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The evening world., 1894-08-01
LILLIAN AND HER MANAGERS.
The Latter After a Permanent
Injunction Against Her.
Lederer and Partner Say Miss Rus
sell Broke Her Contract.

Before Justice Bartlett. in the SUI
preme Court, Brooklyn, this morning
counsel for Canary 6 Lederer. late of
the Casino. New York. moved that the
court make permanent an injunction re-
straining Lillian Russell from perform
ing under any management other than
that of the firm named until the end of
the season of 1895.
Ira Leo Bamberger appeared for the
petitioners, and Mr.. Rives. of DIN, Rives
q Montgomery, for Miss Russell. Mr..
Hamburger first dwelt on Miss Russells
talents. and said that in November. 1893,
she entered into a contract with Canary
& Lederer. and the Lillian Russell
Opera Comlque Company was organ
lied to present the Princess Nicotine"
1t is claimed that $4,000 was thus
spent, but Lillian soon became dissatis-
fed. and wanted to produce the Grand
Duchess" Then she changed her mind
and "Girofe- Girotia" was put on in
stead at an expense of $500.
Then Miss Russell wanted to take a
rest" said Mr.. Bamberger. "She said
she had had trouble with her husband
and was heartsore. and wanted to rest
a loss of $4,000"
Finally she to:l her managers tina; she
did not want to pay under their man
agemcnt longer. ami she left f,r Europe
on July IS TO be. II is cisImed, the star in
London in queen OF Briiliants." under
the management OF Abbey. Scaoeftel and
Grau.
Miss Russell claims that Canary &
Lederer did not live UP to Their agree
ment. She SAWS "A check for 81 800 given
her was returned unCashed from the
bank, that Lederer admitted at n sup
Elementary examination that he had as
signed his claim TO her contract to some
one else. that she had only received ST.
7OI for tNrnty-ssVrn weeks work. and
la stlr, that she vas not properly adyer-
I SEQ.
I, vas also cla!neI that tne contract
between Mics kushel, anu Canary and
T.edefCr was for one season, from Nov
II, 1895. to June, ls9i and WITH the priv.
'rEe Of rcncwa! during tn coming ses.
.51.
justice Bartls;, tooR :Ae papers
The evening world., 1894-08-01
COULD WIN on LAND,
Capt. Duke Thinks Little of China
Navy, However.

Capt. Doke, Of the British steam
ship Glenogle, which arrived this morn
ing from Chinese and Japanese portal
was seen by an Evening World" rel
porter and asked about the war situ-
alton, as judged from the standpoint oti
one who has cruised for over TWENTY
years in Chinese waters,
capt: Duke sailed from Yokohama ou|
June 3. touching at Kobe, Shanghai
foochow and Annoy. He left the lated
Whatever has occurred since Jund
-, said Capt. Duke, was not contend
plated at the time 1 left those watersl
s Ihis Is IS, at least my opinion, from perl
natives with whom l came in contact
However, 1t Is difficult to find out what
Is going on in Chinaman's mind. TheyI
are secretive people, and seldom eX}
tentions.
There is little doubt In my mind" con1
tinued the captain, "as to the outcome
o. 2ana continued time, war between China and
speak of. and seldom ventures with
her Few ships outside of port, her SUD
perior numbers would overwhelm the
ments. Japan would be simply wiped
out.
Not that the Japanese lack in pluck
and enthusiasm. They are effervescent
all their boasts. would make a great
fight.
THE laps are always cruising about
at sea and going through naval manoeu-
vres. under the direction of American
and English officers, thus perfectins
themselves in naval warfare. The Chi
nese fleet. on the contrary. is always at
anchor.
"One can always see a dozen Of their
alphabetical gunboats and one or two
modern cruisers at anchor near Shang-
hal. The small fleet at Port Arthur
never comes away that ! can learn"
Capt Duke says that the anti-foreign
feeling among the Chinese is at fever
heat now, and II would not surprise hin,
to see serious complications arise from
that source during the present trouble.
The statement" concluded Capt.
Duke, that ! read in the newspapers
that troopshtp Kow Shung did not ny the
British flag at the time she was sunk, ID
not correct. The Kow Shung would ny
no other flag. as she belongs to the
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company,
which Is an English corporation"
The evening world., 1894-08-01
SHE WAS ALREADY MARRIED.
When Albert Learned That He
Wanted Ills Presents Returned.

David Albert, of 202 Delaney street,
summoned Sarah Goldstein, twenty
one years old, of 70 Norfolk street, to
appear before Justice Simms in the
Essex Market Police Court to-day. They
were formerly betrothed, and he pre-
sented Sarah with gold watch and
chain. Later he learned that she was
already a wife. and wanted her to re-
turn his presents. Sarah refused to
give them up.
"Ill give you your presents" said
she. "if you will return the 500 l gave
you"
Sarah frankly admitted to Justice
Simms that she was a married woman,
and that her husband had left her
She stated further that she did not know
that it was necessary to get Il divorce
before she could marry some one else.
Lawyer Sarasohn, who appeared for
Sarah, said that she was perfectly
willing to return all her presents II
he would return Sarah's 800 With
that understanding the case was dis
rniSgpl
The evening world., 1894-08-01
PHILIP LEVY ARRESTED now.
Like His Employer, He Is Charged
with Conspiracy.
Ills Prosecution Grows Out of the
Arrest OF the BerBhards.

Philip Levy. thirty-elgh; years Cd. of
1928 Lexington avenue. was arrested last
night on bench warrant by De
tective Sergt. Jake Won Gerichten. and
taken to the District-Attorney's Office
this morning.
Levy is charge with conspiracy un-
der section l6s Of the Penal Code. The
conspiracy alleged grew out OF the ar
rest OF Adolph and Montagu Bernhard.
who were apprehended in London on
April % last. and extradted on an in
dictment charging them with stealing
several thousand dollars from Isaac
Levy. fur merchant OF 10 West Fourth
street In whose employ the Bernhards
were
After several months imprisonment in
the Tombs the Bernhards. through their
lawyer. Abraham Levy. satisfied the his
triCt-Attorney that Isaac Levy had CON
spired to extort money from the Bern
hards and utilized law machinery for
that purpose
The two prisoners were then dis
charged from custody.
Then Isaac Levy was indicted by the
Grand Jury for perjury. arrested and
bailed out on a 500 bond.
The specific charge against Philip Levy
Is that. while salesman in Isaac Lery's
employ. he went to London and promised
that Isaac Levy would have criminal pro-
squelched II they would pay over GER
tain sum of money.
This the Bernhards refused to do. Philip
Levy Is married and lives with his wife
and children. He took his arrest calm
ly, and said he could prove his innocence
of any conspiracy.
I'm May last did go to London to see
the Bernhards," said he to an Evening
World reporter this morning, but ]
went there with power OF attorney
conferred upon me by Mr.. Isaac Levy"
Philip Levy was arraigned In Part |. OF
the Court Of General Sessions and
pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Judge MARITIME fixed ball at $500. Levy
was placed in the pen, pending the ar
rival of a bondsman. He was repre-
scented by Lawyer Harris, Of l2O Broad
way.
Isaac Levy. the fur dealer, who Is
Jointly indicted with Philip Levy fol
conspiracy. was brought to the District
Attorneys Office this morning by Lawyer
Harris. OF 100 Broadway. When ar
raigned he pleaded mot guilty" Bal
was fixed at $500 which was furnishes
by Joseph X. Stein. a wealthy real es
tate dealer. OF 2l0 West One Hundret
and Twenty-first street.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
WAR NOW DECLARED,
Japan Gives Formal Notice q,
Hostilities with China.
Col. Won Hannekin Was Saved from
the Kow Shins.
Capt. Galsworthy and Others Ala.
Rescued from the Transport.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-The Exchange Tel
egraph Company states that war bs.
tween China and Japan was formaIlvI
declared at noon to-day by Japan.
The Japanese Minister, at q o'c,oc.|
this afternoon, informed the Earl o,|
Kimberley. Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs, that state Of war existsI
between Japan and China.
Hugh Matheson, of Hugh Matheson
Co. and Jardine. Matheson e. Co.
London and Shanghai. from whom the
chinese transport Kow Shing, sunk by
Japanese cruiser. was chartered, ha
received a despatch from Tien-Tsin]
dated Aug. l, saying that Col. Won Ham
nekin, formerly aide-de-camp of III
Hung Chang, the Viceroy of China, Wild
was on board the transport when she
foundered. was saved.
The despatch adds that a court of inl
quiry has been opened at Tlen-Tsin. An
order that the real facts in connection
with the sinking Of the Kow Shing mar
be known.
TOXIC, Japan, Aug. 1.-The JAPANESE
Government has instructed It's Minister
In London to apologize to Great Britain
for firing upon and sinking the TRANSPORT
now Shing while she was flying thu
British flag. The Japanese Minister has
been instructed to inform Great Britain
that the commander of the Japanese
| cruiser did not know that the KoV
shing was British vessel until afteI
the fight.
Capt. Galsworthy, of the Kow Shing1
and manv other persons who were on
board the transport. were rescued by
the boats of the Japanese warshir
Nanwa.
| SHANGHAI. Aug. LIT Is reported
here that Col. Won Hannekin ant
another foreigner. on board the trans
port Kow Shing when she foundered
have been saved. The name of the SEQ
ond man rescued is not given.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
AFTER 0paTAALM|A CASES.
Health BOARD Adopts Measures
to Prevent an Epidemic.
"Thc Evening Worlds" Doctor Will
Treat All Who Apply to Him.

Health inspectors under the direction
OF Dr.. Alvah II. Doty, Chief OF the Blu
reau Of Contagious Diseases. continued
tho investigation to-day of the outbreak
of purulent ophthalmia In the Seventh
Ward. an account of which was given In
yesterdays Evening World"
DIR Doty feels certain that the disease
has spread to scores of the tencments In
the vicinity of 242 Monroe street and
the locality contiguous to the Grand
street free bath. from which 1t is sus-
pected the disease emanated. This morn
ing an expert from the Health Depart
ment is making an examination.
So far between forty and fifty cases
have been reported.
DR.. Doty declared this morning that
while the disease was scarcely ever at
tended with fatal results. still 1t was
very serious and unless properly handled
and taken in hand in time is likely to
result in total blindness. He advises
parents to be careful to isolate any OF
their children suffering from the dis
ease and not to allow them to use the
same lavatory or towels. or to sleep in
| the same beds.
DR.. Henry Freeman of THE Evening
| Worlds" Free Doctor Corps, who re-
the W III. IIpty, PIC
scribed for about dozen children yes.
terday. and to-day will treat all whom
he may find in his rounds In the poorer
| tenement house districts. He Is of the
opinion that several hundred children
are afflicted with the disease.
Any discoveries made by the Board OF
| Health to-day will not be made public
until the official report. with Dr. Doty's
| recommendation. Is submitted to Presi
dent Wilson for action by the full
| Board.
DR.. Dcty, in view of past experience,
Is opposed to baths constructed in the
-vers, and may recommend the substi
| tuition of baths on shore.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
ANTICIPATING DEATH.
\ Bride of Three Months Takes
Paris Green. .

Paris Green. a
: AIRS. Ida Markoif. twenty-five years
old. and a bride OF only three months,
attempted to commit suicide at her
home. 119 Sheriff street, about 8 o'clock
last night.
This morning she is In Bellevue Hos
pItal a prisoner. suffering seriously as
Mrs. Markoff Is Russian, and has
lived with her husband In the Sheriff
street house for six weeks. She Is
pOetess, and OF a melancholy DISPOSE
ton, laboring under the hallucination
that she was about to die of consump-
ton. 1t Is said that she had a touch
of the disease. but the doctors told her
she could be cured.
Still she worried. and refused to be
comforted. She would dwell on the
horrors of death as she talked to her
husband. and said she knew she must
soon die.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Markof
went out and bought Paris green and
swallowed 1t before she came home. Mrs.
Kosnovitch. with whom the Markoffs
lived, found her i'll last night. She al
cure a headache.
The landlady discovered the poison
on the young woman's face and notified
the Union Market police.
The husband believes that the poison
was taken with suicidal intent.
Mrs. Kosnovitch said this morning
that Mrs. Markoff was educated in some
OF the best seminaries In Russia.
'.She was reading all the time" said
the landlady, land complained that she
was not satisfied with her station in
life"
The evening world., 1894-08-01
PLEURISY FROM PADDING.
Mexican Convict Tells of His Suffer,
ings mt Eimira. q
(Dy Associated Press. J

ELMIRA, Aug. 1.-The first witness|
In the Reformatory inquiry to-day was|
a modest young Mexican, who requested
that his name be suppressed in the
newspapers.
Brockway. he said padded hini|
until he became unconscious. The prin1
cipal charge was aiding an inmate to|
escape. This charge the witness de-
MED emphatically. He protested against
the beating, and Brockway told him:
stand up and l will treat you like al
SON."
He continued the beating, and the witt
ness suffered an attack OF pleurisy. DR..
Wey told him he did not have time to
treat him. week later tho doctor came
around and removed some blood and
water. The witness said he never REL
covered from the effects OF this delay
and neglect.
DR. Flint made an examination he
fore the committee and stated that the
witness had chronic pleuriSS.
Louis Wcndt, who was admitted to
the RerOrmatory in 1889, and was dis
charged In 1894, claims that he WAS
punished at least fifteen times. He SUI
fered from an abscess and loss of voice
while al the Reformatory. so he said
The defense attempted 10 prove that tns
loss OF voice was caused by cigarette
smoking before the witness entered the
institution. Wendt was badly mikes On
dates OF paddlings.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
a3s MILES OF WIRE REMOVED.
Report mt the Meeting of the Board
OF Electrical Control.

Considerable progress was made
during June and July In removing over
head wires. AT the meeting of the
Board of Electrical Control to-day the
Secretary reported that rorty-hye and
onc-hulf milea OF wire had been cut
down during tine period mentioned with
out any expense 10 the city.
The Metropolitan Telephone Company
reported that IT had removed 29el, miles
Of wire and placed them in gubways
request from the Thomson Houston
Company tor more time to remove it's
wires In Fourteenth street from Eighth
avenue to the North River, was laid
over, which is equivalent TO granting the
extension asked for,
The Company gave as an excuse for
delay that the receiver was out of town
and there was not enough money on
hand TO pay for the work.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
UNJUST DECISION.
Another story of That Delaney
McCue Fight.

Michael McInerney, Familiarity known
as Little Mac" of the Pastime Ath-
letic Club, called at 1.-The Evening World"
office this evening to deny story print
ed in an afternoon newspaper yesterday
about the McCueDelaney fight Monday
night, at which there was something Of
fracas, Delaney accompanied McIn-
erney. and says he can bring dozens Of
persons to substantiate what Mclnerney
SAYS.
There was only one revolver drawn"
said McInerney. "and that was by Her
man Cppey Delaney had delivered what
was really knock-ou blow. Then rhe
the referee disappeared. The referee
was William Prang. who formrly was
McCue's sparring partner. II he returned
we know nothing about It. Delaney VAS
simply robbed Of the decision Another
thing about the affair is that We haven't
seen any OF the money for which the
men fought. Delaney got shabby treat
ment all around. He can whip half a
dozen MCcues."
The evening world., 1894-08-01
MYSTERY ABOUT A CORPSE.
Another Strange Case in Which I'm
dertRker Duffy Figures.

Keeper White. OF the Morgue. received
the body OF an unknown man from the
Harlem Morgue to-day. Attached to It
was note from the keeper of the Har-
lem Morgue to the effect that the man
died from sunstroke at the Harlem
Hospital July 30, and 1t was removed by
Undertaken Duffy on a permit signed by
Deputy Coroner O'Hare. which called
for the remains of one Charles Boat.
Either Boats friends did not claim
the body from Undertaken Duffy or II
was a case OF mistaken Identity The
undertaken returned the body to the
Harlem Morgue last night as that of
an unknown man.
Duffy has been accused heretofore of
obtaining dead bodies for speculative
purposes II friends turn up, he has Il
good chance to secure the order for the
funeral. II they fail to come. he re-
turns the body to the Norgue. 1t is not
explained how an unknown body was
delivered to Duffy, when the order he
presented called Tor the remains of one
Charles Boat.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
GOT A TITLE IN CITY HALL.
Mrs. Arbuthnot became the bride
There OF Count de Miremont.

Alderman Donovan, at the City Hall
to-day. united in marriage Count r. NJ.
de Miremont, a French noble, who gave
his residence as Folkes;one, England. and
Mrs. Edith Anne Arbuthnot, formerly
Miss Pearse. Of Hyde, England. The
couple will live here. where the Count
will take a position as clerk.
Count Miremont Is a most unpreten-
tlous nobleman. He does not lay claim
to any castles. because he hasn't got
back to the fSudal wars TIE GoI,n T@ "a
not rich. He Will take his place In the
ranks and try 10 work his way up. lie
seems to be a sensible fellow, not like
the usual run Of counts who come over
here to marry heiresses.
Charles n. Phelps, OF 50 Broadway,
was the only witness to the ceremony
Mayor Gilroy refused to marry the pair
because they did not have a religious
marriage performed first.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
HER HOME" INCORPORATED?
Midwife GOLarski Says So, but
Gerry Agents Dispute Her.

Eva Godarski, manager of the Cedar
ski Home for lying-in females, at 800
East Eightieth street, was arralgned be-
fore Justice Taintor in Harlem Court
this morning on a charge OF illegally
keeping the institution.
The Home" is situated on the first
floor of a double house, which
liz occupied by ten families. and Mrs
Godarski's arrest was the result Of
objections to the Home" on the part OF
the tenants.
Mrs, Godarski, who is bright and
Intelligent woman of thirty-four, claims
that the Home Is legally incorporated
duly signed and sealed but the officers
of the Gerry Society claim that the pa
per is irregular and that the woman
has no legal right TO maintain the Home
The prisoner pleaded not guilty and
was held in 500 bail for examination
tomorrow.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
WARNING FROM RUSSIA,
No Interference with Her Coreaz
interests to he Allowed.
tBy Associated Press. }

Il3y Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-The Rus
sian newspapers are unanimous in say
ing that, whatever the result Of the vaJ
between China and Japan, Russia will
not tolerate any diminishment of Corean
territory nor alienation of Corean indie
pendence.
Russia, 1t Is added, will not permit ann
interference upon the part of Great Britt
ain or any other power, IL such inter-
ference, endangers Russian interests.
flnally, the Russian newspapers urgd
naval measures in the Pacific and upon
the Russo-Corean frontier calculated d
uphoid the interests of Russia should
The evening world., 1894-08-01
M'KlNLEY'S OUTING.
Ohio's Governor starts on n Trim
Up the Great Lakes.


CLEVELAND, Aug. l--Gov. William
Mckinley. accompanied by his wife and
his niece, and large party of friends
departed to-day on the new palatial
steamer Northwc2t for a pleasure trip
up the Lakes, Among those no accom-
panied the party wer" eA-Gov. Merriam
OF minnesota; NJ. \. tiauna and family .
and Col. and Mrs. HerricE, q this city.
@,cG'd with invitations to sion over a:
Duluth, Minneapolis aul 81 Pau. an,
may remain over one rip Of TIC bua, II
these poirts.
DETROIT, Aug. l--tiov. Rich and
family are here awaiting the steamer
Northwest On her arrival from Cleve.
land they viii join Gov. Mckinley and
party in their pleasure trip to Duluth.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
Mr.. RUSSELL'S NIGHT OUT.
Raised n Disturbance and Kept a
Policeman Busy.

George Russell. of $40 West Fortieth
street. was shouting and jumping about
the sidewalk at Tenth and West streets
last night, when Policeman Fordham, of
the Charles street station, appeared.
Fordham tried to arrest Russell. and the
latter drew a window-sash weight from
his pocket and began TO swing II round
close to Fordham's head, The police
man was kept busy lodging but man
aged to close with Russell. He had to
hit Russell several times with his night
stick. before he could subdue him.
At Jefferson Market Court to-day,
Justice Voorhis committed Russell for
ten days.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
ARRIVED ON MAJESTIC.
Prominent People Among Pasaen.
Hers--Sir John Gorsts Visit,


There were a number OF important
personages among the 435 cabin passen-
gers on the Majestic. which arrived this
morning.
Among them were Sir John Gorst,
Francis Billiard. Mrs. j. Butler, Mrs
Prescott Hall Butler. Miss Butler. Count
de Castaline. NJ. Blumenthal, Capt.
Campbell. Preston X. Mnturn, Joseph
Pulitzer a., Miss A. =. Granger, f. ii
Bohlan. l.. \. Biddle. Mark Hoyt and
Mrs. Hoyt, Mark Hoyt. lr., Rev. j. JEFF
frey tombstone. Count de Kessler, DR..
+. r. kinnicut. Capt. j. c. McVay and
Mrs McVay.
Sir John l.. Gorst was nder-Secretary
OF State for India and subsequently Sec
rotary of the Treasury of the Conserva-
tive Government OF Great Britain under
Lord Salisbury. He Is accompanied by
his secretary. Gerald $. Ryan. He was
met on the dock by an old friend, W. }.
Hutchinson. OF Seabright. n. j., who
took Sir John home with him.
He is going to Canada In the interest
of the British Empire Mutual Life In
surance Company, OF whicl he Is Pres-
dent. and will afterwards visit the United
States.
The Majestic sighted n small iceberg
July 90 in latitude F.l3, longitude 49l1.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
DEBS AGAINST STRIKES.
Convinced Now that the People DO
Not Approve Them.
(By Associated Pre,s.)

CHICAGO, Aug. IL will never
again be connected with any strike or
ganiGation," said President Debs. of the
American Railway Union, to-day, This
strike has developed the fact That the
sentiment OF the people OF the country
Ia against strikes. and that the Govern
mcnt stands ready TO put down such
movements at the point of the bayonet.
seek redress by the ballot"
Debs arrived from Terre IIaute this
morning, and was met at the depot by a
committee OF the 4; r. u He went i'm
rectory meeting was held and arrange
ments made for the Convention tomor-
row.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
WORK IN STATE CAMP.
signal Corp. surveying and Nak-
ing New Maps.

STATE CANE PEHKsKILI, y. w..
Aug. 1.-The Fourteenth Regiment OF
Brooklyn and the Calling battery kepS
up their good work IN camp this morn
ing and were favored with cool weather
The guard mount and morning drills
were creditabie
The signal corpse Is out to-day sur
veying the roads around the camp
and constructing new maps.
The evening world., 1894-08-01
HERDMAN'S BODY UNCLAIMED
A Letter Left by the Suicide Ac-
"a . - cuses Frederick Gross.

The body of Albert Herdman. forty
NE years OF age. who committed suicide
yesterday by taking morphine on the
anwery Bay pier. Is at the Newtown
It rue, and has not yet been claimed
EI9ss,e n said to-day that Frederick
rLprmk ,sident OF the Gross Manufac-
Solder. viii my. OF g and s. Liberty
NE body a decentne s SUI nus was stock
In a letter left [. nrisI 'e''S 10 give
their business transaatesr dm man he accused
Gross says that Her nm unfairly In
strangely since the disappe,, bod
young adopted daughter, tLe mSe az aSt sin
posed to have been abducted by hs 70 ., ne
father, -.... sup
The evening world., 1894-08-01
BEATEN FOR SPITE, THEY SAY
Policeman MuIcare Accused of
Brutal ASSAULT by Two Men.

Policeman William Mnlcsre, of the
Wes. One Hundred AMI Fltty.seconJ
street station, wss tried ,o-dsy before
Police Commissioner Murray. lie vas
caarScl with bruta,ly asslu,iIrs John
Freeman AM Samus, RcIry. cJlored men.
~ ~ West ono Hundred ana Forty.
sixth street, on the night OF July 4 asst.
his horne. and. after chasing him TO the
roof heat him with night stick. Berry,
who came TO Freenan's assistance, was
treated similarly. II Is alleged.
Mulcare, II Is said, had a grudge
against Freeman because the latter had
whipped the po.iceman's brother.