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The evening world., 1894-10-06
Five Suicides.
(By Associated Press. !


CAMBRIDGE. Md. Oct. Capt. Grant ST.
mons 4 young nan. returned to his vessel:
which was on the Houge. River. last night. and
after loading a shotgun with nails sent the charge
crashing through his heart.
sELToN, Mo-. Oct 6--Henry Hockaday, one
OF the hest known young men OF this city,
committed suicide yesterday by taking strychnine.
He was married last week. and the cause OF his
rash act is great mystery.
CHICAGO Oct On. F. Behrend, commission
salesman for the New York clothing house OF
onnenschein Fuchs. committed suicide by In
haling gas last night in the room where he
stored his SAMPLES.
MEMPHIS. Tenn Oct. 6.-Harry p. Rhnehart.
q drummer for the American Company, OF st.
Louis was found dead In his room this morning,
having shot himself through the head.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 6.-James d. Crossman.
a well-known mining man and speculator, was
found dead IN his room at the Baldwin Hotel
last night. On a table by his side
bottle Of a deadly compound Of ammonia and
glass half-full Of the same drug together with
letters addressed to his wife. Poor success in land
speculation is supposed to be the cause Of the
suicide.
The evening world., 1894-10-06
CAPTURED AFTER A CHASE.
Harrison Says lie Was PursuinS
the Real Thief WHEN Arrested

stephen Harrison, ifty-slN years old,
who says ne is painter ana lives in
Washington, II. e, was al, for trial
~ the Essen Market rolicr Court this
morning q" a charge OF graul larceny.
Mrs. Murray, Of O. Monroe street,
sad she saw nm sneak into her apart
mrhtS YESTERDAY and carry away a
Nalt'a containing 50 worth of wearing
apparel she caught him going down
the stairs and he knocked her down
ana He'd with the hOaty. Mrs Murray
nCighhurhood chased the thief
He ran into an adjacent lumher-yard
over piles of lumber and finally bound,
81 over fence into AN adjoining yard
whcl" young woman held him until
Policeman O'Iuary arrived.
Harrison said he hal heard Mrs Muir.
rays cries for help and was chasing the
real thief when arrested
The evening world., 1894-10-06
SEEKS AN INHERITANCE.
But Mrs. Rubirstcin Is Detained n,
Ellis Island ms u Pnuptr.

Cite Breine Rubinstein. forty-seven
widow of Pesach Rubnstein, who died
in prison Feb. IA, 1876. day before he
was to have been hanged for the murder
OF his cousin, Sarah Alexander, Is at
Ellis Island, detained as a pauper.
Mrs. Rubinstein has come from Jer,i-
salem in quest Of an alleged bequest OF
several thousand dollars Uhe amount
with interest, Is now $500 made by
Pesach to her. by will now said to be
in the hands of the Kings County Sur
rogate.
The woman says that Leibel Finkel-
stein, of this city, wrote her about the
bequest. She was dissuaded from com.
ing here sooner by her father-in-l law
Isaac Rubinstein, who wrote her she
says, that as soon as ale landed here
the authorities would visit her husband &
crime upon her also.
Unless somebody gives $500 ball. guar.
anteeing that Mrs. Rubinsten and hel
sister, Basche Ragolski, who has &C
companied her, will not become bur
den upon the public they Will be sent
back within a few days.
The evening world., 1894-10-06
SHE TOOK KNOCKOUT DROPS.
Mrs. Lnubcrk Says Her Husband
Forced Her to swallow Them.


Foster Lauberk. twenty-three years
old, OF 235 East Eighty-second street, a
drug clerk out of work. was sent TO
Blackwelrs Island for three months from
the Harlem Police Court this morning
charged with having cruelty beaten his
wife, Amelia, who is in delicate health
Not content with beating her, Mrs.
Lauberk charges that her husband tried
to force her to swallow Knockout drops
which she said he had been using in
robbing German emgrants.
Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock Mrs
Lauberk ran up to Policeman Terhune.
of the East Eighty-eighth street sta
ton, and in great distress told him that
her husband was trying to Kill her. The
policeman accompanied her 20 her
rooms, where he found Lauberk very
much excited.
As soon as he saw the policeman
l.aiIberk thrust small bottle into his
hip pocket He was taken to the sta
tion-house. To the sergeant at the desk
Mrs. l.auberk repeated the statement
that she had reason to believe her hus-
band used the Knockout drops on his
they landed and robbed or swindled
Mrs Lauberk's HIPS were burned, she
said, by the stuff her husband tried to
| force her to swallow. Policeman Ter
druggist and physician. Both declared
the stuff was undoubtedly what Is
known as knock out drops.
l.auberk was greatly excited when ar
raigned in court. He said that the drug
was nothing more than toothache medi-
cine. He was unable to explain, how
ever. why he wanted his wife to take
the drops when she had no toothache.
lie denied the assault, but the marks
on Mrs. l.auberk and the testimony Of
the neighbors told against him. lie Is
! \ l...l "a 10
said to he very jealous of her. She re-
Ceives an income of $40 per week. with
which she Keeps herself and three chill
dren, two of whom are by her first hus-
/ ha nd
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HELD FOR BOYCOTTING.
Three Men Arrested for Interfering
with SaIoOn-keeper.

Three members OF the Ale Brewers
Union. named respectively Dennis Ker-
wick, twenty-five years old, of 2l6 East
Twenty eighth street; Richard Duggan,
twenty-five years old, of 32S East Twen-
ty-ninth street. and Patrick Gergety,
same age. of $40 East Thirtieth street.
Court to-day for interfering with
Francis Grundy a saloon-ke eyer, at 40
Third avenue, who sold the boycotted
Budweiser beer.
a representative of the Budweiser
Brewing Company informed Justice Me-
Mahon that the prisoners had disrc-
Earded temporary injunction restrain
ing any member of a union from in
terfering with the sale of the beer.
The Injunction may be made permanent
by Judge Cullen to-day.
All the prisoners were held for further
examination.
The evening world., 1894-10-06

by tina Rev. DIR. Morgan, according TO
the American Episcopdlian rites.
Mr. Sperry gave the bride away. NJ.
lc Comte de Leon was the best man.
Among the Americans present were
Mrs Easton, Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Crock
er Messrs Colt and Red1ington. OF
Philadelphia; Miss Sybll Sanderson, Mrs;
Sanderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander and
York, and Mr.. Allan, Of San Francisco.
After the two religious ceremonies,
luncheon was enjoyed at the Hotel Bris-
toll Prince and Princess Poniatowski
begin their honeymoon in Holland.
The bride wore dress OF white satin
and no ornaments.
The evening world., 1894-10-06
.F|ST|CUFFS IN HIGH LIFE.
Messrs. MoComb and Grow Fight
to a Finish Near Central Park.
Both Are Rich and Each Calls the
Other Bad Names.

Mr. McComb says to-day that Mr..
Grow is a slanderer.
Mr.. Crow says to-day that Mr.. Nc
Comb is a spasmodlc, homcidal crank
with deadly glitter in his eye.
somewhere between these mutual COM
pliments lies mystery.
Meanwhile Lawyer John w. Con- Ia
going ahead to have Mr.. McComb In
dcted for assaulting Mr.. Grow. The
great Lexow inquisitor had the papers
before him at his office to-day. preparing
to push ahead with the complaint which
he laid before the Grand Jury yesterday
David J. NHIomb is the muscular
young. superiitendent Of the Navarro
fats in Fifty-ninth street, facing Cen
trail Park He is also manager OF the
uptown office of the Title Guarantee
and Trust Company, Moses r. Grow Is
and we'll to do. He is a civil engineer
and business man. and has contributed
to the wonders Of the New York water
supply system
The two gentlemen first met several
weeks ago in the course Of business, and
up to last Saturday night had only seen
each other a few times.
MIR. McComb's guarantee company was
trustee for some of Mr.. Crows CONTRACTS,
and they had an appointment at Mr..
McComb's office in Fifty-ninM street
to the rendezvous, accompanied by his
friend, stephen II. Sprague, OF SS West
one Hundred and Sixteenth street.
Mr. Crow and Mr.. Sprague repaired to
the rendezvous about shutdown. Mr. Nc
Comb was standing on the corner at the
end of the Broadway line against Fifty
ninth street, where the two gentlemen
Now. Mr. Crow AYERS that he has no
knowledge Of any hostile feeling upon
Mr.. McComb's part, but certain It is
Mr.. McComb banged away with his fist
and hit Mr.. Crow in the face, drawing
blood.
They had downright fight on the spot.
| but Mr.. McComb being, as he confesses
the aggressor. lodged the first few dam
aging blows before bystanders could In
| terfere.
Mr.. Crow and Mr.. sprague agree in
declaring that Mr.. McComb only said:
Now I've got you," or something Of
the. sort and began striking Mr.. Crow.
the face and head, and has been dizzy
and Ill ever since. He says that Mr.. Nc
| Comb must have worn brass knuckles or
a large ring. This Mr.. McComb indig-
MIR. Grow was so badly hurt that he
went to a neighboring physician to be
patched up, and remained In bed until
masins why M Sessres t assauted h
unless 1t was in fit of homicidal mania.
Mr.. McComb says, for his part. that
Mr.. Crow knows very well why he was
assaulted. He says that since the be-
ginning of their business relations
| friends have reported to him that Mr..
Crow was talking about him In the most
scandalous fashion, calling him ras..
cal. a backmailer and all that sort OF
| thing.
MIR. Crow declares that he. never said
anything that by any stretch OF malice
could have been twisted into such a
| purport.
Meanwhile, he has gone ahead to pun:
ish Mr.. McComb, and has employed
| Lawyer Goff to lay the matter before
the Grand Jury, which has been done.
Both men are rich and enterprising
| Mr.. McComb is a nephew Of ]. Jennings
McComb, who owns the Navarro fats
The evening world., 1894-10-06
JAPS STILL MOVE ON.
Warships ard Transports Enter
the 6ulph Pechili.
Supposed to Carry the Second
Corps Of 10000 Men.
Britain Probably Not to Interfere
Actively with the War.

LONDON, oct. GA despatch from
Shanghai. to-day. says that the mas
ters of several Chinese iunks which ar
rived at Chefoo yesterday, report hav-
Ing sighted large fleet OF Japanese
transports, escorted by warships, on
Tuesday night This fleet was then
entering the Gulf OF Pechili
In ALL the Japanese fleet, warships and
transports included. numbered seventy
ships. Their presence In the Gulf OF
Pechili has caused the greatest excite
ment at Shanghai and elsewhere
The evening world., 1894-10-06
ALlBI FOR DAVIS.
Witnesses Swear on Behalf of the
Alleged Cincinnati Forger.

Richard o. Davis. the alleged forger
for whose delivery to the authorities in
Cincinnati Gov. Flower has issued ex-
tradition papers, was before Justice
Lawrence, in Supreme Court Cham
bers. to-day for the second time, on
writ of habeas corpus.
Lawyer McManus had about half n
dozen witnesses in court this morning
who swore that Davis was in this city
on the date he is alleged to have passed
a forged check in Cincinnati The law
yer told Justice Lawrence that he could
produce about fifty witnesses who would
also swear to the same facts, and Jus
tice Lawrence adjourned the case until
next Tuesday
The evening world., 1894-10-06
NO ANSWER YET.
But j. Coleman Drnyton's Wife VIII
PrObnbIy Defend His Suit.

The answer by Mrs. j. Coleman Dray-
ton to her husbands petition tor an alb
solute divorce was not fied in court to-
day, although with to-day the legal
time for filing such an answer expires.
This does not mean that Mrs. Drayton
intends to let the action go by default.
as by the mutual consent OF Alvan A.
Clark, counsel for J. Coleman Drayton.
and A. Shipman, counsel for Mrs. Dray-
ton the time for filing such answer has
been extended until Nov. /.
1t is authoritatively stated that Mrs
Drayton, who is now in Europe, not
only means to defend the action, but To
push with vigor the suit she has insti.
tuted to recover the custody of her chill,
dren.
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KILLED HIS CHILD.
HoTmaP's wife Says He Caused Its
Death with an Ave.

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j., Oct. g.
The police are on the lookout for Law.
renee r. Hoffman. n well-to-do farmer
of Hightstown, who In charged with
causing the death of his three year-old
child.
Mrs. Hoffman states that her hus,
band came home intoxicated last night
and gave her terrible beating. Sh,
finally broke away from him and fled
upstairs to her chamber. She says h,
grabbed an axe. and followed her; thai
he smashed the chamber door ant
threw the axe, which few by her heat
and struck the baby. lying in its era
die, cutting n deep cash in Its abdomen
which caused death this morning.
Hoffman fled, and has not been ar
rested
The evening world., 1894-10-06
Ex-Gov. Curtin Very Low.

RELLEFONTE, Pa, Oct. 6.-Ex-Gov
Curtin passed a poor night. After mid
night he grew restless, and became per-
ceptihV weaker His condition, which
was more favorable Yesterday afternoon
and early in the evening, has grown
steadily worse tie is rinking rapidly.
and his physicians give no tncour ge :
ment to his family. Unless sudden
change for the better occurs within the
next few hours he can scarcely I've
throughout the day.
The evening world., 1894-10-06
TWO HELD FOR SHOPLIFTlNG.
Caught POcketinG Jewelry
BloomingdnIe's store,

Two alleged professional shoplfters
were captured by Special officer Oest-
reicher in Bloomingdale's dry goods
store last evening. They were Mary
Mclaughlin, twenty-five years old, and
Della Dinkelfeld, nfty-two years old,
both of 2O5 East Forty-thrd street
oestreicher saw them pocket two gold
lockets, silver buckle and several pairs
of sleeve buttons, beside some small
trinkets, which were found on them
when searched.
In the Dinkclfield woman's possession
the detective also found tWenty-ninc
pawn tickets representing jewclry and
clothing They were held for trial
The evening world., 1894-10-06
HAMMERSTEIN IN COURT.
With Lawyer Hummel He Walks In
and Walks Out.

Lawyer Abe Hummel had determined
to appear in the Superior Court this
morning and make an application for
an Injunction on behalf of Oscar Ham
merstein to restrain Roster & Bal
from running their music hall, the ap-
pellant alleging defiance of his right
and injustice in the corporate relations
OF the parties.
Mr.. Hummel and Mr. Hammerstein
rushed into Judge Dugro's court to-
gether at about II o'clock. They dropped
into adjoining seats, ran over some
papers, whispered together and then
got up and Ned.
utes later that the application had been
abandoned to-day because II was dis
covered that the necessary affidavit of
the expert accountant was wanting. A
messenger had been sent to get 1t, but
as that would take several hours, he
thought that proceedings would be de-
ferred till Monday.
The evening world., 1894-10-06
EXCITEMENT IN PORTUGAL.
Naval Officers Protest Against Part
of the Kings Address.
Dy Associated Press).

10y NHsOcTaTtU TTtSH.T'
MADRID, oct. 6.-According to adj
vices received here from Lisbon. the
greatest excitement prevails at the
capital of Portugal.
A large number OF Portuguese naval
officers, aggrieved at certain passage
In the speech which the King recently
made al the opening OF the Portuguese
Cortes drew up manifesto in the
form OF a protest, addressed to the
nation. No names were attached, but
the authors of the protest are known to
be men of high position and Influence.
The police have arrested the man who
printed the manifesto.
1t Is reported that the Minister of
Marine, j. A. de Brissac dos Neves
Ferreira, will tender his resignation.
The evening world., 1894-10-06

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The evening world., 1894-10-06
HON0RABLY DISCHARGED.
The Woman Who Accused Bcngrr
Failed to ADncnr

w NJ Benger, the property owner
arrested on complaint Of Sara Neville,
who accused him OF leasing fats at N.
1i9 and l5l West Thirty-nfth street to
disorderly women, was honuTably dis
charged this morning by Justice Hogan
in Jefferson Market Court. The COM
plainant failed to appear
Benger had many witnesses in court
to testify in his favor.
The evening world., 1894-10-06

In London It is believed that the Jap
anese fleet referred to as having been
sighted, is the expeditonary force, con-
sistlng of 10000 men, which left
Hiroshima. the Japanese headquarters.
on Sept. 26, under sealed orders and
under the command of Field Marshal
Count Oyama, who was Japanese Min
lister of War until, upon taking command
OF the expedition, he temporarily handed
over that portfolio to the Minister of
Marine Count Saigo. This force, COM
posed the Second Japanese Army Corps,
and was escorted by the Second Japa-
nese Squadron.
A despatch from New-Chwang. Gulf
of Leao-Ton, says that the Chinese are
in fun retreat from Moukden, the cap
ital of Manchuria, which IA threatened
by the advance of the Japanese troops
from Corea and the japanese force said
to have been landed near Possiet Bay.
Another report which reaches London
from Shanghai says that 1t Is believed
at the latter city that the Chinese forces
which have been defending Moukden
have been hastily summoned from that
place in order to oppose the projected
JdDdHtSt ldlullB III tnt 'uil VI
Pechili or in the Gulf of Leao-Ton. The
Chinese have been hurriedly adding to
the Notifications of -Chwang in
anticipation of a japanese attack upon
that port. or n landing in Its neighbour
| hood.
Europe and the War.
The Paris correspondent OF The
| Times telesraphs that Europe will
/ have to nslder the ACCESSIBILITY
OF trying to limit the consequences
of war, but for the present negotiations
are confined to concerning measures Of
preservation. on this point 1t Is stated
that France and England are already
agreed. Lord Dunerin. the British Am.
hassaior u France, will not curtai his
holidays. He viii return 10 Paris at the
end OF the month.
England Not to Actively Interfere
4 despatch from Berlin says that /,
has been learned on hiGh authority tina
the meeting of tho British Cabinet wa:
called Ia discuss 4 proposal for combined
action on the part of the powers to inter
fere and prevent the overthrow Of the
Chinese dynasty, which, 1t was claimed
would result in anarchy In the empir,
and the massacre of Europeans.
one power. II is said. favored com
pulsory settlement of the Chinese
Japanese dispute. The despatch add,
that Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Chancellor Of the ExcheQuer, supported
this view of the action To he taken, hu
Prime Minister Rosebery and ma jor
ity of the Cabinet believed that activ,
iterference would be more dangerous
than non-intervention, and It was de
The evening world., 1894-10-06
SOLD CIGARS TO MINORS.
A Tenement-House Manufactures
Held for Trial.

Agent Monstake. of the Gerry Society,
arrested Isaac Fellar, of 16 Delaney
street to-day. Fellar manufactures
cigars on the third floor of double
tenement at the above address. The
charge against him was selling cigars
to a minor
Last Thursday afternoon the Society
agent arrested Harry Samuel, fourteen
years old, of 81 Essex street. The boy
was selling cigars from a box on
was sent out by Fellar to sell the cigars
and obtained twenty cents commission
on each box. Fellar was held in $500
bail for trial, and the boy was given
into the custody of the Gerry Society.
The evening world., 1894-10-06

Charles a. Ward. NJ l2 West Twcutv-clghrh
street, the young actor and musical publisher.
was hn'd 81 this morning "a Jefferson Market
Police cour' lie was standing oa the corner d..
Tweuty-riv,h street and SIKH avenue shortly be-
fore u O'Clock last nirht talking to Gus Davis
the song writer Rouudsnan Taylor ordered
them 10 move ON ami Mr. Ward declined 10 DO
So lie was then taken into custody
The evening world., 1894-10-06
Headache DeveIopcd Insanity.

Max Hurwitz. OF G3 East Broadway. came home
week ago yesterday with a sick headache. The
following day he was out OF his mind for several
hours and kept getting worse at intervals until
last night he became violent and at o'clock this
morning he was removed in an ambulance to
bellevue Hospital as insane. Hurwitz is said to
have been weak and nighty from birth.
The evening world., 1894-10-06

In obedience to a call from District-Attorney
Fellows oil NJ the Assistant District Attorneys.
with the exceptions OF Messrs, wellman, o'HAre
and Hartman, met in Col. FellowsS private
ONCE this morning at II O. clock II is said that
Col. Fell"Ns severely lectured his assistants be-
cause reporters have OF late published news from
the Grand jury room, and also for alleged neg
lcct OF duty.
The evening world., 1894-10-06
Must Reinstatc n Conductor.


ALBUQUERQUE, n. M, Oct. 6,-Judge Col
lier, Associate Justice OF the Territorial SUI
prcme Court, has ordered the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad receivers tn reinstate Samuel
Hoady as conductor. Heady was discharged last
july on the ground that he was member OF the
A. X. L, and in sympathy with the strikers.
He satisfied the Court that he WAS not member
uf the A. n. L,
The evening world., 1894-10-06
SAYS HE Is INSANE.
Woman Voluntarily seeks Coniinc-
ment In HelicNu" Hospital

a good-lookns well-drcsacd young
woman who wore considerall" jewelry,
walked into Bellevue Hospital this
morning and asked to be admitted to
the insane pavilion, She said she was
married, and that she was twrnty-niur
years old, but refused to give her name
She was registered AS Laura Kelly.
She says she was q patient at Ward :
Island in 1855 she is a native of Ire
land, The woman was held for cNami-
The evening world., 1894-10-06

homes in the four quarters Of the globe.
The CossaCks go beyond the borders
of the Black Sea; the French, German
and English soldiers to the various regi-
ments from which they have been fur
Laughed; the Arabs to Morocco: the
Indians 10 the foothills of the Rockies;
the cowboys, MeXicans, &C, to their vari-
GUS homes.
A combination equal to that Of the
brought together not only because of
its amusement, but OF It's educative
Qualities
The evening world., 1894-10-06

search all incoming vessels.
1t is reported here that the Chinese
are again considering the advsan'itv
OF blocking the Woo-Sung River. which
leads up to this city.
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THE CZAR'S ILLNESS.
Prof Leyden Says Distinctly It Is
Due to Bright's niscnse.

(By Associated Fress)
RERLIN, oct. "a correspondent of
the Associated Press has had an inter
view with Prof. Leyden. the distin-
EuShed specialist, who has Just returned
from Spala, where he has been in at
tendance upon the Car, in conjunction
with Prof. Zacharin.
Prof Leyden said. distinctly:
" His Majesty is suffering from
Brights disease, but 1t is. as vet, in a
mia form, complicated with diabetes"
The evening world., 1894-10-06
Prison sunday

oct IS. the last Sunday in the month. has been
fixed upon By the Prison Association OF New York
as the date for Prison sunday" The object OF
its observance IS call the attention Of earnest
people through the State to the defects and needs
Of the penal system, tho condition 81 the pri'-
oncrs actually in confinement, and Of those who
have beef recently released from prison.
The evening world., 1894-10-06
Warden Durston III with Malaria.

SING SING. n. Y, oct 6--Prison Physician
Irvine and pr Madden, who are attending War
tcn nurson, Of sins sing prison, said to-day
that the Warden was suffering from a severe
attack ~ maarlal fever, hut that he would pull
through all right Principal Keeper CannaughtJn
is nON ofhriating Warden.