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--nrCSTtOVADLT WE SHOULD KEEP
rut: enturpism, as bats.
,tlnc Iteeltnl of Mlt Experience with
the Solky German and the Shrewd Mr.
..ninal'ln-"" Wonderful Mnn
Searty '"! ror th" Volunteer.
ujuor-On Wesley Merrltt, 0. 8. X. our first
wihtarr Governor of Mnnlia. and later adviser
the AmeriMn reace Commission In Porto on
jj natters pertaining to tho Philippine, land-
i.iterdr morning from the Cunarder I.u-
nla. Mr Merrltt. who was formerly MIm
unt& "Sflliiani of Chicago, and who married
Jr. i,rrit' in London on Oct. 'Jl, came with
tar husband, ind others In the party witoMtt,
Vormn Wii'liras. Mr. Merrltt's mother; Xor
md Will ibs Jr . hor brother, and Major L. .
H Strother.Gen Merrltt' aide, who was Lieut.
Soother when he started for tha Philippines
MrTlantumuer
q.b jierriti eems to hare aged considera
bly line he went away, although he says he Is
to the bt of health and anxious to resume his
d itle ni-' 5I"' 3Isrrl,t '" convalescent.
$h had typhoid fever In London, but the Oen-
ail WI 'he is regaining her strength rapldlr.
She ttood beldo her husband asalnst the rail
ofthsLucanlass the steamer was moored to
.,. r(or an'l showed no slims of her lato Illness.
Gen Jierritt and his party were met bra few
friend, and. after greetings were over, went
ttralsht to the Waldorf-Astoria. Oen. Merrltt
aid that ho would not go to Washington until
th Pre dent returned from his Southern trip.
It u aid that he will make a special report on
the Philippine situation to the President direct.
Oen Merrltt Is an out-and-out expansionist.
ml he thinks the United States can handlo
inr proposition that has come tholr war. Ha
Is full of praise for the regulars and volunteers
wd.vhave been "erring in the Philippines, und
h cannot sir enough of Admiral Dewey, his
offleersand meu- From his conrersatlon yes
ttplif 't f 'lulte evident that hta report to
,(,, prudent will be a welcome one.
'From what I have gathered from the fow
imerfmn papers I havo seen since I have been
iirsr." sail Oen. Merrltt to Tnx Sirs reporter,
"there are a number of people who regard the
trip of the Peace Commission lo Paris as a sort
of a junketing expedition. This Is an unfor
unite mistake for people to make. The work
et th Peace Commission has been magnificent,
mil l can t ray enough In praise of the Corn
el oner Ther have worked hard and
reaJilr. and tho successful conclusion of their
Itbors was the result of extraordinary effort.
"Obstacle of all kinds were put in tho way of
thaeommlsrlon, and it was delicate work sur
mounting some of them. But they wore all
amounted I know something about the
irork of the Pcaco Commission, and when what
Iter hate mioTiplished is more thoroughly
taown they 111 be more generally appreciated.
Te!l I suppose you want to know some
thing about the situation In the Phillpntnes.
leannrt ell you as much as I told the mem
bers ( the Peaco Commission, because much
of Import nice that I observed Is contained In
offlciaJ documents, which cannot bw disclosed
it thiv time W hen I arrived at Manila two ex- I
tvditlons under command of Gen. Anderson '
nail preceded mt. Oen Oreenc. with one
Imrade. was up the coast just beyond Para- i
iaque, facing the Spaniards, but tho insur- I
tents were lined up between our men and the
r nemj I made a thorough study of the situa
tion and became satlsfled that It would require
more troops th.in wo had to take the
fortifications I communlcatPd my belief to
Wtiiunston as soou us I could, and, ns you I
know, more troops were sent to us. In tho I
meantime the position of the insurgents be- '
tween us and the bponlnrrts was a source of
mtam-anieot Gen. Greene communicated
with Gen Tarral and asked that the insur
gents withdraw. After a great deal of palaver I
bt condescended to give up apart of the line
to ns. It happened that what they were willing i
to g We u p was all that we wanted, so that closed
that incident.
"i didn't see Aguinaldo during this time. In I
fact I didn't see him at all. although I had n
narrow escape from the honor. I had an op
portunity, however, to question many people
who knew the man well and to get avery fair i
Mm of the character of this interesting Indi
vidual. He isundoubtediva very shrewd man.
hg by no mean the military hero that some .
jwple have tried to mate him out. He is ear- '
rounded by counsellors very much abler than
himself, and the br-st thing Iciin say fur him is
that he knows how to take good advice. Just
who his counsellor are I am not prepared to
ur, but there are brains andiotsof them be
hind every more that Aguinaldo makes. Al
though I am told that he is vain anil spectacu
lar, he has a level h-ad on his shoulders.
"I found on talking to Admiral Dewey that
his estimato of Aguinaldo was very much the
tame as my own. We agreed that hewat a
man to be avoided. I rather imagine that the .
Americans who assisted him back to the Phil
ippines after be left there I think it was our
Urnnuls at Hong Kong and Singapore wish
ther had left him in exile. I don't know how
much of a nuisance Aguinaldo proposes to
make of himself, or how much trouble he can ,
make I haven't any doubt of the ability of tho
lotted States Government, however, to handle
bin and all his forces with ease.
" Two weeks after I arrived in the Philip
pine the fourth expedition, nnder Gen. Mac- I
I Arthur, arrived. As soon as these troops were
landed, arrangements were made to demand
thesurrenuerof the city or to attack It Ad
miral Dewey and I joined In n note to the
tipanUh commander, warning Mm of oar In
tentions and advising him to remove all non
oabaunts at once if he proposed to fight it
out. ft e got an answer from Gen. Guanienas.
lecocd In command to Captain-General Au- i
rutin, in which he eald that he had no
rlan to send his stck and wounded ,
tnl that even the well non-combatants
lured not venture out of the city for fear of the
lasurgents. He could not comply with our
requebt, he said. Wo delayed a few days to
(ire the non-combatants a chance to get out of
tha war and then sent in a demand for sur
rn'ler A reply came back asking for time to
consult with Madrid. We refused to give any
ore time and began the attack on the morn
ing ol Aug 13. It was almost exactly noon on
the aane day when the white flag of surrender
wrnt up over tho city of Manila.
he conduct of the Germans during this
timewaa certainly remarkable. They showed
to various ways their distaste for what we did,
tome of which would have been amusing had
l Sljtter not b-ei! so serious. I had been In
thj Fhtlippinrs three weeks before a German
JOeer eilled to pay his respects. All the other
Joreira representatives colled promptly, but
theUermans held aloof until after Manila had
JJ.Ien I regarded this conduct on tho part of
'h Uennans as a breach of etiquette, and asked
A Imiral ivwer, who knows more about naval
Huuettr than l Jo. what he thought of it. He.
agrml that It was a breach of etiquette. .
amounting almo-t to an affront, but dtdnt
".em much surprised. I
. The truth of tho matter Is that the Admiral
oio more worrying otcr this matter of the
uermans than people at home know. He
int many teepiess nlghu pann ng toetnva
oa tno crtls which seemed impending at that
tune His greatest anxiety was about the
monitors which he had asked tor and which
"i'Jl on ,h wl" to him then He had no (ear
JL5 " ''""nans if the monitors would only
rnvo Tlie first question putto me when I ar
pre. was Are tho monitors coming ?' I told
n mtiut they vere. and the look ot relief on
hi fare .,, tt SKht to Behold.
too much cannot bo said of AdmlralDewey's
jooductol affairs in the Philippines. He to a
jrair remarkable man. He is genial and mag
"tic, and men loe him the momont they know
.! i "' 1 fcelf-contalned and a man of rare
judgment To top It all. he to very popular with
UhisoturerHandmen.
i..."! rnl Dewey and I were of course very
Ppy that Manila fell before the news of the
cmng of the protocol reached us. We had to
f"i tei of homo occurrences by way of Hong
J"ng a the Manila cable had not been re
paired at that time Of course we could havo
owned the job had It been necessary. As a
matter ol fnct. though, the attack on Manila,
. J f 4n. before the prctocol was signed, and
we would ha the battle of New Orleans in
th war of 1m12 as a precedent If we needed
1,1 .fttnade It much easier, though, not to
".'' h news until the city van ours.
..lk!' a ' the fall of Manila brings me
ikf i "V 'rlendu the Germans again. Whon
??r,A '"."lean flag went up over the city every
nip of the Lngiish. Trench, and Japaneso
rV!T.a'!ited. but there was neter a bound
trora the Germans Admiral Diodrlch took his
Jhio oil to Hong Kong in a hurry He was
vi, il1 '" el the new homo as soon as possl
..H,J ,;"-"ued Into Hong Kong with the first
Tk 1 ""' ''teat Ictory of the American arms.
inei-itrHa-niij with excitement. The jhh
' hal tx'eu on edge (or day. They
knit 'F' 'Pr, the new. Now. I don't
thJ ?7j " tsitlvely, hot I am told that
th! ;5tt'r'.w',nt ahhore at Hong Kong, cabled
we new, 0f Manila's (all to his Government In
ljtri.r' anJ tn"n went back to his ship, abso
l. I J refu,lng t0 upeat a wonj about what
Hr.lS'fJnJ'n tha Philippine to a soul in
gong aong You can imagine the oxcitement
uiZ2?f"i knowing, as they did. that some- i
h.? ,.s had happened, and unable to learn
it f " WIS 1
hJL . "Inrlnc Admiral DIedrich's trip, to '
BS5.ir0.n,t ,h I received an official visit
1 rt", r tarjaln left In command of tho fleet,
n.nt re:i his name now. but he v. as cer-
Endld man He was very courteous,
aented me on the work of the army
n the runt He congratulated the
irees on the capture of Manila, and
onslderable pride that he had ob
there were a great many Germans
iricaa ranks. I remarked that h
hem Americans, not Germans, and j
5ft'ili!l17-,l,lLtook twqw-rtaw to make
cltlren out of Oerman. wtf could make a good
I Mtn'redTaft'hT ,D tii""- Ua UuRhed B00d
day I left Manila. 1 thought that it they could
keep ifo vrnlttDR thrv4 weeks I could keep
them waltlnc Uttle bit myself. When! did
return the call the Oerman Bhlps saluted me.
Aguinaldo was very ranch hurt at our fail
ure to take him into our confidence and tell
him of our plans. On Aug. 10. three days be
fore, the hattle of Manila, lie sent word to mo
thathewouldllgetoeallon tho 12th. He sent'
a written apology for not calling before, saying
that he had been ill. Vp to that time I hid un
derstood that it was Oen. Anderson thnt had
kept him off. i setifword back to Aguinaldo
that I had to return several cnlls on the 12th.
He then sent a message that he would call on
the l.lth. 1 sent word that I would be very
busy that day, as I had an Important engage
Wnrr The engagement was the attack on
Slanlla. but I didn't tell him that. He was very
much offended when ho learned what m7 en
gagement was.
, "The great trouble after the fall of Slanlla
was keeping tho Insurgents out. They were so
persistent in their efforts to get In that we had
to be on our guard. One evening a battalion
or Insurgents, nbont 160 of them altogether.
I advanced on the First Colorado Volunteers,
which was guarding one ol the entrances to
the city. and began firing. Col. Hale, a West
lwlnt man. commanded the Colorado regl-
; rnent. He was greatly surprised nt tho attack,
but, noticing the steady advance of the Insur
gents, gave the order to open ranks. Tho In
surgents came bravely on. When thoy got be
tween tho two. columns) of the regiment the
Colorado boys closed In on them, took all their
weapons away from them, and then kicked
them back to their own camp.
I " Aguinaldo made great fuss abont this
I affair, but saw tit to apologize after awhile for
tho tiring on the American troops. Henaidthst
I the men hnd mistaken tho Colorado regiment
. for Spaniards. He begged for the arms that
had been taken from hie men and tlioy wero
final y given back. The attempts to break Into
ilsulla beenme so frequent alter awhile that
wo were compelled to lay down tho law In no
mild manner. All Insurgents were pmhlbitod
from entering the city except for brief visits.
and then only on condition that they go In un
armed. " We wore very much surprised after we en
tered Manila at the large number ot HpanNh
soldiers who wanted to enlist In tho American
Army. They came to us In batches and ap
plied for enlistment. Invariably giving as tbs
reason, lour troops are so woll fed. well paid,
nnd otherwlso well taken care of.' Thero
weren't any applications from Mllpinos. Per
sounlly, I think it might bean excellent Idea to
take some of the Hpanlh soldiers into our
army in Manila, In the lighting these rip.ui
lards did well. They didn't show the pluck
that our own men exhibited, and tholr marks
mnnshlp wasn't much to admire, most of their
shots going oer the beads ot our men. but
they will make excellent solJlets for our army
in the Philippines.
"The apanish soldiers are mortally afraid of
the Insurgents, Why, some Spanish captives
who fought well against our men cried piti
fully when they were put in charge of a com
pany of insurgents. They declared that their
throats would bo cut before morning, and
begged to be turned over to the American
troops.
"Our volunteer troops In the Philippines
wero as good oa any soldiorslhavoeterseeu.
They fought like the regulars and desero as
much credit for our victories as tho regulars.
i Gen. Oreene. who was Colonel ot tho Soientr
first Regiment of New York when tho warbe-
5 an, la a s err superior mau and n superb sol
ler: one of the test In the country to-day. It
is a source of great satisfaction to me as an
American to hatewitnesse i the capabilities of
the vomnteer troops. Their courago and
ability to stand all of the hardships of a cam
paign, thousands nt miles away from home,
show what a mighty reserve In its young men
of business this country has to call upon when
. It needs soldiers.
"I do not think the mortality has been or will
! be great in the Philippines. The climato Is ex
cellent nnd Anglo-Saxons can lire and thrive In
It. There are hundreds of English families
there now.tome of whom hae lived there rlf
teen years and expect to live there the rest of
their lives. Death and sickness increased
among the troops after the capture or Manila,
because the men failed to take the same care
ot themselves that they had taken before that
, time.
"In allot these matters that I have referred
, to Admiral Dower thinks the same as I do. In
fact I shouldn't be surprised If I've absorbed
moetof my own opinions from him. I hae
heard that Admiral Dewey Is not as well as he
. might be. When I left him he was healthy.
I strong and happy. Ho had a chance to go to
. Washington when Heft fur Pails, but declined
to go. He said he wanted to stay right where
I he was.
"I am a Arm believer in the retention ot the
1 Philippine Islands by the United States. In
undertaking their government I don t think
that we face any ery serious military or civ II
problem. The Filipinos respect our authority.
I and. I believe, will welcome it as a permanent
thing If they are convinced that It is being ex-
erclsed for their good. If they were Inclined to
resent It. why. I still believe the problem would
be easy to solve. As near as I can make out,
the strength of their army Is from 12.000 to I
14.000 Of these, lots ore more bovs. With a
force of from 2U.O0O to 30.000 men. 50 per cent,
of them Americans, the rest natives and Span
ish troops that can be brought to our flag, we
can go ahead and do what we please.
"The Filipinos are not capable or governing
themselves. There aro many Intelligent men
among them, but to give them independence
would be to put the islands out as a prize for
Europe to scramble for. bpaln can never rule
the Islands again. We must keep them under
our flag, and I don't think we'll have the
slightest dlffloulty In governing them. The
Sjranish residents will certainly welcome us,
ho one Is so heartily sick ot Spanish rule as the
Spanish residents. They believe that their
property Interests will be better protected
under our flair than under the Spanish fl ig It
looks to me like very plain sailing In the Phllip-
1 pines lor the United States. The annexation
of the Philippines will advance our China trade
undoubtedly, another strong argument In
favorot their retention, and will afford many
chances for the profitable inrestmentof Ameri
can capital."
Asked about tho sentiment abroad over the
American acquisitions In the Pacific Gan.
Merrittsaid:
"The feeling In France among the people is
hostile to the United States. The French peo
ple have no hesitation In denouncing us
roundly for our course In the war. Hut In
every British possession, as in svery American
city, the cry goes up: ' Don't give up tho
Philippines.' The English speaking people all
over the world are with us."
XIIIED TO STEAL 5USUTJT3 WATCH.
Chapman's TVardmen Catch a Pickpocket
at a Street SClsalon Service.
Wordman E. Wesley Hall of Police Captain
Chapman's precinct and Assistant Wardman
Btanlelarli Upward were in the Essex Market
Court yesterday with a prisoner who described
himself as Peter Carroll of 220 South Fifth
street, Drooklrn.
"We caught this man." said Hall, "stealing a
watoh at a religious meeting. And he was
trrlns to steal m7 watch. Judge, when he was
discovered."
This occurred on Friday afternoon, when a
member ot the mission for the conversion of
Jews sta-ted an open air meeting at Grand
and Eldtidge streets. Hll and Upward wero
in the crowd. So was High Low Lower, who
has reformed since Copt Chapman came to
the district.
During the meeting the wardman saw a
man In the orowd laughlnx at the speaker.
"Mr friend." said Hall, "do not come here
to scoff. Listen to the speaker's words of wis
dom." "Vat to Id you say? Tlsdom? Vat vas your
mtanings?"
"Listen and you will hear." said Hall.
"Don't you feel touched by the eerrloesr"
asked Upward. , . . .
At this juncture the man elaoped his hands
over his waistcoat and shouted: '"Touched!
Touched! Yah. mine vacch Is gone. Murde-1
Varolii Uolfce!" , , ,, , '.
The sleuths turned quickly and standing
next to Hall was a young man with the stran
ger's watch In one hand and the other hand
on Hall's watch chain. The detective ar
rested him and marched him to the Etdridco
street station. Wolf Herschensohn of 1W Es
sex street, the owner of the watch, made the
complaint.
Magistrate Slmma held Carroll (or trial.
TltOUBLES OF TJtK TATZ.OKS.
TTlfo Wants Marriage Annulled Because o(
Huaband's III Hqalth, and lie Tells a Tale.
The troubles ot Thomas Webb Taylor, a clerk
In tho Western Union Bank, and Laura M. Tay
lor, which have been before the courts for
some time, had another airing yesterday lefore
Supreme Court Justice Ward In Brooklyn. Mrs.
Taylor began a suit In New York county for the
annulment of her marriage, owing to the con
dition of her husband's health, and he brought
s counter suit, alleging that his wife was un
chaste Pefor their marriage, and that a Lor,
wnom she representedjas her nephew, was her
son by one T, 0. Campbell. teilher ot the suits
has been tried. Mrs. Taylor went to Brooklyn
couple of months ago and began a suit for
separation. On tha application of the hus
band, a stay In the trial of this suit was K rant
ed, pending the Anal settlement ot the litiga
tion In hew iork aountr.
Yesterda eounsel for Mrs. Taylor asked
Justice Ward to vacate the star, arid In sup
port of the motion he produced a ruiDer pur
porting to show that Mr. Ward was fully aware
of the relations between his wifu und Mr.
Campbell belore he married her The paper
was dated Nor. 22. ISO'i and on one eide born
an affidavit, signed by Mrs. Taylor, declaring
that she acquainted her husband with a'l tho
facuOn her mevious history a week before
their marriage, and on the other a sworn
stutement bv Mr. Taylor that "all on tne other
side of the paper" was true. Counsel for Mr.
Taylor said that the paper was a forgery. Jus
I tlae Ward reserved decision.
ig Jd'n mrlhi-M& ' Waltfni ftlWlli fen
OLD SLEOTUGONBTO BEST.
tan TiitEtrs sEitrAXT or nroBT
DIED BVUDr.yLT IS BHOOKLXX.
ni Other Xante TTaa Harlan a. Italiey,
and He IVas a Financier! bnt a the
Kjratlral Detective ot Tondrou Tower
II W the Hero of Onntless Children.
Harlan P.Hatsoy. tho "Old Sleuth" ot the I
famous dime novel detoctlvo series, died sud
denly on Friday evening at his home. Ill Mc- j
Donough street, Brooklyn, newas 'Jl years
old. His dsath, which was canted by a cerebral
hemorrhage, was unexpected, as he had not
been suffering from any serious Illness. Mr.
Halsey learesawldow.adanghterandtwosons. j
I who were In the publishing business with him. I
I Tho funeral services will be held at his home
j this afternoon at ( o'clock, the Ilev. A, J. F.
Behrends officiating. Tho Interment will be at
Evergreens Cemetery.
Thousands ot men and boys who havo never
heard ot Harlnn P. Halsey will return In mem
ory to many a thrilling tale ot fiction at learn
ing that "Old Sleuth" to dead. The wide
spread fame of "Old Sleuth "was the frultof
untiring Industry. It Is doubtful If any Ameri
can writer has been more proline than that
author. Z. P. Roe, one of the few whose earn
ings from his literary work were creator than
those ot " Old 81euth." wielded a far less ready
and tireless pen, for the estimated number of
the detective-story writer's novels Is between
COO nnd (ISO. It Is said that he has- earned
nearly $500,000 In this way. and that Ocorgo
Slunro, the publisher, paid him a salary of
$20,000 a year for his work.
"Old Bleutn" didn't come Into being until
Mr. Halsey was an experienced writer. His
predecessor wrote tales of adventure, war and
piracy for the weekly papers- forty years ago.
He also wrote poems which were published In
the dally papers. When a boy of 10. Halsey
wrote a novel, ot which In lator years he could
only remember that It was about 300 pages
long and abounded In longandheroicspeeohcs,
and that ho published It himself. Although ho
early made a living by his pen It was not until
he appeared as " Old 8leuth" In the story of
" Old Sleuth, or tho Mystery of Bay Ridge."
that he laid tho foundations ot his fame and
fortune. The book achieved a reputation and
George Munro asked the author how soon he
could turn out anothor like it
"In thrco or four days." said the writer.
"Can you keep on writing 'em at that rate ?"
the publisher asked.
"Call It onco a week." tho other suggested.
An agreement was made, and soon tho shop
windows wero full ot the "Old Sleuth" detec
tive series The high-minded, heroic and uni
formly successful dotectlve becamo the hero of
halt the schoolboys who could raise ndlmo to
buy a copy of the serlos. or borrow the book
from a more fortunate mate. Some ot the early
editions appeared wit h gay colored covers.com
monly representing tho hero In the act of
thrusting a revolver in the dismayed coun
tenances ot a gang of ferocious robbers
or rescuing beauteous Innocence from a
cave of robbers, who obligingly lighted up tho
scene by flashes from their rerolvers. lu ail
these novels virtue was invariably and glori
ously triumphant and vice landed In a ready
grave, or at least In Stato prison, which de
sirable culmination did not save the stories
from the reprehension ot stern parents and
forbidding schoolteachers. Prejudice of this
sort, however, rather served to enhance tho
popularity ot the stories.
In time, the Old Sleutbseries came to an end.
but th author kept to hla nom de plume and
turned out other stories One of these crystal
lized into the " Secret Service beries." Like
their predecessors, these were brimful of ad
venture and adjectives, and the crack ot ntstol
shots might havo been used to punctuato tho
' sentences. In behalf of his tales tho author
I was wont to remark thattbey were true enough
to life, only the events were rather thickened.
A friend onco asked him where he got oil his
plots.
" Straight from real life, via the newspapers."
said ho: "I'm a constant .eadorof the papers
and I remember oil the curious Incidents that
I read. Then when I come to write, the curious
incidents go into the story as theroccur to me."
One day was hi record for the writing of a
complete tale, nnd he would often say that the
strain was such as no man of wisdom should
repeat. It was his opinion that a man couldn't
do himself justice, for a story of say lM'.OOO to
2O0.OUO words, in less than a week. Ills writ
ing was done at a marvellous rate ot speed and
with no less marvellous results as to chlrog
raphy. Nobody but an expert who was accus
tomed to the "Old Sleuth" style could get
even a clue to the meaning ot his words, and no
wasolten puzzled himself when some word was
referred to him for solution. His habit was to
push tho sheet of paper on which he was writ
ing off tho table as soon as it was finished and
let it fall where it would. The gathering up ot
these scattered leaves of thought was the duty
of some member of the family. His wife tells
ot an instance where the heroine ot one talo
was plunged into a deadly complication of in
trigue and left to perish there by the lossota
sheet, Anally to be rescued from nndera neigh
boring bookcase, where she had fluttered just
at the crisis of the adventu re.
Besides his detective Btories. the author wro to
of stage matters in an equally dashing vein,
and "George Christy: or. The Fortunes of a
Minstrel" was a famous book In Its time. He
also wrote set eral serious historical works. In
later years "Old Sleuth" became a publisher.
Mr. Haleey in Brooklyn was well known as a
financier of ability, He was one of the princi
pal organizers of the Hamilton Trust Company
and the Kings County Trust Company. When
Seth Low appointed him to thw Board ot Edu
cation In ltsti there was mnch amusement and
some comment that " Old Sleuth." against
whom so many schoolmasters are tulmlnated.
should become identified so prominently with
educational matters. But ha served for ten
years and proved himself a valuable member
of the board and an upbullder of the night
schools and drawing classes. Mrs. Halsey, who
Is a sister of Magistrate Bristow, is President
of the Colonial Daughters ot the Seventeenth
Century.
l'ROXOTEB STILLEX ACCUSED.
Held for Kxaminatlon on Charge of Ob
taining 83,500 on False Pretences.
Qeorge F. Milien, a promoter, of 141 Broad
way, was arraigned before Magistrate Went
worth In the Centre Street Polioo Court yester
day on a charge of obtaining 1,500 under false
pretences from David F. Llngane ot Providence,
IL I., the proprietor ot the Providence 7We
gram. The complainant alleges that MUIea
was employed In February to advance the In
terests of a company which bad been organ
ized for the Klondike trade. According to
Mr. Llngane's statement. William H. Church
-of Providence began negotiations in Decem
ber. 1807. for the purchase ot the steamship
New Orleans from the Cromwell line, and by
the parmsnt of $10,000 secured an option on
the vessel until February. 1SU8. Being un
able to secure the $40,000 necessary to com
p'ete the mirchnte. Milieu wis employed. It
was upon Milieu's promise to make up the de
flclencr, Mr. Lin sane sars.that he gave 3111
len a check (or $d.5o0. At the same time. It
Is alleged. Church gave him $2,250 and James
Healv of Providence, another member of tha
Klondike Company, paid him 42.850. Mr. Lln
gane declare thit Milien made no payment to
the steamship coinpanv and made no effort to
secure the deficiency ot $31,000.
Milien stared In court thnt be had received
the money, but had immediately transferred
the negotiation otthe loan to the Marine Con.
vejance Company ot Warren. 11 J "howing
the receipt of this company tor t o amount
transferred. Mr. Linttane then to'.u .ne Mag
istrate that Milien was the President of the Ma
rine Conveyance Company at the time the trans
fer was made, but that the company was In
solvent and Is now the defendant In the Rhode
Island io"rts in a suit for $25,000 brought
by Its creditors. Milien was released on $1,500 i
ball for examination on Wednesday, Dec. 21,
TnnKB iiKiioniAi w.VDoira.
Beautiful Specimens of Stained Glass for
Sir, Vanderbllt's Church at Ulltruore.
Three memorial windows ot stained glass
have been placed by George W. Vanderbilt in
tho beautiful Church of All Souls, which he has
erected on his estate at Blltmore, N. 0., and
will be shown to the congregation, without
ospcclal ceremony, on Christmas Day. The
firstof these windows Is to the memory of hU
mother, tho second in honor of the lato Richard
Morris Hunt, tho distinguished architect, who
designed the ralace at Blltmore and the Uttle
church, and the third to the late Clarence
llarkerot this city, a cousin and closo friend ot
Mr. Vandorullt. ,.,..
These windows form a group Jn the south
transept of the church, the one in honor of
Mrs. Vanderbilt laving thu central position.
They are made of American opalescent glass
and are the joint work ol Maitland Armstrong
and Miss Helen Maitland Armstrong of .this
city All Bouls' Church was built by Mr an
derbllt on tho borders of his vast estate near
the railway station and the villago. Although
erected for the special accommodation of tno
family and servants, it is a part of the Episcopal
missionary jurisdiction of Asluvlllo and Is at
tended by the people of the village uud of the
surrounding country.
All POOS TO BE A CURtaTXAX OXTtZ.
Court Awards Her to 9tls Clark, Who
Adapted liar, Not to Her Slotber.
Miss Helen Clark, a Chinatown missionary',
has won the custody of the little Chlneso clrl.
Ah Foon. H years, old. by decision of Justice
, lllsclioff of the Supreme Court, altera long fight
with tho girl's mother. The child was living In
, squalor when Miss Clark met hbr. about a year
and a halt ago, and was led to the rooms of her
mother. Hoo Bow Lee, InMottXtrcet- Tho ac
quaintance was kept up. and subsequently,
wht-u the mother got sick and had to go to a
hospltal.sho turn edthechlldovertoMIss Clark.
Afterward on conserit ot the mother Surrogate
Fltzgorald gave Miss Clark a formal order ot
adoption. Hoe Bow. tho present husband ot
the mother of the girl, and the mother herself,
sought to set aside the order nf adoption on tho
ground that only one parent consented to it
and did not know what she was doing. Miss
Clark put at Issue that Hoo Bow was not the
father of the child.
Justice Idschoft says that regardless of tho
adoption proceedings, and whether or not Hoe
Dow Is tho father, be would Place the child
where its Interests would bo best conserved.
He continues: . .
" The evidence leads me to the view that this
child Is tortunato to escape the Influences of
her home tile, and to secure an enlightened
bringing up such as the respondent can as
sure her. Acceptable proof has been adduced
that thoso parents aro opium smokers and deal
In opium; that In generul their moral tenden
cies are lax: thai they have beoome ac
customed to an abjectly squalid man
ner ot living, and thnt the ohlld has
been neglected physically and would be
In very probable danger of degradation
morally should she remain with them. It Is
suggested that the parents aro no wnrsn than
their neighbors, but the testimony Is to the ef
fect thnt not more than 5 per cent, of our Chl
neso residents Indulge In tho opium habit, nnd,
in any event, the question ol the welrare of a
child is not to bo governed by the manners and
customs obtaining In China or among the Chi
nese, but the matter must be determined with
regard to the conventional sense which ani
mates tho peop'o of this State, ot whom tho
child is one. I have no hesitation In holding
that tho good of the child Is promoted to n great
degree by her retention in the control of the
respondent, and accordingly dismiss the writ."
FCSEltAL OF CALVIX 8. BJtlCE.
Simple Church Services Here The Body
Taken to Lima, O.
Funeral services were held over the bodyot
Calvin S. Brice at the Fifth Avenue Presby
terian Church yesterday noon. The Bov Wal
lace Radcllffe ot Washington, an Intlmato
friend of the Brice family, officiated. The
services were very simple. The body lay In a
cloth-covered cofUn upon which was a plain
silver plate, engravod. "Calvin Stewart Brice.
Boru 8ept. 17. 1845. Died Dec. 15, lft8."
There were no pallbearers and no remarks ot
eulogy. The only music was by a quartet,
which sang several hymns. After the services
Mrs. Brice. the Misses Brice. Stewart IL Brice
and John Brlco drove to the Twenty-third
street ferry, nnd ex Jersey City boarded a
special train for Lima. O.. Mr. lir.ee 's former
home, where the Interment will take place to
morrow morning.
Many very beautiful floral pieces were sent to
the Brice home yesterday Among those who
sent them were Gen. Samuel Thomas. Mrs.
Morttfier Brooks, former Gov. 3Iorton. Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert D. Bobbins and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H Mackey. Letters and telegrams ot
condotonco were received from a very largo
number ot persons In public lite as well ns
Irom persons who had been associated with
Mr. Brice in a social as well as in a business
way
Among those who attended tho funeral were
Gen. Samuel Thomas. John G Moore. Henry
W. Cannon. Grant B. Schley. Oliver H. Payne.
Col. Augustus Paine. Senator Mark Hsntia,
Richard Croker. Mr and Mrs O. H P. Bel
mont, Gen. Anson t. McCook. Gen Henry L.
Burnett, A. D. Jullllant. George 11. Sheldon.
Judge Henry A. Oildersleeve. Robert G. Iugur
soll. John D. Crlmmins. Justice Morgan J.
O'Brien. John J. McCook. Col. An hur W.Sop?r.
Harry Payne Whitney. Fletcher Buruham. Ed
ward Lauterbacli, Levi P. Morton and James
TalcotL
CONSUMERS' LEAGUE DECRIED.
Employers and Employed Unite In Belit
tling Its Achievements.
Some of the worklngmen and vrorklngmen's
organizations In this city complain that the
Consumers' League, which Is supposed to boy
cott department stores where the working girls
are notwell paid and well treated. Is not really
helping any class ot working people. It was
stated yesterday that the league will be asked
to extend its operations to factories and work
shops where there Is great room for Improve
ment In the condition of the employees, men
and women. One of the leaders In this move
ment said yesterday:
" As a matter ot fact, the conditions under
which tho girls work in the big department
stores are good, not because ot the efforts of
the league, but because it is the best policy for
the employers. The same conditions would
prevail If the league had never been in exist
ence, although It takes credit for bringing
about this state of affairs. There is so much
competition in department stores that the class
of people who buy in them would not go to a
store where the surroundings were not cheer
ful and the sanitary conditions good. It is to tho
interest of the employers to pay the girls fair
wages and to treat them woll, as then they will
be more obliging to customers and attend to
them cheerfully. The league did not bring this
about, but if it wants to do real good It will try
its hand in the factories and sweat shops."
Some ot tho proprietors of tho stores object
to the methods of tho league. Ther say that
it is not fair to ask them to tell the wages they
pay and give other Information about busiuess
affairs. The boycotts of the league, they say.
aro only paper affairs and do no good to the
working people.
'CtTt W "When a man to
T 4-Ji. struck down by a
iV w ' if? poisoned arrow tip
's wj r ,i . jh ped tj, tne yenom
y of the deadUest of
" serpents, be knows
that his time has come. Death to only a
question of moments; but sot one man in a
thousand realizes that when a little extra
bile gets into his blood his whole system is
beine poisond just as truly as if a venom
tipped arrow was sticking tn his vitals.
Rattlesnake poison is a good deal quick
er than bile-poison but the latter will do
just as deadly work if it keeps on accu
mulating in the system. Probably two
thirds of the cases that end in consumption
i begin with "liver complaint" and inaijres
' tion. These troubles would never get as
far as consumption if Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery was used before the
bile-poisoning rot fairly nnder way. This
remarkable "Discovery" Invigorates the
torpid liver and gives it power to filter the
poisons out of the system rapidly and
thoroughly.
It strengthens the digestive fluids and
enables them to make rich red nourishing
blood; It builds up bealtby muscle, steady
nerve force and enduring: strength.
The epTience of Mr. Val Burkard, living at
i Mohr Arc , Buffalo, ti. Y U given in his own
words; " Five weeks ago I followed your adrice
and took two bottles nf Or, Pierre's Coldes Med
I leal Discovery and aluo tno bottles of Ihe Pleas
ant Pellets.' 1 coniidcr myself entirely cured,
as there hare been no eruptions since I finished
the last bottle. I think it is the greatest remedy
en the globe for blood and digestive disorders.
My appetite increased wonderfully and I have
also gained flesb, I would like everybody to
know the true value of Dr Pierce's medidse
as 1 am confident by persistent use they cur all
ailments for which they arc recommended."
No household should be without a relia
ble doctor's book. Send 21 one-cent stamps
for Dr. Pierce's 1000-page " Common Sense
Medical Adviser" to the"World's DIspen.
sary Medic-il Association, Buffalo, N Y,
A heavier cloth-bound volume 31 stamps.
CRAM-O-PHONE.
The United States Circuit Court for
the Southern District of New York
having decided (December 10th) that
the gramophone infringes a funda
mental patent of the AMERICAN
GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY, all
persons who mane, sell or use gramo
phones will p ease take notice, as every
such person is individually liable to
this company.
AMEIUCA- UUAPUOPIIOXK COMPANY,
S E. D. EUbTOS, President,
MAYOR TALKS SCHOOLS.
WOULD SUBSTITUTE PAID EXFKTITS
FOR AX VXI'AID HCUUOL HOARD.
ITU riachelnr Ileart Softening Toward Wo
men Wuuld Hove Thent In the Tloan! If
Competent Short rhlloeophyof Life The
Fault, Dear Ilrntus, I Not In Onr Stars.
Mayor Van Wyck told a delegation of school
teachers who called on htm yesterday to plead
for a rearrangement of tho present salary
schedule that he was dtssatlrfled with the
manner tn which the public schools otthe city
are administered at present.
"I don't think It to possible." he said, "to get
men of adequate ability who will serve with
out salary and give their whole time to the af
fairs ot the Board of Fducatlon. I am thinking
seriously ot advertising far and wide for men
of ability who can give their undivided atten
tion to the busiuess of the schools, but I can
not say that I have much hope of getting them.
It is a wrong system that makes the trouble. I
believe the city should par men to do tho
work, and then It would be done properly. In
fact, that Is the only way In which wo can get
the men we want for School Commissioners.
Take the present board, for Instance. Hero
thar ate runnlnr a vast department which now
oosU $10,000,000 a year, and yet they do not
get a cent for their services. The result Is
Ibnt thsy attend to the business ot the schools
one hour a week, and adopt salary schedules
and the like without knowing what they
mean. Nobody knows what tho present sal
ary schedule means. All the Board of Educa
tion knows about it Is that It will not work.
Buthow can you expect anything better. Men
will not neglect their personal business, oven
for the schools, and you can't blame them."
"Bow about women?" oskod one of the"
teachers.
"I am In favor of appointing women to p'aces
in the Bsard ot Education it they are comtie
tent," replied the Mayor quickly. "I think
tho teachers themselves should havo some
representatives In the board."
All of tho teachers umll-d and seemed to be
vastly pleased. Continuing, tne Mayor saidr
"lou will have to lay your troubles before the
Board ot Education. I am perfectly helplefs
In the mntter. The educational department is
the only branch of the elti Oovemment which
Is Independent of the Mayor. If the Board ot
Education 1 diverting money from the pur
poses for which ft was appropriated you must
lay the complaint before the Comptroller."
"The Brooklyn teachers are not treated as
badly as we are." ventured one of tho delega
tion. "WelL" said the Maror, "they have a trifle
more harmony In their local board than we
have over here. Besides, you think they aro
better off because distance lends enchantment
to the view."
"They are better off than we are." Insisted
the teacher.
"You might not be so confident ot that It
you got ail the letters from them that I do,"
retorted the Mayor. "There should bo no con
fusion about teachets' salaries," he added.
"That is why I favored the Ahearn bill, 'lhere
would bo no trouble now If we had It. I at
tribute Its defeat to Mr. Ilubbell's friendship
for Gov. Black. They went to school together,
and the Govctnor d!d,what his old friend asked
him to do "
Home of the teachers started in to make
more eomolalnts about their hard lot. but the
Mayor cut them short. " e are 'he architects
of oar own fortunes." ho said, "and our success
or failure detwnds upon ourselves. I know I
have hhd a hard struggle, and I never was In
the rear."
A 8TRAXOEB, ASD HE TOOK TBE3I IX.
A Portly and Interesting Gentleman Got an
Overcoat from the Epworth League.
Ilewas a stranger: no one knew him when
ho entered the parlors where the Epworth
League organization connected with the First
Methodist Church of Greenpotnt was holding a
meeting a few nights ago. The meeting had
been announced at the church services on Sun
day, and It was stated that the price ot admis
sion should be a book. The stranger handed a
book to the person at the door when be en
tered. It was a paper-covered book. The vis
itor was oortly. Time had not made much ot
an imprint on his face, and his step and man
ner were decidedly youthful. He admitted that
he was a stranger, but his welcome was none
the less agreeable and satisfactory. Those
present all felt that to entertain a stranger who
might develop Into n valuable member of the
society was most desirable.
Subsequent events have caused them to
change their hastily formed conclusions. The
stranger entered into the spirit of tho meeting,
nnd took a particularly lively Interest In every
thing A rehentval for an entertainment was
to follow the meeting proper. Just before the
rehearsal began the stranger took a seat next
to Robert Davidson, one of the active members
of the society. When Mr. Davidson's turn oamn
to go to the front, he left his overcoat on his
chair. Presently the stranger took out his
watch, and seemed surprised at tho hour. lie
arose and commenced to put on an overcoat
and make his way toward the door. Heconldn't
bo prevailed upon to stay longer, pleading an
engagement. When Mr. Davidson returned to
his seat his overcoat wasn't thero. Be hasn't
got it yet.
Hrs. Iah Terhnno Recovers BtOO for
Being linn Over.
A jury In tho 8upreme Court in Jersey City
yesterday gave a verdict for $2,500 damages to
Mrs. Leah Terhuns in ber suit against Mrs.
Wllhelmlna Eoellisch and her son. who keep a
bakery at Third and Washington streets. Ho
boken. Mrs. Terhune lives In Bloomfleld street,
Hoboken. In August. 1U07. while riding on her
bicycle she was run down at Eighth and Garden
streets by a runaway team of horses belonging
to Mrs. Roe llsch and her son. Mrs. Terhune's
right arm and right leg wore broken and ber
wheel was wrecked. Une sued for $10,000. In
addition to the verdict for $2500 for Mrs. Ter
hune the jnrygave her husband $250 for the
loss ot her services.
New Owners ot Newark Advertiser.
The Newark Daily Atltertittr has again
changed hands. This time It to understood
that Senator James Smith. Jr.. has the con
tro I ng Interest, and thit Henry 0. Eelsey. ex
Secretary ot Eta to of New Jersey. Is interested.
George B. M. Harvey recenUy controlled the
paper. The price will be advanced from one
cent to two cents to-morrow. Matt C Ely will
be minaging editor, with Redmond F. Kernan
as business manager. Mr. 'y has been secre
tary to Mayor Seymour of hewark. Mr. Ker
nan was an assistant business manager ot the
Newark JVnfs.
The 1.1st of Beferees.
The following la a list of referees appetntsd la
esses In tha Supreme Conrt Lut week:
By Jutiic CfeJUn.
Com. Hffmtu
Matter of rtchalk Bros JolinsM. ilwtr.
Matter of Iuncolu lire Int. Go M.aamore Kendall.
u Uornian va. offanbonr . Wlloer M.Br d.
Matter or Intfruu Inter. Co. . Tliomu AlUxm.
Mercantile Co-o.l!k.ra.IIiuiter.Mur.cu I.jne.
I Kacbsva. vValih Herbert 1- Kordbam.
I Kimball rs. Kreur Jordan J. Bolltns.
, KnUht va. Druwn lUiry 11. Cloaion.
1 laburcottt va. tucbere A. K. ilcMibon.
I Muter ot Ttaioue7 Steuben U. Keating.
Matter of 11a jaer John P.-octor CUrXa.
, alatterotVta Nostraac! C is leu O. Uvaa.
fcu.ns. 1-lncboi limn lton OdeU.
I Coi ti. Hamilton cnarlee D. Llarelana.
Pnemerrs.Butx. F 0. Can tine.
Uowna va. Uriel Frank P. Slada.
Umltfneusver. Lenson H 8. BlaUr,
llredlrra C. Oo. Ti. Jtnalna .John Yard.
DoiliiLuTj.lUK.hs . .. Uanry W. atayar.
Hitter of ". 1. Sindy IlookP.
C. i'miU John 15. Ward.
End. lnd. 8ar. Bk. va. Booka Edward L. Pattarson.
Matter ot Barry St. (In re Duuu
raui George TV, Carr.
Z.rmjn vi. Monahan. . .,,.. L. L. van Allan.
IBottmta va. liutrel L-via L. tJelaCald.
Milmnddra O Nelll .. Iunlel P bgraAam.
2iat bboe and L. Bk. r. Brown. Jiiiit e J. Naabs.
kkhoeu ra. ttcnueu . . Leo Levy.
VcLellanri. Uodwin . Jnlins 11. Bermosr.
(any va. Wakatbsn . Horace tf.or, Jr.
ttatterleo v.Leith . . , Kibart Craadell.
, D irani Land Imp, Oo. va.
I 1 araiera' I. and T. Co .. Ullara 0 Arnold.
Landiberg . Ovr William 11 Hand.
auttar c f llrmwtll CU-uie C. l-el
Uutiionatre llaber - Alired Lammbaeh,
Ijuler r. Uytra vlev T. Mauin.
Uand ra. XJepalsr Cbarlea . irlint.
By Juittn Bttdujf, Jr.
Matter of O'Brien. Talmtdce W. Foster.
Townnd ts Gilbert . .-. L. 11 Ward.
Mlrgva Mava .. tumwtt Iclimaa.
Wuuonva. Mil'mta HeaiyC.Jnha.rn.ja.
Oelaunra Leuk . ... Iteury Brill.
II u ka ra Unu'ka. . J 'bn A Htraler.
Ut urof Uule . Win, J A McKim.
Keenan va Oanpalnaia ileu-rsaW. x kwood.
lleitrn-Kruit Wm J. A.Mcklra.
Vf'V nUte of N. V, ra E. .
Dean i. Co . Cbarlea X. Morgan.
By Ju.tict HuiitU.
Brck ra. Bobm , Thomas F, DonDallr,
Fletcarr va. Porter ., Clifford V. llartrldxe.
Bjtlerte. Uanrctir lloyal a. Crane.
Franklin Mat JUnk va Lew la William 11. Law,
By Juitic4 Intaz.
Enters ra. Kobler . Heo. M. Van Botaan.
Bcaeurnbeck re. Kobler .Geo. U. Tan liceaen.
ByJiuliu lawnm.
tortrtx b ra. Taylor (3 caaeaj iiobert Storxia.
By Juttut Aeeer,
8Uwaxtva.Pht!pe . ... William O. Cbo&te.
By Ju4tu WrfT,
rranckera, vVaatcrfeld.. ,,.,,. Job Z. Hedges.
riisiiittjii
1 ' .mm
"Buy China and Ghss Right W
FINE CHINA I
filCH CUT GLASS. . 1
THE SECRET OF II
SUCCESSFUL SI
PRESENT BUYING M
Is to purchase the cortaln-to-be-acceptabla article at the positively minimum price. 9
That secret is here an open book. SH
Wo have in our superb, and for Holiday purposes wholly unrivalled, collection ot Glass and -9B
China, the most judicious, appropriate and altogether gratifying Gifts possible to Imagine. 'JB
Including JH
Much that to wholly and delightfully i 3M
Artistic: f S
Much that to essentially and pre-eminently ' IB
Useful: .M
Mush In which Dse and Beauty are most JS
admirably combined. .. J9
And no matter how Croat the demand or what others under similar clroumstanoe , H
might do. we adhere strictly to our policy of Jmi
"X Less than Elsewhere." 'Wtf.
Excepting only when the reduction from established values Is even greater, which it (a 'aB
tn many cases. , v 4JH
Special sales every day the coming week. ,1 ifS
Constant surprises even tor those who know us best. For Instance: '. '''SjfJ
FRENCH VASES. WHISKEY JUGS. - M
3r 8 UHe and 810.80. In JOl jltl I WjVffliff morrow&t M
A each lot will be found Am Kin U I Ittflllaw 0 IE 9
many different shapes. BuH f WfOamr 30
decorations, sites, etc. rii-rfi ace' ft
SMOKERS' ARTICLES. SScSSwLS. I
A MThe query 4H
f "What to buy Judging from our sales of cut glass punch M
S3 tor !i. tentle- bowls, our prices must be very low. Wo JB
Jr; man? Is In have at this tlmo a beautiful selectioni. !ffl
tW&j2&JE9Badk- many instances among mnny others we mention one with - eXI
AfSftfCTuBnRi easily solved by four largo chrysanthemums on the outside.- 3$
WifisiawvllinrfFll FeKrrlDF our on" large chrysanthemum tn the bottom. M
KnMUUMjrJl table whore wo and fancy diamond and flash star cuttlnc 49.
SjBPlkiaawaflMUiak "Sake a "racial throughout. 14 inches a'3 nfi m
lEBnflMMl display o mofc- across, price q)OO.UU.
VtKABHBJlM era' articles, to- ' m
HimSS rsmalch VIENNA PLAQUES. I
SIKjEaHH holders.etc. One :
ing a sponge In the cover, which keeps alK9Ss-laiaaasBr IK '-' 'fi
In salad bowls, bon bons. cake stands. Ice &$RKyHm.itJir - ri Mm
cream trays, vases, etc.. moderate size, bnt j!t3C?3lSB " ' hi
bonUstellsat...???.?...'......'! $2.00
An K-inch salad, fruit or berry JSiSr0 A large and Important importation estjt 93
bowl in this pattern sells at... pwvVJ' Menna plao.iies has just been released from, . B
the Custom House. These plaques will bo T
131 OWPD VACPC arranged In one lot and you con make your- ? S
rU TV K V3E '. selection either of one doren R?Or.i
Wo are very anxious to bring to your atten- oroneplatent . IB
tion our line of rich flower vases, and to do ... . . cacjr -fm.
this in an emphatic way we have reduced 'ROITII f ON CIIP " Sl
one certain line to exactly one-half regular OVtJIa-a-Vll .' m
prices. These aro Austrian vases, decorated Afvr CAIIPPDC 9'
with strawberries and green leaves In the fllLr irmlV';iv. V
Kid Hn1e'i?n0frol1Lh As aemnle vase'Ta Umoses china bouillon cups and saucers la. W
Klteh nmMkedlni.roo Si chrysanthemum decoration, with clouded? 1
SSPEiiS OOCK. gold on edge. Also English china bouillon, , ft
-lUMiiac.......... .A , cups nnd saucers In flower decoration, with. ft
From this stoo they range upward to28 shaded ellow. also gold lino Cf . evre M
inches.whtchUmarkedta.0O: C1 QQ onedge.Cholceof eltheroneat 3- CIO. M
will sell at DrmJJ "" eacni a.
Also bouillon caps and saucers with under J)
fl IT Cit ACC glaze cobalt blue border, with gold line and
"Ol vir7 flower decorated. Also with green edge. '&
.., ,.-. . . and flower decoration. Choice JS I Ort m
WATER TUMBLERS ot either pattern '?, 1
Special sale of 100 dozen cut glass water SPFCIAI TAR! FS. "i
tumblers, combination cutting of straw- -?r -V'I'- I u,a5. mt
berry diamond with small diamond and fan The special tables which we have arranged ml
top; ordinarily theoo tumblers would are attracting a great deal of attention, ow- i
sell at $0 00: special QS1 flf) eitYT ing to the extn value that we are giving on
at ipt.UUUU thesetables On the 5 cent table can bej..' '
,. .,. foundash trays, candlesticks. match boxes. - j
-Crl OIL OR VIN" cups and saucers, bonbons, fairy lamps. eta. i
W EGAR BOTTLES 0N THE F,FTY" J
egy buiilcs. CENT TABLE
?lW la Btrwbrrr- Jnnd can bo found Dresden paper cutters. frutt
aWvtV a u 'an oa' vinegar knives with Dresden handles, match boxes.
jf&PKtl bottles, with cut stopper fe.antlcetc!'0 Baucew-
WxMiJw L"r, bttom: ON THE $1.00 TABLE A ;
VmKwAw value 51.7D, .
VHbMHb .i.i . SI.OO Dresden puff or powder boxes, plates, cow i
'ml special at ' ered match boxes. Dresden paper welghta.
. . . covered bonbons. Ink wells, tea caddies.
CUT GLASS OLIVES. manicure buffets with trays, teapots, etc ,,
We have just purchased a manufacturer's ON THE $2.00 TABLE
sample line of very rich cut glass olive, bon ., , . . , . ., m, . Ml
bon or pickle dishes. These are In assorted Double Picture frames (reduced from $4.00
very rich patterns. Would ordinarily sell to a special attraction on this ;table, candle- --
at 00. you take your choice ffn fr sticks, hand mirrors, rolling blotters. j
at psAJU cracker jars, brush and comb trays, tea- M
Another lot which are "richer and a little pots, plates, etc. S
larger, and which would ordinarily sell at DlfH Dl ATP5 " M
$5 00. you select the pattern flJO -K K'al rutlLO, sr
which pleases you best at qjvJ.jrj Fromourplatodepartmentwehaveselected J&l
a large line of Limoges. Doulton. Austrian. -jH
CI IT fil ASS and other well-known make, which we will- W.
I Jt-rto arrangoononotable.frotn which t Vi 3i
SUGARS & CREAMS. you intake your choice at
. , , , , , The Austrian plates mentioned above hava
Oood size, clear glass, deeply cut sugar portraits of some celebrated court beauty, wS-
and creamer, cut edge and cut handles, gold lace bordnr and decorated throughout 31
value $7.50, special as long as IDC Cr with gold. Possibly at no two stores in' Mi
theylast vpj.UU Greater New lork can be found as large a, Jr
a pair line of Rich Plates in the celebrated makes ;
tvii ct De-iTTi Tr? ot English China as we nro now showing. m
lUILtl dUI ILiCS, It Is a pleasure to bring those good to your 35
.. ..ii .. attention. jf!
At a recent auction sale we purchased sev- . .,., .. mr-. ,ffl'
eral hundred toilet bottles, rook crystal cut- LOVING CUPS. 'fl
ting, value from $.00 to $H00. Thereare -v'T,,,- "- JS
several shapes, sizes and patterns. You Bohemian glass loving cups with raised SBl
take your choice of any size or EQ "(" gold decoration and clouded gold liandiea. 'JBi
style to-morrow at .JJ assorted colors, shapes and (to Rf ,mt
each sixes, your choice at l., Jttj
STORES OPEN EVENINGS. 1
50, 54 West 22nd Street. J
WEDDING GIFTS A SPECIALTY.
I'LAXS tOR TUB FREXCU BALL.
They Promise to Hake the Affair il Xota
abla aa It Uas Itcen In Former Years.
The date for the annual ball ot theCercle
Francois de rilarmonle, one of the merriest
ot Now York's midwinter carnivals, has been
fixed as Jan 18 The ball wtll bo held as usual
Jn Madison bViuure Garden for tin benefit
ot the French Hospital and Beaovolent Society.
A committee of artists is planning a spectacle
with which lo open the festivities. One sug
gestion Is to decorate the Garden so as to make
It look like u blwf Cuban scenery and to have
a balkt in cowboy and Spanish costumes.
Another is to open the lull with an Amazonian
march In which Ihe women nill bo dresd as
United .States Mj'dlers and sailors, to I) fol
lowed by a ballet representing Mistress Colum
bia receiving the congratulations of the other
nations ot the earth.
Judge Crane bhoota a llig Wildcat. K
Tour Jtcvis, Dec. 17. Judge William H. Wfa
Crane of this place, famous as a hunter, bavins T&'
killed a wild bonr and many deer and bear. jflr
yesterday killed the biggest wildcat that haa JB,
been shot In Sullivan county, for years On JJ
Thursday Lou llod. the guinekeopor of ilart- ji
wood I'.irk. sent (or the Judire to join him la -j
the hunt (or u moniter wildcat which was 'ffl
! ilestroylng the deer and smaller game in tha i4K
preserve, and yestord.iy morning the two, with JM
their dog, traced theuat toGroy hwamp. SBi
1 lloyd and tho dog went to the uppr end of &.
, the swamp and the Judge took a .position at M
I the lower end. 'Ihe cat circled tho swamp. T;
. passed near Doyd, and nut screeching to whero j
Crane stood As it made u jump toward him St
he shot It through the heart. Ur. Crane 'w
brought the skin of the cat home to-day and' 31
will bare It mounted. It measures tfeetpK 1
Inches from tip to tali and 'Jl Inches high ai M,
the shouldtra. M