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LONG ISLAND SUBURBAN THE BEOOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. ISTitW YOBK, THHJfcSDAT. JULY 27, 1899. STEW LIFE'SAVING SITE. THE BLACKTHORN CLUB coooooooooooooooooooooooo AT Munyon's Himth Drink A BUBBLING BEVERAGE FOR EVERYBODY! DELICIOUS, REFRESHING, INVIGORATING.

ALWAYS READY I EASY TO CARRY. NO TROUBLE, NO BOTHER. It should be in every home; in every traveler's gripsack. One Tablet; A Little Water; That's the Drink. FOUR FLAVORS BLOOD ORAXI1E.

SASSAFRAS, WILD CHERRY. KOLA. It's just the tonic you need after the hath, a game of golf or a long hlcycle ride. Ladles find it's Just what's wanted after a day's shopping. It Is Just the stimulant for the mental worker.

Travelers find It nanay. YOU NEED IT. ijS SO FEAR PROM ANT WATER IT KILLS ALL DISEASE GERMS. CURES HEADACHE AND INDIGESTION. Keeps you in good form keeps you in good health.

6 tablets, 10c; 18 tablets, 25c. At all druggists' or sent by mail from 907 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Thirst Satisfying Cooling and Health Giving Thirst is one of the trials of these warm summer days. What shall we drink Which do you prefer, a glass of insipid, tasteless water or a cooling, refreshing, effervescing glass of Abbey's Salt A teaspoonful of Abbey fs Effervescent 8 8 JANOWSKI VS. LASK.ER.

If the game played near the close of the London tournament, between Lasker and I Janowski, is any criterion, the former cer talnly did not have the walkover for first honors that his frreatly superior score seems to suggest. As a matter of fact, Lasker was obliged to work much harder for the position he occupied at the end than a good many who have not followed the course ot his play closely seem to suppose. The game in ques tion was as stubbornly fought as was the first one between Utsker and Pillsbury, which was also drawn, but Janowski was not given quite the same opportunities for brilliancy that the American had. Nevertheless, the game abound ed In Interesting situations, mainly brought about by persistent endeavors to force the fighting and confound the champion. Tn rlniiiir this iio twice sacrlnced the exchange, Lasker returning the compliment the lirst time.

The champion had several close calls, but ilia mathemiatical accuracy proved too much for his opponent, th" git mo ending with a perpetual check. The (iAMIlIT Wnite. 1 I' i '1 IS 4 I.AKKlt. JAi'. liI.

l.ASKF.n. Mu. li. White. Iliac, p.

i an it 4 it in a tumbler of water not only satisfies the thirst but keeps the system in good order. It may be taken at any time without any unpleasant after effects. I have duly analyzed and tested several samples of Abbey's Effer fervescent SM." I find it to be of very uniform character and composition, and sold in packages well adapted to the preservation of the Salt This compound contains saline bases which form "Fruit Salts when water is added and is then a very delinhiful aperient beverage, highly palatable and effective. Abbey's Effervescent Salt contains no ingredient of an injurious or unwholesome character, and may be taken freely as a beverage. JOHN BAKER EDWARDS, Ph.D., D.C.L F.C.S., Emeritus Professor Chemistry, University Bishop's College, and Dominion Official Analyst, District of Montreal.

Abbey's Salt is also a preventive of and cure for Headache, Biliousness, Fever, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Rheumatism, Skin, Liver and Kidney troubles. Abbey's Salt is a standard English preparation which is just being introduced into the United States. If your druggist has not got it he will get it for you. Prices, 25c, 50c. and $1 per bottle.

Planned by Sport Loving Young Church Members at the Fair Grounds. ALL CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS; The Society of Northville and the Minister Opposed to the Programme. The Horse Owners Interested. (Special to the Eagle.) Northville, L. July 27 A horse race that is announced to take place Friday, August 4, on the Riverhead fair grounds track, and in which the principals are seven young and well known church men of Sound avenue, Northville, has horrified the good people this place, particularly the Christian En deavorers, who strongly rebuke the worldll ness of their brother members.

Some two or three months ago several of the young men of the place, all of them mem hers of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Congregational Church, purchased fast horses, and since that time they have been speeding on the road. Brushes have been the programme almost every night and the result Of the rivalry is the proposed horse race to determine which has the best animal. The young horse loving Christian Bndeavorers have accordingly decided to enter them all in a race for a purse of $50 and the trial is to be public, with competent Judges. They met last night and fixed next Friday week for an event that has already excited the keenest interest and which promises to attract as many sightseers as the biggest Christian Endeavor rally ever held hereabouts. The society Is pronounced in its opposition to horse racing, and the pastor of the church, the Rev.

M. H. Fishburn, has preached several sermons against the practice, and the Christian Endeavor leaders have had several papers read in opposition to it. Notwithstanding all of which, it is said by a prominent member of the society that since the purchase of the steppers the attendance at the society's weekly evening meetings has fallen off Very perceptibly, so much so, In fact, that the leaders of the society recognize the possibility of serious trouble. One of the young men, who is interested in the coming race, says that it's all nonsense to say that there is to be any clash.

This is the way he argues: "I'm a church member and a Christian Endeavorcr and a lover of a good horse, a good dog or a good boat. My creed teaches me that I can love my church and my horse, my society and my dog and my family and my boat, and I can quote good ministers and priests without number to whom I can point as illustrious examples a similar doctrine. I attend church and I'll attend the coming horse race and there's nothing incompatible in it." The horses entered for the race and their owners are as follows: Charles T. Wells, blk. g.

Major; John M. Hallock, b. m. Alice B. W.

L. McDermott, b. m. Olga George E. Luce, br.

Brownie; Israel D. Luce, b. m. Fannie; Henry W. Terry, b.

Edson H. Young, blk. m. Daisy B. The purse is divided $25, $12, $7 and $5.

Best three in five, owners to drive. FISHERMAN SMITH HOMELESS. Brookhaven, L. July 27 The house of Mr. Smith, a fisherman of this village, has teen totally destroyed by fire through a rather peculiar piece of carelessness on the owner's part.

Mr. Smith, who uses tar in the manufacture of his nets, had set a pot of the substance on the stove and left the house. "When he returned he found the bottom of the pot had fallen out, allowing the tar to run over on the floor, to which it set fire in several spots. Mr. Smith and his wife attempted to extinguish the flames, but to no purpose, and attention was directed to saving some of the household furniture.

In this attempt they were likewise frustrated, owing to the rapid headway of the flames, and the house, with all its contents, was totally destroyed. The loss will be partially covered by insurance, which was for $1,000. LONG ISUNdYeALTY. Mies Annie V. Klrley of Manhattan tins purchased the Jesser cottage on Oak street.

Richmond Hill, tor 54.250. The purchaser of the Wright Pearsall homestead, corner Merrick road anil Hempstead avenue, at Lynbrook. has had the properly converted Into a road house. F. B.

Watson ot Manhattan hns broken srountl lor a cottage on his property, Carpenter avenue, Hollis. Dr. Vanderveer of Mineola is having an addition built to his home on Willis avenue. John Kelly of Brooklyn has rented the Hen drlekson cottage at Springfield. The city has leased the second floor, consisting 'our rooms.

In the building known as Bern Hard Court, Fulton street, Jamaica, for the use of the Queens Borough Health Department. Freeman T. Hulse has purchased one of John M. Howell cottages on Ocean avenue, Bay Snore. HOUSE AND BICYCLE MIXED UP.

Sag Harbor, L. July 27 A peculiar accident occurred here yesterday in. which a horse and bicycle came to grief. Alex Listen, a traveling salesman for Smith, Worthington Manhattan, harness dcalera, tied his horse in front of Rogers Douglas' store. A young man wheeled up and rested 'his wheel against the same hitching post.

The restless movements of the horse in switching flies up eet the wheel directly under his feet. The animal reared and plunged and his hind legs became entangled in the wheels of the bike. The more he kicked the more hopelessly entangled he became and he finally fell. The horee gave a series of piercing shrieks which Quickly brought a crowd and when wheel and horse were separated it was found that both were fit subjects for the hospital. SNIPE AND CBABS.

Easthampton, L. July 27 Snipe shooters on Hook Pond and at Three Mile Harbor, over on the north shore, as well as those who wander over the bays and ponds at Montauk, are having fairly good sport this season. Fire lighting for soft shell crabs on Three Mile Harbor and other north shore inlets is a form of sport enjoyed on pleasant evenings. The crabs are attracted by a blazing fire on the boat's bow and rise to the surface in great numbers. Hundreds are caught this way in nets where but few can be taken by spearing.

DIED FROM INHALING GAS. Woodside, L. July 27 Peter Steyer, a German carpenter, aged 84 years, in the employ of F. H. Cordmeyer, was found dead in a bath tub this morning, as a result of inhaling illuminating gas.

When Steyer's body was found this morning the room was filled with gas and it is supposed that he arose in the night and in shutting a window accidentally turned on the gas. An inquest will be held in the case to morrow uy Coroner Cro nln. Steyer came to this country seven years ago to live with a married daughter and the latter died soon after his arrival. Q00000 The Easthampton Station to Be Moved Nearer the Ocean. Amagansett, L.

July 27 It Is probable that the long deferred removal of the Amagansett Life Saving Station from its present position hear the road leading to the bathing beach will be made this summer. The house now stands some distance back from the beach, about midway between the bathing pavilion and the Sea View House. Some time ago a more desirable site wa3 chosen by the officials at a point further east and nearer the ocean. As the house is now situated it cannot be seen by the lookout at the Georgia station to the westward, although the Napeague house, some three miles further east, is plainly visir ble in' clear weather. The new site will be on higher ground arid will place the three houses within signaling view of each other.

The telephone lines are apt to become unworkable during electrical storms and it is desirable that the international code signals be visible from station to station along the coast, or from vessels off shore. The new site marked some time ago is between the summer cottages on the bluff at the end of Whip poor Will lane and the ocean. The cottages of Professor Rossiter Johnson of Manhattan, Mrs. Gilchrist and Lieutenant Hughes, U. S.

are situated on the bluff which overlooks the broad stretch of beach dunes at this place. The seaside residence of the Van Houtens of Paterson, N. is about half a mile west of the station, on high land, close to the beach banks. OBITUARY LONG ISLAND. MRS.

NICHOLAS L. STOKES. Bay Shore, L. July 27 Mrs. Nicholas L.

Stokes, daughter of Mrs. Teresa C. Reilly of 116 Taylor street, Brooklyn, and sister of Mrs. Richard A. Bachia, died at 7:30 o'clock this morning of heart failure at the summer home of her sister, the Ezra Brower cottage, on Main street.

She bid her husband goodby when he left home about 5:15 o'clock for the city and a little time after she was heard moaning. Members of the family hurried to her assistance and Dr. William A. Hulse was immediately summoned, but Mrs. Stokes died a few moments after his arrival.

Mrs. Stokes married only a month ago. She leaves a husband, mother, sister and three brothers. The arrangements for the funeral have not been decidod yet. BABETTE SEMEL.

Far Rockaway, L. July 27 Babette Semel, widow of Joseph Semel, and who has been a summer resident of this place for several years, died yesterday morning. Her remains were removed to the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Heyman, of 143 West Seventy seventh street, where funeral services will be held to morrow morn ning at 10 o'clock. Deceased was widely known and connected with a number of beneficial and charitable societies.

LONG ISLAND BREVITIES. A new Mason Hamlin organ has been placed in the Reformed Chapel, at New Hyde Park. Saturday will be the next special day for naturalization In Nassau County, The Nas3au Board of Supervisors will not meet again until Tuesday, Auirust 11, on account of Supervisor Denton's illness. Trinity Sunday school of Woodmere will hold Its annual picnic to morrow to Glen Island. The Point o' Woods Life Saving Station, which was struck by lightning on Sunday afternoon, la being repaired.

Suffolk Council Xo. 571, Royal Arcanum, of Bay Shore, gave a social and smoker on Tuesday evening. Grand Regent "Wiggins and District Deputy Webster of Brooklyn were present. Dr. Edwin S.

Moore of Bay Shore delivered an address. The financial report of the Board of Education of Brentwood shows the surprising balance of J5S4.87 after every bill has been paid. Eugene F. Griffith, a former justice of the peace of Islip, while riding In a Brooklyn trolley car last week, was struck by a missile from one of the strikers. The Sasr Harbor Epworth League will give a "piazza readlns" on the evening of August 1, at the residence of R.

J. Smith. The Sag Harbor Yacht Club has accepted an invitation to Join the races of the Shelter Island Club, Saturday. A petition has been forwarded the town trustees by the residents of Bellport asking that the gunning privileges on the beach shore, opposite there, be thrown open to the public. Stenger Rohm of Sayvllle have patented a billiard cuo tip, which does away with the annoyance of having to retlp cues.

Cecil Watts, son of Charles Watts, and Arvine Tlllotson and Carl Schedler of Brooklyn, while picking berries In the Bay port woods the other day, ato some berries and became violently 111. Dr. Robinson attended them. The Sea Cliff village officials have decided to fight the injunction secured by Rosalie H. Dallcy, restraining them from granting a franchise to a trolley to run on Twelfth avenue, west of Prospect.

On application of the Rev. J. C. York of St. Patrick's Church, Huntington.

Justice Loundes has committed Clara and Emma Kirk, ascd 7 and 5 years, to the branch of the Convent of Mercy at Syosaet. A meeting of the Suffolk County Sidepath Commission lias been called for Friday, August 4, at Riverhead. NASSAU STXRBO ATE'S COURT. Mineola, L. July 27 In the Surrogate's Court of Nassau County, yesterday, Surrogate Seabury admitted to probate the will of Edward Denton, which had been contested by the nephews of deceased, William and Edward Denton.

Augusta M. and Mary Vincent are the legatees. The will of Emma Jane Bedell was also admitted to probate, the husband, Chauncey Bedell, who is the sole beneficiary, being named as executor. Letters of administration were granted on the estate of the late Darling B. Whitney, the eldest son, Edwin and Richard Downing, being appointed administrators.

The heirs are: Edwin R. Whitney and Selah B. Whitney, sons; Mrs. Jennie W. Carll, Scran ton J.

F. Whitney, Harriet F. Spicer and Roger N. Whitney, grandchildren. The estate is valued at $21,000.

Letters of administration were also granted on the estate of the late Rev. Father Edward J. Smith, who died at Great Neck a few days ago. The personal estate is valued at $2,500 and Michael J. Smith and John W.

Smith of Brooklyn are named as the administrators. QUEENS BOROUGH. Now rails are being put down on the Brooklyn Heights Railroad on Union avenue, between Junction avenue and Broadway, Elmhurst. The Boatty band of the Springfield Presbyterian Sunday School has elected the following oHloer: President, Frank Boyce; vice president. Arthur Hlgble: secretary, Morris Evrltt; treasurer, William Decker.

The. followine base ball names have been arranged bv the Trlunes of Floral Park: July 20, Elk Field Club at Woodside: August 3, Spalding Athletic Club at Queens; August 11. Peconlc Base Ball Club, at Peconlc; August 12, Mattltuck team at Mattltuck; August ID, Sprlngtield Stars at Sprlnglleld. Charles Schumann, son of Henri' Schumann of Elmhurst. who served with the Forty seventh Regiment In Porto Itlco.

has enlisted In the regular Army In Company Nineteenth Infantry. About thirty live of the election officers named to serve in the Third Ward for the fall registration and election wore examined in Flushing yesterday by Chief Clerlt Carl Vugel. The Second Ward Democratic Association will hold Its annual picnic at Assemblyman Wissel's Rlrtgowood Park, Thursday, August 10. Antonio Patrice, an Italian laborer of Clinton avenue llaspeth, was overcome by the heat while at work in l.uurcl Hill yesterday. amuel Madison, IS yeans old, of 20 Manhasset place Brooklyn, fell oil the roof of a new building on Mills street.

Long Island City, yesterday and wan sent to St. John's Hospital. Mrs. Margaret Conklln of Aqueduct, who swallowed carbolic acid Sunday night with suicidal Intent, was arraigned before Magistrate Connor ton nt Long Island City this morning and discharged. PLEADED GUILTY.

Flushing, L. July 27 Harry Astrakar, who was arrested by Detective Sarvls of the Long Island Railroad on the charge of being implicated in the robbery of automatic candy boxes in the Whitostone railroad station some time during last Sunday night, pleaded euiltv to the charge, before Magistrate Healy, at Flushing, this morning, and was held for the Court of Special Sessions. Morris Davis, the company's llagman at the railroad station, arrested on the same charge, was committed to the county jail pending trial next weelt. BALDWINS DEFEATED. Frceport, L.

July 27 A game of base ball was played here yesterday between the Baldwins team of the South Side League and a picked nine of the local club. The latter won by the score of 14 to 2. HEIFERS KILLED BY DOGS. Merrick, L. July 27 Dogs have been worrying cattle In this vicinity.

On Tuesday two fine heifers owned by Ot Smith were bitten and died a few hours later. Pays Its Annual Visit to Father Creigh ton at Riverhead and Presents Him With a Purse. Riverhead. L. July 27 The twenty second annual visit of the Blackthorn Club of Brooklyn to the Rev.

Father Patrick Creigh ton of St. John's Roman Catholic Church in Riverhead was made yesterday. The party, twenty two in number, came down on a special car attached to the noon train and returned the same way in the evening. While here the party was entertained by Father Creighton with a drive about the country in the afternoon, concluding with a bath in the sound. In the evening a banquet was served at the parish house at the church grounds.

The rooms and tables were beautifully decorated with flowers and flags. The Blackthorn Club is composed of former Brooklyn parishioners of Father Creighton from the parish of Our Lady of Victory, on McDonough street. When Father Creighton left the parish he was held in such high ear teem that a resolution was adopted that the Blackthorn Club should visit him in July of every year, and this annual custom has been closely adhered to. Out the original twenty two who visited him twenty two years ago eight are now dead. At the banquet In the evening the president of the club, J.

J. Curran, presided and introduced W. A. Burns of Brooklyn as the first speaker. He told of the endearing ties that bound Father Creighton to the members of the Blackthorn Club and of the resolution to visit him each year no matter where he was.

He closed by proposing a toast to the venerable father, which was drunk standing. Father Creighton feelingly responded. Speeches were also made by ex Assemblyman James R. Graham, J. J.

Curran, M. P. Higgins and others, and several vocal selections were rendered by Christopher S. Coates. The club presented Father Creighton with a purse and Miss Elizabeth Leavey, his housekeeper, with a diamond ring.

Those who partook of the banquet were: D. McGroaty, Thomas Tracey. A. J. Fallon.

John Fallon, John Moran, James Moran, F. Curran, Peter Delap, J. J. Beuty. W.

A. Burns, John J. Curran, S. Powderly. M.

P. Higgins, S. W. Con sldlne, John O'Neil, P. C.

Victory, J. P. Graham, C. S. Coates.

Conrad Curran. J. F. Dally, R. J.

Crossley. J. Kllkors. all of Brooklyn; the Rev. Father Creighton, August Kaelan and an Eagle reporter of Riverhead.

LONG ISLAND PERSONALS. Mr. and Mrs. William Nagle. Hollis, are spending a few weeks at Shelter Island.

Miss M. da Smith of Hempstead Is stopping at Babylon with a party of friends. Miss Edna Thomson of Sprlngfleld is visiting friends at Long Hill. Conn. William A.

Taylor of Corona Is spending his X'acatlon at Northport. George Suydam and family of Hempstead are spending the week nt Jones' Beach. Miss A. W. Craft of Corona Is at present in Glen Cove enjoying her vacation.

Mrs. George Vogel and her sister, Mrs. Searliy, of Union Course, are spending a few weeks with at Bayport and Sayvllle. Miss Nellie Rapelye of Whltepot Is spending a few weeks In Philadelphia. Miss Seyd of Brooklyn is visiting Miss Clara Leys of Roslyn.

Julius Schultz and Miss Emma Johnson of Brooklyn have been visiting relatives and friends at Westbury. Mrs. Koch and son of Brooklyn are the guests of Mrs. Livingston at Hollis. Benjamin Anson Powell of Brooklyn has been visiting Ills parents, Mr.

and Mrs. It. G. Powell, at Hempstead. Emll Steier of Woodsida has gone to Germany for a few weeks' vacation.

The Rev. Mr. Davenport, rector of the Church of the Resurrection, and family of Richmond Hill, are at Brandon, Vt. where they will remain until the middle of August. Mrs.

Robert Jephson and children of Union Course are spending the summer at Rhlnebeck, The Rev. C. H. Wilson of Sag Harbor Presbyterian Church Ib spending a portion of his vacation fishing at Montauk, in company with Dr. Hodenpyl of Brooklyn.

James SimmB of Sag Harbor has been engaged as carpenter on ths Long Island Railroad, having charge of all repairs and construction east of Shlnnecock Hills. William Boan. who left Sag Harbor over a year ago and Joined the Army, la now visiting at his home. Samuel Holmes, who removed from Brooklyn to Sag Harbor some four years about, Is about to return to Brooklyn. Letters from F.

TJ. Gloun of Brooklyn, formerly of Sag Harbor. locates him at Lincoln. Nb. attending the Greater American exposition.

The Rev. Gordon T. Lewis of Christ Church. Sag Harbor, together with his wife and three children, will start Tor his old home in Nova Scotia Monday for a month's sojourn. Mrs.

L. M. Horton of Huntington starts to morrow for Northfleld, to attend the general conference of Christian Workers, to be held there beginning August 1. Homer D. LelTerts and Ross W.

Downs of Huntington go to Niagara Falls on Saturday to spend Sunday. Miss Belle Cottrell of Brooklyn is being entertained by Miss Ethel Barker of Huntington. Cashier Douglass Conklln and Counselor Willard Baylis of Huntington, with their wives, will start on Monday for a trip through the great lakes to Duluth. Returning by rail, they will visit the large cities en route. Mrs.

De Witt C. Conklln of Riverhead Is visiting with relatives In Huntington. Miss Annie O'Keefe of Brooklyn is being entertained by Mrs. John Cushing of Huntington. Among the visitors to Point o' Woods this week are Dr.

and Mrs. Nlchol. who are spending their sixth season at that resort. Miss Alice Toung of Buffalo is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

John C. Dempsey at Point o' Woods. Mrs. Preston E. Dayton of Brooklyn is the guest of Miss Fanny Clock at her home In Islip.

Mrs. George Eastman and her daughter Myra of Islip have been spending some time visiting relatives hnd friends at Bridgeport, Conn. Invitations are out announcing the marriage of John M. Wood and Miss Anna D. Hubbs daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. P. R. Hubbs of Central Islip, on August 7. EAST BAY DIVIDING LINE.

Center Moriches. L. July 2S Yesterday's proceedings at the session of the East Bay Division Commission, held here, were wholly for the purpose of locating a satisfactory dividing line. Many witnesses were examined and all phases of the question of the value of the property brought out. Shore front building sites, the best shooting points, where crabs were plentiful, and even where eels bedded were shown.

Counsel for both sides seemed to be working to locate a line which would be Just to both parties. The residents were almost unanimously in favor of a line beginning on Floyd's Point, east end of Mastic, and running lengthwise of the bay eastward to'Southampton's line. The town to have the northern part, containing 40 per cent, of the area, and the Smiths, the southern part, with 60 per cent, of the area. This division would give the Smiths all of the narrows and a contiguous strip through the bay and would probably end the controversy, If adopted by the commission. ELECTION OFFICERS APPOINTED.

Flushing, L. July 27 Frederic Storm, chairman of the Queens County Republican Committee, has appointed the following election officers for the coming primaries and the election, to serve in the thirteen districts ot the Third Ward: Inspectors First district. Charles F. Wood, William R. Grlmths: second, George Bouse, Thomas Valentine: third, I.

W. Glllman, Thomas Taylor: fourth, William Lowerree; fifth, John T. Vandewater. F. W.

Decker; sixth. Fred S. Field. Julian Doncourt; seventh, John S. Pease, Fernando T.

Whiting: eighth, Thomas H. Bates, George E. Pearce; ninth. William J. Wagner, Charles V'et ter: tenth.

Henry Schmidt, Christian Stender; eleventh, Rudolph Schoenfeld, F. W. Crecelius; twelfth, W. G. Armstrong, Frank J.

Winkler; thirteenth. Albert J. Doscher. Pter Seltz. Poll clorki Elbert C.

Wright. William B. Cris pin, Stephen Lounsberry, Charles B. Knam. Holt Hamilton, w.

u. rtunyuru, ix. unesnire, jos nh T. Derrick. Isaac Norden, Henry A.

Miller. Charles P. Wagner, William T. Brown, Theodore F. Giese.

SEWER BUILT BY CITIZENS. Woodside, L. July 27 The work of building the new sewer on Trowbridge and Willow streets, Astoria, Is progressing rapidly. Over 400 feet bas been built on Trowbridge street and excavations have been made on Willow street. The sewer is being built by property owners along the two streets and will drain a considerable area of land.

It will connect with the Hoyt avenue trunk sewer and the do cllne will be sufficient to rapidly dispose of all drainage. AN INVOLUNTARY DIP. Center Moriches, L. July 27 A party of Ocean House guests, mostly Brooklynltes, took an Involuntary bath yesterday without the formality of putting on bathing suits. They were sunning themselves on the dock when it gave way and they wero precipitated into the water.

As It Is only waist deep none of them was in any dangor. Among tie be draggled party that were greeted by Mra. Knann at the Ocean House at the time, were F. C. H.

M. Ferris, E. C. Wood, Brucs CQMINGG.A.R.ENCAMPMENT Great Preparations Being Made for the Civil War Veterans in Philadelphia. FIFTY THOUSAND MEN IN LINE.

Decorations to Be on an Extensive Scale Hundreds of Reunions Arranged. (Special to the Eagle.) Philadelphia, July 27 Preparations are being systematically and rapidly pushed for the thirty third national encampment of the Grand Army of the Potomac, which will begin in Philadelphia, Monday, September 4, and close Friday, September 9. The headquarters of the general committee, composed of General Louis Wagner, chairman; Colonel Robert B. Beath, secretary; Charles M. Betts, treasurer; Murdock Kendrick, solicitor, at Fifth and Chestnut streets, in the old City Hill, Is a busy place, and much hard work is being done.

From all appearances it will be the greatest event in the history of the Grand Army of the Republic. The city will be beautifully decorated and illuminated. It is expected that there will be at least 60,000 veterans in line on Tuesday, September 5, the day of the parade, and that half a million people from out of the city will be in attendance during at least a part of the six days. The public buildings will be the principal points of decoration, although Independence Hall will be ablaze every night, being illuminated by thousands of candles in the style of a hundred years ago. The public buildings and for three blocks each way will be brilliant, both by day and night.

This square has been called the Court of Honor, but it has been suggested that a more appropriate name would be Old Glory Path. Of course the American flag will predominate in the decorations. At the street corners there will be columns fifty feet high, made of staff, and at cnany points will be placed corps badges in the colors of the different badges, 15 feet high, on poles 35 feet high. At night myriad electric lights will be used. The main columns, as.

stated, will be 50 feet high, and the Intervening columns, 35 feet high. These decorations will include all the public buildings, four blocks square. Arches will be erected at different point3 along the line of The hotels, clubs, business and many private buildings, will be lavishly decorated. The prinpical events of the week will take place in the following order: Monday Parade of naval veterans. Tuesday of the Orand Army ot the ll'1 puhlle.

Iteoeptiori to the Grand Army of the Rf ouhije and other national societies nt the Academy of Music in the at whleh the President of the United States and his Cabinet are expected to be prest nt. Admiral Dewey will also attend If he reaches home in time to do so. We Int sday Business sessions Academy of Music. "Dog watch" of the Naval Veterans at the Academy of Music in the evening. Society ro uninn.

Thursday Bufilnepo sessions. Camp fire of th" National Association of Union Ex Prisoners War at the Academy of Music In the evening. Suelety unlons. Friday Great naval review upon the Delaware River. The route of the parade was given yesterday, it having been determined upon at a meeting of the Reneral and sub committees held on Tuesday night and announced yesterday morning.

After the parade a reception will be tendered to veterans of the Army and Navy in the Academy ot Music, at which addresses will be made by President McKinley, members of his Cabinet, the Governor of the state and the Mayor of Philadelphia. The "dog watch" of the naval veterans will be held at the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening. The naval parade will take place Monday afternoon. The joint committees have appoint ed as grand marshal Past Roar Admiral Daniel F. Kelley.

Rear Admiral Casey, the commandant, and Captain Clark Hate of the Oregon) captain of the League Island Navy Yard, have promised tho fullest co operation. with their officers, men. marines and music, to make this parade a success. If the exigencies of the service will permit Rear Admiral Sampson's White Squadron will be at Philadelphia, and with their forces and music also join in the parade. The Secretary of the Treasury has promised to send to Philadelphia the new fast fleet of revenue cruisers.

18 knot ships, the Algonquin, Onondasa, Windom, Gresham, Manning and Seminole, whose omcers and men will also participate. This promises a regular Navy division to be commenced, if possible, by Rear Admiral Sampson; a revenue cutter division, commanded by ranking officer of the revenue cutter service; a Naval Reserve division, commanded by service officers of that service, and the Naval Veteran division. One beautiful feature will be a stand erected purposely for the school children ot Philadelphia, who will be dressed In white and form three immense keystones, a number of them being dressed in the national colors to form the letters G. A. inside the keystones.

The authorities have persistently declined to put at the disposal of the general committee the schoolhouses of Philadelphia, although there was a recent hope that this determination would be reconsidered. For this reason T. H. Mnginnis, chairman, and W. S.

Moorehead, secretary of the committee on camp and free quarters, have had to do some hustling to get enough accommodations, al though yesterday word was sent out that no more free quarters were needed. The only schoalhouse In all the city to be used for quartering veterans will bo the parochial building of the Sisters of Mercy, at Park and Susquehanna avenues, which has been tendered to the committee by Father Gerald P.Cogh lan. About eight hundred men can be accommodated. Grace Temple, at Broad and Berks streets, one of the largest church buildings in the country, has been placed at the disposal of the committee on free quarters, the pastor, the Rev. Dr.

Russell H. Conwell. saying that every room can be used except the main auditorium. Eight hundred men can bo comfortably quartered there. James A.

Sextcn Camp, named for the late commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has been arranged for 10.000 men. It will be beautifully situated in Fnirmount Park, on a high spot. Under no circumstances will women be allowed within the camp, so that veterans who are accompanied by their wives and who intend to camp out will have to find accommodations for their better halves elsewhere. An order has been placed for 50,000 mattresses of good description and 50. 000 blankets of the finest material have been contracted for.

These will be sold outright to veterans who desire them for 50 cents apiece, which is a mere nominal sum. At Washington Park, which Is one of the summer show placeB of Philadelphia, the Coney Island, in fact, of tho Quaker City, there will be a monster clam bake on the Wednesday of encampment week, prob.ably tho largest affair of the kind ever given in the country. It Is estimated that at least forty thousand people will enjoy it. It will be In charge of Colonel Thompson and John J. Curley.

denutv sher Iff. James W. Nagle, who Is In charge of the Lachlan, Miss Margie Weston, Miss Alice Juhring, Miss Carrie Warren, Miss Helene Juhring and Master Edwin Cooney. NEWTOWN'S FIRE OFFICIALS. Qlendale, L.

July 27 At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Newtown Fire Department, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, John Mallon, Company 11, Elmhurst; vice president. Van Ness Owen, Company 3, Wood side; secretary, David Baldwin, Company 3, Woodside; treasurer, Walter J. Lake, Company 6, Corona. The board of trustees consists of three members from each company in the town as follows: One year Sahuel Douglas, Adolph Llvendng. Samuel Twaddel, IX F.

Keese, C. S. Jervls, W. C. Hervey, Fred Held, James Darwell, L.

Grosser. Charles Hnose, John Mallon. Two years Arnold Bueklev, E. E. Weber, Van Nest Owen.

Stephen A. Spratt, J. J. Young, Thomas Traphagen, John F. Hlrsch, J.

McCroa, E. Brenecke. Fred Slebert. M. C.

Yeager. Three years C. F. White. B.

Becker. David Baldwin, James Stoddert. Walter 3. Lake, John Sehmlcrmund. Hugo Kupllas.

It. Evans. W. C. Holdback, John V.

Grlmme. The department now consists of 11 companies and 2E.6 members and the officers are as follows: No. 1 F. Do Hass Slmonson, foreman; W. J.

Moran, secretary; G. Slmonson. treasurer. No. 2 Theodore Boumer.

foreman; John H. Roth, secretary; Andrew Backer, treasurer. No. 3 Charles Wille, foreman; Adoiph Hertz, secretary: William Huffman, treasurer. No.

4 G. W. Caldwell, foreman; S. A. Spratt, secretary'; A.

Freeman, treasurer. No. a James Stoddart. foreman: G. S.

Jervis, secretary: J. J. Young, treasurer. No. Charles W.

Weed, foreman; G. W. Smith, secretary; Charles H. Georgi, treasurer. No.

7 W. Btcknese, foreman: John Repper, secretary; R. A. Homeyer, treasurer. No.

8 William Stoeltzlng. foreman; P. Kleln schmldt, secretary; Hugo Kupllas, treasurer. No. 9 Irving M.

Smith, foreman; Robert Clary, secretary; Olaus Drewes, treasurer. No. id John W. Fisher, foreman; Jacob Goldstein, secretary; Henry Heines. treasurer.

No. 11 John Mallon. foreman; David Donald, secretary; John Mallon. treasurer. A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

Long Beach, L. July 27 An unfortunate case of mistaken identity caused conniderable excitement here yesterday. Mr. H. D.

Wheeler and a friend claimed that they had been given knock out drops and robbed. Mr. Wheeler thought he recognized the thief among the guests of the hotel, but subsequently discovered his mistake. Colonel Dick soon straightened the matter out. The detectives, however, would like to find a stout man with a reddish beard, who skipped out without in terv'ewlng the cashier and who is supposed to be the individual who Invited Mr.

Wheeler to have a drink. FOURTH ANNUAL OUTING. The Regent Pleasure Club, the membership of which Is made up of young people residing in theThird, Sixth and Tenth Wards, held a beach party at the Alhambra Pavilion, Bergen Beach, last night. It was the fourth annual outing of the club and proved quite successful. The party arrived at the beach early in the evening and dancing continued until midnight.

H. J. Armstrong, J. F. Mahoney and J.

J. Cullen formed the committee of arrangements and among the members present were the following: Charles Cnrberry. John Carway. William Crook. Joseph JJfinavan, Oscar Eneboc.

Samuel Fallon, Frank Gcopper, John CJrifiln, Charles Holland, Timothy Harrington, Richard I ear; Charles Mahoney. Hugh Mahoney, Daniel Mahnney, John Me.Vonnell, Cliarles Donnelly. Frederick Melsell, George Frve, John I'nvton, Paul Needham. McCiuirk, William Wilson. William Tobln.

Edward Lawlur, John Edward Raleigh. Walter McCormack. Thomas Fhmncry. S. Ale Lane.

Patrick A. Harry Traynor. John Guiirnvle. Mike Hlckey. C.

Moellch, Edward O'llri. A Bergen. J. Barrett, A. McClynn, K.

Cro in, Cress, E. Downey. M. Downey. M.

Grocri, A. Donohue. X. Hasseiman. M.

O'Lough lln. 1.. Farrell, M. Shaughncssy. R.

Arkcll. L. Hanson, A. Moellch, A Morris, J. Wilson.

M. Lawless. M. Mullis. E.

Murphy, J. Monahan. M. O'Brien, .1. McAullffe.

CHILDREN'S FIREWORKS NIGHT. Mr. Pain has arranged to devote every Monday evening in the open air theater at Man hattan Beach to special displays In fireworks best calculated to the youthful mind in an interesting or amusing way. These will be known as children's nights. The war spec tacle will be presented as usual, but after tne war scenes are over, the little ones may have an opportunity of seeing how the heroes and heroines of their nursery rhymes look when pictured In fire of varied colors.

Thursdays will be special display nights and Saturday evenings will be given over to popular programmes. FLATBTJSH ENTERTAINMENT. A successful literary and mu6ical entertainment was held last night in the Fenlmore street Methodist church under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society, of w'hich Mra. J. H.

Bell, wife of the pastor, is president. A pleasing programme was rendered. A soprano solo was rendered by Master William Purdy, Miss Carrie Meserole recited, a duet was sung by Miss Emma Norwood and Miss Nettie Cain, Miss Blumequist rendered a piano solo and Harry Cain acted as accompanist. Refreshments were served after the rendition of the above. NO SUCH THING AS DOG DAYS.

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Makes a Statement. "Our Animal Friends," the official organ of the Society tor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, prints a leading article in this month's issue entitled "Rabies and Hydrophobia; Dog Days," which will, no doubt, interest the people of Brooklyn. The article says in part: tVio rif first rthprvatirn we have to make on this subject is that there are no such days in the year caienaar as "uog days." There are no days on which, and there is no kind of weather during which, a dog is peculiarly liable to rabies. Rabies is a rare disease at all seasons of the year, and there are no more cases of rabies in July or August than in December or January. It follows, therefore, that there Is no more reason to dread our family friend, the doK.

in hot weather than In cold, and no more reason to dread hydrophobia from his bite at one time of the year than at another. The phrase "dog days" is a false and misleading phraBe, which all humane persons ought to avoid In the Interest of the dog. Thev ought equally to avoid the phrase In the interest of human beings; for greatly and cruelly as dogs have been made to suffer from the general dread of rabies, It is more than probable that human beings have been even more extensively and more cruelly afflicted by the terror of hydrophobia. The object of tho present article is chiefly to remove, as far as possible, the pernicious and utterly unfounded terror which has produced such Injurious and often cruelly fatal results. EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES.

"I say, RuHh, did you have a good time at Miss Budd's tea?" Center Rush What! Among all those girls! No. I felt lllte a pair of tongs in a box of bonbons. Brooklyn Life. HEAD AND HEART. "He puts his whole heart into the festivities." "I wonder what ho gets out of it?" "Oh, a I suppose.

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is also the authorized solicitor of tho fund of to be used in preparing for the national encampment. He has already secured a number of large subscriptions. The I'uiinsylvania Railroad gave $2,, 100, the Baltimore and Ohio $1,500 and the Philadelphia and Reading Yesterday Mr. Nagle entertained a number of newspaper men who were in Philadelphia on business connected with the encampment at the Manufacturers' t'ltib. Reunions of the different army corps, there being representatives in Brooklyn, will be held as follows: rmy tin l'i First Corps, in th drill room or 0M I'l s' Hall.

Itrnad 'In rry Ktivts, St iitt'inln 'j, A. ocnnil In the au lit' riuin 11 Kl IImws' Hull, iinir iiiu ami lnuir; Thinl drill room. 'J i'. a uilltorttini, 1: I'. Ninth Corps, iii.il loriuni.

Vptenilx'r 7, L' P. M. Tenth. i nth and I'oi i.s. dill! inoni.

saint da!" ami hour: iiU'venth f'oips. dlill room. I'. Cavalry of the Army of tin? I 'ntoiiiac, Vpt. mii.T 7.

auditorium. I i'. M. i and int t. ath Corps, drill loom, same date and hour.

Army of tjie i 'un: tierland i 'oiirtii Corps. I 'irst ItOKlmiml Armory, and t'allowhlll str. ots, Hopternher i. A. M.

Twentieth and Twelfth Corps, P. M. Fourteenth Corps. 7. A.

Cavalry. 1 I'. Twi nty tlist Corps. 2 M. Army of the Ctimtiorland and Ohio Thirteenth Corps.

Armory of thr Stato Feaoibl. s. Itroad and Rare September tl, A. M. Fifteenth f'ui pfl, 2 1 rfixtcenth Corps, 7.

A. Seventeenth Corps, 2 I'. M. Twenty third Corps, 4 P. M.

About .100 regimental reunions have been arranged for and thrH.e will be held in tho smaller rooms of these armories and the Oddfellows' Hall, at different dates and hours. Sixty can be held at one time. The Societies of the Army of the Pototnar. the Army of Tennessee and the others will be held in Industrial Hall. Broad and Wood streets, which will be a sort of general rendezvous.

The annual session of the Women's Relief Corps will be held in the Wltnerspoon Building on Wednesday, September 0, the ladies of the Grand Army of the Repuhllc in the Young Men's Association. The Naval Veterans will meet in the naval pcet rooms, 304 North Broad street. The headquarters of the National Indies of N'aval Veterans 'will be at the Young Men's Christian Association Building, Fifteenth and Chestunt. streets. The National Association of Union ex Prisoners of War.

Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic and Daughters of Veterans will be at the Continental Hotel. Eleven regiments of colored troops were raised during the Civil War In Philadelphia. The survivors of these resident in the Quaker City will look out ir all colored veteran; who visit the national encampment, tho headquarters being Kator Hnll, l.aHO South street. Brooklyn headquarters will be in a commodious two storv h'jusc. 47 North Thirteenth street, one block from Broad etrcet station.

As stated in yesterday's Kagh.1 Post will have Us headquarters at the Continental Hotel and Posts 10. 3a. St'. 2311 and 2Sfi of Brooklyn will be quartered in the building which was formerly the general oflires of the Reading Railroad Company and which will be put into llrst class condition re the encampment opens. PBAISE FOIfc ME.

ROSSITER. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Ragle: While so many arc at this time speaking against. Mr. Rossiter, president of Hie Brooklyn Rapid Trnnsit Company. I wi.

ili to say a word on the other side. 1. in the capacity of a city missionary, have often gone to him 10 ask him to help me in giving pleasure 10 tho wives and children of poor working men. He has always received me pleasantly ami made me feel that he was very glad to help forward any worthy object. Uy giving free cars he hns helped during the pust six years, in my case alone, to give pleasure to more than 3,000 women and children.

FROM ONE OF THE MANY MISSION A RI ICS HE HAS HELPED. Brooklyn, July 24, 1SM. FOR ONE MUST WRITE. They gently chid the poet In that he always took the gloomy view of tilings. "Do you evor write on an empty stomach?" they asked.

The poet glared up at them with glassy eyes. "Often there is no stationery in house!" he moaned, for he was now become delirious. Detroit Journal. I I I I 1 a Kt ci li a 4 li i a I'll' 7 8 KtKl (j a 10 11 Kt li a 12 P. IS Kt 1.1 ll I If, 17 Kt 4 lh IS Kt i so It 4 i oi P.xi i 'J HxKt Kt 2 I "4 I' It ii it or, Kt I S7 it 4 21 HB i am 31 i lot i I It It 4 ij Kt 4 i 4 jr, o.

FIRST AMERICAN CAMP MEETING. It Was Held in Kentucky a Hundred Years Ago. The effect of the McGee brothers' preachingespecially of John McGet at a Presbyterian quarterly meeting on the bnnks of Red River, in Kentucky, was so startling, and seemed so clearly to indicate that it was the result of Divine agency or some mysterious force possessed by the preacher, that the I news of the occurrence spread rapidly in all directions throughout that part of the stats and attracted unbounded Interest. It tlid not at once awaken a responsive religious feeling, it at least excited curiosity, ami when it was i learned that the McOoo brothers were to bold i a meeting at Russellville. Kentucky, a newly settled town In Logan County, near the Mud dy River, persons Irmn all parts of the ad joining country, irrespective of their religious beliefs or church allegiance, prepared to attend.

It soon oecaine eniuiu iiaii 11, 10111 walls of a country meeting house would not stilliee to hold the large numbers Unit were making ready to go to Tho priibli thus presented was solved by determining 10 hold tin meeting in the open air. Those corning from a distance were prepared to camp. It would he no hardship to them to remain out of doors. The recent experience at Red River had proved this. It was tint expected by those who were coming thai the lodging aceommodailons at the village of Rtissellville would be sufficient by nnv means.

Why. therefore, attempt tn house ilu people? Prepare a camping ground and bt the meeting lie a "camp" mceilng. This, then, was Ilu: origin of camp meetings, and tile lirst one held in America was on The banks of the Muddy River, near Russcllvlllc, K.V.. in the month 'if August. ITM one hundred years ago.

Not that religious worship had never before been held in I he open air, hut the special feature of camping out and the nature of the services made the camp meeting a distinctive institution, and characterized this particular gathering on Muddy River as the first of its kind. Ladies' Horn Journal SAG HARBOR POLK. Sag Harbor, L. July 27 James A. Heme, has been in Sag Harbor this week gathering material for the new play on which he is at work and which he will bring out In November.

The title of the new play is "Sag Harbor Folk." All scenes will be laid in this village, once so famous as a whaling center, and the play will introduce a new type to the stage, the shore folk of Long Island. LUMBER SCHOONER ARRIVES. Flushing. L. July 27 The schooner Manchester and Hudson, loaded with spruce lumber, consigned to C.

W. Copp, tied up in Flushing Creek yesterday morning. Mr. Copp engaged a dozen laborers to unload her agreeing to pay them twenty cents an hour. After working a while they struck for thirty cents and a new gang was hired.

EREEPORT BAND'S EXCURSION. Frceport, July 27 The largest moonlight excursion of the season was conducted last night by the local brass band. Over two, hundred people were conveyed by three large iteanj launches to Point Lookout, where danc ing was enjoyed at the pavilions until mid.