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THE BROOKLYN" DAILY EAGLE. KEW YORK. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1900. "MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS.

GBEENTOBT SHIPBUILDING. MISCELLANEOUS. did not interfere much with traffic, though tho Sunday morning trains were a trifle late. BUCKING THE SNOW DRIFTS. 27 YEARS IN ONE CHURCH.

The English War Office has selected the world known Liebig Company's Extract as being the best and most suitable for use in the Field Hospitals of the British Army Corps in South Africa. Every pound contains the distinctive properties 11 1.1 12 Tl XT IT oi 4U ids. or lean peei. jlt is recognized as the' best and used throughout the civilized Genuine has this signature COMPANY'S EXTRACT New Company Organized to Operate an Old and Well Known Plant. Greenport, L.

February 19 A stock company, with a largo capital, has been organized to purchase and operate the plant of the Greenport Basin and Construction Company. The new company v. ill do business under the name of the present company. Articles of incorporation will hn taken out under the laws of New the incorporators being T. W.

Brigham, Charles Pliny Brigham and F. M. Hoyt. C. P.

Brigham is manager of the present company and few men arc butter known In yachting circles than M. Hoyt, he being a member of Atlantic, Stamford and New York Yacht Clubs. The radng sloops Njrota and Syce were both owned uy him. Mr. Hoyt has recently purchased the famous racing sloop Isolde, which was designed b'y Fife and at present is in England.

The new company will have built along the front of the Tuthill and Allen places, recently purchased by them, a new basin, and another set of steam railways will also be put in. It is the intention of the management to open a New York office in the fall, with brokerage and designing departments, the designing department to be in charge of Theodore W. Brigham. and the brokerage department will be conducted by Mr. Hoyt.

At present the company has on hand work which will last until lute in the spring. A contract has just been closed with Henry D. Mildeberger of Hartford. for a yacht from designs by T. W.

Brigham. The boat will be 57 feet over all, 56 feet water line, 11 feet beam, and will draw about 32 inches. The craft will be propelled by a Russ motor of 16 horse power. CITY SUED FOR DAMAGES. Property Owners Along Freeport Creek Want Compensation for Loss of Water.

Mineola, L. February 19 Suits have been commenced in Supreme Court here against New York City to compel the payment of damages amounting to $130,000 alleged to be due to the lowering and diversion of water from Freeport Creek. J. Joseph Raynor asks $25,000 damages to his premises and business done by the Aga wam pumping plant, and S. Foster Sprague puts in a claim for $30,000 on the same account.

For alleged damages to oyster beds owned by Uhem on account of the diversion of the water of Freeport Creek, the following damages are asked: Richard Bedell. Hewlett Simonson, James B. Raynor, 000, and John Wesley Raynor, $20,000. TWO SETS OP PLANS. New Scheme for Building the Nassau County Court House.

Mineola, L. February 19 Tho Nassau County supervisors have decided to submit two sets of plans for the new County Court House for the estimates of contractors. While the general outline will be the same in both plans, the materials to be used will be different. It was at first the intention to have the building constructed on the Ransom system, but at the last meeting of the board it was decided to direct Architect Tubby to prepare working plans and specifications on the lines of "the terms of competitions submitted to architects last winter. These provide for a building in which the principal materials are limestone and brick with iron girders.

The additional specifications will probably be ready within two weeks, when both schemes will be submitted to contractors and bids for the work on the plan of each invited. The Supreme Court, having dissolved the temporary injunction secured by Architects. Pitman and Seaman, there is nothing now to interfere with the progress of the work, and it is confidently expected by the board that the Court House will be under way before the middle of April. TIE "VOTE ON BEYANISM. Sea Cliff, L.

February 19 The Democratic Club was unable on account of the storm to hold its mock trial, as planned on Saturday evening. Instead, an impromptu debate was held by the members present. The subject was a letter, which appeared in that day's issue of a local paper, signed "An Oyster Bay Democrat." The letter was a strong protest against Bryan Democracy and the question for debate was. "Resolved, That we as Democrats indorse the sentiments contained in said letter." G. G.

Clapham, who confesses to a strong leaning toward the Bryan doctrine, and L. H. Gamp, an ardent Republican, took the affirmative, while W. E. Kellendorf and August Swinson, both silver Democrats, spoke for the negative.

A vote taken on the question as presented, resulted in a tie. LONG ISLAND BREVITIES. John Bedell, who was tried before Justice Charles V'. Vail at Bay Shore for cruelty to animals, last week, v. ns found gttllty, but sentence was suspended.

Two hundred volumes have just been presented to the Islip Lihrary Association by the Rev. T. S. Pycott, former rector of Emmanuel Church, Great River. The Aid Society of the Brentwood Prepbyterlan Church will give nn entertainment In Guild Hall, Central Islip.

to morrow Justice of the Peace Carl Chriptman of East hampton Town held bis first court last week. Mrs. Charles P. Beck will entertain the Sag Harbor Epworth League this evening. The Greenport Methodist Church has contracted for electric lights and the Baptist and Preilbyter lan churches will also soon be lighted by electricity.

CALLED TO CONNECTICUT. Amityville, L. February 19 The Rev. Herbert B. Munson, for four years pastor of the South Methodist Episcopal Church in this village, has received a call to the pastorate of the church of that denomination in Xorwalk.

and has accepted, subject to the approval of conference. He will not leave the Amityville Church until April. He has had a very successful pastorate here and will leave the church stronger numerically and financially than when he came. He was unanimously invited to remain another year, but has decided to accept the call to Norwalk. DIED FROM EXPOSUBE.

Long Island City, L. February 19 Christopher Llnde. a bartender, was found dead in a hallway at 89 Flushing avenue, this city, yesterday morning. The hallway leads to apartments over a saloon owned by Henry Krause, where he was employed. He was 34 years old and unmarried.

Surgeon Cassi dy of St. John's Hospital said that death was due to exposure. The body was taken to the Seventy fourth Precinct police station at Astoria and his sister living at 9S3 Manhattan avenue, Brooklyn, was notified. CBYSTAL WEDDING PABTY. Whitestone.

L. February 19 While Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Trilsch of Eleventh street and Eighth avenue were preparing their dining room for tin celebration of their crystal wedding anniversary, yesterday morning, fire broke out in a bedroom in the attic, but the damage was not enough to interfere with the celebration. About fifty persons sat down to dinner, all of whom were relatives or intimate friends of Ihe family.

JUSTIN B. HOWELL'S FUNEBAL. East Moriches, b. February 19 The funeral services of Justin R. Howell were held at the Howell House, the residence of his mother, yesterday afternoon.

The East Mo riches Hook and Ladder Company, of which he was a charter member, attended the funeral. REFRESHING SLEEP. Hereford's Acid Phosphate Quiets the nerves, relieves the tired and confused condition of the. brain, and induces refreshing sleep. Genuine bears name HoRSPORD on wrapper.

For some reason none of the Sunday papers arrived, except the Sunday Eagle. The sleighing was fine in this vicinity. No Delay in Long Island City. Long Island City. L.

February 19 The storm caused no delay worth speaking of in this city yesterday to transportation. The trollqy cars were kept on time by the use of snowploc s. No effort was made to clean any of tho stireets or crossings until to day. Electric Boad Blocked. OzoncPark, L.

February 10 By 9 o'clock Saturday night the Long Island Electric Road had suspended all traffic, on account of the heavy drifts all along Liberty avenue as far as Jamaica, and did not turn a wheel until Sunday afternoon, at 5:30 o'clock, when the sweeper went to work. The Long Island kept its two branches to Long Isl and City and Rockaway open here, also tho Atl Antic, division, between Brooklyn and Ja bmojea. ANTE NUPTIAL DINNEE. L. February 19 Miss E.

Mac 'icciald of Jamaica avenue, Flushing, gave a dinner Saturday evening for her niece. Miss Margaret Macdonald Bristow, and for the bridesmaids and ushers selected for Miss Bar stow weuaiug, wuiuu win luks piacii wt nesday afternoon. The guests, beside Miss Barstow, and her fiance, Leonard Hopkins, included the bridesmaids, the Misses Browne, Miss Celia Mills, Miss Bessie Mitchell, all from Manhattan; Miss Mary Holland of Brooklyn. Miss M. M.

Ingraham of Flushing, the maid of honor, Miss Frances B. Barstow; the ushers, Lloyd McKim Garrison, Francis C. Huntington. Dr. Donald M.

Barstow, James T. Kilbreth, Edward T. Cockroft, Henry S. Fay and Mr. Lannon, all from Manhattan.

George Sargent of Elmira will be the best man at the wedding, which will take place at St. Thomas' Church, Manhattan. The prospective bride is a daughter of Dr. J. W.

Barstow, formerly of Flushing, but now residing at Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Mr. Hopkins, the groom elect, is a member of an old New York family. OBITUARY LONG ISLAND. Cornelius S.

Morrell. Flushing. L. February 19 Cornelius S. Morrell died suddenly at his home, 28 Covert place, late yesterday afternoon at the ago of 54 years.

Mr. Morrell ate dinner with his family at 2 o'clock and appeared to be in the best of health. After dinner he lay down on the lounge and hlo family went out for the afternoon. When Mrs. Morrell returned she found her husband still lying on the lounge, dead.

Apoplexy was the cause. Mr. Morrell was a builder and contractor in Manhattan. He leaves a widow, a son and two daughters DEATHS IN QUEENS BOBOUG H. Jamaica, L.

February 19 The following deaths have been filed with the Department of Health for the Borough of Queens during i the past week: Long Island City Thomas Feshon. aged 33 i years; Amelia Schlegol. 71: Jonn FttzenH.Jer. 38: Hanker, 5 months: Otto J. Spurnav! Reuben Arthur, 30; Elizabeth M' ciurkin.

37: John w. Damm. 1: Henry Kearns. Thomas Riley. SO; Lilly Schmidt.

7. Evergreen Elizabeth jeorge H. Wheel er. M. Metropolitan Anna Henn son.

1: Marie Mausler. 22 Kate days. 22: John H. Solver William Strom, 43: Maspeth Bernard McOolIum, 14; Martin Foyle, 2. Woodsld? Florence IT.

TJowns, Vinllelrt Abbie Jones. 3.. Little Neck Gertrude Jowbla, 70. Flushing Frederick Thorpe. SO: Benjamin G.

Field, 64. College Point August F. Kendall. 70. Jamaica Joseph Heslin.

2: Alice V. Dopman, Man Tilly. S3: Amelia Nisbett, S3. Brooklyn Hills Ella I.nbdell. 44.

YVoodhaven Fannie Moler. tt; Elsie M. Ttoh land, Gussie Rausehe. 4 months. Ozone Park Emil Walter, 44: Margareth Hughes.

6 days: Benjamin E. McClane, W. Morris Parji Charles A. Rampmeier. 2: Lester A.

Brook, 7 months. Hollls Sarah n. iker. SO; Henry1 R. Butler.

63. Queens Anna K. Kramer, 53. JUBOES POE MABCH TEEM. Riverhead.

L. February 19 The following list of jurors was drawn at the Suffolk County Clerk's office here on Saturday to serve at a term of the Supreme which will convene at the Court House, Riverhead, on Monday, March 5, with Justice Wilmot M. Smith. presiding: Grand jurors James Xewton. Islip: Erastus F.

Post. Quogue: Edmund T. Parsons, Amagansett; John X. Chatfield. Eridgehampton William H.

Robbins, Xorthport: Courtlandt W. Case, Peconic: Thomas Dean. Babylon; Fred G. Terry, Peconic; Philln Stark. LIndenhurst: Louis E.

Downs. Xorthville; Elbert O. Darlins, Port Jefferson; Luther B. Cox, Mattttuck: Mcses F. Tiger.

East Patehogue: William S. Simpson, Patchogue: Wallace Overton. Bayport: George F. Barr, Huntington: Eugene Do Le Ree. Babylon: Spencer Millard.

Millers Place: Henry Holmes, Central Islip; Frederick H. Rose. Walter Mill. Charles E'iwards, Setauket; B. L'Hommedieu, Islip: Chapman Rhodes.

Sayvllle: H. O. Darling. Smlth "WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS. Sag Harbor, L.

February 19 Cards of invitation have been received In Sag Harbor to the marriage of Dr. Frederick C. Stuart to Miss Rehooon Mpade Cnnlev of Wpsr Virginia Dr. Stuart is a Sag Harbor boy. His parents reside here and he is now practicing in Man chester, N.

H. The ceremony takes place in that city February 2G. Islip. L. February 19 The marriage of Miss Edna Meeks, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Edward B. Meeks of Islip and John E. Carpenter of Xyack, X. will be solemnized in the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth avenue and Forty fifth street, Manhattan, on April 19.

HELD FOB EXAMINATION. Long Island City, L. February 19 Nicholas Drager, 23 years old, of 132 Grace street, and Frederick Neuheimer, 17 years old, of Ridge street. Astoria, were held in SI, 000 bonds each this morning by Magistrate Con norton. on a charge of felonious assault.

George Seidel. 69 years old, charges the prisoners with assaulting him twice on the night of December 23. He alleges he ordered them away from his premises and they set upon him and beat him. They will have an examination on Thursday. SAG HAEBOE'S LIGHTING PLANT.

Sag Harbor. L. February 19 The electric light plant is nearing completion and Contractor Robert K. Story, is pushing the work along. The power house is nearly finished, poles and other materials are on the ground and sites have been selected for the arc lights, four of which will be placed on lower Main street and one on Washington street.

The lights will be burning in about I three weeks. A LETTEB FROM MANILA. Sea Cliff. L. February 19 Mr.

and Mrs. Charles E. Comstock of Glen Cove recently received a letter from their son Louis Comstock, who is stationed at Manila with his regiment, the Fourth United States Cavalry. The letter, which was written at Christmas, begins by paying a grand tribute to General Lawt.on, whose death every man in the service sincerely mourned. It goes on to tell how Christmas was spent, describing the Christmas dinner and the games and races which took place during the holiday season.

The writer expects to come home on furlough about the beginning of July. Mr. Comstock is a member of the regimental band. AN ENGAGEMENT DANCE. Flushing, L.

February 19 Mrs. Helen Clarke of Percy street, Flushing, gave a dance Saturday evening, in honor of Miss Helen Gillies of Sanford avenue, whose engagement to H. Bell of Bay Side was announced a short time ago. About, one hundred of the younger society people of Flushing attended the dance. The marriage of Miss Gillies and Mr.

Bell will take place soon. ITS TWELFTH ANNIVEBSABY. Roslyn, L. February 19 Roslyn Lodge, No. 2, Shield of Honor, will celebrate the twelfth anniversary of its organization next Thursday evening.

The members of the Long Island lodges have been invited, and a collation will be served after the ceremonies In the lodge room. Knox's Gelatine. My but it's good. For tale by all good dealers. A valuable book ot receipts, "Dainty Desserts for Dainty mailed Jrte upon request.

C. B. KXOX, 125 Knox Johnstown. N. T.

i i a is Is St. or of us Haven't you cdiighed 'about long enough And are you not satisfied that home remedies cannot relieve you We can give you the names of thousands of persons who have declared that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral gives immediate relief for asthma, bronchitis, hoarseness, whooping cough, croup, night coughs, and The Queens Organization Names Edward Todd, a Newspaper Man, for Sheriff. RIVAL FACTIONS IN NEWTOWN. Bermel Deserts His Friend Wissel and Comes Out for Meyerrose for Senator. May Disrupt Borough Organization.

(Special to tie Eagle.) Jamaica, L. February 19 The kaleidoscope of Democratic politics' has taken another turn just now and there is a flutter at the T1. A A Todd, business manager and one of the proprietors of the Long Island City Star, has been brought forward as a candidate for county clerk of Queens by William Woodell and other prominent Madden leaders of Long Island City, who are close to the throne. There is no doubt, say the political. leaders of the borough, that Mr.

Todd's candidacy has upon it the impress of the seal of the organization and that it will go through if nothing unforseen prevents. Mr. Todd is an energetic aud popular young Democrat of excellent business ability and would probablj poll a large vote. A contest has been started in Newtown that is said to have become so serious as to require the instant attention of Leader Madden, and he has been sent tor and may 1 have to cut short his wedding trip. There are two Democratic candidates for Senator in that ward.

Assemblyman Charles B. Wissel and Joseph E. Meyerrose. Ex Supervisor Joseph E. Bermel.

present organization leader jn tae war(j nas come out ana indorsed Meyerrose's candidacy, turning his back on his former associate, Wissel. This phase in the situation the O'Brienites havp. not hpon sdr.w tn avail thrawln: nf. and they have formed an alliance with Wis sel, who is one of the most popular men in the ward, which threatens to overthrow Ber mel's supremacy and affect the entire organization in the borough, as the O'Brienitea are close to the Sutphinites. Meyerrose, who was ambitious to get the nomination for sheriff, having unsuccessfully run for the office three years ago, has now come out as a candidate for senatorial honors, since it has been'demonstrated beyond a doubt that Philip T.

Cronin, leader of the Democratic organization in the absence of Mr. Madden, 1b the organization's candidate for sheriff of Queens County. It is conceded that the senatorial nomination will not go to Nassau this year and Senator Norton will not contest the decree. Mr. Madden declared to his friends before he started on his Western trip that if he did not come back renewed in health and strength he would resign the office of leader with all its arduous duties, and that he would name Patrick J.

Mara of Flushing as his successor. It is said that Mr. Mara is looked upon aa probable successor of Mr. Madden, who, it it said, is. now anxious for a respite from such harassing and exacting political duties as those he has had to undergo for over a year.

SAINTS OF THE CHURCH. Musical Vespers at the Church of tho Holy Bosary and Sermon by the Eev. Dr. McGinnis. The announcement of a musical vespers and a sermon by the Rev.

Dr. W. F. McGinnla filled the Church of the Holy Rosary, Chaun cey street and Reid avenue, last evening tc its utmost capacity. The musical programme was rendered by the choir, undel the direction of the organist.

Miss Annie T. Kelly, and Choirmaster Frank V. Beggs, supplemented by a surpliced chancel choir ol forty boys. After Schubert's "Ave Maria," as a violin solo, by Mr. Beggs, the procession of acolytes and clergy emerged from the vestry, the chancel choir singing the processional hymn "Mother of God." The pastor, the Rev.

Father McEnroe, whd was the celebrant, then intoned the psata. which was taken up by the choir, and the following programme was rendered: Dcmine Ad Adjuvandum Mercadantfl Dixit Dominus Mercadante Laudate Puerl (Gregorian) Chancel choir Laudato Dominuni Marza Magnificat Mercadanta Quando Corpus RosslrJ Double quartet, from Rossini's "Stabat Mater." Salutarls Adam Contralto solo. Tantum Ergo Beethoven Recessional "Hymn to the Sacred Heart," Chancel choir. Recessional March from "Tannliauser." The choir was' composed of the following singers: Soloists Soprano, Miss Emily Landry; alto. Miss Gertrude Gallagher: tenor.

J. J. Ranahan; basa, Frank V. Itegs. Chorus Sopranos, the Misses R.

Rogers. A. Mattie Taylor. M. McGulre.

McDermott. M. McDermott. F. Jones.

M. altos, E. Ryan. E. Joey.

M. tenors. T. Lund, N. Nuprent, P.

Collins. X. Smith: basses, T. Beggs, 11. Money.

C. Landry. The Rev. Dr. McGinnis preached on tha saints of the church.

He said, in part: "Why is it that we have not such a personal knowl edge of those saints of the church that their splendid qualities deserve? At the verv men tion of the names of our national heroes out hearts are stirred with emotion at the recollection of their noble deeds, and if that is so, how much more should we love and venerate such heroes of the gospel as Paul, Cyril, Augustine, Ignatius and the host of others who have proved themselves real heroes? The answer may be that they lived in other days, amid different surroundings, but the real answer is that we do not feel personal' love 'for them, we have grown to look upon them as intermediaries between God and ourselves, and so far removed from us that we cannot regard them as men and women like ourselves. We should picture them as such and try to imagine them walking the streets of Brooklyn. We should get rid of the idea that when on earth these saints went around with heads bowed to the earth and with rosaries in their hands. That not the way the saints lived, and it is safe to say that if any intelligent non Catholic would make study their lives he would be convinced thaf such men and women could only be the product of a church that divine. "The romantic careers of Napoleon, Gladstone.

Livingstone and others fill us with admiration, and I make my plea for the saints on precisely the same grounds and from a purely human standpoint. Do these standard bearers pf cross suffer In and were they not as truly heroes? How shall we compare any warrior with Paul, that rugged, grand old scribe, speaking with a tongue of Pentecostal fire and leaving us epistles that showed liis great human nature. What hero of. worldly fame will you compare to Francis Xavier, the Paul of the sixteenth century? Was ne not a hero, who with a single companion penetrated the wilds India and converted thousands to tho faith. Let our boys and girls study the lives Marquette, La Salle and others of the host of'modern heroes of the church and let Imbibe their spirit.

There Is room for saints and sanctity right here in this city, and you should realize that, you are the sons and daughters In the faith of those noble American saints and let it not be said one hundred years hence that through our fault their blood was shed on American, Mil fh vain." Poor Health Forces the Rev. Mr. Chalmers to Resign, His Riverhead Charge. HIS PEOPLE RAISING A PURSE. Could Have Kemained if He Wanted to Make a Fight, but Preferred Peace.

(Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, li I February 19 The congregation of the Riverhead Congregational Church was greatly surprised at the morning session yesterday when it was announced from the pulpit that a meeting of the church would be held on REV. W. J. CHALMERSMarch 3 tQ conslder the resignation of the Rev. Wm.

J. Chalmers as pastor of the church. Mr. Chalmers is in the twenty eighth year of his ministry and this is the only church of which he has been the regularly ordained preacher, as he came here almost direct from college and was ordained as pastor on October 22, 1872. Mr.

Chalmers broke down about five months ago and was forced to give up preaching since that time. Recently the church pulpit has been acceptably filled by the Rev. Joseph H. Fisher and some members of'the church were for engaging him as the regular pastor at once, but as Mr. Chalmers has just asked for three months' more leave of absence, a meeting of the church trustees and deacons was held to consider the matter.

It is reported tn have been a lively meeting and some village people say there was a division in the board as to engaging a new minister or of keeping Mr. Chalmers. This Dr. Henry P. Terry denies, but some of the church members are stili strong supporters of Mr.

Chalmers and dislike the idea of having a new minister. They advanced the plan of engaging a new minister and still contributing to the support of Mr. Chalmers from the church treasury, but this plan was defeated. Mr. Chalmers was seen yesterday afternoon by an Eagle reporter, whom he said: "Yes, I have sent in my resignation, to take effect immediately, but I cannot say that it was directly asked for.

I have foreseen what was coming, though, for the past four months and, while I am loth to give up my pastorate, I feel that I must on account of ill health, as I will be unable to do much work for at least a year, and perhaps longer. While I feel that I could still get a majority of the votes of the members to keep me as pastor, I gladly resign to avert a division of the church, which would doubtless result were I to make a fight to remain. The church has wanted to make a change for some years and this seems to be the opportune time. I want it understood that, while I do not agree with all the actions of the church toward me in this respect, I hold no animosity against the church and shall continue to live in Riverhead and attend the church, doing what I can for its promotion and welfare." Id addition to being one of the best known church men on Long Island, Mr. Chalmers Is a well known Mason, he having been a member of Riverhead Lodge for twenty seven years and its master for ten years consecutively.

He has been district deputy grand master of the State of New York and also grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge. In the latter capacity he took part in laying the corner stone of the Masonic Home at Utica. He is wonderfully well versed in the work of the order and Is a historian of note, as well, being a man greatly revered among men and Masons wherever he is known. He is also a member of many missionary bodies oE the state, as well as other church organizations. An effort is now being made to present Mr.

Chalmers with a purse of $1,000. JUDGMENT FOB SALARY. Jamaica, L. February 19 Justice Garrett J. Garretson has directed a judgment of $333 and interest for April 21, 1898, in favor of Sandford Murray and against the City of New York for salary due lim as an employe of the Department ot Highways of the city.

Murray was a highway commissioner of the Village of Rockaway Beach at the time of consolidation, and alleges in his suit against the city that he became under the provisions of the charter an employe of the Department of Highways ot the city; that although he tendered his services they were ignored. He has not been removed from his position by the head of the Department ot Highways for cause or otherwise. The commissioners in several of the villages of the borough prior to consoli dation are likely to begin similar suits. REFUND OF TAX OEDEEED. Jamaica, L.

February 19 Edwia H. Brown, a large taxpayer of Jamaica South, has obtained a judgrment of against Bird S. Coler, Controller or the City of New York, the amount paid by hicn as a lighting tax in Lighting District No. 5, the farming district comprising all the territory of the Town of Jamaica outside of the incorporated districts. As has been previously recorded in the Eagle, a large number of similar judgments were entered up against the city about a month ago, it having been held that the tax was illegal and void, the contract made between the Jamaica Town Board and the Jamaica Electric Light Company having been previously declared as illegal.

NO CHANGE IN THE GATE CITY. East Moriches, L. February 19 The snow storm and the cold following it have effectually prevented crossing the bay with boats, as more than half the width of the bay is a mass of frozen snow. Telephone reports from the life savers say there is no material change in the stranded Gate City. No cargo was discharged yesterday, but work was resumed this morning.

The wreckers remained on hoard through the storm, as did Captain Googlns, the chief engineer and chief officers, who will remain by the ship until the question of saving her is definitely settled. LIGHT FOB WHITESTONE. Whitestone, L. February 19 Last Saturday General Manager Bissell of the New York and Queens Gas and Electric Company was authorized to install eighteen arc lamps at Whitestone. The lamps will be located at the Intersection of the most frequented thoroughfares and at such other places as they are deemed most necessary.

The work of putting up the wires and installing the lamps will be commenced this week. GOING TO CHINA. Sag Harbor, L. February 19 August Mathez of Colorado, who married the eldest daughter of the late Stephen B. French of Sag Harbor, will soon leave for China to develop extensive mining interests there.

Mrs. Mathez has not yet decided whether to ac company her husband or not and is now in Chicago visiting her brother, Stephen, who is filling a theatrical engagement hero. MABBIEE LAST JUNE. Rockaway Beach, L. February 19 It has just been announced that Miss Nellie Warren aud Howard B.

Jones of this place were quietly married last June. Miss Warren was a teacher in one of the local schools here and recently resigned her position. Tho young people are now receiving the congratulations of their friends. SMITHTOWN LITIGATION. Albany, February 19 A decision has just been handed down by the Court of Appeals, affirming judgment in favor of Ethelbert L.

Arthur and Howard B. Arthur as administrators, of the estate of John S. Arthur against whom John P. Handshow brought suit to recover damages against Justice Arthur of Smithtown, L. I.

PEACH BLOSSOMS IN "WINTEB. Westhampton Beach, L. February 19 A branch from a poach tree in full bloom is on exhibition 'in Haven's store. The branch was tnken from a peach tree in the orchard of J. Mitchell Stevens.

Cuts Cleared by the Big Plow Pushed by Two Mother Hubbards. ALL TRAINS ON TIME TO DAY, Nothing Like the Storm of Last Year, Though Some of the Highways Are Blocked. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead. L. February 19 Suffolk has had its first real taste of winter, and Sunday morning the snow was about twelve Inches on the level, and with banks in all directions over the tops of fences and in some cases sev eral feet above the fences.

On the railroad the big cuts were filled to overflowing, but the Long Island Railroad Company, with its' accustomed energy, set to work and by early afternoon a line was opened, up to Greenport. The regular mail was but about an hour and a half late in reaching this station. The train wac preceded by tv of the road's newest camel back or Mothej Hubbard engines, pushing ihe big plow an a gang of shovelers. The trainmen say tb at one of these engines worth three of he ordinary t3 pe in bucking a big snow dr ift. This is the first time that the engines ave been put to this use.

They are the eng ines used to haul the heavy freights on the "main line between Greenport and Long Island City. The biggest drift encountered on th trip out from Long Island City was at a ig cut between Manor and Calverton. There 'the cut was some three rods long and ninete en feet deep. The snow. being light there Was little trouble in pushing the plow When the combination stopped here for v.

ater all the air pumps were frozen up and tb wheels and every part of the big machines ere completely enveloped in show, while the windows In the cabs were broken. Some time was spent in dis.ging the sncw from the wheels of the locomotives and plow, and after this had been accomplished and the eng; ines had watered, the combination of plov( and engines proceeded east, striking the big Aque bogue cut, where last winter the train was stalled two days. Yesterday they had better luck though, as the sno being so much lighter than last winter, it was removed much easier. The big cut was jammed full its entire length, but after one or two attempts the big plow went through with no damage done. The Mattituck Cutchogue cut was also solid full, and this, together with the several other big drifts further east, held the train back some time, and by tho f.ime Greenport was reached it was two hours and a half behind hand, aster having had a'n exciting and interesting trip from Long "island City.

The big plow made a beautiful picture as it pushed through some of the big drifts in this village, as the snow was throT. very high in the air and at the time co. npletely enveloping the whole outfit to such extent that nothing but a huge drift of flying snow was discernible. Fog at College Point, College Point, L. February 19 The blinding snow storm Saturday night caused a dense fog in the East River off College Point, and many sailing craft which managed to make their way into the grormd through the terrific storm, anchored in Flushing Bay, off here.

The northeast gale bad the effect also of driving the waters of 'Long Island Sound into the harbors and bays on the north side of the Sound, and the tiden were much higher than usual. No serious lamage, however, is reported. As a result of the heavy snow fall traffic on the New YorJk and Queens County Railroad was somewhat Impeded. The large snow sweeper was kept in operation all night and yesterday morning, and the cars were running yesterday afternoon, though not on schedule time. Blizzard at Bockatway.

Rockaway Beach, L. February 19 The snowstorm threatened to cut off this place from all communication with the city and all trains were delayed from ten to twenty minutes. A gale blew out of the northwest all yesterday at a rate of about fifty two miles an hour, increasing in force as night approached. The first train from Long Island City yesterday morning reached here fifteen minutes late, having encountered big drifts in the cut at Glendale and at Aqueduct. The train vas drawn by two engines, the first of the camel back pattern, and comprised two cars.

After leaving Hammel Station huge drifts were encountered just west of the station, but by repeated bucking the engines forced their way through this and some smaller drifts, reaching the terminus at Rock away Park about twenty three minutes be hind schedule time. The east bound track was easily cleared, the drifts being worse on the west track. Last night the wind increased in force and the thermometer registered very low. Traffic was rendered more difficult by the electric lights failing to burn. Jamaica Bay is all frozen over save for a few narrow channels and oystermen are forced to abandon work.

Freeport's Blockade. Freeport, L. February 19 The snowstorm caused the first blockade in this section. The huge drifts on many of the highways on the outskirts of the village prevented any travel, but the roads and paths near the business section were opened early yesterday morning by snow plows so that people could reach the various churches. All railroad trains reached here nearly on time, but some were hauled by two large locomotives.

The storm will result in a suspension of oyster gathering and carting for several days, as the bay is filled with ice and snow. Sleighing at Huntington. Huntington, L. February 19 The storm was very severe here, but did little damage in this vicinity. Some trees were blown down, but no reports of damage to shipping have been received.

The snow fell to a depth of about ten inches on the level and makes fine sleighing, which the people here are enjoying. Trains on this branch of the Long Island Railroad were delayed but little. Work for the Engineers. Wlllets Point. L.

February 19 The government reservation here was snowbound un til yesterday morning, waen 500 men from the engineers' corps were put to work to clear the roads. The old stage coach which carries the United States mall between here and Whitestone was unable to go out and its place was taken by a large wagon from the commissary department, which was drawn by four horses. On the Oyster Bay Branch. Mineola, L. February 19 Trains on the uyster Bay Drancn have run almost on schedule time since yesterday morning.

The longest delay occurred to the Saturday night theater train, which became stalled at this place about 2 o'clock Sunday morning by reason of an annoying blockade, and the few passengers did not reach their homes until from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Tho greatest difficulty is being experienced by the farmers in breaking their way through the turnpike running from Floral Park to Jericho, the drifts in many places being more than twenty feet high. Very little was accomplished this morning toward opening the road, owing to the high winds which blew the snow back into the cuts almost as fast as it was hhoveled out. Light Snow, Heavy Gale. Greenport.

L. February 19 The fall of snow here was comparatively light, but the gale that accompanied it filled the cuts of the Long Island Railroad, thus causing delay in irarac. Train iso. leaving Long Island City at 9 A. M.

yesterday aud due at Greenport at 12:17, was nearly two hour's late when it arrived here. The Russell snowplow, with two engines, arrived here about 2 o'clock, opening up the road for the regular train which arrived about fifteen minutes later. Sunday Papers Missed. Sea Cliff, L. February 19 Snow began to fall here shortly after midnight Friday and continued with but little intermission till 10:30 Saturday night.

Over' a foot of snow fell on the level and the heavy wind blew this into high drifts in exposed places, The snow world. in blue: i BEEF. giving $12 per month In case of the greatest and JG per month in cose of the lowest degree of such pensionable disability rendering the claimant unable to earn a support by manual labor. It also provides for lntarmedlate ratings proportioned to the intermediate degrees of such pensionable disability. The proper ratings under this act will, therefore, be made In accordance with such rules for rating as the medical referee shall prescribe, subject to the approval of the commissioner.

"This order continues in force to the present day. While Order No. 164 was too liberal, Order No. 225 was and is too severe, for it practically leaves all cases considered under its provisions to the judgment and almost absolute authority of the medical referee. It makes him almost in reality tne aosoiute mutator of the Pension Bureau as far as the act of 1890 Is concerned.

I do not desire to attack the medical referee, but solely the great power given him, or. more properly speaking, his office under Order 225. "It is this order alone that has created the necessity for almost all the special bills introduced in Congress, and so long as it continues in force Congress will be Hooded with special pension bills. It is un American, because it is unjust and unfair to those of our people seeking relief at the Pension Bureau. It is a thorn in the side of every member of Congress, for it keeps us busy calling up cases that would otherwise have been speeany aa judicated at the Pension Bureau.

Born In a Democratic, continuea in a itepuoncan administration, it has been tried and found wanting. It should be modified, amended, or repealed, and some order, a fair, equitable and just medium between it and No. 164, issued. "Revision of the pension laws has become essential, the sooner the better. Revision unquestionably will be a tremendous and expensive task; but is it not better to commence the twentieth century with a feeling, of general satisfaction in the justice and fairness of the pension laws and their administration instead of a feeling of general dissatisfaction? Another reason for the increase of special pension bills is the ever increasing misunderstanding between the medical referee and the local boards of medical examiners.

"I would like to add right here that in the iT iii Senator Gallinger, in response to a question asked the Commissioner of Pensions the Senator, twice repeated, so that there could be no misunderstanding, as to the desirability of omitting from future appropriation bills the provision that the ratings made by the medical boards sholl be consid ered by the bureau in reaching conclusions, he replied that he was emphatically in favor of omitting these ratings. These medical boards come from all of our districts. Many of them are made up of the best physicians that can be found in our localities. I contend that the local medical boards are far more able and competent to judge of the disabilities of the soldiers and sailors, of men entitled to a pension, than some man in the Pension Bureau who acts as a sort of referee on that case. They are the most peculiar kind of referees I ever saw or heard of.

They know nothing whatever about the applicant except from the evidence which is put before them, never having seen the soldier at all', and surely the physicians who personally examined the applicant for pension are far more capable of judging the disabilities than a physician not having had an actual eye study of the case. "In hundreds of cases considered by our committee during the past three years we have found local board upon local board agreeing upon various disabilities and their reports afterward rejected by the division of the medical referee. In nine cases out of ten we would overrule the referee and allow the claim, accepting the testimony of the local board as conclusive on the questions raised. "I do not believe local boards are infallible, but I do believe their errors are no more numerous than those of the division of the medical referee. I contend tbat in the Pension Bureau at the small salaries paid it is an absolute impossibility to obtain the best medical talent for the examination or review of cases or for the pen pictures or portrayal of the eases, aud the best examinations are those made by the local boards and not by the Pension Bureau.

And so long as influence shall alone determine who shall be appointed in the division of medical referee in Washington, in the Pension Bureau the bureau will fail to secure the best results. "The pension question has ever attracted the attention of our republic. Many debates havp occurred In ConEress upon the subject and thousands of columns have been printed in the Annals, Globe and Record recording for all time these debates. Why, sir, in 1820 the agitation was so (treat that Congress passed the famous 'alarm which provided that 'every pensioner shall exhibit a schedule of his whole estate and income, clothing and bedding In 1S30 1835 more discussion; 1S50 1855 more agitation; so it has continued to the present day. How much have we paid out for pensions? "In all 278.000 soldiers served during the struggle for.

freedom. Of this number 37, 918 received pensions amounting to $49,000, 000. To the widows of the Revolution were paid about $20,000,000, making a total of $69, 000,000. "The total enlistments in the war of 1812 were 572,651. Of this number 296,916 served sixty days or more, and 31,000 of them have been pensioned, and 35,000 widows have been pensioned.

"I freely confess that before my election as representative to Congress I believed in the 'pension fraud' cry. Since my admittance to this house my views have entirely changed, for such reports as those of the attorney general are bound to appeal to any fair minded person. I believe the pension roll is In many, many ways a roll of honor, and one to be respected and not universally condemned. The cases of suffering relieved are many; the cases of fraud few. "I realize that pension payments have been almost inconceivably stupendous, but the service performed has been equally great.

Had it not been for the soldiers of the Revolution, we would have had no Republic; had it not been for the soldiers and sailors of 1812, we would not be to day free upon the high seas; had it not been for the soldiers of "the Mexican war, we would not have remained the great North American power; had it not been for the boys in blue of 1861 1865, we would have been a disunited Union, while the soldiers and snllors of 1S98 established ue firmly as a world power. "The pension roll has increased during the past seven years more largely from the fact that the soldiers of the 1861 1865 struggle, through advancing age, are less able to earn their daily sustenance by manual labor. In their days of strong young and middle manhood, when each succeeding day dawned upon continued ambition for old age competency their thoughts dwelt not upon pensions, but upon work. Old age has now overtaken many ot them; the struggled for competency has not been poured into their coffers by Dame Fortune, and at last their thoughts have turned to Uncle Sam to make their declining years easier and a trifle happier. "Pensions are not a question of dollars alone.

To carry out the letter and spirit of the pension laws should be one of the objects in their administration. Fairness, based on justice, ought to actuate the Interior Department in their execution. No worthy case should bo pnssed over as unworthy; neither under any circumstances should an unworthy applicant be given consideration. There should bo no petty quibbling and hairsplitting over minor details of no material Importance, causing delay, annoyance and bitterness." The last number of tho New York Observer contained an article written by Mrs. Helen Combcn of Sea Cliff.

OF All Cases of Special Legislation Are Carefully Considered, Brooklyn Representative Says. FRAUDS ARE NOT NUMEROUS. Bevision of All Laws Has Become Essential Roll in 1915 Will Be Less Than $80,000,000. (Special to Eagle.) "Washington, February 19 Representative Edmund H. Driggs of Brooklyn made a vigorous defense of special pension legislation in a speech In the House last Thursday.

In substance Mr. Driggs said: "I believe the time has come when the country should understand what we do in the House at the Friday night sessions. The newspapers of the country say, 'The pension mill in the House is again at work grinding out "There are in this committee members assigned to examine bills from the different states; and If any representative on this side of the chamber does not get his bills reported lie will understand the reason. The committee meets on Monday and Friday of each week, and we go through the bills without any regard as to whether the member interested is a Democrat or a Republican. There are fifteen members of that committee when they are all present, and when the State of Colorado, for instance, is reached, the representative having charge of bills from that state tke3 up those bills and gives them consideration after their examination by the pension expert sent us by the Pension Department, and bases his report upon this expert evidence.

"The bills are then reported to the commit tee as a wholeacted upon, rejected or accepted, and placed upon the calendar for the future consideration of the House. Each bill passes over five steps before going to the Senate, viz: Pension expert, sub committee, "whole committee, committee of whole House, and then the House. No bills considered in Congress pass through so devious and fair a course as those from our committee. "During the three years I have served on this committee on invalid pensions, every single, case that we have considered has been that of an old soldier, his widow or someone directly dependent upon that soldier aged father or mother or helpless children. Dese tlon bills are not considered by us.

It continues by stating that the pension attorneys appear before our committee, and that we members of Congress are pushed forward to "bring about this legislation in their behalf and not of the soldier sort of a system of blackmail. "There has never been one single, solitary pension attorney before that committee to talk to or consult with us or to ask anything about any special pension legislation; and 1 say now that for one, if a pension attorney were to ask permission to appear before that committee on any special bill, would be one of the first to vote in the committee against giving him tho to appear there, because the old soldiers themselves take up the time of that committee. Our fellow representatives of this House come before us on behalf of this soldier and that soldier; it is. their duty and their right to come; it is our pleasure to listen to them as they stand up to defend old soldleTs who ask nothing but simple justice and fair treatment. "In our committee no bill can possibly pass through unless it has first passed tho eyes of the expert examiner from the Pension Bureau, and after passing his eyes it then goes to the sub committee, and the sub corn carefully considers the brief which the pension expert has drawn, and then we decide, in accordance with the resolution which established the committee on invalid pensions, as to whetheT the applicant is entitled to relief or not.

"In every case reported to this House in the Fifty fifth Congress the committee unanimously reported, and the reports were accepted and adopted by tho House of Representatives without the changing or amending a single report, and when they went over to the other end of this Capitol there were but twenty six or twenty seven bills that went to a conference, showing that the two committees had done their work and that the Senate and the House had agreed to pension measures almost absolutely and unanimously. No blackmail or threats, here, sir, foT many members have no bills before us. "I would say. in addition we realize that these applications to Congress for relieE are increasing, that in each year there are more and more of them. I desire to show why it is that these applications that have been coming into Congress are increasing.

"I find, according to a most carefully prepared roport of the ex chairmau of the committee on invalid pensions, George YV. Ray, that in the Fifty second Congress there were 217 special acts passed In the Fifty third Congress there were 119 special acts passed; in the last Congress there were 693 special acts passed. The reason for this great increase is not difficult of explanation. Shortly after (October 15.1890) the enactiment of the act of June 27, 1890, an order known as No. 1G4, was issued by Commissioner Raum That all claimants under the act of June 27, 1S90, showing a mental or physical disability or Usabilities of a permanent character, not the result of their own vicious habits, and which incapacitate them from the performance of manual labor, rendering them unable to earn a support In such a degree as would be rated under laws at or above.

$6 and less than $12, shall be rated the same as like disabilities of service origin, and that all cases showing a pensionable disability which, if of service origin, would be rated at or above $12 per month shall he rated at $12 per month. "This order created, as events and time proved, an extremely liberal and generous construction of the act of June 27, 1890. It is well to remember that at the date of issuance of Order No. 164 "no person in or out of public life knew anything as to the probable increase of expenditures for. pensions under the law of Juue 37, 1890.

So great, however, became the increase in the pension rolls that on Juno 9, 1893, Order No. 225, which follows, was issued: 1. A claim for pension under the second section or the net of Juno 27. 1S0, can only bo allowed Tion proof of mental or physical disability of a permanent character, not the result of the claimant a own vicious liublts, Incapacitating Mm' for the performance of manual labor In such a degree as to render him unable to earn a support. No specillc Injury or disability can, as such, have a pensionable rating under that act.

bo considered otlienylsu than as It affects the capacity ordinary manual labor. 3. Proof that the disability 0t the result of the claimant's own vicious habits requisite; and therefore the causes anil circumstances of the origin of the disability should Ik; shown by the evidence furnished In support of the claim for pension, so far us can be done, and bv persons other than the claimant. 5 persons 4', To K'vc" 'ho claimant a pensionable status under this act the disability must be such as to incapacitate him for tho performance of manual labor In such a degree as to render him unable to earn support; yet tho act recognizes differences In the degree of such pensionable disability.