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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FRIDAY. APRIL 25. 1902.

6 AMUSEMENTS. CITY CANNOT FIX PRICE OF GAS. MAN WITH THE SMALLPOX STEEL COMPANY'S MR. PEABODY MUST FIGHT, SENATOR MONEY ARRESTED ON I CHARGE BP MLT. FOB ELECTION DISTRICT PLAN.

Winona Club President Believes in a More Democratic Organization. Over two hundred attended the first smoker of the Winona Club, which was held last night at Transfer Hall, corner of Atlantic avenue and Boerum place. Newton Caslin brought a delegation from the Eleventh District. It was long after midnight when the jolly crowd broke up after a roost enjoyable evening. The talent was abundant and clever and exceedingly happy in selections.

Jack Sutter delighted with his Hebrew impersonations and monologues; Paddy En right executed a wonderful buck dance; Edwards, of the variety team of Short and Edwards, sang, told stories and recited. Surkin recited with much feeling and 'pathos. Clever songs and recitations were given by George Harris, John Dorman F. Muhcr, Joe McGarry, F. J.

Roberts, W. Conahan and others. Piano accompaniments were played by Thomas Toy and Professor W. H. Butts' phonograph was also appreciated.

Conductor Who Was Cut in Affray With Mississippian Swears Out Warrant. TRIAL FIXED FOR THURSDAY. I "Witness Says Senator Struck Shaner; With a Knife When His Back Was Turned. Washington. April Senator Hernando D.

Money of Mississippi to day was placed in custody on information sworn out by Orpha D. Shanor. the street car conductor, who ejected the Senator from his car yester day. The information charges the Senator with assaulting the conductor during the disturbance and the conductor produced a witness, who corroborated his version of the story. Senator Money, Conductor Shaner and James E.

Hooper, the truck foreman of the Tire Department, who assisted the conductor yesterday, were arraigned in the police court, later and their trial set for next Thursday morning. Senator Money and Fireman Hooper were released on personal bonds and Conductor Shaner on collateral deposited with the police on his arrest last night. Senator Money arrived early at court and was closeted for some minutes with Judge Kimball. All the parties had a preliminary examination before Assistant District Attorney Mullov.ny. Senator Money told Mr.

Mullovny that the man who assaulted him and assisted the conductor wore a salt and pepper Miit of clothes. "What clothes did you have on yesterday?" lie asked Hooper. "The same an I have on now," was Hooper's reply. Hooper was wearing a dark suit to day. Then." returned the Senator, "you are not tile man who assaulted me.

What part of the ear were you in?" "I sat in the next seat to you," replied Hooper. "Thru you are the man. Did you help eject me?" asked the Senator. "No." replied Hooper. Hooper said hf Fiiueht the Senator by the wrist when he i thought he was about to the coi.ductor.

A witness named Martin, who sa the jiavor Low to dav received the following current, said he heard an exchange words from forraer Fire Commissioner Ben betweea ana Shane. regaining a transfer. The Senator refuse! to pay. The Mamin Lewis, relative to the recent dis eonductor then took hold him and ejected charge of William D. Moore, after many him.

Then the conductor left the Senator years of service in the Brooklyn Fire De aud was returning to ear lutn ins nan with his back to tne senator wnen ui i niV 1 tne tanner uuu urn rtiiii .1 iwin i vfc tin uivnvf tins omtMir and toe information then was made out against the 1 herewith extracts from the Brook Senator yn Daily BaGle of April 22. together with 'Vie court proceedings occunfed only a few! editorial of April 23. relating to the distillling. Attorney Dunlop. a son of the charge of illiam D.

Moore, who was for president of the road, represented Shaner and Hooper Senator Money pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and asked for a trial by judge. The other two defendants also pleaded not guilty. Senator Money objected to setting the trial for Wednesday, on account of an important committee, and said he wanted "ihe whole tiling ever with as soon as possible." Shaner and Hooper asked for trial by jury, and the cases will thus be tried at 10:30 Thursday morning. SUPPORT YOUNG'S PARK HYDE BEHMAK'S MATIXEE EVERY DAY. THE FADETTiSS AillhS ORCHESTRA 25 SQLuisrs 2d CAROLINE B.MCHul.8 OF BOSTON Dir ct COXKOV A.VD JleBO.VALD, Irish Comedians.

THOl'HADOlH A Quartet of Comedian Vocalists. Mil. AXD MRS. EDWAKD lSS.UOXDK. In Their Pretty Fiayette.

"The SoiJIer ot I'rop vine." BOYCE A.D WILSON, Black Face Comedians and Grotesque Dancers. ADA ARXOLDSOX, The Swedish Nightingale. Bicycle Experts THE MAHTEU.ES, In Their Superb Fancv and Trick Bicycle and rdeyele Riding. JACKUX AXD ISGR.OI. or Pictured CLAY CLEMENT AND COMPASTY, In a New Version of Ills Success.

"The New Dominion." SIATIXKE EVERY DAY. The Pretty VttndevlUc Noveltyi BEAUX and BELLES OCTETTE LEMAK AXD GABRIEL SANB0B, TBI0 MEI.VIL.LE AXD STETSON FIELDS AXD WARD 2d nnil Week of the JIj xlerionB THE GIEL With the AUBURN HAIS THE THREE MII.LKTTS CRAIG AXD AnCELL Hugh Stanton and Florence Modena THE VITAGRAPH Extra Fcnture Extra Feature! EDMUND HAYES AND COMPANY ACABEMY 3 NIGHTS Anil Their All Star Stuck Including UEWOLK HOPPER 1. 11, 1. I AN FRIT2 WILLIAMS BESSIE CLAYTON T. KELLY Hull nil MnKinil Lee Hurrfxttii Belle Rohin.son SAM BERXARD nnd mid WEBER fc FIELDS FAY TEMPLETOV In HOITY TOITY tnathJJ" Seats Now on Sale at Box Office.

Brooklyn Riding and Driving Giub. TENTH ANNUAL April 24, 25, 26, 1902. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Even ings at 8 P. Saturday Afternoon at I ADHISSION ONE DOLLAR. Tun tn El 4SS VAlSBURG SATUR OA OPULAR PLAYS AT POPULAR PRICES MKteutlial Brox.

Production. Week The Convict's Dnug Shteri To nisrllt. Mat. To morrow. THE KLAW AND ERLANGER COMEDY CD.

XEXT I ELSIE DE WOLFE WEEK UN THE WAY OF THE WORLD. PRICES. 10. 20 AXD () CKXTS. MATIXBK EVERY DAY.

Cliarles 13. Cog'Iilan Play, AXD THE SCKXB FP.OM ROMEO AND JULIET Sest Week SIDXEY TOLISB'S Latest Play. THE SII.EXT WITXESS. ICHT Wext Weak RCCEBS BROS. The Powerful Melodramatic Production the eetmi's oaoohter KSSbs 5QC and 250 MATIXEES25 Xext Wwli WHEX LONDON' OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.

Jlnts.lVcd. Sat. Ii XV SI A Hoi Old Time New Specialties. Next Week THE FOUR. COHANS.

c.AsStfuL.A, i co a MomluvK and Fridays, Souvenir MiUh. 3IatinecM, io, zo. rt. io. no ct.

Next 1.BXD ME FIVE Week: DAUGHTER OF THE KEGI.MEXT THE GOTHAM Week CoimnenciiiK Jlon. April 21. Iatinee Everv Day. THE PEARL OF SAVOY. SIATIXEES.

DDIPCC EVEXIXGS, SO Ct. rniUtO 10, at). 30 Jc SO Cis. Xext AVeek The Sensational Play PASSION' SLAVE, COLUMBIA Next Last Week of the Murray Lane Opora Co. Dramatic Season, "Piratos of Comnionolncr April 21, cavalier Ruf.icana."l A Celebrated Case PARK 8P00MER i Next Week: LHEAjV3AI0NS MANHATTAN AMUSEMENTS.

WORLD IN WAX N'EW GROUPS. CINEMATOGRAPH. uouny txr.ltiltlons. EE. Orchestral Vocal Soloists.

Manhattan ZZnZm st MB. HERBERT i I MISS El'FIE I.iist 2 KELCKY SHANNON' i Weeks, in "HEJl LORD AXD MASTER." SPOKTING. PUKNS CLUB. Racing EvSy SfeeFoay at 2 30 P. M.

Admission to Grand Stand. S2.D0: Ladles. JLOO. Race trains leave from Flatbush Ave. 11:0 A.

1. 1:25. 1:50 and 1:54 P. M. WILL DEAL IN Smith, Gray Co.

Add a New Feature to Their Fulton and Flatbush Avenue Store. Smith, Gray Co. have added a new feature to their Fulton and Flatbush avenue store, and one which the firm thinks Brook lynltes have frequently lelt the need ot. Hereafter a complete line of livery can be obtained at the above address. In the selection of livery it is absolutely necessary that good taste as well as correct style should be considered.

Recognizing these facts, the firm has snared no effort to secure a complete and correct line, and every effort will be made to keep the styles up to date. Prices will be'as low as can be obtained at any store that makes a specialty of this branch of the clothing business. Over five hundred liveries of various kinds are on hand. An attractive booklet on this subject is issued by the firm. GENERAL STRIKE XN RUSSIA.

Vienna, April 23 The correspondent of the N'cue Freie Pressc at St. Petersburg telegraphs that a general strike of workmen has been announced, to commence May X. The men demand ten hours labor per dan. I IF mww a iiim mitted to participate in the Pension Fund. of which he was the creator.

The fidelity 29th Ward Taxpayers' Association Cor ana wS nf'1, ui 1 everv dutv while in the employ or the city. dially Approves Proposed Improve together with his impaired health, superin ment of Willink Entrance. duced no doubt by preparing his books for Hives' Opinion Adverse to Scheme of Alderman. Sullivan. Corporation Counsel Rives has advised the Aider manic Committee on Legislation that the Board of Aldermen has no power whatever to regulate the price of illuminating gas in the city.

A few weeks ago Alderman Sullivan introduced a resolution fixing the price at 75 cents per feet and when the committee sot ii. being in doubt as to its power, it asked Mr. Hives' advice. Alderman Sullivan used to introduce sim ilar legislation at Albany when he was in the Assembly. Mr, Rives says that, in his opinion, the charter gave the Aldermen no power in the matter, and that, beside, the price of gas in this citv has already been fixed by the JOHN E.

HOWD DEAD. (Special to the Eagle.) Hartford. April 25 John E. Howd, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Pleasant Valley, is dead of paralysis, after an illness of two months. Howd gained much unpleasant notoriety recently by a suit brought by Oscar E.

Gut of Brooklyn, in which the latter alleged that his wife's ailec ii0ns had been alienated. RABBI DIES IN AN AMBULANCE. Schreiber Was on His Way to a Passover Supper When Stricken by Heart Failure. Rabbi Morris Schreiber. who lived at 308 liushwick avenue, died of heart failure last night while being conveyed in an ambulance to Bellevue Hospital, Manhatttan.

Rabbi Schreiber was seized with his fatal illness soon after leaving the East Tenth street ferry house. At the time he was on his way to eat the Passover supper with Samuel Small, a relative, living at 212 East Eighty ninth street, Manhatttan. He was in company with his wife at the. time and had not proceeded far when he was attacked with heart failure and' carried into a nearby store. After reaching the hospital it was discovered he was dead.

His body was claimed later by relatives and removed to his late home. He was a rabbi in charge of the synagogue on Bushwick avenue, ad Joining his homo. WANTS MOORE REINSTATED. Former Fire Commissioner Benjamin Lewis Makes a Plea to Mayor Low for Justice. partment: Hon.

Seth Low, Mayor of the Greater New Ynrk the Brooklyn Department of Fire. As the articles explain the case clearly and distinctly, it would be superfluous for me to add more than has already been said, excepting that as a remedy for the great wrong and injustice done (no doubt unintentionally by Fire Commissioner Sturgis), it is desirous that he shall withdraw the knife from the gaping and bleeding wound by reconsidering his official act in dismissing Mr. Moore from the service and restoring him to duty, thereby enabling the department to perhaps see its way clear whereby he can be made a member of the uniformed force, if not one 'hl' COnSOliUULlUli, mi nmuoi day and night until the task was completed, prompts me in suggesting official action on vour nart in recommending to the Fire Com missioner his consideration for the restora tion of Mr. Moore to duty. It would be an act of justice and humanity to do so ana cratifvine to his many friends, both in and out of the department.

Yours very truly alio sincerei.i. Brooklyn, April 24, 1002. nuvi i inv I dhttp STABBED, BUT DIDN'T DIE. TJesnondent James Farrell Tried to End His Life With a Pocket Knife. James Farrell 43 years old.

of 990 DeKalb avenue, a salesman, is in S't. Mary's Hospital suffering from a deep gash in the neck, self inflicted with a pocketltnife. Farrell was discovered at o'clock this morning lying uUor at the corner of Tompkins and! avenues by Detective Arthur Brit ton. who had him removed to the Gates avenue station, from where he was afterward taken lo the hospital. At the station house Farrell told a story of an alleged holdup.

robbery ar.ri stabbing of which he claimed to tempted suicide, provided he recovers, wnich is not unlikely Till I MClCR P.CTQ CVPITCn i ulli iiuvuit utij LAiiiLut! Letter Which Shows That the Law Enforcement Society Has at Least Two Members. io the Editor ot the Brooklyn Eagle: Your article on the Law Enforcement So ciety in the issue of the 24th iust. has come to my attention. The article is filled with romance from beeinuing to end. In the first place, Mr.

Tully visited the i District Attorney as the representative of i the Law Enforcement Society, of which I i am president. He was settt to ascertain if the District Attorney's office could not be represented, as the law directs, at the hearing of two of the society's cases set down for to day. Mr. Tully. at our instance, did protest against the policy of allowing our cases to be adjourned repeatedly until our witnesses tire exhausted and the cases dismissed.

This hits been done in the post, and we do not propose io submit to these meth ods longer. Mr. Clarke was the man who got excited and did the loud talking and not Mr. Tully, as he never gets excited. Mr.

Clarke stated that he was going to run the District At tornev's office to suit himself. 1 was not aware that Mr. Clarke was paid $10,000 a year the people to run a private law oflice in ivhleh the public have no interest. In re in ihe two eases mentioned I wi.ih tn rV.il tlii li ni Mi inrnrnut It procured all the evidence, and that they are not police cases, as stated by Mr. Clarke.

He evidently has been misinformed. In jtis'lko lo Mr. Clarke I wish to state tlv.il it wr.s a mistake lo sny that Mr. Clarke er.lerrfl Mr. Tully out of Ihe District Attorney's oIP.ce.

I regret that the District Attorney may feel that he has grounds to tear that the society might cause him "trouble." I would beg to assure him, and all other public officials, that if they will at tend to their duties and enforce the law as ti, ihov nperl have nn ffnr thrtt V.u. v.r Mr. Te.lly. or any other memtx ot Vac so ciety, will cause them "trouble." CHARLES F. TAYLOR.

President Law Enforcement Society. Brooklyn, April 25, 1902. i i i IS DEFUMT. Present Congressman Won't Be Gerrymandered Into Lead ing Forlorn Hope. HAS LEFT THE SIXTH DISTRICT, And Most of the One He Represents at Present Is in the Seventh, Where He and Peaoody Live.

Friends of Congressman John James Fitzgerald declared to day that he will be a candidate for re election this fall in the district containing most of the election districts of the one which he now represents. Mr. Fitzgerald, who used to live at S4 Rye'r son street, found himself placed by the gerrymander in the new Sixth district, made up of the Seventh, Ninth, Twentieth and Twenty second Wards, a section which cast a large majority for the Fusion candidate in the last magistrates election. He has no desire to relinquish his claims on a Democratic district to lead a forlorn hope in the new district, and will ask the nomination in the Seventh. Ha returned from Washington to day for a day or two's Inspection of his fences.

It is learned that he has anticipated the ad verse effect of the gerrymander on his chances by changing his residence to 418 Pacific street. By this change he retains nis residence in the seventh Congressional District, where he has long resided, and removes one the arguments which his opponents had hoped to use effectively against him. It is said to day that Congressman Fitzgerald has the approval of a good many iu lluential leaders in Wtlloughby street, who do not take kindly to the candidacy of George Foster Peabody. Mr. Peabody's nomination has been asked by Edward M.

Shep ard and it is said has been tentatively agreed to. The agreement to this effect carried the usual reservation, however, that the district must be satisfied. Mr. Peabody's friends have been active in the Seventh en deavoring to pave the way for his unopposed nomination and had about concluded that the matter was fixed when Congress i man Fitzgerald's intentions were announced. congressman Fitzgerald is strong in Wil loughby street.

He has earned the reputa lion of attcntiveness to his congressional duties and has kept his fences in the district constant repair. Leader James B. Bouck. who was his original sponsor, does not want to see him run the chances of retirement by leading a forlorn hope in a Republican district. Congressman Fitzgerald's attitude on public questions has been strictly in line with party politics.

The Willoughby street leaders are taking these points under advisement before a decision is reached as between him and Mr. Peabody. Issues of the campaign as they take form later will have something to do with the selection of congressional candidates this fall. The leaders want men who will hold the labor vote and at the same time strengthen the state ticket on the issues involved. Mr.

Peabody's connection with the Oxnarrt Beet Sugar Company has been referred to in. Willoughby street as an objection to his candidacy. From Washington it is announced that the beet sugar men intend to strengthen their forces in Congress as much as possible this year, without any regard to the party affiliations of the candidates. This aspect of the case is in itself indifferently considered, but opponents of Mr. Peabody urge that the strong labor element in the district will not take kindly to a candidate in any way affiliated with trusts.

This would be particularly true, they declare, of a candidate connected with a foodstuff trust, and one which has lately been the conspicuous subject of investigation. "We cannot afford," said a leader to day, "to antagonize the dominant element of the party by injudicious nominations for Congress. The great issue at stake Is the state ticket. We have got to have popular candidates in full sympathy with the party policies, or alienate important elements of strength." Edward M. Shepard's theory of nominations this year, which Willoughby street is understood lo approve, is to place men who are approved by the commercial interests in the field for Congress, whenever there is an available opening.

In addition to this, Mr. Shepard wants Mr. Peabody to go to Congress because he is an old personal and political friend who stood in the breach in the Shepard campaign for the mayoralty, when others were deserting. It is said to day that there is certain to be a contest in the convention if Mr. Peabody does not relinquish his claims.

In such an event Mr. Fitzgerald's friends say they are certain to win. on account of their candidate's complete acquaintance with the district. The whole matter is to be laid before Mr. Shepard when he returns from St.

Louis. RAIN IN THE WEST BEGINS. Crops Likely to Ee Benefited by Fall, "Which in Many Sections Is Heavy. Chicago, April 23 A heavy, warm rain, twenty four hours in Western Missouri and generally throughout Eastern and Central Kansas, with showers at other points. Louis, April 25 Showers prevailed in this section last nignt.

Peoria. 111.. April 25 Heavy rain fell throughout this section during the night. Cincinnati. 0..

April 25 Since Monday .06 of an inch of rain has fallen. St. Paul, April 25 Steady rains are falling in this section, relieving the fears of farmers who wished more moisture for seed ing. Conditions for the crops bid fair to cnual last vear. when Minnesota and the ha(, crops.

The rain to gay extcnded over Wisconsin. Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska and Iowa and Michigan, Omaha, April 25 Rains were general throughout NoorasKa, western lowa anu the Black Hius country last nignt, ana to dav with a prospect of a continuance Ituliananolis. April 25 Within the past fortv eight hours there have been slight showers "in different parts of the state. The crop and fruit outlook thus far Is not discouraging. Des Moines, Iowa, April 25 The State of Iowa received a drenching rain early this morning, the downpour beginning at 1 o'clock and continuing until 4.

After a two hours' rest a steady rain set in, with prospect of lasting all day. The reports received from northwest Iowa state that the fall was even heavier than in the central part of the state. The condition of Ihe soil will be first class for the completion of spring work, and all doubts of the dry weather affecting the crops hare disappeared. TWO CC5TEE SHIPS ABBIVE. Two coffee ships arrived yesterday from Brazilian pnrt5.

Lamport Holt's steamship Bvron not In late last evening. She brought lnB a Carao of 14.347 bags of I CC lf" from Rio Janeiro, Bahla, and Pernarn btteo. She also brought a quantity of sugar, resin, rosewood, hides, skins and miscel laneous goods The Slornun liner Alhano arrived from Rio Janeiro, nshia am! Barbadoes. She brought 3D.4SS baas of coffee, a largs 1, jt of sugar and a box of ftold ore. LIBERALS CAPTURE BIO HACHA.

The. New York representatives ot the Liberal party of Colombia were advised by cable to day that their forces had captured Rio Hacha. a seaport town two hundred miles from Cartagena. The cablegram said that the engagement lasted many hours. No account of losses was given.

FOR BIG NEW BOND ISSUE Terms Announced bv Which $200,000,000 Preferred Stock Is to Be Retired. INTEREST CHARGES CUT DOWN. The Stockholders Are to Vote on the Proposed Changes on May 19. Stockholders ol the United States Steel Corporation received to day the circular letter of the corporation, setting forth the exact terms under which It is proposed to retire $200,000,000. of 7 per cent, preferred stock, and Issue $250,000,000 of 5 per cent, bonds, thereby increasing the bonded debt from 5300,000,000 to Accompanying this circular was a report of the finance committee which sets forth in detail various reasons why the refunding plan should be approved, together with a scries of resolutions reciting how the plan is to be carried out.

The stockholders' report, signed by President Schwab and Chairman Gary, says in part: "In February, 1901, various subsidiary companies had under contemplation, and in many cases actually had begun, the construction of additions to their plants, which in some instances would have duplicated the facilities of other subsidiary companies. The aggregate of these contemplated expenditures was something like $50,000,000. Owing largely to advance commitments, it was impossible to stop all this construction at the time your corporation was organized, and, in order to finish work then under way, cash payments have been made during the year to the amount of 515, 000,000. "It was not possible then to determine how much of this contemplated expenditure of about 000,000 would have to be made, nor in advance of sufficient experience would it have been wise to capitalize any part of the $15,000,000 that have been actually expended. "Within the next few months will fall due payments aggregating about 000,000 tov properties purchased almost immediately after your corporation was organized.

The hnauce committee is unanimous in its support of the executive committee's recommendations and believes that, as desired by the executive committee, should be made available for improvements. "The Finance Committee also recommends capitalizing both the $15,000,000 expended during the year for commitments made prior to your corporation's organization, and the $10,000,000 yet to be paid for properties as above stated. These three purposes in the aggregate call for $50,000,000. "The problem confronting the Finance Committee has been to make provision for this $50,000,000 without issuing preferred stock, which stock cannot be sold at less than par and which, if sold at par, would be entitled to dividends at the rate of 7 per and would increase by $.3,500,000 the present annual dividend requirements of the corporation. "After discussion with some of the principal stockholders, it appeared practicable to rearrange your corporation's capitalization (which, in round numbers, now consists of $300,000,000 of bonds, $500,000,000 preferred stock and $500,000,000 of common stock), by substituting for $200,000,000 of the preferred stock $200,000,000 of sinking fund sixty year 5 per cent, mortgage gold bonds, and by selling $50,000,000 additional bonds of such issue for cash.

As the preferred stock carries 7 per cent, dividends, while the bonds would bear but 5 per cent, interest, the $50, 000,000 desired could in this way be added to the corporate resources, and the aggregate of the annual charges for interest and dividends instead of being Increased $3,500, 000 would bo decreased $1,500,000 as compared with the present sum total of these two requirements. "The unanimous conclusion of the Finance and Executive Committees is that considering the vast aggregate value of the physical properties, the proposed $250,000,000 increase of bonds from $300,000,000 to $550,000,. 000 is wise and conservative, the preferred stock issue being simultaneously decreased 40 or $200,000,000. The consequent reduction of dividend payments as compared with the $12,500,000 increase of interest would result in a net annual saving of $1,500,000, exceeding by $490,000 the annual sinking fund contribution of $1,010,000 to be required by the proposed mortgage and which, invested at 4 per would be sufficient in sixty years to pay off all of the $250,000,000 bonds. As in round numbers, there are outstand ing $500,000,000 of preferred stock, and it is proposed to issue $250,000,000 of new bonds, the board has directed that each preferred stockholder shall be offered the right to subscribe for the new bonds to the extent of one half of his holdings in preferred stock, 40 per cent, of each subscription to be payable in preferred stock and 10 per cent, in cash; that Is to say, the holder of one hundred shares of preferred stock of the par value of $10,000 can subscribe for $5,000 of the new bonds at par.

and pay for them with forty shares, or S4.000. of bis preferred stock, and $1,000 in cash: or he can exchange such forty shares for S4.000 new bonds without subscribing for any new bonds in cash. Preferred stockholders who do not wish to exchange stock for bonds will not he required so to do or to purchase any new bonds for cash. The stockholders' meeting to vote on the prcposed changes in the company's securities will be held at Hoboken on May 19. ANNUAL LECTURERS' DINNER.

Thursday Next Settled Upon for Twelfth Banquet. Next Thursday evening the twelfth annual dinner of the lecturers, superintendents and others interested in the free lecture course of the Board of Education will be given at the Hotel St. Denis, at 6 o'clock. Dr. Henry M.

Leipziger, the supervisor of lectures; Charles C. Burlingame, president of the Board of Education; George W. Wlngate of Brooklyn, members of the committee on lectures and libraries; Dr. James H. Canfleld of Columbia University and others prominent in educational and literary circles, will be guests of the evening.

The free lectures to the people are now given in all the boroughs of the city. From a small beginning, and under the able management of Dr. Henry M. Leipziger the lectures have become an important Institution lor adult education. The system has been copied by a number of cities in this country and abroad.

SPINNER INDICTMENT DISMISSED. Alois G. Spinner, formerly of 44 First avenue, Manhattan, but now of TJnionvllIe, N. was arraigned this morning before Judge Cowing in Part III. General Sessions, on the charge of shooting Dr.

Samuel Landsman or G3 East Third street. On motion of Tais K. Martin, of the firm of House, GUssman VoorhaiiK. the indictment was, dismissed and Spinner was discharged frr custody. Dr.

Landsmar. sc nt a letter to court In which he said hv I luved that was irre sponsible to grief the death of his child when h. fired at aim and he had no desire to aid in profocution of the man. Spinner's ehil.l had under Landsman's charge and nure is death had been burned in a hot haih prepared by the doctor. The injuries did n.

cause the child's death, whi. li was due to other causes. PRINCE E.ENRY'S SHIPS SAIL. Kiel, Ufniiinv April 25 The first naval squadron "der the command ol Admiral ty of Prussia, sailed to day on a Prince I training weelts. The return.

i chinevy some ila! 1 Use which will last several l.t... th'e English and Irish coasts. "ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse I ter to the Imperial dock. Her ma came deranged at sen and caused iage on board the vessel. Cornelius Doherty, Reported to Have the Disease', Could Not Be Found.

IS NOW IN THE HOSPITAL Capture Due to the Alertness of a Colored Messenger Several Other Cases Reported. Just a week ago yesterday the doctors of the contagious diseases bureau of the local health office began to look for Cornelius Doherty, aged 50 years, whose home is at 172 Eagle street and place of business at 122 Eagle street. There had come to the office a report that Mr. Donerty was sunering iruiu smallpox and Dr. Herkimer, the diagnosti cian for the district, went over to Green point to find the man.

But Doherty had disappeared and the doctor could find no trace of him anywhere. The disappearance was disquieting, for the very fact that he was not to he found seemed to confirm the sus picion that he really had smallpox and the health authorities were fearing that in his perambulations he would spread the infection about. So, for a day or two, the doctors bad been engaged in a quiet hunt for him. He turned up yesterday in an unexpected way and his capture was due to the observant qualities of the colored messenger at the smallpox hospital on Kingston avenue, who did not know that Doherty was wanted, as a matter of fact. The messenger, George Britt, was visiting some of his friends on Gwinett street yesterday and shortly before 6 o'clock in the evening started for the hospital.

At the corner of Marcy avenue and Gwinett street he saw a man walking along Marcy avenue a id his attention was at once attracted to him. "If I know anything about smallpox," said Britt to himself, "and I've seen a few dozen cases at that, that man has it. He shouldn't be around, that's clear, and so I'll nail him." Putting his thoughts into Immediate action the hospital messenger "nailed him" by yelling after him and bringing him to a standstill. He got the man to stand on the corner while he had a message sent by telephone to the health office for a doctor. Then he held the patient, who proved to be the long lost Doherty, until the diagnostician could come along.

He held the man on the corner of the street and did his best to keep the inquisitive people who crowded about away from him. But there was soon a throng standing by wondering what the colored man was doing with a white man, evidently a prisoner. "Keep away; keep away," shouted Britt, "this man has The throng would disperse at that but as it melted another crowd of the "curious wo.uld gather about again. There were continuous relays of the inquisitve "rubherers" and on ttnued warnings by Britt. Doherty, who did not seem to be so very ill, had nothing at all to say.

He stood dazed like and evidently having some satisfaction in a quiet way over the sensation he was creating. It was some time before the massage to the health office could be transmitted to the ofHce the diagnostician and before the doctor could get to the corner. In that period Britt bad a busy time of it, but he stood to his ground like a major and was still on guard when Dr. Herkimer came up. Then his troubles ended.

The doctor took charge, confirmed the layman, Britt's. diagnosis an dsent to the Kingston Avenue Hospital for the ambulance. Doherty was taken to the hospital and put in a bed, and then his friends were informed ot what had happened. There was one other new patient in the hos tal last night. That was John Levan, aged 35 years, of 111 Atlantic avenue.

The. followine cases of small pox were re ported to the Board of Health within the last twenty four hours: Mary White. 32 years old, of 1,689 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn. John Kelly. 42 years old, of S3 Xevins street, Brooklyn.

John Levan, 35 years old, of 111 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn. Cornelius Doherty, 52 years old, of 172 Eagle street, Brooklyn. HAS OPENED BROOKLYN OFFICE. Title Insurance Company of Ne York Prepared to Do Business in This Borough. The Title Insurance Company of New York has opened its Brooklyn office at 203 Montague street, and announces that it is prepared to examine titles to real estate on sales and loans, and will lend money on bond and mortgage at reasonable rates and for low fixed charges.

In co operation with the Title Insurance Company of New York are offered the advantages of guaranteed mortgages on im. proved New York City real estate, insured as to titles, and guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest, by the New York Mortgage and Security Company. The Brooklyn manager ot the Title Insurance Company of New York is Caauncey H. Humphreys, who has had twelve years' experience with a local title guarantee and trust companv. Mr.

Humphreys' assistants have also had several years of local experience. The capital and surplus of the Title Insurance Company of New York amount to $1,500,000. The officers are: Edgar J. Levey, president; John D. Crim mins and Charles T.

Barney, vice presidents; Cyril H. Burdett, secretary; Henry R. Steele, treasurer; Abraham R. Lawrence, counsel, and Chauncey H. Humphreys, assistant secre charge of Brooklyn office.

The board of directors is as follows: Charles T. Barney. Cyril H. hsuraeic, liawara Burghard, John D. Crimmins James A.

Deer ing shbel P. Fitch, William E. Harmon, William F. Havemeyer, Theodore F. Jackson, Edgar J.

Levey. David McClure. Theodore F. Miller, Charles W. Morse, Francis K.

Pendleton, Edward C. Schaefir, Henry R. Steele, Henry W. Taft, Casimir Tag, John I. Water bury, George Zabrlskie.

C. B. Ii. ENTERTAINMENT. Transfiguration CounciTMembers Enjoy Themselves.

The. twentieth annual entertainment and reception under the auspices of Transfiguration Council No. 6, C. B. was given last night at Knickerbocker Hall, Clymer street, near Bedford avenue.

It was up to the standard set by the council during Its long career and was an enjoyable and successful event. The entertainment was furnished by Miss Constance Windon, William Bailey, Frankie V. Williams, Frank Golden, Henry and Gollot and Weston and DeVeaux." The officers of the council are Charles J. Mc Gulnness, president; John O'Rourke, vice president; Charles E. Eaton, chancellor; Chris J.

Deegan, orator; M. James McLaughlin, collector: James J. Nugent, secretary; William J. Foley, treasurer; John H. Robinson, marshal; James Ryan, inner guard, and John Casey, outer guard.

The various committees were composed as follows: Floor director. Chris J. Deesan; assistant floor director. John J. Beady.

Floor committee William Foley. Dr. Joseph E. Smith. J.

J. McCor mlck 'Peter McGulre. John Farrell, Thomas Clyne, Charles B. Baton, Dnls O'Urlen, Michael Fltz cerald. Michael Peters.

Matthew Lynch. Daniel Marshall. Thomas nellly. Joseph T. Mitchell.

Reception committee Thomas B. Sheridan, chairman: Francis G. Cramer. Joseph J. Cron berry.

James Phelan, Andrew T. Sullivan, John C. Kelly, Michael NuRent. Jnlin H. MeCorey.

John GullaKher. William H. Furlong, Thomas J. Farrell Samuel Matthews. James Costetlo.

Entertainment committee Owen Keenan, chairman; John J. Brady. Chris. .7. Deegan, Thomas Furlonc, John S.

RoblnBon, Francis J. Nuuent. The only speecn ol mc uwmus one by the president, Edmond R. Terry, who explained that the purpose of the club was to bring together and strengthen that element of the party that believes in a more Democratic organization than at present pre nmnnlvatinn ah is trivfin hv the old election district plan. "It is true," said Mr.

Terry in closing, "mat tne oujecuon formerly made to It that it produced too many statesmen. The present plan seems to produce none." APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS. The following' decisions were handed down Friday, April 25, 1902: San Baffler, appellant, vs. "Yon" Motchkol first time fictitious, real name unknown to plalntut. respondent.

Order resettled by striking out the provision for final judgment and inserting In llou thereof a direction that the causo be remitted to the Municipal Court, there lo be proceeded with In accordance with the opinion of this court, hanrteel down at the October term. 1901 164 App. Div. iilo). We think It preferable that this course should bo pursued, rather than that a positive order for judgment should be made in this court.

The People of the State of New York, ex rel. N'athan P. Bushnell, vs. David Anderson, as sole trustee, etc. Motion denied.

Theodore Wenk. appellant, vs. the City of New York and others, respondents. Motion granted and question numbered one. only, certified.

Alfred Misslnan. appellant, vs. Winner Wood Company, respondent. Motion to resettle order granted. John Soper.

appellant, vb. the City of New York, respondent. Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide the final award of costs. OnVnion tier eurtam. All concur.

In the matter of the petition of Xornian Plass for an order, etc. Norman Plass. appellant, vs. Elsie M. Clark, respondent.

Order afllrmed. without costs. Opinion by Bartlott. J. All concur.

In the matter of the petition of Norman Plass for an order, etc, Norman Plass. appellant, vs. Richard Sheeky. respondent. Order afllrmed.

without costs. (See opinion In the matter of Norman Plass. Norman Plass. appellant, vs. Elsie M.

Clark, respondent). All concur. Ann O'Reilly, as administratrix, of Eugene O'Reilly, deceased, vs Staten Island Midland Railroad Company, respondent. Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide the event, on the ground that the trial court erred in refusing to charge that the plaintiffs intestate was not responsible for a mere mistake In Judg ment, as requested, at folio 196 of the case on appeal. All concur, except Goodrich, P.

dissenting. Ellen C. Osborn. plaintiff, vs. Howard J.

M. Cardeza et defendants. Motion for writ of robibition denied, with 510 costs, on the ground that the appropriate remedy Is by appeal. See People ex rel. the Mayor vs.

Nichols (79 N. Y. 5S2). Sylvester Malone, administrator, appellant, vs. Saints Peter and Paul's Church.

Brooklyn. E. respondent. Motion to resettle order denied. Motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals granted, and question certified, as Has the court, in a suit upon a common law cause of action, brought by an administrator, jurisdiction to order a reference of all the issues in the action to a referee to hear anrl determine the same when the administrator opposes the grant ping of such order and demandu a trial bv jurv? William Perry, respondent, vs.

Metropolitan Street Railway Company, appellant. Motion denied. The trister and Delaware Ulue Stone Companv. Plaintiff, vs. the City of New York.

Thomas C. Csrlln and other, appellants. Motion denied. Central Trust t7oinnany of New York. Plaintiff.

s. New York and Westche.ter Water Company and othe p. defendants. Motion for reargument denied. Motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals granted.

In the matter of the judicial settlement of the account of William B. Davenport, pub'lc administrator of the f'ounty of Kings, as administrator. of Eliza T. White, deceased. The upnnpant cannot be required to print any papers not recited In the order appealed from, and Inasmuch as the stenographer's minutes tiro net thus recited the motion must be denied: without prejudice, however, to an application In the Surrogate's Court to resettle the order If the stenographer's minutes we In fct considered "nnn the rentlon.

Henrv Hayne. appellant: vs. Tbomas Sealy, respondent. Motion to dismiss appeal dirtied. In the matter of the application of William B.

Hale for admission to the bar. Application gi ented. Thomas W. Tnite, as administrator of the goods, chattels and credits of Bridget Dittnn. deceased, appellant, vn.

Martha Hart and Ellen Trnch. respondents. modified by striking out the words "on the merits." and as so modified affirmed, without costs of this appeal. Opinion by WooiVvard. J.

All concur. Stanislaw Zarkowskl. plaintiff, vs. Sophia D. Sehroeder.

defendant. for defendant on snbmtsslon of contrneersv. without costs. Opinion bv Hirschberg. J.

All concur, except Goodrich. P. who reads for judgment In favor of the olnintlff. Tn the matter of the application of Caroline Xceney. as executrix, appellant.

v. tvtlbur l. Tredwell. as attorney reapopdept. Order nfllrrn with Sin costs and disbursements.

Opinion by WivirtuMrd j. All concur. Wll'tam P. Knowlep. appellant, vs.

the City of New Yetl: et respondent. nmi the Pennsylvania Steel Comnonv. Appeal transferred to the "First Department. Tn the matter of the and petition of the Roard nf Vi ntr ot the Village of tVhite Plains, to ncnnlr ortn'i req property of the Westchester Cnuntv Water TVorlp ComnflPv nnd others. and orrler affirmed, with eocts.

Opinion hv J. concur. The People of the state of New York on the 'latlon of rs. Ooldfnrh. rcspoprtent.

vs. Norman P. Dike annetlanr Order of discharge reversed, with sto entp and disbursements, for the reasons assigned the otdnlon ip tho matter of the anilleati'in of Charles ftnden nnd orlsoner remanded to the custody of the appellant. All en opr. Tli Pecnte of the Plate of New York on the olotfon of Kalk.

rcsnondept. vs. Norpiop nu o. annuitant. Order of discharge reversed, vtth S'o costs nnd disbursements, for the reasons actp neil In Pie onlplon In the matter of the an nllcatlon of carles rtndep.

ami prisoner remanded to the cuito.tv of the pnoPant. All concur. Tk Ppr.nl" of ih Pf.to of York on the relation of v. vs. Charles fitiden Order dlsmtcs tng writ of habeas cormis reversed "nil rnoeeflinrr remitted to Special Term for determination pnoo the merits, for th" rotsopq ns sltrned In the opinion iTt the matter of the application of Charles Ondon.

All concur. Tn the matter of the npnlloafion of Alfred Plttey for admission to the bar. Application granted. FOUND A LITTLE BLONDE GIRL. Three Tear Old Child Taken From Aged Vagrant Is Now at Children's Shelter.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children officials would very much like to get seme definite information regarding flaxen haired blue eyed 3 year old row at the shelter in Schermerhorn street. The child is known as Esther Meade. Sbf was in company with a woman who say she is about 90 years old, and gives hi'r name as Harriett Meade. The womai' was arrested and arraigned in the Myrtl; avenue court on Wednesday as a vagrant the child turned over to the society. Tti woman told a story about the child and he' relatives which Agent Coschlna has been anable, to substantiate.

Shortly after midnight this morning Patrolman Lynch of th Amity street station found the old sitting on a door step at Hicks street' and Atlantic avenue. She was arraigned the Butler street court this morning ind sent to Jail as a vagrant. LMAGE MEMORIAL SERVICE. Drs. Carson, Cadman, Farrar, Gregg, Chapman and Others to Speak.

Arrangements arc completed for the Tal mage memorial meeting in the Central Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Marcy avenues, on Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. The pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. F.

Carson, will preside and speak on the life and work of Dr. Talmage. Other addresses will be made by the Rev. Wilbur Chapman of Manhattan, David Gregg, S. Parkes Cadman, James M.

Farrar, James Demarest, Chandler P. Oakes and Louis Klopsch. Ira D. Sankey will speak and sing. Professor Henry Eyre Brown will preside at the organ and Peter All, for many years the cornetlst at the Tabernacle, will lead the congregational singing.

The Rev. Frank De Witt Talmage of Chicago, Dr. Talraage's only son, will be present and speak. All the friends of Dr. Talmage are heartily invited.

Tho doors of the church will be open at 3:30 o'clock. A special meeting of the Twenty ninth Tard Taxpayers' Association was held in the office of the Flaibush Water Works Company, Flatbush avenue and Lenox road, last night, for the purpose of aiding Park Commissioner I Richard Youim in his P.cht for the improve ment of the Willink entrance to Prospect I'ark. There was a largo attendance of in terested properry owners and a resolution was adopted declaring that, in the opinion of i this association, ihe present Wiilink en trance to Prospect I'ark is dangerous and the surrounding: disgraceful, more people using i this entrance man any other, especially on i the most crowded days. Five important sui face car lines cross or terminate there, it was pointed a great congestion. Condiiums wr.

re ro' ing instead of better ay ihe increased. The opening of Heller. 1 avenue would greatly lh" eeii of more room at the Willink cirr.ir.ev. Tot I in in i Vmin nUlll of tllC oi the le.n lying een Flatbush and Washingtiui nvouies should, it was urged, be eari i in. lore more buildings vviTe i reer e(l pel luauee improvement could now be obtained at small cost.

President Alfred K. teers appointed crmimiuee to further push the matter, fnlioiv. Edward M. Basset t. Edmund as i H.

William Drown. i u. l'onnus. i ienrj navo Been tne victim, until a oiooci staiaeu men is eeuemi Merer. Stephen W.

Giles. .1. Vandervoer, knife was found in his possession. He then began falling during the night and reports I)' "Kurtz Henrv Hestrrberg. C.

W. Cong weakened and admitted that he had tried at 9 o'clock from various points in this dis don. Z. B. Johiies.

Cornelius to kill himself while despondent. His wife trict show no indications of a let up. Crops Morrison. John L. Bickford and Edmund D.

and famiiy had deserted him three weeks generally will be very greatly benefited. Fisher. he said. Farrell. whose wound is dan Kansas City, April 25 An average of half gerous, will be arraigned on a charge of at an inch of rain has fallen within the past NOT DUE TO ASSAULT.

Paul sen's Death Caused Fall. Coroner vnHlnras last held an quest i ef I'aul a ln 'oorer. living r. Mushing avenue. Jan isrh was fceii i with a serious sealp wound and his iitt'l; I reken lying beside trolley tracks at Si.tiihiit;..

st and Woodward avenue, on April IS. timl died two days later in the German It wa suspected at the time that he might have been as fauite. t. The slateine ni was made at the inquest that he recovered consciousness in the hospital for lew minutes and had stated that he had attempted to jump from a trolley ear which he believed was the! Flushing avenue line and had fell. lie had ly been without medical attention beside tracks for about eight hours.

The i'lrorn rendered a verdict that Janiseh had come to his death hy being struck by some vehicle unknown to them. ERASMUS ALUM3TI EUCHSE. The Alumni Association of Erasmus Hall gavc an informal euchre at the school in Tn.ithush Wednesday nK'ht. After prizes had been awarded mid liglu refreshments served: tin. Ini inee n( the evening wa.t devoted to; dancing in tne studio Vmong those present were the Mis.

Julia K. Dennis, Edith Steveson. Mari it. Kennedy. J.

Schlesier. Anna C. Horn. Stella Hitter, I A Burns, Mary SC. Porter, Sara Hat'clay.

Mabel Welch. Oeral lite' M. I.eeeh. Helen K. lachiif, Mabel Estell.t Denton, Kalh erme Frcid.

iilrc Howard. (Jcni'ml ih, Daisy Miilcr. Matvl Sharp, I Jer th: li Tlun bi i'. Avii V. Wait.

Vup BrocK. Amy Ii. I a nilc rnini' r. Elizabeth liro i'. IJn me.

i li Fainior. aiil Messrs. l'r Harry T. Lei A. C.

Morris Lloyd, il. A. Ucns d. William iC. I'Vmiinc.

Samuel II. l'ain; Ralph 1 'jiinlli Wil ium II. Froiunl. H. i ry Edwards.

Jhn rfwotx.T. Claivnc" Klcncli. Herbert lios: Arihnr Hitler. Alox. iri1 Lo.m.

in H. l.e, 1 i HOJC. M. sin. Wageman, i arch! I n.

all r.n'i iio.mia uor den, jr. William SU. i'lv will ror.en h( Imen Ituat at Qakdalc station this season aid the whule (timHy will pt nd i hull fuminsr then. a.