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The evening world., 1894-08-25
RECEIVERS Statement.
Says the Portland Hotel Liabilities
Are Between S4O,OOO and $4,000.

25.-Receiver John f. Foster, of he Port
land Hotel, at this place. to-day made a
statement to the creditors Of the hote.
Mr. Fosters statement showed that the
liabilities OF the hotel were between $40, coo
and $4,000. This included $4,000 which
had been borrowed. besides the mort
cages on the hotel. The mortgages are
mostly held by relatives OF Mr., Foster.
The property. when 1t was bought a
few years ago. was worth $4,000. but
probably pay al the Indebtedness.
A meeting OF the creditors OF the hote.
will be held about Sept. l, and II will
then be decided whether the property
shall be sod or leased.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
COURT DIDN'T HOLD finn.
Arrested After Woman Had
Missed a Diamond.

Martin Finn. aged twenty-five. in the
employ Of the Wood Mosaic Company, at
3l5 Fifth avenue, and living at 553 West
Fifty-third street, was discharged when
arraigned in Yorkville Court to-day as
suspicious character by Policeman
Beyers, of the West Sixty-eighth street
station.
Eighteen month ago a Mrs. Gage,
Of Thirty-first street, between Mad
son and Fourth avenues, discov-
cred that diamond stud belong
ing to her husband was missing after
theFinn and his fellowworkman had
left her house. Finn was discharged by
the company.
on Wednesday last some work was
to be done at the residence of Mrs.
Hanneman, of 1O5 West Eighty fifth
street. without the knowledge Of the
manager the foreman engaged Finn to
work. The men were at work but a
short time when Mrs Hanneman missed
$50 diamond pin. He denied any
knowledge Of the missing diamond.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
HERE'S A NEW SWINDLE.
Slick Young Man Who Collects
Gas Bills at "a Discount.

slick young swindler, with a new
scheme. has made his appearance in
Brooklyn. He called yesterday morning
At the home of Mrs. II. II. Quaide 25
Windsor Terrace, and asked to see her
last gas bills, He said he represented the
Metropolitan Gas-Light Company.
on learning that Mrs. Quaide owed the
Company the sum OF 81. he said he was
authorized + allow her 10 per cent. on
II she would pay the bill then. She gave
the man $50, and he receiptei the bill.
Late yesterday afternoon the Company
sent an agent to the house to co..ect the
money and MrS. Quaiie then discovered
that she had been swinl!ed
The evening world., 1894-08-25
SUGAR PEOPLE LAUGH AT 1T.
Do Not Believe that Carlisle Visited
the Trusts Onices.

a long circumstantial story, published
In a morning newspaper to-day. was to
the effect that Secretary of the Treasury,
John q. Carlisle. made two visits to the
ulcers OF the American Sugar Refining
Company, at III Wall street while he
was In this city In the months OF March
and July last.
An Evening World" reporter. who en-
deavored to verify the story to-day, was
unable to find anyone at the Sugar
Trusts offices who would deny or confirm
the story. Secretary John +. Seares
Henry q. Havemeyer and Theodore A.
Havemeyer were all away from the
building.
All the sugar people spoken to on the
subject pooh-p oohed the story.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
3LUECOATS READY TO PLAY.
Police baseball Teams Who VIII
Help the Babies.

Like E!aiiltors waiting for the fray
are the baseball experts Of the TWEEN
tieth and Twenty-seventh Precinct Po-
lice Stations. Weeks and weeks of fine
practice has put them in excellent shape
'oT their coming match game for tae
Nenefit OF The Evening World" Sick
Babies Fund
The game VIII be called at $50 A. NJ
n the Polo Grounds, Tues day, Aug Is
The advance sale of seats Is very natter
ing TO the efforts made by the players
anl their friends.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
TWO BURGLARS CAPTURED.
They Had Broken Into n saloon by
Forcing a window.

William McNally, nineteen years DID,
of 142 Baltic street, Brooklyn, and Law
renee Phelan, eighteen years old. Of az
Baltic street, were arrested this morn
ing on a charge Of breaking into Pat
rick Buffers saloon, 424 Hicks street.
Patrick Mannix. the bartender,
stopped at the saloon at $50 this morn
ing, while on his way home from q
wake. and he discovered that burglars
iron bar which proteced the side win
dow. He called policeman, who
searched the store without finding the
burglars. On going into the yard. how
ever, he found McNally secreted in the
woodshed. and Phelan was dragged out
of the cellar OF the adjoining building.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
FATALLY HURT BY A R0BBER.
Kansas Real Estate Agent Found
Unconscious I'm His Odhce.

lola, Kan. Aug. 25.-w. A. Cum
mings, a leading real estate agent OF
lola, was found in his office with a
dozen wounds in his head, evidently in
fiicted by Ratchet, which lay on the
moor near him.
He is unconscious and cannot live.
Robbery evidently prompted the crime.
No clue TO the perpetrator.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Eastern Cycles Mt st. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Aug. ?5.-The track at the Pastime
Club grounds I, in hne shape for this after
moons National circuit races and record breaking
time is expected to be made by some Of the
cracks Among the riders from out-ot-towu are
the following; J 8 johnson. Syracuse: W G.
Sanger, Milwaukee; W Murphy and e. NJ.
Murphy, New York, A. Brown and l.. G John
son Cleveland n, G. Raid and e. Callshsn
Ruralo, II. II MADDOX, Ashury Park W W
Taxis PHILADELPHIA End A u. Kennedy and
James Levy ~ Chicago
The evening world., 1894-08-25
SPONGE WORKS BURNED.
Fire Started Mysteriously shortly
After Midnight.

ELIZABETH, N. j.. Aug. 25.-Shortly
after l o'clock this morning a fire was
discovered In the Connolly Iron Sponge
Works. at the foot I Fultn street, this
city. An alarm was turned In. but the
hremen were unable to save the building
which was two stories high and OF
frame. How the fire started Is a mys-
terry.
The works were engaged In the manu-
facture of sponges for refining gas and
were 80 by 80 feet. The large shipyards
OF A. L. Moore & Son, which adjoin the
sponge works, had narrow escape: The
loss to the sponge works is about $40, 900.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
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Round About Town.

The body Of the unknown man which found
N the East River on Backwelrs Island on
Wednesday evening, and which was supposed to be
that OF one OF the inmates at Blackwslls or
WARDS Is land, was buried In the Potter's Field
THIS morning. II was not Identified.
Matthew Lynch who attempted to commit
suicide last night by taking Paris green at +32
Pearl street. was transferred from Chambers
street Hospital this morning to the prison ward
at Bellevue Hospital. lie will recover.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
MANY MOURN WILLIE DAY.
The Dead Athlete to BE Buried To-
Morrow with Simple Services.


BAYONNE, N. j., Aug. S.-Much
sympathy is expressed for Willie Days
aged parents, who are nearly Frustrated
over their sons sad end.
Young Lawyer Benny, who was Willie
Days schoolmate, and who took UP his
case as counsel when he was arrested
said to-day: The men who falsely &C.
cused Willie Day found out their mis-
take too late. The letter of apology,
which ] received last night from them.
will not bring back my dear friend who
had made so honorable a record, nor
will 1t heal the Borrowing hearts Of his
old parents"
Many friends Of the dead athlete
called to-day to view the remains at his
parents home, % Linden avenue. The
funeral will take place there to-mor-
row at ! o'clock. Rev. w. 7. MCGUIRE,
Of Trinity Episcopal Church. in Bay
onne, will conduct the service. The pa
rents of the dead athlete have requestd
that tn funeral be conducted in a man.
ner as private as possible.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Insulted nm Old Coupl.

Park Policeman Ryerson brought to the YORK
vile Police Court to-day Francis KelIar. AGED
eighteen, Of 81 Third avenue whom he CHARGED
with using insulting language to an ELDER,
lady and gentleman In the tunnel north O,
nue. and Fifty ninth street, last evening IN.
old couple would not prosecute. and the hoy
who mad been locked up all night, was Gts.
charged with q reprimAnd
The evening world., 1894-08-25
ALL THREE WERE DROWNED
Canoe Containing Two Men and n
hoy CapsiHed.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press)
WALTHAM, Mass, Aug. 25.-Ben1a-
min Kershsw and Robert Thomas. mid
dle-aged men, and Johnnie Kershaw,
aged ten. were drowned In the Charles
River here this forenoon by the over
turning OF q canoe.
The three were padding up the river.
and when near the Moody street bridge
the men attempted to throw a large dog
overheard.
In the effort the canoe was capsized
and all went down. The boy was pulled
out, but died soon after. The bodies of
the men we're recovered an hour later.
Kershaw leaves widow and three
children. Thomas leaves a widow.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Alcoholism, Not Morphine.

The two men who were found unconscious IN
the roadway at One Hundred and Forfeit
street and Third avenue last night. were not
suffering from the effects Of morphine a. wa
FIRST supposed hut alcoholism. one Of them
who says he is DR.. Charles W Foye OF Can.
ada, 10 still In Harlem Hospital. The Other
Charles H. Crossing, was brought into Harlem
Police Court to-day and rsmanded until his
friend RECEIVERS sufficiently to make an appeaf-
The evening world., 1894-08-25
STRANDED STEAMER BURNED.
All Excursionists safely Landed In
salem, Mass.
(By Associated Press.)

SALEM, Mass, Aus. 25.-The excur-
sion steamer City OF Portsmouth, OF
the Boston, Beverly and Salem line.
went ashore on Little Aqua Vitae Rock
in Salem harbor last night. There were
240 passengers on board at the time and
they were all taken OFF without mishap
or panic.
The steamer caught fire about 3 o'clock
this morning and was burned to the
waters edge. All those aboard got of
safely
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Roy Accused of Theft,

sTAPLEToN s. l., Aug .5-The Staten
Island police to-day arrested Walter Haley
.ourtcen-ycar'old boy OF Concord. on the charge
4 breaking into the house OF Louis Solts on
Thursday afternoon while Mr.. Nolte's family was
away, and stealing diamond ring The boy Is
no" locked up in Police headquarters awaiting
The evening world., 1894-08-25
STEAMSHIP QUEEN ASHORE.
She Has Large Party of Alaskan
ExcursiOnists on hoard.
ny Associated Presa)

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25,--The Mer-
chants Exchange has telegram from
Port Townsend, stating that the steamer
Chilcat has arrived there. and reported
the steamer Queen ashore, head on, at
the Point OF Camarant Islands, near
Spencer's cannery, Alaska.
The Queen has big passenger list Of
Alaska e-sursionists, but II is not re-
ported that they are In any danger.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
How to Rent Your Rooms.

1t should not be forgotten that Mon
day is The Worlds House and Home
Day" and that all advertising in the
Sunday World under the classification
of Houses and Rooms" either ITO Let"
or Wanted" Is repeated free in The
Evening World for Monday. Thus you
can give fourteen words for 30 cents
to the readers of both these great
DaDers -
The evening world., 1894-08-25
BRIDGE REPORT RECEIVED.
Details on the ". Y. and n. J. struc-
ture to Remain secret for "a Time.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Aug 3.-The
report OF the Commission appointed
under the terms OF the New York and
New Jersey Bridge act TO Ak the length
OF spans and other details OF the struc-
ture. was received at the War Depart
ment yesterday, within the sixty day
period after the first meeting or the
Commission
The conclusions OF the Commission
will be considered by Secretary Lamont
and meanwhile will not be made public
The evening world., 1894-08-25
FROM THE CITY RESERVOIRS.
brooklyn Will Be supplied with
Water from Reserves.

Chief Engineer Bergen, OF Brooklyn.
reported to City Works Commissioner
White this morning that there was less
than four feet OF water now In the
Ridgewood reservoir. 1t is not safe to
draw the water after 1t has reached a
depth Of only three feet.
Within few days water will be drawn
from reservoir supplies In the city.
Usually the Ridgewood reservoir con-
tains from fifteen to seventeen feet OF
water,
The evening world., 1894-08-25
A blending of Music and Fireworks

There will be a blending OF music and fireworks
this evening at Manhattan Beach in Pains Open
Air Theatre after the performance Of "Lalla
Rookh." The music jubilee was so successful
last week that another festival was inagurateu
last Thursday and Saturday night being the popu-
lar evening Of the week. the fireworks programme
has been arranged on a more liberal scale than
any yet given this season.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Irene Moore win Get Well.

Irene Moore the young woman who attempted
suicide by hanging herself last night In the
East Thirty-hfth street police station, and was
discovered Just In time to savs her life was
rapidly conyAeSclng In the prison ward OF Bel
levue Hospital to-day. She 10 . servant. and
Of drunksnnssA she Lives .. w Third sysa1A
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Schooner Frank Herbert Ashore.

SANDY HOOK, Aus. e5.--The schooner Frank
Herbert, inward bound ran ashore on the
Romsr shosi at II o'clock to-day. She was after.
vards hauled on by the tug s, L. EAbeock, and
proceeded W the bay In TOW.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
TRIED TO POISON A FAMILY.
Failing in This Mrs. Cannon At
tempts Suicide.
INV Associated Pres,l

HAZLETON, Pa, Aug. 25.-Mrs. WILL
lam Cannon, of Sugar Loaf, after trying
to poison her family yesterday. attempt
ed to commit suicide She put quanti-
ty of Paris sreen in the bread and cof-
Zee prepared for the family breakfast.
a warrant was procured, but when
the constable attempt,1 to serve II the
dow sustaining injuries which will prob
ably prove fatal.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Mr.. Hyde oner. "a Reward

BABYLON L. l., Aug, t5.--Heury u. HYDE
President OF the Equitable Life Insurance Com.
ean' In New York, who has a Summer resi-.
,snes Al this PLACE has offered a liberal reward
lor Incarnation that will lead 70 the arrest ana
Summer residences here wv" 'ooo'ns
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Two New SMALLPOX Casc..

NEWARK, n. j., Aug. 26.-Two new cases Of,
smAl''poS were discovered to-day. The victims
are eGorEe Tooker, OF lis Clifford street and
seorGe Wilson. Of SOS Market street Yesterday
snn showed symptoms OF the disease lie was
hspt there until to-day when 1t was shown he
The evening world., 1894-08-25
C0RBETT'S TOWN HOUSE.
The PuGilist Fitting Up a Residence
In Luxurious FashiOn.

Did you know that Corbett had . pa
latial residence in this city? The won
derful I'm de steele and artistic decora.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18

thrown upon her own resources at very
early age. Her first effort at self support
was as a governess, and later her emf
nent qualifications inclined her to litera-
ture. Her success has been won, against
many discouraging obstacles, by force of
inborn talent and fine, courageous
energy.
Among her earliest friends was Mr..
Hamilton Mabie, author and editor. Her
sketches in the New York Evening Post
created wide circle Of admiring friends
Her novel "The Bar Sinister" created
sensation, and it has been said of it
that sit ought to shake this country as
oliver Twist shook England" South
ern Silhouettes" are wonderfully clever
in their graphic fidelity and won for her
an honorary membership in the Southern
Society of New York City.
Among her other works are "a Missis-
sippi Martyr" "a Splendid Egotist," )" "a
Strange Pilgrimage" ''The New Man at
Rossmere," ''The Martlet Seal" She has
received hearty welcome in the most
critical journals and is honored in Ap-
pleton's Encyclopedia, in E. G. Sted-
mans American Literature" and in "A
Woman Of the Century" She has ac-
complished much and will do still more.
She has clear cut, intellectual face, q
modest manner and nature all refine
ment and sweetness.
MEL R. CoLoUIrT.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18
THE oDDlTY.

Before the Mohammedans took posses
sion of Arabia nine-tenths of all female
children born were Immediately buried
alive.
A San Francisco paper says that No
have squaw was recently burned to death
as a witch by her tribesman for having
given birth to twins.
The end Of time, according to the Kurds,
will be ushered in by the appearance of
four rainbows, which will cross at the ze-
NTH, furnishing eight passageways for God
and his hosts.
A child has been born at Birmingham,
England, which bears strong resemblance
to frog. Its skin is warty and cold and
clammy to the touch. When it cries, it is
said to make an unearthly squeaking noise
Probably the most remarkable knife in
the world is that in the curiosity room of a
firm of cutters in Sheffield. 1t has ], 800
blades, and 10 blades are added every 10
years. Another curiosity is three pairs of
scissors, all of which can be covered with q
thiTnhle
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18

The exact age of Senator Harris is a
profound mystery. He resolutely re-
fuses to state the date of his birth in
the Congressional Directory. This is
only one of his eccentricities, but it is
his strongest. l asked Representative
Patterson of Memphis once how old his
friend really was. If any one should
know it, he should, for they are as
intimate as any two men in congress.
Patterson shook his head sadly. "If
Harris were to die tomorrow he said,
II do not believe any one could tell his
age to the marble cutters. In Tennes-
see we figure this way" he said, laugh
ing; we know that he went on the
duelfeld with Andrew jackson in 1903
at least this has never been denied.
He was a man then and supposed to
have some gray hairs at the time. A
conservative estimate would make him
out to be about $50 years of -
Washington Cor. Augusta Chronicle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY, JANUARY 49, 1894

character and a wealth Of promise that
have fairly made the tradition mongers
and conservatives stand aghast and stam-
mer in dismay: "Stopl Stopi Where
are you going?
Does not it seem probable that this ex-
traordinary growth and maturity Of
womanhood is to make its mark upon
society, as it has upon labor and upon
politics and upon public thought IL
women are showing themselves compe-
tent to earn their own living, to think
their own thoughts and to express them
in literature and out, if they already
largely govern the school boards and are
reaching out toward the helm of state, Is
1t not time that they should learn to pro
tect themselves from insult and to guide
their own steps with discretion?
A young fellow going into.society does
not take his father aioa; ID guard him
from the snares ar.l ) most young
men are at least lem. to. In fact,
these dear boys wc-ll resent, with a
very formidable wrath, any suggestion
that they could not take care Of them
selves, and also Of their sisters if need be,
nor indeed are they loath to propose them
selves as the guides, protectors and cham
pions of other mems sisters if not of
their wives. But why is the boy of 20 80
much more responsible and trustworthy
than the girl of 18, and why, if one is to
take care of the other, does not she take
care of him? for really think if the girl
had been brought up with sense of her
own responsibilities she would be the
stronger of the two.
Do not suppose, however, that am
advocating the complete emancipation
of young girls from parental control.
No, for think nothing more disagree
able than the independent and almost in
sulting tone adopted in these days by q
good many girls toward their fathers
and mothers. No, my idea is simply, let
the girls be trained while still children
to such true and womanly self respect
and self reliance that they would no
more misbehave themselves in society
than their mothers would, and let them
as they grow older show their right to
freedom by their moderation and wis
dom in using it.
But if some weak or i'll advised sister
really need guardian in going among
people, let her at least select some one
old enough to be her mother instead of
bride fresh from boarding school.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18
THE OBSERVER.

Only one person in Is has perfect eyes,
the larger percentage Of effectiveness pre-
vailing among the blonds.
Pawnbrokers of Spokane Falls, Wash,
must furnish the police daily with list Of
every article handled by them.
The notion has been universal in all ages
and among all people that the world will
last only 5000 years after creation.
Just as an American has his coat cut and
made to fit him, SO the Eskimo has his
kayak, or canoe, made according to his size.
Whites are not as well gifted in hearing
as the colored races. Neither can white
animals hear so well as those of other hues.
A set of iron fetters were exhumed in the
churchyard of ST. Andrews, Newcastle
upon-Tyne, recently. 1t is supposed that a
malefactor had been buried with the fetters
attached to his ankles.
The tempering of steel is delicate proc
ess. A workman washed his hands in a
tank of water used for that purpose in a
Massachusetts, factory, and whole batch
of steel was sold as second grade.
The upper third of the face is altered in
expression in affections of the brain, the
middle third in diseases of the chest and
the lower third in diseases Of the organs
contained in the abdominal cavity.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18
IN THE EARLY DAYS.

The great first children journeyed through
The countries, lonely then,
With all their sheep and little ones,
Their cattle and their men.
And kept themselves in tribes apart
For awe of the great plains,
And learned the length Of days and nights
OF summers and of rains.
And saw no other men through all
The blue horizons wide.
Save their own kind, who came to birth
And marched and sang and died.
And left the mark of well pitch'd tents,
OF footprints in the dew,
And tracks of beaten, billowed grass
Their flocks had pastured through.
And sometimes on mountain top
They stood among their spears,
And gazed across an unknown sea
Into the unknown years.
And sometimes DER silent plain,
AS endless as the sky.
A child from lands unknown would come
And meet them eye to eye.
And they would gaze and love and speak
And rest awhile, and then
Each journeyed past with all his sheep,
His cattle and his men.
Alice Archer Sewell in Harper's Monthly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18
Cromwell and the specter.

The stories of the white Lady" that
periodically visits the German royal
family and of the s'Little Red Man"
that frequently paid his respects to the
great Napoleon, are tolerably well
known, especially that of the former.
But few perhaps are familiar with the
story of CromwelPs "Giant Specter. y
1t appeared to him one night when he
was wide awake and quietly resting on
his couch. In appearance the appari-
tion was a woman Of gigantic proper
tions. Approaching him, she announced
in tones like thunder, ''Within the year
you, my son, will be recognized as the
greatest man in Britain. st. Louis Re
public;
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18
THE ELECTRICIAN.

Boston telephones to Milwaukee. 1900
miles away.
The city statistician of Chicago reports
chat there are 150 establishments for ''elec-
trio lights, works and materials" in that
city.
Nicola Tesla claims he can manufacture
artificial sunlight by means Of atmospheric
vibrations, caused by alternating currents
of electricity
Don't imagine for moment that there is
any probability of an era Of cheap telephones
Any manufacturer may now make receiv-
ers, but a receiver without transmitter is
of no more use than harness without
horse
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18
A WOMAN OF TALENT.

How Mrs. j. H. walworth Won Success
Against Obstacles.
Mrs. Walworth was born in Philade1-
phia So years ago. Her father was a
German gentleman of rank and talents,
who came to this country on account Of
political troubles in his own land. His
name was Hadermann. He married, soon
after coming to this country, young
lady of Baltimore Mrs. Walworth was
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-01-18

Miss Wayback- Say, nav, there 3
Mrs. Finestile comm to call.
Mrs. Wayback-Hurry up stairs, an
wen she knocks jus open the window
an look out to see who it is. Well let
her know we're rather particular about
whom we admit. New York Weekly.