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Iff TMJK i5JKUOJ.JLX,,.CtAILY NEW KTTE Ct PAROLOSD ON PROMISE TO LEAVE. THREW A MAN OVERBOAKD. ADVERTISEMENTS. ft SEMI PANIC IN STOCKS. FAMINE IN BUNTING IS NOW THREATENED.

CASTORIA Lawyer Phillips Disposed to Be Lenient With Louisa Butsch and William Brown. ready engaged accommodations for himself and staff at the Hotel Buckingham. A largo detachment of New Hampshire militia will also be present. A letter of regret came from Ethan Alien Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior. A mental vision of the Admiral in the act of distributing handbills was conveyed in the daily batch of suggestions to the com niitec.

Out of compassion for Dewey the correspondent suggested that the great man should ba spared the fatigue of shaking innumtrabie hands. "Let some suitable souvenirs be prepared," the writer suggested, "and permit the Admiral to give them out." It is not known whether the tip will be taken. The original Dewey Club of Hastings, N. was heard from this morning. It Is an organization that was formed on May 1, 1S98, to perpetuate the fame of the American success at Manila and the man who caused It.

The club has sixty uniformed members and wants to parade. The request is signed by the Mayor of Hastings. Springfield "Union's Comment on Work of Eagle Bureau. The Springfield Union, in speaking of the extensive preparations now being made for the Dewey celebration, in New York, says: "The number of visitors is estimated to be so large as to tax the capacity of the hotels of Woman and Man, Accused of Theft, Given a Chance to Go to Ireland. Mary McCaffrey of 211 High street, who was arrested Friday afternoon with a silk waist valued at $9 In her possession, which she had stolen from Batterm an's store, was arraigned in the Manhattan avenue police court to day.

Her husband James, who was detained as an accomplice, was also arraigned. The couple have three young children, who have been in the Children's Shelter, in charge of Miss Meury. It will be recollected that at the last hearing fn the Lee avenue court, McCaffrey begged to be acquitted, as he had purchased steamship tickets for himself and his family for Ireland. When the case was called to day Detective Hasslinger, for Mr. Batterman, said that the latter was willing to relinquish the prosecution if the couple took steamer as they had intended and to promise not to return.

McCaffrey produced the tickets, which are for a steamship sailing Thursday, and Magistrate Lemon agreed to parole both until the 21st Inst. Miss Meury was instructed to see it the accused, with their family, take the steamship and report to the court. WHO STOLE THE MACHINES? Two Inventors, Accused of Breaking Open a Safe, Plead Innocence. Lucien A. Brott of 150 MIdwood street and Alexander Liddell of 193 Van Buren street, who are charged with having stolen two sample typesetting machines from a safe belonging to the Composite Type Bar Company, were on trial in the Myrtle avenue court this morning before Magistrate Teale.

It Is claimed by John Carnrick, the president of the company, that the two defendants, who were the only employes of the company who knew the combination of the safe in which the sample machines were kept, opened the safe and took the machines and have them now in their custody. The machines are valued at $500 each. The principal offices of the company are in the Wool Exchange Building in Manhattan, but the factory was formerly located at 292 Graham street, in this In the early part of May, the company decided upon changing the location of the plant from Brooklyn to Jersey City. In the early part of June the removal took place. Brott, who is the vice president of the company and is said to be the principal inventor of the machine, and Liddell, who has contributed some improvements and who assisted Brott in the management of the factory when it was located in this borough, refused to follow the company to Jersey City.

When the big safe was opened in Jersey City, it is said, the absence of the two sample machines was discovered. It is said that an expert locksmith had to be engaged to get the doors open. Assistant District Attorney E. H. M.

Roehr and former Attorney DeLancey Nicoll of Manhattan appeared for the complainants and Assemblyman S. S. Slater and Frank Harvey Field for the defendants. One of the witnesses sworn was Albert Cardozo, an attorney for Carnrick, and who testified that Brott and Liddell had charged Carnrick with stock fobbing. The trial is being continued this after KEPT EARRINGS A YEAR.

Grasso Was Given Them to Clean and Is Now Locked Up. On August 15, Vincenzo Grasso of 2,212 Second avenue was given a pair of diamond earrings by Mrs. Mary Rollo of 76 President street to clean. Mrs. Rollo waited a year for the return of her earrings.

Grasso promised from time to time to return them, but last week Mrs. Rollo got a summons in the Butler street court, requesting Grasso to appear there yesterday and make an explanation. Instead of appearing in court Grasso sent the earrings to the owner. Magistrate Brenner then issued a warrant for his arrest. Court Officer Fagan found him at the corner of Columbia and Union streets yesterday afternoon and locked him up.

This morning Magistrate Brenner held Grasso for examination. JAQTJILLARD'S OUTING. Started Early in the Day for Stimmel's Grove at 'Whitestone. The members of the John Jaquillard Association of the Eastern District went on their eleventh annual outing to day. The party, numbering over 250, wearing yachting caps and headed by a large uniformed band, made a fine impression as they marched down Broadway from the headquarters of the association' at 647 to the South Fifth street dock, shortly before 11 o'clock this forenoon.

At the dock they took steamer for Stimmel's Whitestone Hotel, L. where the day will be spent. The arrangements committee consisted of Henry Josenhaus, John Metzger, Frederick Hoertz, Henry Hellings, Peter Landau, Thomas, Balrtl. Joseph Davis, Henry Pfeiff, Jacob Link, Frank Fuller. Gus Melloh and Georj Lewis.

BROOKLYN STREET BIDS. Highway Commissioner Keating desires sealed bids up to September 26 for the following work on Brooklyn streets: For ivsulatinK. grmllnff and pavlnK with block pavement. Snctllker front liberty to Dum.mt avenue, 'nr rcRuIatlns. ttrattlnK and paving with IJotrlan Meek iiavcnit itt, L' Kan strejt, fri.m Atlantic avenue to New Lots read.

For rcltuIatlriK. and paving with Heltrlan l.lt.ck i avemtnt. Saekman street, Kastern parkway to i.ivoniu avenue. For retjulatlr.p Bradhifr and pavlnp v. lth H.

lKlan block pavenu nt. IJerrlman street, t'rcim Atlantic avenue to NVw Lots read. For HaKKinR and rellaKBlner sidewalks north side of Fifty second stren. between Fourth and Fifth avenues: west sltle Fifth avenue, between Flfty llrst and Fifty second streets: south side Flfty tlrst street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, and east side Fourth avenue, between Fifty first and Fifty second streets. For MusTglnK retluRKinK.

curblnE and recurblnfr sl.Jewa.lks sout'i side Fortieth street, between Thlrrl and Fourth avenues, north north side of Forty first street, between Third and Fourth avenues. LIVELY CHASE POB, A PRISONER. Officer Charles Martin had a lively chase early (his morning after Frank Purdy, a young man whom the officer went to nrrost nt home, Lafayette avenue, on a chprge of abandonment and non support preferred" bv his wifp. vvtien cai ert at Miritv' home he was Informed that the young man was not in. The officer, however, waited.

Finally the young man came down to the basement and made his way to the street. Oliicer Martin gave chase. I'urdy came near being run down by a trolley car in his haste and was finally overtaken. He was held In $300 ball for examination. He Is 29 years old and a clerk.

SURROGATE'S APPOINTMENTS. The first list of appointments made by Surrogate Fitzgerald of Manhattan, under the act passed by the Legislature subsequent to the report of the Fallows committee as to the way in which business was conducted in the Surrogate's office, became law this week Surrogate Fitzgerald has filed his list of special guardians, appraisers, referees and transfer tax appraisers appointed by him. The investigation of the committee resulted in the resignation of Surrcgate Arnold and the appointment of Surrogate Varnum by the Governor. Many Republicans have been appointed. POSTAL OFFICIAL DEAD.

William H. Lyon, assistant examiner In the Railway Mall Service, died this morning, at his home, 333 West Thirty fourth street. Manhattan. Mr. Lyon had been in the employ of the Post Office Department of this city for about a quarter of a century and for the last nineteen years was connected with the Rail way Mail Service.

KILLED BY A FALL. Gulseppe Felego, 30 years old, of One Hundred and Ninth street, near First avenue, Manhattan, fell, this morning, from the fourth floor of the new building at 123 East One Hundred and Twelfth street. He was instantly killed. His body was taken to the East One Hundred and Fourth street police station. An Officer Seriously Injured in Chasing the Alleged Culprit.

John McDonald, 23 years old, of 346 East Thirty first street, Manhattan, it is alleged threw a man overboard from the hurricane deck of the excursion steamboat Thomas E. Moore, at the foot of Bast Thirty first street, this morning and after his arrest while endeavoring to make his escape threw the pursuing officer, Policeman David Sheehan, under a First avenue electric car, Sheehan having the index finger of his right hand cut off and receiving a scalp wound. McDonald made his escape, but was captured later on. When asked why he threw the man overboard he said it was only a joke William 'Lasher, the chief engineer of tb'c boat, was the victim. It was with difficulty that he was rescued.

DEAD WHEN WIFE ARRIVED. Supposed Suicide of A. C. Hunt at a Manhattan Hotel Peculiar Circumstances. A man registering as C.

Hunt, New York City," was found dead this morning in a room on the fourth floor of the Grand Union Hotel, Park avenue and Forty second street, Manhattan. Death might have been caused by heart disease, but certain circumstances indicate another possible cause. The man took the room latst night. He was well dressed and attracted no attention when he registered and aeked for a medium sized room. He was given such a chamber on the fourth floor.

Early this morning a woman, greatly agitated, called at the hotel and asked if her husband, A. C. Hunt, was a guest there. She was informed that he was and asked to be shown to his room. Then it was discovered that something was wrong, for the bellboy could get no answer to his knocking.

He called assistance and the door was forced. Hunt was found lying on the bed quite dead. A physician was called in and he said death might have been caused by heart failure and then added significantly, "Or something else." The manager of the hotel says he never saw either the man or woman before. Mrs. Hunt was greatly affected when she learned that her husband was dead and none of the hotel people had the heart to aek her any questions.

She left the hotel after a little while without giving any more information about herself or the man. The Coroner's office was notified and the body is now in the coroner's charge. The hotel authorities absolutely refuse to give any other Information than the above about the case. OBITUARY. Sister Thecla.

Sister Thecla (Mary Frances O'Brien) died at the Convent of St. Francis Xavier, 751 Carroll street, Sunday. A requiem mass was celebrated for the repose of her soul In the church adjoining the convent this morning at 9:30 o'clock. James Hughes. James Hughes, founder of the Nassau brewery, at the corner of North Ninth street and Kent avenue, died at his home.

573 Madison street, Sunday, of paralysis. Mr. Hughes was born at Killamahan, Ireland, seventy nine years ago, and earne to this country in 1839, settling in Brooklyn in 1849, where he founded the Nassau Brewery. Later, the firm became Hughes Grass. Mr.

Hughes retired from active business in 1879. During the past eight years he has been an invalid from paralysis, having had four positive strokes in that time. He married Miss Margaret Cost of Indiana County. Pennsylvania, who, with one son, James E. Hughes, survives him.

The funeral will take place to morrow morning at his home, at 10 o'clock, after which, a requiem mass will be held at the Church of St. John the Baptist, corner of Willoughby an'd Lewis avenues. TOOK AN EDITOR'S PROPERTY. Patrolman Marron's Watchfulness Leads to Capture of Three Negroes. Patrolman Thomas F.

Marron of the Eastern parkway police station was standing at the corner of Atlantic and Saratoga avenues at 1 o'clock this morning when he saw three men coming down Atlantic avenue. He noticed that all were negroes and that one of them carried a big bundle on his shoulder. The trio saw the officer at about the same time and dropping the bundle all three ran. Marron gave chase and saw them disappear into the house at 20 Bancroft place. Marron rapped for assistance and Detectives Croak and Roundsman Daniel O'Connel! responded.

The three officers entered the house and there, they found Abraham Viney, William Pool and Edward Williams apparently asleep on a bed. Marron identified the men and so did the gateman of the Long Island Railroad, who is stationed at Saratoga avenue. At the police station Viney gave his age as 24. Pool as 32 and Williams as 24. All said that they lived at 20 Bancroft place.

They were looked up. In the bundle which was dropped there were an umbrella, an onyx clock and a lot of clothing. It was learned afterward that the property had been stolen from David Hennelin, editor of a Hebrew newspaper, who resides at Ibd Glenmore avenue. THROWN FROM HIS SEAT. A wagon of which John Dolan, 31 years old, of 4S2 Baltic street, was in charge, was struck by Car No.

2,551 of the Flatbush avenue line, at Flatbush and Sixth avenues, this morning. Dolan was thrown to the street, and sustained contusions and shock. Dclan was attended by Ambulance Surgeon Williams and taken home. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Oriental Rug Sale.

Extra Per stan Carpets (large sizes), $7 to $ioo, less than last season's prices Turkish Carpets, $6o to 6o h'an Rztgs, $35.60. Daghestan Karabagh Rugs, $8. 00. Lord Taylor Broadway 20th St. NEW SOUK.

We are at ypnr dlnposal at any time for carpet cleaning, packing, moving or storage, in our Fireproof Warehouse. Call on the Basle Warehouse and Storage Co. ot 28 38 Fulton; Brooklyn, lor terms. Adv Tight Money and the Death of Mr. Vanderbilt Operate Jointly in Depressing Prices.

RAPID TRANSIT BELOW PAR. A General Decline of Prom One to Three Potnts Market Stronger in the Afternoon. To day's stock market opened with a semi panic under the influence of the shock ol Cornelius Vanderbilt's dcatlh, as well as the grave disturbance brought about yesterday through the heavy general liquidation of securities, the result of tighter money. The opening trading was excited and with large dealings. The fact that Cornelius Vanderbilt had practically retired from active business since bis stroke of paralysis two years ago in a measure quieted the general alarm felt.

This was further increased by the active and steady support given to those securities in which the Vanderbilt family are either heavily Interested or control. Bad crop reports also had a depressing influence on the general financial situation. The principal result of the general apprehension was felt in Brooklyn Rapid Transit, in which he dealings throughout the day were notably large, several big blocks changing hands constantly. For the first time this year Brooklyn Rapid Transit sold below par, the ticker recording opening sales of 6,000 shades at 99alOOV. The short interests in this stock persisted in its aggressive selling and hammered the price down to 964, a drop of 4 points from yesterday's final quotation.

Flower brokers and other inside interests protected their stock and bought heavily on each fractional decline. Their efforts brought about a small reaction and the cuotation went to 97. The dealings continued fever ish, however, and the bears continued their aggressive tactics throughout the day, the closing figure showing a material net loss from last night's closing quotation. "Wall street and speculators and operators generally were greatly interested in the battle fought so fiercely over Rapid Transit stock. It was undoubtedly a big victory for the bears, as it has been the open boast of Flower Co.

and the other big inside interests that they were prepared to support the stock under all circumstances, so that it would resist any pressure that the bears might bring against it to bring the quotation below par. They were unable, however, as the market returns show, successfully to re sist the vigorous attack made against the stock to day and the big bear operators who engineered the deal are, in consequence, highly elated, as they have considerable respect for the powers of the Broadway office, where the late lion of Wall street. ex Governor Ros well P. Flower, directed his many successful campaigns. Added interest was given to to day's struggle, as the street has been anticipating such a move since last week.

The first signal that the bear' interests were preparing to make an active campaign was given last Friday, when an anonymous circular, making a most bitter attack upon the Rapid Transit property and declaring that it was absolutely not worth its present quotations, was circulated In every brokerage and banking house in the financial districts. There is no doubt that this circular was the work of a short interest, but the big bears who are known to be directing the campaign against Rapid Transit would not acknowledge that the circular emanated from their office. In fact, nobody could be found who would acknowledge having any connection with the paper and it had little effect upon the stock. In addition to Rapid Transit, the trading to day in Tennessee Coal and Iron was of a sensational nature. This stock has recently experienced an advance that more than dou bled its market value.

This morning it opened at a loss of 9 points from yesterday's final figures. The first sales officially recorded were 1.600 shares at prices varying from 112 to 116, i as against yesterday's closing figure of 121. Support was immediately given to this stock by the inside interests and it advanced to 118, and then almost as rapidly dropped to 1125. The dealings were also on a large scale and the short Interests, which last week were cornered and forced to settle at a large loss, again showed renewed activity. They have apparently begun a new campaign.

The gossip of Wall street torday was to the effect that Babe Wormser, is credited with losing several hundred thousand dollars in a recent corner, was again active in selling Tennessee Coal and Iron. About noon there was another reaction and the quotations rose to 114. Cornelius Vanderbilt's death, although.it unsettled the market at the opening, had little effect, as a whole, on prices. The Vanderbilt stocks, although heavy, showed for the most part only fractional declines and there was small liquidation in them. New York Central was especially firm, while Omaha was the weakest of the Vanderbilt properties, breaking three points from its previous sale.

Local financial stringencies, with an advance in call money rates well above the legal limit, were the most potent Influences. Further depression vas caused by heavy London selling in' this market. DG elines in the general list ranged from nne hnlf to three points, the mosi conspicuous features being Chicago and Eastern Illinois, American Steel Hoop, Southern Pacific, Amerienu Sugar, the Tobacco stocks. International Paper, the Grangers, the Steel and Iron stock, Peoplo's Ons. the coalers and Metropolitan Street Railway.

There were few te Kiies that showed any gains, the most conspicuous being Central Pacific stock. The ini'limr during the dny was in lartre volume and the total transactions were in excess of any busine. within the last three months. In the afternoon the dealing fell off in volume and the market became quiet. A better feeling prevailed, also, and the feature was steady buying of specialties by interests that control them.

There was also considerable profit taking by the bear ODerators and prices generally reacted from the lowest level rt the day. although declines from yesterday's closing figures were made in practicallv every active issue on the list. The liquidation in stock, which was so hea early in the day, was largely the re suit nf hankers and money lenders marking up the rates on nil loans. Many financial I institutions also called In loans, nnd refused i to renew them under present conditions, with toe reserve 01 tne associated nanus at so low a ngure. Kotre of wall street's mcst.

pro rlnent say that the soner Secretary of the Treasury Caere Is called upon to relieve the monetary sltuath by permitting an Increase In the public deposit the ooncr win financial ns of New York improve. Thty add that un! this is the present stringency may he expected to last through out tne entire n.ntii. IN THE SOCIETY'S CARE. John Yorzwyck, the 10 year old boy who found in the storehouse of the Division avenue power house of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company yesterday afternoon, by an employe, in the act of stealing six pounds of condensing tub, was arraigned in the Lee avenue police court, this morning. Ht.

v. as re mantlet to the care of the Society for the Prevent ion of Cruelty to Children, it being left to that organization to determine to what institution the boy shall be sent. The hoy's parents live at 1S1 Xorth Fifth street. The tubing was valued at $fi. JAMES RODWELL'S FUNERAL.

The body of former Fire Commissioner James Bodwell, who died suddenly at Belmar, X. Saturday, has been removed to his late home at 191 Hancock street, this borough. Funeral services will be beld at that address this evening and not at S3 Division avenue as stated in the news columns of yesterday's Eagle. TROLLEY STRIKES A WAGON. Marcy avenue trolley car 703 ran into an express wagon at Avenue and East Twenty fourth street at 7:25 o'clock last night.

The driver and owner, John Walsh, of 500 East Forty sixth street, Manhattan, was thrown out and cut and bruised, but not seriously hurt The Kind You Have Always Bought las borne the signature of Chas. Bt Ketcher, and has been made nhdefr Jus personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive ypjl in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and' "Just as good" are but Experiments, and er.danger the health of Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups.

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BROADWAY 11TH ST. ON WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1STH. MEN'S PAJAMAS. An extensive purchase of fine quality Madras or Oxford Cloth Pajamas.

Soft colors, including delft blue, vieux rose, and wood green linea and checks on white ground. Hand finished with cords and buttons of material as in finest custom made garments, $1.00 per suit; Usuel price, $2.00. JAMES McCKEERY Broadway and 11th St, New York. LOST AND yOTJNT. LOST SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ON.

FIFTH av and Eighty sixth st car, gentleman's'alllgrator skin traveling BAG, containing a few articles of clothing. Liberal reward will be paid for re turn of same to 7 Montague, terrace. LOST ON SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1S99, A gold LOCKET, diamond on one Hide and monogram J.

on the other, with picture lniiide. Finder will be rewarded by returning to RICHARD J. COLLINS, 1,320 Third av, Brooklyn. FOUND SEPTEMBER 1, A WATER OB cocker SPAKIEL; may have been iowt from rightful owner for some time, though in fine condition now; anyone having lost such a doff please write with full description. Address WATER SPANIEL.

Eagle Bedford branch. THE COURTS. SUPREME COURT. Supreme Court, special term for motions, Al met F. Jenks, J.

Ex parte business at 10 o'clock. Motion calendar called at 10:30. REFEREES APPOINTED. By Jenks, J. Hurst vs.

Rapport. Edward A. Moran; matter of application of Elizabeth Kerr, general guardian of Howard Matthew Kerr, Robert H. Elder; Russell vs. Willis.

D. D. Whitney, Jr. TEE "WEATHER. Washington, September 12 For Eastern New York: Fair till Thursday nicht: cooler Wednesday night, except in extreme south; fresh winds mostly westerly.

LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Threatening weather to night: fair "Wednesday and Thursday; fresh westerly winds. At nuon the Eagle's mercurial barometer registered having fallen .21 of an inch since midnight Saturday. TlJe indication is fair weather. The following is the record pf the thernioineter as keut at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Ollice: 2 A.

M. to day 65 I A. 67 4 A. IS 12 Tl 6 A. 61 2 74 8 A.

63 I V. 75 Average temperature to day C7J Average temperature corresponding day last yew HIGH WATER. Following is the official announcement or th time and duration of high water at New York and Sandy Hook for to morrow, September 13: j. A. M.

M. Dura'n ol Tlmal Height TimelHeicht Ktse.l Fall Ih. m.I I h. m.i Fet. i h.

m.Ik. u. Mtt York 1 :02 Bandy liook 0::,8 3.9 3.9 1:49 4.5 4.6 .5:54 CMS ii The sun will rise to morrow at 5:39 A. M. ajsA will set at P.

M. MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS. ARRIVED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. Ss San Marcos, from Galveston and Key Welt Ss Anchoria, from Glasgow. Ss Lauenburg.

from Matanzas, Ss British Empire, from Antwerp. Ss Alene, from Central America, Ss Kensington, from Antwerp. Ss Evelyn, from Porto Rico. INDEX. To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle.

CLASSIFICATION. Administrator's Notices Amendments Amusements 13 4 9 Auction Sales Board Burough Notices Business Notices 4 Business Opportunities 11 Clairvoyants 9 Coastwise Steamers 12 Corporation Notices 13 Dancing Death Notices Dentistry Electric Lighting and rower 8 Employment Agencies 10 Excursions Financial 14 18 For Exchange 11 Furnished. Rooms 11 Help Wanted 10 Horses and Carriages sx Instruction 11 Legal Notices 12 13 Lost and Found 10 Marriage Notices 8 Musical Instruction Ocean Steamships la Post Office Notlco 13 Proposals 12 13 Public Notices 13 Railroads 12 Situations Wanted io Special Advertisements 13 Special Notices 9 Sporting Steamboats 13 Summer Resorts 13 Surrogate's Notices 13 To Let and For Decorators Unable to Furnish All the Red, White and Blue De manded for Dewey Day. TO BE EXPENDED. President Robertson Notified That the Brooklyn School Children "Will Be Provided "With Stands.

New York will be more lavishly and more extravagantly decorated for the Dewey celebration than ever before, and more flags and bunting will be displayed than was ever hung tor any celebration lu the world's history, the decorations will not be nearly so extensive as was planned, because of the impossibility of securing a sufficient quantity of decorating materials. Every supply house in the country that can furnish red, white and blue cloth for dec orating purposes has been called upon, but the big decorators of the city have already experienced a shortage in the supply and they Bay that there will be a certain famine of decorations here before the festivities are begun. Over a million dollars will be spent on flag oud bunting decorations alone, aside from the enormous expenditure of money for fireworks and Illuminations. The name of Dewey has stirred the patriotism or all American hearts and there is no stinginess in preparing to give him a royal welcome. An estimate by New York's oldest decorator, this morning, "was that an average of 50 cents per capita 'Will be spent for decorations by the New York population.

Tea thousand dollars will be spent by some of the big business bouses in having their places decorated. All the big office buildings will be clothed in patriotic garb at an average cost of $2,000 to each building. The smaller buildings will be decorated at proportionately smaller figures. Many of the decorating houses in Brooklyn and New York have contracts already amounting to $40,000 each. The city decorators could not begin to do the immense amount of decorating that will he required and professional decorators from nearly every city in the Union are here.

They did not come empty handed, but brought their stocks of decorating material with them. Ben Cirkle. manager of the Columbian Decorating Company of Chicago, came in today with the information that the last scrap of bunting and flag material had been bought up in Chicago and that the big Western city can absolutely contribute no more to the New York decorations than has already been promised. He estimates that the amount of money spent on decorations here will exceed one million dollars, exclusive of the fireworks. F.

F. Koster of the decorating Arm of C. H. Koster, said this morning that there is no further doubt as to the shortage of decorating materials. His firm has made some very large contracts, and by foresight In buying up large quantities of bunting he is able to fill all the big contracts so far, but it has been necessary to call In the assistance of outside decorators to be aole to take other contracts.

"We have already contracted with Rpvpn big decorating firms of other cities to work lor us and to let us have their stocks of materials," said Mr. Koster, "and we expect to get other outside firms to help us. All of the decorators are talking of the shortage of material and the bunting famine will certainly be a serious question. Not only will it be im prssible for everybody to buy as many flags and as many decorations as may be desired, bin the price of the available materials will be much higher. Usually flags and figures for decorating purposes sell for from 25 to 50 per cent, below the listed price, but now thev are selling at the listed prices and will soon bo eelling at prices that mean 50 per cent, added to the listed price.

"New York will certainly be more extensively decorated than any city ever 1ms been before. It is hard to estimate the total amount that will he spent for the cloth decorations alone, Because so much of the decorating will be dene by the owners of buildings and by the occupants of places along the route of the Dewey parade. But taking my own contracts as a basis to judge of the amount of work that will be done by the professional decorators and adding this to a rough estimate of the money that will be spent by those who do their own work, I think one million dollars Is a fairly conservative figure. It is hard to tell yet how the fireworks and illuminations will figure in the celebration. The illuminations will, of course, cost enormous sums, and It is Impossible to estimate beforehand how much every private individual may invest in Creworks.

The people are spendinc their money lavishly and nearly everyone is will i ing to no sometning to make the city wear a gala appearance during the Dewey celebration. The only thing that can limit the decorations will be the supply, which will almost certainly be lamentably short." A number of other decorators talked of the bunting famine, and all agreed that there will not be enough to satisfy the patriotism of New Yorkers. W. A. Turner, general manager of the Consolidated Fireworks Company, said this morning that the supply of material for decoration." will fall so he understands, hut that Ihe supply of fireworks and illuminating materials Is practically unlimited and will be more than sufficient.

Preparations'for the electrical illumination of the bridge are proceeding rapidly and everything will be ready before Dewey comes sailing home. The Eagle Building will be elaborately decorated during the celebration and other big huildlngs in Brooklyn will not be behind In honoring Dewey even though the parade is to be on the other side of the river. ZRush for Accommodations at Eagle Bureau. The Information Bureau is busy preparing Its large list of boarding houses for the Dewey celebration visitors. Many communications are received daily from persons out of the city who are anxious to engage boarding places.

The list will be complete In every way and can be obtained at any of the following named branehe offices of the Eagle: Brooklyn. 1.248 Hertford avenue, nenr Knlton street. .435 Fifth avenue, near Xintli Mtreet. 44 Droaihvny. 134 GrceniMvliit nvenoc.

2.511 Atlantic Aveiltle. SOI Flnl 1um1i iivenm. IlUtli Beucll. Until avenue, nenr Inv litth Ktreet. Manhattan.

i5 nroAfEw iiy. nenr Twent third street. .27 Pine Ktreet. Room Tribune Uiillilirur. 2 tl C'oltiniljUN avenue, nenr Seventy 4)rMt Mtreet.

2r: West One Hundred and TwciUy ilftli Mtreet. nenr jihlli avenue. 707 Tremmit nvenue. near I'urU veuue. President McKiniey to Decide Soon About Attending Celebration.

Chairman Guggenheinier of the general committee still has hopes that President Mc ICinley will be in New York on the day of Dewey's arrival. He said this morning that, notwithstanding the off repeated rumor that the President would not be present, no definite news need be expected before Friday, as it was on September IS that President McKiniey promised to send an fflcial reply to the city's invitation. It is the intention, Mr. Guggenheimer said, to have the President's special boat meet the Olympia down thp bay and steam up beside It. This idea is ap pruveu uy me fresiuem.

ana ir tne chief ex ecutlve comes it will doubtless be carried out The committee on decoi ati 71 met 7hls mnrtt. t0 measures for raising ad citionai lunas. rue city having refused to grant an extra appropriation William Ber. i. Edward Lauterbach and Herman Ridder each' ajsreed to raise $500 and the remainder will be secured by a general subscription.

ijetters accepting the committee's invita tlan ttlp. fulithrnttn .1 ic icieiveu to dar from Governor Rollins of New Hampshire and Governor Tunneil or Dela We. Tne former sent word that he had al a of is GIRL'S PARENTS HEARTBROKEN. She Was a Teacher in the Lutheran Sunday School Spent Part of Money for a Diamond Ring. The persons who are most disturbed over the arrest of Louisa Bretsch of 334 Fifty seventh street and William T.

Brown of 270 Van Brunt street, who are jointly charged with having by means of forged checks made a draft of $167 In all on the bank account of Lawyer James P. Philips of 26 Court street, are Adolph Bretsch and his wife, Sophie, the mother and father of the accused girl. The Eagle yesterday told the story of the arrest of the two prisoners. Louisa was the typewriter in Mr. Philip's office and Brown the office boy.

They got into the habit, according to Brown, of playing "banker and broker" for money, and Louisa first proposed to the other, on August 29 last, that they should raise cash by forging Mr. Philips' signature to checks oa the Nassau Bank, where he kept his account. The name was faintly traced by means of a piece of typewriter carbon paper and then was filled in, in bolder strokes, with a pen. Mr. Philips said this morning that he did not blame the bank people, for the signature to the four checks that were cashed by the young people was a correct representation ot his.

Three of the checks were cashed by the lad and the fourth, for $87, was collected from the bank by the girl. The father and mother of the girl were in court early this morning with a sympathizing neighbor. The old man, who is a night watchman on the Atlantic Dock, has been struggling all his life to make a home for his people. He has a little brick house at the address given, on which there is a mortgage of about $2,600. When he came into court this morning he was weeping bitterly and he was so overcome with the shame of the thing that he could not bear to talk to Louisa.

With the mother it was different She busied herself in getting somebody to represent her, and when Foster L. Backus happened to enter the court in behalf of someone else and began to take an interest in the girl, she readily consented to his interference in her case. There are three children in the Bretsch household, Louisa and two boys who are younger. Louisa, who was the pride of the family, was the especial care of the mother. The girl, who is but 17 years old, had displayed much intelligence in school, and her mother, like all mothers, had lofty aspirations for one of her class.

It was her ambition to make Louisa a typewriter, but there was no money around to pay for her special schooling in that direction. There was the mortgage and taxes and repairs, to meet, and from the salary of the father as watchman there was nothing left for schooling. So the self denying mother determined that she would go out by the day as a charwoman to raise the necessary amount. She got a job in an office building In Manhattan and for days she trudged over there in snow and siusn to make a dollar for her girl's advancement. She was in the habit of leaving home at 4 o'clock in the morning in order to get back home in time for breakfast and to get the other children to school.

By and by she had raised enough to pay the tuition fees of her daughter in stenography and typewriting in a business college and she was glad. Louisa made a good showing in the school and in seven months she was ready to take a place. "I wish she had been dead," sobbed the mother in broken English, "rather than had this happen. I do not think she was so much to blame as the boy. He led her astray.

lbe boy had no friends to represent him In court. He said that the whole scheme of dishonesty had been planned by the girl and that he had only profited to the extent of a aoiiar or so. It was quite clear that Louisa had more money than she really knew how to dispose of. Her wants were few it seems and her mother never let her go out at night. Her Sundays were all occupied, for she went to church and taught a class in the Lutheran Sunday school on Wolcott street.

But she had lost her place at the lawyer's and she did not tell her mother. Instead she regularly handed her $5 as her week's pay. Then with $35 she bought a diamond ring and was terrified after she had it that her mother would ask questions about it. So she said nothing about it and kept it concealed in her )ocketbook while she was at home, furtively jiiamg 11 un uer nana wnen sne reached tne street. The ring brought her no happiness.

It is one of the assets of the general assignment of things to make good the lawyer's loss. Once in a while she bought tickets for the matinees, but she took her mother to the performances, saying that the tickets had been given to her. She says that she accidentally dropped $30 of the stolen money in a street car and lost It, and she had some money In the desk in Mr. Philips' office which she had not disposed of. There was nothing much in the hearing this morning.

The lad practically admitted that he had stolen the money, but that the girl had put him up to it. The girl had nothing to say except through her counsel. Mr. Backus. The hearing was postponed until Friday and the girl was admitted to ball on the bond of her father, who pledged his house that he would bring her back to court to stand trial and take her punishment.

It is not at all unlikely that leniency will be exercised In the ease, for Mr. Philips is disposed lo make things as light as possible for her. He told her relatives that the case was not in his hands now, but in the bands of the ofTlcers of the law, but that he had not a vicious desire to prosecute her. "This case will kill your mother. It will kill me, too," said the old father, as he went out of court with his daughter.

INDUSTRY NEARLY COSTS A LIFE. Fate of a Street Sweeper Should Be a Warning to Hard Workers. Nicholas Urlon's industry In the service of the Borough of Brooklyn nearly cost him his life about 10 o'clock this morning. Urlon recently got a job in the street cleaning department and this morning was at work with a gang sweeping. Kent avenue, between South Ninth and South Tenth streets.

He was so engrossed in his task that he did not notice the approach of a car on the Crosstown line. He was knocked down and severely bruised on the right side. Urlon was attended by an ambulance surgeon and removed to his home at 53 Graham street. The motorman of the car was not arrested. The foreman of Urlon's gang said that Urion was a diligent worker and was so energetic in his determination to hold his job that he had frequently neglected to dodge cars until they were almost upon him.

Urlon was once before struck by a car but sustained only a slight injury. ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE. Mrs. Ellen Schmolz, 36 years old. living with her husband and two small children at 618 East One Hundred and Thirty eighth street, Manhattan, attempted suicide this morning by Inhaling gas.

Cause, despondency from ill health and family trouble. She was removed to the Harleni Hospital: Katie Martin, 14 years old, of 257 Avenue Manhattan, attempted suicide bv tnklne cm uunc ueiu mis morning, because her parents threatened to send her to an institution tor ner waywardness. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital. TO DINE AT BERGEN BEACH. One of the busiest East New Yorkers just at present is Garret Bergen, the president of the Charles Umla Association.

Bergen is Just now putting the finishing touches to the arrangements for the sixth annual outing of the association, which Is to be held at Bergen Beach on Thursday evening of this week. He has two able assistants in Assemblyman Joseph Wlngenfeld and Edward Haase. The party will leave Alabama avenue and Fulton street at 7 P. M. sharp, and once at Bergen Beach will sit down to an elaborate dinner.

the city. "To meet this contingency and to aid in a public spirited way all Intending visitors to secure ample rooming accommodations, the Brooklyn Eagle, through its free information bureaus, will, without any charge whatever, supply to any and all person. applying information as to where rooms, with or without board, can be obtained in either boarding houses or hotels in the entire City of New York. The Manhattan bureau is located at 952 Broadway, near Tventy third street. The main bureau is located in Rooms 28 and 29, Eagle Building, Brooklyn.

"The Brooklyn Eagle also ha.s in preparation a fine guide book to New York City, containing the principal sights to be seen, a list of trolley rides, list of short water excursions, with cost thereof; a list of boarding hotises and hotels prepared to entertain guests, with their rates and other valuable information difficult to learn or to buy; also the complete programme of the Dewey reception. This guide to the metropolis will be sent free to any address on receipt of 2 cents to cover postage. "Visitors can call personally at either bureau to obtain boarding house Information, but if writing in advance parties should state as nearly as possible which borough of the city they prefer and as near as can be the locality. They should also state whether rooms are desired with or without meals and about the price it is desired to pay. Good rooms can be secured from 50 cents per day up.

All communications should be addressed to the Eagle Information Bureau, Eagle Building. Brooklyn, N. Y. New Jersey Militia to Take Part. Trenton, September 12 Major General Sew ell, commanding the New Jersey National Guard, was at the State House to day and made arrangements to issue an order to the First Brigade, comprising the Newark and Jersey City regiments and the East Jersey division of the Naval Reserves, to take part in the Dewey celebration In New York.

Five or Six Bevenue Cutters Will Take Part in Naval Parade. Washington, September 12 The committee in charge of the naval parade has extended an invitation to Captain Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter service, to detail as many of the cutters as possible to take part in the demonstration. The invitation was referred to Assistant Secretary Spaulding. who directed that the invitation be accepted. Five, and possibly six, cutters will be ordered to take part In the parade.

DEWEY FUND, $8,879.51. Subscribers to the Pund in Brooklyn No Number 24,411. The Dewey Fund in Brooklyn now amounts to S8.S79.51, and the subscribers who have contributed through the Eagle now number 24,411. Subscribers to the Fund. Amount already received and noted Received since yesterday: h.ugene Kodeman, to New York avenue, Brooklyn 24,350.

Edna A. Terry, S2SA Lexington avenue. Brooklyn 21.361. Georg? A. Terry.

829A Lexington avenue. Brooklyn 24.3r. l. Frank Fleming Kills, S2 Prospect place. Brooklyn 24.3nr,.

Madison Ellip, 82 Prospect place. Brooklyn 21.356. Ethel Ellis. 4r, Felix street. Brooklyn 24.357.

Emma Miller. 64n Degraw street. Brooklyn 24.3SS. George E. Chamberlain, 287 Baln bridge street.

Brooklyn 21.362. M. M. Gross. ISO Washington Park, Brooklyn 24.363.

H. Nelson. East Broadway. Manhattan 24.364. .1.

M. Bell, 124 Pacific 24.365. I. J. Untner.

540 State Htreet 24.366. J. Morrison. 475 Monroe street 24.367. .7.

B. Morrison, in) Cornelia street 24.3CS. r. H. Orwln.

IS'i Montague street 24.36!!. J. Mnllady. S3 Luiiueer street 24,370, S. Scott.

3R0 Twelfth street 24.371.. William Rrenmer. lfl'i Montague street 24.272, E. B. Kress.

IS!) Montague street' 24.373. Edward Rellly. lsn Montague stre 24 371. E. H.

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i.sm Montague street. 24. liarlie Met isr Mont a true street 2I.3M. A. R.Klrinii...

Mnr avenue cnr. tl by Miss A. M. rt.xirih'uez 57; avenue. Hvr.ok lyn Myrtle 24.5S3.

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ehus. S23 Mvrtl avenue 24.3K5. Naz: S23 Myrtle avenue 24. 3M, Ida L. Dewey.

SKi Lafav. tte avenue 21. Edna Samrnls. i.a fa' tie a venue 2 1. 3iS.

t.eor' ntit 24. Ir. .1. YV. fllenvM'e 24.3!n.'.

Hstrella M. Rodriguez. 43 East One Humtieil and Twelfth street V. tv York 21.3.'i:. William Shlpman.

Str.nv Brook 24.3P2. William Strnv Brook Thomas I.uin ig: en sinnv Brook 24.304. Andera t'ai'arr III. St en Tlrr.nk 24.5!t5. Michael Stoni.

stonv Brook 2I.3rfl. Albert Ramie. Stonv Brook Henry Balzee. Fh.tllush 24 Lemnfert. Stony ISronk 24.300, I M.

Sherman, stonv Brook 24.100. Mrs. Wilson. Stonv Brook 24.401. Thomas S.

Minot. Stony Brock 21. 102. Ethel May Baylcs, Stony Brook'" 24.403. Stony Brnokite 24.4f4.

Thomas X. P.avles 24. 105. 1 'ash .10 1.0.' l.f'O 1.00 .10 .50 1.00 24. I W.

Arnold 24.107. Harry Shlpman 24.40, Cash 24.403. Minnie Bantle. stonv 24.4:0, .7. Brewster.

Setauket 24.4B, H. Bristol, Setauket Total VACANCIES IN LAW LIBRARY. A meeting of the Law Library in Brooklyn has been called by Chairman James D. Bell of the execullve committee to take place in the library, in the County Court House, on Friday next at 1 o'clock In the afternoon. The principal business of the meeting will be to (1111 1 lie vacancies caused by the drath of ox Judge Nathaniel H.

Clement, a trustee: of David Barnett, truster and secretary, and of Stephen C. librarian. ProminVm as a candidate for th? plat' of librarian is Alfred J. Hook, who has bemi assistant librarian for twpnty one years. BULLET HITS TWO.

While (r nrgo Quintiir. Ifi yea old, of Union street, ami Pel Higgla, 20 years old, a barber, of ITS Bergen street, were examining a calii.rr revolver yesterday afternoon a cartridge exploded. The bullet Quin tor in the left hand and, after passing through, entered Siggia's left leg. just below the knee. The revolver belonged to Siggia.

Quintor was attended by his family physician and Ambulance surgeon Williams dressed Siggia's injury. CAB AND WAGON COLLIDE. A team or horses attached to a delivery wagon driven by Albert Opp. 24 yturs old, of 312 East Ninety fourth street. Manhattan, col ltlrtH tth In 1 by Christopher Hogan, 26 years old, of 1 Third ti.ciitte, at iitiitt avenue ant ninth Ktreet thlc.

mornlnt. severe scalp wound and Hogan a the skull. Both were taken to the Harlem Hospltal. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. Giles Smith, colored, was held bv Maet.

irate oieuuer tula morning lor a nearing on charge of having assaulted Henry KInley 101 Columbia Heights. The complainant also colored. I (Wanted 0.