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THE BROOKXTK DAILY EAG LE. NE YORK, SATtTBDAY, FEBBUABY 12, 1898. Beckwith, ex Second Offlcr H. R. Campbell and PNEUMONIA'S DEW CURE, SALARIES ARE CUT.

PRIEST'S TALE CONSIGNOR DUFFY HOME, VEENDAM FOUNDERS, Original Method of Securing Serum Explained. DR. ELFSTROM'S DISCOVERY. The Blood Is First Taken From the Patient's Veins and After Being Treated With a Secret Preparation Is Reintroduced Into the System by a Hypodermic Injection Dr. Lundbeck's Success With the New Anti Toxin.

The announcement in yesterday's Eagle that Dr. Carl E. Elfstrom of 445 State street i and Dr. Charles Lundbeck of 107 Bergen plies to bring the expenses of his department street hd discovered a new anti toxin which w.thin the sum allowed by trne Board of Esti promises to revolutionize the treatment of mate for the payment of salaries. Yesterday pneumonia was welcome news to the medical chiny eight removals were announced by Mr.

profession of the metropolitan district. Per Walton, making a total of sixty three since haps no other disease is as common as this the first of tho year, and to day the Deputy one and at the same time so fatal as pneu was at his desk, despite r.he fact tfcia't it was monia, and if a sure cure has really been a holiday, bu sy with the further reorganiza discovered it is certainly a matter of great tion of his staff. In addition to cutting so as importance. While the physicians are not in i to make 'rhe garment in accord with the clined to talk for publication an Eagle re cloth Mr. Walton has equalized salaries porter learned to day the method adopted by I there was a difference In pay for the doctors in administering the anti toxin.

persons doing the some work. Mr. Walton It appears that the blood is first taken from asked $213,000 for salaries and was given by Harlem River xvas on tho move. Even the reserves were called out and tiio second section of tho double companies saw more service than at any time since Chief Bonner, to provide for just such emergency, established them. At fire headquarters the great Are and the numerous alarms of the night previous Were discussed by everyone.

On two men responsibility of sendiug out the many alarms rested, and. judging by the time of reueipt and departure of the big signal, these men were about the busiest in the department. The men were Operator Philip Ahearu and Assistant Operator Cusaek. They Vere in charge of the telegraph bureau when at 6:45 o'clock the telegraph instruments began to click the news of tho Nassau street blaze. Operator Abeam jumped up, and.

going to the register, started it. This is done to make a record of the alarm. From that moment until o'clock the register was going most of the time. Scarcely had tho operator returned when at o'clock station 2.17S was received for a fire at One Hundred and Fifty fifth street and Eighth avenue. It, too, was sent out.

a second alarm was received from 2.17S and tlhen the operator prepared for hard "work. At 6:55 o'clock a third alarm from the same station was received and transmitted. Almost at the same time the instrument began to click off a second alarm for the big fire at. station 45. At 7:06 o'clock a third alarm "was received and sent out from the samo location.

At 7:09 o'clock some malicious person pulled the box No. 2.13S. which was located near the "uptown fire, and thus started the reserve of the uptown district to that station. At 7:32 o'clock the instrument again began to click and as rapidly as possible special calls were received and sent out for three different engine companies to go to the uptown Are. Right on top of these different signals came a fourth alarm signal for the downtown Are and shortly after another first alarm from Station Xo.

257 was for a fire at 28 Carmine street. At a fifth alarm for the down town fire was received. There was no other signal that could come from this Are for more help but the famous two nines. So seldom is this sent out that no one expects it, but the operators looking out from their offices on the top floor of Fire Headquarters culd see the glare of tbe fire far down town. They prepared to send out this two nines in case that signal should be received.

It was exactly 7:50 o'clock the M'crse Instrument 'besan to click again and The operator counted off the fo'ihJwiug signals: 99 15 33 537. This meant, in the language of rhe Fire Department signal system, that a third alarm was out for Station 537 and that all the companies that would ordinarily respond to a third alarm for Sltaltion 537 were wanted at etaticn 45, the scene of the downtown, fire. Eight minutes after Station 749 was received and trins mttted. This completed tQe busieat two hours in the Fire Department's history. Brooklyn Fire Headquarters was notified of the great fire and the Brooklyn department stood ready to give any assistance.

At Fire Headquarters to day the officials "were loud in their praise of the manner in "which Ohief Bonner had conducted the hig downtown fire. Fire Commissioner Scannell attended the uptown fire. Purser Thomas Klnsey. af 1. Z.

BATTEN, Chairman. THOMAS ADAS, jr. H. F. ROEN1NOHAUS, Rev.

JAMBS S. DUFFY, L. ROSBNFIELD. Secretary. At a meetlne of the passengers of the steamship St.

Louis February 9, held on board ship, for the purpose of taking suitable recognition of the gal lant service rendered by the captain and crew hi rescuing from shipwreck the captain, crew and passengers of tho steamship Veendam to the number of 212 souls on ttve morning of February 7, upon motion Mr. J. Z. Batten took the ohair, Mr. Ii.

Rosenfeld acting as secretary. The chairman made a few remarks upon the object of the meeting, Etatlng that It was called at the suggestion of others of the passengers who strongly felt that some action should be taken by them whereby they might testify their extreme admiration for Che heroic rescue of so many men, women and children without loss of life or Injury to any person. Upon motion tire chair was authorized to appoint a committee of Ave, of which he should be member, to suggest what means should be adopted for carrying out the purpose ot this meeting. Mr. J.

Z. Batten, the chairman, appointed the following committee: The Rev. J. S. Duffy, Mr.

Thomas Adams, Mr. Henry L. Underwood, Mr. F. Hoeninghaus and Mr.

J. Z. Batten. The chairman requested the committee to meet February 10, at 10 A. and report upon the motion.

Meeting adjourned. Another meeting ot the committee: Upon the motion, made and adopted, the chairman was authorized to appoint a financial committee of three to raise a fund to distribute among the crew of the steamship St. Louis actually engaged In rescuing the lives of those on board the steamship Veendam. The chairman appointed the following financial committee: The Rev. James S.

Dulfy, F. Hoeninghaus, L. Rosenneld. The committee then adjourned to report at 4 P. M.

to a general meeting of passengers of steamship St. Louis. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. Your committee, after mature deliberation, beg to suggest recognizing as we all do our utter inability to make adequate expression of our admiration for the gallant service and splendid seamanship displayed by the ofllcers and crew of the steams hip St. Louis on the morning of February 7, JS98; therefore, Resolved, First, that we regret that the smallness of tbe passenger list renders it impossible for us to recognize in a material manner the services of all the crew on board and that on this account we are compelled to consider only those who were actually engaged in the rescue and exposed their lives In doing this work.

With this object in view, we propose that we tender the crew and those actually engaged in hauling up and rescue at the ship's side a purse. Resolved further. That we tender to the officers of the St. Louis proper testimonial of our appreciation of their magnificent services. J.

Z. Batten chairman; Louis Rosenfield, secretary; Thomas Adams, H. L. Underwood, F. Hoeninghaus, James F.

DulTey. JOHN VAUGHAN'S PLIGHT. Attended a Class Dinner and Became Intoxicated. John Vaughan, 28 years old, of 203 Seventh avenue, was charged witJh intoxication before Magistrate Teale in the Myrtle avenue court this morning. Policeman Fenton of the Tenth Precinct found the prisoner last night lying inside the stone coping which surrounds the First Reformed Church at Seventh avenue and Carroll street.

When asked to explain himself by the magistrate this morning "Vaughan said tihat he had been over to a class dinner at Grammar School Imo. o7, in Manhattan, last night. His honor asked him if he got drunk at the dinner and the prisoner replied: "No, your honor, after it." It being his first offense he was discharged. THE COURT CALENDARS. KimrMYip Court, sneclfll term trials, dav cal endar.

February 14, 1S9S, William I. Dickey, Justice Nos. Davles vs. Davlos; 307, Simon va. ZIrn; 203, Dvatt vs.

Kieselbach; 3S3, Hanrahan vs. Bergen; 239. KchencK vs. jam ea; ztz. vs.

Nichols; ill. Preston vs. Stewart; 306, Parks vs. Parks; 143, waldmuller vs. Uhlman; sns tow vs.

Kretz; 103. Campbell vs. Baker: 184, Gullo vs. Gtollorenz; 22S, Mori vs. Mori; 391,.

Bun dteK vs. Bu ndlck; 2SS, Trenchard Vs. Wiley; 271, the J. Fa)llert Brewing company vs. ii e'Dsom; 272, Spangehl va Spangehl; 287, Smyth vs.

"Washburn; 113, Thompson vs. Hall; 312, Hutton vs. Hutton; 310, Whalen vs. Hall; 178, Beck vs. Metz ger.

EJvery case on the February, 189S, calendar has been reached. Supreme Court, trial term, day calendar, February 14. Part Maddox. J. Part II, Smith.

J. Part III. Johnson, J. Part IV, Van Wyck. Part Hirschberg, J.

Nos. 3, S21, Weltzman vs. Nassau Railroad; 2,690, Tracy vs'. Lynch; 565, Lyntz vs. Fletcher; 2.468, Traw vs.

Bennett; 4,792. Rich vs Pelham Hod Company; 2.575. Ralph vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 1.SS3. Burllngame vs.

Aetna Insurance Company; 2.91H. McGilllcud dy vs. Kings County Elevated Railroad; 2,703, Ebbetts vs. MoCaldin; 1.231. Hoyt vs.

Hus ing; 2,714, Deblin vs. Brooklyn HeiEhts Railroad; 2,631, Meshkin vs. Davis; 4.72S, Gaitney vs. Brooklyn Elevated Railroad; 2,452. VUlarl vs.

Cucclo et al; 2.615, Merhoft vs. Livingston et al; 2.255. Ifrledewels vs. Frese et al; 1,595, Rolfl vs. Dar zlan; 1.917.

Read vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,124. Wllmarth vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2.720, Berg vs. Pratt Institute; 2.111.

Halsey vs. Brooklvn Heichts Railroad; 2,730, Pommerantz vs. Marks; 2.605. McAlan vs. New York and Brooklyn Bridge; 1.840', Morrlsey vs.

Blake; 2,157, Rogerson vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,124, Gleeson vs. South Brooklyn Railroad and Terminal Company; 4.769, Anderson vs. Page; 2.303, Lewis vs. Nassau Railroad; 2,640.

Roer vs. Spa tenka; 2,516, Sprague vs. B'lnn; 2,240, Mitchell vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,733. Cameron vs.

Brooklvn Heights Railroad; 2,732, Stafford vs. Stanley; 2,736, Kealy vs. Nassau Railroad; 345, Buehl vs. Schwab; 2.S01, Cnrman vs. 344.

Eble vs. Ho lek: 81S. Irwin vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,349. rmanoe vs.

Brooklyn Helsrhts Railroad; 4,709, Grlmn vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1.S56, Gatens vs. Atlantic Avenue Railroad: 1.S06, Web ner vs. City of Brooklyn: 2.744, Nenvton vs. Mayne Silver Company: S'JS, Connecticut Granite Company vs.

Now York and Brooklyn Bridge; 1,707, Maj.lel vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,423. Be hrenG vs. assau Railroad; 973, Tonkoos vs. Ledman et al; 2,747, agully vs.

Morning Journal: 2,750, Herring vs. MONe'lll; 2.752, Quigley vs. tvendel; 2,755, Carlo vs. Nas.au Railroad; 2.75G, Carroll vs. Fidelity Loan Association.

The following causes, It marked ready will be held for the day. Causes will not be set down for days upon the call: 1,210, Bossong vs. City of Brooklyn; 2,272. Hamil vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,764, Hellstem vs.

Brerrnecke et al; 2,627. Ktares vs. Nassau Railroad; 4,600, Thomson vs. Grady: 4.0S3. Carlln vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad 992. anley vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,013. Upplnston vs. City of Brooklyn; 4.0S0.

Bradford vs. Self; 2,570, Cohen vs. Hcma et al: 2,615. A rrderson vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 2.4S1, iPak et al vs.

Branson; 2,482, Chen et al vs. Bronyon; 4,992. Pollock vs. Pollock: 4,770, Meyer vs. Hart; 2,193, Peonle ex rel Vanderhoef vs.

Palmar; 2,716, Monten az et al vs. Dolzell; 2,534, Graham vs. Mun ro et al; 2,396, Stevenson vs. Nassau Railroad. Highest number reachedi on regular call, 2.7SS.

Civil calendar, County Court, Monday, February 14; Asplnall, J. No. 90, Jacob Dlmond vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company; 448. Max Erdt mann vs.

Herman C. Puckhnber; 50. William Knoblock vs. Nassau Electric Rillroad Company; 434, Peter Coomey vs. Nassau Electric Railroad Company: 155.

Ruby F. Rodrigues vs. George C. Tilyou; 441. William T.

Leonard vs. 'Brooklvn Heights Railroad Company: 202, James Gorman and infant, vs. Mary" Gorman and others; 25S. Adolph H. Benolt vs.

City of Brooklyn; 81, William "Walsh vs. Pompeii Maresl: 24S, Johannai Cavanaugh vs. James McKee; 388. Jonet D. uouia vs.

Mi nnie iuron a james wiike vs. Charles Krortthal: 407. Howard Daisley and Howard P. Daisley vs. Catharine F.

Salomon; 30, Edward Cummins vs. Thorndyke C. McKennel: 229, Jeremiah Healey 3. Conrad Carlson; 439. Emma Hepner, an.

infant, vs. Edward P. Crowell and the Board of Education; 424. Thomas Gruenf elder vs. Charles H.

Medlcus and others. Criminal Calendar, February 14. Hurd. J. Part I William Meyer, burglary; Kalman Ber kowltz.

eiccls Max Schwartz, grand Jarceny; Charles Martin, grand larceny; Ch arles Margo. grand larceny: Frederick Kramer, assault; Patrick H. Smith, burslary. Surros aite' Calendar for Monday The wills ot Annie Davis, Mary Can oil, Abraham Nads. Luther S.

Hlldreth, Jacob Jacobs, Henry Weitz, Ellse Hauck, Therese Schlelleln, John Cunningham and Andrew F. Erlckscn. The accounting of Mary A. "Wyn koop and Alice M. La Grove.

The estate cf Mary G. McOormlck. The Inventory Herman Komalirens. Contested calendar at 10:30 No. 2.

Will of Bllza Rogers; 9. will of Otis Studley: 11, account ac Michael Cavanagh; 6. will of John N. Richardson. DIED.

UCWSON On Friday, February 11, 189S, MARY B. LA.WSON, at the residence of her son, Charles B. Lawson, One Hundred and Forty sixth, st. near Mott av. Funeral services at the.

Church ot the Atonement, Seventeenth st and Fifth av. Brooklyn, Sunday, February 13, 1S98. at 1:30 P. M. NEW YORK AMUSEMENTS.

EDEN TWK Now Group To day "MOTHERLESS." Hungarian Banc! Concerts Afternoon and Evenine CINEMATOGRAPH Exhibits the Oberammercau PASSION PLAY XraTi A prominent lawyer says in tho Mail and E.tpress "After tho exhibition was over I left (eellng Ilka llviuc abetter life, becoming a better niau, tryinff to follow the teachings of One whom I now know as I never knew before ACADBMT OF DESIGN. Md st 4tnavT nTyT Thirty first annual exhibition of the AMERICAN WA'l'KB COLOR. SOCIETY. Dally this week except Sunday from 9 A. to 6 P.

to 19 P. M. Admission to all only 25 cents. Deputy Walton Continues the Eeor ganization of His Department TO MEET THE APPROPRIATION Following the Dismissals of Yesterday Are a Score of Salary Changes To day, Bringing the Expenses of the Department to the Lowest Possible Figure. There Will Be No Bureau of Meter Tests Other Staffs Reduced.

Another step has heen taken by Deputy Commissioner Walton of lighting an a sup the Board of Estimate $130,000. In the reorganization Mr. Walton has provided as tar as possible for the different bureaus called for by the charter making up a skeleton bureau in most cases because there is not enough money, for a complete staff, except in the matter of the bureau of meter tests which he has left out altogether. It is understood that the Board of Estimate in giving the apportionment to the general department of lighting and supplies did not contemplate the establishment of meter test bureaus in all of the boroughs, though it is a requirement of the charter that such meter tests 5uouia do maae. it iooks now us 11.

that part of the charter would receive very little attention anywhere in the greater city during the present year. Commissioner Kearney's budget for the Brooklyn department asked for $29,400 far salaries of the borough department staff; $8,630 for the bureau of public lighting; electrical bureau. bureau of meter tests, maintenance and care of public buildings, anitors and other salaries, a total of $189,510. As this amount though less than Deputy Waiton's estimate, was cut to $130,000, the necessity for the weeding out and salary reducing which Mr. Walton is doing is made plain.

Mr. Walton's salary equllization plan as announced to day includes the following features: ue Earn ct tiie ittre jjer oi me ojij nu.u 3., i rn luruiuuy p.s,ouu, uu.s uccu ii.ieu a.u i.juu The salaries of the keepers of the Municipal Building and the Hall of Records have also been fixed at $1,500. The former salary the keeper of the Municipal Building was $1,400 and that oE the keeper of the Hall of Records was $1,800. The salary of the keeper of the Court House, wheh was has been left at that figure beicause Deputy Walton says that there Is far more work to be done in that building than any or tne otners. rom seven to ten thousand persons pass in and out of the building daily and in area the structure is as large as the City Hall, the Municipal Building anti half of the Hall of Kecords put togetner.

Washington G. Weeks and E. M. Thompson, inspectors of construction and repairs, are redueed from $1,250 to $1,200. W.

R. Griffith, draughtsman, salary reduced from $1,800 to $1,200. In the last hours of his administration Commissioner Willis increased Mr. Griffith's salary from $1,500 to $1,800. He has now lost that increase and $300 bes'lde.

The salaries of six elevator conductors employed in the Municipal Building and the City Hail have been cut from $780 to $700. James C. Doren and James Mahon, assistant keepers in the Court. House, have their salaries reduced from $1,200 to $1,000. The thirteen boiler engineers employed in the four public buildings have been receiving salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,400.

Mr. Walton found that their work was all alike and fixed the salaries of all at $1,100. Anthony J. Moran, inspector of gas and electricity, has his salary reduced from $1,500 to $1,200. Charles Heiser and W.

A. Fields, watchmen In tbe Hall Records, and Jacob Bell man and George Gallagher, watchmen at the Court House, have been receiving $1,000 a year apiece. TheiT salary in the future will be $2 per day. There are about seventy women cleaners still in the employ of the department. These, tnougn aoing exactly tne same woric, nau sal aries varying from $300 to $480.

They will in the future all receive $300 per year. Margaret Brown, who has charge of the woman's waiting room in the Court House, has been Teduced from $500 to $360 per year. DISCUSSING IMPROVEMENTS. Justice Goodrich Tells of the Need of Them at the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. At the close of tbe prayer meeting at the Lafayette Avenue PreBbyterian Church last evening, tbe annual report of the trustees, which it was agreed at the Wednesday evening meeting should be read last night, was presented by Justice W.

W. Goodrich, president of the Board of Trustees. He said that so much publicity had been given to the report that it was not nocossary to go into nn extended discussion of the items ft contained. This report was full in the Eagle of Thursday, publisued and tho im which tho trustees regard ahRO I lately necessary, wero there given, including the building st a ijrreojt porcn, tne repairs to tho steeple, tho redecorating and recarpeting of the interior and the changes in the Sunday school, involving a total outlay of about $28,000. In emphasizing tho necessity for those improvements Justice Goodrich reforred to tho lenco surrounding tbe church, which, he said, had long been an eyesore and should be removed.

The space between the fence and the walks of the church will bo terraced. Justice Goodrich said tho steeple should by all means be repaired, as there was danger to life from the loose slate. Ho said that the pastor, Dr. Gregg, some time ago had a very narrow escape. A slate fell lrom tho steeple and stuck in a piece of wood neur where Dr.

Gregg stood. Some discussion of the proposed plans fol loired, but nothing definite was decided upon for tho prosont. ENJOYABLE HOUSE DANCE Given Last Evening at the Residence of Mrs. Henry Starr. One of the most enjoyable of the many dances given laBt evening was that attended by soveral of tho younger eot and a number of college men.

at the reaidonco of Mrs. Henry Stnrr, 50 Willow street. Tho floor space for dancing was unusually large for a private house, and tbe many young people were incessantly dancing. Rofresh montb wore served during the evening. Those who wore present boaido Mrs.

Starr and her daughter, Mias Katherme Starr.were: Miss Maud Pbelan of Manhattan, Miss Eleanoro Frettat. Miss Sterns. Miss Margaret Sterns, Mrs. Sylvester. Miss Barrett, Misb Flegler.

Miss Cool, the Misses Ring, Miss Stanton, Miss Patterson, itfiss Hoaziand. Miss Keillv. Miss Moore, Miss Simis and Miss Cox, Georgo B. Covington, Princeton. '89; David Todd, Princeton, Henrv R.

Barclay, Prince ton. Ul; Henry R. Bridges, Princeton, I rwnr Princeton. Henrv W. Mot win.

"i'ale, ''J5 Eugene F. O'Connor, Co lumbia. JU; Hoyn, Wisconsin, Han ford S. Weed. Yale.

'91 George YY. Mnr tin, laie. raucis uurKe, xiniuuiuu, hi; I Eobort W. Veitcii. Jopeph Fitzpatrick, Hanson I Smith, Ir.

Harry Warner and Messrs. Baylis and Barton. of I i He Arrives With Father York on the Steamship St Louis. HIS VISIT TO THE POPE. The Brooklyn Priest Declares That He Found Everything Connected With the Church Abroad in Splendid Condition.

An Experience With the Shipwrecked Passengers of the Veendam Preparing a Reception for the Monsignor. The Very Rev. Mgr. James S. Duffy, rector St, Agnes' Church, corner erf Sackett and Hoyt streets, arrived this morning from Southampton on the American liner St.

Louis. With the clergyman was the Rev. Father John C. York, rector of St. Patrick's Church, at Huntington, L.

who has traveled with tho mon signor in his tour of Europe. The monsignor was perfect health, tanned as a result of the voyage and he stepped ashore with all the buoyancy of youth. On the company's wharf he "was mot by Father James Flynn, the first assistant of St. Agnes' Church, who has officiated during the absence of the monsignor; Father John Belford of Oyster Bay, Father Louis Sloane and Father E. M.

Ryan and a delegation from the Holy Name Society as follows: Charles Maher, James T. O'Neill, Owen Nolan, Patrick Martin, Michael Gillen, James THE VERT REV. MGR. JAMES S. DUFFY.

Campbell, William Daly, George Daly, Thomas Quinn and James J. Doyle. Mr. O'Neill acted as chairman of arrangements. The thick fog which hung like a pall over the bay delayed the St.

Louis, and consequently it was nearly two hours after her schedule time that she was tied to the big dock. There was an immense number of peo ple waiting for her to see the passengers of the steamer Veendam, which sunk at sea. and "which were picked up by the St. Loul3. The delegation arrived a little before 10 o'clock, and by the time Mgr.

Duffy landed they were almost chilled to the bone. Shortly before 11 o'clock the St. Louis crept up to the dock in tow of two ocean tugs, but it was hard to get her into the slip, and an hour nearly passed before it was done. Mgr. Duffy stood on deck with his big coat collar turned up and waited impatiently to get ashore.

As soon as the gang plank was thrown over he stepped on it and hurried down. He was' met by Father Plynn and serenaded by his friends. "I never felt better in my life," said Mgr. Duffy. "I have enjoyed myself immensely.

Everyhing in the church is doing splendidly all over. I found everything all right. "The most terrible part of my trip was running across the wrecked passengers of the Veendam. Oh," he added with a shudder, "it was awful. The accident happened at 5:30 o'clock and we didn't meet the shipwrecked people until nearly 1.

Had we been one hour later they would have perished. I shall never forget it. "I am very glad to get home, for after all there Is no place like home." It lhas been three morjths since Monsignor Duffy left Brooklyn, sailing on November 6 for Havre. He spent about a month in France and then went to Naples and thence to Venice and Rome, where he attended the jubilee. The monsignor had important business to transact lth the Pope and was granted a private audience wiuh His Holiness.

He left Rome on January 30, returning to Paris. When the. monsignor sailed "he and Father York were accompanied by the Rev Father Manglan, president of St. Mary's Sem inary at who has remained in Europe. Father York took the crip to improve his health and it has done him a world of good.

The monsignor's trip was also to repair hLS health, waich had been broken by hard work, and he 1ic.ws tihat it was a wise move. On Tuesday evening a public reception will be given to the monsignor at St. Agnes Church, Mr. Maher presiding and Mr. O'Neill making the addresses of welcome.

The re ception will be given by the parishioners, under the auspces of the Holy Name Society. The title of monsignor was conferred on the Rev. Mr. Duffy on June 30, 1897, on the twenty fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. It makes him a member of the papal household and Is equivalent to the position of pontiff's' chamberlain.

MORE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. 3 Six Rooms Fitted Up to Accommodate Overflow From Boys' High School. On Monday morning 250 boys, who had applied for admission to tho Boys' High Sohool, on Marcy avenue, will begin their studies in six class rooms that have been fitted up for them in the old school building on Jefferson and Bedford avenues. Six teachers have been hired. Colonel John Y.

Culyer, chairman of the local committee of the Boys' High School, in speaking of the opening of the classes this morning, said: In spite of criticisms from other quarters, interest is not abating in high school work. Whether it be that the people are more prosperous and can afford to let their boys continue their education, or that the value of the course is more appreciated, this year the applications have been greatly in excess over any other. We added many chairs in the classes in the main. building, but even this could not adequately meet the demand for admission, as the school could accommodate only a comparatively few of the numbers who applied." All the other high schools are crowded also. At the last meeting of the board of education, therefore I was authorized to fit up six clasB rooms in the old Public School No.

3 building and to hire toachers at a salary not to exceed 81,200. Theso teachers are specialists in their lino, two of them being taken from the Polytechnic institute and the others have had more or less experience in teaching tho higher grades of education." Colonel Culver could not remember this morning the names of all the new teachers, but fivo of them aro Messrs. Parsons and Baptist from the Polytechnic, and Baker, Scarborough and Proper. BRITISH CHESS TEAM. The selection committee of tho British Chess Club met in London lust week and picked the following players to represent the British Chess Club in tbe match with America, for the Newnes Cap, on March 18 and 19.

Blackburne. AtkenB, Bellingham, Burn, Caro, Jackson, Loccck. Mills and Trenchard. Professor Wright has been selected to bo tho British umpiro in Brooklyn, Baron Rothschild of Vienna will be the umpire in London, and Lnskar will be the final decider of gamos adjourned. KANSAS PACIFIC SALE.

St. Louis, February 12 An application will bo made to Judge Sanborn in the United States Circuit Court to day by the government for the postponement of tho Kansas 1'acins sale. Tho Government will also ask for leavo to rane up ino nrst mortgages oi mo eastern and middle divisions of the rnilroad und pay the bondholders and other holders vf securities in the two divisions. Magistrate Eefuaes to Bt ter Charges Against Fat TWO YOUNG MEN AC One of the Allaged Assailants Armenian Priest Has Been Arre Father Jero Sought Refuge in Se, ke's Store From a Crowd of Boys Were Snowballing Him and Says Was Set Unon and Beaten. In the Lee avenue police court this morning Magistrate Kramer had under consider! tion for seme time the case of assault al leged to tiave been committed on the Rev.

Philip Jero, the Armenian priest, who, It la alleged, was brutally assaulted in Henry Segelke's mineral water factory, 391 South First street, on Wednesday afternoon. As a result ot information furnished the police by an Aralblan doctor, who informed tie police cf the Injuries that nad been inflicted on Father Jero, two warranto were Issued yesterday afternoon for two young men said to be employed in the factory Robert Reese and Henry Fischer. Reese appeared in court to day, but th police failed to find Fischer. Nearly an hour elapsed before precise information could be obtained from St. Catharine's Hospital as to She condition of the priest.

When the case, hd been called a second time it was said that he was Improving and that he would likely recover. Father Jero is suffering from a scalp wound, a contusion of the abdomen and probably internal injuries. The first notification that the police of tho Bedford avenue station had of the assault on Father Jero was late yesterday afternoon when he was helped into the "station house by the Arabian doctor. Father Jero was limping on one leg and was scarcely able to speak. Through the doctor, who interpreted his remarks, Father Jero said: "My heart ails me; I think I am going to' die.

Please take me to a hospital." While an ambulance was being summoned the interpreter drew from the priest a fragmentary account of the assault. Father jero said that while passing along Maujer street, near Union avenue, Wednesday afternoon, a crowd of boys threw snow balls at him. In order to escape from them he ran along Union avenue and down South First street. boys continued to follow him and he sought refuge in Segelke's store, where, after remaining a while, he was brutally assaulted by two young men, who finally kicked him' into the street. When the priest had finished his story he was removed in an, almost unconscious state to St.

Catharine's HospRal. As a result of the description he had given or his assailants, warrants were procured for the arrest of Reese and Fischer. Reeso was accompanied to court by a young' man named William Donlon, 15 years of age, of 35 Stagg street. The latter was suffering from two deep scratches on the right Bide ot his face, which he said had been Inflicted by' Father Jero. Donlon further said that was employed in Segelke's store and while unloading a truck on Wednesday afternoon the priest, without the slightest provocation, knocked him down and scratched hi face.

Then the priest, Donlon said, rah into Segelke's store, from which Fischer and Reese simply ejected him without beating him. On hearing the statement, the magistrate remarked that he did not beHeve one word of what Donlon said. "You cannot make me believe," the Justice said, "that this weak man could have committed an unprovoked assault upon anybody. Beside, he Is a priest and that is another reason why I will not Issue a warrant agalnBt him. I am satisfied that FaUber Jero was brutally assaulted by some one." The magistrate then paroled Reese until ita had heard further avord from the hospital.

Word finally came to the effect that' Father Jero was improving and might be able to apr pear in court Monday or Tuesday. Reese paroiea in the custody counsel until then: AMUSEMENTS. OLD 13TH REGIMENT rintbusli Av, Brooklyn. im ana a fflsra SOW OPEN. 2 TO 10:30 P.

M. DAILY. FBEE SAMPLES. SOUVENIRS, COOStSS LECTURES, CONCKBTS. ADMISSION CENTS.

Brooklyn Direct to Door, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. BATTLES OF OUR NATION, By I)B, G. E. CONTER riO, In Three Acts and Twenty Tableaux, illustrating fa oiick, iUuhIc. Dialogues, Tableaux, Soldiery, Ktc, the Patriotic ilintory of OurCountry.

AtfTKH OONH at 3:30. EVENINGS at Sil5 the Week Cominencinc Monday, February 21, 1898. GENERA Ti ADMISSION 30 CENTS Reserved rcntn. 45 Cents Extra. AdmiK8ion for Children under 14 years: To Familv Circle, Matinee oiilu, Tuesday (Washington's Birthday) 25 Cents To Family Circle, Jfdfmea only, on all other days, 10 Cents General Admission to all parts of the house (not reserved) S5 Cents Eesorved Seats, extra 25 Cent! Tickets aud Reserved Scats now on sale at Chandler's, 300 Fulton Street.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC. MONDAY, February 14th, at 8 P. AL, THE WOMAN HATER, By tbe Dramatic Corps of the Gilbert and Amaranth Societies. Given as a benefit to the Brooklyn Public Library Association. Tickets and Seats at Chandler'6.

COLUMBIA. TO NIGHT (Last Time). MR. JOHN DREW, In the Brilliant Comedy of Manners. A Marriage of Convenience.

NEXT WEEK. THE CONKIED COMIC OPERA CO. and JTJXIK KOPACSY in Repertoire of OperettM. "Die.lachtaube," "Die Fledermaus." "NVnldmolster," Belle Helena." SSk sMONTAUK theater. TO NIGHT LAST APPEARANCE OF JULIA MARLOWE Presenting "1NWOMAB," SEXT WEKK THE EMINENT COMEDIAN SOL SMITH RUSSELL IN HIS EXQUISITE COMEDY.

"A bAlMIELOIt'S ROMANCE." Snpnorted bv His Excellent Company. UKAND OPERA IN GERMAN. DAMROSCH ELLIS OPERA Brooklyn Academy of Music, THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 17, 1898, WAGNEtt'S "TAXNHAUSER," Same cast and foenery co presented in New York. Tickets at Academy Box Offlco.

Box office open from A. .11., to 8 P. Iff. a Or BALCONY 25 CHAIRS, ORCHESTRA 150 CHAIRS. TO NIGHT, LAST TIME.

FALLEN AMONG THIEVES! NEXT WEEClEWNDja CLEBMO'NT AV. (NEAR MTBTLE AV.) ICE SKATING RINK. MORNING 10 12; AETKBKOON9 EVENtolG 8 11. Amission ffln Inclndlna abT Coatinued From Page X. proceeded on her course, leaving the Veendam sinking low In the sea aft, and cast her boat adrift near her.

The passengers and crew of the wrecked steamer were made as comfortable as possible. The position of the Veendam yaa latitude 49.19 longitude 19.47. This is the report of the oap'ain of the St. Louie; Tho St. Louis left Southampton.

February 6, 12:24 A. with 221 cabin and 183 steerage passengers. Experienced strong west and north west; winds and heavy sea, until the morning of the 7th, when at 1:22 A Bighted a Bteamer bearing 8 7 miles, distant sending up distress rockets, bore down on her and itopped near her at 1:43 A. SI. The captain reported her to be the steamship "Veendam" of the Nether land Line from Rotterdam for New York in a sinking oondition and asked to be taken off as the Veendam wns sinking rapidly.

"We immediately rosdonded to hie wishes by sending three of our life boats, the first in charge of Mr. Segrave, chief officer, which made four trips between, the Veendam and the St. Louis, tho second in charge of Mr. Beckwith, senior second officer, which made two trips, and tho third in charge of Mr. Campbell, extra second officer, whioh made two trips, the Veendam using one of her bonts.

In threo hours and ten minuteB, or at 4:53 they had succeeded in transferring all the passengers and crew, 212 in all, safely on board the St. Louis without the sligheBt accident or injury to any of them. Our boats were somewhat damaged by coming in contact with the ship's side, as the steamers were rolling heavily in the sea. At 4:53 A. we proceeded on our course, leaving the Veendam sinking low in the sea aft.

and cast her boat adrift near her. We distributed the passengers and crew among our own according to ClaBS made them as comfortable as possible. The position of the Veendam was latitude 49 degrees 19 north, longitude 19 degrees 47 west. We take great pleasure in saying that Captain Stenger and bis officers maintained perfect discipline on his ship and very ably assisted us in disembarking his passengers. The passengers of the St.

Louis passed resolutions commending the gallant service and splendid seamanship displayed by the officers and crew of the St. Louis in the rescue of the Veendam'a passengers and crew. The following are Ae names of the officers and crow of the Veendam who wer rescued: Captain, G. Stenger, Rotterdam; first mate. J.

C. Metz, Rotterdam; second mate, A. Last, the Hague; third mate, R. Brann, Amsterdam; fourth mate, H. Becking, Amsterdam; Dr.

T. G. McGrath, Washington, D. C. boa tswain, H.

Schnerchel, Rotterdam; second boatswain, B. Warshov, carpenter, J. Mierendorf, Amsterdam; Quartermaster K. Blotn. Rotterdam; Quartermaster C.

Van Linn, Rotterdam; Quartermaster Thomas Viwz, Rotterdam; Quartermaster A. Lap, Texel; sailors, J. Groendik, J. Blaak, D. Muller, Thomas Leigerse, A.

de R. Van Straiten, J. Dygeooorn, J. Van Mlel, D. De Yong.

A meeting of the passengers of the steam ship St. oLuis was held on board ship on February 9. The purpose of the meeting was to take suitable recognition of the gallant service rendered by the captain and crew of the ship in rescuing 212 persons. The chairman of the meeting was J. Z.

Batten, and L. Rosenfeld acted as secretary. Chairman Batten made an address, in which the heroism of the crew of the St. Louis was spoken of in eloquent terms, and upon motion of the chair a committee of five was appointed to suggest some suitable testimonial for presentation to the St. Louis' captain and crew, committee consisted of Mr.

Batten, the Very Rev. J. S. Duffy, Thomas Adams, Henry L. Underwocd, F.

Hoeninghaus. Tills committee reported the following day that a flnace convmJttee of three had been appointed. This committee reported later to the general committee as follows: "Your committee, after much deliberation, beg to suggest that recognizing as we all do our utter inability to make adequate expression of our admiration for the gallant service and splendid seamanship displayed by the officers and crew of the steamship St. Louis on the morning of February 7, 1898, therefore, "Resolved, First, that we regret that the smallness of the passenger list renders It impossible for us to recognize in material manner the services of the crew on board, and that on this account we aTe compelled to consider only those who were actually engaged in the rescue and exposed their lives in their work. With this object in view we propose that we tender the crew and those actually engaged In hauling up and rescuing at the ships side, a purse.

"Resolved, further. That we tender to the officers of the Steamship St. Louis proper testimonials of our appreciation of their magnificent services. (Signed) Z. BATTEN, Chairman, "LOUIS ROSENFELD, L.

UNDERWOOD, HOENINGHAUS, F. DUFFY." About $700 was collected by the testimonial committee, composed of St. LouIb passengers. Of this sum $400 was distributed among such of the officers and crew who actually assisted in the rescue of the Veendam's pas sengers. The balance, about $360, was divided among the Veendam's steerage passengers, many of whom were absolutely destitute and with out a stlitch of clothes save such as they were rescued In.

Manager A. C. H. Myland of the passenger department of the Holland American line. reached his office, at 39 Broad way, at 10 o'clock this mornlg, and although the clerks had been given a holiday, Mr.

Myland prompt ly telegraphed for them and they were soon at their desks. The offices wer thrown open to the public and to the relatives and friends of the sur vivors. Some of the latter made claim for their lost property, while others took lodging at hotels in this city and Hoboken. Nearly all will defer their journey West until their claims have been satisfied by the Steamship Company. The speed of the ill fated ship as shown by hear last previous eastward record was nine days and two hours between New York and Boulogne sur Mer.

Testimonial to the Officers and Crew, Thomas Adams, of Brooklyn was a passenger on the St. Louis and served as a member of the committee which had charge of the testimonial to the officers of the St. Louis. He gave to an Eagle reporter this afternoon the following reports: Testimonial to the officers and crew of the United States Mall steamship St. Louis: At a meeting; ot all the passengers of this steamer, held on February 10, 1S98, It was unanimously Resolved, That this testimonial be tendered to ths officers and crew of the St.

Louis in recognition of their humanity, ot their heroism and of conduct becoming American seamen on board an American ship. At 12:30 A. M. on the 7th day of February, 1S9S, the steamer St. Louis sighted the Bteamer Veendam, showing signals of distress, which were Immediately answered The distress signal read that the Veendam was sinking fast with 213 souls on board.

The question, "Can you save us?" was answered by Instant preparation and the work of rescue. A hard blow and frequent squails a fow hours before had left the sea with a heavy swell, rendering the work of lowering small boats at night danerous and removal of passengers from the sinking Bhlp hazardous in the extreme. Under most favorable conditions such work Is conducted at great peril; yet all the passengers and crew of the Veendam were safely landed on the on the St. Louis within three hours and ton minutes. Therefore, we, the original paisenger8 of the St.

LouIb bear testimony to the heroic work dene by the ofilcers and orew of the St. Louis. Resolved, further. That a separate copy of this testimonial "be presented to Captain W. G.

Ftandle, First Officer T. J. Sejsravea. Sccona Officer G. E.

i me patient anucted with pneumonia and after being treated in a peculiar way is reintroduced into the system by a hypodermic injection. Dr. Elfstrom claims to be the real inventor of the method but he says that Dr. Lundbeck has aided him in the work. Dr.

Elfstrom, when seen hy an Eagle reporter this morning, said 'he was sorry that the discovery had been mentioned in the newspapers, as he feared the whole tfaing might he misunderstood. "In fact I do net know positively that I have made any discovery at all," said Dr. Elfstrom. "I only know that I have tried DR. CARL, ELFSTROM, The Discoverer at the New Method of Pneumonia.

this method on two patients and that hey have both been cured. It is possible, however, that hey would have lived had my treatment not been used. You see the blood is first withdrawn from one of the veins of the patient and after it has been mixed i with a certain preparation it is reintroduced I into the system. "Of course I cannot say just yet how the serum is prepared, but I will be in a position to talk about that later on. As for Dr.

Lundbeck he dees not possess all the secrets for the preparation of the serum. He knows, however, that the blood Is withdrawn from the system and then after undergoing a certain preparation is injected back into the patient." Dr. Elfstrom when asked to describe tho process by which the cure is secured refused to speak beyond stating that after the bacilli of tbe disease are crippled the patient slowly recovers. Finally the bacilli die and then the patient is in normal health. Dr.

EHsirom said he didn't Know in what hospitals he would have the new remedy tried and, in Tact, he said he doubted very much whether or not he would be able to get it into any hospitals now that the discovery has been made known in the newspapers. Dr. Charles Lundbeck, Dr. Elfstrom's associate in the discovery, when seen by an Eagle repc rter to day, said: "Dr. Elfstrom, I will admit, originated tbe idea, but we worked it out together.

We have frequently! been in consultation of late, and I know that I I have improved on the original method pro posed by Dr. Elfstrom. "I have used the new discovery in several cases and have great faith in it, as I said iVt the Eagle yesterday. In one case a patient was unable to breathe, she bad inflamation of DR. CHARLES Lf.N'MKK, Elfstrom's Associate in His Investigations.

the brain and a temperature of 104 and 105 for oyer a I drew a little over an ounce o' yepareu ine surum, using tao secret preparation, and then injected the serum into the patients system. mo cnange in the patient condition was almost as sudden a.s it was remarkable. She recovered and to day is alive and well. Tbe anti toxin, I am sure, saved her life. Yes, I have aided Dr.

Elfstrom greatly." Dr. ElP.ltroci says that after the serum is reintroduced in the system there is usually a change in the patient's condition within ten or twelve hours. Dr. Lundbeck has been a practicing physician in Brooklyn for twenty odd year.5. Dr.

Elfstrom, who still a young man. came to Brooklyn four years ago. He is a graduate or the Carolinska Medical Institute in Stockholm, where he says he studied medicine for more than ten years. When ho arrived in New York he passed the state board examination without difficulty. He is a member of the Kings County Medical Society and he fears that that organization may make some objection to the manner In which his discovery has been made public.

WILL BUILD NEW SONG HALL. Tho Deutscber Licderkranz, the second oldest Gernnin singing society of Brooklyn, has completed arrangements for the purchase of the building lots on the corner of Ewen and Meserole streets, gwhereon it will erect a hall, which is intended to outrival in architectural beauty all similar structures of thin kind. Yeoterday Hummel and Wenzel Allnmun, re" spectively president and vice president of the society, met with the owner of the property, and agreed upon the trmf of purchase. The price is between 12.000 and fin.000. The property, a 50x100 lot.

wan op.ee the site of the oil Saengerbund Hall, which burned to the ground in June, lSDti. It is ostimated that the construction of tho new building will cost in the neighborhood of 525,0011. Work will comm. licit ju tho near future. AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.

Two hors, BTtnH.nrl tn roarh w.m frightened at the corner of Myrtle avenue and Washington MrreT tins morning and ran away. They up Fulton street, the driver shouting the top oi lus voice to warn ear drivers others keen out of the wav. iue junction or Auams street tne concn knocked over a peanut stand, and was finally ennght nt Jay and Willoughby streets, no one being hurt. I i i TWO YOUNG GIRLS SUFFOCATED Two vonng Magyar girls were found dead in their room on tho second lioor of 125 "West One Hundred and Twenty eighth street. Sew York, early this morning, overcome by gas.

The police incline to the theory of fmicide, whilo the employer of the girls say that it was an accident. The two victims of gas asphyxiation aro Agniska 25 yeara old, 'and Maria Makanitsch. 35 years old. Doth girls are from Austria Hungary. LINCOLN CLUB ENTERTAINMENT.

A Musical Programme and an Address on the War President by Mr. Bomeisler. Xincoln's birthday va at the Xiincoln Clnb last ni bt by an entertainment which drew a lare attendance of members. The first numVer on the programme was introduced p. o'clock.

It was an inter mezzo by Messrs. Willard and Bartlett. The Brunswick male quartet, composed of Joseph Benael. N. W.

Doyle, W. Chapman and H. L. Chapman followed with a waltz song, and Miss Marion Short gave a monologue. Mr.

Bengel, tenor, sang, and his number was followed by an address on Abraham Lincoln. by Louis Edwin Bomeisler. Mr. Bomeisler said in part: "When the home of liberty was threatened With destruction and our people r.tood treml ling and aghast as rebel shot 'riddled our fair flag upon the ramparts of Sumter. Almightv God sent tho poor rail splitter or Illinois tha't the people might take bim bv bis warm but horny hand, look into his homely, honest henr his kind and gentle word, listen to truth and reason finely blended and then lav down their lives and die for "honest Old Abe'" and their country.

He was a great commoner. He was of tho people and for the people: thev understood Mm and bo intended that they should. The remarkable trait of this most remarkable man lay his love of his kind. He led the people and bo tangut them as though thev were not "taught, and then he did what the country wns ready to do. "He was the Moses who descended from Sinai with tho Divine Law." Messrs.

Vr'il lard and llartlett appeared in a selection from "II Trovatore," the Brunswick quartet sang again: rihort recited, there was another duet and tho programme closed with a song by the quartet. SOME WINNERS HERE. Men Said to Be Slated for Deputy Tax Cc ship. Although the lint cf deputy tax commissioners will net be given cut until next week there are seme knowing ones who profess to be able tc pick the winners. The latest slate includes the following names: Clinton DeWItt, 'Michael Ryan, John MoNamara, Robert 'L.

J. Cruigen, George H. Lindsay, Tlaomas Larkin. Jchn M. Rankin, Thomas A.

Beard. John A. Gary. John Kcnis. Edward Gilnnen, Robert T.

Brown James F. Quigley. Craign is Henry Hes nominee for the Twenty ninth Ward. Larltin was a candidate for engineer two years ago. Brown is also declared to have been slated for secretary of the borough park department.

NEW CARS ON FRANKLIN AVENUE President Ileins of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, which leases the DeKalb and Franklin avenue lines, said this morning to an Eagle reporter that ho was aboat to place un order with the car manufacturers for a number of new cars to bo used on Franklin avenue in connection with the Conov iBland business next summer. President Heins added that it had not been determined how many cars would be ordered, but they would surely be on hand for tho hot weather Mr. Hains said he expected heavy traffic oii this new route to the Island this Hummer and every offort to give the best transportation facilities, so us to make the line popular, would be attempted by the company. LINCOLN DAY BANQUET IN OHIO. 0 iumbus, February 12 The eleventh annual Lincoln Day banquet of the Ohio lie publican League was held at the Chittenden Hotel last night.

It was not as large as the previous gatherings of the kind. Toasts wore responded to by Congressman Xorthway Ohio. J. Adam Beile of Minneapolis. L.

Crawford of Newport. Lieutenant (iov prnor A. Jones. J. Warren Kt i'er of Spring Bold, I).

V. Avers of Marysville. Charles tTill of Toledo, l). K. Watson of Columbus and D.

D. Taylor of CuEibridge. Governor Bushnell not present. SILVERWARE STOLEN. Between 3 and 0 yesterday a sin ak thief entered two houses on Prospect If.

bjhts and carted off silverwnre to the value of The residence of Archibald I.ove. at 17H Park place, was entered the basement door, which was left op.m, and five silver cupa were Stolen. MRS. SMITH'S FATAL FALL. Mrs.

Susan Smith. Gl years old. of 3(50 Clif ton placo, fell down stairs from tho third lloor to the second lloor at her home yesterday afternoon and received injuries from which he died a 'short time al ter. A A.