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THE BBOOKLYK DAIL EAGLE. NEW YORK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1898. ROTHSCHILD BUILDING HOW BEING TORN DOWN, COMBINATION CARS HAVE BEEN RETIRED. $10,000 VERDICT HINGES ON PERJURY, THE HULL KBIT BILL HAS A NARROW ESCAPE, MILLIONS EIPB1DE0 FOR FREE EDUMTIOI. NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS. A Sumptuous Art Book. Owner's Contractors Are Doing the Work and Not the Buildings Department. "It is well that this summing up has fallen to M. He has written much and has written admirably on art.

Heiias taste, and what is of even greater to the reader a flexible habit of mind whicli enables Rejoicing Among the Patrons of the Fifth and Seventh Avenue Lines. Everard Brewing Company Seeking to Have the Lacs Award Set Aside. Motion Against a Larger Force Lost by Tie Vote in House Committee. First Annual Report of the Board of Education of Greater New York. CONTRACT TIME, 24 DAYS.

NASSAU ROAD'S STATEMENT. LAWYER WELCH'S DEFENSE. REPUBLICAN LEADS OPPOSITION THE FIGURES FOR BROOKLYN, zMunt. Italian service him to make his way through the tortuous paths of Leonardos history with ease and sympathy, never allowing either his learning or his taste to obscure the more subtle points at issue." New York Tribune. LEONARDO DA VINCI Artist, Thinker and Man of Science.

From ths French of Eugene Huntz. WITB 20 PHOTOGKAVURES, 24 COLORED PLATES AND 200 TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS. 2 4:0, $15 JSTET. Commissioner Guilfoyle Will Supervise the Work and See That the Hew Building Is Well Constructed. The Company Declares the People Who Use Certain Other Lines Prefer Combination Oars.

He Says That His Witnesses Have Since Repudiated Their Alleged Confessions. Showing the Number of Teachers and Scholars and the Cost of Maintaining the Looal Schools. Evidence That the Measure Favored by Secretary Alger Will Be Pushed for Adoption. II i These volumes are the fruit of many years' labor devoted to this highly fascinating subject by the author, who is a member of tfie French Institute. They contain tlie most careful and complete study of the drawings and growth in art of Leonardo that has ever yet been published, and at least 250 are here reproduced, making these volumes indispensable to every art library.

Jo more attractive or important work on art has been published in recent times, and every lover of ati should possess it." Chicago Evening Post. Charles 5c ribner's Sons, N. Y. CHORAL ART SOCIETY. Brooklyn, Organization Which Im About to Make Its Debut in the Musical Pield.

The people of Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Fort Hamilton and the residents of this borough who use the Seventh and Fifth avenue lines of the Nassau Railroad Company are wearing smiles that are so warm that the temperature has materially changed without any aid of the weather prophet. There are no more combination cars on those routes and the passengers are celebrating a victory. Just how that victory was won and what it was a victory for, is a subject that entails a difference of opinion. But this does not take away the joy arising out or the fact that the combination cars on those two lines are thing's of the past and their utility for purposes of humorous comment is all that remains. There is considerable blowing of horti3 over the victory.

As for the company it denies that either the resolution in the Common Council chamber or the threatened ordinance induced it to withdraw the cars from the two lines. It declares it is simply public sentiment and a commendable desire to please the people that induced it to give up the combination car on some of its lines and the rest lies wholly with the will of the people themselves as to whether the cars snail go from all lines as soon as the box cars can be equipped in sufficient number. The ordinance will have to be fought In the courts, anyway, because there are not enough box cars to go around yet and some people, say the company officials, really prefer the combination cars and object to the substitution of the box cars. A reporter saw Secretary Ham 'of the company 'this morning. "It is true," ihe said, "that we have decide.il to remove the combination cars from the Fifth and Seventh avenue lines and the change 'began this morning, only one box car running over those lines, or as many as we could equip in time.

We are putting motors on the box cars at the rate of eight or ten a day and putting them on as rapidly aa possible. This is simply in accordance wi't'h the sentiment of tie people which has reached us through complaints. We had Teason to believe that the combination cars would be appreciated and preferred by the people for the many advantages, such as seating capacity, easy exit and entrance and Che quickness with which they could be filled or emptied on the bridge without the crush and jam caused by the one entrance only on the box cars. "If the people dhow by their patronage of the box cars on Seventh and Fifth avenue that they prefer them then it will, of course, be the policy of the company to equip the whole line as rapidly as possible. It may be sa'id, however, that there are lines where the 'box oars are not liked and when they were put on for a time the people actually objected to them and wanted the combina ti'cn cars back.

For instance, there are the Ceti tral and Part avenue lines, where the traffic only amounts to anything in the mourning and evening rush hours. When, owing to the acodent on Centra! avenue, we were forced to put on the box oar; for a time, we had many complaints, as the people there wanted more sealing rem and found she oombinaticn oars more convenient. They are not the cl3.ss of people that ride on the Seventh and Fifth avenue lines, perhaps, but they appreciated the advantages of the new Fct reason, I we shaM have the right to fight the proposed ordinance th'jt calls for the withdrawal of tine combination oars from all lines. However, if the people shrow that they prefer the box cars, they will be placed on aM he r.ines just as scon as we can equip them." FOREIGN POWERS AFTER LOANS. Chicago Financiers Say Russia and Japan Are Anxious to Float Them in This Country.

Chicago. 111., December 19 John J. Mitchell, president of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, who has just returned frcm New York, says, in regard to the big loan which a foreign power is said to be anxious to negotiate in New York: "It is true that Russia and Japan are in communication with leading financiers in this country with a view to floating leans. Two weeks ago I was communicated with concerning the project by a person of high authority and I am to bear from this man further. A prominent Boston firm and a prominent New York house have been considering the matter for two wee'ks.

"The Russian loan is for the Russian railway, guarnteed by the Russian government, and is asked at 3 per cent. lit is not especially surprising that they come to this country, for the United States is the cheapest money market in the world at presernt. Russian credit stands high and that government will probably get whatever loan it desires in America. oFr a European nation to negotiate a loan in Ihe United States is a reversal order of things and a new and pleasing condition, of affairs." John C. Black, president of the Continental Bank, said: "It is as sure to come as to morrow that America will become a great money lending nation, like England and the greater nations of the old world.

The United States is accu mulating wealth twice as fast as any other country. It would occasion no surprise should It be reported that Russia was seeking a lean in Englar.d cr France and should not in the cf tlii rmTt that Russia may seek a loan in America." I OBITUARY. On Saturday evning, December 17, Elisha Hawxhurst, who lived with his daughter, Mrs. Eldridge, at 736 Lafayette avenue, died of pneumonia in his G3rd year. Mr.

Hawxhurst was born at Half Hollow Hills, near Farm ingdale, L. and was a Hicksite Quaker, be Ing a member of the Hncksite church In Sohermerhorn streot. He was a very active man and was superintendent of construction at the old Catharine Street Ferry for many years, and also of the ferry between New Bed fcrd and Fairhaven, Mass. He was also for a number of vears connected with the joiner's department of the Union Ferry Company. Be I side Mrs.

Eltlrklge, two sons survive him, Samme W. H'awxhurst, superintendent of the Pacific Mall Steamship Company, and William H. Hawxhurst, chief inspector of the Building Department. Tho funeral will be held at 73G Lafayette avenue at o'clock tonight. Interment to morrow at Westbury, L.

I. SURROGATE'S APPOINTMENTS. (Special to the Eagle.) Long Island City, L. December 19 Surrogate elect Daniel Noble has appointed Assemblyman George L. Glasser of Newtown as deputy surrogate and Wiliiam He of Long Island City stenographer.

The other appointments will not be announced until January 1. Kingston, Jamaica, December 19 Major L. A. Brook.3 of the West India Regiment, a brother of Major William F. Brooks of the United States Army, has resigned, to accept the post of inspector of the Cuban police force, and wlil leave for Cuba on Wednesday next.

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9699900069 0990000960900009 The tearing down of the condemned Rothschild Building at Jay and Fulton streets, was begun this morning. The work is being done not by Commissioner Guilloyle of the Buildings Department, but by Julius Rothschild, the owner of the building. Mr. Rothschild this morning made a formal demand upon Commissioner Guilfoyle for the order of the court directing the re construction of the building and upon payment of the costs to date the order was delivered. Candee Krekeler, Mr.

Rothschild's contractors, immediately began work. Under the order of the court handed down by Justice Hirschberg on Friday last, Commissioner Guilfoyle was directed to go ahead Immediately with the work of strengthening the building. This order of the court directed, among other things, the complete removal of the four upper stories and the taking down of the walls on the Fulton and Jay street sides to the concrete foundation. The costs of this work together with all other expenses to date, were to be charged to the owners of the building. It was Mr.

Guilfoyle's intention to begin the work at once. This morning Mr. Rothschild decided that he would do the work himself. Accordingly, he, with his counsel, George A. Brush of Manhattan, waited upon Mr.

Guilfoyle in the latter's office in the Borough Hall and made a formal demand for the court's precept under which and according to the directions of which the work must be done. Mr. Guilfoyle answered that upon the payment of all expenses to date, including the cost of the shoring and other precautionary measures, the court expenses and the various incidental expenses, the precept would be delivered. This is according to law and Mr. Rothschild immediately gave his consent to the terms.

The expenses to date were found to be $2, 882.82, the amount being made by three items, shoring and repairing expenses, court fees end incidentals. Mr. Rothschild gave to the Commissioner three certified checks and then the precept was handed over. Mr. Rothschild had already made his contract with Candee Krekeler and a representative from that firm was waiting outside the commissioner's office for the completion of the formalities.

Upon leaving the commissioner's office Mr. Rothschild gave the word and the man hurried away to 'get his forces ready for work. The actual work of demolition did begin about half an hour later, er about 11:30. A gang of men with a wagon, arrived and were sent immediately to the roof. The first thing to be done will be to take the cornices down and these cornices were at once attacked by the workmen.

Under the terms of the contract Candee Krekeler have twentyfour days in which to complete their tearing down and Mr. Rothschild this morning said that as many men as conveniently could be worked would be placed upon the building. Twenty ifcur days is not a long itime for such a big job, however, and the work will have to be prosecuted steadily to complete it in the time given. Mr. Rothsehi'ld said in this connection that the firm he had employed were the best that he could find, and he had no fears that the contract time would be exceeded.

Both the work of tearing down and the work of constructing the new building will be under the immediate supervision of the Department of Buildings, and Commissioner Guilfoyle said this morning he would watch the whole process carefully and assure himself that the new building was at every point being erected in the best manner and of the best material. The new building which Mr. Rcnhsehild will put up on t'he Jay ei.roet corner will be four jorios in height only, as against eight of the present building. This building will 'be furnished in the upper stories for lodge rooms, while the top sitory will be arranged for studios. As to the further details of the building Mr.

Rothschild said this morning that he had net made any plans. The danger line around the present building was continued all day yeyterday and this morning. Two polieeimen on special dutv prevented all persons from waCking on the sidewalk in front of the building, while emtran.ee was had only on permission from Commissioner Guilfoyle. Captain Dunn of the old First Precinct visited Mr. Guilfoyle this morning find ou.t fee plans for the future and was told that it would be better to continue the guard until the contractors w.e.re fairly at work.

Then a fence will be put up around the building and the policemen withdrawn. The clothing and the jewelry store, which have stuck ou.t the danger until the second alarm on Friday la t. nave now moved and the ground floor is without a tenant. Mr. Rothschild is taking t'he raaitter philosophically.

As he left Mr. Guilfoyle's office this morning be remarked: "It's bard lines but I've go: to do it." T'he building s.t 1,485 Bergen street be taken down to day. The method which Candee Krekeler will pursue in taking dc wn the building is interesting. A large square hole will be cut through the center of the building from top to bottom. In this shaft will be put two elevators, working automatically, that is.

when one elevator is going up the other will be coming down. On these elevators all the debris will be carried to the ground floor: The cornice will come off first, then the roof will ene off. Thc the walls of the top story and then the floor of the top story. Then the side walls again and then the floor, and so on the fourth story is reached. From the fourth story downward the outer ivails will be taken down.

Ail the materia: suitable for using again will be saved, and ass fast as ihe material, good or bad, eames down, it will be taken to the contractors' yards at Hamilton avenue and Fifteenth street. The street will be kept clear until the time for taking down the outer walls. Then by permit from the street department the sidewalk will be blocked off and watchmen placed in front of the building to warn travelers. The plate glass now in the building, about $4,000 worth, will be eaved and used asain. Candee Krekeler are experts in doing this kind of work and Mr.1 Krekeler said this morning that with a force of twenty five men.

all trained, he would have no difficulty in completing the work wlthing the required twenty four days. BELIEVE WECTXEK'S STATEMENT. Alfred Wechler. the diamond cutter who was found unconscious Saturday evening, in his home, at 69 Stanhope street, the dead body of his wife, wbo had been poisoned by illuminating gar. Is still in St.

Mary's Hospital, but creatly improved. The police will not prosecute Wechler. for they believe a statement be has made as to the esoape of the gas. He said that he had been in the habit of tunning off the gas, which he used for heating the stove in his rooms, at one of two points, namely, next the chandelier and at a email cock near the stove. Saturday, before becoming unconscious, he had turned the gas off by the stove cock, and forgetting that the potsonous fumes were still coming through the tube from the chandelier, raised the tube and fastened It In a knot above his head.

At St. Catharine's Hospital to day it was said that Dr. Robert. Barr, the Irish physician who took poison with suicidal intent, at his home. 66 Sutton street, Greenpoint, Saturday, because lie could not practice medicine lei this country without the usual dinloma from the state authorities, is gradually im proving.

It is thought that in a day or twci1 Jjt: Barr will he well enough to appear in the' Ewen street police court, where he will be' cmwgeo. with attempting to take his life. I I i Before Justice Hirschberg in Part 11 of the Supreme Court this morning argument was heard on a motion by Eugene Lamb i Richards, counsel for the Everard Brew ing Company, to sot aside a verdict for $10,000 I against the brewery, obtained in Jume 1S97 by Jacdb M. Lacs, 4 yearB old, by his father, Samuel Lacs, guardian afl litem, for injuries alleged to have been caused by being run over by a brewery wagon as it turned a corner sharply at Third avenue and Fifty fourth street, Manhattan, on October 22, 1S96. Lawyer Richards claimed that Lawyer Ernest M.

Welch, for plaintiff, was guilty of subornation of perjury in getting Jc'bn J. Rink, a discharged motorman, and Edward J. Collins, bartender on Forty secon'd street, Manhattan, witnesses for plaintiff on the trial of the case before Justice Hirschberg, to testify that they saw certain events take place at the accident, whereas Rink was not there at all and Collins had made a written retraction of substantial parts of his testimony. Lawyer Welch was Indicted In Manhattan not long ago, charged with snrbornaitiion of perjury, and both Rink an'd Collins have been indicted on a charge of perjury, in this county, Lawyer Richards being the complaining witness. The prisoners are yet to be tried.

Lawyer Welch stoutly maintains that he is inmocenit of 'the wrongful acts charged. As to Rink and Collins, he says they have again retracted their written confession of perjury and have declared to him tlbiajt the first statements made by them were true; that they were approached by a man who was in the employ of the Everard Breweries and given to depose that their statem'eints in the trial were false. Lawyer Richards, in presenting the argument for the setting aside of the verdict and for a new trial, said that the principal witnesses were Rink and Collins and that it was shewn by cross examination, of Rink on the trial that he first met Lawyer Welch through an advertisement for labor in a Manhattan newspaper; that Rintk was told by that he had work for him as an expert witness; that Rink did testify in another damage case before Justice Hirschberg; that Rink and Welch went to the scene of the LaeB accident, where measurements were taken, and that in Welch's law office the testimony to be given on the Lacs trial was gone oVer repeatedly, so that witnesses had theirparts committed. Since then. Rink made affidavit that he had never been near the scene of the Lacs accident.

As to Witness Collins, he had testified ait the trial that the plaintiff held his mother's hand, which he now denied by affidavit, stating that Welch had said in his office to Collins that other witnesses saw the little boy hold his mother's hand, and Collins had better say so, too. Finally, counsel said, on a promise by Welch, that if the Bverards were beaten oh the trial, Collins would get $3fl0, Collins consented to testify falsely. Mr. Richards said Henry Irving Schoen of 315 East Forty ninth street, who had testified on the trial. that he saw the accident and saw the driver on the brewery wagon and saw a book in the driver's hand, now declared that he only saw the mother and child on the ground after the accident.

Finally, the witness, Mrs. Schumann, who had testified for the plaintiff, was a keeper of two houses Manhattan that had been closed by the police, he said. It was on her testimony in the police court that the driver of the wagon was discharged soon after the accident. In his reply 'Lawyer Welch submitted many affidavits and made a long oral defense. He is out on bail on the charges made In Mat hattan.

'He says the Grand Jury first rofused to indict him, and that he can fully clear himself. He declared that he is not guilty of any of the charges. He was not in the trial as counsel until it was well advanced, and then Witnesses Burk and Collins voluntarily made statements to his clerk as to Mr.Lacs, father of the plaintiff, Mr. Welch also said that he asked Mrs. Scharmann on the trial as to her recognition of a man in the court room named Finck.

who represented a company that insured the defendants from loss in lawsuits, and Finck ran out of the court room. Mr. Welch said that Mrs. Scharmann told him Finck has offered her $400 to testify for defendant and she refused it. Collins, Mr.

Welch said, had said that he was afraid to lose his job if he did not make an affidavit denying that his testimony on the trial was true. As soon as the judgment was broken Collins was to get $500. Mr. Welch said, from the defendants if the verdict was et aside. Furthermore, Collins' wife had said that Collins would be "protected," though indicted on a charge of perjury.

As to Rink, Mr. Welch said, the brewery people were to pay him $400 If the defendant was successful. As to the boy Schoen he had been threatened and terrified in the District Attorney's office in Manhattan into retracting his former testimony. A long affidavit bv the boy was read to that effect by Mr. I Welch.

As to Mrs. Schumann employes of i the derendant had offered her $500 if she would go away or retract her testimony given on the trial. Lawyer Newberger, for the defendant, had. Mr. Welch said, tried to get him to withdraw from the plaintiff's case Trnd be counsel for defendant, but Welch had refused.

It had been Welch added, that he had offered sums to witnesses to testify falsely. It was not true and was not likely to be true, as the Gums alleged were larger than the money ho could make. The suit was brought by Lacs as a poor man. Decision was reserved. CALVIN BRICE'S FUNERAL Lima, Draped in Mourning and Business Suspended Visitors From All Parts of Country.

Lima, December 19 This city to day is draped in mourning and business is suspended, while the remains of the late Calvin S. Brice lie in state. When the funeral train arrived yesterday the remains were escorted by the Grand Army of the Republic posts, the Union Veterans, t'he Elks and others to the old Brice homestead. At 9 o'clock to day the same solemn procession acted as escort to the First Prosbyterian Church, where the remains were viewed by thousands, while old comrades did sentinel duty. The pallbearers were: W.

K. Boooe, Walter B. Ritchie, S. S. Wheeler, C.

T. Crites, T. D. Robb, H. O.

Holeridge, James B. Townsend, J. B. Vnile of Lima. W.

E. Hackedorn of IiiiTlaaaooIis, Bernard Layio.i of Washington and George W. Hull of Toledo. The shops of the Lake Erie and Western Railway were not only closed, but elaborately draped, as were ether 'oulldings. There were many visitors from all parts of the AmcTig these in attendance with the family wert: General Samuel T'aoaias of New York and ex Governor Foster, who were clcsely associated with the deceased for over twenty years.

Governor and Staff were also present. The old homestead and the church were both filled with floral tributes. Eagle Bureau, GOS Fourteenth Street. Washington, D. December 19 The Hull bill for the increase of the Army to .100,000 men lo day escaped by a very narrow margin from having some of its most important features modified.

The House committee on military affairs held its first executive session this morning, at which the first attacks on the Hull measure were made. Great surprise was occasioned by the fact that a Republican led the opposition against a larger Army. Congressman Marsh of Illinois moved to reduce the number of infantrymen, cavalrymen and artillerymen, but his motions were all lost, im each case the vote being a tie 6 to 6. The. rule is that a tie vote in committee loses the motion.

Mr. Marsh wa3 supported by. the entire Democratic membership of the committee. Congressman Mahony of Buffalo was absent. Otherwise the Republicans Would have defeated Mr.

Marsh's proposition by a majority vote. It was evident from to day's session of the military committee that the Hull bill, which is favored by Secretary Alger, is the measure that is to be pushed for adoption, and that the bills framed by Major General Miles, Senators Hawley and Proctor, and Congressman McClellan are to be ignored, at least by this committee. Every note that was taken and every motion that was made was based on the Hull Mil. Congresman Marsh's first attack to day was against the increase in the infantry service. He moved that fifty regiments be provided for, each company to have but 83 men, instead of 150 men, as is proposed by Mr.

Hull. It was defeated by a tie vote of 6 to 6. He next moved to strike out the section increasing the artillery force to a corps and offered a substitute which maintained this service at its present strength. This motion was also lost. Mr.

Marsh then opposed the paragraph which authorizes the addition of new cavalry regiments. He lost this by the same vote of 6 to 6. As yet the Democrats have offered no amendments to the Hull bill in but have contented themselves with voting with Mr. Marsh. Congressmen Hay, Cox and Sulzer, who have led the opposition against the proposition to increase the Army to 100, 000 men, claim to be greatly encouraged as a result of to day's voting.

They hope to delay the reporting of the bill to such a late date that it will not be possible to get It through at this session. Chairman Hull says, that he feels confident he will get his measure out of committee before the holidays. Mr. Marsh reserved the right to oppose the Army bill on the floor of the House and gave notice that be intended to do everything possible to obstruct its passage. It is said that Mr.

Marsh's violent opposition to an increase of tho Army to 100,000 grows out of his interest in the National Guard, as he has for years been the champion of this organization in Congress. THE CUNNINGHAM CONTRACTS. John C. Judge Says There Is No Ground for a Taxpayer's Suit. John C.

Judge, attorney for Contractor George Cunningham, was seen this morning on the interview with District Attorney Ma rean published in the Eagle of yesterday and said: "The opinion of the learned Justice elect decides once and for all the question Of indictment of my client. There has not been, however, at any time any serious thought given to such an indictment, as Mr. Cunningham carefully and thoroughly performed the work required of him and has expended large sums of money thereon and has refused to accept further work from the city for the reason that he has not been paid for what he has done. And this latter brings me to the matter of a taxpayer's suit. Ohe of the 'foundations for such an action would be that money of the city has been waste fully and illegally expended.

No money has been expended, as Mr. Cunningham has not been paid, and on the evidence produced before Controller Coler, the value of the services performed were proved to the Controller's extreme satisfaction. "As a matter of calculation the price paid for cleaning sewers in former years cannot be taken in comparison, as in such years the contract covered the entire aity, while in the case before us only such sewer basins as were overloaded with material, solid and liquid and hich if left in that condition would cause damage suits against the city, were ordered cleaned. In former years one of ten sewers might be only necessary to clean, hence a contractor would get the pay often for the cleaning of one, this is on the system of unbalanced bids. In the work performed by Mr.

Cunningham every basin, as I have said, was overburdened, nl some Instances it took a whole day with four men to clean a basin. "Mr. Marean strikes the key note wnen he says: 'Little cr no work was done under the contract in foioaer This cannot be said of Mr. Cunningham's work. This discussion is unnecessary except to indicate to any taxpayer who might be ready to rush into a suit that no grounds exist therefor.

Incidentally I might say certain individuals should not seek advancement in public at tie expense of business men who attend etrictly to their affairs." CORONER'S INQUEST POSTPONED. Coroner Delap to day embanneled a jury and postponed the inquest im the case of Alois Gretler, 5 Oyears old, a tailors' "butter, who committed suicide at his home, 288 Bleecker strest, yesterday, by swallowing carbolic acid. Three months ago Gretler was discharged from the shop of Henry Zorn, on Stanhope street, where he was employed. Although there was no immediate fear that Gretler would be in want, or be dispossessed from his home, aB his three children, two boys and a girl, who are nearly grown, have steady employment, be became despondent. He expressed a wish that his body be cremated, Which will be done.

SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT, Hartford, December 19 In the Su perlor Court here to day H. Kirk Wood bridge, former clerk at the Connecticut State Prison, over which his father is warden, pleaded guilty to me emoezziement of prison funds to the amount of $1,786. He was sentenced to prison for four year3. MANY PEOPLE CANNOT DRINK at nlctit. It spoils their sleep.

You can drink Grain 0 when you pleaee ami fleep like a top. For Graln does not stimulate: It nourishes, cheers and reeds. Vet it tooks and tastes like the beFt coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children Graln Is the pertcct drink. Made from i pure Kralns.

Get a pacKase rrom your grocer ta. day. Try it in prace ot coftee. 15 and 25c. do 21 23 loot of page 2 sides reading The Board of Education of the Greater New York to day issued its first annual financial and general statement for the year ending July 31, 189S.

It shows that there has been received from all sources for educational purposes in the Greater New York, $16,028,801.54. Of this there has been expended $7,357,868.89 for teachers' salaries, $100,816.21 for superintendents, $129,574.55 for clerks, $10,333.38 for superintendent of buildings, $52,545.25 for attendance officers, and for uneniimerated expenses In Brooklyn there has been expended $2, 562,282.55 for salaries of teachers and supervisors of special branches, $125,497.25 for janitors, $30,168.60 for teachers and janitors of evening schools, $44,876.42 for clerks, 788.04 for superintendents, $16,219.58 for compulsory education, and $35,201.52 for corporate schools. The total amount for Brooklyn schools was $4,071,917.00. The expenditures to July 31, $2,814,549.99, and the balance, $1,257,367.01. The report shows that in the four high schools in Brooklyn) 170 teachers are employed, 4.6S3 pupils are registered, 4,079 attend on an average and 510 were graduated this year.

In the boys' high school the teachers number 41, pupils enrolled 1.0S2, average attendance 1,043, graduates 143. In the girls' high school there are 76 teachers, 2,265 pupils enroljed, 1,993 average attendance, and graduates 292. In the Manual Training School there are 29 teachers, 688 pupils enrolled, 510 average" attendance, 44 graduates. In the Erasmus High Scihool' there are 24 teachers, 648 pupils enroled', 533 average attendance and 31 graduates. The whole number of teachers in Brooklyn, exclusive, of every school, is pupils enrolled 164,871.

Average attendance, 120,850. There are four evening schools with 9,681 pupils enrolled, showing average attendance of 4,114. The teachers and pupils number 234. In the industrial and orphan asylum schools there are 88 teachers teaching 1,610 pupils In Queens borough the whole number of school buildings in use is 70, exclusive of two schools for colored children. The schools were taught 189 days and the total number taught was 24,047.

The aggregate days of attendance numbered 3,737,484. The total salaries paid to teachers and janitors was to officers and clerks, to superintendents, for compulsory education, $4,023.05. THE PARISIXPOSITION, Work of Jekyll On Behalf of the British Boyal Commission. Very severe criticisms have lately been made by the English press on the apparent lack of activity shown by the British royal commission to the exhibition, and in many ways following up an entirely unjust letter Which appeared lately in the New York Herald, Paris edition. When Colonel Jekyll, secretary of the commission, lately paid a flying visit to Paris were able to inform our readers from him that the British section vae, even at that time, extremely far advanced; so far so that Colonel Jekyil's chief object in coming to Paris wa3 to arrange with M.

Delaunay Belleville and the French authorities for providing further pians and definite material on which the royal commission might base its final arrangements. It is well known that the British sections have practically closed their lists for applications for space, and that they have all these applications now sorted out for the different committees to deal with: but it is impossible for these committees to deal with toe applications so long as they are not in receipt of their final plans for space. With provisionafy plans they have been provided for a iong time, but there are several alterations to these which have been deemed necessary. Ever since last July Mr. Spearman, together with other members of the commission, hate been making requests to the French authorities to bave tho question settled in order that they triay proceed with the work of completing the British sections, and only last Saturday there was a meeting of the commiisslon ers of the countries exhibiting in the principal galleries, and at that meeting the one unanimous complaint was at the tardiness with which they are being supplied with necessary facts and details.

Probably the reason why attacks are beimg made on the commissioners by the various countries they represent is that the American Commission "came over here to achieve certain ends and have obtained the concessions they desired. It is perfectly true that a certain space they desired has been granted them, but it has by no means been finally detailed, and It must be considered that they are now in the position that every other country was six months ago. Beside thiis, it was eminently advisable for Mr. Peck to make as much as he could of what he had achieved, and in the most able manner; but in knowing this the public should remember that his appointment as Commis siomer General has not yet been approved of by Congress, and that even be, though he 'has carried out bis work 'in a most masterly manner, is not without attacks from his own people. Colonel Jekyll Is likewise accused in the English press of having comported himself with such severe and frigid dignity as to give positive offense to the French officials.

The French officials' own account of Colonel Jekyll is that he is "l'homane serleux, poll, et qui connait tout a fait son affaire." It is likewise stated that he even failed to pay his vlsite de rigour to President Faure. The question of being presented to the president was brought up at last Saturday's general meeting of the commissioners, when it was ascertained that not one single one of the commissioners had yet been presented to President Faure, and the question was under discussion whether it was advisable that they should be, and if so, under what conditions, and whether it was necessary that they Bhould be presented by the ambassadors. Mr. Peck was certainly presented to President Fauro the day before he started on bis return to America, but this can hardly be called an official presentation, seeing that it was certainly not included in the duties for which he came to Parla. To say that the recent war scare has in any way retarded the arrangements for the exhibition is completely wrong, unless it be that the tear of war has been on the side of the French officials, and it is they who have not deemed it necessary to furnish the details and necessary papers which are being demanded from them on all sides; and If there Is any delay at the time when the exhibition is announced to be open, the blame will not lie either with Colonel Jekyll or with any of tho other commissioners, but solely at the door of those who are most Interested in the success of 1900.

English and American Gazette of Paris. SENTENCED EOR LES MAJESTE. Leipsic, Deccm'Der 19 Theodore Heine, 'the aTtist of Simpliclsslm us, who caricatured Emperor William's trip 'to the Holy Land, has tbeen sentenced to six mon'ths' imprisonment for so doing. INSTITUTE'S HOLIDAY SEASON. Entertainments, Scheduled for the Next Two "Weeks Professor Austin.

H. Merrill's Headings. The programmes of tho Brooklyn Institute for the last two weeks of the year are unusually attractive, reflecting as they do the. requirements of the holiday season. Messrs.

Merrill and Clopp and Mrs. Waldo Richards aa readers, Mr. Blspham, Miss Bucklin and the Adamowski Quartet in the way of music, and Professors Richard Burton and Arthur M. Wheeler in new 'lecture courses, may be named among these who will contribute to the enjoyment of the members. So far as may be predicted in advance, the engagement of Professor Austin H.

Merrill of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, to give the annual Chrisimas readings at the Institute, will prove most fortunate. The Southern interpreter comes to the institute with a s'heof of recommendations from educators and Ht erateurs in all sections of the country, Includ professor Ausrrx h. jibe rill. Who Will Read at the Institute Friday Afternoon and Christmas Eve. ing such men as Bishop Vincent, James Lane Allen, Maurice Thompson and ihe late H.

Boyesen. Novelist Allen of "Choir Invisible" fame states that the effect of Mr. Merrill's reading is as unerring as the means of attaining it are simple, natural, appreciative and refined. "I recall nothing of the sent," says Mr. Allen in a warm letter, "within a Scihewhat ample experience, tbat gave me a more genu 'ine surprise at the time, or that has left me with kinder memories." Contemporary writers may well speak highly of Merrill's work for a considerable part of his time has been devoted to the artistic rendering of the writings cf Gilbert Parker, Thomas Nelson Page.

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett and others. Observation of Southern and Southwestern types has borne fruit in excellent portrayals of their literary congeners, Mr. Merrill's programmes for December 23 and December 24 are thoroughly American in character. or North Ca'liny Ways," Mrs.

Burnett's well known stage success of a few years back, will be read on Friday afternoon. The story is of a number of unsophisticated but delightful Americans who visit Paris and meet with a succession of adventures there. The list of characters includes "Old Man" Rogers, a North Carolina farmer, considered by Professor Boyesen to be Mr. Merrill's masterpiece; Lydia Ann, his wife; Esmeralda, the pretty daughter; Dave Hardy, Estabrook, Jack and Nora Desmond, De McneESin, a French adventurer, and George Drew, an American speculator. On Saturday evening, Christmas Eve, Mr.

Merrill will read "Jean Bagot's Repertoire," by Gilbert Parker; "The Enchanted Oak," O. Herford. and "UnC Edinburg's Drowndin'," or "A Christmas Night in Ole Virginia" by Thomas Nelson Page. It Is needless to say that the last named selection, which will be the de resistance of the evening, is full of the peculiar darky humor and pathos, the old attendant cf the family being made ito tell a. very pretty love story dealing with Marse George, Miss Charlotte, an irate papa and a Christmas adventure with happy consequences.

SEB.VANT SUES Joseph W. Marsters, a custom house broker, was defendant in a' suit tried to day before Justice addox in Supreme Court, w'i'th a jury, on an action brought by Hattie E. Ward, formerly employed as a servant by the defendant, to recover $2,000 for alleged assault. The jury found for the defendant alter a short session in their room. When the plaintiff was discharged on February 25, 1897, 'there was a ec ene at the house.

A policeman was called by Mr. Marsters to preserve the peace. After some difficulty 'the plaintiff was removed by Mr. Mar. 'ters.

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant kicked her. He denied it and the policeman corroborated 'the defendant on the witness stand. COMMITTED MURDER AND SUICIDE Jasper, December 19 Three pistol shots were heard at noon yesterday In ihe house of William Lowenstein, a wealthy (farmer who lived three miles from A few minutes later Lowenstein and his wile were found inside the house, dying, both having been shot through the head. The woman's clothing was torn and her hands were bruised and broken. The supposition Is that Lowenstein killed his wife after a quarrel and committed suicide.

ESTABLISHED IN 1837. For 61 years KIRKHAN'S BORAX SOAP has constantly been gaining in favor with wise housekeepers. TRY IT. For sale toy all froceis. On Thursday evening, January 26, 1899, 4h Brooklyn Choral Art Society will make its initial bow to music lovers at Association Hall, in the building of the Young Men's Christiani I Association, on Bond street, near Fulton.

1 This society is composed of twemty eight well known church choir soloistsof Brooklyn, whoso individual reputations and ability warrant the belief that they possess the required experience and talent to form an acceptable medium for the rendition of the best class of choral work. The society was formed with a view to making it social feature during the season and to encourage a musical education oh the unes of the beet principles of the art. It has been modeled after the Musical Art Society tft Manhattan and wili be supported entirely by subscriptions frcm the best social circles. of Brooklyn. The Choral Art Society has beea under consideration for several months and now has received sufficient support to assure i'ts success.

The programmes it purposes to present at its concerts will include the best choral work of such composers as Palestrhm, Arkaibelt, Grechaninoff, Chols hel, Meyerbeer and others. The director of the society is Jialnes H. Downs, organist and choirmaster of Thomas Aquinas' R. C. corner of Fourth AVenue and Ninth street, and whio la a member of the 'advisory board of "the department Of music of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Mr.

Downs has proven by the exceptional quality of his choir work his general fitness and ability to direct thia society and the Members have consequently entered upon their work wMth an intelligence that promises the most satisfactory results. For the first concert the soolety has secured the assistance of Miss Carrie Bridewell of Manhattan, a contralto soloist, and Dudley Buck, a promising son of a famous father As the season progresses other artists of tha grand opera and concert field will appear. All the members of the society are acti'va participants in the work. Among them are the following well known singers; Sopranos Mrs. Agnes Butler, Mfne.

De Chalele, Mlsa Minnie Gallagher, Mrs. Frank Johnson, Miss Anna Jung, Miss Marie Thornton and Miss Emily Landry. Contraltos Mrs Helen O'Don nell, Mrs. Campbell Keough, Mrs. Matilda Kennedy, Miss Gertrude Gallagher and Miss Kathrine T.

Wilson. Tenors Henry Woram, Leo Lieberman, Frank McGlnley, J. Bareh blatt and George McLaren. Bassos Arthur S. Somers, James J.

Byrne, Richafd Moctney, Robert J. Brown, Oliver P. Maion and Henry Costello. The subscriptions for the season, about two thirds of which have already been taken, ara $10, which gives to the subscriber eight reserved seats for each concert. Application for subscriptions may be made to James H.

Downs, at his studio, corner of Sixth avenua and Nimth street, or James J. Byrne, secretary, 559 Dean street. Among those who already subscribed and who have expressed an Interest In the Choral Art Society are: Thomas J. Patterson. Arbert S.

Caswell "Bd wrd F. Kcatlnc. Wiiliam C. Courtney, J. H.

McOooey, R. A. Black. SI. D.

William Kelly, P. K. McN'ui(y, the Rev. John John' James Kerwln, Felix Campbell, Georsr DoSon, Hugh JfccLaagflvHn, James SheVlln, the Rev. James Doncrtme, Rev, Thomas Ouhlg ffj Buse ne Walsh, John, J.

Walsh, Dr. Joseph J. O'Connell, Eusrsne F. O'Connor, Hettry Sa.wke, Jude John Courtney, Dr. Joseph A.

Kene. tha Rev. Thomas P. Mc LoUE'hlln, Arthur S. Somen, P.

J. Colilns, M. T. Keenan Dr. Geortre R.

Ku hn, Terence Curley, John JlcCarty, Jerre Wero bers, X. P. Young, Joseph Reddy, Mrs. Freel, William J. Carr, Eenjamln Kelly.

Joseph Hasger ty, A. X. Carhart, George SmalVwood, J. C. Reiily.

George Arthur. Senator P. H. McCarreh, John Good, John McGroarty, tile Rev. Dr.

Mc Glnnis. t'he Rev. M. J. CTlynii.

Dr. Eugene J. Kenney, Dr. J. Rldhard Kevin, Morrison J.

Hoyt, Francis ConMin, Thomas Mtalter, Denle Judge, M. F. JIcGoIdrlok. S. M.

Commissioner B. J. York. Commissioner Thomas, York. Dr.

T. A. York, the Rev. James Mel'ia, the Rev. EdwaiA Gannon, the Rev.

Herbert Farrell, Commissioner T. R. Farren, James J. FlMey, Charles T. HeM, P.

J. Carlin, Josenh Mallon udee Jo'h Deven noy, Richard Walsh, Etfward Burns, Robert Ruo feOl, the Rev. Edward McCarty, diaries Efbet. William Brett. John LoUffhran, J.

Kiley. William J. Grlnden. Maurice O'Meara, P. J.

O'Connor, Rauss, Benjamin A. Roache, Commissioner Jdhn Shea. Wiliiam J. O'Leary. P.

Mareel. Bernard LamJb, Bernard J. G.i'laeher, Joseph Carroll. Almet F. Jenks.

Jolro Xewma Commissioner William J. Brady, Walters, William J. ButfUnsr, Mrs. John Flynn OswaM Maune, JoTin Devoy, John C. JTcGuIre, William CaMaglian, Dr.

John Griffin, Dr. D. G. Bodkin. Johra B.

Byrne, Judge Jo sc ppb Asplnall. William A. Prenderfrast, T. L. Fosrarty, M.

D. the Rev. Wiiliam T. MeGulrt, Dr. John J.

Conway, the Rev. B. Reiily, Thomas F. Shannon, Hdratlo C. K3ward J.

Dooley, Daniel Cream, R. L. Daus, Thcmas Houshton, Henry Austin Adams, Herbert Reynolds, John P. Dyer. J.

F. srce. WAS A WHITE HOUSE BELM. Woman Who Was Reported to Be Engaged to Martin Van Buren Bead. Washington, T.

December 19 Mrs. Mary Tutt Throckmorton, who in her early life was a leader in society here, died last night from the effects of inhaling Illuminating gaa, which escaped by accident in her room. She was 88 years of age. In the beginning of Jackson's second term as President, Mrs. Throckmorton, then Miss Tutt, made her debut in the executive mansion.

Martin Van Buren was one of the young girl's admirer and her reported engagement to him was one of the society rumors of the capital. Major Charles B. Throckmorton, retired, her only son, arrived here to ri trom New York. The latter's daughter, Josephine Holt Throckmorton, was the legatee under the famous alleged will of the late Judge JoBeph Holt, afterward declared a forgery. GRIEVANCES OE TBXEOBAPHEBS.

Montreal, December 19 General Hayes of the Grand Trunk Railway, has recognized the committee of the Railroad Telegraphers' Association by announcing that General Superintendent Meuiggan has been instructed to discuss the grievances of the employee Of the road with ttaem Sola.