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THE BKOOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1900. MISCELLANEOUS. MORE MONEY. BROOKLYN MAN BOBBED.

FAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND US. IIS' SHARP LETTER TO UNDER SHERIFF DUNNE REy, ELWOOD SCOTT OF CARTHAGE, IN WRITES: "My nerves have been so, distracted and broken down by overwork that I have had but little rest, pleasure or comfort. I have been obliged to entirely suspend my ministerial labors for nearly a year. Some said try Paine's Celery Compound. I did so, and I am glad to say I am now almost well and have resumed my ministerial duties.

1 can eat almost any kind of food and digest it without any trouble, and do not have that harassing pain in my head." LITTLE GIRL THIEF CAUGHT. Eleventh "Ward Park Commissioners Think $4,000 Too Little. Franklin Bien appeared before the Mayor this morning in advocacy of two bills that, have: passed the Legislature permitting the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment in the matter of condemning lands required for the Eleventh Ward (Manhattan) Park and the new Hall of Records, to apply to the Supreme Court for extra allowances for their work. The Eleventh Ward Park is that bounded by Hester. Pitt, Willett and Stanton streets, on the east side.

Mr. Bien said the provision sought was customary in large condemnation proceedings, but bad been accidentally omitted from the two acts in question. He said the commissioners in the Eleventh Ward Park proceeding had worked four years and had received $4,000 each. They had made awards amounting to $1,700,000 after taking a vast amount of testimony. The Mayor said he would examine the bids carefully before taking any action.

MABK TWAIN ON COPYRIGHT. London. April 4 The select, committee of the House of Lords on the copyright bill met to day and Mr. Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), was examined.

He expressed the opinion that the copyright laws of Great Britain and the United States were now so nearly what they ought to be that they only needed "commercially trifling, but' normally gigantic, amendments In order to become perfect." Mr. Clemens explained that, the amendment would be the removal of the forty two years' limit and a return to perpetual copyright. DECLINES SECRETARYSHIP. Washington, April 4 Chas. M.

Pepper, who was recently proffered the position of secretary to the Philippine Commission, has declined the place. At the time the proffer was made Mr. Pepper was absent in Porto Rico and no earlier opportunity was offered for making known his declination of the honor. CONEY ISLAND STANDS. Agents Said to Be Renting Room for Them When Law Forbids Their Erection on Sidewalks.

Joseph an Italian peddler, appeared in the Coney Island Court this morning and applied for a summons for Solomon Perry, a real estate agent on Surf avenue, who. he said, had refused to return a sum of money which had been paid to him on deposit for the rent of a stand on the sidewalk, but which was ordered removed by the police. Clerk Cooney gave him the summons, which was made returnable next Monday. Mesino is only one of a large number of peddlers who went to Coney Island early in the year and arrant en. nts to lease a stand or boo on r.ne of the thoroughfares.

fnr tho enmmpr Rp.iann went Tn N'pll man Groz's hotel, on Surf avenue and West Twelfth street, and arranged to lease the peanut stand in front of the place, and I was sent to Agent Perry's piace. where lie said he paid $10 on deposit. On March r.i he was to pay 530. on May Id $20. on June l.i $25.

and the balance on July o. toe whoie rent to be. $100. The police came along shortly, after this and ordered ail stands to be removed from the sidewalk, and when Mesino went to get' his money he was turned away. it.

is said that the business of leasing the stands is still going on. and that the victims those who are not acquainted with the order recently issued by the police board. The owners and lessees of the buildings along the streets where stands and booths are 'floated have no authority to lease any of tho stands, as it is against the law to have obstructions, on the sidewalk. THE COURTS. MOTION TERM.

Supreme spee.ia term for motions. Samuel T. Maddox. J. Ex parte business at 10 o'olock.

Motion calendar called at SfPREJIE OOURT. Special term trials, day calendar. April William D. Dickey. J.

Demurrers. Nob. 697. Court land vs. Mathers: .077.

vs. General calendar: Nos. Hennessy vs. Comeille: 307. I indner vs.

Hopkins: fiS4, Dadv vs. O'Rourke: t8. Nicholson vs. Reynolds; 542. Manlver vs.

Maclver; Brant vs. 664. Frellgh vs. Freligh: 70t McManamy vs. Kegley; 705.

i'eopte ex n. i. Ives vs. Feitner. SUPREME COURT.

Trial term, day calendar. April 4. Part f. Gay nor. part II.

Garrotson. part III. Smith. J. part IV, Lyons.

part V. Dunwell, Nos. 4.323, Saxton vs. Crossmsn: 4. ".36, Jennings vs.

Oonlon: 2.723, Baker vs. Brooklyn. Queens and Suburban Railroad; Muller vs. City of New ork et al. P.l.

Harris vs. Brooklyn. Queens County and Suburban Railroad: 1.164. stillman vs. LonR Island Railroad; 3.1.S:i.

Nusrent vs. Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad: Davis vs. Nassau Railroad: ::.106. Kleppel vb. Schroth: Carlm vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad: Sondheim vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2.S6r.. Jacobson vs. Counhlln vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 2.13ft, Knisht Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 2.466.

Cav thorn vs. Brooklyn. Queens County and Suburban Railroad: 3.03. 1. Collier vs.

Collier: Sohrage vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; i.6sS. Clark vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; Martin vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: Pearson, vs.

Island Railroad: 3.Sl. i. lyn Heights Railroad: Pruslng vs. Clark; Fitzglbbons vs. Srhaefer Brewery; l.S.iS.

Smith vs. Nassau Railroad: 1.062. MeBride is. Nassau Railroad: 3.262. MrCarlin vs.

Mersereau Manufacturing Company: r4. Edwards vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 2.7:o. Donohue vs. City of New York et Woodcock vs.

Ieavy Britton Brewery: 1.607. Trapp vs. Mclennon: Fleming vs. BrooUbn Heights Railroad: Greenbaum Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 5.72S. Keegan.

vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad "i.73I, Irwin vs. Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad: ii.746, Yon jvltz vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 1.212. Moriel vs.

Mr Mann: 1.3u!. Murphy vs. Loeser. The following causes, if marked ready, will be held for the day; eauses will not he set down for days upon the all: Nos. 1.271.

Brown vs. Delaware. Lackawanna V.Vstern Railroad: Tchnston vs. Murphy: 4.S. Lustlg vs.

Borden's Condensed Milk company: Herman vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: l.S.'l. Green vs. Coney Isla.nd anil Lrooklyn Railroad; 2.526. Telling vs.

Nassau Railroad: f77. Long Island Brewery vs. Hitchlngs: 2.20::. Nassau Hrewery vs. Thomashek; 2.621.

Potter vs. City Now York; 453. 4.17. Btgum vs. Prudential Insurance Company; 4S4.

456. Shutt vs. Prudential Insurance Company: 2.590. Whit.1 vs. Metropolitan Street Railroad; 2.S5S.

Welz Zerweok vs. Shepsky: 1.630, I.ea. vs. Long Island Railroad: 1.631. Marvin vs.

Long Island Railroad: 2.671. Romano vs. Wilson: 2.172. Eroolius vs. Wilson; 2.1S.

Beinhauen vs. Third Avenue Railroad: 1,312. Hart vs. Nassau Railroad; 5.402, Amies Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,780, Rlancke va. City of New York; 1.666.

Pannon vs. Nichols Chemical Company: 43S. Sehrayer vs. Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad; 5,622. Cohen vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 5.5S2. Smith vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 5,738. Dav vs. Koch; 5.633.

Williams vs. Inert 5,651. Anderson vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 5.564. Kennedv vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 2,533. Goldstein vs. Reiger; 2,534. Perelz vs. Itelger; 3.371.

Looklev vs. Slegel Cooper Company: 2.345. Edwards vs. American Bonding Company; 5.660, Ginnis vs. Sweeney Manufacturing Company: 5.773.

Jacob owltz vs. Werthehn: 2.P67. Petrle vs. Miller: 1.397. vs.

Smith. Highest number reached on regular call, 3.465. COUNTY COURT Criminal calendar. 1'art 1. Huril.

.1. April 5 William F. Miller, grand larceny, first and second degree, Civil calendar. Par; 11. Aspinall.

.1. Nos. 320. Whelan vs. Nassau Electri.

Railroad: 123. Sit Garry vs. Gray: 455. Molloy vs. Nassau Electric Railroad: 45ft, Williams vs.

Martino: 462, Nlcholl vs. Brooklyn Hclshts Railroad: 463. Traey vs. Nassau Electric Railroad: S26. Bassler vs.

Creamer. SURROGATE'S COURT. Calendar for Thursday. Before Surrogate George B. Ahbott The will of Minnie lndiff.

The accounting in the estate nf Margaret Dougherty. Sophie Munch. Charlotte Hayward. Ana.stasia Clarity. George W.

Streftev. Thomas O. Morion. John White and Julia Waterbury. The administration of Henry Sttdolph.

The estate of Marie J. Friscia, Peter Van Ness Rusted and Miles K. Reilly. The transfer tax In the estate or Daniel W. Williams.

Daniel E. Merritt. Myntje V. garci. Cathnrlne Gormley.

Mary A. I'c nald. Ella A. Mallon and Man' E. Ouinn.

Contested calendar at 10:30 No. 36. the will of Robert H. Anderson. GERMAN CONSULAR CHANGES.

Berlin. April 4 The Reichsanzeiger to day announces the appointment of Hcrr K. Buenz, former German Consul at Chicago, to be Consul General of Germany at New York. Herr Getssler, First Vice Consul of Germany at Naples, has been appointed Consul at New York, and Dr. W.

Wover. German Consul at Rio has been appointed Consul of Germany at Chicago. The Grippe. Hprsford's Acid Phosphate A tonic and vitalizer for the relief of nervousness and exhaustion following Grippe. Creates a good appetite.

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v. KNOX, Knox Johnstown, T. THIEVES NOW AT WORK IN SOUTH BROOKLYN. Fifteen Robberies Have Recently Occurred in That Section of the City. MANY IN REYNOLDS' PRECINCT Property Stolen, While Not Especially' Valuable, Amounts to Many Hundreds of Dollars.

For some time past the people of SoutA Brooklyn and of the Park Slope have suffered from the depredations of sneak While none of the thefts amounted in valuo to large sums, yet taken as a whole the robberies were annoying, and residents hav come to the conclusion that it is about timo that the police should put a stop to the operations of the gang which is working that section of the city. The Eagle has published1 list of the robberies from time to time. Today another list ic printed. Captain James' Reynolds of the Fifth avenue station, ita whom it was shown, said that while it contained a number of robberies which had beea reported to him, there were others of which: he had no official knowledge. It could not.

of course, be expected that he was to know, of robberies when persons immediately at fected by the same had not taken the pain to give him the necessary information. Th captain said, however, that he did not think that there was any inordinate amount of crime going on in his precinct. On the contrary, he thought that, that section of Brook lyn was clean and orderly, so far as he could' see. The list of thefts is given below: Henry Miller, a Jeweler, of 645 Fifth avenue, was robbed on Monday night of Ave dozen rings, silver and filled, valued at $40. A man was seen running away from the store, but, as there was no policeman around at tho time, the thief escaped.

Owen Cassidy's saloon, at 691 Sixth avenue, was entered a few nights ago by means at false keys and $5 was taken from the till. The police arrested a man and found $5 in. his possession. Two nights previous $30 was taken from the till, but no arrests were made. Frank Dellergo, grocer, of 687 Third avenue, had his store robbed by thieve, who broke into the show window.

Property valued at $20 was taken, including a family clock, which the grocer highly prized. Dellergo says that he has been robbed a number of The granite yard of Hobert Mackellar, brother of Deputy Chief John Mackellar. in Twenty fifth street, near Fifth avenue, was entered by thieves last Tuesday night who stole valuable tools from the stable. The property was recovered and Mr. Mackellar declined to talk about the ma.tter.

Adolph Schweizer. a jeweler of 710 Third avenue, had his store entered on March 25 by strangers, who stole several pairs of opera glasses and one dozen rings. The Jeweler was robbed last year, and also two yeara ago. On the last named occasion the thief grabbed a watch tray, but was confronted by the storekeeper with a revolver. The man was captured and handed over to the police.

At the time of the last robbery Schweizer's show window was smashed. Tho property was not recovered and all that tho jeweler has to show is a rock as a memento of the thieves' visit. Christian Hutwelker of Nineteenth street a.nd Fifth avenue, was robbed on Tuesday night by thieves, who entered a rear door and took $75 worth of meat. A few days ago the house at 150 Twenty fifth street was entered by burglars, who carried off considerable lead pipe and plumbing material. Charles Krombach, florist.

of 181 18T. Twenty fifth street, says that his place has been visited by thieves on several occasions and that he has had cart wheels and plants carried off. He cannot give the value of the property taken. Warden Willard's coal yard, at Twenty fifth street and Third avenue, was entered two weeks ago and brass scales valued at $25. rope and tackle dock stolen.

Mr. NTeU of Twenty fifth street, near Third avenue, lost a valuable typewriter, not of the peregrinating kind, a few days ago. Herman J. superintendent of th Prospect Iron Works, at 556 Hamilton avenue, reports that a number of iron castings have disappeared from the place. A man named Cherowsky.

living in Twentieth street, reports that, he has been robbed recently of a number of chickens. Two of the cases reported in the foregoing list do not belong to Captain Reynolds' precinct. MRS. GRANT COMING HOME. Says Her Daughter, the Princess Canto cuzene.

Is Much Improved in Health. St. Petersburg. April 4 Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant left St.

Petersburg on her way to the United States yesterday evening. Her daughter the Princess Cantacuzene, who hai been suffering for some time with pneumonia, is so improved in health that she is able to sit up the greater part of the day and to receive a few visitors. Mrs. Grant says her daughter has not been seriously ill and has had no occasion for the services of herself or of the trained nursa whom she brought from the United States. Mrs.

Grant is delighted with her trip to Russia and expresses a determination to return here this summer, when she hopes to be accompanied by her husband. She will visit the Prince and Princess Cantacuzene on their estates near Odessa. American friends of Mrs. Grant say that Prince Cantacuzene obtained leave of absence from his regiment as soon as his wife was taken ill and has been her constant nurse and attendant during her entire illness. He personally gave every dose of medicine which she took while ill.

Mrs. Grant is more than pleased with her son in law and his family, as well, as with the cordial manner in which her daughter has been received by the imperial family and prominent society people. PAYMASTER MISSING. Vancouver, B. C.

April 4 Lieutenant James Clark, paymaster for her majesty's naval and garrison forces at Esquimau, is missing. He disappeared early on Monday morning. It was pay day at the naval station for the men of the North Pacific Squadron, and his disappearance has caused a sensation. REWARD FOR SERGEANT ROONET. Sergeant Owen Rooney of the Eastern parkway station has received permission from the Police Board to accept a reward of $50 from the United States government for raiding an illicit distillery and arresting the persons operating it.

Grohan Loses His "Watch in Roosevelt Perry House The Thief Caught. Edward Stack, aged. 29 years, living at 123 Roosevelt street. Manhattan, was arrested shortly after 6 o'clock last evening, charged with extracting a silver watch from the pocket, of James A. Grohan.

a merchant, residing at 197 Wilson street, Brooklyn. The robbery occurred near the Roosevelt street ferry. Stack, accompanied by a friend, entered the ferry house at the same time with Grohan, Jostling the latter. Unknown to Grohan. hia silver watch was taken from his pocket during the rush.

The theft was observed by John H. Schwedfeger of 131 Clymer street, who followed Stack outside and called loudly for a policeman. The call was heard by Officer Leary. who gave chase, overhauling Stack within a block. The watch could not be found on his person.

Later Stack admitted that he had passed the watch to a confederate. The chain was left in Grohan's vest. PLUMBERS' COMBINE ILLEGAL. Indianapolis, April 4 In a decision yester I day the Superior Court held that' the plumb ers combination in this city is contrary to law. The act of the Legislature of 1899.

which makes it unlawful to form certain combinations is held to be constitutional. CALL UNITED STATES RECREANT Mexican Papers Say This Nation Is Becoming Tyrannous and Is Discarding Traditions. City of Mexico. April 4 The Mexican Herald says: "The old fashioned Mexican Liberals who have pinned their political faith to the United States as the great exemplar of democratic and popular institutions will suffer in Ihe conflict with the clerical party and the mossback Conservatives if the United States fails to do ample justice to Porto Rico and Cuba. Mexican Liberals have suffered much for freedom, and their proudest boast has been that they were copying the example of (he great republic of Washington.

If they find the United States becoming imperious and tyrannous, yielding to sordid temptations, they will have no answer to make to the taunts of the clerical and Spanish organs here which hold 'the United States up as a recreant to all its grand traditions. The I Mexican Liberals are firm friends of the American people, and keenly feel the injus tice done to Porto Rico. GOVERNMENT FOR. FILIPINOS. General Otis Approves a System Granting Municipalities a Large Degree of Autonomy.

Manila, April 4 Major General Otis has approved a system of municipal I governments Philippine Islands, under 'a native board to be presided over by Cayo I tano Arellano, president of the audencia. Suffrage will be determined by the payment of small taxes or ability to write and speak English and Spanish. All the offices are elective. The electors must swear allegiance, the municipalities are granted latitude in their own affairs, their only superior authority beings the American provincial and military governors. Abuses of municipal privileges will be suppressed under the penal code.

General Otis appeals to the Filipinos to exercise their new privileges carefully. OBITUARY. Mrs. Maria Harbeck. Mrs.

Maria Harbeck, widow of the former owner of Harbeek's stores on the river front, near Montague street, died yesterday at the home of her son in l.xw, Charles M. Simonson, 07 Monroe street, her home for the past thir ty years. Her death was caused by conges tion of the lungs, after an illness of two weeks. She was born in the Seventh Ward of New York, March 5, 1817, her parents being Bernard and Elizabeth Mesker. In 1837 she married Henry S.

Harbeck, then the owner of Harbeek's stores, which had come through two generations. Mr. Harbeck died fifty years ago. For many years she was a member of the Rutgers Strtet. Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, but for the past twenty eight years had been connected with the Central Congregational Church of this borough.

For two years she had lived in Penn street, in the Eastern District. All her children have died, and her only descendants are her grandchildren, Howard and Henry Harbeck and Elise Simonson. Mrs. Catharine J. Starr.

Catharine J. Haight, widow of Daniel L. Starr, died at, her home. 50 Willow street, yesterday, in her 79th year. She was born in the Seventh Ward of New York City in 1821, and was married to Mr.

Starr in 1S44. He was a well known book binder, who continued in business for forty four years. She had lived in Brooklyn for forty, years, thirty one years of that time on Hooper street, in the Eastern District. She had been a faithful communicant in Christ P. E.

Churqb. on Bedford avenue, though of late years her health and the distance prevented her regular attendance at service. Three sons survive her, Henry George H. and Daniel L. Starr, togethef with three grandchildren.

The funeral services will be held at her home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. J. H. Darlington officiating.

Barnabas B. Hadfield. Barnabas BurrDws Hadfield. for forty three years a dealer in crockery and house furnishing goods on Columbia street, in the Sixth Ward, died yesterday morning of heart disease, aged 79 years. He was born in the Town of Hadfield, Derbyshire, England, and came to Brooklyn in 1S5S.

Mrs. Margaret Johnson. Margaret, widow of John Johnson, died yesterday at the home of her niece, Mrs. Frank A. Paddock.

30 Park place. She died of consumption, after an illness of a month. She was bora in Ireland and had lived in Brooklyn for sixty years. L. D.

Packer. Louis Daniel Packer, who died last night at the home of hie stepmother. Mrs. Daniel B. Packer, 20 Pierrepont street, was the son of Daniel Packer, formerly of Remsen street, who died ten years ago.

Ho leaves a stepbrother. Charles Packer, and a sister. Mrs. Edward' A. Bradford, at whose home.

175 Columbia heights, the funeral service will be held Friday afternoon. The interment will be in New London. the home of his wife, who was Miss June L. Douglas. E.

Homer Trecartin. E. Homer Trecartin, Manhattan representative of Cyrus E. Staples of Brooklyn, died at his home. 50 West Ninth street.

Manhattan, yesterday, after a week's illness. He was born at Boston. in 1S64. and had lived I in Brooklyn for thirty years. He was a mem ber of the Lafayette Avenue rresDyterian Church and of the Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, the Reform Club of Manhattan and the Pasadena Golf Club of Florida.

A widow and three boys survive him. SOOTHING AND HEALING the delicite membranes inflamed by colds or coughs Honey of Horehound and Tar. does both. It is digestible and palatable. 25 cents, 50 cents, Si.00: the largest size cheapest.

At all druggists'. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in One Minute. She Demands That Latter Retract Statements Reflecting on Her Husband. HENDERSON'S CASE RECALLED. Mrs.

Nevins Declares That Henderson's Relatives Have Not Criticised Any Member of Nevins' Family. Another chapter has been added to the mystery surrounding the death of William Henderson at Thomas Nevins' Riverview Hotel. Merritts Island, March 15, by Mrs. Nevins. She has written a letter to Under Sheriff James Dunne under date of March 30, demanding a retraction of some of the statements he made regarding the death of Henderson.

In this letter Mrs. Nevins says that in justice to her son and herself the under sheriff must retract and retract immediately. She says that none of Mr. Henderson's family has asked anything concerning his death and asks what authority Under Sheriff Dunne has to insinuate that her husband is concealing anything. The letter in full is as follows: Merritt, March 30.

Mr. Dunne: Dear Sir If your statement concerning my husband as given in the Eagle of the 27th is true, you must in Justice to my boy and to myself retract, and retract immediately. You have a wife and a family and you must study the position you have placed my boy and myself in. Mr. Henderson left a wife, two grown sons, a married daughter and a son in law.

Not one member of that family has written or asked one word concerning his death. By what authority, and how dare you insinuate that my husband is concealing anything more than other men in the house? You must have some object In view. We court the fullest investigation from Mr. Henderson's family. It was my influence that sent the telegram to you instead of sending it direct to his wife, as my husband wanted to send It.

When he telegraphed you that he did not know the cut was on his head when be brought the remains to Brooklyn, he told the truth, and you know he told the truth. My husband's word has been his bond in Brooklyn for fifty long years, and that is more than can be said for other men. As for your insinuation about cards: Yes. Mr. Henderson did play cards and with the ladies.

every night while he was here, and I am happy to say he enjoyed our little game very much. When my husband left Merritt on his sad errand he had a cold and was advised, owing to the terrir'; weather North, to come right back. As the few orange blossoms. I picked them myself, as he loved them dearly. 1 little thought they would have created so oase an insinuation.

i cannot uuuerbiana how you. a man with a wife, and family, a neighbor and an old friend of my husba d. could make so base a charge without the fullest investigation. My husband's friendship for Mr. Henderson was of a longer standing than Jones: he had lived in the same house with him.

belonged to the same company and for you to dare to accuse him of any secrecy is beyond comprehension. I wrote Mrs. Henderson every detail, which she ought to have given to the reporter along with her interview. I suppose you have read the letter and seen the abstracts given were not true. Mr.

Henderson never went: fishing with Mr. McLaughlin. Mr. Henderson had a cold for a few days, but paid no attention to it. He played a game of cards with myself and other ladies on Tuesday evening and went to bed at 11 o'clock.

On Wednesday he did not come down to breakfast and I went up to his room. His head was ina high fever and his eyes a little bloodshot. He asked me for some quinine. I gave him five grains, bathed his feet and applied witch hazel to his head, which he said relieved him greatly. I went up at lunch and asked him what he would like.

He said a cup of tea. I then suggested to him to have a doctor. He laughed at me and said I was all the doctor he wanted, as he would be all right, but would like a dose of Castor oil at bedtime. I went up at 11:30 P. gave him the oil.

bathed his head again and said I would send him tea and toast in the morning, as he must not come down. He laughed and said. "All right. Mrs. Nevins.

I will do as you say." The 'medicine acted and he went downstairs. All of the men in the house, including my venerable father, at various times during the day and evening paid him a visit. The reports credited to my husband that he was found on the front piazza in a sitting posture are a mass of lies. And now. Mr.

Dunne, if the statement in the Eagle of the 27th credited to you that my husband is concealing facts, in justice to my boy and myself. I demand a retraction. Respectfully. ELLEN F. NEVINS.

An effort, was made to see Under Sheriff Dunne and learn what, he had to say in reference to the letter, but he was not in his office to day. At his home, 317 Cinton street, it was said that he had been iDdisposed yesterday and had gone out. to day. but his whereabouts was not known CONSTITUTION DOESN'T APPLY. Department of Justice Denies That Porto Ricans Have Rights.

Washington. April 4 Solicitor General Richards of the Department of Justice has filed a brief in the Supreme Court which fixes the attitude of this government on the question of whether the constitution extends to the new possessions of the United States. The Department of Justice says the constitution does not extend to an island without act of Congress. The case is that of Ramon Baez, a native born inhabitant of Porto Rico, who applies for leave to Ale a petition for writs of habeas corpus and certiorari to secure his release from further imprisonment under a judgment of the United States Provisional Court of Porto Rico sentencing him to two months imprisonment for illegal voting at a municipal election held under the military order. SIGSBEE ON MAINE DISASTER.

Hoped to Enable Administration to Control Matters Till Country Settled Down to Sober Second Thought. St. Paul, April 4 Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, commander of battleship Texas, yho during the Spanish American war won honors as commander of the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, "the largest warship ever known." as he terms it.

was the guest of honor at a banquet last night. In the course of his speech Captain Sigsbee broke silence for the first time in regard to the Maine explosion and his action at that time. The Maine had been referred to by previous speakers and after a few preliminary words. Captain Sigsbee said: "I knew the country would be excited and I wished it to act its best. Therefore I framed my telegram as I did.

I asked that public opinion be suspended. Perhaps, as has been suggested, 'judgment' might have been a better word. I had no thought that I might influence the country, but did hope to enable the administration to control matters till tho country could settle down to a sober second thought. "I believed we had been drifting into war with Spain for thirty years. I believed wo were not yet ready.

Whether my telegram had any effect or not. the country was cool, took its time and got ready. Mistakes may have been made, but they were remedied. "I was disappointed that I had no battleship and so told the President and Secretary of the Navy. The Secretary said he would look out for me and after several weeks I was informed that the St.

Paul would be given to my command. This became a regular warship and with its displacement of IB. 000 tons was the largest war vessel afloat." Tie then recounted the history of the cruiser St. Paul during war. resolution.

Portugal has loyally adhered to its duties and neutrality and its resolutions have been communicated to all interested parties. "There could occur no more solemn occasion than the present to that the British Cabinet has maintained with Portugal relations of cordiality and loyalty, for which there ls: reason for congratulation. Please God that these good relations shall always be maintained." CHARGED WITH MAYHEM. Royal Ralph of 606 Degraw street. was arraigned in the Myrtle avenue court this morning on the charge of mayhem.

The complaint was made by his brother in law, Patrick G. Mangari, of 615 Union street, who claims "that Ralh 'bit off "a portion of his left ean Ralph was out on parole pending examination for abandonment, charged by his wife. He became engaged in a quarrel with his brother in law, during which, it is claimed, he bit the piece off the ear. Ralph was arrested by Court Officer Murray. He pleaded not guilty and was held by Magistrate Teale for examination.

OFFICIALS IN A QUANDARY. Police Department Did Not Get Smith Street Building May Locate on Court Street. President York of the Police Board said to clay that so far no new arrangements had been made for housing the local headquarters officials, and that he really did not know what the police would do. Other city departments are clamoring for room in the Municipal Building, and it is quite possible that the police would be compelled to give up their quarters within a very short time. The sale of the building at 1( Smith street to Timothy D.

Sullivan and George Kraus. as has been told by the Eagle, has completely upset the plans of the members of the Police Board. They had made up their minds that the old telephone building at that address would fall into the possession of the police on a lease that was under preparation, but there had been so much to be done before the. lease was ready that the purchasers stepped in while negotiations were in progress the real cause of, the loss. pf.

the building; to the police was the delay in getting at a complete understanding with the owners. This was due to the. methods necessary under the law before the city can make a lease. The Board of Apportionment and Estimate must have its say. about the lease, so must tion Counsel and so must the Controller.

Before they alll get through with a proposition to lease the case is so entangled profusion of red tape and there is so much delay that the owner of the building frequently becomes wearied and is willing to negotiate 'with, private individuals. That seems Xo have, been the case with the building Telephone Company. It seems o.dd: that the sale should have been put through by the firm' of McNulty Fitzgerald. The building at 19 Smith street, across the way from. No.

16. is owned by Mrs. McNulty, the wife, of the ex Senator. It had been occupied by the Bureau of Elections and it is said, that, because the ex Senator is not. in accord at present with Willoughby street the.

'dominant "party decided to vacate the build ling. The consequence is that the Bureau of Elections, which is now a part of the. Police Department, will be without a. home very soon. The intention was to have, the Bureau of Elections housed with the police at 16 Smith street, but the negotiations having failed the intended arrangement will fail to the ground.

There was a rumor to day that the city officials intended to rent a portion of the new building at the corner of Joralempn and Court streets, to be known as Temple Bar. for the use of the police and the Elections Bureau in Brooklyn. Xo one could be found this morning who could speak with any authority on the subject. At present, as' indicated by the statement of President York, the Police Board is in a quandary. The police will probably stay where they are for some time, but what is to become of the local Bureau of Elections is not known.

KILLED BY A TRAIN. Michael Poley. 24 years old. an Italian trackman employed on the New York Central Railroad, was killed this morning by a train at KIngebridge, south of Rlverdale Manhattan. He lived at 614 Morris avenue, with his wife.

WEST'S 43 Flatbuah Avenue. HANDSOME BONNETS. STYLISH HA2S. IMPORTED NOVELTIES IN FINE MILLINERY. PURSUIT OF THE BOERS Troops Under Generals French and Colville Return to Bloemfontein.

Bid FORCES SEEM INACTIVE. Belief That Material Is Still Being Ac cumulated for Lord Roberts' Advance on the Transvaal Frontier. London, April 4 General Colville and General French have given hp the movement1 against the Boers east of Bloemfontein and have rejoined the main army. It doubtless seemed to Lord Roberts a vain thing to send from ten to twelve thousand of his best troops into the wilderness, with a field transport, in the direction of a. right angle with his chosen line of advanoe.

The Boers have probably moved elsewhere, and if to the southwest General ColviKe could as easily strike them from Bloemfontein as by following them up across the plains. These inferences still leave the situation bewildering for the time being. The enormously superior British forces appear in active" in" every part of the war field, waiting yet; probably, for the accumulation of material, for a swlffadvance on the Traus va. frontier. The London military commentators and the public, too, to some extent, are irritated and confused, the situation.

Details of the scenes on Green. Market; square, Cape Town, Tuesday, when. Premier, encountered an English that the fearing personal violence, sought refuge in restaurant. was hooted and tried to reach, Pan lament Douse under police The people shouted but. he succeeded in reaching the House.

Finally, when the people again sang "God Save the' Queen" he raised his hat amid and was heard to say, "Reserve your judgment." Lord Roberts did not meet his wife. at. Cape Town. She will proceed to filoemf fontein The permanent bridge at the. Modder River station has been finished'.

The first train passed ovet it Tuesday. The British garrison at Springlontein was roused at. midnight Monday by the information that the Boers, in force, were about to make an attack. But not a burgher appeared. further list of the casualties sustained by the officers at Kooru (Karee?) March 31, adds 11 missing and 1 wounded, making the total thus far 32.

Owing to the information that the Boevs are hovering in the neighborhood of the railroad running from Springfontein to Bloemfontein. General Gatacre is preparing to take vigorous measures to cope with any attempt to cut off Lord Roberts' line of commuh'ica tlon at that PORTUGAL'S STATEMENT. Under the Treaty England Had the Bight to Transport Troops Across Portuguese Territory. Lisbon, April 4 The question of the transport of British troops across Portuguese territory from Beira. Portuguese East Africa, into Rhodesia, having been brought up in the Chamber of Deputies, the Foreign Minister, Senor Beirao, made the following statement: "The transport of British soldiers by railroad from Beira to Umtali was requested by Great Britain and consented to by Portugal because the British government thereby only exercised a right recognized in the treaties between the two countries.

The outbreak of war has not abrogated these treaties, which were concluded and signed prior to the war by Portugal In a spirit of loyalty. "I have informed the Transvaal of this The Sexton of St. James' Pro Cathedral Laid a Trap That Was Successful. SHE STOLE DURING WORSHIP. A Number of Women Have Lost Purses of Late While Attending Services.

Since a sharp eyed little girl has been attending the early morning services in St. James' pro Cathedral, on Jay street, with regularity there have been numerous losses of pocket books among the The coincidence was not noticed at first, but the priests in the parish had been very much annoyed over the repeated reports of losses and they spoke to Lawrence Sullivan, the sexton, about it. Sullivan said that he would watch for the thief and he marked the unwonted iudusty of little Nellie Cronin at the 7 o'clock masses. The girl was not so devotional as she might have been and she had a habit of dodging about among the pews in a queer way. It was noted that she invariably sat beside a woman worshiper or directly in front of her.

women in the church have a habit, when kneeling at their devotions. leaving their purses in the pews behind them. The sexton thought he would learn something more about Nellie before he voiced his suspicions, and it did not take him long to get her history. Nellie is a waif of 13. She has a father who pays very little attention to her and who lives in Manhattan; her mother is dead and her maternal grandmother, Mrs.

Mary Golden, who is quite old and who lives at 25 Chaptl street, is almost the only being in the world who takes interest in the child. Some time ago Nellie was arrested with another little: girl on a charge of burglary. She had broken into a house by means of false keys and was found there by the police, who believed that it was her intention to make off witli the plumbing material. On that occasion the child was taken before Magistrate Brenner in the Adams street court arid she was committed to the care of the officers of the Society for the Pervention of Cruelty to Children. Mrs.

Golden was not satisfied to have the child away from her and Bhe went to court to see about it. She said that she would keep a sharper eye on Nellie In the future if the authorities would only send the child home to her. "Give her a chance," said Mrs. Golden. "I will take care of her and I promise that' she will be a ibetter girl.

I intend that she shall go to church every morning of her life and we will try to make a good girl of her." The magistrate sent Nellie home with Mrs. Golden and that is how it came about that she was in church at the early masses with such marked regularity. Sexton Sullivan learned all about the case and had a talk with Father Peter Donohue about the girl. It was agreed that a trap should be set for the thief and the scheme was carried into effect this morning. The sexton and the priest prepared a pocketbook as a decoy.

The purse seemed flat, for there was a letter in it addressed to "John J. Walsh of 289 Bridge street." but there was no money in it. Mr. Sullivan dropped the pocketbook in one of the pews before the service began and a woman who was in the secret sat upon it. When the woman knelt at the priedieu the pocketbook was exposed, and Nellie, who had been circling about as usual, spied it.

The watchful sexton noticed Nellie and another girl, who seemed to be a confederate, settle themselves behind the kneeling woman, and then Nellie leaned over the pew and picked up the purse. She quickly concealed it and when it was safe iii her possession, she was captured. The other little girl had done nothing that warranted her arrest, and she was allowed to go. But Nellie was handed over to the custody of Officer Muhs. who was called to tho church for the purpose.

Nellie wept bitter tears of anguish and said that she did not mean to steal and she had never taken anything from the church before. She said the other girl "Put me up to it," to use her own language. Magistrate Brenner held the girl to answer before him to morrow morning. In the meanwhile the police are looking for tiie other little girl. TOLL HOUSES BTJRNED BY A MOB.

Logansport, April 4 One hundred and fifty masked men blew up two bridges and burned two toll houses on the Logansport and Burlington Pike last night. Protests have been dirocted against high toll and the alleged ba condition of the pike..