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THE BBOOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. "NEW YOKK. THURSDAY. XOVEMBEK 16 1899. .8 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

MR. GfUILFOYLE EXPLAINS. DTTItHAM HELD BE SPONSIBLE. OF WHIMS PARTNER HERE. RUM HABIT VICTIM.

Robert Burkhardt, 29 years old. who mada his home on Coney Island, appeared before, wofrnTirl vpsfflrriRV In te Gmov ILL IS AWAITING Mies' Imported lisle thread and cotton, or plaited silk stockings. Novelty checks, dots, stripes, all over embroideries, openwork and plain or fancy boot patterns, 50 cents per pair; Value 75 cents to Various weights, fine quality cashmere hose. James McCreery Twenty third Street, New York. It's Our Business Suits that we want you to get acquainted with the Ready to Wear kind that fit.

These Suits are cut in the latest patterns and made of good All Wool Cheviots and Worsteds. $15 is all we ask for them. Good Overcoats, $7.50. Better Overcoats, $15. Best Overcoats, $25.

JOHN S. McKEON, CLOTHIER, S. W. Cor. Broadway and Bedford Av.

OPEN EVENINGS. Z. Z. CORSETS. Long waist, fan back, made of white contil or black sateen.

Sizes 18 to 30 inches, $2.50 per pair Usual price JAMES McCREERY Broadway and 11th New York. LOST AND FOUND. LOST BANK BOOK 3,420, ON BREVOORT SAV inga Bank; payment stopped. Please return to bank. LOST YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 6 P.

BE tween Livingston st and foot of Pearl, a aUvor Japanese FOB; reward for its return to 54 IAV lngston st. $10 REWARD FOR LOST DOG; A WHITE FOX TERRIER; face evenly marked black and brown; long black ears; name "Jake Toft." 134 St. James place." FOUND TUESDAY. A POCKETBOOK ON FUL ton st; owner may have same by Identification and paying for advertisement. Apply at 208 Eighth av, between First and Second Bts.

LOST, Child's gold SPECTACLES, Wednesday, about 3, noar 743 Marcy. av, near Greene, fteward for return to Froebei "Academy, 688 Lafayette av. THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS TILL 8 P. M.

TO MORROW. Washington, November 16 For Eastern New Tork: Fair to night and Friday; moderate temperature: fresh northeasterly, shifting to northwest, winds. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Generally fair to night and Friday; moderate temperature: freeh northerly winds. At noon the Eagle'B mercurial barometer reglB tered 30.14.

having risen .14 of an Inch since noon yesterday. Tho indication Is fair weather. The following Is the record of the thermometer as kept at theBrooKlyn DallyEagleOfflce: 2 A. M. to day 9x 4 A.

SI 6 A. M. 49 8 A. 50 ja ki 12 M. ...64 ,...66 2 P.

M. 3 P. M. Averaee temperature to day Cl Average temperature correspondlne day last rjr 48X HIGH WATER. Following Is the ofEcial announcement of the time and duration of high water at New Tork and Sandy Hook for to morrow, November 17: Steamboat Inspectors Say the Chicago's Pilot Caused the Collision.

The Local Board of Inspectors of Steam Vessels have investigated the collision between the Pennsylvania Ferryboat, Chicago, and tho steamship City of Augusta, which happened on the North River early on the morning of October 31 last, and resulted in the sinking of the former, and to day filed their report with Supervising Inspector Star buck. The finding of the local board is as follows: "Wo have carefully examined the evidence in this case and the board is of the opinion that tho collision was entirely due to want of care and negligence on the part of William Durham, pilot in charge of the ferryboat Chicago, in not keeping a proper lookout and trying to cross the bow of the steamship City of Augusta in violation of Rule II of the Pilots' Rules and for such violation of the rules and gross negligence in navigating his vessel, we suspend the license of said William Durham, for a period of six months and exonerate Henry C. Daggett the City of Augusta from ail blame." PUGILIST APFEL DEAD. Expired at Midnight at the Norwegian Hospital Post Mortem to Be Held This Afternoon. Harry Apfel, 26 years old, the pugilist, who was knocked out at the Pelican Athletic Club at Third avenue and' Sixty fifth street on Saturday night last by John Fox, died at midnight at the Norwegian Hospital.

Dr. Emil F. Hartung and Dr. Charles Wuest, Coroner's physicians, made an autopsy at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the hospital. There is a report to the effect that Apfel's death was due to concussion of the brain.

If this should prove true it will only confirm the statement made by the police on the night of the fight that the pugilist received his injuries from making a misstep and falling heavily to the floor. It was said, however, at the hospital where Apfel was removed shortly after the fight, that he was suffering from fracture of the jaw, shock and uraemic symptoms. He was unconscious for some time after the contest. His opponent John Fox, 21 years old, gave himself up on Monday at the Butler street court, when he heard that he was wanted in the" case, and furnished bonds for $500, the examination being adjourned until Tuesday next. The charge on which he was arraigned was that of aiding and abetting a pugilistic encounter.

If the autopsy shows that Apfel's death was due in any way to a blow inflicted by his opponent, Fox will be re arrested on a charge of homicide. There were five other arrests in connection with the case on Monday all of which we're adjourned until Tuesday next, the defendants furnishing bonds in the meantime. According to common rumor, Apfel was in no condition of health to go into a contest of the kind on Saturday night. He lived at 2G5 Avenuo Manhattan. LONGSHOREMAN'S QUEER DEATH Cooney Suffered Prom Anthrax, a Disease Peculiar to Men Engaged on the Water Front.

The physicians at the Long Island College Hospital and Dr. Emil F. Hartung. the post mortem examiner for Coroner Burger, are very much interested in the ease of Philip Cooney, a longshoreman of 24 Atlantic avenue, who died In the hospital on Tuesday from anthrax. Deaths from this cause are not by any means common, although half a dozen persons have died from it in Brooklyn in the last twenty five years.

The majority of these cases were treated, oddly enough, at the Long Island College Hospital, for it is the institution which receives most of the cases that come from along the shore. The victims of the disease are those who work along the docks, for the bacillus of the anthrax is usually found in hides and other commodities that come from Southern ports. Longshoremen are generally the victims, for they are inoculated with the intensely active microbe while working at cargoes from far away landn. From the history of the case it would appear that Cooney, who was 26 years old, was employed a few days ago unloading hides and hay from a vessel that had recently come to the port. He did not remember having experienced any pain, but a day or two after he suffered from a small pimple on the left side of the neck and immediately under the angle of tho "3aw.

Soon his neck began to swell, and the glands were markedly involved. He went to the Long Island College Hospital for treatment, and the doctors there diagnosed the disease as malignant pustule. The best remedies known were administered, but without effect. The activity of bacllllc multiplication soon involved his entire system, and he died two days after his admission to the hospital. The case was reporled to the Coroner, and Dr.

HaTtung was directed to make the autopsy. The chief bacteriologist of the faculty was present and removed some of the tissue for microscopic examination and for the purpose of making cultures. The cause of death, as stated on the certificate, was malignant oedema, due to malignant pustule. NO DEFENSE IN DIVORCE SUIT. W.

S. Fro.zer's Lawyer Calls No Witnesses and Refuses to Cross Examine. On issues of fact a jury was impaneled this morning before Justice Dickey in Part IV of the Supreme Court in the trial of the suit brought by Minnie Smith Frazer to secure an absolute divorce on statutory grounds from William Smith Frazer. The couple were married in Danbury, February 26, 1803. They have no children.

The name of the woman in the case was kept secret. It was said that she was prominent in society. Another curious feature of the trial was the fact that there was practically no defense made to the acusation. Lawyer William N. Dunphy appeared for the defendant, but no witnesses were called in behalf of Mr.

Frazer. Neither were the witnesses for the plaintiff cross examined. Mr. Dunphy contented himself with taking copious notes of the testimony adduced by Mr. Powell.

When the counsel refused to cross examine the first witness for the plaintiff Justice Dickey asked whether it was a case of collusion. Lawyer Dunphy promptly replied that it was not. The principal witness for the plaintiff was a detective, Charles E. Traver of Manhattan, who testified that Mrs. Frazer had employed him in the summer of ISO" to watch the defendant.

It was arranged that she should leave the house and that he should report developments to her soon afterward. Mrs. Frazer left the house on June 5 and the detective told her soon afterward that a slender, small woman had been seen entering the house. Then tho plaintiff and the detective entered the house and found the defendant and the woman in the parlor. According to the detective what they saw was sufficient to establish action for divorce.

The plaintiff is now living at 48 Maple avenue, Danbury, Conn. Grace Louise Tweedy, a friend of Mrs. Frazer, identified a number of letters that were produced by Mrs. Frazer. They had been written by the defendant, it was alleged, to the plaintiff soon after tho alleged occurrence at 184 McDonough street.

They were all of the same tenor. They asked for forgiveness and for an opportunity to show how much the defendant loved the nlaintlff. One written on July 11, 1897, asked tho plaintiff to allow him to sec her or to come nnd see mm. Anotner letter asked the plaintiff to discontinue proceedings in the courts. The jury found for tho plaintiff.

The case will now go to the special term for final determination. "Everybody "WIio PearN Iientlnclie, Krlp or seasickness should know Denies That City Employes Are Used by His Family' as Messengers. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Kindly give the following space: There is a section of the White civil service law which says that a public officer must do only the duties which apply to his or her position. Now, if that is so, why is Commissioner John Guilfoyle allowed to have inspectors doing the work of clerkB, one in particular being a private photographer. He also has men who were appointed notice servers, but who are messengers for Commissioner Gull foyle's family.

Now, I would call the attention of the citizens of Brooklyn and the Civil Service. Reform Association to the above facts and I would ask them is it right for us to pay men large salaries to be used by a head of a department for his own personal benefit? Their salary Is paid by the taxpayers of this city. WILLIAM A. GRAPHER. 399 Dean strest, November 14, 1899.

Commissioner Guilfoyle said to an Eagle reporter this morning: "The inspectors who were doing clerical dntv whpn the White civil service law went into effect have been classified as clerks. I did ask one of the notice servers who nao. business near my home to take some official paper and envelopes there. To this I plead guilty, but certainly employes of this department are not used as messengers by myself or family." ALLEGES FRAUD AND COLLUSION Defense Set Up by Mrs. Mary E.

Lynch in Suit of a Building Company. Before Justice Marean in Supreme Court this morning the suit of the Autuai Benefit Loan and Building Company of 215 Montague street against Mary E. Lynch of 69 North Sixth street, to foreclose a mortgage for $500 on Mrs. Lynch's house in 1897, was tried. In May of that year Mrs.

Lynch, according to the papers, got a loan for $500 from the plaintiff, giving a second mortgage for that sum and agreeing to pay su a uiuum iui fifteen shares of stock in the plaintiff company until all was paid in; if she became in default In payment then the company might assume a first mortgage of $2,500 on the house. She became In arrears In payment after paying $620 and the company Is suing to foreclose. It Is alleged by the defendant that the company had no right to make any such agreement. Fraud and collusion are also alleged by her, through heT counsel, McKenzie Beebe. It is claimed that Walter F.

Duckworth discovered that Mrs. Lynch was In financial difficulties and offered to procure for her a loan of $500, if she would pay him $75; that she consented and that he took her to the office of the plaintiff company; that, when she had made her arrangements with the officials, he took a third mortgage on her house, taking the $75 as a fee. Later, as alleged, he offered to loan her $100 more on proper security and she agreed to give him the deed to her house as such security. She also says that he induced her to sign a paper which she afterward learned was a deed of her house to his wife. Afterward the counsel for defendant in this case sued Duckworth to set aside this deed and also the mortgage and they were successful in both actions.

The alleged collusion in this case is between the plaintiff and Duckworth. It is claimed In, substantiation that the plaintiff charged $2 for filing the Duckworth mortgage and this was not given until the $500 transaction was closed. The plaintiff denies absolutely all of the charges of the defendant. The case was not finished. TRANSPORT MC CLELLAN HERE.

Carried Sixteen Passengers and Had an Uneventful Trip The Meade Leaves Port. The transport McClellan came into port this morning from San Juan, Porto Rico, and Santiago de Cuba. She arrived at quarantine at midnight and was able to get to the dock at the foot of Congress street by 10 o'clock. Captain Charles B. Baker, the quartermaster In charge, reports an uneventful trip.

Beautiful weather was encountered and the sea was exceptionally smooth. The sailing mas ter of the McClellan Is Captain W. E. Nye. The McClellan carried sixteen passengers.

among them Lieutenant Mills of the Tenth Cavalry. The other first class passengers were H. H. Williams, a surgeon, a sergeant, two nurse? and two civilian employes. The steerage passengers were discharged soldiers and civilian employes.

The transport McPherson passed out of Sandy Hook this morning for San Juan and Santiago. Decorated with flags and bunting her decks and deckhouses crowded with the members of the Forty third United States Volunteer Infantry, the transport Meade passed out at Sandy Hook at 8:40 A. clearing the bar at 9 o'clock, where she discharged her pilot and proceeded on her voyage to Manila. WANTS ASSESSMENT REVIEWED. Argument in a Wallabout Bank Tax Case Had Before Justice Wilmot M.

Smith. FoTmer Supreme Court Justice Jesse Johnson, before Justice Wilmot M. Smith, in Supreme Court, this morning, asked, on behalf of the petitioners in an application by Charles M. Englis and Beventy elsht other citizens, stockholders in the Wallabout Bank, for a writ of certiorari to review an assessment on the bank for the year 1899. On the day fixed by law for the assessment of taxes in Greater New York the bank owned 240 shares of the stock of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, of the par value of $25,000, valued on the books of the bank at $20,687.50, and also 400 shares of the Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Company of the par value of $20,000, and carried on the books of the bank at $5,600.

The tax commissioners assessed the property on tho basis of the books of the bank, and tho bank officials claim that, without Including such stock, tho bank did not have assets sufficient to justify the tax valuation by the commissioners; that the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company is a'New York corporation, and that its assets and property are taxed and are taxable in this state; that the railroad company In question is an Indiana corporation and its assets and property are taxed and taxable in that state. Because shares mentioned are taxed and taxable elsewhere they should not be taxed in this connection. The facts shown are conceded and the question is whether or not the by the bank could be legally considered in making the annual assessment on the property of the bank former Justice Johnson said that he presumed that it would be conceded that, if the stocks in question had been owned by an Individual or a corporation other than a bank, they would not have been valued or considered in making an assessment against the individual or corporation; while it was constitutional to legislate for double taxation the courts would not read such a meaning into the law unless it was specifically stated. The defendants could claim that'there was an accidental omission in the law which left stocks situated as in the case at bar twice taxable, it was true, but it was respectfully submitted that a manifest equity repels that claim. If it were necessary the courts could be astute to reject such a construction.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Coleman vigorously opposed the granting of the motion. He claimed that a direct provision of the law provides for taxation of the stock in the possession of the bank. Decision was reserved. ORDER OF ARREST GRANTED. Justice Smith, in Supreme Court, has granted an order of arrest against Webster D.

Brundage. His wife, Jennie Is suing for absolute divorce. Jose Pldgeon, as referee, has reported in her favor. Tho report has not been confirmed. The plaintiff claims that her husband is about to leave the state to avoid paying alimony.

OFFICIAL APPROVAL. Dnfoi of Hostile Sentiment in the Municipal Assembly Toward the Measure. COMMITTEE REPORTS IN ORDER. It Is Declared That the Application Is Simply Awaiting Its Turn, With Others. The Atlantic avenue ami East River tunnel project is now' with the railroad committees of both branches of the Municipal Assembly.

The members' of the latter, who have anything to do with considering the tunnel project, deny strenuously and with vigor that the measure is being delayed. Injunctions will not be necessary to force a vote in this case, they say. and it is denied emphatically that the sentiment of the joint committee is antagonistic to the franchise. The application for a franchise to build the tunnel under the East River was made by the New York and Long Island Terminal Railway Company last June. On that date, the 27th of the month, it was referred to the railroad committee in both parts of the city Legislature.

There it rested, along with a mass other measures, some of them as old as Greater New York itself, which have been waiting for official consideration. Until the Municipal Assembly acts on the petition filed last June, no progress of any sort worth speaking of can be made by the Terminal Company. The join committee on railroads called a public hearing some time ago for the purpose of listening to anything that property owners or officials might wish to say regarding the long agitated improvement, but since then no action has been taken. There never has been any question as to popular sentiment regarding the application. When the joint hearing was held the chairman of the committee called for objections and there were none.

On October 30, Edward F. Linton, secretary ot the Board for the Improvement of Atlantic avenue, appeared before the Municipal Assembly with a petition in which was reviewed the progress of the work up to that date. In conclusion, the petition besought the city legislature to take some action. The Terminal Company's plan contained these paragraphs: "In accordance with the provisions of law this corporation perfected its organization and filed the necessary maps showing its route. On June 27, 1S0S, it applied to your honorable body for the necessary permission to construct Its railroad under the streets shown upon its route.

Notice of the application was widely advertised, public meetings were held indorsing it and on July 21, lSi'fl, it was presented to a joint committee of your honorable body without opposition or question from any source. "This board, created foT the purpose of carrying out the great improvement on Atlantic avenue, attended before your honorable body and asked your favorable consideration for the application. Confident that there could he no voice raised in opposition to a measure so beneficial to the city and its inhabitants, the board hoped for a speedy and favorable report from your committee upon the measure, and that the necessary permission would be granted by your honorable body without delay. More than three months has now elapsed without action taken bx your committees upon the apnlication. "In the meantime the board is'powerless to proceed with the work of removing steam from the surface of Atlantic avenue.

This great boon to the people of Brooklyn for which we have labored unofficially for so many years and as a board created under the act of the Legislature of the state for two years past, is denied only because of the failure of our representative, the Municipal Assembly, to act upon this application. The people who for more tnan fifteen years past have pleaded for this groat improvement are denied the relief in the removal of the steam railroad from the surface. May we not ask from our local Municipal Assembly at least the same consideration extended to us by the State Legislature? The conditions on Atlantic avenue which we seek to remedy should be more familiar to the representatives of the people in your honorable body than to the Legislature in Albany. We ask your speedy action tin the application of the New York and Long Island Terminal Railway Company now pending before you for more than four months. Whether you grant or refuse the permission applied for, without a dissenting voice, we ask that you take some action upon It.

"This board is criticised in the Borough of Brooklyn because of delay for which it is not responsible. If the improvement directed by the Legislature is to go on. it should proceed without further delay: if it is not to go on because of the refusal of your honorable body to grant the necessary permission, then the people should know why the Improvement is denied to them. No measure of such importance' to the community, individually and collectively, should be halted without explanation or reason. It is intimated that'the railroad companies are not in sympathy with the board In its desire to expedite this work.

While we have confidence in the good faith of the railroad companies in the premises, we come before you and ask you to put this board a position where, under the statute, it may compel action and remove all doubt, if doubt there be, as to the cause of the delay." The railroad committees in the Municipal Assembly comprise the following men: Council, Councilman Oakley, chairman: Hart. Hy land, Conly, Hester, Cassidy and Francisco: Board of Alderman. Aldermen chairman; Smith, Keegan, Kenly, McCall and Goodman. The aklermanic committee, according to the statement of an official In the clerk's office, has no set time for meeting. There are fifty eight measures awaiting the pleasure of the railroad committee.

Councilman Hart was the only member of the councilmanic committee on railroads who could be found In the neighborhood of the City Hall this morning, ami he said that his committee would get togctner shortly. "What is the disposition of the council committee toward the Atlantic avenue improvement?" Mr. Hart was asked. "I really couldn't say," he answered. "What Is your attitude personally? Do you favor it?" "I cannot actually state at this time, even for myself," answered the Councilman.

"The matter was considered, I recollect, but I do not remember enough of Its provisions to say whether 1 entirely approve ot it or not." An official connected with the board said that the tunnel measure was simply waiting Its turn. A report on It would doubtless be rendered soon, perhaps this week, perhaps next. He did not know when the railroad committee would meet. SMALL CRIMINAL BUSINESS. The business of the criminal branch of the County Court for November, Judge Hurd presiding, so far as trying indlcled persons Is concerned was concluded practically this morning.

Two cases only were on the calendar and the District Attorney was prepared to try both of them, but when the defendants were arraigned they said that they had no counsel to represent them and so their cases were put over until next term. The trial Jurors were excused for the term. To morrow mornlDg the court will receive the first batch of presentments from the November Grand Jury. BRUTAL ACTS OF ROBBERS. Newburgh, November 1C Matthew Hutchinson was held up by highwaymen near his home last right.

Hutchinson concealed his money under the seat, and the thieves, disappointed at their unsuccessful attempt, beat Hutchinson brutally. He finally broke away and reached home. The highwaymen followed him and after bombarding the house with stones, set fire to his barn, which was filled with farm products. The building burned to the ground in a half hour. The robbers ee Island court and asked to be committed to the penitentiary, tie saia, ne naa oecoms a victim of the rum habit and wanted to go I some Institution so as to get.

away from liquor. The magistrate, accordingly, com I muted mm to tne ings jaunty emieuimi for six montns. FARMER HIS ACCUSER. Jeremiah Murray, 26 years old, who HveB on Mldwood street, near Albany avenue, was to day held for the Court of Special Sessions by Magistrate Steers on a charge of assault made by John Larkin, a farmeT living on Feni more street, near Brooklyn avenue. Larkin accused Murray of knocking him down in his field and searching him on November 4.

RELIEF FOR FORT HAMILTON. Rapid Transit Company to Inaugurate Through Lines Between Hamilton Ferry and That Suburb To morrow. As a result of the visit of the delegation of citizens from South Brooklyn to President Rosslter yesterday afternoon to protest against the transit facilities which at present are given to that part of the city, Mr. Rosslter this morning announced that beginning to morrow morning there would be run a through line from Fort Hamilton to the Hamilton Ferry over the Third avenue This line, however, will be for the exclusive use of residents of Fort Hamilton and no transfers will be given to it from the Ulmer Park line of the old Brooklyn City Railroad, diverging from the Third avenue line at Bay Ridge avenue. While this concession to the needs of Fort Hamilton will help that suburb somewhat it is probable that when Bath Beach and Bensonhurst hear of the seeming discrimination, they will send delegations to the Montague street offices on their own account.

The meeting between President Rosslter and the delegation yesterday afternoon was a long one. lasting nearly an hour and a half. The committee was headed by Walter L. Durack, Harry A. Hanbury and M.

S. Seel man. It included beside James P. Farrell, David Porter, Jarvis Masters, Willis Van Valkenburgh, Dr. G.

H. Parshall and George Eade. It represented the citizens of the entire southern part of the city and was appointed at a mass meeting held at Prospect Hall about a week ago. According to Mr. invariable rule tho newspaper men were not permitted to hear any of the discussion between him and the committee.

At the conclusion of the conference the members of the committee seemed to hold widely varying ideas of the result. Mr. Durack said that Mr. Rosslter had refused every one of their requests except one. He had, Mr.

Durack said, agreed to recommend a through line from Fort Hamilton to the Hamilton Ferry. Mr. Hanbury said that Mr. Rosslter had asked for a fair trial of the new system and had held out hopes that after three months' trial, if matters by that time had not adjusted themselves something else would be tried or there would be a reversion to the old system. What the committee wanted principally was an option at Sixty fifth street as to using the surface or the elevated from that point into the town, and a through line to the City Hall.

After the conference Mr. Rossiter said that the committee wanted what they had before as well as an addition of an option at Sixty fifth street, and that, the company was not prepared to give. "The committee admitted," said Mr. Rossiter, "that the new system pleased 80 per cent, of our travelers and that they wanted the option for the other 20 per cent." The committee is to report at a meeting to be held to night in Prospect Hall. Incidentally, Mr.

Rossiter remarked this morning that he did not say to the committee yesterday, as has been stated, that he neither read the newspapers nor cared for what they said about his railroad. LEONIDS SEEN" IN DENVER. Denver, November 16 Professor Howe of the University of Denver reports that from 1:45 to 2 o'clock this morning he counted eighteen leonids, beside a large number of meteors in other portions of the sky. The sky was perfectly clear after midnight. THE COURTS.

THE SUPREME COURT. Supreme Court, special term for motions: Wilmot M. Smith, J. Ex parte business at 10 o'clock. Motion calendar called at 10:30.

SUPREME COURT, TRIAL TERM. Day calendar, November 17; part Maddox, part II. Jenks, part III, Gaynor. part IV, Dickey. Dart V.

Hooker. J. Nos. 3.413. Tom lln vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad 2.6G7, Jaffeo vs. wrooKiyn weignts Kanroaa; Ho, uonen vs, Brooklyn Heiphts Railroad: 3,447, Jaeger vs, Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 3.445. Breen vs, Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 3.450, Dwyer vs. Dee non McLean Company: 3.456. Wasserman vs.

Kap lan; Meisel vs. Blumenthal; 3.234, Waring vs. Journeay; 3.747, McDonald vs. Brooklyn Heights iiaiiroad; Dunham vs. Nassau Kall road; 1,811, Smith vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1.S32, 1,833, Adams vs. Nassau Railroad; 2,734, Brown vs. Nassau Railroad: 3.463. McCrea vs. Westcott's Express; 712.

Murphy vs. Nassau Rail road; vs. assail i canroaa; Knoop vs. Nassau Railroad; 2,475. Dlssleux vs.

Brooklvn Heights Railroad 1.125. Karlson vs, Healy; 1.40S. Ileaphy vs. Brooklyn Union Gas Company; 3.011. Johnson vs.

Draper; 3,879, Brogan vs. Hanan; 3.252. Martin vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 3.218, alsh vs. faimmons Company; Goodrich vs.

Burnham; 3.242. O'Malley vs. Press Publishing Company: S02, Trapp vs. Bennett; 3.30n, Martin vs. Third Avenue Railroad; 3.216, Compo vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 3.095, Loder vs. Treacy: 2,857, Rahmer vs. Morris et al; 2.90O. Sands vs. Mikkflsen; 2.732.

Albro vs. Dry Dock and Eart Broadway Railroad; 2,476, Regan vs. Metropolitan Street Railroad; Solotoroff vs. Davldsburgh 5SS, Brenner vs. Brooklyn Heigh to Railroad.

Short causes Nos. 3.910. William Ward, an alleged Incompetent; 3,210. 3,211. Bedford Bank vs.

Gibbons: 4.072. Weed vs. Prentiss: 4.145. Rice vs. Lynch; 4,343.

Blake vs. Gibbons; 3.811. Union Bank vs. Wigand; 3.9SB. Leopold vs.

Epstein; 4.OS0, Eagle warehouse Company vs. ninaipy Automatic com' pany; 4,231, Lavelle vs. Gibbons; 4,319. Dlo vs, Koch. The following causes, if marked ready, will be held for the day: Nos.

l.Sog, Lewis vs. Losee; 2. 384. Muller vs. City of New York al; 2,658.

Clark vs. Honne; 1.254. Crown Cotton Mills vs. Turner: 3.233. Burns vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2.404. Wilson vs. Nelson; 3.0.9. tianley vs. Mc Naraara vs.

City of New York et al: 2.9S5. Dupell vs. Union Printing Company; 1,555, Mills vs. Thomas Elevator Company: 2,252, Levy vs. Third Avenue Railroad: 1.035, Van Darn vs.

Martin; 3.191. Rhodes vs. Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad 2.1C5. Keheler vs. Robins; 2S6, Johnson vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,286. Croghan vs. Vogt; 1,667, Llnsky vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,183, Blanck 2d vs. Nelson: 3,120, Weinstein vs.

Nelson; 3,121. Fisher vs. Nelson; 3,175. Berusee vs. Weinberg; 2.40fi.

Starbuck vs. Star buck: 3,206. New York Vitrified Tile Company vs. Whltp; 2.405. Zetter blom vs.

Roune; 2,709. Eaton vs. Heineman; 3,063, O'Hanlon vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 3.251. Cathcar.

vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,169. Braker vs. Ayres et al; 3,027. Sheridan vs.

Nassau Railroad; 1.658. O'Brien vs. Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad; l.fiOO, Tramantano vs. Maspero; 1,930, Schenck vs. Long Island Electric Company; 3.120, People vs.

Cone; 2.952, Ross vs. Williams. Highest number reached on regular call, 3,465. COUNTY COURT. Part II.

November 17; J. Nos. 753, Baier vs. Nealls. By the court Nos.

748, Smith vs. White; 7S9, Hawthorne vs. Straus; 791, Brooklyn Home for Consumptives vs. Conway. REFEREES APPOINTED.

By Smith. J. Fisher vs. Stephen, Reuben H. Underhlll: the Millinery Building Loan Association vs.

Cohen. John H. Durack East Brooklyn Co operative Building Association vs. Poat, William C. Roe; Congress Brewing Company vs.

HaJ lahan, A. Burr Chalmer; Wines vs. Austin, Thomas S. Mount; Nelson vs. Cortelyou, Abraham H.

Dalley; matter of the application to sell Interest in real estate belonging to William F. Lem kin. Edward L. Collier. SUPREME COURT, SPECIAL TERM TRIALS.

Day calendar, November 17, Martin J. Keogh, Nos. 2C4, Donnelly vs. Hays; 93, Summers vs. Washington Cemetery: 325, Schweitzer vs, Farley; 297.

Waldmuller vs. Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company: 344. Grandinetti vs. Faz2.n0; 30. Carter vs.

Tobln: 274, Knrkllla vs. Karkllla; 30G. Crook vs. Crook; 210. Van Campen vs.

Bruns; 323. Bul lonkamp v. Rullenkamp; 336. Cooper vs. Brooklvn Trust Company; 3S2.

Gatto vs. Clangllo: 293. Black vs. B'a 336. Cor per vs.

the Brooklyn Trust Company; 33S. Feldman vs. Frlckler; 275, Congregation Chevrah Tillem vs. Moscowltz; Mc Keever vs. Cahen.

DIED. SHELDON Suddenly, on Wednesday, at her residence, 4G9 Greene av, ELOISE A. MORFOID, wife of Edward P. Sheldon. Funeral services, Saturday evening, November IS, at 8 o'clock.

(Monmouth County, N. and Springfield, papors please copy.) J6 3 SIEFKE On Thursday, November 16, FREDERICK, aged SI years and 3 days, Relatives and friends aro respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, Ovington av, near( Third, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on Saturday, November 18, at 2 P. M. Interment at Greenwood. Discussed at the Annual Cpnven tion of Brooklyn Association in Session To day.

CHAIRMAN LOGAN'S REPORT. Membership of Schools Is Now 139,823. "Work Is Not Deteriorating," Says Mr. Giddings. A large number of delegates from the Sunday schools of the county were present In the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church this morning, when the twenty second annual convention of the Kings County Sunday Schools was called to order by Albert B.

King of the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church. On motion of Alfred Tilly of tho Calvary Baptist Church, Mr. King was made temporary chairman, with R. D. Dodge of the First Presbyterian Church as secretary.

Following the singing of "Holy Ghost, With Light Divine," with Mrs. C. C. Luckey at the organ and the Rev. Charles Herald of the Bethesda Congregational Church acting as precentor, a committee to nominate permanent officers was chosen, consisting of E.

W. Hawley, George Scott, E. P. Walling, William McCarroll and William B. Cox.

The Rev. Dr. Lewis R. Foote of the Throop Avenue Presbyterian Church read the scriptures, John xv, and offered prayer. The Rev.

Dr. W. C. P. Rhoades spoke the greeting to the convention.

He said: "It Is my privilege in the name of the people of this church to bid you wefcome for the sake of Him for the purpose of doing whose work you are gathered, for my sake and for your own dear sakes. If we could welcome you worthily of God, what a great thing it would be, as though we saw God in your faces, as you go forth In the name, only one Name, Who can urge us to unselfish service aB fellow helpers of the truth. Be at home, every foot of the building 1b at your disposal; consider yourselves host and hostesses and make everyone welcome. We are helpers of the truth; we cannot be discouraged." The committee on permanent organization reported the following officers and they were elected: President, Russell W. McKee; vice presidents, Ray P.

Carter, H. W. E. Sbarot, Henry Von Glahn; secretaries, W. H.

Brown, John F. Hill. Mr. McKee was escorted to the platform by E. W.

Hawley. Mr. McKee thanked the convention for the honor conferred upon him in electing him to preside over 360 Sunday schools In Kings County. "It Is an honor which I appreciate and pledge you my best endeavors to help you carry on the great work." An address In memory of John R. Morris, James Lane, Ferdinand Van Siclen and John A.

Waddell, who died during the year, was made by William McCarroll, superintendent of the Duryea Presbyterian Sunday school. Mr. McCarroll paid a high tribute' to each in turn, speaking of their high Christian character and work in the cause ot Christianity, making mention especially of their interest in Sunday school work, John R. Morris being, he said, through the secretaryship he held and his presence at county and state conventions, the best known Sunday school worker in the country. Of James Lane Mr.

McCarroll said that the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, his pastor, had at his funeral expressed his character in one word, "steadfastness." Ferdinand Van Siclen, Mr. McCarroll said, was an enthusiastic Sunday school worker, being superintendent of the York Street M. E.

Church and for a time a member of the Board of Managers of the Sunday School Union. John A. Waddell, superintendent of the Bedford Avenue Baptist Church, who died only a few days ago, was spoken of In terms of high tribute for his Christian life. A prayer and praise service, in keeping with the memorial address, followed, several hymns being sung, led by Mr. Herald, and prayer was offered by E.

W. Hawley, 1. W. Cummings, E. P.

Walling, Frank L. Brown, the Rev. W. H. Lawrence.

George W. Logan, chairman ofthe County Executive Committee, presented his report, as follows: There are In tn county 351 schools with a membership of 139,823 officers, teachers and scholars. Two hundred of these schools, with 85,000 officers, teachers and scholars, are connected with the Brooklyn Sunday School Union; 42 schools, with 21,000 officers, teachers and scholars, with the Eastern District Association, and 12 schools, with about 6,000 officers, teachers and scholars, with the Greenpolnt Association, leaving 97 schools, with 27,823 teachers, officers and scholars that are not connected with any association. An Increased interest is shown in the county in all departments of Sunday school work, especially In the home department, where there are 83 classes, with 8,000 members. Two largely attended and profitable conferences were held during the year, at St.

John's M. E. Church, In April, and In Marcy Avenue Baptist Church in October. At the October mesting, in addition to making the preliminary arrangements for this convention the office of county secretary for home department work was created and Mrs. Frank Jones of the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church was appointed.

The report was received. The New York State convention, held in Poughkeepsie in June last, was reviewed by Mrs. J. S. Ostrander, and the International convention, held In Atlanta, in April, by Silas M.

Giddings. Mr. Giddings gave some Interesting statistics, which proved, he said, that the cry that the Sunday school was deteriorating was false. Only six states in the Union report losses Georgia, Maryland. Missouri.

Ohio, Nebraska, Vermont, while all the rest reported gains. New York, he said, used to be the banner state, but now Pennsylvania had run ahead, the number being 1,365,128 for Pennsylvania and 1,364,448 for New York, a difference of 680. Home department work was presented by the Rev. W. I.

Southertoh, assistant pastor of the Baptist Temple. He said that the home department had become a necessity in order to give a chance to study the lesson to those who could not attend Sunday school. It also brought children into the schools, because the department comes into contact with the parents. Short talks were given by many superintendents and members In the home department, among the speakers being Mrs. Blake, Mrs.

Twyman and Mrs. Jones, the new county secretary. Mts. Jones was given the Chautauqua salute. "How Firm a Foundation" was sung and an intermission was taken for lunch, amply pro videi by.

the women of the church. About 1,500 delegates partook. The convention reconvened at 2 o'clock and there were addresses during the afternoon by the Rev. Dr. A.

H. Moment, the Rev. Dr. Robert J. Kent and the Rev.

Cornelius Woelfkln. Just at the close of the morning session President McKee announced the following committee on resolutions: Albert B. King, George R. Valentine, Willoughby Powell, the Rev. W.

I. Southerton and Thomas B. TUton. DISTRIBUTED POLICY SLIPS. Detective Sergeant James E.

Raleigh of the Grand avenue station to day arraigned in the Grant street court a colored man, giving the name of Joseph Herbert, 35 years old, of 770 Fulton street, and charged him with violating section 32 of tho penal code. Herbert was arrested yesterday afternoon on Grand avenue, near Fulton street, while distributing policy slips. Sergeant Raleigh saw Herbert hand a white wing street sweeper a slip and asked for another. Then he placed him under arrest. Herbert pleaded guilty and was held for the Court of Special Sessions.

DISPLAY OF COLLEGE COLORS. As there are so many Brooklynites who are students at Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth and Columbia, as well as such extensive alumnae, there is considerable local interest taken in the prospective games of foot ball which will be piayed by those teams on the coming Saturday. So as to show an Interest in all concerned, John M. Conklln Son, the dry goods merchants of Fulton street, have made a window display of the official colors of the respective colleges. For local honor the results of these games will be of vital importance.

G. W. Johnson Charged With Swindling the Brooklyn Trust Company. GOT $350 ON A BOGUS CHECK. He Hade Real Estate Agent James an Innocent Confederate by Pretending to Want a House.

Detectives Welser and Clark of Captain Reynolds' staff went to the Criminal Court Building, in Manhattan, to get George W. Johnson, alias John Thompson, alias P. Iaw tdn and P. Hartley, on a warrant charging him with having swindled the Brooklyn Trust Company out of $350 on September 16. Johnson is one of the four men who were arrested by Captain Mc Clusky's men a day or two ago on suspicion of being engaged in extensive check swindling operations.

The head of the gang was Alonzo J. White man, formerly a State Senator of Minnesota, who had been engaged, it was alleged, in a number of frauds, and had a criminal record reaching geographically from Ohio to California. Whlteman was wanted last in Boston'. There was a warrant In court for him this morning from Boston and the second member of the gang was wanted in Pittsburg. Johnson and his particular pal, Frank Edmunds, were wanted in Woonsocket, but the evidence against them was not very clear and it was feared that they could not be held.

That was what took the officers named from Brooklyn to Manhattan this morning. There was no desire to get Edmunds, but the paying teller of the Brooklyn Trust Company and John F. James, a well known local real estate dealer, had been over in Manhattan and had identified the prisoner Johnson as the man who had swindled the Brooklyn Trust Company out of $350. Edmunds was discharged from custody in the Criminal Court this morning because the local police authorities had been unable to get definite information which warranted his further detention. Whiteman and his companion, Knox, were held for requisitions from Boston and Pittsburg respectively, and it seemed as if Johnson would have been turned loose if it had not been for the opportune arrival of the officers from Captain Reynolds' staff.

They had a warrant signed by Magistrate Brenner for his arrest. There were many officers in the court at the time, including some of Pin kerton's men, who told of the gang's operations. Johnson denies that he knows anything about Whiteman or his companion, Knox, but he admits that he was acquainted with Frank Edmunds, one of the four arrested. Johnson is a slender, gentle looking man, and he seemed to take his re arrest sadly to heart. He said he had not had a chance in four days to wash his face or hands, and Captain Reynolds, accommodatingly, placed his own wash bowl at his service.

He was very nervous, but he declared that the new charge against him was wholly without foundation. The chief complainant against him is Frank L. Townsend, the paying teller of the Brooklyn Trust 'Company, who says that on September 16 the accused cashed a check on the trust company for $350. But Mr. Townsend does not tell the full story.

It took all of the alleged swindler's skill to induce the well known banking institution to part with that money. Johnson went first to Mr. James' office, on Montague street. He said he had been living in New Jersey, but intended to move to Brooklyn. Incidentally he mentioned that he had $3,000 on deposit In the Hudson Trust and Savings Institution, in Hoboken.

He told Mr. James just what he wanted in the way of a home. He was willing to pay $10,000 for a desirable place, and it happened that Mr. James had Just the house to suit him. But Mr.

Johnson of course, did not want to pay all the purchase money at once, but the agent said that matter could be fixed, as his client was willing to take a fair amount of the purchase on mortgage. Mr. Johnson thought it would be better to pay cash for the house and get some local financial institution to advance the money. He gave Mr. James a check for $500 on the contract to bind the bargain, and Mr.

James said that he thought he could get him a loan for a good portion of the remainder of the purchase money. "I'd like to borrow the money at 4 per said the new client. "Money is not bo tight now, and I think it would bo easy to get cash on such good security as this at 4." Mr. James did not think that was possible, but he took Mr. Johnson to the office of the Trust Company, introduced him there and told the officers of the institution what he wanted.

The stranger was told that if everything was right he would be allowed to borrow at a slightly higher rate. He said he would see about it. In the meanwhile, he explained, he would like to open an account with the company and he drew a check on the Hudson Trust and Savings Institution of Hoboken for $3,000 as a starter. He was credited with the sum and in the meanwhile the check was sent to Hoboken in the regular course of clearing house business. But it happened that the account was opened on a Friday, and nothing could be heard from tho Jersey bank until Monday at least.

That was characteristic of the methods of the Whiteman gang. They always opened their new accounts on a Friday. On Saturday the new depositor dropped into the bank with a check for $350 which he wanted to have cashed in hurry. As he had been introduced by Mr. James, who is a solid person in a business way, there was r.n hesitation in giving the applicant the money which was debited to his $3,000 check.

He was not seen again until his arrest. In the meanwhile Mr. James had found that the chock for $500 was worthless and the Trust Company people had learned that there was no deposit in the Hoboken bank to the credit of their patron. Johnson or Thompson was arraigned before Magistrate Brenner this afternoon on the charge of having swindled the Trust Company. He pleaded not guilty and was held, at first, in $2,000 bail, for his appearance for hearing on Monday next.

One of Plnkerton's men handed the magistrate a paper which is said to have been the record of the prisoner, and thereupon the magistrate called the prisoner back and raised the bail to $2,500. He was not able to supply It and he went to jail. He gave his age as 32. occupation, clerk, and said that he was single. He looks like a well groomed financier and has well trimmed dark whiskers, tinged with gray.

MR. HOWE' COMFORTED. Methods of Former Deputy in Charge of Assessors' Office Being Prosecuted. i Friends of Robert E. L.

Howe, formerly deputy in charge of the local assessor's office, are taking some comfort from the fact that the things for which he fought to an extent that resulted In his retirement from the office, have been conceded and the work in the office prosecuted on lines laid down by him. The deputies expect to have their field work completed by December 1. Under the law they have from the first Tuesday in September to the second Monday in January to prepare their books for the Inspection of Ihe public. The day after Mr. Howe resigned eight additional clerks, the number which he asked for, were detailed to the office and Ihey have been working there ever since.

Without their assistance the work of the office would not be nearly so far advanced as it is. Mr. Howe's place has not been ililctl up to the present time and no other deputy has been designated as the one In charge. A CHINA STEAMER'S GOOD VOYAGE The German steamer Pisa, Captain Fendt, which arrived this morning from China and Japan ports made the round voyage from New York and return in lour months and twenty days, said to befljBkukably good round voyage. A.

M. V. M. I Dura'n af TiineiHelirht TlmelHeiBht iRUe.l Fall H. M.I Feet.

h. M.I Feetl. h. Heir Tork 5.6 i 8:03 4.5 5:54 Bandy Hooki 7:02 6.9 7:31 4.8 Tha sun will rise to morrow at 6:50 A. M.

will sot at 4:41 P. M. MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS. ARRIVED THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16.

Ss King Frederick, from Laguna. Ss Majestic, from Liverpool. Ss Ontario, from Hull. Ss Werra, from Naples. Ss Leon, from Port au Prince.

Ss Westernland. Antwerp. Sh Manltou, from London. Ss Tartar Prince, from Leghorn. Ss Pisa, from Yokohama.

ARRIVED AT FOREIGN PORTS. Ss Lahn, from New York, Bremen. Ss Auguste Victoria, frpm New York, Genoa. SAILED FROM FOREIGN PORTS. Ss Teutonic, for New York, Queenstown.

INDEX. To Classified Advertisements in To day's Eagle. CLASSIFICATION. VAOX Amusements 8 Auction Sales 6 Autumn and Winter Resorts 11 Board 10 Business Notices 8 Business Opportunities Coastwise Steamers 11 Copartnership 5 Corporation Notices 18 Danclnf? Death. Notices 9 18 "Dentistry 5 Electric Lighting and Power 5 Employment Agencies 10 Financial 1 17 Furnished Rooms 10 Help "Wanted 10 Horses and Carriages 11 Instruction 11 Legal Notices 11 16 Lost and Found 13 Marriage Notices 9 Medical 6 Meetings 6 Miscellaneous 3 7 Ocean Steamships Post Office Notice 11 Proposals Public Notices 15 Railroads 11 Real Estate at Auction 11 Real Estate Situations Wanted 10 Special Advertisements 18 Steamboats 11 Surrogate's Notices 11 16 To Let and For 10 11 Wanted JA.