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didn't stand up. A number Of people
came down, looked at the body and
walked away. Shortly after o'clock we
sailed away"
Charles Jordan, of Brooklyn, who was
but sailing near Rockaway Point yes
terday, told an Evening World re-
porter that boatman informed him and
some friends shortly after noon that
there was a dead man on the beach.
Jordan examined the body and described
the wounds on 1t the same as Jones did
He added that the body had been
pulled out of the water early in the day
by a rope tied around one of the ankles
He said the man was feet inches in
heighth, about forty years old, clearly
sEaven and light-haired.
Jordan thought that the revolver in
the right hip pocket looked as though
1t had been placed there purposely after
the mans death. The clothes on the
body showed the man to have been
fairly well-to-do, and Jordan thought he
had been killed and then robbed.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
HOUSE MERELY WAITING.
Tariff bill May Not BE Signed Until
the Last Minute.

AaSh NhAASsS.
WASHINGTON. Aug. a.-Speaker
Crisp returned to-day fran Old Point
Comfort, Va. He says there is no pro-
gramme for the week the House is
merely waiting for the Presidents action
on the Tariff bill. An adjournment could
be had by Wednesday. Mr.. Crisp says.
II the President should act on the bill
tomorrow.
The only legislative matter pending
on which action is hoped for is the
alcohol bill. now before the Senate.
but this appears to be affectea by the
Murphy resolution postponing all tariff
would not be likely to defer adjournment
Members of the Ways and Means Com
ident will let the Tariff bill become law
until the last moment. in order that the
customs officers may have all the infor-
nito effect. This, would give until the
midnight Of Monday next SO that an ad-
ournment could not come until Tuesday.
representative Tarsney will make
no effort to push his free silver lead ore
Less than fifty members were present
when the House met at IL o'clock to-
day. There were the usual indicat lions
journment. Members were crowding
eagerly abou. the area In front of the
Speakers desk with requests for unani-
nous consent for the passage OF bills of
local interest to them.
Mr.. Sayers. Chairman of the Appro-
pria lions Committee, secured unanimous
consent for the consideration OF q bill
appropriating 5000 for an additional
force for the collection of internal rev.
enue, and s., 900 for carrying into effect
the arbitration convention between the
| United State and Venezuela, signed at
Caracas in January last. 1t was passed
wothout objection.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
1T PUZZLES THE FIREMEN.
They Cannot Account for the Big
Blaze In Reade street.


The origin or the hre In the building
a. "a and 26 Reade street shortly before
20 o,o,ooI ,o,, ,inh, a, .o.,,,nu,,, q,
- o'io'n ias' "ish' 10 eeen''"s'y IL"
volved IN inextricable mystery. Even
the floor lpon which IL started is a puz-
gle which the f,remen have not vet sat
,.s..-,,. -, =. - ,~,,.,
isfactorily solved. IL ID also believed
there was an EXPLOSION.
m, -, - w., -,
Inc puiiuihs peiohBs 10 vernon BIOS
e. Co., who moved in on the ground floor
-. ,,,,r ,,,h. 90. 80.
ABOUT Two Hiohths ago. ai'er peihs
burned OUT at rs and 70 Duane street.
They are fully insured, as are all the
o,me' o''upa".' Vi '"e 'u'u"h'
The fourth moor Is the one on which
the FIRE appears to have started. 1t is
occuniad hv s,a,t,nar a. Iamhar,
,.
four feet wide, extending for twenty
A.. "a, .,ony IN. rsar u,,rdow. facing
iNe .ee. oio"e '"e 'eA' ""uo"' "s
Manhattan place, Is completely gutted
Beyond that space the only damage was
nv water
~. - A.,
On the moor above Is the barrow
Binding Company. The burnt-out space
thar. ia ,ons,aorah,v ,ary.r and one
-
nlsht nlsher, on the slAth OF top LOOT Hs
me- ene oh ~ n ara - esnn ..nu
The evening world., 1894-08-20
MIGRANTS USELESS.
Bayonne Firemen Unable to Get
Water to Quench Fire.
Big Plaster Factory and Three
Other Buildings Destroyed.
A Suspicious Fire Last Week Adds
to the Mystery.

BAYONNE, \. j., Aug. 2O.-The po-
lice OF Bayonne and the Fire Depart
ment OF that city think they have to do
with incendiaries.
At 1915 o'clock this morning flames
burst forth from the buildings occu-
pied by the Eastern Plaster Board
Company on First street. These build
ings consisted OF one brick structure
4sO feet long and three adjoining frame
buildings each 100 feet long. These
buildings had not been occupied for
nearly two years. A night Waterman Ia
supposed to be In charge of the buildings,
but investigation demonstrates that he
was not at his post Of duty last night.
At 1 o'clock this morning an alarm
was sent out from the box at the cor
ner of First street and Avenue A, which
is the extreme point OF Bayonne City
at the intersection of Newark Bay and
the Kills.
The engines quickly responded. The
firemen were amazed when they tried to
take water from the two nearest hy-
drants. and learned that both had been
tempered with 30 that they were use.
other MIGRANTS In the vicinity, and the
tlremen fought the flames stubbornly
notwithstanding their efforts, all -four
OF the buildings were destroyed.
The loss on the buildings and their
contents will probably amount to 100000
about x5O,0OO representing the buildings
and $N,OO the stock. The precise
amount Of insurance Is not known.
1t was not until o'clock this morn
ing that the flames were extinguished
and then little remained OF the build
! irgs. The last engine did not leave the
fire until after IL o'clock.
Last Thursday morning the steward
| OF the New Jersey Athletic Clubhouse
at Bergen Point. discovered what he be
| litNoi to be evidences Of an attempt I,
burn the grand stand. The supports I,
| the structure were charred. The stew
| ard and some Of the officers OF The Clul
believe that an ineendiary applied tn
| torch TO the grand stand, but that b
some chance he failed to destroy n
The supports to the grand stand look a
II they had been burned by q candl,
and there was a pile Of shavings beneat
the stand.
This fire and the fact that two ny
drants had been tempered with confirf
the police and the Fire Department In tn
belief that they have to deal with incen
| diaries. The section where these fire
occurred Is In a good section OF Bayonnt
and the residents OF that vicinity ar
very much exercised. They fear the
are at the mercy Of hrebuss. The polio
investigation Is now going on, but moth
Ing definite has yet been made public.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
LAUNCH ACTIVE SUNK
Sent to the Bottom of North River
by the Ferry-Boat Fanwood.
Collision Opposite Pier IA Late This
Morning.
The Three Men on Board Rescued
by Tug.

As the result or a collision with the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey ferry
boat Fanwood, the steam launch Active
lies n bruised and battered hulk at the
bottom of the North River, opposite
Pier II
But for the promptness of Capt. Van
Wart, of the Fanwood. the three men
comprising the crew OF the launch would
probably have found watery grave.
At 1910 o'clock. as the Fanwood was
on her way from Communipaw to her
pier at the foot OF Liberty street, Capt.
Van Wart, who was at the wheel. no
tlced a small black steam launch pro-
ceeding leisurely along up the river
about twenty-five feet from the shore.
The Fanwood blew her danger whis-
ties, but the strong tide was too much
for the little craft. Then the Fanwood
reversed her engines, but a collision at
this time was inevitable. The Fanwood
struck the Active amidships with the
BLUM OF her bow and bowled her over.
The cutwater threw the light launch out
of the way of the Fanwood, otherwise
the three men Sa strugglns in the water
wheels and probably killed.
As 1t was the three men, consisting
of the captain, engineer and deck hand,
swan to the launch and chung to her
until assistance arrived. This came In
the shape of the tug r. j. Barrett
| which was lying at pier when the &C
cident occurred
Capt. Dick Barrett Immediately put
| on all steam, and there WAS a race be
tween his boat and the tug Glen Island
as to see which should get there fist.
The Barrett reached the overturned
| launch In short order. First Mate Mo,
| threw life line to the men, and two Of
board. Mox was nearly dragged over
board In his endeavors to save the men
| Again the life line was thrown and tn,
Captain dragged on board.
The name of the engineer was jane
Keeling. The men were in the waite
twenty minutes before they wer
| reaCnad
The evening world., 1894-08-20
RAIN AND HUMIDITY.
They Made the Morning Uncom-
fOrtabIe--Fair Weather Ahead.

Local showers and humid atmos-
phere OF "a degrees made the weather
disagreeabie this morning, although the
thermometer indicated but 6S degrees
above zero. and a fight breeze blew from
the northwest. The first shwoer fell at
7.35 A. and caught those who were on
their wav TO business without umbrel-
las
The rain continued until nearly IL
O. clock. up TO which time but ll-lOoths of
OF an inch OF water had fallen. Weather
Prophet Dunn said that the showers
local in New York. Pennsylvania and
New England, and that elsewhere
throughout the country the weather was
fair.
The indica lions for tomorrow are for
fair and slightly cooler weather. There
had been a little storm on the neigh
boring seacoast to-day, but the rain
clouds were clearing away at noon. and
It was likely to be fair during the re-
mainder OF the day.
The warmsst place in the United States
to-day is Key West. F,a.. where the ther-
mometer was at 81 at A. NJ, and the
coolest was Lauder, Wy, % degrees.
Chicago was cool at g. ST. Paul at &C.,
and ST. Louis at "A,
The evening world., 1894-08-20
HORSE BURNED TO DEATH.
Three Early Morning Fires Kept
Brooklyn Firemen busy.

A horse valued at $50 was burned to
death early this morning in a fire which
broke out at 2 o'clock in a stable at
IS Rapelyea street. Brooklyn. The fire
was discovered by a policeman, who sent
In an alarm. When the firemen ar
rived the building was enveloped in
flames.
The horse was heard stamping about
in It's stable, and its cries were pitiful.
The firemen tried to rescue It, but the
fire held them back and the animal per
ished. The fire was extinguished within
a half hour, after causing a damage Of
$500 to the building and destroying har-
ness and other property valued at SIS.
There were two fires within two hours
In a three-story building at GIT DeKalb
avenue, Brooklyn, before sunrise this
morning. The first alarm came at L30
o'clock. when flames were discovered in
the cellar. After the fire was extin-
guished the firemen left. At ! o'clock a
Waterman discovered that the flames
had broken out afresh in the ceiling of
the frst Moor. The building. which was
owned and occupied by William 8. An
drews, who kept shoe store on the
lower floor and lived above, was dam
aged about $500. The loss on stock was
slight.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
FIRE PANIC IN A TROLLEY CAR
Men ana Women Forced to Jump
TO Escape Spreading Flames.


A tongue OF flame shooting up through
the floor of trolley car 3,i47. OF the cross
town line, when at the junction Of Jorale-
mon and Court streets, Brooklyn. this
morning, caused a panic among the pas
sengers.
The woodwork of the car had ignited
by spark from the motor-box, and In
few seconds smoke began to pour out
OF the cracks in the floor.
Before the motorman could shut of
the power men and women commenced
to jump into the street regardless OF
the danger of slippinsIunder the wheels.
car when It was finally brought to a
standstill. Several men carried buckets
OF water from stores In the vicinity,
water. He said 1t would ruin the $500
motor.
The conductor ripped up the charred
boards on the bottom OF the car and
tarpaulin coat. He finally succeeded in
smothering the fire with n blanket, but
not until the flames had burned the
wood about the motor box and ruined
the conductors tarpaulin.
In the mean time all the Court street
cars were blocked down TO the Fulton
| street junction.
Trolley car 4425 coupled on to the dam
aged car, and pushed IL on down to
Van Brunt street. where 1t was laid up
for repais.
This Is the second time within two
weeks that fire has broken out In the
cross-town cars. The last time the mo
tor box Of car caught f,re while Y
| was back OF the City Hall. not a hun
i dred feet away from, where the prescn
/ accident occurred.
Ladies' who were in the car at the tim
were badly frightened by the flames.
The cause OF the fires in the motor
boxes OF the crosstown cars Ia said to b.
due to poor insulation of the wires.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
TERMED A TARIFF BLUNDER.
San Francisco Merchants Protest
Against n Duty on COpra.
(By Associated Press.)


SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2O-Importers
and merchants here claim serious
blunder has been made in the Tariff bill.
Under the proposed law. cocoanut oil is
admitted free of duty. but copra, which
is the raw material OF which the cocoa
nut oil is manufactured, is subjected to
a duty Of 80 per cent. Copra Is the raw,
sun-dried product OF the cocoanut and
cannot be used for any otner purpose
than making cocoanut oil. which is
CHIEFLY used In the manufacture OF soup.
Copra is not prepared and cannot be
used as a dessiCatel c5coanut, and has
been duty free, Many firms here have
united in telegraphing protest TO Wash
ington, urging u correction OF what they
believe to be an error made through ig-
norance of the article.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
WARSHIPS To BE SEIZED.
The Islam Being Fitted Out in Glas-
Cow for China or Japan.
(By Associated Pre-

LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Earl Of KIM
berley, Secretary Of State for Foreign
Affairs. has ordered the customs au-
thorities at Glasgow to seize the warship
Islam, which Is being fitted out there
for either China or Japan.
This order was also issued under the
Foreign Enlistment act, as was the order
of Saturday to seize at Newcastle the
torpedo catcher built at the Elswick
works for China.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
DUE BILLS FOR CURRENCY.
Many Thousands Seized by n Cow
ernment Onicer In Kansas.

ST LOUIS, Aug. 20-United States
Secret Service operatives have received
here a box containing 10000 due bills,
which have been passing as currency in
the small towns of Kansas. Operative
Murphy seized the bills at Topeka. on
the ground that they were made In imi-
tation OF United States currency.
The bills are as large as the ten-cent
currency notes which were In circulation
many years ago and were paid by mer-
chants to farmers for crops. They called
for their face value In goods sold by
the issuing merchant No arrests Wers
made. but the business was ordered 10
be discontinued.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
FIREMAN ACCUSED OF THEFT.
McNaIIy Arrested with stolen Cloth
In . Possession.

Thomas McNally. thirty-six years old.
of 80 Chrystie street, fireman
attached TO the Insurance Patrol
in Murray street. was u prisoner
in the Essex Market Police Court to-
day. lie is charged with stealing a
roll of cloth from the cloak shop Of
Edelson d Schwartz. OF 81 Canal street.
As told i'll THE Evening World" a fire
broke out In the place about ten days
ago. and the Insurance Patrol has been
In charge ever since.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
Isaac LiebovitE. OF q Eldrldge street.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
STABBED BY SATAN.
His Majesty Came from the Internal
Regions to XIII Green.

This is the story Of demon.
The demon has "long, streaming hair,
big staring eyes, and the face Of Beel-
zebub's first cousin. He stands in door
ways in Madison street and pounces
down on passers-by with blood-cur-
ding shrek, like the wall Of a lost
soul. Then he jabs a knife into his VIC
tins and yells with demoniac laughter,
this way:
"Ho! ho!i ho!!! Ha! hal! ha!!!'
Here is his picture, drawn from the
description furnished by his last victim
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Cholera Record in Ga,icia.
(Dy Associated Press.

LONDON. Aug. 2O.-The Times has a
despatch from Vienna stating that from
Thursday to Saturday last there were
237 new cases OF cholera and 10 deaths
from the disease in Galicia. In Bukow-
ina thirty-eight new cases and twenty
one deaths were reported In the same
time.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
WARSHIPS FOR MAZAGAN.
Three Powers send Them 10 the
Place BesieEed by KRbylcs.

LONDON. Aug. 2O.-Spain, Italy and
Great Britain are sending warships to
Mazagan, to which place the Sultan of
Morocco's troops retreated after having
been defeated by the Kabyle rebels.
Mazagan Ii now besieged by the
Kabyles.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
NaiIroad Cuts Wages.

PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. so,-owinE to inability
Of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
to pay operating s1psnses. wages have been ~
duced from l2ti to 10 per cent.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Separate Tariff Bills Reported.

(By ASSOCIATED fress)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-The Senate
Finance Committee held a brief session
to-day and ordered favorable reports on
the four separate Tariff lis passed by
the House a week ago.
The evening world., 1894-08-20

The Evening World" has received IS from
ID J. 8. and A. s." and $3.50 for Mrs. Fried
man OF l43 Delaney street. whose our-year-old
boy was killed by falling down the alrshatt on
Aug. 6
The evening world., 1894-08-20
TOWN OF CAGNES ON FIRE.
Report That Several Lives Have
Been Lost--Nice Sends Aid.

tBy AssocIated PTess.)
NICE. Aug. 2O,-The town of cagnes,
situated ten miles west Of this city. is
reported to be In danger Of destruction
by fire.
The Fire Department OF Nice has sent
a detachment to the endangered place.
1t is reported that several lives have
been lost.
Cagnes has a population OF about 1000.
The evening world., 1894-08-20

You read TIE EveninE woFIdf
De- yo1 read the Sunday Worldf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-07
The Russell Divorce Case.

In the divorce suit Of Alexander A. Rus
sell against Clara Russell, Mrs. Russell has
filed an answer, in which she specifically
denies all the allegations contained in her
husbands bill Of complaint. She states that
previous to her marriage to Mr.. Russell she
was his housekeeper, she at that time be-
ing the wife Of Mr.. Harvey, Mr.. Russell
also being married at the time. He secured
a divorce for her, and after he secured one
from his wife they were married. Two
long letters are filed with the answer, which
Mrs. Russell states were written by her
husband to her during the time he charges
her with cruelty to him. They are remark
ably affectionate and contain poetical pro-
auctions.
Mrs. Russell charges her husband and also
his son with cruelty, and states that she
was under the treatment of DR.. Burns as
a result Of their treatment of her. She says
that she has always been true and loving
wife, shielding her husbands honor as che
would her life and asks that his petition
for divorce be dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-07
IMPORTANT NAVAL ORDERS.
Capt. Phytbinn Ordered to the Com
mnna of the Naval observatory.

Secretary Herbert has at last settled the
questions in regard to a number of im7
portant naval assignments, which have
been pending long time. Capt Philip
Cooper one of the youngest captains In the
service, and now in command Of the San
Francisco, has been ordered to duty as su-
perintendent of the Naval Academy, re-
leving Capt. r. l.. Phythian, who Is or
dered To command the naval observatory
at Washington. Capt. F. V. McNair has
been transferred from the latter institu-
ton to the examining and retiring board.
Rear Admiral Gherardi will be detached
from command of the New York navy yard
on the 10th instant, the date of his retire
ment. He will be succeeded by Commodore
NJ. Sicard.
Capt Allen V. Reed has been ordered to
command the Portsmouth navy yard, Capt.
e. NJ. Sheppard to command the San Fran
cisco, Capt. II. F. Picking to command the
Minnesota and Commander G. s. Norton
to command the South Atlantic station.
Secretary Herbert is authority for the
statement that Admiral j. G.. Walker VIII
be ordered to duty on the light house board
on the retirement in February next of Ad-
yniral Greer. He will also succeed to the
Office of president of the board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-07
THE COURT OF APPEALS.
Many Important Decisions Handed
Down by the Judges.

The following opinions were filed in the
Court of Appeals yesterday afternoon after
the adjournment of the court for the day:
No. 331-Geo. w. Clssell ct al agt. Willis
Johnston ct al; judgment below affirmed.
Opinion by Mr.. Justice Shepard
No. 341-The Evening Star Newspaper
Company agt. Willis Johnston ct al; judg-
ment below affirmed. Opinion by Mr.. Jus
tice Shepard.
In these cases the validity Of an assign
ment made last March by the Messrs
Johnston was questioned, the appellants
contending that the assignment was made
to defraud or to the prejudice Of certain
creditors, In that 1t provided that payments
were to be made by the assignees only when
creditors released their claims; that any
residue should be returned to the assign
ors, and that the deed Of conveyance did
not specifically cover the entire estate. The
court holds that the assignment was a
valid one, In conformity with the act of
February %, 1888.
No. 323-District of Columbia agt. David
E. Halter; judgment below affirmed Opin-
ion by Mr.. Chief Justice Alvey. This was
a case in which Mr.. Halter recovered dam
ages from the District because of injuries
received from stepping into a depression
In sidewalk January 4, 1893. The court
holds that 1t was immaterial whether Mr.
Halter Snpped or stepped into the hole, and
that the lower court rightly refused to al
low the District to show by expert testi-
mony that the pavement was not in a dan
gerouS condition, the sole question being
whether there was hole in the sidewalk
and whether Mr.. Halter used diligent care
No. 347-J. s. Lawrence agt VIM A.
Hammond: judgment below reversed and
cause remanded Opinion by Mr.. Justice
Morris.
No. 332-James Hughes agt Jonas Hey
man; judgment below affirmed. Opinion by
Mr. Justice Morris.
Nos. 322. District Of Columbia agt. Caro-
line II. and Geo. w. Boiling, and 321, Dis
trict Of Columbia agt. Geo. w. Boiling;
judgments below affirmed. Opinion by Mr..
Justice Shepard.
No. 335-Mr. J. Colbert and Nota McGill
agt. Herman Baetgar and Ludwig Meyer
stein; judgment below affirmed. Opinion
by Mr. Justice Morris.
No. 346-Hercules Sanche agt. the Elec-
trolibration Company Judgment below at
f1rmed Opinion by Mr.. Justice Morris.
No 30o-Wielar & Chock agt. VIM. Gar
ner; judgment below reversed, and cause
remanded. opinion by Mr.. Justice Shepard
This was case IN which the lower court
QGashed an attachment because of alleged
insufftciency of the affidavfts on which 1t
was based. The court holds that so long
as the affidavits In such cases conform to
the general language OF the statute they
sufficient, and that 1t is not necessary
to set forth therein all the facts in the
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manager The company succeeds to the
valuable plant of the Potomac Electric
Light Company, INCLUDING the power house,
generators, engines, etc., at the Virginia
end of the Chain bridge and all the Dis
trct privileges.
w. r. Woodward and Leroy NJ. Taylor,
trustees, Monday transferred to Thomas
p. Woodward for $1,000 parts of lot 20,
together with all machinery contained on
the premises. In another instrument exc
cuted on the same day Thos p Woodward
deeds the same to Thomas w. Smith. The
property is that known as the Austin Herr
mill property on the south side of the
canal and at the corner of Grace street
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A number Of men met Monday evening
in rooms at Sth street and Maryland ave-
nue. northeast and took the necessary pre-
liminary steps for the organization of Iris
Lodge. No. 81, of the Shield of Honor. a
fraternal and insurance order. The election
of officers resulted as follows: Senior mas
ter, A. NJ Holmes: worthy master, j. l..
Fleet; junior master. William F. Dorsey;
recording secretary, William Warren; finan-
cial secretary, Charles A. Pike, and conduc-
tor, Fred. Wilker. The selection of a treas
Lrer was deferred until the next meeting
which will be held at the same place next
Monday evening