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UNITED STATES ACADEMY or
MEDICINE FOR MEN.
SO Per Month Until Cured Of All
Private Diseases and
Weaknesses.
Under Management New Yu,ks Leading
Specialists Certain Hours Each DaI

The regular medical profession has
long appreciated the necessity OF mn
Academy OF Medic no dedicated to the
eSo'usivc treatment and cure Of PRIV nj e
diseases to the end that su1erins and
wenh humanity should no longer BR
ROBBED aud tampcred wish by qua ck q,
rhnrluinns and uneducuted mrH styling
themselves PHYSICIANS. In n disease IN.
vol'ina tho health Oi parcn; md on
sprinG alike there should he mo tautper-
Ing with human inisery. .-r
TGis insiii uiinn presents the only rcli-
able opportunity In New York City for
the peru a ,eut cure ut req soma bic prices
oi rn'irn suHrrinw with private d..-
ease. md weuknessrs.
This Arnirmv is 1ftcd with separate
c"usultation rooms, private baths and
mrdirn'ed atmosphere" securing conf
d~"tlut trcn m rut Ior blood, sh In, Lidnr v
nnd nerroW' diseases, originating iron,
causes well kuown 10 every mnr.
There ,cuh br no furLhrr cxrusc for the
mixing Of advertised dmnck medicines,
iull oi mineral poi-ons, dcstrOyiuE tho
-ldmarh nnd breaking iown the con~ii
tnttGn. n, the mcili, a stan Of itIs Acad.
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MT used In this Acndcr,y.
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ABANDONED HER FURNITURE.
When Mrs. Curls Was Evicted ea.-
urday She suddenly Disappeared.

Louisa Cur,e, young widow Of
twcnty-four, was evicted Saturday morn
ing from the tencmen.-ho,se at $50
Columbus avenue. Her furniture was
thrown out upon the sidewalk and
there 1t has remained ever since. the
sport Of the small boys playing about
the street.
Mrs. Curie's husband. according to
the neighbors, died something leas than
4 year ago. and since then she has
lived with her aged mother. her In
fant In arms and young boarder
named Kelly, In the Columbus avenue
house. She supported herself by taking
in washing.
that Mrs. Curle was evicted not only
keeping her apartments in dirty con-
dition. r
Some OF Mrs. Curle's neighbors. how.
ever, clatm that she is prosecuted
woman, and deserving of great pity
They express an anxiety to help her
but she has disappeared altogether
since her eviction, and is said to have
would not bother to move her furniture.
At the West One Hundredth street
police station nothing was known be-
y2nd the fact that Mrs. Curle had been
eVicted. and that the Bureau OF In
cumbranccs had been asked to remove
the furniture.
Mrs. Curle formerly lived in the Bar
racks; a rough region on West One
Hundred and Tenth street. " Red :"
| Kelly. her hoarier. is said by the police
to be worthless character, well known
in the precinct.
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Mr.. FRENCH EXPLAINS.
His Contract with Lillian Russell
Broken by Consent.

T. Henry French. the well-known the
atrical manager, returned from Chicago
today on the New York Central flyer.
The report that he and Lillian Russell
had severed their business relations had
preceded him and he had this to say
regarding IT,:
"All this stun about disagreement
between Lillian Russell and me Is un-
true, Our contract WAS good for an
other year, that Is. TIL May next
asked Miss Russell to break II
Sept. q at the end OF the Chicago en-
gagement. There was no DISAGREEMENT.
Miss Russell was as ready as
My only reason was that l had too
many irons In the fire. / was trying TO
do too much work with my three the
atres In New York. my dramatic book
business and all.
company, when | went to Chicago. /
was under contract with the theatre
and the company for July and August
Why they would get a Judgment again $ I
me too quick II | did. | never had any
idea OF going To Europe
What Is Miss Russell going TO do?
do not know. She will have no trou-
BILE but l don't know whether she wifi
mahage the Casino. go into IA theatre
built for her in New York or elsewhere
by syndicate. get married or what
not.
Il only know that my relations with
Miss Russell were always the most ami
cable, but we decided to quit, and, by
the way, we have not yet have no.
yet written the letter to her discon tinu-
ing the contract
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TOM MMY'S TOMATOES.
HAD 80 Many He Attracted Atten-
tiop and Wea Arrestod

ton and Was Arrested.
Tommy Greenway, n wee lad Of twelve
years. Of 227 West Forty-sixth street
was arraigned on n charge of burglary
In the Yorkvillc Court to-day, and
placed In the custody of Agent Smith,
of the Gerry Society, until Policeman
Smith, of the West Forty-seventh street
station, makes a few more arrests in the
case.
Tommy is n member OF a gang OF Lili-
putian looters up on the west side near
Forty-sixth street and Eighth and Ninth
avenues. AS Tommy told the story this
morning. they climbed over the fanlight
Of Smith & Sons grocery store. at
Eighth avenue and Forty-sixth street
and loaded up with miscellaneous col
lection Of canned goods.
There we're about dozen of them in
all, and they all got away safely except
Tommy. He was hoggish. and loaded him
self with such a powerful lot of canned
tomatoes that Policeman Smith couldn't
help noticing him as he staggered along
the street. He promptly arrested
Tommy. and when he got to the station
house he "peachcd' on the gang and told
all about the burglary.
The rest OF the looters will he brought
to court Immediately upon their arrest
The evening world., 1893-07-26
BATTLEO WITH A. 'RAB|D DOC.
Baker Kleinmeir and His Son
Severely Bitten.
Hundreds witness the Execution Of
the Animal To- Day.

A crowd OF several hundred men.
women and children this morning wit
messed the execution Of big black cur
dog by Policeman Wells in front OF the
bak.,y - Stanton street.
The animal. which was frothing at the
mouth ana swapping vic!ously, was
ch,incd to an iron railing. 1t took
several bullets from the bluecoat's re-
volver to kill the rabid animal.
Fu' twenty-four hours the cur had
been the terror of the neighborhood,
and had bitten two men.
one OF it's victims was George Klein
meir, sixty years old. proprietor of the
bakery mt 22 stanton street. and the
other his son Charles. twenty -one years
old.
The elder Klc.nmeir ia seriously hurt
and Is under the care Of n surgeon. The
young mans injuries are also quite Sc
we're.
Two weeks ago the dog was abnn.
doncd by its owner when he moved
from Chryst'e street.
After feeding from the ash barrels in
the district the dog ut last fell into the
hands Of gang Of urchlns who kept IL
captive for several dayr. Next the ami
NAL was adopted by Baker Klc!nmeir.
who gave 1t shelter in his basement
bake shop.
The dog seemed to he peaceful enough
until last evening. whom 1t showed It's
temper and began to bite.
About Il. NJ. when Elcinmeir, liShtly
dressed. entered the basement for tho
purpose Of lighting mp the fires the biz
black dog sprang at him and bit him on
the left arm.
Young Alexander K,einmeir. who was
In the basement pulled the dog away
from his father. but II broke loose and
again attacked the old man. this time
laceratin. his risht arm.
Then the dog was secured and
chained up.
This morning when Charles Kle!nmeir
went into the bakeshop the dog, which
had freed itself. attacked him and hi
him severely on both hands. He Tough,
the maddcned brute of. and later II was
secured n second time with the chain.
Word quickly spread that there wa.
rahid dog In Klenmeir's, and tn.
neighbors were afraid II would escape
and do further damage.
Finally the baker was prevailed upor
to have the animal shot. and then Il
was led into the street and fastened tc
the iron railing. Policeman Wells was
notified and like the brave bluecoa
that he Is, he despatched the cur.
Another supposed mad dog was shot
and killed this morning at AZ Fifth ave
nue.. by Policeman Hastings. OF tn.
Mercer street station.
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HELD FOR BlGAMY.
Lawrence sparm agile Charged with
Having Two Wives.

Having TWO Wives.
Lawrence Sparmagle. Of 2i7 Grand
strec,. Astoria. was held in $500 bail
this morning by Justice Koch in the
Yorkvllie Police Court on charge OF
bigarny. According to the complaint
Sparmagle was married to his first wife,
Lena Dowl. aged twenty-five years. and
res.uing at 262 West Eighty-second
street. on June q. 1887.
They lived together until April. 1891,
when he Is alleged to have deserted
her and her two children. He then
went to Astoria. where. 1t Is alleged,
he paid devoted attention to Lilly Leh-
mann. pretty German girl OF twenty
two Years, and living at 2ls Camilla
street, Astoria.
Lawrence was an ardent wooer, and
OH June last he prevailed upon Lilly
to be his wife. and they were married
on that day by the Rev. II. Hebler Of
POI East Eighty-third street.
Ing in astoria. and everything moved
along blis5fuly; until Mrs sparmagle
she had learned of the duplicity OF her
husband, and she hunted him down.
Mrs. Sparmagle No, l held a lengthy
interview with Mrs. Sparmagle No. g.
and they both arrived at the conclusion
that Lawrence must to a dungeon go
So, over they came to Justice Koch, Nnd
Sparmagle from his own fireside to the
YoIkville Police Court
In court this morning Sparmagle did
not deny either marriage.
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KILLED Wife AND CHILDREN.
And Fired His House in the Et-
fort 10 Conceal His Crime.
John smou.s Accused from the
Mouth Of the Boy Ho Spared.

PITTSBURG. July 26-Th!s morning
at about 2 o'clock the south SIDE fire
depa. tment was called out to extinguish
a slight fire in the house OF John
Smouse who lived in Oak alley. on the
side of the hill.
Some OF the firemen In looking about
the house were horrhci at the sight
Of three dead bodies lying close to one
another. They were those of Smouse's
wife and two small children.
There were three ugly, deep dents in
the poor woman's head. which showed
that she had first been struck a deadly
blow from behind; then the fearful work
was finished with some blunt instru-
ment, either hatchct or n hammer.
ance Of having been smothcred to death,
though their poor bodies also showed
marks of violence.
The children We're Mary and Maggie,
spectively.
The husband was at once surrounded
by the .frenen ana the police sent for.
He told n story to the effect that he
stairs. but was awakened by smoke
and ran upstairs and extinguisel tho
flames. 1t was then. he said. that he
first discovered .the dead bodies of his
wife and two children.
The police, however, hat different
Idea of tho crime and at once placed
Smouse under arrest. They We're con-
fdent. n trirlc murder had been com
mitted, and say that the murderer sot
fire to the house to conceal she crime
Smousc Is laborer, thirty-five years
OF age, and apparently very ignorant.
There was one more child a boy. in
the family, but by some means the little
one escaped the general massacre. He
is only five years old, but this morning
he told the police that his father Killed
his mother. He hit her on the head
three times with the hatchet." sobbcd
the little fellow.
The neighbors think jealousy was the
cause of the awful deed
The evening world., 1893-07-26
ASPIN WALL STILL In JAIL.
His Examin alton Postponed Until
To. Morrow by Mutual Consent.

The examination Of Lloyd Aspinwall
on the charge of forgery was postponed
In Yorsvie Court this forenoon until $50
o'clock to- morrow morning.
Gen. Varnum, Aspinwall's counsel, said
that one of the defense's witnesses could
not come to court to-day, and the exam
ination was put of by mutual consent
The clubman did not come into court
to-day, and will remain another night In
YorkVille Prison,
1t is confidently expected that Lloyd's
brother William. will take back the
oath, that the signature on the note
his brother is accused OF forging is not
his own.
Lawyer Fred House was on hand to-
day to represent Lawyer Delahunty.
who Is pushing the case.
Mr.. House said that unless Mr.. Will
lam H. Aspinwall retracted his first
statement the proceedings against
Lloyd would not be discontinued.
The evening world., 1893-07-26
HAlsTEAD'S SLAYER Hell D.
Green Says He Did Not Know His
Victim Had Heart Disease.
Fight Over q Canary Which Ended
In u Death.

Matthew Green, foreman of division
No. 81 Of the street-Cleaning Depart
ment, charged with the murder Of James
Halstead. yesterday afternoon. was held
by Justice Koch. in Yorkville Police
Court. this forenoon. to await the ac-
ton OF the Coroner.
Green. who Is middle-aged, big
emed man. took things very coolly in
court to-day. lie said he was perfectly
innocent of any intent TO kill Halstead.
AMI that 1t was a chance blow, struck
in self-defense which caused the mans
death.
He exhibited very much bruised
and swollen eye as evidence that he
was defending himself when Halstead
was killed.
The trouble was all on account Of a
canary. bird. whose singing qualities
were being discussed In John Kiefs
aviary at $50 First avenue.
Halstead. who was a dyer. with an
esta bllshment at 52T West One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth street. went into
Kiefs place about o'clock yesterday
afternoon. and after ia king over the
relative merits OF several canarics, con-
cluded to buy little yellow bird which
began to sing over in one corner Of the
store.
Just then Green, who lives at 2l3
East IWenty.n!nth street. entered the
met before.
crssn rThats t. H,,a, fine bird over there" said
birds?" returned Halstead, who, it is
claimed: was slightly intoxicated.
Green's story of what followed is best
toid In his own words.
Il saw he wds drunk and answered
mildly that l knew a good bird when
MThe r1hs MAJ nss the then began to call me vile
catching me on the left eye, as you see.
l grabbed him and pushed him ba ck
ever counter and called to Kief that
didn't want any further trouble with
,,aI ~ then let &C Of him and went out
side. He followed me out, and on the
street ,ben made made ,; another attack or me I
troubled with heart disease, or never
would have touched him. | never saw
ins ins man nan Detore' sors' anyway; ] was com
Cured" W.
SO far, as can be learned, the theory
int Halstead had heart disease had not
WhIe Iafhnce1 I'm row by any one save Green
the store Proprietor kief ran out to get
a policeman. leaving a young man, Will
IAN a tunnel, In the store. Kief couldn't
80 oi'''Si' WueIl ne came na OK
the two men were In front OF the store.
Halstead was lying In the middle of the
Young Hummel says that, after Hal
stead struck Green In the eye, he ran
out OF the store. Green followed him
and struck him a terrible blow on the
neck. Halstead pitched forward on his
face. but got up again and started to
walk off. Then he fell again near the
car track. He was dead when bystand-
ers reached him,
Green ran into Murthas saloon across
the way. Policeman Dudley. Of the
East Thirty-fifth street station, ar
rested him there.
There is a story to the effect that Green
kicked Halstcad In the head when he
was down. but 1t cannot be substan-
tiated.
The dead man leaves a widow but no
children.
Green is a widower and boards with
Mrs. Gallagher at 213 East Twenty
ninth street. He has been an employee
Of the STRENGTHENING Department for
fifteen years.
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MOVED THE STOCK AWAY.
Cohen Arrested for Larceny on Com.
platnt OF HIS Partner,

Barnett Cohen, twenty-s!x years old. Of
al Forsyth street was held for trial in
the Jefferson Market Court to-day
charged with grand larceny.
Up to Monday Cohen and Marcus
Rosenthal were partners in the fur man.
ufacturing business at 81 Bleecker street
On Tuesday morning, when Mr.. Rosen-
thai went to his place OF business he
found It empty and every dollars worth
of stock had disappeared
over 500 worth Of the stock was the
property Of NJ. Freundlich. of l23 Mercer
street.
Mr. Rosenthal learned that late Mon
day night Cohen came to the store with
TWO trucks and loaded up the entire
stock and drove away.
Rosenthal traced the stock to 224
Wooster street. where Cohen had stored
1t, AID then notified the police.
Cohen was arrested last night. He
claims he had right to move the
stock.
The evening world., 1893-07-26
TWO HUSBANDS GET DIVORCES.
Mre. Sweet Testifes to the Truth of
the Charges Against Her.

Junec osborne. In the City Court,
Brooklyn this morning granted an ab-
solute divorce 10 William l.. Sweet from
him wife, Estelle NJ. Sweet.
In the complaint the husband charged
his wife with inhdelity, and named
Joseph A. Arguimbau as correspondent.
Mrs Sweet went to the stand and ad-
mitted that the charges were true.
Judge Osborne also granted n decree
OF absolute divorce to Martin Cody, of
30 pegraw street. Brooklyn, from his
wife. Alice Cody. who now lives at 2S5
DegraW street,
The evening world., 1893-07-26
All LEE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Held for Trial on the Complaint of
Ethel Woods.

All Lee. q Chinese laundryman. at
lis West Twenty-ffth street, was held
in the Jefferson Market Police Court
on the charge Of assaultipg Ethel
Woods, aged thirteen. colored girl.
living at l2l West Twcnty-flfth street.
The girl says he attacked her in his
laundry early this morning.
Detective John O'Connor. OF the Ten
derloin precinct, was standing a the cor
ner of Twenty fifth street and Sixth ave-
nue.. talking with Policeman Lawless,
shortly after midnight when he heard
A moment later the young colored girl
ran from the place. and, rushing up to
O'Connor and Lawless, complained of
her treatment at the hands of the China
man.
All Lee pretended to be asleep when
the detective entered his place. but he
was Identified by tine girl at the station
house.
Ethel says that several little girls have
been In the habit of visiting the laundry.
The police are investigating this story.
The evening world., 1893-07-26
KILLED HERSELF AND BABY.
A Mother Made Desperate by Fears
OF Losing Her Child.

BUFFALO. July 26.-In Clarence Cen
tire. this county. between 8 and o'clock
this morning, Mrs. Henry Maybach,
twentyseven years OF age, killed herself
and her seven-months-o -old baby with her
husbands razor.
Maybach Is u harness-maker, and is a
thrifty young man, with a good business
and considerable property. His wife was
n handsome woman. accomplished and
general favorite in the village. They
h,d two children. girl three years old
and the baby.
For several davs the baby had been
teething and very fretful and in poor
health. and the mother had been greatly
concerned for 1t.
The woman left note saying she
feared her baby was going to die, and
that she could not bear to live without
1t. and asking that all of her property
be given to her little three-year-old
daughter.
The evening world., 1893-07-26
AUGUST JANSEN IN COURT.
The Crank Arrested for Annoying
Miss Duncan Wants to Be Free.

The hearing on the return Of writs Of
habeas corpus and certiorari granted In
the case of August Jansen. the Swede
who was arrested for annoying Miss
Annie Duncan, daughter of John p.
Duncan, during 1891, came up to-day be-
fore Judge Dugro, In the Superior Court.
Jansen, who has been confined In the
Ward,s Island h. Insane insane Asylum during
HIS counsel William Lane O'Neill,
argued for his release. claiming that he
had been unjustly committed and con-
fined as a lunatic. He attacked as false
the certificate upon which Jansen was
committed. and declared that he was
buried in a living tomb
Jansen was asked some questions
about himself and he answered coher-
entity John O'Connor an eN-nurse. was
a witness for Jansen.
The evening world., 1893-07-26
NEWS FROM THE MOHICAN.
Letters Which Prove Her Alleged
Encounter Never Took Place.

Lade Hoornbeck editor OF Our Navy,
the weekly journal published by the
men and apprentices Of the United
States Navy. is in receipt Of three let
ters from officers on board the United
States ship Mohican, which set at rest
all raports regarding the alleged en-
counter between the Mohican and the
Alexandria.
The letters were all mailed at Sltka,
Alaska, and bear dates of June S. l3
and II. The conflict between the two
vessels was reported TO have taken place
on May %
The letter dated June II contains the
following:
1--WE intend to start within the next
few days for st. Paul, Prebilof Islands
The seals unerrngly establish their
rookeries at these islands in May or
June OF every year, and the breeding
places at st. Paul are the most exten-
eording has occurred on board since
last writing" t-f
The evening world., 1893-07-26
PROPERTY THAT ISN'T TAXED.
A Report BSing Prepared That WIN
Tell All About II.

President Barker. Of the Tax Depart
ment. is at work on n report. to be
turned in when Mayor Gilroy returns
in town. showing In detail all property
exempt from taxation. The law re-
1uires that the Board of Supervisors In
each county shall make such state
ment' annually
on the report as, the Board Of Super
visors. . a r...t
The document VIII show the size and
for what purpose it Is used. estimate
the value of the property. and state
where located.
This report Is to be the most COM
plete OF its kind over prepared in New
York. Do --
Mr.. Barker viii supplement his re-
port with important recommendation
In regard 10 tax legislation.
The evening world., 1893-07-26
MINISTER BAKER NOT In PERIL
His Reported Protest Probably Only
o Matter Of Record.

WASHINGTON. July 26.-The situa-
tion Of Minister Baker at Managua,
Nicaragua. is being closely watched at
the State Department.
1t Ia not felt that he Is in any great
personal danger, and II he has made 4
formal protest to the revolutionists, as
reported. against their disregard OF the
principles OF civilized warfare In firing
upon town without warning and en-
aangering the Legation building. he has
PROBABLY done SO with a view to making
may may hereafter be subject Of diplomatic
negotiation.
The United States ship Alliance is
~'" On her way to Corinto from Peru.
The evening world., 1893-07-26
FIFTH AVENUE BLAZE.
Fierce Early Morning Fire 0ppo-
site the Waldorf
Occupants Of The House Next to
Demaresvs Ordered Out.
Hotel Guests Sec . Great Battle
with Flames.

There was n big fire early this morn
ing at Fifth avenue and Thirty-third
street. across the way from the Hotel
Waldorf. which aroused the Waldorfs
guests. who watched the blaze from the
windows of the hotel.
The fir. was n the warerooms and
salesrooms Of A. T. Demarest g. Co..
manufacturer of fine carriages at 337
and $3.50 Fifth avenue. at the northeast
corner Of Thirty-third street.
The blaze was discovered by Police
man Sloane, OF the Tenderloin Precinct.
He was patrolling his post on Fifth ave-
nue. about $50 A. NJ. when he saw smoke
coming from the windows on the top
floor and rang an alarm from the box
at the corner of Thirty-fifth street.
When the firemen arrived flames were
shooting ult of the windows, and Bat
tallcn Chief Fisher turned in second
alarm The fire spread so rapidly that
Chief Bonner struck a third alarm.
The rattlng Of the fire-engines caused
some excitement in the numerous hotels
in the district. The guests in the
Waldorf and in the Hotel Cambridge.
on tie southwest corner Of Fifth avenue
and Thirty third street, were awakened
from their slumbers and crowded at the
windows while the firemen were bat
tling with the flames.
Tn.re was no scare among the guests
in either the Waldorf or the Cambridge.
.,,,ouyh much interest was displayed
hv :, en-.
THE building in which the fire oc-
,,,rred 4. n f,ve-story brick structure,
NTH , frontage Of about fifty feet and
n dentb NJ seventy feet, Demarest &
~. noo,,ry tho whole of II.
M. 80. eoor rbore tho 6re startad
sns y.rnish,rp room. A
-. ,,,,n,hor ~ c.rr,,yes of fine make
80. .toraa 4, tho lever noors
T,o ,.arrish and n,,nts caused the fire.
=, .,,., sarcoIv ana within a short
.,,,,a ,,,or ~. ou,breok the whole ION
80, 49,. ,s. ~ e,n,ea which SHOT
vn ,,to ,hs air and ,,t I'm the neishbor-
saon
hoou.
Chief Bonner ordered the occupants OF
the house. 3p Fifth avenue, to get out
nc ,ha h,,,d,nv for time seemed
'ne uui'u"e'
threatened
Lines of hose were dragged up to the