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5 THE BKOOKXYK DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1900. MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS.

ble to properly handle the malls and the result has been many annoying delays. We have received hundreds of complaints from business men in regard to the character of the service. We believe that under the new condition of affairs all this will be speedily remedied and that New York will soon have one of the best postal systems in the country. This is as it should be. The New York TO REFIT SUMNER, $700,000 General Bracken ridge Protests Against Disbursing Large Sums Without Inspection.

I SPENCERIAN PENS I WRITE WELL WEAR LOfiG 1 i ONCE TRIED ALWAYS USED I Samples sent on receipt of tf. 8 I S' gSoSsS Established USGO 1 Sulzer and IffcGrath. Get Jobs. Reinstatements in Park Department. Adolph Sulzer and Thomas McGrath have been appointed searchers in the Department of Taxes and Assessments, at per year each.

Secretary Mooney of the Board of Public Improvements reports the following promotions in the staff of the Topographical Bureau: W. A. Herckenroth, assistant engineer, from $1,380 to B. J. Plassman, draughtsman, from 200 to Joseph P.

Flanagan, from office boy to junior clerk, at $600. '7 Park Commissioner Brpwer ot this borough announces the reinstatement of the following toolmen, mowers, gardeners, sounders ana laborers, at $2 per day: Joseph Garvy, Michael Deasey. Thomas Mc Nultv. Frank J. McMillan, James Devine, Clark.

Michael HoDkins. Peter Feeney, William Bolton, Lawrence Leflwith, William Smith; Joseph Maxwell, William Bangle, Thomas P. Game, Mark McGulre, Thomas Connell, Peter O'Hara, Joan (junningnam, ITnhn Kennv. Charles T. John Dale, Patrick James O'Rourke, John T.

Ford, Patrick McAvoy, August Balfanz. Mi chael Casey, Isaac H. Johnson, William tt euy, James Bell, James Druland, Orlando B. Os trander. BAXTER RIIEY.

Clinton Serrell Baxter and Miss Maude La Verne Riley were married at the residence of the parents of the bride, 393 Adelphl street, on TueBday evening, April 10, by the Rev. D. B. Pratt of the Beecher Memorial Church. There was a large gathering 61 relatives and friends.

The bride was given away by her father; William H. Riley, who is a clerk in Part II of the Supreme Court. Miss Silvie B. Riley, a sister of the bride, was maid of honor. William Wood acted as best man.

After the marriage ceremony the Rev. Mr. Pratt christened two childen of the bride's brother. The children were Wil.Mam Henry Harrison Riley, 5 years old, and Clifford Grant Riley, years old. Among those present were the bride's grandmother, 90 years old; Mr.

and Mrs Charles T. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Riley.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. WIckes, Mr. and Mrs.

James Winne, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Riley. Samuel McKnight and sisters, Miss Lulu'Krepps.

Edgar Davies, Miss Bessie Dixon, Miss Ida Riley, Mrs. R. F. Cole and Miss Tillie Cole. Supper was served and dancing, recitations and singing followed.

HARLEM RAILROAD BONDS. Harvey Fish Sons offer as a safe and legal investment for savings and institutions the remaining $3,000,000 of the $12, 000,000 issue of New York and Harlem Railroad Company's 3. per gold These bond'3 are dated May 1, 1900, and are due and payable on May 1. 2000. They are issued in either coupon or registered certificates.

Interest is, payable in May and December. The' present price is 115.82 and the bonds will yield 3' per cent, on the Investment. They are deliverable May 1, when the present mortgage, bearing 7 per cent, interest, will be paid and canceled, the issue above mentioned becoming the first and only mortgage on the property. The firm has already disposed of $9,000,000 of the issue. Fkesh Cot Flowers for Funerals at one half city rates.

Book of special designs submitted to select from, J. Condon, 734 Fifth av. Telephone 27 South. N. 13..

Greenwood Cemetery graves and plots improved and cared for. Exhibition and sale of choice Water Colors, Beautiful examples of modern on view and purchasable at a low figure. A. and ete gant sift or 0 islrable home decoration. Hooper's Art Galleries 520 Fulton st, city.

Open evenings. Cold Homes are miserable. We can warm them. Steam or Hot Water our specialties. Telephone 1S47 Main, or write to John A.

Scollay, 74 76 Myrtle Brooklyn. N. T. Estimates free. T.

Newman" Son, Pawnbrokers, 1,076 Fulton st. between Claesoh arid Franklin avs. Liberal, loans made, on diamonds; watches, jewelry and personal property of e.yery description. CA8TOBIA Bears the signature of Chas. h.

Fietohmu Intiso for more than thirty years, and The Kinii you tjuuti jiluiaiji IsougM. MARRIED. BALDWIN' HUXT1XGTON" On Tuesday, April' 1(1, 19C0. at her father's residence. 331 Eighth st, by Rev.

Chas. F. Goodcll, ANNIE SWIFT, daughter of Joreph C. Huntington, to GEORGE B. BAL.DWIN.

FRASER HA Xii By the "Rev. A. J. F. Boh rends, D.

on April 11, 1300, ADELAIDE B. HALL to HERBERT J. FRASER, both of New" York. RICHARDSON VIGUS On Wednesday, April 11, 1000. in Xew York City, by the Rev.

S. Parkos Cadman, D. LAURA MAY VIGUS of Brooklyn, N. to HOWARD JOHX RICHARDSON of Canton Center, Conn. No cards.

DIED. ANDERSON On April 11, 1900, JOHN H. ANDERSON, son or Jane B. and the late John Anderson ot Brooklyn, N. Y.

EGGLESTOX At his home. 234 Clarkson st, Flatbush, Monday, HARVEY J. EQGLESTON, aged 76 years. Funeral services from his late home, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. 11 2 HENNESSY On' Tuesday, April 10, JOSEPH beloved husband of Katharine Gallagher.

Relatives and friends and members of Volunteer Lodge No. 1,282, K. and L. of Honor, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, 3G4 Baltic st, Brooklyn, Friday. April 13, at 2 P.

M. HOG AN Thursday, April 12, ELLEN HOGAN, aged 84 years. Funeral services at her late residence, 57 Jorale mon st, Friday evening, at 7 o'clock. 12 2 NADDY On April 11, at the residence ot his parents, 115 Berry at. Rev.

JOHN V. NADDY, aged 26 years, of the Church of the Holy Rosary, Brooklyn. Notice of funeral hereafter. PHILLIPS On Thursday, April 12, 1900, at his residence, S9 Schennerhorn st, Brooklyn, N. JOSEPH U.

PHILLIPS, In the 7Sth year of his age. Notice of funeral hereafter. RICE On Wednesday, April 11, 1900, TRYPHENA COLLINS, widow of Rev. C. D.

Rice, in the S5th year of her age, at the residence of her son in law, Dr. H. S. Jewett, 226 Macon st, Funeral services on Friday, April 13, at 4 P. M.

SACKETT On Wednesday, April 11, 1900. JOSEPHINE DORSCH, beloved wife of George Sackett, in her 59th year. Funeral services at her late, residence, 437 Monroe st, Friday evening, April 13, at 8 o'clock. Interment at Woodlawn at convenience ot family. 12 2 SCARLETT At her residence, 939 Jefferson av, MAMIE SCARLETT (nee Warner), aged 27 years.

Funeral at 2 P. M. Friday. Friends and relatives invited to attend. STOW ELL On April 11, JOHN son of the late William Stowell.

Funeral from his late residence, 766 Degraw st, on Sunday, April 15, at 2 P. M. Relatives and friends Invited to attend. 12 2 TURNER Suddenly, on Thursday, at 160 St. Johns place, MARY" RUTH TURN ER, only daughter of Donald and Turner.

Funeral private. 12 2 VOM LEHX On April 10, our dear beloved son, JOHN. In the 18th year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral service at his late residence. 1,535 New York av, on Thursday, the 12th, at P.

M. Interment Friday at 2 o'clock. 11 2 WALSI On Tuesday, April 10. 1900, BRIDGET WALSH. Funeral from St.

Mary's Hospital on Friday, April 13, at 10 o'clock A. M. WE AV ER ALEXANDER CATHARINE ALEXANDER, widow of Benjamin H. Weaver. Funeral services at residence of her daughter, Mrs.

I. Reed Birch, ICO St. Marks av, on Thursday evening, April 12, 1900, at 8 o'clock. Interment at. convenience of family.

11 2 WOL.LER On Tuesday, April 10, LENA, beloved wife of John E. Woller. Relatives and friends of the family arc. Invited to attend the funeral services at hor luto residence, 297 Fifteenth st, on Friday evening, April 13, at 7:16. Interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Saturday, A.

M. Cloth Covered or Oxidized ALUMINUM CASKETS. Hermetically sealed. Indestructible and everlasting. Have your funeral director show you one.

Post Office is the clearing house of tho coun try and any congestion in the service there la fslt throughout the land, East and West." Tnnnnt, VI. 4. nt (T Tdlnnfl WllO I just been elected as a delegate to the New York State convention, announced here to day Nimmo Candidate that he would be a for Presi candidate for the posi tlon of presidential elector from New York. He was unable to be present at the elected as a delegate, owing to business en gagements in wasningion. a.

u. a. "TRISTAN AND ISOLDE." "Tristan and Isolde" was beautifully sung at the Metropolitan Opera House in German last night. It was the last opportunity this season to hear this great Wagnerian music drama, and the cast of singers was the best that Mr. Grau's company contains, but in spite of this there was not a large audience present.

This may be in part due to the fact that this is Holy Week and in part to the length of the opera which was given without cuts in about four and a half hours. There are many who believe that much of Wagner's operas can be advantageously if judiciously eliminated. Nordica as Isolde and Van Dyck as Tristau have been heard many times before in these same parts, but it was no less delightful to listen to them again. Mme. Schumann Heink is always more than satisfactory and Brangene is, one of her best roles.

Herr Bertram has steadily gained the approval of the opera house audiences and his Kurwenal is an interesting and sympathetic production. Edward do Reszke as King Marke. M. Bars, M. Meux and Mr.

Pringlc were the other singers. Mr. Paur conducted and succeeded in leading the orchestra throughout the entire opera without drowning the voices of the singers more than twice. A PROSPEROUS CHURCH. Grace Presbyterian Reports a Balance for the First Time in Its History.

The annual meeting of Grace Presbyterian Church, Stuyvesant and Jefferson avenues, of which the Rev. Robert Henry Carson is pastor, was held last night. The meeting was an important one, because of the fact that for the first time in the history of the church a substantial balance was reported in the general funds, with Sunday school and all other societies in prosperous condition. Mr. Carson presided over part of the proceedings and Elder Beach took the chair later in the meeting.

The report of the board of trustees showed that the receipts from all sources during the year were to home missions was given $416; to foreign missions, $153; to education, Sunday school work. $73; church erection. $50; freed men, $47; synodical aid, S30; aid for colleges, $10; General Assembly, $20; miscellaneous, S54. The congregational expenses were $6,040, and with money from auxiliary societies there is now a balance of J500, with all bills paid. The membership of the church is now 401, there having been US deductions during the year; but the gain has been 80, which have been added during the four months of the pastorate of Mr.

Carson, 33 being taken in last Sunday. Sunday school and church are now overcrowed and a new edifice is now being talked of. The following officers were elected: Trustees, George L. Turton, William McEwen, F. A.

Thayer, C. C. Keilholz, S. S. Nostrand, G.

B. Osborne; deacons, J. Moorehead, A. A. Kirkpatrick, Frank H.

Heissenbuttel, Eugene Scribner, H. F. Martindale, C. W. Van Clief.

BROOKLYN SCH00LT0 BE SHOWN Plans of Model Structure to Be Built on Eighteenth Avenue to Go to Paris Exposition. As an evidence of the newest and most advanced ideas of school architecture being incorporated into the plans for the proposed new buildings for New York City two of these plans are to be sent to the Exposition at Paris. One represents the new public school, No. 134, to be erected cu Eighteenth avenue, near Ocean parkway, Brooklyn, and the other is a building in the colonial style of architecture, to bo built in Manhattan. As will be seen from the picture, the Brooklyn structure is to be a beautiful specimen of classic art.

There are few, if any, more beautiful designs in the Renaissance and the repose and dignity of the structure admirably comport with purposes for which the building is to be used. The building will be 172 feet long by 60 feet in width, three stories and basement in height and of fire proof construction throughout, and will occupy an open space where it can be seen from all sides; the stoops and approaches on the streets and avenue, the exterior of basement walls up to and including the water table at the level of the first tier of beams and the column of front will be of limestone and the work above of gray brick with terra cotta trimmings. The pitched roofs will be covered with light green slate. The basement will contain Indoor playrooms and toilet rooms for boys and girls, the floor being covered with rock asphalt. In addition, a portion will be set aside for boiler rooms and space for storage of coal.

The first and second stories will contain eight classrooms, each together with principals and teachers' rocms, and toilet rooms for both sexes. The third story will contain a large assembly room, about 60 by 70 feet in size, not subdivided by sliding doors iuto classrooms. Stairways will be provided at either end of the building of iron and of sufficient capacity and so arranged as to give groat freedom of movement in the manipulation of classes. The wardrobes are so placed as to be accessible from each classroom so that the children may remove or don their outer clothing directly under the supervision of the teacher. The ventilation of the wardrobes in secured by windows directly to the outside air, a steam coil being added to dry the clothing when damp.

The size of the plot is 200 feet, fronting on Eighth avenue. A large portion of the outside playground as well as the sidewalks and approaches will be paved with concrete. The plans for this building were prepared In the office of school buildings of the City of New York at Manhattan by Superintendent C. B. J.

Snyder of the New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects. Very much of the success in having the plans adopted is due to the energetic nud Intelligent efforts of Charles E. Robertson, president of the Brooklyn Borough Board of Education and vice president of the Central Board of Education. PEACH CROP PROMISING. Several Wallabout Market commission merchants have visited Delaware.

Maryland and other peach growing states and have found peach growers in high spirits over the prospect of the coming crop. Even should half the buds which have passed safely through the winter be killed by later weather, there will yet be a heavy yield. Jhe Sagle Paris Bureau Is Xocatcd at S3 KTJE CAMBON And Boulevard Madeleine. American visitors are cordially Invited to visit the Eagle Bureau. Accommodations in hotels and private houses secured free of charge.

Leading American Newspapers on File. Easter Hats. If you appear in one next Sunday you cannot but feel that you are well dressed as to headgear. GKAS. M.

JAGOBSON, 417 Fulton St. COMING EVENTS. The Rev. John F. Carson.

D. riastor of the Jcatral Presbj terian Church, will speak at the trslon Missionary Training Institute, 131. wave avenue, near Myrtle, to morrow, at 3:30 P. subject. "The Holy George C.

Whipple will; present a paper oh Mount Prospect Laboratory, Brooklyn," Illustrat ed with lantern slides, at the regular monthly meeting of the Brooklyn Engineers' Club at the Argylc to night. To morrow being Good Friday, the stated com munication of Hyatt Lodge, F. and A. which naturally falls on that evening, will not be held. The members of Marquette Council No.

2S, of the Knights of Columbus, will give an entertain' ment and progressive euchre party at Schwaben Hall, corner of Knickerbocker and Myrtle avenues, on the evening of Monday, the 23d Inst. There will be dancing after the euchre. HOTEL AFvBJVALS. Clarendon Hiss M. A.

Johnson, Terry, Sirs. D. 3. Anderson, DesMolne.s, Mr. and Sirs.

F. D. Hornbeck. H. L.

Buller. F. A. Davis, B. R.

Freeman. Brooklyn; H. J. Richardson, ur. v.

E. Wright. ew lorn; w. Yost, Johnston, X. Y.

A. V. Byrne. Northport, I. E.

G. Waite. New Haven, Conn. H. Pearce, Brookllne.

DeWitt S. Anderson, Keyport, X. Ira Feeler, N. Y. St.

George D. H. Ralston, Brooklyn; Mrs. G. Richmond.

Hurfaln V. Y. K. M. Cornnland.

Long Branch; Mr. and 'Mrs. J. A. R.

Studwell. Mr. and Mrs. F. F.

Krajewskl, Miss Krajewski, New York: H. L. Felnhern. Onorto. London: J.

H. Knapp, Philadelphia; Mrs. E. P. Bradley, Miss (j.

lirauiey. Haverlilli. Jlass. .1. m.

ieeier, Baltimore; F. R. Snyder. New York: C. H.

Campbell. Philadelphia; n. E. Moffctt. R.

D. Iltoffett, Rrnolilvn: Mrs. G. F. Lyon and maid.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Fraser. New York.

The Pierrepont Mrs. J. Cendoya. Santiago de Cuba; Miss K. Lane, Santiago de Cuba; Air.

and Sirs. T. H. Thomas. Newburgh.

X. Y. Mr. and Mrs. C.

R. Hlgglns, Brooklyn; M. L. Haley. Newark.

N. Frank Collier. George Fink, Manhattan; Leonard Rice, New Orleans; C. L. Stewart.

O. INSTITUTE CALENDAR. This is the calendar of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences for to day: Section on educational psychology Lecture by Hiss Jessie A. Fowler of New York on. the subject, "The Child no Longer an Enigma When Physiologically Studied." Mrs.

Franklin W. Hooper, chairman. Art Building, lecture room No. 2. 4 P.

M. Members' meeting. Subject for discussion, "Sulphur. Selenium. Tellurium and Arsenic in Minerals, including A'yrite, Aiarcasue.

na.icw cite, Stibnite. Reaigar. Mlspickel, Cinnabar. Mo. Jybdenite, Galena." Lecture room.

P. M. Futlon DOES NOT LIVE THERE. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: I notice in to night'3 Easle an account cf arrest of Charles P. Bliss of 731 Quincy street, for expectorating' on the floor of a trolley car.

As no such person lives at this address, kindly correct the error. EVERETT L. BLISS. 731 Quincy street, April 11, 1000. PARIS FASHIONS IIP TO DATE.

from the Eagle Paris Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon, through the courtesy of Abraham Straus. Tailor suit of navy blue cheviot, plth black taffeta straps; jacket with braid embroidery. trimmed trimmed REUNION OP ART STUDENTS. A reunion of the art department of Adol phi College was held last night at the residence of Professor J. B.

Whittaker, McDon (mgh street, near Patchen avenue. The professor and Mrs. Whittaker received the guests In the handsome parlors of their residence, where a niutsicale was given, followed by a dance and supper. Among those present were: Miss Olive Whitmore Miss Viola Praeter, Mrs. Guy Carleton Wiggins.

Miss Blanche Huntington, Miss Margaret Whittaker, Miss A. Hewes, Arthur Grueby, Miss Juie Raymond, Harold Ross, D. Holland, Edmlnston Warren, G. Bus3ing, Miss Bussing, Miss Ethel Giles, Miss Belle Pollack, F. Miles, Fred Seelbaeh, Miss A.

Darling, Gus tave Llebechur, Miss Seles, F. Thrane, Mies Georgie Foster, Miss Puddington. Mr. and Mrs. A.

Brown, Mrs. A. Hewes, Miss Helene Hoffman, Mrs. Wood, Gazin, Mi3s Whittaker. JUDGMENT SATISFIED.

(To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: The Judgment in the case of John F. Madden, as guardian at litem for Sarah C. Madden, against Marshall T. Davidson for $150, which was published in the Eagle on the 10th has been satisfied. The judgment was only entered for the purpose of being satisfied and in order to fully protect Mr.

Davidson in the settlement ot this cult. The claim was brought by John F. Madden on behalf of his infant daughter of about or 7 years ot age for alleged personal injuries received in October, 1898, by an iron pipe rolling Upon her. The child, with other children in the neighborhood, was playing in front of Mr. David Bon's steam pump works, on Keap street, and either fell off or was knocked down by a pipe rolling against her.

Investigation satisfied us that the child had received no injury to speak of. Rather than submit, however, to the annoyance of a suit, we offered in settlement. This offer was accepted, and in OTder to fully protect Mr. Davidson and to bind the infant, the offor was put in the form of a judgment and immediately CAMERON HILL, Attorneys for Davidson. New York, April 11, 1000.

DIVORCE POR MRS. STROMER. An absoiuto divorce has been granted to Amnlie Stromer of 217 South Fourth avenue. Mount Vernbn, In her suit against her hus bnnd, Stromer. It was testified by John WIckOl, on the trial, that he rented a room to Strimer at 172 East One Hundrod and street, Manhattan, In 1899, and that in January of that yoar Stromer brought to his (Stroruor's) room, Lilian Brown, a servant 'n tnt Imperial Hotel, Manhattan.

REPUBLICANS FEAR DEFEAT. Congressmen. Declining Renominations I Because They Do Wot Like the Outlook. Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth April 12 The' War Department to day received from the Navy the statement of the cost of repairing and fitting out the transport Sumner while she was in charge of the naval authorities at Norfolk. The bill of the Navy is $430,000, which merely includes the amount paid for labor and such materials as were furnished by the naval constructor at Norfolk.

Added to' this will be Che money expended by Colonel Jones in the purchase of the gorgeous furniture and decor ations for the vessel, together with the cost of the repairs ahd alterations that were found to be necessary after the vessel arrived at New York. Army authorities are contending that the total cost of getting the Sumner ready for. sea will not be more than $700,000, but when all the expenses are taken into account the aggregate is apt to be somewhat beyond these figures. The department allowed Colonel Jbnes' $250,000 to use as he pleased in buying supplies! jfor the transport, and although they will not give out at this time the amount that was expended in this way, the officers of the Quartermasters' Department say that the sum returned is trifling. On the basis that $250,000 were spent by Colonel Jones this would make the bill for the Sumner $680,000, and still not counting the cost of the work done on her at New York.

It will be remembered that the vessel was badly damaged on leaving Norfolk and had to be put into dry dock at New York and repaired. During the stay of the vessel at New York the chief quartermaster was busy putting in additional fittings and furniture. More expenses were incurred after the date originally set for the Sumner's departure, when it became necessary to tear out much of the interior in order to reduce the number of bunks. None of these items is included in the total of S680.OOO. and as before stated, the officers at the War Department say that the aggregate bill for the Sumner's outfit will not be more than $700,000.

Even at this the bill cannot be considered moderate, as few of the other army transporte cost more than S500.000 to be rjut into condition for service. Were it not for the fact that the Sumner was turned over to the army without the payment for obtaining title to her, the War Department's bill for ner wouiu ultimately have reached nearly a minion dollars. Some criticism is made of the manner in which the army's debt on account of the Sum ner was contracted. It appears al though was at the Norfolk Navy Yard unaergoing repairs for about five months, during all that time not one Officer of the inspector general's department was detailed to see how the work on. her was progressing.

In other branches of the service it is the custom of have all accounts audited by a regularly appointed inspector, but in this case it looks as though the bill was to be naid with out being approved" by anyone outside of those doing the work and tiffioers of the corps for which the labor was performed. In spector General Breckinridge has strongly protested against the bad policy of allowing officers of one corps to have full control of the disbursements of money allowed to that corps, with no. outside He has made particular' reference' to' the transport service in this connection. General Breckin ridge says that, according to the present system, the officers of corps will not be permitted to see the accounts in the Sumner case. It is true that an Army officer was on duty, at Norfolk while, the Sumner was undergoing repairs, but he was a quartermaster.

The Navy Department will soon enter into an agreement with some well known coal firm by which vessels Coal for Navy in of the Navy will be All Parts alIe to obtain fuel at iv. err stated prices in al of the World. most 'any sailing port in the world. The contract to be signed is to run for the balance of this year, and will be the second one that this Government has made for this purpose. Our Navy last year adopted the policy followed by.

most maritime government of making contracts, to supply coal to its ships of war whenever required in the different foreign ports. Bids were recently asked for the privilege of selling coal to our vessels In forty two foreign ports, representing the most important stations in all parts of the globe. About twenty firms submitted bids, ahd the department officials are how engaged in scheduling them in order to decide which is the most advantageous. Under the con tract to be made, the captain of an Ameri can warship will be furnished with a statement showing at what ports coal can be bought, and at what price. If he is steaming in the neighborhood of the Mediterranean, for instance: and' flnds himself running short of fuel, he looks at his chart and sees that at Gibraltar the agent of such and such a firm has agreed to furnish coal to our vessels, at a stated price per ton.

He accordingly puts into that harbor and buys as much fuel as is needed. The price to be paio lor coal varies in the different ports according to their nearness to the coal mines, and ranges anywhere from $5.75 to $16 a ton. At Gibraltar, which is a big supply center, no trouble will be experienced in getting a contract by which coal can be bought at $5.75 a ton, the year round. The highest price will probably have to be paid at Zanzibar, where last year the government paid $16 for every, ton bought. The department requires that the coal furnished must equal Admiralty Cardiff, which is supposed to be the best steaming coal in the world, and which is regarded as the standard.

The Navy purchased 85,000 tons of coal in foreign ports last year, at a total cost of $441,000. According to the present arrangements of the Navy Department the Brooklyn naval militia will be taicen to sea for their annual, cruise this year in August; It is probable that the New Brooklyn Militia to to Sea in August. York men will go out in two divisions and August 5 to 12 is the time set the trip of the first section, while it is planned to take the second battalion out on the 14th and return on the 21st. It is thought that this programme will be carried out, the only possibility of a hitch in it existing from the fact one or more of the Southern states may not he ready to send their naval militia out at the time scheduled by the Department. The present arrangement for the cruises of the' various state naval militia organizations is to have them go out in thin order: Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Smith Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine.

'The first cruise will occur on the 23d of this month when the men from Louisiana will be taken to sea, and the season will wind up with the Maine naval militiamen, October 26. The Navy Department has set aside the Prairie for use of the naval militia again this year, the vessel having proven wholly satisfactory in 1899. Commander McKenzie will in all probability command her again. Practically tho eame dally routine that was followed on the cruise of last year will bo followed this summer, athough it will be amplified In a number of Tespects. In general the first three days wlll.be consumed in Instructing the men in gun and station and in familiarizing them with the construction and mechanism of the guns.

The fourth and fifth days will be devoted to actual firing target practice; the department having made the following allowances for ammunition: 50 rounds for each of the elx 'pounder and one pounder guns, and sub caliber ammunition at the discretion of the commanding officer. The battery of the Prairie consists of eight 6 inch rapid, fire, guns, six 6 pounders and two Colt guns. This will give every member of each organization an opportunity to make a target with the 6 pounders at full charge, whllolndefln ART NOTES. W. S.

Hurley, who has loaned a number of tho most important pictures in his collection for, the pleasure and instruction of the children, has arranged to continue the show in various of the Erooklyn schools, and is printing several thousands of catalogues for the information of the pupils. The pictures are to go to Greenpoint, and later will be seen in Erasmus Hall. Parents will be invited to see them, and talks of art will be given by painters and others. All of the pictures in Mr. Hurley's collection are American and their exhibition in this manner will tend to stimulate interest in the work of our painters.

The Parents' League of School No. 3 has expressed itself on this subject to the following effect: "American artists are'fast taking front ranks among the artists of the world. In landscape painting they have no superior, but the general intelligence of our people as to what institutes good art is not advancing with the excellence) of our productions. A remedy for this is not to be found in the annual visit or walk through some art gallery, but in the frequent observance of good art by the general public. This education could begin in no better place than the public schools.

At present our schools are purchasing yearly a large number of pictures. In many cases they have been unwisely chosen and our children are thus sometimes made to observe poor art. Mr. Hurley's loan exhibit will tend to correct this and raise the tone of future selections for our schools. But not less important than all other considerations is the influence which good art will have upon the character of the boys and girls.

There is a relation between the ethical and aesthetic and that child which early learns to appreciate and love truth and beauty portrayed on the canvas will more easily and naturally follow in lines of right doing in the affairs of life. Much has been said in commendation oj the opportunity which Mr. Hurley has so unselfishly presented to our schools involving upon him a large expenditure of time and money and it is hoped that all of the principals will co operate with the committee in charge of this art exhibit and thus derive from it the great good which it seems to present." The Salmagundi Club is enlarging its influence and promises to have a number of shows and sales in the near future. There is much talk of the forthcoming auction of mugs, decorated by members of the club. A bid has already been entered of $50 for one of these utensils, and an offer of prizes has been made public to day.

One of the prizes is offered by George Inness. who gives $30 for the best oil color to be shown, and then gives the picture to the club. The other prize is for the same amount, and is also for an oil color, but the canvas becomes the property of the donor, Mr. Proctor. On Monday next, at 4 in the afternoon, there will be an auction sale of pictures and sketches in Daly's Theater, in aid of the wid owed mother of the late Ernest Tarleton, an actor who died in his years of promise.

The pictvres are in cil, pastel, charcoal and some are etched. The contributors are Carlton Chapman, George Wharton Edwards, Walter Hale, Oliver Herford, Willard L. Metcalf, Walter Nettleton, Robert Reid, William T. Smedley, Howard C. Christy, James Watt Finn, Childe Hassam, James S.

Ingiis, George Frederic Munn, Charles Peters, Edward Simmons, Harry F. Taylor. John Twachtman, Herbert Denman, Georges Glaenzer, Ernest Frederic Remington, Guy Standing and M. B. Wenzell.

During the remainder of the present week these contributions may be seen in the rooms of the Fine Arts Club. At the galleries of the Pine Arts Club, ST West Thirty fourth street, there is to be a show of the color prints' after old and modern masters, which have been brought to this country by Dr. Cariotta. agent for the Royal Society of Art Patrons of Berlin and It is intended to secure the interest of American educators, and to place these heliotints, as they ere called, in the schools, where they will be viewed by the pupils with pleasure, and where their frequent contemplation. If right examples are chosen, will raise the standard of taste.

Among the people in this country who have expressed an interest in the enterprise are J. Pierpont. Morgan. Morris K. Jesup, Governor Roosevelt.

William T. Harris. Bishop Hurst. General Webb, Dr. George C.

Lorimer. Frank A. Hill and Herbert Putnam. Washington has an exhibition of these prints which has been visited by several thousands, of persons. The equestrian statue of Washington, which is to be unvaiied in Paris in July the gift of American women to France will be exhibited at the Bonrard bronze foundry, 444 West Sixteenth street until Saturday at 6 P.

M. It is the work of Edward C. Potter and Daniel C. French. The show of caricatures and other newspaper drawings in the exhibition of the Press Artists' League wili open in the Waldorf Astoria on the 14th of May.

It is oik of the exhibitions that will have an interest aside from its artistic consequence, and the cartoons and comics will please many people who do not care for more pictures. The Fine Arts Club proposes to keep busy this spring. It has had a show of pastels and individual work, it will hold meeting? of those interested in school decorations, there will be a display of artistic iiather work in May. and other exhibitions now under discussion are of colonial arts and crafts of the Dutch period. American and foreign glass, mosaics, metale, wood and inlays, embroideries, book bindings, chap books, book plates and related matters.

George W. Drew, a flower painter, has an exhibition of his work in the galleries of J. F. Ward 304 Columbus avenue, Manhattan. The small but interesting shew of impressionistic work by Monet and Renoir will continue at the Dui anu Ruel Galleries until the 23th inst.

The largo prices brought for the Monets in the saic ai Checkering Hall on Tuesday night was a surprise to many, who believed, with much reasr n. t'. impression Ism was one of the feds that had passed. The Brooklyn Institute department of photography will hold its annual exhibition In the Mr.ntague street galleries, the opening 1 rccTtion occurring on the night of Saturday, the 21st inst. MID WEEK THEATER NOTES.

Langtry opens a week's engagement at the Columbia next Monday evening, presenting the much talked of play, "The Degenerates." At the Montnuk. the return of E. H. Soth ern and Virginia Harued should be sufficient to fill tho house fcr the week. No stars are more popular in Brooklyn.

They will present three plays during the week. Patrons of the Amphion will be given an opportunity to see Chaur.coy Olcott in his latest play, "A Romance of Athlonc." The riopular Irish comedian was seen in Brooklyn earlier in the season, but this fact is not likely to interfere with a big sale at the Amphion. At the Grand Opera House, Corse Payton's company, which has been playing to the capacity of the house during the past few days, will on Monday begin the second of a four weeks' engagement. "The Bowery After Dark" is the title of a new melodrama which Is expected to thrill Bijou audiences during tho coming week. Hoyt's "A Stranger in New York" is billed for next week at the Gayety.

Marie Dressier, Flo Irwin, James O. Barrows. George Evans and Cushman Holcombe and Curtis are some of the names on an extremely good end of the season bill which Hyde Behrnan announce for next week. "The Real Widow Brown" Is a light comedy which should prove to be a good drawing card at the Brooklyn Music Hall during the coming week. "The Girl With the Auburn Hair" will bo seen next week at the Novelty.

Whether or no a white horse is one of the properties of this mysterious young individual Is not stated by the press agent. Other good acts are also billed. Harry Morris' Twentieth Century Maids will be the attraction for next week at tte Star Theater. POSTPONEMENT. Porto Rlcan muddle, William Alden Smith is handicapped by the attitude of the administration in regard to the war in the Transvaal.

There is a large settlement of Hollanders in his district and they are all strong Boer sympathizers, and Mr. Smith, after going over his territory carefully, came to the conclusion that his Dutch constituents, who almost to a man voted the Republican ticket two years ago, tvpuld this year go almost solidly for the Democratic candidate for Congress. The Republican leaders hope that after the campaign starts they will be able to change the situation materially and bring back into line many of the recalcitrants. They acknowledge, however, that they have a hard task ahead, but they cay that the very danger in the outlook will arouse the Republicans and cause them to work harder than ever. It is the intention of the Republican congressional campaign committee to send a great many stump, speakers throughout the middle Western "States.

orators will be well loaded with figures 'showing the necessity that existed for a small tariff on Porto Rlcan Imports and the great that lay in absolute free trade with the island at this time. In talking with the correspondent of the Eagle to day General Jo Wheeler said: "I believe that the new Philippine Com General Wheeler mission will soon and Philip, straighten out mat ters in the Philippine Pme Commission. Islands. I predict that few weeks after Judge Taft and his fellow commissioners have started their work in the islands the few' straggling bands of insurgents that are still keeping up a guerrilla warfare in the Island of Luzon will lay down their arms and that we will have absolute peace In the island. Honey will accomplish a great deal more than vinegar with the Filipinos.

They are as a rule an intelligent people and will, I think, be made to realize that It will be to their material advantage to have peace with the United States. I think Agui naldo is in hiding somewhere in the Province of Cavite, not far from Manila. I do not believe he has made any attempt to escape from the Island of Luzon. Judge Taft is a diplomat and a man of great administrative abilities, and it will bs his aim to create" a friendly feeling between the Philippine leaders and the members of the commission, and I have no doubt that he will succeed." Ex Mayor Berritt of this city, a close and life long friend of ex Senator Arthur Pue Gorman, said to day Senator Gorman that stories to the ef and the ect tlat ne distln guished Maryland poi Hational woul not sp. port Bryan or take any part in the campaign If the Nebraskan is nominated for President, were entirely wrong.

"As stated in the Eagle more than a week ago." said Mr. Berritt, "Senator Gorman will not attend the National Democratic Convention at Kansas City. He expects to see Bryan nominated and he proposes to do everything in his power to carry the State of Maryland for bim If he receives the Democratic nomination. Senator Gorman will give the Democratic ticket this year his hearty support. Make no mistake about this, and Mr.

Bryan and his friends are well aware ot his Intentions." Having come to the conclusion that Congress does not intend to do anything at this session ln the way of providing money for a new pest office for New York City, the Postmaster General yester Grand Central Palace Selected. day afternoon, after consultation with First Assistant Postmaster General Heath and Mr. George Beavers, chief of the Salary and Allowance Division, decided to lease from the Gillett estate in New York City practically the entire ground floor of the Grand Central Palace. This will give Postmaster Van Cott 11,000 feet of additional floor space for an uptown distributing agency. In the present downtown Post Olilce in New York there is only 7,000 feet of floor space, so It will be seen that the new acquisition is an important one.

Seventy five per cent, of the clerks who are now cooped up in the basement of the dingy granite building, opposite the Astor House, will at once be moved uptown' into the new branch office, notwlth otanding the fact that it will take some litle time to clear away the wooden partitions that now divide the big floor space at the Grand Central Palace. As soon as the clerks leave the old basement the big wooden schemes, or partitions, that are now used for distributing the mail there and which make the present quarters so dangerous in case of fire, will be removed and new iron receptacles put in their place. The Postmaster General estimates that at least 65 per cent, of the second class mail matter that Is now handled at the downtown Post Office will be distributed from the Grand Central Palace. This will do away with the present congestion at the New York Post Office and greatly facilitate the handling of mails. It must be borne In mind, also, that the Grand Central Palace Is at the present time the main station for the pneumatic tube mall service and that the department is already in possession of a good nized apartment there.

Altogether the post office officials are very much pleased with the arrangement that has been made. General Heath said to day: "We have held back Just as long as we could, because we did not wish it to be Said that the department had gone ahead and provided an uptown distributing place that might be considered amply sufficient by Congress and so prevent an appropriation being made for a new building. This temporary arrangement will not ln any way interfere with the scheme for a new post office building. If the money should be provided for a new post office for New York to morrow. It would take at least three years before Postmaster Van Cott could move Into It.

The searching of tho title and the erection of the building would coitsume all of this time and our lease for the Grand Central Palace only runs for three years. The condition, of things at tho New York Post Office for some time has been very bad. In case of Bre there would have been absolutely no chance of saving the army of clerks that have beenworking nmong the frail, wooden partitions in. the basement ot the post office building. In addition to this they have been so for room that it has been impossi LOOKS LIKE A ite sub caliber practice may be indulged in with the 6 inch rapid Are guns.

A number of ladies' societies and individuals all over the country are still engaged in raising funds and con Plenty of Supplies tributions for the pur for chase of clothing, food and luxuries for troops Soldiers at Manila. ln the Philippines. Much of these supplies has been forwarded to the quartermaster at San Francisco for transportation on gover ment vessels to the Philippines. In order to determine whether or not there was any real necessity for the public to continue the voluntary contributions to troops now in the held, the department recently requested a report on the subject from Colonel Greenleaf, the chief surgeon in Luzon. This reply has been received, and indicates that the charitable persons who are giving entertainments in order to false mdney and working In other ways to relieve soldiers in the Philippines, are going to unnecessary "As has been previously' reported," says Colonel Greenleaf, "there is an abundance of medical property to supply not only all of the hospitals now established in this archipelago, but all that may be established in the future, and as a guard requisitions for additional supplies have been sent in and notice of their approval has been received.

I also have ample funds to pay anything needful, and if they should give out I sbould not hesitate a moment to makepur chases on my own responsibility and cable for funds. In short, "there is not the slightest necessity for but as to the expediency of accepting it and transporting It at government. expense, I have no opinion to express. The' cair from nurses for 'such property is a natural' one. They or the hospital corps men associated with them, are held to a personal accountability for all movable public property sent in to their wards.

Losses by pilfering, misuse, are coinmon, and in most cases, are and rather than pay for those losses or go through the troublesome routine of explaining them, they long for some bedding, pajamas, to make them good, and when they and possibly medical officers are approached by ladies or others who are desirous of assisting the sick soldiers, they give expression to these longings. I do not think nurses or doctors ever initiate such cases. There is not even a need for games, as I have an ample fund from which such things can he bought. But there is a need for writing materials, stationery, postage, money for cable messages and many other little matters of that kind for which the government does not make official provision." All of Europe seems to be threatened, with a coal famine, similar to that from which Francg has been suffering. Reports received at the State Department show that the coal supply of Germany and Russia is shortening.

Consul Continuation of Coal Famine Abroad. General Guenther, from Frankfort, states that there has never b'een a year in the history of Germany when greater demands had been made, upon the coal production. Although the output of 1899 was over 100.000.000 tons, against 96, 000,000 tons in 189S. the supply has been entirely inadequate and much embarrassment and annoyance have resulted. The selling price of coal increased during 1899 over 1S9S from 30 to 35 per and coke from 90 to 95 per cent.

A commission, appointed for the purpose of reporting in regard to the advisability of repealing the exceptional tariff on coal, has agreed that there can be no question of making concessions for the importation of foreign coai generally, but that it is advisable to make exceptions in individual cases. There appears to be a coal crisis pending in Russia also. The output of native coal there has increased enormously of late j'ears. at the same time the import of the foreign article has steadily risen in spite of tariff duties, till at the present moment the importation of foreign coal has become of such urgent necessity that the duties have had to bo temporarily reduced. On account of the scarcity of this fuel the government has taken measures to ward off the effects of a further decrease in the supply.

The tariff rates on coal at Odessa have been reduced, and the free Importation of fuel for use of the people of Warsaw hats been authorized. Coal for the Russian Railroad is also to come in free up to September next. Some of the Russian papers are urging the abolition of all duties on foreign coal and coke, and a commission has been appointed for the purpose of investigating this matter. Charles Edward Pierce, who represents the Twelfth Missouri District in Congress, a man wealth, popular and Kepublicans Declining Renotnination. prominent as a Grand Army man, has declined a renoraination.

He defeated his Demo cratic rival two years ago by over 3,000 majority. William Alden Smith, representing the Fifth Michigan District, one of the most popular young Republicans in the House, who was elected to the Fifty sixth CongreEa. receiving 22,021 votes against the 16,064 votes of his Democratic opponent, has also announced his intention not to run again for Congress this fall, and it Is reported that a number of other Republican Representatives from the middle Western States will adopt the same course. The action of the Republican majority in the House on the Torto Rican question is in the main responsible for the decision of these men. They believe that the chances of Republican success in their respective districts are not encouraging and they prefer to retire to private life rather than run the chances of defeat.

Colonel Pierce, who by the way is one of the principal stockholders in the big rope walk in the Eastern District of Brooklyn, said to the Eagle correspondent to day: "When Speaker Henderson's gavel fell, announcing the opening of the Fifty sixth Congress, our party was united, strong and in magnificent shape. To day we are divided, split up iuto factions and drifting around, in an apparently demoralized It hardly seems possible that this change could have been brought about in a few months. I expect to return to St. Louis and do what I can for my party during the coming campaign, but I acknowledge that I feel disheartened and anything but enthusiastic In regard to our prospects." In addition to the..