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V' THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE THUJRSD AY, OGTOBEE 7, 1897. 16 FISCHEK again in trouble. SCHOOL SEATS FOR 3,000, TUBE SERVICE SUCCESSFUL MUSI NOT BURN SOFT COAL NO LAW FOR INDEPENDENTS. WURSTER TO SUPPORT LOW? the friends at court of the New York Mail and Transportation Company were replaced by an administration friendly to a new company, which received through influence at Washington the contract to transport packages In New York. Between New York and Brooklyn the New York Mail and Transportation Company had the contract, so that the new company could not get tath contract.

The officers of the new company have tried every way to get thecontracts away from the New York Mail and Transportation Company in order to get for themselves the contracts. Arraigned for Assault the Ewen Street Police Court. Theodore Fischer, 55 years old, ol 145 Leon ard street, was arraigned in the Ewen Street in the third degree, preferred by his wife, Olivia, and his daughter, Lavinia. He pleaded not guilty and was held in bail for examination. The accused is the man who, in June last, was sentenced to six months in the penitentiary by Justice Kramer on a charge of disorderly conduct.

In the Supreme Court Judge Gaynor overruled Justice Kramer's decision and after being about a month in the penitentiary Fischer was released. In sentencing Fischer Justice Kramer wrote on the papers a note to the effect that the accused man was in the habit of beating his wife, who is blind. Fischer was arrested last night by Officer Sweeney on a warrant obtained by his wire and daughter. They said that he came homo the previous evening in an intoxicated condition, struck them with his fists and created a disturbance in the house. Fischer had a black eye when he appeared In court this morning, lie saui ne am not Know how he came by it.

FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION. To morrow is the first day of registration. The place for registration in each district will be found in the list printed on the fifth page of to day's Eagle. Every place will be open from 7 in the morning till 10 at night without intermission. Those who do not register cannot vote.

ROBBED THE METERS. A Daring Thiel Pocketed the Gas Company's Money and the Light Was Shut Off. Several ol the flats in the four story apartment house at 52 Lincoln place have been in darkness for the past two nights because a thief sneaked into the basement and robbed four of the meters of the "ioney which had been dropped into the slots in payment for gas. The meters robbed are of the new patten1, recently adopted by the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. These meters have been placed in a great many Brooklyn fiats and are operated by dropping a quarter of a dollar in the slot.

The coin strikes a spring and turns on the gas until 00 feet has been used. It was last Monday morning that J. Bullock, the janitor of the flat house, discovered that the four meters had been robbed. He immediately notified the gas company and an employe hurried to the flat house and turning off all the gas notified those who had beet, using the meters that they couldn't get any more gas until they had settled with the company for the full amount of money taken from the meters. This announcement was a surprise to the tenants, for they had considered that after dropping the coins In the slot meter that the money belonged to the gas company and that the company assumed all responsibility for its safety.

Mrs. Lena Guilford burned kerosene one night, and then realizing that the gas company didn't Intend to turn on the gas until they had been repaid in full for the amount stolen sent $2 to the Remsen street office. Charles E. Sutton had only dropped three quarters in his meter and his gas was turned off after he paid the gas company 75 cents. Mr.

Maroney paid the same amount and he burned gas in his flat last night. Anthony F. Cooke, who lives on the top floor, is still using kerosene oil. "My husband contends that the gas company was responsible for the money after we dropped it in the slot," said Mrs. Cooke to an Eagle reporter to day.

and he has decided that we will burn oil all winter before we give in to the gas company and pay the 50 cents which was taken from our meter." The man who robbed the meters was certainly a daring thief, for it was not only necessary for him to break the locks on the meters, but he also had to force the doors leading to the coal bins, where the meters were stationed. The gas company officials have decided to move the meters from the basement of the house to the kitchens of the respective fiats, and it is not likely that there will be another robbery. The tenants in the flat house are beginning to believe that there is a dangerous band of thieves in that neighborhood. Less than a month ago Mr. Thompson's flat on the first floor was entered and two gold watches and a dress suit carried off.

FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION. To morrow is the first day of registration. The place for registration in each district will be found in the list printed on the fifth page of to day's Eagle. Every place will be open from 7 in the morning till 10 at night without intermission. Those who do not register cannot vote.

MRS. SPANGEHL FAILED. No Alimony in Her Suit for a Separation From Her Husband, Who Says She Is Unreasonably Jealous. In a decision handed down to day, Judge Garretson of the Supreme Court denied the motion of MagdaUina Spangehl far alimony and counsel fee in her suit for separation. The motion was made a couple of weeks ago, when tho Spangehls' marital woes were were rehearsed.

The defendant, Louis W. Spange'nl. lives at 183 Penn street and is said by his wife to he well to do. They were married on October 2, 1 SH5, and lived to ge'ther for a time. Mrs.

Spangehl alleged in her complaint thait her husband was an habitual drunkard and says that she had to leave him a year ago because he ill treated her. She says she has been beaten and struck in chf face by her husband. On one occasion, she alleges, he threw a glass of champagne in her face because she refused to drink with him. Mrs. Spanehl's mother, Mrs.

Baumann of 17 Harmon street, is said to lie worth $50,000 and her daughter also has money in her own right. Spangehl, through his counsel, Elmer S. White, put in an answer covering over 100 pages of tyirtnvrkten matter. Twenty four persons who swore they knew him personally put In affidavits to the effect that he was not an habitual drunkard and not likeiy to become one. Spangeni swore to two lengthy affidavits in his own behalf, denying his wife's charges of cruelty.

She is insanely jealous of him, he alleges, and he also places the responsibility for their bahy's death a few mouths ago upon her negligence of the child. Lawyer Wni'te put in a brief this morning that dipjied into poetry. In it he says among other things: "The unanimous testimony of a score of witnesses is that he (Mr. Spangehl) was a kind, affectionate, considerate, dutiful hus band. But throuirli the huan.

rilwuM jt alimsy its vc nmn once diffuse; "rls 't llKhtfil misery no f'nt iiK'ny unmixed, crrodlnK tholIclu Bn r.ulls'.' gays Thomson in hls cpic on SprinK says Mr. White, "and the history of the inar ried life of this couple shows that almcst frotn the moment of their marriage the. witllin ller. a bidden spark of deadly, venomous jealousy, which trifles light aa air wouId faI1 into a name 0( burning hate." A friend of Mrs. Spangehl deposed in an af fidavit that the plaintiff had roil her that she hated her husband, and would be willing to pay for any evidence trat ho was untaituful to her.

FriendS Say He Will UnleSS Citizens' TJaion Indorses Bartlett LUDW1G NISSEN'S STATEMENT. The Civil Service Commissioner Says That the Mayor Informed Him That the Citizens' Union Stood for a Principle Which He Heartily Favored His Honor Will Not Discuss the Matter Wants Burr Indorsed. Where does Mayor Wurstor stand this election? This is a question which is being asked a thousand times a day by men who are interested in the election. Some of his closest personal friends state positively that he will support Low and the whole Citizens' Union ticket. Others, who are as close to him.

say that he is anxious to support Low and the Citizens' Union ticket but that he is even more anxious to see Corporation Counsel Burr elected to the Supreme Court bench. These friends say that Mayor Wurster will certainly support Low if the Committee of Fifty shall indorse Mr Burr and that he may do this if the Committee of Fifty refrains from nominating a candidate for justice of the Supreme Court. They also state, positively, that if the Committee of Fifty shall indorse Justice Bartlett as the National Democrats have done. Mayor Wurster will support the entire Republican ticket. An Eagle reporter saw Mayor Wurster this morning and read to him a statement concerning his position made by an intimate personal friend.

His honor said: "I will not discuss the matter at all. I refer you to Ludwig who knows where I stand. What he says I will stand by." Mr. Xissen is a civil service commissioner and is a member of the citizens' committee of fifty. When seen by the reporter he made the following statement: "After Mr.

Fairchild had consented to accept the nomination for controller the Citizens' Union delegated the task of finding the proper candidate for the presidency of the council to the Brooklyn committee of fifty. The executive committee began its consideration of the subject, on Saturday afternoon and after the discussion of various names and the positive refusal of Mr. Schieren, who was its first choice, to run, it unanimously resolved to tender the nomination to Mayor Wurster. "In accordance with that decision Mr. Jackson Wallace and myself visited Air.

Wurster on Sunday afternoon to tender him the nomination, with the positive understanding that we were empowered to say to him that, if he would accept It, there would be no further consideration of other names and that he would be nominated. "The Mayor felt complimented at receiving the offer of a nomination from such a source and said that inasmuch as there was a principle to be fought out which he 'himself supported he would accept tne nomination provided one condition could be complied with. That condition was the Indorsement of the candidacy of his corporation counsel, Joseph A. Burr, for justice of the Supreme Court by the Committee of Fifty. "His reasons for making that condition were that Mr.

Burr had been an excellent corporation counsel and his incumbency of that office had been of great benefit to the City of Brooklyn, and that he could not consistently and would under no consideration whatever be a candidate for any office if his candidacy could In any way injure that of Mr. Burr's. And he felt that his candidacy would injure Mr. Burr's unless the hitter's name appeared on the same ticket with his. Personally I concurred ir.

Mr. Wurster's opinion, and I admire the stand he took in resisting a strong temptation and proving his loyalty and friendship for the man who had been the mainstay of his administration. "But there is where the break came. The Committee of Fifty would not indorse Mr. Burr because he was a regular party and further because his candidacy only affected a very small portion of the Greater Xcw York and had nothing to do with the local contest whatever, th'i impression being that neither of the candidates for justice of the Supreme Court should be indorsed.

And then came the further complication that the National Democracy would not accept Mr. Wurster as its candidate. That ended tne further consideration of his name, and the rest is known." Mr. Nissen said that he was not authorized to add to this statement. FIRE AND ACCIDENT.

Three Alarms to Prevent a Little Conflagration. There was a Blight fire this forenoon in the varnish factory of John Y. MaBUry Son at 189 Plymouth street. It was on the ground floor and was caused by a vat of vnrniBh composition boiling over. The iporatives ran out and an alarm of fire was turned in.

Plymouth Btreet at that point ik crowdod with factories and when the riremon reached the ground it leemed as if there might be a serious conflagration. Three alarm were turned in und Boon a largo force of firemen under the direction of Chief Dale w.ih on the ground. The flames were soon subdued and the damage did not exceed Sl.OOO. On the way to the scene Fireman William Dowd of Engine No. 24 was thrown from the tender at Jay and Plymouth streetH and his left arm was broken.

He was attended by a surgeon and was taken to the Brooklyn hospital MIRROR GUIDED HIS AIM. Suicide of William Kuntz, Despondent Because He Could No Longer Earn; Money for His Family. William Kuntz, 5S years of ago, married, of 194 Ashford street, shot himself early this i morning while despondent over misfortune: and consequent threatened poverty. He worked in a New Vork molding mill and about i two weeks ago he lost the four fingers of bis right hand in a machine saw which he was operating. The medical attendance was not, what it should have been, it is said, and blood poisoning set in two days ago.

A physician whom Kuntz consulted vester day said that he would probably lose his hand and prehaps the arm. He had not been able to work, and. as he had no money, his family i were 'in need. His family consisted of two: children and his wife. He became very despondent after his consultation.

Kuntz arose about 2 o'clock this morning, took from under his pillow a revolver that he Short Day Classes Provide Instruction for All Children. SCHEME ONLY TEMPORARY. Superintendent xwell Simply Desires to Frovide For the Overcrowded Schools Until the New Buildings Ar Completed hus Far Fifty Short Time Classes Have Been Organized, Where Changes Have Been Made. Superintendent ot Public Instruction William H. Maxwell has succeeded in relieving to a great extent the crowded conditions ol the public schools.

By a system of short day classes he uas provided for over three thousand more children than could have been cared for under the old plan. The scheme is but temporary of course, and is adapted merely to care for the pupils who cannot be provided for otherwise until the new school houses have been erected. Mr. Maxwell has been making a tour of the schools for the three weeks and has now covered the cjty thoroughly. "About fifty classes have been organized under the short system," said Mr.

Maxwell to day. "It has not been found possible to use it in the lowest primary grades, because there the pressure is so great that there la not money enougfo at the disposal of the Board of Education to carry it out. The result is that we are carrying half day classes, one teacher being placed in charge of two classes, a class of fifty from 9 to 12 and fifty more from 1 to 5 P. M. "It has been possible, however, to organize many more of these introductory classes by placing classes of the grades immediately above the lowest grades on four hours' time.

I am not yet able to give exact figures, but a rough estimate places the number of children already accommodated, in pursuance of bylaws adopted last Tuesday by tQe Board of Education at three thousand. Other classes will be organized in this way, wherever we find extreme pressure existing. The schools iu which these shortened time classes have been or are about to be organized are: No. 5, Johnson and Duffield street; No. 64, Berriman street, near Belmont avenue; No.

33, Heyward street; No. 102, Seventy first street and Second avenue; No. 2, Forty sixth street and Third avenue; No. 70, Patchen avenue and Macon street; No. 73, McDougal street and Rockaway avenue, and No.

86, Irving avenue, corner of Harmon street. While this will prove a temporary relief, it will add materially to the trying work of the teachers and the Board of Education will push forward the work of building additions and new school houses as rapidly as possible. Most of the crowding has been found in the Eastern District and it is there that the short day plan will be most extensively put in use. It is believed that all the children who had to be refused admission at the opening of the season will be provided for in this way until ample accommodation has been found. At least eight new houses and as many additions are in course of erection or contemplated and in a short time it is thought that the short day system may be done away with and all pupils given proper accommodations.

AVON SAXON TO RETURN. Avon Saxon, the American baritone, who was formerly with the Boston. Ideal Opera Company, is soon to visit this country. Since Mr. Saxon left America he has sung in Great Britain and many other partB of Europe.

He has filled many important engagements in London and everywhere has been successful. Mr. Saxon's wife, Mme. Virginia Sheron Saxon, who has studied with Mme. Marchesi, the noted French teacher, will accompany her husband to this country.

Foreign critics speak highly of her voice. Company's Extract of Beef. Makes, undoubtedly, the best beef tea. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SILVER NOVELTIES.

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Fine French Initial Tooth Brushes, 5 row, 25 Cents. Fine French Nail Brushes, 10 row, 35 Cents. Camels Hair Complexion Brushes, 35 Cents. Cut Glass Fancy Imported Atomizers, assorted colors, 75 Cents. JAMES McCREERY Broadway and 11th St.

New York. 'Is Purity Itself, 3 Park Place, N. Y. "SOL.D IN ORIGINAL ONL. George Lockltt's Sons, 5.0 Fuitou at, Brooklyn.

George LocUIlfs Sons, 212 Fulton at, Broolc.yu. George locktti's sjIi, LeUford av, near FuUon St. Peter Meyer, liedfurd and Division avs, Brooklyn Henry Newman, DeKalb and Carlton av. 979 Pultun st, Brooklyn. William Marquari.

1,165 Fulton st, Brooklyn. Thomas Roulaton. "il5 Court st, Brooklyn. Bolton DruK 275 Flatbush av. Brooklyn.

Bolton Drug 2G4 Fulton st, Brooklyn. Bolton Drug Fulton st, Brooklyn. 33olton Drug 227 Columbia st, Brooklyn. Pavldson and Bulkley. 84 Montague st, Brooklyn, Heydenreich 1G9 Atlantic av, Brooklyn.

D. Master. Flatbush and Sixth avs, Brooklyn. Towns James. 21B Fulton at, Brooklyn.

A. Paradls, 191 Fulton st, Brooklyn. George B. Jones, 712 Nostrand av. Brooklyn.

K. M. Lloyd. 1,143 Bedford a v. Brooklyn.

T. G. Underwood, 520 Bedford av, Brooklyn. J. M.

Kerrigan. 25 Putnam av, Brooklyn. Bernard's Pharmacy. Sixth av Third st, Brooklyn, Myrtle Av. Drug 137 Myrtle av.

Brooklyn. Kline Ancelln, 302 Flatbush av. Brooklyn. Vlnf i rt'F Pharmacy, Bedford prrt Gates avs. MICMAC," The Health Food Great and All Potent Digester.

mcetn a common want by increasiue in volnms and JioteDcy all the digestive fluids, and thusoverconilos LyspepBla and its resulting headache and sntt'erins. 61 FIFTH AVENUE. N. Y. For sale by C.

A. METTLBH'S SONS. 88 and 90 Henry st, Brooklyn. iiiniiiiL mmmz From Post Office to Produce Exchange in Three MinuteSi REGUL AR MAIL TRANSIT BEGUN. Dr.

Depew Sends the First Carrier. Gets a Peach in Return Live Cat Makes the Trip Trial Trip Satis lactory Carriers Can Go Every Ten Seconds Each Carries Six Hundred Letters. This afternoon, at 12:15, the New York Tubular Dispatch Company sent the first tube in its pneumatic mail service between the General Post Office and the Produce Exchange from the post office to the red stone building on lower Broadway. The round trip from the poit office building to dhe exchange and backexcluding the time consumed in opening the carrier at the exchange, was 3 25 100 minutes. The guests who had been invited by the Dispatch Company to watch the opening of the service assembled a little before 12 In one of the upper rooms of the post office building.

Then, preceded by Dr. Chauncey M. Depew and Postmaster Van Cott, they proceeded down stairs, along the mezzainine gallery to the delivery room, on the ground floor of the building. The terminus of the tube is placed in a little alcove of the building on the Mail street side, and around the tube the party gathered. In the party were, among others, Dr.

Depew, former Postmaster General Tyner, General Sickles, C. S. Fairchild, Juhn E. Milholland and C. L.

Seaman, officers of the company; Assistant Postmaster General Shellenberger, J. J. Belden, Abner McKinley and a number of others. At 12:13 Mr. Milholland placed one of the carriers upon a table.

In the carrier he placed a copy of the Bible, an American flag, copies of the constitution, a copy of President MoKlnley's inaugural address, the original papers, written in 1881 by Postmaster General Tyner, recommending the adoption of a tubular dispatch system; pictures of Mayor Strong, Postmaster Van Cott, ex Postmaster General Tyner and others. The contents of the tube were announced by Dr. Depew to the company and the carrier was placed in position at the en trance to the tuee. Dr.Depew gave the lever the necessary pulls and the carrier, with a sharp hiss, was off. At the telephone stood one of the post office clerks who listened for word from the Produce Exchange.

As the tube started Dr. Depew announced, "12:15, gentlemen." Not a word was spoken until after the man at the telephone had turned to the people and said briefly, "She's there." In a minute he eaid again, "She's started' back." The attention was then turned to the receiving table of the tube. After another short wait the carrier shot out of the tube and struck with great force against the leather buffer. Mr. Milholland seized it and bore it to the table in front Mr.

Depew, while applause from all the spectators marked the end of the first round trip of the carrier and the beginning of a new epoch in postal service. With deft fingers Dr. Depew unfastened the top of the carrier and drew forth a bundle of forget me nots, tied with a blue ribbon and marked with a card bearing the compliments of the people at the other end ot the route, inen me uoc tor drew forth a small round basket, tied with white ribbon and wrapped carefully In tissue paper. There was a shout of laughter and much hand clapping as a round red peach was held up to view. Then Che carrier was made ready for its second trip.

A package of mail, containing 600 letters, part of the regular mail for the Exchange, was placed in the carrier and Former Postmaster General Tyner stepped forward to dispatch the tube on rcs journey. Mr. Tyner, who was postmaster general under Grant, Ln 1881, recommended the adoption of the tubular system of dispatching malls, and the officers of the company invited him to be present to day and set on its way Lhe first regular packet of mail. When the word was given Mr. Tyner pulled the lever and the carrier darted out of sight and iu a moment was reported as having arrived at the other end of the route.

After this tube others were dispatched every few minutes. One of them brought a G. O. P. elephant, a Tammany tiger, a candle in a candle stick for Henry George, to give him light on the tariff question and a number of kindred articles.

From one of the carriers a very mysterious package was drawn. It was long In shape, cylindrical and covered with a white cloth. There was great merriment as the cloth was removed and a Maltese cat, scared almost to death, was revealed. In all her life pussy had probably never traveled so fast before. She was consigned to the mercies of an employe of the post office and went away mewing under his arm.

After a dozen or more carriers had been sent back and forth with all kinds of freight, among the packages being a child's suit, a package of books and similar stuff, to show the capabilities of the service, the party went upstairs to Postmaster Van Cott's office, where a luncheon had been arranged. After the luncheon Dr. Depew made some appropriate remarks, followed, ln short speeches, by Mr. Van Cott, Mr. Tyner and others.

The distance from the Post Office Building to the Produce Exchange and back is 7,500 feet, or one mile and 38 hundredths. Carriers containing 600 letters each can be dispatched during business hours every ten seconds. They will be sent as frequently as the needs of the service dsmand. The Postal Dispatch Company is at present at work on a line from the General Post Office to the Grand Central Station. This line, it is expected, will be in working order about November 15.

Then the company hopes to put In operation a system of tubes all over the city, covering tne principal thoroughfares and carrying not only mail, but packages of all kinds. Letters of regret were received to day from President McKinley, Vice President Hobart, Governor Black. Postmaster General Gary. Assistant Postmaster General Heath, Alexander E. Orr, president of the Chamber of Commerce; George W.

Aldridge, superintendent of public works; Postmaster Baker of Buffalo and a number of others. Lawyer I owns' Statement About the fn'tim tic Tubes on the Bridge. Lawyer Miraheau L. Towns took occasion to day to object to statements made yesterday in regard to the pneumatic tube company, which is being prodded by the bridge authorities to pay S5O0 rent, due since September 10. Mr.

Towns said that he was connected with the company as attorney only and that P. H. McNulty had no interest in it whatever. Mr. McNulty, he said, once appeared at the bridge to ask that the concession be granted, but did it oniy from a sense of public spirit.

Mr. Towns admits that he put up $1,000 with the surety company to secure the rent, but says that he in turn is secured. Mr. Towns also said that he was not a stockholder in the company now holding tho contract, and added that the tube could be built in three weeks. He declined to say whetheh the first contract had been sold to the Tubular Company of New York or to mak 3 ny statement about the present state of lhe negotiations.

The bridge authorities intend to press their claim for the rent and to forfeit the contract if the tube is not built within contract time. In regard to the article mentioned Mr. Towns said: "Except that I put up $1,000 to secure rent, the statements made are absolutely incorrect. I believe that whoever made them wished to do myself and Major McNulty as much injury as he could, because if a bridge official made them he knew absolutely and if he didn't he could have gone to lhe files and found the papers, which would have shown that neither of us had any interest or had ever signed any contract whatsoever with the bridge trustees in relation to the pneumatic tubes. I merely acted as attorney for one of the contracting parties and as adviser for the I other.

In the transactions of the New York Mail and Newspaper Transportation Company and the United States Mail Package and Gen era! Pneumatic Delivery Company of Phila I delphia I acted as attorney, adviser and scrivener and nothing can be found to show any other relation, between eit'her myself or Major McNulty and the bridge trustees. I am not a stockholder In either company and I I never agreed to pay any rent. The parties who did agree to pay the rent are responsible i and have put up ample security, as appears in Che article in the paper. 1 When the national administration changed Election Commissioners in a Quandary as to Their Duty. BURR WILL GIVE NO ADVICE, Corporation Counsel Scott of New York and Attorney General Hancock Like wise Declined to Aid the commission Until a Specific Case Was Presented.

The Commissioners Then Fear That It May Be Too Late. The Commissioners of Election are confronting a situation that is confusing, to say the least, and they are unable to obtain an opinion upon the perplexing question from the Attorney General, from Corporation Counsel Burr or from Corporation Counsel Scott of Xew York, all having absolutely declined to say anything regarding it and fvading the reply directly in various ways It seems that the law has not provided in any way for independent nominations for three municipal officers. The officers are those of president of the borough, councilmen and aldermen. The commissioners noted this omission and came to the conclusion that should nominations for these offices be filed by independents they would not know just what to do with them and In order to avoid any delay that might injure the chances of such candidates, they sent a communication to the Corporation Counsel of the city, asking for an opinion as to the law In such cases. There was some delay before a reply was received and then the commissioners were surprised to learn that Mr.

Burr declined to give any opinion and avoided dong so by saying that no specific case had arisen and he could not pass upon matter until such a case had come up. This was not at all satisfactory to the ctmmissioners who wrote to the attorney general of the state. They told him just, how matters stood and asked him to tell them just how many indorsers must be furnished by an independent nominee for any of the offices mentioned tr whether any certificate of nomination could be accepted by the commissioners when the law did not provide for such a contingency. The board received another shock when a reply came frtm the attorney general couched in such language that nothing definite could be learned from it save that the attorney general would much prefer that they should get their information from the two corporation counsels of Brooklyn and New York. Aeain Mr.

Burr was addressed and he was told of the request of the Attorney General that he and Corporation Counsel Scott of New York should come to some decision in the matter and let the commissioners of election know at once. Thereupon there was still another delay and then Mr. Burr held a conference with Mr. Scott and discussed the subject at length. The commissioners now believed that the subject would be settled and that, their anxiety would be laid at rest.

But they were to suffer another disappointment. The consulting corporation counsel of Brooklyn and New York, after due deliberation, took refuge in Mr. Burr's first excuse and informed the election commissioners that they would have to decline to offer an opinion at present and would not be able to do so until a specific case had been brought to their attention. So now the election commissioners are not in a comfortable state of mind as they are liable at any time to receive a number of independent certificates of nomination from aldermen, councilmen and possibly from aspiring candidates for president of the borough and they have no idea what can be done with them. Commissioner Blair said this morning: "As there is no provision in the law and no 'an guage that refers to these three offices so far as independent nominations are concerned, we cannot say how many names are necessary to make such a nomination valid and we cannot accept them without some authority under the law.

When such certificates are received, as it is probable they will be, then we must again refer them to Corporation Counsel Burr, who will have to give a decision in the matter. If he declares such nominations unlawful then the candidates must apply to the courts and that will take time. I do not say that it cannot be accomplished, but if there are any such nomination certificates to be filed it would be well to put them in at once. The independents have until October 13 to file their certificates with us. The same state of affairs must, of course, exist in New York, as Corporation Counsel Scott, as well as the state attorney general, has replied to us evasively to the effect that no opinion can be given until some specific case comes up." NO PLACE FOR THEM.

Justice Brenner in a Quandary Over Two Boys. Justice Brenner was in a quandary this morning over the disposition ol two boys arraigned before him and charged with vagrancy. They were originally charged with having stolen lead pipe from a house in the lower part of the city. The prisoners, Peter McConville. aged 16 years, and Christopher McConville, aged 15 years, had not really stolen the pipe, but had participated in the proceeds of its sale.

The lads were bright looking and did not seem to be criminals. Their sister, Annie McConville of 69 Nassau street, asked the magistrate to send her brothers to some institution. "They are not bad boys." she said, "but they have been running wild and I have no money and no time to take care of them. Our father is cm ployed in one of the state institutions at St. Johnland and he makes a good salary.

But he seems to have deserted us. Pete has been supporting himself f' two years by selling papers and he has been living in lodging houses. I don't know what to do with him." A charge of vagrancy was made by the sister against her brothers, but the magistrate said Peter is too. old to go to the Disciplinary School and the magistrate hesitated to send him to the House of Refuge. For the present both of the prisoners arc in the care of officers of the Children's Society.

"I really do not know what to do with these cases." said the magistrate to an Eagle reporter to day. "I wish there was some place where I could send them. They are really not bad boys. I am convinced of that. If I had the power I would make their father look out for them." MAY HAVE GONE TO ALASKA.

Mrs. Walsh Thinks Her Husband, Who Disappeared a Month Ago, Started North. Nicholas Walsh of 18 Pellington place has been mis sing for a montfn or more and his wife has told the police that she thinks he has gone to the Klondike. Walsh is an elec trlcain by trade, and was employed by Thomas Boyes fc Co. at 2.G0S Atlantic avenue.

The last his employers saw of him was on the day before he disappeared, that is September 6. He left their shop that evening and presumably was to come back the next day. Mrs. Walsh says that her husband left the house to go to work as usual next morning. He did not sCiow up at his place of employment and as he has not been heard of since Mrs.

Walsh concludes that he is now on his way to the Alaskan gold fields. Mrs. Walsh, who was seen to day at her home by an Eagle reporter, says that her husband talked a great deal about the Klondike. He tbought that there was money to bemade out there, especially by a man who had a practical knowledge of electricity. She does not know where he would get the money to reach Seattle, and to pay his passage thence to Alaska.

Mrs. Walsh has three children. PATROL BOAT TO BE SOLD. Controller Palmer has heon notified by Commissioner Welles that the police patrol boat Judge Mooro is no longer needed. The controller will on Monday next ask authority from the Common Council to sell the vessel.

Justice Van Wart Finds the JNassau Company Guilty. HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW. Decision Reached in the Frequently Adjourned Case The Justice in His Opinion Says the Provisions of the Federal Constitution Do Not Apply to Relieve the Nassau Company From Obedience of the Statute. Civil Justice Gerard B. Van Wart decided against the Nassau Railroad Company to day in the suit brought by the city to abate an alleged nuisance in the burning of soft coal at the company's power house at the foot of Thirty ninth street.

The suit, has been adjourned many times. Its decision was awaited with great interest by the residents of that neighborhood. In the opinion handed down to day with the desision Justice Van Wart says: "The plaintiff sues for penalty provided by chapter 322 of laws of 1S95 which provides that 'No factory, engine room or electrical station shall use what is known as soft coal for fuel in the furnaces of such factories, engine room or electrical stations within a radius of four miles of the City Hall in the City of Brooklyn except for the purpose of welding iron and steel, and that a violation of the act shall subject the proprietors or corporation violating the law to fine, etc' The proof shnws that on the loth day of July. 1897, the defendants were burning coal commonly known as soft coal in four furnaces operated at the power house of the defendant, at the foot of Thirty ninth street, within four miles of the Brooklyn City Hall; that the power or force so generated was used in part to wold iron and steel, but that a very large percentage of the power so obtained was used for other purposes than that of welding of Iron and steel. A violation of the provisions of the law is thus clearly shown.

"The defendant contends, however, that the provisions of the law are not in harmony with the provisions of section I of the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States, or with secion XVIII of article III of the constitution or the state of New York, which guarantee to all the equal protection of the laws and the enjoyment of life, liberty and property. After a careful examination of these questions and of the authorities submitted by the defendant I fail to find any provision of this law which is unequal in Its application or which deprives any one of the lawful enjoyment of life, liberty and property. "All may use soft coal for the purpose of welding iron or steel and all are forbidden the use of soft coal in factories, engine rooms or electrical stations for any other purpose. The right to the enjoyment of life, liberty and property, as secured by the constitution of the United States, does not deprive the legislature of the state of the power to reasonably restrict the conduct and acts of its citizens or the use of his property, so that no injury may be caused to others thereby. "In the first instance it is for the legislature to determine what restrictions are necessary to prevent eprsons from so using their property as to annoy, inconvenience and menace the health and safely of others.

(Bertholf vs. O'Reilly, 74 N. H09). "The presumption, therefore, follows that rn the absence of proof to the contrary the act of the Legislature in regulating or restricting the use of soft coal was necessary to protect the health, comfort and safety of the public. There is no proof to the contrary in this case.

Judgment should, therefore, be rendered for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs." FIRST DAY OF RFGISTRATION. To morrow is the first day of registration. The place for registration in each district will be found in the list printed on the fifth page of to day's Eagle. Every place will be open from 7 in the morning till 10 at night without intermission. Those who do not register cannot vote.

FOUND DEAD IN HER BED. A Norwegian Servant Asphyxiated toy Gas in Her Employer's House In This Country One Month. Emma Johnson, 17 years old, a Norwegian servant, was found dead in bed, from gas asphyxiation, this morning, at the residence of her employer, Henry C. Murphy, of 390 Union street. Death is believed to have been accidental, though the stop cock of the burner was found turned on, as In turning it to the left it worked perfectly, but if by accident it was turned to the right, it was necessary that it make a complete revolution before the gas was turned off.

When turned half way the gas flowed. Emma had been in this country one month and was a very pretty gin. Her sister, Mrs. Gunnison, of 36 Cheever place, last summer visited her parents in Norway and brought Emma to Brooklyn. She seemed to understand the use of gas, as Mrs.

Murphy tested her knowledge. Last evening Che girl retired about 8:30 o'clock. Nothing that would lead to the belief that she contemplated suicide was noticed in her conduct yesterday. This morning. when the girl failed to put in an appearance and the floor was found locked, Patrolman McGoldrlck of the Third Precinct station house was called.

The girl was lying in bed dressed in her night clothes. Dr. Dusse.dorf. who lives next door, was called In and pronounced the girl dead. He said that she probably died about midnight Mrs.

Gunnison, girl's sister, was notified and is almost heartbroken over Emma's death. She says that Emma had no cause to commit suicide. GOTTSCHALK ARRAIGNED. Jur'ge Hurd F'x the Amount of the Lawyer's Eail. Columbus GottHchalk, the lawyer who was arrested a couple of days ago in New York on a bench warrant, on a charge of grand larceny, was arraigned in the county court before Judge Hurd this morning.

Gottscbalk gives as his present residence, 927 Park avenue, Now York City Ho is accused of appropriating to his own use. 2J0 belonging to Ferdinand Bundow, who ownn a saloon at Lexington and Sumner avenues. Tho complainant says that he employed Gottscbalk to bring an action against Carl Bundow to recover 4300. that judgment was rendered in his favor and that Gottscbalk only paid him S60 Gottscbalk claims that there was a copartnership and that 00 was all that Bundow was entitled to. Thomas York represented the prisoner in court this morning.

Judge Hurd tixed bail at SaOO, Gottschalk waiving the roading of the SCENES IN THE REICHSRATH. Vienna, October 7 There was another uproarious sitting of the Reichsrath to day. caused by the debate over the measures to be taken for the relief of the sufferers from the recent floods. Herr Schrammel, social democrat, violently attacked the Christian socialists. The latter became violently in censed and their shouts of anger filled the house.

Many uproarious scenes followed be I tween the followers of Herr Schoeuerer, who form a section of the German opposition. I and 'the Christian socialists. Aspersions were hurled broadcast and the president of the house, Dr. Kathrein. being unable to restore order, left the building.

He returned later. pleaded for decorum and the debate was re sumed. LINDEN AVENUE OPENING. A remonstranco has bee handed 'to City Clerk Benjamin lor transmission to the board of aldermen against tho opening of Linden avenue on the ground of illegality. Tho property owners alBO object to the grading, curbing and guttoring of the avenue between Flatbunh and Kogers avenues.

CAUGHT STEALING PIES. Alfred Whalen Sent to Jail by Just ice Br is tow. Joseph Sloan, 12 years old, of 79 Pacific street; Alfred Whalen, 15 years old, of 76 Amity street, and Thomas Tyrrell, 12 years old, of 97 Amity street, were arraigned in the Butler street court this morning charged with petit larceny in stealing two pies. Sloan was found at 11:30 o'clock last night by Sergeant McDonald of the Fifteenth Precinct in the grocery store of Charles Karwatskl, at Hicks and Amity streets, near the Amity street polici station. When the boys saw the sergeant on his way to the station one of them gave an alarm to a third person.

The sergeant grabbed Whalen, and looking into the store saw young Sloane loaded down with pies. Sloan dropped the pies and escaped through tho hall door. The sergeant caught him after a long chase. At the police station he said Whalen had helped him over the fanlight the store door. He gave the residences of the other boys, who were arrested later at their homes.

Sloan had pre viously handed two pies out to the boys and had gone back for more when he was discovered. Whalen was sent to jail and Sloan and Tyr rell were turned over to the Children's So ciety. The examination was set down lor October 12. FIRST DAY OF GISTRATION. To morrow is the first day of registration.

The place for registration in each district will be found in the list printed on the fifth page of to day's Eagle. Every place will be open from 7 in the morning till 10 at night without intermission. Those who" do not register cannot vote. POLITICS NOT DISCUSSED At To day's Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Mayor Wurster and William Berri Elected. Mayor Frederick W.

Wurster and Bridge President William Berri were elected to membership in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York at the regular monthly meeting held this afternoon at 32 Nassau street, New York. It was the first meeting since the summer vacation Alexander E. Orr presided and George Wilson served as secretary. President Orr after formally welcoming the members, announced that the building fund of the Chamber now amounted to $509,400. This represents subscriptions from 1,879 mem bers, and as there are still over 1,000 to hear from, President Orr said a sufficient sum would certainly be raised to erect the proposed building.

Upon the motion of Charles S. Smith, chairman of the executive committee, the following candidates, beside Mayor Wurster and Bridge President Berri, were elected members of the chamber: William Halls, jr. Charles F. Hoffman, Isaiah Joseph, Otto H. Kahn, John W.

Mackay, Peter J. O'Donohue, Her man Ridder, Chanes A. Scoville, Charles H. Simmons, Charles S. Spiegel'berg, William I.

Spiegelberg, Nathaniel S. W. Vanderhoef, Francis A. Watson, Henry P. Wertheim, Adolph Wimpfheimer.

Mr. Smith offered a resolution authorizing the appointment of a committee to make arrangements for the annual dinner of the chamber. The committee appointed in accordance with the above consists of Henry W. Cannon, J. Edward Simmons, Charles S.

Smith, John S. Kennedy and John A. Stewart. A resolution was adopted providing that a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce be held on Friday, October 15, at 12:30 P. to elect two commissioners of pilots to serve for two years, in place of Thomas P.

Ball and A. Foster Higgins, whose terms will then expire. Politics were not discussed at the meeting and it was one of the briefest in the history of the organization. CHILDREN START A FIRE. They Find Some Matches and Nearly Create a Fanic.

Eddie and Jennie Clifford, aged 4 and 6 yeais respectively, got hold of some matches this morning in the front room of the apartments occupied by their mother on tho third floor of tho tenement house at 125 East One Hundred and Tenth street. New York and started a fire in one of the bureau drawers. The mother was down stairs at the time, and the children went after her. She rushed up to her rooms only to find the news too true. She shouted fire through the halls, and the frightened tenants quickly responded.

There came near being a panic. Maggie Clifford, aged 10 years, distinguished herself by saving her pet cat, Henry George. The fire was soon extinguished, the total Iosb amounting to about S250. TH WEATHER. INDICATIONS TILL 8 P.

31. TO MORROW. Washington. D. C.

Octcber 7 For Eastern New York, conditions favorable lor light local showers to nieht; Frldav. probably fair: northerly winds and slightly v.t.oler lo night. PROBABILITIES. Fair to night and Friday; cooler to night; northwest winds. The followinff is the record of the thermometer as kept at BrooKlyn Daily EaRlo ofliee: 2 A.3I Bl 10A.M 58 i A.

UO 12 61 GA.M 08 64 8 A. I a P. 65 Average temperature to day C09i Average temperature corresponding day last year iSH HIGH WATER. Following is the official announcement of the time and duration of high water at New Yorfc and Sandy Hook for to morrow. October A M.

.1 P. .1 JDura'n of Fall. a. u.Ih. iTimolHetBhtl n.

Feet. New I I Sandy Hook! 4.4 4.7 I I I 6:08 I 4.2 6:08 I MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN "VESSELS ARRIVED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. Ss Beilina. from bs Yucatan, from Vora Cruz, etc. from (Jheribon.

Ss Colorado, from Ss J'atria. from Marseilles, aa Iroquois, from Jacksonville. SAILED. Ss Lassell, for Manchester California. lor Ham bur e.

Ti.ania. for Cape Town. Victoria, for Hamburg. ARRIVED AT FOREIGN PORTS. Betty, from New ork.

nasseil Gibraltar. SB Ss Ss S8 Ss Ss SS Ss Delaware, from jSew York, pasaea Prawle Pt. Dora Foster, Jn in New YorE.uasseci Stilly. FrnnHsco. from New York, nansed Scllly.

Micilia. from New Yurk. e.tin. iiellaura. iroin New York.

Montevideo. Idaho, from New Yo London. Breoonsliire. from New Yorir, Hong Kaiser WilhHm der Orosae, fr. N.

Plymouth. Veerulam. from New Yoric. Ko: tcrdam. MauriiM nnd Reunion, iroin N.

Marseilles. S. rathairly, from New York, Dunkirk, ThinRvalla, from Now York, Copenhagen. Columbia, from New Yoris. Plymouth, Bovic, from New York, passed Tory Island.

Colerldce. from New YorK, Portia mtmco. SB as Ss Ss Ss Ss Marengo, from New York. Newcastle. Mohawk, from Now York.

London. Persia, from Nw York. Hamburg. Fulda, from New York. Naples.

SAILED FROM FOREIGN PORTS, rccohic. for Now ork. nausea Gibraltar. Mississinpi, for New York. London Orwell, for Now Yark, Cardiff.

Lahn. for Nuw York. Southampton. Britannic, for Now York, Liverpool. St.Cutu.iien.

for New York. Antwerp, obdaua, for New York, passed Isle of Wight. Fiuminence, for York. Para. Vrra, for New York.

Genoa. Ss Ss SB ss Ss Ss Ss Ss DIED. CONTOT On Wednesday, October 6. 1897, STEPHEN CONDIT. aged 62 years.

Funeral services at hlfl late residence, 473 Madison st, on Friday, October at 8 P. M. Friends and relatives are Invited to attend. Burial at Orange, N. Saturday, October 3, on arrival 10:10 train from New Tork.

always kept there, went into an adjoining. NEW room and. standing in front of a looking glass, he placed the muzzle of the revolver at his Albany, October Among the cer temple and fired. The sho! aroused his wife tificates of incorporation filed to day with the and she found Kuntz dead on the floor. Her Secretary of State were the following: The cries aroused some of the neighbors and a doc ion Specialty Company of New Vork City tor was summoned, but he found that he could to manufacture vehicles, bicycles, engines and he of no use.

motors of all kind; capital stock, $100 1)00 The body was left on the floor of the littlo Directors. Thomas W. Horn of Toronto, Can parlor where he had shot himself until the ada; David S. Ferris of New Orleans, D. McE Seventeenth Precipe; poli' were no: ified, and Durke of Brook! vn, Edward H.

Power and they sent word to the coroner. Edwin Johnson of New York City. Marks Adjustable Chair company of New York Citv; FLAT THIi.VKS AT WORK. capita! stock $100,000. Directors, Morgan A.

Mrs. Sophie Smith, who lives on the fourth Jonc Burghardt of Brooklyn. a Am i i Walter E. Delaharre, Charles H. Farmer and floor at 463 1 niton street, reporte, to tiiepol.ee Mortimer A.

Frlehie of New York City. of the Adams street station last night that, while Bhe wafi aunent from home at o'clock Clinrter of tlie City of New York, eiterday afternoon a thief entered her rooms Politicians ne.l to analyze the Charter of New ad stole jewelry worth SlflO. york. It Is rich with suceestloaa. 10 cent..