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THE BROOKLYN DATXY AGILE VOL. 53. NO. 68. BROOKLYN, FRIDAY.

MARCH 10, 1893. TEN PAGES. THREE CENTS. THH NEW CUSTOM HOUSE SITE. 4aCL0(XEDm0N REV.

DR. BEILER'S PROMOTION THE DE WALDEX DIVORCE SUIT. IvZwly Blanche OIvck Evidence In Own Behalf. A CONSOLIDATION MISTAKE. TO HELP PUMHTA UAMABAL Men of All Faiths Take an Interest in This Work, SECULAR EDUCATION FOR HINDOO WOMEN.

appropriating 935.000 for tha improvement of Grand avenue and Main street Long Island City; providing for th.e funding and payment of the floating dobt of Long Island City, and amending the charter of Long Island City so as to reorganize the police department and to provide for the election of seven aldermen at a salary of S700. Senator McCarren has introduced a bill authorizing the closing of Meadow street, between Bogart street and Newtown creek. Senator O'Connor has introduced a bill authorizing the inhabitants of Queens and Suffolk counties who have resided there for a year to take clams from Hempstead nnd Great South bays. Assemblyman McGowan has "presented a bill providing for the extension and improvement of Forty fifth and Fortv sixth streets, from Third avenue to New York bay. McCarty's bill providing for the reduction in the number of bridge trustees has passed the senate.

Senator McCarty's bill taxing the surface railroads of Brooklyn was advanced to a third reading in the senate. In reference to a question by Senator Erwin tho author of the bill explained that its purpose was to substitute a new Bystem of taxation for that now in operation. Assemblyman Dnraok's bill, relating to the exemption from taxation of homesteads worth not more than $1,500, was killed in the assembly. Chairman Townsend of the assembly railroad committee announced this morning that thero would be a hearing on Byrnes' Atlantic avenue depressed track bill on Wednesday next. Assemblyman O'Connor's bill, "appropriating an additional 200,000 for the Fourteenth regiment armory, passed the assembly last night.

His bill, reducing from S10 to S5 the pay of poll clerks, was also passed, after a skirmish between its author and Assemblyman Shields. The latter said that it wa3 the ambition of everv publlc servant to work for no pay whatever, and charged O'Connor with not being in earnest. O'Connor gave as life like an imitation as possible of a graven image, declared that he was absolutely serious, wbippod his suDporters into lino and secured more than 80 votes for tha reduction. This afternoon the governor will listen to argument in iavor of and against Finnigan 's Flnt bush gas bill. Messrs.

O'Donnell and Scudder ot Queens county, together with residents of Suffolk, are here for tho purpose of having a bill introduced to establish an experimental station for market gardening similar to the idea of the establishment at Geneva for orchards, but not on so largo a scale. The estimated cost is $20,000. Her Loxdox, March 10 The trial of tho Howard de Walden divorce and separation suits was continued to day. The manager ot the Seabrooko hotel and tho servants employed at that hotel were called as witnesses to support Lord Frederick's charge that Lady Blanche was guilty of infidelity with Captain Winter. These witnesses testified that Captain Winter had visited her ladyship at tha Seabfooke hotel and dined with ber there, and had accompaniod her altcrward to her parlor.

Lady Blanche then took the stand in her own defense. She looked quite unembarrassed and retained her self possession roinarkably well, answering questions promptly and smiling pleasantly, indifferently or sarcastically as the queries seemed to suggest. Her ladyship said that she had known Captain Winter for fourteen years. She acknowledged that ho had dined with her and visited her parlor nt the Seabrooko hotel, but she swore emphatically, that she had never been guilty of the slightest impropriety with him or with anyone ulse. Her ladyship recounted in detail her visits to Pnu and Paris and what she had done whilo thero, and she testified positively that Count Jean de Mndre had never boen in "her rooms nt night.

The count had. It was true, frequently visited her and her friends both at Pan and Paris and in London, but there was never anv secrecy about his visits. Lady Blanche testified that she had dismissed i hrtr Yrmi1 IVTtaa f'l nol tfrtn piiu ptiajiwtcu nei ui improper reiauonH Wltll Lount aui ae macros vaiet, 'rokb. im. When Miss Crook received notice of dismissal sho declared she would write to his lordship nod cause a scandal.

Lady Blanche asserted in positive language that Crook's statements as to her ladyship's relations with Count Jean de Mndre were nbsolutelv false, and pure inventions, and that i sho never was guilty of any impropriety with Aa Tli.i de Mndro anywhere. Tho case was then ad journed. AFTER BEAU'S RAIMENT. A Bailiff in Real Life Looking for Mr. Mansfield.

There is a Judgment gainst the Actor to the Amount or 9445.6S, Obtained by Harry Miner, the Theatrical JIaager in Xew York Deputy Sheriff Cunningham's Unavailing on the Wardrobe. Some time ago Harry Miner, the theatrical manager, obtained a judgment for 445.r.s against Richard Mansfield, tho actor. The judgment was recovero'l in Now York county. At the present time Mr. MansileUl is playing nn engagement at the Park theater here.

Accordingly a transcript of that judgment was filed with the county clerk and an execution placed in the hands of tho sheriff. Sheriff Cnurtney direetod Deputy Cunningham to make the "levy last night. The deputy tried to get into the actor's dressing room, but failed. Just at present the sheriff is looking for further instru. tions from Mr.

Miner's couusel. In tho meantime Mr. Mansfield will probably keop his wardrobe under lock aud key. NO POLITICS, SAYS MR. HAYOS.V.

Trie Xew Itomidftmeii Co 15 Selected Irrespective ot Party. Police Commissioner Hayden said to day that politics would have no influence in tho choice ol additional roundsmen if tho legislature gavo him the authority to appoint them. The new sergeants nnd roundsmen will be taken from the eligiblo lists at prosent in force, or, if these lapse before the law is passed, from new lists prepared after a fair competitive examination. "I have more than once, slnco I boenmo commissioner," said Mr. Hoyden, promoted a Republican roundsman to" a sergeancy.

I tako the names as thoy appear on the list, nnd tho first there is the llrst promoted. It is not fair to insinuato that tho new places will be filled by men distinguished by their politics." THE OVERDUE PIQUA IS IN She Had a Rough Time Grossing the Ocean. It Tok Her Twenty three nays to Make This Port From tho Rock of Gibraltar, and Ker Officers and Seamen Had Exciting Times A Helmsman Flung Over the Wheel anil Every Spoke Torn Away by the Sea. Phelps" Bros, steamship Plqun, twenty throe days out from tho rock of Gibraltar, arrived this morning at the Mediterranean stores, in a badly smashed condition. The Piqua's arrival without seeing anything of the missing White Star steamship Nnronic, leaves little hope for the latter.

It i3 hoped, however, that she may havo arrived at tho Azores. So far from being able to tow tho Naronic. or any other vessel. it took all the Piqua's energy to get into port herself, and sho arrived with but hair dav's i coal supply in her bunkers. Sho was soven or oight days overdue, ner voyage was a sue i cession of northwest gales, her worst day being last Saturday: tho only moderately fine day being yesterday.

Ono of tho officers said this morning: "The seas ran fully fifty foot in height, several of thorn going clear over tho upper bridge, which is over thirty feet out of water, breaking the binaclo cover on it. These were not spray, but solid waves. They smashed two of our star board boats, tearing tho chocks from under them, toro away the post companion ladder leading to the bridge and three other ladders. They stove in the cabin bulkhead, broke the wheel house, engine room and after deck house skylights. Five ventilators were smashed and carried away.

On Saturday a sea struck the ship with such violence that the steering gear was smashed. Able Seaman Combis was at the wheel at tho time. When I the sea struck the rudder the wheel whipped around and threw tho sailor cleau over it. badly injuring his arm. leg and ribs, and he has been laid up in his bertn ever since.

Ihe wheel then spun around, breaking off everj one of the spokes, cud tno cr nrpenter hud to mako subst tutes. which are now to dp seen Inshed to the T' jriiu inv vri cf nt can ,1 I never want another like it. We saw nothing of tho Naronic or any wreckage, she struck a derelict and is lost." I am afraid One sea that struck the port bow cracked the too plate under the forecastle rails for a distance of several feet, a clear proof of tho violence of tho seas. Luckily for tho Piqtin, she had a light cargo, consisting generally of green fruit and a small quantity of sulphur and was consequently high enough out of the water to escape iho fuil force of the terrilic sons that swerjt over her. LEAVY'S will.

Tlie Rrewc Celt I3U Entire Estate to SIik Children. The will of Bernard Leavy, the wealthy brewer, who died on February 24 last, has been filed for probate with tho surrogate. The en tiro estate is left trust to Bernard Riley, Bernard Gallagher and James B. Leavy, son of tho deceased, as executors. Tho will provides that 30 per cent, of the income is to go to Minnie P.

and Lillle Leavy, daughters of tho deceased, and that of 20 per cent, each to James E. Leavy aud John F. Leavy, sons. The testator provides that when the children arrive at tho ago of 21 tho daughters are to have per cent, each and the sons 22 percent, each. The will bears the date of May 11, 1802.

SCow tbe liifanc Grows. Tlio popnlarits of the netr oifarette, OLD Doicxzriox, attaata the perfection of its manufacture. Photo in eaca BaclcaKQ AJv. i I I I I I I i I i A Brooklyn Estate Interested In the Legal Proceedings. Tho old question of the Bowling green custom house site, New York, came tip in tho I nitcd States circuit court this morning on a motion to dismiss tho condemnation proceedings.

On account of tho absence from tho city 'f Wallace, who formerly had tho case in hand, the motion was heard by Judge Lncombo. John II. Bird appeared for tho dofondnnts. Brown A Seocomb. and nt once asked to havo thej entire proceedings dismissed.

Attorney Boardman, thospeci.il counsel, who appeared for the secretary of tho treasury, iiskeii for an adjournment of three weeks. He reada letter from Secretary Carlisle to the effect that he would llko to have a little more time see what action tho government might care to tako. Mr. Boardman suggested that as they had Sl.fiOO.OO'J their disposal thu government might cho.e to expend that amount in getting part of the proposed site. Mr.

Bird replied with great vehemence that when tho case came up Junuary 13. before Judge Wallace an adjournment till to day had been granted on a similar letter from tho then secretary of the treasury asking timo to inform congress of the situation and enable them to pro vide tho difference between the amount appro printed and tho value of tho property. Congress had sine" refused that assistance and tho additional r.StiO.liOn necessary at the lowest es timate to get the property is not forthcoming. The immediate (. rievanee of Mr.

Bird's client. Brown, was that since the proceedings begun i his partner. Mr. E. A.

Scc.eomh of Brooklyn had died, leaving a widow and several children, who i have been unablu to got any of their monev out of the business. Others spoko for und against the motion. I At tho conclusion of the argument, Judgo Lncomije said that tho matter seemed to simmer down to a difference among these Iihto vested I interests (is to what course they should pursue to secur" their costs, lie himself was of tho opinion that their chances were remote. Tho proceedings, according to his present view. wero practically defunct now.

Still, on account ot tho varying views of thoso Interested, ho i would grant an adjournment till three weeks from to day. I JOSEPH WECHSLER'S CASH He is Rapidly Investing It in Brooklyn Real Estate. Within a Week He Has Spent in That Way The Bobbins Estate May Bave a Music Rail Krected Upsn it I'pper Knlton street Seems to Attract the ex Dry Goods Man. Perhaps tho most extensive real estate dealing that has ever been done within a few days in Brooklyn has been completed this week by Joseph Wechsler. In the lust seven dnys ho lias purchased himself and through P.

H. Me Nulty nearly thirty buildings, most of them stores that are tenanted, at a total cost of The most noteworthy by fur of all theso pur chases was that of the old Abbey ou Fulton street. It was not. however, tho most important of tho dealings. Tho property which is most likely to liecoine the best known is building and lot.

for which tho contra v. os closed yesterday. It is the corner of Livingston street and Smith street and is known as the Bobbins' mansion and grounds. It was owned by tho estate of tbe late Mr. Bobbins.

The hnuso is nn immense four story and basement Urown stono front building, und stands on a lot 75 foot by 147 feet. Tho reason that it is likely to become I well known is thut there is a man who is read to sign a contract to rent trom Mr. Weohslor for a music hall, if ho will erect one there to suit him. Mr. McNuIty, speaking of the plan this morning, said: "Tbe Academy of Music is built upon a piot of ground that is so I valuable that I cannot see how tho stockholders can long refrain from selling it.

It does not begin to pay them what it would if they should soil out ami invest their proceeds in somo other way. The man who has como to us to see about putting up a building for him wants one something on the plan of Chiekering hall, where the llnst music could bo given. Where Seidl and Nikisch and tho others could appear. Such a building could be put up for 4100.000. and I have no doubt would be a successful financial venture.

I expect that the man will come in this afternoon to sign the contract for the erection of the hall." ii is am uiai lie. price paiu ior tne liouuin estate was 100,000. iJ1 oiuer properties tna: wecnsier Hap hoht are loatfid flK Iolk'" Tho I on Clinton, near Fulton street. Mr. M.

Nuitv ino otuer properties that Mr. vw chsler has says that the character of this building will bo changed somewhat and that more than likely It will be altered into stores of somo kind: three stores on tho corner of Myrtle avenue ind Pearl i i street which were owned bv ex Ma vor Wood: mo sua .1.1, i.ini ruuon street: tno stores at .1.23, Fulton street: tho stores at 10JH. 1,102 1 niton street, filestores ut 1. Sail. 1.3(11 Fulton street: the Hats nt the corner of Sixth avenue 7.

"7" ti.i.o.v. street. torn. The purchase of theso buildings have taken about two thirds of the money that Mr. W.

ehsler received for his Interest in the llrm of Wcehslor it Abraham when it dissolved last month. Tho rurnor and reports which then spread that he intended to stiirl his sous in the dry goods business with Mr MoNulty and to keep a supervisorial eye upon them himself, receives but llttlo support from the array of purchases that he has mado. The Abbey is the only piece of property that would seem at" all adapted for a dry goods store, imt to eraet a suitable building ou it and to thoroughly stock it would take more money than it seems likely Mr. Wechsler intends to invest in that way. Regarding tho old Abbey a prominent business man with artistic tastes said this morning: 'There was an attempt made once to improve ths beauty of Prospect park by Importing an old windmill to it.

It had no connection with the other scenery and tho idon naturally was never carried out. It seems to me, however, that hero is an opportunity for the park to really secure something that is a part and parcel of "the old history of Brooklyn. The Abbey is a picturesque building and in spite of its age is in good repair. Tho memories of the revolutionary times haunt its pointed gables and it might well be moved to the park and made a museum for historic reiics as well as being a relic itself. CUAltuEl) WITH UOBRIM; HIS KMPI.OVKK.

William Ampey, alias William Johnson, col ored. ill years old. of 244 West. Seventy seventh street. New York, was held for trial int.CK'0 bail to dsy, by Justice Meade, at tho Yorkvillo police court.

Ho was charged with larceny by Dr. William A. King of '14 West Forty fifth street. Ampey was in the doctor's employ until February 0. when he with several hundred dollars' worth of property.

He was cap tured on Wednesday at Broadway and Forty seventh street by Detective Morris of the West F.Tty seventh street squad, who succeeded in rc covering part of the stolen pro porty. IIK A XATl It W. MKATH. Dr. Frank Freel.

who performed tho autopsy on the body of Mrs. Annie Loesch. who died at 1 4 Humboldt street under mvstorious cireum stauces on Tuesday last, completed his task Inst nighr. He announced that the woman's death was due to Bright's disease of the kidneys, super induced by alcoholism. "There was no crime committed by any one." ho aid.

HKI.D IN HAIL, KACI1. Peter Lyman. Walker Daly. Joseph Campbell and Joseph Burns, the four men licensed of hav ing waylaid Mrs. Hogan of Bay Shore and of having stolen from her.

were arraigned Uc forejudge Haggertv tins morning and held in 82,000 bail oach. to appear in court on Tuesday next. As they could not cot bondsmen they were sent to jaU. i I I i 1 i i I I I I I McKANE DRAWS A BOWSTRING And the Personal Eegistration Bill Gasps for Breath. MERE IS VERY LITTLE HOPE FOR THE MEASURE Sent Back to the Judiciary Committee, and ir It Comes Oat It Will Be Shorn of Whatever Objectionable Features the Countrymen May See The Fire Island Bill Slcned by the Gor ernor Fnrgueson's Opposition t.

the Annexation of Xew Ctrccht to Brooklyn It Means ths End of His Political Existence If It Should Become a Law A Policy of Delay. Spocial to the Eagle. Am ant, N. March. 10 The personal registration bill was placed in a temporary receiving vault last night.

It was sent back to the judiciary committee after another futile effort at resuscitation. If it Isn't actually dead its condition ih discouragingly comatose. John Y. HcKane's fingers are at its throat and ho has never been accused ol having a feeble grip. It will ne'er breathe again, unless ho takes his hands off.

He doesn't want the necessity for going to the polls twice a year to be imposed on his faithful rural voters. To send the bill back at this stage ol the legislative game is almost equivalent to final interment. What is quite certain is that nothing but radical amendments will give it a ghost of a chance for life. The Republicans have three members of the judiciary committee and Kings oounty Is represented by an equal number. Deyo, until this morning, was one of the Republican committeemen.

Sickness has sent him South and he was needed here to givo the opponents of the bill the balance of power in committee. As soon as the bill was recommitted last night the Republican managers wired for his resignation. It was promptly forthcoming, which explains why the speaker announced this morning. "I have received Assemblyman Beyo's resignation as member of the judiciary committee aud appointed Mr. Bell of Columbia to take his place.

Mr. Bell is a Republican. The foes of personal registration now boid all the trumps in the pack, with John Y. McKane as their right bower. If the bill Blips through their fingers they will let it go only because it is shorn of everything that makes it offensive to Kopubli caus and valuable to the machine.

Its historv has been one of successive blunders. Leader Quigley astonished his colleagues by going into caucus yesterday afterneon. He stood at the door of the caucus chamber proclaiming his intention of remaining on the outside, and llnally withdrawing the proclamation. His presence afforded small encouragement to the machine and didn't improvo his standing with the local delegation. When the epitaph of personal registration is' written it will begin and end with the single sentence: "Died of mismanagement.

This morning Senator Asntaall jinnnnticod that at a meeting of the executive committee of tl consolidationists to morrow night, the itueadmQt suggested by Mr. Jenks to the greater New York bill would probabiy bo accepted. He had received, bo said, a letter Tom Mr. James Matthews to that effect. Governor Flower was angry enough yesterday afternoon, but his mood was pleasant enough this morning.

The Fire island bill was off his mind and the echoes of, McCarren's Upeoch didn't appear to be ringing in his ears. I "As to the possible appointment of a special district attorney," said the Eagle correspondent, "is there'' "No, there isn't," interrupted the governor. "There is not any news for you to day." "I was about to ask ydfc whether" "Yes, I know you were and I am about to teil you that I have no news." "Perhaps you misunderstand me. governor, what 'And perhaps I don't," again interrupted the governor, with a laugh of unlimited volume. "I think I know what you want, but I have nothing for you." Will you pay any attention to what Senator McCarrec had to say yesterday?" I won't pay any attention to what you have to say to day further than to once more tell vou that I have no news ior you to day.

I will" repent that for you as many times as 'you please." The Fire Island bill became a iaw as soon as a certified copy of it reached the executive chamber yesterday afternoon. It was promptly adorned "bv a guber natorial si0naturo and Sammis will be here 1 to morrow. He will leave a check behind him and go to New York to pay a lew bills out of what romains of tho 4210.000. In I the meantime the state has other Fire Island bills of its own to pay. Next week the assem i hly committee on ways and menus will report I the supply bill.

Here is one of the items which Will figure in it: Fitch. Johnson, New York, lawyers, 46,100 ior searching tho title to the Fire Island property and for recording tho deed. It would probably cost just about half that amount to search ior and 2nd the title to such a claim as this. Hamilton Fish presented the Fire Island bill hi the assembly. When ho was asked what he thought of Fitch Johnson's bill he replied uu.vcu duvu iL.

uul 11 mat 13 IQB AmOUHl they charge I think it is out of ali proportion. Another interesting supply bill item is one of St.OOO for contesting the case against the clam diggers who tried to defend Fire Island from invasion. This money will be turned over to Corporation Counsel Jenks and lawyers Bellamv fc Dykman. Cornelius Furgueson, supervisor of tho town of Now Utrecht and owner in fee simple of all its corporative rights, titles and privileges, Is throwing his threatening shadow over the annexation bill. It will bo killed if be can kill It, and he will bo killed if he cannot.

His political exist ance is at stako. He came out of ambush yesterday. At the last moment he may change" his mind and yield to the inevitable. So far he has fought for nothing but delay and it must be confessed that his efforts in this direction have been crowned with success. He was given a week's respite bv the senate cities committee yesterday afternoon, not because the committee is in harmony with his purposes, but because a quorum failed to materialize.

A little later on he will have the pleasure of discovering that the measuro, Furgueson to the contrary, notwithstanding, is reasonably sure to become a law. The committee will report aad the senate will pass the bill. In tho assembly an equally propitious fate awaits it. JS. Finnigan will probably try to prevent tho juggernaut from passing over Fur gueson's remains, but it will be a risky attempt at rescue.

It is rarely the case that Finnigan is other than diplomatic. His momentous utterances are almost invariably weighed to the final fraction of an ounce lest in an unguarded moment the welfare of a great state might possibly he imperilled by a verba! inadvertence. He is more than apt to resent with much majesty of demeanor any effort to pluck out tho heart of his impenetrutable and unfathonable mysteries. It is a luxury to listen to him when he asks, "Do I make myself clearly understood?" All of New Utrecht has been wondering what ingenious mind could possibly invent a plausible cuso for antagonizing annexation. Wanigan solved the problem instantaneously last night when the Eaciix correspondent asked, "What are the objections to annexation?" 'Furgueson doesn't want it," answered tho assemblyman, marching off with the strido of a legislative conqueror.

He is tho putative siro or as pretty a little bill as ever owerl its origin to audacity and greed. Furgueson is the real father of the ugly child. It gives the supervisor power, with no limit whatever, to spend money for tho construction of docks and piers and jetties on the plea that the outlet of sowers i must be protected, uowover umortunato rsew Utrecht may otherwise bo there yet remains this consolation of knowing that, though sucn men ns Furgueson and Finnigan come high, it must in the temporary absence of alternatives have them. Senator Floyd Jones has introduced tho following bills: To provide for the payment oi claims for work done on tho new First ward school in Long Island City He is Made Vice Chancellor of the American University. WILL MOVE TO WASHINGTON THIS SPRING.

Flans for the Great Methodist Institution Are Yet to Be Formulated and (he Sand Street Pastor Has Been Selected for This Work The Brooklyn Preacher's Familiarity With Universities Both In This Country and Europe Probably Led to His Appointment A Fund of $5,000,000 or $10,000,000 Yet to Be Raised Before the Work Ir Begun A Majority of the Trustees Must Be Betkedlsts, but Otkr Protestant Denominations Are Represented on the Board. Tho Methodists of Brooklyn will lose one of their most scholarly and strongest men at tho close of tho conference year in April, by the de parture of tho Rev. Samuel L. Beiler or the Sands street Momorial church. Tho appointment of Dr.

Beiler as vice chancellor of the American university at Washington, of which he received a notification last evening, will call for his removal to tho capital city as soon alter the close of the church year hero as practicable. The American university is the Protestant insti tution which prominent men in the Methodist church have been seeking to establish for a good many years now, and for which a site was purchased three years ago. The office of vice chanaellor.to which Dr.Beiler has boen nppointed is even more important than its title Implies because Dr. Hurst, tlie chancellor, is in active service as bishop of the Methodist church and the duties of that position are usually considered enough to occupy the strength of ono man. The American University is principally on paper yet, and Dr.

Beiler talked pleasantly about its prospects nnd hopes at his homo on Henry street this morning. "The idea ot a great Christian university at Washington," Dr. Beiler said, "is almost as old as the bequest which Washington left tor a national university there. The only way to have a university distinctively Christian in this country is to place it under the direction of some church. This university has been talked about and planned for among leading Methodists ever since 1865, and January 5, ISCO, Mrs.

Hurst, the wile cf Bishop Hurst, paid the first il.OOO down tor the site. The grounds contain ninety two acres in the northern part of the city, nn elevated location commanding a fine vie ty of the I'otomuo valley. Ono hundred thousand dollars hns sine; been paid for tho site, und the university has already 9. fnnd of about $150,000 beside. Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Baptists and other denominations are represented on the board of trustees, and the only restriction is that the majority of them shall be Methodists.

The president of tho board is Mr. Andres of Yonkers and among tho mombers aro John E. Searles of this city. Dr. J.

II. Buckley of the Christian Advocate. Ilev. Dr. James 31.

King, C. C. MeCabe. secretary of the Methodist Foreign Missionary society, and Bishop John P. Newman nnd J.

H. Vincent. Tho university was approved by the general Methodist confer once in 1392. but conditionally upon being raised before the work of the university i6 begun, and the hope is to secure a fund of 510,000,000." Dr. Boiler's own work as vice chancellor is marked out by the present condition of the enterprise.

A great deal of money must bo raised and the university must be represented before conferences and individuals. 'Before wo can ask rich men to help us," Dr. Beiler said, "we must have a definite plan to lay before thorn. Men will givo for a hall of philosophy or a hall of science, who wouldn't De attracted by a general university fund. All tbe plan is yet to be formulated ana 1 am to bo engaged upon that part of the work." Dr.

Beiler's selection for this work was very much of a surprise to him as he has had no intimate association with Bishop Hurst or the university promoters. His first intimation of on offer of a place in tho university was when he received a telegram last week that a representative of Bishop Hurst would call on him Friday. His preparation for the work lies in tho fact that he has devoted much more of his time to study that have most clergymen of his age, which is not far from 40. Hb graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan university in 1K72; then he studied for live years in the Boston university and received" the degrees ot A. B.

from the school of liberal arts and B. D. from the school of theology there. In 181)1 he received the degree of Ph. D.

from both Boston and New York universities, in the latter ot which ho had devoted a considerable time to the study of sociology. Tbe specialties of his university work have been philosophy nnd comparative religion, nnd in 1891, at tho close of his live years' pastorate of the Eighteenth street church in this city, he supplemented his university work by a year of travel and study in Europe, in whichho devoted considerable attention to a study of the methods of English, French and German universities. The knowledge of this lust work probably had something to do with Dr. Beiler's selection as vice chancellor. Much of Mr.

Beiler's study has been carried on jointly with his work as a pastor. He began preaching in Boston and joined the New England conference. When he loft the Boston university he was transferred to Ohio, where he has filled pastorates at Fostoria, Toledo Finlay, and before he came to Brooklyn he was pastor of the South Park church at Hartford, Conn. His work with the Eighteenth street and the Sands street churches is too well known in Brooklyn to need recital. He is a member of the Brooklyn clerical union, president of tho New York preachers' meeting, and is known among his associates as a learned, studious and ablo man.

THIS BARON WAS A WAITER. He la Charged Willi Or and Larceny by xl Xoiv York PliymiciiMt. "Dr." Alfred von Kellenbach, the young German who has represented himself ns a baron, an army officer or a doctor, and imposed upon tho confidence of his acquaintances, was charged with grand larceny in tho Tombs police court. New York, this morning. Judgo White held him in 500 bail for examination on Monday.

Dr. Philip Hoffman of 2U8 East l'lftv third street made the complaint against von Kellenbach, charging him with the larceny of two overcoats i charging and a valise, all the value of S0. These. together with some other things, tho young German took, it is alleged, from lir. Hoffman's homo somo timo in February.

Tbe two had come across from Germany in the same steamer tho previous month. Von Kellenbach worked himself into the confidence of lir. Hoffman by representing himself to be a German baron. He took rooms in the doctor's house ond showed his appreciation, it is said, by stealing his property. It is supposed thnt Von Kellenbach is tho lucnticnl Baron von Lnmbuch for whom war rant Ior arrest was obtained from Judge Voor his in the Jefferson market court on February 27 on the complaint of Charles Kiefer ot the notei Lincoln.

He charged tno man with opening his letters. The young German told his story to tho reporters "in court this morning. His real name, he says, is Bach, and his father is president of the general assizes court at Iser lohn, Germany. I.OOKED FOKWOKK AX3 MSAPPEABKD. Alfred G.

Hubbard, a cook and meat carver, left home three days aco to seek employment at a house on Jornlcmon street. He had been out of work for somo time and went to Joralemon street to answer to an advertisement. He failed to secure work thero and has not since returned home. His wife, who lives at '25 Chapel street, reported his disappearance to the police authorities to day. She fears that tome evil has befallen him.

Hubbard, who is a total abstainer, is 38 years old, 5 feet. 8 inches in height, has a very paleface, a sandy mustache and dark hair and eyes. I I Mayor Boody's Impressions of the Action Taken at Albany. THE AMENDMENT DESERVED RECOGNITION. His Honor Thinks That In lu Present Shape the BUI Stands Very Poor Prospects or Becoming a Lavt Return of Corporation Counsel Jenks From the State Capital He Makes a Critical Review of the Position Taken nt Wednesday's Meeting by Those In Favor or Mr.

Measure The Mayor Yot Ready to Speak About Municipal Investigation by the Brooklyn Democratic Club. Mayor Boody shares tho impression which is general about tho city buildings that tho con solidationists have mado a mistake in not accepting tho amendment proposed by Corporation Counsel Jenks and that tho prospect of tho passage of the bill in Its present shape is not very bright. General Jenks returned to his office this morning and was visited by many reporters, who questioned him concerning tho matter. Ho llnally prepared the following statement for publication: Tho bill before the eommittoe provide? for 11 popular vote of tho people of tho territory .1 II. I i.

described in it. But it did more than this, It provides tbnt. niter tho election, the commission, which was appointed several yonts ao, should prepare and report such bills to th legislature as were necessary to bring tho affairs of the territory under a inj. lo municipal administration, and It also made nn appropriation of the public funds of tho city of New York for tho expenses thereof. While, on tho ono hand, it provides for tho popular vote it did not contain nny provision which took tho popular vote Into account, because it directs after tho election, without any referenco as to what tho result might l.e, that tho commission should prepare the bills and submit them to the legislature for this consolidation.

The purpose of my amendment was to express some controlling force upon this commission in accord with the popular vote, and therefore I suggested that tho 11! should bo so amended as to provide that if tho people, ot nny city, county or town named in tho act should vote against this consolidation that tho commission should not be authorized, so far ns such citv. countv or town wns concerned, to prepare the bills for the legislnture. As the amendment re. fl it ma le the. vote of New Yorl; city one separate and distinct expression of the popular will of the people of that city, of the people of the County of Kings one distinct nr.d separate expression of the.

people of tt.at county, and so as to tho county of Richmond nnd the town of Westchester and the parts of towns of Kast Chester and 1'elham named in the bill. Tim amendment was there drawn nnd ready for insertion in the bill mid it seemed to me fair. Examination of the amendment will show that it is immaterial how nny particular town of the county of Kings should vote Unit it is the rote of the whole county which should be considered, bi enuso thnt county is the particular division named in tho aet. All this tnlk about Gravesond is purposely misleading. It is amusing, in face nf the reiwuited expressions of the gentlemen of the Consolidation league that practically tho unanimous voice of tho people of Brooklon was in favor of thistosuppose that voteof 3,000 in tho to wu of Oruvcsend would turn the scale in a county of more thnn a million, of which the city of Brooklyn ooiit.

iins over nine hundred thousand inhabitants. The nmendmenl was designed to express exactly what 1 havo stated. 1'urther. I nt to Senator Asninnll vnsterdnv and stated to him that if ho" bad any objections to the verbal expressions of form of tho nmend niont 1 was ready to vary it in any way that he might suggest, loos as it expressed tho idea that tho popular vote of any city or any county named should bo controlling" on the eom mission eo far as that political division is concerned. The sneakers in fnvnr nf consolidation said that tho legislature would bo undoubtedly guided bv the poou ar vote.

This amendment does nothing more than arrest tho work of a commission, provided tho popular vv.a ui nny particular county, lor instance, tho county of "Kings, should bo agninst consolidation. Indeed, I to the committee that the third section might be entirely stricken out and this would leave tho bill one simply providing for submission to the people. If this wero done then I said I had no amendment whatever to offer. It seemed to me that there waB no place for a dis eussiOD of tho merits of consolidation boforo lQe committee. Tho only legitimate question wan ivneuier or not me people sliould have an opportunity to vote upon it, as to this I repeatedly expressed the position of the mayor that this matter should be left to the voters at tha polls.

I am surprised thnt the amendment was not accepted, aud I think that the gentlemen in iij i rorn onnosL ft." MiJir To wK. i Jiayor lioody was asked to day what he thought of the iirooklyn Democratic club's action of last night, in appointing a committee to investigate tho city government. Mr. Boody was the first president of the club and is on friendly terms with its members. Ho said that he prelerrod not to talk upon tho subject until ho should learn just exactly what tho committee proposed to do.

It inny bo said for tho mayor, however, that he is ready for an investigation. Among the boys about tho hall the ac ion of tho club excited little or no attention. Those who did discuss it seemed Ht.n.rt mako merry over it TWO FIUE FAMINES COLLIDE. Urlvcr Thrown lulo die Street and Severely Injured. Two fire engines, Nos.

8 and 21, responded to tho flro alarm sounded from box No. 527. which is at tha cornor of Forty seventh street and Second avenue. Now Y'ork, this morning. About 5 o'clock Policeman McCarthy pulled tho box i cj aun in me, uubtJiiiuaL Ol OO, oec ond avenue.

The two engines raced for a hv drant on Forty seventh street. At the corner of tho uvenuo they collided. Both wero disabled and therefore, a second alarm was rung, Driver George A. Fox of Engine No. 21 was se veroly Injured.

He was thrown to the street and his left leg and foot were badly lacerated. 1 ho lire was soon extinguished and although it caused somo excitement for a time all the tenant were rescued. Tho loss is estimated at i iUO. L'X SPKAEKK REED AS A LECTUKEK. CHjr.io.

111.. March 10 Thomas B. Heed. speaker of the fifry tirst congress, made his iir i uppeRrance as a. lecturer before a Chicaco I eno? last night at Central music hail.

Mr. Heel i held his audience captive from the moment he commenced his lirt sentence until ho concluded his eloquent loctm on "Progress and Leader i ship" with a brilliant peroration. Tiio lecture abounded in epigrams and witty sayings, dehv ered in that quiet manner that is always taking with intelligent listeners. At the conclusion it was declared on ali sides that in the lecture held Mr. Heed has few equals.

JIUlfKU, UI I.I, WORK FOR IIAKMOXV. ltd iikstek. N. March 10 A special dispatch to the Ttfurning IlTald from Hat a via says: "When seen by a Hernia correspondent, Hubert A. Max well.

in to the question. Assuming tluir your apiMintnient is confirmed, what course of action will you adopt with reference to the dis. trihutniu or patronage in regard to the so called I Hill and Cleveland said: I shali 1 0 conservative ami will do all that, lies within my power to harmonize all tho warring elements. That will be my aim Mr. Maxwell decline, I to go into detail.

KX KACISI SKTTLKS HIS The troubles of the Congregation Beth Jacob wero finally settled in the 'Leo avenue civil court, re day. when President Louis Schwann gave SI oil to tho ex rabbi. Hyman lbi enberg. who Thereupi'ii withdrew his suit against the church for i400 salary due him. Ho enbeig was discharged from the church some tune ago.

after being convicted by the congregation on charge of being common drunkard. i I i i I i I i i i I Christian Missionaries Don't, Like the Plan, hut Some of the Brlzhlrst and best Clergymen of America Arc Aiding the Movement Influential Hindoos Meeting the Pun ilila Hair Way Caste Prejudices Respected, the Bible, Koron anil Yedus on nn Equal Footing Great fathering of Satires in the Teniplc at Pooiiah They Brought Their Wives to Hear Kamaha i The Brooklyn Itamubal to Hold a Meeting in Historical Hall, Where Reports or the Xew Venture Will Be Bead. The little I Town woman l'undita Bnmabal, who made su. li a stir in this country two years ago. will he in nrd from again next Wednesday.

evening, in Historical hall, when tbe liev. Edward Everett 1). IX, will lecture on 'Education in India," with introductory remarks by lb v. I.yinau Abbott, I. b.

The occasion is tha annual meeting of the Hamabai circle of Brooklyn, of which tho following aro the officers nnd directors: l'm sidunt, Mrs. Mary J. field. '20i Columbia heights vice presidents. Mrs.

Henry K. Sheldon. Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs. Lyman Abbott, Itev.

I)r. Theodore t'uyler, llev. Charles Cuthhert Hall, Abbot L. Dow secretary. Miss Josephine Thompson.

17!) Coin bia heights treasurer. lobu Notman, 1:16 street: board of directors, Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs. Henry K. Sheldon.

Miss Mary Iinylis. Field. Miss Thompson. Mrs. Lyman Abbott.

Mrs. lames McKeen. Mrs. Henry K'liott, Miss Louisa S. uilbert, llrs.

V. 11. Wing, Pr. Tlieouoro L. Cuvli Itev.

Chnrbis Cutlil.ert Hull, Seth Low. lr. Lyman Abbott. Abbot L. bow, Charles A.

Hull. Alexander John Xotmnu, Henry Mrs. II. Aten, and Mrs. Benjamin S.

Flint. llnmal ai is a very learned Hindoo woman. She Has trained die title of puudita sarasvoti, which is equivalent to our Lll. 1). She is one of the very few loarued native worrc ii in India and ore she embrac Christianity had a very widespread reputation atnonir tho Hindoos.

She ami her iroiher used to ro im from village to village, teaching, conferring and arguing with the learned men of place, much after tho fashion of Socrates and the ancient phliosoph' rs. Now the is engaged in a very curious work. Slu: bus established a large Uooi, college or seminary near I'euuah, where she teaches hk'h Brahmin widows. whos: ages rango fj to 18 years. This school strictly secular.

Thero is no attempt to proselytize ior Christianity and uu attempt to interfere with caste. The only native prejudice that ltnuiabal's school combats is that against widows enjoying any ol the pleasures of life. List as among certain Itiau sects of very severe. reiiLTion constant penance was practiced. st among the Hindoos the widow did penance all her life, it being th theory that her husband died because of some sin.

But Hamabai lights this by showing that tho present, teachings of lb" pnests on the subject ol widows un Innovation on the ancient law. Sho shows that widows lorinerly remarried. Mrs. McKeen. who is ono of the board of directors of the ltamabai circle of Brooklyn, said this mnrning: "The work which ilatnabal is carrying on in India is of a very hopeful character and the results that already appear are splendid.

She isa Christian and goes church out will not have Christianity taught in her school. One little girl titers whose mother w. her tr become a Christian has to go outside ior religious instruction. Hamabai is in her resolve to keep faith with her scholar and their parents, to whom represented that the teaching in the school would purely secular, and that tb Bible. Koran anil Vedns would be on nn equal looting.

This liberality lias offended the missionaries and they are opposed to her and her work, saying that she should teach Christianity llrst, last and all the tine she does not think so. She takes tho despised widows and edu eate3 tnem in the beuot that when Hindoos seo them so much superior to thoir daughters they too wiil demand education. She herself is a living example the fact that an educated native woman India can break down all prejudices and become a great and widely re speoted public character. The band of edu cated women whom she proposes to organize to achieve among the women is a rcnais ai learning among the women. There is as will become, school teachers.

Vv hat she wants ance of istron party among tho Hindoos in favor of just such. a roform as ltnmubai proposes. Inlluential Hind. ios are with ltnmubai; they are taking up her ideas themselves. We are only supporting this work for ten years.

Then it is expected that the. native movement behind Hamabai will be strong enough to earn her educational scheme think thnt the wisiloin of our course and the wisdom of b. im Christianity with this educational movement is ampl shown bv th" faei. that Hamabai was recently invited to lecture to a great Hindoo gathering in the Hindoo temple at Poouah. There she expounded Vedie law to them.

sh0 ric, ei. mv the in.vinn. with which priestly mutilations and misinter pretations have covered tho law and justitled her movement out of th anee nt Sanscrit writ brought their wives, Her work has ap ily to intelligent ILn nierchauts and other ings. of the men an unheard of innovatio: peai' powerfully not ol aoos hut also to white practical men wh" have nio in contact with it. Hamabai lias assistance, of course, iii hex school, but we hope that it will not be long be fop hor time will be given up to going all over India inaugurating schools of the same kind.

hope to have Professors Cce hraneJ Backus. St. Clair McKelway. regent of the state university, and others equally interested in education at tho meeting. We have reports from Hamabai every month nnd the results of her novel educational movement among the Hindoos will lie laid before the meeting.

The Hamabai circle, as you will perceive you examine it, is of very curious composition Presbyterian, Cotigregationahst. Episcopalian have all joined hands iu it. The most distinguished men of each church ore with. us. Phillips Brooks of Boston was a great friend of Hanmbai's and member of the Boston circle.

When one considers that ministers are banded together to promote a work which is emphatically secular among the Hindoos, tho novel character of the situation is apparent." LOCAL NKVTS IX IlIilKK. Richard Cameron of 4 Herkimer street wa held for trial by Justice this morning on a charge of aban lonnieiii preferred by his wife. Julia. Mrs. Cameron lives at 472 Hancook street.

Andrew Scott. George Padgett and Michael Sullivan, three young men who were charged with assaulting Mary Jones of Eastern parkw ay and Snediker Hviir.f, on December last, were discharged bv iiicf morninsr. Mrs. now an inmate of the Kings County Insane asylum. COMIK.XK!) DISPATCHKS.

Consul Gencr.il New authorizes the correspon dent to give denial to all tho stories and riminis of the consular offietj at London, and to that there is no fouuda tion whatever for the stories. A ItusMan imperial ukase authorizes tho issue of an mierin.l ioau of 100.000. OIK) of credit rou hies at 4ii per cent. The loan is to be placed by the sab of ooicis by tbe Imperial bauk. The Ini peria! bank 1ms given notice that it will under take lienceforrh the purchssp anil sale of foreign drafts the issue of bills of exchange for places abroad.

Anhm Stillinan. an electrician, employed by the Bru Klcctrie Light company in Pe'chester. N. ni de replacing carbons in a lamp in the ettice Carson. Meyrr A St.

Paul street, lid morning, was killed by an electric shoe. current was not entirely off. He suppced was and. taking hold of Ihe lamp with "he hand and a chandelier with the other, he received the current. cws lo Smokers.

Ol Dominion lioMn ite light to the end. A peculiar it; of porfect manufacture. Photo in over? OVERCOME Df THE TUNNEL Three Men Succumb to an Overdose of Compressed. Air. They Were Removed From the Shart of the Long Island Gns Company in an Unconscious Condition Two Were Brooklynltes Last Saturday a Foreman Propped Bead While at Wort in the Same Vicinity.

Three men were overcome by compressed air this morning in the tunnel under the East river at Seventy first street. New York, and were taken to the hospital. Two of them may die. Tho three are Arthur Gunn, 23 years old. of 36 Lexington avenue, this city, bricklayer; Matthew Hunt, 38 years old, of Montauk.L.

and William Quail, bricklayer, who lives in Brooklyn. Gunn and Hunt were taken to tho Presbyterian hospital in an ambulance by Surgeon Schultz. They are reported to be in a precarious condition. Quail recovered sufficiently to be able to go home. One man died on Saturday just after coming out of tne tunnel.

Still another is in the hospital yet. The tUDnel. which will be less thnn half a mile long when it is complotedbids fair to bent the record for sacrifice of human life that was held by the Union Pacific road. Thero it was said that a man was buried under each tie. There is great dissatisfaction among the men employed on the work because of the physical hardships and the great danger to which they are exposed.

It is said that thoy rarely remain on the' job more than two days, if. Indeed, they are not prostrated before that length of time. There are forty men engaged in the tunnel and shafts that lead down to it. They were in four hour shifts day and night, but even that short exposure to the conditions in tne tunnel is too trying. The water is kept out by the means or compressed air that boars the bottom of the river as the work is pushed forward underneath it.

So far leadings have been made 100 feet out from tho shaft on the Long Island sido ana 500 from the New York side toward Blackwell's island, through the bnse of which it will pass. The shaft Is to be sunk on the island and it is this which discourages men. As the tunnel lengthens from the shore shafts, they sny, within it must be increased nnd their danger with it. They came out after an hour in the tunnel, sometimes after a few moment's stay, with pale faces and weakly palpitating hearts. Foreman Edward Ferris had come out of tho air chamber on Saturday afternoon only ten minutes before he dropped dead in his tracks.

The tunnel is dug by the East river Gas company, which proposes to light a great part of New York with gas made in its Long Island Citv works when tho tunnel is complete. It will then have an ultimate capacity of 24,000,000 cubic feet. Its present capacity is 200,000 feet. The tunnel Is to be 8 feet high and 10 feet across the arch. In it will bo laid three pipe lines of cast iron, one 48 inches and the other 30 inches through.

They will have a carrying capacity of 20.000 cubic feet per hour "at half inch pressure. WRECK OX THE PAXHA.VDLE. Paanenser ana Freight Train in CollisionSeveral Person Injured. Lvdianapous. March 10 A special from JIuncie, to the Sentinel says: A very costly wrook occurred on the Panhandle railroad at Union City yards yesterday.

The westbound passenger train. No. 13, and a fast freight loaded with meat had orders to meet at that place, No. 13 to take the side track for the freight, instead or heading in on the siding. No.

IS undertook to go to the west end and back in. It had proceeded a very short distance, however, when it met tho freight. Both trains were going about fifteen mile an hour when tney crashed together. The collision occurred on a curve, demolishing both engines, several cars of meat and the mail car on the passenger. There were several of the passengers seriously injured, but none thought to be fatally.

The fireman on the passenger list was badly "bruised and injured internally. The names or tho injured could not be obtained. HE IS COLO.XEL SA.YGER NOW. Well Known Brooltlyiiite made Assistant Cliicf of Artillery. Special to the Eacle.

Albaky, N. March 10 Adjutant General Porter to day commissioned Major William Gary Sanger of Brooklyn to be colonel and assistant chief of artillery. Colonel Sanger was appointed quartermaster of the Third brigade, with rank of mnlnr uary 4. 1880. He was rendered supernumerary August 5, 1836; nud appointed quartermaster of tho Second brigade, with original rank, Octo I ber 5.

1886. Made inspector of Second brigade, with same rank. October 24, 1389. On October vi in jciil lununiu, wu vicclcu Illujor of tiie Thirteenth regiment, a position which, he held until last fall, when he resicned his commission. Brigadier General Ferdinand P.

Earle of New York is chief of artillery. Colonel Sanger is a lawyer. Ho lives at 10 Montague Terrace. MAYOR BOODY HELPS THE TABERNACLE. Bov.

Mr. Oaks, the assistant pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, culled upon Mayor Boody this morning. Ho took away with him a subscription of 9100 by the mayor to the Tabernacle relief fund. Admiral Cirrettet. spprecUted tha onlT high oUai brand.

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