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The evening world., 1894-08-03
0PHTHAlM|A OR P|NK-EYE?
Eye and Ear Infrmary Physicians
About Equally Divided.
DR.. Doty's investigation Is Not Con-
sidcrcd Thorough.

1t seems 10 be the universal opinion
that DIR. Dotys corps OF inspectors OF
contagious diseases have not made a
sufficiently thorough investigation Of
the cases of supposed rurulent oph-
thalmia reported by DIR. Henry Free
man, Il member of The Evening
Words" corps Of free doctors for the
sick babies.
The inspectors, after examining a
dozen cases in two tenement houses, ar.
rived at the conclusion that II Is sim
ply discharge of virulcnt pua from
inilamed eyes, which is commonly called
pink-eyc.
DR.. Freeman, who has had grea
deal Of experience In the treatment OF
traced the origin OF the present out.
break to the Grand street free bath, but
here again the inspectors disagree with
him
\ member OF the eye department OF
the staff OF the New York Eye and Ear
lrtirmary, Il wrl-known specialist In
diseases of the eye. sustains Or. Free
man. The physician referred to, WHO
| desires that hts name shall not be used
said to-day that the symptoms reported
| by DIR. Freeman were undoubtedly those
of purulent ophthalmia; but not OF the
| most virulcnt form. which appears al
! birth. He also said that the New York
! Eye and Ear IniirmHry Is called on eaCt
| Summer 20 treat hundreds of cases oil
| ophthalmia, and th-y traced the disease
usually to the free baths on the Eas
| River
This year the disease appeared stronger
| than ever which he attributes to tn,
| more frequent use of the baths. Tn,
water in the baths. he said. is at times
unfit for use. a sewer entering the river
near by contaminates the water ant
spreads the disease. one child ma,
carry 1t home and other members OF tn
family using the same towel. Will sooi
become afflicted.
| In conclusion, the doctor stated tina
they are now treating great man,
cases, and that the bulk of those ar
nlcted patronized the Grand stree
baths.
DR.. j. L. Weeks. another member o
the stan of the intrmary. IL OF the opin
ion tina; the disease Is pink eye. He feel
sure of this, as he has. he says, mad
a careful study of it, and has treate'
over two thousand cases.
Both physicians agreed upon one point
They both held that the disease yield
rapidly to medical treatment, but II neg
ected will produce serious results.
1.-THE Evening Worlds STAFF OF fire.
physicians are treating great man
cases In the tenement districts. Twe.v
cases were discovered at 2i2 Monro
street and eight more at 256 Monro
street,
The evening world., 1894-08-03
ON A LITTLE GIRLS CHARGE
John Ovcrmeyer. Father of n Fam
lily, Seriously Accused.

John Overmeyer. a Trainer, thirty
years old of 200 West One Hundred and
Forty-second street and a father OF
four children. was arraigned at the
Yorkville Court this morning charged
with attempted assault on eight-year-
old Agnes Defken. OF 2Of Vest Sixty
ninth street.
Agnes, with two other little girls, last
evening at o'clock. entered an unf1n-
ishsd house ~, a, ssyensy-eiShth street street
meyer was working, for the purpose OF
picking up the cast-off pieces OF wood
and sha wings. Overmeyer found the
girls in the basement. His actions
were witnessed by man who was look
ing out OF the window OF the adjoining
house. and he summoned Policeman
Treanor. OF the West Sixty-eighth
street station.
Treanor called Policeman Kelly to his
house, found the three girls on the side
walk Alice was crying. She told them
that the man had tried to force her
into the cellar. The policemen then ar
rested Oyermeyer, whom they found In
He Indignantly denied the charge, but
was nevertheless locked up on Alice's
complaint, as her statement was cor
three girls were placed in the care OF
the Gerry Society for the night, anc
this morning all the parties were
taken to court
Ovcrmeyer's wife was In court, ant
said that she had perfect confidence II
her husband. The woman compliance
OF misfortune never coming singly. Hel
brother was drowned of Washington
the-Hudson last Sunday by the over
turning of a boat. He was buried bu
few days ago.
Justice McMahon held Overmeyer fol
| further examination.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
British Wnrship Picks Up Five
Abandoned Sealing Boats.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. a-The Ex-
aminer this morning prints the follow
Ing:
Five sealing-b boats. fastened together,
have been found floating in the Behring
Sea by British man-of-war. In some
Of the boats were hunters guns and a
quantity of ammunition, but none of
them contained provisions No trace of
the crews could be found, although the
boats looked as though they had but
recently been deserted. There was no
mark on the boats to show what schoon-
er they belonged to, although. on the
stock of a gun was the name w. p.
Sayward." 1t is thought that the lost
boats belonged to ner.
The Sayward halls from British Co
lumbia, and was last seen when off the
coast Of Japan, with 6SS skins on board.
1t Is probable that she drifted north,
following the seals to the rookeries. and
lost her hunters In a fog or in a storm.
The five boats. with their crews finally
came together for mutual protection
and assistance. and, after being fastened
together drifted about in the open sea.
the crews hoping that some sealer or
cruiser would pick them up before death
came.
Five schooners have been lost and be-
come total wrecks this season. Four OF
them sent crews to watery graves, and
so far. 1t Is known that nearly hun.
bred lives have been lost.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
SUGAR GETS ANOTHER BOOM.
Traders Continue to Work the
Stock on Tariff Rumors.
General List Quite Firm, but the
Market Is Dull.

The sudden break in Sugar Just pre-
have been SCOOP" The stock was
morning and transactions were made
simultaneously all the way from loS to
l04 against 1902 is last nj ht.
Later there was some business at
1Q IA, but at this point movement to
realize set in and there was a reaction
to l03 3-S. The shorts were badly scared,
as advices were received from Washing
ton that the conferrees had agreed
upon the sugar duties fixed by the Sen.
ate bill. The dispatches were doubted
in many quarters.
The general list was firmer partly be-
cause the gold shipments tomorrow bid
fair to be away under recent estimates.
Heidelbach lckelheimer & Co. have en-
change sold early in the week but
Lazard Freres say they will not ship
burlington & quincy rose 5-S to y L.
to 50, Rock Island. "a to GA, Delaware 4
Hudson rs to 1874, Distillers IL to Is l-2,
Wheeling & Lake Erie preferred J to
36 IA Louisville, Nashville IS to a Ia
States Cordage 1-2 to q IL and North
west l-2 to 1O3. Pullman fell "a to 157 Ia,
and Canada Southern l-2 to AZ IA
For the month Of June the, Rock ISL
$500. SIS.
The gross earnings of the Northern
Pacific road for the month of July were
$634, 498, decrease of $9S6,O23. The de-
crease was mainly during the first two
weeks on account of the strike, when
only about $2i 600 were earned, against
S7S7. 900 for the same period last year.
The St. Paul road reports gross earn
ings for the fourth week of June a
s695 493 a decrease of sS602t; for the
cronth OF June at Sl.T9,226, decrease o
sSl4.127. and from Jan. ] 10 date, So 457,
20. a decrease of S3.3i6.197.
Hoskier. Wood & Co. will ship 500, OOC
gold to Europe tomorrow.
Bankers sixty day sterling bills sold
at 4.S7 10 4.S7 ga and sight drafts at
ASST 4.Ss IA The inquiry for ex
change Is small.
Commercial bar silver. 81 "a, and Mex
lean dollars, 80 "a. Bar silver In Lon
don is quoted at 2S l1-l6d. per ounce.
Money easy on call at / per cent. Tint
| loans are hardening somewhat, trans
| actions being reported at per cent. fol-
| four to five months, and per cent fol
| nine months. Foreign bankers have
been lending at 2 per cent. with a golC
note.
| Stocks c)atinue1 dull but there wa
| another squirt In Sugar on n restoration
| of the reports that the Senate duties ha'
| been agreed upon in conference. Tn
| fluctuations, generally speaking, wer
| insignificant. and the Board room pre-
scented a very quiet appearance.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
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PREFERRED CASH TO STOCK.
So Hoch Had New York Medical
Company OmciaIs Arrested.

DR.. John johnson and Henry Hosea.
the President and Secretary of the New
York Medical Company, who were ar
rested last night, charged with swim
ding William Hoch out of $50, were
held for examination in jefferson Mar
ket Court to-day. They will have a
hearing tomorrow morning, when their
attorney will try to prove by decisions
of the Court of Appeals that their ar
rest was an outrage.
Hoch told Justice Noorhis yesterday,
when he applied for a warrant, that he
had been employed as a salesman for
the Company July 10. He had given $50
security, and DIR. johnson had issued a
certificate for one share of the stock OF
the Company as security for the $50.
When Hoch was discharged, two
weeks later, he asked for the money
but was told he would have to be CON
tent with the stock certificate. The
President had represented that the
Company had an account at the Chem
zeal Bank, and when Justice Voorhis
! found out that this was untrue he is
sued the warrant.
johnson and Hosea were released on
/ hail
The evening world., 1894-08-03
LOOKING FOR GERMS.
DR.. Parker Examining the Cheese
Seized Yesterday.
Made from Mix Which May Have
Been Infected. az
There Had Been Diphtherin In the
Dairyman's Family.

DR.. w. Fl. Park. Chief Of the Depart-
ment of Bacteriology of the Board Of
Health. is preparing some specimens Of
the cheese seized in a Washington
street commission house yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of cultivat.
ing the bacilli of diphtheria, which. 1t II
suspected the cheese contains.
The seizure consisted of ffty-om
cheeses of sixty pounds weight eachs
which were shipped to New York from
the Star Creamery" at Alton. Chenan,
go County.
About week ago the State Board o.
Health received notice that a dairyman
at Alton, in whose family there had
been fatal case of diphtheria. haG
| sold all OF the milk produced by hiA
herd TO the Star Creamery; also. that
the milk had been made into cheeses
which was intended for the New York
market.
An inspector was sent to Alton for
sample. which ne secured and brought
back to Albany. hasty hacteriologi.
cal examination showed bacilli Of
diphtheria, every culture being a rev
markedly good specimen. An order to
seize and condemn the entire lot was
issued. but when the State health
| NITlNeu dt AllOnt tucy iOuht
the cheese had been shipped to New
York -
The New York health authorities. az
| told In yesterdays editions OF The
Evening World" were notified by tele-
graph. and Inspector Bayard Fuller was
detailed to make the seizure. He found
hui. little difficulty in locating the cheese.
and selected one which he delivered to
Chief Chemist Martin yesterday after
| noon.
Dr. Martin and all the other MEM
bers of the Board of Health refused to
give the name Of the commission mer-
chant for the reason that he had no IN
formation yet that the cheese was In
fected and that the publication of his
name in connection with the matter
might be disastrous to his business. J !.
4 letter received from the State Board
OF Health this morning by Sanitary
Supt. Roberts gives additional details.
1t stated positively that bacilli Of 'diph-
iberia had been found In one Of the
cheeses of the same lot shipped to New
York.
1t appears that the person who died
OF diphtheria had been nursed by the
members of the family who MIXED the
cows; that they exercised no precau-
lions In handling the milk, which nat.
urally became infected with the disease
germs. AZ milk is one of the best
known nutrients for the cultivation q
bacilli OF diphtheria, the germs thrived,
, and when made into cheese there must
, iieves. swarms OF healthy colonies.
All OF the cheese, save that brought u
the laboratory for examination. still re
, mains at the commission house. but II u
, separated from the other goods and Y
covered over with tarpaulin. Il VIII
: thorities are fully satisfied that 1t con
I talns disease germs,
The evening world., 1894-08-03
HOT WORDS IN CONVENTION.
One Constitution Member Says
Another Is No Gentleman.
Proposition for state Ownership OF
Railroads Finally Squclched.
CBy Associated Press.)

ALBANY, Aug. 3.-As soon as the
Constitutional Convention met this
morning President Choate assigned the
newly seated members from the Sixth
CGravesend) Senatorial District to their
seats. Deterlng was assigned to
Charities and Banking Committees;
pashlcy. Railroads and Contingent Ex-
penses; Kinkel. County, Town and VII
lage Government, Select Committee on
Amendments; Nostrand, Legislative
Powers and Indians; Kurth, Revision
and Industries.
| There was quite breeze ocCasioned
by n motion of MIR. Gibney to take an
amendment offered by him from the
County. Town and Village Government
Committee and send it to the Committee
on County, Town and Village Officers.
He said IT belonged in the latter Com
mlttec The Chair said it did not.
Mr.. GIbncy alleged that the Commit
tee was about to smother his bin.
Chairman Mclaughlin denied 1t and said
this was an effort to snake out a bill.
MIR. Gibney-I call the gentleman Ia
order. | repudiate the term sneak.
MIR MCl.aughlin-I did not say sneak;
said snake.
Mr. Glbney-W Well, it's just the same.
MIR McLaughln--The gentleman may
take 1t SO II he pleases.
Mr.. Gibney-You're not gentleman.
The chair hastcred to put the motor
to refer to n new committee and 1t was
When the Committee On Legislative
Powers and Duties reported adversely
on Mr.. ritus,s local-option- for liquor,
| "a
arose and said that such an amendment
was favored by large percentage OF th'
When the vote was taken Mr.. Becker
OF Buffalo, said that he had always
been in favor of local option for tn,
regulation of the liquor traffic.
Judge Nelson Smith thought local op
ton in all things was an Inherent right
so he voted against the adverse report
Mr. Tekulsky, was astonished to fno
that the people who were voting t
men who had always favored local op
ton. He did not believe they wer'
voting on the question but simply wer
voting to sustain the Committee; IL
believed that every locality should b.
allowed to make It's own laws on thi
subject. and not allow, State politics t
interfere with home rule.
The roll call showed 63 yeas, 40 nays
and the Chair declared the motion 4
agree with the adverse report was car
. ried The measure is now killed;
|
versely on Mr.. fuckers weekly paymen
Of wages amendment and the adverse re
port was agreed to-
Mr.. fuckers amendment to provid
for State ownership of railroads was re
, ported adversely, and the report agree
to.
( The Committee on Prisons reported ia
, vorably Mr.. McDonoughs amendment
prevent contract labor in prisons as !
l combat against outside labor. and
went to the Committee of the Whole.
The same Committee reported adverse
ly the amendment abol!shins capita
I punishment, and Its consideration wa
!, made a special order for Wednesda
u next.
: The adverse report on Mr.. Tucker
I amendment forbdding excessive punish
d ment In State prisons was agreed to
e the Convention.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
TWO W|RE-TAPiERs CAUGHT.
Raided by Detectives on Chicago
Hotel Roof.
Accused of Swindling Ticket
Brokers Out of S1,7OO.


CHICAGO, Aug. 3-W. *. Metcalf and
w. H. McNutt, said 20 be wire-tappers
and swindlers. have been landed in the
county Jail on charges of forgery and
obtaining money under false pretenses,
The men are accused of defrauding two
Clark street ticket brokers out of 81, 700
by interesting them in an extensive
scheme to tap the Western Union wires
and loot downtown pool-rooms by delay
ing telegraphic communication from the
race tracks and betting on the informa-
ton.
Detective Krick was introduced to the
prisoners as a wealthy and unsophisti-
Gated youth from Colorado with money
to burn and they readily interested the
officer in their scheme. A room was
rented which was to be the headquarters
of the wire manipulators. but as the
Western Union officials were on the
alert for McNutt. having been warned
from New York to look out for him, the
men found IT advisable to remove 70 a
hotel, on Van Buren, street, near Fly
mouth place.
Here complete set OF the most
modern and improved telegraph para
phernalia was introduced. ana the
ticket brokers and the supposed sucker 7
from Colorado lined up to be skinned.
The next move was to employ an
electrician named Moffett, who. to-
Pether with McNutt, was to tap the
wires and make the necessary conhec'
tons
Yesterday afternoon, while the wire
tappers were getting in their fne WORK
on the hotel roof six detectives swooped
down on them and caught them red
The men We're taken to Justice Foster!
court, where the victims made com
plant against them. The ticket brokers
had bet their $500 N pool-rooms anc
in 5000 each, in default of which they
went to tall.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
Wall street Notes.

The imports Of dry goods at the port Of New
York for the week were 81, $50 1872 and the amount
marketed sl,34s.772 For the corresponding week
marketed S2.i24l75.
Mr. F. o. Boyd. representative OF the Globe
Dis,iIling Company, Of Pekin. ILL.,, regarding
the report that a new Whisky Distributing
Company is TO be incorporated:
There is no new combination established Of
even contemplated Each distillery Is market
ing its own product independently, and so far al
! know such a combination as reported has moi
/ would he certain 10 know OF 1t, as represent
one OF the largest antitrust dstilleries in thu
country
II there was to be such a combination o
outs side distllers would not be going to Europe
tomorrow.
Private cables received here announce that thu
Governors Of the Bank Of England have reduced
the interest allowed on short deposits from ! Il
/, per cent.
The evening world., 1894-08-03

and frequent Gains caused the unusually
long run.
Capt. Blanchard reports that on July
81 the South Shoal Lightship, bearing
southeast, seventeen miles distant.
passed wreck bottom UP. TT was evil
IDENTIFY that Of new schooner which
had turned turtle" The copper on
her bottom was new and the hull above
the water line was painted white.
Portions OF her masts floated alongside
in a tang. ed mass. but there were no
bodies to be seen.
Another wreck is reported by Capt.
Roggeveer of the Dutch steamship Rot
terdam from Rotterdam July q. Capt.
Roggeveer sighted the wreck OF a yes
sci almost entirely submerged on Aug; :
in latitude 40.36, longitude 69.R. Inc
but 1t was too dark to make her out.
| Capt. Roggeveen sighted an Iceberg IN
latitude 47.l5, longitude Ass, on July ~
The evening world., 1894-08-03
NEGRO CHANGING COLOR.
He Thinks lie VIII He Entirely
white In n Year.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Aug, "a freak
has been discovered here in the person
OF colored man, aged forty-tive, who Is
gradually turning white. The change
first began over twenty years ago, bu;
stopped after a time, and he thought
no more OF il until eighteen months ago.
when the white area again began 10 en-
large.
II continued growing rapidly, until
now IL covers most OF his body. and is
appearing on his face and arms, The
skin on his body is as fair as a child 5.
He thinks that in the course OF year
he will be entirely white
The evening world., 1894-08-03
MAY FORM A NEW PARTY.
Several Labor Leaders Considering
Political Action.
CBy Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, o.. Aug. 3.-Several
labor leaders held consultation here
yesterday which II is thought may re-
suit in the labor organizations of the
State deciding to go into Independent
politics for the advancement OF theiI
interests. Among those present were
President John Mcbride. John Fahy ant
John Kane of the United Mine Workers
Mark Wild OF the A. II, L.; W. ID
Mahon, of the street Railway EN-
pioyees' Association: +. J. Bracken, OF
the Ohio State Trades.
A call was issued to all the iGbor or
CARNATIONS in the State TO send dele
gates TO a convention TO be held her'
Aug. l6. The Convention VIII consider
the formation OF a new party.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
UNCONSCIOUS IN HER ROOM.
The Police In Doubt ns to Whether
Katie Intended Suicide.

Eighteen-year-o Kate Murtketh, a
domestic employed at 4ol Lafayette ave-
nue., Brooklyn, was found overcome by
gas in her bedroom at $50 o'clock this
morning. Dr. Hobby. of All Lafayette
avenue, was summoned to attend her.
and later she was removed to the
Homeopathic Hospital.
Hhe girl has only been two months in
the country. The police are investigat-
ing the case. They have not yet learned
whether the gas was left turned on ac-
cidentally or with the intention of end
ing her life.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Two Little Girls Say They Were
MaItrented by LieIOh.

Dominica Lieloh. forty-four years old.
who keeps fruit and candy stand at
Sixth avenue and Fourth street, and
lives Mt 20 South Fifth avenue, was held
for examination at jefferson Market
Court to-day charged with assaulunS
Mary Delaro eight years old OF l26 Gin
ton place and Mary LenOry, seven years
old. OF 223 Thompson street.
According to the story told by the two
little girls. he enticed them into the rear
OF his stand by giving them candy and
fruit yesterday afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
PROFESSOR SEEKS DIVORCE.
Marital Trouble of n Member of
ChicnGO JniNersit!'r Faculty.
tBy Associated Press J

CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-Prof. j. l.. Laugh
lin. who holds the chair of political
economy at the Chicago University. has
commenced suit for divorce against his
wife. II. b. Laughlin. The Professor
said that he was married TO his present
until June. 1880, when he says his wife
deserted him
Mrs. Laughlin is the daughter OF a
wealthy Philadelphian, her family name
being Pitman. She Is at present residing
in Boston. but she has filed an answer
to her husbands bill. denying that she
had deserted him. Mrs. Laughlin. 1t is
said, is disinclnei to live in Chicago on
the salary Of the Professor the latter
having previously enjoyed large In
come from the insurance business.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
HEAVY TRADING IN CORN.
Wheat Weak, Oats Firm, and Cot
ton Higher.

The grain markets were lower to-day.
Corn is still the chief attraction, and 1t
set the pace for wheat and oats. Corn
opened at an advance of, say, one
fourth cent with September at 81 "a
here then broke to SO l-2. later going TO
80, and then down to ~ cents. There
was heavy trading.
Wheat opened weak, first sales at a
decline OF about l cent with September
at Sc "a here and So 3-4 in Chicago Oats
ruled quiet.
Cotton ruled a few points higher Oh
continued good demand for spot cotton
in Liverpool.
The evening world., 1894-08-03
4 Medal for "A Brave syrian.

Antonio John, who resides at Batmou, Mount
Lebanon. Syria, and Is at present on visit 10
ths country, presented with silver medal
to-day by the Volunteer Life Saving Corps Of the
state Of New York in recognition n his heroic
conduct In saving George Bennett, the purser Of
the tug Alert from drowning
The evening world., 1894-08-03
Three aud n Half Years for Two.

John Russell. twenty-five years old, an elec'
ricisn living at sOi West fiftr-s second street
and Patrick Avenue, thrty-eish, wears old an
iron nnishsr. living at 500 East Forueth street
we're each sentenced 10 three years and six months
in states prison at Sing Sing by Judge MARITIME
in Part OF the Court OF General Sessions this
afternoon. They robbed Niool Cormok, a ped
in money on July q On chAthams9uAr%
The evening world., 1894-08-03
TechnicnIity In an Arson Cnse,

Gustav Brsnner who VAS indicted In June on
the charge OF arson, was brought before Justice
Bartlett In the supreme Court. Brooklyn this
morning a writ Of habeas corpus Ia
claimed by his lawyer Luke d. stapleton. that
Bremen should be released on the ground that
tried at the next session OF the court In July.
The matter WAS adioarasd until Monday nsxL