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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1902.

THE 20 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SCHOONER ROBINSON STRANDED. A BLIZZARD BEFORE JAN. 1 WOULD HIT GOALLESS GiTY HE 15 HEAD Ml Vip Clean His School Building ifj the Lord Will Give Him i Strength. A CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY.

Three Thousand Dollars Clear Gain to Janitor McCusker for "Supervising." Janitor service in the public schools is under investigation by the Municipal Civil Service Commission. A dozen principals, Janitors an djanitors' helpers were subpenaed yesterday by Willis L. Ogdcn, president of the commission, to answer questions before the board at its office, (31 Elm street, Manhattan. The reason for this inquiry is not stated, but it is probably a preliminary step to require Janitor's helpers to be appointed and paid by the Board of Education and not Accidents seem to follow Engine Company by the Janitors as now. To Sanders Shanks, 0 situated on Eleventh street, near attorney for the Janitors' Association, whs Seventh avenue.

On Monday last, while re given permission to cross question witnesses, slJOndins to an alarm of Are in the store of Mrs. Price, vice president of the Public Ed tjle Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, ticational Society, with Miss Lowell and Miss I a tw0 story building at the corner of Fifth Fairchilds, members of that organization, also avenue and Tenth street, John F. Scanlon, appeared. Especial interest was evidenced foreman of said company, was run over by in the testimony of H. M.

Devoe, recently fnc tender of Engine Company No. I'M. sit NEARLY FROZE IN CEMETERY. Undertaker Waited for Hours for Mourners Who Didn't Show TJp. Joseph McCaffrey, a DeKalb avenue under lakiT.

came near being frozen to death in the Hudson County Cemetery yesterday. McCaffrey had the funeral of William De Sousa of 020 Madison street, whose body was shipped to the cemetery on Thursday for interment. McCaffrey went ahead, and when he reached the cemetery he found that the grave had not been opened. The funeral party, which was a large one, soon arrived and demanded an explanation. McCaffrey could do nothing but have the body placed in a vault, and the mourners returned to Brooklyn.

The interment was then arranged for yesterday. McCaffrey went to the cemetery again and waited for the relatives to arrive. He was kept waiting for hours in the rain and snow until Undertaker John Sehlitz. come to his rescue, and notified him that the funeral was again postponed. McCaffrey claims it is the fault of the cemetery officials.

Sehlitz claims he mailed instructions to them on Wednesday. HOODOO ENGINE DISABLED. No. 120, Which Has Recently Figured in Two Bad Accidents, Runs Into a Curb. tiated at Fourth avenue and Eighth street, and is still in Seney Hospital, and on Saturday last Fireman James Dawe of Engine Company No.

139 was killed at an apartment house fire on Carroll street, near Sixth avenue. Yesterday afternoon, while, responding to an alarm of fire in the same tea store, the rear axle of Engine N'o. 120 was bent so badly that it probably will have to be sent to the repair shop. The company had but a short distance to come from Eleventh street and Seventh avenue to Fifth avenue and Tenth street, which is all down grade, and was going at a lively gait. It was while turning out of Eleventh street into Fifth avenue that the accident occurred.

The snow and ice made it difficult for the horses. who took a long cut. the engine striking the opposite curb and proceeding on two wheels for some distance. One of the firemen jumped from the rear of the engine. A horse attached to a light delivery wagon took fright at the approach of Engine No.

139 and started to run away, but was slopped before proceeding far. The fire which caused all the excitement did not amount to much. A defective flue was the cause. WAS MRS. BLUM TURNED OUT? Mrs.

Horowitz Says Her Aged Mother Was in a Jewish. Home Until Recently. The officials of the Charities Department have found relatives of the aged woman who was found on Wednesday on the steps of 232 East Ninth street. Manhattan, and who later was committed to the care of the Charities Department by Magistrate Crane, in the Yorkville court. The woman, who is 70 years old and very weak, was unable to tell who she was, but pinned to her dress was found a note, stating: "This woman is the grandmother of Mrs.

Blum of 232 East Ninth street. J. Cohen." After the woman had been sent to Black well's Island, Investigator Frank McAuliffe of the Charities Department started out to find her relatives, and yesterday located a daughter, Mrs. Horowitz, who lives at 177 Belmont avenue. Brooklyn.

The aged woman's name is Blum. According to McAuliffe, Mrs. Horowitz, whose husband is a tailor, told him that up to about a year ago her mother lived with her son. Mr. Blum, at 232 East Ninth street, who is now dead.

After her brother's death Mrs. Horowitz says she made application for her mother's admission to a Jewish home at 210 Madison street, to the president of the Institution, a Mrs. Lassar of 243 East Broadway, Manhattan. Her application was granted, and Mrs. Horowitz says her mother was in the institution four months ago.

She told McAuliffe, according to his story, that she believes the officials of the. home got tired of keeping her mother any longer and turned her out. Mrs. Horowitz says she does not know any one by the name of Cohen. CHILDREN'S DAY AT THE FAIR.

Little Ones Enjoyed Show at E. D. Turner Bazar One Kiss for S5; Another Not for Thousands. Long before the time appointed for the beginning of the Punch and Judy show at the fair of the Brooklyn E. D.

Turn eVrein, this afternoon, the little ones of the members of the society were assembled at the large hall where the performance was to be given. The members of the auxiliary committee, Mrs. G. Schrell, president; Mrs. L.

Fink, vice president; Mrs. C. Leibe. recording secrt taw, aud Mrs. E.

Voegele, acted as ushers. They were assisted by the members of the different committees who were at liberty to do so. The young folks had no desire to buy chances, only being bent upon seeing the jolly pranks of Punch and Judy, as shown by Professor Lawrence Corbett. And every one enjoyed the performance, inasmuch as there was a concert also by I he Brooklyn Juvenile String Orchestra, and cakes and ice cream at Mrs. F.

A. Deck's coffee booth. A gala night of the fair was yesterday's. Three singing societies visited the bazar and the refreshment committee, consisting of John Feicrabend, chairman; John Prass, H. Wiehe, Paul Schissel.

Max Pfretzschner, Charles Lighte, E. Schissel. William Rohlfs. Henry Ritter and Benjamin C. Hol lingswortb.

busied itself in looking after the singers. "Gretula" and "Waldkoenig" were rendered by the Echo Quartet. E. Ehm. director; "Stet Fest.

du Deurscher Eichenwald" was sung by the Schwaebisclier Saengerbund, under K. G. Schneider, conductor, while the Zoellner Maennerchor also entertained with several songs. To the members of the press committee, George Hasslinger. chairman; J.

Feicrabend, sfcrctary; Julius Sonntag. V. Von Werns dorf, Dr. Martin Pelz. G.

Schweppendick. Dr. Franz Cortan. M. Loewy.

Karl G. Schneider and Henry Ried, a reception was given by the society and each member was presented with a souvenir calendar. THE AMATEUR REPORTER. He Immortalizes the Avon Beach Democratic Club and Some of Its Members. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Mane, Theckel.

Pharcs, is the shibboleth I and determination of these Young Bloods, with regard to the Republicans, Fuslonists, Mugwumps, Independents, Radicals, Prohibitionists and others, toward whom they mean to rush right over the breastworks and have an equitable distribution of the' loaves and fishes. Like lions leaping at a fold after a long continued starvation they rushed into their new club rooms, fitted up after King Neddy'3 taste, and got to business in short order. Young Mulvey sitting in the Presidential Chair, with his secretaries to his right and left, presided with all the wisdom and dignity of Pontius Pilate over the deliberations of the dense assemblage. F. MacDavltt sat at the Treasurer's desk and scooped in the "dough" from the' new members, who swarmed as thickly as French Teraullers at Fontenoy.

Among the new members I noticed Mr. Constantine Schubert, who Is dotting day by day this Paradise of the Blessed Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, with the most superb Chateaus. villages, cottages, fitted for the courtiers of Louis XIV, only those grandees had none of the modern improvements, God help them. In spite ot the strong opposition of MacDavltt and some of the more venerable heads, drastic measures were adopted toward a member who was accused of "ways that are dark and tricks that are vain." The talented vice president, Du Hamel, was conspicuous by his absence. The other vice president, young Mr.

Levy, was as conspicuous as the sunburst of Ireland in his deep attention to the minutiae I of detail. Bold Benton of Bath Beach stalked through our New Hall, with all the dash of a blue blooded Kentucky stallion, constantly disturbing the eloquence of the orators. Other new members arriving toward the heel of the evening I noticed the business manager of the Bayside Review, whose columns illumine the South Brooklynites with the classic and sublime in all. "Hang the banners on the outer wall, For the cry Is still they come." Towering in at the eleventh hour come Messrs. Huott.

Hughes, Hart Fyans, Harrington (not the M. MacWhorter, Wol lins, etc. Enter here Jew. Turk or Atheist. Enter any one but (Fusionist).

The New Hall, Bay Fourteenth street and Bath avenue, is open every evening for gentlemen to meet and think. FRANK MacDAVITT, Chairman Press Committee. Brooklyn, December 4, 1902. A MIDNIGHT MISSION. One to Be Established in Brooklyn by the City Mission Society.

Arrangements are being made by the Brooklyn City Mission Society to establish a midnight mission. The first meeting will be held in Central Chapel. Jay and Wlllough by streets, on Monday night. The exercises will begin at 10:30. A platform is being erected over the areaway on Jay street, where a short outdoor service will be held, when the weather permits, before the opening of the indoor service.

The outdoor exercises will comprise a song service, after which one or more brief, practical talks will be given and the people will be invited Inside. The outdoor service will begin about the time the theaters let out, when the largest number of people are on the streets. Those who are engaged in mission work claim that there are hundreds of people on the streets at late hours and that experience in other cities has demonstrated that many of them can be drawn into missions to hear the gospel. It is this fact which has led to this experiment. The Historical Hall Sunday night evangelistic services were carried on during the month of November as an experiment a.nd the success was deemed sufficient to warrant their continuance.

The meetings have been of an unusually interesting character and there have been several professed conversions at each service. Services will be held in Historical Hall, Clinton and Pierrepont streets, every Sunday night, commencing at 7:30 o'clock, until further notice. Messrs. Bailey and Horsfield will have charge and will be assisted by other evangelists and a good corps of gospel singers, including Mrs. Eleanor H.

Peacock of Detroit, whose gospel singing has attracted much attention. She has already been invited to sing in some of the largest churches in the city. The City Missionary Society has also organized a corps Of workers to conduct open air services every night when it is not stormy. The experiments In this direction have already yielded fine results. A WASHINGTON LETTER SOLD.

Boston. December 6 A letter of George Washington, written on October 29, 1785, to his friend, Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia, was sold.at. a collector's sale by auction to day for $580, to a New York man. The letter is given in full in Sparks' "Life of Washington," and is of some length. It relates to a grant of money by the Virginia Legislature to Washington in reward for his services in the Revolution and his refusal of the same.

Bnrnett'N Vanilla leaves a Rood taste in the mouth. It Is pur and wholepome. Don't be cheated with cheap eoodp. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. It Stands to Reason that the native Kentuckian knows the best Whiskey to use.

STRAIGHT Hand Made Sour Mash is the only one he will drink, and He would so ner walk a mile, than swallow blended Whiskeys. C.ol.l Willi Awarded Paris MOD. B. KIRK New York. LOST AND SOUND.

JJnST STRAYJCD FROM HICKS ST. ON DE I'f mhcr 1. blaclt corker XI IS with leather iln.li'r will be suitably rewarded for his return. 1 KOX TERRIER DOG. ALL WHITE BODY.

I black earn, white streak lit? ween oars; license i No. Return to 22C Ralph av and get llh fial rewa rrl, i 'l NEAR (WRiyPOX AY AND I' fLTON i PARCEL, etntalnln.tr rubbers and ye Kimli will hi' rewarded by returning sajne to u.M t'arUon a v. THITRSDAY EVENING. BETWEEN 230 Madison to N'ostranrl av, thence to Fulton st. I a lady's diamond PIN: floml design.

Liberal I reward if rPturned to 0 Downing si. I LOST RED LEATHER PORTFOLIO, CONTAIN inp; tnlne ataluRues. in vicinity ot Fulton and suitable reward If returned to Room Maritime Building1, 3 and 10 Bridge st. New York. i lost 2: REWARD FOR RETURN OF SCOTCIT t'OLLlE: sable color, white collar, front lefiP.

hind feet and tip of tail. LOL'Iri A L'KR i P.ACH. East Eightieth st. New York: tele j)hono 30''0 "9th. i LOST FINAL! A REWARD AND ITS FLTLL value for return of white HELL DOG.

with yel low spot over eye nml one nn back; unsworn to of Dick. Finder will return to 207 Washington Park. Brooklyn. 6 2 Crow IIIls the bill. FIRE ENGINE DRIVER HURT IN A SHORT TURN UPSET.

Though Strapped in His Seat He Saved Milk Wagon Driver at Risk of His Own Life. JOHN DE BELL OF 119, VICTIM. Third Fireman in a Week to Be Taken to Seney Hospital He Is Expected to Recover. John De Bell, the driver of fire engine No 119, was injured this morning while on the way to a fire, making the third fireman hurt and taken to the same hospital within a I week while responding to calls to duty. De Bell was hurt by the upsetting of the engine on which he was riding.

His escape from instant death seems almost miraculous. Two other members of the company, Foreman Thomas Healy and Assistant Engineer Gallagher, riding on the machine at the time, also had a narrow escape from serious injury. The accident occurred at the corner of Dean street and Vanderbilt avenue and at 7:40 o'clock. The company was responding to a call turned in at the corner of Fulton street and South Elliott place. The apparent carelessness of the driver of a milk wagon is said to have been the cause.

Engine Company No. lift is housed on Dean street, near Underbill avenue. "When it turned out to go to the fire this morning Driver De Bell, who is known as a cautious man. and has been in the department about seven years, headed his team dowu Dean si reel. Near Vanderbilt avenue the driver discovered a milk wagon proceeding in the direction he was going and shouted to him to pull aside.

The driver of the milk wagon either did not hear the shout of warning or was indifferent, for he paid no attention to the calls of the engine driver. De Eell saw at. a glance that he must run down the wagon ahead or make a short turn, instead of the intended long sweep Into Vanderbilt avenue. He well knew the danger of the latter move, the street being covered with ice, but he thought that move the safer. Shouting to the foreman and engineer standing on the rear beside the firebox to look out for themselves, he gave a tug at the reins aud Che horses changed their course.

The wheels of the engine slid along the icy pavement and struck the trolley tracks. Like a flash the engine toppled over on its side. Foreman Healy and Engineer Gallagher jumped in time to save themselves. They fell, but got off with a few bruises. Driver De Bell was not so fortunate.

He was strapped into his seat, as engine drivers usually are when responding to alarms, and went over with the engine. He clung to the reins with a strong grip and succeeded in preventing the horses from getting away. Foreman Healy and Engineer Gallagher, as soon as they could pull themselves together, went to the driver's assistance and released him from the strap which held him in his seat. They saw at once that he appeared to be badly hurt and summoned an ambulance. From Seney Hospital came burgeon Engelke.

He looked the driver over hastily and said it was best that he be taken to the hospital at once. The man, he said, was suffering from shock and he had a contusion of the shoulder. Closer examination might reveal other and more serious injuries. Later at the hospital it was said that De Bell would probably recover and be able to go to his home before the close of the day, but it would bo some time before he could get back to work. De Bell is about 30 years old and lives at 51 Underhill avenue.

As stated above, he has been in the Fire Department about seven yars and is well liked by all his associates. The engine lay on its side in the street tor some time and completely blocked trolley traffic until a gang of workmen from the car sheds arrived and cleared the way. The engine was later taken to the repair shop. On Saturday last Fireman James Dawe. a member of Engine Company No.

139 and living with his wife and child at 315A Fifteenth street, fell from a fire escape while fighting a fire in the apartment house, at 724 Carroll street. He was taken to Seney Hospital, where he died later. On Monday Foreman John F. Scanlon of Engine Company No. 120 while at work at a fire at Fifth avenue and Tenth street was knocked down by the pole of the tender of the engine company to which Dawe belonged.

He is still in Seney Hospital. FALL FRACTURED HIS SKULL. Otto Oldenwald, an employe of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, 30 years old, of 240 Leonard street, while repairing wires last evening at Manhattan avenue and Clay street fell from the top of a car and received a fracture of the skull. He was taken to St. Catharine's Hospital and his condition is said to be serious.

THE COURTS. i OUP.T OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Court rooms, ITt Atlantic avenue. Monday. Deceinhfr Foraker.

.1., Keacly, unci FiemliiK. associates People vs. John ilovnton. potlt larceny; People vs. Philip Kerent.

assault, third dewec; People vs. James Unison, assault, third decree: People vs. John Hoffman. p. tit larceny; People vs.

Jane Heavy, assault, third iH itree; People vs. John P. Mc t'uflVry. assault, third decree; People vs. Samuel Goldstein, section .171.

Penal Code: People vs. YVilthim )1san. malicious mischief; People vs. Arthur l.ithgon. petit larceny; People vs.

John Kearns, petit larceny; People vs. Lewis assault, third degree; People vs. Charles Vander veer, petit larcenv; People vs. Gennaru Favaroni, assault, third degree: People vs. Henry Otto, assault, third degree; People vs.

Frank Toohll, assault, third degree: People vs. John Jones, malicious mischief: People vs. Nellie Greeley, assault, third degree; People vs. Herman Werle, assault, third degree: People vs. John J.

Redding ton. malicious mischief: People vs. Frederick H. Sehnoe. assault, third degree; People vs.

James Murphy, petit larceny: People vs. Eva Itai tmun, petit larceny: People vs. John Motz, petit larceny. corxTY corirr. criminal, calendar.

Meei mher S. 1H02 Part I. Asplnall. J. David Hurnshle.

nitn rirst degree. Pari II. Crane. .1. Concetto Musearella.

Michael Kehoe. assault second degree: George H. Bruiting, grand larcenv second degree: Charles Johnson, ixbhery tirsl degree; William Ennis ami David Garrison, grand larceny, second degree. COPP.T. KINGS COUNTY.

James c. church, surrogate. Wills proved Jane Allen. Eleanor ,1. Arnold, Margaret Herry.

t'lnus V. Uoschr r. William Gor ham. Jacon W. LoeKwood.

George A. Martin, Mary Augusta Kohrueh. John Steg, liella sprajjue. John Thomas. William Taylor.

Edward Tucker. Henry Tratipe, Henry E. Tompkins. Richard Valentine. John Wilson, Joseph J.

Weher. I. "Iters of were granted upon the of the following deceased nersen. i Ida lligains Mary A. Wilson.

Edward W. Wotz ley. Heni lot'ta KeeKell. James Dawe. Christian 1 Wt rii Miiruaret 'i t.lor of I.

villa i Welti KUwar.l wi.i r. nari Mnrc aret Seine. Mary A. SiK Ajiin M. It.van.

Ariidc il.van anil Julia A. Kvaii lJatrtcli 'I. raniptR 11. ef Joseph John VVch.T uitllia Meyer, Alice May to Jeh'i ef l.eivttii Mclralh. Kllse Mi i truth Marv Joseph In Ann Mrttntih: Kdwiinl Mcltnith.

Themus iiinl i i race Mefirath to Mary T. nf lumnii are! lteln ee. i in Iaura Sehr. lelc. i Arties A.

Hiirse. im tu A. Tli ri sii IIIanK. nf 1. limit in X.

I. mull, et Urain t.r Laura i r.c ilc. rei I Ii nry Itayanl. Alice 'P. J.

Ilariien. HiiKe 'IictIuv Incner. Wiliielniina Weiek Airre.i it. Ilunur. huriie.

'utharine M. Juices Murphy. Jeseph n.jbp.y. William i Wi.nltm. I'.

William H. Ihiiiiil. k. I.uiiisii Heinlrl. Allien Heed, i Thonl.i.

tlnille. Mary Ann Silllman, S. Stephenson, (i. P. Truslnw, broker, 7 1 Broadway.

Brooklyn, han sold the three story and basement brick two family house, 130 Kutlcdgo street, in Gentler Coal Laden Vessel Aground on Shcals of Great South Bay. (Special to the Eagle.) Patchogue, L. December 0 The schooner Emma M. Robinson, Captain Brown, bound from Jersey City for Patchogue with a cargo of coal, dragged her anchor during yesterday's gale and grounded on Farm Shoals, in the Great South Bay, near Fire Island. It will be necessary to remove part of her cargo before she can be floated.

The sloop yacht Ella, belonging to the new Fire Island Hotel, sank at her moorings, off the hut will be raised. STORM CAUSED SUFFERING. (Special to the Eagle.) Hockaway Beach, L. December 6 The snow which fell yesterday morning did not interfere with or delay the trains or trolley cars, owing to the snow and gale. All work on new buildings was suspended and very few persons ventured out.

The attendance at the public school was very light. Much stiff ei ins wan exnerienced by those people who have no supply of coal or who could not pay the present price per ton. COAL FAMINE AT HEMPSTEAD. There Is No Anthracite to Be Had. Situation Really Serious Meadow brook Colony Not Affected.

(Special to the Eagle.) Hempstead, L. December 6 This village woke uo this morning to find Itself confronted by a coal famine. Not a ton coal can be bought in the village; the dealers will culy sell in lots of a quarter of a ton or less. Only a few of the business places in the village have a supply of over a ton, and the majority of the merchants are buying wood stoves to heat their stores. As if to make the situation more unbearable, oil that sold for 10 cents a gallon by the barrel has suddenly jumped 2 cents a gallon.

It is no uncommon sight to see a Imerchant who has a fat bank account plead with the coal dealer for a day's supply of coal. With the Belmonts, the Kernochans, the Ripleys and others of the Meadowbrook set the coal famine has not been felt, as they have ordered their winter supply by carload lots, and what is more, the coal has arrived, thus contradicting the statement of Hempstead coal dealers that it is impossible to get any coal sent to this village until New York City has been supplied. Reports from Garden City and MIneola show that the situation is much the same. The engineer of the Court House states that the supply is running very low and if there was a three days' siege of cold weather that the situation would be serious. As a result of the coal famine every tree that could be spared has been cut down, and old fences have been utilized for fuel, but as many of the latter were eyesores; It may be said that the coal famine caused some good results.

BRUSH WILL NOT REMAIN. Assistant District Attorney Says He Would Not Accept Reappointment. Many Candidates for Place. Assistant District Attorney H. B.

Brush announced this morning that he is not a candidate for reappointment to office by William J. Young, who has been selected by President Roosevelt to succeed George H. Pettit as attorney of the Eastern District of New York. It lias been understood until to day that Mr. Brush would succeed himself in office.

He has held the position for four years. Mr. Brush said this morning, relative to the appointment: Inasmuch as it has come to my knowledge that certain of my friends have been urging my reappointment to the position of assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, I desire to state that I am not a candidate therefor, and could not under any circumstances accept such reappointment. Business connections formed last spring led me to intimate to District Attornev Pettit my desire to resign the duties of my position last September, but as our term of office had nearly expired, at his request I decided to remain until that time. "It is not without regret that I contemplate severing the friendly relations formed in the Federal Building during the last four years.

The various Government officials with whom I have come in contact have been, without exception, most friendly and courteous and have united in making my duties pleasant and congenial, and with Mr. Pettit official relations have been ripened into a warm and sincere regard. "I desire most heartily to thank those who have been kind enough to suggest my reten tion in office; and this statement is made to relieve them of all embarrassment in the matter and to make my own position clear to my friends." The appointment is being strongly contested by the Kings County, Queens County and Suffolk County organizations. George Fielder of Flatbush is the candidate, it is said, of the local' organ 'and is supported by both Senator Piatt and Mr. Woodruff.

Herbert H. Kellogg also is mentioned aB a possible candidate for the position. While Mr. Youngs has not indicated any preference in the matter of selecting his assistants, it is said that he is inclined to favor the candidacy of George W. Davidson of Queens, who was Assistant District Attorney to Mr.

Youngs when the latter served in Queens County. Assistant District Attorney Howell, who has served in the office for four years, is being pushed by the Suffolk County organization for the appointment to first place. He has the advantage of being thoroughly familiar with the working of the office and he also has the support of all of the federal officials in the Post Office Building. MAY PAY PENALTY OF CRUELTY. Charles Bag ley of College Point Bitten by a Sick Cat He Tried to Kill Inhumanely.

iSpecial to the Eagle.) Colleac Point. December 6 Charles Baglc of College Point, employed as bartender ai Turn Hall, this village, was bitten in ihe hand by a sick cat yesterday, and it is feared thai blood poisoning will set in. On account of the cat's sickness. Bagley was ordered to itill ihe animal, and he resor'ed to unusual nieacui es In doing so. He thrust his: two thumbs in the cat's mouth and attempted to its jaws apart, when the animal turned on him and buried its leeth in his thumb.

His hand began to swell to immense proportions, and he is now tinder medical treatment. The animal was subsequently dispatched by means of tt club. A CALL ACCEPTED. The Rev. Y.

H. Hubbard of Baltimore, who was called some time axo id the pastorate of the Bedford Heights Baptist Church to succeed the Rev. W. M. Tinker, has accepted.

It is understood he will begin his duties here about the first of the year. He has had pastorates in Ilion, X. and South Norwalk. Conn. BOY MISSING FOR TWO MONTHS.

For the lasl two months Mrs. Kreig of 4.1 Central avenue has been hunting for her missing son. George Krieg. He is nineteen years old and iast was heard of in Oneida. N.

Y. He is 5 feet 4 inches tall and has dark brown hair and blue eyes. Behind his left car there is a long scar. Good Sense For Every body. To be (fitted) or not to be? There's the "rub" in shoe buying Absolutely safe of being fitted with the Coward Shoe.

Take big chances with any other make. Arid the reasons of it are these The Coward is planned to roate linen of the human foot. The Coward is iilnnncd to set rijM into tlic arch of the foot. The Coward Biipports the foot firm lj because of its perfect fit without a "lap over "'at the instep. No other shoe is built like the Coward.

Hence, no other shoe fits like it. SOLD NOWHERE ELSE, JAMES S. COWARD, 268 274 Greenwich Mall Oriloi Filled. Send For Cutulojsue. A Short Walk From the Brooklyn Bridge.

is not talk or boast, or guess, for Hunter sKey Makes its own Success A. B. ART Fit AN 3 S. William Now York, S. Y.

PEOPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS A.D ESTIMATES FOR THE CITV OF XBW YOfU NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GEXERAX INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid or estimate for any services, work, materials or supplies for The City of New York, or for any of Its departments, bureaus or ofllces, shall furnish the sam in a sealed envelope Indorsed with the title of the supplies, materials, work or services for which the bid or estimate Is made, with hie or their name or names and the date'of presentation to tho President or Board or tm the head of the department at his or Its ofllce. on or beforo the date and hour named in the.

advertisement for the same, at vhich time and place the estimates received will be publicly opened by the President or Board or head off said department, and read, and the award of the Contract made according to law as on thereafter practicable. Each bid or estimate shall contain the nam and place of residence of the person making: the same the names of all persons Interested with hint therein, and. If no other person be so Interested, it shall distinctly state that fact; also, that It 1 mado without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is In all respacts fair and without collusion or 1 fraud; and. that no memtier ot the Koara 01 Aiaer men. head of a department, chief of a bureau.

UPpUiy LIltTtrui Ul Lit! mri vi ui Vkticx wiiiic of The Cltv of New York Is. shall be or become lntciVfited. directly or Indirectly. a contracting party, partner, stockholder, surely or otherwise in or in the performance of the contract, or in the supplies, work or business to which It relate, or in any portion of the profltn thereof. The bid or estimate mup: be verified by the oath, tn writing, of the party or parties making the.

estimate that the several matters herein ar in all rrspctp true. Each bid or estimate shall be accompnnled oj the consent, in writing, of two noteholders or in The City of New York, or of a sua" rarity or surety company duly authorized by law to act as surety, and shall contain the mat set forth In the blank forms mentioned No bid iv estimate will be considered unles accompanied hv a certified check upon one of th etu'tP rr national banks of The City of New York. drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money I to th1 amount of fivr per centum of the amount I of the bond required, aH provided In section of th Greater New York Charter. I For particulars as to the quantity and quality of the or the nature and extent of the I work, reference must be made to the speclftca tions, schedules, plans, on file In the paid Olllco of the president, onni or Lwimrimcni. No hid shall be accepted from or contract awardod to any person who Is in arrears to Th Cltv of New York upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to The City.

The cpntractf must be bid for separately. The right Ip reserved in each' case to reject all bMs or sttmutef if It In deemed to be for th interest ot The City so to do. Bidders will write out the nmounfof their bidt or estimates In addition to Inserting the same In "lllddei are requested to make their bldn or estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by The City, a copy of which, with tho irupT envelope In which to Inclose the bid, together with a copy of the eon'ract," including th specifications In thi form approved by the Corporation Counsel, can be obtained upon application therefor at the office of the department for which the work Is to bf3 done. Plans and drawing of oemrtrucLion work nia; also be seen there It Whi Really Severe Weather Means Freezing to the Poor Who Can't Get Fuel. THOUSANDS OF HOMES ARE COLD Heartless Speculators Making Money Out of Situation Charging $10 a Ton.

If Providence is not kind to the people of Brooklyn there will be much suffering from lack of coal before the first of January. The coal situation is now little less serious than it seemed before the strike ended. The actual difference between the present time and during the strike is that now the lack of coal Is a menace to health, whereas it was formerly only a menace to comfort. Thousands of families in Brooklyn to day find it almost impossible to get coal. Every retail dealer has hundreds of demands for coal which he cannot fill.

The speculators, instead of retiring from business with their large profits accumulated before the ending of the strike, have only been lying low for the cold weather. They bobbed up again yesterday, and hard coal prices, although theoretically unmoved from $7, went as high as $10 in certain quarters. All the retail dealers who have the confidence of their patrons and other honest people are quoting hard coal at $7 and selling it that. All the other kind of coal sellers are squeezing the hard run public to the limit the public is willing to go. It is only in case of a severe cold spell or blizzard of several days' duration that there is any likelihood of a really serious coal famine that would mean great suffering and death to many of the poor.

If such a blizzard does not arrive before the first of the coming year its calamitous consequences might then be avoided. No one is praying for such weather, unless it be some of the very worst of the speculators now fattening off the coal consumers. "We are bound to have enough cold weather to cause some suffering," said a well known local dealer this morning. "The people will have to husband what coal they get. We have thousands of calls for coal which we cannot satisfy.

We are selling only to our regular customers. That is about the case with every dealer. With two or three weeks the supply of coal coming into this market will be much larger and the dealers will have more for their customers. The price will remain at about throughout the winter. Very little soft coal is being bought now.

It is selling nearly as high as hard coal. It cannot be used satisfactorily for residential consumption. "The situation is this: The operators have been quoting hard coal prices at $5 delivered at the Jersey ports, but they have had very little to sell at that price. The speculators have bought, up what, they could get and are selling it at various prices up to We are selling it when we have it for $7. The reason for the present scarcity is that the railroads have been carrying most of the new mined coal to Buffalo for shipment to Chicago, Duluth and other distributing points on the lake.

The navigation season on the lakes ends in a short time and these shipments will cease. Then New York will get a good supply of coal." One danger which is not overlooked is that the coal roads may be tied up by a sleet or snow storm. In that ease New York would be cut off entirely from her coal supply, and the amount of fuel here now or likely to be here at any time before Christmas is alarmingly small. AGAIN THE WALKING DELEGATE. Work on New Kennels of Clarence H.

Mackay at Koslyn May Cease at His Mandate. (Special to the Eagle.) Roslyn, L. December 6 YV. J. Lenehan, walking delegate of the Glen Cove Carpenters' Union, which has jurisdiction throughout this section, had his attention called this week to the fact that several non union men are employed on the large dog kennels being built on the Mackay estate, and that the union regulations in regard to hours of work are not in operation.

The new barn is being built strictly in accordance with the union's rules, but the kennels are a separate contract. Mr. Lenehan called on the builder Thursday and gave him until to day to agree to unionize the job, and In case he does not. stated that he would bring more convincing measures to bear. H0YT CASE ADJOURNED.

The Banker Automobilist Pleads Not Guilty and Will Be Tried on December 27. Miueola, L. December Colgate R. Hoyt, the banker of 36 Wall street, Manhattan, who owns a fine estate at Centre Island, Oyster Bay, was not tried this morning for automobile speeding, as was expected. He was represented by his attorney, who entered a plea of not guilty, and the trial has been set down for December 27 at Mineola.

Mr. Hoyt was arrested November BO for running an eighth of A mile in sixteen seconds on the Jericho turnpike. The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff Garvin. Lawyer George B. Stoddart will represent the Long Island Highway Protective Association at the trial.

INDEX To Classified Advertisements day's Eagle. classification. AnuFmcnts Auction Sales Bank Statements Board Business Notices Uuslness. Opportunities Coastwise Steamships Conie.riHioll Notices OanciniT Death Notices Dentistry Directory of Fraternal Dividends IClcctlon Financial For Kxchanse Furnished Rooms Help Wanted Horses and Cnrnnscs Hotels and Iesal Notices Loans i inn! Found in To 4 7 IS 14 4 15 15 i 17 1C 10 1 15 14 16 16 I 1T i Manhattan Amusements MarrliiRCfl Mii" ell in' Musical lust ruction Sow ruldlciitlons Ocean Steamships Post Office Notice I'ro'posals Public Notices Railroads Heal Kstato Uaal Estate Loans Religious Notices IlellKlous Special Wanted lb 3 14 M. 10 Spcciti Advertisement; Special Notices Steamboats To Let and 1 or Wanted appointed by the Board of Education to trie now office of supervisor of Janitors.

Mr. Devoe described the present Janitor system by which a certain amount' of money is st aside by the Board of Education for the care of each building, depending upon its iloor space, sidewalk spare, number of boilers, engines, pumps and ventihit ins machines, number of free lectures given in it. number of rooms used for nishi. schools, concerts, play centers and vacation schools. The board exercises no power over the Janitors' helpers, makes no regulations as to number and fitness of them nor as to ihHr remuneration.

The witness knew of no case where the school hoard had directed Janitor to em nlov more help. The hoard dries not know how many helper employed. Asked whether in his oninion the Janitors employed sufficient help the superintendent enumerated several si hools which, in his opinion were not properly cared for and could noi be properly cared for with the small number of help ers employed by the Janitors. Mr. Shanks brought out, on cross examination, that the principal exercised supervision over the janitor and was able to hold up his pay every month.

A certificate from the principal is sent with every pay roll, and states how the work of the Janitor has been performed. This goes to the auditor of the Board of Education, who strikes the janitor's name from the pay roll and refers the case to the commit nn care of buildings, which calls the janitor and principal before it and decides what action shall be taken. Asked how frequently Janitors were brought up on such charges, the witness said that a portion of every weekly meeting of the committee was taken up with hearings on charges against Janitors. Augustus Downing, principal of the New York Training School for Teachers, testified that the janitor did not keep the building clean; that he did not have help enough, and did not properly supervise what he had. Asked how much work the janitor himself performed, Principal Downing replied, "Just about enough to keep him in fairly good health." He thought he should be able to find the Janitor more quickly when wanted, and that his building should be cleaned without leaving it until it became so filthy that the teachers aud the principal had to complain of H.

Mr. Downing said that so much time had to be spent by him in attending to this work that he was practically the head janitor, but that if the Lord would let him live long enough he would get the building in a fit condition of cleanliness for the children of citizens to spend a comfortable, safe and happy time there. William F. McLusKer, janitor of Mr. Dowii Ing's school, was the next to be called.

His salary was shown to be $5. 320 per year. He testified that he paid his helpers $37, 535 and $16 a month. In addition, he gave one man his board and another his room. The commission inquired where UQe room was and was told that it was in the school building.

In what sense the janitor gave Ills helper this room and how mucii additional expenditure for help was covered by this room and by the board given another helper could not be ascertained, 'the helper who was given his board testified that he received $10 a month instead of $lti, as testified to by the janitor, and that he also lived with his mother at the same time as boarding with McCusker. How many months a. year these men were employed and how many were dropped during the summer months was anived at only imperfectly, as the janitor said it varied. Allowing the outside limit for full payment of these men for twelve months, as if all of them were employed the year round, the amount paid by Mr." McCusker for his help would amount to $2,064, beside the board of a man who also lives with his mother. This leaves to the janitor, whom the principal says does just enough work to keep him in good health, a net salary of over less the cost of the board of the man who lives with his mother.

The commission then asked Janitor McCusker to explain his own duties and was told that it consisted in watching the door and in supervising. An affidavit of May, 1901. giving the names of the helper of Mr. McCusker was presented. Three McCuskers appeared upon the list.

The commission wanted to know who they were and whether the payments of money per month given on the affidavit were made in cash or not. Mr. McCusker said they were. He said regarding the payment of his sou that he paid him his wages and the son paid Mrs. McCusker for board.

Other principals, janitors and helpers were questioned until the commission adjourned. The general feeling in administration circles for some time has been that the janitor system Is ineffective and vicious. To turn over to a janitor four or five thousand dollars to expend as he chooses or to skimp as he pleases on helpers over whom no one hut himself has control is not considered theoretically a good way to secure adequate service nor' do the results of inspection justify observers in concluding that the service is adequate. Members of the Board of Education claim that the present system holds iip a constant reward for dirty buildings insomuch as every cent a Janitor saves by cutting down his helpers goes into ltis own pocket. A number of school principals present at th hearing spoke freely against the system.

One whose pay roll for teachers aggregates $25,000 a year wants to know why the same system of payment cannot be extended to him. He feels sure that if he were permitted, without let or hindrance, to hire as few and what kind of teachers he pleased he could clear a year very easily. lul uuiuii uu in Pnvmau M. C.rath. 4fi, Men wine room, happy addresses were made by uu'zaU ililU r.

Jain Han lean. Kll wvi S. K. Saenger. president of the fair; Carl rer.

Anna IMrlK. Ui nson HfL iimni. Snrith Lli.p Aichmann. honorarv president of the matin. Alexand' i Fnuik.

Conrad Hiiri Umis. John Saenirerbund Hpnrv Nally, Thomas McL'anliy. Xalhiinii I Lain cnwaeoisc.nei e.iengeiouiHi Henr Hichnnl rjImmlK. ricm min. pi tsident of the Zoellner Maennerchor, and re.nioii Schmltz.

Joseph Khiriiin. IU G. Hasslinger. man lieck. I'hllip fi I rinri.

In the meantime an interesting episode1 l. tt' r. nni. upon the the past have been the strongest body in the i wine. I he nine scene caused much anrasc school system.

They secured favorable legis ent. when Miss Vogel. who a few days ago latlon at Albany, they employ regular conn I was reported to have given one of her kisses la tr, rmirt for $3, hurried to the newspaper men's rt impjioiicu mi niu biuuu i.ui nun. wniM an Helwig succeeded in buying a kiss from Mrs. G.

Schrell, president of the auxiliary committee, for adding, however. more lor a sola cushion and another bill lor a box of announcement Hint hr. not give another kiss tor The contests for the most popular brewery athlete aud oihers were very lively. Prank Ibort was far ahead of ihe other brewers; the F. Glueck Quartet Club climbed to first, place with votes, while Miss Zerweck gained headway in the lead for the most popular woman.

A concert was given by the orchestra tion of the New York Turn Vcrein, Max Muehlert. director, last night, and was much enjoyed by tile visitors. Among those present were John Wolz. Carl Helwig. N'eu berger.

H. Weyehardt. who also made ail address, Paul Dccheri and others. sei. llioj uavc i Dlaces in the school buildings, they arc very indirectly responsible to the principal of the school, the patronage in their control is considerable.

Manhattan principals describe the condition as intolerable. The standard of what constitutes a 'ilean" building is lower in New York than In any other city of the state. No principal, by any amount of insistence, could secure a building as well kept, as the poorest tended building in Albany or Syracuse. Most of the principals had given up hope of ever getting adequate service urab the present, patronage system, but are now in hopes of improvement..