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The evening world., 1894-02-23

OF low.sized, scholarly-looking men with
thin 6lo9diess faces. All were supplied
The expressions OF gratitude from
these poor men, who confessed that they
were ashamed to come on time, were
most touching.
v MSsrthhs sa a Enssy colorea woman;
T street, va" %ag IN M', great Distress iTSm For riys5srd
dead, children not i'll enough to be ad-
mitted to the hospital. and too III TO be
received at, the day nurseries, 10 work
hers. She borrowed it and ~apologized for
its size.
Mr.. Mcrgentime filled 1t, and tied a
little basket to the handle. There were
lemons, kale. %rhubarb. onions, carrots,
white and yellow turnips, beets and
-four. and IL there is a shop in ali New
York where the same value could be got
for -, IT Is kept by a philanthropist.
came hysterical.
Early corners carried tickets signed by
the Rev. Peter Grant. st. John .Baptiste,
1883 East Sev~enty-sixth street: Rabbi A.
C.. Gaebelin and Rabbi Loewenthal.
At SIS o'clock trucks loaded with pro-
visions and produce began to arrive.
Drivers and tail boys clamored for room
to unload. ana the premises had to be
cleared.
This Free Food Commission OF "The
Evening World' will be memorable.
There never was anything like II in the
whole history of American charity.
Among the food supplies given away
are red heal duck, poultry right from
the country. fresh eggs. rhuharb. kale.
imported potatoes. sweet potatoes, sweet
oranges. lem 'ns and bananas, water
crosses, ettuCs, escarole, chives. parsley,
beets and spinach from the Winter gar
dens In the South: tea. coffee. flour.
oaten meal, sugar cured ham and bacon.
sailed fish,, fresh bread and car fare.
People go down to 90 Murray street
every day in the week and compromise
with their consciences by leaving small
sums of money. One has to see these
foods to appreciate their true value.
Missionary Edward Bowling has seer
a. vast deal OF go0a work carried on
mission OF The Evening World beats
them ALL" he said. His request to send
o few deserving cases to be fed was
cheerfully granted. This morning O
bakers dozen presented slips signed BY
him. NELL NELSON.
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FAIR FOR THE FUND.
Hans Meyer and His Friends Work
Hard to Help the Poor.

Little Hans Meyer. son of Otto Meyer.
the German actor, has demonstrated
what a little fellow can do for a good
cause when he sets about 1t. Mrs.
Meyer, who is a soprano of note, had
read to her little son Of the work of The
Evening Worlds" Free Food Commits
sion. The Meyer family lives In the
fats at l65 East Eighty-sixth street. and
there are a number Of other families In
the building.
Hans conceived n brilliant idea, and
confided II to little Fannie Van Nos
trand, who Is about his wi age. There
Is a vacant store in the building, and
Hans and Fannie called on Griffin Dis
brow, the agent, and explained their
plans to him They wanted the store
In which to hold a fair for "The Even
ing World's'' Free Food Commission.
Mr.. Disbrow rendered the use of the
vacant apartment at once. and the two
little managers got to work.
The Misses Nellie Fitzgerald, Mabel
Blake, MAY Neal INT Ivy Blake. all
bright little ones in the immediate vicin-
ity, were called In and worked with a
Will. They made doll clothes, had grab
bags, and every thing else that goes in a
fair.
The place was tastefully decorated with
flags and bunting, and the children Of
the n2ighborhood were notified.
In the evening the treasurer had Sab
I" pennies. nickels and dimes. which
We're brought to The Evening World''
In 4 neat little sack. The amount Will
so far in helping the hungry.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
FILLED TO OVERLOOKING.
Poor Peoples Baskets Laden with
the Good Things of Life.

Truly, kind people are rarely methodi-
cal and never consistent.
At $50 o'clock this morning pathetic
specimens of humanity stood about THE
Evening Worlds" Free Food Com
sion, at 90 Murray street. waiting for
food. 1t was not a big crowd, but what
II lacked in numbers was counterbal-
anced by its evident needs.
Maj.-Gen. Mergentime, who met with
a painful accident yesterday that par
TALLY crippled him. hobbled across the
street and ordered the doors OF the Free
Food Commission opened.
The Evening World will approve, ]
know. This is a singing cold morning
to be out, Those people are in every
body's road, and the quickest and best
way to get rid OF them Is to load them
up and send them home
FoI half an hour two clerks filed bags
and baskets with the choicest green
groceries the midwinter market affords.
This Is the first order received:
Please do something for ,lls poor woman.
who is a widow with six children. II bore the
s.al OF Jacob Joseph, Chief Rabbi OF tho Ameri-
can Orthodox Hebrew Congregations.
Her basket was 80 generously filled
that the bottom gave way and the little
bermuda beets and the big Dundee pota-
toes rolled out and got. lost among the
crowding feet OF the early shoppers.
!. A card was presented by OF q group
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-
]. H. Styles, Of Durkee, Styles e. Co,
fruit and grocery men of Willimantic, in
town on business. came dow to 30 Muir
ray street, a skeptic. In ten minutes he
ries in 'The Evening World" and lad
come to see for himself. He declared
that he'd go back to Willimantic and
raise a contribution among his neigh
Mr.. Cook. from far away Brockton:
Mass, was another who came to scoff
and remained to pray"
A ten-minute look at the work of '"rhe
will make the blood tingle in a heart OF
stone. while real, honest, gentle. true
hearts will ache at the pathos Of the
scene.
ment that 100000 people had been pro.
vided with three days food means, In
other terms, that 300, 900 square meals
had been supplied before II o'clock to-day
were gone, practically. or course. some
Of these poor people had paid two visits
to s Murray street, a few had beer
there three times. and perhaps a very
&c. four times to this depot, of free food
before their bread earners had obtained
work. There may be some, more's the
pity, who must depend on The Evening
they have to eat for another week, OF
two weeks. But that Is Just what 1.-THE
Evening World" Free Food Commission
is for. 1t is to staye Off starvation TO-
those who are out Of work, out of money
n helpless.
When The Evening World opened
the Free Food Commission Fund 1t wa!
in response to a general call from III
readers, and already several workers fol
charity have instituted schemes with TIT
object Of swelling the Fund.
The Mignonette Pleasure Circle sends
word that 1t has planned a concert ant
.Aaartta,, t4 lac haIl nj ENtnrntf Hall nI
Sunday, evening, March 2, in aid of thu
Fund. The officers Of the Mign9nett'
dent; Miss H. Kent, Vice-President; Mis-:
NJ. Meyers and Miss @. Green, Secretaries
and Miss s.. Glary, Treasurer. The Com
mittee Of Managers Is composed Of Mis-:
Rogers, NJ. Kershansky, Harry Phillips
and Misses Bigol and Phillips.
Mrs. Thomas Donovans, of Boz Sacket
street, Brooklyn, writes to The Even
Ing World" Free Food Commission tia
there Is an overcoat and a suit OF ciothe'
for a man at 1862 Sackett street. Firs
come, first served.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
AGED COUPLE MADE HAPPY.
Tho MulIiRans, Ill and Hungry
Helped by COmmAssiO Men,

In the ramshackle tenement 42s West
Thirteenth street, away up In the fourth
story. lives old Con Mulligan and his
aged wife. Susan. He Is three score and
ten years old and completely paralyzed.
She is merely tottering between life and
death.
Fol four weeks past they lived, or
rather existed, on almost nothing until
their condition was called to the atten-
ton of a party of helpers from THE
Evening Worlds" Free Food Commits
sion.
1t was Mr.. l.. Littlefeld. the West
Thirteenth. street horse dealer, who told
Of the aged couple and their wants. Big
Woert, good-natured Henry Pentermann
and smiling John Morris made up the
NOBLE party Of commission helpers.
and were out hustling for free food for
THE Evening World's' Free Food de-
pot, on Murray street.
Their honest faces showed pity and
sorrow as they entered the aged couples
rooms and saw their restitution. Dur
ing her interview. with an Evening
World. reporter. Mrs. Mulligan said she
landlord was very kind and lenient.
Without further hesitation each Com
mission man put his hand in his pocket,
The poor old woman was unable to ex-
press her thanks. but the look OF graft.
tude on her face told how thankful she
was, Her, crippled husband tried to
stand up, but could not. He sat there
in his chair crying his thanks.
1--WE can say at last" said Phil Pc.
ters as the party left the house. tina,
we have made one home happy on Wash,
ington's Birthday"
Old Cor has been a paralytic for five
years. Mrs. Mulligan has been an inva.
| misfortune befel her husband, has been
able to secure some washing and scrub
bling, by means of which she helped ia
keep them both. Her friends occasion.
| ally helped them also.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
W. W. ASTOR GIVES $4,000.
Ills Subscription Swells the Mayors
Relief Fund to $50, 900.

John A. Stewart, of the United States
Trust Company. this morning received
a cablegram from William Waldorf As
tor, In London, saying:
please add my name for l 1000 to the
Mayors Committee list for the relief OF
the poor
Mr.. Stewart at once paid the money
to j. P.erpont Morgan, Treasurer OF the
Mayors Citizens Relief Committee. The
fund now amounts 10 $S5, 900.
a separate account Is kept of the
money raised BY this Committee. The
MAYORS other Committee. which has
charge OF money contributed by city
employees, has collected about $780, 900.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
FAMINE IN TEXAS.
Greut DestitutiOn In Starr County,
Owing to Crop Failures.

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. q. -Informa-
ton comes from Starr County that a
famine is threatened there. Ninety per
cent. OF all cattle, horses and sheep are
dead: no crops OF any kind lay been
harvested during the last year; great
destitution and absolute want exist.
Many are compelled to subsist on
roots, pr!ckly pears, SC, while even halt
putrid flesh that has been stripped from
to satisfy the pangS Of hunger.
Many persons, especially children, have
hardly sufficient clothing 20 cover. their
nakedness: resources are exhausted. and
IL IL impossible for the charitable tC
longer assist their starving feilow-crea-
lures
The evening world., 1894-02-23
NEWS OF THE STAGE WORLD.
George Grossmith Gives an
Amusing Entertainment.
Col. W. r. Fife, of Tacoma, q New
shakespearian Star.

George Grossmith's dainti,v irresistible
humor was fervently laughed at last
night at the Mendelssohn Glee Club Hall,
which hold n yory r,cs o,d,ence cros.
smith had an entirely new nropramme.
evidently constructed upon a keener
know,edss -, Amer,con reo,,,renonts
.nDm ,sa :" A'an ,eau,r
rreme, ~, one. MOI Tor a mo
iient III 'he entertainments drag eros
off Just when the audience would like
hin, ~ ,on,,nr. - u,.,. Ill -
nm 10 continue Tor a little while longer.
his recital lasts for just one hour and a
- y :. ~ 'I'
raves .ne nan IN excessive goou humor
looked at watches. Mr.. Grossmith has
probably thought it all out. Better be
,a n,sh,nn n s" rno
lavishing too much. The programme
was divided into three parts, called re-
spectively, 1.-THE Art of Entertaining"
morous limitations" II was. Of course.
the second section that attracted the
most attention. Although Americans
cism, a little good-tempered raiilery never
fails, and Grossmith made a distinct
ne never means a Word ne SAYS. he
taiked OF american girls. the difference
co,nred ,,,Iass 10 1890 dmu ,a,,,,i1aT
1870 nna away sta.ioas, niusiIal
desnribod y ri tv ,hhatt haar osamia, ne
sembiance 70 .sSbnra Ac@es" and n6Led
mnn 'HoIe Actes' anu pokeu
thai Sooa Am neat {, auh nt III v ave tnongn ny
With their heads down. a, whiyie E MurEsb
actors walked With Their heaSs
IN. In fact' be said. those nea oS
IL aoor eunu, .nose oi
thing NJ an Engiish actor hut HE .brnat
His iescrintion Of a formal EnaIish Gin.
nar was most i,idIcrons tn amuianna
roa red at The idea ~ Tho vo,, auu'e man
who in order to- cheer the euests m
brother, who had been dead for three
Years, hitogetner, II was a most enJoya-
Die evening from start 10 hhish.
There is to be n new star nm the
plicant for Hamlet" and "OtheIIo" hon
ors. The star ia of The ma s%c,,lina yenTar
". r. flte. and he has been prominent
~ me amateur circies OF washington
1ouy daite OUT OF me. ORDINARY. ana IS
10 nnake more thhh a ripple
~ Inc Just now rather Placld surface
u ne uIaIhatic waters. ne IL 10 come
nast, ensaRe a mPah ana clamor Tor
" "e'opoh'a" Neruict'
Oscar Hammerstein stood In tho ,obby
of Roster & BiaTs Concert Hall the
other night. A friend Of his went in
and tried To- bIv tickets The bo,,sa vsa
sold out. Nota ticket could he nv
chased Tho pentlenan IooLad r ~
The evening world., 1894-02-23
HAMMERSLOUGH BROS.

Prodigal in promises but
niggardly in fulhlmcnt.
That's the moans oberan0t
of some houses. Not ours,
though-dcpend on it. We
don't deluge you with figures
or glittering verbosity, but
give. instead. big values
values that most stores would
probably like to offer, but
absolutely can't.
Overcoats and listers at
radical reductions from early
prices. Suits and Trousers
at exactly what it cost to
make them. All our goods,
indeed, at prices low enough
to win your trade and make
you send your friends.
SALE AT Our WHOLESALE PREMISES
ON BLEECKER ST, COR GREENE-JUsT
WEST OF BROADWAY.
Open Saturday till 9 p. M.
HAMMERSLOUGH Bros,
RIeecker ST.. Cor. Greene.
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The Rus en-SiddonS Fight.

IDy N69O0TlEHJ FFtNs-l
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Fcb. s3,-Ths date Of
the hnish glove contest between Danny Russell.
OF this city. and George siddOns. Of New Orleans,
for $500 a eide. has been set for March /. The
hbht will be before tho AnsOnla Athletic Club.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
dent ana Kicked His Friend.

In the Essex Market Police Court to-day Justlc,
Hogan held John Cunningham. th!rty-seyen years
old. o; 50 Jackson street. for trial on a charge Of
assault Last night he quarrelled with his friend.
James McQuade, OF IS Water street, at the foot
Of jackson street. knocked him down and kicked
him severely.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Estimating On the basis OF four In . fam
fly, which 10 - small average, the total
number OF people wko have received sup
plies OF good, wholesome food, sumeient
20 last mt least three days. Is %, 500.
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FAMo,SGTEs' Hf USe q. 8

rheumatism and Govt banished forever with
Fanous Prescription 100 3S4, prepared by Muller.
and wonder how II all zane about. Pleasant 70
take. 40. Bot, All druggists. Pamphlet frye.
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dren IssIbipg d the family bsasfactOT. 2Oc ~
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FILLING UP THE BASKETS.

Many letters are received calling at
tention to destitute families. These
cases are Investigated as rapidly as pos
sible, but it, would be better II the at
tention of the parish priest, the nearest
minister of the Gospel, rabbi, or other
clergyman were called to them, so that
Immediate relief could be obtained. Here
Is a sample letter d:
To the Editor:
and reading OF the good which you do to the
poor by distributing food to the deserving, l
thought It my duty to let you know Of a poor
deserving family, the members Of which are starry
ing and have no Are In thar scanty rooms The
family consists Of a father, mother and seven
children. the Oldest a girl :: thirteen. The father
has been out OF work ten months. and In the
mean time he goes out almost every morning
looking for work. but he can obtain none. He is
willing TO work at anything. hut by trade is a
tailor. His wife is sickly and unable to 90 to
work with o house full Of children. viii you
please see that these poor people get n ticket. so
that they may obtain some food, as they are
indeed deserving. May God bless Mr.. Mergen-
time and the many good followers. also last. but
not least, the worthy Evening World
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Herr Hirsch, an eccentric Swedish
comedian, Is now playing the leading
role In 'Charley's Aunt" at the Sodra
Theatre in Stockholm. Only one other
modern English play has ever had he
honor of presentation in Sweden. and
that was Henry Arthur Jones's drama
The Middleman."
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Kind Commission Merchants Fill
Tho Evening Worlds Com
mission Depot
CONTRIBUTIONS OF CASH SENT.
All Can Help Purchase Food Sup.
niles for Their Poorer FeI-
loW.Creatures.
Record of People Helped.

Friday, Feb. 0 (arst day ofopenipR).. s
saturday, Feb. 10 1.-TWO days supply ~ 4 90
The evening world., 1894-02-23

There will be bowling contests for the
benefit OF Brooklyn's poor ut Tra!nor's
Alleys, Gates and Reid Venue tonight,
G. w Haines.-Yes. See '"The Evening
Worlds" q O'Clock Edition of yesterday.
Robert Cornell.-They never fought.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
The Cash Contributions.

All contributions and mmunications
relating TO this charity should be nd.
dressed to "The Evening Worldo Free
Food Commission, Cashiers once, Pu.
liter Buildins,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10
dMERTCiN ACADEMY or RAILWAY SURGEON

Chicago. Nov o.-The first meeting or the Ameri-
can Academy of Railway Surgeons began AT the
Grand Pacific Hotel this morning The association
Is composed Of dissatisfied members of the National
Association The split began at Galveston last year
and has gradually widened. About seventy-ive rep
roscntatlve.s OF roads in the United states ana
Canada were present when the meeting was called
% order by G. *. Cole. who told briefly the OBJ
iects of the society," which TO promote the
standard OF railway surgery and the interests o:
the members OF the organization Papers were read
by w. J. Galbraith. chief surgeon Of the Union
Pacific Railroad r. Harvey Reed consulting sur
geon of the Baltimore and Ohio. and w. ii. Elliot,
of the Central Railway of Georgia. In the after
noon papers read by the following: j. T.
Nurphy OF Chicago. OF the Wisconsin Central; A. Z.
Grinnell, OF the Central Vermont road: j. H. Ford.
o. the big Four" and others. Officers Will Do
elected tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10

byzantine cross in blue velvet, embellished with
images of the Madonna and the Christ in silver nnd
god. rose from green background or palms ana
ferns. Persian rugs Of which the prevailing tone
red. covered the floor Among collection or
photographs near the altar were those OF Prince
Gort hakOn. formerly Chancellor OF the Empire,
the Empress OF Russia. the late Emperor Alexander
III. Emperor Nicholas II. and Queen Natalie OF
Servia. the service of the Greek Church differs
only slightly from that Of the Roman Catholic
Church. while the vestments OF the priests and all
the are almost Identical 1t is the GUS
tom of the Greek Church that the communicates
shall stand during the service. and those expected
to be present were asked to appear at 10 O'clock
that the fatigue Of standing might be as little as
possible. although the celebration Of the mass be
gan an hour earlier. At that hour the only persons
present Prince Cantacuzene the secretaries Of
;he Legation and the members of his household.
MI the members Of the Diplomatic Corps in the
city were present ana many of them were accom-
panied by their wives. Tney were received AT me
door by Prince Cantacuzcne. who wore his court
uniform and his daughter. To each gu'ft a wax
candle was given ana upon heir appearance IN me me
President and Mrs Cleveland entered the house.
Secretary and Mrs. Gresham. Secretary and Mrs
Lamont secretary Herbert and Miss Herbert ani
later ex-Secretary John W. Foster ana Mrs Foster
entered anI directly after them came Ambassador
Bayard The President and Mrs. cleveland were
escorted Z position directly opposite the altar
Prince Cantacuzene and his daughter stood beside
them. Next came the members OF the Cabinet and
their wives with the Diplomatic Corps and the
women accompanying them. The Japanese ana
Chinese Legations were both present ana their rep
resentatives grouped close together. Each
greeted the other tremendously, and each in turn
bowed politely to the corean Minister ana his secTe
tiry.
When President Cleveland and the members of the
Cabinet arrived the assistants we're int'nlns N
prayers for the dead. and the air Vas heavy WIFE
ihe incense OF the swinging censers. The scene was
a hriliiant one. Notwithstanding the solemnity oi
the occasion The commemorative services con
sisted prayers for the repose OF IN" soul ~ me
dead Emperor and prayers of forgiveness Tor the
sins committed 10y him Ia the hcsn. They began
with the Presidents arrival and lasted scarcely
thirty minutes Then Prince Clntacuzcne took from
tn. hands of the President and Mrs cleveland their
lighted candles and eXiinguisned them me candies
hell by the Others were then extinguished and the
memorial service was AZ an end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10
WERE THIUTNG OUT DYNAMITE.
THREE MEN KILLED By AN EXPLOSION IN IN
DIANA AND MANY INJURED.

THREE MEN KILLED By AN EXPLOSION IN IN
DIANA AND MANY INJURED
Huntington, Ind. Nov "a frghtful explosion
occurred here this morning and resulted In the death
Of three and the injury OF many more Inc
dead are John Hartman. Norton Keefer and John
Flynn. all married. The explosion occurred at the
Flint Creek sewer. which crosses the city the con-
tractors Henry Keefer. Of this city. ana Henry
s Hawood Of Columbus. Ohio. The employees were
Just going to work Probably 1G) men were In ana
around the ditch In First-st Some OF them hah
built fire on the bank and were thawing out
5O-pound box Of dynamite. There was numerous
crash and the entire city shaken. keefer Hart
man and Flynn nearest the fre. Hartman was
literally torn to pieces. His body was lifted IN 'he
air 300 feet and fell in pieces on the Marketst sd
walk a square away. Keefer was not Killed ou'-
right His body dropped into the sewer. lie died on
the way home in the ambulance. His death was
caused by shock no bones being broken fynh
legs were both broken. his arms broken in several
nj l3ces and his head crushed He lived several hoMrs
Every house within two squares was dainagei' rh rh
home of Marion Wilbur totally Destroyer. i ne
building was blown to pieces Mrs; Miput ad was al
he'd and was thrown out upon the noor put esSape"
without injury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10
THE MISSING CORNELL STUDENT
= n. REV REITERATEs HIS STATEMENT THAT
HIS SON HAS BEEN MURDERED


Buffalo Nov. 9-E. b. Rev. father OF the MISS
ing Cornell student who yesterday made the state
ment that no had proof positive his son was muir
dered saw to-day a dispatch from Ithaca 10 the
effect that the police there placed l''le II any De-
lief I'm the story. Mr.. Rev read the dispatch care
fully and ther said:
'What the Ithaca chief OF Police says ne thihks
is true But ! have Pinkerton detectives on the
scene who know more than the country ponce AT
Ithaca The body OF my boy is hidden somewhere
within twenty miles of Ithaca. II has been moved
once as I stated yesterday. ! know this much 10
be true and will tell you more as soon as the ue
tectIves have made their report. They nave as
sured me that there is positive evidence that rrec
body IS hidden in a place not far from where ne
was last seen alive. Naturally. the police there
would deny the murder. The publicity OF the facts
hurts the college and the town. ! have had TINS
to neht against since the boy disappeared The
neonle there are trying to keen the Facts quiet
haze offered a reward Of $500 for the return or the
body and no questions asked, ana expect 10 ger
H. OF course. | want the murderer or inurderers
ritnishad but expect the county TO look atter tat
nort Of the case when the detectives get IL Ter
re,od out. which they expect to do In very snort
tIrna