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THE BKOOKLYN DAILY EAGKLE. ISTETV YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1899. 20 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL ADVEBTISEMEXfTS. ELIOT T.

LANE BANKRUPT. FEED WIRE STOLEN. GASH ASKED FOR COURSE SHERIFF ELECT WALTON FOR HIGH ITER PRESSURE. DeputyCommissionerMoffett Submits Plans to Improve the Brooklyn Service. Much hrm is done daily by the excessive consumption of cheap confection eries and chocolates of inferior quality, doubtful, taste, and doubt ful composition.

Why not abstain from these altogether, and substitute the digestible, wholesome Van Houten's Chocolate (For Eating), which is of delicious flavor, and cheapest in the end? Sold in the following shapes: Croquettes, in Tins. Drops, in Tins. Square Tablets. Small Bars. This product ranks among the existing brands of chocolate for eating as Van Houten's Cocoa does among the cocoas; it is the most delicious in flavor and the most economical in use.

In the homes of Brooklyn a part of the Christmas Celebration is The Christmas Number of the Brooklyn Daily agle. For the holidays of 1899 the Eagle will give to its readers one of the brightest and best special numbers in the history of the paper. There will be the usual departments, which have done so much toward making the Eagle the Sunday newspaper of New York City and many additional features to make this issue especially interesting to young and old. Jfandsome fiome Calendar Will be given away to each reader of the Eagle. This calendar is not an office ornament, but a home calendar, a triumph of embossing and lithographing work.

D'he Christmas $tory Supplement, printed on heavy paper, profusely illustrated and full of bright, appropriate stories, sketches and poems Lieutenant Governor Woodruff's Secretary Files a Petition. Eliot T. private secretary to Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff, this morning filed with the clerk of the United States District Court his petition as a voluntary bankrupt. He schedules thirteen unsecured creditors, with claims amounting to J5.632.77, and gives no assets.

Mr. Lane gives his place of business and address.os tho office of the Lieutenant Governor, at Albany. But three Brooklyn names appear in the schedule of indebtedness J. Victor Wilson, 5449.79. for horse keep; Walter Schumann, $329.45, merchandise, and the Edison Electric Light Company, $132.03.

HAD A COUNTERFEIT BILL. Frank Plvln, 40 years old. of '105 Varet street, and Jacob Rosenberg, 27 years old of 154 Johnson avenue, were before Magistrate Lemon in the Manhattan avenue court this morning on a charge of passing counterfeit money. Max Cohen, a butcher of 68 Slegel street, and Philip Yennie, his clerk, were the complainants. Yennie said that at about 6:30 o'clock last evening Mrs.

Clara Rosenberg came into the meat market and bought a pound of meat, tendering In payment a $2 bill. Yennie looked at the bill and told the woman that he thought lt was counterfeit. She grabbed the bill and ran out of the market. Yennie followed her to her home where she said that her husband gave her the money. He claimed that he received lt from PIvin, so both of them were arrested.

SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. FAN CY GOODS. FANS. Spangled mounted lace or gauze, on fancy carved sticks, $1.00 each. Gauze and lace, spangled and hand painted, $2.00 each; Value 83.SO and S5.00 STATIONERY.

quire box, fine note paper and envelopes, 25 cents. Cabinet containing 4 quires fine paper and 15 envelopes, 45 cents. Fine stationery in fancy boxes, 25c to $4.50 per box. FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS LEATHER GOODS purses, pocket books, card and letter cases, engagement and writing pads, etc. SILVER NOVELTIES manicure sets, hair brushes, calendars, ink stands anl numerous articles for use or ornament.

JEWELRY, FANCY BASKETS, PERFUMERY, etc. JAMES McCREERY Broadway and 11th St, New York. Men's Furnishing Dep't. BATH ROBES, Made of all wool, fancy blankets. Floral patterns with wide border.

Liight or dark colors, Formerly $7.30, SS.SO, 89.SO HOUSE COATS, Latest novelty materials. Tuxedo models. Double faced cloth, $3.00 each; Former price $3.00 Double faced cloth or broadcloth, $4.50 each; Former price 88.30 Matelasse or Velvet, $9.50 each; Former prices $14.30 ifc 821.00 SHIRTS. Full dress shirts, made of best quality muslin, with fine linen, extra size bosoms. Hand finished.

Cuffs attached. Open front and back. These Shirts comprise tho remainder of tho season's stock. $1.10 Each; Usual price $2.00 JAMES McCREERY Broadway and 11th New York. EDWARD MOR.R0.

Bargains in Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry. Engagement Rings a specialty. 37 39 Maiden lane, N'cw York; Room 52. LOST AND FOUND. FOUND A DIAMOND.

Owner can recover property by calling on A. A. WEBSTER 440 Fulton St. LOST BAXK BOOK NO. 7,121.

BBEVOORT SAV lntrs Bank; payment stopped. Please return to the Bank. LOST A DIAMOND EARRING. IX ENAMELED and gold setting. Reward If returned to 300 Schermerliorn St.

LOST GOLD WATCH, BETWEEN Y. M. C. A. and Elm place, between 3 and 6 o'clock, December 16.

Return to E. M. WRIGHT, 1,168 Gates av. Brooklyn. LOST ON TtTESDAY, lffTH PROBABLY in nelRhborhood of downtown stores, two RINGS In small package.

Finder will be suitably rewarded by returning to 170 llalnbrldge St. LOST ON SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 16. a lady's sable MUFF, on Ninth av, between First and Seventh sts. Flndrr will be rewarded by returning same to 137 Berkeley place.

LOST ON" BEDFORD OR PUTNAM AV, GREEN Pigskin POCKETBOOK. oontalnlng keys, money and checks. Finder liberally rewarded by returning to Mrs. FRED. W.

BURNS, 511 Throop avenue. WANTED HELP FEMALES. Wanted Waitresses to serve in restaurant. Apply to superintendent, A. D.

Matthews Sons. Dominick and Clements Capoul Arrested, but Plead Not Guilty. Dominick Capoul, 52 years old, and Clements Capoul, 22 years old, both of whom resided at West Third and Sheepshead Bay road. Coney Island, were arraigned before Magistrate Nostrand this morning, in the Coney Island police court, on a charge of receiving stolen goods. The men pleaded not guilty and were held in default of bail, pending further examination.

The two men, father and son, were arrested last night by Detectives Shea and Busby of Captain Kenny's command, who were informed that a large amount of copper wire, such as is used as feed wire on tho trolley lines, had been stolen from the shops of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company on West Fifth street. The detectives made a thorough search the premises and learned that nearly a ton of the wiro had been stolen, part of which was found later in a junk shop at Carroll street and Third avenue. PLYMOUTH NOT DOCKED. Pall River Liner Will Not Get on Dry Dock Until To morrow. The big Fall River Line steamer Plymouth, which went on the rocks at the entrance to the Sound yesterday morning and which was taken to Erie Basin yesterday afternoon for repairs, did not get into dry dock this morning.

The Plymouth is to go into the floating dock, as that will be the one first emptied. The Lampasas of the Mallory Line is at present in this dock, but workmen hoped to get her out this morning. They were delayed, however, and the Lampasas will not go out before night. The Plymouth this morning was tied up to a pier alongside the dock she is to occupy. She was lying low in the water, much lower than even a heavy cargo would bring her.

Tho engineer, who was in charge, the captain being ashore, said that the hole in the steamer's side did not go through the' inner skin, but that until she was placed on the dry dock it would be impossible to tell just how badly she was damaged. Both the captain and the engineer look forward to a stay of at least two weeks at the Basin. MADE MANY STATEMENTS. Young Woman Accused of Forgery Says She Tried to Shield Her Companion. Caroline J.

O'Neal of Providence, R. who was'arrested on Friday last in company with Walter G. Hazard, on a charge ol passing a worthless check at the People's Bank, Broadway and Greene avenue, and who has told a number of stories as to the guilt or innocence of Hazard as an accomplice, declared from the witness stand in the Gates avenue court this morning that Hazard forged tho signature to tho check of John F. Welton of Richmond HilL The young woman was represented by Frank X. McCaffry, who was also present in the interest of the bank, and Rufus L.

Perry appeared for Hazard. When first arrested the young woman declared that Hazard was innocent any guilt. On the following morning she made an affidavit in which she accused Hazard of forging the signature to the check. Yesterday when the case was called for examination Miss O'Neal dramatically declared that Hazard had nothing to do with the transaction, and that she had sworn falsely in tho affidavit. The case was for the second time adjourned and set down for to day.

After the young woman had gone back to the pen she was seen by the District Attorney and the magistrate. She. then made another statement and again accused Hazard of forging the signature. This morning she held to her last statement. She said that she filled out most of the blank and that Hazard wrote the signature.

She also wrote her name and the name forged to the check at the request of Lawyer Perry, which was placed in When asked why she made so many contradictory statements, the young woman said it was to shield her companion. Hazard was not called to testify. The magistrate held Hazard and the young woman for the Grand Jury, the former for forgery and the latter for grand larceny. MUST KEEP LIBRARY OPEN. Tompkins Park Committee Thinks Its Work Worth Perpetuating.

A meeting of the Tompkins Park Library Committee was held at the residence of the chairman, Arnold W. Catlin, M. 203 Greene avenue, Tuesday evening. The report of the treasurer, Henry B. Halgh, showed all bills paid to date and a small balance on hand.

The report of the library for four months was given as follows: Volumes in library, books circulated during four months, books read in the library, registered borrowers, 2,552. The library has been equipped with a fine new furnace and lamps, and is now in good running order for the winter. the Tompkins Park Library Committee was refused an appropriation, some means of raising money must be found. It was the unanimous vote of the committee that the library is doing too good work to be closed, and it was moved that the committee be enlarged by the presentation of three names by each member at the next meeting. CHRISTMAS MARKETS.

Turkeys in Prime Condition, hut in Light Supply. In the sale of Christmas trees wholesalers have an unusually promising outlook for the closing days of this week. At Wallabout Market and in Manhattan the sale of trees and greens has this year exceeded that of any previous season. Al1 this week grocers and other retailers have carted thecn aw ay. Better poultry is now coming forward.

The cooler weather accounts tor the improvement to a material extent. Prices are firm at from 13 to 16 cents per pound at wholesale. This state of the market may induce more liberal forwarding by express, for it is said there are plenty of turkeys in the country. At the present it would seem as if 1G to 22 cents would be the rulo at retail, though it may be held that excellent condition makes them worth the money. WARRANT FOB, A POLICEMAN.

Lawyer Perry to Make Application for One Charging Perjury. Lawyer Rufus L. Perry intends to make application to morrow for the arrest of' Patrolman Hughes of the Vernon avenue station, on the charge that he has committed perjury. The crime, according to the lawyer, was committed at the time Hughes made application for appointment on the police force, when he declared that he had never been arrested nor convicted of any crime. Mr.

Perry states that he has evidence that the policeman was at one time convicted and served five months for larceny. MURDER TRIALS IN MANHATTAN. The trial of William Noufeldt.on the charge of murdering Mrs. Annie Krohman with a hatchet, at her home, 20G West Thirty fifth street, August 7, was resumed, this morning before Justice Fursman. in the criminal branch the Supreme Court, The case was begun yesterday when six jurors were secured out of seventeen talesmen examined.

The work rf getting the remaining jurors was resumed this morning. George W. Johnson, a colored man who is known as Whistling Coon, was placed on trial In Part IV of General Sessions, Manhattan, before Judge Ncwburger, this morning, on the charge of murder. He is charged with having killed his common law wife, Roskin Stuart, in their apartments, at 246 West Forty first street, on October 12 last. HAGAN'S SALARY INCREASED.

The salary of Warden James J. Hagan of the Tombs has been increased by Comwia sloner Lantry from $2,250 to $2,500. appdikt James Dunne, Under Sheriff, and dWin S. Bogart, Bookkeeper, Only New Men Named. ALL OTHER OFFICIALS RETAINED Warden Hayes Summoned to Auction Boom to Explain Why May Voted Against Currency Bill.

SherifE elect William Walton has settled Upon his appointments for the next two years. In taking the matter up he was confronted by the fact thai with two exceptions the present appointees are organization Democrats. It has been owing to this fact that ho has received very few applications for places. In this respect his situation has been unlike that of the District Attorney's office, in which the present incumbents are Republicans. Then, again, the Register elect, a Republican, assumes an office whose employes now are Democrats.

Mr. Walton has decided to make two changes, but they are very important ones. He has selected for Under Sheriff James Dunne of the Sixth Ward. Mr. WTalton and Mr.

Dunne have been intimate personal friends for many years. The position of Under Sheriff is a very important one, and his relations to the head of the office are necessarily of an intimate and confidential character. In other words, it is just such a place as a sheriff would put an old friend in, and this is exactly what Mr. Walton proposes to do. Mr.

Dunne is among the best known Democrats in Brooklyn. He was at one time Alderman of the Sixth Ward, and later on. for a series of years, was keeper of the City Hall. The appointment of Under Sheriff came to him entirely unsought; it was a case of the place seeking the man, and not the man the place. He will succeed William J.

Bogem shutz. The Sheriff elect has made a change in connection with the position of bookkeeper at the Jail, a position which it will readily be seen Is one of much moment. He has selected for the place Edwin S. Bogart of the Twenty third Ward, who displaces Jacob Walter. The full list of selections Is as follows: Under sheriff, James Dunne.

Counsel. Charles H. Hyde. Equity clerk. William J.

McPhilliamy. Assistant equity clerk, Adam Menger. Chief clerk. William P. Kennedy.

Deputy sheriffs, William J. Cunningham, John J. Bradley, John P. Beardall, James O'Donnell, John McCready. Warden of jail, Richard Bergin.

Deputy warden, John Wilson. Bookkeeper at jail, Edwin S. Bogart. Keepers at jail, Edward J. Smith, Edward McGrath.

Edward Cleary. Martin Kane. Watchman. Peter Carberry. Van drivers, Joseph Evans, Thomas Kenny, Joseph Kelly.

Martin Conly. Sheriff's auctioneer. Thomas A. Kerrigan. Matrons at jail, Mary Buckley and Fanny J.

Handy. The Republicans in this list are McPhilliamy (who has held his position for the past six years and has been highly recommended by Democrats and Republicans alike) and Martin Conly, a van driver. Among the visitors at the auction room this morning was Warden Patrick Hayes. He had a long talk with James Shevlin and then hurried away. It was reported that he was summoned there to explain why Mitchell May had kicked over the traces and refused to vote with the other Long Island Congressmen for the gold standard, but whether this was so or not could not be ascertained, as neither Mr.

Shevlin nor Warden Hayes would give any hint as to subject, of their conversation. Mr. May's position is undoubtedly causing embarrassment to many of his friends, who have not been able to fathom his motives. Moses May. the young man's uncle, said to an Eagle reporter this morning: "I talked with my nephew and tried all possible arguments to persuade him to vote for the currency bill, but, as the issue shows, without success." An intimate friend of the Congressman declared to day: "He is no more for silver than any of his associates.

He knew that the bill would pass without his vote and he took the stand he did for the pufpds'e' ted In yesterday's Eagle, to be in a position to make a play in Senator Coffey's behalf, if the local organization tries to brand him with disloyalty." GING GETS REBATE. Nassau County Hotel Keepers Win in a Test Case Against County Treasurer. Hotel keepers of Nassau County have won their fight on the question of payment of excise money by a decision handed down this morning by the Appellate The decision affirms the granting of a mandamus in the special term to Edward Ging. compelling the repayment of a rebate of $100. In May.

1S06. Ging took out a certificate lor the sale of liquor in Greenport town, and he paid $J0O for it, as that town has more than twelve hundred population. Tho county treasurer accepted the sum as correct, but it was afterward discovered that the excise law provides that where the population of a town or village is not given in the last census of the United States the charge in such cases should be 5100. Ging asked for the return of his original certificate and got another, in accordance with the law, with an accompanying rebate slip for $100. The county treasurer refused to honor the rebate slip, on the ground that a court should take judicial' knowledge as to tho actual population of Greenport.

A suit was brought by Ging and was dismissed on a technicality, and then Ging got a mandamus to compel the payment of the The Appellate Division affirms the lower court, on tiie ground that, as the law has specifically provided the means for ascertaining the population of a town or village, which is the last United States cenStis, there is no reason for disturbing the order for a mandamus. TRANSPORT BURNSIDE HERE. The United States transport Burnslde. Captain Laflin, arrived this morning from San Juan, Santiago and Manzanllla. with fourteen cabin passengers and fifty nine discharged and furloughctl soldiers and civilians consigned to th United States Quartermaster's department.

There was one death on board shortly after leaving San Juan. J. Gordon Gulick, aged years, a member of the San Juan Board of Education, died of meningitis on 11. His body was brought to this port. Among the cabin passengers were: Lieutenants F.

Parker. B. K. Ashford and F. Lt.

Wells, and Miss Ramsay, daughter of Admiral Ramsay. SEWER BIDS OPENED. Commissioner of Sewers James Kane opened bids to day for in the following Brooklyn streets: Dlecekcr street, between Wyckoff and St. Nicholas avenues; Blake avenue, between Hinsdale street and Snedeker avenue, and Snedeker avenue, between Sutter avenue and a point. 227 feet south of Blake avenue.

Bids were received also for the repairing of sewers in Warren street, from Bond street to Smith street; in Smith street, from Warren strf to Atlantic avenm: in Koyt street, from Warren street to Pa fie street, and in Wyckoff street, from Smith street to Court street. I VAGRANT COMMITTED. John Boyle, 20 years old. who said lie had no home, was arraigned before Magistrate Nostrand this morning in the Coney Island court on a charge of vagrancy. He asked to be committed to some institution for tho winter and Magistrate Nostrand accommo itted him.

Commissioner Keating Wants 1 ,094,000 for a Grand Boulevard in the Bronx. TO BE RAISED BY BOND ISSUE. Street 4 1 2 Miles Long and 225 Feet Wide Would Cost the City Somewhere Hear $15,000,000. Highways Commissioner Keating presented to the Board of Public Improvements for approval a map ol the grand concourse in the Bronx, showing regulating and grading and other Improvements petitioned for by the local boards of that borough. Accompanying it was a long report favorable to the immediate prosecution of the work.

Mr. Keating asked the board to approve of the improvements suggested and to authorize them as soon as the money necessary is provided by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. The commissioner will apply to the Board of Estimate early next year for a bond issue of $1,094,000 to carry out the woTk at present planned. The gTand corcourse is a 225 foot boulevard four and a half miles In length, designed to connect all of the park system of the Bronx by connecting other transverse parkways already built. It is to run from East One Hundred and Sixty first street north to Masholu parkway, four and a half miles distant, and near the northermost limit of the city.

It will connect with the McCombs Dam viaduct running to Washington Heights and with the eastern extension of the Washington bridge. The total cost of the concourse, which has all been laid out, has been estimated at $12,000,000 to $15,000,000, the greater part of which is for the land. The plans provide for a boulevard 225 feet in width, with sidewalks at the outer edges. Next to them are to be macadamized roadways for general traffic. Inside these are laid out parallel grass plots and in the center is a single broad dirt roadway 100 feet wide.

The city has taken possession of the land and torn down the buildings on it. At present the entire stretch is lying idle because unimproved. It is impossible for traffic to use it because it is neither regulated, graded nor paved. For the same reason lots adjacent have practically no present value, being in accessible Mr. Keating estimates that with 51,094,000 he can regulate and grade the entire stretch and lay the proposed macadam roadways and sidewalks.

This done, adjacent property would, he believes, increase in value from 100 to 500 per thus paying in taxes to the city far more than the interest on the investment. The concourse, when finished, will be one of the finest driveways, or boulevards, in the world, and will complete the splendid system of parks of the Bronx. The city hae taken the land and is paying interest on the awards. At present there is no return. A large delegation of Bronx property owners appeared at this afternoon's meeting to urge the board to take favorable action on the plans.

The work is too great to be provided for out of the Highways Department's annual appropriation. Each year since he took office Mr. Keating has advocated bond issues for this improvement. COMBES ESTATE LITIGATION. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Confirms Surrogate Abbott's Decision.

Surrogate Abbott was affirmed by the appellate division this morning in the matter of the Combes estate litigation. When Hiram G. Combes died he left an estate of $100,000, accumulated after years of service as buyer for Tefft, Weller Manhattan. He gave $45,000 to relatives and charities and the residuary estate went to his widow, Sarah M. Combes.

She and Edward M. Reid, then teller of the Manhattan Bank, were executors. The estate was managed by Mrs. Combes until her death and then her executor, Daniel A. Smith, president of the First National Bank of Princeton, 111., passed over to E.

M. Reid for the surviving executors of Hiram G. Combes' estate. Of this sum Reid embezzled $20,000, which should have gone to the legatees, represented by counsel. The counsel for these legatees asked Surrogate Abbott for an order holding the estate of Mrs.

Combes liable for the deficiencies. The Surrogate referred the matter to Charles H. Otis, who found that Mrs. Combes' estate was not liable. The report was confirmed and the case was taken to the appellate division.

The Surrogate's decision ls affirmed, Justice Woodward writing the opinion. He says: "The residuary estate having become vested in Mrs. Combes and the funds set apart for the payment of legacies having been placed in the hands of the surviving executor of Hiram G. Combes, the executor of Mrs. Combes' estate has no property of the former estate in his control and he owes to the petitioners no duty to account.

Their remedy is a proceeding against the eurviving executor, and the fact that he has embezzled a portion of the funds belonging to them does not charge the estate of Mrs. Combes with the deficiency." CHARGED WITH KIDNAPING. Maria J. Symonds of 78 St. Marks place was locked up in the Oak street station house, Manhattan, at 2 o'clock this morning, on a charge of having kidnaped 4 year old Joseph McAvoy, son oi t'airicK ivicAvoy, or waiKer street.

In court this morning it was shown that the woman had been drinking for two or three days and that she had merely taken the boy along for company. The boy was restored to his parents, rne woman was held in bail. MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS. ARRIVED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. Ps Standard, from Swinemunde.

Ss Doutsehland. from Rotterdam. Ss Ardamihu. from Havana. Ss Manitou.

from London. Ss Westernland, from Antwerp. ARRIVED AT FOREIGN PORTS. Ss Auguste Victoria, from New York, NapleB. Ss St.

Louis, from New York, pa. Lizard. SAILED FROM FOREIGN PORTS. Ss Pennsylvania, for New York. pd.

Lizard. Ss Wells City, for New York. Swansea. Ss Hortenslus, for New York, Liverpool. Index To Classified Advertisements in To day's Eagle.

OIBSLFICATION. PACTI Administrator's Notices 1G Amusements 4 Assignee Notices 10 Auction Sales Autumn and Winter Resorts 11 Board Business Notices 4 Coastwise Steamers 12 Corporation Notices 15 16 Death Notices 5 20 Dissolution Notices Dividends 19 Election Notices 19 Electric Lighting and Power 9 Employment Agencies 11 Financial 12 19 Furnished Rooms Help Wanted 11 20 Horses and Carriages 11 Instruction II lial Notices 7 11 12 16 Lost and Found 20 Marriage Notices 5 Miscellaneous 2 3 5 Ocean Stenmships 12 1 'lit nos, etc lu Post O'mce Notice Proposals 15 1G Public Notices 11 15 10 Railroads 12 P.eal Estate Loans 11 Situations Wanted 11 Special Advertisements 20 Steamboats 12 Surrogate's Notices 12 1G To Let and For Sale 11 Wanted COST WOULD BE ONLY $103,000. It Is Recommended That the Work Be Commenced Immediately New Pumps Needed at Mount Prospect. Deputy Commissioner of Water Supply Moffett gave out to day a letter which he has sent to Commissioner Dalton inclosing reports of his engineers on the proposal to increase the pressure of the water supply at high levels in Brooklyn. The plan has already been outlined in the Eagle.

Mr. Moffett shows that the Mount Prospect high service has had much greater demands made upon it than was originally intended and continues: "The expedients resorted to during this time to meet the demands have been really little better than makeshifts, under the pressure of emergencies, without sufficient funds or time to attempt a comprehensive plan that would meet the necessities of that territory in the most economical and efficient manner. As a natural consequence much dissatisfaction has been created and complaints made by our citizens, arising from the fact that houses in low districts were receiving water from the high service which could be supplied from Ridgewood, thus occasioning waste and unnecessary expense in pumping, while on the other hand buildings in the more elevated portions could not obtain the necessary pressure. indorse the plan most emphatically, deeming it for the best interests of the city that this work should go on without delay, so that( the citizens of that territory may be relieved and economy in the service secured, both of which desirable ends are effected by the present plan, as you will see on examining it. The total cost Involved Is only A redistribution of the high service is proposed by Engineer De Varona, who has prepared the plan.

The district he proposes to supply from the Mount Prospect tower includes The territory bounded approximately by Sixth avenue, Fortieth street. Tenth avenue and Fifty first street, which is at present unsettled. The territory bounded approximately by Eleventh avenue, Gravesend avenue, Vanderbllt street and Island avenue, which is in the Twenty ninth Ward and at present supplied by the Flatbush Water Works Comnanv. From the Mount Prospect reservoir he pro poses to supply the large territory soum of Park place and east of Nostrand avenue, which is sparsely settled, now supplied by Ridgewood and consuming about 1,000,000 gallons per day. The territory southwest of Greenwood Cemetery, in which no mains have been laid.

The two small sections between SMfty first street and Fifty seventh street, and Fourth avenue and Fifth avenue, and bet tween Fortv eighth street and Fifty first street, and Fourth avenue and Fifth avenue 'are not included in this exception. The Dyker Heights section, between Seventh and Twelfth avenues and Seventy fifth and Eightv fourth streets, which ie at present supplied "by New Utrecht, and which would require the laying of a new main. Assuming that the portion of the plan shown in tables Nos. i and 5 is completed at once, the changes in consumption would be as follows: AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION. Gallons.

From Mt. Prospect Reservoir G.O0O.UOO From Mt. Prospect Tower 3.OOO.00O Total 9.000.000 AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION AFTER REDISTRIBUTION. Gallons. From Mt.

Prospect Reservoir 4,400.000 From Mt. Prospect Tower 2,300.000 From RidBawoo.l 2,300.000 Total 9,000.000 PROSPECTIVE AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION WITHIN TEN YEARS. Gallons. From Mt. Prospect Reservoir G.S00.00O From Mt Prospect Tower 3.G00.O0O Total 10.400,000 PROSPECTIVE AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION WITHIN FIFTEEN YEARS.

Gallons. From Mt. Prospect Reservoir S.500,000 From Mt. Prospect Tower 4.500,000 Total 13.000,000 Mr. de Varona would put in new pumps at Mount Prospect for both the reservoir and the tower, one sufficient to pump 8,000,000 gallons a day for the reservoir and another pumping 5.000,000 a day.

The daily pumping capacity then will be for the reservoir from 11, 000,000 to 13,000.000 gallons and Tor tho tower from 9.000.000 to 10,500,000 gallons. This would provide for prospective consumption up to the year 1911 and allow sufficient reserve for the reservoir and tower service. PRIEST SUES HOSPITAL Rev. Father Baxter Seeks to Recover 4,300 for Services at St. Mary's.

Trial of the suit brought by Father John F. Baxter, for a long time chaplain in St. Mary's Hospital, against the hospital to recover 1,300 for services as chaplain, was begun this morning before Justice Maddox and a jury in Part III of the Supreme Court. In his complaint he alleges that by an agreement mado in 1S92 he went to the institution as chaplain and was to receive $1,000 a year and beard and lodging. He says that he has received only $1,700 and that there is still due $4,300, with interest from December 1, 1892.

The defendant says that there was no contract to pay Father Baxter anything; that he was to receive $300 a year and board and lodging. The $1,700 paid to him was a free gift, voluntary on the part of the defendant. This gift was out of respect to Bishop McDonnell, who appointed the plaintiff to the place. There was no understanding that he should get more than $300 a year and board and lodging. There were present at the trial Vicar General MeNamara.

Father Taaffe, John D. Kiely and other weil known members of the church. H. C. M.

Ingraham appeared for the defendant and Morris Hart for the plaintiff. Most of the forenoon was taken up in putting evidence in the shape of documents. The trial was continued. THE WEATHER. Washington.

December 20 For Eastern New York: Fair to nlKht and Thursday; wlndB most lv llyht to westerly. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Fair to nlKht and Thursday; sllsht change In HKht to fresh westerly winds. At noon the EagU 's mercurial barometer reffle teic 1 having risen .30 of an inch since noon yei'tenlay. The in ilcatlon Is fall weather.

p.ecord of the thermometer as kept at the Brook lyn Jjally Easle "nice day A 88 as I II 41 II 2 P. 44 371 3 P. 45 4 A. 6 A. M.

8 A. temperature to dny 89 vuKc temperature corresponding day last year 42 HIGH WATER. I Following is the official announcement of tho time duration of lilph water at New York and HnoU for to mcrrrw. December 21: i. a.

M. M. Dnra'n or jTlmeiHelKht TimeHeislit Klae.l Fall IH. M.i Keel. Im.

M.I Feet. h. m.Ih. m. Nevr Sandy HuuK 10:1:1 11 10:5.1 4.0 4.1 Tli sun will rise to morrow at 7:21 A.

M. and will sol at 4:30 P. M. sermon written for tMs number bj: the Itev. Newell Dwight Trillin, C.

Righted. Theodore Boyd, whose Western sketches have attracted so much attention, recently. Jk Christmas Morning Meditation. A story of Old Brooklyn, by William Hudson, the well known author. frontier Wedding A Romantic Story of a Christmas in Mexico.

Ole Chris'mus. A charming' and dainty love story. The Rust On Jhe Sword. A study in the Literature of the season. Christmas Sn The Jungle.

By Circus Came fforreon. A Southern legenS. Told in a dialect atory. professor's fetter. An interesting' tale of Old Japan.

he Poets hid Christmas A story of thrilling adv entw in South Africa 7he geard of Santa Claus. Two Charming Poems, Chris'mus Jn Of Marster Jim, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1899. A Christmas Present For THREE CENTS DIED. CANI'A Ma Tuesday. December 19.

at Platte Creene County, N. JOHN MYRON CANDA. in the 72ci year of his age. Notice of funeral in Thursday's Herald. i Si.