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THE BEOOKLYX DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, FKIDAY, MAY 24, 1901. Er MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. ACCUSED OF BURGLARY.

the time. Mr. Herrick said that while Mi IS A CALLER BASCULE BRIDGE PLAi GO TO SECRETARY ROOT EXCELSIOR On Draught at Alt Customers. JOHN REISENWEBER. President.

FRANZ NEUMUELLER, CHAS. FAAS, Vice Presidents. FREDERICK D. FRICKE, CHAS. P.

FABER, Treasurer. Secretary BREWERY, 227 277 Pulaski Street, OFFICE, 254 Hart Street, Borough of Brooklyn, New York City. ACROSS MEXICAN BOEDER. Complete Plant for the Making of Counterfeit American Money. EI Paso, May 24 At the village of San Ygnacio, just south of this city, In Mexico, the police have unearthed a coni pleto outfit for malting counterfeit money.

G. Pertz and A. Marques have boon arrested on suspicion. The outfit was complete for the manufacture of American money. A $1,000,000 BANKRUPT.

Banks "Want a Further Hunt for Assets of Andrew Brown. Trenton. N. May 24 An appeal filed in the United States District to day against, an order of Judge Kirkpalrii in adjudging Andrew Drown of Orange a bankrupt. Brown had liabilities of about and some of his creditors claimed that he had not disclosed all of his assets.

The appeal is taken by the People's Rank of Duffalo and the receivers for the American Exchange Bank of Buffalo and the Bank of Commerce, Buffalo. A BIG OIL "WELL. Marion, May 24 What is probably tho most productive oil well over drilled in this part of the state was shot, yesterday nt: the Baldwin farm. Tho well is owned by Wilson and MoOulloeh and is located at. the western edge of the city.

The. oil shut. 'up as high as the. derrick, and, after flowing one hour, a tank holding barrels was half filled. This indicates a production hotter than 2.000 barrels a day.

SPORTING. Brooklyn May 25, 27, 28,29, 50, J1, June 1, 3,4, 5, 6, 7,8, 10, 12, 14. Six Races Each Day at 2:30 P. GOT. SATURDAY, MAY 25, SlE OF Till MEN 3LQGKS NEARLY ALL WORK I 00 Men Out, Strikers Claim, and They Say That 500 More Will Follow.

MDONALD says nothing. Ordinary Laborers Are at Work i day on the Manhattan Underground Road. on the big underground railroad in tneo.rough of Manhattan is pretty nearly at to day. The strike which was ced late yesterday afternoon by the la jjpj.nions among the skilled workmen had Bprl somewhat to day and it was claimed thi30rn'nB at WO workmen had quit. Thgtrikers also say that 500 more men out before to night.

gte ordinary laborers are at work at the gjg points where the sub contractors j.anade excavations, but they are not able very much. statement as yet has been issued by 01ictor McDonald and the sub contractors eives ao not seem to nave maae up minds what they are going to do. A'he office of the Rapid Transit Subway Cor'uction Company, where Mr. McDonald jjaFis headquarters, it was said that the jct for the underground had left wora thi. was to be said about the strike.

Mr. ihald was not in, but it was stated tha'e jji not intend to do anything about the'0" i and that it would be useless to him. pieiu; Evans, the secretary, stated that no Uion of any kind would be given out. to anv one. He refused to an bw any 'question whatever and said that, nni circumstances, would the news pajj furnished with any statement in rer tinj.he strike.

Sule trfe newspaper men were waiting for ISvans, he being engaged temporarily, a came hastily from his office and ordered jer clerk to address an envelope at once lugust Belmont, the president or the Transit Subway Construction Com' pB Mr. Evans was asked if be had sent fqHr. Belmont and replied: refuse to answer that or any other lions. iters Violated Their "Word, Says President Callas sident Callas of the Central Federated was seen this morning at his office, venter street. In regard to the tunnel he said: surprised and pained that this thing uu misunderstand it.

Sr work hnd no grievance. I do not wish to at in the position of criticising the me present, but we had an agreement witMr' McDonald that we would submit in reeard to hours or pay to ar.ratio,n before ordering a strike and I caijt cnceive why the delegates should 'hai this action. Mr. McDonald has beeeminently fair and the tunnel workers ha iutely ho complaint. I am going to ve a conference with Mr.

McDonald at 10 i10CK I hope that the outcome of it na, "vorable. I am sorry to have to statement, but it is truth. thattne has violated our' pledged IS BADLY CRIPPLED. Contractors Are Doing a Little, but Hare Practically No Skilled Men at Work. L'iS" 1 rfe work on the Rapid Transit tunnel is 'iiiw tifl nn in Manhattan from One pr; lred and Eighth street down to the work Hi he City Hall.

All the skilled labor of at form is out and only diggers or ordi laborers are doing anything in the tun all. The strike ordered yesterday started then, assumed, huge pro porls this morning. When the hour for hetnHng the day's work came on it was for (when the word was given to begin, thorny. tjje Went to work. (trike, which began with the rock drrs I and the engineers, extended all HjUghl wovirlnir men.

and only above OnHu4idred and Eighth street, on the four acti given out there, was there any real wc ing on this morning. goi "Jrike arose out of the demand of the lers for $2.75 for an eight hour day, 70 ul 3San hour for overtime and somo other ntsg These demands were sent in yes the various suD contractors, ana se contractors above One Hundred Vh street met the agreement, though Ro Vho has the work on Lenox avenue, trc une Hlundred and Sixteenth to One Hun dre3 11 Tjhirty fifth street, defies the union: at 13, C1UU UUL UUi; UU UU1UU. UCL. uu ne' work, but has them on the Lenox theun ftvcie ano, wiUis avenue bridges. rpse wjkg llave the contracts in Harlem arhiels, wno has the Broadway work from OnuPdred and Eighth to One Hundred and rwty flftjn street; McCabe, who has the wc ln Biroadway, from One Hundred and Fo eventh to Ono Hundred and Eighty.

nil "It, and Cavanagh, who has the Brdway I contract. from one Hundred and to One Hundred and Forty. e.f greets. These three contractors met 'h of the men yesterday as soon as th received the ultimatum from the (Their work proceeded as usual until 7 ping without any trouble or sign of iti a strikers were seen about Were some few men around the rocketers headquarters, at 150 East One Hun drl and Twenty fifth street, this moraine nVng fr news. They were confident that tnstrike would be a short one and that the coractors would give in without much ar yt of the Crosstown Work Is Going On Slowly.

the excavation in City Park there sign of a strike. There are no rock drers employed at this point and the jt an shovelers were digging in the loose BE1 the beginning of the Elm street divis 40of the tunnel the work was progressing qftly this morning. There are no drillers orjol sharpeners engaged at this point and foreman said that no one was on strike re. It was noticed, however, that the engine located there was not work the house over the engine being locked iji foreman refused to say why this was sr ccavation Superintendent Herrick, whose 0(3 is at Bleecker and Elm streets, said tn all his men were at work this morning cypt six eccentric engineers, who had not rprted for duty. Ho understood that had gone out on strike.

He claimed to by! filled the places of three of the men and them at work, he said, running the three hcting engines in his division. One of oliser.ved to be; ln operation he did not anticipate any trouble, he had notified the police to be in readiness to pro tect his workmen if any trouble should break out, and they had told him that they would do so. At Lafayette place, between Astor place and Great Jones street, it was asserted by the foreman in charge that there was no trouble and that there had been no strike. This was seemingly contradicted by the fact that two of the sheds covering the hoisting ensines were locked. The engines were not in operation.

Work TTpto wn Is Pretty Well Tied Up. Naughton foreman, on their sec tion which runs from Forty second street to Fifty ninth street, on Broadway, said that only seventeen men had left work there ten drillers, five holsters and two blacksmiths. Ten rock, drillers were at work, but they were non union men, as were all the others on that ection. The strike really began on account of the Naughton Company's fighting witn their men on other work, and it crept into the tunnel work. They claimed to have 400 men at work there.

The hoisting machines were idlo and to get the dirt out ot the ex cavation, platforms or stages had to be constructed. Dirt and rock would be thrown from platform to platform until it got as high as the street surface. It was slow work, it taking ten men to do an engine's work. All the workers in every part are Italians. There is plenty of rock in William Brad ley's section on Broadway, from Fifty ninth to One Hundred and Eighth street.

No rock was drilled this morning as all the rock drillers were out and the hoisting machines were idle, there being no one to run them. The foreman admitted that sixty men were out, but he said 400 men were at work. A lot of carpenters were at work and a good many diggers, who were shoveling the dirt into piles to be thrown out or hoisted out when regular work was resumed. None of the trikers was ahout. Work was going on all the way through this section, but carpenters and laborers seemed to De oorag u.

me tunnel work will be greatly delayed here on account of the enormous amount ol rock in this section. Here and there all along the line were hoisting machines lying idle, the eneineers and rockdrillers to run them and keep them going helng at home or at strike headquarters. F. D. Fisher, the engineer in charge of the work for the contracting firm of Degnan McLean, who hold the contracts for work on sections 1.

2 and 5, extending from the Post Office to Great Jones street, and along Forty second street, said this morning that about 350 men were employed by the firm on this work and that he had been informed that not more than 25 per cent, of these had gone out. Four excavation derricks used by the firm were not in operation, but two derricks used in hoisting steel were in operation this morning. The men who were out, he said, were engineers and derrickmen; the laborers were all at work. The man had submitted no list of griev ances to the firm and had made no demands upon them. They had simply quit work.

Be cause of these facts the firm had no means of knowing why the men have struck or what they want. STRIKE COMMITTEE MEETS. 1,100 Men Out This Morning, They Say, and 500 More Are Expected. The committee who ordered out the strik ers yesterday, met this morning at headquarters on East One Hundred and Twenty fifth street. They said that 400 engineers were out and 700 drillers and blacksmiths.

They expected 500 more out to day. Some of these workingnien, the committee said, were on other than tunnel work, the men having disagreements with contractors all over the city, the chief grievances being a demand that they work ten hours or nine hours while they were only paid for eight. The committee claimed that work on the tunnel was practically tied up from One Hundred and. Fourth street to the City Hall. They had received reports from each of the sections along the line and they were very hopeful that the contractors would see that they were determined and would soon settle.

They claimed that the strike will extend to kindred trades and that the housemovers and shorors. nine caulkers and stoppers and iron workers and stone masons would be out if thev thoueht it necessary to go out. 'iney have already expressed sympathy for the strikers now out. The committee said that seventy five drill and hoisting men left the Farrell Hopper contract, which takes In toe tunnel worK from One Hundred and Jjourtn street ano Broadway, across the Park to Lenox avenue to One Hundred and Sixteenth street, iney claimed only a few men were at work tnere this morning. The committee admitted that J.

u. ttoa gers' work was uninterrupted, Dut an tne men are non union men. He has the con tract from One Hundred and blxteentn street and Lenox avenue to the Harlem River. The complaint against Mr. Bradley, the com mittee said, was that he worked tne men nine hours and only paid for eight.

They had made an agreement with him to let men work the pumps so ne could Keep tne water out of the tunnel excavation. What Some of the Grievances Are. Nauehton Company claimed to have filled the strikers' places, but the committee said that is not so and that no drillers or hoisting men were working there. Ira A. Snaler has tno contract on uruau way from Tmrty seconu iu ur wscuiiu streets and the complaint of the committee was that he does not recognize tne unions.

They said he had non union men working, but that no union hoisters or drillers were with him. Holbrook, Cabot Bailey have the contract between Union square and Thirty second street, and the complaint is that they do not employ union men if they can help it. They notified their men yesterday that they must work ten hours, and the committee called out all the union men. The Degnan McLean Company has the contract from the City Hall up to Third street, and the committee said the strikers' com plaint against them is that they do not pay union wages or use union hours. Strike Will Be Peaceful, Says Committee.

It was declared by the committee that few union men were at work on the tunnel this morning. They declared that there has been no agreement for arbitration between Mr. McDonald or any of the contractors and themselves, though they have been working to that end for months. They also said the various unions are working independently, and, though having a high regard for Chairman Callas of the Central Federated Union, they do not work with the committee from that body. "One very definite thing we would like to have known," said oae or the committee, speaking for all, "is that tho striko will be peaceful.

There will be no violence or disorder. If any striker, a union man, commits any act ol violence or does anything in the way of breaking a rule of the union, he will be immediately expelled." The committee is made up of James Green, business agent ot the Rock Drillers; Mat thew McConville of the Safety and Floating Engineers, Patrick Mc.Uanon or the Amalgamated Eccentric and Standing Engineers. Charles Kelly of the Double Drum Hoisting Engineers and President John Ahearn of the Rock Drillers. Says McDonald Did Mot Tell the Truth. President McMahon of the Eccentric Engineers' Association was at his headquarters, 13 Downing street, early this morning.

He said that as far as the Eccentric Engineers and the Standard and Safety Engineers Associations were concerned the striko on the Rapid Transit Tunnel was general. "If the contractors do not grant our demands within reasonable time," he added, "men of other unions at work on the tunnel who, as yet, have not been affected by the strike, will be called out, and the work completely tied up." "When Mr. McDonlad says in his statement that no grievances have been presented to him by the men on striko he does not tell the truth. There are documents, containing the grievances which are the issue ln the present trouble on file in his office now and have, beea foe months." Brooklyn Man and Companion Under Arrest in Binghamton. (Special to the Eagle.) Binghamton, N.

May 21 William Mc Mullln of Philadelphia and John O'Connell of 5 Nassau street, Brooklyn, are under arrest here for a midday robbery on May 12, in which $1,000 worth ot jewelry and silverware was stolen from an apartmeni house occupied by six families, four of whom were at home at the time. The rooms of Miss W. h. Brown were entered, a door being broken down, the place ransacked and emeralds, pearls and silverware taken. Other families heard the crash ot the breaking door, but did not investigate.

Later the men were seen to come downstairs loaded with bundles and left the premises unmolested. The men were found tn the house of a neighbor yesterday. Mc.Mullin is said to be an expert safe blower with a national reputation. At one time he was charged, it is alleged, with killing a policeman in Oil City, Pa. O'Connell said his home was at 5 Nassau street, Brooklyn; that he had been working for a contractor and had smashed his foot.

The men made a number of contradictory statements and were held tor further examination. VIEWS OF TAXATION Laid Before the Conference of the National Civic Federation in Buffalo To day. Buffalo, May 24 The Taxation Conference of tho National Civic Federation resumed its discussions of the question of taxation to day, the topics for the day being taxation of mortgages and inheritances and local option in taxation. James R. Garfield of Ohio presided.

Frederick M. Judson of St. Louts spoke on "Taxation of Mortgages." He referred to the experience of several states, especially California and Missouri. Continuing he said: "The inevitable conclusion is that land should be taxed without reduction for mortgage liens and that no attempt should be made to tax mortgages. It Is idle to attempt equality in taxation by a system which is necessarily ineffective.

The real estate owner derives benefit from free competition of capital in that he can borrow at the lowest rate of interest. The holder of real estate, certainly in our cities, expects to receive a normal income on his property after paying taxes, but the unfortunate holder of mortgages or other personal securities who is caught by the assesssor in the probate court or elsewhere is compelled to pay in effect an income tax of from 40 to 60 per cent. It is idle to expect that sueh a tax can be collected under any form of self "It is not within the scope of this paper to discuss how tne wealth invested in personal securities and mortgages shall be taxed, but certainly it should be by an effective and not an Ineffective system, and it should be the first requisite of any rational system of taxation that the assessor should only assess what be can see and value." FAITH CURIST D0WIE HELD. Three Tellow Prisoners in the Action Over Mrs. Judd's Death All Admitted to Bail.

Chicago, May 24 John Alexander Dowie, "overseer of the Christian Catholic Church," was arrested here to day pursuant to the action of the Coroner's jury, which has declared him "criminally responsible" for the death of Mrs. Emma Lucy Judd. H. Worthington Judd, a disciple of Dowie and husband of the alleged victim, was also arrested, having appeared at the Criminal Court Building in company with Dowie. Both men were taken before Judge Tuley, who admitted them to bail.

Henrikka Bratsch and Mary B. Speicher, "maternity" nurses, who are said to have. attended Mrs. Judd, were arrested last night and later released under bonds. Mrs.

Judd died a week ago at Dowie's "Zion," after sixteen hours of suffering. Her infant also died, and on expert medical testimony before tho Coroner that the ordinary treatment given by medical practitioners would have saved her life easily, Judd. the two nurses and Dowie are now held to await the action of the Grand JuTy. For Dowie and Judd bonds wore fixed at each, while the women were released on sureties of $5,000 each. ALP ANO SENTENCED.

Four years and six months was the sen tence by Judge William B. Hurd netted out to Pasquale Alfann this morning, when he was arraigned for sentence on conviction of assault in the first, degree. In December last, during a quarrel over secret society matters, AKano stabbed John De La Femina ln the breast with a knife, in the saloon at 51 Havemeyer street, from tho effects of which De La Femina died a few days later in the Eastern District Hospital. As the jury before whom Alfano was tried recommended mercy. Judge Hurd imposed the sentence as stated above.

OBITUARY. John A. Weekes. John A. Weekes, once a famous lawyer of New York, died suddenly at his country home, Cove in Oyster Bay, L.

yesterday afternoon. He was about 'town in his barouche early in the day. The deceased was in his eighty first year and had been a helpless invalid for a long time. He was a multi millionaire and his law firm, Weekes De Forrest, of Manhattan, figured In many famous law cases. He was the owner of considerable real estate in Oyster Bay and Manhattan.

His wife was absent at the time of his death, but arrived shortly after. His surviving children are Assemblyman John A. Weekes, Frederick D. Weekes. Henry De Forrest Weekes, at present in Europe; Arthur D.

Weekes, Miss Alice Weekes and Mrs. Sarah Hoppin. Harry H. Weekes, who has made a reputation as half back on the Columbia eleven and as an all around athlete, is a grandson. Prank W.

Commiskey. Frank W. Commiskey, who was stricken with apoplexy while playing croquet in Prospect Park last week, died on Wednesday ot his home, 155 Sixth avenue, in his seventy first year. Ho was a retired grain trader and had been a member of the New York Produce Exchange for twenty seven years. He was president of tho Judd Commiskoy Motor Vehicle Company at the time of his death.

He was a member of the Montauk Club and or other social and benevolent organizations, arid was prominent in St. Augustine's R. O. Church, where funeral services will be held to morrow morning at 0 o'clock. Annie Kelly.

Annie, the 22 year old daughter of Annie and the late James Kelly, died at. her homo, 177 Baltic street, on Wednesday of pneumonia. She was a native ot the Sixth Ward, where she had always lived and where she had many friends, especially in St. Peter's Parish. She was an earnest member of many societies connected with parish work.

The funeral will be held at her late home to morrow afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. Charles G. Heed. Elizabeth wife of Charles G.

Heed, died at her home. IS Pilling street, yesterday. She was the sister of Mrs. W. V.

and J. A. O'Brien and her husband is a member of En trine Company No. of tho Brooklyn Fire rmnartment. The funeral services will be! held Saturday morning at her late home Rnd a mass will be subsequently held at tho Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, corner of Broadway and Aberdeen street.

BB. SCHLEY IMPROVING. Continued improvement was reported thia morning In the condition of Dr. Wlnneld Scott Schley, son of tho admiral, who is suffering from hlood poisoning ln St. Lukrc.s Hospital, Manhattan.

Dr. Schley's mother is with him nearly all the time, she having nn her residence at the hospital and Rear Admiral Schley vteita hlo Boa dally. of is BREWING CGVS "SPOOKY" HOLMES IN TROUBLE. His Black "Lady Friend" Declares That He Slapped Her Without Provocation. Frank Holmes, alias "Spooky." a white man, of 1,711 Atlantic avenue, was charged in the Gates avenue court this morning with disorderly conduct by Hannah Wright, colored, of 1724 Atlantic avenue.

The woman claimed that "Spooky." as she called him, slapped her several times on the face. When Holmes was asked to explain his conduct he said: "1 have been going with her as my lady friend and while I was standing on the street sho came along and put her arms around my neck and I slapped her." The woman denied this and said that without any provocation he slapped her first on one cheek and then on the oilier. "She has been sending me nott asking for money." eonilnueil Holmes. "1 was keeping company with her while she was living with a man named Jackson and 1 caused her to break up house." Jackson was in court and was called. He was a charcoal darky and to the questions of the magistrate said thai Holmes was partly the cruise nf his breaking up housekeeping while he was living with tho complainant.

Jackson accused Holmes of carrying a razor and threatening to cut him. Tho magistrate dismissed the complaint after warning Holmes to keep away from the woman. HELD FOR COUNTERFEITING. George Lambert, who was arrested on Wednesday by tho police nf the Fifty ninth Precinct, on a charge of passing counterfeit silver dollars in the Eastern District, was turned over to the federal authorities this morning and taken before Commissioner P.rncdiet. He waived examination and was held in 51.000 for the action of the Grand Jury.

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tilth i'ioojf Tbko largo pusengtc olQvatufr War Department Must Approve Revised Scheme for the Vernon Avenue Structure. NO DOUBT OF PROMPT ACTION. The Improved Bridge as Outlined by Commissioner Shea "Will Take at Least a Year to Build. The revised plans for the Vernon avenue bridge over Newtown Creek, between Brooklyn and Queens, were sent on to Washington Wednesday by Bridge Commissioner Shea for Secretary Root's approval. The Secretary of War long ago approved the plan for a swing bridge, such as it was proposed to erect, replacing the present dangerous and antiquated structure, but Mr.

Shea's recent determination to build a high level boscule bridge instead of the other has rendered a resubmission necessary. Beside the change in type of bridge there are other departures from the earlier plan, designed for the greater convenience of the public and the better handling of traffic. The most important of these is the widening the structure to 63 feet, giving a clear 40 foot roadway. This is as wide as the roadway of an ordinary SO foot street and will prevent congestion. Another change which the Commissioner has adopted at the advice of his engineers, to carry the Queens terminal to Fourth street, instead of stopping, as planned, at Third street.

This extra block will make it possible to clear Borden avenue entirely and leave the trolley cars and traffic that use that thoroughfare wholly undisturbed. This will make it unnecessary to seek a diversion of that street's heavy traffic. The new bridge is to have a height of 24 feet clear over mean tide water. Commissioner Shea received to day from the chairman of the executive committee of the National Board of Steam Navigation a letter stating that the committee had adopted resolutions approving the plan for a high level bascule bridge and expressing tho obligation vessel interests and the public at large is under to Mr. Shea for his persistent urging of the appropriation for such a bridge, which will be the least obstruction to navigation and delay to the public.

The progress toward the new structure now depends somewhat on the Secretary of War. The War Department, however, has been so much interested in the removal of the present obstruction to navigation that it is expected Secretary Root will act promptly. When his approval comes the bridge department engineers will prepare the detailed plans and specifications and Mr. Shea will use his best efforts to hasten condemnation proceedings. June 5 is scheduled as the date for a public hearing before the Board ot Public Improvements in reference to condemnation proceedings, and when this board acts, giving Mr.

Shea authority, he must go before the Board of Estimate and get consent for condemnation. All this done, it will bo in order to let a contract, the money being all ready, and it will take at least a year to complete the bridge after the contractor gets to work. Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars is available for building the new Lridge. WARSHIPS IN THE GREAT LAKES. British Waive Objections to Entrance of Our Vessels Used for Drill Purposes.

Washington, May 24 Any doubt that may have existed as to the right of the United States government to send small auxiliary gunboats into the great lakes for the training of the naval militia has boon dissipated so far as the eases of the Dorothea and the Hawk are concerned by the graceful of tho Canadian government, in the movement. It being represented that the little gunboats would traverse the St. Lawrence ami the lakes without guns ahoard, and, it also helng understood that they are to be used solely for purposes of drill, the Canadian government, through the British government, has waived any objection to the entrance of the vessels into the lakes. LANDS FOR CORNELL DAM. The Commissioner's Fourth Separate Report Shows Satisfactory Figures.

The commissioner appointed (or tho appraisal and condemnation of lands for Cornell dam have made their fourth separate report to Corporation Counsel Whalen. Tho commissioners are Daniel O'Connell, William Murray and Edmund G. Sutherland. The proceeding on which they are engaged is ono of the largest of its kind. Originally it Involved 324 parcels of land.

In the four reports that have, boon made 172 parcels, or about three firths of the entire proceeding, have been reported upon. The awards have been satisfactory to the Corporation Counsel, amounting to ahout 31 of the amount claimed. The figures are as follows: Amount claimed, amount awarded, a reduction of $1,540, 411.85. CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE For Loss of Life at Fredonia Normal School. Albany, May 24 Two additional claims for loss of llfo in the fire which destroyed the State Normal School at Fredonia were to day filed against the state.

Both claims are for the loss of tho lives of two young ladles, pupils at the school, who were hurncd to death ln the dormitory. Samuel A. Hathaway claims $25,000 for the death of Bessie G. Hathaway and Albert G. Jones claims a like amount for the death of Inez Jones.

Two claims for personal injuries sustained by the fall of tho James street canal bridgo at Syracuse on April were also filed. Itoss W. Dennis, as guardian, claims $5,100 for Lula B. Dennis and a llko amount for Alice C. Dennis, two minors.

BIG STRIKE IN EUROPE OFF. Pittsburg. May 24 Tho strike of window glass workers in Belgium and Franco has been declared off, and the strikers will return to work at tho manufacturers terms. Simon Burns, president of tho National Window Glass Workers' Association and geneml master workman of th! Knights of Labor, received a cablegram to this effect to day. Tho men have been on a strike for eleven months for recognition of the union and an advance In wages, and during that time the glass workers of this count have sent them $35,000.

The strike affect. H.OOn men in Belgium and 2.000 in Franc REFEREES APPOINTED. Hy vs. I'. Mornan I r' f'T' An.lr' HI Wllllarn II.

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rlcru. The Tammany Man's Visit to Brooklyn Causes Great Gossip in Willoughby Street. C00GAN CLOSE TO CROKER. He Spends Considerable Time in Conference "With the Veteran Brooklyn Leader. A long and perhaps significant Interview between ex Register Hugh McLaughlin and James J.

Coogan, president of the Borough of Manhattan, was held in Willoughby street this morning. Personally Mr. Coogan is one of the closest of Richard Croker's friends, and some of the regular attendants of the auction room thought that the mayoralty was under discussion. It jvill be remembered that the former has such" faith in the Tammany chief that four years ago he traveled to England to endeavor to induce Croker to run for the mayoralty himself. Mr.

Coogan is not only a loyal Tammany man and a great admirer of Croker, but he is so much devoted to the organization that he is willing to serve the city without a salary. Since it became known that he voted out on Long Island last fall, Controller Coler has been holding up his salary as borough president and he has made no move to collect it from the city. Mr. Coogan tells his friends that a meager or so a month is nothing compared with the honor of the position which he occupies. It will be remembered also that Coogan was also associated with Mr.

Croker in the talk of a syndicate to buy up the Lakes of Klllarny. He was talked of also for the vice presidency last year and is said to have offered to give $100,000 to the campaign fund. From these facts the story ran around the auction room that Coogan had come on an important mission as the personal representative of Croker. There has been talk lately that Willoughby street had certain facts to lay before the absent chieftain and that some representative from the Brooklyn organization would be sent to confer with him in England. Mr.

Shevlin was mentioned in that connection, but he stated positively this morning that it would be impossible for him to get away. Hearing of this situation it was rumored that Mr. Coogan resolved to relieve the Brooklyn folks and to lay before Mr. Croker their message, either personally or through the Mr. McLaughlin was not before acquainted with President Coogan, but the two men spent two enjoyable hours together.

It could not be learned authoritatively what subjects were discussed. When Mr. Coogan left the auction room he was asked about the object of his visit, but he seemed to be in a great hurry and started on a run for a trolley car, headed for the bridge. "There is nothing, absolutely nothing," were the only words that the Eagle reporter could distinguish as the usually dignified president of Manhattan sped toward his car. It might be mentioned that Mr.

Coogan wore a wide brimmed, soft straw hat and an alpaca coat, which had a tendency to spread itself out in the breeze. The feat of James Shevlin in getting the tunnel resolution through the Board of Aldermen seems to have inspired the Tammany people with a wholesome respect for Willoughby street. Tammany Hall has failed the same role on several occasions, even with orders from Croker. Mr. Shevlin has an idea that the average Alderman is as amenable to reason as any one.

In getting the board ln line for the approval of the rapid transit plans, it was learned, that Mr. Shev lin's work consisted only in personal interviews with the Aldermen and Councilmen, in which he presented the matter as one of extreme importance to Brooklyn and to the Democratic organization. It is possible that Mr. Coogan's visit may have had something to do with some important measures before the Municipal Assembly. As the campaign approaches, Tammany is getting anxious about several improvements in various parts of the city.

WANTS HAND IN MANAGEMENT. Mr. Cooper Says Heatherton Is Using Trade Journal for Benefit of Another Publication. Lawyer James C. Church asked Justice Samuel T.

Maddox in Supreme Court, special term, to day for an injunction to restrain James M. Heatherton from solely managing the Plumbers' Trade Journal of Manhattan, on the ground that Heatherton and the applicant, Frank P. Cooper, a salesman with Lee, Tweedy Manhattan, were co trustees under the will of James Heatherton, father of the defendant, the trade newspaper being one of the chief assets in the estate. It is alleged that young Heatherton has established another trade Journal in the same building, with the title of Plumbers' and Fitters' Journal, and is using the same funds in both papers. Mismanagement is alleged, and Mr.

Heatberton's removal is asked for. In opposition counsel said that there was no cause for Heatberton's removal; he had vastly Improved tho business, and tho owner of the Plumbers' and Fitters' Journal was Warren M. Orr. No funds of the estate were used in the latter journal, which is local, while the Plumbers' Trade Journal is national. The former was established to meet local rivals.

Mr. Cooper, counsel said, could participate In the management at any time. A stipulation was made to that effect by counsel, and the case will be tried in June. MEN WHO HAVE CONTRACTS. A List of the Sub Contractors on the Tunnel.

Following is a list of the sub contractors engaged on tunnel work: Sections 1 and 3, the Degnon McLean Contracting Company of Worth and Elm streets. Section 3, Holbrook, Cabot Daly, 44 Union square. Section 4, Ira A. Shalor, Thirty fourth street and Park avenue. Section 5A, the Degnon McLean Contracting Company, Forty second street and Bryant Park.

Section 5B, Naughton 258 Broadway. Section 6, William Bradley, Eighty sixth street and Broadway. Sections 7 and 8, Farrell, Hopper 112 West One Hundred and Eleventh street. Section 9, John C. Rodgers, 31 West One Hundred and Twenty fifth street.

Section 11, John Shields, 2,000 Broadway. Sections 13 and 14, L. B. McCabe One Hundred and Fifty seventh street and Broadway. PROSPECTS FOR THE TUNNEL Controller Bird S.

Coler, speaking of the Rapid Transit tunnel extension to Brooklyn, said to day: "There Is no doubt that the Brooklyn tunnel will be speedily started and as speedily completed. I understand that there will be no lack of bidders for the construction and operation of the tunnel. According to information received by me both John B. McDonald and Albert L. Johnson will be among the bidders." TWO VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTS.

Frederick B. Gurney of 197 Hart street this morning filed with the clerk of the United States District Court his petition as a voluntary bankrupt. He schedules two Sheffield, England, fiteel companies, as creditors In $15, 626.37. and values his assets at $850.46. Ludwlg Ohlbaum of 1,558 Myrtle avenue, filed a similar petition, scheduling twenty two unsecured creditors with claims amount to $831.39 and assets valued at $50, EXPECTATION TRAINS DIRECT TO THE TRACK.

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