylvania parties, "
whoever they may be, Mr.. Warner could
have pulled through all right He said
that Mr., Warner was debtor of the med
icine company.
| Mr.. Hedges says he will at once proceed
with the work of preparing his sch edules
and that everything that Mr.. Warner owns
in the world will be given up to his credi
tors
| Mr.. Warmers business career has beer
of more than ordinary interest He frs
secured money as agent in Rochester tor
Cincinnati safe firm. With this beginnin!
he started his patent medicine business
| which brought him fortune.
About five years ago he decided to sci
English rights in this preparation and OF
fered stock of the H. H. Warner company
Qimited) in the London market. The En-
glish brokers laughed at him and sold hi
stock before they owned it. He force
them to pay him we'll to make good thei
delivery contracts and came back to thi
country with a bag of English money an
nearly all the stock of the company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-09
A Plucky Blacksmith's Fierce Boz
tie with Spirits.
he Claims That They Belonged to the
Occult Variety, But Others Think They
werc the Product of q Noun
tain still.

JEFF Witherspoon, the blacksmith at
the mountain town of Ronceverte, in
Greenbrier county, w. Va, has just
passed through a terrible experience
in cabin, said to be haunted, near
that hamlet. Old Anderson Grove,
notorious moonshiner, was the occu-
pant of the cabin twenty years ago,
and was found one day lying dead
across the doorway with bullet In his
forehead.
Groves ghost was supposed for long
years after his murder to haunt the
cabin and make life uncomfortable for
anyone who ventured within mile of
it, but the old story had nearly died
out when it was recently revived by
the narration of some remarkably un-
pleasant and grewsome experiences by
various travellers through the noun
tains. Every night the cabin is said to
be Illuminated with blue flames, which
are declared to cast no shadow, and in
side can be seen strange figures of men,
and occasionally that of dog, which
leaps up and down, bowling fright
fully.
jeff Witherspoon, who boasts he
neither fears ghost nor man, made a
wager, including his anvil and tools,
that he would not only enter the cabin,
but that he would remain there for one
hour by the watch. Armed with a trusty
six-shooter, loaded by himself and not
''monkeyed with by no chap as was
getting up this here business" as he put
it, and well-tra:ned, powerful bulldog,
he walked resolutely. into the ruined,
weather-shattered hut and found to his