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Evening star., 1895-01-12

"decadent' Is a young poet who, being un-
able TO elevate himself, is more or less re-
signed to stay on earth. He rather likes
the earth; he prides himself on liking it,
And that Is why he calls himself decadent
1t Is not necessary to have either PERSONAL
ity or origin allty; but 1t Is important to
use certain words and to cultivate GER
tain look.
1t is we'll to talk of Schopenhauer and
Darwin. He adopts these names because
they are so little known in France. AS a
cold fact. the "decadent'' does not know
Schopenhauer. and he has never studied
Darwin. But he proceeds tolerantly from
Maxeville beer to green absinthe and from
hot "Srogk Americain' back to the beer
again. Afar off the "decadent" initiates
the manner OF Baudelaire, who got some
Inspiration from our Edgar Poe, but mixed
his own dirt with It, So the "decadent"
has had his deSpairs, his disgusts, his ram
cours. Yet In his ears ring golden BELLS
and his heart is full of bitter hsroisms.
These often stetch to blasphemy and the
unmentionable. The bitter heroism Of Jean
Richepin. when he was a younger man,
brought him to Jail.
The Hairy Fellows.
At that time subclass Of the decadents.
'hirsutes'' or hairy fellows" were lifting
UP their voices. They took that name from
Richepin, who possessed splendid head of
bristling black hair. Others called them
"hydropaths." because their temperament
was SO Surcnarged with heat that only
ice-cold baths could bring them down to
normal. 1t was also a gentle satire on
their distaste for water as a beverage be-
cause the second in Importance of the
band was Raoul Ponchon. While others
grew more serious and still more fell away
to sing no more. Raoul Ponchon has re-
mained through years, and still remains as
he began-the drunken poet of the drunk
ards.
Tho third of them In Importance, also
Maurice Bouchor, was at that time nor a
vegetarian. to say the least, although he
has since bloomed into the mystic, hieratfc
poet-prophet of the Marionette Theater.
which attempted to revive the mysteries of
Isis. And now, today. this very week, to
show how evolution causes souls to turn
ard squirm, this very Maurice Bouchor has
written songs for little boys and girls The
minister of public instruction opened a
public competition some months ago for
the best words adapted to forty melodies
gathered from the common people in the
provinces by one of the librarians of the
Conservatory of Music. These were to
serve as songs in the state primary schools.
Evening star., 1895-01-12

goes on the ffst, IT see rising on the horizon
of my thoughts lily unfolding its miracu-
lous corolla in the midst of the sacred 81
1ence of lake lost in the solitude Of I'm
mense forests"
Waiter, four beers.
Drinks Only Rum and Water.
The great chief Of the first "symbolists"
was the curious Greek-Parisian, known as
Jean Moreas. He himself has lately swung
off to another school Of his own founding.
but he was long known as bona f1de SYM
bolist, the Passionate Pilgrim" They were
all passionate pilgrims, and many of them
still are. for symbolism fourishes today.
Passionate pilgrims exclaims Sym
bolist decadent," a revolter, to a reporter
Evening star., 1895-01-12
School of Symbolism.

My friend Is not a "symbolist." although
a suspicion Of symbolism might attach
itself to his three-fold unity. when 1t is
looked at by mere careless. thoughtless
people. The dramatic portion of his COM
edy is real tragedy, although its horror
and its pathos Is concealed by set Of
charming pictures Of sweet life and youth
Evening star., 1895-01-12
{" Z
From Truth.

Miss suddenrich-"Oh. SEQ, ma, what q
lovely pictureg'
Mrs. suddenrich-"Yes, dear, but you
pust look at It through your loFgnette, and
be properl"
Miss suddenrioh-"Oh. please, mamma,
don't make mel I really want 70 see this
oneI'
Evening star., 1895-01-12
POETS OF PARIS
The Curious School of Versifers
Known as the Decadents.
MORE ECCENTRIC THAN POLITICAL
How They Manage to Secure the
Publicity Of Print.
SCHOOL OF MBOLISM
SCHOOL OF LISM

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1895-01-12

PARIS, December 25, 1894
E HE d E A D E n I
The evening world., 1895-08-17
week a good many saloon men would

week a good manv saloon men would
be behind prison bars.
Recorder Con- has also declared that
the wholesale transfer OF excise cases
from Special Sessions to his court is.
to his mind. indicative Of criminal con
tpiracy. He went further. and said
that the District Attorney eho0d pre-
sent these men to the Grand Jury for
criminal conspiracy TO defeat the ends
of justice.
The lawyers who appear for the saloon
men are indignant at this talk of con
spiracy upon the part Of their clients
for merely exercising this constitutional
right to a trial by jury. They say 1t
will be a most difficult matter to prove
any conspiracy and that the Recorder
Is merely trying 10 frighten the saloon
men by making empty threats.
While the Recorders court will be
used during the coming week to club
the saloon men into submission SO that
hereafter they will be content to he
tried in the Special Sessions Court. the
Tombs will be filled with people await
ing trial for various offences OF which
they are accused.
The Recorder has said that the trans
fer Of the excise cases is in the nature
OF a challenge to the District Attorney
and Judges OF General Sessions. and
that the challenge must be accepted.
lie yesterday rebuked one lawyer for
saying that the Court had already prob
ably made up It's mind regarding the
guilt OF an excise offender before hear
ing argument.
The lawyers for other saloon men
they are of the opinion that he has
made up his mind to deal as harshlv
as possible with any man convicted Of
Sunday beer selling.
I'VE are between the devil and the deep
sea- said one saloon man to-day. THE
Special Sessions Magistrates have an
nounced a schedule OF extraordinarily
severe punishments and the Recorder
has started In on the same basis. The
selling of glass of beer Is much
greater crime In 1895 than it ever was
before since the days OF the Puritans.'
Assistant District-Attorney McManus
who Is In charge of the Indictment bu
reau. was at his office early to-day get
ting papers In readiness to present TO
the Grand Jury next week
Mr.. McManus said that forty one ex-
else cases had so far been transferred
from Special Sessions to the higher
courts. and that the Grand Jury had
acted upon thirty-seven OF these, leav-
Ing but four to be considered. These
wi!l so TO the Grand Jury on Monday.
The evening world., 1895-08-17
WHERE'S MISSCLARk?
Police Of All Cities Except New
York Asked to Look Tor Her.
Prot. Sweet, Her Brother-in.law,
Fears Foul Play.
The Mystery Concerning the School
Teacher Decpens Daily.

After n search covering a period OF
eight days, conducted privately by the
friends and relatives OF Miss Lucretia
Clarh. the schoolmIstress who disap-
pearci from Plainneld n. j., week
ago last Friday. the womans friends
have at last appealed to the police Of
all the large cities In the country ex-
copt New York.
The description OF the missing woman
sent out by chief Of Police Grant, Of
Planheld, is as follows: Age. thirty
nine. height, 4 feet Il inches: hair
brown. slightly tinged with gray;
weight, 12S pounds eyes. deep blue;
hair worn with Roman knot at the
back.
canvass OF all the hospitals and
charitable institutions in this city has
failed to discover Miss Clark.
Prof John Edison Sweet. of Syracuse,
her brother-in-law has come TO the
conclusion that Miss Clark has met
with foul play and has so stated In a
letter to James f.. MARITIME. from whom
the missing woman leased the building
at 1908 Park avenue. Plainfield. for
school purposes.
who have given careful consideration
to the facts which have come to light
since Miss Clarks disappearance.
1t is known that the prospects Of sue
cess for the girls school which Miss
Clark intended to open were not as
brtHiit at the time she left PLAinneld as
they were when she closed the negotia-
tons for the lease CT the Harmed lnsti-
tute. Many OF those who had promised
to send their daughters to the school
are said to have changed their minds,
and 1t has been learned that the under
taking did not promise to be financial
success.
1t ~ thought by some that Miss Clark,
who is said to be thorough business
woman, decided to abandon the scheme
Others who have known the teacher for
years declare that she would not shirk
the obligations incurred that way.
Louis Femmsrbresgue. teacher OF
yesterday to Capt. Schmittberger. Of the
fremont police station, that he received
letter from Miss Clark written in
Plainield the day before her disappear
made with Fennerbresque to teach In
her school. The only explanation she
gave for her action was that she had
changed her plans.
Garrett q Packer. a Plainneld furni-
,ur, dealer who Is one of the few per-
sons In that place acquainted with Miss
Clark. and wno has been active In prose-
cutting the search for the schoolmstress
remains strangely silent when ap-
preached on the subject.
Mr. Packer Is said to have endeavored
to suppress the names OF the persons
VITO have been engaged In the hunt, and
has made requests to that effect to the
editors OF the several Plainiield news
papers
At noon to-day Actlng-lnspector Con-
lin stated that he had not been re-
quested TO search for Miss Clark.
The evening world., 1895-08-17
BROOKLYN.
ACCUSED A SISTER.
A Septuaeenarian Saws He Was
Often Locked in a Cellar.
His Money Taken and Then Abuse
Was His Lot.
The Woman Taken TO Court and
Held to Answer.

Laurenz Wahie, a weak and tottering
man II seventy-three ycars. appeared In
Justice Goetting's Lee Avenue Police
Court. Brooklyn, this morning to COM
plain against his sister. Mrs. Catherine
Pohie. forty-fve years cd, who lives
at l29 Walton street.
The old man told a sad story Of ILL.,
treatment by his sister.
He is living with Mrs. Kate Ammer-
bach at 4s Noll street. She gave him
shelter after he left his sister.
The sister. he said was in the habit
OF beating him and locking him in the
cellar. She also compelled him to leave
the house at o'clock on a bitterly cold
winter morning, and 20 to Wallabout
Market for what he could find.
He came to this country six years ago,
and would have been returned. had not
his sister promised to provide for him.
lie said she began to abuse him two
years ago. On Aug. she beat him, he
alleged. and taking his savings of years.
amounting to So, threw him into the
cellar He escaped. he declares. and
sought refuge with Mrs. Ammerbach.
When she saw his condition she went
to Mrs. Pohle and demonstrated with
her.
The women quarrclled. and Mrs Pohle
had Mrs. Ammerbach summoned to
court and compelled her to furnish
bones to keep the peace.
Justice Goetting heard both sides, and
held Mrs. Pohle for trial She claimed
to make the charge. This the old man
denied
The evening world., 1895-08-17
DELEHANTY IS SUSPENDED.
The Escape of Bail Has Cost Hin
His Shield,

Detective Delehanty was suspended
from the Brooklyn police force this
morning by Inspector Mackellar.
Delchanty is the man from whom Ed
ward w. Ball escaped while being
brought here from Boston On the steam
boat Puritan. He was arrested for
completely in the DR.. Drury assault
case.
Samuel b. Ryls. the other prisoner,
has made a statement that they were
not handcuffed on the boat. and that
when the boat was nearing Newport he
and the detective were leaning over the
side. and Ball was supposed to be be-
hind them.
After Ball escaped. he and Delehanty
went to town to look for him. The men
had spent much time in the bar since
leaving Fall River, he said.
This is direct contradiction OF Dele
hanty's statement concerning the es-
cape. This statement was made hy
Ryls to Detective Smith. who said he
wished the information as a matter of
curiosity. 1t is supposed the Detective
was sent by Inspector Mackellar
Charges will be preferred against Del
ehanty and he will have to stand trial.
The evening world., 1895-08-17
INDEPENDENTS SHY.
Shepard and Grace Democrats
Scorn Tammany's Bait.
Want Pledges Before Joining in the
Primaries.
Straight and Mixed Ticket Factions
Sparring for Wind.

The "cocky" Independent Democrats,
who refuse to bite at the bait held out
by the Democratic State Committee to
entico them into the Tammany and
Kings County machine primaries, were
their organization and prepare for a
row on the same lines as they fought
last year.
Corporation Counsel Scott speaking
for tho Grace people. and Edward NJ.
Shepard. the chief OF the Shepardite
sect In Kings County. both declare that
their organizations will not go into the
primaries unless they are squarely in
Vited to participate in the State Conven-
ton and are given n share of the offices.
Here In New York the Grace people
view with favor Mayor Strongs sug-
gestion that a united ticket be nom
mated to take another fall out OF Tam
many, and H. Is not improbable that
both Tammany and the Plat men Of
the @. o. +. will make concessions to
them In order to call them of. Plat is
as bitterly opposed to n united ticket
as Tammany men, because both believe
1t would be successful, as 1t was last
year. IT Is no secret that the Republic
can boss would rather Tammany should
win than that the reform crowd, headed
by the Mayor and William Brookneld,
should compel another union OF all fac
tions OF the Republicans with the anti
Tammany organizations.
The Grace Democrats are not particu-
larly interested in the row between the
Republican factions. and they want
some substantial reward for any trade
they make.
The Supreme Court nomination for
Francis NJ. Scott is about the most i'm
portcnt of these considerations. Mr..
Scott wants to be Il Judge and has
grComed his followers In shape to fol-
low him wherever he blazes the way
II Tammany will concede him the
ludgeship he will probably take the
into Tammany.
The Wigwam, however is not in posi-
ton to promise Judgesh.p. Senator
Jacob A. Cantor is a candidate for the
Bench, and his services to Tammany at
Albany last Winter were of such an in
valuable nature that he is entitled to
ask for anything he wants.
Tammany's slate of judgeships Is pret-
ty nearly made up. and its present COM
position does not leave room for Mr.
Scott. There are three Supreme Court
two General Sessions and three City
Court places to be filed. and consider
able shifting will be necessary to take
care OF both Mr.. Scott and Senator Can
tor.
Some Tammany men say a deal will
be pa tched up when Croker comes home
lf II isn't. the Grace crowd will prob
ably get In the mixed ticket game and
Mr.. Scott Will land anyway.
The evening world., 1895-08-17
BEER-SELlERS FEAR GOFF,
Prospect that Many of Them Will
Soon He Dehind Prison Bnrs,

There is likely to be halt in the
Court of Special Sessions to the Cour,
of General Sessions. Yesterdays ex-
perience In Recorder COTS court has
filled the liquor men with dismay. They
have jumped from the frying pan into
the fire.
The District-Attorney, through his as
eistants. has said that he would pro-
lceed actively against the men accused
of IF, Excise violation who have had
their cases transferred from the lower
to the higher court, and, If convictions
were had, would ask that the defend
ants be imprisoned as well as fined.
Yesterday Recorder Con showed that
he was in accord with the District
Attorney in this matter. and to-day two
saloon-keepers are serving sentences of
imprisonment for thirty days each. one
in the Tombs and one on Blackwelrs $
Island.
Dennis Mullins. one of the saloon
keepers. through his counsel. Charles
Goldzier, obtained from Judge OBren
In Supreme Court Chambers, to-day, an
order directing the District-Attorney to
show cause why a certificate Of reason
able doubt should not be granted. The
order Is returnable next Monday.
There are over thirty more saloon men
awaiting trial in the Court of General
Sessions. and the Recorder has de-
clared that he would sit until midnight
every day until these cases are. tried.
q looks a. though by this time next
The evening world., 1895-08-17
SING SING HAS A MYSTERY.
samuel Acker shot Dead and His
brother Arreated.

SING SING, N. Y, Aug. T.-Coroner
Miles, of Yonkers. impanelled q jury
to-day in the case of Samuel Acker,
who was found dead near the barn
door on his farm. about three miles out
side of Sing Sing, last evening.
William Acker. brother OF the dead
man, is in the Sing Sing lookup await
ing the result Of the Coroners inquest
He was very drunk when arrested.
This morning he had sobered up, but
did not seem able to tell clear story
as to how his brother was killed. A
double -barrelled shotgun. broken In
pieces. lay near the BODY. There was
also a jug partly filled with whiskey,
'rhe brothers lived alone On the farm.
end evidently had engaged In drunken
spree. Samuel was shot in the groin
Coroner Miles questioned william, He
said Samuel loaded the sun to shoot
woodchuck. and It was discharged while
he was knocking the stock against the
wall. William denied he had quarrel
with Samue' yesterday. When arrested
one of his shirt sleeves was tern.
The evening world., 1895-08-17
A ANOBLEMAN'S DOWNFALL.
He Tries to XIII His Wife and Has
Fit in Court.

Arnold wakestein. connected with
noble family in Germany and heir to
large estate, was held by Magistrate
Flammer, in Essex Market Court to-
day for assaulting his wife. he was
also held In default OF $500 bail to keep
the peace for six months.
A month ago Wakestein received
5000 from his estate and started in on
a debauch. For a week he has been
acting strangely and muttering to HIM
self. He told his wife unless she kept
the devil away from him he would kill
her.
Last night he suddenly seized knife
and chased his wife shouting: 1.-The
time has come and you must die" The
wife screamed, and a patrolman ar
rived and disarmed the nobleman.
The wife told Magistrate Flammer
her husband had about $4,000 IN a say
ings bank. She was told to keep the
While in court Wakestein was seized
with fit Of delirum tremens, ana was
removed to Bellevue Hospital.
The evening world., 1895-08-17
SCARED EX-DEPUTY MOORE.
Trouble Between Two of Warnings
Men Ends In Court.

Col. Charles II. Moore, ex-Deputy
Commissioner of the street Cleaning
Department, was complainant in the
Tombs Court to-day against Joseph &.
Cockey, of Ill West Sxty-second street,
whom be charged with having threat
ened his life.
When Col Moore was deputy Cockey
was acting assistant dump inspector at
Canal street The trouble arose over
the fact that Cockey was discharged
last February.
Col Moore told Magistrate Cornell
that Cockey and he met on Aug. in
Prior's saloon, Greenwich and Cort-
friend. Mr.. Wcsson, when Cockey ap-
preached him and said:
I've got you now, YOU
and I'm going To do YOU"
tockey Is large man over 6 feet tail
and as col Moore is OF medium height
he moved away after trying to pacify
CoCkey.
Cockey, il is charged. followed Moore
up, cnrsng and swearing and declaring
that Moore had caused his removal, ami
he was going to have revenge.
Moore complained that Cockey did no,
let the matter end there. lie saws
Cockey called at his home in the Hotel
Endicott. Eighty-iirst street ANA CoIum
Cockey learned Moore WAS absent he
told several of the hotel employees that
he was looking for the Colonel ana
was going 10 do him up"
tockey. 1t is further alleged. the fol-
lowing day called at the home OF "A sis
ter of Col; Moore, Mrs Fostate. at III
West Eighty second street. and asked
her about Col. Moore. His threats are
said TO have badly frightened Mrs. Eos
tate.
Moore told Magistrate Cornell he had
nothing to do personally with CNlCkpy' :
| dismissal from the Department, as col
War,nE H. lmself had discharged CockeN
| for alleged negligence.
| The charge against Cockey was made
| disorierly conduct. After reading HIN
! a severe lecture and warning him no,
| 70 annoy col Moore again Magistrat,
! Cornell fined Cockey tho limit. SO
The evening world., 1895-08-17
CLEVER JOHN MULKERN.
How He Rounded up n COnfede ra e
Bill Swlndler.

Jchn Mulkern. of 73 Underhill avenue,
brooklyn, displayed ingenuity in cap
turing a man who robbed him. A few
Gays after he arrived from Ireland, he
advertised for employment.
Tuesday a well-dressed man called
and said he would employ him as clerk
in grocery store in Elizabeth, n. ].
They came to the city together Null
kcrn's companion said he wanted to go
down and buy few hundred dollars
worth of stock. The wall street" man
pulled ont Confederate 800 bill and
asked Mulkern to change 1t.
He gave the 800 bill to Mulkern who
leaned him SO, Then he escaped
through big building.
The following day, Mulkern put
another advertisement in the papers
signing himself Peter O'Neill. of l65
East Thirty-first street. Last evening
the same man called. Mulkern sum
moned Policeman Fox. who locked the
fellow up. lie gave his name as David
Wilson, of Portchester
In Yorkville Police Court This morn
ing. he was held for examination next
Monday.
The evening world., 1895-08-17
FIVE MEN SUFFOCATED,
Six Other Italian Laborers Over
come by Escnpinx Gns.

CLEARFlilD, Pa. Aug. T,-Fiyc
Italian iaborers, employed in grading
the roaihci for the new Pittsburg and
Eastern Railroad, lost their lives in n
peculiar manner last night.
Men We're at work near McGee's, this
county,. Ild heavy blast OF dynami,,
ami powder opened up an abandoned
coal bank near by. The escaping gases
from the bank uniting with the powder
smoke overlook the workmen before
thcy coult rvach "A place of safety and
SUM, atci i've Of them.
SIX Others We're overcome by the va
pors, but after working all night the
physicians pronounced them out OF
danger to-day. The killed and injured
were Italians and known by numbers
The evening world., 1895-08-17
He Suffered from a Severe Case Of
bronchial Cutarrh.

Tranmsster Hurlburt o the second avenue
elevated railroad. residing at 926 East l6Sth
street. says: II suffered from severe case OF
bronchial Catarrh. which physicians told me
was consumption. My sister. ON departing after
visit to me. said to my wife that she would not
be- snrpris ed to receive telegram any time stat
ing that l had died of hasty Consumption. I
coughed. ] had sharp shooting pains in the
chest which EXTENDED to my shoulder blades. on
the slightest change oi tenn crdturp, ~ going
from a warm to II cold room l would cough
My LUNGS felt sore. and there wasa feeling OF
weight upon my chest Night swehts came Oh
and the urd clothes would be saturated. ! hese
sweats left me weak and prostTated. My throat
was 70 bad at times that my wi e would wrap wet
towels around It to ease 1t enough enable me to
sleep. 1t was from this condition that Doctors
land and Gardner restored me TO health"
The evening world., 1895-08-17
FITCH AFTER A BEAR TRAP.
IIe Says WnrinE Would Rather
Write thun lie Presidcnt.

COMPTROLLER Fitch came to town from
his "piazza"-he says p.azza-to get n
now bear trap and new supp.y OF
trout-nIes. a bear busted" the Comp
trOller's trap.
Asked II ne had any reply to make TO
the Coloners last fourteen letters scold-
Ing at him for ohstructing the Colonel $
bills, Mr., Fitch said:
No; tho Colonel Is enjoying himself
and | don't mind. He would rather
write than he President"
The evening world., 1895-08-17
A PERFECTLY WELL MAN.
Mr.. Di1at Was Going Down Hill
Fast from the Effects of Cntnrrh.

Mr.. Edward B.la,, residing at u. keap street.
Brooklyn says: heading oi tht cures accom-.
pished by DOCTORS Copeland AMI Gardner in
cases SO similar to my own was nnailyc onvinced
tnat these physicians could cur IN also, and OH
the 10Th OF May last 1 placed my case IN their
hanls. When went to them 1t WAS almost Inn
possible for me TO breathe throuLh my nose.
Upon awakinR in ihe morning nv throat would
be dry and pal lched. My eyes would he blood
shot i would oitentimes spend over ore hour
In trying to Get my h AL aud throat cleared out
The constant and everlasting hawking and spit
ting was not only disHgrreHble To me, but was
disasreeable to people around me. My breath
became uffel sve aud my stomach became af.
lecied. II was impossible Tor me to eat in act,
! was running downhl very fast. Il lett un-
less could receive some hep 1t would only be
attack my lungs
Under the treatment OF Doctors Copeland and
Gardner iInpro> ed rem afkabiy. All the symp-
toms disappea, pd and ] began to gain. ! now
consider myselfa perfectly well man. and know
absolutely tiat my trouble with the throat and
nose has bee n entirely cured. -