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The evening world., 1894-09-22

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several, who have tried It and been cured"
Here is the voluntary testimony Of q most
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1t is wonderful tribute to the great value Of
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from extreme nervousness, feel weak and tired,
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To all such Is recommended DR.. Greene's
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This medicine Is recommended by doctors; In
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well-known physician, DR., Greene, Of 30 West
14th Street, New York City; the most successful
specialist in curing nervous and chronic diseases
The doctor can be consulted in regard to any and
all cases. free OF charge, personally or by letter.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
MADMAN IN A STORE.
Lauer Drove His Wife's Customers
Into the Street.
Then Barricaded the Doors and Pre-
pared for Long Siege.
Captured After Day and Night in
Spite of His Knife Brandishing.

John Lauer, crazy German, thirty
five years old, employed as a brewers
helper In the Budweiser Brewing Com
pdny, and living at 1902 East Seventy
first street, was removed to Bellevue
Hospita! insane pavilion from YorkviLe
Court this morning in an ambulance
heavily shaokled.
Lauer's wife keeps a grocery store at
the Seventy-frst street address. and
their living apartments are in the rear
Of the store. He went suddenly insane
Thursday afternoon. and until o'clock
last evening kept forcible possession Of
his place.
Lauer's wife was attending to some
customers in the store on Thursday
when they were startled by his wild
shrieks, as he rushed towards them from
the rear room, shouting that he would
kill them.
The customers did not wait for him to
execute his threat, but fled, panic-strick-
en-, to the street. Mrs. Lauer. who was
behind the counter. could not get out as
quick.
wards her, armed with a carving-knife,
she leaped over the counter and rushed
out OF the store. Lauer then locked and
bolted the store door and the other
fastened the windows.
He then prepared himself for an attack
by laying out the carving-knlfe, an axe.
and some other weapons. The tenants
in the house were afraid to remain in
the upper portion of the house, fearing
that the maniac would set 1t afiree;
A watch was kept on his movements all
night from the front and rear. so as to
give instant alarm II there was the
slightest danger, but no one undertook
to disturb Lauer.
sionally shouting at the top Of his voice.
Bright and early yesterday morning
Mrs. Lauer, who had remained up ali
night. walked to the store entrance ana
it was of no use. He threatened to xiii
the first one who would enter. Several
attempts were made during the day to
get him to unlock the. door. but they
threats had any effect upon him.
The tenants decided not to pass an
| other night in dread Of being burned
| they had word sent to Police Capt.
strsuss He wadd once ana
they to ae to- eonen hsn w thy
| sent to the station-house for more
| policemen.
Four more officers soon arrived, and
on the front and rear of the store,
This bewildered the lunatic. who at one
moment was In the rear and the next
| instant glared at the officers through
| the store windows.
Finally the doors gave way, and the
officers threw themselves upon Lauer
and In that manner prevented him from
| making use of his weapons.
He was then handcuffed and hurried
to- the East Sixty-seventh street station
where he was kept for the night. This
morning he was brought before Justice
| Meade, at the Yorkville Police Court
and committed for examination.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
RECOMMENDED MlTTENS.
A Heartless soubrette's Suggestion
to the Owner of q Black Eye.

A legitimately acquired black eye ID
probably the hardest thing in the world
to explain satisfactorily to the family
circle. Derision, jeers and undisguised
disbelief is the inevitable lot Of the un-
fortunate possessor. Then the victim
gets lots of advice how to cure 1t and
how to avoid 1t in the future.
The owner of a darkened optic, most
innocently earned, had great time try
ing to reconcile truth and appearances
last night. When he came to the dinner
table he told his tale of honest woe. and
was promptly, but politely, likened to
Ananias G. Co. Free advice was offered
by the wagon-load; leeches, cold lamp
post raw beef and vaseline seemed to
be the favorite remedies.
That was the material side: the moral
Views were somewhat different. A near
anxious relative most solemnly and i'm
pressively lectured the unfortunate one
for an hour on the evils and foolishness
of tackling heavier fellow, but 1t was
reserved for a sarcastic soubrette to rub
salt on an open wound and add insult
to injury.
This young woman placed a pair Of
boxing gloves on the sufferers pillow.
with a little card attached, reading:
please ask your friend to use these In
the future"
The evening world., 1894-09-22
THOUGHT HE WAS A Fireman.
Dunk's Red Shirt and Trumpet
Landed Him in BELLEVUE Hospital.

Duhke neu Snlrt ana trumpet
Landed Him in BELLEVUE Hospital.
Carl Dunk. q waiter, has tor some time
imagined that he was a Fire Commits
sioner. This morning his wife sent him
to hospital as insane.
Dunk Is thirty-one years old. He and
his wife live alon at 70 First avenue.
The man worked at the St. Nicholas
Hotel until a month ago. when he gave
up his position. That night he came
home and told his wife that he had been
appointed Fire Commissioner. The
next day he bought large trumpet and
red shirt.
Mrs. Dunk thought 1t a very peculiar
proceeding, but said nothing. The neigh
bors heard about the trumpet In the
afternoon. Dunk got out in the hall of
commands through his trumpet All the
other tenants rushed downstairs in
alarm.
We'll" said Dunk. when they gath
no fire in the place now, but there may
be some of these days, and l want all
you people tSS practise the drill. I'm a
The tenants said harsh things, not
only about Dunk, but also of his wife.
Two nights after that Dunk shouted
through his trumpet in the middle OF the
night, to call the people to another drill.
has passed but what all the people in
the people in the house have been
aroused by the crazy man and his big
trumpet.
At 5 o'clock this morning Dunk found
q policeman out in the street. and told
him that his wife was insane and that
w9Sd IKE to have her her to
reached the house Mrs. Dunk explained
matters and Dunk was carried back in
the ambulance. He objected to going at
araN ht.N TT. 4 IL u.
was going to the engine-house. and the
man was satisfied.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
DEL VECHO WILL NOT DIE.
The Actor who Sought Death with
His wife VIII Recover.

John Del Vecho. the variety performer,
who. with his wife. Lillian. attempted
suicide at the theatrical boarding house
at 81 East Tenth street. yesterday after
noon. as told in the Sporting Edition OF
'The Evening World" will recover. He
was able to sit up at Bellevue Hospital
this morning but was too much con-
fused to make n statement. He Is
held in the prisoners ward. and will
remain there until after the result OF
the Coroner's inquiry over the body of
his wife shall be made known. The
police do not believe. however. that he
murdered his wife, as has been sug-
gested.
The popular theory Is that both Del
Vecho and his wife had planned to
commit suicide. Mrs. Del Vecho first
drank the poison, carbolic acid, and
he was to have followed. but when the
final moment came the mans nerve
failed him.
Mrs. Del vecho's body lies at the I'M
dertaking establishment awaiting the
autopsy which Coroner Dobbs will per-
form some time this afternoon. Her
half brother, Policeman Harvey II.
Ware, OF the Old slip station, called
attribute no other cause for Mrs. Del
Vecho's act further than that she was
brokenheartad and Respondent over her
Ill success at getting engagements.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
MISS 4 BURKE.

This remarkably interesting letter, with the
accompanying beautiful portrait from Miss K.
Burke, Of Amoskeag, N. H, is placed before
our readers:
'soon after graduating from school was
stricken-down with nervous prostration. and
no one but God knows what suffered.
~ was SO nervous that the least little thing
would cause my heart to nutter and palpitate
was also troubled with severe headache and dr.
ziness which untitled me for any mental work. I
tried several highly recommended compounds,
but they did me good.
AT last, decided to give DR.. Greene's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy q trial What q
blessing 1t has proved to me | can truly say
that owe my present excellent health to DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
We keep it in the house, as It cures q sick head
ache or neuralgia in every case, and gives imme-
date relief
II am so grateful for the good this wond erful
remedy has done mt, and in order that other pool
sufferers may be pointed to the path of health, !
deem 1t my duty to state what DR.. Greene's Ner.
vura blood and nerve remedy has done for me,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
STOCK PRICES WERE H|GHER.
General Tendency of the Market
Was Upward To-Day.
Chicago Gas and Changers We're
Strong Cards.

There were no traces in the stock mar
ket this morning of the excitement
which prevailed at the Exchange yes
terday afternoon, when It became known
that the Rock Island quarterly dividend
had been cut dawn from to IL per cent.
Operators evidently were Of the opin-
ion that the action Of the Board had been
more than discounted by the drop of 8
points in the stock, and the bears tried
to reduce their outstanding contracts.
The result was that the tendency of the
market, for a time feverish, in the main
was upward. and there were plenty OF
buying orders on all the reactions.
The fact that quotations came steady
from London. together with the state
ment Of the Northwest road for August,
which showed earnings of g. 75o,557, an
increase as compared with 1893 Of slT,-
1851, tended to strengthen the market
The supply of stocks Offering was small
and prices moved up very easily.
Rock Island rose 1 to GIN, American
Sugar I. to s6S,, Burlington & Quincy y
to 65h. General Electric ~ to 10, Long
Island Traction to IL, Missouri Pacific
y to 2s.. Reading Y to 2oN and Union
Lead preferred jumped 2 to SsH.
Money 1 per cent. on call and 1-2 a
3 IL on time. Prime mercantile paper
3 a IL per cent. according to the date
| of maturity.
easier at 4s5 ia 70 4s5 ia for bankers
sixty-day bills and 4.S6 a 4.s6 IA for de-
| mand.
Commercial bar silver SO "a and Mexi-
can dollars 81 is. Bar silver in London
rose to 20 7-16d. per ounce.
| The changes in the bank averages
this week are unusually slight outside
| OF loans, which show further expan-
sion of s2,s32,300. The changes in cash
were q gain of 1914. 100 in specie and a
loss of 1929, 700 in legal-tenders. The cur
against the city banks, but the latter
gained from their operations with the
Sub Treasury. The banks gain 500, 957 in
surplus reserve, which now stands at
| $50 1867 against 81 600, $50 last year.
The following are the comparative
|
The evening world., 1894-09-22
ONCE MORE ENJOINED.
Sale of the Staten Island Ferry
Franchise Again Delayed.

The sale of the Staten Island ferry
franchise. which was to have taken
place at II o'clock to-day, was stopped
as usual by new injunction.
This time the restraining order was
issued by County Judge ]. H. Clute, of
Albany, on the petition of James A. Den
nison. an understudy for John H. Starin,
and on behalf Of the people of the State
of New York.
Just what the people of the State of
New York have to do with the sale of
ferry franchise by the city of New
York is not made clear in the papers.
The Injunction was granted because 1t
was represented to the Judge that under
the conditions of sale there could not
be fair competition between bidders
The order Is returnable in this city
Sept. 2S.
Comptroller Fitch is annoyed over the
frequent delays
"fhese proceedings" said he, ARE vex-
atious, and not instituted in good faith,
We believe
Assistant Corporation Counsel Blandy
went before Justice Lawrence to have
the injunction modified SO far as to
make 1t returnable Monday next. Mean
time the sale went over until l o'clock
on Monday.
sition OF the ferry franchise.
Justice Lawrence declined to modify
Judge Clutes injunction. and said that
| II any modification of the injunction
order was to be made, application would
have to be made to Judge Clute in AL
bany.
Judge Clute's injunction order which
was served upon the Corporation Coun-
| sci at 1910 o'clock to-day, was dated
to-day in Albany, and must have been
issued Just after midnight last night.
Judge. Clute is the magistrate who
some time ago. issued an Injunction
against the State Senate, restraining 1t
from performing its Senatorial func-
| tons.
The evening world., 1894-09-22

Mary Hall Is old and scanned and
weather-beaten, but she has not q bad
face, except for the marks of drink.
She weighs about as much as n witch
say. seventy-five pounds She wore
faded and tattered black cotton kerr
chief over her scanty gray-brown hair;
tattered brochet shawl hung from her
shoulders to her heels, showing a tat
tered calico gown in front and a pair
of badly broken shoes at the bottom;
stockingless feet peeped through the
many holes In the brogans.
Her right arm Is stiff at the elbow,
stiff in every finger-joint and 1t hung
helpless at her side; her left elbow will
bend. but the fingers of the hand are
bent backward. and she did not look
strong enough to lift a pound.
But she was charged with stealing
fat and heavy two-year-old Baby Jennie
Cohen from her home, 81 Roosevelt
street. and carrying her away in a
market basket.
She protested that she was "just a
weak old woman. with neither strength
nor means to provide home. and that
she had never done harm to any one
Policeman Flay held 1t up TO the gaze
of the magistrate. and the motley cour-
tiers who thronged the nastiest court
And Mrs. Rebecca Cohen held Baby
Jennie up to view. too, and told how
I,e,II Ring, a nice little sehoolboy.
alarm yesterday morning, telling her and
her husband, the tailor, Louis Cohen,
that an old witch had stolen her mar
had closed the lid hard down and run
away to witchland with her prey.
Frank E.. Albinger, of Van Nest ave.
nue., Long Island City. going home from
baby squalling In the midst Of gaping
crowd at Beekman and Nassau streets
The baby was evidently lost. II wai
very, dirty after an all-day campaign In
the downtown wilderness He took baby
to the City Hall police station. From
there Sergt. Ttmms sent her with q bis
Headquarters. where Papa and Name
Cohen claimed her and took her home.
In the mean time Mary Hall. thir
She looked just like the old witch tina
Johnnie Ring saw. and Policeman FlaI
arrested her.
enty years old said Mary in Pole,
Court. and l never harmed any one
l bought that basket for five cents. o
a poor old woman at Cherry and Roose
THE rheumatism has spoilt me hand
and l can't work any more. l live,
for twenty-five years in Blind Dan Muir
phys house, % Cherry street, till TIVE
years ago. Since then / could pay n,
rent and l have just lived any way
could.
George Hall is my little husband, an,
he's as good little old man as eve
lived. He peddles in the country an,
gives me money to pay for my lodgings
don't know where he is. Sure / neve
saw that child and know nothing abou
her"
Johnnie Ring was not in court, an
Mrs. Hall was remanded to a cell unit
be called to testify as a witness. II
Is eight years old.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
$500 FOR A HUSBAND.
Titles Brother Paid It Down and
Promised $1,000 More.
No Wedding Took Place and Now
Both sides Threaten Suits.

A rather peculiar story OF bartered
affections and shattered love-vows will
probably be ventilated In one OF the
city courts next Monday.
The matter In dispute involves the
recovery of a $500 promissory note, but
incidentally II Is shown how Title
Kramer. a pretty twenty-year-old girl
of the upper east side. or her brother.
paid a $500 deposit for her prospective
husband and his affections
The young man for whom Title
yearned Is Louis N. Levossove, who runs
a ladies' hair dressing establishment at
III Avenue b. He Is the defendant In
the action.
Title yearns for Louis no more, hence
the institution of the suit to recover
brought by Samuel Kramer, brother of
the fair Tillie, who advanced the first
payment In the transaction involving
future husband.
Title lives with her brother Samuel
in one Hundred and Ninth street. near
Second avenue. She met Louis and they
loved. At least TITLE did, but Levossove
entered into an agreement with the
brother in which he promised to marry
the girl pIoNluluB SOp "hb phiu uo"h
and $1,000 more upon the day the we'd
ding should take place.
The engagement was announced on
July l last To secure the $500 paid
Levossove, Kramer made him give a
promlssory note, which the other did
upon the condition that when the mar
rfage occurred the note should be de-
stroyed.
Everything ran smoothly until, as
Title alleges, she found that her sweet.
heart had many unpaid bills here and
there. Then. Louis says, she broke the
engagement and refused to marry him.
Lawyers Steuer and Rosenthal. of the
Pulitzer Building, Levossove's attor-
neys. have filed an answer to Kramer s
complaint. in which II is admitted that
the $500 deposit represented by the note
was received by their client.
A special denial Is set forth. however,
| Levossove declares that he has abided
| by the contract all along, and Is even
| now willing to take Title for his bride.
Levossove, moreover, may institute
counter proceedings and sue for a
breach of promise on the part Of Title
| and her brother.
| Kramer's counsel are Hays & Green
baum, OF 10 Broadway.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
HER SWEETHEART ARRESTED.
Breach of Promise and Betrayal
Charged by the Girl

Morris Schluessel was arrested late
yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Wagering on an order issued by Chief
Justice Ehrlich, of the City Court in an
action brought by Rachael Kletz to re-
cover 5000 damages for breach of
promise and betrayal. SChluessel was
held in $1,000 bail.
Miss KletZ alleges that she met the
defendant on May 10 last, and that he at
once began paying her marked atten-
TO the plaintiff, proposed marriage, and
she accepted him. Fifteen DAYS later,
Miss Kletz alleges, that the defendant,
by renewing his promise of marriage,
accomplished her betrayal. He after
wards refused to marry her. She also
claims having loaned him $3.50
The evening world., 1894-09-22
ACCUSES A HOTEL CLERK.
Kramer Alleges that Merritt
Robbed Him of $40.

Clifton a. T. Merritt, forty years old,
one OF the assistant clerks at the Metro
politan Hotel, was prisoner at the
Tombs Court this morning, charged with
robbery
millwright, who lives temporarily at ~
West Eighth street, claimed that Mer-
ritz whom he knew when he formerly
Broadway last night and Induced him
to 20 TO his room In the hotel under the
pretense that he had some medals, re.
Gently received from Australia, which
he wanted to show to him.
Kramer went with the clerk, and
while in the room claims TO have beer
robbed OF $50, which he carried in a bag
Merritt denied the robbery and was held
In 81 900 bail for examination
The evening world., 1894-09-22
M'ALLISTER AT NEWPORT.
Society tho Waning Season and
Foreign Guests Described.

Ward McAllister has something to say
IN the Sunday World" that will be
thoughtful, instructing and timely. No
man who wants to improve his mind
will neglect to read that article. The
Corean war may be far away, but New
port is but a FEW hours away, and the
people there are New Iork's society
leaders. whose houses adorn Fifth ave
niue. Then, too, there have been notable
foreign guests there this Summer and
many thugs have happened that people
have talked about, The season Is
waning, and Mr. McAllister will phil
osophiZe deeply upon II.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
DIDN'T KEEP HIS PROMISE.
10 Jennie Lipkofslxy Had Barnett
Zucher Arrested.

Barnett Zucher, was arrested late yes
terday by Deputy Sheriff Wagering and
lodged in Ludlow Street Jail, in default
of $500 bail, on an order issued by Judge
Mccarthy, of the City Court. in an &C
ton brought by Jennie Lipkofsky to re-
cover 5000 damages for breach OF prom
Use of marriage.
The plaintiff alleges that she met the
twelve days became engaged to him.
The date for the marriage was set for
Sept. 2. She alleges he borrowed slOC
from her and that she spent consider
ding.
When Zucher. failed to keep his prom.
Use the plaintiff began the present suit
The evening world., 1894-09-22
To Unveu "A G. A. n. Monument.

Members OF GermAln Metternich Post, No. Ia.
C, A, r.. will gather in the Lutheran Cemetery.
Brooklyn, tomorrow, to unvsil the monument
erected to the memory OF the comrades who died
Turing the war since the last roll-csll. The
opening address will be delivered in German by
Col. Louis Finkelmeler Commander OF the Post
Prayer will be offered by Post Chaplain Baptists
Firmbach. Mayor schieren has consented TO de-
liver an address In English. and DR.. Arnold W.
Fismer. pastor OF the Hopkins Street PresbyteriAn
Church, will deliver the GRAFTON. The monument
stands on the plot Of the Post. II 10 Of llEht
srsnits. fifteen feat high. and measures Ave and
q half feet At the base. ~. -. II,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
WIVES WILL NOT RELENT.
Diedelspecker Set Free for Bigamy
Arrested for Assault.


Frederick Biedelspecker, of 1856 steb-
bins avenue. the car-coupler, who had
been held in 50. 900 bail for examination
on a charge Of bigamy, was rearraigned
in Harlem Police Court this morning.
As the marriage to his second wife was
performed in the State OF Connecticut.
Justice Taintor decided that he had no
jurisdiction. and dismissed the charge.
Biedelspecker was Immediately rear
rested, charged by his first wife with
attempted assault. She said that when
she discovered that her husband was
leading a double life he becam enraged,
declaring that he would not live with
her, and II she prosecuted him he would
end 1t all by putting a bullet into her
head. Biedelspecker was held for exam
ination.
Both women are determined to punish
the man to the last degree. Mrs.
Biedelspecker declares that she will
go to- Bridgeport, Conn, where she was
married to the defendant, and obtain a
warrant for his arrest in that State.
tBedelspecker made an effort to play
upon the sympathy of the women, who
were both in court. by trying to weep.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
AFTER THE CONTRACTORS.
ComptrOlIer's Inspector Examines
the Bridge of Signs.

Major Mclean, the inspector for inc
Comptroler's office, went to the Crimi-
nal Court House this morning and made
thorough examination of the place
where the stone flooring of the Bridge
of Signs" over Franklin street feh
through yesterday as told exclusively
in THE Evening World"
The hole has been covered with boaras
to keep. prisoners passing over the
bridge from falling through to the
street, forty feet below.
Major Mclean will report the matter
to the Comptroller, and the contractors
will hear of Il later on.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
SAID TO BE POLICY MEN.
Police Raid n West Street House
and Make Two Arrests.

Richard F. Smith. fifty-ive years oid.
OF Wall street, and John Meehan' ageo
twenty-three years, of 10 West street.
were arrested yesterday afternoon al
West street, on charge Of selling pol
icy slips. -
Central Office Detectives Nugent ana
McNaught visited the place and, nnd-
Ing the defendants In possession, arrest
ed them. A quantity of manifold sheets
and slips were seized. In Tombs SouIs
$500 bail each for examination on trioAs
next. .4
Bonds were offered by stephen Kent
OF l6l West One Hundred and Thru-
third street and they were released 4