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The evening world., 1894-04-17
BROOKLYN NEWS,
IN AN ORIENTAL VILLAGE.
STREET SCENES IN BIsKRA, ON
THE BORDER OF SAHARA.
scant Hospitality Received Mt the
Camp of Bcdouins.

Blskra Is a thoroughly Oriental spot.
The costumes are highly picturesque.
The women whom we saw ON the streets
did not veil their faces as in Algiers,
though we were told that the better class
of Moorish women here at Biskra seldom
leave the house, and when they do so. on
rare occasions, they wear the veil, says
Waverley. The men are tall, with fine
physique, and have a certain grace and
dignity of bearing. Some are blond. with
fair compilations and hair bordering on
red. Others, like our stately guide. are
ebony black, their faces presenting a
most striking contrast with the white
turbans.
There is a negro quarter here where
the inhabitants are, as black as tieas.
A glimpse down these narrow streets
on a sunny afternoon will reveal a lining
on each side of thick-lipred. curly haired
men or women, sitting or crouching on
their protecting shade, the women knit
ting, or spinning with a hand loom.
Their little, dark-skinned progeny skip
about In the dust of the road. most
scnntily draped or clothed not at all.
These children appear to have an in
satiable yearning for sous, a craving
which never seems satisfied, no matter
In the atmosphere long before he appears
and lie In walt for the u~nsuspecting visi-
TOR around the corners Of these, dirty
We. saw some Mo orish houses which
probably belonged to the richie and more
influential Arab families, and were much
more OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES though all
were made of the same mud bricks. A
group. of spahis rode past us on their SUI
perb Arab steeds of notified gray, black
or white. with all the colored trappings
and fringes, deep-red saddles and leather
harness. studded NUifh hra co a nd rf1t
On returning from our first days stroll
we dismissed our. guide, preferring to
take a short walk by ourselves. We
crossed the narrow stream which irI:-
tents of the 3edouins, who, on arriving
from the desert the day before. had
pitched their eneampment within a
wretched-looking Indications they were
within!
the They Esr live in such Gnas dirt and aslo ssquslor tha,
outside the tent and had a starved and
beaten look, being covered with dirt and
bruises seemed better of. than his
scented ourselves, instead OF coming out
and begging for money as we had ex-
pected, q Withholding. man appeared,
brandishing a stout stick over his head
frowning upon us in a very ugly way.
We quickly left him alone with his
pleasant reflections and tried the mex,
tent. where one poor girl sat on the
Cround plating straw baskets. She
could hardly see her work before her, as
she was suffering from ophthalmia. tina
dread disease so terribly prevalent amonp
these most wretchcd people. A cross.
looking woman came out of the tent and
IN a very, %grudging manner tried to keer
a fierce dog from flying at our threats
We were fam to be satisfied with throw.
Ing some coppers to her. from a respect
ful distance, and concluded it was wisel
to give up all attempts to cultivate 6
closer acquaintance with these wander
Ing children of the desert.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Nearly Correct.

Professor-who was Mesaaiinaf
student-ons Of Nsro's mothers.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
A LITTLE GIRLS PRAYER.
In Incident Of h SMALLPOX Epi.
dcmic In Ninnted.

Here is q little story, the Incident be
ing given Us daring the SMALLPOX peri1t
and when W!nstel WAS barred in gloom
1t happened whom things were at the
worst, says the Winsted Citizen. and II
occurred in the household OF Benjamin
Richards. on John street. sir. Richards
has "A little daughter. and she took IL
70 heart qlite (orcib.y because the
churches were all closed, ana SO she
dressed herself In some II her mothers
clothes one sunday morning, ana, perch
ing upon the stairs, proceeded To hold
churcn services.
The l.t,,c tot was choir and soprano
and preacher all IN one. After CalliuE
upon Mrs, Hove u sing a HMM Ihc
persoEatcd a wol,KnJwn vocalist ard
sang and then she did "A little preaching
ana then made a prayer. The prayer
was short ana Mas as follows:
20, Lord. make the smallpox so away,
Dent lei the smallpox get my papa nor
my mamma, nor me, nor 81 PSI US. q,
Lord. we've all been vacPloHel, and rs
working b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l-l-y on all OF US,
Amea."
We are pleased u state that the prayer
w9s answered, and that the little 10;
and all Of her family came through the
ordeal in god order.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
ELECTRICAL SCIENCE.
Great Progress Made in This Line
in Twenty-three Years.

rhe great progress In electrical science
has all taken place s-nce 1871. Before
shat time, say Hardware, there seemed
q be little more OF 4 than the telegraph
nd a few philosophical Instruments In
use n schools. Now one Is amazed at
c~ontrlvsd the duplex. the quadruplex. che
~seNtupleN and the automatic instruments
in qu!cS succession. then with q stride
came the telenhones and are and IN
.andescent lights. then the motor. and
last OF all the trolley car.
We omit the one hundred and one lit
tie things in domestic economy utiiiz-
ing electricity, and say nothing OF cook
Ing or heating. The trolley car In itself
Is revo~iutionlzlng suburban existence. n
dillon OF our cities. These cara move 80
quickly aai with such frequent Intervals
that they are simply revolutionizlnE
well 70 aay III one great Impetus 10 this
progress In the past ear or. 90 has be<a
tas great fAl n the pries e eoppsA
The evening world., 1894-04-17
JAGERsFoNTEIN DIAMOND.
The Native who Found IL Might
Easily Have Kept This Gem.

l learn from London that the EN-
pcror OF Germany Is eager to purchase
%fonteln mine in July last, says a KImher-
ley tSouth Africa correspondent of the
jewellers Circular. Tails Monster gem
turns the scale at 9l carats, and there
seems good reason for believing that II
Is the very biggest in the world. Some
Of the. oriental potentates have very
large diamonds, the weight and SIZE OF
there are several in existence approach
Ing nearly the size Of the. Jagersfonteln
gem. The latter Is OF fairly good. size
ana shape, and has been Chr.stencd the
Jagcrscontain "EXcelaior."
The IaEcrsfontoin mine. which is stu
a'ei about NIFTY niles from Kimberley
Free state Republic, Is owned by a com
rany. many Of the shareholders Of watch
reside In England and a few OF them on
the SPOT. For some me- they have sold
in advance. The contractors for the
purchase of the diamond in July were
Messrs. Wernhe!m II Belt, and their
contract expired on the very day this
handed to the manage only A few hours
later 1t would have fallen into other
hands.
Basu;o laborer named Jonas, and he
could easily have s%ecretcd II, as has been
done in thousands Of cases. no doubt.
because 1t happened that he was work
ing at the time at a place where no
diamonds were expected to be found.
However, he promptly placed It in the
hands OF the manager, VINO id not fDE
a considerable time realize It's enormous
value. The natives at the. mines, as an
encouragement to zeal and honesty, are
allowed a small commission upon the
diamonds they find, and Jonas's share
was about $50. THIS sum to an African
native Is quite a small fortune, and as
the bonus was supplemented by the gilt
Of a horse. saddle and birdie, the Basuto
left for his home a very proud man. ,
on the spot the diamond was valued
by the official Government Inspector al
So, 600, hut when 1t reached Kimberley, A
bid Of $3.50, 900 was made for It., ms
offer was deciired. ana the Excelsior
was shipped to Europe. 1t was a curious
sight to see the parcel guarded u inc
Cane Town docks by a squad OF cavalry
and a detachment of police. 1t reached
England safely, and Immediately tnt
value went up until now the owners
decline to part with 1t fot less than
Il, cON, coo. 1t has been lodged in the
Bank of England for security. and at th,e
present time negotiations are proceed
ing for its purchase on behalf OF the
German Emperor. VINO Is having, a ne"
crown constructed, ard has. an IDEA, aP,
parently, that this particular, gem WI
add lustrc to the diadem. He Is nor
however, the only bidder in the market
| and II is quite uncertain yet what WI.
be the gems ultimate destination.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
TRIED TO FORCE A SAFE.
Burglars Did Not Succeed, but Go,
$50 in Another Place.

Several detectives are to-day engaged
in a search for a gang Of burglars who
visited two stores in South Brooklyn
some time after midnight and got away
with about $50.
The first burglary occurred in Gustave
steinberg's butcher shop, 1143 Third ave-
nue.. The thieves climbed over a tran
som, and after ab%stracting $50 from the
money drawer, left by going through the
cellar to the back yard and climbing
over several fences.
The same burglars. it Is supposed, then
l25 Third avenue. They broke open a
rear window, and after searching the
desks, turned their attention to an old
iron safe which stood alongside the wall.
They pried Off the combination and tried
to force the lock, but failed. They left
without securing any booty. 1t will cost
$40 to repair the safe.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
AN ENGLISH PARTY WHIP.
One of the Queer Snlaried Posi-,
lions in the House of COMMONS

Revertlng to the duties o; a whip and
patronage secretary, II Is an astonishing
fact that gentlemen OF birth and socla,
position can be found to fill the post.
The Junior whips duties are not only
Cnerous, but irksome. according to the
Cardiff Mall. They sit or stand in the
outer lobby OF the House from $40 TO
1890 at night. and they ask every mem
Der who passes where he Is going,
whether he is paired, and when he will
be back II he Is not paired they have
either to find a pair for him or to pre-
vent him from passing out by coaX.ng
or threats, the former for preference.
When their party is in these gentle
men have 10 attend to their ofhce from
IL to 3. Their hours Of duty are there
fore from II a. NJ. 10 IL +. NJ, or
thirteen hours, with intervals for lunch
and dinner, and this they do for Hoo
a year When their party is out they
10 1t. minus their office work, for moth
ing.
IL addition to keeping IN eye or his
juniors, the chief whip, who has t2,Gr a
year. deals with the members on their
more touchy side. 1t is he who prac.
tlcally distributes ribbons and titles and
sees tina cards OF Invitation are sent 10
this man and that-that no one Is given
undue preference-a delicate duty which
reoui!cs much tact and skill.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
TIP FOB CHIEF MURPHY
Chief Lubbcs Escaped Prisoners
Working Towards Jersey City.

HILLSDALE, N. j., April 1.-two
men answering the description Of Peter
Kuhn and Patrick Dwyer, two prisoners
who escaped from Chief OF Police
Lubbe, Of Nyack, yesterday, passed
through here this morning. going to-
wards Jersey City. on the New Jersey
and New York Railroad.
They stopped at Cornelius Debaun's.at
Westwood, demanded something to eat
| and were very impudent. Debaun came
near having a fight with one of them
They told him that they came from
Nyack.
They were first spotted at Hillsdale
station by Clinton DemareSt. a train
man, who called Agent Farrand's atten-
tion to them, and, as they were being
watched. they kept looking back and
Tine World'' Agent Farrand saw the
story OF the escape OF the two men from
Chief Lubbe, of Nyack, and came to the
conclusion that the men he saw were the
fugitives.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
IN THE TOLLS OF LOVE.
Peculiar Actions OF a Man with n
Letter,

saw him enter the restaurant in an
uneasy, hurried way. lie was dressed
in HIS best-his high, stif collar and ex.
quisite coat sat intentionally upon his
excited neck and shoulders. With a
nervous ham he began his dinner,
whilo n hand still more nervous held n
small sheet OF violet notc-paper mid
way between his face and soup. He
swallowed little. gave a number Of con-
Trajectory ORD. RS. tipped over his tum-
bier and made "A great fuss, says the
Boston Courier.
AS we were waiting at the coat-room
he again drew from his pocket the sheet
OF violet note-paper. and ! saw him
smile feverishly as he pcruseG It.
Later on. in the street, saw him
close under an electric light. v here his
eyes furtively jumped from the sheet
OF violet-colored note-pnper in his hand
to the electrlc5 that numbered by. The
same fcveriSh smile was on his coun-
teGanCe.
A certain car passed and he entered
IT,. Ana as he comfortably seated him
self in a corner he once more drew the
v;olct-hued note from his pocket and
read with the same Child-like interest,
ana the smile on his face was still fe-
verish.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
NEW JERSEY.
SAYS BILLS ARE SM0THEREO.
Senator Daily Attacks the Repub-
lican Majority at Trenton.
Senator Bradley Makes n Stand on
Behalf of Temperance.

TRENTON. n. j.. April IL Senator
DAILY. OF Hudson, jumped on the Rcpub-
lican majority In the Senate this morn
ing, and accused the members Of smoth-
ering certain important bills in the hands
OF committees. His attacks were aimed
mainly at Senator Thompson. OF Somcr-
set, Chairman OF the Committee
on Municipal Corporations. Assem-
bly, bill No. l.. which regulates the
price OF Illuminating gas, is in his hands.
Senator DAILY said he was tired Of go
ing to the Senate day after day only To
find tire bills in which his constituents
are Interested smothered in the hands
Of committees He characterize the
treatment which the bill had received
as unjust, and moved that the Commit
tee be relieved from further considera-
tiln.
Senator Thompson. resented the impu-
tati,n, declaring that the Committee
had not yet had a chance to consiter the
bill, and he had no intention Of treating
the bill in the unfair manner which the
Senator charged.
Senator Adrain refused to vote for the
motion. because the chairman had shown
that II was not his intention to smother
:he bill.
Senators Daily and Adraln had a tilt
over an attempt OF the former % dis
cuss a motion to lay on the table. The
President declared DAILY out OF order on
the question. and his motion taking the
bill from the Committee was laid on the
table.
The Republicans OF Essex County have
finally drawn n bill to reorganiZe the
Board OF Freeholie:s. 1t was introduced
In tac Senate this morning, and is said
to receive the appreciation of Essex and
Hudson Counties
The bill provides for a member OF the
Board from each ward Of cities Of the
first class and two members from each
township having a population OF l.,Qvl
or over: each s~scond-class city In the
county shall have two members OF the
Board. to be appointed by the Mayor.
In order to organize the Boards OF
Essex and Hudson Counties at once the
bill provides that on the first Tuesday in
May the Mayor of tirst-c!as5 cities sha.
appoint the ON member from each
ward. and his selection Is to he from the
party which cast the greatest numbel
OF votes at the last Aldcrman!c election
In the townships the Township Com.
mittee Is II be the elective body.
The members so appointed shall serve
until April next, when they shall bC
elected. The salary Is to be $500 per year
The evening world., 1894-04-17
GELHARDT LIKELY TO LIVE
The Indicted Policeman Attempted
Suicide Yesterday.

At the Homeopathic Hospital in
Brooklyn to-day 1t was said that Police
man William p. Gelhardt, who at
tempted suicide yesterday afternoon by
shooting himself, was resting easily and
would probably recover.
Gelhardt was respondent because he
had been suspended from duty and was
urable to find employment. His trouble
grew out OF the killing of JOIN +. X.
Green. who. 1t Is alleged, was intimate
with the policeman's pretty wife. Gel
hardt was irdicted for ms daughter in
the first degree. A Coroner's jury
brought In a verdict that Gelhardt killed
Green in self-defense. He is now out on
bail awaiting trial.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
RUN DOWN BY A TROLLEY CAR
Mrs.. Gipel Thrown from n Dog
Cart and Injured.

LONG ISLAND CITY. L. l., April H.
Mrs. Paul Gipel. of Alb Grand avenue,
was run down by trolley car No. Is. of
the Steinway Electric Railroad, this
morning. She was out riding in her dog
cart, and when crossing the tracks near
the corner of Webster and Skillman
avenues. her horse SHE'D. Mrs. Gipel
claims the motorman did not try and
stop his car, but kept right on.
The car ran into the dogcart, smash
ing 1t to pieces. injuring the horse and
throwing Mrs. Gipel out. She was as
sisted into a carriage and taken to her
and sustained serious injuries.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
LIFE OF A CUBAN GIRL.
Very Restricted, and Must Nevo1
He without a Chaperone.

Very Restricted, and Must Never
He without n Chaperone.
A Cuba: girls life is very restricted.
and she - never allowed to go out alone
nor receive callers OF the other sex ex-
cept in the presence OF her ohaperone
or some member OF her family. II, during
her Childhood. she attends a day school.
a maid or some family servant takes her
there every day. and she annot go a.
short & distance as across tle street un-
accompanied. says the Boston Post.
In some instances Spanish customs
are absurd and i~ncongruous. Every
well-ftted establishment in Cuba is pro-
v.ued with 4 concierge to guard the en-
trance and admit callers This man.
us Tally an ignorant peasant, sometimes
escorts the young ladies of the family
he Is serving and that Is considered per-
feclly proper. whereas II would not "
proper for them to go out attended by q
gentleman. II he were old enough to be
their, fathe' and an old friend OF the
family as wei.
or late years, however, the frequent
intercourse between Cuba and the
United States has ~omewhat modified
the customs. For instance, two ladies'
can now go out alone in Havana In the
daytime. hich would nave been con-
sidered an unheard of and most shock
inG proceeding a few years ago.
The social pastimes a girl enjoys In
Cuba consist OF balls, parties, concerts,
receptions, the theatre opera. and
picnics-for Cubans have adopted this
American diversion, although in a modi-
fed form, TO suit the requirements OF
Cuban Etiquette.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
WITNESS FELL OVER IN A FIT.
h Had Accused Ter Mother OF
Threatening to XIII Her.

Mrs. Mary Stapleton, OF SO Rockaway
avenue, Brooklyn, was this morning ar
raigned in the Gates Avenue Police Court
charged with assaulting her daughter,
Mary Williams, and threatening to take
her life.
DR.. McMurray. a friend OF the plaintiff,
testified that he was a witness OF the as
Sault on April 8 last, and that the vio-
;ence of the mothers attack was nearly
fatal to her victim.
Miss Williams was then put on the
stand to testify, and after the first ques.
ton Eel! from the stand in a At, The
ease was adjourned and Miss Williams
was taken home.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Narrow Escape of Two Boys.

TLANT CITY. April l7-joseph Holmes, ni-
teen years old, son OF John Grier Holmes. NJ
Pi,tsburg. and Walton Coax. twelve years old,
son OF Thomas Mckinney Cook. Of Allegheny City.
were upset in a deep gully on the beach near At
lantic City while out driving yesterday afternoon.
The boys became entarElei In the harness Of the
struggling horse and would have been drowned
but for the timely assistance OF Henry Petersen
and Edward Johnson. OF the Atlantic City Fire
The evening world., 1894-04-17
EVEN THE SCRUBWOMEN.
ihey, Too, Must Make Why for
Republican AppointeeH.

me scrubwonmen employed In the
" OF Records, Brooklyn. have been
no''e1 by Keeper George A. Buchanan
W. heir services will not be needed
atLer May |.
ana "sy were appointed by Democrats
~, must make way for Republican APP
The evening world., 1894-04-17
GLADSTONE At HOME.
AbhOis Autograph Ficnds. and Hi,
Daughter Is His Chief Clerk.

Mr.. Gladstone has a great objection to
signing photographs. albums. which
come. to him m bushels, chiefly from
America. and to giving his autograph
TO udmiring correspondents, says the
London Telegraph.
These applications arc controlled and
held in check by his second daughter.
Mrs: Drew. In London: when Mr..
Gladstone Is out Of office, letters arrive
for him during eight hours of every day
at the rate OF fifteen every half-hour,
and in greatly Increased force when ne
Is in office.
or curse they flow in a lesser mum.
her during the whole OF the postal day.
At Hawarden Castle there arrive every
morning by post an average OF 100 let
ters, mai,y OF them from abroad. The
albums, which are continually sent with
out provision being made for their post
age back to the United States or to Aus
traIla. or Greece. or Italy. or Monte
negro. are invariably detained by Mrs.
Drew. sometimes for weeks. when after
being kept until threats OF actions being
brought have become very angry she
at last returns them without a scrap OF
her fathers hand writing in their pages.
This course is absolutely necessary, as
without II n large portion of Mr.. Glad
stones time would he :aken up datly
in responding to solicitations Of this
kind, which are naturally interruptions
of no value.
Mrs. Drew. when her father is out OF
office. generally puts before him from 8
to - per cent. OF the letters received
daily. The rest are answered by her or
her brothers. Henry AMI Herbert. when
at home, Mrs. Drew also lays before
her father such few books as she thinks
will interest him and not take much
time, for instance, she thought Made
mOise.le Ike would be liked by her
father. and he read IT through in thirty
five Minutes and wrote the few words
about 1t which, when published, gave 1t
n start.
Undoubtedly Robert Elsmcre"-which
Mr.. Gladstone thought inferior TO John
Ward. PIeachcr"-owes 10 the early
favorable notice from Mr.. Glalstoae's
rem the same popularity which 1t OBJ
tanned In m1ny quarters.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
DOUBTED BY DR.. M'GLYNN,
Knows of No Foundation for {
Minneapolis RumOr.

A despatch published in this mornings
newspaper states that 1t is rumored In
minneapolis that the Rev. DR.. Edward
McGiynn is to take charge of Ascension
parish In that city.
~ McGlynn, who is Ill at his home,
Ss ~McDonouSh street. Brooklyn, told an
Evening World' reporter this morning
tnat he had no knowledge OF the matter
Except through the press reports, and
mat ne did not believe there was any
truth In the story.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Set the Style.
CFrom Life)

Papa" said the FIJI Island maiden, as
she laid down her paper. II have jus;
read hat ballroom dresses are daily be-
coming more and more decolIette. What
does that mean
81; means, my child" replied her
grizL!ed warrior father as a flush OF
pride struggled with the Pacific tan ON
his brow. ut means that unoivilized as
they call us. we are not beyond estab-
l.shlng q precedsntl"
The evening world., 1894-04-17
No Trace Of the FuEitives.

HACKENsACK. n. J.. April lI-sherin Do
CART, OF the Beren County Jail. at this place.
said to-day that he had not heard anything from
the two prisoners. August GGdeka and Morris
Stephens, who escaped from the Jail on Sunday
morning. after GssE ultinE the Sheriff, the ~latter's
wife and tho sheriT's servant girl.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Two birds with One stone.
(From Judge.

From Judge.)
Fanny-You take Dick Foster too seri.
ously. Nothing he a y Is worth n mo-
ment's consideration.
Nanny-But he insinuated that ! was
one OF the mushroom aristocracy.
Fanny-Humph! He hasn't sens
enough to tell a mushroom from a toad
STOOL.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
A Smart Man.
From Judge.

Fr0m JudBe.l
WELL remarked n heated pedes-
trlan to another, II guess summer is
here" 81. ,r,o,, admir-
inGly, III l had YOU guessing powers
Ia make a fortune"
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Fell from N Thlrd-story Window

annie higiin, twonty-eight years old,
MI, "4'kett street, Brooklyn, fell from a
has''or' window this morning, and was 30
die, injured Internally that she will probably
line W. hlgiin was hanging clothes upon a
on, n "men the rope broke and dragged her
pIt,l" ue window. She is now in seney Hos
The evening world., 1894-04-17
At Harvard.


Professor-The Aratian word All sig
nifes something great-wondertul. Mr..
Thompson, can give me an exam
pie?
Mr.. Thompson-k!cohol, sir.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
The Millennium.

MY dear she asked with a certain
degree of earnestness, "when do you
think this dres reform idea will sue
ceed?"
'Just as soon" he replied sweetly, 'as
two OF the dress reform suits are alike. ="