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body. II II is collie. place the baby,
stomach down on your knee, and gently
-pat and rub the hollow OF the back.
This will soothe the little one. II 1t Is
teething, rub the gums briskly but ten
derby with the index finger"
When Barlow has finished. the men
felt the relief which comes when the
enemy is known and visible. The Major
walked courageously to the baby, puff
ing his cigar. Granger lighted his pipe
and Barlow, repeating First search
for the pin" seated himself on the edge
of the chair and received the baby from
the Major. Joey alternately screamed
and gasped, for ;he Major and Granger
had filled the room with tobacco smoke,
but Barlow and Simpson, with grim de-
liberation, removed the little shoes and
stockings and peeled off the other cloth
ing until Joey. a chubby, rosy cherub,
displayed his physical charms TO the in
tensely interested bachelors. From head
10 foot the wailIng, choking Joey was
Inspected by the quartet, and not a
pin mark was observable
IT'S either collie or teething" said
Granger. who had dropped on his knees
With Hints TO Young Mothers" before
him. place the baby. stomach down.
on your knee" he read. land gently pat
and rub the hollow OF the back" Catch
ing the naked joey by the nape of his
neck and grasping both feet, Barlow
Topped him over and rubbed so energeti-
cally that Joey's back grew red and he
squirmed and screamed worse than ever.
Its not collie; it's his teeth" said
Granger, who had waited a reasonable
time TO see the effect OF the treatment.
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newspaper in the baby's face, tanning It
frantically, Simpson dashed glass Of
wdter mo Joey's eyes and mouth, and
the baby. after several gasps, burst out
'rying and wailng again.
Jingle some keys at him." beloved
the Matcr, bobb!ng his watch up and
GOWN six inches from the baby's face,
Talk 10 him; talk to him? Here, Joey:
here, here" ard the Major stopped his
roaring and whistled. swapping his fin
gers
His efforts were futile. Joey cried the
louder, and the Intn left him in the mid
die Of the floor and sat down to a solemn
consultation.
We've got TO stop that crying first"
said Simpson. Now, I remember |
picked W woman's paper once in a
Doctors office. II had dozen columns
on the care of babies. III 10 to the
corner and get some papers and maya
zines" ana Simpson hurried To the cor
ner news-stOre. He returned with his
arms fun OF weekly ana monthly litera-
ture. and found Joey crying at the top
Of his voice. With nervous haste the
men porcd over the papers until Bar
lows triumphant Here it is" brought
the others q him.
Hints to Young Mothers" read Bar
low, pcering through his spectacles.
"If the baby cries without apparent
reason the cause will probably be one OF
three thinss--a pin sticking into its ten
der body, the collie, or teethng. First,
search for the pin, for remember the
baby cannot talk and tell you where the
annoyance Is, Remove the clothing
gently and rub the hand over the little
The evening world., 1894-09-25
WAS RINGWALD MURDERED?
His Daughter Says He Was Not at
All Despop,ient.

Inc BODY or the man found with his
throat cut on the East Twenty-eighth
street pier yesterday morning was
identified at the Morgue last night as
that of Joseph Ringwald, waiter
thirty-five years old, living at 3lS East
Thirtieth street.
The Identification was made by de-
ceaseds daughter, Rosa She said that
she could not imagine how her father
came to his death, for. although times
had been hard with him, he had not
made any expression that led his fam
i!y to believe he contemplated suicide.
She believes 1t just as likely that he
self.
The place where Ringwald was found
been many violent deaths there that
might have been murders within the
past year.
The evening world., 1894-09-25
SNATCHED RETURN CHECKS.
Two Lads Arrested at the Columbus
Thentre Entrance.

Edward Garrison, colored, fifteen years
old, of 2i30 First avenue, and John
Walker, fifteen years old. of 226 East
One Hundred and Twenty-first street,
were held in $500 each for examination
in Harlem Police Court this morning,
charged with dsorderly conduct.
They are two of gang of boys that
loiter about the Columbus Theatre and
snatch return checks from patrons of
the theatre as they step out between
the acts.
Last night Manager Hammerstein was
watching the boys when Walker
grabbed check from a lady, and later
slipped In to see the performance. Gar
rison acted in collusion with Walker by
first attracting the lady's attention.
Garrison was chased and caught, and
Walker was dragged out of the thea
ire. Manager Hammerstein marched
both lads to the station-house on East
one Hundred and Twenty-sixth street.
The boys We're handed over to the
Gerry Society, pending examination.
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ii Words
80 Cents.

Simpson read this. and returned with
light flannel neglige shirt 1--WE can
cut or the sleeves" he said. ''and the
bottom. 1t must be short, you know.
and loose, and wooilen and easy
Joey was too sleepy to protest when
Barlow again pulled his clothing from,
him. The baby was placed In Grangef's
shirt, and then. escorted by the Major,
Granger, Simpson and Bob, Barlow
carried Joey to Collinss room, and.
building a nest of pillows. laid Joey,
now fast asleep, in 1t. .;...l t.. u.,o;, ~.
Joey did not wake all night, but the
men took turns watching him until
Bob's rising bell awoke the baby. Al
the same moment Collins entered the
house. Then peace fell on the bache-
lors, for Collins was a widower. and
they felt he understood the situation.
why didn't you inform the policer'
he asked. Some mother was crazy
about this baby last night"
After feeding and dressing Joey. Col
Inns picked himself up. went out OF the
house and slowly walked down the
street. He had passed one OF the blocks
OF houses. when a woman's sereeus;
stopped him. and the next instant Joey
was in his mothers arms,
The servant girl was new 70 the
neighborhood. She had placed Joex ON
the wrong steps and had then chaser
two small boys who n run away with
the baby carriage. " she returned
and could not md n ne became
hysterical. and the fam med tn
streets and haunted they rfAtf y
all night, with Joey IN q bA
q block away.-Chicago Reoo
The evening world., 1894-09-25
INCENDlARIES IN ERIE.
Fire Last Night and Armed
Watchmen In Demand.
(By Associated Press.

ERIE, Pa, Sept. pa firebug APP
piled his torch to the Erie City car shops
last night. A northwest breeze drove
the flames over the five-acre plant and
the Fire Department could do nothing
but save adjoining property. The shops
were built twentysix years ago, and
were valued at s250,OOO Weeks. a coal
shipper, of Buffalo, had thirty cars in
the shops when they were burned. The
insurance amounts to about 100000.
The city is greatly agitated and every
factory owner is putting on additional
armed watchmen The fire last night
makes a half dozen incendlary fires in a
week.
The evening world., 1894-09-25
HERE'S A MURDER MYSTERY.
Rnilrond Man Shot and Killed in n
Cleveland street.
tBy Associated Press. }


CLEVELAND, o., Sept. ga hor-
rible murder, shrouded in mystery, was
committed in the very heart of the city
some time last night, and the police are
completely bafiled for lack of a clue.
James b. Caven, General Freight
Agent Of the Valley Railroad (Balti-
more and Ohio SYSTEM, was shot and
killed by some unknown assassin. Five
bullets pierced his body.
Parties living in the neighborhood of
the murder heard the shots and a
woman's scream. No one was found
near the body. and the police so far
have been unable to secure the slightest
clue.
Mr.. Caven was a widower, about fifty
years old, and resided with a daughter
on Kennard street. He was a man of
exemplary habits as far as known.
The evening world., 1894-09-25
WHENCE CAME THE SPONGES?
syCaused CONSERVATION Among
Cotton Exchange Members.
Supt. Powers Positive They Had
Seen Hospital Service.

The bulls and bears on the Cotton
Exchange were thrown into a fiuttcr
of excitement and anxiety to-day. The
market In itself was more or less ex-
citing, but that was not the cause of
their disturbed feelings. 1t was some
thing worse than a squeeze" of tine
shorts or a shaking out" of the bulls.
1t was all about lot of sponges,
such as are used in ordinary office
work, several of them being in use in
the Office of Supt. PowNs. The sponges
were bought Il few days ago for the
use of the clerks. When the sponges
were put into the sponge cups and water
was poured on them to keep them
moist, an odor was emitted which filled
the room with n most disgusting smell
They were examined, and Supt. Powers
sent forth the edict that they should
be forthwith taken to the furnace-rooom
and consumed with fire.
The edct was carried out at once,
to the great relief of the clerks and of
the bulls and bears. who had pictured
to themselves terrible scenes of ravage
from from ,S cholera, yellow fever and other
registered solemn resolve that he Will
never again allow such sponges to be
bought for, the use of the clerical force
of the exchange.
In speaking of the matter to a reporter
he said
81 am satisfied that the sponGes came
from hospital, or some similar place.
They had been cleaned specifically, but
not disinfected SO as to kill the germs
with which they had become laden.
When placed in water these again re-
vived and multiplied. When the matter
was brought to my attention | at once
had the sponges destroyed. l do not
think any contagion will result for the
sponges scarcely had time to spread any
disease. But 1t Is a lesson to me that
l will not soon forget"
The evening world., 1894-09-25
SHOT BY CHIEF OF POLICE.
A Newport, Ark, Doctor Killed In
the Street.

NEWPORT, Ark, Sept. 25.-Dr. r. p.
Watson, one of the most prominent
physicians in Arkansas, was shot and
almost instantly killed by Robert Sim
mons, Chief OF Police of Newport, yes
terday.
old feud between the two men. When
they met yesterday quarrel ensued,
pistols were drawn, and Simmons shot
Watson three times through the body.
Simmons Is in Jail.
The evening world., 1894-09-25
SLUGGER WILSON ARRESTED.
Held to Await the Arrival of Peek
skill Officers,

Detective-Sergt. Hickey. of Police
Headquarters, this morning arraigned
Charles F. Wilson at the Tombs Police
Court on a charge of prize-fighting.
Wilson was arrested last evening on a
telegram from Under Sheriff n. H.
Pugsley, of Peekskll, where the mill
took place. He was met by the detec-
tive at the foot of Jane street, North
River, when the freight boat MCDOWELL
came in. Wilson was remanded until
an officer with a warrant arrives from
Peek skill.
The evening world., 1894-09-25
FIST FIGHT SPOILS A DUEL.
One Principal Knocked Out While
Seconds Were at Work.

TBy NssOCTdItu fTths'J
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 25.-Orval
johnson and William Malone, two young
men of this city. were to have fought a
duel in North Anderson last night. They
met, and while their seconds were mark
ing off the ground and making the other
arrangements the two principals got
into fist fight which resulted in Ma
lone being Knocked out and rendered
unable to proceed.
Both young men are prominent So
c.ally. The trouble arose over a girl.
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A Hopeless Lunatic.
(From Handelzeitung.)

UFrom HandelZeitung.)
The gentleman you see pacing up
and down yonder, as II he were men,
tally deranged, Is Schmidt. the famous
accountant"
What's the matter with him?"
He was trying yesterday to unravel
the complications Of his wife's house,
keeping-book."
The evening world., 1894-09-25

The Coroner's ONCE rotihed to-day TO
investigate the death OF eleven wecks-old baby
Joseph Leopold, of 800 East one Hundred and
Seventh street. 1t has been dead several days
and is unburied. The body will he sent TO the
M0rguc. The case was reported by the police
Of the one Hundred and SlXth street station.
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ACCUSED OF TAKING $4,000.
baltimore Boy Arrested Mt the In
stance of His Father.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 25.-Geo.
S Vernon, a young man from Balti-
more, was arrested here at the instance
of his father. Vernon's father is a real
estate man of Baltimore, and 1t is said
that the young man took about $4,000
Of his fathers money
Young Vernon, who is about eighteen
years old. reached here on Sept. Is, and
since then he has been a high roller
The evening world., 1894-09-25

A heavy iron girder fell upon John Rawane
forty years old. OF 175 sixteeath street, Jersey
City. at pier North River, at AS o'clock this
morning. His right leg was crushed lie was
taken to Chambers Street Hospital.
The evening world., 1894-09-25

We'i-made Carpets at prices lower than
ever nj CowPERTHwAIT \ co. lO4 W. l4th st. -
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An Alternative

From TRUTH
Plaintiff Ito his counseD-If l had
known that 1t was such difficult mat
ter to get a divorce, I'd sooner have re-
manned single.
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For Sale.

A.-A.-HiGHEsT PRICES for furniture,
carpets contents OF houses and fats; do not sell
until you hear from me. A., 81 University place.
ALL ELEGANT FURNITURE, hrst-class pr :
NO; paintings, couches, easy chairs, mhgnih-
Gently carved full size mahogany upright plano,
bronzes. draperles folding bed, oak edroom
suits. fine hand carved oak sidebOard, table,
leather chairs; other elegant pieces; fine velvet
carpets, $50. nil like new, used less than 4
months; sell sepa htely. 1853 West 5ith ST.
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2 JACK POT.

SIO. S1O. plO.
Call and sec the latest craze. II has earned 5000
~ 3 days Territory given to agents. Also y
JACK POT. AMUSEM ENT MACHINE COM.
pANN, bS7, bsD Hudson VI.
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A,-BARRooM OUTFIT. SECOND HAND. AT
HALF PRICE. 7Ss broadway.
A-ENTIRE FURNITURE OF dwellings mats;
pianos carpets &c. bought. Call or address
23l9 sch ave.
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ALI. KINDS OF books bought at highest price,.
DAvIs's bookstore. 25s W. 18th ct.
CASH REGISTER WANTED; secondhand. me-
chine: must be cheap for cash Address CASH.
ISL West 42d Ut.
WANTED TO BUY, sets OF Encyciopedia Brit
anuicg and good standard works; must DO cheap.
Address A., box 1873 World. f-EN'Fr
WANTED TO buy q restaurant: must be In good
location. Address 1. NJ, box 391 World, upe
town.
WANTED TO EXCHANGE, an uprisht plano
for building lots In the city Of Yonkefs. L. d
DUMMY, 233 West 18th st. -.
WANT doctors operating chair In good order.
H.. box 3l5 World. uptown.
WHAT AN I OFFERED In exchange for 8
Mason a Hamin organ, IL stopsY cost el00s
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For Sale.

EsKs-Rolltop desks, sibi also some secoed-
hand bookseepeis' desks and chsirs, Mt 3fJohn
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Fall Clearance Sale.

FINE UPRIGHT PIANO, short time used also
elegant furniture, folding-bed sewing machine,
&c III t. 4sth St
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
Mr.. GEYER is RUINED.
He Goes Out Of the Carriage Making Bust
ness Poorer Than When He
Went Into Ii.

William F. Geyer, the carriage manufac-
turer, of No. 466 Pennsylvania avenue, made
an assignment yesterday morning for the
benefit of his creditors to W. and John J..
Wilmarth and Fillmore Beall. The assign
ment covers all his stock OF carriages,
buggies, wagons, harness, and all the store
and Office fixtures, as we'll as all the real and
personal estate of the assignor
The schedule of liabilities shows a deficit
of about $4,000 over and above all the assets
The liabilities amount to S14,655.72 and the
assets, including three parcels OF real estate
amount to SS,99l.66. made up as follows:
Stock in trade. S4 $50; outstanding accounts,
80, &c, and real estate in Anacostta,
Badensburg, and 160 acres in Missouri,
81 400. There are no preferred creditors, and
those mentioned in the schedule are all trade
creditors.
Mr.. Geyer said yesterday that dullness of
trade and the difficulty in collecting money
was tie cause of his failure. 1T is almost
impossible" he said, ''to get money collected
and my creditors have been pressing me.
have struggled as long as possible and paid
my creditors as far as could. l am going
out Of here without anything after having
spent lifetime in building up this business.
81 have had financial aid from relatives
and friends as long and as far as feel justi-
fled in accepting it. have turned over my
entire estate. including farm In Missouri, to
the assignee for the benefit OF my creditors.
l don't know yet what shall do, but l saw
could not drag along here"
All who know him, and even his creditors,
express great sympathy for Mr.. Geyer.
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
The Championship Record
ANOTHER GAME. WON.
Senators Defeated the Louisvilles Nv an
Historical Score.

Senators Defeated the Louisvilles Nv an
| Historical Score.
A Jolly crowd of rooters occupied the right
field bleachers yesterday afternoon, and they
numerically guyed Col. Knell, who did tine
twirling for the Louisvilles. This evidently
Disconnected the young man, as he proved
easy, Joyce especially making great record
at the bat making three home runs and a
single He was after the fourth homer, but
Col. Clark managed to pull down high fly
Just as the ball was gong over the right field
fence.
While the locals won, they did so by a mar
row margin. This was mainly due to over
confidence after the seventh inning. when
the score was to 4. In that inning Knel
hit ball TO Shiebeck, who threw TO first, but
Umpire Hurst thought Cartwright did not
touch first base and gave the runner safe.
Then the rooters set up perfect howl, but it
did no good. That fact seemed to discourage
the home team, and they went to pieces.
Abbey made a fine running catch OF
Browns liner in the last inning, He also
captured Clark's fly. while Cartwright sealed
the victory by holding Pfeffer's high fly.
Maui pitched a good game, except in the
fourth inning. when he was touched up for
two singles and double and n triple. Just
usual smile, but "che-r up by Joyce put
new confidence in him, and he pulled him.
self together and did good work the remain
der of the game.
The Senators started to business in the first
inning, when, after Shiebeck was retired at
first. Joyce and Hassamer singled, and on
Hassamers force out at second OF Abbeys
hit Joyce scored. After Maui and Shiebeck
went out in the third Joyce caught one of
Knell's drops, and the ball dropped back of
the scoreboard, the latter making the circuit
of the bases.
Knell had a hard time of it in the fifth, the
Senators finding him to the tune of four runs.
Cartwright went to first on balls. Radfori
hit for two bases. Maui singled and Joyce
made another home-run drive to the right
field.
Joyce was the first hitter in the seventh.
and he sent the ball over the right-held fence
for his third home run. Hassamer reached
first on Pfeffer's error, but was forced at sec
ond on Abbey's hit, the latter scoring on
singles by Mcclure and Selbach.
Clark got onto a straight one in the third
and the ball landed on the outside OF the
barbed wire fence and he and Brown, who
had gone TO base on balls, scored. They fell
on TO Maui in the fourth. and on Grim's
double. Smiths triple. and singles by Rich
ardson and knell two earned runs crossed the
plate.
In the seventh the Senators made a sorry
show OF themselves. There was a question as
to whether Cartwright touched first after he
caught the ball on Shiebeck's assist of Knelfs
grounder. Hurst gave the runner the doubt.
Brown followed with hit. Then came a sue
cession of wild throws and fumbles by Ne
Guire and a tumble by Abbey, three runs
coming home. The score:
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
DR.. RECEL,
SPECIALIST ON
Disease Of Ear, Nose, Throat
and Lungs.
Catarrh. Asthma. Bronchitis. and
Consumption Cured.

The above diseases have bafYied the skill Of
physicians for ages and ages, and even now arc
considered incurable by most Of them. But Dr.
Riogel has mastered the secret, and with his new
method can cure most any case Of Catarrh
Seventy-nve per cent of all persons suffering
with Consumption, Asthma, or Bronchitis who
have sought his advice have been entirely cured
or greatly benefited
lieved. Enlarged Tonsils and Nasal Tumors 70.
moved without pain.
DIR. Riegel will guarantee to euro any case Of
Neuralgia Of the Head, or Sick Headache, in two
weeks
Asthma, Hay Fever. Bronchitis, and Consump-
tion treated by inhalation.
His local treatment of Catarrh is mild and
soothing but effectual, relieving the very worst
cases in few days.
Hearing restored in a short time. He has re-
stored the hearing of persons who have been
deaf for years. in three to i've weeks.
DR. Riegel can be consulted in English or Ger
man at his of1ce rooms, 1924 Fourteenth street
northwest
One weeks FREQ treatme ent to all who apply in
person.
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
Notes from the Capitol.

Among the bills passed by the Senate yes
terday was one providing for speedy prosecu-
ton Of the government claims against the
Leland Stanford estate.
1t has been decided that the nomination OF
W. L. Marbury for district attorney of Mary
land shall not be acted on for thirty days.
which delay will throw the nomination over
to next session.
A bill has been introduced by Representa-
tive Richardson, Of Ohio, to regulate the i'm
portation and manufacture of shoddy, pro-
hibiting its sale, unless it is plainly marked
so as to show the exact quantity contained.
The House Committee on Interstate Com
merce has decided to make an attempt to get
Congressional consent to cit during the re-
cess, being Of the tn o belief that 1t would be
wise to ascertain the effects Of the late strike
on interstate commerce, and also desiring to
prepare law to prevent such strikes without.
due notice.
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
Upp Goes Up.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.-Harry Milton
Upp. alias Harry Milton, of York, Pa, pleaded
guilty before Judge Butler in the United
States district court to-day to sending an i'm
moral book through the mails. Anthony
Comstock was the principal--witness,a against
the defendant 1t appears that Upp had for
years been the principal OF high school.
The books contents were calculated to
debauch the young. The judge said that it
was the worst case of its nature that had ever
come before him. The sentence was fine of
$500 and two years. Imprisonment in Cherry
hill
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
Miscellaneous Sporting Notes.

Colonies for the last time to day.
Flaherty was presented with gold watch
by friends.
Capt. Anson has been called home by his
fathers serious illness.
Horse racing by electric light will be in
augurated in two weeks at Mospeth, L. /.
Annual tournament OF the National Croauet
Association begins to-day at Norwich, Conn.
Jack Glasscock, shortstop of the Pittsburg
club, is laid up with badly shattered hand.
Winning horses at Madison-Heads or Tails;
Monsoon, Alright, Miss Mamie, and Lemon
Blossom.
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
Marlboro Fair Opens To-day.

The great Southern Maryland fair will open
to-day at Upper Marlboro, Md, and will con-
tinue four days. Special trains will leave
Washington for the fair grounds from the
Sixth street depot Mt 100. Q. and 11:50 o'clock
daily, returning directly after the racing is
over. In addition to the running races to-
day, there will be decided the three-minute,
2:29, and stockholders trotting events.
The Washington times., 1894-08-21

Earned runs-Washington, ); Louisville, g.
Two-base hits-Radford, Abbey, Grim, and
Brown. Three-base hit-smith. Home runs
Joyce (3), Clark. Double plays-Radford and
Cartwright: Pfeffer, Riche rdson, and Lutenburg
First base on balls-0f Maui, 81 off Knell, Hit
by pitcher-By Maui First base on errors
Washington. !; Louisville, Left on bases
Washington, 4: Louisville, 4; Struck out-By
knell, 3. Stolen bases-Clark and Radford
Time of game hours and 10 minutes Umpire
MIR Hurst
The Washington times., 1894-08-21
Naval Orders,

from the San Francisco to the Detroit, reliev-
ing Ensign Kaiser, who Is ordered home;
Lieut.. E. R. Harris, from the Naval Academy
and to hold himself in readiness for sea; Lieut.
Commander Franklin Swift, from the torpedo
station to duty as executive officer Of the New
York; Commander E. F. Heald, from the New
York to duty in the Navigation Bureau.