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'EltRETS" IN EASTPORT,
nvr.r.n evidence in ran teiat. of
THE 11 AW KINS WIZZ CABE.
How Mr. Ilasvhln Jreetwl Br. Kklnmor
How Ho HrmoTed the Wltche' "pelle Talo
of sjrgro, n Bailor, una Mi Humble
lieellotbumaa Villi er Mr. Ilanklne,
ItlTKitHKAn, h. I., Juno 8. Moro details of tho
peculiar bollofB of thoagod'Wnrron Hawkins of
Eastport woro dovelopol by Uio tctlmony In
to-day's honrlng boforo Surrogate Nathan D.
I'otty In tbo mattor of admitting tho old rnan's
will to probata, Tho will purports to havo iwcn
tnmlo on Aug. 5, 1890, at a tlmo whon Hawkins
was Tory near doiith. Ho died on Fob. 0, 1807.
Tho will left nil his property, amounting to
I 1,500 In c6h anil a little rent estate, to Charles
I Hawkins, In trust for Harold, a MtUo grandson.
Charles llvod nonr his father, and, tho testimony
has shown, was regularly cursod by him. Tho
other son, William, Is a plumber at 11 neado
street, Now York.
Warren Hawkins, when ho Invited tho neigh
bors In to hoar him depreeato tho existence and
wars of eon Charles, dismissed thorn with ex
tra vngnnt praises of tho vlrtuo and filial ploty of
I I ion William. Ho evonod up tho nnto-mortem
partiality shown to William by loavlng to tho
' plumber no shnro In tho estate. Whereforo
j William hired Lawyer Timothy F. Grlftlng to
I break tho will. (Joorgo F. Stnckpolo Is attorney
1 for tho heirs. Extracts from tho testimony at
the hearings show what manner of man Warren
llanklns was.
1 Dr. Molvlllo Sktdmoro of East Moriches, a
3 pradunt oof Uelloruo Medical College ond dgh-
tccn years a practising physician, duly sworn
I and questioned by Mr. Grlfflug, testified In part
I as follows:
I Q What wero WnrrcnHawklns's habits with
referenco to Intoxicating liquors I A. Well, of
course, ho Imbibed protty frcoly. Often 1 used
to pass him down there at Eastport when ho
was Intoxicated somotlmcs very drunk, so that
he could hardly talk.
By Mr. 8tackpolo You say you visited tho
man on July 4, 1800; did you have any conver
sation with hlrut A. I did; yes.
q. What did ho talk about, do you recollect I
.V. Yes. Ho stooped mo. I had been down
East, I don't where, Eastport, Quogua, Atlantio
vllle, Spconk. Whon I came back ho stopped
mo and ho says, " Look a-hcre, you aro a God
damned fool." That was tho first remark ho
made to mo. Ho sold, " You aro trying to poison
me, poison mo by Inches; you wont to get mo
out of tho way." I said. "How's that, Mr.
1 Hawkins I That is a pretty tough accusation to
I niuko to a doctor." Ho said," I will tell you
why. You gave mo a bottlo of medicine."
U was tho same kind I had given
him a good many times before. no
iild, "That mcdlclno was very different
from the other bottles you had given mo and I
thuic that was a put-up Job, doctor, to poison
me. X had a silver spoon and It turned it black; not
only that, hut it made my stomach burn." And
idrova away and left him. He said: "I will
scverptty you a damned cent for that medicine,
becauso I think you aro trying to poison me. I
will ruin your reputation among these people."
Ho had settled up with me for all before that.
i Q. Was that tho effect of tho medicine that
y It would turn a silver spoon black! A. Yes.
i there were two grains of murlatcd iron in It;
that would tarnish silver.
ti You say tho effect of that medicine was to
make the stomach burnt A. Yes; he took it
wrong. He took it before meals, and I told him
to tako It after.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins of Eastport, for seven
teen years a near neighbor of the old man. was
called. Mrs. Jenkins wont to the Hawkins house
and straightened things up once a week out of
pure nelghborUnesa. When tho old man was sick
she visited him every day.
' Q. Uowdid Mr. Hawkins address his wife I
A. He wasn't clever when ho was drunk.
Q. Washeprofanotoher! A. Very much so.
tj. Did ho ever say that she had lived long
enough t A. Yes. 1 have hoard him say so to
her. Sometimes ho was very kind to her.
; Q. What have you heard htm say about
witches or witchcraft t A. I havo heard him
'peak of that frequently. Ho said he thought
bis son William was ones bewitched by nls
neighbor, Mrs. ltogers.
Q. What elso have you heard him say t A.
lie said an old colored woman came and took
the spell aft ox him, He said she had a bottle of
roots In her pocket.
... Q, Well, what farther Jn that connection
" A. About a man going to sea and didn't come
back in over twenty years, and that his brother
went to a colored man to have him tell him
when he would como back, and tho colored man
told him to come to the beach. He wont, and
the colored man told him to go off a ways, and
the colored man laid down and ho thought he
went to sleep, and in a few minutes his mouth
was open, and a bumblebee came from over tho
ocean and flew down his throat, Six of them
came, and then they flew out again, and ho said
your brother will be back at such a time, and ho
came. And ho himself asked his brother where
I be was at that time, and he said he remembered
I very well, for thor wero way off at sea, and
I there was a large black cat around on deck and
I the deck was full of bumblebees.
I Q. Did he express belief In the story t A. He
I asked mo if 1 believed it and I said No." He
8 said be did because ho had It from both of them.
I think he said the man lived at West Hampton.
.J Q. Uavo you heard him express belief I A.
Yes, In roots. I bellova ho could mako them do
u he was a mind to.
Q. Do you know whether ho was able to wrlto
or read writing t A. He didn't wrlto.
Uy Mr, Stackpole: q. Mrs. Jenkins, how old
were you when Mr. Hawkins told you thoso
bumblebee stories I A. Ho told me that within
two yean, I suppose. He told me a good many
tunes.
. Q. Mr. nawkins was a drinking man I A.
lie was.
If And whon he was full of liquor he talked
illly like most drinking won I A. Yes, and a
good many times whon tin was sober.
By Mr. Grilling redirect: CL Do yon remem
ber the old gentleman saying that his wlfo ap
peared to him uf ter hor death I A. Yes.
Q. How many times! A. Oh, I can't tell
how many times o dozen times. perhaDS.
Q.-What did ho say? A. IIo said. "Pho's
been here." Ho said she camo in and spoko to
mm and had a talk with him. " I know it was
her, bo said, " 'cause she called to mo tho way
she always used to. You, Warren.' " She told
nlm that Bhe thought ho wob trolng to be mar
ried, and told him tho one ho had picked out to
fiarry was a good person, and eho had no objec
lons. Ho asked mo If I know who It would bo
if ho should do like be advised.
0. Did ho beliovo that his wife hod como back
titer death I A. Yes, I think ho did. 1 am
quite sure.
S William Jayne of New Brighton, a I., until
Ithln a fow years a life-long neighbor of Mr,
an kins, was called. Mr. Jayne spends his
summeri i in hastport, and had opportunity to
talk with Mr. Hawkins at great length when
no old man sat under the npplo tree in front of
his homo last summer,
a Did ho over say anything to you about his
wile cowing back after eho died I A. Ho said
me: Tho old woman has been homo twlro to
see me since sho was dead. She stood up bcaldo
too 1)0.1 and said, ' Warron, ho w do you do 1' " 1
Jrs to him, I says, "That's all imagination,
four feeing your wlfo after sho's dead and
burled, "ipu didn't really see her, did you I"
. "cri ' , )w aJr "J eo her lust as plain as I
fee i yon." Ho said that ho and Mrs. Hawkins
laiked soma tlmo. Sho said she didn't want bim
Kei married ngaln.no matter whotho woman
n was. aho euld to him; " Warren, when you
YUaX ,0 lPet .".' I don't want you to bring
another wlfo with you."
'he Surrogate It scorns to the Court fair to
8 lira?.,httt0,f lho two ahosts mentioned, tho
I S! n !!' ICBl monr nl Mrs. Jenkins and this
"Pemtho testimony of Mr. Jayne. Mr. Jayno's
I 3,tl?itl,u.mo't likely to have boon tho roal
andnn hemic ghoU or tho late .Mrs. Hawkins.
B .-T.J'd on ever hoar him speak of witches!
U lTi',7, "?."' Ho said they woro all tho tlmo after
lnVh. ,iK v",a 'Pcclnl pestered about Mrs.
'V&i'dKogerii, "Aunt Ru." Hald he had shot
I DrJ' I'i10 wllh Ied bullets, but it didn't do no
Ji.,ii,,!vu'," Kollf to "boot her with silver,
I v.tJ lllf,0" !vogot to shoot sllvortokllltho
M Si m.' I1," "1'1 Cl10 ""'0 Aunt Hue bowlttliwl
frVu.'. x?'lJ"! wcnt Bni1 Bt an old colored woman
m?tf Iori-1!M- Tlloy 'ell mo she Is there yet,
ih,. . """'l ' Pasics over his head, so, and bo,
I a $. "nJnwxl him un all right again.
uii i "f l "il ll r tho last tlmo you ovor
I K.ra, A-r';Yo" nuvor BC" " "Kal'1
m solrti.iUo..Wll,'..,k,nocr despairing and down
K IS,, ,' ' II tiocr see mo again without
V ii i. D, ,n heaven or somowhero elsn."
Vir,1,,0;'';,eoiisiderthatirriitlonall A. Yes.
I tnmng-Ob, I don't know.
siM r 'eriis of witnesses for tho heirs had
tliiml ,". th.? never heord Mr. Hawkins say any-
""nt out "f the way the hearing was adjourned.
WAyxnn unn xo ao to r.vnovy..
rrrt or Two Ilrolhers rur Tnlnr to Utl Itld
or Jueob TolUer's Accuur.
I v!'.5,"""1 ftl,a Natun Medwlnskl, brothers, of
l.lillunry street, wero hold for examination to-
caj in W,000 ball each In Centre StreetCourt
e'erday, on a ihargo mado by Mrs. Uora Ilar-
nnt.nowof l-jo Korsyth street, thatthoyof-
M lu,.r V'00? ,n t" Kuropo so as not to lw
F ir'm, '? "l,n J-iuibTiilkor was tried for thok-
"',,""' rubbinrflirr lost Kiiviunlmr.
i, ', ,Wl,roiirnicd Monday when with her In
"'('er noiise. They mild Bho had solid toil
!,,, i "' -'"';?' Toikir'n touiuol Is said to
C inii. ,i? i '"J!1"1 (" '''" Mulwlnskl's jweket.
I uutiVhiVgcr1' tQrrolK'rato P"1 ot Mr'
zirs ropioa abovt xorrir.
Now that tho dancing matters aro In session,
thero will doubtless bo some now fashion ot
danco prepared, nnd bofoto tho convention ends
thorowlll certainly bo promulgated a novelty
which will bo solemnly declared tho latest nnd
most correct danco to bo indulged In. Tho
novelties so selected aro usually lntrtcnto com
binations of stops which anybody less export
than a professional ballot dancor would not be
nblo to master easily; but tho dance, whatever
It may be. Is officially declared to bo tho propor
thing for tho summer season. Tho nnvoltymay
tiko Its place In tho curriculum of tho dancing
schools; hut It Is certainly not likely to
ho hoard of much anrwhero olso. Tho
dancing masters puzzle tnolr brains to dovlso
now measures, and tho persons who danco keep
right on nt tho woltr. or polka and rofuso to bo
Interested In any of tho nowcr Inventions, Tho
most complicated dances to bo soon any where
nro thoso at tho onst sldo balls or tho summor
picnics. Thoy are really so complicated as to
requlro n groat doal of preparation, and thoy nro
always executed by tho dancers with a con
scions pride In their facility nnd ease, Tbo la
bors of tho dancing masters In tho attempt, to
make tho groat tnajorlt of dancers learn tho
now-fanglod steps nro quite without roward.
Most dancers stick contontodly to tholr old fa
vorites. Now York has just passed through an experi
ence similar to that which London is about to
have when Col. Maploson commonccs his season
of Italian opera at Drury Lane, Tho Colonel's
London campaign will bo somewhat dissimilar
to that which he conducted horo last autumn, as
his singers aro not to bo no w artists, but aro to
lnolude about the best known prima donnas on
tho stage. It has boon announced with some
show of authority that both Mine. Melba and
Mmo. Nordlca aro to lead tho list ot womon sing
ers who will tako part In Col. Maploson's per
formances. Tho repertoire will be mado up
largely of tho Italian operas and tho per
formances will nil bo given In that
language For the first tlmo In several years
Mme. Molha Is not slngtng nt Covent Qardon,
and It Is wall known that sno refused to go thero
because the new syndlcato which Is mnnagtng
tho theatre refused to pay her tho sum eho do
mandod f or hor servloes. Tho season w hlch Col.
Manloson Is organizing will, according to tho
present announcements, contlnuo ror thrco
weeks only, and Slgnor Bovignanl, who has,
after thirty years' services, boon dismissed from
Covent Qardon, Is to act as conductor. Tho
principal tonor solos will be sung by Slgnor Mas
slnL Mme.Nordloa will not, of course, bo ablo
to appear In tho class of operas In which
she has won her latest suoouesus, but tho
opportunity for a London nppoaranco will doubt
loss lie acceptablo to her In view of tho Covont
Garden episode. It Is said that Mmo, Molha Is
anxious to lot London hoar her as I'iolttta In
" La Travlata," and has for that reason accepted
tho engagement at Drury Lano, which Is
thought may turn out very successfully. Tho
vetoran Colonel certainly has a hotter oppor
tunity than ho had here, for he has at least one
firima donna In Mmo. Melba, who Is said to be
ho woman slngor most popular In London.
Llfoln tho upper limit of tho Tcndorloln Is
about to bo mads easier by tho establishment
thero ot a pawnshop conducted by a family that
is almost historic in tho buBlhoss. Hitherto the
activities of this Arm have been confined to tho
downtown regions, and the appearance of the
now establishment bearing tho old name, fol
lowed by tho words "loan broker," suggested to
many a dweller In that region that future trlrn
to tho downtown districts might bo avoided
while the samo satisfaction and certainty could
bo obtained In the northern border of the hoart
of tho town. Thore has novor been any particu
lar lack of pawnshops there, but this famous
namo has novor boforo been seen in tho region.
Apparently, this particular firm has just
reached the conclusion that Its uptown patrons
might appreciate the advantage of having ono
branch of tho business a llttlo more accessible.
It looked on Saturday as though tho straw
hat season had opened. A number of them woro
to bo seen uptown, and not a few rested on heads
that gnve tho fashion authority. Thoy wore
scon In tho neighborhood of the Union Club, and
tho Knickerbocker was not without them. A
salesman In ono of the uptown hat shops said that
the solo on the final two days ot last week was
larger than at any other time since the hats wero
first offered. Tho attempt to make It aDpear
that tho men at the clubs who wora strnw hats
were about to leavo town until Monday tolled
completely In vlow of the number of hats that
wero seen at tho theatres on Saturday night and
downtown during tho day. These various mani
festations, carefully weighed and considered,
seemed to prove plainly to a waiting world that
the straw not season really was open. On Sat
urday night that fact seemed plainly estab
lished. Out It took the wind and clouds of Sun
day and Mooday to change completely this as
pect ot the situation. Yesterday there was
scarcely one to be seen. On Sunday there were
few more Dut In tho opinion ot authorities
this temporary eclipse has no real effect on the
fact that tho straw nat season has lndcod been
opened. Tho appoaranco ot things on Sunday
and Monday was indeed discouraging, nor have
tho wagon loads of hats yet made their appear
ance In the streets. But the hats will appear
with tho next clear day from behind tho tempo
rary cloud, and with this next manifestation the
straw hat will havo been so well established
that neither clouds nor rain will be able toob
scuro It again until September.
Tho club formed to givo weekly entertain
ments In the now Astoria Hotel next season
shows that the desire for Informal entertain
ment which several years ago led to the organi
zation of tho Vaudeville Club has by no means
subsided entirely. Tho Vaudeville Club come
to an end whon it became customary for persons
to visit muslo halls just as unreservedly as they
did the opera. But tho desire for some enter
tainment that shall bo exclusive as well as un
conventional has not died out, and tho Soci
ety ot Musical Arte will mako another
attempt to supply the demand. Its success will
depend In a largo measure on Its ability to socuro
as members persons who will be ns much n fea
ture of tbo entertainments as Uio hired perform
ers. It Is said that society In Now York has
grown much larger during the last fow years
and that a certain liberality Is necessary even lu
those cases where formerly tho lino was drawn
most decidedly. This Is doubtless true, hut fow
enterprises ot a purely social nnturo havo over
succeeded whon they started out with this brood
view ns a basis.
" It Is all very well to say that society lists aro
much larger to-day than they woro tlva years
ago," said an old Now Yorker the other day,
" but any enterprise of a social nature has to bo
started with tho right sort of people at tbo head
of It, Unless that Is dono, thero never can lie
secured enough tersons of any kind to mako such
undertaking successful. The practical valuo of
this social influence is shown by tho fluctuations
In tho prices askod for opera boxes. Tho own
ers of these boxes can soil them for high prices
on theme nights on which thero Is certain to be it
large attendance of fashionable people Ids to
seo theso pooplfl In their boxo that the outsldo
public will pay largo figures for tho boxes. Hut
If it Is certain that society will not b there, then
the boxes aro held to sell at any price. Tho
number of persons In society may have Increased
of late, but it requires tbo presence of a number
of people of established position to givo any un
dertaking the Impetus necessary to success."
Diego do Vivo Is now tho oldest living Im
presario who has been active mainly In this
country. Max Maretzek was tho doan of tho
operatic managers until his death a few weeks
ago, and Hlgnordo Vivo wentdown to his funer
al on Htatcn Island In splta of the warnings of
his physician, who forbade him to mako tho
trip.
" I will go If I never como back," said Iho slg
nor, and ho went. Tho prohibition of his phy
sician was based on tho fact that at tho funeral
of his old friend Napoleon Hurony, which took
placo about a J ear ago. Do Vivo was so over
como that he had a stroke nt apoplexy on
his roturn and ho was 111 for boveral
months. Ho Is a veteran In Iho husluesd
of amusements, but he is not In iho
least of a pesslmlstlo framo of mind, nnd nobody
is mora eager to praise present systems uml
urtlsts than Hlgnordo Vivo when he molly keus
merit lu tho matter. Ho Is not given to com
parison of present tlmos with tho past nnd tho
resulting unfavorable conclusions which tbo old
timers generally make. Ho thinks wo are all
doing very well nt present, and as bo walks up
Broadway ho vlows tho passing crowd very
cheerfully through his glasses. But ho Is
positive nbout ono discouraging point. He will
not admit that tho operatic Impresario has
much chance of accumulating rlihts for his old
ugo,
"I havo just discovered that I havo been bun
coed by an old iratno," said u manufacturer os
tcrday "and Ifcolory bad about It. If n man
hud offered to soil mo a gold brick I should havo
hud him arrested at once. This bunco man
camo Into myntllco ono day last week nnd told
mo nn interesting and circumstantial etory of
hnw ho hail escaped from Cuba. I boliovod him.
Then ho brought out a box of ilgars and imkod
mo to tnioku one, 1 smoked It, and It
whh uxccllcnt. Ho told mo that ho hud
smuggled several boxes of cigars, anil
that ho was forced to sacrftlco them
nt Just what thoy cost him. I might havo that
box of fifty for $12. 1 took It and congratulated
myself, Whon 1 got homo I miiokol ono of tho
rigurii and It drov livery ono out of the house.
'I ho ilg.ir that ho had given to mo ns a sample
was nil right and Iho rest liuhu box were all
wrong. They uiulil h-o o been bought for about
Si's! cents iiplnto right hem In Now Vurk. I told
a friend about It, and ho liilormrd io that it
was an old, old swindle. Well, It was new to mo,
but if I ever seo that smuggling Cuban ngulu
I'll make him suioko ono of his own cigars.'
AFFAIRS OF THE THEATRE.
ran AirirvAT, unETixa Atm t.lkc-
IIOX OF THE AOTOlta' FUXD.
IOiils Aldrlrli the Jterr President or That So
ciety Tills Week's Hills Aro ftcnnt In
Urania but Plenty In Vaudeville .olsjp
Costumes Worn by is Pair or Comedians.
Tho Actors' Fund ot America held Us annual
meeting yesterday morning to eloct officers, and
In tho of tornoon had Its first publlo meeting In
sovorol years. Tho Fund formerly mado theso
open exercises a regular feature of the organiza
tion, and It was revived nt the Qarrlck Theatre
Thero A, M. Palmer, tho retiring President,
rend his report. Joseph Jeftorson spoko amus
ingly nnd with tha spontaneous manner that
gives charm to his Informal talks. William Win
tor seasoned somo sonsiblo remarks about tho
stago with a dollcnto wit and fancy, no
land Itccd waa another speaker. Eugono
Cowlcs, Francos Loo, and tho Eaglo Quartet
sang, and there was muslo by the orchestra ot
tho house. Tho bad weather made the attend
nnco small, but tho audience was Intent nnd
demonstrative. On the stage woro Mr. Jeffer
son, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Winter, R. F. Mackay,
Louts Aldrlch. and others. In tho morning tho
annual meeting for the election of officers was
held, and Louis Aldrlch was elected President,
Frank W. Banger First Vloe-Presldent, Edwin
Knowlos Second Vice-President, Danlol Froh
man Becrotary, and Charles U. Hoyt Treasurer.
Mr. Palmar, Antonio Pastor, J. W. Shannon,
Charles Frohmnn, William E. Sinn. T, Henry
French, Augustus Pltou. and Andrew A. Mo
CormicK were chosen trustees.
In his talk to tho audience Mr. Jofferson said
that he had often observed how strong an affec
tion actors soemod to hare for tho country. Ho
mentioned a number that had bought farms as
soon as thoy were ablo. " I folt this samo deslro
to go to tho country to llvo," Mr. Jofferson
added, "nnd I havo two forms now that I
bought. Ono Is In Now Jersey and the other Is
In Florida, and both ot them aro for solo now.
I wont to look at the ono In Now Jersey bo
foro I bought It, nnd tho owner, who
seemod very anxious to get rid of
It, showed mo ovor tho place. I turned
up tho earth in ono spot to look at tho soli and
It wns tilled with gravel. Tho owner saw tho
expression on my face, ' Gravel," he said, ' is tho
host thing In tho world for securing good drain
age.' ' Yes,' I said. ' but Isn't it hotter to havo
tho gravel further down not qntte so near tho
surface I' ' Oh, that's all right," tho owner said.
It goes down far enough. It would mako no
dlffcrenco how deeply you dug. You novor
strike anything but gravel anywhere.' "
William Winter commenced his talk with n
story about two clergymen In Boston who had
tho same names but different dispositions. One
was serious and the other Inclined to joviality.
Ono night a young counlo called on the serious
clergyman to get married. " Oh. I think you've
made a mistake," said ho; "you want tho
clergyman across the street. I am reserved on
ttrolr for funerals." Mr. Winter Bald that ho
had so often boon called on to spoak at tbo
funorals of old frtonds that ho was quite unprc-
fared for anything ot such a fartilo nature as
hat meeting. He discussed tho relations be
tween tho critic and the actor, and said that
actors Bhould never read reviews ot their work,
as In any ease they would read either to useless
vanity or bad fooling. The crltlo wroto entirely
for his readers, and ho accomplished most when
ho could Interest them In his subject. But the
crltlo should struggle to koep the stago frco
from corrupt Influences In any case, and
In tha face ot any groat personality. Ho
said that ho hod dared to denounce Sal
vlnl's Othello, as well as Fechter's Ham
let, becauso they wero not from Shakespeare
plays, as well as tho early burlesques llko tho
'Black Crook." not becauso thoy injured tho
moral Instinct, but because they degraded tbo
stage. He hod explained opposition to Sarah
Bernhardt on the ground that sho wasted her
great genius on tho representation of baso and
wanton womon. who mads theplnyhouso Boom
to him more like a madhouse than a temple ot
nrt. Mr. Winter was cordially applauded by
the actors, and was compelled several times to
rise and bow his thanks,
This week's bills at tho theatres show no now
dramatic matter. " Undor tho Red Itobe " still
refuses to cease at the Empire. "A Round of
Pleasure " Is under full summor headway at tho
Knickerbocker, and soveral diversions havo Just
been Interpolated. "The Whirl of the Town"
is a Jolly show at the Casino. "Tho Girl from
Paris " has a new Frenchman In William Blaldcll
at tho nerald Square. "Tho Circus Girl" Is
frisking along at Daly's. Those five plays make
up tho entire list, unless tho prize-ring fight of
Fltzslmmons and Corbett, as exhibited by tho
verlscopo at the Academy of Music, be Included.
Excellently popular concerts aro given at the
Madison Square Garden by Neucndorft's or
chestra. Several of tha conspicuous performers In the
continuous shows are new to such employment.
Thus placed at Keith's are Isabelle Urquhart and
Ivan Groboff. Three coinlo opera vocalists are
successful beglnnors at Proctor's Theatre,
where, too. Is John T. Sullivan. Tony Pastor
made a triumphant reentry at his own tbeatro
on Monday, and among nls companions aro
Goorge U. Adams and Watson and Hutchlns.
John W. Ransono Is king pin of the specialists
that are holding forth at the Murrov lull.
For tho muslo halls Oautier nnd Williams nnd
Walker are at Koater tc Rial's, the Rossis and
Hope Booth lead at tho St. Nicholas, and tho
Black Patti and her companion vocalists ore In
their last wcok at the Pleasure Palace. Two
roof shows ore In the list. Hammoni'cln's Oh m
pla has a remnrkahlo juggler In Kara, and at
the Casino a handsome ballet Is shown to those
who wait till 11 o'clock. Hot popcorn goes with
admission to Ruber's Museum, and a Bight is
had of girls a-popplng.
There's a novel twist to what the Whitney
brothers do at Proctor's Theatre. Tho pro
gramme styles theso two men "novelty musical
artists," and comes nearer the truth than such
classifications usually do. Their assaults on
popular airs through such mediums as trom
bones, xylophones, and violins are conventional
enough, and critical musicians In the audience
and the composer of "Cavallcrla Rustlcana"
are tho only sufferers. Tho remainder of their
specialty Is Joy unalloyed. What looks like a
stile stands In tho centre of tho stago. Five stops
lead up to and down from It, and a double band
rail tlanks each of theso short flights. A
man's weight put on a step makes a bell
ring, and tho two performers trot up and
duwn In such order and time that a Jingling tune
results. Intervals that take the plumper of the
two men from the bottom step to tho top one
tiro abundant enough to koep him prancing, and
tho gods find the melody that comes from his
four-foot Jounccsqulto soul dissolving. Aft or this,
while ono mnn grows dreamy In playing "Homo,
Sweet Homo" on a violin, touching two strings
at a time, his companion changes his attlro and
entors, satisfied with his appearance In all partic
ulars except his hat. But a nearby hat rack holds
eight huts, and his pretence at trying these on
brings an air from tho bells they carry. As If de
signed In Boston, tho men's most intellectual
achievement comes as tho climax to their
Inning. Both put on Jackets that make them
full chested, anil both don boxing gloves. As
soon no tho bout begins It dovelops that the reed
stirred to noisiness by a punch In the short man's
stomach Is of a dlfferrnt pitch from that ovor hU
hoart nnd from tbo others distributed over his
own nnd bis assistant's persons. So a rapid ex
chungo of thumps and swats makes a tuna rrcog
nlzablo, nnd In tho second round, which Is In
variably demanded, "Yankee Doodlo" gets such
a slogging as would almost mako a patriot blush,
It A PLD TRANSIT rZAHS.
Property Owners Won't Consent, and the Court
to II Asked to ftanio Commissioners.
In proceedings brought by tho Board of Rapid
Transit Railroad Commissioners for the appoint
ment of three Commissioners to dotcrmlno If
thero shall be rapid transit roads built according
to tho plans ot the Commissioners, tbo Appellate
Division ot tho Supreme Court signed yostrrdny
an order that the Commissioners may iuovo on
June -J0 for the appointment of tho three Com
missioners and designated newspapers In which
notico of tho proposed uppllcutlun fa to bo mado.
'Hie papers designated aro the New York Law
Journal, IJiitlv AVu's, Herald, HlW, Tribune,
Time: World, and Evening Vast,
In the petition submitted for the order tho
Commissioners say that they have boon unable
to get tho requisite consents ot property owners.
Victory IStttoroau Divorced.
Piuladbltuu, Juno 8. On the grounds of de
sertion, Common Pleas Court, No, 1, has granted
adivorco to Victory Clarke from Wilfred Clarke,
tho comedian. Mr, Clarke declares that ho and
his wife could not agree, so tho separation was
agreed upon. " Whon I went to Europe soveral
years ago," he said, "my wlfo was displeased,
and I supnoso the divorce proceedings are the
result of that trip. I have nothing to say against
hor, and did not attempt any defence, believing
It hotter to let the dhorco be granted, as It was
mutually desirable." . ...
Mis. Clnrko wns formerly Victory Bateman,
tho daughter of Llzzlo Creese, an old-timo ac
tress. Mlsi Ilatoinan'u first success was scored
in " Hazel Klrko," and sho Is now a momberof
nstnik company In Suit Luko City, tiho first
appeared hero as leading lady to Crestou Clarke.
Dlvoroed.
Judgments of absolute divorce wero granted
In theto cases yesterday by Justice Smyth; To
Kutlu Tigho from Thomas Tlghe, to Wilholm
Kllberman from Rosa f-illbcrman, to Ellas
Wubchoucr from Rebecca Wnschauer, to Annlo
J. du Klon from Kdwunl W. du Flon, to David
'Edmonds from Martha Edmonds, and to Anna
tJchaeferlcln from Frederick tJchucferlclu.
HATS OAJtDXETt IU.AGKXAZT.En.
Testimony or an Old Parkhnrst Agent In the
(linttU Divorce Case.
The trial ot tho suit for an nbsolulo dlvorco
brought by Mclvln Smith against Kntlo M.
Smith was begun boforo Justlco Garrctson In tho
Supremo Court In Brooklyn yestordny. Mr.
Smith has been known for years ns " Diamond "
Smith. This wns duo to (ho fact that ho usually
wears soveral valuoblo diamonds. Yesterday,
however, ho had loft off all his diamonds, and In
his shirt front wero two small gold studs.
Mr. 8mlth testified ho was mnrrlcd to Iho de
fendant at St. Albans, Vt., lu 1870. Thoy havo
four children, Sarah, agod 21 years, Mclvln 'JO,
Austin IB, and Helena 10, Aftor answering tho
Btatulory questions ho wnsoxcused,
William F. Doollttle, n clerk In tho auditor's
ofllco ot tho Now YotIc Control Railroad, testi
fied that he had known Georgo C. Grant, a do
teottvo, for thirty years. On tho afternoon of
Juno SO, 1800, ho got a messago from Grant
asking him to go to tho Vundcrbllt Hotel, nt
Forty-second stroot and Lexington avenue. Ho
wont there and found Grant, who wns with Mr.
Smith. Grant took Smith and himself to room
211. Grant knocked, and a man on tho Insldo
oponod tho door and Grant went In. The mnn
was only partly drossod. A womon was In tho
room. She was fully dressed except her waist.
Tho man said: "This woman Is my wlfo,"ondho
then ordorrd thorn from tho room. Tho man and
Grant had a scull! o, nnd then Mr. Smith said:
"Sho has men my wlfo for sovorul yoarB, but
you are welcome to her now."
Grant testified to shadowing Mrs. Smith on
Juno 80, 181111, from 4O0 Mlllor nvonuo, Brook
lyn to tho Vanderbllt Hotel. Then ho told tho
samo story ns that told by Doollttle.
On cross-oxamlnutlon Grnnt tcstlflod that ho
had boon employed by tho Pnrkburst Bocloy,
undor formor Superintendent Charlos W, Gard
nor. Mrs. Smltn says that tho man with whom
sho was found In the Vanderbllt Hotel Is named
Laporto, and that ho Is adetoctlvo who hired
hor there to boo a piano, which sho wuntcd to
buy. Grant acknowledged, on cross-oxamlna-tlon,
that he know a man named Laporto who
had been a dotoctlvo and had called at his olllco
frequently during tho last four yoara. Ho ac
knowledged that tho man round with Mrs.
Smith was Laporte.
He also admitted that ho had testified on tho
trial of Charles W. Gardner for blackmail in
1803. Ho said ho had arranged meetings be
tween Gardner and tho keepers of houses ot HI
famo In New York, for tho purpose of lovylng
blackmail on thorn. Ho said that under his ar
rangement with Gardnor, ho was to, get 'JO por
conf. ot tho proceods. Ho also acknowledged
that at tho trial of Gardner he tosUtled that ho
waBarospoctabloclgarmorchant.
Grnnt said that In this caso Mr. Smith hod
paid him possibly ns much as $1,800. Ho bognn
to shadow Mrs. Smith on Juno'JU, to procure ovi
denco for a dlvorco upon a contingent fco ot
91,000 to be paid as soon as the ovldonoo was
scoured. Ho rocclvod that amount from Mr.
Smith the day after tho Vundurbllt Hotel epi
sode. Tho trial will bo resumed to-day.
cve cax xv rovn ozosed.
nrondway Iload Protests In Vain Against the
!Yew nriulatlon.
The Health Board voted yesterday to put Into
force on Juno 22 tho amendmont to tho sanitary
code requiring all strcot car lines to run at least
one closed car In every four cars all tho year
around. Tho Third nvenuo company sent word
that It hod no objection to the rulo. President
Vrooland of tho Metropolitan Strcot Rallwoy
Company objoctod strenuously. Ho said:
" Tho publlo who rldo on tho Broadway cars
will not ride In closed cars In tho summer time.
If this proposed ordinance Is adopted tho publlo
will lot tho closed cars go by nnd wait for
an open car. It It Is adopted wo will not bo ablo
to give the publlo the good service It has
been getting on our lines. Wo havo switch
ing systems at Houston street, at Twenty-third
street, at Fifty-ninth street, nnd other points
along our lines, and undor thlaswltchlng system
It would bo Impossible to operate our cars under
a time tablo In which wo would bo cnmpoUod to
run a closed car in every four wo operate. Un
der our switching system tho cars would get
mixed, so that wo might havo throe closed cars
follow an open car or vice versa. Wo no w op
erate 428 curs, 200 of which aro open cars that
go over tho entire line. If this ordinance is
adopted one-quartor, or 23 lwr cent., of our pa
trons would not rldo In our cars. Wo would
lose that much trafllc" .. , , ,
"How Is It that tho Third avenuo lino Is ablo
to comply with this proposition t" asked Presi
dent Wuson.
" Because," said Mr. Vrooland, " they don t do
the business wo do. Wo carry more passengers
in one hour on our lines between Fifty-ninth
street and the Battery than the Third nvenuo
line carries in a w hole day between 120th street
and the Post Ortlce."
" Well, from tho number of letters wo have
received hero we are satisfied that Uio publlo
wants a sprinkling of clood cars," said tbo
Health Board President. " Howdo you account
for that I"
"Tho east rldo car lines are responsible for
this," said Mr. Vroeland. "Thoy run open cars
In tho middle of winter, in February. Whenever
they get a fine Sunday In February thoy trot out
their open cars."
limit JUAJtUIAOE A'O SEOltET.
Advertised by lllushro nnd nice nnd See Portli
extensively an a Travrlllne liar.
Moniusroww, N. J., Juno 8. "A brldo and
bridegroom will arrive on tho 6:05 train this
afternoon and stop with you. Look out for
them."
Such was a telephone message which Landlord
Guerinot tho Mansion Houbo rocclvod yestor
day afternoon from Newark. Soon aftor S
o'clock a carriage drove up to tho entrance und
a young couplo alighted. They shed rlco and
blushes as they darted across the veranda and
entered tha hotel. The next moment tho driver
unloaded a trunk and a tclescoplo bag upon tho
veranda. On one Bldo ot the bug was drawn, lu
bold chalk lines, a couplOBtandlng band in hind,
nbovo which was written: "United Forovor.
On tho other Bldo were two hearts plorccd bv an
arrow, beneath which was Inscribed: "Two
Hearts That Beat as One." One end boro thin
nnnouncemout: "Wo Woro Married To-Dy,"
The young man wroto on the register " Charles
n. Traffonl and wife, Asbury Park. N. J."
Tho couplo were married In Philadelphia at
noon. Mr. TralTord is n train despatcher nt
Asbury Park for tho Pennsylvania Railroad nnd
First Lieutenant of tbo Asbury Park Wheelmen.
His wlfo was Miss Mabel Burkhardt, a daiightar
ot W. H. Burkhardt, a manufacturer of Phila
delphia. Thoy aro here the guests of Mr. Ed
ward W. Donnlsou, who was best man at the
wedding, and they will leavo to-morrow for Lake
Hopatcong.
A'oir jrB has a rusiA.
Cabassud, Who Onrned the nir tousfer, Cabby,
Rllll neoelTlng Present or Animals.
Afred Cabassud, tho restaurant keeper at 31
and 33 Broadway, will soon bold a first mort
gago on the Central Park menagerie If his
friends keep on sending him gifts ot animals.
Yesterday Mr. Cabaasud was tho recipient ot a
cougar or puma or American lion. It camo di
rect from South America, where tho puma la
considered a good deal of npest. Ono puma will
kill soveral hood of a herd of cuttle, sucking only
a small quantity of blood from ench.
Mr. Cotiassud's puma Is only six weeks old. It
was caught by Aurello llattestlnl nnd Antonio
Richards, two South American mlno owners,
who prosontcd It to tha restaurant keeper. It Is
about tho size of a tomcat, and Is marked pret
tily with dark brown spots. It will bo sent to
the menagorio to-day.
evi nil months ago Mr. Cabassud presented
lotho menagerie an alligator. Ho oIfo owned
Cabby, tho big lobster thut overshadowed KHz
slmmons In sue. Cabby dlod, but his remains
will Boon 1ki on exhibition at tho Muaoum of
Natural History.
STJIOXO VUAJSEH THE 1'OT.ICK.
Calls Them llto Vines!" and Commends Tlietr
Allsnmout on Paradel
Mayor Strong has written a letter to Chief
Conlln In which ho commends tho pollca for tholr
fine show on pnrsdo and says that tho force
deserves tho tltlo of " tho Finest" moro than It
ever did. His Honor goes Into particulars and
expresses himself as " especially Pleased with
the tine marching of tha men as shown In their
Iierfect alignment," so thero Is somo smiling at
ds expenso in Mulberry Btroet.
The police made n lino show, hut tho ono criti
cism made vory gcnornlly wns that their march
ing was bad very bad us compared with previ
ous years. The alignment wus especially poor.
Perhaps tho critics wero wrong. Ills Honor Is a
Colonel.
Tbrre Hears Trenl nt Our Mini.
Rowdout, N. Y Juno , Homer Lu flln, a nun
tor ond woodsman living on tho lltururklll,
heard his hounds giving longuo in thu doory.ird
after midnight recently. Ho gut up nnd went
out, thinking they had trcid ii cat. Ho found
they had drivon up Into nn old upplo trco ai.liu
bear und two cubs. Ho killed nil three bears.
I'rnlrlo sVultrs ror Onlrul Turk.
Superintendent John 11, Smllh of the Central
Park Menagorio rocclvod yesterday twoyourg
prairie wolves which had been sent by A, II.
houthworth of Glasgow, Me. 'Iho cubs cumo in
nbox by express, and were placed iaaeuguby
themselves.
WHERE IS F.ff.PUQSLEY.
WANTED IN rOVailKEEPSIE TO EX
PLAIN HIS TANOZE1 AVI'AIJtH.
Confusion In (ho Accounts oTnn Itatnte ortTblrh
lie Wns Rteoulor Ifntll Unmoved Yesterday
tiy tho Hurrogato Itlo Mode! Career llrrurn
Ho ICinbnrkod In n lllff lliislness Sohrme.
PounllKnP.PSlic, Juno 8. Tho closing chapters
nro being written In tho llfo history of n citizen
whosu career for years was polntod out to young
men nB a model of all that was worthy of emu
lation. As far ns tho facts aro known, In tho
misfortunes that havo como to Frederick W,
Pussier, lawyer, business mnn, and Sunday
school teacher, ho llvod modestly, qulotly, nnd
with tho respect of his fellow townsmen, con
tent for twcnty-llvo years with a small fortune
of $ 30,000. After ho had passed his fiftieth year
he becnino posscssod of the notion that ho could
ronltzo an Immonso fortuno by making paper
fashion patterns undor patents held by a man In
this city.
A company wns organized undor tho namo of
tho Imperial Fashion Company, later called tbo
Imperial Publishing Company. A Western man
wns Interested In tho echenio nnd a largo plant
was established In tho WInnlkoo Rink, which
was later onlnrgod by tho orectton of n pre
tentious brick building. Tho company not only
mado patterns, but printed fashion magazines
nnd pamphlets, which wero scattered all over
tho Unllod Statos. Olllces woro established In
Now York and Chicago, and tho concern showed
ovory ovldonco of prosperity. A year ago camo
a crash. Tho company failed for a largo amount
of money nnd had no assets to spoak of. Mr.
Pugsloywas appointed receiver, and an effort
was mado for a tlmo to secure n reorganization,
but It droppod through. Affairs went from bad
to worso, nnd finally Mr. Pugslcy was removed
as receiver and C. W. H.Arnold named to suc
ceed htm. Mr. Pugslcy was brought up under
supplementary proceedings, and talk nbout his
financial standing led to an examination ot his
accounts ns oxeeutor nnd trusteo under tho will
of Margaret J. Myers.
To-day on ox parto proceedings ho was ro
movod as cvocutor of the Myers cstato by an or
dor Issued by Surrognto Borland. The petition
undor which ho was removed recites that Mrs.
Myers dlod In 1803. leaving a will by which sho
appointed Alfred 1). Smith and Frederick W.
Pugslor oxocutors. Mr. Bmlth died In January,
180(1. In July, 189 1, nn application was made for
an accounting, and .Mr. Smith presented a claim
against tho ostato ot $0,000 for legal services
rondored to tho decodent, Tho Burrogale al
lowed him $1,200, nnd Pint proceeding Is now In
tho Court of Appouls. Tho accounting of the
oxocutors showed thnt thoy had rocclvod $53,
325.10; that thoy had paid debts, legacies, and
expenses amounting to (30,020.52, and had a
uuiunco oi r.-ii.-JUO.lw roriusiriDUllon.
Tho executors wero directed to deposit In the
Fnllklll National Bank $8,000 to provide, for
tho result of n suit brought by St. J. Myers
Smith against the estate, and tho oxocutors sub
Buquentiy stated to tho Surrogate that they had
deposited it, Tbo residuary legatees. It wbb di
rected, should receive $1,018.03 each. Nono of
them has received bis Bhare and the petitioners
now state that tho executors never made tho de
posit ot 89.000 In tho Fallklll National Bank,
and nil that can now lie found of tho 823,405.07,
w hleh wns held after tho accounting. Is a deposit
of P13R.CS In the Merchants' Bank and $07.15
In tho Fallklll Bunk.
A number of withdrawals from tho banks
from 1801 almost to date wero mado by Mr.
Pugslcy by checks to his own onlor. Mr. Pugs
loyhas bocn communicated with by tho attor
ney for tho Icgatoes, but ho has not revealed
where tho funds of the estate are. Ho rocolvos
mall addressed to 7 Arlington avonue. Jersoy
City, but his wlfo Informed tho attorney for tho
legatees that they llvo out in tho suburbs, and
not at that number. His presont whereabouts
aro unknown. Unless the wholo fund Is deliv
ered his bondsmon will bo sued, nnd now that he
has been removed tbo legatees probably will
iiroceed against him criminally, but thoy will
lave to find htm first.
Joseph A. Welch of New York Is attorney for
the residuary legatees and tho man on whoso
petitino Surrogalo Dorlund removed Mr. Pugs
ley. Tho legatees w ho will be tho losors If tho
funds are not restored nro thoAmeriean Tract
Society, tho Board of Foreign Missions of tho
Presbyterian Church of the United States, the
American Missionary Society, tho American
Biblo Society, tho American Seaman's Friend
Society, and tho American Colonization Society.
FAKE COZT.EOTOISS GET $7,000.
Arrest or Two Who Posed ns Agents or the
Slate Volunteer f,tre.8Tlng Corps.
John C. Morrison of 070 Eighth avenue nnd
I Ixiuls Schwartx of Brooklyn woro arraigned In
Centre Street Court yesterday as suspicious por
boos by Policeman Broderick of the Leonard
stroot station. Thoy hod bean pointed out to
him In Church street, near Chambers street, by
n young man who Bald that ho boliovod they
wero collecting money from firms In tho dry
goods district under folso protonccs. When tho
men wero searched at tho station a subscription
book was found on Morrison. It was bonded:
"Tho Volunteer Llfe-8vlng Corps of tho Stato
of Now York." and In it was on appeal for finan
cial assistance signed apparently by Mayor
Strong.Mayor Wurster, and other well-known
men.
J. Wesley Jones, tho President of the corps,
told Maglstruto Flaiumerthatnolthcrof tho man
wus authorized to collect money for the organl
ratlon. " For n year past wo have heard of two
bogus collectors," said ho, "und they wore nl
)J working In tho dry goods district. We
had defectives after them, but woro unablo to
locnto them. I have no doubt that theso are tho
swindlers. They have collected, as nearly as I
can ascertain, about $7,000."
Maglstruto Flammcrrcmandod both Morrison
nnd Schwartz for further examination to-day In
order that the pallco mk'lit havo time to llnd
sumo complainants against them.
llltlDQE WORKERS INSPECTED.
President Herri Takes a Look at Every Bfan
on Iho force.
President William Herri of tho brldgo trustees
formally Inspected tho bridge employees yester
day. It was tho first tlmo In tho history ot tho
bridge that audi an Inspection had taken place,
nnd President Herri was pleased at tho result.
Ho said ho now felt that ho know something
nliout Uio personnel ot tho force, ns ho had como
lu contact with ovory man. Tho ununlformed
employees were Inspected on tho second gallery
of tha Brooklyn terminal, leading to the ele
vated trains. There woro between 300 and 400
men, all nttlrod In their working clothes with
overalls and Jumpers. They Included painters,
riggers, machinists, oarpentvrs, wutchmeii, car
cleaners, eloctrlclanH. firemen, laborers, and
sweepers. As each department was Inspected,
tho attache stepped forward, and Mr. Herri's
sec rctnryjottod down certain marks as Indicated
by Mr. llorri.
Tho uniformed force. Including choppers, con
ductors, trainmen, and tho police, woro lu
snorted in thoaftornoon on Sands street under
the brldgo structure Cnpt, Ward wus In com
mand of tho police. The uniformed foroo had
their gilt buttons and shields shining and woro
whlto gloves. In all over 700 men were In-Bpected.
aiAT.OOI.3t SLOANE HVET.
The Hon or SV, II. (loans llrrnka a I-rc While
Hunting on Ills Puuy
Pittsfikld, Muss., Juno 8. Malcolm Sloane,
thol2-our-oldson ot Mr. and Mrs. William D.
Kloauo, w Idle hunting on tho " Elm Court" estate
at Ienox yesterday afternoon, was thrown from
his pony and badly hurt. Young Sloano la fond
of hunting, and nearly every afternoon, armed
with nn nlr rlflo, spends soveral bonis hunting
rnbhltsntiJ nquirruls near Lilly Pond. Yester
day ho h id rlinsoil n rabbit Into n marshy bit of
woods, when his pony stumbled, fell, and throw
his rider over tho root of a tree. The pony gal
loped back to tho stable, and u search wus made
for young Sloano by tho grooms, who found him
with his right leg broken nbovo the ankle.
THE EXODUS TO JsVJtOPlS.
Many Woll-llnown Persona lo Boll on tho
I'nrls und tlermunlo To-Ilay,
On thoAmeriean liner Purls, which sails to
day fur Southampton, Mr. und Mrs. Augustln
Daly, Mrs. Clark Howell, Jr., Bishop Danlol S.
Tuttlo of Missouri, Ada Heh.ii, tho Karl of
Wcstmiiiith, .Smith M. Weed, Mark A. Muyor,
Mr. and Mr. Oliver Hnrrlman, Jr., Mr. and
Jlrs. Kllicrt II. Gary, und Mr. and Mrs. William
K. Cm lis will sail. Tho Rov. W, II. Mllbiirn.
and llUhup T. A. Starkey of Newark will lo
pcKKcngers un tbo Whlto Star lino steamship
(icrmuiilc,
llrr lluuslitur Nells l.lquor Millie Hypnotised.
LVK.v, Jlnns., Juno 8, Mrs. Corollno Batch
older bus applied to tho police for protection for
her daughter, Mrs. Jcunlo Smith, from tho
alleged pernicious power of a man uml a woman,
Mr. HuU holder Is a specialty doctur, who is
well known In I.jnnas tlionwiitir of seventeen
dogs, whiih fhe keeps at her home. Hie do
chip's that Ml", riniitli, whllo under tin) .mitrol
of thu man mid woman and obejing i heir sug
gestions, kiew and bells intoxicating liquors lu
iiilutloti of tho luw, I poll receiving M:s.
Butt ladder's complaint tho police raided Iho
rooms uhoio Mrs. Smith boarded on 1'eurl
street, where they aeuutod a quantity of liquor.
coxanraATiotf bet AnniFT.
Transfiguration Chapel Parishioners Witt Have
to Meet In Hall.
Tho congrrgnllon of tho Transfiguration
Chapel In West Sixty-ninth street Is now home
less. Ycstorday morning tho keys of tho church
wero delivered to representatives of St.
Stephen's parish, which lately bought tho build
ing for $85,000, nnd Iho congregation of tho
Transfiguration Chapel, under Father Lawson
Carter Rich, will on next Sunday hold service
in a hall.
Thr Son has already told tho story of the ef
forts mado by tho chapel congregation to get
possession of tho chapel from the uiothor church.
But It was sold to tho parish downtown nnd tho
nionoy received will bo applied lo tho endow
ment fund ot the Church of tho Tranflgurntlon
nftor certain of Its dobts have bocn paid. Tho
surrender of Uio keys to tho now ownors ottlio
property yesterday settled all hope of tho con
tinuance of tho congregation In tho chapel
building. Under Fathor Troat the congregation
has Increased to about 300 persons, nnd tho In
tention of tbo parish Is to got n church of its
own and contlnuo In tho region In which tho
chapel has existed for twenty years.
Ono ot tho phasos ot the. matter which most
surprised the mombors of tho cliapol congrega
tion was a lottor from Dr. Houghton, advising
thorn to worship along with tho congregation ot
St. Stophon's parish when It moves up to tho
chapol building. This is an extromoly low
church, whereas tho services at tho chapol, as
well as at the Church of tho Transfiguration, aro
rathor ritualistic, and tho doctrines taught nro
tho most advanced In the ritualistic way of tho
church. For that reason the memhors of tbo
congregation wore dumfounded at tho ndvico
from tholr mother church to ooOporate with n
parish of such different teachings. Tbuy folt
that such a condition would havo been Impossi
ble, and thoy reported this to Dr. Houghton.
It Is snld that SU Btephen's parish may not bo
able to occupy tho new building of which It hns
acquired possession. Three of tho Episcopal
churches In Iho neighborhood havo refused tho
necessary consent to tho presence of the congio
gallon thero. Tho Bishop has not yet given his
consent nnd It Is Bald that tho Diocesan Conven
tion noxt fall will Inquire Into tho matter. It Is
nlso said that tho Standing Committee ot tho
diooeso has rot used Its consent.
"I bollovo that Dr. Houghton Is very much
grieved at tho loss of the chapol." said ono of
tho congregation yesterday, " for It was founded
with the ultimate Idea of having a church hero.
I think It Is moro the work of hla vestry. Tho
ground was bought for $13,000, and It wns sold
at $85,000, so the speculation was a very profit
ablo ono. But tho chapel was novcr founded
with any such Idea, and tho salo of tho proporty
to another parish Is n very dllforent result from
any contemplated in the beginning. I think our
offer to buy tbo chapel was rejected becauso It
was known that wo would naturally expect to
pay less for tho property than tho vestry of tho
mother church would chargo a strange parish."
JILOOJUHBVJta'S DYNAMITE CASE.
Most of the Day Spent In the Croas-Kxanilaa-tlon
or Defendant Wlnteratren.
BLOOMSBUno, Pa.. June 8. Almost the entire
afternoon was occupiod in Uio Knorr-Wlnter-Bteen
dynamite case In continuing tho cross
examination of the defendant Wlntcrstcon.
The examination was conducted by District At
torney Graham of Philadelphia. Soveral times
during tha day Winterrteen contradicted him
self, asldo from showing Inconsistency In somo
parts ot his testimony.
WIntcrstecn acknowledged having taken sev
eral rides with Knorr and with being seen on
tho streets of both Reading and Bloomsburg In
broad daylight, and it is said ho was trying to
conceal his whorcabouts, both boforo and after
the explosion. IIo said that ho had been ad
dressing letters to Knorr as Miss Wilson for two
years. He acknowledged having seon Knorr tho
day previous and threo days after tho explosion.
IIo said that ho might have Bald ho would llko
to put a bullet in Waller's hoart. If ho had to
sorve twenty years In tho Penitentiary for It.
but denies saying he would then como back and
dance over his grave.
The witness acknowledged having been awaro
that Knorr was in hiding after tho explosion
as well ns before, and that ho was receiving his
mall undor an assumed nnmo. Ho Bald that ho
did not ot any tlmo suspect Knorr of having
committed tho crime, even when he mado seri
ous threats against Waller, becauso he thought
that he was too big a coward. Several unim
portant witnesses wero beard after tho conclu
sion of Wlnterstcen's cross-examination, and
court adjourned.
Tho defence will close In a few minutes to
morrow morning, and the prosecution will call a
fow witnesses In rebuttal. The caso will prob
ably bo finished by Thursday.
A BILE FOE E-EINKS.
Sfr Bmalley fliroars Rx-ftenator Keys Ordered
Ulm to Hot 'Em Up ror the tloja.
SoMnr.vnxE. N. J Juno 8. The Somerset
Court was crowded to-day with politicians, who
assembled to witness tho trial of tho suit of
Charles W. Smalley, formerly a hotel proprie
tor, against ex-Senator William J. Keys. Keys
Is one of the leading Democratlo politicians of
Somerset county. Ho owns a costly summer
residence In East Somcrville and Is reputed to
be wealthy. Smalley sworo that Koys, In honor
of his nomination for Stato Scnntor. on Oct. 13.
1800, sent on agent to his hotel with an onlor to
open a freo bar to his political friends. Smalley 's
bill follows:
Soft drinks, $0: wlno and whiskey, $9; cigars,
P4.0O. Total, $19.00. Interest for six jours,
$0.03. Total. $25.23.
Judge Bartluo Informed Smalley that ho
would be obliged to withdraw tho claim for pay
ment for whiskey, as It was Illegal. Smallej s
testimony was substantiated by several wit
nesses, after which Keys took tho stand. Ho
denied that he had sent nn agent to Smallov to
get free drinks for the boys. His lawyer then
addressed tho Court to tho effect that even If
Smallcy's claim was Just It was debarred by tho
statute of limitations by two days. Tho court
records showed that Smalley first brought suit
against Keys In a Justice's court on Aug. 15.
1800, whllo tho bill, it is alleged, was contracted
on Oct, 13. 1800. The time for bringing civil
action Is limited in Now Jersoy to six years.
Judge Bartlno reserved his decision.
NOT AFTEll HOLZANH JIOAT PZANS.
A Thlrr In Low Is Minu'i Mhlpjard Wanted
Money Only.
Elizabeth, N. J., Juno 8. Tho report printed
in some of tho New York papers this morning
thatathlof broke Into tho eafo In tho olllco of
Lewis Nixon's shipyard in this city a fow days
ago In tho bopo ot obtaining tho plaiiB of tho
Holland submarine boat is denied at tho ship
yard otllce. Capt. Soley, assistant superin
tendent ot the shipyard, said this afternoon
that a roblicry had boon committed thero about
three weeks ago, but that no attempt wns mado
to secure the plans of tho Holland boat. The
theft took placo nt an hour whon iho plans woro
being put a nay for thu night. They are kept In
a eafo placed out lu tbo yard uwuy from tho
biilldtiiKS.
Tho door ot this safuwas loft open by a clerk,
and somo vmplnyco went to tho safo nnd took
from It n small tin box which contained tho
money Intended for lalmrers' wages, and a fow
letters, 'iho plans ot tho Holland boat were a
few Inches from tho tin box, und tho thlof could
easily have taken them had ho chosan. A few days
after the theft the letters that had bocn lu the
tin box woro returned to Lieut. Nixon through
the mall. Capt. Holey declined to say what
amount ot money had been stolen, but Intimated
that It was nut largo.
no pa r ron the hek 3iit. eaxtee.
The Appellate Division lo Derides In Ilia Suit
Asnlust ItUhop McDonnell.
Borne time ago tho Rov. Charles F. Baxter se
cured judgment against Bishop McDonnell of
tha Roman Cathollo Church In his suit for salary
as pastor of a church on ioug Island nnd us
chaplain ot a hospital lu tbo Eastern District.
Tho case waa appealed on tho ground that in an
action In the Metropolitan Court of Uio Archdio
cese pf Now York all mattor in tho complaint be
tween tha plaintiff and defendant had been con
sidered und Judumeiit rendered for Iho defend
ant. Tho Appellate Division ot tho tiupriuuo
Court lu Brooklyn yesterday rendered a decision
alllruilug tho Judgment in fin or of plulutlli, anil
said:
"When the right of property Is dependent
upon a question of doctrlno, discipline, or Church
government, it, tho r-coleolasllcul court, is con
trolling. Beyond that thore la no recognition lu
this caso ot lu Jurisdiction."
Ferryboat and Tug Collide,
Tho forryboat Fulton of tha Fulton Ferry lino,
whllo on her wiiy to Brooklyn yesterday morn
ing with less than lllty passengers, was hit on
thu port side, abaft tho whoelhouso, by tho tug
Isatiel li Wilbur, bound down stream. Some of
the passengers on tho Fulton wero thrown down
by lie shock. The stem of tho tug stove a hole
In tho joiner work of tho Fulton's cabin big
enough to admit a man. Tho tug was only
t lightly dnmnged. Both boats prococdod, Tho
Fulton was laid up for ropulrs.
Lelmuuu, It. II,, Htnliifc-i llauk to Knuino.
Lkimnon, N. It, Juno 8. Tho Htoto Bank
Commissioners announce that tho JjcUuiiui
Havings Bank will probably resume operations
, within a wstik,
i-. . ,
XABTEfiB OF THS ZIOUTTO
To no Bosy All Tola Week Shaping Vajfatugtiat i;nH
DaeNSM of iho Vanefri) fT plsammH
Forty npostlos ot grnod nescmulea yesterday .-rLH
In convention at Dare's Academy, 1783 -Broad- lilanmH
way, Thoy wero dancing masters nnd teachers '-ilanmmmml
from nil over tho country, mid they will bo hero S'fB
until Saturday exchanging vlows upon their nrt. (Mrammmmml
Most of them nro Instructors In tho pollto nrt of anmfl
society dancing, hut somo fow leach stago nnd ?:rammmfl
exhibition dancing. Yesterday wns given up to (fl
getting acquainted nnd to tho making up ot , 3iVH
rommlttrcs, general arrangements, and other 'lll
buslnoss Incldontnl to tho boglnnlng of it eonven- '&Bafl
tlon. In Iho courso of tho convention there will lltammfl
bo lectures, class work, exhibits ot fancy done- AfH
Ing, entertainments, and finally a grand banquet ; hVB
nnd reception. Among tl-.oso who had arrived wflfl
ycstorday wero: Augustus It. Frlcko, Phllndol- 'IlMaH
Ellin; Louis Krollow, Chicago: James L.,Bott, ivflaH
haron, Pa.; II. U Braun. Pittsburg, Pa.; 'S. A. i&BLni
Wobcr, Brooklyn; Oscar lluryea, Now York) 3$sYsfl
William II. Hoguo. Dover, N. II.; G. J, Gillespie, ,M
Philadelphia: A. U. Wirtb, Milwaukee: Fred T. 'JnmJaB
Brings, Itnxbury, Mass.; Rnlicrt C. Campbell, 'WKanl
Albany; Miss Gill, Olcvolund; Miss Hi Marie sHH
MncDonald. St. Paul: F. W. Kohl, Madhoii, $
Wis., and J. A. Hawkins. Mnnstlold, O. Mauy
now arrivals aro expected to-day, WIH
JtrAItlNB INTELLIGENCE. JtH
KiKUTcnr mujuc rms rur. IlCH
Bun rises..., 4 SB Sunsets... 7 88 Moon sets.. I a It -WU
man witxn rms pav. -KaVafl
Bandy Hook. 1 83 Oov.Iil'd. 1 04 1 IIoU Oat.. 0 4T 4laM
Arrived TcEsniT, Juns 8. W HH
Ra Anohorta, Wilson, Glasgow. MaafcW
B Nordkjn. Peer, Hamburg, NjSJHfl
Bs Oneida, Staples, Georgetown. Wlaanfl
Bs Jann Ketsal), l'atcrsen, Olbraltar. ?'iammfl
8a llohert Harroului, tlughson, Palermo. 'Tummmml
Bs Cuthbort, Owen. Antwerp. j WM
Bs Arilonroao, Smith. Klnnton. gMnmml
Ha Yorktnwn, Dole, Norfolk. BaH
Ra Itln aramlo. Bt spies, Ilrunswlclc jtHsani
Hurt. Vow York, Canero, Claronta. $iammfl
Lark Our O, Ooss, JIallott, Ban i'ranclsoo. ?bH
tKor later arrivals aoe Punt Pap,J iaH
ABRiriD our. dflLi
Bs Spree, from New York, at Bremen. KH
sailed mo ronEtoK roars. , ra
8s Auranla. from Liverpool for New York. c'Snmmmi
Ba Trave, from llrcmon for Now York. cS-lnmfl
sailed moil coinuvia roars. yALH
Bs Nacooehoo, from Savannah for New York. ulafl
ocTOoixa STKAirsnm. $ aaafl
aJ To-Dat. 9aal
Unlit Clot. Vtnel Soda. V af laal
Paris. Southampton s 00 A 51 10 00 A at ' liaal
Ourmanle, Liverpool 6 00AM 1800'Jl Hafl
Soulliwark, Antwerp. 0 00 A at 11 00 A M tXaaai
Saratoga, Havana 1 00 1' M .1 00 1' M ' ;
El Mar, Now Orleans. H 00 I'M . H
sau JV-Jiorrou. 1 SB
Columbia, Hamburg...... 4 00 A M 7 00 A M S
Alllanca, Colon ....10 00 A M 18 00 II V,
Panama. Havana. 11 00 A 31 100 Pit , -
Handel. Li Plato 1 SO 1" II r
City of hlruUngham, Ba- nJ
Tamiah a 00 P U X M
Sail Friday, Jun 1L, fl
State of Kebraaka,01ugow 19 00 11 sal
Algonquin, Charleston. u 00 P K -i, tH
Hlo Orauile, N. Brunswick. ... 8 OOP 11 .V. !
ucoxisa sTKAKsmra. s H
IMie ToDai. $ H
Manhattan Liverpool.. ...liar 19 ',S H
Uelenmyn St. Lucia liar ST W
NoorJlaurt ,... Antwerp May SB M
Nueoe. ....nalreslon .Jujx 9 )j
Cltyof nirmlnham....NaTannan. ....Judo 5 fl
Tvutonln., Ltvarpou! ..Jueo 3 ; H
Kaiser Wllbelm IL Olbraltar .May 81 t H
Yucatan Ifatana. ...J use S it aafl
Atsonuula JucksoxiTlllo Juns fl ' (i 1
Pretoria. St. TLomoj Juno 4 jJ B
Dut Thundav. June 10. Hf H
Baal Ilremen Jnno 1 ''! 4H
Michigan London. Mar SO V' aal
rueumunil UU1 (llangow May 27 ! aal
Colorado Hull. MaySO
Kll'anu New Orleans. Juno a JM
Due Friday. June 11. MLH
Campania. Liverpool .Juns S ''''iflafl
bt. Paul ,.,, Southampton Juns 5 &afafl
Aumsta Victoria, Hamburg Juhe :t SciSaal
KmnlKlnLuiao..,, Bremen. May 8(1 -t.Saai
Advance Colon June 5 !
Nadooctoo .Savannah Juno m 9aal
IroquoU, Jacksonville June 9 tllaai
Du Saturday, June 12. t Waal
Marengo Newcastle lley 23 ?il
Atsatla Olbraltar May 29 .IS aal
A tales (lltiraltar May if 3 Kaal
Chaucer St. Lucia Juno 4 -,saaai
Valencia Nassau ......June 8 saaal
Due Sunrfuy. June 13. afl
LaChampagne lfarre Juno 5
Martello null Way HO wj aaaal
Orinoco aierrauila- ..June 10 jH
' Afgliaa Print.. ..r::...VSCfticlaT. I.SiSo i . H
Due Jftmdav, June 14. LH
Fumesta Glasgow June 8 "'llBaa
Taurle. ...- Liverpool M..Juno 4 Waal
Vlgllaneta Havana June 10 Maai
Aleue PortLLmon .. Wa!
"Waal
Sujsinwu glotlrtis. ill
Ttie Talun or ireina like mineral watrra do &lLaal
penda entirely upon their purity and composition. Twaal
lluyinx Carl If. bchultx's waters you are sure otbotb, '$m aal
1313333. 'If
AIXEV. On Monday, June 7, Tlary Louise, -widow 'IP M aal
of Thomas Allen, axed 57 yeais 4 month IB days. Ife'ji H
Relatives and trttndi are Invited to attend the rS
funeral service at her late rialdence, 70 Jackson oMaa!
tt.. Urooklyn. on Wednesday, Juno 9, at 8 P.M. '
lutermeut at Evergreen Cemetery, &.!
IIOWM: Suddenly on faunday, at his rMlderjos, - fifl
Bamutl Winter Howne. In the 07th year of hi ago. .??ifaal
Funeral service on Wednesday evening. 6 o'clock. Rll
at his lato rvtldeneo, 311 Berkeley place, Brooklyn. (1
Interment private. Vjf.l
DIl;Ll'C-Hev. Juepbs M. Dugluo. Ileqatrm mass ftf
at St. Joseph's noipttal on Wednosday, th Inst, ' fr I
U.I 5 A.M. Interment at Burlington. Yt. Sjlj
;u 4.Y. On Juno 7, llnry Peru Gray, Jr. J(fS)
The funeral will be bold at All Souls' Churoh, 4th U,j
ar and 20tht.,at3o,clo'kon Wcdnrday,Juoe9. $nE
HUMl'llllUlS At tbo re.ldenco of beraoo, Xlex- WM
ander O. Humphreys, tho Hotel Banllemo, New SrB
York city, Monday, Juuo 7, Maniar. MiSutt, Amkm
w Idow of Dr. IMward It Humphreys. ''J
rum ral private. Boiton papers please copy. wB
HKKI.I'.ll. At Little Volls, N. J., on Tueslay.Xuno .' WM
1807. Kdgar A.Keelor.M. D. -i-.jB
Funeral services at hi lato residence on Wednesday gV
altirnoon at 3:30. Interment at Lausol drove at 'U
convenience of tho family. ''aS
MOM,-MUj Prance lo oni, ou Tuesday morning, VMH
at Lor rotdeue, S!U7 Alexander aT New York. xtl
formerly of PvekskUL N. V., In her 69th yoar. WU
Funeral servlee at Vint Mstbodtst Church, Peeks- ''im
till, ou Thursday, Juns 10, at 13 o'clock noon. ' m
SIAItsII 1LI- Ou habbath afternoon, Juno 6, at her J J
residence, 100 West 104th St., Arm Soorglr.wldow - J
of ltobcrt Marshall. i ' '
Ilelatlres and frlcn.lt ot tha family are Invited to h ' ,
attend tho funeral aervleoa at her late nwldenoo, J
on Wednesday afternoon, 9th Init, ot 4 o'clock. - P i J
McATAMMtV. At hr residence, 180 Uatnbrldje t
at., Unwklyn, on Turtday, Juno 8, 1607, Julia L S '.
wlfo of Hugh MoAtarunoy. '2 ' J
Solemn high mass at the Church of the noly notary, t J, ,
Chsuncey St., near Rsld av, llrookljn, on Vrlday, Ir m
Juuo 11. nt 10:30 o'clock. -7flf
O'lllllKV. Ou June 7, 1S07, Stephen O'DrleD, aged Haai
00 years, llove4 brother of ex-onerllT James 'lisV
O'Prlen. father ot Win. 3., James, and Lawreuoo jflL
U'llrk'li. '49
Fuucral from his late residence, 110 Katt 47th t., "
at 10 A. M. on Wednesday, June 9, tbeucetoSL, )al
Aku4's Church, East 43d St., where solemn requiem ivl
iuo& w 111 bo held for tbo repose of hi soul. Hula- Efll
tlrs and friends are united to atlend. Inter- 'akjK
meutlu Calvary. jfiaH
ItlOIAUIisilV On Tuesday, June S, 197, Jos ph 4lK
Klchanlnon, ukcsI RO years ' ?W
Itoluthes and friends are linltivl to attend tho .I?
funeral tenters from tho Central l'aik Ilaptlst bW
Cliurcli, S8d tt between lid and lid ami, ou Krl- '-ftM'
duy, Juno 11, at 10 A.M. lirldgeport, C01111.1 llos- Wf
ton, SI oi.., and Houston, Tux., papcrt pica copy, ' r.'l?3'
Ilium;. At Ids resilience, Iluckhufham llutel, sun- ' 'illlj
day, Juuo 0, Mlvanut a. Hiker, urn of the lato ?fil
Jubn L. Hiker ot Uuwtry Hay, L. I , lu the "Mli .m ,M
year of Ida nno. ,X jH'
Funeral tervlro en Wednesday mornlmt, lull toft, 'J !
at 10:30 o'clcx'k at tho Fifth Acuuo i'reshjlrrlau '-.i W
Church, corner 30th hi. 3 &?
vrilKELIK'K.. On Sunday, Juno n, ot bis resldraee, r'JH S
lill Jorahmon it., lirunblyn, of apoplexy, Adam 31 V
Pexler Wlieoloek, sKi-d 74 eats. S :P
Funeral service III 1 held at Plymouth Churra, J I
Wednesday, Juuo 9, at 4 o'clock, Xt v&
Crematories nro the crmeterlea or tlio tap ft
future t'. N. CltllYlVIIOSj ',. il.lt.,) 0'.) Hut J? -i
llouttou Ht , New York. VUltors wtleoiiio. 'flLu S
.Slirciiil 31otirr?. $
STEXMl'AIUT.Tl l.r.WSIXii tb.'C II Drown'' ', 'ii 1
mK.ilBtb.sl 1 tele, lf'Jlllsthiallirliigaiilri'laliu. Jg
lVIIIR wliidnw crm.ui and dour! eiuhun niadet all f '
wnui4cretunxlu;ii,undlre. rtrx'hui'l., 17Fultnni.t im I
3cu' I'litUrnttoiw. ' j
O.-.c r.ACII -Fielding" "Amelia," "Jnaeph An- vjtlaat
.f I .IrcMn " hiiTiip's " trial rain hliaudy," ''UfiitP 'jriaal
iiii'iiui Jinriui." Miuillet't "ltiKlerl.k Ilaiulim,M illfl
"llumphre) Clluker," " 1'eler Wllklm." Vlauni " VlVM
yiU.il, Ulu avH Utl! sk jW-JV