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JQOKLYN REPUBLICANS.
S .rc(xe.Yr.s out ao figure over
jb" Tlll. nnIU0J!!,
trsrlh'e Intentions null Bl Following
'' " r, initio Rreeklyn-Ula Attempt
1 flnrlof '' "orlb. Wr- rnld unit
J flr rrleaos Into line fur tlav. Mack.
1 1 ntt UB no vlslblo signs In Brooklyn of nnjr
1 Jlinccd ejinpathy with the llrookfleld
lonment lo disrupt the Hepubltcnn organlia
is. It t known, howevor, that emissaries of
mjtelsw Held anil tho other political malcon
taU bc ucea industriously ftt wotl ln n '"
brt to start a hostile organisation OTor there.
Kay h,c apparently received no encourage-
est except from ,ho 8mft" remnant t too con
Sweat wblih followed Jacob Worth In the Into
" jlgn. At the organlintlon of tho new
Ctonty Committee a wcok or so ago thoro hm
so complaint, that tho prlraarlos and ward con
nntlons had not been fairly and honestly non
ductrdt and even tho pronounced Low dole
ntes In tho lommtttoe Joined lu the general
Jjnpatulatlons ocr tho elimination of all fac
tional tlrifc. Not a single demand was made
or any funeral reorganization of tho party,
tor was thero tho slightest disposition to block
Ue effort' 'or 's,1ng harmony.
It was announced yesterday, howovor. that
tie BrooVflclil movement had token deflntto
tlapc In Urooklj n, that former Sheriff Iluttllng
' id been requested to lead it, and that Jacob
l Worth had deferred his contemplated trip to
Europe for the purpo'o of booming It. Just
what Mr. Worth's Intentions aro seem to glvo
the rank and flln of tho Republican organiza
tlon on the other sldo of tho rlvor very little
concern at puscnt, as was fully evidenced by
the.lnflsnlllcant tlguro he and his retainers cut
tt the recent primaries. Ab for Sheriff Mot
tling. It Is not certain that ho would ba willing
to be either loader or private ln the traitorous
course suggested. If be had any such inten
tion there is not much doubt that he would at
once resign from bis, place in tho County and
Executive committees. Ho said yostcrday:
"I am endeavoring not to Bay anything that
can be misconstrued as an attempt to stir up
The lioatllltv to tho State organization Is aj
rirentlr lonflncd to Jacob Worth, Oconto v.
Palmer, Hugo Illrsch, John It. Sutton, and a
few other disappointed politicians who have
been dlirndltrd by ibolr district organizations
and ward committees. Brooklyn Is altogether
likely to be spared any serious InraBlon by Mr.
BrooKtleld and his associates.
Superintendent Payn of tho Insurance De
partment, on his recent visit to Drooklyn,
when he attended tho dinner in honor of Sir.
Worth, asked Mr. Worth to cngago ln no
movement that would In any way Injure Gov.
Black's re-election should tho Governor desire
a renomlnatlon. Sir. 1'ayn has always thought
highly of Mr. Worth as a political leader. Air.
Worth on that visit of Mr. Payn, it was an
nounced, assured Mr. l'ayn that ho would
take no steps Inimical to Gov. Illack. There
la a difference! of opinion among eminent Re
publicans as to the posslblo strength of Mr.
I Worth and bis followers in the Republican
State Contention which is to nominate Stato
officers. The dominant element ln the Kings
County Republican Committee declare that
they do not believe that Mr. Worth will bo
able to send Ave delegates to the State Con
vention. Mr. Worth's friends believo that he
will be able to send moro than that number.
Anyway, Superintendent Payn was pleased
with the result of his visit to Mr. Worth.
Blnce then Mr. I'ayn has had talks with Wil
liam llrookfleld, and for tho lost week Aque
duct Commissioner Charles II. Murray has
been in conference with Mr. BrooKtleld.
Msjor Van Wyck appointed Mr. Murray and
William H. Ten Eyck to bo the two Republi
can Aqueduct Commissioners required under
the hi partisan clause ln the charter. The Re
publican County Committco of Now York reo
omiuended the appointment of Mr. Ten Eyck
and Mr. Murray. Mr. Murray was Mr. Payn'a
candidate for Police Commissioner for Nfcw
York county, tho place given to Thomas L.
Hamilton, who wns recommended by Presi
dent Qulgg and National Committeeman Fred
erick 8. Uibbs. Mr. Murray has to a certain
1 extent been looked upon tor a number of years
as the personal friend of Mr. Payn.
Il is evident to the Republicans hereabouts
that Mr. Payn has undertaken to bring both
V Worth and Mr. Brookfleld and their friends
Into line for Uov. Black. Mr. Worth has said
that be has no ouarrel with Gov. Black, but that
he heartily dislikes Ueut--aov. Timothy I,
Woodruff, and Mr. llrookfleld has said that he
wns not unfriendly to Gov. Black. Borne of
Mr. Worth's friends have believed that they
can prevent Mr. Woodruff's renomlnatlon for
Lieutenant-Governor and nominate ln his place
Speaker James M. E. O'Qrady of Roohsster.
Tne dominant element ln the Kings County
Republican Committee declare that Mr. Wood
ruff shall be renominated or they'll know the
reason why.
BROOKFIEZD'S PACIFIC OZANT.
BVs Going South, Mat Vtt tbe State The miti
three In a Flatter Orer Him.
Mr. William Brookfleld, ons of the men who
say they ore going to organize a State maohlne
to beat the Republican organization, came back
from Albany yesterday, after talking with Gov.
Illack about the proposed primary legislation.
Before he went to Albany Mr. Brookfleld was
announced to be the soreheads' selection for a
State organizer, and it was said that he was
going to start out on a tour of the country coun
ties at once to perfect an organization that
would prevent the election of any Republican
nominee! or die In the attempt.
Mr. Brookfleld changed his mind while he
was in Albany. Ho said yesterday that he hod
a very pleasant chat with Gov. Block, and that
tho Governor was In favor of legislation that
would result in honest primaries. In answer to
a question as to thodato of his departure on
Wb trip through tho State, Mr. Brookfleld said
that when he left Vow York city he would go
10 a "sunnier clime," which, ho explained,
fij'A? South- Mr- Brookfleld smiled when
Sle d Was to ttU aPPoarances much
Mr. Brookfleld's local machine, the Fifty
;,."' ?"' Panic-stricken when It was an
J2!..Sed.fh,t hi WB1' Pln to fix up a SUte
organization. Mr. William Houston Kenyon.
Chairman of tho Fifty-three, and ex-orflclo
member of the Twenty-nine, the Eleven, and
Ji- & l88,"cn. a statement yesterday dis
owning jr. Brook-field's errand, and saying
imnVPi?.01" of t,le r'i'ty-threo or-nny of itsub
fwmltite!8 "s- ""'chilly or unolllclally, au
tnorlzed to represent It up tbe Stute or in a
vS.'j.nl'ation. Mr. Ken on said that the
Jniini; j ""'" enough in New York
thS. on.? hlu,n ' m,r Moa of reachlDg out fur
Ji,,,i,,,ei,re"e5t.Rt ,PMt- Mr- Brookfleld
Siii. !ir?,,.1?U!?r "?lrt ,lmt tuo Fifty-three wasn't
mixed up in tho stuto conference which bo hold
on Uedncbday etcnlng.
HEsiocitAcr or queens.
Bswttorollnu.iuni tin llravr-Vermer Haur
(ilrason's Flab!.
Te new enrollment of tho Democratic party
In the torout-h of Queens commonced last nlgbu
At a late hour the number of names enrolled In
alcated that the total at tbe end of the four days
would bo a Iar-o ono. Particular interest cen
tred In the action of tho inombcrs of tboGlea
on wing of the party In Long Island City,
WncB the County Central Committee called
'or the enrollment and new primaries there
hue been all sorts of rumors about what formor
lhfhi. f.'Vi"" w,ml'1 rt0- Somo persons said
bVi. htl 'Jr. Jc 'J, ""onlan Dcmocracy.who have
Th,,L'.cllU,,,ull,l,nl opponents for years,
cilrni V're,ft"u",,wrot Oleason men at the
rollwi iiil.r",1".1.e",1 Places, and they woro en
eiiifc ,e,01L' 'heir noiiios were putonthereo-
wR,i,n "'H'11 ,l,1 nuestlon:
li. tail eUcffo"! V.u,B,Ad" dld on vct ''
on hm"!Tr """"ore'l that they voted for Olea
Wlai.fnrVa'n'lt"111 thBt t"ejrct their
Ti'lf,sar?.'.,!,V'v!'l.w,"rontln" o-nJght and on
T Zu :" 'odnesduy nights of noxt week.
nhVrLh: '" V.11' b0 ''el'l on next Friday
Kit ; ilchf "Vf J''rleon lld not enroll
be "learnirt J.'.V "" n"1 '" to""- nlld " C0I''Q "Ot
" jcarned nhethcr or not ho ould enroll.
'l.llraa fo,,t,e0 on Oraaolaatl.a In
llrooUlyn,
Chairman Walter 1). Attcrbury of tbo Repub
"n ount) coiumlttie Jn Brooklyn has ap
lo,. . "'"'"'"Ittoo on Organization as fol
Chs'r,,;!;!1"''!,"?1?,00' IheTwonty.nlnth ward.
fTarw' 0't.-,Ul!lon-K,t'1' wardi Hubert
Twrrn, . Nine'etntli ard; Henry Dristow,
" ' t h.'ir" wardi "II"""" - vass. Thlni
ndlreiJ,.1"1;?" Alteiburj, Becretary Neal,
are ,iLri S'1""" '! r the bounty Commit
Cumrafttcc01"cl0 u"'u'bc" the Organization
Thon,,, to ,,. Coec(or .rrhiuaelshto.
nnui.Fifiit, Pa., Jan. 21,-Informatlon
nie from tt,ngton to-night that President
I m. i ""'""""unco to morrow the appoint
I Ihe l'e?1L',,,"rI,, "'csley Thomas, a member of
I i" II I S! 'V.n Stto Senate, to be Collector
I o John I.1 p' ''Jla'iclphla. The four-yer Urm
is)i tLinbcSt win"d,1 ln? P"nt lli-mocratio In
tM37iaV.w,me?Pl In March. Mr. Thomas U
l!atoCUelu,dnM,l.wf '?S50r" pUr cntry
H ""TofthoPortTbojnaaV.Ooop,
oaxo Jinmittir xrsBTtaATXOs,
An Allrsril MrateHou Canvrrutlan Tkat a
IUUI Man llar at n TrlmksM.
Cixcinnati, JatuSL-Senators Burko, Long,
rinck, . Robertton and Garfield, constituting
tho committee appointed to investigate charges
of bribery In connection with tho election of
M. A. Hanna as United States Senator, ar
rived tn tho city this evening and held a ses
sion to-hlght at the Gibson House. Proprietor
Horaco Dunbar of tha Gibson House, who la a
close personal friend of William Jennings
Bryan, was the principal witness to-night He
and Allen O. Myers, Jr., clerk of tho Gibson
House, and son of John R, McLean's chlof lieu
tenant. It appoared from the testimony, first
made tho "discovery" of tho arrival of the
mysterious II. It. Uojce, who registered on Jnru
7 ns from New York, afterward saying ho was
from "sombwbore on Twonty-stxth street." Mr.
Dunbar said n closo surveillance was at once
put upon Boyce, a detecttvo agency of the city
being employed for that purpose. Mr. Dunbar
was notified by young Mr. Myers Anally that
Mr. Iloyco wns at tho telephone.
Mr. Dunbnr listened at one of tho telephone
fixtures of tho hotol nnd overheard Mr. Boyce
in consultation Willi u "Major." no other namo
being given. Mr. Raima's name was also ..ten
tionod. Tho conversation was over tho long
distance telephone nnd tho "Major" (Dick)
was In Columbus. Mr. Dunbnr said negotia
tions for tho "support" of a Mr. O. (Otis) were
the subtance of the talk and 910,000 was men
tioned. Tho investigation will continue to
morrow. CoutiMncB, O., Jan. 21. No witnesses ln tho
Senatorial bribery Investigation were examined
by tho committeo hero to-day, the witnesses
who were present being excused until furthor
notice. After a short executive sosslon the
commlttoo decided Ao go to Cincinnati and Se
cure the testimony of Representative Otis nnd
Attorney T. C. Campbell. The managers of the
telephone and two telegraph companies still
refuse to answer any questions or produce the
telegrams and records demandod. Charles L.
Kurtz and Allen O. Myers, who conducted the
fight against Hanna nnd who aro pushing tho
Investigation, have adarcsstd letters to Sena
tor Burko, Chatrman of the Investigating com
mtttso. In whicn they authorlzo him nnd through
him the telophone and telegraph Companies to
produco before tbe committeo all telegrams re
ceived or sent by them pending tbo Senatorial
fight and tho records of all telephonic com
munications hold by them during the time.
StAItTLAKU'a a ex Axon rionr.
nToCbsto la the Ballstlag for a Baoeener t
Mr. Ooraaa.
AmtAroLis, Md Jan, 21. Although seven
ballots have been taken in tho contest for
United States Senator ln the Maryland Legisla
ture, the result seems to bo as far off as ever.
Two ballots were taken to-day. There were four
absentees and 113 votes wero polled, 07 being
necessary to a choioe. No ono having received
that number, an adjournment was taken until
to-morrow, when voting will be resumed. It Is
something unusual to hold a Saturday session,
and members who desired to spend Sunday with
their families, especially those residing in the
remote parts of tho State, whore It takes two
days to reach borne, are anxious to pair off.
In to-day's balloting McComas recolred 43
on the first ballot, which was Increased one on
the second by a delegate from tho Eastern
Shore withdrawing from Mullikln. It is said
another Eastern Shore man unintentionally
voted for Major 8baw Instead of McComas and
desired to correct the mtstako after the ballot,
but it was then too late. Gorman, to whom the
Democrats are sticking firmly, uniformly polled
40 votes, but Democrats certainly know there is
no possibility, of his election by a Republican
Legislature. Findlay and ShryocK each received
two. as on Thursday.
The seventeen votes of Barber, the Eostorn
Shore candidate, went to Shaw of Baltimore
city on the last ballot to-day, making the tatter's
vote nineteen. He is the candidate of the bolt
ing eleven from Baltimore city, who control the
eituatlon at present. Efforts are being made to
oontre on another Baltimore man to break tho
deadlock. Gov. Lowndes is also suggested as a
compromise candidate. Something of a sensa
tion was created by a western Maryland dele
gate named Syester, who declared, as a Demo
crat, that be was prepared to remain In session
until its close before he would enter Into a coali
tion with Republicans to holp elect a man not
lit ted for Senator. Ho paid a nigh tribute to Mr.
Gorman.
iro cnoicE is xekkebsbe.
zeMUIa Galas, and Tasa Taylsr Advaneea la
tbe Ballstlng fter Seaatar.
NisnviLLE, Tenn., Jan. 21. The deadlock In
the Democratlo caucus for the nomination of a
candidate for United States Senator remains
unbroken.
The caucus, after taking fifteen ballots to
night, adjourned until to-morrow afternoon.
When ths caucus assembled eighty-eight mem
bers wore present. Tho first ballot of the even
ing, the twenty-third, gave McMlIUn 30 votes,
Tnrley 30, and Taylor 19. This showed no
change from tho last ballot last night. On the
twenty-fourth McMIliln received 40, Turley
28. and Taylor 20 votes.
Nine more ballots were taken without change
in the result. The thirty-fourth showed 41 for
McMillln, 28 for Turley, and 10 for Taylor.
Tbe increased vote for McMillin stimulated
the interest, and the McMillln supporters were
greatly elated. Tbe thirty-fifth ballot stood:
McMillln. 42; Turley, 28. and Taylor, 18. On
tbe next ballot, however. McMillln received 30,
Turley 20. and Taylor 23, tbo vote for Taylor
being the highest he baa yet received.
ItOUEKE TOE IIOPTEBT TEI2IABIEB.
Is Also IrfMUtasr for tbs Scalp r Mart Easal.
nrba Holds Exclusive Primaries la da Ate.
When the Eighth district Tammany Hall
primaries wero hold ln December a good many
of tho old-time General Committeemen were
dropped from the list and friends of Martin
Engel wero substituted for them. Ths men
who wero dropped have formed the Ber
nard Rourke Association and have started
out to wage war on Engel. The associa
tion has about 500 members, Including
Rourko, Patrick Colby, John Sherry, Fred
erick J. Seelig, and Edward J. Sparenberg.
It says it has captured eight of tbe election
district captains woo worked under Engel last
year and some of the men who contributed
liberally to tho campaign oxiicnses. Its ofll
cers are: President, Aaron Hchulman; Vlco
Prcsldents, Edward Calgut, John Sherry, E.
J. Hlrsch; Secretaries, Henry Loowy and .Isaac
Abrauison; Treasurer, Adolph Fleeser; Ser-geant-at-Arms.
J. J. Drlscoll.
Tho association held a meeting last night
and voted lo hire headquarters at 107 For
syth streot until tbo bouse at 207 Broome
street can be got ready. It alno voted to make
a house-to-houso vunvASs for luouibors. 'llio
following resolution was adopted unanimously:
"llrsolrrit, 'Hut iho Bernard Rourke Asso
ciation is In favor of u re Islon of tbe primary
election laws tbat will afford all posslblo safe-
?unrds for tho honest expression of the will of
bo electors of the various districts."
A committee consisting of Mr. Heellg, Charles
A. Birnbatun, and Mr. Fleeser was appointed
and Instructed to gn to Albany and worklu
behalf of honest primary legislation.
"Faust" at tbn Metropolitan Tbla anirnns,
Mmo. Melba will be heard this afternoon as
Marguerite in "Faust," which will be sung by
the Damrosch-EUIs company In French. Three
artists who are new to Now York will be beard
for tbe first time hero at the matinee. These
are MM. I bos and Boudouresque and Mile.
Toronto. M. Ihos, who will sing J'nutt, Is ii
tenor of good Continental repute, and was se
lected by Massenet to buiu- Werlhcr in tbe opera
of that name when it wus first produced at
Paris. M, Boudouresque, who baa sung chiefly
in France and gained thero a namo for himself,
will ba beard as Mtphistopheltt. Mile. Toronto
is a young Canadian singer who mado herddbut
in Philadelphia at tho commencement of tho
Damroscb-kllls ssason. Sbo will bo beard as
Hitbtl, Mr, Damrosch will conduct.
Omaha Dank OfbelaU ArresCod,
Omaiu, Neb., Jan, 21. Warrants were Issued
to day for C. A. Sharp, President of the defunct
Midland State Bank of Omaha, and Frank and
William Johnson, cashier nnd assistant. Tho
Johnsons wore released on bond to appear next
week. The President has nut yet been appre
hended. Ho Is In tbe East, but ft Is said will
loturnsoon. All aro charged with receiving
deposits, knowing tbe bank to be insolvent. The
bank was a, small airnlr and closed In 1800. It
had a capital of 100,000, and w hen closed but a
small amount of cash wus found. Money was
received up to within five minutes of tho clos
ing. Prosecution has been delayed thus long on
promise of the olllclals to settle.
Now York Travelllas; Balosnaa Dies la m
Chlcasa Hotel.
Cmoioo, Jan, 21, II, Morgensteln, a New
York travelling man, was found dead to-day In
bis room at tho Palmer House. Heart disease
Is said to have boon the cause of death. He
registered at the hotel n week ago. A day after
his arrival hu complained of feeling 111. and re
mained in his room the grcator part of tbe time.
To-day William Morgensteln, his Drother. called
to see blm. having Just arrlvod from New York.
A bellboy was sent to the room and found that
tt was dead.
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1,270 MORE POLICEMEN.
cottuiaaioNBit YOJIK a ATS XIIEX
ARE IfBEOBD.
He tTaals, Too, More Castalas, isa Mare
flora-rant and 1B8 More Roundsmen leba
lo lbs Iclslainro to uet Tbrm Doteetlve
lltrm to tie Revolutionised Mow latUno
The Police Board strugglod all day yesterday
with the budget, which the Mayor wants
amended lo show Just for what over 91 3,000,000
are wanted and what the samo things cost bo
fore. The Chief, the chief Clerk, and Mr. Gott,
the Treasurer's bookkeeper, all gave the Com
missioners a hand. Everybody breathed hard
all day.
The present force consists of one chief, P
deputy chiefs, 10 Inspectors, 83 captains, 443
sergeants, 300 dotectlvo ssrgoants and defec
tives, 200 of whom are nt tbe Central Office, COS
roundsmen, 4.S27 patrolmen in Manhattan,
1,381 in Brooklyn, 300 ln Manhattan Darks,
117 in Brooklyn parks, 00 on the bridge, besides
30 bridge keepers; 00 patrolmen in Long Island,
and 04 In Richmond, The additional patrolmen
asked for are 200 for Manhattan, BOO for Brook
lyn, 450 for Quoens, and 120 for Richmond.
Speaking of tbe apportionment asked for Com
missioner York said yesterday:
"I know the amount seems large, but It Isn't,
really, considering what we nro to get for IL
Some of tho Items we cannot holp. Thoy didn't
appropriate money enough In Brooklyn last
year to pay the police, and wo have to fix that.
Then, under the charter, wo aro obliged to
equalizo salaries. Eventually all policemen ln
New York w ill gat tho same rate of pay. But
getting to tt costs money. For Brooklyn alone
that process requires $101,376 tblsyaar. 'Iho
policeman over there gets $1,200. we cannot
give him less pay under tho charter than be not,
but we havon'i any 91.200 grade. Therefore
tho man who got $1,200 on Jan. 1 gets 91,250
from that day on, Kquallring tho pay of the
park police In Manhattan costs 914.000, and of
the bridge pollco 93,700.
" Wo want 1.270 new patrolmen. We have to
Sot them from tho Legislature, of course. Wo
avn now 237 over the charter allowance. Wo
must have mounted nnd blcyole police, and a
few foot patrolmen for six full precincts and
sovrn Bub-precincts ln the Borough of Queens,
and for threo precincts and ono sub-precinct in
Richmond. These are needed. Then, inde
pendent of tho increase, wo need 122 more
Sergeants thsn wo have. 1S3 roundsmen, and 8
Captains."
When asked what those wero needed for Mr.
York said that the department was nowhere
near its limit In these grades, and that they
were wanted. Ho refused to go into particulars,
either upon thlspoint or in the matter of the de
tective eervloe. Tbe board Intended to revolution
ize tbe wholo delectlvo system, ho said, but It
would not discuss its plans until they were
born. Three hundred detoctlve sergeants are
asked for. Mr. York explained this largo num
ber by saying tbat every officer detailed by the
board to detective duty became, under the
charter, a detective sergeant.
No new station houson are lnolnded In the es
timate, but Treasurer Hamilton said that some
would be needed forthwith.
" Many of those In tbe old city are not fit to
live ln," bo said. " We will take that matter up
Just as soon as wo can."
WATER, BEIDOE3, XOJLJtO.
Qaeeas and Brooklyn rrodaee tbe Hast Idoaa
About Public Improvements.
The Board of Publlo Improvements received
yesterday an offer from the Jamaica Township
Water Company, tbe Woodside Water Com
pany, and the Newtown and Queens Water
Company to supply the borough of Brooklyn
with 10,000,000 gallons of pure water dally for
a price lower than water is pumped for at the
present time.
President Bowley of the borough of Queens
protested against favorable action on tho pro
posal. He said that the people of bis district. In
wblch all tbo water companies named were,
wanted a better water supply and more pump
ing stations. The matter was referred to the
Commissioner of Water Supply.
President Grout of tho borough of Brooklyn
started an Informal discussion on the question
of street obstructions, Col.Waring, he said, had
removed all vehicles left standing In the streets,
acting upon a decision of tbo Court of Ap
peals, which said tbat no nuisance should
be tolerated ln the public highways. The
work of cleaning tho streets ln Brooklyn
of obstructions had not been S3 vigorously
prosecuted, and now many complaints were be
ing received at bis office. The charter, be said,
contains a clause which providea tbat no vebicle
shall stand ln tbe publlo streets without a per
mit, but thero Is no provision made for Issuing
permits. He wanted tho board to frame an
ordinance to be presented to the Municipal As
sembly giving authority to issue such permits
ln cases where the stunning vehicles would not
bo a nuisance. This was formally received, and
tho Corporation Counsol will be asked It tho
Commisslonerof Highways should be Instructed
ln the meantime to clear the streets of existing
obstructions.
President Bowley of tho borough of Queens
introduced a resolution that the board prepare
a bill to be Introduced in the Legislature author
izing iho construction of a bridge across the
East River from Long Island to the borough of
Manhattan, with a central pier resting on Black
well's Island. The Legislature has already
granted a franchise for a bridge at that point,
and building is going on. This fact did not seem
to bother Mr. Howley. Ho wanted thefrancblse
abrogated, so that somo corporation which the
borough of Queens would name could have the
contract for building tho bridge. Tbe matter
was referred to Commissioner Shea. Commis
sioner Shea reported that he bad been waited on
recently bv n committee of tho Good Roads As
sociation, which asked him to hasten the work
of building a blcyclo path across the Brooklyn
Prldge. .Mr. Shea spoke favorably of the
scheme. The matter wai referred to Commis
sioner Shea and President Holahan.
1IEAH3 OFF, BATS HEAZ.TU BOARD.
Twenty-one Men and Women of tho Mercan
tile Bvreau Asked to Resign.
The Board of Health passed a resolution yes
terday calling for tbe resignation of twenty-ono
men and women employed In the Mercantile
Bureau, where children desiring to go to work
must first undergo medical examination, as re
quired by tbe Mercantile Establishment law.
The special division or depsrtment referred to
has for the past two years been In charge of
Chief Inspector Koen. It Is established on the
fourth floor of the Criminal Court building.
Here children under tbe age of 14 are compelled
to submit to a medical examination before they
receive a certificate wblch says that thoy are
physically strong enough tn work In tho big de
partment stores and factories.
Among thoso whose resignations werocallod
for Here (en women Inspectors whose salaries
are 91,200 a year. They wero not told why
their roHlgnatlons wero asked for. It was
whispered ln the .Mercantile Bureau that the
new Health Commissioners intend to get rid of
all of tbe women now employed by tbe board
except two typewrltors. Tammany organization
men. It was said, will bo put in tho places now
occupied by tho women.
Many of thoro who were asked to resign say
that they cannot ba removed bocause they are
protected by the Civil Service law. On the other
Bids it was stated that tbo bureau was not con
ducted efficiently, and that If necessary com
plaints would be made sgalnst those ln charge
of It to the effect that many poor children who
applied for health certificates were compelled to
visit tbe bureau half a dozen times before get
ting tbelr certificates.
TO UNITE QUEENS AND aVFXOZK.
An Annoxntlon Project Grows tn Favor la a
Suburb or New York,
The citizens of tbe towns of North Hempstead
nnd Oyster Buy and that part of the town of
Hempstead outside of the borough of Queens
want to scparato from Quesns county ana be In.
dependent. At a publlo mooting to be bold in
Allen's Hotel at Mlneola this afternoon three
propositions will come up. One will be to ere
ato a now county out of what remains of Queens
outside New York city, another to take tho
towns of Huntington nnd B.ibjlon In Suffolk
county nnd combine them with the threo towns
In Quoens nnd form anew county, nnd a third
to annex In Suffolk county that part of Queens
not in the city, Tho latter plan Is most favored.
Its advocates argue that such a mova would not
require u lurgu expenditure for new county
buildings, and that us tho tax rate of Suffolk
county is always very low, much advantage
would accrue ln that direction.
The newly elected county olllclals do not look
upon tbo movement with faor. A Shorlff,
County Clerk, und County Judge were chosen
last fall, two to sen e thren years each, and the
other six years, and the District Attorney has
still two )earn of his term to serve. The larger
villages in the w ostein end of Ihe town of
Hemnstodnre In favor of being taken Into the
Greater New York.
Rules or the Council and Alderman to Bo
Modlflod.
The Municipal Assembly's Committees on
Rules held a Joint meeting yesterday and for
mulated amendments to simplify business.
Charles It Do Freest, a former Clerk; of ths
Mate Asaewbljr, helped them,
bt. rouia iNTBRriRira vait vrxon.
Mentioned Nen-rartltanehlp, and Thereupon
Iba Mayor Ksaue.
Two Junketing partlos called on Mayor Van
Wyck yesterday. Tho first was from Toronto,
and it consisted of Richard Donald, President
of the Maxkot Improvomont Association of that
plnco, and Alderman Dcnnlson, They told tho
Mayor that they bad beon sent to sco how great
cities were run. Tho Mayor said he was glad
to boo them, and ho put a guide at their dis
posal. The second delegation was made up of
St. Louis officials, and It has the some object In
view as tho first. A St. Louis reporter who was
with the party tried to Intcrvlow the Mayor, but
tho latter refused to submit.
"I have mndo It n settled policy not to be In
terviewed," ho Bald. "This administration Is
not going to bo run by Interviews, although It
was tho custom of onr predecessor"."
Ono of tho visitors then began to talk about
non-partlaanshlp, and ho asked tho Mayor what
ho thought about It.
"A party movement Is the right kind of a
movement, because It Is a responsible move
ment," replied the Mnyor quickly. "Tho peo
plo of this town have docldcd how to reganl tho
falso-facod 'Mugwump way of doing business.
I have no sympathy with the crowd which
thinks that everything existing is wrong and
must be changed. Ono of our reform lawyers
who had been gottlng enormous fees as spe
cial counsel for n board which I removed tho
other day has made the statement that I should
not find fault, becauso the fees were allowed bv
a Democratlo Judge. That wouldn't make
any difference with me. If I find a Domocrat
doing that kind of thing I will remove blm at
once It I have tho power."
ANNEX $100 LICENSES GOOD.
Kxetse Department Can't Raise Thorn to aaso
for the Current Year.
An Injunction which the Excise Department
obtained preventing Annlo Glcse from selling
liquors in her saloon in tho Annexed district
unless she should pay an additional license fee
of 92S0 has been reversed by tho Appollate Di
vision of the Supromo Court, Tho enso was a
test case and applies to many other licenses In
the Annexod district. Tbe fee for a license was
formerly 9100, but an act was passed last April
which provided for an enumeration of the In
habitants, on which enumeration tha fee was
raised to 9350. Defendant and other saloon
keepers procured $100 licenses, good for a year
from May 1 last, before tho new law went into
effect. They refused to surrender their old cer
tificates, or to par the additional 9250.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
holds that when tho State gave a license for a
year at the rato of $100 It made a contract
which a legislative act could not change. Tbe
court says of the liconse:
"The right Is n valuable one; It Is property;
and tho person who rscoives it has the samo
right to be protected ln this property ss ln any
other for which ho has paid a valuable consider
ation and of which be Is the owner."
BRONX X.O0AZ BOARDS.
President Hatren Calls Meeting Without Any
nrlp from Manhattan.
The Municipal Assembly has not numbered
the local Improvement districts yet, and Presi
dent Haffen of the borough of the Bronx, who
has got one little one and part of one big one ln
his borough, calls them by tbe Senate district
numbers 21 and 22. He has a little of Senato
district 22 (most of which is in Westchester
county), and that little constitutes a whole local
Improvement district. He haa a lot of Senate
district 21, a slice of which is on Manhattan
Island, and tho wholo of which constitutes one
local Improvement district. President Peters
of the borough of Manhattan appoars under
section 301 of tho charter to have as much right
to run things In district 21 as President Haffen
has, but President Haffen has called a meeting
of the local improvement boards of both dis
tricts for next Wednesday at tbe Bronx munici
pal building. Third avenue and 177th street.
The boards consist of tbe local Councilman and
Aldermen and the President of tho borough.
BOROUGH OF BROOKLTN.
Boolgnatlons Asked For In Departments or
Buildings and flowers.
Building Commissioner Ryan of ths borough
of Brooklyn yesterday sent to each of the forty
seven employees of the department a blank form
of resignation, and It is understood that unless
the resignations are promptly handed tn there
will be wholesale dismissals. Mr. Ryan has re
ceived a brand new list of subordinates from tbe
Patronage Committee, and can fill each vacancy
as soon as a resignation Is submitted. A few of
the old men may bo retnlnod, but It is expectod
that there will no practically a new deal.
Deputy Commissioner of SewersQulnn boa also
asked for the resign itions of the eleven In
spectors and four clerks ln his bureau.
IN CHARGE OF BROOKLYN DOCKS.
Superintendent or Docka Put In ControtDIo
puted Ownership or vTharvoo.
Tbe Dock Board, acting upon the advice of
tho Corporation Counsel, mloptod yesterday a
resolution putting the Superintendent of Docks
in charge of all the docks Jot tho borough of
Brooklyn and empowering him to hire tho help
necessary to care for them. The ownership of
several wharves ln Brooklyn is in dispute und
rent for them is collected both by the city and
by prlvato Individuals, President Cram said
that the ownership sbonld bo determined at
once.
The board accepted the resignation of God
frey P. Farley as acting first assistant engineer.
TITO 31 EN HILLED.
A Kettle or Dynamite Ictplodro VThllo Betas'
Thawed Out Orer m Fire.
Syracuse, Jan. 21. While a party of the
450 laborers employed on tho canal Improve
ment near Cauastota wero eating their dinner
to-day on the canal bank at Harrrlson's Cider
Mills, near Canastoto, a kettle in which dyna
mite was beiug thawod was Jostled by several
Italians who attempted to warm their dinner
palls at tho fire, A terrlflo explosion occurred,
which killed Frank Mlunlsre and Frank Flraunl
and painfully Injured Sam Llgotta.
Tbe men's bodies wore hurled high in the air
and lacerated almost boyond recognition. One
was dead when be fell, the other lived for n few
moments. Llgotta it Is thought will recover.
The dynamite which explodod was In a tin can
that stood in a kettle of hot water. The Inter
preter on the work says that tho men had been
repeatedly warned against approaching the
warming kettle, but persisted In huddling about
It at meal times.
XII AT au Air JURY.
Tho Orand Jury Inreollanlra tho Rceont Mlo
trial In Camdon.
Camden, N. J., Jan. 21. Tho cause of tho
recent abrupt cessation of the trial of Ell Shaw,
for murder, has been, It Is said, traced to a col
loquy between Harry S. Scovel, cannsel for
Shaw, and Jacob Schiller of Stockton township,
a member of tho Jury panel. Scovol, It Is
allegod, met Schiller In tbe Jail, and offering his
band to blm, requested that an animosity be
tween them for some years should be forgotten
If he were drawn on tbe trial Jury, This state
ment Is published this evening. No accusation
of embracery Is made. The Grand Jury of Cam
den county finished Its Investigation of the
matter to-day. Judge Garrison, who presided
at tbe trial, and Jacob Schiller, tbe talesman,
were both wltnosses.
New Passenger, Cattle and Frolsht Boat.
Tbe new Wilson & Furness-Leyland line
steamship Victoria, the biggest vessel ever
built at West Hartlepool, England, arrived here
last nlgfft on her maiden trip from Shields. She
Is 400 feot long, 52L) feet beam and 31d fesl
deep. Sbo can carry 135 first cabin passengers
and 8,460 tons of cargo, dead weight. 8he can
also take under the shade deck about 700 head
of cattle. She will cover the distance between
this port and London In about ten days. She
has ono muesivo (propeller driven by triple-ex-
fianslon engines with cylinders 32,04 and 00
nches In diameter, with a strokn of 00 inches.
The Victoria can do on an average about 14
knots an hour, bbe Is commanded by Cspt. Far
rington and has a crew of 01 persons.
Bridge Knsiueer Tbomas Hampshire Diss Sud
denly. Thomas Hampshire, 00 yoars old, an engineer
on the bridge, while visiting the power bouse of
the Edison Electric Light Company at the foot
of Sixty-sixth street, Brooklyn, last night, was
taken III, and died bororo a physician could be
summoned. He had been Buffering for some
time with heart disease. He leaves a widow and
two children. The body was removed to his
lato homo nt 205 Norwood avenue.
Changes In tbe ShoOleld School.
New Haven, Conn., Jan, 21, Several Im
portant changes are announced In the annual
catalogue of the Sbcttlold Scientific School, the
scientific department of Yale. Two new pro
fessors have Just been addod to the Governing
Board, Charles E. Beecber and Louis V, Plrrson.
Fifteen new Instructors were added to the fao
ulty during tbe past year. Tbe ago for entering
the school hri-rior muatba at least 10 yoars.
initio of 10, the former limit, '
WAS BEATKN BY BEGGARS.
nHnannnannn.
TIJET ASSAULTED A MAN WHO RE
FUSED XII EM ALUS.
Paooorsby Intervenrd and They Ran Anal
Caught Aner at Chaso and Haled le the
Tanderloln Folic Station Sera-rant Tlms-a
Dlaeharce of Ono Urreted with r-rote.la.
While Jacob L. Bralsted of 323 Wost Twenty-sixth
street stood nt Broadway nnd Thir
teenth street late yrstorday afternoon looking
in a shop window a shabbily dressed man nc
costed him and naked him for alms. Bralsted
told the beggar that ho didn't have anything
for him, and that If ho had ho wouldn't assist
him, as ho looked strong enough to work.
This angerod tho mendicant nnd he struck
nt Bralsted. Whon tho latter started to glvo
him a drubbing another beggar ran to tho
flrat one's aid. Together they wero getting
tho best of Bralsted, when eovcrnl pnssersby
Intervened. Then tbo tramps took to their
heels. Hralsed oxplalned what tho row was
about, and ho and sovoral of his rescuers
started to pursue Ids assailant".
Tho beggars had a good lead, nnd when they
reached Ninth street they turned east to Fourth
avenue. Their pursuer kept them In sight,
and when the tramps aaw they wore being fol
lowed they put en mors speed. Thoy ran
north on fourth arenuo nnd wero overtaken ns
they turned Into Union square. Iho boggar
who had first assaulted Bralsted was roughly
used by his raptors as bo struggled to gel tree,
l'lnally a policeman hovn ln sight nnd both
prisoners were turned over to blm.
Thoy were taken to the Wost Thirtieth street
station house and arraigned lforo Sergeant
Tims. Bralsted told his story and showed o I
dence of the afcsault in lilt, battered hat and
bruised cheek. The man who first assaulted
him gavo the name of Owen Van Dusen. Tho
otitor prisoner said ho was John Van Dusen,
his brothor. Sergeant Tims pondered over tho
caso half an hour, and finally concluded that
John Van Dusen was Innocent of tho charge.
Bralsted and his witnesses protesteu at John's
discharge, but Sergeant Tims refused to hold
him. Owen was looked up. The latter is 22
years old and John Is 21 years :old. They said
they came from Rochester two days ago.
CONRAD WIBSEL'S ESTATE.
Oeonr Olt Wants a OIO.OOO Slleo or It la
Paymrnt or a Thirty V ears' Board Bilk
George Ott has instituted an action ln the
Supremo Court In Brooklyn against Andrew
Wissel, ns administrator of tho estate of Conrad
Wisssl, to recover $10,000 for board and lodg
ing furnished the latter for thirty years prior
to bis death, which occurred ln March, 1800.
Tho plaintiff alleges that Conrad Wissel prom
ised to make a will In his favor and that such a
will was actually made, but has never been
found. He also alleges that Andrew visited the
house within an hour after his father's death
and rifled the drawer ln which his father kept
hjs papers. Conrad Wissel was a rich contractor.
TTOX4W BURNED TO DEATH.
Sbo Dropped a Kerooene Lamps It Bxploded
and Flrod Her Clothing.
Mrs. Anthony Wolfe, who was partly par
alyzed, dropped a kerosene lamp she was carry
ing ln her flat on the second floor at 412 East
Fifteenth street last evening. The lamp ex
ploded and set Are to her clothing. Sho was so
badly burned that she died soon after being
taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Her burning clothing fired the furniture In tho
room, and tne tire caused a panlo among tbe
other tenants of the tenement. Many of them
sought refuge on tbe roof. The Are did $200
damage.
RUN DOTTN BY A XROZLEY CAR.
A Hurray mil Hotel Porlor Injured VJVhlla
Trundling a Trnnk.
Michael Ward, a porter of tbe Murray Hill
Hotel, was run down last night by a Madison
avenue trolley car at Forty-second street and
Park avenue. While he was trundling a trunk
in a handcart be stepped on the track from
behind a mall wagon which bid the oar. His
right leg was broken in two places and he was
sent to Flower Hosnltnl. Harris Woodyard,
the motorman, of 05 East Eighty-sixth street,
was arrested.
UNDERMINED SIDEWALK. GATED IN.
Two Hen Who Tforo iTalhlns- on It Went
Down with It Rain tho Cause.
Part of tbe sidowalk on the east side of Am
sterdam avenue, between 137th and 138th
streets, caved In at 8.30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and Bernard Foley of 150 West End avenue
and Edward Peck of 161 West Eighty-first
street went down with It. Foley was slightly
Injured, but Peck was not injured at nil. The
rain had undermined tho flagging and the
weight of tho twomon carried ltdown. They
fell about six feet.
YOUNO EDDIE WILSON RETURNS.
If ot a Victim or Abduetlon no Spells a Sensa
tional Yarn.
Edward Wilson, tho 10-year-old son of Mr.
Emrett Wilson or 208 Floyd street, Williams
burg, who disappeared last Sunday, has re
turned. He told his mother be bad been with
an older boy. named Jefters, and that for sev
eral nlghta tbey slept in a lodging house. Young
Wilson said he was neither abducted nor en
ticed from his home.
Business Troublae.
The Sherlll, Bowlby & Shevill Company,
manufacturers of confectioners' snd caterers'
supplies at 40 Dey street, made an assignment
yesterday to Goorgo M. Bowlby, J. B. O.
Bbevlll is Presidont and Tbomas E. Shevill Sec
retary. The liabilities are about 912,000 and
nominal assets $20,000.
Louisa Marri, dealer in wines and liquors at
1000 Third avenue, mndo an assignment yester
day to Charles D. Folsom.
Pennsylvania Railroad sTIna tho Oil full,
Philadelphia, Jan. 21. The action brought
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and Incidentally the Standard Oil Company, by
J. W. M. Newlin, as counsel for Charlos M. Dcs
penux of Francs, to recovor the nmount of
alleged discriminations In frclghtchargos for oil
shipments fifteen years ago, was non-sultod ln
tho United Stales Circuit Court to-day. Tho
suit began two weeks ago. Judge Dallas briefly
determined that tbo evidence was not complete
enough to sustain a v erdlct of recovery.
Bonrko Cocbrnn Ipenka nt Harvard.
CAunninaE. Mass., Jan. 21. Tbe Hon. W,
Bourke Cockrau gave an address In Sanders
Theatre this evening before n largo and repre
sentative gatborirfg of students and members of
tbe faculiv, under the auspices of the Harvard
Catholic Club. President Eliot introduced Mr.
Cockran, who spoke on "Christianity, tbo Light
to Economlo Truth." After the lecture tbo
Governing Board ot tbo CathulicCluhgavoa
dinner to Mr. Cockran at tho Colonial Club.
We "lets fly this hint."
If any one wanta aa good a
single or double-breasted sack
suit as we can make for $20, and
doesn't want to pay more than
$16, now'a his time.
It's the flaps on walking coats
that mark their doom.
We make tho price of all
those $20 suits $15, so they'll
"pass away" easily.
Trousers with price "clips"
of $2.
Rogers, Pbet & Co.
vf arroa sad Broadway,
PMae and Broadway.
XARTMOUXWH AJ.VMNX DINNER.
President Tucker Npenka rMma Porers That
Are Combating Iho Cnllrge tarn,
Threo times the number ot alumni who flvo
years ago gathorel at Ihe Dartmouth dinner
got together lu Delmonlco's last night nt the
annual banquet and mndo tho place ring
with tholl songs nnd cheers, so rapid
has beon the urnwth of Interest In tho
Alumni Association. Whon Presidont Charles
II. Docket of tho association nroso to
open tho proceedings ho faced 120 guests.
After reading letters of regret from
Gov. Frank S. Black, class of '75, nnd ex-Gov.
Levi P. Morton, Mr. Rccket Introduced tho
l Presidont of the college. Dr. William J. Tucker,
who spoke to tho toast, "Tbo Colloze." Ho
said:
" The college Idoi Is coming Into conflict with
ono or two forces which nro naturally opposed
to II. I hnvowondured that tho college Idea has
not long before this como Into conflict with tho
American spirit ot impatience Wo aro told
that men enter Into business nnd the
professions too old; that tho colleges
roust curtail their courses so as to
turn out tho product earlier in life. I
takeexccptlon to that. Nowhere elso nro men
dclivorotl to tho world fitted for work oarllor.
Another force with which tho collogn Idea finds
itself confronted Is premature speciallrntion.
Tho electlvo system has come In as ono of tho
greatest nnd most timely features In our schema
of education, but this Is not premature special
ization, ill Is sjstem simply turns a man around
before the fire ofloarnlng, until his ambition Is
set nblaront somo point. Then he goes on with
his life wort.
"Tho cullego Idea means, if It means any
thing, that a man shall hivo breadth enough to
understand men of various other kinds before
he takes up that spoclallratlon that shall make
lilm understand best tbe men of his own kind.
The danger now Is that men do not under
stand each othor enough. Men ot ono local
ity think along different lines on Impor
tant subjects from men of another. It
we nre to do our full duty in the col
leges, it must bo by such training ss shall
make us understand our fellow mon. The man
who goos direct from his high school into a
specialty, be It law, lnodictne, or theology, has
not tbat basts of common understanding with
his fellow men that lie should have. It la tho
duty of the old-established colleges and uni
versities to cross tho lines of North and South,
East and West, and bring men of various
localities and various beliefs together In a bond
of common acquaintanceship nnd fellowship,
Applauso."
Tho Hon. Charles A. Prouty of the Interstate
Commerce Commission spoke on "Dartmouth
and Commerce." Cnarlrs C. Bsaman respond
ed lo the toast, "The Unlvorslty." Richard
Hovey rend some observations in rhyme, which
ha had made up for tho ooeaslon. The Hon.
William N, Cohen spoke on "Our Judges," nnd
Charles F. Mathowson responded to the final
tonst, " Trusteos and Triumphs."
Among those prosont were Edwin T. Rloe,
Sanford H. Steele, A. : Edson, Dr. Charles
U Dana. Oilman H. Tucker, Charles R. Miller,
Blship Leonard, Dr. Henry M. Wells. U. S. N.;
the Hon. Nathaniel II. Clement, Philip Carpen
ter, Henry B. Closson, Osmyr P. Conant, Samuel
H. Perry. Georgo 1. Aldrlch, Luther II. Little,
Charles Albert Perkins, Jordan J. Rollins.
Dft, r. X. WILLIS'S WIZZ.
Blehmond and Atlanta Is nave Beanaata ir
Ills Grandson Una Xo Children.
Richmond, Vs., Jan. 21. Dr. Francis T. Wil
lis, who died this week, left a largo property.
His will was probated In court to-day, but be
cause of Its peculiar provisions and somo un
pleasant family history with which it had to do.
it was not made publlo entirely. Dr. Willis, In
his original will, left $50,000 without restric
tions to his grandson, Edward James Willis,
but by codicils, written several yoars later, bo
complicated his legacies as to mako his besuosts
tako a different form.
Young Willis Is tho son of Capt. Pembroke
Jones ot the Confedcrato Navy. Ho took his
grandfather's name of Willis, nnd now Is en
gineer of tho traction company of this city. He
is tho princionl legatee and gets $250,000 In
trust, with tho provision that one-half of tho
amount should go to his widow for life, should
he lenvo a wife, and to his children, should ho
have nny, in proportion scaled according to tho
number of children. If none of the children
Teachos maturity then the $125,000 Is
to go to the cities of Atlanta and Rich
mond to beustd for public libraries. Richmond In
this case would also fall heir lu tho resldenco ot
the tostator on Franklin street, to be used as a
library building. Tho will also leaves to the
town of Washington, Ga.. 810,000, nnd to the
Mary Willis Library in that town 1,200. nnd
to tho city of Richmond, provisionally. 410,000.
There nre numerous other bcouests, and tho
several codicils to tbe will conflict ln such a
way that their provisions will bo difllcult of
execution.
CELEBRATING NEW AMSTERDAM,
Society or Colonial Wars Dlnso and Pnta Ho
Uoyeott on Wine.
Fredorlc De Peyster presided at a dinner of
tho Soaloty of Colonial Wars at Delmonlco's
last night, and others prosont wero Fordham
Morris, Henry E. Howland, the Rov, E. Ellis
Stevens, Frederick John Kingsbury, and John
W. Vrooman. Mr. De Peyster in his opening
address said:
"To-night we celebrate the founding of Now
Amsterdam, tbe event of all others doar lo the
heart of the Knickerbocker. On the round
globo thoro is no spot of earth bo suited
to be tho capital of the future as this
Island of ours. Now York bat long com
manded tho best talent of the country
becaure she has given the greatest rewards, and
the plain truth is that nowhere in this world
have stronger, purer men been developed In
every line of life than in this slorledcity of ours.
To Now Yorkers no heroes should be so dear, no
memories so stimulating, as those bound up with
the history of this Island and this Stato."
Mr. Rowland, who epoke next, said that he
wns glad to soc ho lively a gathering. Recently,
ho said, there bad been a disposition on tho part
otu certain element to prevent the use ot wlno
at public dinners.
"They're aftor the college dinners now," he
said. "As for me, though, I agree with that
Harvard man who said that he'd as soon break
fast on cold buckwheat cakes as dlnu without
avlne."
CnUOK CONNORS AB A REFORMER.
II a and Mrs. rtiarlottft Smith Join Hands In
an Autl-l'blneso Crusade.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, a reformer who seldom
loses an opportunity to engage tbo attention of
tbo public. Is saldtobavo Joined bands with
"Chuck" Connors ln r, crusade agalnHt Chlneso
laundrymen. Mr. Connors h.is pushed his way
to the stage as a typical exponent of tho east
side tough.
Mrs. Smith Is known becauso of her campaign
against woman who rldo the blcyclo and her
advocacy of a law compelling men to marry.
Now sho has taken up tho quarrel ot tho strik
ing laundrymen, whosu places were taken by
Chinese.
Mrs. Smith, who says that she represents the
Women's Rescuo League in tho inntter, has un
dertal.cn tn show thatChiuesu laundrymen ox
crclse a bad influence on tbo morals ot the com
munity, and Mr. Connors, who is well versed In
thowats of Chinatown, la to furnish tho sta
tistics ioiirovoMrs. Smith's contentions.
Plans for tho crusade will bo discussed at a
meeting to bo held ut 21 Union square East
this afternoon, nt which, It Is expected, there
will be present representatives of the Laundry
Workers' unions, nf the Rescuo League, and of
the Jewish WorUtngw omen's Association,
INJURED BY CABLE CAR.
A Postal Telegraph Sfessrnser Run Down
While Crossing Urondwny,
Daniel Sullivan, a messenger boy employed
In tbeoiTlceot tbo Postal Telegraph Company
at 1458 Broadway, was knocked down by a
south bound cable car yesterday afternoon
while crossing Broadway in front of the tele
graph office. Sullivan was pulled from under
tbo car unconscious and carried into the office
where ho was employed,
Dr. McN'Idcrof Itousevelt Hospital said none
of his bones wns broken, but that Ills body and
head bore many contusions. Austin Miller, 20
years old, of 1124 West Kill) -third slreet, tho
grlpmun of tho cable i ir that ran Sullivan
down, was arrested and lucked up lu tbe Wost
Thirtieth street station lioiue. hulllvan Is 17
years old and lives ut 101 West Seventy-ninth
street.
Au UudrrgreuodTrollrjIlallwoy Tor Brooklyn.
Brooklyn's first experiment with an under
ground trolley railway will probably be on the
littlo road running on Montague street, from
Court street to Wall Street Ferry, This Is at
F resent operated by cable, but the Brooklyn
eights company, In whose eystem It is In
cluded, contemplates an oarl) change to tbe
underground trolley. Tbe change will cost, It Is
said, about 9100,000.
ffJg.OOO Judgment Against Oocar Ilammarttela.
Judgment was given by default yesterday by
Justice Dickey In Brooklyn ln the suit of thu
Yellow Pine Company against Oscar Hamraer
steln on two promissory notes for sjl.OOOeacb.
An allowance of 6 per oent. was Alio glyea to
Iba mubmI for tho plaintiff,-
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MID-WINTER- SALE
Of the finer grades of v
Men's Overcoats
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Much can be lived by buying at tho right Ons. V
During the last week we havo ! X
added to our already large stock , f
of Overcoats the entire stock of jj
a manufacturing house that has ' l
for years made the very best and J
highest priced ready made clothes f
in the world. The wholesale
prices were from $ 14 to $25. Th9
lot is on sale to-day at the follow; vk
ing prices :
$10,00 Velvet Beavers, $19.00. Vi
Sj-.oo Routh Cheviot!, J 19.00. Jk
Sij.oo Solt Cheviots, S16.00. I it
$15 00 Drown Kerseys, $14.00. SI
$ao.oo Rough Cheviots, $n oo. V
S15 00 Ulack Kerseys, 5io.oo. 1 m
All are well made. Linings i $
all-silk, satin and finest woolen j &
worsteds and cassimeres. Every -$
little detail is just as the mosft $
fashionable man would want. J
The brisk business of this stora "I t'
during the Fall and early Winter f t
season has placed us in a position ,! 4
to take advantage of any offers of C -f
good clothing at a reduced price to 1
close. All such advantages that-
come to us we immediately turrsf J p
over to vou. J ,i
Our idea is to bridge the dull- i t $
season. We want to pass oven' (K 'j'
it without feeling it. If we can !,',
keep this store always busy wo 1 ,
can sell at small profits. It can't ' "' fj
be done in the old-fashioned way. u f
Monev refunded, Compare ours with otnua; ' ft
Brlnganythlng tack that don't suit. ' "' j.
E O Thompson's Sons ( I
To-order Clothing . - TimnA-tiT'm
Ready-mad Clothing 245 JDrOaaWay . '
Clerical Clothing ,b0Ve Park Place ' rifj
Open Saturday till 7. )op. m. '
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Careworn, Overworked Humanity .'-
KfcO can find "tho very thing" ' A (
ItcrSJJ they neotl. A whiskey as 4'
B"25y, veil mndo and as pure astho
B "OLD CROW ;: I
iKl RYE" r. J
' 7 '" ' 3R
lOLD CR0ft must prforeobofir superior ' 5
'JJ3S$S&"J to any other. Its unsullied ? tr jfc
,lo ra&TOLjP ft reputation, for moro than J1 i Jw
iff JfL $ three generations, Ii " af
KterAfSjW gunrantoo of its quality. "
I L2iJ- f rhe present owners use tho g
fett.BKirk&COA same old formula. It la "J ,
P "";iV.'i";V;-. undoubtedly tbo best ln the ill
g- J world. Hottled only by M
H. B. KIRK & CO., N. Y., ,
AGENTS FOR THE PIXASAN'T VALLEY WliTfl 08 'ft
13 coiuLtajirr sr. , J
a-. Ttas best a 1.00 thirt-sag
js-sSSftfs wbero
jK A " 68c 1
I (l l A I It la tbs best S1.00 Bhirt WOa ,
1' If could tlnd strengthened e43 '
I a 1 - -r V d "ery point. Then bought 1st; S?
ViL U If' Immense quantities to get taav $&
titJ to prlco down. j M
AU !. Every sloeva; &
f I 1 e u t h . Open front asS'l ' ' ,X
V s Comfortable, Borvlntahey $fe
Styllah. m
HB!fS II ITS. , ,
Tbe nprluar stjlea nro beglnnlnr to aurrtvaa 11 , 4
Derbys, SI. DO to S3.0O. . J
silk uats. tn.io, 04. bo, gs.ao. '.' ?
Opera Ilaln. B4.WO. i
"SlClIslECOIVilVIEND j
WINCHESTER'S J
HYPornosrmTEs op limb and soda j 8
for weak tunes, nervous dyapepsla, and to strangtlist,
th wholo nervous aud general system. Is a braUW i
nerve, and Mood food, fc
AU driiKKlit.
WINCHESTER & CO,, N. Y. ,
law J Standard remedy for Gleet, TN I ii
(Kral aonorrhoea and Runnings (kUUy I .
si IN 48 liOl'RS. -S 1 J
H Cures Kidney and bladder Troubles. I '
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MEDAL FOR LIlT.-S.irElt MILLARD. I
Tbs Brooklyn rolltlrlan Saved Two Persons '
from liroi? ultiir. '
James J, Millard, n Democratic politician la
the Ten 111 ward, IlrouLbii, bus received a gold .
medal from tho Llfo-Sit Ing llcnovolctit Assocl f
atlon of Now York for hav Ing suved I'll hard 1'.
O'Connell, a saloon keeper, from ilionnlng while
bathing nt tho foot of 1'ift) ninth street, Ilrook
lyn, on last Jul "'J. On Ihr mine, ilsj Mlllnrd '
saved a child from drowning, Millard Is a mem. .'
beruftho Conn) Is) unl ('reel. Vnluiiieor I.lfo- ;
Having Crew, 'I hu medal una tirem nted tn him t
oiilntire'luy h) I'riHiilunt Wllllnm II II. Moors) t
nt lliii I.lfe-hin lug Hi iiuiulMit Asoclutloil at g
Mr. Moore's olllie, 01 Wall street.
riahtrrn rnnnrr lllrdi Iliirnril In n Grorerj, ' I
Kighteen ranary birds perished in ft fire 1st jj
Theodore Vilklns'groctr nt 11 Mlnettu lane f
yesterday, mid beeral clilil.tui hud a narrow j
escape. Tho grocer had guno nut, mid his wlfa '.
wns hanirltig clothes lu tho jiitd Iii-ii a pan nt
fat Ixilled on r ill llio kill lit n, ulieru I ho baby
una nlune. .Mrs. Wilkin jo.iucd Ihe btwlliig
bab), but her husliMiiit nine lo the r Hoof tho e
birds too lato. Hu nm lu tno mlies Into tbe ,1
storonnd biiruol his hair mid hcird, but had ! Jfl
learfe tho birds to their file. ill
PRESSURE AND PRICE. .
News despatches from the natural gas regions til
of Indiana report the pruisura ut tlm wells to - n
havo fallen orT about ono hnlt in tho past two '.
years. Moanwhllo the priio to consumers hu 1
lust been liiinaHed 11 per cent. How much ,
better off aro tho users of gas lor fuel In New
York cltyt Thu pressure la constant, and the
price, being reguluted by Uw. is slenilily falling.
It Is not Btranuo that heiitltig unit cooking b
gas should bo so remarkably on the Increase.
Artificial gas taken from n main ln a city street
has all the advantages of natural gat taken
from a hole In the ground. And there Is not tbo
slightest danger that the gas ln tbs olty will,,
top flowing, or that the prion will luddaulj Urn.
put un on tat MMumarf-dtV j
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