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The evening world., 1894-08-04
Trom: ,hs Mofh,ns aworra,,
POLLY SPOTTED THE Thief
Miss German Took The Parrots Tip
and Found Her Brand-Nsx .....
Dress in Jeopardy. ,s,'.
RAN DOWN THE MAN WHO STOLE II.
After All Her Plucky Work in Capturing
Him She Cannot Wear the Dress
at tho Excursion. e..

Miss Josephine German was sitting IN
one of the upper rooms OF her home at
No 566 Brou1ne street yesterday near
the noon hour when she heard her pet
parrot ON the ground floor call out,
Hello. what do you want?' Suspectinr
that something was wrong. she rushed
downstairs just as big ragged man
ran out OF the door carrying a bundle.
Miss German recognized it as the SO
dress she had just brought home from
the dressmakcr and which she was to
wear at an excursion in n few days.
Forgetful of everything but the dress.
she ran bravely after the thief, who had
climbed the basement steps and was
scudding down towards Sullivan street.
-ialf = |5ck away she caught up with
hi-h and fastened upon his tattered coat
tails but these were of such filmsy ma
tcrial that they gave way in her hands.
Some one cried, Don't touch him!
There's copper at the corner" But
Miss German was not going to lose the
dress and so she pluckily kept up the
chase. At the corner the man ran into
the arms of Policeman Brickwadel. of
the Macdousal Street Station. He was
so exhausted by the hard run of two
blocks which the young lady had given
him that he was unable to offer any re-
sistance to the officer and vert quietly
to the station-house
After giving mis- name 10 S,ry. Haley
at the desk as Frank File, Ior'S years
old, and refusing all other Information
about himself. he waited his chance
and then struck the policeman who had
arrested him full in the face. kicked
Policeman Miller. who interfered, In the
stomach, pushed aside Miss German,
who had followed him to the station
to make a complaint, and gained the
street. Miss German, now tina her
pretty dress had been recoveref, hnd
was reposing sweetly on the serL eans's
desk. Let the officers do all the chasing
this time. They were not long at II, as
they caught File before he had got
many feet away from the door. They
Immediately fell upon the prisoner and
dubbed him so that when he was taken
before Justice Noorhis short time
after his face was almost an uNreoOgni1-
able mass of bruises. Both eyes were
nearly closed, his nose was swollen out
Of shape and his temple was Gu, In sew
eral places.
Miss German, who Is very pretty
young lady of twenty years blushed
when the officers told of her brave pur-
suIt and walked sadly out OF court when
she learned that the dress would have
to he retained by the property clerk for
evidence at the trial to which File was
held in the sum Of $500 bail. .-,,.5
The evening world., 1894-08-04
From the Morning worIdJ
ALGAE IN CROION WATER.
A Minute Form Of Vegetation Which
Leaves a Green Scum and Has
Alarmed Good Citizens.
WHAT A WAD OF COTTON SHOWS.
Psychologists Say There Is No Danger to
Health from the Algae. With
out Decomposition.

During the hot weather the long list
Of New Workers who don't like to drink
Croton water, and who never did like
It, has been swellcd by the addition Of
many sober citizens who used to like
II, but don't now. IT Is due to the dis
cuvery that the water has acquired a
new flavor which is unpleasantly akin
to that dark brown taste in the morn
ing" a number of citizens yesterday
sent letters to The World about it,
one was signed "WaterDrinkcr," and
said:
To the Editor Of The World:
knowing how The World Is accus-
toned to get at the bottom of things,
| wish to call attention to the present
condition of our drinking water. AS 1t
flows from our hydrants it has clear
look and, apparently, tastes all right.
But If you will let II stand for about
twenty or twenty-four hours you Will
find that a green scum is formed upon
the surface, and that the water is full
of some kind of polluted matter, and
that there Is Il great deposit of mate
rial. What is the meaning of this?
Another was:
To the Editor Of The World:
NY attention being called to the filthy
condition of our CrUton water at the
present time, l was induced to filter
some by permitting it to run through
n piece of fine cheese cloth for one-half
hour. The result was surprising. \
dirty green Shiny residue evidently de-
cayed vegetable matter formed thick
coating on the inside of the cloth. This
test was made at two other places be-
! sides my home, No. 1879 East Seven
/ te"nth street Please investigate and
place the responsibility where 1t be
! g. II. SNYDER.
The third letter was the most inter
! esting because 1t was accompanied bV
an exhibit of the sins of the troton. 1T
came from Thomas Latham. who is n
druggist at No. 1909 Third avenue. He
wrote:
II send you specimen Of a plug Of
( absorbent cotton through which ten gal
/ Ions of CrOton water have been filtered
after having previously passed througl,
! clean gravel and sand" The wad Oi
cotton which came with the letter was
| in color snaky green with liSht-hlue
undertone. The cotton was pressed int"
"A funnel shape, having been used like
one in tltering the ten gallons AMI the
! green tinge had penetrated IT thor
oughly. being Just as deep down by
| what would he the neck Of the funnel
as IL was on top. Every bit of fibre was
permeated with ii 50 that the most in
| dustrious piucking apart of the cotton
failed to show any white threads II
could not have been more thoroughly
stained had it been thrown into vat
! OF green dye.
MIR Latham achieved this result by
sticking the cotton into the neck Of a
ten-gallon jar and hltering the water
through 1t.
a reporter look the cotton to the Car
negie Laboratory and submitted 1t to ont
The evening world., 1894-08-04
,Erom the Morning woridJ
F0RET0LD THE TIME OF HIS DEATH.
I" Crooked John" Of fremont Had a Pre-
sentiment That Wa, Realissd.

Everybody in fremont knew old John
Bertram. Crooked John they called
him, ON account of the manner In which
nature had twisted and warped his limbs
He was a tailor by trade, and did all
the work for the exclusives Of the north
side He had presentlment he was
going to die while drinking in Miller s
Hotel ON one Hundred and seventy
seventh street last Monday with half "A
dozen of his old cronies. lie said: "1'll
not have To ,.se the shears much longer.
l shall die within five days"
The Cronirs laughed. but John would
not be coAfortcl. Tuesday and Wcdnes
day passed and there was no change
in his health. Thursday he was peevish
and irritable and Thursday night III
went to bed very early. Yesterday
morning he complained of pains In his
side and Shortness Of breath. and at s
o'clock the family became alarmed \
messenger was despa tChed for a ply.
sCian, but not one could be found, and
at noon the old man, true to his pre-
dicttOn. was dead. Later on "a doctor
said he had died OF heart disease.
The evening world., 1894-08-04
,yrom the Morning worldly
R1RUCK THE BERG SQUARE.
! Harrow Escape for the Men with Dr..
Cook on the Miranda as They
Travelled North.
|gpEE PARTIES LEAVE The SHIP.
,uits Of the Accident They Start Once
More for Greenland and In
Good Spirits
|gpEE PARTIES LEAVE The SHIP.


ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, July "a
Fbe members of DR.. Cooks arctic en-
ed,,ion are at present very much in
ouht rs to the truth of the old saying
hat "a bad beginning makes good
ndIng." Il-luck has followed in the
,,h of the Miranda from the very start,
Eliminating in an accident on July II
rbich has compelled the vessel to return
this port to repair damages. 1t is
uitc uncei in now whether the last act
this novel trip has been reached and
hat the party must dispense, or whether
hose who stick by the vessel and DR..
ook will by their zeal and persever-
nee ret reach the shores of ice-bound
,reenland
A monster iceberg and a BLACK fog
err the direct cause of the abrupt
hding OF the first chapter of this eXpc-
don. The story of the Miranda's col
sion and fortunate escape from dis
ter Is a thrilling one. To the eighty
Tree souls on board on that foggy July
orning the incident will always be
membered with the strangest of feel
soon that after-refiections on what
bparently ought to have happened and
hat actually lid were quite as thrill
g as the moment of collision itself.
We did not intend to stop at st. Johns.
It Capt. Farrell was dissatisfied with
e way his compass acted. and it was
ought best to see that 1t was properly
D1ila taH hnfn fan a.
e harbor of st. john we caught sight
our first iceberg, but as the vessel
ew neal drizzzling rain set in, much
the disgust of those who carried
neras. For tunately IA man was found
ADJUST the compass on the same after
on, and DIR. Cook succeeded in ship
lg Dunphy. the second mate of the
to on the first Peary expedition. one
the most experienced ice sailors on
I Newfoundland coast.
STRIKING THE BERG.
was just before so \. NJ. on Tues
y, July II, when some one who WAS
lnding on the bridge remarked to
Imply that the fog was lifting. Dun
y looked ahead and saw dim streak
light. Quick as thought he ordered
E helm to be put hard a-port and the
gines reversed at full speed. The
randa's head swung OF in ready re-
onse, while the clang of the signal
lis and the rafting of the rudder-
aims gave to the passengers the first
umation of approaching danger. AL
ost simultaneously with this there
bmed up hardly q hundred feet away
The evening world., 1894-08-04

For iaundicc and all other
conditions resulting from
constipation, 90 by the book
on Beecham's pills.
Book free. pills CSC. AT drug
stores: or write to b + Allen
Co. sos Canal st, New York.
The evening world., 1894-08-04
CHINESE. BY A CRINAMAN.
kni I>cc Has >krtchcd Ills Country, =
men III Until" for The World"

While other papers are waiting for
news and pictures from the scene OF war
in the East, "rhe Wurld' IL able To pre-
sent a whole page Of pictures of actual
The evening world., 1894-08-04

The % O'Clock Edition aud the
sporting Extra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of interest than can bc found iu
my other evening ncNspnper.
The evening world., 1894-08-04

The o O'Clock Edition and the
sporting Extra of The Isvening
World contain more sportisG nsws
of interest thnn can he found n
any other evening Newspaper.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
A SOLDIERS GRATITUDE.
Offers to share Wealth with n Con-
pie Who Nur.cd Him.

Just after one OF the big battles, in
which the tnion soldiers won n great
victory. n number of the wounded were
brought to Harrisburg. says the Harris
burg Telegraph. harrisburg, at that
time. had many hospitals in churches,
schools and factories, and they we're
crowded so much that the patriotic citi-
zcns volunteered to take the wounded to
their houses and care for them. Among
those who did this was William ID. Mar
tin. of Sli North Third street. He had a
son In the army, and naturally his heart
went out to the sick and wounded com
rades.
There was taken to his house n young
soldier who was suffering from four bull
let wounds and hurt so badly that 1t
cover, Mr., and Mrs. Martin Mart me- nH MSeln h Te,
carefully. ministered to his wants. sent
for DIR. Rutherford. the elder. to treat
him and In every way made the young
long time there was no Improvement,
ion that the lad would die;
But Mr.; and Mrs. Martin would not
have II hat way. They determined to
save his life. and after long weeks Of
suffering the soldier boy, under careful
strong and well. and one day there came
"A time for him agar to shoulder his gun
and 60. to the front. As he bnde Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin good-by he said; with tears
get you: You will near from me again"
Occasionally they would hear from
him In the army, and when the war
ended he returned to his home and began
business. In the years that followed Mr..
Martin received letters from his soldier
lad. and an occasional inquiry az to his
business affairs. his prosperity. &C. Re-
Gently, after the lapse OF thirty years,
came n reward unexpected for Mr.. Mar
tin.
The soldier boy he and his wife had
nursed back to health and strength has
written him II letter telling him tina
hereafter he shall take no thought for
the future so far az finances are con-
cerned, that the writer IL well of in the
Martin shall share them with him. As
a consequence Mr.. Martin has gone out
of n business that he has conducted for
the better part OF half a century. and his
declining years Of life are made glad by
the return of the bread cast upon the
waters thirty years ago.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
SUTHERLAND
| A FUGITIVE.
fContfnued from First Pn1e.)
.. He wanted to have all the bonds

eaps., He wanted to have all the bonds
ffnnSWyer Backus then spoke about the
I'm the jury disagreed. He said that on
,hst trial Sutherland attended every day.
snd he was also fairly regular In his at
sndance during the second trial.
IT asked him." he went on, Ito be
ure and attend all the sessions of the
court and he promised to do SO; He was
hre when the Jury retired "Wednesday
he was going 80 that I could send for
him when wanted.
Il have since ascertained from the
fiends vino were with him that evening
have had no direct communication with
u was Informed early yesterday morn,
Ing thai he would be at my office at II
o'clock yesterday. Then the time was
changed to 8 o'clock in the afternoon:
He failed, to appear; do not know
I can make out: I have. no desire to
cause further delay in this matter, and
presume that the usual procedure Will
One Of Sutherland's bondsmen called
on me yesterday. He was nervous, but
on the reP%resentations made &c, to me mon by
is a possible explanation in Sutherland's
habits. He may. in fact, turn up yet"
The explanation referred to was a
EvOTv bGl dIOOl ny CutIitt III 5 ITltlllS
that he was on a spree" and was ig-
norant of the whole proceedings. Law
yer Weinberg secuted such an idea and
said that Sutherland was well ware of
Justice Brown then cited the law bear
ling on the case. He said that 1t was
not necessary for Sutherland to be in
court wheu the verdict was rendered, as
IL was a simple case of misdemeanor.
HE should, however, be in court for SEN
hence and the bonds would be declared
"As to the sentence ITSELF said the
Judge, II am inclined to postpone 1t
until Monday morning. The bondsmen
win have an opportunity to produce him
Mr.. Backus. can be blamed In the mat
ter"
Lawyer Weinberg then moved that all
seit sdthf They sm s . to- Se s afsiar for f ali,
conspiracy charges included.
This. however, the Judge would not
Robert Furey James w. Birkett."
called the Clerk, your bonds for the
declared forfeited"
whistle. in court. and then profound ST.
lence as the Clerk kept calling upon the
bondsmen to produce the body of Ken
meth nstfn F. s nth nracls That GraGtisally,
the bondsmen answered.
1t was ordered that notice be served
on all the other bondsmen to have Suth-
erland In court Monday morning. Other
wise the bonds will be declared forfeited.
The story published this morning that
sutherland vas engaged to marry a
young New York woman, intended for
effect, has already caused trouble. There
Is no ruth whatever in It. He was. 1t
Is said. engaged to marry the daughter
II a well:known Coney Island hotel
keeper. When the latter heard of the
second engagement" 1t Is said, there
was a scene. The story was to the effect
that instead of fleeing, Sutherland came
over to New York to say a last good
by to his intended.
"There Is not a word Of truth in the
story said Lawyer Backus to-day, land
II should never have been printed"
The evening world., 1894-03-16
BROOKLYN NEWS.
COURT AND FOREMAN SPARED,
But the Prisoners Friends Kissed
Counsel and Jurors.
Anna Wonzowlsska's Acquittal Os-
culatorily Appreciated.

LONG ISLAND CITY, L. l., March 1s.
-There was an unusual scene in the
queens County Court OF Sessions this
morning when AIMS wonzowlaska, a
Polish girl. sixteen years Did, was ac-
quilted upon a criminal charge before
Judge Garretson and q jury.
As soon as Foreman Joseph h. Arm
strong the verdict of Not
guilty there was a great commotion in
the rear of the courtroom by a lot of
Polish women, friends of the girl.
h girl sat beside Lawyer j. b. Mer-
rill. her counsel. The women rushed into
the space occupied by the LAWYERS in
front OF the Judges bench. and throw
Ing. their arms aroun Merrill Rugged
and kissed him. The girl also embraced
him..
The crowd then rushed into the Jury
box and began hugging and kissing the
jurors. The jurors rushed from the
box In Wild confusion. Foreman Arm
strong. who had not yet received his
kiss, made a dash for the door. followed
by the women. He succeeded in escap-
Ing. i,.to the street.
TIL women next rushed upon Judge
or the girls acquittal, and attempted to
kiss him. They were prevented, how
ever, by the 'court-officers. who forced
them to leave the courtroom. 49," ~
During the scene the crowd of spec
tators went wild with excitement, and
Judge .Garretson had considerable diff
gully ty IN restoring order The specta-
A family at Port Washington will give
her q home.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
HAD LUNCH IN A CAR.
A story OF Two Doston Women and
n LObster.

1t was nearing 6 o'clock as the train
pulled out of n Northern station, says
the Boston journal. Everybody looked
hungry and anxious to get home. But
front seat of all, were two women.
Their attire was modest and unobstru-
sive enough. Not so their occupation.
A faint odor redolent of the shallow seas
and the lobster pot gradually spread
through the car. 1t soon became strong
err. At last 1t was located. From the
front seat before mentioned a deep alto
voice was heard to remark In a melo-
dramatic stage whisper:
Here, can't you git that out? See,
So dllustrating).
Then was attention drawn to a shadow
of red fitting rapidly up and down from
another mouth. In this case "A voice OF
thinnest. highest treble was supported by
n nervous glance from a pair of eye
glasses. The passing of the lobster claw
did not seem to give as much satisfac-
ton as might have been expected. so the
alto voice again explained, and the own
er's hand was thrust forth with a crack
ing squeeze.
This had its effect. Then 1t appeared
that the treble-voiced appetite was not
used to assuaging itself with lobster
lunches. The desirability of a napkin
Necessity and a turned-up skirt came to
the rescue. This improvisation, a la
the frontier girl in The Girl l Left Be
hind Me-" was n marked success as far
as keeping the outer part of the best
dress" free from lobster.
Yet another difficulty was az sum-
marily dealt with. Some means of pick
ing the succulent flesh from the imper-
fectly cracked shell was obviously need
ed. Out came a hairpin. Nc m
after 1t had been put to its novel
use,
The evening world., 1894-03-16
HIS STRANGE ADVENTURES.
A Circus Man who Can Relate Pic
turesque Stories.

Col. w. w. Parmlee, the veteran cir
Gus manager and animal trainer, IL
spending his vacation In Minneapolis. and
during the colde days, when Obliged to
remain indoors he entertains interesting
groups with variations or his expert
ences, that are worthy OF being pre-
served III an edition de luxe.
re was once. says the Minneapolis
journal, met on his travels en- route
travelling man for Sayers Bros. and
ne had In tow at the time twenty-siX
ions, four elephants and IA hump-backed
camel. which had been presented to
him by the natives as tokens OF esteem,
and particularly because he had made n
mash on the chieftatn's daughter, which
might have resulted seriously had not
the New York man happened along In
the nick OF time. on the voyage to Hon
oluiu his attempts to train his pets kept
the crew under the decks for eight days,
savage mosquitoes at the same time to
come at. his call and eat Oft his face
n hands.
His blood-curdllng adventures in Africa
whittier he was once banished In com
pany with an grinder for selling
patent medicines. with his suffering on
the Desert of Sahara, his relief BY a
kindly tribe and his expulsion for look
ing with matrimonial eyes upon the head
waitress can only be alluded to here, and
deserve a chapter by themselves. He
S T8s once tSs e nst'Yss Il Ia c5 g6id for n, trying fd to
spangles, and at KisauEa he introduced
football and roller skating, the latter
sport taking so well that he was given
the title Of logan VIA or The Man
with the Magic Foot"
The diamond fever then broke out, and
the Colonel led a gallant party into the
k|ilimanjaro Mountains In search OF the
precious stones. Success CroWned their
efforts and each had a large basketful
by sunrise on the second day. His trial
to carry these stones, which weighed go
pounds all told. back to America was
fruitless and he nearly died of heart
failure. but he was nursed back to health
and life by some of the Kilanangesuto
tribe. to whom his generosity compelled
him to give SI5,090 in gold for their kind
offices.
From there he sailed to America in
Frank Reds airship, and Is now a
stanch defender of the Declaration of
Independence. He is n good deal OF a
philosopher, and Mt the present time is
trying to solve the mooted question.
an ~incubatcd chicken love its
nofhero"
The evening world., 1894-03-16
SHOT AT BOXER AVERY.
Bohle Sage He Beat Him, and He
Only Frfghtened Him Away,

Charles .Bohle. a saloon keeper 80, OF
North Fifth and Berry streets, was ar
raigned in the Leg Avenue Police. Court;
Williamsburg. to-day. on a charge of
assault preferred by Eddie Avery, a
boxer of considerable local renown
Avery, who since the dull times in
boxing has been earning a living by
peddling, says that he went to Bohle's
saloon last night, and the proprietor i'm
mediGtely picked q quarrel with him.
Avery tried to get out OF the place, but
Bohle fired several shots at him, and
finally tn boxer had to strike him in
self-defe3 sc.
That IS a very pretty yarn, Judge; n
very pretty yarn, indeed said Bohle.
This fellow came into my place. and
insisted upon playing a game OF dominoes.
After a while he said l was cheating
him, n l denied II.
Then this prize-ring bully struck me
In the eye and knocked me down. He
knocked me down three times in quick
succession, n then slid out of the
place. went to the door and called
after him that he was a brute, and he
picked up paving stones and hurled
them hroug my plate glass window.
10 scare him away 1 got my revolver
and fired three shots in the air. None of
the bullets went within 100 yards of
Justice Goetting adjourned the case
until he could look into 1t further.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
CAT THAT CHUMs WITH A RAT.
4 Lancaster Feline Has Great Sport
with r. Young Rodent.

A bitter hatred has existed between
cats and rats from time immemorial.
When a cat meets a rat the usual Sc
qGence is a short struggle. a few sharp
Esqueals. a dead rat. But the Ratchet
has been buried between these two in
one case at least, says the Lancaster
Examiner. In the Sorrel Horse restau-
rant, on West King street. lives a cat
named Maude.
1t is Maude's business to see that rats
do not build nests among the sand
witches. steal eggs or commit other dep
relations about the place. and she has
Several days ago Mr.. Thomas Zecher,
manage Of the restaurant, saw some
thing hat almost took his breath. 1t
was nothing more nor less han Maude,
the great rodent-killer, playing with a
young rat as tenderly as II 1t had been
one of her own kittens. The cat would
catch the rat in her paws, throw ii up
in the air and go through all the antics
a feline usually does when playing with
a ball.
The rat entered into the sport as
heartily as the cat. and seemed to enjoy
1t just as much as she did, They would
at a time. This was first noticed on
Wednesday, and the remarkable scene
has been repeated every day since.
Maude and the rat are great friends.
The cat is fed about a foot from the rat
hole, and the rat comes out and eats and
drinks from the same dish as her cat
ship.