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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
Walrus Hunting In the North.

Arnold Pike tells OF a walrus hunt
In Bird Bay, to the north OF Spitz-
bergen. The bay was full OF fast Ice,
but eastward the sea was fairly open,
and the hunter was rowing slowly
back to the sloop. when the har-
pooner suddenly laid aside his glass
and headed the boat for II black mass
which the mirage magnitied into the
size Of q small house. but which was
really walrus.
1.-The walrus raises his head and we
are motionless," says Mr.. Pike. 1t
Is intensely still, and the scraping OF
a piece OF leo along the boat seems
like the roar OF u railway train pass.
ing overhead on some bridge. Down
goes the head and we glide forward
again. The walrus Is uneasy; again
and again he raises his head and
looks around with n quick motion,
but we have the sun right ut our
back and he never notices us. At
last We arc within a few feet, and
with shout Of 'Voek op, gamling! !
meaning Wake up, old boy, which
breaks the stiffness like shot, the
harpooner is on his feet, his weapon
clasped In both hands above his head.
AS the walrus plunges into the sea
the iron Is hurled In his side, and
with quick twist to prevent the
head from slipping out Of the same
slit that 1t has cut Ia the thick hide,
the handle Is Withdrawn and thrown
into tho boat. No. 2, who with q
turn round the forward thwart has
been paying out the line, now checks
1t. as stroke and the 'hammelmand,
facing forward, hang back on theil
cars tC check the rush. Dumping
and scraping the ice, We are towec
along for about five minutes and ther
sop, as the walrus comes to the sur
fnce to breathe. In the old days the
lance would finish the business, but
now IL Is tho rifle. He Is facing the
boat. sight for one OF his eyes ant
lot him have both barrels, without
n.uch effect, apparently. for away VI
rash for two or three minutes more
when he Is up again, still facing th'
boat. lie seems to care no more fol
tine solid express bullets than II they
were peas, but he Is low this time
and as he turns to dive exposes the
fatal spot ut the back of the head
and dies. - Milwaukee Wisconsin
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

had Just footed old Abe, that guileicss
countryman, TO the extent Of the limit.
Mrs. A. seized her husband by the up
per fappcr OF his right ear, and led him
gently homeward.
And when they were gone, Uncle Abe
laid down four five;spots with a sigh
every face-card in the deck.
In the category Of remarkable res.
cues attributed to dream warnings,
think this adventure stands at the very
head.
One more remarkable case was re.
Gently brought TO my attention. Mr..
b., man Of the most unimpeacl,able
veracitv. was awakened one night bv
three loud raps on the head board Of
his bed. These raps. he tells me,
were unqucstionably due tc spiritual
agencies. The fact that the back of
his head was sore all the rest of that
week Is q mere coincidence.
Just as Mr.. Il. struggled out Of sleep
into consciousness, he heard voice
say: Charley is dead" Now. this
happened In New England, where Char.
ley Is 30 common a name that many
parents prefer to christen their sons
Zimri. Therefore, Mr.. b. was not
much wiser after the spirit voice had
spoken than before. lie rapidly ran
over the list of persons named Charles
who were members OF his own family;
and, having decided that none Of them
was likely to have left him any money,
he went to sleep.
In the morning. however, the 70.
membrancc Of the dream troubled him.
lie made inquiries. and learned-to HE
satisfaction or the reverse, rs II hap.
pcncd In each individual case--that
all the Charlcys were alive and well.
Nothing had happened to any Of them
during the night.
Aud yet the dream "came out" a.
the fatalists say, for almost a week
later he discovered that on the night
In question. and perhaps at that very
hour, old man Bowden, who lived nine
miles out Of town, had suffered the loss
(by dcatl,) Of u horse named Charley,
ugcd twcnty-thrcc years. four months
and nine days.
| I believe that this Is the first case OF
the kind on record. Telcpathy be
tween man and horse, II II car
be established, is likely to become Q
fad. especially with men who play the
races.
As for me, ] should be inclined e
believe that what Mr.. i. heard wa
simply the voice Of nightmare. II the
animal had been named Julia.
In conclusion, and by way Of vcrifica
ton. I will say that my method OF In
vcstigation Is strictly In accord will
that employed by the Society for Psy
chical Research. I always cndeavor 4
learn which onc Of all the persons cog
infant Of any unusual happening hn
the most powerful imagination ant
the most comprehensive grasp Of thu
elements Of successful fiction. Then
get him to tell the story.
HOWARD FIELDING.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

THE MOST POPULAR PIANO MADE-Dem
onstrated by the fact that more OF them sold
annually than Of any other make.
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New SiO. Scheme.

The city railway company OF Berlin
has adopted the nickcl-in-thc-slot plan
for selling tickets during the busy
hours. The improved machines are sc
constructed that the coin drops oul
again If wrong one has been put In
or /. there are no more tickets.
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NOT UTTERLY OBJECTIONABLE.

Amy Qndignantly)-You are just
like the villain OF Il novel!
Jack-Well, what ought l to be
like-the hero of a novel?
Amy-Oh, no! That would really
he wOrsa
The evening world., 1894-01-26
THE GENERAL" SENTENCED.
Mysterious Forgcr on II Washington
Bank Gets Two Years.

Ellsworth e. Williams. a distinguished
looking man. who claims that he earned
the title of "Sentral'' in the late war,
was sentenced to two years in the heni-
Tertiary by ecorder :impth in Part Ill.
Of the General Sessions to-day. lie re-
Gently pleaded guilty to having de-
frhuded the Bank Of the Republic on
Wall street.
Glen. Williams, AZ he styles himself.
went to the bank several months ago
and deposited II draft for 81 $50, drawn
on Ill" National Bank of Washington.
The draft was worthless, bu' he sue
cpcdcd in drawing 500 against the draft
hrfUre Its character was learned from
the Washington bank.
The matter was reported to Inspector
Mel aughltn, and in October last he re-
Ccived word from Albany that the man
for whom he had ben sarChing was In
the hands of the police.
While in this city Williams stopped at
the Murray itill Hotel and at the Ken
more Hotel while in Albany. His wife
was with him At the latter place.
1t is said that the name he assumes Is
fictitious and his true identity is mys-
terry.
Recorder Smyth said that on account
Of his advanced age. being seNenty-nine
years old, he would not send him to
state nrSOn.
The Recorder also said he had a
record showing that Williams had been
committing forgeries all over the ccun-
The evening world., 1894-01-26
TOTAL ASSETS TO Be TAXED.
Court of Appeals Decision in the
Thurter- Whyland Go. Case.
Concerns Incorporated in Other
States May Rcorganizc.

Corporation Counsel Clark to-day re-
ceivci the full text of the opinion of the
Court of Appeals in the case of the Thur
ber-Whyland Company. The case was a
test one to determine whether or not
foreign corporations were subject TO
taxation.
In was brought before the General
Term and decided on one point in favor
If the city. The remaining point of con-
tention was whether the assets of for
Ign corporations were taxable in full.
~ merely the surplus of assets over
liabilities, as in the case of domestic
corporations.
Tn" decision Of the Court OF Appeals
is In favor Of the taxation of the total
assets regardless OF liabilities.
This ~ likely to cause 1t general reOr
gau,zation among concerns new incor
porated in other States and genera
rush for incorporation under the laws
II the state of New York, unless 1t il
finally determined to bring the case be
fore the United States supreme Court.
\ city official said to-day:
THE decision Is far more sweepn.
than W. expected. 1t leaves these mel
bsJlutely no hope OF escape. Domestic
corporations unie. our laws can gen
rralIy evaIs taxation by orIsettins the.
debts against their liabilities.
In this cas-" W. have only to deter
mn- the amour, OF capital iuveste
by them AMI tax it accordingly l
makes no matter what the amount .
their debt. H."
The evening world., 1894-01-26
BATTLED WITH A BURGLAR.
Albert Brendcl Awakes to Find a
Thief In the House.

J. Albert Breniel, cigar dealer OF
2t9i Atlantic avenue brooklyn, WAS
awakened this morning by some person
cnleavoring to force open the door Of
his apartments. ArwlrS himself with IL
revolver. he got up and opened the door.
ON the landing was Il heavily built
man, who made n rush to get into the
room. Ererdel pointed the revolver at
him. and as he did so the supposed bur
glar struck nj Brcndcl with "A heavy
stick which he carried. The blow missed
lis mark. and then Rrenicl knocked the
man dowh with hiS hSi,
Policeman Gillespie, OF the Liberty ave-
nue. station, who was IN the ne'Ghhor,
hood u, the time. nelrl the noise, ana
hurried 10 BrenieNs place, The strlnser
WAS turned over L hin ana Clrtcd or
t. the station house. There IL gave MS
name az John Fagler. lie said he liyc
In the upper par, OF New Work state, He
had gained On entrance /, he house by
forcing open the front hall door.
Later On he WIS taken hefl"" Justc,
C1nnu,ly, ut the Gates Avenue Court an
held 70" examination
The evening world., 1894-01-26
SAY THEY WERE THREATENED.
Actors Mathews and Bulger Want
the Order of Arrest Vacated.

Sherrie Mathews and Henry Bulger
variety actors, who were arrested at
Miners Eighth Avenue Theatre Jan. 49,,
upon charge OF obtaining money from
Mrs. Rachel Samuels OF 2l3 East Fifty.
seventh street, by fraudulent representa-
lions. made application to-day to Judge
Dugro of the Superior Court. to have
the order of their arrest vacated.
Mrs. Sumuls's claim against the actors
Ia $3.50. At the time of their arrest II
was alleged that part of this amount
Is covered by note, on which she adj
vanced money because of thu alleged
false statements
In asking for the vacation of the or
der OF arrest to-day. the actors alleged
that they made no misreprest nations
IN connection with the note. hut tina.
on the contrary Mr.. Samuels secured
II from them by threats.
They said they We're indebted to hel
nrd that while they We're playing IN
Boston she threat ened to have them ar
rested unless they gave her the note.
Lawyer Maurice Meyer, counsel foi
Mrs. Samuels, asked for time in which
to file answers to the all ;ations OF
Mathews and Bulger and Judge DugrC
gave him until next Monday.
The evening world., 1894-01-26
LOUIS GL0ECKNER'S SUICIDE.
lie Shot Himself before His wife
and Child.

Louis Gloeckner. until lately II sheet
writer, employed by Henry Hughes, II
bookseller at the Bennings race track
Washington. ID. c., committed suicide by
shooting himself In the head with re-
volver at his home, 2l07 Third avenue, At
$40 this morning.
Gloeckner was twenty-s!N years old.
He leaves a widow and daughter,
four years old.
At the close OF the Bennings race
track meeting, about n month ago.
Gloeckner returned to New York The
season had been Improbable for him,
and he was unable to secure employ
ment. He became respondent. and had
frequent quarrels, the neighhors say,
with his wife. who had not approved
of his career.
This morning he arose early, and
walked through the fat disoonsOlatcly.
His wife attempted to cheer him M, but
never suspected the terrible deed the
man was contemplating.
Suddenly, while convrrsing with his
wife in the presence OF their child, he
rushed out into the hallway, and placing
revolver to his temple. pulled the
trigger and fell In the donrwaT with IA
bullet in his brain. He died before a
neighboring physician, who had been
sent for arrived.
The evening world., 1894-01-26
ASKS FOR sEQuESTRAT|ON.
DR.. Abraham Korn Hasn't Paid
His Wife Alimony.
Sho Demands n Receiver for His
Recently Acquired Estate.

Application was made to Justice Bar
rett, of the Supreme Court, to-day 10y
Lawyer Abraham Levy, counsel for Mrs.
Julia Korn, for the sequestrat!un Of the
estate of Or. Abraham Korn, OF 22O East
Seventy eighth street, and the appoint
ment of "A receiver
This motion IL new move In the
marital troubles OF Dr. and Mrs. Korn,
which have already attracted much
public attention. and is made on the
ground that Or. Korn has left the juris-
diction OF the courts of this state.
Mrs. Korn brought an action against
her husband last June for an absolute
divorce and the case Is still pending In
the courts.
Dr. Korn is one OF the directors OF the
Young Mems Hebrew Charities Associa-
ton, and until recently was an inspector
IN the Health Department and very well
known socially.
Before her marriage Mrs. korn was
belle in society. She is the daughter
OF Joseph Rotholtz. the wealthy diamond
merchant at 1872 Liberty street.
DIR. korn has figured In several SEN
sational divorce proceedings In one way
or another and two days before his
marriage to the plaintiff In the present
suit was made correspondent In suit
for absolute divorce brought by Julius
| Il. Freedman against his wife, Rosa.
| Or. Korn and his wife were married
| June 20, 1891. In the suit for divorce
Mrs. Korn alleged that five days after
the marriage, while on their wedding
tour, her husband began, to treat her
cruelty, and called her vile names. Sh,
further all sged that, during June. 1885
| her husband turned her out of the
ouse at ? o'clock in the morning. with
her two infant children.
| She named no less than thirty -four
| correspondents, with whom she alleged
her husband had been guilty OF improper
conduct. She also alleged that he was
| discharged from the Mount Sinai Hos
pital for insulting nurses employed
| there.
Shortly after the separation. DIR, Korr
Is alleged to have abducted his tw,
| childi en-. and n long legal fight for theil
possession followed. The children wers
finally awarded to their mothers Gus
tody by Justice InBrahnm. Justice In
| graham also awarded Mrs. korn Sl5 &
week alimony until the decision on hei
| divorce suit.
1t is alleged by Mrs. Korn's attorne,
| that this alimony has never been paid
| and until recently II IL said that 1
seemed Impossible to collect It. Recently
| however, II Is alleged that DIR. korn, 10y
| the death OF his father has Inherited 1
fortune Of between $4,000 and 100000.
| Lawyer Levy's papers asking for tn
appointment of the receiver were handed
UP to Justice Barrett and the argumen
postponed until next Monday to give
the defendant time to file an answer.
The evening world., 1894-01-26
JUMPED HIS BOARD BILL.
Woods Also Pissed II Bnd Checl
On II brooklyn Druggist.

A smooth-faced, well-dressel young
man, who said his nam" waa Robert
Woods. engaged board and room Il few
days ago at the mousse kept by Mrs
Hattie Riggerman. All clinton street
brooklyn. He said his trunk was In this
city and offered her a check for SD as
payment In advance for IA week y board.
Mrs. Biggerman declined To accept the
check and the young man said ne would
pay her later.
Then he called on +. y. Bliss, drug
eist. OF 63i Henry street, brooklyn, and
obtained 81 on the check. lie said he
was u collector for IA storage ware
house, that he was the son OF "A Baptist
deacon and that he liked to go to Ch"rch.
His piety Impressed Mr.. Bliss. and when
he called the next day he secured s.
more on the check. Then he diSap-
peared, taking with him the latchkey To
Mrs. Biggerman's house and leaving his
board bin unpaid.
She IL afraid he may return In the
I'VE slua' hours to steal and has had
n new lock put ON her front door. The
check given Mr. Bliss Is bogus
The evening world., 1894-01-26
J|LTEo WOMAN'S REVENGE.
Lepofsky's Ez-Sweetheart De-
nounces Him as a Thief.
His Employer Taken by Her to
Where the Plumber Was stored.

Samuel Rcmcr. of the firm OF E"mcr &
Gersten, manufacturers OF ladies' ClOaks,
of l3J East Broadway, made a charge
of grand larceny against samuel Lcpuf-
shy. twcnty-sovcn years old. OF 10 All"n
street. In the Essex Market Police Court
to-day
LcpoislSy has been In the employ Of the
firm FOR the past two years. Lately the
firm has been missing goods and Lypof-
sky was instructed to watch for the
thief
Tn" partners had such faith In Lrpof-
'kv that they gave him the keys of the
shop to see tn 1t the Waterman faithfully
attended To- his huu,4 No matter how
closely their place was watched, the
stealing went on.
Yesterday Afternoon IA young woman
cni"rc IN SHOP ana eNCitrdly asked to
see Mr.. Rcmer. She introduced herself
a. L,pOfsky ,Tu.luoIfI, wnUn ne had
nitcd for aCOth'f.
Il wan; revenge" she said. "anl you
must help n to obtain t.; DO YOU know
that Lepofsky is II thief"
What" exclaimed MIR Rcmer
Madam, you have insulted one Of my
most faithful employees. / would trust
my life IN his keeping"
bah" said the woman. "Do YOU
think that ! would call him a thief with
out proof? Oh. no I'm not such fool.
Now you listen to me and | will tell you
how your trusted employee has been
robbng you since he entered your en-
ploy."
The young woman then made some
startling revelations. Nj. Rcrnpr would
not believe her Finally she volunteered
to show him some of the stolen goods.
She took Mr.. itcmer to 10 Allen street
where Lepofsky lived. In his room were
found twenty -tw1 different articles that
MIR Rpmpr identified uQ hn wing hppu
stolen from his place Of business. The
goods consiste Of wastcoats. silks and
diagonal cloths, Vailed ut 1900. Mr.
Rsmer said he missed over 5000 worth OF
goods
He hurried to the Madison street 20
lice station, where he lodged his com
him to his place OF business
| "Lepofsky." said Remer. as he walket
up to him, II have discovered the thief :
That's good news" replied Lepofsky
with smile. who IL it,
YOU said Remer as he pointed hi'
| finger at him. 81 know everything
Your sweetheart. Minnie. told me th'
whole story. and showed me the stolei
goods"
Lepofsky turned pale. and made 8
movement as If to jump out Of the win
dow. but Detective Ierrich caught hin
| In time. As he WAS taken to the sta
| tlon-house. his former sweetheart fol
| loved in the rear with smil" OF salts
| faction.
She was In court this morning. bu
| declined to give her name or where sh'
| lived. Justice Hogan held Lepofsky II
| default OF 81 900 bail for examination.
The evening world., 1894-01-26
GOSSIP OF the TURF.
Ooney Islands Terms Not Yet
Presented to the New Club,
Absence Of important Members the
Cause Of Delay.
A Prominent Turfman on the Ives
Pool Bill.

The local turf situation is unchanged
The Coney Island Jockey Club intended
stating this morning the terms on which
they would enter the new Jockey Club,
but the absence of important members
prevented a meeting from being held.
The action OF the horsemen In address,
Ing conciliatory letter to the c. ]. j.
c. shows they found that they had
gone too far in their demands. They
have humbled themselves to the c. l.
J.C, and the latter Associati ton shows a
disposition to make many concessions
TO the new organization. Complete con-
troll Of the c. /. j. c. the new Jockey
Club will never get They were foolish
to demand such a concession.
Mr.. Walbaum, II is said, IL willing to
come In. II he Is allowed to retain the
Judge and starter the Saratoga Club has
already engaged These are Joseph j.
BIfke and James F. Caldwell w, VINO oar, are
try. In their respective positions. IL the
new Jockey Club takes the c. !. j. C..
and the Saratoga Association into the
fold, then peace Will reign on the turf
for a year. at least.
The bill to repeal the Ives law has
frightened some racing people. because IT
was introduced by unanimous consent.
IL lS not Tkcly tnat anytnlnB Serlous
Will come out Of this measure What
Mr.. Hayes's object Is in introducing
this repeater, is hard 10 determine. Said
a prominent turfman to-day:
fhat bill. II IL ever comes TO vote.
will surely be beaten. l speak thus con-
fidentiy. for II is known that Messrs.
Plat and Croker. respectively. known at
the Republican and Democratic bosses
are very thick Mr.. Croker has consid
cradle interest at stake in racing mat.
tiers. and he Is likely to make valuable
concessions to Mr.. Plat II anything Is
pocket. These. two men control affairs
be made"
II the repeater does by any chance
pass. Its effect on racing and breeding
interests would be most disastrous. II
would be impossible to estimate tn,
damage. II racing In this State and New
Jersey were absolutely prohibited.
Duke William Thompson's announce
ment that he would attempt to race
on Feb. ~ is In the nature OF a blum
He will not attempt to race on thai
aate. but will walt until March /, wher
mixed state Of affairs at Trenton make!
1t impossible for any repealers to pass
A license Will not be necessary either
for that clause In the bill was wiped on
by Judge L!ppincott's decision that 1t wa!
Unconstitutional. To attempt to race be
Thompson Is aware Of that fact.
The Hot Springs meeting was agar
track.
Jockey George Miller Is reported to h
seriously Ill with blood poisoning.
The evening world., 1894-01-26
OBJECTS TO BEING KICKED.
Gardner Complains Against His Ex-
Policeman Brother-in- Law.

Patrick Gardner. OF 108 Sullivan street
Brooklyn. made complaint this morn
Ing against his brother-in-law. John A.
Smiley. OF Seaborn street. charging
him with nearly kicking him to death
Smiley Is nm ex-policeman. He was
attached TO the Eleventh Precinct, but
was dismissed for breaking the rules OF
the Department.
Gardner says that on Tuesday night
he sent his wife over to Smiley's house
to get some money that he had loaned
Smiley. as he wished to pay hts rent.
Smiley came over himself In few
minutes. Gardner says that as soon as
Smiley arrived he began to abuse him.
lie says that Smiley knocked him down
and kicked him about the room. break
ing his jaw.
Gardner says that as soon AS Smiley
had ceased kicking him he called n
policeman and had Gardner arrested on
the charge OF drunkenness
An ambulance surgeon from the Long
Island College Hospital fixed Gardner w
and he was sent down to Jail for day.
The evening world., 1894-01-26
PUT MANY LIVES IN PERIL.
An Incendiary's Attempt to Burn II
a. Brooklyn Tenement.

: Detectives Rourke and Murphy. OF the
Butler street station. Brooklyn. are to-
day investigating what appears to have
been an attempt to burn a four-story
tenement at 80 Smith street. The
building is occupied ,by several families,
Late yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Mary
Roach, who lives on the top floor.
CHANGED to open the door leading to the
dumb waiter shaft. A cloud OF smoke
burst into the room. Flames were blaz-
Ing ferceiy near the bottom OF the shaft.
She threw several pals OF water on the
flames and her prompt action undoubt-
eddy prevented a disaster.
tigated the matter and reported that
some person living in the house must
have ignited a bundle of rags soaked
with oil and thrown II on the dumb
waiter: The police say that no outsider
could have gained access to the shaft
without going through one OF the apart
ments. which are all occupied.
The evening world., 1894-01-26
RUINED BY POLICY PLAYING.
SNiGgs Says Ills Employer Taught
Him the Game.

Frank y SkigGs. siXtern years Old. Of
Liberty avenue, Brooklyn, was sentenced
To- twcnty-uinp days by Justice Connolly
In the Gates Avenue Police Court to-day.
ChurEedwith stealing several small sums,
amounting to 81, from his late employer,
David Sands, newsletter in Alabama
avenue SANDS said that $kiggs stole
the money to play policy.
In his own defense SkigRs said to the
Justice that his former employer was
the one VINO had iausht him TO play poi
when h. was discharged by Sands h
nj into business for himself. and took
considerable trade away from Sands
he said, had been the cause OF his ar.
rest.
He refused to give the name Of In
proprietor of the poltCy-shOp