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WOODRUFF'S BANQUET. VERY YOUNG DAUGHTERS TO appear IN SOCIETY, NOT BUSY AT PRESENT. TO REMOVE TWO BEEFS. TO INDICT THOMAS. rence: in the district known as the Tenderloin.

This may not have applied to Brooklyn, but the chief it in his" mind that there was something going on in the way of concert halls in Brooklyn and in the Borough of Queens. So he sent out an omnibus order to the deputy chiefs to tell the captains about the limitations of whisky shops, and that was what led the new chief in Brooklyn to summon the men before him. The talk lasted just twenty minutes, as has been said, but in that time the Deputy Chief managed to crowd a great deal of information and incidentally threat into his talk. He told the men that he would not tolerate anything that was crooked in the conduct of affairs in the various precincts. He wanted all of the concert halls shut up and he told the commanding officera that ho would not allow them to permit any saloon that had a concert attachment to keep open.

He also spoke of disorderly houses and asserted that he wanted all such places driven from Brooklyn. Of course, he said, the men were not to interfere with persons who had a concert hall license, but he declared that such, places should be so closely watched that they should not degenerate Into places of resort for evil disposed persons. He said that he would not allow the captains to tolerate anything that was in the slightest way against the law and he read to the men present the provisions of the charter and the penal code bearing on the question. He also called attention to the section of the penal code which makes it a misdemeanors for officers of the Police Department to neglect the prosecution of persons who were violating the law. "The whole thing is dead easy, was the comment of a captain of one of the uptown precincts when he left the office of the Deputy Chief.

He is in charge of a precinct where there are no concert halls and presumably no disorderly houses. But others of the captains who are In command of districts, where, it is believed, both classes of law breakers are doing business, looked more seriously at the situation. An Eagle reporter had a chat with Deputy Chief McLaughlin after the talk. The newspaper man asked him If he had spoken to the captains about the pool rooms. "No," was the answer.

"I do not believe that there are any pool rooms left in Brooklyn." There have been no raids on pool rooms since the spectacular effort of Captain Reynolds on Saturday last, when he invaded the TTiifpnth street and. effective background for the dainty com blnatlons of braid, feathers, lowers' and chiffon displayed fdr the consideration ot the patrons and visitors to the department and the spring, hats taken collectively have never been lovelier. The mingling of the soft tones that have come to be generally recognized under the phrase "pastel tints" Is the dominant millinery characteristic this season and the result is a spring like effect in coloring, but of the most delicate order. Pastel shades are seen in the straws, feathers, wings, flowers, velvets, satins and sheer materials, so much in use, and these are combined with exquisite laces. The shapes, too', are more generally becoming than in some previous years and altogether the fashionable hat as seen at Abraham Straus' Is a model of richness, elegance and simplicity.

In a beautiful shade of pastel blue is a turban toque formed of folds of maline and at one side a cluster of ostrich plumes in same tint fastened with a sapphire and steel buckle. On the same order is a reception hat of maline, blue in color, and vailed In white lace and trimmed at side with forget me nots and foliage. All jet hats are among the season's favorites and a stylish model seen here has a ilarfc brim under which appear a bandeau of pink roses and broad front trimming of wings of spangled net. In a delicate shade of heliotrope is a beautiful model of satin braid slightly flaring In front and dented at the back. The top of the bell crown shows folds of violet maline and insertions of white lace and velvet, black velvet ribbon at sides.

Along one side of the medium brim rests a long plume shading from lavender to violet and fastened with a knot of black velvet in front. The large toque retains its popularity and one' handsome design here is of castor color maline and cream Renaissance lace, the brim being completely draped with the lace. A side flare model that is very stylish Is composed of alternate rows of castor toned horse hair braid and blue crepe de chine and trimmed with cluster of poppies, in the pastel tints of pink, lavender and blue. A lovely little flower toque has the crown formed of rose leaf petals with brim of the full blown blossoms and at one side some soft curling quills, shading rom white to the faintest pink, and knot of jink miroir velvet in front. An odd but decidedly stylish hat is a flat crowned broad brimmed design made of folds of white maline, the under brim being faced with this material, and showing a cluster of black chrysanthemums at side.

The entire top of the hat is covered with cream Renaissance lace in handsome pattern and the trimming consists solely of a large Alsatian bow of black velvet set in the middle of the crown. A dainty pompadour, bonnet is of iridescent spangled net with pretty little wings of the same material in front and another dressy bonnet is made of Tuscan braid, black maline and velvet ribbon. In front are a couple of loops and ends of the rose pink ribbon with fringed ends. The little'folks have' a display all by themselves that is quite as effective as the grownups and pokes and baby hats are the models most in evidence. A beautiful large hat with Tarn crown of ivory satin braid has brim and frills of duchess lace and trimming of straps of velvet ribbon caught with tiny gilt buckles, and large rosette bow In front of pink ribbon.

A baby hat of white braid is faced with white chiffon and trimmed with loops and ends of white peau de sole ribbon and tiny French feathers and rosebud wreath under brim. For a girl about 9 or 10 is a dressy hat in heliotrope braid with immense bows of white braid edged with black velvet ribbon forming the front trimming and a wreath of daisies around the crown. Another pretty hat is of castor colored satin with large bow of feather edge pink ribbon. Spring Millinery Exhibit at Best Liliputian Bazar, in Manhattan. The little folks and the young people command all the attention at Best Liliputian Bazar, West Twenty third street, Manhattan, and just at present the millinery opening is a special feature, at this popular emporium.

The natural colors of the braids are fashionable and the pliable, rich looking satin braids, which can be so easily manipulated into becoming and artistic shapes, are conspicuous among the models, at Best's. Flowers of all kinds are extensively used, the familiar daisy and buttercup having made way for other varieties. Cherry blossoms and fruit are also used and one very pretty hat for a child of or 7 years was trimmed with cherries and loops of cherry colored ribbon. One of the simplest and prettiest hats on display was a Leghorn with clusters of hydrangea blossoms, resting on the brim and loops in front of plaid ribbon in tints of white, green and violet exactly matching the blossoms. Poppies appear on several of the hats and some of the more dressy styles have crowns of rose petals and Leghorn brims.

For the school girl Best Co. have a variety of stylish sailor hats trimmed with large ribbon bows in front or at the side. The caps of chiffon, silk and braid for girls from 3 to 6 years and the beautiful baby caps, of French lawn, silk and mull are the daintiest head coverings that can be imagr ined. A novelty in the hat line is a large model of white lawn with embroidered crown and widely flaring brim trimmed with rows of narrow yellow lace. Another new style is of white dimity with frills of the same material faced with wide, pink satin ribbon.

The millinery department is not the only one prepared for the spring season for the pretty hats are supplemented by coats and dresses that are equally pretty and the new styles at Best's are particularly attractive Throughout the establishment spring dis plays are the rule and everything that could be looked for in children's clothing of the most approved style is to be found here. Handsome Display of Spring Millinery at Journeay Burnham's. The spring display in the millinery department was a special attraction at Journeay Burnham's to day and the array of beautiful hats and bonnets warranted the admiring comments that were made by the host of visitors. Dainty and elegant they formed a handsome collection and the general arrangement of the department was in keeping with the atractiveness of the hats displayed. A set that commanded much' attention consisted of toque and boa of biscuit colored chiffon and lace.

The hat was made, of folds of the chiffon, over which was draped beautiful lace, and at one side were softly curled tips. The boa was a jabot like arrangement of chiffon with long ends of wide lace. A noticeably pretty model was a silver gray princess poke, formed, of silk chiffon, in folds for crown and brim, and set off with loops and long ends of taffeta ribbon and a Brooklyn Representative Argues for East River Improvements. Before House Committee. ESTIMATED COST, $1,897,500.

Good Prospects for an Appropriation That Will Be of Great Value to New York. Eagle Bureau, 60S Fourteenth street. Washington, March 14 The House committee on rivers and harbors this morning gave a special hearing to Representative Driggs of Brooklyn on the subject of the lat ter's bill providing for the removal of Dia mond Reef and Coenties Reef so as to secure a deep and safe channel in that portion of East River. Mr. Driggs has received a copy of a report of a survey made by the Army engineers to determine the cost of removing these menaces to navigation.

The total cost of clearing the reefs away will be $1,897,500, but the government experts regard this improvement as so important that Representative Driggs' bill has been indorsed by six different officials, including the Secretary of War, Chief of Engineers and the various local engineer officers in charge of river and harbor work in the vicinity of New York and Brooklyn. Each of them says that, despite the large amount of money required for the undertaking, it is of sufficient importance to warrant the government beginning the same at once. The reefs in question lie at the south end of East River, at and near its junction with Buttermilk Channel and the channel between the Battery and Governor's Island. Diamond Reef covers' an area of about 800 feet long, with 600 feet as its greatest width. Coenties Reef, a quarter of a mile further up the river, is about 280 feet long and 150 feet wide.

In addition to restricting the volume of traffic in East River these obstructions have constantly been a source of great worry to the vessels that are compelled to take that route, and several costly warships have been badly injured by scraping on them. Mr. Driggs informed the committee of a number of proposed business projects under contemplation by New York and Brooklyn capitalists for developing the commerce on each shore of the East River, and pointed out the necessity for the demolition of the two reefs at once. "Within the last two months," he said, "an immense tract of land was sold on the East River, in the Borough of Brooklyn, upon which large railroad yards are to be built. Another big railroad yard is being contemplated near the same place, and two large manufacturing establishments near Newtown Creek will shortly go up.

When these improvements have been made, the freight trans, portatiou by lighters and railroad floats will be so enormous that the already overcrowded condition of the East River will become dangerous to life and property. As pointed out in the engineer's report, the channel northwest of Governor's Island and southeast of the" Wall Street Ferry for a distance in the river of 1,000 feet, is but 200 feet wide. This will give the committee a small Idea of the necessity for the prompt widening of the channel, which can be effected by removing the two reefs which now block the passageway. "When this is done I can promise that we shall have no more accidents similar to those which occurred to the warships Massachusetts, Brooklyn, Marblehead and Montgomery. But for the quick presence of mind of a naval officer in running his vessel into a dock in order to avoid a collision with a heavily laden excursion boat in the dangerous and narrow pass between Diamond Reef and the shore, there would have been an accident resulting in great loss of life.

"I realize that the appropriation asked for in this case is large, but it seems to me that the policy of the government should be to consider first the benefit to result from the improvement and second its cost." The report of the engineers states that the cost of removing Diamond Reef will be $1,400,000, and for removing Coenties Reef $285,000. An additional allowance of 10 per cent, makes the estimated total cost $1,897, E00. There is every reason to believe that at the beginning of the next session a river and harbor bill will be introduced and that it will contain a liberal provision for this improvement. STORE NOTES. Spring Hats and Bonnets Now on Exhibition at Abraham Straus'.

Having found the experiment of continuous exhibitions of the latest and best models from heme and foreign designers a decided improvement on the old fashioned "opening day" in the millinery department, Abraham Straus have this spring continued the custom inaugurated by them a few seasons ago and every day therefore is opening day in the sense of having on view the best that the milliners of the old and new world have to offer in feminine headgear for spring and summer wear. The handsome parlors with their rich, dark furnishings afford the most Governor, Judges and Members of. Legislature to Be Entertained. Albany, March 14 Lieutenant Governor Woodruff will give a dinner to night at thp Hotel Ten Eyck to the Governor, the judges of the Court of Appeals, the state officers and the members of the Legislature. The dinner will be attended by two hundred persons and will be the most elaborate event ever given in this city.

The speakers will be Governor Theodore Roosevelt, Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of the Court of Appeals, Speaker S. Frederick Nixon of the Assembly, Senator T. E. Ellsworth, Senator Thomas F.

Grady, Harry S. Brown, president of the Legislative Reporters' Association; Frank W. Mack of New York City, Colonel Archie Baxter, clerk of the state Assembly, and Assemblyman J. P. Allds.

LITEKABY BOXING BOUTS. The Young Men's Literary Union connect ed with St. Patrick's Church, Kent and Willoughby avenues, will hold its annual entertainment for men at the club rooms, 885 Bedford avenue, Saturday. Some well known amateur boxers will appear. Four bouts will be put on.

Some well known singers of Brooklyn have also volunteered to appear. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCES. Several Important Meetings to Bo field by Brooklyn Associations This Week. Several important conferences of Sunday school workers in Brooklyn will he held tomorrow and next week. The Eastern District Sabbath School Association will have a conference in the afternoon and evening in the First Baptist Church, Lee avenue and Keap street, of which the Rev.

Milton F. Negus is pastor. There will be a session at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and another at 7:30 o'clock In the evening. In the afternoon the session will be called to order by George Scott, president of the association. The scriptures will be read by the Rev.

Dr. James H. Darlington, rector of Christ Church, followed with prayer by the Rev. C. L.

Mar quardt of the First German Baptist Church. Mr. Negus will speak a welcome to the conference. Addresses will be made by Miss May A. Locke of All Souls' Universalist Church on Kindergarten Methods in the Infant Class." by Henry Schade on "Teachers Meetings" and by Miss Jessie Arbuckle of St.

John's M. E. Sunday school on "Home Department Work. Discussion on this topic will be led by E. W.

Hawley. A fine programme has been arranged for singing by the audience, with Miss K. A. Baggstrom as organist. Supper will be served in the Sunday school room by a committee of representatives from the Sunday schools, under the direction of Mrs.

S. H. Wright. In the evening the scriptures will he read by the Rev. J.

L. Hervey of the First United Presbyterian Church, there will be greeting and prayer by the Rev. Dr. Rayner S. Partington, pastor of the South Second Street M.

E. Church. Addresses will be made by the Rev. Dr. John Coleman Adams, pastor of All Souls' Universalist Church, on "The Twentieth Century Sunday School," by the Rev.

Gilbert A. Shaw, pastor of the New England Congregational Church, on "The Graded System," and by Colonel Henry H. Hadley on "Rescue Missions." Professor Chester H. Beebe will be at the organ and the choir of the First Presbyterian Church will sing. The Greenpoint Sunday School Association will hold a convention to morrow afternoon and evening in the Tabernacle M.

E. Church, Manhattan avenue and Noble street. The afternoon devotional service will be led by the Rev. Lewis Francis. The convention will be called to order by J.

W. Cummlngs, president of the association. Addresses will be made by E. P. St.

John of the Bible Normal College, Springfield, on "Child Study for Primary Teacher" and "Lesson Study for the Primary by Mrs. James C. Os trander, president of the Brooklyn Primary Teachers' Union. Discussion will follow each paper. Supper will be served.

In the evening the Rev. Dr. D. A. Jordan will lead the devotional service.

There will be music by the choir of the Kent Street Reformed Church. Addresses will be made by Mr. St. John on "Why Grade the Sunday School?" and by the Rev. Dr.

James M. Far rar, pastor of the First Reformed Church, on "The Teacher's Book." A Sunday school coneference in the interests of the schools of the Twenty sixth and parts of the Twenty fourth. Twenty fifth and Twenty eighth Wards will he held in the Williams Avenue M. B. Church, of which the Rev.

Dr. L. R. Streeter is pastor, on Thursday. March 22, afternoon and evening.

The afternoon session will be presided over by Alfred Tyrrell. The precentor will be the Rev. W. I. Southerton, assistant pastor of 'the Baptist Temple, with Miss F.

B. Stagg as organist. Dr. Streeter will make a short speech of welcome, which is to be followed by a conference on "The Seven Laws of Teaching." led by the Rev. A.

H. McKinney, slate superintendent. A conference on the Home Department will be led by the Rev. Mr. Southerton, and Mrs.

Ostrander will speak on "Primary Class Suggestions Conditions, Requisites. Methods." At 6 o'clock supper will he served. In the evening F. J. Swift will preside, with A.

N. Stowr as nrecentor and Miss Stagg as organist. The Rev. James M. Dickson of the East New York Reformed Church will lead a devotional service.

Twenty five minutes will be devoted to the relating of Sunday school experiences, open to all. Dr. McKinney will speak on "The Bad Boy." A question box will be opened by the Rev. Warren H. Wilson, pastor of the Arlington Ave nue Presbyterian Church.

An interesting ser vice on "Promises, Prayers and Purposes will close the convention. On Tuesday afternoon and evening the annual primary teachers' conference will be held in the rooms of the Central Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. Mrs. Ostrander will preside. George H.

Archibald will speak, his subject being, "Education of the Child Through Its Imagination." Mme. Mountford will also be among the speakers. OBITUARY. Alpbonso J. Wilder.

Alphonso J. Wilder of Fifty seventh street, near Twelfth avenue, died on Monday, of pneumonia, in the 50th year of his age. He had been ill but six days. He was a native of New riampsnire, Dut naa lived in Brooklyn for eleven years. For a lone time he had been in the New York Post Office, and had been superintendent of Stations and D.

He was a member of Edgewood Reformed Church and his mother and two children survive him. The funeral services will be held at his late home this evening, at 8 o'clock. Peter C. Jacobsen. Peter C.

Jacobsen, an Inspector of driven wells in the Department of Water Supplies of this borough, died Sunday with grippe and meningitis, after an iilness of five days, at his home, 272 Skillmau street. He was born in Copenhagen. Denmark, fifty five years ago, and came to Brooklyn in 1SG5. He was a member of the Andrew Jackson Club of the Seventh Ward and of the Brooklyn Engineers" Club. A wife, son and daughter survive him.

The funeral services will be held to morrow morning at St. Patrick's R. C. Church. Mrs.

John B. Bloeth. Katharina Bloeth died March 10 at her Throop avenue, in the 63d year of her age. Her husband is a prominent dealer in, house furnishing goods on Broadway. She leaves a number of children.

The funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock, at All Saints' R. C. Church. William B. Higgins.

William B. Higgins. one of the oldest and most prominent soap manufacturers in Greater New York, died at an early hour this morning at his residence, 3iil Carlton evenue. He was the senior member of the late firm of Charles S. Higgins having succeeded his father, W.

B. Higgins, founder of the business, at his death, forty years ago. After his withdrawal from that firm, Mr. Higgins engaged for several years in the menhaden fisheries at Promised Land, L. where he had an extensive plant.

Failing health compelled his retirement from business several years ago and for the last two years he has suffered from a complication of diseases. Mr. Higgins was married fifty years ago to Miss Annie E. Vandewater and leaves a daughter, Mrs. Edward P.

Williams, of N. and a son. Archer S. Higgins. Fifth avenue, after Ike Thompson, the re ported owner or tne eiaouraie diiuiunug therei had disappeared.

Captain O'Reilly of ii. rtofinn muHp A number me ulici anci. o.o..vu of visits to places which were reputed to have been in the nanas oi garauitis, uui. got were a number of chaira and other odds and ends of furnishings. There was nothing in the loot which in any way suggested UnA Vicon npnunipd bv eram LUctL LUtt JllrtV co ui" 1 biers, for none of the tools of the trade was found.

The members ot me torce nave, since the recent turn up been very active in looking up the saloons and places where pool selling had been reported as being carried on, but they have failed to get any evidence against the pool rooms. The gamblers seem to have cleared out for the present at least and while the moral spasm of the police force continues to be effective, it is not at all likely that they will return. As indicated in the Eagle all of the nickel in the slot gambling machines have been taken out of the whisky shops. A player this morning asked a bartender in a Myrtle avenue saloon, where one had been in constant evidence for months, and which had what had become of it. tlUlitS LU lC i iy.

"Not afraid of the police, are you?" said the man questioningly. "Naw," was the reply. "Only it got to paying out nickels every minute and we thought something was wrong with it. That's why it was, taken out. It has gone away for repairs.

It will be back soon." Maybe the slot machines will reappear again. Maybe they. will not. But for the present they are not in commission. It depends on the police if they will be allowed again.

Captain Reynolds, of the Fifth avenue station, arrested Jeremiah Scanlan, of 427 Third avenue, to day on a charge of selling policy slips. Ke was arranged in the Butler street court and in default of bail of $500 was sent to jail. The examination was adjourned until to morrow. BLAMES THE RAINES LAW. Assemhlyman Harburger Says State of Affairs in New York Is Due to It.

Albany, March 14 The lamentable state of affairs being ex; ed to day in New York City," declared As mblyman Harburger in the Assembly this morning, "was produced and protected by the so called Raines excise law." Mr. Harburger had moved to discharge the committee from consideration of his new excise bill, a motion that was lost. Continuing he bitterly scored the working of the law. He said: "Every pool room, every gambling hell, every niche where vice flaunts, has its tax certificate. All are in these hotels.

"Under the old law, New York City ran the even tenor of its way. until Governor Rqose velt, who even in those days had the gubernatorial and presidential bee, in his erratic way as police commissioner, wanted a strict enforcement of the excise law as to Sunday opening, and ruined thousands of little business men, delicatessen stores and made unhappy many a household. But as soon as the Raines law came into existence, year after year, the smaller business and tax certificate holder was driven out and a trust was formed. Within the next few years, but few saloons will be in existence. All will be hotels and the majority of them will be disorderly because they will be opened with only that intention." CARPENTERS GET 8 HOTJK.

DAY. Cincinnati, March 14 The boss carpenters, contractors and builders came to an agreement with the Carpenters and Joiners' Union last night to establish an eight hour day at $2.40 on the first of next June. The present rule is nine hours at $2.50 per day. This is an increase of 5 cents an hour. The contract will be signed to day.

This ends a struggle which began fifteen years ago. COMMITTED TO JAIL. Edward Koster, 33 years old, who lives In West Fifteenth street, near Mermaid avenue, Coney Island, was arrested last night by Policeman James Shea, and taken to the West Eighth street station, where he was locked up. He is wanted to answer a charge of felonious assault, made against him by John Griffin, a policeman attached to the Coney Island station. He pleaded not guilty and was held for further examination.

He was committed to jail. Was the Mayor Merely Prophetic When He Talked to the Naval Reserve Men? ONLY A FEW HAVE DAUGHTERS And the Oldest Girl, According to the Canvass of the Battalion, Is but Twelve. When Mayor Van Wyck, before the Armory Board last week, said that the Second Naval Battalion wanted new and first class quarters merely to advance their daughters In society his view into the future was keen and penetrating. It has been suggested that the Mayor has some occult powers of prophecy with which ordinary mortals, particularly naval reserves, are not equipped. How did tho Mayor know that the hidden purpose of the Naval Reserve was to advance, collectively, the daughters of the battalion In the ranks of society? is the query which is being asked at present, by the members of the Brooklyn command.

Since the question of daughters was brought forth so prominently, the middies of the naval militia have been making a canvass with a view to ascertaining just how many feminine beneficiaries of the city are present or accounted for in the homes of the officers and men, Commander Forshew heads the list with a girl of 12 and Paymaster Partington comes next in order with one of 7. There are only two or three others who have children at all. Therefore the Naval Reserve men think the Mayor is a very far sighted man. Although they said nothing, it could very easily be seen at the meetings of the Armory Board that the three officers of the battalion who went to argue before the Mayor in favor of adequate quarters were mad jiear through at the reception they got, but now, upon reflection, it is declared that they see with the Mayor's eyes the danger which would menace the city if daughters ad lib. were permitted to have their way and go whizzing at lightning speed into society on the individual bricks of an armory.

It is presumed that the Mayor did not consult the enlistment rolls of the Naval Battalion before delivering his proclamation. Had he done so, he might have been puzzled, for a majority, a vast majority, of the Brooklyn Naval Reserve are young, unmarried men, ranging in years from 18 to 30. Even admitting that some of them were married and had now reached the age of 25, they would have been obliged to join the army of benedicts shortly after their seventh birthday, in order to have daughters old enough now to enter society. When Commander Forshew's daughter of 12 gets big enough to go to pink teas, which will not be for five years at least, she will become a full fledged society participant. The same may be said of Paymaster Partington's 7 year old tot, with an extension of time to the debut.

As for the others, from best accounts, they are few. "Assuming," said a naval man to day, "that in the course of the next ten years, half of the members of the Brooklyn Naval Reserves marry despite Professor Sumner, and ussum ing that in the ordinary course of events, the first child born to each of them is a girl and not a boy, it will be eighteen years, according to the best social usages, before a coming out party is in order. This, added to the ten years given to the Naval Reserves for a period of thought and courtship, makes twenty eight all told. Then, and not until then, will the Second Naval Battalion be in a position to justify the Mayor's charges that the members merely want an armory to advance their daughters In society. This is taken to be about the time when ground for' the new armory will be broken.

Of course, If a plague or a tidal wave or a suburban movement or the march of feminine progress Interferes In the meantime and thins out the ranks of the daughters to be, then of course, it will be incumbent on the members of the Naval Reserve to begin all over again. "Seriously, the Naval Reserves realize how valuable is the city's money and how much must be done with the annuity; how Judgments must be confessed, how street opening commissions must be paid and how salaries must be raised, in order to reduce expenses. These conditions are known and appreciated. The Naval Reserve neither suggests nor implies that they should be belittled. The members, merely request that their daughters be protected from misrepresentation for obvious reasons.

For equally obvious reasons, nearly all of the daughters are at present defenseless." Some of the members of the Reserve, in the silent watches of the night, have been daring enough to think this: "What business hw Mayor to discuss daughters anyhow? And bachelor." LIBRARY COMMITTEES. President David A. Boody Makes Two Changes in His Latest Appointments. David A. Boody, president of the Brooklyn Public Library and chairman of the executive committee, ex offlcio, has announced the appointment of the regular standing committees for the present term.

It will be seen that In the arrangement of the committee on sites and buildings and on administration two changes have been made. In the former Irving T. Bush has succeeded Daniel M. Somers as chairman and in the latter Henry Sanger Snow, the president of the Polytechnic Institute, has been made chairman, in place of Charles F. Phillips.

The full complement of committees is as follows: Executive committee David A. Boody, chairman (ex offlclo): R. Ross Apnleton (ex officlo); John W. Devoy (ex officlo): Daniel W. McWilllams.

Irving Bush, Henry Sanger Snow. Professor Franklin Hooper, Edward Kaufmarm. Finance committee Daniel W. McWilllams, chairman: Frank W. Coler.

William D. Sargent. James Murphy. Dr. John B.

Zabrlskie. Book committee Professor Franklin W. Hooper, chairman: General A. C. Barnes.

Joseph F. Keany. F. Phillips, Irving T. Bush Committee on administration Henry Sanger Snow chairman; Herbert F.

Gunnison. Dr. A. W. Catlln, Charles F.

Phillips. John W. Deyoy. Committee on sites and buildings Irving T. Bush, chairman; Daniel M.

Somers, Dr. P. J. Prendergast, John W. Devoy.

llllam D. Sar geLaw committee Edward Kaufmann. chairman; Thomas Peters, A. H. Eastmond, Dr.

John Kepke. Daniel M. Somers. VERDICT TOB MBS. JOHNSTON.

Mrs. Mary Johnston of 1,440 Forty seventh street, Borough Park, this morning, in Part II of the Supreme Court, Justice Hiscock sit ting, obtained a verdict for 52,3110 against tne Nassau line in her suit to recover $10,000 for personal injuries. Mrs. Johnston Is elderly and thus largely accounts for the verdict. On December 7.

1S98. she was a passenger on a car of the defendant's line and a signal was made to the motorman to stop. The motor man obeved the signal too quickly, and a pas senger, who was of considerable weight, was pitched into the lap and against the body of Mrs. Johnston. She suffered from internal injuries and was a long time in recovering.

VERDICT FOB, FULL AMOUNT. Charles F. Johnson, a 'longshoreman, of '519 Atlantic avenue, obtained a verdict yesterday afternoon in Part of the Supremo Court, Justice Gaynor sitting, in his suit against the Clyde Steamship Company to recover $5,000 for personal injuries. The verdict was for the full amount asked. On August 29 last Johnson was at work on a steamship of the defendant.

The hatchways were about to be removed in order to break out the cargo. Johnson stood on a hatchway cover, over tho hold, and a string back gave way and he fell into the hold, breaking his right leg. Neglect of a Cough or Sore Throat often results in an Incurable Lung Disease or Consumption. For relief in Throat troubles useBliOWN's RRnvcmAT. Trothes.

A Rlm ple yet effective remedy. Sold only in boxes. Big Falling Off in Building Operations During Past Two and a Half Months. WAITING FOR RIGHT CONDITIONS Abnormal Advance in Price of Material and Labor Has Caused Builders to Move Slow. A very noticeable falling off in building operations has been noticed during the two and a half months of this year, as compared with the year previous.

Beginning with summer of 1898 building operations in Brook lyn Increased very rapidly, each month show ing, from the reports of the Building Department, great advances over previous months, until, in December, 1899, the high water marie was reached. This latter, however, was duo to the new building code which went effect in December. But January and February and the first part of March this year have indicated a cessation of operations in all. parts of the city. Two causes are given for this: First, tha abnormal advance in the price of building material and labor, and, second, and as a consequence of this, the willingness of speculative builders to go slowly on the plans already taken out, with the hope that better conditions will prevail in the material market, in February, 1699, 122 applications for tha erection of 251 buildings were granted, the estimated cost of the improvements being placed at $1,348,176.

In February of this year 101 applications were granted tor 180 buildings, to cost $687,040. In January, 1899, 144 applications were granted for 260 to cost $969,699. January of this year showed 125 applications for 195 buildings, to cost In December, 1898, 183 applications were granted for the erection of 317 buildings, to cost $1,175,125. This was considered abnormal, but was the apparently natural growth from previous months. In December, 1899, however, the top notch was reached, when 2S3 applications represented 616 build ings contemplated, estimated to cost $3,892, 680.

This was caused, as stated, by the adoption of the new building code, and the desira of builders, to take advantage of the old rule3 in building operations. In materials, as the operations have fallen off the prices have advanced. Scrap iron, which two or three years ago brought $3 ton, is now worth $20. Oak, which sold for. merly at $52 per 1,000 feet, now brings about.

$7S. Brick layers receive 60 cents an as do tile layers, with double price for overtime and holidays. Carpenters are paid from $3.75 to $4.25 a day; iron workers from $3.75 to $4.50, and plumbers get $3.75 and $4 a day. These prices have not only made builders hesitate, but, taken together with the heavier work required in alterations under the new building code, have resulted in the stopping of a number of very extensive alterations, particularly in the business sections of Brooklyn. The result of the operation of the new code and the desire to avoid its provisions which, by the way, are less felt in Brooklyn than in any other borough are shown by a condition in the Building Department.

A great Was made under the old code to take out mlts for new buildings. The speculative feature of this is shown by the fact that proba bly 150 sets of plans for buildings for which permits were granted in December are still in the office, and notices have been sent to: the owners that unless they are removed at once they will be destroyed. This accumulation was so great a month ago that Commissioner Guilfoyle found it necessary to get rid of them, and unless these owners at once comply with his request, they will be at a loss when they begin operations, if they ever do. But notwithstanding these conditions, men who are interested in the development of the outlying districts are making great preparations in anticipation of a large business this spring and summer. They say that while the winter has been somewhat dull, in spite of its openness and desirability for outdoor work, there Is every reason to believe that the temporary falling off in operations will be followed by a steady growth that will balance the last three months and make the year 1900 the heaviest in the history of Brooklyn in the completion of new buildings.

MME. SEMBRICE'S SONG BECITAL. There was a fine illustration of all that is most beautiful in the art of song singing yesterday at Carnegie Hall, and also a strik ing example of the lengths to which the star worship in New York will go. The singer was Marcella Sembrich and the great hall was crowded to the upper galleries, with a large contingent standing in the rear. Mme.

Sembrich's programme included soma early Italian and English songs; some modem Italian and French examples; some of tha best Heder of Schubert, Schumann and Brahms and Russian and Polish songs sung in the original tongues. It goes almost without saying that the performance showed tha most finished and delicate art, for Mme. Sembrich has proved herself many times not only a brilliant vocalist but an intelligent and sympathetic musician. Yesterday she showed herself an accomplished linguist also, for sang in six languages and in what are probably, for a Pole, the most difficult of them French and English, her diction w.as delightful. But it is hardly to be supposed that tha ereat audience was drawn purely from a de eire to hear songs sung ideally well.

There Is a large audience in this city for artistic song singing but hardly so large as that. It is more likely that the fact that one of the greatest stars of the opera house could be heard for two hours, without any interruption from any supporting clods, and could be heard for about half the price that it costs to Hear her in opera, had much to do with the size of the crowd. But the result can hardly fail to be good, whatever the motives were. Tfiose auditors not only felt keen pleasure but they must have a better standard by which to judge other singers in the same style of work. It Is also to be hoped that many English singers were present.

If a foreigner like Sembrich can pronounce Shakespeare's words so distinctly why should American singers except to be excused for indistinct enunciation or slovenly diction merely because their tone is good? There is not so' much of the calm assumption that the words do not matter among singers as there used to be, but there is too much of it among" those of the second class. Sembrich, Nordica and Lehmann all prove that the notion does not obtain among artists of the first rank. If they stamp indistinct utterance as the mark of the half taught, which it usually is, they will do a service to other audiences than those which hear them. THE LEWISHAM'S CARGO. Mot a Pound of It Goes on the Dock or Into Store.

The steamship Lewishara of London is discharging a cargo of sugar at McCormick's elevator in a decidedly unusual manner. Although the slip is badly crowded with lighters bearing freight for the Armenia and Braton, the Lewisham was into the middle of the slip. Then two lighters were moored on each side of her and the bags of sugar discharged into these, not a pound of the cargo going on the dock or into the empty warehouses. There appears to be an undercurrent of feeling between the Sugar Trust and the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company, and this action is additional proof of it. By discharging tho cargo in this way nothing is paid to the whareh.ouse people except the ship's wharfage dues.

If the sugar has to be stored this will probably' be done on the lighters, which no doubt accept the goods at less than the warehouse rates. PIBL BKOTHEKS' ELECTION The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Plel Bros. Brewing Company was held yesterday afternoon, in tho company's office, on Liberty avenue, between Sheffield and Georgia avenues. The old officers were reelected. They are: Gottfried Piel, president; Martin Plel, vice president, and Herman Peterson, secretary and treasurer.

District Attorney Is Presenting Evidence to the Grand Jury This Afternoon. CHAPMAN FORTHETENDERLOIN? It. Is Possible That He May Succeed Thomas McLaughlin After Concert Halls. At 12:30 o'clock this afternoon District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner and Assistant District Attorney Mclntyre went before the Grand Jury to prosecute a charge of willful neglect of duty on the part of Captain Thomas of the Tenderloin Precinct. The spe ciflo charge on which Captain Thomas will be indicted.

If the Grand Jury does find a bill, is that the captain, on Monday night, permitted; disorderly places to remain open in his precinct after District Attorney Gardiner had informed him that the houses were violating the law and had directed him to close them Captain Thomas was subpenaed yesterday afternoon to appear before the Grand Jury to day at noon. Detectives Binning, Glennon, Cahler and Barry of Captain Thomas' preotnet were also summoned before the Grand Jury. Colonel Gardiner believes that Captain Thomas is guilty of willful neglect of duty, and though he refuses to discuss the matter in any way, it is certain that he wil 1 try to secure the Indictment of the police officer unless something causes him to change his mind. Last night the Tenderloin was closed as tight as could be. Captain Thomas was ioth to shut up the divesj but the orders from the District Attorney were on yesterday afternoon, backed up by directions from qhief Devery.

The Tenderloin captain went over to see the Chief, and after being closeted with his superior for a long time emerged with a determination to carry out the instructions of the District Attorney's olfice. About 9:30 o'clock last night Captain Thomas started out to close up the places he had closed up the night before. At every place he found open he instructed the managers or proprietors that they were under arrest, but could allow their places to remain open if they would run the women out. The managers were told in emphatic language that if a woman as allowed to re enter the places the police would close the doors and keep them closed. After that it was possible for a man to go in and.get a drink, but the houses were all very nearly deserted by the men.

Few wome could be found on the streets, the majority of them hastening to their rooms when the raid began. The following persons were arrested: Demetrius Rakopoulos of the Bohemia, at 43 West Twenty ninth street; George P. Smith of the Arcadia, at 40 West Twenty eighth street; Edward Butler of Silver Dollar Smith's club, at 518 Sixth avenue; Charles B. Ackron of toe Tivoli, at 139 West Thirty fifth street; Dobie Harley of the Maison Doree and the Pe kih, at 145 7 West Thirty fifth street; Lazar Gottlieb of the Moorish Palace, at 37 West Twenty eighth street; Joseph Oussani of the Cairo Cafe, at 34 West Twenty ninth street, and Paul Salvin of the Royal Gardens, at 670 Sixth avenue. The prisoners were all arraigned in the Jefferson Market police court to day before Magistrate Cornel1.

Captain Thomas appeared in court and took a position that will not likely make the District Attorney any more gentle in his efforts to have the officer indicted. Captain Thomas said he had had the prisoners anestei on an order from the District jttorney. and that he had. no evidence against "the' men. Assistant District Attorney O'Reilly, who represented Colonel Gardiner's office, told the magistrate that it Was.

the duty of the i arresting officers to: make the complaints against the prisoners. The arresting officers said they had no com plaints to make; that they had acted under orders. Finally they made out the complaints under section 322 of the penal code. All of the cases were postponed until Friday. Chief Devery had a long talk with District Attorney Gardiner this morning on the subject of the crusade against vice and particularly on the subject of the proposed indictment of Captain Thomas.

Chief Devery assured Colonel Gardiner that he would do all in his power to enforce the law, but one thing he was troubled about was that in closing up places on the charge of violating the law he would have to close up respectable hotels and restaurants as well as the dives. "We might as well close up Rector's, Shan ley's, the Metropole, the Rossmore and others, because they have music as well as the places that have been ordered closed," said the chief. "He wanted to luiow how he could make a distinction. Captain Chapman, former czar of the Tenderloin, was with Chief Devery. The Chief is said to have promised to put Captain Chapman back in the Tenderloin and havc.it cleaned up.

Colonel Gardiner was quite angry because of the efforts of certain newspapers to make it appear that he had started a crusade against the Tenderloin places simply to divert public attention from the gambling hells. One paper offered the District Attorney a long list of poolrooms. Colonel Gardiner instructed the newspaper man to carry his evidence to the magistrate's court of the First District, where he would find two assistant district attorneys detailed to look after the cases. It was insisted that the District Attorney take charge of this list of poolrooms, but he said he had not the facilities, and that anyway the magistrate's court was the proper place to go. "I look with great anxiety on this attempt to throw the general justice of this city on to the shoulders of this office," said Colonel Gardiner.

"1 have not the facilities to take charge of all the general justice. You try to put me in a hole by offering me that list of pool rooms. Why, you might as well bring a list of 150 petty larceny cases, or a list of 150 petty offenses of any nature. I am equally interested in stamping out all kinds of vice, but this office cannot handle them all. We take the important cases that call for special attention.

I am working to stamp out gambling and if every one who has evidence and Is sincere will go to the magistrate's court like the Society for the Suppression of Vice does, then they can find facilities for looking afterthelr complaints." George Furman, manager of McGurk'3 Bowery dive, was held in $500 bail to day for running a disorderly resort. TO CLOSE CONCERT HALLS. Deputy Chief McLaughlin Tells Cap tains That Only Licensed Places Can Kemain Open. Patrick H. McLaughlin, the deputy chief now in charge of Brooklyn, had a twenty minutes' heart to heart talk with the captains and commanding officers of the borough this morning.

The dumb bells and Indian clubs have been laid aside since Mr. McLaughlin took charge of things in Brooklyn and he has developed into something of an orator with the necessity that frequently falls on him to harangue the men. The lecture this morning was all about concert halls. The law does not allow who sell whisky and other intoxicants to have any music in their places, barring, of course, the nickel in the slot contrivances which grind out tunes at so much a tune, and Mr. McLaughlin had a general order from Chief Devery as his text.

The order was that the law and the provisions of the charter Of the greater city should be observed in the matter of concert halls. It was issued last night after Mr. Devery had received a. letter from Asa Bird Gardiner, the District Attorney of Manhattan, oiNcw York County, as it Is called. Mr.

Gardiner had taken it upon himself to lead. Mr. Dovory In the way of the law and he had issued an ultimatum to the head of the pollco force which was aimed entirely at the alleged infractions of the law that have been of nightly occur couple of shaded tips In front. Underneath the brim was a cluster of pink roses. The varying pastel tones of rose were seen to special advantage In a side' front turban.

The only trimming was a drapery of Renaissance lace over the tucked chiffon on crown and brim. The Iridescent effect known as claire de lune was the special attraction in a large hat with soft high crown of folds of white chiffon. A band of black velvet was twisted around the crown and fastened with steel buckles. Rainbow tinted straw braid loops formed the crown of a lively little bonnet with bunches of violets around the brim and loops of panne velvet ribbon in lavender, violet and blue in front. A handsome black and white mo'del on tho side flare order was a combination of jet and chiffon, the latter material forming the soft" brim, with applique of black lace leaves.

At one side was a long black aigrette. A wreath of vari colorcd hydrangeas formed the brim for a dainty toque with soft crown of pastel blue panne velvet. Shell pink maline with narrow insertions of same tcned braid was draped into a beautiful hat and at one side was cluster of pastel toned green grapes and foliage. One of the handsomest hats in the collection was a directoire model, with high crown effect of white maline, completely covered with gold lace. The edge of the brim was of Tuscan braid and underneath was a long white plume.

An exceedingly dainty trque showed tho pastel nink and blue beautifully combined. The crown and brim were formed of iridescent passementerie in shades of gray and blue and the front trimming consisted of ribbon loops in pink and blue. CHARGED WITH LARCENY. Martin Johnson, 45 years old. of Now Utrecht avenue and Fifty eventh street, and Thomas Radney, 31 years old, of 607 Fifth avenue, this borough, were arraigned before Magistrate Voorhees this morning, in the Coney Island Court, on a charge of petty larceny, in stealing a quantity of glass points from the molding shop owned by Cropsey Mitchell, lumber dealers, at Cropsey avenue and Bay Thirty fifth street.

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