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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
USE THE RAIN BATH.
A New Device for the Household
Now Popular In tho West.

bGth. in which the water is projected
against all parts of the body, except
the head. from several sides simulta-
neously, and from many minute holes,
instead of descending from above, says
the Baltimore American. Physicians
sti@"latins " c i TOM" Which ee'' th ne
plunge bath never does, and for its
friction. which removes the natural
waste products from the skin without
The temperature of the water admits
Of regulation at will, and with "a little
care colds are impossible. while those
to whom the plunge bath. or contact
with a mass OF water, is denied. may
take these douches with comfort and
ease Unlike the old-style bath-tub, in
which the water has to be renewed. and
for which great care always has to be
taken to keep the vessel Itself clean,
the spray runs off at once by the ample
tiled or metal-lined drain In which the
the bath is required, 1t commends itself
10 the busy man as being always at his
service, and furnishing sufficient alb
luton In few minutes.
Plumbers for a few dollars put up
such device in a small space, such
as can be made, for II stance, by sepa
rating off "A corner In a bedroom by
detachable Rubber screens.
The new bath has been in use In pub
lie institutions throughout the country
for several years, giving everywhere the
!
Bryn .Mawr School OF this city is fitted
with them. Infant and insane asylums
| find them Indispensable. For free pub
lie baths in the side streets and the
sums of New York City, open all the
year. public institutions have found the
rain bath of the greatest possible ad-
| vantage.
To Introduce 1t. ordinary dwellings
need only a few alterations. In prac-
tice It allows a very large number to
use the small apartments simultaneous
| ly, and the time allowance can be re-
duCed satisfactorily, much below what
| II is in plunge or other baths, thus fur
nishng accommodations to a very large
number during the busy hours-num-
| lers far greater, proportionately, than
could be otherwise cared for.
| The baths cost considerably less to
maintain than any other kind. Such a
| scheme must commend itself to the
municipal authorities when they are
| called on to establish in the centre OF
the city substitutes for the popular Sum
mer free baths now Indispensable 10
the masses, and required by them
In Winter as well as In Summer.
But II is to the householder that this
| new device appeals with greatest force.
The opportunity for individual baths in
the dwellings of those who can afford
them is not likely to be lost sight Of,
and as an accessory to the old style
bathrooms II will be as eagerly taken
up here as 1t has been in New York
and Philadelphia. In both cities. more
over, houses are now being fitted out
with rain baths only.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
AN ELECTRICAL PROBE.
New York Surgeon Invents n De-
vice for Locating Bullets.

What has been designated as the
greatest advance that has been made in
military surgery in a hundred years
is the electric bullet-tinder, an invention
of DR.. John II. Girdner, of New York,
says an exchange.
Newton probe in the effort to- locate
bullet that had entered the human body,
and while the electric probe Will super
sede the old one, yet surgical art re-
CARDS that device as an invention that
revolutioniZed former methods of heal
ing gun-shot wounds.
The Nelaton probe was named after
the great French surgeon who invented
il. He was called in to treat Garibaldi.
who had bullet, in, mis- body. Nelaton
sat up one whole night thinking. 1t
nary probe with a smooth round piece
of porcelain on the end. BY inserting
it in the wound he hoped to get the
lead markings on the white piece OF
To think was to act and on the next
day the experiment was tried. Sure
enough, when the probe was inserted
and removed the lead markings were
found on the bulb of the probe. The
bullet was located and Garibaldi was
saved.
1t consists of an ordinary telephone re-
ceiver, an ordinary metal probe, and an
extra bulb of the same metal that the
probe is made of. inasmuch as there
!
ratus. 1t may puzzle even an electrician
to discover wherein the electrical ele-
ment lies. Just here is where the in
strument assumes its truly scientific as
pect for its invention proves that there
Is a definite quantity of electricity in
the body which may be utilized for
practical purposes. In short: the human ian
current.
The discovery by Dir. John H. Grid
ner, of New York, was almost as dra-
/ AT.lg t.A., I1NA
Girdner had tried for years to devise
some surer means of locating bullets
than was possible with the ordinary
probe some years ago ,,; sGme6Sotdy had d
pended on a battery cell to supply the
current. But the trouble was that as
soon as the end of the probe was in
serted in the flesh an electric circuit
would he established through the flesh
itself and the electric bell would ring.
| So 1t was not known whether bullet
occurred to DR.. Girdner that the body
itself might contain enough of a current
to operate a bell or a telephone re-
ceiyer. Experiment proved the fact
| Th principle of the instrument IL as
follows: The metal bulb is placed in
the wounded PERSONS mouth, the tele-
phone receiver is held to the surgeon s
ear and the probe in the hole made by
the probe are made of the same metal,
copper being preferred; and because they
ar the same, no manifestation is heard
| in the telephone. But as soon as the
leaden bullet Is touched ii brings an
other metal into the circuit. The human
body then Immediately becomes one i'm
mense cell, which generates current
strong enough to operate the telephone
so that as soon as the bullet Is touched
n click Is heard in the telephone and the
loca ton of the bullet Is establshe ed be.
yond doubt. The invention of this
instrument has created quite a furoi
among surgeons. 1t has been adopted
; as standard in the United States army
and navy, and recently 1t was adopted
by the German army.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.
Exact Information About the Cost
of Schooling" In the Mountains.

From the Detroit Free PressD
| used to ride past a certain school
house In the mountains of Kentucky three
or four times IA week. and 1t made no
difference what time of day | passed, II
was rare occurrence II the children
were not having recess, with the teacher
sitting out In front reading an instruc-
tive and interesting Decent novel one
day | stopped to make IA few inquiries,
though II was no particular business of
mine whether school kept or not.
Good ,morning SAID o hhow are you
Bout as well as could be expected.
/ reckon" he replied, dropping his book
in his lap. as II glad of change In his
entertainment.
How many scholars have your"
Twenty or twenty-five. ] reckon"
what kind OF scholars are they?"
Boys and gals" he answered In tone
of mild surprise.
II mean are they good scholars?"
Good as could be expected, | reckon. :"
1T seems TO me you give them good
deal Of playtime. 1t looks like recess all
"'Tis mostly. reckon" he said indif-
ferently.
Il don't see how you can teach them
much with so little time In school"
Il don't. | reckon"
But shouldn't you?"
This question appeared to disturb him,
and he rose to his feet and came to
where sat on my horse.
settled a long time" he said slowly,
"and I'm gon' to leave 1t to you. You
see IT'S this way: The school fund lows
S2.75 for each scholar, and I've got to
teach five months fer that Takin out
Sundays and Saturdays, thar's, say. "A
hundred and ten school days In them
live months. 'Lowin' Sg7j fer hundred
and ten days makes about two cents
and n half a day fer each scholar. Now,
| don't know 1t all. reckon. but I'll
leave 1t to you ef ! can't learn a scholar
two cents and half's wuth of eddica-
ton day and have good deal of time
to spare.
After that ! retired from the educa-
tional field.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
STRIKERS PREPARE TO PARADE.
Police Asked for a Permit and the
Route Named.
Cloakmakers and Cutters En-
couraged ny Their Leaders.

The strike OF cloakmakers and cutters
was renewed more vigorously than ever
to-day, and the great cloakmaking in
dustry Is almost completely paraly Zcd
out Of 10 large manufactures. not more
than two are in operation, while nearly
lvp contractors or sweaters shops are
Idle.
Twelve thousand cluakmakers, includ-
ing uporat tors tailOrs, finishers and press
crs are out. and 100 cutters have joined
them.
over 800. Cloakmakers surged about
the doors of New Irving Han. PA and ZIG
BroOmc street, this morning, all trying
to attend the meeting held there, but
not half that number could be admitted.
The oilers fingered about the street dis
cussing the strike and the prospect Of
victory. Speakers in the hall encouraged
the strikers TO stand iirm and to remain
peaceful The officers of the Union told
the crowd that they would meet with
success before another week ended.
Joseph Barondess, the leader of the
cloakmakers, did not put In an early
appearance at the hall. In response to
loud calls for him. 1t was stated that
he was extremely busy with the Ex,
the strikers later In the day.
1t was announced that the proposed
grand parade would be held this after
noon. II the police did not interpose,
and the strikers were informed that
one Of the officers Of the union had
gone to Police Headquarters to obtain
the necessary permit. Should the per
init be granted by Supt. Byrnes. 1t was
said that the strikers would assemble
in Rutgers Square and march through
East rBoadway, Suffolk street, Houston
street Mulberry street. Canal street
Walker street, Greene street, Waverley
place, broadway to city Hall Park, and
thence into Centre and Broome streets,
the B)wery, Third avenue and Seven
teenth street, to Union Square where
a mass-meeting will he held.
Several bands of music were engaged,
with the provso that their services
would not be required II Supt Byrnes re-
fused a permit. Barondess and the Off
GERS OF the unions are expected to lead
the procession, and II Is believed that
over 1000 women will take part in the
parade.
The cutters assembled thousand
strong In and about 9s Forsyth street,
where their organization, the United
Cloak and Suit Cutters Association,
holds its regular meetings. The EXeCu-
tive Boards of the Cloakmakers' Union
and the Cutters Association met this
forenoon to further their plans for car
rying on the strike.
The regular meeting of the Cutters
Association will take place later in the
day. The cutters have no grievance.
but are striking In support of the cloak
makers, with whom they are affiliated.
Cutters receive S2i "A week each for nifty
two hours work.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
CAPTURED IN A RAID.
Secret Service Men Round Up a
Gang Of "Queer-Shovers."
They Handled the Dangerous So
Hancock Head Bills.
Chief Hazen Hot After the Leaders
8. of the Cou.terfeiters.


William =. HaZen, Chief OF the United
States Secret-Seryice, came on specially
- uos,tngton Yesterday to superln-
from "ashihs w" "
tend one OF the most important arrests
of counterfeiters made for some time
= 49,, ,a,.,... .,,, o,,,ro ,,,r,ber nj
py WHICH a'ihoS' '''
a thoroughly organized gang were cap
tured at midnight last night and locked
a., ~ r,h,,roh street nnl,ce station.
UT III the Churcn street po',ce staLo''
Headed by Local Chief Agent George
r. Bagg and Agents Callahan and
1sso,inye,, a strong force of Secret
EsauinVeii' s,rons ,o''e VI o', 60,
Service men raided the mousse NJ III
West Twenty-sixth street, and after a
most desperate fight during which
razors. pistols and clubs were drawn
by the prisoners, secured the men they
were after
M -. ,,u, c,ou,ov, ,,,o
Inc arrest OF Aiphonse Sperloza' "ho
nominally conducted n barber shop at
the above address under the alias of
n A., -. H..
Alphonse Durant, was the most I'M
portant made. He is the wholesale
handler of the now famous counterfeit
90 -. s.ta. .,,,,t. 49, tIa,o,,l,
~ SILVER certilicates WIN '"e iian'o'N
districts have been flooded
.''..,s-,,a -, a,,,,,or,,,
Inc couhterleits are hos' dangerous
in their excellent imitation of the gen
nine article and but for the absence Of
49, aiIls ,ibras in the naner would de-
Satya aprnnst an exnert pSperloza struy
oIad dasnorat aIv I'M finniIy was over
Sssnnared He IL a man of nronertv and
ps,,ns corsidorabia real estate in Rrook
S, 1--WE ne has a vie and two children
i'TnJarneath the ha rber shon is a base
ment in when, ostensibly, a wood and
S ~, " s,asL To- a. rendnzynus Of the
ny o,,.ra '"' or p,ssers nr The coi,nter.
,i,s a 90, 10 SnsrIo1a In his
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Harry Won Der Horst. of the Bait-
Of his club with strange announce
ment. He Is convinced. he says. that
the Temple Cup series was a farce and
will ask the League to return the
trophy to its donor, While II is natural
that Won Der Horst should consider the
post-championships series a farce from
Baltimore point OF view, just how
much OF the National League he carries
around in his vest pocket or under his
hat is not quite so universally appar-
ent. Mr.. Temple has already been treat
and sportsmanlike gift OF a challenge
cup, without further insult emanating in
a Jealous, spiteful and isappointed Mt OF
childish temper
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
SAYS MUNYON DID IT,
Judge Neu Makes a Posi-
tive Charge.
His Evidence Corrobornted by Court On
Ger James Miles,

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CNu Court 10 vci-l,ou,r IT,, - -
larity has bsep o,,estea hy nj. o,or,,a,- ~.
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c,ovo,,na o,to -, - 0"' :"
,r,hls 70 vail, u,,h,', ,,a a.. W." was
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ra,or b,d No ,,,,,s y, ps"v %' Two u"ss
-, =, -, ~, -, '., "'S' gave
o@re. ,,So NO.. n,1 .ure '" my court
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
NARROW ESCAPE.
Race of Chicago Trolley Car
with u Fast Pursuing Foe.

WV"
on rushed the trolley car through the
semi darkness,
The motorman. with bloodshot eye
and wildly waVinE hair, had turned on
tn" fun current, and the car, with its
precious freight, dashed madly along
tOuth Chicago ONeuue towards the C!ty
at the rate of thirty miles an hour
Huddled together in the centre OF the
swaying, Creaking ear. trembling with
fright, the passengers held on to each
other, and looked with blanched cheeks
out through the rear windows.
can we escape" asked one.
1t not" answered another drawing
his revolver, I'VE can sell our lives az
dearly as possible"
ON rushed the trolley car.
y pistol shot rang out, Another, and
another. Th5 desperate passengers. were
using their firearms. But terror palsied
their nerves and destroyed their aim,
and the bullets flew wide of the mark.
Faster! Faster! they yelled in agony.
In vain, The car was moving at the
top of it's speed All seemed lost.
At this critical moment something in
the motor save way, The lights In the
car went out Mechanically the motor
man aIplira the brake and came 10 a
dead stop. Something whizzed by the
car aud NCut ~ ahead with appalling
speed, rs Il moving with too great i'm
petus to stop.
The passengers listened moment.
saved they, cried. "lts after the
The had ESCAPED 3 south Chicago mos
quito.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
THE PERSISTENT wo0Eu.
The Course OF True Love and n
Dozen Negatives Sometimes Make
nm Affirmative.
tFrom the Detroit Free Press.)
rHApTLrR

IFrum the Detroit Free PreSs)
CHAPTER l.
NO. she said II do not love YOU, and
cannot marry YOU. am very sorry, hut
II can be no other way. Forget me and
take your heart to another. There are
plenty who VIII be proud to accept It,"
CHAPTER H.
No she said, II cannot be your wife,
but will be a sister to you"
CHAPTER Ill.
No" she said, II cannot and will not
marry you; have told you so twice and
this must he final"
CHAPTERS w TO LXXIV.
The same with variations
mo, she said, I've told you and told
tAPTER L%%V.
You and told youand told you and told
you over aid over again that would not
marry you. and mean it. You have
worried ME TO death and wish TO good
ness ycu would let me aSone."
CHAPTER L\\NI
Yes she said, Il II marry you. I've
been worried long enough and now ri
see n ! can't worry you for the balance
CHAPTER LNXVII.
AND so they were married
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
SMASHED THE GLASSWARE.
Cleaned Out the Cnrle-
ton House Bar and Got Hurt.

Charles Bischoff. a bartender in the
Carleton House, Williamsburg. was ar
raigned in the Lee Avenue Court to-day
on charge of assaulting Thomas Nc
Donough, but as McDonough refused to
prosecute he was discharged.
McDonough was formerly manager of
the Carleton House, but was discharged
some time ago. Last night he called at
the hotel while under the influence of
liquor and smashed all the glassware on
the bar.
Bischoff tried to put him out, and dur
ing the row that ensued McDonough
was badly cut about the head.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

McCafferty was very much In evidence
yesterday. Nero and Derelict. both bad
ly, beaten when last out, won easy VIC
of course, responsible for the change In
form.
Poor old Banquet was badly beaten
yesterday. He must be In poor shape.
indeed. when he could not finish better
% than fifth in the field he met yesterday.
Every man at the track yesterday had
Nahma for a good thing. She had
worked a great trial and was believed to
be the softest thing OF the day. After
the race they learned that Nahma's legs
tendon and was, in fact, a walking
corpse.
The Messrs. Morris evidently believe
that the constitutional amendments will
be voted for favorably by the people.
They have decided to let Fred Littlefeld
go, on the plea that the stable is too
small to make II worth while to retain a
jockey. 1t Is not likely that there will
be any nerce competition for Lttleheld 8
Banquet Bassetlaw and Utica were
heavily backed by NJ F. Dwyer yester-
day. The Brooklyn plunger had a very
Matt Allen did not think Bassetlaw's
race was his true form. and offered TO
back him against Nero for s.. 500 a side
The sooner Mr.. Allen reaches the con
70 -clusion that most of the talent have
arrived at, the better off he will be.
The talent believes that It is an ex-
traVagance To feed Bassetlaw.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
FATHER AND SON FOUGHT.
The Latter Took His Mothers Part
and Was stabbed Three Times.

Martin Wizard, of so Sanford street,
Brooklyn, was committed to jail
by Justice Goetting in the Lee Avenue
Court to-day. to await examination ON
a charge of stabbing his son Thomas.
According to the story told in court
by Mrs. Wizard to-day. Wizard ar
rived home about ! o'clock this morn
commenced to abuse his wife. The SON
interfered, and the two men fought all
, the way downstairs and out into the
street. Wizard had a large pocket
knife, with which, 1t is claimed, he
stabbed Thomas several times in the
face.
Policeman Darlington heard young
Wizards cries for help and placed the
father under arrest
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11

The big establishment Of the Cleveland Foundry
company burned at Cleveland, o., last night en-
failing loss OF 5000 The works OF m.
Fayorite Desk ard Seating Company we're also
destroyed. Loss ST, OOO
b. f. Watkins, Town Marshal and w
swlnde got In \ shooting array a, Camilla Ga
in the leg,
Lewis johnson. cOlored. twenty-five yearE old
was run over by the railroad cars at lexington
d. O., last night and soon died,
The Phelps Manufacturing Company iron foun-
dry and bridge and cable car builders Of san
genson.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
Diocese of Albany Incorporated.
Gy Associated Pressl

Try Associated Press)
ALBANY. Oct. 1.-THE Roman Catholic do
cese OF Albany was incorporated to-day. The
diocese consists Of the counties OF Albany, Della
ware. Rensselaer,, Columbia, Greene. Schoharie.
otsego, Schenectady, Saratoga, Washington, War
rem, Montgomery, Fulton and parts of Herkimer
and Hamilton, The governing bouy declared to
be the consultors Right Rev. T. NJ Burke,
bishop: Very Rev John J. Swift, Vicar General /;
Rev Joseph II. Mangan, Chancellor: Very Rev.
James f. Duffy Rev. +. u. Mcclure. Rev c. A.
walworth, Rev. John l.. Reilly, Rev. James Nc
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
KEPT HER WORD,
Only the Fair Passenger TInd No
Charms for tn eSmart 'Iru::.mer.

Hrom the Detroit Free p-ra.N
She was young and good Loo ag, but
very rural, and the drummer II the seat
back Of her did want to move over and
talk to her. but she didn't give him any
chance. Finally he offered 10 put the
window up for her
No" she said. IT don't want it M"
II beg your pardon" he responded.
You don't have to-" she chirruped,
"but II you want to seat in this seat
with me, why In thunder don't you? |
promised my husband this morning that
I wouldn't talk to any man that WASH
homlier than he was, and he said II
would keep that promise he was wiliin'
10 let me go clean round the world bv
myself. You never seen my husband.
did your and she moved over TO make
room for him, but he heard seven people
laugh, and nhe backed out ana went into
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Confessed to Twelve Murders.

CHEBOfGAN Mich, Oct 1.-THE mystery Of
the murder OF Gus Gensemeyer. who was killed
near here was cleared up yesterday. when
george Van Taylor, the mans chum. cut his
throat and died in the Jail Taylor left letter.
In which he confessed to twelve murders; but a
he was but twenty-five years old, this is doubtef'
lie wrote that he had partner in the Gense-
meyer murder Van Taylor said Gensemeyer Iva
In Muncle, Ind, Evidence had been accommodating
agalnst Taylor. who had given UP hone.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11

The o O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Eztra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
90 interest than can be found IN
any other evening nswsRaDeE.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
Boy Train wrecker Confesses.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct 1l,-Grandy Moore .
twsive-year-oid white boy, was arrested at Bell.
Tenn yesterday for wrecking the fast mail on
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad last Mon
day. Several persons injured some proSs.
bly, fatally, In the wreck. The boy contesssa
his crime, and said he opened the switch IL -
what would happen to the train -
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Railroad Man Commits Suicide.


SPOKANE, Wash, oct. thames Lynch road
master OF the Great Northern Railroad. shot and
killed himself at his home yesterday. An attack
q melanchoa brought on by injuries to his
spine, received IN wreck the Northern Pa
cihc two years ago for which the Company paid
him SIS. 900 damages.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11

~. The O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Extra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of interest than can be found in
any other evening newspaper.