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THE BROOKLYN DAIJLY EAGLE. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1899. 18 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. MANICA'S BOUGH EXPERIENCE.

OPPOSED TO COFFEY. FIGHT AGAINST WILSON IS NOT YET AT HI END, SIX MILLION GALLONS WATER WASTED DAILY. WILLETT HERE TO RENEW JUDGE VAN WYGK BOOM. SILK UMBRELLAS. Made of pure twill silk, paragon frame.

Steel rod, close rolling. Sterling silver swedges. Men's 28 inch, black. Women's 26 inch, black, navy, garnet or myrtle. Prince of Wales, "opera" and princess shape handles of English furze, box and weichsel, cherry wood, sterling sil ver, and horns, in novel attractive designs, $1.95 Each; Value $3.50 MEN'S GLOVES.

On Friday and Saturday. Prix Seam, Cape "walking" Gloves, English cut full gusset Angers. Fine quality, perfect shape and finish, $1.10 per pair; Usnal price 35t JAMES McCREERY BROADWAY 11TH ST New York. Broke Her Tunnel Shaft and Made Repairs in Terrific Gales. The Norton Line steamer Manica, Captain Smith, arrived this morning from Shields and reports that the steamer experienced hard head southwestern gales, with heavy seas.

On December 2, in latitude 48.15, longitude 41.30, the tunnel shaft broke; shortly afterward the German steamer Albano, bound from Hamburg, for New York, came along and took the disabled vessel In tow. After one hour's time the hawser parted and the Albano proceeded on her course. During the night of the 2d it blew a hard gale from the northwest, with tremendous waves, the ship lying helpless in trough of the sea. The waves broke over the deck continuously and started everything adrift. The engineers were in the meantime trying to repair the shaft and the sailors secured the funnel, which threatened to break adrift and go over the side.

On the morning of the 3d a sea anchor consisting of spars lashed together in a triangle was put out, which kept the ship's head to the seas and steadied her so that the engineers were enabled to make temporary repairs. At 8:25 P. M. the engines were started ahead dead slow and the Manica proceeded on her voyage. A succession of hard northwest to southwest gales, with heavy seas, prevailed for several days, and the ship was hove to, unable to proceed.

After making the repairs the Manica steamed 1,600 miles to port. Captain Smith says that Chief Engineer Gooding is entitled to great praise for his work in making such difficult repairs In mid ocean and in extremely heavy weather. BROOKLYN TEACHERS' SALARIES Money Enough for Full Payment This Year, but 1900 Schedules Must Be Reduced. By the practical adoption of the apportionment of the school funds by the Central Board of Education yesterday afternoon, Brooklyn will receive $4,059,534.80 for school purposes for the year 1900. This is $49,212.20 less than was allowed by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and about $500,000 less than was asked for.

The difference between the appropriation and the apportionment was caused by section 1,065 of the charter, which also gave to Brooklyn over $200,000 extra for ISM. The apportionment will mean a new schedule of salaries, to begin in January. This schedule will be less than the Harrigati schedule, under which the teachers will be, oald for the last four months of thiB year, for out of the over $4,000,000 which Brooklyn will receive, must come all other expenses Incident to the school system. Brooklyn gained a moral and a practical victory yesterday In the matter of publishing Superintendent Maxwell's report. President Robertson secured the passage of a resolution authorizing the printing of 1,000 copies of this report, in which the Brooklyn system is attacked, with an amendment, which will attach to that report the report of the committee on school system on those strictures, which latter report was printed in the Eagle a month ago.

and which showed that Superintendent Maxwell failed to make good his charges, although ample opportunity was given him to do so. At the same time President Robertson showed how Superintendent Maxwell had changed his views on the Brooklyn system since going to Manhattan, by quoting from his statements to the Lexow committee in 1896. At that time Superintendent Maxwell claimed that the local committee system of Brooklyn was the best in the country and holding up Manhattan and the Bronx as the worst, for he claimed to find in the latter the political influence In the appointment of teachers which he now claims Is prevalent in Brooklyn. In this matter Mr. Robertson had the support of the Manhattan members for.

as Judge Van Hoo3en said, there was material enough In Superintendent Maxwell's strictures on the Brooklyn system to base a claim that the integrity of the school board members was attacked. Of the three votes recorded in opposition to attaching tho report of the committee on school system Henry W. Maxwell and J. Edward Swanstroin were found. Mr.

Maxwell suggested the printing the photographs of the committee as part of Its report and Mr. Swanstrom stated that ho believed Superintendent Maxwell's criticisms were unfounded. A GAS EXPLOSION Tenants Looked for a Leak With a Lighted Lamp. The tenants in the four story frame tenement house at 17 Kossuth place were given a great scare last night by the noise of an explosion that took place in the house. A slight fire followed it and increased the excitement, but was put out before any great damage was done.

There were eight families in the house. Last night there was a strong smell of gas through the building and James Rosb and William Gloshing, two tenants took a lighted lamp to find the leakage. It was discovered as coming from a closet, but no sooner was the door opened than an explosion followed. The noise was heard ail through the building and the tenants rushed excitedly from the house. The two men were thrown down and received only slight Injuries.

The dropping of the lamp set Are to a blanket that was in the closet. Patrolman Lang of tho Ralph avenue station house arrived on tho scene and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Ross and Gloshing had their injuries dressed by Ambulance Surgeon Rutr of St. Mary's Hospital. HEIGHTS LINE LOSES.

$10,000 Verdict Rendered for Loss of a Little Girl's Hand. A verdict for $10,000 was awarded by a jury this morning in Part I of the Supreme Court, Justice Almet F. Jcnks sitting, in favor of Joseph E. Green, who brought suit against the Heights Line, as guardian ad litem for his daughter, Josephine E. Green, 4 years old, who lost her left hand In a trolley accident on October 1 last.

She was crossing Sixteenth street and Fifth avenue, when a Fifth Avenue oar ran Into her and knocked her down. Her hand was so badly injured that it was amputated. In defense of the action It was alleged that the little girl should not have been allowed to erosi; the street unattended by a parent or guardian. The suit was brought to recover $30,000. Josephine's father is a policoman on the Brooklyn force.

Motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial were reserved by his honor and will be argued. Pearsall, Kapper Pearsall represented tho plaintiff and Sheehan Collin appeared for the railroad company. "WIRE TAPPERS ON TRIAX. Police Say They Saw the Prisoners Cut Westerv. Union Wires.

James Benson and Patrick Allen were brought to trial belbre Judjre Hurd and a jury in Part II or the County Court this morning on the charge of cutting of the cables of the Western Union Telegraph Company on the elevated railroad structure on Fulton street, and running a loop into a room at Fulton street. The wire which, it ia charged, they cut out was one that was used for the distribution of racing news. In such ways advance news of racir.g results gets out ad iht pool rooms in the neighborhood are beaten. Police officers say they watched thorn tap the wire and arrested them just us they wore connecting it to an instrument in their room. KILLED BY A PALL.

An Italian about 25 years old. who is known only us Toiiy, and whose place of residence the police have not been able to ascertain, was instantly killed shortly before 1 o'clock this mornlns; by falling through an elevator shaft at Lenox Hall, a dancing and meeting place at 1 S3 East One Hundred and Seventh street. Manhattan. CONDUCTOR KILLED BY HIS TRAIN Daniel Knowles. a conductor employed by the Xew York Central and Hudson Riven Rallrond Company, was run over and killed by one of the cars of a freight train which he was engaged la shunting In the yards of i Twelfth Ward Democrats Organize to Fight the Senator.

The anti Coffey Democrats of the Twelfth Ward had a meeting last night and effected a permanent organization. The meeting wa; held at Van Brunt and Dikcman streets and was attended by about a hundred. Boiler In spector William O'Donnell presided and made a speech, denouncing the Senator for his course during the last campaign. Then he discussed the Senator's political career for the past thirty years, saying that be had done nothing for the Twelfth Ward. Its streets were still unpaved and Improperly lighted, although the Senator had found timo to put through the Eelghth Ward improvement bill.

P. J. DuCantillon and James Fitzgerald also paid their respects to Senator Coffey. After they had finished an election of officers was held, which resulted In the choice of the following: President. William O'Donnell; vice president, J.

Donovan; secretary, James Fitzgerald; treasurer, John Anglim. NOTED SHOPLIFTER IN A CELL Lizzie Edwards, Arrested on Livingston Street, Was Wearing a Thief's Skirt. Captain James G. Reynolds of the local detective force arrested Mrs. Lizzie Edwards on Livingston street, near the entrance of one of the big dry goods stores, late yesterday afternoon.

Mrs. Edwards is a shoplifter with a national reputation. She has her picture in Byrnes' book and she has been in jail a number of times. She protested against her arrest yesterday and declared that she was trying to be honest. But the fact that she had a shoplifter's skirt under her outer garment was suspiciouG.

The skirt is nothing but an endless pocket, which includes the entire garment. She was well dressed in black silk and wore a cloak of fine melton cloth, richly embroidered, while around her neck was a new fur boa. which a furrier said last night was worth Mrs. Edwards is gray haired now and is not like the daohing woman of twenty years ago. Her last experience in Brooklyn involved her Imprisonment for twenty nine days on a charge of larceny from one of the big stores.

She has been caught since then, but it was hard to get her victims to appear against her. The woman is variouslv known as Lizzie Edwards. Lizzie Meyers, Mary Meyers, Sad Mary and Queen Liz. The woman was arraigned before Magistrate Brenner this morning on a charge of vagrancy. Although she had a new pair of men's socks in her bag, the police had not been able to have a charge of larceny made against her.

She protected that she had been doing notlnng wrong, but the magistrate held her until Saturday next for examination. DR. MOMENT TO BE CALLED. He Will Be Chosen Pastor of the Tm manuel Presbyterian Church Next Tuesday. On Tuesday evening next a meeting of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church of Flatbush will be held to elect a pastor to succeed the Rev.

George L. McClelland, who is now under charges before the Brooklyn Presbytery. The man who will be unanimously chosen pastor is the Rev. Dr. Alfred H.

Moment, who has consented after much persuasion to allow his name to be used, and the people of Immanuel Church are very happy over the fact. The call will be extended and Dr. Moment will begin his work there at an early date. His chairmanship of the committee to formulate charges against Mr. McClelland will In no way interfere.

Dr. Moment is one of the most prominent members of the Brooklyn Presbytery and has been tho moderator of the sessions of several churches, the pulpits of which have been vacant. He performed this duty for Grace Church and after the installation of tho new pastor, the Rev. Robert 'Henry Carson, last night. Dr.

Moment taking part, he was quietly presented by a number of the members with a rich watch fob in appreciation of his services. The presentation was no part of the services and was purely informal, being known only to a few. Another name mentioned in connection with the vacant Flatbush pulpit, is the Rev. Roland S. Dawson, the brilliant young pastor of the Alnslie Street Presbyterian Church.

It has been said that he would like to have a call to immanuel Church, as he considers it to present a fine field for energetic work? It Is known now. however, that his name will not be considered. As was said in the Eagle last week, it was confidently expected that Dr. Moment would be called to the pastorate of the Memorial Presbyterian Church to succeed the Rev. Dr.

Thomas A. N'elson. but influences were brought to bear to produce a reversal of feeling in favor of the Rev. Dr. John Reid of the Fort Street Church, Detroit, and Dr.

Moment sent a letter to the officers of Memorial Church declining to allow his name to be used In order that harmony might prevail and the call to Dr. Reid be made unanimous. AFTER THE CONVENTIONS. Committees Start for Washington to Push New York's Boom. Those of the committees of the Board of Trade and Transportation and of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association who did not go to Washington last night, left by the 10:32 train to day on the Pennsylvania line from Jersey City.

Their object is to secure the holding of the national conventions In this city. The Board of Trade committee included Samuel Thomas, Wilbur E. Wakeman, J. J. McCook, Charles A.

Moore, William Berri, W. C. Wallace. J. W.

Vrooman, William Barbour. Frank Gardner, R. E. A. Dorr, George A.

Price, Philip B. Low, A. B. Rogers, F. P.

Morris, L. D. Bloomlngdale, James Talcott, William Muir. Aaron Vanderbllt, Frank Brainerd, F. McConnell, G.

Waldo Smith and Simeon Ford. Of the Merchants and Manufacturers there were J. A. Heck man, Harvey A. Patterson, Charles Hauptner and F.

T. Herx. The committees traveled in the special car Felicia. General C. H.

T. ColHs will meet the party at Philadelphia. They will be met at Washington by General E. A. McAlpin.

Lieut Governor Woodruff, Senators Piatt and Depew. William Brookfleld. Cornelius Van Cott. M. J.

Dady, Walter B. Atterbury. General H. E. Tremalne, Lemuel E.

Quigg F. B. Thurber, R. A. C.

Smith, S. Gibbs and Colonel W. S. Proskey. Edward Lautcrbuch and a small party will go to Washington by an evening train.

General Varnum and Job E. Hedges of the Board of Trade committee sent word that court business would prevent their attendance. VERDICT FOB, S3, 000 In a Woman's Suit Against the Central Railroad of Netv Jersey. A sealed verdict fr $.1,000 was awarded to Mrs. Mary Kane, it; years old, of Newark.

N. in Part III of the Supreme Court this morning. Justice Maddox presiding, In the suit of Mrs. Ka. ie against the Central Railroad of Xew Jersey, ns owner of the Ferry house at the foot Liberty street, Manhattan, to recover for personal injuries.

On November 9. ISDs. as the plaintiff testified, she was going from her home in Newark to Manhattan to and was in the ferry house on her way to the street when hoi foot caught in a hole in the oil cloth or lin oleum and she pit.ih. against a bench, Her back and were Injured and ternal injuries were also received. The pialn tiff contended that the defendant corporation was negligent In not having a whole Hnor cov ering.

The defendant denied negligence alleged that tile plaintiff should have watched her footsteps. CLERK DROPS DEAD. James Beyn r7 years of age. a tally cleric on the Atlantic Transport ine at Pier HI, North River. Manhattan, died suddenly on the pier this morning while at work.

i i I of Moffett Says Springfield Pond Could Be Used if Filter Was Provided. SUPPLY NOT BEING POLLUTED. Sanitary Inspector Black Believes That the Pond May Be Used in the Near Future. Deputy Water Commissioner Moffett made the startling statement to day that six million gallons of water are being wasted daily, owing to the city's failure to provide the desired filtering plant. "There are six million gallons of water going to waste at Springfield for the want of a filtering plant," said Mr.

Moffett. "I have been trying for over a year to get an appropriation of $125,000 for this purpose. As passed by the Municipal Assembly, strangely enough, the resolution provided for the plant, but left out the appropriation. If we had had the appropriation the plant might have been finished now." "No water has been used from Springfield since Commissioner Wells' administration. At tho time I came Into office a long list of nuisances had been prepared covering all the ponds and their tributaries.

I had tho whole matter presented to the State Board of Health, and in time It was placed in tho hands of the city board with power to act. That is the last we have heard of the matter. When complaints get to the local board that seems to be the last of them. The statute gives the board of health power to go to any source of supply of city water, remove nuisances, cart away debris, remove buildings, all without the power of anybody to sue for damages. But the local board of health has done nothing.

Mr. Moffett's attention was called to an in terview in a morning paper with Borougn President Grout in which Mr. Grout was made to say that the present agitation over scarcity ot water in Brooklyn was due to a movement to foist the Ramapo contract on the cit' "I don't believe Mr. Grout ever said it, declared the deputy commissioner. "Surely anybody who is familiar with the conditions existing here can claim that.

The situation is really alarming. I have worn a wide path from here to the City Hall in an effort to get an appropriation for a conduit to Millburn and when it wa3 passed the Mayor vetoed it, on the ground that the resolution Tor a bond issue should have originated In the Board of Estimate. It's rather discouraging. "I personally do not favor any plan to have a private corporation furnish the city with water. I believe in city owncrsnip, ana nave never suggested any such plan as one would imply from this storv.

All that I have done is to call attention to the situation. The Eagle has confirmed with actual photographs all that I or the engineers have reported. "I am confident that there is plenty ot water on Long Island for this generation and the next. If we could only get at it. What will happen In the dim future I do not know." Engineer in Charge Robert Van Buren said: "Agitation about water supply hurts a city, but the situation Is so alarming that I have resolved, so far as I am concerned, to have it on record that I called attention to the facts.

We aTe running on a dangerous margin of supply to day." Dr. Robert A. Black, assistant sanitary superintendent in charge of the Brooklyn Health Office, said this morning that he had turned over the matter of the pollution of the waters of Springfield supply pond to Dr. Roberts, Springfield Is in the Borough of Queens and not under the jurisdiction of the officials of this borough. The condition of affairs existing in that vicinity is even worse than it has been in the past.

Along the main tributary running through the village of SpTlngfield there Is a row of stables, cesspools, pigstys and chicken coops. Many house drains lead into it. Dur Ilng's Pond, through which the stream runs, is unfenced and lies along the main street of the village. Dr. Black said that he understood that the water from Springfield Pond was not being used by the city at present but that the necessity for its use might become imminent at any time and that anyway nuisances existed there which ought to be removed.

An Eagle reporter visited the ponds yesterday and confirmed Dr. Black's complaint. In many places the cesspools and stables were within 50 feet of the creek supplying Durllng's Pond. This pond is not owned by the city but Is very foul according to reports. It is strewn with debris of all sorts and covered near the shore with green scum.

When asked if there was any danger of contamination of the Brooklyn Water Supply from this source Dr. Black said: "No, there Is not as long as the water ia not used. There "are no typhoid germs or other disease germs In the water supply as frequent analysis shows. My object in making the Investigation was to cause the nuisances existing removed so that if any emergency occurred tho Water Department might uavo luib uuurce to ran nack upon. WANT A SUIT REVIVED.

An Application on Behalf of Pour Creditors of the Commercial Bank. C. Augustus Haviland, for four creditors of the Commercial Bank, claiming In tho aggregate 54.31S.52, applied to Justice Gay nor in Supremo Court, special term, this morning, for permission to revive an action of the Citizens' Electric Illuminating Company against W. X. Dykman and others, for itself and for all of the creditors of the Commercial Bank who desired to come In and join in the action.

The four creditors are Thomas J. France, James Hughes, Louis Wanko and Samuel Peden. He asked that the order ot discontinuance entered in the action be vacated and discharged, or so resettled as to apply only to the Citizens' Electric Illuminating Company. Counsel said that more thau a thousand creditors were not represented in the action and that possibly irreparable wrong might be done to the applicants and other creditors If the motion was not granted. The Electric Illuminating Company, he said, had no right to discontinue the action on behalf of other creditors.

Before the suit was discontinued, W. N. Dykman, tho receiver of the Commercial Bank, applied to be substituted as plaintiff, but Justice Maddox, before whom the motion was made, denied it. Justice Stover afterward granted tho order of discontinuance, when only one third of the parties appeared to defend. Counsel said, furthermore, that he claimed that unlawful means were used to defraud tho creditors.

Lawyer Frank Harvey Field, In reply, said that the Electric Illuminating Company's claim was paid; that no other party came Into the action or shared the expenses. The company therefore had a right to discontinue. The four persons named could come in and share expenses or begin a new suit. If the creditors named could complain of any one he was tho attorney representing them. Robert H.

Wilson, for John IS. Jenkins, as executor ot th eLayton estate, creditor of the bank, cited the case of Hirshfleld vs. Fitzgerald. In which the Court of Appeals held that If a creditor le slred to have benefit of an action similar to the ono at bar, he must come and take his share of the labor aud expense of the litigation; and that after the plaintiff's debt was paid, he could discontinue the action, which could not be reserved for the benefit ot a creditor who had not availed himself ot it. Ferdinand Solinger, Charles Voltz.

Colonel Cogswell. A. Simla. Rufus L. Scott and other lawyers representing creditors and stockholders were opposed to the motion.

Mr. Haviland said that among the creditors who never appeared in the suit by the Elec trie Illuminating Company were the City of unviirn f. sa.44o.si, ana tnc uountv of Kings for Justice oaynor saiu ne wouia taKe tne pa pers, but he had a notion that the receiver Atterbufy Now in Washington Trying to Prove Charges Against the Postmaster. WAS SUTTON TURNED DOWN? It Is Generally Believed That if Former Auditor Needs a Place He Will Not Be Refused. There Is going to be an interesting fight yet over the charges made by Walter B.

Atterbury that Mb malls were held up In the local Post Office Department. Incensed at the printed reports that Postmaster Wilson would try to have him indicted for his charges, Mr. Atterbury went to Washington the other day, loaded down with what he believes to be the proofs of his charges, and he has since been using them to substantiate the claims made during the recent campaign. It will be remembered that Mr. Atterbury posted a number of campaign letters in New York and that, according to his charges, these letters were held up in the Brooklyn Post Office for so long a time that many of them arrived at their destination too late to be of any service in a political way.

Postmaster Wilson pronounced the charges ridiculous and intimated that if Mr. Atterbury did not prove them he ould or could take the matter to court on a criminal action. The Postmaster immediately placed the whole matter in the hands of the Post Office inspectors and insisted that a thorough investigation bo made. According to reports, that investigation was made by Inspector King, and his report exonerated Mr. Wilson and touched upon the fact that when the inspector asked Mr.

Atterbury to produce proof he refused to do so. It was even said that Inspector King several times tried to catch Mr. Atterbury at his office and failed to do so, but that finally, after many at tempts to get the information asked for from him, Mr. Atterbury called on Inspector King and hot words were exchanged between the two men. Mr.

Atterbury. it is said, denied that he made direct charges against any man but that his complaint was against the department in Brooklyn. It is even said that when asked If be did not mean to hit at Postmaster Wilson that he said no. That is one fide of the story. This morning a friend of Mr.

Atterbury said that Mr. Atterbury had gone to Washington with the determination of producing his proofs before the department there and with the effort of discovering where the information leaked out that any report had been made by the inspector. Mr. Atterbury before he started is quoted as having said that a post office inspector cannot divulge such a matter and that if he did he was guilty of wrong doing. No sooner had Mr.

Atterbury arrived In Washington than the bill proposing to consolidate the two post offices again made Its appearance and this is what caused the report that the Republican leader and political enemy of the Postmaster was responsible for it. Mr. Atterbury fnend3 contend that no such report as has been spoken of has yet been made by Inspector King at Washington. In the meantime another little matter Is stirring up Brooklyn politics. It lo stated that Former Auditor Sutton has applied for a smail position under Register elect Howe and has been turned down.

The story is told that Mr. Sutton has recently been unfortunate in business and that through the organization of the tobacco trust he lost the agency of a Western tobacco firm and Is without employment of any kind and in an uncomfortable position. Mr. Sutton's son said this morning that there was no necessity for his applying for any position and that he knew nothing about his applying for a place under Register elect Howe. It Is known, however, that Mr.

Sutton did put in an application for a position in the register's office and that his application was given to Assistant Secretary Gardner of tho couuty committee. It was not for a $1,200 place, but for any place that might be given to him. Mr. Gardner took It to Manhattan where Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, leader of Mr. Sutton's district, is stopping, and now it is reported that another man will get the place and tha Mr.

Sutton has been refused. Mr. Sutton has not been active in local politics for a couple ot years, not since the consolidation. In fact. Yet it is not believed that Lieutenant Governor Woodruff would refuse to indorse him for such a place as it is said he sought, simply because he once opposed him in politics.

Mr. Sutton was a Low man and Mr. Woodruff has no desire to stir up any Low opposition at this time. The former auditor was a good and valuable man and It is the general opinion that If he really needed an office under Mr. Howe the way would be made clear for him to get it.

DR. INGERS0LL TO REMAIN. Immanuel Church Appreciates His Decision by a Substantial Raise in Salary. It has been known for several days In denominational circles that the Rev. Dr.

Edward Payson Ingersoll, who came here two years ago from St. Paul, having previously for many years been a Brooklyn pastor, to take charge of the Immanuel Congregational Church, had recolved two or three flattering offers to leave Brooklyn. He has been asked to take influential charges elsewhere. All offers he courteously declined, eaying he preferred to remain with Immanuel Church, believing it had a bright future before it. He came to Brooklyn at the earnest solicitation the Congregational Church Extension Society, the union of the Patchen and Rochester Avenue churches having been brought about, and Dr.

Ingersoll was desired as the leader. He was to have the oversight of the building of the handsome edifice on Decatur street, between Patchen and Ralph avenues. Under his pastorate the church has had much prosperity. The First annual meeting of the church "was held last night. The reporu of all the organizations showed a prosperous year.

The membership at consolidation was 372. to which .13 have since been added. Nearly $7,000 was raised and expended during the year, and considerable money was given in benevolences. There is a balance on hand. It was announced that Dr.

Iiigersoll'a salary bad been raised to $3,000, a substantial addition. Officers were elected as follows: Treasurer, Charles F. Moelich; auditor. David S. Uowne; trustees.

Anthony Buckpn berger. Oeorge W. Northridge, Harry H. Story, George A. Graff; deacons, John Fraeer, H.

C. Waterman, M. L. Miner; deaconesses, Mr. Sarah Schnley, Mrs.

Sarah J. Redhead; financial secretaries. A. 13. Fleming.

Harry II. Story, John Fra.e. Peter Grnnt, C. A. Bush.

FAILED TO MAKE FORTUNE HERE. Mason Becker, an aged Hebrew, applied to Magistrate Lemon In the Fwen street court this morning fur assistance to himself and his wife hack to Leeds. England, where he that he had two sons. Becker told his story through Interpreter Lipitz. He r.i;v.r to this country ab jut ten months ago with fair sum of money with which he tho'mbt lie make a fortune.

He was uiKiid eto get work and his money soon id away. He was advised to apply to the Hebrew Aid Society hut refused. TOU MASTER MACHINIST. The examination of applicants for tho posi lion of muster machinist the steam engi neerlng department of the Brooklyn Navy I ard. to nil the vacancy caused oy the death Jnmes Howr.t, closed last night.

The report was forwarded to Washington to day. The Alabaman Says the Time Is Opportune to Consolidate Opposition Against Bryan. CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD. Kght of Brooklyn Congressmen Against Silver Inspires the Southerner to Another Effort in New York. J.

J. Willett of Alabama, who began last summer the movement to nominate Judge Augustus Van Wyck for President, is in New York again. During his stay a conference will be held of the anti Bryan forces in Xew York for the purpose of consolidating opposition to the Xebraskan and furthering the Interests of Judge Van Wyck. Mr. Willett.

who was seen this morning at the Holland House by a reporter for the Eagle, says that he is here on legal business. While in Washington he learned of the break among the Congressmen from this county on the silver issue, and saw in it at once the most significant movement against the chances of Mr. Bryan which has yet occurred. He realized that the time was ripe for resuscitating the boom for which he was responsible last August. Mr.

Willett will have a talk with the judge to day or tomorrow. "I am more than ever convinced." he said this morning, "that Bryan cannot be elected. It is foolish for the party to nominate and vet in the face of certain defeat and acknowledging that he will be beaten cerlain leaders in the South are still supporting him. When I ask for a reason they say that the farmers and constituents as a wnoie do not realize that Bryan is a dead issue. The scales have not yet fallen rrom their eyes, and for these leaders to take a stand against Bryan would mean their political downfall.

They have local offices to 11 11 and to do this they must adhere to Bryan, yet, as I have said, there is scarcely one with whom 1 havu talked who does not know that to nominate Bryan will mean certain defeat. "It is time for the Democratic party to think and some of its most prominent members are thinking. When you see such a man as Jon Sibley renounce silver it means a great deal. He was the backbone of the 'f li campaign and furnished most of the funds. The acticn of the Brooklyn Congressmen Is also most? significant, and when I saw that two Tammany representatives bad joined them I realized what scope this movement might take.

The Democratic party should be brave enough to cast off the yoke of Bryanlsm. "I am in New York cn legal business, but I' shall see Judge Van Wyck. I have the greatest respect for him. He could cemmand the support of all classes and factions of the party. The South would be solid for him.

His standing in Xew York Is high, aud with him as a standard bearor I believe that we might have a fighting chance. We will have none with Bryan at the head of the ticket." It is prohable that Mr. wr.lett will consult with the Brooklyn leaders. He is reticent about his plans and rather wary as to the announcement of bis intentions. It was different last summer.

He came widely her alded, secured a pres. agent, established headquarters at the HofTman and entered Into an old fashioned. Southern whoop 'em up campaign to bring Judge Van Wyck to the front. Much of was done largely against the wishes and without the knowledge of the judge. After a stay of two weeks, during which he gave out many interviews, Mr.

Willett suddenly disappeared and the Van Wyck boom became a thing of the past. This is his first appearance since then. It was Mr. Willett whose effort, on July 4 last to call Tammany off from Bryan was frustrated by the unexpected speech of ex Governor Hogg of Texas. The speech of the Texan stampeded the meeting for Bryan and was said to have been the cause of the flip flap of Richard Croker on bis return from Europe.

MILLER'S BROTHER TO BE TRIED. Magistrate Refuses to Dismiss the Charge of Abetting the Napoleon of Finance. Louis H. Miller, the younger brother of William F. Miller of Franklin Syndicate notoriety, was held for the Cour: of Special Sessions, by Magistrate Brenner, this morning, on the charge of having aided and abetted William F.

Miller in removing the property of his creditors. The charge was based on the fact that Louis crammed $8,520 in small bills into a sachei on the day of the collapse of the money mill at 144 Floyd street and sent it around to the rooms of Annie Gorey. one of 11 employes, at 142 Floyd street. Miss Gorey hid thv money under a lounge, but It was latel" handed over to Captain Reynolds of the detect! re force. The complaint against Miller was ade by Ernest B.

Grimm, who had deposited, $100 with the Syndicate on the day of the coi lapse. Lawyers and Whitlock, on the occasion of ti hearing about a week ago, had moved to lismlss the complaint on the ground, maiij ly. that the Millers were only servants of a snydlcate which was incorpor ated, accord!) to the receipt which Grimm had receiveq i ne magistrate tnis morning decided to dej the motion to dismiss, mainly on the grou( that Miller was responsible personally to (he persons who had left money at the place. It was agreed that Miller's ball should remaiat $1,000. Miller had placed on deposit tt sum of $1,000 as security for his appearand.

While the new bond was under prepared) Annie Gorey. Elizabeth Hahn two otjjer bright faced young women who had bee employed in the office of Miller and who hal been in court on every day that the caBfl came up, clad in their prettiest finery, left tl fe court room and started off to buy Chrlstrljis presents. They had complained that tSiey had not been paid for their last week's lork at the money shop. They have been, during the prosecution, very friendly to yfcung Miller. QTJTGGr 11SITS JUDGE THOMAS.

Judge TholftLS, who in the criminal branch of the Unit1 1 I States Circuit Court on Wednesday, ii charging the Grand Jury, pointedly called upon Superintendent, of Municipal Elections John McCullagh to substantiate the statement made on October 30 last, that he had "absolute evidence of hundreds of fraudulent naturalizations lately in the United States Courts of this city," had a long conference to day with Lemuel E. Quigg in his chambers in the Federal Building Manhattan. Mr. Quigg afterward called upon United States Marshal Henkel. THINKS HIS SON INSANE.

Moses Fcinstcin of 166 McKibben street had his 22 year old son, Samuel, In the Manhattan avenue court this morning and said that Samuel had frequently shown signs of Insanity. Last night at the supper table the young man suddenly became frantic and began to break all of the crockery. Moses asked to have his son committed and his sanity Investigated. Tho magistrate declined to do that, but held the eon until December 22 for examination. GOT THE WRONG HORSE.

Emil Mftz of 200 Meserole street told Magistrate Lemon, in the Manhattun avenue court this morning, that John Kader. 23 years old, of 249 Johnson avenue, a peddler, had rented a horse and wagon from him on Monday and returned a worn out horse in place of the animal loaned him. Metz claimed that Kader bad traded horses with John Mullins of 11 Floyd street. Kader woe held for examination on a charge Of grand Inrcetv. I i 6 FURS.

COATS, Made of selected seal skins, high storm collar, wide revere, box front, tight fit ting back. Lined with colored satin, Value 91C5.00 Near seal coat, lined with satin, may be worn double or single breasted, with double or single rever, Value 9UO.OO. SCARFS AND MUFFS. Mink cluster scarfs, handsome dark fur, finished with eight tails, Value $10.50 Muffs to match, $12 $15. Alaska Sable scarf, finished with eight tails, Value $10.00 Muffs to match, $7.50 Electric Seal Muff, $2.00 and $3.00 Skunk Opossum Muff, $4.00 Collarettes and fancy wraps in a variety of furs and de signs.

JAMES McCREERY Broadway and 11th New York. WILL NOT UNITE. Russell Place Church Answers a Proposition Prom Central Church in the Negative. Several meetlngB of the official hoards of the Central M. E.

Church, of whioh the Rov. George Adams, Ph. is pastor, and the Russell Place M. E. Church, of which tho Rev.

Charles S. Williams is pastor, have been held, as stated in the Eagle, looking toward the union of these two churches. It can now be definitely stated that this will not be done. A meeting of the official board of the Russell Place M. E.

Church was held last night, with the pastor in the chair. A resolution was passed which recited that "after long and careful deliberation the Russell Piace Church does not see its way clear to a corporate union with Central Church." This resolution was at once forwarded to the Rev. Dr. Adams. As is well known, the Central M.

E. Church is ono of the buildings purchased by the new East River Bridge Commissioners, the price paid being 550,000. It will be torn down, probably, in the early months of next year, to make way for the new bridge, and the church must seek a new location. As a number of the members of the official board of Central and many of the members of the society, also, live uptown, it was thought to be a wise move to try and bring about a union with Russell Place. It is now thought that Central Church will at once look about for a place on which to build, as it will have sufficient funds for the purpose after all Indebtedness is paid.

TWO NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX. Colored Patients Found at 27 Plathush Avenue Removed to Pest House. The health officials discovered two new cases of smallpox yesterday afternoon at 27 Flatbush avenue, where Henry McMllIon, a colored waiter, was found suffering from the disease about a week ago. The new patients were hustled off to the hospital at North Brother Island. They were Mrs.

Emma For guson, aged 23 years, and Adele Robinson, age 5 years. In each case the patient is not vory ill. Tho premises have been fumigated. The woman and child are colored. COTJLD NOT GET HIS CHILD.

Louise T. Powera got a decreo of separation from James T. Powers, a prominent builder of Far Rockaway, not long ago and the custody of the youngest child was awarded to hen This morning Mr. Powers applied to Justice Marean, in the equity term of the Supreme Court to give him the custody of the child on the ground that tho mother did not care for it as it ohould be. Justice Marean denied the motion.

DIED IN A BESTATJEANT. Thomas Man gin, 45 years old, who was employed as a hostler at a road house on the corner of One Hundred and Fifty fifth street and St. Nicholas avenue. Manhattan, died suddenly In the restaurant in the Scarborough Hotel, 2,3 19 Eighth avenue, at 4 o'clock this morning. DIED.

O'MEARA On December 13. MARGARET C. O'MEARA, beloved wife of Patrick B. O'Meara. Funeral from her late residence, r.03 Hart st.

Brooklyn, on Saturday, lcth thence to the Church of St. John the Baptist. Wlllouffh by av, whore a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated. Relatives and friendB and those of her brothers, the late Rev. John R.

McDonald and Miles F. McDonald, and of her sisters, Mrs. I Rlnn and Miss L. A. McDonald, are respectfully Invited to attend.

Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, FlatBuoh. SILK STOCKINGS. Ladies' finest quality, blacky pure Thread Silk Stockings, $2.00 per pair. Or packed three box, pairs in. $5.00 per box; Usual price $2.50 per pair.

JAMES McCREERY CO, Broadway and 11th New York. LOST AND FOUND. LOST IN ABRAHAM STRAUS'. LOESER'S or vicinity a diamond EARDROP. Finder will be suitably rewarded by returning same to 171 Schermerhorn st.

LOST LITTLE GRAY PUO DOG, SLIGHTLY reddish on back: answers to name of Billy; tongue rather long and protrudes. Reward for his return to IS St. Marks uv, near Sixth. FOUND WILL LADY WHO LOST SACHEL, MONEY and GLASSES at Bridge and Fulton sts, Friday A. send her address to E.

J. RANDALL, Elgrhty. first st, near Eighteenth av. Van Pelt Manor. LOST THE LADY WHO TOOK A FUR COLLARETTE by mistake at the Civltas Club.

160 Joralemon st, Wednesday afternoon, will pleas return the same to 176 South Oxford st and receive her own in exchange. VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTS. Richard C. Fritzsche, a tailor living at 411 Sumner avenue, this morning filed his petition la voluntary bankruptcy with the clerk of the United States District Court. He schedules nine unsecured creditors, with claim amounting to $1,854.51 and gives assets valued, at Adolph J.

Rudolph, a tailor living at Wat kins street and Blake avenue, was a second petitioner. He names four secured creditors in $1,660, and nineteen unsecured in $2,854.08 He values, his assets at $200. BOSSES. AGAIN ARRAIGNED. Willis Rosser, the medical student, whoj soot Frederick Slater in Madison Square den Saturday night, was arraigned in the Jet i ferson Market Court this morning.

It was reported to Magistrate Mayo that Slater would not be able to leave the hospital for several days, but that he is improving. Rosser's ex amination was postponed until Saturday, morning. A SCHOONER WRECKED. Cape Charles, December 14 The three masted apJ)CsQTiE Rlilie S. D.erby of' phi a.

loaffed with lumber, on Vfjflg Island bar. The crew was saved by the life' saving crew. The vessel and cargo are a total' loss. THE WEATHER. Washington, December 1J For Eastern Ner York: Snow to niht, except fair in extreme southern portion; Frlda3', snow, except rain In extreme southern portion low temperature for seV eral days; fresh northerly winds.

LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Fair, followed by rain or snow on Friday; cold weather, fresh north to northeast winds. At noon the Easle's mercurial barometer registered 30.25. having risen .37 of an inch since noon yesterday. The Indication la fair weather.

Record of the thermometer as kept at the Brook lyn Dally Eagle Olllce: 2 A. M. 4 A. M. 6 A.

M. 8 A. M. to day 2 0 A. II it 12 ai p.

ii 43 3 P. 4S 4(1 ...41) Average temperature to day 41 Average temperature corresponding day IaBt year yn HIGH WATER. Following is the official announcement of th time and duration of high water at New York and Pundy Hook for to morrow, December 15: A. M. P.

AI. TlmelHoieht H. M.i Feet. Dura'n of Kle. Fall U.IH.

M. Tims Beisnt H. M.I Fet. New 6.28 Sandy Hook: 5.4 5.7 7:01 6:21 4.3 4.6 i 5:5 II The sun will rise to morrow ot will set at 4:34 P. M.

::18 A. M. an MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS, ARRIVED THUIL3DAY. DECEMBER Ifc Ss Jerseymoor. from Cirgenti.

Ss TJemo. from Demerara. Ss Heathdene. from Calcutta. Ss Kaiser Wllhelm II.

from Gene. Ss Manica, from Shields Ss Ccvlc. from Liverpool. ARRIVED AT FOREIGN PORTS. Germannic, from New York.

Queenstowiv INDEX. To Classified Advertisements in day's Eagle. CLASBiriCATION VAtta Administrator's Notices 11 Amusements 8 Auction Sales 8 Autumn ana hibici Doard Gu.smess Notices Opportunities I'oastwlse Steamers Corporation Notices 8 10 .10 1M4 1.1 0 1 17 4 10 8 ....12 17 11) 10 10 in ...11 14 Id 0 .2 3 0 3 11 4 lu 13 1G 15 11 1 :t.v:inE Death Notices Dividends El ctric Lighting and Power Employment Agencies Excursions Financial Furnished Rooms Help Warned Hcrsea and Carriages Instruction Lal Notices Lost and Marriage, Notices Miscellaneous jew publications Ocean Steamships Pianos, etc Post Office Notice. Troposals Notices rtnllroads Real Estate Loans 10 Situations Wanted 10 Special Advertisements 18 Special Notices 10 Steamboats 11 Surrogate's Notices 11 13 To Let and For Sale 10 Wanted the company at West End avenue and Sixtieth had a right to come In and continue the ac street, Manhattan, at 3 o'clock this morning. tlon.

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