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The evening world., 1894-08-01
THOUSANDS SEEK PARDON.
French Catholics Celebrating the
Indulgence OF fort.onoula
st. Philomena, Patroness of Little
Girls, Also Propitiated.

The clergy OF the French Church OF
st Jean Baptiste. in Seventy-sixth street
near Third avenue, expect that fully 1000
persons VIII attend the special services
for the celebration OF the Indulgence or
Pardon OF Portioncula, to be held in the
church this afternoon and evening.
There are only four priests at present
attached to the church. As each visitor
earns an additional indulgence for each
visit. and most of them viii probably
enter and leave the church several times,
the pricsts will he taxed to the limit OF
their endurance.
The Indulgence or Pardon of Portion
cula, the church legends say, was es-
tablsned bS Papal authority in l223. In
LII ST. francs. while In the Church OF
st. Marie des Anges, In ASS ssi. Italy
also known as the Church of the Por-
tiOncula. saw IN v.sion the Saviour. the
,rgin Mary and number of saints.
lie pleaded with them Tor Tree pardon
Or Indulgence 10 all who vIsi,ed Ill,
church.
st FRANCIS believed that his request
vas granted. anu tod his experience IL
me Pope, VINO established tne lndul.
gencc. by special order from the Pope
40 other Indulgence OF the Portioncuia
can be held by any otner church within
| "a radius OF two miles of the church ceie.
| Oratlng 1t.
| Tomorrow morning a novena will be
| acid in the crypt or death chapel OF the
| church In the basement in honor of St
| Philomena who has been chosen as
| .neir patron saint by the little girls oi
| The church.
| st. Philomena was according to the
| Church legends, Roman nader
| .welv, years old, belonging to one OF
| The highest families in Rome. She be
| ZANE a Christian unknown to her pa
| ents When she was ordered by then
| TO marry Il Roman noble. who was no
| L Christian, she refused. on the grounc
| that she would not marry heather
| and acknowledged that she was be
| lever in Christ and refused to deny him
| Accordingly, under the Roman law
her throat was cut. When Christianit!
vas established she was canonized a
| a saint.
In the crypt Of st. Jean Baptiste 4
4 life-size wax model of st. Philomeni
dressed In silks and satins. cut In mod
ern styles. inclosed in Il large glas
case. The young saint Is shown reclin
ing on pillow, supporting her head Of
one arm with her neck sufficiently eX
posed to show the deadly cash acros
her throat. which ended the life OF tn
| irigiual A bronze casket placed nea
the glass case is said by the priests Q
the church to contain a holy relic of 81
Philomena in the form Of IA small bone.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
AFTER OpaTHAlMIA CASES.
Health Board Adopts Measures
to Prevent an Epidemic.
"The Evening Worlds" Doctor Will
Treat All Who Apply to Him.

Health inspectors. under the direction
OF Dr. Alvah H. Doty. Chief of the Blu
reau OF Contagious Diseases, continued
the Investigation to-day of the outbreak
of purulent ophthalmia in the Seventh
Ward. an account OF which was given in
yesterdays Evening World
Or Doty feels certain that the disease
has spread to scores of the tenements in
the vicinity of 242 Monroe street and
the locality contiguous to the Grand
street free bath, from which 1t Is sus-
pectei the disease emanated. This morn
ing an expert from the Health Depart
ment is making an examination.
So far between forty and fifty cases
have been reported.
Dr. Doty declared this morning that
while the disease was scarcely ever at
tended with fatal results, still 1t was
very serious and unless properly handled
and taken in hand in time is likely to
result in total blindness. He advises
parents to be careful to Isolate any OF
their children suffering from the dis
ease and not to allow them to use the
same la satory or towels, or TO sleep III
the same beds.
DR.. Henry Freeman, Of The Evening
Worlds" Free Doctor Corps, who re-
ported the matter TO Dr. Doty, pre-
scribed for about a dozen children yes
terday. and to-day will treat all whom
he may find in his rounds In the poorer
tenement house districts. He Is of the
opinion that several hundred children
are afflicted with the disease.
Any discoveries made by the Board OF
Health to-day will not be made public
until the official report, with DR.. Doty't
recommendation. Is submitted to Presi,
dent Wilson for action by the full
Board
DR. Defy. in view OF past experience,
Is opposed to baths constructed In the
rivers, and may recommend the substi
tuition of baths on shore.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
PHILIP LEVY ARRESTED NOW.
Like His Employer, He Is Charged
with Conspiracy.
His Prosecution Grows Out of the
Arrest of the Bernhards.

Philip Levy, thirty-eight years Old. OF
1928 Lexington avenue. was arrested last
night on bench warrant by De-
tective Sergt. Jake Won Gerichten, and
taken to the District-Attorney's office
this morning.
Levy is chai yed with conspiracy un-
der section lbs Of the Penal Code. The
conspiracy alleged grew out of the ar
rest of Adolph and Montagu Bernhard.
who were apprehended in London on
April % last. and eXtradited on an in
dictment charging them with stealing
several thousand dollars from Isaac
Levy, fur merchant. OF 10 West Fourth
street, in whose employ the Bernhards
were
After several months imprisonment In
the Tombs the Bernhards, through their
lawyer, Abraham Levy, satisfied the Dis.
ct-Attorney that Isaac Levy had con
spired to extort money from the Bern.
hards and utilized law machinery for
that purpose.
The two prisoners were then dis
charged from custody.
Then Isaac Levy was indicted by the
Grand Jury for perjury. arrested and
bailed out on Il 5000 bond.
The specific charge against Philip Levy
is that, while salesman in Isaac Levy !
employ. he went to London and promised
that Isaac Levy would have crlmlna! pro-
squelched II they would ray over n GER
tain sum OF money.
This the Bernharis refuse to DO. PHILIP
Levy is married and lives with his wife
and children He took his arrest calm
iy. and said he could prove his innocence
Of any conspiracy.
I'm May last did go to London to Sc,
the Bernhards," said ne to an "Eyenint
World reporter this morning. but
went there with power of attorne!
conferred upon me by MIR. Isaac Levy"
Philip Levy was arraigned In Part |. o.
the Court OF General Sessions an'
pleaded not guilty to the charge
Judge MARITIME fixed bail at 81, 500. Lev,
| was placed In the pen. pending the ar
rival of a bondsman. He was repre-
scented by Lawyer Harris. OF 100 Broad
way.
Isaac Levy, the fur dealer. who |
Jointly indicted with Philip, Levy 70
| conspiracy, was brought to the District
Attorneys office this morning by Lawye
Harris, Of l2o Broadway. When ar
| raigned he pleaded mot guilty" Bal
was fixed at 81 800, which was furnishe
| by Joseph X. Stein. wealthy real es
tate dealer. OF 2l0 West one Hundre
| and Twenty-first street.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
ARRIVED ON MAJESTIC.
Prominent People Among Passen-
Eers--Sir John GOrsts visit.

Prominent People Among Passen-
Eers--Sir John GOrst's Visit.
There were number OF important
personages among the AS cabin passen-
gers on the Majestic, which arrived this
morning.
Among them were Sir John Gorst,
Perry Belmont, c. f.. Brooke Hunt.
Francis Billiard. Mrs. ]. Butler Mrs.
Prescott Hall Butler. Miss Butler Coun,
de Castalne. NJ. Blumenthal. Capt
Campbell. Preston Il. Minturn, Joseph
Pulitzer. a.. Miss a =. Granger, F. IA
Bohlan. l.. A. Biddle. Mark Hoyt and
Mrs. Hoyt. Mark Hoyt. jr., Rev. j. JEFF.
frey tombstone. Count de Kessier, DR.
+. p. kinnicut, Capt. J. G. McVay and
Mrs McVay.
Sir John Il. Gorst was Under Secretary
of State for India and subsequently Sec.
rotary of the Treasury of the Conserva-
tive Government OF Great Britain under
Lord Salisbury. He Ii accompanied by
his secretary. Gerald S. Ryan. He was
met on the dock by an old friend, w. j
Hutchinson. OF Seabright. n. j., who
took Sir John home with him.
He Is going TO Canada In the Interest
OF the British Empire Mutual Life In
surance Company OF which he is Presi
| dent, and will afterwards visit the United
| States.
The Majestic sighted a small iceberl
July 20 In latitude f.l3, longitude 49ll.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
338 MILES OF WIRE REMOVED,
Report mt the Meeting of the Board
of Electrical Control.

Considerable progress was made
during June and July in removing over
head wires. AT the meeting OF the
Board of Electrical Control to-day the
Secretary reported that forty-fve and
one-half miles OF wire had been cut
down during the period mentioned with
out any expense to the city.
The Metropolitan Telephone Company
reported that II had removed 292Ia miles
Of wire and placed them in subways.
A request from the Thomson HI uston
Company for more time to remove its
avenue 10 the North River. was laid
over which - equivalent to granting the
extension asked for. ~ a. - I
The Company gave as an excuse for
and there was not enough money on
hand 70 pay for the work n, - \. J Z.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENT.
Riker's Island Disinfecting Plant
Declared Inadequate.

The July Grand Jury marched into
Part I. OF the Court of General Sessions
this afternoon and handed up a number
of indictments and a presentment in
the Riker's Island garbage dumping
nuisance. Judge MARITIME then dis
missed the Jurors for the term.
The Grand Jury Is satisfied that there
Is good ground for complaint In the
Riker's Island nuisance.
The disinfectant plant now being run
by STRENGTHENING Commissioner An
drews the Grand Jury declares to be
all right in its way, but 1t cannot af-
ford a permanent relief.
In conclusion the Grand Jury recon-
mends that the latest scientific system
for the destruction of refuse be adopted.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
LILLIAN AND HER MANAGERS.
The Latter After a Permanent
Injunction Against Her.
Lederer and Partner Say Miss Rus
sell Broke Her Contract.

Before Justice Bartlett. In the Su-
preme Court. Brooklyn. this morning
counsel for Canary 4 Lederer. late Of
the Casino. New York. moved that the
court make permanent an injunction re-
straining Lillian Russell from perform
ing under any management other than
that OF the firm named until the end OF
the season of 1885.
Ira Leo Bamberger appeared for the
petitioners, and Mr.. Rives, OF DIN, Rives
& Montgomery, for Miss Russell Mr..
Hamburger first dwelt on Miss Russell's
talents. and said that in November, 1893,
she entered into a contract with Canary
& Lederer. and the Lillian Russell
Opera Comique Company" was organ
ICED to present the princess Nicotine"
1t is claimed that $4,000 was thus
spent, hut Lillian soon became dissatis-
fed, and wanted to produce the Grand
Duchess" Then she changed her mind,
and "Girohe-Girofa" was put on in
stead at an expense OF 500.
Then Miss Russell wanted TO take a
rest" said Mr.. Hamburger "She said
she had had trouble with her husband
and was heartsore, and wanted to rest
| for four or hVe weeks. We consented al
loss OF $4,000"
Finally she told her managers that she
did not want to pay under their man
agement longer, and she left for Europe
on July IS 10 be. II Is claimed, the star in
! London in a Queen OF Brilliants," under
/ the management OF Abbey, schoefrel AND
| Grau.
| Miss Russell claims that Canary &
/ Lederer did not live IN to their agree
| ment She says "a check for 81. 800 giver
her was returned uncashed from tn,
I bank. that Lederer admitted ut sup
/ Elementary examination that he had as
. signed his claim 10 her contract TO som,
| one else. that she had only received s27,
| 100 for tWenty-seyen weeks work, anC
/ lastly, that she was not properly adver
/ tised
! IT Was also claimed that the contrac
( between Miss Russell and Canary anC
| I.ederer was for one season, from Nov
/ II, 1888. 10 June, 1894, and with the privi
! lege of renewal during the coming sea
| son.
Justice Bartlett took the papers.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
UNJUST DECISION.
Another story of That Delaney
McCue Fight

Michael McInerney. Familiarity known
as Little Mac" OF the Pastime Ath-
letic Club, called at The Evening worla'
ONCE this evening to deny story print
ed in an afternoon newspaper yesterday
about the McCue-Delaney fight Monday
night. at which there was something OF
a fracas. Delaney accompanied McIn-
erney, and says he can bring dozens OF
persons to substantiate what Mclnerney
says.
There was only one revolver drawn"
said McInerney. land that was by Her
man Uppey. Delaney had delivered what
was really a Knockout blow. Then the
McCue crowd jumped into the ring and
the referee disappeared. The referee
was William Prang, who formrly was
McCue's sparring partner. II he returned
We know nothing about II. Delaney was
simply robbed of the decision. Another
thing about the affair is that we haven't
seen any OF the money for which the
men fought. Delaney got shabby treat
ment all around. He can whip half a
dozen McCues."
The evening world., 1894-08-01
HER "H0ME" INCORPORATED?
Midwife GodarsI<i Says So, but
Gerry Agents Dispute Her.

Eva Godarskl, manager of the Cedar
ski Home for lying-in females, at 800
East Eightieth street. was arraigned be-
fore Justice Talntor in Harlem Court
this morning on a charge of illegally
keeping the institution.
The Home" is situated on the first
floor OF double tenement-house which
Is occupied by ten families, and Mrs.
Godarskfs arrest was the result of
the tenants.
Mrs. Godarski. who Is a bright and
intelligent woman of thirty-four, claims
and has certificate OF incorpora ton,
duly signed and sealed but the officers
OF the Gerry Society. claim that the pa
per IL irregular and that the woman
The prisoner pleaded not guilty and
was held In $500 bail for examination
to- morrow.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
MEYER WOULDN'T ELOPE.
Then, He Says, Sarah Had Him Ar
rested for Revenge.

SssVu ANCNehecs
Nathan Meyer. a shoemaker, thirty
six years old, of Setaucket, l.. l.. was ar
raigned before Justice Simms. in Essex
Market Court, to-day on the charge
Of grand larceny. preferred by Sarah
Tasehner. aged twenty-four. OF 1872
Broome street. She claims that on July
last she gave Meyer $3.50, and he
promised to make her a partner In his
business, but that after receiving the
money he refused to carry out the
promise.
Lawyer Sara sohn. counsel for the de.
PENDANT, brought out, on cross-exam-
nation, the fact that both parties are
married, and that Sarah had sent her
husband to Europe for the purpose of
inducing Meyer to abandon HIS wife and
elope with her.
Meyer and Sarah lived together
until his wife came from Eu-
rope last Fall. They then separated
and Sarah got married. Before the mar
riage Meyer alleges that he gave Sarah
$500
Sarah pestered Meyer. he says, until
he agreed to elope, and when he finally
backed out she determined to have
revenge Hence, II Is alleged, the charge
of larceny was made.
Detectives Heidelberg and McGuinness
arrested the defendant. Meyer was held
In default of 1850 bail for examina-
ton,
The evening world., 1894-08-01
GOT A TITLE IN CITY HALL.
Mrs. Arbuthnot Became the Bride
There of Count de Mircmont.

Alderman Donovan. Mt the city Hall
to-day, united in marriage Count +. NJ.
de Mlrelnont. a French noble. who gave
his residence as Folkestone, England, and
Mrs. Edith Anne Arbuthnot. formerly
Miss Pears", OF Hyde, England. The
couple will live here, where the Count
win take a position as clerk.
Count Miremont is most unpreten-
tlous nobleman, He does not lay claim
to any castles, because he hasn't got
any, but he can trace his ancestry way
back TO the feudal wars. The Count Is
not rich. lie viii take his place In the
ranks and try to work hts way up. He
seems to be a sensible fellow, not like
the usual run OF counts who come over
here to marry heiresscs.
Charles II. Phelps. OF 50 Broadway,
was the only witness to the ceremony.
Mayor Gllroy refused To marry the pair
because they did not have "A religious
marriage performed first.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
HERDMAN'S BODY UNCLAIMED


The body OF Albert Herdman, forty
five years of age, who committed suicide
yesterday by taking morphine on the
Bowery Bay pier, Is at the Newtown
Niorgue. and has not yet been claimed.
It was said to-day that Frederick
Gross, President of the Gross Manufac-
turing Company, of 60 and s. Liberty
street. In which the suicide was a stock
holder, will make arrangements to give
the body a decent burial.
In letter left by Herdman he accused
Gross OF having treated him unfairly in
their business transactions.
Gross says that Herdman had acted
strangely since the disappearance OF his
young adopted daughter, to whom he
was much attached. The girl Is sup
posed 70 have been abducted by her owr
father.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
MYSTERY ABOUT A CORPSE.
Another Strange Case in Which I'm
dertaker Duny Figures.

"eTthAer Duuy rlGureh.
Keeper White. OF the Morgue, received
the body OF an unknown man from the
Harlem Morgue to-day. Attached to 1t
was a note from the keeper OF the Har-
lem Morgue to the effect that the man
died from sunstroke at the Harlem
Hospital July 80. and 1t was removed by
Undertaken Duffy on a permit signed by
Deputy Coroner O'Hare. which called
for the remains OF one Charles Boat.
Either Boats friends did not claim
the body from Undertaken Duffy or IT
was case Of mistaken Identity. The
undertaken returned the body to the
Harlem Morgue last night as that OF
an unknown man.
Duffy has been accused heretofore of
obtaining dead bodies for speculative
purposes. II friends turn up, he has a
good chance to secure the order for the
funeral II they fail to come. he re-
turns the body to the Morgue. It is not
explained how an unknown body was
delivered to Duffy. when the order he
presented called for the remains OF one
Charles Boat.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
CHOLERA IN BUKOWINA.
Fact that II Was Raging There
Was Suppressed.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-The Chronicles
correspondent at Vienna says that
cholera has been raging for a week in
several districts of the Duchy Of Buko-
wilma The fact has hitherto been con-
cealed in order to prevent the enforce
ment OF sanitary measures. The author
tiles who are responsible for the secrecy
will be prosecuted.
Yesterday there were twenty-five new
cases at Saybusch and eighteen at Blu
cae. The disease Is spreading rapidly
in Poland.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
WARNING FROM RUSSIA,
No Interference with Her Coreau
Interests to BE Allowed,

(By Associated Press)
81. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1.-The Rus
sian newspapers are unanimous in say.
Ing that, whatever the result of the war
between China and Japan, Russia will
not tolerate any diminishment Of Corean
territory nor alienation Of Corean indie
pendence.
Russia, 1t is added, will not permit any
interference upon the part of Great Brit.
ain or any other power. II such inter
Terence endangers Russian interests.
the Government to adopt military and
naval measures In the Pacific and UPON
the Russo Corean frontier calculated TO
uphold the interests Of Russia should
The evening world., 1894-08-01
BEATEN FOR SPITE, THEY SAY
Policeman MuIcRre Accused OF
brutal Assault by Two Men.

Policeman William Mulcsre. OF the
West one Hundred and F'Ifty-seconi
street station. was tried to-day before
Police Commissioner Murray. He was
charged with brutaily assauiting John
Freeman and Samue! Berry colored men.
OF "a West One Hundred and Forty,
sixth street. on the night OF July 4 last.
Freeman testified that Mu,care came TO
his home. and, after chasing him to the
roof. beat him with a night stick. Berry,
who came TO Freeman's assistance was
treated similarly. u Y alleged
against Freeman because the after had
whipped the po.lceman's brother, -,
The evening world., 1894-08-01
DEATH IN A VINEYARD.
People Employed There the Victims
of n Strange Disease.
(By Associated Press

FRESNO. Cal, Aug. 1.-Mysterious
death turks In a big vineyard near Coils.
Everybody has left the place. and the
authorities are preparing to begin a
searching investigation Of the premises.
On July Is Mrs. l. NJ. Jacobs. cook for
the vineyard employees. was taken sud-
denly iii and died within twelve hours.
Two days later Supt.. Ring was stricken
ing, but will probably die. On Sunday
last A. Peterson. a vineyard workman.
was taken Ill in the same manner and
died within thirty hours.
Physicians declare that both deaths
were due to paralysis of the heart. and
that Ring has similar symptoms. The
local medical fraternity Is greatly puz.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
DEBS AGAINST STRIKES.
Convinced Now that the People DO
Not Approve Them.
ny AssOcIated PresB.

CHICAGO, Aug. IL will never
again be connected with any strike or
ganization." said President Debs OF the
American Railway Union, to-day. This
strike has developed the fact that the
sentiment of the people of the country
is against strikes, and that the Govern
ment stands ready to put down such
movements at the point Of the bayonet.
l shall hereafter advise all workmen to
Debs arrived from Terre Haute this
morning. and was met at the depot by a
COMMITTEES OF the A. n. u. He went Inn
nediateiy 20 uhilcn,s Han, where d.
mentG made for the Convention to-mor-
The evening world., 1894-08-01
Mr.. RUSSELL'S NIGHT OUT.
Raised u Disturbance and Kept n
Policeman Busy.

George Russell. of $40 West Fortieth
street. was shouting and jumping about
the sidewalk at Tenth and West streets
last night, when Policeman Fordham, of
the Charles street station, appeared.
Fordham tried to arrest Russell and the
latter drew a window-sash weight from
his pocket and began to swing 1t round
close to Fordham's head. The police
aged to close with Russell. He had to
hit Russell several times with his night
stick, before he could subdue him.
At Jefferson Market Court to-day,
Justice Voorhis committed Russell for
ten days.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
PULLMAN SHOPS TO REOPEN.
Vice-President WicISes Says the
Works VIII Resume To-Morrow.
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Vice- President
Wickes, OF the Pullman Company an
nounced to-day that work will be
started tomorrow. Mr.. Wickes said
that about 500 men have promised to re-
. turn to work, and that the repair de-
partment and one or two others will be
opened. and the officials expect to have
the entire plant In full blast within
short time.
Applications have been received from
about 1000 OF the old employees. This
number includes 600 special policemen
who have been guarding the works and
who, the Company allege, are skilled
Workmen.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
THIS JAIL GUARANTEED.
Essex County Magistrates VIII Send
Prisoners to the Penitentiary.

NEWARK. N. j., Aug. 1.-There were
no new cases Of smallpox reported this
afternoon In the Essex County Jail, but
the Jail is under strict quarantine.
The Jail Committee Of the Board OF
Freeholders held a meeting to-day and
decided that no more prisoners could be
committed to the County Jail until all
danger of a smallpox epidemic is past
All magistrates have been requested to
send prisoners to the penitentiary.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
M'KINLEY'S OUTING.
Ohio's Governor starts on n Trim
Up the Great Lakes.

CBy Associated Prssa)
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1.--Gov. William
Mckinley, accompanied by his wife and
his niece, and large party OF friends
departed to-day on the new palatiaI
steamer Northwest for a pleasure trip
up the lakes. Among those who accom-
panied the party were ex-Gov. Merriam,
OF Minnesota; NJ. A. Hanna and family.
and Col. and Mrs. Herrick. OF this CITY
The Governor has already been be,
sieged with Invitations TO stop over al
these points. ~
DETROIT. Aug. l.-Gov. Rich and
Northwest. On her arrival from Cieve.
land they will join Gov. Mckinley am
party In their pleasure trip TO Duluth.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
Demented Ole Woman Missing.

An alarm was sent out from Police Headquarters
his morning for Sophia Wetzel, aged seventy
seven and demented. She had left her home. 2s
Manhattan avenue. Jersey City Heights. at s
o'clock yesterday morning. and came to this city
by way OF the Christopher street ferry. She has
been missing since. Her daughter, Sophia Wetzel
notified tine police The missing woman Is de-
scribed stout. with gray mixed hair and dark
eyes. She wore a dotted gray dress leather slip.
pers and was without any head covering.