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The evening world., 1893-09-20
PASTOR HALLIDAY BETTER.
His Sudden Illness an Acute
Attack Of Indigestion.
A Scandal In His Church Greatly
Worried Him.

Rev. Samuel Byron Halliday. the
venerable pastor of B"echer Memorial
Church in Brooklyn, had almost wholly
recovered this morning from the attack
OF Illness which overcame him yester-
ton in plymouth Church. where for
wears he had been associated with Dr.
lieechcr.
When DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith. Mr.. HALT
days physician. was seen by an Gwen
ing World" reporter this morning he
said that his patient was not suffering
from npoJleNH, as had been reported,
but that his illness was nothing more
than AN AGATE attack ct indigestion.
Dr Smith and Mir. Hailiday's uaugh-
tiers believe that the patients illness
WAS brought on 10y tn. sensational sui
eide of Robert Hanna, President of the
church. Mr.. Hanna Killed himself sun
day morning at his home la Pacific
street. near Sackman street, by swal-
lowing carDolic aCd.
Since MIR. llama committed suicide
Pr Halliday has worried necessarily.
He was Very nervous yesterday, but H.
went TO New York, and when he met
Mrs. beerhtr at plymouth Church he
Rev, Mr. halliday haf two unmarried
daughters, Mile aud Amy. At first it
Was ieported that Mr.. llama Was en-
gagged to Miss Mile. but this IL denied
by, the Misses Halliday. who say they
only knew Mr.. Hanna as a friend.
a member of the R"echer Memorial
Church said this morning that Mr. Han
mas suicide had been brought about 10y
Il scandal IN the congregation.
1t Is said that Mr. Hanna had been
paying attention 10 n married woman
whose husband was one of the pillars
of the church. Last Wednesday, it Ii
said. Mr.. Hanna and the husband of the
woman. had = stormy scene in the street.
1t is though. THAI this caused the sui
eide.
When MIR. Halliday heard the scandal
he became worried. and on saturday
night tolu one OF the deacons that he
thought something dreadful was about
TO happen. The next day he heard OF
MIR. Hanra's suicide, ana MAS almost
Frustrated with grief.
DIR. Smith says that Mr.. Halliday does
not show any symptoms OF apopleNy
and that he will probably be about again
In Il few days.
The evening world., 1893-09-20

10 me TINT he could do nothing for mr.
81 had hnrdl, placed myseii under Dr..
Copeland and Gardner whom ! began IA
ie1l stronger. Within u few dav. I wa>
able TO 20 TO bed aud sleep all niEhi. To-
day I n m u well mnu.
81 know this mny sound like nm ordi-
nary trstimonini, but II 10 TO me TiIE
EXPRESSION OF THE GRATITUDE
OF a LIFETIME. Dr-. Copeiasd and
Gnr,ner have given back NV lite To me.
! can never repay them, but u docs IHr
good 10 be able Ia tell the world what
They have done for me-"
The evening world., 1893-09-20
WHICH OF THE THREE?
A Chinaman with Too Many Nance
Puzzles the Police.

The police are still puzzled over III. Identity OF
an almond eyed Celestial, who claims to be three
different persons. II is unknown whether he 1,
Ching Lung, Sam Wsh wan kec. There 10 q
suspicion lurking In tho minds Of two policemen
that he Is professional juggler from the Fowery
Land.
The mysterious Chnaman was arrested at l2'!
Pel street at lis last evening by Policeman
Peternsn, who thought the Chinaman VAS sell ns
opium to a white man. At the Elizabeth street
station house he was liberated on bail furnished
by brother CelestsIs. and returned 10 bis shop.
He then gave tn, name OF Ching Lung.
Meantime Policeman Kehoe relieved Peter.
man and astonished the station house sergeant by
bringing in prisoner that looked like the same
Chinaman, lie vas charged with fsllinE opium
at the same shop. This time the prisoner said
he was Sam Wah. lie was locked up for tn.
might and hail was refused.
icfore Justice Martin IN Tombs Court this
morning, Ching Lung. or Sam Wah. was repre-
scented bv Attorney Joe Moss, After pleading not
guilty he told the Justice that his name was
Wsh kee.
Th,n Mr. Moss cross. questioned the policeman
and made them both admit they couldn't under.
stand chinese, and were MT certain that the man
with three names was not making presents Of The
stun which they thought VAS opium, 10 his
friends,
lie also compelled the officers to say they
couldn't tell opium from ordinary chalk
The case was dismissed.
The evening world., 1893-09-20

Those " o have read these columns nave
| observed TINT the testimony has been
| selected for u distinct purpose. A. wns
suid last week. thnt purpose has been TO
EiNc Intelligence to thOsr who mis-
| tai,rnlN believe there In no help tor
| thrW. to drmonsirRtc that these diseases
| can be cured
| For this the icstim I'm. been cou.
| hued to two classes OF eases selected
| from n altitude Ut witWcsses. Not one
! hundrrdth or one-thousanhih part OF The
Testimony al srRt1iui patients ~ pah-
iishrd. I'll. eases printed nrc simply
I = .i-riions from hundreds like them, aud
are confined ia these two cinSscs;
| Eirsi-Nru aud women prOmtncnt and
well knOwn 10 tho public generally.
| second Patients who have suffered
| from desperate lorna al the diseases,
| patients who have been pronounced In.
cUrRblr.
The nr-t class OF evidence hns di.-
| iinuui>hcd this testimony iroui that Rd-
| Nrriisinu often simiiur In sNir aud
mHkr-up with which enterprises at
| Nnriou. kinds. soine wOrthS aud some
| unworthy, have Hooded newspaper pub.
| LEGATIONS.
| IN thi, class has been such -videur. u.
that of Father herman. Brother pnui.
fnther Mciaw. tnther OtRrroli. Pho
| tOarnphrr frrdrriris, Mrs. Mary 4.
IiNrrmOrr, Consui Iteiusins: the niece of
| NHy Palmer. au,hUr OF "NIy Faith I.oOi,s
l'p To Thre;' James tinrk Perry. the
| managers OF ~. Josrph's institute, aud
| others.
| In the Second class have been published
| ihO,e cases Of recovery from desperate
| forms oil diseases, with The purpose OF
| dOinR AWAY with the Impression that such
are incurnbIr. TOtke skiiful -perin list
| this iinprrrsiOn Ut this dny aud ave ~rcms
IN absurd onc {: but there are some who
| are slow to ,iiscrim mat bet wrcu doct ors.
| who rln>s ali doctors tOaeihrr. who feet
| that they nll come out Of the An me ~ n III I,
| ind that when one doctor has failed a
cure their disease medical science Ia
Powrrirss TO help them.
| u il true. mud II ., urriap. 10 be re-
GREETED, that there IRE plenty Of dOri or..
| aud fairly good doctors Tor TINT matter.
| who cuuu0t cure these diseases. Urs.
| Copeland aud Gardner are surressfui Ia
them because they have devoted their
| live. 10 the work because they are .pc.
ciaiisis In the true sense Of the word.
| The best aud most simple evidence
OF their success In IN eases TINT hay e
been pronounced inrnrabi-. such rvi.
deuce Is unanswernbIr, and II Is 10 this
class 81 evidence that the ease al Mr..
TObin. printed below. belongs.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
1T IS NOT A FAILURE.
The English Military Tournament
viii Be Continued.

VIII Do COMMUNIST.
Business Manager Gottschalk. OF Mad
ison Square Garden, is indignant over
a report published in morning paper
that the English Military Tournament In
the Garden had proved financial fail
IRE and that il would come to an end
Saturday night. The report gave Mr..
Gottschalk az authority for the state
ment. He was quoted as saying that
on account OF poor business the tourna-
ment would be brought TO a sudden ter
mination.
"As a matter OF fact" said MIR. Gott-
schalk to an Evening World" reporter.
81 never saw "A representative OF the
paper that published the story, and the
whole thing is false from beginning To
end. Instead of the tournament being
failure. II has been successful beyond
our most sangune expectations. Ac-
cording to the contract the tournament
had "A lease OF the Garden for two
weeks. Should the receipts reach a GER
tain figure the lease was To run for two
weeks longer.
THE receipts have more than doubled
the amount stipulated, and there is no
reason why | she uld make such an
idiotic statement. The tournament Will
run for at least another month, The
professional matinee will be given to-
morrow week.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
STOCK MARKET STILL DULL
Prices Declined at the Opening,
but Rallied Later On.

Stocks were little lower all around
this morning and there was a falling
off in the volume of business.
The very moderate reaction was due
to sales by the traders who bought
for a turn late yesterday afternoon on
Washington advices that the Sherman
repeal measure would be brought to
vote shortly. They were little disap-
In type this morning, and made haste
to unload.
American Sugar fell 1 to Sc rs, Bur
lington and Quincy IA to 81 u. Chica-
go Gas l to TO- Canadian Pacific ! v.
TO ?4l,,?, Rock Island IS to g. - Gen
eral Electric IS to 46 IS, and Western
Union IL to 81 IS eX dividend.
Stocks were scarce, and Louisville still
| commanded IA for use. The heavy short
interest was an important sustaining
| element especially as there were few
long stocks coming out.
Money lent ut a per cent. on call.
The Clearing House Loan Committee
cancelled $c55,OOO certificates this morn
ing: reducing the amount outstanding to
So, $50 900 Notice was received of the
intended withdrawal of sl5O,OU more to-
morrow.
The sSub-Treasury had debit balance
At the Clearing House this morning Of
S54l ,ool, which was liCuidated as follows:
$4,000 In gold coin and sl,Ool in United
States notes.
Message, tOICate n 20. Will snip
ZOO Mexican dollars on the steamship
New York, sailing to-day.
Foreign exchange remains steady on
a very light business. Bankers sixty
day bills sold at 4.S2 IL a 4.SS demand
at 4S5 IA IA 4SJ "a, and cables at ass u
ass -
The stock market was extremely dull
The Jewish DAY of Atonement" kept a
large number of operators away from
the street. After midday a general rally
occurred. I.ackawanna rose from 1854
to li3. The remainder Of the list i'm
proved IA to l per cent, but the ad-
vance failed to induce any large offer
inGs
The evening world., 1893-09-20
cures hNDFA[LURES TO CURE.
Why the Evidence in These Columns Has Beer
Selected from Two Classes.

the slerpiess nisht.-plI these re"Id
have been spared ~ had known oi
these phN siriRns before.
"On~u I would cough until I would
get purple in the lace. My breathing
would sound like n bellows that Ia
broken. I could not lie down At night.
. W aid have TO sit up all night Z could
not get air enough into INV l"uEs II laid
down. SunoratinE, -mothcrius spelir
would como On mr. mud u wonld see m
as though ! would choke To death.
Then Z would became so weak that
could hardy walk acros. the moor. aud
would have TO be- prapped up with
piiiow-. Far five weeks I did not sleep
Que uiRht IL bed.
Ofroursc had had the hest physicians
In New Work.. the mnu. n professor In
u NJ rdirsi college, whom . wRs told wa =
the best expert EN- iunG diseases In thu
country. treated me und huaii, confessed
The evening world., 1893-09-20
C00MBs MAY RUN FOR MAYOR
He Is Spoken Of by Politicians as
a Successor to Mayor Body.

There was short conference between
Some of the political leaders of Kings
County in Brooklyn this morning, at
which, 1t Is said, it was decided to nomi-
nate Congressman William J. Coombs
as Mayor instead of David A. Body.
Senator McCarren, James Kane and
John Y. Mckane, three of the strongest
leaders. started the Coombs movement,
1t is said, because they claim Body
cannot win.
They are reported to have told Mr..
Mclaughlin last Sunday that in the
event of Mr. Body receiving the nomi-
nation they would throw up the sponge.
If the ticket is hen led by Congress-
man Coombs. Mayor :oody, II Is said.
will be slated to Nil Mr.. Coombss seat
in Congress
he Is expected some day this week, when
1t Is said there will be another confer
ence in the Mayoralty question.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
DOES NOT BLAME CARROLL,
David z. Gibbs Says the Doctor l.
His Friend,

David l., Gibbs who sought to open a saloon at
Myrtle avenue and Cumberland street Brooklyn,
announced to-day that he would not appeal from
Justice Rartlctts decision refusing to compel the
Excise Board To grant him license
The Excise Board refused Gibbs's application for
license the ground that the saloon vas OPP
rosite a public park. and that there were already
enough Saloons In the neighborhool.
The BOARD Of Excise has since issued a license
for saloon which IL located only few
doors from where Mr.. Gibbs intended to
duct business.
Many of the neighhors think that influence was
oxerteh 10 prevent Gibbs from opening saloon
on the corner, hat MIR, Gibbs denies that he 10
respons bic for these rumors. The residence Of
Or. Alexander +. Carroll. "Ross McLaughlin's
81 n-in-law. is only short distance from the
location Of Gbbss proposed saloon.
The statement that blame Dr. Carroll for the
matter Is untrue" said Gibbs to-day. 'Dr. Car
roll and ] are old friends and do not think
he would do anything TO njure me-
The evening world., 1893-09-20
NEWS.
UNION q" men MAY STRIKE
The Company Threatens a Big Gu
in Wages.
Committee Appointed to Wait on
Officer, with Resolutions.

Employees OF the Brooklyn Union ~
road are up In arms against II threat
"ned cut of ~ per cent. in their wages
| which. IL Is reported, Will take effec
| oct. /.
The Company has not vet formally
| notified the h-n Of their intention al
reducing the scale. but the men say til,
| story comes direct from one of tn,
officials of the Company.
The matter has been discussed Tor sew
eral days. and as II result Il meeting was
| held at | O'Clock this morning at Tri
angle Han, broadway and lialSrN street
AT which tn" management OF the roau
was denounced. Resolutions wer,
| adopted calling upon the directors t,
con tinur the old scale of wages in force
There were 80 men present at ih-
| meeting, representing all departments.
There was an executive session OF tn,
locomutiN" engineers. at which all the
engineers employed ON the road except
nine We're present.
AT o'clock there was an open meeting
| Edward Jardin., chief of the Brother
| Ign, presided. Several speeches wer.
made in which the grievances of the
men were set forth.
The. meeting lasted until after
IoclOCk this morning. Al its conclusion
II petition was drawn up asking the
| directors not to reduce wages
| A committee consisting Of three en-
gineerS, two iirrinen aud one man from
| each Of the other departments. making
| about fifteen in all. was appointed /,
present the petition to the directors.
| The Committee will meet this after
noon to decide when they will visit the
directors.
since the introduction OF the trolley
system ON the surface roads the ~
roads have been reducing EXPENSES II
| all directions The number of tr'ins
have been reduced, and in rush - =
many trains have been mad" H. u
| three cars instead of four as formerly
The present scale of wages is as AL
| lows:
Engineers. present salary. $3.50 pc
! day; hremen $li, per day: conductors
| who have put in one years service 81
ployed three years. $40; agents will
| three years experience. $40: agents u
| one years experience. Sl.D: regular eN
perienced brakemen. sl.to
cut the wages of all men who receive
| 81 80 n day.
| Several employees who were inter
viewed by an I've, World. re- Re,
at the meeting this morning about tile
| ing up the road. The speakers advise,
| the men to stand together and organize
| A gateman on the Myrtle avenue divi
| sion speaking of the matter, said:
| 81 think the whole thing is Il bluff
| The COMPANY spread the rurnor to SCI
| whether the men would stand reduc
| ton. But we intend to present a soil,
| front, and if they do cut our pay there
| will be trouble.
I'VE are now working for starvation
| wages. and II we have to accept AN,
| less than We now receive, our familie
| Will have to go to the poor house"
AT the Offices of the Company. >
Sands street, the officials refused to tall
| about the matter. General Manage
| Nichols sent out word to the reporter
that he was engaged. and that he di
not care to make Il statement.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
THE GRATITUDE OF A LIFETIME.
VENERABLE MAN TELLS HOW
DRS. COPELAND AND GARDINER
CURED HIM or BRONCiIIAI

ASTHMA.
The disease ihnt Mr.. Michael TabIn. ~
IInyerstrnw. y. ", was cured OF WINS
asthmn. His wRs that most disircss-
lug form Of bronchial asthma 80 often
pronounced iururable, md from which
40 MANY suffer for the term al their
natural lives. drawing always upon the
sympnthy and pity Of those dear Ia he N
10 was any the Testimony ri men that
he knew who had been Cared that led
Mr. Tobin finally TO no to Drs. COpelnn nd
and Gardner. who cured IN. lie says,
| in speaking OF his cure,
- cnn hardly put In words what
| al nercd. because, now that J I'm str0na
and well. II seem, Impossible that
could have endured or years the torture
of asthma. If Ind ouly known of Drs.
Copeland and Gardner before all that
would have been spared.
"Many time have 1 wished that ]
could die. The pRroNysms Of oughing,
he wheeling. dinicuIt breaih hat sec ~ q,
ns though ! were drawing n IoRd that
was too heavy TO bear. the weight on
NV chest. the soreness In the lungs. and
The evening world., 1893-09-20
SIMMONS AT MS DESK.
The Fourth Nationals President
Proves Rumors False.

i. Edward Simmons, President of the
Fourth National Bank. was at his desk
as usual this morning. His presence
proved false the rumors circulated In
Wall street yesterday that he was Sc
riously III.
He told an Evening World" reporter
that he felt in the best of health and
spirits. There was no ground whatever
he said, for the story Of his illness. he,
yond slight attack OF indigestion. from
which he Was fully recovered.
He expects to take a much needed
rest and may go to Chicago soon.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
FATHER ACCUSES SON.
J al Updertakers Get Into a Will
iamsburg Police Court.

Eyiilism H. Hamilton, Of Bedford avenue and
II orth Fourth street. Williamsburg,
Used Of larceny by his father. Henry Hamilton,
I go Bedford avenue in the Even Street Police
Court to-day
Father and rival undertakers. and the
feeling between them Is very bitter. Henry
charged his son with stealing a desk top valued
At SIS. Mrs. II. II. Davis widow ~ lawyer
testified that she gave the desk to William Ham
Qton Tho prisoner was discharged
The evening world., 1893-09-20
ANOTHER STRANGE MISTAKE.
Chambers Street Hospital Removes
Cured Man to Bellevue.

Another peculiar mistake on the part
OF the Chambers Street Hospital came
To light to-day at Bellevue Hospital,
Early last evening John Ryan. sixty
years old. veteran of the late war.
was stricken with pleurisy at the music
stand In Battery Park. He was taken
to the Chambers Street Hospital, and
this morning Ryan had recovered suffi-
GENTLY to go home.
lie says that the Chambers Street folks
would not permit him to do so. but in
stead took him against his will with two
others in an ambulance to Bellevue. Al
the latter institution he was told that
he could go home.
The evening world., 1893-09-20

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The evening world., 1893-09-20
HIS HERMITAGE A SECRET.
Young Depperman Would Not Re-.
veal His Newtown Cave.

August Depperman, seventeen years old NJ 1s
Bremen street. Williamsburg. Was held in the Lee
Avenue Police Court to-day to be sent back to
the House OF Refuge from which he was given a
ticket OF leave on June 81.
Two years ago he sent up for running away
from home and camping out with other bad boys
One night last July he dropped out OF his bedroom
window. ana went to live as hermit In ex-
cAyation scoopsd cut Of the bank Of Newtown
Creek He would not say where his
II Is believed he had several dogs and cats In
bis retreat
The evening world., 1893-09-20
THE WOMAN WHO WORKS,

anu II tlieu, Will hhu
a special help in DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. Per-
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any condition OF the
female system. 1t
promotes all the
natural functions,
and builds up,
strengthens, regu-
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For women ap-
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The evening world., 1893-09-20
SUICIDE AT 78 YEARS.
Carpenter Lepouch Hangs Himself
in His Cellar.

Tired of life at the age of seventy
eight years. Cornelius Lepouch, car
perter, of % Chauncey street, Brooklyn.
committed suicide this morning by hang
ing himself.
His body was found swinging from Il
beam in the cellar. He had been dead
several hours
His family say that the old man was
run over by IA butcher wagon three
years ago and badly injured. He was
sufferingt from temporary insanity when
he ended his life. Coroner Dreamer was
notified.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
SON ACCUSES FATHER.
Henry Larch Held on a Charge Of
Grand Larceny.

Henry Larch. ffty-tWo years old, OF 1856
Grand street. Williamsburg, was held to-day on
the charge Of grand larceny on complaint Of his
John
The complainant alleged that his father broke
open his trunk and stole two suits OF clothing
and banjo OF ttho valus OF $50.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
EX-SENATOR TAYLOR DEAD.
He Was for Two Years President OF
the Now Jersey Senate.

NEWARK, \. j., Sept 2o.-k,x- Sena-
tor John W. Taylor died at his home In
this city this morning of bowel trouble.
He Was born In Buckand Franklin
County. Mass, in 1880. He was a stu
dent in the law Office Of Nice-Chanccl-
lor Amzi Dodd, and in 1860 was admitted
to the bar. In 1869 he was elected State
Senator from Essex County on the Re
pulican ticket, and in 1872 he was re-
elected.
For two years he acted as President
of the Senate.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
WEATHER, FORECAST.

Local forecast Tor the thirty-si. hours ending
at s +. ". on Thursday: .s
For Southeastern New York, including Long
Island: also for Connecticut and Northern New
Jersey, fair, cooler tonight and THURSDAY morn
ing: northw csterly winds, becoming variable.
The following record shows the changes in
the temperature during the morning hours as In
dcatsd by the thermometer at Perry's Pharmacy
] A, M,.,s9,s A. NJ. 500 A. .A...73ll2 M..IS
The evening world., 1893-09-20
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEW YORK.

ARRIVED.
steamship Elise Marie, Rotterdam Sept, T. IN
ballast to Gustave Heye.
steamship Argonaut. Fort Morant Sept. H. with
merchandise - j. +. Kerr Co.
steamship City OF Washington, Vera Cruz Sept.
g. TuIpsn l. Tampico 9, Campeche II, Progreso
-, Havana is. with merchandise and thirty-ons
passengers to James F. Ward Go.
Steamship Whitby. Rio Janeiro Aug. 22, Vic
toria 81 and st. Lucia Sept. ~ with merchandise
TO T.. u. Bartlett Co.
steamship Hsvel. Bremen and Southampton.
with merchandise and passengers to Oelrichs 20.
steamship Teutonic, Liverpool and Queenstown
Sept. H. with merchandise and es9 first, 2l3 SEQ
ond and sc3 steersge passengers TO II. NJ. kerssy.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
MRS. C0LETTI GETS A DIVORCE,
One OF Hoppsr's Chorus Girls Named
as Correspondent.

Upon eytsu'e furnished TO Judge McAdsm, Of
the Superior Court, TODAY, Minnie 'oistu was
granted an absolute divorce from her husband,
Phid,as Augustus Colett member Of the de
Wolf Hopper opera company,
Jennie clifton, chorusErl 10 the company,
10 named as to'respsAdenL CsetI Gt not
defend the Aeiion ...
The evening world., 1893-09-20
TIE IUSG TREATMENT. = wLar .
We'll. Known Priest says Reaardins L.

~ have steadily improved under the special
treatment Tor lung trouble. administered by Drs
copeland and Gardner. which is a mia and pain.
less series of inhaiations, with some effective
indications, until to-day ! willingly and sadly
make this statement for publication, heartily and
fully iudorsing these physicsus in til. great work
they arc doing for suffering humanity"
Father McI.aw, of 1t. Mary's Institute. who
writes the above, resides at $50 Seooud A. Jersey
The evening world., 1893-09-20
SAYS THEY STOLE A TUB OF LAR

James McCloskcy and John Finnigsn, aged re-
spcctivcly eighteen and seventeen years of age.
Of Nostrand and Flushing avenues. Williams
burg, were to-day held IN the Lee Avenue Police
Court. Williamsburg Mrs ChristiAna Keller, OF
ass Flushing avenue. charges that they stole
a tub Of lard from her groccry store