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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
A CORNER IN OPIUM.
The Drug Is Very Dear and the
Supply Extremely Low.
Vigilance OF Revenue Officers Makes
Smuggling Difficult.
This Forebodcs Tortures to Thou
sands Who Use II.

There is woe among the opium hends
OF this city Somebody has cornered
the opium market, and II the corner
isn't broken soon there Is liable to be
trouble.
The price OF opium ranges in ordi.
nary times from $3.50 to $3.50 per can
according to quality. Lately the price
has been going up so cents at time
until now the cheapest opium in the
market brings 80 or $40 a can, and little
can be bought even at that price.
II you ask one of the Mott street deal.
ers what is the cause OF the corner he
Will say "stlike." Somebody told the
Cinnamon that there was a strike on in
the West, and that IL given as the excuse
for hosting the price Of the drug. II
you inquire whether the Chinese-Japan
csc war has anything to do with It they
simply reply ''mebbe."
The real reason for the corner Is prob
ably the difficulty of smuggling opium
into the country. There Is enough
opium In British Columbia ready to be
shipped into the States" to give every
citizen of the Republic a load" but
the unusually stringent measures now
practised by the Government have
proved so formidable that the dealers
have been unable to smuggle In enough
to supply the demand.
The Wo kee Company Is the great
opium distributing concern of this city.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
OF opium is handled by this Company
yearly. The rich opium smoker buys
direct from the Wo Kee people. a $3.50
can being sufficient to last an ordinary
"hend" ut least two weeks. The great
majority of persons who have the
habit" however, buy in drug stores
Two pharmacies in the Tender!oin Dis
trict, one in Sixth avenue, a little more
than stone-throw distance from Capt
Schmittberger's headquarters, and the
other near the Metropole Hotel. have
the bulk OF the retail trade.
The proprietor Of the Sixth avenue
drug store has within the last few days
offered $40 ea.i for opium, and would
he can obtail It. He has Only been able
to secure a small quantity. His regular
patrons have pleaded in vain to get the
customary amount of dope" They get
about half the customary amount, and
that, toS. only after a long explanation
of the trouble the proprietor has been
put to.
Any one who knows what a person ad-
cicted to opium SUITES when unable to
get the drug can appreciate what the
corner" means to the 1000 or 5000 fiends
decrease, and the price to increase, the
he spitals Of the city will be overrun with
half-crazed persons craving relief from
the tortures to which those with the
habit" are doomed when robbed Of the
great Oriental drug.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
NEARLY HANGED BY BUTLER.
Funeral of George Wait Recalls an
Episode of the Rebellion.

The funeral of George w. Wait, the
widely known marine engineer, took place
from his late home, 212 Albany avenue,
Brooklyn, last night, and was largely
attended. Mr.. Wait died on Saturday
in his sixty-eighth year. He was born
IN Scotland. During the war he was
chief engineer or the United States
man of-war Monticello, commanded by
RearAdmiral Braine. 1t was. he who
supervised the work of cutting the
chains that were placed in the Missis-
slppi River to prevent the Union vessels
from bombarding New Orleans.
A little incident is told of Mr.. Walt
and Commander Braine after New Or
leans had been taken. Gen. Butler
ordered the Monticello to go down the
river as a transport for troops, The
vessel had been disabled, and Com
mander Braine sent Gen. Butler word
that she could not go. Gen. Butler
then ordered both Braine and Wait to
be hanged to the yard-arm. While prep
arations were going on, Gen. Butler
went aboard, and Engineer Walt
showed him that the Monticello was so
badly disabled that 1t would imperil the
lives of all on board If she moved. Gen.
Butler then gave Engineer Wait forty
eight hours in which to fix up the ves-
sell, which he succeeded in doing, thus
saving his own and Commander
Braine'S neck,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
GOMBOSSY FINED.
The ES-New York DiNc-Keeper
Again Rnided In Jersey City.

Police Justice Potts. In Jersey City
this morning fined Jacob Combossy, pro
prietor OF the Atlantic Garden. $50. for
selling liquor without a license. and
held him in $500 bail to await the action
Of the Grand Jury upon a charge OF
keeping a disorderly house.
The concert-hall singers arrested In
the raid upon the place made by Chief
Murphy, Saturday night, were released
and warned by the Justice 10 keep out
OF Jersey CITY,
Gombossy formerly kept a dive In
New York City. but when the police
closed him up he came to Jersey City
and opened the Atlantic Concert Gar
den.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
A BOY HIGHWAYMAN.
Frank Doty Charged with the
Theft of 40 Cents.

Frank Doty. sixteen years old. OF Third
avenue and Fifty-eighth street. Brook
lyn, was he'd for examination by Justice
Walsh in the Butler Street Police Court
this morning charged with highway rob-
berry Oscar Halberson. fifteen years old,
of log President street. is the COM
plainant.
Halberson says that while returning
from Bay Ridge with several companions
yesterday, Doty asked for the loan OF a
penknife and then caught hold of Hal
berson and distracted IS cents from his
vest pocket
Ha.berson's companions ran for a po-
.iceman and caused Doty's arrest. At the
sta ton house Halberson's scarf-pin was
found In Doty's possession.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
WOULDN'T BUY THE DRINKS.
Two Cinnamon Badly Used Up by
Newark Toughs.

NEWARK. y. j.. Aug. l3.-John
Hendri ard Edward Burke, two young
toughs. were arrested by the William
street police last night for asssulting
two inoffensive Chinese laundrymen.
The boys demanded 10 cents for a drink.
but the Celestials refused to give up
and a fight followed.
The Cinnamon were pretty badly used
up and their friends, to the number OF
twenty, gathered at Police Headquar-
ters to demand vengeance. The names
OF the injured Cinnamon are So Flung
and See Young
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
HE CLEAVES TO HIS WIFE.
For That Reason Paine Says His
Mother Is Persecuting Him.

William Paine. at present living at
the Hotel de Paris, Brooklyn, alleges
that his mother, Mrs. Virginia M. Paine.
is making every effort to separate him
from his wife, and he may bring a suit
for damages.
Six years ago young Paine married a
pretty actress, Carrie Gould, who was
divorced from Gen. Aylward, the
writer. They lived in Paine's cottage.
at Round. Lake. in the Adirondacks. I'M
til recently
Mr.. Paine claims that his mother. who
is a woman of considerable wealth,
bought up $3.50 mortgage that he was
compelled to place upon his $4,000 cot
tage, and has advertised that II, will be
sold in three months; that she does not
like his wife, and because he refused a
has determined to ruin him, He ST states ss
thinks She is not in her right mind.
Mrs Paine lives at the Pa Park e., avenue aMr
ing the Winter. At present she Ii
boarding with Mrs. NJ: A. Mickle. at
Bayside, L. I. She refuses to discuss
the charges brought by her son.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
HERTNER WAS INSANE.
Union Hill SILK Weaver Found
wande ring in Central Park.

Jacob Hertner, a silk-weaver. 1872 Gar
den street, Union Hill. New Jersey, was
found by policeman wandering aimiess-
ly through Central Park late yesterday
afternoon. Hertner was followed for
some distance. His peculiar actions con-
WINGED the policeman that he was not
In his right mind. and he was taken
into custody.
An ambulance was summoned from
Roosevelt Hospital. where an examina-
ton showed the man to be insane. About
o'clock Hertner was sent to Bellevue,
where he was committed to the insane
pavilion. A committee Of experts on in
sanity will pass on Hertner's case this
afternoon.
From letters found on Hertner's person
It was ascertained that he Is a native OF
Switzerland, and had been In this coun-
try sixteen years. From remarks which
he made, It is believed. he arrived in
New York yesterday morning from Union
HILL n. j.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
tom KING" NOT CAPTURED.
Tho Woman Bandit Who Broke
Jail Is StilI mt Large.
IBy Associated Press. J

Ell RENO. o. T., Aug. l3.-The recent
report sent from Fredonia. Kan. that
Mrs. Mandis alias Tom King" the
notorious woman horse-thief and bandit
who broke jail here Dec. /, and has
since been at large, mad been appre-
hended in that city, proves to have been
a mistake.
The sheriff Of this county has returned
without the prisoner. A woman who an
swered the description of Tom King"
had been arrested by the Sheriff OF Wal
son County, Kan, but she was released
before the Oklahoma Sheriff arrived
there
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
MISS BARGEN STABBED.
Refused to Make n Charge Against
John Bettell.


Mary Bargen, twenty years old, of
$50 East Twenty-second street, this city,
was stabbed in the back last night while
visiting at John Bettelrs home, ISL
Eagle street. Williamsburg. The wound
was only slight one, and Miss Bargen.
after being attended by an ambulance
surgeon, was removed to her home.
Miss Bargen frequently visits the Bet
tells. Just what led up to last nights
trouble the police don't seem to know
and the Bettells won't tell
Bettell, it seems, has been paying at
tention to the girl for some time and
they have frequently been seen together.
They were In the parlor alone last night
when Miss Bargen ran out in the
kitchen crying that she had been
stabbed. She said she had quarrelled
with Bettell and that he had cut her
with his knife.
Miss Bargen refused to make a charge
against Bettell and he was not arrested.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
At the NnYy-Yard.

rfsParations were commenced at the Brooklyn
"S's'fard this morning for the trial trip OF the
ne" homemade United States cruiser Cincinnati.
* we sound the latter part OF this week.
81 much to test her speed as to try her en-
irseCGE,, me cruiser New York is expected at the
SS n,"S rom Philadelphia. Capt. John W. Philip
Ca" f,'nl commander. will then be relieved by
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
MUST WORK FOR S1.25.
Ten of the Striking Tracklayers
Report for Duty.

About ten Of the three hundred track
layers. whose wages were cut by the
Brooklyn City Railroad Company from
81. so to SIPS a day, returned to work this
morning and accepted the reduction.
The remainder of the men are still out
and say they will not return until the
old scale OF wages is re-established.
The majority of the men have families
to support, and say II Is impossible for
them to- live on $l.25 a day.
All those who did not report for work
this morning were discharged.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
THEY MET ON A LONELY ROAD
And Now Miss O'Brien Causes
Whalen's Arrest for Assault.

David Whalen. a laborer. twenty-five
Years old, living on the Kings High
way at Gravesend, was arrested at 6
o'clock this morning on a warrant is
ssueq by Justice Giadding, of Sleeps
Point
Miss O'Brien alleges that, while re-
vWUrhlng to her home on Saturday night,
Onhalen met her at the Neck road and
oeedn avenue and assaulted her.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
Pitcher swans Arm Broken.

NEWARK. n, l.. Aug. ls,-Albert swan. the
pitcher Of the Hamilton A. c.. OF Brooklyn met
with a peculiar mishAp yesterday. While prsc.
Using for game with the Harri.
son A. c. here. his right arm fell linn
at his aide and he felt a sharp tWinEe Of pain
An examination showed that his arm had been
broken. The game Was not played and come
piouA souls said the sccident MAS a judgment
against Sunday ball playing.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
Mounted Police for Newark.

NEWARK. N j.. Aug. E.-The Police Com
missioners have decided to establish a squad Of
eight mounted police which is to be increased to
twenty next January The squad will be under
the immediate supervision Of Chief Hopper: but
the men will be chosen from the four precincts
A Captain OF mounted police will be appointed
very soon. and there il a great deal OF wire-pull-
ing for the position.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
BOY PREVENTED A CRASH.
Averted n Collision on the Big Four
by CHANGING a switch.
ny Associated Press. }

ANDERSON. Ind. Aug, l3.-Thomas
Dickinson, aged twelve. prevented a
disastrous wreck on the Big Four last
Saturday. The west-bound passenger
express had sidetcac&ed TO let a fast
freight pass
The switch nearest the freight came
bounding along al nigh speed. The lad
switch. barely in time to avert an accI-
dent.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
To Fight Riker's Island Nui.ances.

A meeting OF citizens will be held In Loef-
hers Hall. One Hundred and Forty.eighth street
and Willis avenue. at O'Clock tomorrow even
Ing for the purpose of nndirg a way to suppress
the Riker's Island nuisance. The following Cit.
LenS' Committee has been appointed TO take &C.
ton should plan be decided upon: Arthur &.
Butts Ernest Hall Francis v s. Oliver. Theo.
dore Macy. Gunther X Alderman George A.
Black, William T. McElyssn and James L.
Wells
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
Lawyer Taylor Held.

Francis N. Taylor, who says he is an Albany
lawyer. and who was arrested Friday charged
with passing two bogus $40 checks on MrS Mary
Hermann, who keeps a cafe at Greenwich and
Christopher streets, VAS held for Trial Al JET
isrson Market Court to-day.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
sharpers Arrested at Lake Pleasant
CDy Associated PreSsJ


LAKE PLEASANT, Mass Aug. IA party
OF shsrpers came from Troy with an excursion
yesterday and attempted to work several dim
iAm games. Two we're arrested and lodged
in jail after a struggle To prevent them from
being rescued by their coniedeyates.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
Another Newtovn su,.,a.

tr, 'o"N L. l., Aug. ls,-Adam Mock aged
HON. SUBMITTED suicide late last night at his
had been J., Ihderdonk avenue. this place. Mock
drank h,,yu.' ~ health for some time and lately
1'lly. He leaves a widow
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
North Beach GAMBLER Arrested.

"L"roWN L. l.. Aug. l3.-John Weber was
s.'S'snei to-day before Justice Monteryerde at
1"' place on Charge of gambling. He was ar
what 10 NoFth Beach yesterday while operating
lie wa alleged to have been a swindling game.
'' "~ held for trial
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
HeadIess Body of a child.

The headless body OF a male child was found
floating in the East River at pier IS at $50 p
81. yesterday afternoon by onneer FitEpatrick,
OF the Twelfth Precinct. II was naked The
body was removed to the Morgue
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
Brooklyn Brevities.

street pycnItr living In a nat at "a Kossuth
IA, during E, reported TO the police to-day
ieoied an en-, us absence last night thieves ef-
tNtry ana uuahce to his apartments and stole
-Aa clothing valued a 80.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
A. J. CAMMEYER,
9Th Ave-, cor. Goth St
Hotels.

W. Yers i!.sel rv.y, ,spP. -, as -
Including vtsa ses.s - Asslrabis sssasS 80
nsdsFata
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
SHIPPING NEWS.

ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY. ~
Sun rises. IS os Sun sets. OF Moon 80. IN
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13

A Physician wFitest "I frequently pre-;
scribe Mllhau's CallsAya As q tonic, and ma Roo1
results In every case. !" MILHAv, lb3 b way. -
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13

You read The Evening World!
Do YOU read the Sunday Woridf
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
INCOMING STEAMERS.
DUE TO-DAY.
DUE TOMORROW
FOREIGN PORTS. Y

(By csbisl
ARRIVED.
LONDON, Aug. l3--Arrived. steamer vsazsa
from New York. +.
SIGHTED
Lizard. Aug. is-Passsd. steamer oallisa /
from Hull for New York. - n I
,...--->r;--s !.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13

You read The Evening World!
Do you read the Sunday WOrIdf
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23
Tho wonderful Eve Of the Eagle.

All birds OF prey have a popularity
of eye structure that enables them to
see near or distant objects equally
well. An eagle will ascend more than
a mile in perpendicular height, and
from that elevation can see its unsus'
pecting prey and pounce upon it with
unerring certainty, says the Louis.
vile Commercial. Yet the same bird
can scrutinize with almost microscopic
nicely an object close at hand, thus
possessing power of accommo.
dating its sight to distance in man
ner to which the human eye is un'
fitted, and of which it is totally inca
pable. In looking at n printed page
we find that there is some particular
distance, probably ten inches, at
which we can read the words and see
each letter with perfect distinctness,
but if the page be moved to distance
OF forty inches or brought within a
distance of five inches we find il i'm.
possible to read il all. A scientific
man would therefore call ten inches
the focus, or focal distance, of our
eyes. This distance cannot be altered
except by the aid of spectacles. But
an eagle has the power of altering the
focus of its eye just as 1t pleases. 1t
has only to look at an object at the
distance of two feet or two miles in
order to see it with perfect distinct
ness. or course, the eagle knows moth
ing of the wonderful contrivance that
the Creator has supplied for its ac-
commodation. 1t employs il instinc-
lively, and because it cannot help it.
The ball of the eye is surrounded by
fifteen little plates called sclerotic
bones. They form complete ring
and their edges slightly overlap each
other. When it looks at a distant OBJ
ject this little circle of bones expands
and the ball of the eye, being relieved
from the pressure, becomes hatter
when it looks at very near object
the little bones press together and the
is thus squeezed into "A rounder or
more convex form. The effect is very
familiar to every one. A person with
very round eyes is near sighted and
IA person with Hat eyes, as in old age,
can see nothing except at a distance.
The eagle, by the mere will, can make
its eyes round or fiat and see with
equal clearness at any distance.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23
One Mans Mining Outfit.

Henry Spencer, a Colorado mi
is lifting out small naphth1 iau
Tor novel prospe ting tour He
tends to work the bottom of
Sa ramento River above Redd
aud he is ,ontldent that his ven'
will prove su :, essful. The laun
forty feet long and propelled witt
eight horsepower engine. In
bow of the boat he has palce
peculiar pump, whi h was onstru
from his own design. The pump
be operated by the engine, and i
cal ulated TO III k up the mud +
TIE bottom of the river and thro
on aslui whi h runs the full lengt
the boat above the abin and extt
far enough over the stern TO th
all the refuse back into the ri
The pump is powerful en- nough to S
up good many cubic yards a
Just how many the inventor c.
not say, but he expected that by
ming at full speed 1t should be SC
where near thousand. II the
mining apparatus saved half the
from half that amount Of earth !
the bed of the river near Reddin
should be paying venture, say
eral miners who know the coun
and they are watching Mr.. SpeG'
mining enterprise very closely. =
FrauciS o Examiner.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23
The ycndOmc Column.

The Vendome column in Paris, which
was destroyed by the Commune in
1871, was erected by Napoleon L.,
principally of cannon taken ut Ulm,
to commemorate the battle OF Auster-
litz in 1905. 1t was covered with 42j
bronze plaques, moulded in bas-relief
to display the chief incidents in the
Austrian campaign in that year. They
were each three feet eight inches high
and formed continuous band inclos-
ing the column twenty-t- ss AS it
..circiUa to-the top, the en..s pgth OF
the spiral being $40 feet.
Instead OF the Charlemagne, as at
first intended, it was surmounted by
a statue of the first Napoleon in Ro-
man costume and crowned with laurel.
After several postponeiuents IL was
brought to the ground on the 10th OF
May, in the presence of many thou
sands who had waited for hours to wit
ness the spectacle.
Owing to some engineering Difficult.
ties in cutting the base it could not he
| brought down at the time originally
! fixed. The members OF the Commune
attended in state to witness the affair,
and sentinels were posted about halt
way down the Rue de la Paix to pre-.
vent the crowd from approaching toe
close, as up to the last moment acci
dents were feared.
At 80 in the afternoon the ropes
were frightened, and suddenly the col.
umn was observed to lean forward to.
wards the Rue de la Paix, then finally
to fall with a dull, heavy thud, raising
as it did SO an immense cloud of dust.
Before it touched the ground it sepa.
rated into three parts by its owr
weight, and on reaching the bed ot
dirt, and faggots to receive it, broke
into ut least thirty pieces.
The statue of Napoleon on reaching
the ground broke oil from its pedestal
ut the ankles, then at the knees, the
waist and the neck. while the iron rail
ings which surrounded the summit oi
the monument were shivered to pieces
Shortly after the column had fallen,
spectators were permitted to traverse
the place to witness the wreck, but
were not permitted to take away any
| of the fragments.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23
THE OLD STONE WELL

oh, the old stone well,
In the shady littlo dell,
Which Law across the meadows where the
cowslips dwell
How our tired hearts swell
As we long. more than we'll tell,
Jus, to soak in air and sunshine by the old
stone well.
oh. the faint. cool breeze
That sifted through the trees.
And murmurcd soft accompaniment to the
humming OF the becs
How ones soul twould please
To sit thcro meath the trees,
And TO build again those castles that ones
youthtime sees.
How as boys we'd play.
ON each bright sunshiEy day,
In the grass and through the branches till
the twilight gray,
Ani day after day,
On each load OF fragrant hay,
Roll up saily to the bnrnyari In the same OLD
way.
But the years have sped.
And our boyhood friends hny, fed.
And the pretty girls we used to love long
since wed
But the tale we'll tell
And with memory sweet we'll dwell.
A. we watch their children playing round
the old stone well.
Jack stevens. in Rochester Post Express
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23

the love OF Shah Jahan before
came to the throne. The match "
not considered a desirable one al
they were kept asunder. She "
married to another. When ShI
Jahan became Emperor he caus
her husband to be killed and ma
her his wife. The name she is knoV
by In history is Mumtaz NAH
which means pride OF the Palac,
When she died the Emperor built
her this unrivaled mausoleum.
has been repeatedly called by col
petent judges the finest building
the world. 1t has been said OF
that 1t was designed by Titans al
finished by jewellers. 1t is not OF
the finest buildin. in the world,
1t has the handsomest setting.
visiting 1t we first enter spacd
outer court, inclosed by beauti'
buildings, crowned by springi
domes. We pass through lofty g;
OF red sandstone ornamented WI
white marble.
Everywhere are masses OF m
wonderful aud delicate carving
white marble, and slabs OF cornell
and other valuable stone line
walls. Within are the tombs Of ST
Jahan and his wife and these two
elaborately ornamented.
The Tai was begun in 1880
took seventeen years to finish. VI
the designer was is unknown.