The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 7

THE BROOKLYN EAGLE. NEW YORK, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1901. HUNGARIAN VIOLINIST COMING. POR EXCURSION PURPOSES? TRUSTEES IRE NOT ASLEEP. NORTH BEACH CROWDS.

Development of the Arm Which Has Won so Many Hard 'Fought Fields. rope, particularly, rifle shooting Germany and the Austrian Tyrolese, with the wonderful accuracy ol their weapons. It 16 6afe to say that while the range of the grooved barrel has been vastly increased, the deadly accuracy of the arm within its limitations has never been greater than it was at the beginning of the present century. Then every able bodied man west of the Alleghenles and south of the Great Lakes was a rilleman. He had to be.

It was a necessity of the time. Game was to be found everywhere, which was 0 valuable addition to the food supply of the pioneer. The skins of all wild game animals possessed a' permanent and ready market value. Then there were wolves, panthers, foxes and other beasts which had valuable fur that could only be taken with the rifle. Beside this, there was the ever present danger of an Indian outbreak.

Thus the importance of the weapon grew with every new state. Another thing aided greatly in making the rifle the national weapon: Every state added to the original thirteen, except Maine, Now Hampshire and Louisiana, was won from the savage owners by the American backwoodsmen armed with the' incomparable American rifle. What would "Nolichucky," Jack Sevier and Robertson have done in Tennessee, or Henderson and Boone In Kentucky without their unerring rifles? In 1790, a skilled workman or better, perhaps, gunsmith from Charlottesville, N. went to Kentucky to see if these might not be a good opening for one skilled in his craft. He found it, at the settlement of Harrodsburg, a post founded by Colonel James Harrod.

This workman's name was Mills. He was of American lineage and had served with Morgan's riflemen in the Revolution. A good rifle then cost S25. a large amount, as money was scarce: a sum easily equal to $100 now. It was not easy work to make a true shooting arm then.

The gunsmith iu many instances had to make his own barrels, to get the iron bar, straighten and bore it true, then rifle it, and finally make his stock triggers, and very often the lock. When it was finished, therifie was tested with the nicest care. Men's lives might depend on its shooting true. No wonder it. was an expensive arm.

About the beginning of this century' gun lock Importing from London began, but they were expensive. Still, they were the best that could be had, though they cost $5 each in those days, equal to $20 now. The new industry in Kentucky prospered. Mr. Hills had to add to his force and take in blacksmiths, who had a taste for finer work, to learn rifle making and make hunting knives.

About this time an adventurous gunsmith from Leman's, at Lancaster, who had learned his trade, established a gunshop at Chillicothe, Ohio, and prospered; but for years no maker of rifles west of the mountains ever had the vogue of Mills. He armed Colonel Richard M. Johnston's Kentucky regiment of mounted riflemen, which won the battle of the Thames, and ended the War of 1812. He equipped that fearless band of scouts and backwoodsmen that held the first line until General Harrison could get his regulars into action at the battle of Tippecanoe. Great is the American rifle, for it has been the instrument that has made our civilization to triumph, and has added thirty two states to the original Union.

While the hunting rifle was thus conquering the golden West, the breechloading rifle was being slowly created by a process of evolution. The first breechloading rifle ever made in the world that had practical use was an American invention. It was patented by Hall, a resident of Cape Cod. in 1811. The principle was a novel one.

and could be used in smooth bores or rifles. The invention did not become popular, although rifles were made In 1815 under the Hall patent that did excellent work at ranges considerably beyond the muzzle loader of the time. The American rifle became famous all over Europe after the battle of New Orleans. January 8. 1815, where, with the deadly American weapon in the hands of Kentuoklans and Ten nesseeans, the English lost 2.117 two thirds of these killed out of about fi.noo men engaged, and the Americans 6 killed and 7 wounded.

The English were all shot at from 60 to 40 yards' distance. No wonder Svelllng ton did not believe the story of England's awful loss when he heard it. With the introduction of the perenssion cap into America, in the '30's. came a distinct improvement in rifles. These groat makers, Morgan, Jones and Blllinghurst.

In New York, and some excellent mechanics in Massachusetts, became famous all over the LTnited States for their fine work on hunting and target rifles. In the West. Hawkins of St. Louis acquired a fame that extended from the great Santa Fe trading pojt. at St.

Joseph. on the Missouri, to far off Oregon: while in the South, though there were some excellent local artisans. Mills, at Harrodsburg, for years had the best of the far South trade. He made a short, 30 inch barrel rifle, with a shotgun butt, for bear hunting, that was deservedly popular, as it could be easily handled in thick growing cane. With the close of our great war In 1SG5, the muzzle loadsr passed away.

Before this Colt and Sharp hail made capital breechloading arms, but tiiey were not gcnerally known or used outside of the mounted mllf tary service. Th first arm using the metallic cartridge was the Spencer, which was introduced into the Union Army through the efforts of James G. Blaine, in 1S63. About the same time came the Henry, the progenitor of the 'world known Winchester, as renowned in East Indian wilds and South African veldts as among our own far Western mountains and plains. It has been a cause of regret to every American who hns considered the matter that the United States Army did not adopt an American rifle instead of going to a Scandinavian country for its weapon.

The State of New York recommended the Savage rifle and let the Krng severely alone. 1 1 tv i rSuLLu GARS CRASH TRESTLE. Several Persons Seriously Injured in a Smash Up at tho Foot of Gravesend Avenue. INJURED SENT TO BROOKLYN. Car Heavily Laden With Men, Womsa and Children Crashes Into Another, a Panic Ensuing.

There was another trolley accident on th trestle spanning the meadows in tha rear ot Coney Island at a late hour last night and a score of persons were more or less Injured, some of them The railroad officials made an unsuccessful attempt, the police say, to spirit the injured ones away and they did finally succeed in getting a. number ot them to the special trolley car, when they were sent to the railroad depot at Ninth avenue and Twentieth street. South Brooklyn, where an ambulance surgeon waa summoned from tho Sciie. Hospital and after their wounds were dressed thoy were able to go home. The list of those more seriously injured is as follows: Bertha Christiansen, 1C years old, of 203 Twenty second street; contusions about uo head and face and injuries to the body.

William Herbert of 203 'i wenty second street, contusions on body and shock. Walter Kelly of 487 Classon avenue, injured about head and body. Julius Korfein. 23 years old. of 432 Fifth avenue, severe contusions.

Charles Muller. 31 years old, of 02S Prospect place cut head and face. Louis Tripalo, 43 years old, of 70 Unloa street. Charles Curcaro, 20 years old, of 153 Twenty first street, injuries to head and face. James Brady, 22 years oid, of Hicks and Congress streets, severe Injuries to abdomen.

The accident occurred on the trestle worlc near the foot of Gravesend avenue and within a short distance of the Coney Island Creek. Trolley car No. 662 of the Fifteenth street and Hamilton avenue line left the old Culver depot about 11 o'clock for Hamilton ferry. The car was loaded with men, women and children and many were standing on tho side steps and hanging cn the rails. Just as soon as the car got clear of the bridge over tho creek the passengers say the motorman put on all speed and the ce.r was sent acrosa the meadows at a terrific clip.

When Hearing the end of Gravesend avenue, the car cranhed Into another trolley car on the Thirty sixth street and Union Depot line stii a panic ensued. The latter car was alsi Jammed witli passengers and something had happened to the ovt rlicad fork, causing the car to come to a standstill. Tho Hamilton ferry car was in charge of Motorman William Murray of Ninth aveiiti and Twentieth street and Conductor Joseph Pengaus of 635 Classon avenue, and wln both cars came together the crash was terrific. It was a remarkable thing that Bcorcs of persons were cot killed outright. Many sengers were thrown clear across the down, track and the women and children in the seats were banged against the side bars of the cars and were stunned.

One worr.aa named Allen was placed on a car going to Coney Island and the police were thus informed of the accident. The patrol wagon was sent up to the seme of the accident ar.d it was then learned that many of those Injured had been sent to Brooklyn. It is cald the accident was caused by the ovr rhend wires having broken, thus throwing off the polo on the Union Depot ear. The police have been informed that tho cr.rs arc sent along at ter iflr clip over t'o meadows at all times of the day and nir' and it is claimed that had there bren sufl rleut light at the point there would hav been no accident. TEN PERSONsInJURED.

Series of Trolley Car Accidents in Flirt bush in Which Several Persons Wero Seriously Hurt. There woo a succession of accidents in Flat bush yesterday, last night and this morning, no less than tea persons having been injured so badiy that they required xodical attendance, and in every case the blame was laid at the doorB of motormen employed by ta Brooklyn Rapid Tran. it Company. At M'l clock last nignt car 01 tn Ocean avenue line and bound for Sheepsheail Bay crashed into a wagon at the corner ot Rogers avenue and nt street, which (a the northerly bo mds of the penitentiary. The injured arc Henry .18 yer old of Malbonc street and Kogtre avenue, punctured wound of breast, Injuries to head and contusions of the body.

Removed Kings County Michael Kemp, 1G years old, of S05 Nos traud avenue, contusions of the back and ii. nlv) and suffering from chock. At the King County Hospital. Michael Davie. New York avenue and Mai bone street, contuilocs and shock.

Removed to his home. Late lat't night car 2.014 of the Flatbuch avenue lino bunged ltto a wagon loaded down with groceries, which was bound for Fln: lands Bay, at the corm of Flfitbii. di avenus and Alton place. The injured arc: John Hermann of 141 First street: bruited about the side and back. Henry Wlely, 241 Ninth avenue, head cut by glass.

August Letter, Flatlands Bay, owner of tba groceries, bruised and lacorat.lor.s. Joseph Wuench, 50 Kingston avenue, ownor of the wagon, suffering from shock. Ambulanco surgeons from the County Hospital attended thew inJun' A men, wha procured a new wagon and continued to Flat Iandd Bay. At 3:55 o'clock thi3 morning, car 2.0S2 of tho Nostrand avenue line, in charge of Motor man William Gorman of Marlon street, and Conductor Henry Hiako of 3fiG Gates avenue, collided with a wagon at the corner of Avtmue and Kostmnd avenue. The car was traveling at high rate of speed and all of the occupants of the wagon were thrown a considerable distance.

The horse was ba'lly Injured and tho wngpn smashed. The injured In this coilliilon are: Frank George, 751 LefTrrts place, rib broken and body badly bruised. Taken to Klngi County Hospital. Mrs. George, wife of Frank.

Leffcrta badly bruised and cut and perhaps Internally Injnrcd. Anton Folflrn or Maple street and Kingston avenue, sprained neck end contusions of th body. Charles Murray, Mtdwood street and New York avenue, luccratlotis prauui and wrenched shoulder. Ambulance rturgoon Duryea tho County Ilorpital, Dr. Benjamin F.

Corwlc of East Twenty eighth street and Avenue and Dr. G. Stewart Ogdcn of 641 East Twentv eighth street attended tho lust named four, who wore Ttallans, and on their way to work in market In Flatlands. Peculiar rraturns of the accidents is thatl one occured in earn of thctc three prc Fltttbush, Park vi He and Grand avenue; that tho three different car lines In Flatbuph. FlatbUMh avenue.

Rogers avenue and N'os tram! avenue, were tl'vl up at dlfrc rent tlmca by accidents nearly similar and that In eack case the wagons were hadly damaged and Um horses not seriously hurt. OBITUARY LONG ISLAND. Eatharine Slain. Flushing. L.

July 22 Katharine Sla died at the Flushing Hospital the arre of 23 years. The deceased's home was In Brooklyn. She came to Flushing a week ago to visit her sister, Mrs. Patrick Murphy of 32 Grove street, when she waa taken suddenly 111. A physician was consulted who dlugnosed the trouble us cancer, and advised un oucration.

The operation wat performed and the patient died an hour later. She lea.vcs six brothel s. three of whom, Fr.ink. Bernard and Joseph, live f.l BrookLya. GQSEY ISLAN Daniel Frohman Engages Kubelifc for an American Tour.

London, July 22 Daniel Frohman, who will sail for New York on the North German Lloyd steamship Deutschland, from Southampton, July 2G, has engaged the Hungarian violinist Kubelik for an American tour, commencing in New York, December, 1901. Mr. Frohman has guaranteed tiat Kubelik's share of the proceeds from the tour shall not be less than $100,000. Mr Frohman had considerable difficutly in closing his negotiations with the violinist, as Kubelik is liable to conscription in Hungary. ThrougU the intercession of King Edward, however, the Hungarian authorities released Kubelik from military service.

Kubelik is a noted violinist and the son of a Hungarian gardener. He is just 21 years of age. Mr. Frohman has secured new plays for production at Daly's and the Lyceum Theaters and for E. H.

Sothern. They include new works by Arthur W. Pinero, Sydney Grunri J. w. Corny ns Carr, Max Pcmber ton and Guy H.

Boothby. PEERS REVERSE DECISION. London, July 22 The House of Lords has reversed the decision of the Appeal Court dissolving the injunction rendered August 30, 1900, by Justice Farwell in the High Court of Justice, which enjoined General Secretary Bell of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants and Organizing Secretary Holmes from "watching and besetting" the Great Western Railroad stations and approaches with a view of inducing no unionists to refrain from taking the places 'of Taff Vale Railroad strikers. This action of the House of Lords restores Justice Farwell's judgment. The house held that it was not the intention of the Legislature to prevent a trades union from being sued if, through its officers, it were guilty of illegalities.

CLARK'S RUSSIAN MINES. St. Petersburg, July 22 The Novosti reports that the capital of the copper company in which, according to tho Novoe Vremya, United States Senator W. A. Clark has joined with Kieff capitalists, will be 2O roubles, of which Kieff will supply 3.000.000 roubles and Moscow 4,300,000.

The Ascension mines, near Seniipalatinsk, are among the richest. It is said that the Government granted to tho original syndicate a subsidy of 2.500,000 roubles. Senator Clark will visit Kieff in the autumn, his sen going to Siberia to inspect the mines. KING RECEIVES AMERICANS. London, July 22 The Duchess ot Marlborough, Mrs.

George Coruwallis West, Mrs. Ronaldo and other American ladies of the hospital ship Maine committee had an audi ence witn King Edward at Marlborough House tiiis afternoon. The ladies presented to the King a medal, commemorative of the work of the American hospital ship and requested the King to transmit it to Queen Alexandra. King Edward warmly thanked his visitors for their work in behalf of the British sick and wounded in South RECEPTION TO GIBBONS. London, July 22 Cardinal Vaughan's reception this afternoon, in honor of Cardinal Gibbons, which was held in the Chapter Hall of the new cathedTal, was largely attended.

Joseph A. Choate, the American ambassador; Henry White, secretary of embassy, and leading Catholics were present. Cardinal Gibbons starts for Ireland to morrow, from whence he returns to the United States. NOTED SHIPBUILDER DEAD. Glasgow, July 22 John Henderson, the well known ship builder of this city, is dead.

NO. 1,519 QUIET AT LAST. An Ancient Trolley Car That Annoyed Thousands With Its Dying Groans Retired Prom Service. No. 1,519.

after seven days of dying groans that were heard either side of Fulton street from Crescent street to the East New York "loop" for one half a mile, is dead. And 7,000, more or less, residente of the Twenty sixth Ward, who were distressed and an noyed by the dying process, have reason for saying, "long may it rest in the ODScur ity into which it has been ordered." No. 1,510 many years ago did duty on tho crosstown lino as a horse car under a different number. Yesterday it went out jf service as a trolley car on the Cypress Hills branch of the Fulton street line. With only three and three fourths wheels, a brake that was all but useless, a foot alarm beil that sent forth only a dull thud instead ot a warning clang, a register that recorded pessengers sometimes and sonuetimes didn't, and a general appearance of decrepitude, and the perverseness that signalizes age in mechanics as well as men, No.

1,519 had come to that mage where it was useless and beyond even the persuasive impulse of electrical force. With iu flattened front right wheel, loudly proclaiming its state, the old car lumbered along the Hue to the disgust of all who rode in it perforce ef hurry, and so useless indeed were all endeavors to make it respond to the twist of the power handle and keep up to time that one heroic motorman turned it in at the Jamaica avenue stables Thursday afternoon, refusing to longer captain the ancient wreck. "Seventeen passengers, four conductors and two inspectors have reported this car as being not fit for use, and I won't run it any longer," said the motorman as he turned off the power that kept the rattlebox in business. The next morning when the motor man arrived for duty and 1,519 was run into tho open for his use in transporting passengers, there was a world of meaning in the foreman's eye when he said, "you take this car or no other." The motorman refused the task of steering the dying hulk and went to his home and all day Friday a little fat German greenhorn motorman struggled along the linos while his fellows, laughed and the public swore at the horrible groans of the flattened wheel. More complaints went into the railroad company's office that day, and yesterday the greenhorn was re warded with a younger charge and 1,519 went to a well earned rest.

It Is a singular practice on the part of the railroad managers that they have placed a lot of the very oldest and rickotty closed cars in operatioa on a line which begins at the "loop" and ends at a cemetery. BROOKLYN GIRL IN DANGER. Miss Lefebre Nearly Drowned While Bathing at Water Island. (Special to the Eagle.) Patchoguo, L. July 22 Miss May Lefebre of Brooklyn, who is visiting Miss Ruth Gordon, was nearly drowuod while bathing in the surf at Water Island, opposlto Patchoguo yesterday afternoon.

The young woman was with a party of friends which included W. H. Mertens, A. J. ByrneB and Horbert W.

Rob i and another young woman. All of the party with the exception of Miss Gordon had been in bathing, Miss Lefebre remaining in tho water for "a finishing touch," she said. Miss; Lefobre had been alone in the surf about five minutes when she was knocked over by a big wave and as she screaniod for help, faint I cd and was carried under by the strong un dortow. Robertson, who had waited on the upper beach, saw Miss Lcfebre's predicament and rushed down tho bench, reaching her Justi as a big wave was taking her out to sea. Restoratives wore applied and later Miss Le febre was able to accompany the party back to Patchoguo.

Both rescued and rescuer were exhausted from thelr efforts In tho surf. PETER LEDY, SMALLPOX PATIENT. Peter Ledy, aged 24 years, was taken to the Riverside Hospital on North Brothers Island yesterday morning suffering from smallpox Ho was found ar.his home, 290 Stagg street, by one of the diagnosticians of the local health office. At the annual Amltyvlllo school meeting, to bt held on August 6, one trustee Ifl to bo elected and 1 budRet of expense! aggregating $7,817.50 la to be voted upon. Mystery Surrounds the Arrival Here of Some Ancient Egyptian Shipping.

Securely lashed to the forward deck of the German steamer Hohenfela, which arrived this morning from Calcutta was an Egyptian boat, said to be 4,000 years old, recently dug out of the bed of the Nile. The boat is stoutly boxed and was shipped at Port Said. Freight charges were paid there amounting to 2,000 marks. The beat is consigned to a New York party. PELL PROM A CAR.

Mrs. Angeline Splneller, 50 years old, of Hopkina street, was painfully injured last night by falling from a trolley car of the Flushing avenue line at Marcy avenue. She was injured to such an extent that it was found necessary to romove her to the Will iamsburgh Hospital. Her condition to day was found to be due to shock and she will, it was said, be able to leave In a few days. THE VENITZIA IS HERE.

Luckless Yacht Towed to Go wanus With the Bodies of the Misses Colburn on Board. The yacht Venitzia, which capsized in a squall off Sands Paint on Thursday afternoon, drowning the owner, Arthur T. Colburn of Philadelphia, his two daughters. Captain Flint and one of the crew, was towed to Mcintosh's Basin, foot of Twenty sixth street, yesterday by the wrecking tug Champion of the Merritt Chapman Wrecking Company. As soon as the bull was pumped out, the bodies of Ida Elizabeth Colburn and Annette Colburn were found in the cabin.

The Iatter's body was found in a berth, the former's at the foot of the com panionway leading to the deck. She had evidently been trying to escape when the yacht went down. These bodies were taken in charge by Undertaker Hertest of Third avenue and Twenty second street, who sent them last evening to Delaware City, Del. The Venitzia was raised with all sails eet, even to the gaff topsail. The sheets were found to be so tightly belayed that it would have been Impossible to cast them loose and shorten sail quickly, had such an idea occurred to Captain Flint, when the squall struck the yacht, but.

apparently, it did not. The evidences are that he was cither negligent of his duties, or ignorant of the dangers of a sudden isquall on Long Island Sound, and that nothing was done toward reducing the yacht's sail spread when the squall struck her. Nothing has been learned of the fate of Mr. Colburn, Captain Flint and the missing sailor. The probabilities are that they were on deck and were swept overboard when the Venitzia capsized.

Captain Flint's license aa a sailing master was found among the debris taken from the wreck, as well as a number of papers belonging to Mr. Colburn. The latter Is cald to have a large sum of money with him. but as It has not been found on board he probably bad It on his poreon when the accident occurred. A.

J. Mcintosh, the yacht broker, acting on behalf of the family, has offered a reward ot $500 for the recovery of Mr. Colburn's body. The yacht sunk bow foremost and her bowsprit bored into the mud. She went down in sixty feet of water about five miles off shore.

She is practically uninjured, with the exception of the daniagc done by water to the interior fittings and the bltte; these latter were broken in floating her. She is now for sale. Yachtemen and sailors are not slow in saying that the acicdent would never have occurred had any reasonable amount of care been shown by Captain Flint in reducing sail when tho squall came on. OYSTER BAY SCHOOL MEETING. Budget for District No.

9 Is Published. Oyster Bay, L. July 22 The annual school meeting of District No. 0 will be held in the new High School Building, August 2S. The budget for the ensuing year has just been prepared as follows: Teachers' wages, Interest on bonds, J1.C2S; fuel, $600; janitor, $4S0; truant officer, $180; school supplies, $350; Incidentals, $400; insurance, three years, $200; llbrarinn, $10; taking census, $10; William S.

Moore, claim for damages caused by storm to front wail of school building, while in course of construe i tlon (submitted by request of claimant, the board being without power to act thereon), $475; Sterling Piano Company, for purchase I price of piano now in new school building. $425; for purchase price of a piano if fore 1 going item for purchase of Sterling piano is not approved, $300. A resolution Is to be; submitted empowering the Board of Educa I tlon to cover all yearly balances by crrating a sinking fund, the same to be applied to the payment of principal of outstanding bonds as the same may mature. JEFFERSON CLUB EXCURSION. Many Well Known Politicians Guests of the Organization To day Nineteenth District Deserted.

The Nineteenth Assembly District has a deserted appearance, to day. The reason for the general outpouring of the residents Is that tbey arc enjoying themselves on the excursion held yearly by tho Jefferson Club of tho Eighteenth Ward. As on previous occasions, the excursion was the largest in, point of numbers that has left this borough during the season. It required the steamboat Laura M. Starin and barges Starina and John Nielson to accommodate the crowd; even tjicn there was scarcely sufficient room left for dancing.

E. A. Laognn, the president of the club, was early at the South Fifth Btrcct dock to greet the arrivals. With the arslntanco ot the members of the reception committee thy handled the largo gathering admirably, and all were assisted aboard without the slightest crowding. It was after 9 o'clock before the signal to start wan glveo, and the happy cxcurBionlslu settled down to tho enjoyment of thu trip to Locust Point Oro70 on tho Sound.

The return trip. It is expected, will be made about 8 o'clock this evening. The club had as its special guests Deputy Fire Commission James H. Tully, Street Cleaning Commissioner Quinn. Bridge Commissioner John L.

Shea, Buildings CommlB eloncr Oullfuyle. Colonel James D. Bell. Commissioner Farrell, Michael Kceloy, Commissioner William Bronnan. Seuator Joueph Wagner, Police Commissioner B.

J. York. James Rocgnn, Commissioner J. M. Gray, John J.

Prlnco and others. Among those who are prominent as members of the club are Commissioner Edward Glinneo, ex Ftre Commissioner John Ennls, Coroner G. W. Dclap, Assemblyman Conrad Hascnflug, Deputy Tax Commissioner William Plckard, C. J.

Doyle, Adam Marquart and Dr. William J. Glinneo. The officers of the club are E. A.

Langaa, president; John Kelly, first vice president: George Ford, second vice president; John C. GTimen. secretary; Joseph Kerrigan, recording secretary; James Slattcry, treasurer; Patrick O'Erlou, nergoant at arniB. Board of directors C. J.

Doyle, John Huber and M. Kelly. The comtnittcemc In charge of the excur lon included. Floor manager, John J. Siowey; asBlBtant floor managers, Thomas J.

McDonald, William Kerrigan and fJnrry Whalen. Flotr committee Frank Krriemt James Kelly. Jnm3 Broun. John Mcl.lnden, Tobin, John E. Alexander Hamolburg, James Krasbeck.

Michael Scully. Joseph Golden. Frank Wolf, Jamea Hoouey, Thomas Holy. Conrad Schnefor, John Holden and John Wedlock. Reception committee Bernard chalrmon.

Committee of arrangements ChrlHlopher J. Doyle, chairman. COMMEMOB.ATIVE SERVICE. On Wrdneuday evening at 7 o'clock a com Ive mTVIr will be ln lil 011 the lawn of the Bay illdgc M. E.

Church, of which tho I Kcv. W. L. IJavWon is pastor. The docIIvh, to tho number of 150 or more, which were I removed from the old cemetery which has been In the possession of the church since the beginning of the nineteenth century, have been placed in a vault.

Thin service is held for tho purpoue of commemorating the aealing of this vault. I Brooklyn Public Library Officer Tells of the Plans for Carnegie Library Distribution TO GET MORE THAN EXPECTED. Central Building Is Hinted At and Brooklyn Will Pare Well at the Hands pf Mr. Carnegie. Officials of the Brooklyn Public Library say there has been no summer lethargy on the part of the library trustees and that Brooklyn will get its share in "the Carnegie distribution.

One official declares this borough will get even more than it expects possibly a great central building. One of the officials of the Brooklyn Public Library, in a letter to the Eagle, says he has no purpose of answering newspaper criticisms, but It ought to be stated that the executive committee has not been asleep, even in this hot weather. He says, in the first place, it is a well known fact that Dr. John S. Billings of the New York Public Library was the man who obtained from Mr.

Carnegie the splendid gift of $5,200,000, and that Dr. Billings has more influence with Mr. Carnegie in library matters than any other man. The official says two conferences were held with Dr. Billings and the Brooklyn trustees ascertained how to proceed.

These meetings were held in June. Continuing, the trustee say "Out of these conferences grew a meeting of the executive committee of the Brooklyn Public Library and the executive committee of the New York Public Library on July 10. A second conference was held Wednesday, July 17, and details arranged. This does not look as though there had been any delay after we knew how to proceed. If Brooklyn will be a little patient, it will get all it expects and more, too.

There are good times ahead for us, even to a central building, perhaps, but it will not do to force matters. 'Some point3 I would like to bring out briefly: "1. No limit has been set by Mr. Carnegie on the number of libraries he will provide all he has said leads us to believe he will give all that is required or as ked for by the lirooklyn Public Library Board. "2.

It should be borne in mind that the Brooklyn Public Library Board has had no official notice of the gilt and therefore could not take the initiative. "3. Dr. Billings, Mr. Carnegie and the Board of Estimate were the only parties who knew the articles of agreement and that the Brooklyn Public Library could not take any action until that agreement was known.

"4. Following Dr. Billings' advice the executive committee of the Brooklyn Public Library did take action as soon as private Information was received that Mr. Carneglo was satisfied with the agreement, and in time for the Wednesday meeting. "5.

Meetings have been held between representatives of the Brooklyn Public and New York Public Library to go over plans of library buildings for the boroughs. "6. The Brooklyn Public Library should go ahead regardless of Brooklyn City and Long Island Historical Society. "7. It should be kept in mind that no local consolidation can take place without legislation.

At the request of President Boody Dr. Billings explained the situation to Mr. Coler, and a resolution was to be drawn which should serve as a basis for arranging with Mr. Carnegie. "9.

Dr. Billings is to see Mr. Carnegie in Scotland next month in regard to Brooklyn's share. "10. Finally, as you see.

there has been no summer lethargy on the part of the Brooklyn trustees. S. (Like a woman) The New York trustees have been active because they had the game In their hand, while we had to wait until our turn came. "My experience shows that no disaster comes to public libraries under municipal control. "The idea for Brooklyn, approved by Dr.

Billings, is not to spend the same amount on each building, but to make tho building suit the neighborhood, i. one section may require a larger building than another. "Thus, briefly, have I named a few matters which one executive committee have considered. It is only fnir that the public should know that the board has been attending to its duty." NEW LIBRARY OPENED. City Park Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library Opened to the Public This Morning.

The City Park Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system, which is located at 186 Bridge street, corner of Nassau, was formally opened at 0 o'clock this inorutr.g. During the summer, until further notico, it will be ready tor patrons daily at the same hour and continue open in the evening. On Sundays, those in the neighborhood who wish to may avail themselves of the privilege of the library between the hours of 2 and 6 P. When the weather grows cooler the evening session will be extended one hour, Trom to U. It is expected that the new branch will soon be one of the best patronize! in the borough.

Located in the center of thickly settled district, possessing comparatively few advantages, such as books can bestow, the library alreudv has been biselgccl with applicants, old and young. Many of the younger element, it is true, have hazy ideas of the precise functions of a public library. For example: "We came around for some vaccination blanks," remarked one hatlees boy. Perhaps he meant 'application blank." after all; the librarian, Miss Jacobsen. ie not sure, but.

at any rate, the boy was filled with knowledge that would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. This morning a number of small boys, barefoot In some Instances, were sent home to have their faces washed. Others scrupulously clean, and with hair cuts evidently intended to last all summer, took possession of the children's room, and soon gave the assistant librarians nil they cared to do in answering questions and recommending books. Statistics, pertaining to the new brunch, are interesting. It is Intended to clrculato books among the children and adultB of the Second, Fourth.

Fifth. Eleventh and Twentieth Vardn, all told, a population of 65,000. The Librarv at present has on itB shelve 3 000 volumes, of which 1,400 were contributed bv the City Park Branch of the First Prcsbv'terian Church. The latter has a mission house at 20!) Concord street, but it was thought best to place all the volumes there gathered together In the care of the Public Librarv system. Fifty magazines are on fllo for reading room esc and fifteen arc for home circulation.

By the beginning of tho new year, the librarian expects to bring the aggregate total of books up to 5,000 at least The children's department, which has a separate entranco on Nassau street, la splendidly equipped. The building is new, so the large room devoted to the children is bright, clean and generally attractive. Awnings keep off the glow of the nun and a breeze llnds Its way readily through the entire ground floor, the one on which the library fcas been openf d. Not only have the books for children's UEe bctn well Holceted, out the furniture provided for the room has been Just as carefully cho3en. Instead of ordinary chairs and tables, the oak furnishings of the room have been made to fit the boys and girls who will use them.

The lees of the chairs ore not too lone; neither are the tableF Insurmountable towers. Most of the buys and girls who are likely to become patrons of the branch have had very little opportunity to read at home. Tbls being the case, the librarians expe. to serve to some extfnt. as litcrury mlsKlonarles.

They arc prepared to begin at the beginning: deal out literature first In mild and jih asnnt doses and finally Increase both the quantity and the strength. In addition, the librarian propones to Introduce a bulletin of timoly pictures; views of men and events calculated to make the boys and girls who see them, think original tbouKhts. All Kinds of Games Openly Run From Morning Until Late at Night. NO POLICE INTERFERENCE. One of Their Number Said That Matters Were All Fixed for Them.

"North Beach, L. July 22 Tens ot thousands of people flocked to North Beach yesterday, going by troiley lines and steamers and tho two miles of shore front on Flushing Bay was black with people. Several gamblers and their cappers, taking advantage the crowds, operated their illegal and swindling games right under the eyes ol the police of the Seventy fourth or Astoria precinct. The grtuies played yesterday consisted ot the dice sanies, shell games, pin games and the envelope games. Crowds flocked about the stands at which the gamblers operated, and games wore patronized by men, women and' children.

The games were operated in a lot on the Beach road, which is just across the line of the North Beach Improvement Company, and which is owned by private individuals. The place where the swindling games were conducted is close to Anderson's pavilion, known as Fort Sumptcr, and was in full view of the policemen in and about Anderson's place. man giving his name as Harris was in charge of the gamblers, and he gave out that hs had "fixed matters with the police and would not bo disturbed. 4 Unco in a while some of the swindled ones would raise an outcry, bat the wideawake coppers soon hustled them out of the way and opened a space for new comers. At one time there was a general riot and pistols and knives were drawn, and a crowd of men started to clear out the gamblers, but they were unsuccessful.

Telephone calls were made upon police headquarters in Astoria and Long island City, but no aid came until late at night. After darkness set in the gamblers worked by the light of gasolene torches. So energetically was the operations carried on that it is said the fellows made away several thousand dollars 33 the result of their day's doings. Last year the gamblers operated the same games, but confined their work to three or lour hours only each day until they were entirely driven out by the Eagle's exposures. It Is said that another Oriental tent will bo opened next Sunday similar to one erected last year, at which indecent shows will be exhibited.

The bargain for the lease of the ground was not concluded in time yesterday 10 get up the tent. Sheriff Joseph de Bragga of Queens County, when asked concerning the gambling at North Beach yesterday, said: "I did not know anything about it. It is in Captain Darcy's precinct." "Will you do anything about it next Sun flax?" asked the reporter. "I certainly shall," said the Sheriff, "and am much obliged to you for telling me of it." Police Commissioner Murphy was asked this morning concerning the report to the effect that various kinds of swindling gambling games were run openly, under police protection, at Bach Road, North Beach, yesterday. The Commissioner stated that the first he had heard of the matter was from the newspapers and that ho had instructed the detective department to make an investigation and report.

BIG STRIKE OF TEAMSTERS. Labor Trouble in San Francisco May Have a Far Reaching Effect. San Francisco, July 22 It has boen decided to make the strifco of the teamster3 a final issue between the employers and employes in San Francisco. This morning about a thousand drivers went to their places of work as usual and were discharged. Thi3 was according to programme.

By nightfall it is expected every largo draylng establishment in the city will have its trucks In the barns. Estimates vary as to the number of men and the far reaching effect of the teamster tie up, for the matter has not yet reached the proportions of a strike. There are ovor 4,000 men driving teams who are connected with the various unions that constitute the team drivers' executive council. Then this body is affiliated with the water front federation, which embraces men that are more or Ies3 connected with or dependent upon the' teaming business. This includes sailors, porters, packers, warehousemen, marine firemen and engineers, and in Ell Cox ted branches, perhaps about In the event of a strike being ordered, all these would of necessity go out in sympathy.

There is likely to be some lively times on the water front. Non union men will have to do the driving. In that event the longshoremen, it is expected, will refuse to handle the merchandise brought to tUt various vessels by non union drivers and tho ooasting vessels will either lie up or go way in ballot. D'ESTE SENT TO THE ISLAND. Scion of Italian French Nobility Gets a 1 Iv Months' Vacation on a Charge of Vagrancy.

Leon M. DEste, 38 years old, who was arrested on Thursday last at 124 Second avenue. Manhattan, on the charge of grand larceny in securing $28 from Janios Forbes tho Charity Aid Organization on fal3e representations, was adjudged a vagrant by Magistrate Crano in tho Yorkville police court this morning and sent to tho Island for two months. D'Este claimed to be a count, a descendant of a noble Italian family. He said his grandfather was 3ent as a secret emissary by Napoleon in to the Russian court.

D'Este represented to Forbes last June that he had $16,000 coming to him through Laz ard Frcrcs, bankers, from his mother's estate. He displayed a cablegram he had sent to his father at Nice, Italy, asking for money. Forbes said this morning that he was much taken with D'Este, as ho called him gcll When D'Este told him on Juno 1 that ho had eaten nothing that, day he of I fered to take him to Delmonico's, but i D'Este haughtily refused. HVwh alr1 that ho tn rM with vewa ana designing people, out it remained for D'Este to have tho distinction of Doing the first to take him in. Forbes did not caro to press tho charge of grand larceny, and a chargo of vagrancy was substituted.

SMALLPOX IN NEGRO COLONY. Rutland, July 22 Smallpox, hie broken out near the town of Castlecon, in a nogro settlement. Nine persons are now afflicted, the cases being of varying gravity. How the disease was contracted is not known. The settlement is isolated so there IH little cnance 01 tno disease getting away xroui il.

A. M. E. PASTORS MEET. Tho preachers of the African Methodist Episcopal.

Church of Brooklyn and Long Is lund held a meeting this morning in the study of the Bridge street church. The pastor, the Rov. M. C. Brooks, who is the president of the new organization formed a week ago, was in the chair.

A question box was opened this morning and the topic, "Did Christ Exist As the Son of Man Before the Incarnation?" was discussed. RIFLES AND RIFLE MAKING. Early Gunsmiths Who Improved Upon the Models Imported From Europe, The arms of a nation make its history. In tho rise and growth of the American republic there were two instruments that were probably the most potent factors of all that entered into its making. They were the rifle and the woodsman's ax.

The one subdued the wild beasts and the wilder men who menaced every step toward the golden West; the other opened up the forest to the light of civilization. It was the American sharpshooter and his deadly rifle that gave this country the victories at Saratoga and Yorktown and New Orleans. At Buena Vista, where the odds were four to one against the I Americans, Jefferson Davis' Mississippi rifle men turned tho tide of victory to our arms. Again at Santiago, Cuba, Huntington's 900 riflemen won for us the victory of the 24th of June and July 1, 2 and 1898, and in our later fights at Manila our volunteers and regulars owe their victories to their skill and marksmanship with the long range, small bore rifle. The rifle came to America fronj the Austro German Tyrol about 1730, or possibly a year or two earlier.

There is no authentic memorandum relating to this matter in the Congressional Library. The first we know of the rifle it was being made In Philadelphia by two gunsmiths, named Decherd or Dech art and Leman, about 1730. The arm then turned out was a short barreled, clumsy piece, having a heavy flintlock and a flat, ungainly badly made stock. The latter, as it improved and grew graceful, was carved into all sorts of figures along its sides and front, as German, Swiss and Tyrolese rifles are still carved to day. American skill and genius soon changed the form of the rifle, stock and barrel, until good Peter Decherd and Heinrich Leman would never have known their offspring as remodeled by these restless Americans.

The German rifle was loaded with a mallet to start the bullet with, and often to drive it down. The American at once realized the value of the arm that gave such accuracy to its projectiles, but he was fully aware no man had time to be pounding an obstinate ball into a barrel with a screeching Indian devil as good old Cotton Mather characterized his brother in rod reaching for him with a tomahawk. So the linen or buckskin patch was invented. It soon appeared that the piece shot truer and much farther with this device than it did when the bullet was battered out of shape by being driven down with a mallet and the Iron ramrod that was invented by old Leopold of Dessau for the military musket. The new arm, changed and adapted to the needs of the became wonderfully popular, particularly in Pennsylvania and among the colonies to the southward.

Its popularity, however, did not extend into New England. In the first place, Indians were pretty thoroughly subdued along the Massachusetts and Connecticut coast before the rifle was Introduced into America. The big and dangerous game was also becoming scarce and being fast driven back into the great forests along with the red men. Then, too, the Puritan, per se, was not a hunter or a lover of the chase, as was the Penn sylvanian, the Marylander, and, above all, the Virginian. He regarded the hunter af a being averse to manual labor shiftless was the word a person who was setting a bad example to the young, and one not to be encouraged in his Godless practices.

Every able bodied man in New England owned a gun, because he had to, but it was the regulation musket of the period. The law made every citizen able to bear arms a militiaman, and a soldier on occasion, and these same muskets were used most valiantly at Bunkor Hill, Lexington and Concord. But our Yankee was not a rifleman. The old Queen Anne piece, made when Marlborough was winning the victories of Oiidenarde and Malplnquet, would shoot ducks and such small same as many New England boys now alive could testify, if there were need and that sufficed. The rifle became so popular in the South that a factory for making the hunting rifle was established at Charlottesville.

N. about 1740. Its founders came from Leman's rifle factory, at Lancaster. which is in existence to this day. The arm turned out there was unquestionably the best, because the mo3t carefully constructed rifle made then in America.

"General Washington's favorite weapon was the rifle," says George Vt'. Park Custis, Washington's stepson, in a most interesting little personal memorandum printed by Mr. Custis for private distribution several years before his death. "He (Washington) soon after the Revolution received a fine English ducking gun as a gift from some British admirers, but up to his death he preferred to use the rifle, and was a good shot. His riflo was one presented to him in 17S7 by Major Nicholas, of his staff, who was with his chief at every battle of tho Revolution but one (and he was absent then because he was wounded).

This rifle was made in Charlottesville. N. C. It Is four feet in length of barrel and forty two of its bullets weigh one pound. The wood extends the full length of the barrel and the entire piece is handsomely mounted with silver.

The lock is beautiful work. I have known the general to kill a deer at 150 yards with this rifle." This shooting was equal to the best work of the muzzle loader of the latter half of this century. This same Charlottesville rifle making firm, In 1777, presented General Washington with the finest and undoubtedly tho first pair of riflo pistols ever made In America. They had 12 inch barrels, carrying a half ounce ball and would shoot with the accuracy of a rifle at fifty or sixty yards. They saved the general's life at German town, but tho story, though most interesting one, does not belong here.

When the American Revolution broke out there were but three rifle makers in the colonies. These were the two named, in Philadelphia and Lancaster, and the one at Charlottesville. N. C. Though there was but one military organization in the Continental army that was regularly organized and mustered which was nrnied with rifles Morgan's Riflemen yet all the scouts and irregulars, mostly from Pennsylvania, Mary lnnd, Virginia, and the Caroliuas.

carried rifles. Qeneral Daniel Morgan's rifle regiment was 800 strong, with ten companies. No man could be admitted to It who was not the owner of a good rifle and able to shoot it to the satisfaction of tho rather critical commander. In every skirmish line of the Revolution these riflemen made their deadly mark; in fact, so deadly did their sharpshooting be corao that tho English officers entertained an almost superstitious dread of them. Said Provost, in his "Memoirs," a little volumo about the war.

printed in London in 1802: "These Americans bad riflemen. They could hit a man anywhere they liked at 200 paces distance. We came to drend them far more than tho regular Continentals. At Kings Mountain tboy destroyed us." Prevost was an English captain who Inherited a fortune about 1789 and retired from the service. His book is one of the most interesting of printed personal narratives relative to our Revolutionary War.

The first rifles made in America did not have the double or set trigger. They were occasionally made with hair triggers, like duelling pistols. The double trigger was introduced into this country from Germany some time during the War of the Revolution The writer hns seen a beautifully made rifle with 1787 stamped into the barrel that has double trlgsers. It is full stocked, silver mounted, and its lock Is an admirable piece of work. Its barrel Is forty two inches long and the bullets would be about forty to tho pound.

AmeTican inventive genius and the alterations suggested by experience soon improved tho rifle very much. The turn of the rifling was reduced, as was tho length of tho barrel. Great attention was paid to accuracy, and by the end ot the eighteenth century our rlfla makers were astonishing oil Eu It Is an expensive nusiness rearming the military forces cf a nation, so we doubtless shall have to be content with what we have, for a while, at least: but the time may come sooner than we think, perhaps, when the nation will arm all its National Guard. When that time comes. It Is an American rifle that we will have.

"A nation's weapons help to write its annals." Then the American rifle that has been our greatest ally in winning the wilderness for civilization, is the sign by which we have conquered. With it have we fought three great and glorious wars, and spread its fame abroad, "wide as the waters be." Boston Globe. TO FIGHT THE MOSQUITO. Quarantine Officers Preparing to Rid Staten Island of the Pest Will Start an Experiment Staticn. Dr.

Doty, tbo health officer of the port, has decided to attempt the extermination of mosquitoes on Staten Island. A section of island adjacent to the quarantine station has been selected for the test. Dr. Doty says: "We have been at work for the past year In our laboratory on the mosquito larvae in order to determine bacterlologically what can be done. First, to determine if the insect produces malaria; second, if so, can malaria be prevented' by the extermination of the mosquito and its larvae.

The test I have determined to make will be applied to a section of Staten Island adjoining our station and opposite tho Quarantine island, in extent about three miles by one and one half miles. The boundaries of this section arc New Dorp lane, Richmond road, Vanderbilt avenue and New Yorii Bay. All the swamp, ponds, marshes and wet places will be inspected by men from our laboratory to determine Just where the possible breeding places are located. "The mosquito and Its larvae will be taken In such places and will be examined to determine the presence of malaria. Local physicians will be asked to co operate by report ing all cases of malaria.

All intelligent cooperation of citizens also w(ll be requested. "In rhc trentmeut of breeding places De troloum will be an Important factor. This teut is in line with our quarantine work as 1 the quarantine hospital lor yellow fever is located adjacent to the section selected for the test. BROKE HER, ARM. East Norwich.

L. July 22 On Sunday afternoon as Mrs. Richard Downing, wife of Auctioneer Downing, was returning home from a call upon her daughter, Mrs. Harry G. Hayward, two doora distant, she fell upon the sidewalk, broaklng her left arm between the wrist and elbow.

T. B. Ryder of Brooklyn hu rented tho Cu.ih ln cottofe. on Ocean avenue. Bay Short, and Wellu cottage, on the mme avenue, has been leu.

ieO by James Wllion of Manhattan, and Mr. Baum ot Brooklyn hoa tnkan the E. J. Redlnston cottuge, on Main itreet, for the ummer..