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The evening world., 1894-02-16
ENORCISING 4 WITCH.
Austrtans stab u Corpse with u
Red-Hot Pitchfork.

An old woman in IA village near Sal2-
burg recently died. Her death gave
great satisfaction to the other villagers,
for she was looked upon AZ Il witch. and
CWales) Mail. After the funeral several
Of tn" chief Inhabitants repaired to the
Wirthschdft to celebrate suitably the
relief experienced at getting this dan
gerous person safely underground: hut
while they We're drinking pleasantly In
came IA messenger to say that the COW
OF on" of those present, "A neighbor OF
the deceased. had died suddenly without
any apparent cause,
The meeting. horror-stricken adjourned
In II body to examine the cow, aud
unanimously agreed that the animal
had been hewitched, No doubts were
entertained as TO the perpetrator OF the
deed, Evidently hurying was not enough
to stop this DANGEROUS old lady. and II
was decided, after earnest discussion. ii
adopt the old plan OF making II horse
jump over the wiich's grave and thus
put al end to her powers.
A horse was accordingly fetched, but,
strange to say, nothing would Induce
him to jump over the grave, This in
COnt-stablr proof ~ the unhuly influence
e~uanating from the spot caused the pub
lie excitement to increase. The Mayor Of
the village decided 10 use II somewhat
drastic means, much In favor In the mid
booty with "A red hot pitChfOrk. Tht
body was eNhum"l, the fork heated and
the whole ceremony carried out.
BN tn" time the company had finished
their work and gone back To refresh
themselves at the Wirthschaft. the du,
heard Of h was going on. \ party
Of mounted police were sent - the vi,
luge and all those concerned In the
affair were taken into custody,
The evening world., 1894-02-16
THE BRAZILIAN sEE-sAW,

The Brazilian see-saw Is working as
lively as ever. AT the present moment
the rebel end OF the plank Is In the air,
while PeIxoto's end is down.
A few days age the rebellion was said
to he practically over. Indeed. the gen
tlemen Of the Brazilian Navy were said
to be quite satisfied with the proposition
Tor an election for President and to be
ready to return to their allegiance. Now
the insurrect.onists are reported as hay
Ing landed In the south of Santos with
tn. intention OF marching direct upon
Rio de Janeiro and taking the Govern
ment forces In the rear.
OF course. but little reliance can be
placed on the ltio stories of battles and
their results. But victories Won are such
little Victories and defeats suffered are
such trining defeats that neither the
c1nquerors nor the vanished are much
affected by the outcome. But h has
become OF all the rumors about a set
tlrment" that followed Commander Ben
hams notification that the bombariing
farce would not be allowed to interfere
with the safety or business OF Amert-
can vessels? the American commander
has again been called upon to rap the
rebels over the knuckles. this time for
firing on one Of his launches.
Really. the ridiculous war has gone
far enough, and the interruption OF the
commerce Of Brazil with foreign nations
ought not to be any longer permitted.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
the WILD WINE-GouLET.
4 California Flower Also now rs
the Cup of Gold"

Strangers visiting California are at
tructed by the great splashes of gold
that appear in the pasture lands and by
the waysiies, says. the London Illus
trated News. 1t Is the eschschultZii
(e~sh-shults-i-HI, which Is now the flower
tmhlem OF california. The appropriate
ness OF this selection Is seen In many
ways. 1t is the wild wiue-gohlrt Of the
State. suggestive In color Of the orange
and the precious metal.
The S~paniurds. indeed. called II 81 ORC
de copo-the cup of gold. In the month
Of October. 1876, the ship RuriCk en-
tered the Bay of San Francisco. The
naturalist Adalhert Won ChamissG
was on the Rurick, and named
the poppy for his companion on
the voyage, one Herr EsChscholtZ. The
latter may rave been n good citizen and
his name may sound ~euphonious to his
ration. but to the Anglo-Saxon the word
Is "A mOuthful.
California should he thankful. however,
that the flower was not Christened with
his full name OF Observation-Disclosures
scholtzia. II will never be known how
many California school children have
barely escaped strangulatiop in attempt
ing to pronounce the botanical name OF
the poppy This flower has a wide dis.
tribution. 1t is found from Oregon 10
the neutral highlands Of Mexico. from
Nevada and Arizona TO the islands of
the coast.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
1T WAS NOT AN EXPLOSIVE.
nut n bad boy Said 1t was Nitro
GIycerine.

Out on the sidewalk in front Of a Ran
dolph street store sat an nnoCent-!ooking
box about three feet square, says an ex-
change.
There was a hole in the top, through
which came the neck OF a bottle. A
and then ran away. Perhaps he ran to
make up for lost time. but a sharp nosed
man at his heels didn't look at II in that
light, 50 he paused at a respectful dis
lance from the box and GaZcd at 1t
with a gimlet gaze. Three ncwsboys
and two other men Joined the group,
Then the sidewalk became blocked.
Don't go too near it, warned the
sharp-nosed man. 'Queer-looking boz
and can't tell what's In the bottle!'
What's in IT," queried "A voice from
the edge of the crowd.
"Nitro-glyccrine." shrleked a small boy
who was pushed into the gutter AS tn,
crowd surged.
Il don't believe they'd allow any on,
to put an explosive in such II publ,
place" uuavered a white-whiskered mar
with spectacles. 'Stilr'-
The crowd backed away a few fee
further.
1T is an outrage" spoke the sharp
nosed man. at might get tipped owe,
on this stone walk and spilled. | shal
protest.. Who
from the store behind them. win 70,
buffers get away from that. They 20
away with a~lacrity and breathlesel,
watched two stout men carry h fata
box In.
ON the side of the box which had face
the street their strainins eyes, read II
black letters: IS Mineral Water
looked for the ~sharp-nosed man.
lie had disappeared.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
A FRUITFUL INVESTIGATION.


Douo'less Lieut'-boV' Sheehan no"
wishes ne had not drawn the attention
OF the senate 10 the attack made by
certain newspapers on the niethods used
10 defeat the repeal or MS sneak laws OF
last session. ana that MS serNiceable
friehd' senator o'onnor had not used
ms Binghamton eioquence To induce the
senate TO inquire into the charge that
one OF those methods was the bribery OF
members OF the Legislature to support
amendments mat would XIII the repeal
biils'
The investigation has commenced. and
the first meeting of the m yes
terdny fully justihes all that the news
paper correspondents have said and
SHOWS that their statements were within
the truth.
II has been shown that Cornelius
Coughlin, a Sheehan Democrat OF the
First Erie District. approached Mr.. Sell
bert. n Republican m OF Assembly
from the Second District. and sought to
influence his action on the bills by prom
Using him certain political advantages II
he would assist In their defeat. Mr..
The evening world., 1894-02-16
WHY 81 JONES WAS KILLED.
Kentucky Witnens Who Testihed
to Provocntion for Murder.

The tall form of ex-Gov. Proctor
Knott Of Kentucky was easily distin-
guishable in the crowd that packed the
lobby of the Shoreham yesterday even
Ing. says the Washington Post. He was
not talking politics. but now and then
the group in which he happened to be
would burst forth In laughter, showing
that k%entucky's famous son still re-
tnins his Duluth" humor. Here is one
of them. told with the greatest quaint
less OF manne and dialect:
The most intelligent witness In a law
Gaze ! ever saw was IN old mountain
eer down In eastern Kentucky. whom
the opposing attorney ~subpoenaed. He
was said to have been an eye witness
to tho murder my Client had committed
and for which he vas on trial, and ]
was mortally afraid he would annihilate
my defense Of %provocation that l had
been trying to establish. So when he
took the stand | saw my client blanch,
and ] got "a tritie white under the gllls
myself.
" Tell the Court what YOU know. of
this killing said my opponent, with "a
triumphant glance at me.
Well, ledge, war settin' on a box
In front NV Bin Higginses' store awhit-
Tim ny II stick. en- 81 Jones. what war
killed, he KEN by a-riin' ny II boss.
En- seq to 81 Jones. seq l. Isl. Is that
there critter IA mare err a hoss?" Seq he,
at Is" en- with that he rid on. ledge,
that's all | know about it'-and the old
man reached for his hat and left the
stand"
The evening world., 1894-02-16
THE WORLD. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY IS, 1894.
OH! WHAT MERRY WAR TITS.
Three Republican Factions to
Hold Meetings Tonight.
That, Too, in One District, and
Other Cliques Are Lying Low.

The story Is toll Of a man who rushed
into a meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men and shouted: Alderman, your sa-
loon is on FIRE" and every Alderman
grabbed his hat and rushed out of the
room,
The announcement to a gathering OF
Republicans anywhere in this city that
a meeting was being held to nominate
candidates for leadership for leadership
of a new faction would cause a similar
stampede.
Factions and subdivisions of factions
ofthe Republican party are sprining up
everywhere for the purpose of gratifying
somebody's ambition for leadership. Ev~
eryone appears to be anxious to leau,
and no one Is anxious to follow.
There are three general factions now
lighting for supremacy. the Platt-teid-
Mulholland combine, with their combina-
ton election and Assembly district plan
Of organization the Committee OF Thirty,
with the election district organization
system as a unit OF organization, and
Jake Patterson, with the old machine
to be run at the old stand.
In the Assembly districts no one In
particular and everybody In general is
running things. The condition OF affairs
In the Twenty-sixth District Is a fair
example of the general decentralization.
There is a nc~ver-ceasing quarrel among
the Republicans there. About ten OF
them aspire for district leadership. When
one faction Is seemingly on top the rival
factions will hold public meetings and
denounce their adversaries as Tammany
heelers. There are three meetings billed
for tonight, all announced to be held
under the auspices Of the simon-pure.
true-blue Republicans: They are the
Mcdonald. or Milholland faction; the
Andrews. or Union League faction; and
the Whoriskey, or labor faction. The
Doremus faction and the Kahn faction
are lying low. ready to swoop down and
gobble UP the ~stragglers when their foes
have exhausted their energy, ammunition
and funds.
Peter II. Mcdonald is the present
leader of the district. Last December. al
the primaries. he was opposed by Hugh
Whoriskey, who, 1t Is claimed, was
knitted by men who were jealous be
cause they were not nominated.
Mr.. Plat says this agitation is good
for the Republican party. One OF the
Committee of Thirty said this morning
that Plat meant to say that 1t Is the
best thing for Tammany Hall.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
A JUST VERDICT.


Inc conviction OF John Y. Mckane or
an oHehse "hich cannot send MIN 10
jail Tor less mar Two years and may
Keep MIN n prisoner Tor ten years was
a toresone conclusion from the evidence
on the trlal. No other verdict nan maj
OF 'uilty cohld nave been renhered
unless the Jury had been corrupted or
packed Tor a disagreement
The result or the trial IL a victory Tor
good government ana a Nindication or
the public honor. Many OF the mere ir-
responsible tools or corrupt political
leaders are now In the hands OF justice
to answer for petty on"nses against the
election laws. encouraged and incited, II
not directly prompted by those leaders.
Some OF them have already been sen
fenced to one or two years imprison-
The evening world., 1894-02-16
s|Lk-WEAVERs ON 4 STRIKE.
Ribbon Factory Hands Demand an
Increase in Wages,
Their Action Throw. 1900 Women
Out OF Employment.

- .n,. .nl ., ~. .,.u.
ne S''k-r'po"h WAIVERS plE s'r'He'
which has been threatened for some
time ven, into effect "a, ia o'rIock this
MORNING.
shortly afterwards delegates from the
va rious factories began canning I'm at thu
90,
west S"e LABOR hSceum' "f N'S'
Forty-second street. and reported that
forty.seven men had gone ont n, Jacob
So. .a., +. o.. ru,.. .,,h -,
Ne" y factory III west fitN-h''n S'rce''
eighteen in the Eagl" SILK Company,
West FIftv.second street and nfty-seven
:,
u" waiter > factory has' 'h' ''uh're"
and Sixty-sixth street.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
|BOTH CITIES REFUSE AID.
Family Of an Elk Parkhurst Agent
in a Destitute Condition.
Moved from Brooklyn, but Cannot
Get Help Here.

Mrs. May ~Stanynought. t~wenty-four
years old, appeared before Justice
Simms, in the Harlem Police Court. this
morning and tearfully asked that her
tire children be committed to some in
stitution. Her children are Harry, FIVE
years; George. three. and Richard. one.
They are now with her sister, at S2s
Clinton avenue, Morrisania.
Her husband was an agent OF DR.,
P~arkhurst's society up to last Septem-
Der when he was discharged. as he told
his wife, for failing to turn in a state
ment Of n case on which he was en-
gagged for the Society.
a few days later he told his wife he
was going to Boston to look for work
and would send her none AS soon as
he got 1t. Mrs. S~tanynought has not
heard from him since. She called on Or.
said he knew nothing of her husband
beyond the fact that he had been en-
ployed by the Society and left In Septem-
Der.
10 the Harlem Police Court and laid her
troubles before Agent Thomas Agnew,
of the Gerry Society. Upon investigation
Agn'w found that the case was worthy
however. had lived in Brooklyn until
about three months ago. when she came
to New York. The law requires one
years residence in the county before
municipal aid can be given in such
cases. Agent Agnew therefore advised
her TO apply for aid in Brooklyn.
She went to Justice Walsh. in. Brook
Ign, who told her to go to New York. as
he could do nothing for her. She came
back. to the Harlem Court again this
morning, but Justice Simms said he was
powerless In the matter. He was conf
dent, however, that she could get aid
In Brooklyn.
Mrs. Stanynought is an educated wo-
man, and of refined appearance. She is
I'm ill-health.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
ASKED FOOD FOR HIS ARMY.
An Incident of Gen. Robert f. Lec'i
surrender


The incidents connected with the order
for the issue of rations to Gen. Lees
army at the time OF the arrangement OF
the details of the surrender, as given In
the account published, are not quite &C
curate as to the personnel involved. &C
cording to my recollection, say a writer
In the Washington Post.
was Gen. Grants Chief Commfssary
and was present in the room during the
Interview between him and Gen. Lee.
After the terms OF the surrender had
been agreed upon, Gen. Lee said to Gen,
Grant
General. l would like my army fed"
Gen. Grant turned to me, as his Chief
Commissary. and said =,
Colonel, feed the Confederate army"
asked How many men are
Gen, Grant asked How many men
Gen. Lee replied, Our books are lost
u organizations are broRen Up; the ne
non-commissioned officers; we have
nothing but what we have on our
backs"-
interrupting him in this train of
say 2 5000 men ?"
He replied: Yes. say 25,0O men,"
of giving the necessary orders, and az
commissary Of Gen. sheridan,s com
mand. asked him II he could iced the
pressed his inability, having something
very important to do for Gen. Sheridan.
| then found Col: NJ. p. Small. the
chief Conlmisary of Gen, Ord's army.
and asked him. as I had asked Gen.
Sheridan's Chief Commissary, II he
could feed the Army. Of Northern Viz.
ginia. He replied with a considerable
then told him to do 1t, and directed him
to give the men three days %rations OF
fresh beef. salt. hard bread, coffee and
sugar. He mounted his horse imme'
diately and proceeded to carry out his
order
The evening world., 1894-02-16
Answers to Correspoudents.

h. C.-There is an Inheritance tar in this stats.
c. T. Knapp, Stony Point Its worth is csAtA
II. B,-The city OF New York o~ns It's water
works.
A. herman. Bath Beach. Take scourse At sons
art school. " ....
L.. s., Brooklyn Apply for 4 sarrant at the
nearest police court,
r. B.-The nationality OF the people out e
work Is not a matter OF public re@rd.
p. F.-"How can I hnd my hustandf haysa,N
heard from him since last March, Advertise.
y. NesberE. The East River ID really q strA4
connecting Long Island Sound with New York Bay.
IT. II. w.-For tarin reform literature write
to the Reform Club. So William arset. New Teri
j. ID. O.-It Ia contrary to tn rules Of '.'us
World to certify that any buslIess arm 10 'rs-
sponsible." d.. ~,
c. BIO appropriation was ever made b
Congress to Investigate the pHvhe life OF Geoys
Washington. ="
Crissy. Jersey City.-l, HI sholld declare his In
tentions. 2 Not necessarily. 37Thers IL no time
limit In this case. - ?
NJ. H-The children Of citiIsos Of the ppitsd
States are born citizens OF tS United stAteA
United States or without the solar systsm. But
this does not apply to children born q parsnts
who have never been within the United St&tsA In
other words, citizenship does not asscsnd fr n4ss
than one gensratioA- --L.c..-.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
ANCIENT WEDDING RINGS.
Often Placed on Different In Y,
Olden Time,

Wedding rings were used both by the
Greeks and Romans. but then only at the
ceremony OF betrothal and not that Of
marriage. says the Westminster Re
view. The A~nglo-Saxon bridegroom at
the betrothal ave a wed or pledge. and
a ring was placed on the maiden's RICH,
hand, where II remained until marriage
and was then transferred to the LEFT,
says the Chicago Daily News.
During the reigns OF George |. and
George H., the wedding ring was often
worn on the thumb. The placing of the
ring on the book is a. remnant OF the an
Client custom OF blessing the ring by
sprinkling holy water In the form of n
cross, and this Is still done In the Roman
church.
one OF the earliest forms OF rings was
the .gemel or double ring. and this was
used az "A pledge before marriage. They
were generally made In three parts and
broker In the presence of a witness.
who retained the third part. In Ger
many. Sweden, Norway and Denmark
1t was a common custom for the en-
gagged couple each to give to the other
"A plain gold ring. much resembling a
wedding ring.
In the last century. wedding rings were
frequently inscribed with ,posies, DIR.
colin in 1853. married four, times. The
motto or posy of the wedding at his
fourth marriage was
III | survive
I'll make them five"
King Henry VIII. gave Anne of Gloves
a ring with the posy.
God send me well to keep"
II was a general custom In the mid
die ages for the bridegroom to place the
ring first on the thumb of the bride.
then on her second finger and then on
her third, at the name Of each person
Of the Trinity, leaving It," as the
rubric directs. on her fourth finger at
the word amen. nus signifying by ac-
ton. not less than by word, that he was
undertaking the duties OF the married
state In the. name OF the Father, OF
The reason assigned for the fourth fin
ger being appointed as the final resting
place OF the wedding ring is because on
that finger there Is generally believed
to be a certain vein which proceeds to
the heart. The left hand most probably
was appointed because the virgins es.
poused to the church wore the ring OF
their celestial nuptials on the right
hnnl
The evening world., 1894-02-16
NOttGoOd Form.
To the EditoI

To the Editor:
In View OF the general misuse Of the terms by
contributors 10 this rolumn may raise the point
that the better class OF people do not use thssterms
lady and .'gsntlsmah' TO Distinguish psrsons
OF good breeding, and that the signatures Cuban
G-ntlemaE'' and others OF that class are In the
worst possible form. Persons Of taste are content
with the simple man and woman. The term lady.
as now used. no longer exclusively designstes Il
woman Of refinement. and Is, therefore, seldom
used in good society. II is not an infrequent sight
to see Il woman reeiins along the street In charge
OF a policeman. vocifsrously asserting that she
10 a perfect lady" and surely no good woman
would care to make a comparison. Surely won
anly' is Infinitely to he preferred thm the vulgar
term 'ladylike." MAN.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
GERMAN FORGER CAUGHT.
Mnn Wanted In Prussia ARRESTED,
an u Farm Near Chicago.
my Associated Presa)

IT TTFET
CHICAGO. Feb. l6.-Conrad ~Burkhardt,
II German, charged with forgery and
raising checks and drafts In his native
land, and d fugitive from justice, IL
now In jail here awaiting the arrival OF
extradition papers from Washington. He
will be taken to Prussia to answer for
HIS crimes. The man. "A well-elucated,
middle-aged German. who does not speak
English, was ap~prehended at the In
stance Of K. Bunz, the German Consul
I'm Chicago.
near the city, Conrad B%urkhardt and his
brother. wilhelm, were both prosperous
mill-owners In langenselbold. Germany,
In 1882 they became involved In business
difficulties and sought to obtain money
by raising the face value OF bills OF eX-
change.
The evening world., 1894-02-16

The Board OF Electrical Control has
don't good and eficient work In getting
the wires n poles out Of the streets.
considering the serious obstacles they
have had to Everybody who
remembers the fearful disngurement and
the danger resulting from the broad net
work OF wires on nearly every thorough
rare a comparatively short time ago,
Will appreciate the improved condition
OF the streets and avenues to-day. The
work must be completed, and Commits
sioner Moss, the Secretary OF the
Board, has given notice that all the
wires below T~wenty-third street main.
tanned In violation OF law must come
down. The work will begin as soon a.
the housetops are free from ice. II
The evening world., 1894-02-16
BANK CASHIER ARRESTED.
Popular SnitLnke CitS Ofncc-Holder
Charged with EmbexHIement.

Ivy Associated Pressl
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. i6,-Alma
Hague, u member OF the Council of the
Legislative Assembly for the Fifth Dis
trict, and for eight years cashier OF the
First National Bank OF Nephi. has been
arrested on the charge OF embeZZling
&4. 40 OF the banks funds. He has
transferred all his personal property to
the bank.
He has successfully filed the offices of
county Attorney, County Recorder, Pro
bate Judge and Mayor, and in the last
election carried "A formerly hopeless Dem
urrLtic district FOR the Republicans by 1t
handsome majority.
The evening world., 1894-02-16

There is no doubt that the present 4
young man prizes most from his adored
is a portrait OF herself. 1t Is usual to
place such pictures In a locket or At
the back Of the watch. when OF a small
size. A young man, recently engaged,
has found a really original place In
which to keep her pictured face. He
has had made a little fnger-ring-a plain
gold band with an oval-shaped shield
bearing upon 1t he initials. The shield
is rather thick. and, by pressing q tiny
spring, flies open and discloses a space
in which a tiny miniature can be placed
A girls engagement ring could. Of course,
be made in the same way. and II would
be so delightful for either OF them, when
in uncongenial society, to turn away from
the giddy throng and take a peep a
him or her" as the case may be.
The evening world., 1894-02-16
Is the Income. Tax Popular?

To the Editor: ''
A most stupid argument, in by opinion. against
the income tax | read some Sys ago In a news
paper. II opposed the measure because It would
hide the facts from the sssssors, collectors and
and testify under oath to fsse returns OF income.
In fact, make %perjurers OF themselves. We must
have a daisy class Of rth folks In our blessed
land OF freedom and honesS. sure. II such 10 the
case. the sooner We I'm, out tho 'Iiars' the
better, Let them falsity. Let them perturs thsm-
selves. and | think un3e Sam can md q way
to punish them. C. p
The evening world., 1894-02-16

Boil the rinds Of two lemons quite ten.
der, changing the water once while cook
ing. then beat finely. Pound In a NOR
tar six ounces Of blanched almonds, with
a tablespoonful of rose water and sweetep
with twelve ounces OF castor sugar Melt
one-half pound of butter and let It stand
until cold. Well beat and strain the yolks
OF six eggs. mix and stiff all well to-
gether. Add a tablespoonful of orange
lower water and a glass OF sherry. Pour
the mixture into a buttered dish and
bake in a good oven for thirty minutes.