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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
ANOTHER DROP IN SUGAR.
Rumors of Adverse Legislation
Come from Washington.
Hot Weather Helps to Keep the
Market Dull.

AS early cable advices quoted American
II was announced that $2,5O0,00O gold had
been engaged for shipment to Europe by
Saturdays steamers, the bears had the
upper hand in the stock market this
morning.
Prices yielded 1-S to IA per cent. in the
general list, while Sugar, under heavy
offerings declined from 104 l-2 to 10l 7-S
The weakness of this stock was due
to reports from Washington that the
Senate schedule of Sugar duties will be
modified; in other words, that the Trust
will have to be content with less pro-
lection. The trading generally, is ex-
trcmely light, and no change Is expected
until the tariff question is out of the
way. The extreme heat is keeping many
of course, contributed to the dulness.
Omaha fell ] IA, to 35 IA. Manhattan
1-2, to ia l-2: Chicago Gas 3-S, to 10 "a;
St. Paul 3-S, to 81 3-S; Northern Pacific
3-S to 8 IL. ana do. pref. Ia to IL 7-S.
In the specialties Wheeling & Lake Erie
pref. fell SO, to 40, and Lackawanna
! "a. to 1872. Sugar subsequently got
back to lO3
Money / per cent. on call and l 1-2 2
on time. Foreign exchange firm at
4.S7 IA 4.S7 IL for bankers 6O-day ster-
ling bills and 4.ss IA ass IL for sight.
The supply of bills continues extremely
small.
Commercial bar silver declined to 60 1-2,
but Mexican dollars are unchanged at
so 3-4 In London bar silver fell to
2S sd. per ounce. .,-
duh and the change in quotations very
slight
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1T WAS HIS BABY
But Mrs. Fleisoher Was Not the
Child's Mother.
Brought Suit for Divorce When She
Learned OF the Little One.
And Got . Decree on the Afldavit
of n Betrayed Woman.

Mrs. Kate Flescher was to-day grant
cd decree of absolute divorce from
George NJ. Fleischer by Judge Book
staver. of the Court OF Common Pleas.
The couple were married Aug. rs, 1886.
Mrs. Flcischer at present lives at 72I
Second avenue.
The plaintiff alleged that after her
marriage her husband had made several
threats to do her bodily harm and that
she had consulted a lawyer In regard to
securing separation. Afterwards, how
ever. she learned that since their mar
rage her husband had become the father
OF child by another woman.
suited requested Fleischer to call at his
office, and when he did so be was served
with the papers in the divorce suit.
Go h 9hy v Wh9 the Is rs ssr En waH s6e
seemed to treat the matter as more or
less, OF joke and giggled and laughed
While testlfying.
Mrs. Flelschcr first discovered her hus-
hands improper conduct in April last,
when she found in his pocket paper by
which the woman of whose child he was
the father waived all clai INTO the child
provided he would support II;
Mrs. F'leischer's lawyer offerned the
paper In evidvence. 1t was as follows:
l. the undersigned, Lizzie splelmann. Of the
County OF Queens, N. Y. do hereby agree that
George NJ. Fleischer. OF College Point, town and
county aforesaid shall have the right and power
to take a child born to me on the ed
OF June, 1859. and Of which said
child George NJ Fleischer is the father, and bring
nor up at his own expense. l further agree that
from this day will give UP all claim as mother
to said child and will not ask any assistance
LIZZIE sPIELMANN.
July 10. 1893.
Mrs Louise Camm, Of Hoboken, swore
that she had by agreement with Fleisch-
er, kept the child at 81 a week until Sept.
s, 1893. when it was adopted by Mrs. Isa-
belle Paine. of Grove street, Jersey CITY;
Mrs. Paire identified photograph OF
the child, which she said she had
adopted upon Flelscher's statement that
1t was his. He signed paper waving
his claims to the child. Mrs. Paire said
the child died about two months ago.
Mrs Fleiecher waived her right to
almony, and Judge Bookstaver granted
the decree without alimony.
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Capt. Doherty reported the CONVERSE
uon with MI. and Mrs. Thuruw IL
their door as follows:
81 saw man and woman sittfuf,
there. had had great difficulty sGcuT7
ing evidence against the hous-
stopped and asked: Are you the Keep
ers OF this house.?
They did not answer, and l said: BE
cause II you are you hal better box OH.
Tor III have you sure II you don't
Il Went TO Europe In August and re-.
turned In September, 1893. My men Re-.
ported tlat the women at that house ha
grown bold again ana were soliciting i.
front of II. | instructed them 4p.,.T
be very watchful over that house ami n.
TO get evidence.
Because 1t was on Second avenue
the street-cars were passing and thor,
was much travel. II would be- rtdicg
lous to permit disorderly house /,
flourish there.
MY men got evidence again in No,
yember. 1888. and raided the house again
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Herr X"itung has his own marksman
who travels around with him. But he
has given permission to the officers of
the Seventh Regiment to select their
own marlSsman for the test this after
noon. capt. Rand, of Company +, has
accordingly chosen one of the best
sharp shooters in the city Heretofore
the tests have been made with a 81
calibre Winchester rifle. For this af-
tcrnoon che of ij-Callibre has been
selected.
The armor seems to possess some ac-
tive power of resistance, as 1t Is said
to utterly destroy bullets instead OF
fiattrning them out like other arInors.
Herr Xcitung draws the line on steel
even his armor, and he does not be-
lirve that anything practicable will ever
l., invented to resist them.
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, Col. Daniel APP
pleton, Adit. I.andon and Sergt.
Wilson, and many other military men
were booked to he present at the test.
Herr Xeituug is very small, being only
4 feet inches In height He Is rather
portly and looks quite martial. He Is
known in Europe as "Jack-in- the-8ox"
Xcitung II" earned this soubriet by
freight In 1880 In st. Petersburg. Russia,
his experiment was construed as an at
tempt ~ spying and he had so close a
Cill tn being sent to Siberia that he
abandoned his intention Of circing the
earth in his box
II the tests this Afternoon prove sue
c"ssful, Herr I"tung will give exhibit
tiuns at the Union Square Theatre,
beginning next Monday.
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WATER SUPPLY is FAILING,
commissioner White Reports ,
HeaN. Decrease

city Works Commissioner White of
BROOKLYN. to-day issued statement
showing that Will" the consumption of
water last week was not as great as
during a corresponding period last year,
NE water n tn sturagereseryoirs had
fallen - pnuheS. ''>'
commissioner White recommends that
NE power De taken away from him To
decidr as to who shah be compelled TO
thhe thH" water through a metre. He
says that all manufacturing Concerns
should hc compelled to metre their wa
ter Under the law. tn matter lies in
me discretion Of the Commissioner. I'm
der former administrations he saws
this discretionary power has Lser,
abused. In some cases. individuals have
been permitted to put in inch taps
without attaching IA metre.
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temperature on any previous July 20 was 30 III
1892.
Hanging on the wall in Mr.. Dunn's
studio in the Weather Bureau Is an old
fashioned. big-bulbed thermometer that
has caused the reporters much uneasi-
ness. 1t always marks a steady tenn
perature of Sc degrees.
A reporter will glance at the official
record in the outer office, notice that
only ~ degrees of heat Is recorded. and
enter Mr.. Dunn's room feeling cool and
comfortable. He glances at the rattle
trap on the wall, sees that 1t marks Sc,
and, though cool breeze Is blowing
into the room through the large port
holes, commences to perspire and ex.
poets Mr.. Dunn to give out high Leaf
temperatures and great humidity.
Mr.. Dunn explained to-day that this
hoodoo heat marker was not an official
instrument but one that had contract
the bad habit of making every heat de-
gree at So. 1t belongs to one Of Mr..
Dunns friends. who had brought 1t in
to be cured. A cure, however, Is i'm
possible, and to avoid future trouble
Mr.. Dunn sent 1t away to-day.
After removing the bogus calorometer
Mr.. Dunn thus explained the heat sit
uation:
at will be warmer to-day, but not
more so than yesterday. 1t will proba-
bly, be about 80 to-day, which Is two
the afternoon. At 8 o'clock to-day 1t
was rs, and now at $50 1t is 81, gain
Of seven degrees in an hour and hall:
1.-THE humidity at o'clock was Is,
which is high. and per cent. over the
normal mark. The wind is now north,
blowing about five miles an hour: at
o clock the wind was southwest, but
shifted very suddenly.
THE general temperature has risen all
over the Middle and Atlantic States,
with prospects of an increase. At
o'clock 1t was about 50 degrees at those
points. But over in the Northwest, in
the Dakotas and Montana, the tempera-
ture has fallen IA degrees, an Offset to
about the same increase at the other
above named points.
From these conditions the forecast ,1, ., fGI
toaay and With Is ss ep eeoey
perature tonight. and tomorrow, morn
Ing. Possibly there will be. thunder
storms In Connecticut, and there is a
chance that they VIII reach us, The
the northwestern section Indicate that
we may get some of this cool weather
by nightfall.
Last night was the hottest Of any
night. Then it was ~ 1-2, and last night
~ 1t was the almost entire absence of
wind last night and the high humidity
that made II SO unpleasant
taken at O'clock this morning at va;
rious points: Boston. Philadelphia and
Washington, IS degrees; Albany. "A;
Chicago. r.; st: Louis. IS; Omaha Kan
Hatteras. N. c.. with 80 degrees, and
the coolest, Roseburg. Ore, AZ.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
CUFF TALKED TOO MUCH.
4, Result IL" Was Arrested for
SiruiiUg Watch.

James cum, twenty years old, of l9
West Twruiy-siNth street was held for
ual at jefferson Market Police Court
to-day CHARGED with stealing silver
watch valued at So from Andrew
Stevens OF l22 Tenth avenue.
Late Fri!uy uirhl cum and friend
stopped Stevens ON the corner OF Tween
ty--lNtG street ana Tenth avenue and
uai,'i h.m the time When Stevens
rull"d out his watch cum snutrhed II
and ran. lie Was intoxicated Yesterday
and talked too much, Witch led tn his
arr'sl ai the hands uf special officer
Bernard NrtouVll!o, OF tn" West Tween
uctn street station. The other man was
not arrested,
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thereby remove the cause of q multitude
of distressing disease, such as headaches,
Indigestion, hiliuusnesS, skin diseases,
hollis, caTbuncles, piles tistulas and mala-
die too numerous tO mention.
If people would pay more attention to
properly regulating the action Of their
bowels, they would have less frequent oc-
casiOn "a call for their doctors services
10 suhduc attacks If dangerous diseases
To arcomuish this purpose nr Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are unequalrd, Once used,
thryuT' always in favor Their secondary
effect II 10 Keep the bowels open and regu-
lar, not L. further conStipRte as is the
cas-" with other pills Hence, their great
popularity with sufferers from habitual
Constitution. piles and indigestion.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
AT A LIVING TARGET.
Seventh Regiment Marksman to
Shoot at Herr zeitung To-Day.
Test to Be Made OF the Inventors
New Bullet. Proof Armor.
Prominent Onlcers of the Militia
Invited to BE Present.

Herr Ze!tung the Vienna inventor OF a
bullet-proof armor, viii allow private
test of the value OF his invention to be
made at the Seventh Regiment Armory,
sixty seventh street and Fourth avenue.
at o'clock this afternoon.
Herr Xoitung claims that his nrmor
has not only the merit of being prior in
point of invention to that of Herr Dove
and of Lonnard. but that 1t is lighter,
more flexible, and. withal, more i'm
ponctrable than theirs. Herr Ieltung' )
Grrnor is one and Il half inches in thick
ness. 1t can be crumpled in the hand
almost ms readily as ordinary thick
cloth. and weighs but little more than
any woOllcn texture of it's thickness.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
HOFFEN AND G. A. R. MEN.
bothered by Conflicting Civil-Ser-
vice and Other Laws.

Commissioner Hoffen, OF the Annexed
District asked the Corporation Counsel
to-day what he was to do in the case OF
Grand Army men who were not eligible
under civil service laws, but who ap-
piled for positions in the Department
The laws of 1894 say that G. A. r. men
shall have preferences over all others
where the salary is less than 81 day
John G. Smith, OF $50 East One Hun
dred and Fifty-third street, applied for
the position OF foreman under Commits
sioner Hoffen. He is G.. A. r. man
but he did not get the job The G.. A. Il.
men notified the Commissioner that he
had violated the law, and in conse-
quence the Commissioner seeks the ad-
vice of the Corporation Counsel.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS.
People FIocking to the BIoominp-
daleS' big store.

People who appreciate good goods at
bargain prices are now Hooking to the
Bloom!ngdale Bros, big establishment.
Third avenue, tifty-ninth ana SixtIeth
streets, where the entire stock Of Hecb,
\ Morris, for thirty years Z leading
mouse on the west side, is being sold at
rates within the reach # all
The stock includes h0ys' and misses
russell shoes, laccs, hanthorvhtcfs. par
I'm, pillow cases, sheets, gtnghams
'amhrics, books, toilet articI boys
waists and pants and an Infinite variety
Of other goods. ~
These wares are offered at prices rem
lering them notable bargains even in
these hard times. 20
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
DECLINE IN COTTON.
Wheat Also Lower, While Oats Are
DUH and Steady.

Cotton opened with a decline Of about
points, owing to the failure of Liver
pool to improve enough to cover the adj
vance made here yesterday, although
there is better demand for spot cotton
abroad.
hour of the Cotton Exchange on Mon
days, during the Summer months, from
II to 10 o'clock was voted on yesterday,
and lost by a vote OF 50 to u.s.
The swing of wheat prices was
towards lower level again. the market
starting Off 1-2c. below the final OF
Yesterday, at 81 7-sc. at New York for
September and 81 5-sc; at Chicago. Corn
Yielded a little, with September As 5-Sc
at New York and 43 5-sc. at Chicago
oats We're very dun and about steady.
Coffee was from to 10 points lower, but
quiet.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
MORE GOLD GOING ABROAD.
Saturdays Steamers VIII Take
Away &2,5OO,OOO.

Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co. and
Lazard Freres will each ship $1,000 900
gold to Europe by Saturdays steamers.
Ladenburg. Thalman & Co. will ship
$500, 900.
There is talk of additional exports on
that day, exchange being in small sup
ply and bankers being forced to make
their remittances in gold.
The Treasury reserve will, of course,
be pulled down still further but there
Is no apprehension on this score, as the
banks are we'll stocked with gold and
the plethora of money is as great as
ever.
for currency to move the crops, some
of the banks are making applications
for new circulation, based on the new
Government per cent. bonds.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
REGISTRATIONS FEARED.
Thirteenth Regiment Men Drop from
the Ranks Mt the State Camp.

STATE CAMP, PEEKsKILL. N. Y,
July est is another roasting day at
the State camp, and the mercury regis
tered 30 degrees in the shade during the
forenoon. The Thirteenth Regiment
men suffered greatly from the heat dur
ing their morning work, and about a
dozen of them had to drop out of the
ranks.
The guard mount was again poor. and
the men do not show any inclination t.
rays of the sun 1t is thought that there
will be some prostrations from the heat
before the day Is over.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
MASKED MEN ON A RAID,
They KIN Gen. AiIzbrooI>'s Sheen
and Warn Him to Get ONT.

~! 'ssptlat"d frcss.)
NEtkER, Col, July 26.-News is re
celNed here that masked men have tied
ana hlindtoldcd Gen. $. Al2hruok and a
deputy sheriff, whom Allzbrook had
placed in charge of his sheep, and
ciuoped To death about $50 sheen
lllmmer's camp and shot lOl fine blooded
rams.
me mob gave Allzbrook five DAYS in
whlcn 10 leave the county, informing
or 200 members I'm Garfield, Routt and
40 iflancu counties, who We're sworn 10
ma the country of such people.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
THE NATIONAL ARBlTRATORS
Their First Session Probably to he
Held at BufiuIo.

WASHINGTON, July 8-Carrou u.
Wright, the Commissioner of Labor,
whom the President has selected as
Chairman of the Arbitration, said to
day that. pending consultation with his
colleagues, no plans had yet been
mapped out for the work Of that body
II Is expected that the three Commits
siOucrs will hold meeting within "A
week, and It Is very probable that the
first meeting VIII be held at Buffalo.
that point being considered the most
siuners.
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CITY OF PEKING ASHORE.
Stranded in Yeddo bay, but in No
Danger.

YOKOHAMA, July 26.-The American
steamer City of Picking, Capt. Searle,
which sailed from Hong Kong July H.
bound for San Francisco, via Yokohama,
Is ashore in Yeddo Bay, Japan. She
was obliged to jettison a portion of her
cargo.
The City of Picking lies in an easy
position, and 1t is expected she will
float at the next high water.
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Important Essentials Lacking


Poor Mani am hunting for work. Do
you think there would be any chance
for me To get a job as an l. road guard :?
hilanthropist-fiaVe you ever been a
prize lighter or bouncer In n saloon :?
mo"
I'm afraid they wouldn't take you"
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Winning "a Bet.

How did you come to send up Mr..
Whites Card?"
He bet me bottle of wine at the
club last night that II l called on you.
you wouldn't be at home"
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ASSIST NATURE

Il little now and
then, with agcntlc,
cleansing laxative,
thereby removing
offending matter
from the stomach
and towels, and
toning NJ and in
, YiCOrRting tho
| liver and quicken
! ing its tardy ac-
tiOn, and YOU
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26

A full account OF Wall street affairs will bs
found in the O'Clock Edition Of The Evening
World
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The City OF Picking Is a four-mas ted
screw steamer of $3.50 tons gross regis
ter. She was built in 1874 at Chester,
Pa, BY Roach Son. for the Pacific
Mail steamship Company. Her dimen-
sIons are i2S feet long, As feet beam and
US feet deep.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
Possibility Of Thunder Showers
Before Tomorrow Morning.
Heat Expected to Stay Below the
80 Mark To-Day.
Sudden Shift Of Wind from South
west to North.
HEAT RECORD

Temperature July rs. 1893, 90 degrees Highest
temperature on any previous July rs was s6 In
1892
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I don't see for the life OF me how they
got the evidence. but they did.
II was transferred to the Fifth Pre-
cinct In December 1888"
The herald., 1894-07-09

Importance. like Simon OF old, giving
out that they were .'soms great ones.'
They have walked to and fro, and up
and down the earth, like the great
father OF lies himself, corrupting the
fountains OF manhood. leading the souls
of men away without their percsiving it,
from the primary notions OF rectltud e
and honor. Alhsit, while this has been
going on, the church hAs wrapped herr
sell about with the garments Of indifer-
ence and stood aloof from trying to win
for God and herself ths inea;im sbls
przs OF the ALLEGIANCE and love OF the
workingman. May | be permitted, as
one humble minister OF the church, to
cay to the workingman, "Our Christ
and our church belong TO you" We
need you tc emphasize tho Hpirit OF that
great mission of the God mau. who
came TO help and save all mon, and who
worked while the day lasted. The
church needs you to free her from the
accusation OF party prejudice and cas-
distinction. And you need the Christ
and His church. Yes, you need us, an d
we need you, and we DO not intend 10
give mp the contest eithar for your
reason or your hearts. We intend to
make you hear us if we can, and to
make you love US ii We may.
The herald., 1894-07-09
First Christinn Church.

Another church house was dedicated
yesterday For some years pact. the
members OF the Christian church OF thi >
city have been worshiping in a email,
incommodous house On Temple street.
The congregation had long since out
grown thsss quarters. and few months
aimee began the erection OF the edltice on
the corner OF Eleventh and Hope streete.
This is one of the most beautiful
church houses in the city. Besides an
audience room and gallery tha. will seat
more than 60O people. it has all the
modern conyenieEces OF church build
ings, including klschea, cjaas rooms,
Ladies' parlors, study. etc, The building
and fixtures cost $4,000. and was dedi-
Gated froY OF debt yesterday. DR.. J. II
Hardin OF Cincinnati conducted the
dedicatory eXercisaa alter the indebted
ness OF the church had been ralsed. In
his sermon Dr. Hardin tIeced the history
of Gods buildings as erected in the
past, beginning with the altar ahi fol-
lowing up tho tabernacle and temple OF
Solomon, laying especial emphasis upon
the church as Gods last and beat build
ing, one that will embrace the entire
race and knows not the decay OF years.
In the afternoon al 5 O'Clock praise
and communlon service was held. at
which several of the pastora of the city,
including Drs. Chichester, McLssn.
Stein, Wagner, Rider and Hardin took
part. DR.. Hardin, who is the secretary
of the Home Missionary society of the
Christian church, talked to the En-
deavor society At 6:30 on II Mis-
sions, and preached in the evening.
When it ia remembered that the pres-
ent building, dedicated yesterday, is
designed to be the lecture room and
Sunday school department. OF this
church and that in the future q large
auditorium is to be erected on the cor
ner of the lot en- the back OF which this
house stands. the enterprise and push
OF this body OF workers may DO appreci-
ated.
This evening "house warming" will
be held in this church, to which all the
friends and members Of the church are
cordially invited.
The herald., 1894-07-09
Corporations denounced.

LAST evening Rev. Geo. Z. Dye Of the
Eas Los Angeles Baptist church deliv.
cred q strong sermon on the Greed oil
Capital, from the text, They Are Greedy
Dogs that Can Never Have Enough.
Isaiah Sc IL. After commenting on the
scripture he quoted from De Tocque-
vile. Horace Mann and Lincoln, pre-.
dieting the crisis now upon US. He de.
nounced the feudalism of unreasonable
capital, the enthronsd corporations of
this unfortunate era and the multi.
millionaires who were as dangerous to
society as were the baronial lords of the
middle ages. One may ss we'll be de.
pendent for his head ss his bread.
Watered stocks and bonds will yet DEL
uge the country with blood. The flag
floats over system of white slavery,
and the people are forced to pay interest
on nothing. The Bible denounces every
form of oppression and we should check it
by the ballot and not by the bullet.