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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1002.

RUSTIC YANKEE COMEDY was a Miss Livingston of 1 lie family of tiiat. name, whose manor house is to bo seen near I'oughkeepriie. She wt tit on the stage, then into journalism in she invaded England, 10 the Ski'tch Mack and White and ultimately married 1 lie i dltor of the latter weekly. Williamson is the partner who does' the autocaring. His contribution tn ti: is notaiily less bright than his wife's, but it, serves its purpose as a foil.

ES MGLINEUX AGOUITTED: HIS ACCUSER KILLED, IN DRAMA "The Great Poison Mystery" a Ridiculous Paraphrase of the Famous Murder Case. McAllister, Olive Grove, Ben Wilson and Mr. West. Between the acts Claude Thardo sang. English melodrama of the thrilling sort is again at the Gotham this week, the play being "The Red Barn." There arefour acls, each full of excitement and well received.

David Conger plavs the hero and is ably assisted by Walter Chester, Harry Macdonaid. Inez Adams, Emma De Castro and Sadie Wonnsley. Vaudeville Houses. Elita Proctor Otis has a well deserved reputation as an actress, but the sketch which she and Tom Terriss presented yesterday at Hyde Bellman's Theater has no apparent reason for existence, and it gives her no chance. It is called "A Bathroom Scandal," but the scenery and the bathtub are the principal features.

The hit of the 1)111 was made by Guyer and Daly in a singing and dancing act, in which the young woman oroves herself a clever gymnast in a "tough vs spiel." The audience was not satis THEY ME BEATEN TO A Horses DoneUp Kitchener's Policy of Destroying Crops Ended the War. MORE OF DE WET'S BOOK. Critics Overlook the Appendix Which Contains Full Report of Private Conference of Boer Generals. General Christian De Wei's book, "Three Years' War" (Scribner's), published last. Saturday, has already received notice in those columns, but.

like most first notices of books important enough to be "news," the review was necessarily restricted to quotations. But such a. book deserves criticism as literature, not only review as news. Some one has compared it to "Caesar's Commentaries." Few of us, probably, have a familiar recollection of that classic work, but. few will read lie Wet's book without feeling that only a classical comparison can do it justice.

It is really two books, both unique in modern literature. The first book is De Wet's diary, almost day by day, of his campaigns; a diary really remarkable for its clearness. A boy might have written it. a boy could follow its nar rative from beginning to end without finding a sentence to stumble over. Not once does one find a technical term, except "to flank and "commissariat." Xov.iiere is there a word to suggest the military professional or the paper strategist.

Yet professional soldiers everywhere will certainly concede that as a purely military chronicle it surpasses any thing in modern military litcralure for conciseness, graphicalness and intelligibility of style The most practiced artist eould not have condensed so much technical history into so lew words. Do Wet, it is true, never commanded an array larger than a division: yet he was commander in chief of the army of a country larger than England, and his strategy was that of a commander in chief, not of a division commander. He never fought a pitched battle he arranged one, that for the defense of Bloemfonteln at Poplar Grove but his troops did not wait to fight it. Yet he was several limes pitted against an army and had to handle his few troops with the tactics with which one handles an army. He cannot, therefore, be considered merely as a guerrilla chief, and that Is what makes his book remarkable.

It is the story of a guerrilla war conducted by a great general. His business was not merely to plan forays and to lead charges. He had to keep a reluctant army together and maintain a commissariat suited for a prolonged war, as well as to keep a hostile army disunited and to cripple its commissariat and constantly interrupt Its communications. The second book in this volume is the Appendix of one hundred pages dealing with the negotiations for peace. This is not De Wet's work, but documentary history.

Few of those who have been in haste to review tho book have troubled to read through the apparently stale matter. They have overlooked the most important contribution to the history of the Doer War which has yet been published. This appendix contains full minutes of tho meetings at Vereenlging of the generals and delegates who were summoned together to discuss the British proposals. The speeches of all the leaders are reported verbatim. The subject before the meeting was not to discuss the terms of peace, but to decide if it was possible to carry on the war.

Here for the first time we learn that the Boers were honestly beaten. There Is real drama la the prolonged seance. Commander after com mander rose in his place to confess that his horses were spent and his provisions exhausted. Each had been prepared to struggle on to the bitter end in the belief that commanders in other districts were better supplied. 411, In tho privacy of their conclave a privacy now tot the first time revealed confessed that, they were beaten; each said he could fight on for another two months or six' months or a year, but that it was a losing game with no chances of success.

De La Rey. who was fresh from his victory over Methuen, said: "But what real advantage has accrued from my successes? What has followed on 'hem? All my cattle have been taken away, some three hundred of my men have been killed or taken prisoners. If the meeting insists on continuing hostilities the nation will be driven to 'hands upping. During that very meeting De Wet received, his appointment as president of the Orange Free State, vice Steyn retired a fact not generally known. Wc find that De Wet' was the one uncompromising voice against surrender.

Over and over again he reiterates that the war was hopeless from the beginning except in so far as trust in God was their hope. Therefore their chances were as good now as then. "What hope had we at the beginning of the war? Our faith in God we had nothing else to rely on! There were some who expected that effectual help would come from Cape Colony. I was never deluded by this hope. No! God was our one hope when the war began, and if, when the war is over, victory lies with us, it will not be the first time that faith in God has enabled the weaker nation to overthrow the stronger.

"Are our affairs darker now? Quite the contrary miracles have been worked in our favor since Cronjo surrendered. Some time ago, when a burgher came to me with an empty bandolier it absolutely terrified me. But lion my pleasure Is tempered with shame when I think of the plentiful store of Ammunition we possess. I maintain that this terrible struggle must be continued. We must fight on, no matter how long, until our independence is absolutely secure." The acceptance of tho peace proposals was due to the influence of Botha, commander in chief of the Transvaal forces.

His fine and statesmanlike speech is reported at length. Another part of this historical drama is here first presented in book form a full precis of the meetings with Kitchener and Milner at Pretoria. The dialogue is as living as if written for the stage. Here are bits: DeWet: "I hope you will understand I do not speak afl a lawyer." Lord Kitchener (laughing): "That's the case with me, too." Lord Miiner appears to have been sarcastic, which explains the antipathy felt against him. General Smuts agreed that the republics should no longer be "Sovereign Slates." Lord Milner: "I understand perfectly well that they would not be sovereign states any longer, but my intellect is not bright enough for me to be able to eay what they really would be." Lord Kitchener: "They would be a new kind of 'international General Smuts ignored this sarcasm in a dignified way.

"It has more than once happened in the course of history that difficulties have been solved by compromise." But Kitchener one sees why he is called the "iron" Kitchener rapped out with the first abrupt arroganco, in the discussion: "Do you accept the annexation?" Later, when thinga seemed to be going smoothly, DeWet, who has been silent for some time, seems suddenly to lose his temper. He interrupts, apropos of nothiug, with: "I should like to have it understood that I do not think there is the least chance of a government of which Lords Kitchener and Milner are the heads being accepted. An arrangement of this nature would. It seems to me, be an insurmountable difficulty." Lord Kitchener, evidently flicked a Iittl" on the raw, replies: "I think it would be better if General DeWet were to wait until he has seen tho whole document before he gives his opinion." MRS. C.

N. WILLIAMSON. The author of "The Lightning Conductor," a delightful novel, reviewed to day, is, one is glad to learn, an American. A. M.

Williamson is Mrs. Williamson, author of "A Newspaper Girl" and "The Barnstormers." Sa iiu.oo M.O0 200.00 100.00 Grand total An increase ujwn last year's total offering J. RECAPITULATION. Total contributions to home missions, inclusive of the work in the church, lii Me schools and kindred organizations, also various ubjects throughout the nation S21.5S3.0J Total contribution to foreign missions fj.59S.05 Grand total $26,561.11 From this grand total of $26,561.14 should be deducted $775.13, the sum of balances in the various treasuries, which have not been expended and which, for convenience in tabulating, were reckoned in the gross expenditure of home work, leaving that department with a net expenditure of The prudential committee urges upon the trustees and collectors of the various benevolent organizations of the city that they forward for next year's report the amounts given by members of this church and parish, that due credit may be given for the same. Many sums of money are bestowed through the influence of this church, which find no record in the report.

The gratifying increase in membership is not lessened by the fact that the majority jointed on confession of faith, thus reversing the report of last year, when the majority were received by letters of dismission from other churches. When all necessary deductions have been made the year of 1901 2 will stand cult in the history of Central Church as one of healthy advance In nearly all departments of its work. Dr. Cadmon spoke of his pastoral visitations, saying he hoped to reach all his members at the end of his second year, the first Sunday in March, 1903. He commended the work of Mrs.

Bessie C. Robinson, church visitor. The following were elected deacons: Dr. George W. Brush, E.

P. Lyon. Charles F. Leggett. D.

C. Tiebout was elected clerk and treasurer to succeed himself. At the suggestion of Dr. Cadman, a motion was passed that resolutions of sympathy in the loss by death of the Rev. Dr.

Joseph Parker be sent to the City Temple, London. Dr. Cadman was requested to act as chairman. He appointed, to act with him, the Rev. Dr.

C. C. Creegan and H. W. Brinckerhoff.

ZOUAVE GUARD BALL. Veterans Enjoy an Evening at Masonic Temple Young Women in a Drill. As usual, the annual ball of the Zouave Guard attached to Mansfield Post No. 35, G. A.

last night attracted alarge gathering to Masonic Temple, Grand and Havc meycr streets. The remaining veterans of the old guard are but few, but what they lack in numbers they make up in activity. They made a picturesque group when gathered together in one end of the hall, where they received their guests. Their remarkable uniforms, particularly the baggy trousers, attracted considerable attention. There were present many of the veterans connected with Mansfield Post, with their wives and their children, many of the latter of whom make up Mansfield Camp No.

2S, Sons of Veterans. Considerable attention was paid to the chowder, which was prepared in the old Roanoke style under the direction of Captain Charles B. Boness. The chowder was generously sampled and pronounced excellent. In connection with it there was also served regular army rations hard tack and coffee.

including Another interesting feature was the cxhi bition drill of the Columbm Guard, composed of daughters of member's of Mansfield Post. The drill was given under the direction of Captain John 13. Liddle, who is commander. The young women, as visual, carried off the honors of the evening. They are well drilled and gave a fine exhibition of military movements.

The dancing was in charge of Captain Charles B. Boness. who was assisted by First Lieutenant William 11. Hamill and Second Lieutenant Nathan E. Ferguson.

Much of the success of the affair was also due to the efforts of the other committees, who were: Floor committee Chaplain R. T. Westbrook, First Sergeant W. L. Brown, Camp Guard F.

Wilson, F. Denig, H. A. Boness. Sergeant T.

Whearty, Quartermaster Sergeant R. McGowau. J. F. Halpin, M.

J. Petrie. Past Captain W. C. Halpin, Past Captain H.

A. P. Liddle. E. C.

Budd; reception committee Captain Martin Short, chairman:" Sergeant William Lyons, Charles Thompson. George Hauver. Charles W. Eck erson, John Whalen. Sergeant Edward Upson, John Owens.

Peter Kenny, Louis Fugel sang, William Comer, Patrick Fitzsimmons; committee of arrangements Lieutenant James H. Casey, chairman; James Burrows, Joseph O'N'eil. Robert A. Hudson. Thomas Brennan.

George H. Wilson, George Lyons. Thomas O'Xeil, C. De Castro, John J. Bergin Charles Cummins, Jacob Butcher, Thomas Roach, Charles Johnson.

CANARSIE CAR SERVICE BAD. Patrons of the B. B. T. Ineffectually Protest Against Company's Freezing and Crowding Tactics.

The car service in Canarsie on the line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company has been getting worse since the company adopt ed tho winter schedule and was at its worst vnsiwdgv nfiprnnnn and evening. The cold snap entailed great suffering to those compelled to ride in the unheated cars. The service between New York and. Canarsie has alwajs been most trying but yesterday put on the finishing touch. Waits of fifteen and twenty minutes at transfer points were common and where passengers haa to transfer three times to get to Canarsie the waits grew almost intolerable.

Last night passengers from New York had to transfer at Adam's and Concord streets, where they were compelled to wait more than twenty minutes for Douglass street cars all of which were deplorably overcrowded. Many walked to Fulton street and boarded the elevated trains, getting off at Eoekaway avenue, where they had to wait fifteen or twenty minutes more. The Taxpayers' Association at its next meeting intends to take this matter 'up and see if there is no redress, for the residents of Canarsie are the only patrons of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system that have to make three transfers to get home and they believe they are entitled to some consideration from the company. "AIBA" AT THE METROPOLITAN' Verdi's great, work, "Aida," was presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, Monday night, to a vast and delighted audience. Mine.

Eames took the title role with much picturesqueness and power. The Amneris of Mme. Louise Homer was ably rendered, while Scotti as Amonasro and E. de Reszke as Ramfis renewed their former successes In Oin.a frtle Thi pvpn tnhlpmiv nf thfl i tour acts gave a pleasure to the eye only ex ceeded by tne cuarm 01 tne caste as arusi6 in their appeal to another organ. Mancinelli conducted with his customary enthusiasm, magnetism and accuracy.

The bill Wednesday night will be ie Prophet," on Friday, "Tosca" and at the matinee hauser," with "Traviata" in the evening. BTJSHWICK CLUB'S NEW OFFICERS. The annual meeting of the Bushwick Club was held last night at the club house, Bushwick avenue and Hart street, with President H. F. Scharmann in the chair.

Reports showing the organization to be in a flourishing condition were read and officers for the ensuing year were elected. The new officers are; Hermann F. Scharmann, president; Joseph Fallert, vice president; William Batterman, treasurer: Chas. Armbruster, secretary, and Dietrich Michelseu, sergeant at arms. The following trustees to serve three years were elected: Andrew T.

Sullivan. Ernst Ocha, Gottfried Westcrnacher, Adolph H. Goetting and Frank Obernier. A repast was enjoyed by tho members at the close of the Meeting. Brooklyn Training School for Girls Bethesda Bible School (special) Si, Christopher's Hospital Wlltoughby House.

Young Woman's Set tlcment Association for Helping the Poor anil Bureau of Charities Children'. Alii Society Various other eausvs A Give the OnlvTouches of Novelty to the Theatrical Fare in Brooklyn This Week. MRS. CARTER'S DU BARRY STAYS. The Stock Companies Revive Good Favorites and Vaudeville Has Strong Headlines.

"Quincy Adams Sawyer," a dramatization of Charles Felton Pidgin's novel of the same name, was played Before a large audience at the Amphion Theater last night, Charles Dickson appearing in the title ro.o. The play deals with homely scenes among New England folk at. "Mason's Corners." There is a Down East Yankee turn to everything, yet it wouldn't take half a Yankee to discover that the actors are not wholly familiar with the scenes they attempt to portray. The village store in the first act could not be duplicated anywhere in New England. The old fashioned husking beo in the third act isn't much better, possibly because the city actors didn't know how to husk ecrn and perhaps because corn In the shock is a scarce article around theaters.

But the matter of stage.details is not the only shortcoming of "Quincy Adams Sawyer." There are impossible situations and purely imaginary Yankee dialect. Yet the play has been received with favor in Boston. That is because it aims to tell a story of good work accomplished with difficulties besetting on every side, and that sort of thing anneals to the New Enc landor, wherever he 'may be. Charles Dickson as Quincy Adams Sawyer, the Boston lawyer who introduces reforms at Mason's Corners, does some good comedy work. There are several freak characters, and most of the effect of the play depends upon them.

There is Louis Hendricks as the town tax collector and would be political boss, whose aspirations to rule are ruined by Quincy Adams Sawyer; Charles Dow Clark as the Yankee hungry boy, in love with a girl as well as his meals; Deacon who gives out bless ings upon all concerned: G. H. Thurston as Bob Wood, the town bully, and E. H. Stephens as Abner Stiles, a type of the shiftless Yankee that is very well played.

Gertrude Augarde does some good work as Sa manthy Green, a freak servant girl, and Katherine Villa comes very near giving a truthful portrayal of a small boarding house keeper. Marian A. Chapman plays the heroine, Lindy Putnam, to advantage, and He laine Hadley is sweet and convincing as Alice Pettingill, the blind girl. Robert Kelly as a slow going, big hearted Yankee farmer gives ono of the' most artistic portraits in the play. The last act, showing the Pettingill homestead in a snow storm, was very realistic, especially as big waves of cold air swept out frc the stage upon the audience the moment the curtain was raised.

For the rest there is an atmosphere of good cheer about the production that is in keeping with the holiday season. Mrs. Leslie Carter last evening began the second week of her engagement at the Mon tauk Theater in "Du Barry." There was a large and appreciative audience, and it seems that she could with profit prolong her stay here. The Eagle has already fully reviewed Mr. Belasco's Idealized history of the favorite of King Louis XV, with its compelling dramatic movements and situations, keen characterization, the sweep and force of Mrs.

Carter's art, and the beautiful and lavish scenery. Mrs. Carter last evening was suffering from a cold which interfered somewhat with the evenness of her work and added to the racuousness of her voice, but the transitions of emotions, the gayety, wilfulness and imper'ous'ness of the courtesan and the good'and tender traits of the woman were portrayed with a facility and intensity that aroused frequent storms of applause. The company could not well be improved upon. Charles A.

Stevenson. Hamilton Revelle and Campbell Gollan appearing 111 tho principal characters. Alphonse and Gaston made their joint bow 3t the Grand Opera House last night. The "Popular Cartoon Comedy Extravaganza In Three Whirls" is a new way of paying old debts. The cartoonist used to get his ideas from the stage.

He ran up a long account of debit for the art butcher shop, which it will take years for the stage to wipe out by weary installments. Gus Hill, like an able chef, has disguised his soup bowl with a liberal allowance of pretty girl paprika, a fair proportion of vocal canned tomato and a dash ol salacious garlic. His ragout, served briskly, steaming hot, is not ungrateful to the. nostrils, not offensive to the it one is very hungry. The audience took it voraciously last night.

It smacked its lips afterward with genuine satisfaction. George E. Beban (Alphonse) won honors in his "mild flirtation" scene. Ben F. Grinnell, an old Brooklyn man, was entirely equal to Gaston.

His singing was admirable. Harry Watson's Weary Walker, not new to this borough was imperturbable as ever. John Price's unctuously successful Irishman. Finnegan, couldn't have been improved upon. Lillie Venus Arnold and Ella Gardner played Finnegan's daughters.

Jennie Lamont offered Mrs. Delia Garrity to loud applause. The ballet was all that a ballet should be, the hosiery as loud resounding as old Homer's Sea. and the stage management excellent. The chorus of "Automobile Girls," armed with automatic silver toot horns, was a noveltv.

The three act comedy, "Are You a Mason," moved from, the downtown district to the Folly Theater, where it opened yesterday afternoon for a week's engagement. The attendance was large at both performances. The audience applauded the clever work of Rice and Wise, the principal comedians, at the end of each aet. At the Park Theater last night Al Martin's elaborate production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin'' opened for the week, and the large audience that greeted it proved that as a drawing card the old play has lost none of its power. Uncle Tom was in the hands of Frank Lee and Topsy was well played by Florence Ockerman.

All the favorite char actors were warmly greeted and several specialties were rendered by members of the company. Stock Companies. "Aristocracy" was given at Payton's Le Avenue Theater before a large and enthusiastic audience. Diana Stockton was played with becoming strength and dignity by Etta Reed Payton. The full strength of the company was brought out and the cast was well placed.

Miss Casmere was especially strong as Virginia and Franklyn Murnell. a new addition to the company, was acceptable. Kirk Brown played the husband Tho scenic display was good and won hearty praise. Altogether the famous drama was given a presentation that will win favor with the frequenters of this house. The Columbia Stock Company scored another success last evening in that ever fascinating drama.

"Carmen." The staging of the play was unusually good and several of the scenes, especially that of Pastla's garden arid the gypsy encampment, were particularly fine. Miss Bertha Crelghton in the title role played with ease and naturalness. The Zara of Miss Edna Lindon was excellent, as was also the Mercedes of Miss Ann Scaife. Don Jose was well played by Mortimer Snow, though his performance was marred by an indistinctness of enunciation. Horace Michell made a capital Escaniillo and Edward Poland gave a strong representation of Garcia, the fugitive gypsy.

At the Bijou Theater last night the Spoon cr Stock Company revived Joseph Arthur's comedy drama, "The Still Alarm." The play had ill of the effects and properties used in the original production and tho fire engine scene was given with realistic effects that aroused great enthusiasm. Miss Edna May Spooner played Ellnoro Fordham cleverly. Augustus Phillips, as Jack Manley, had the kind of a part that ho does his best work in and ho shared the honors with Miss Spooner. Other parts were played by Hal Clarendon, Robert Ransome, Harold Kennedy, Jessie Sanitary Reasons Given for Dispensing With the Use of the General Chalice. A STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE.

Year's Statistics of Central Congregational Church Foot Up a Large and Increased Sum. Although not largely attended, the annual meeting of the Central Congregational Church, held last night in the Sunday school rooms, was an important one. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Parties Cadman, pastor, presided and.

as chairman of the Prudential Committee read the interesting report of that body. The question of the adoption of the individual communion cup was brought up through a summarized report of the committee, presented by H. W. Brinckerhoff. He urged it upon sanitary grounds, saying that it had been proved that contagion could be transmitted through the medium of the general cup.

The germs of diphtheria generally lived for twenty seven days, but they had been known' to persist for 112 days. Physicians were agreed that there" was real danger in conveying disease through the general chalice. Another reason for its adoption was the growing aversion of people to observe the memorial of the Lord's Supper, in the old method. It was thought high time to adopt the advanced practice sanctioned by both science and religion. Dr.

George W. Brush thought the adoption of the individual cup was a step in the right direction. Another matter which was brought up was the statement of doctrine, which was read by Dr. Cadman, after the annual report had been given. explained that it was simply the old statement rewritten, with no alteration in its essence, which had beep written in the early days of the church, by Dr.

French, or Dr. Scudder; revised by Dr. Behrends, and now again carefully revised. It was. Dr.

Cadman said, in no sense a creed, but a calm, orderly and well thought out statement for a mixed church, in which there were representatives of many denominations in the 1,776 members; but he hoped there would not in its discussion be theologians crop up. A revised manual was also presented, containing a history of the church and forms of It was thought best to adopt all three of these matters as the sense of the annual meeting, but to refer them back to the congregation for fuller consideration at a meeting to be held on Friday evening, December 26. The report of the Prudential Committee showed that' the past year had been a prosperous one, and there was cause for thanksgiving. The shadow of death had come over the church, there having been fourteen deaths, one of those that died, Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell, being 97 years of age, S4 of which she had been a Christian.

Another; the Rev. Frederick Munson. was for forty years a faithful and devout pastor. During the year there wore 54 baptisms, 5 i of infants and 49 of adults; 108 came by let ters of dismission from other churches and 112 by confession of faith, making a total gain of 220. Letters of dismission were granted to 28; 14 died and two were dropped from tne rollj Christian Scientists, Dr.

Cadman said), a total loss of 44. The net gain was 176. Last year the membership was reported as the present number is 1,776. In speaking of the number of letters Dr. Cadman said that the whole neighborhood swarms with backsliding Christians, who had not taken their letters anywhere.

Many of these had" 'brought Tetters to the Central Church, which was equivalent, he thought, to a' confession, as their letters had been moldering in their trunks. It was gratifying to have these letters come in, as excellent members came with them. If Bethesda Church, which had now become independent, were counted the Central Church would be the largest Congregational Church in the world. The Central Church has resigned its last phase of control of the Bethesda Bi ble School In the vacation of the offices of superintendent and assistants by A. H.

Gilbert, Ceorge V. Baily and F. M. Turner, who rendered faithful service in the daughter, church', "whose progress will always be cherished by the parent body." Statistics of growth were given of the Central. League, Dr.

George W. Brush, superintendent; the Bible school, from which 44 pupils had joined the church, and in which there was a total enrollment pupils and teachers. The children had given for missionary and benevolent pur poses. The report' said the current expenses were not met by the present grant Of $1,000 arid there should be a more vigorous support of the school by the church. The Chinese Bible school, under the direction of E.

P. L. on, had an average attendance of 44. It sent $205 to China; had raised $333.02, which, with the grant of $700 from the Central Society, made a total of the total given by both schools was $1,648.21 and the total enrollment was 127 teachers and 8S9 pupils. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society contributed the Ladies' Benevolent Society.

$1,730.99, an increase over last year of the Zenana Band, $1,295.75. an increase from last year of home missions received $512.64, foreign missions $432.94 and city missions $175.17. There is a reserve fund of $175. The King's Guild, started a year ago, composes 14 circles; which have raised approximately $853. li.

The junior auxiliary is flourishing. The Men's Guild is doing a good work, and the Boys' Civic Club, Herbert W. Brush, president, now numbers 130 members. The Choral Society numbers 100 active and honorary members. The following is a list of the benevolences from December 1, 1901, to December 1, 1902.

First come those which have been passed through the treasurer's accounts, both for church and society: Mission work in Sunday schools Sunday evening fund Deacons' fund Home Missionary Society American Missionary Association Hospital Saturdav and Sunday Association American Seamen's Friend Society New York Post Society American Board F. M. American" Surfday School Union Brooklyn City Mission and Tract Society. Hampton Xormal and Agricultural Institute Congregational Church Hmlillng Congregational Church Extension Society Howard Colored Orphan Asylum Memorial tablet fund Children's Aid Society seaside Home Mission of Mil's Helen Stone First Congregational Church. Mo.

Howard University, Washington, D. "Women's City Mission and T. Society Society Prevention Cruelty to Building Methodist Chapel. Clonmel, Ireland Women's Foreign Missionary Association Ladles' Benevolent Society and Zenana Band U. 6.

Grant Post, G. A. Choral Society Congregational Church, Tallmans, N. T. Bedford Branch, Y.

M. C. A Christmas offering for the poor S2.5S0.lfi 1,420.33 filtl.SU 70U.S0 010.07 306.02 71.54 71.64 ISO. 632. SS 237.51 157.3S 1.00O.OO 105.13 1.544:71 ins.

00 7S.27 ci.sa IS. 25 66.77 50.00 100.00 3C.23 123.10 s.34 .140.01 123.17 Total Then follow the gifts of the various societies and guilds; Central League $163.15 Homo Bible School 1.43S.32 Chinese Bible School 2n3.S3 Woman's Foreign Missionary Society 821.77 Ladies' Benevolent and Home Missionary Society 1,730.99 Zenana Band 1,295.75 King's Guild S33.19 Junior Auxiliary 25.S9 Men's Guild 260.26 Boys' Civic Club 93.23 Choral Society si. 00 Total OTHER SPECIAL OFFERINGS. Carried forward S21.304.9S Donation to Tuskegee Institute, per pastor i 3.C0 Fee for passage to Europe for needy cae 50.10 Special contrihutlon primary 100.00 Scandinavian Orphanage llr 170.00 Salvation Army colonization scheme 30.00 Special Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children r.5.00 Offering December 7 for deacons' fund 131. Ill For work of the Y.

M. C. A 2,500.00 For work of the Y. V. C.

A 270 1,0 City Mission and Tract OSO.OO GUERRILLA WARFARE. Tactical Instructor Farrow on Equip ment and Strategy Suitable for Indian Campaigns. "Camping 011 the Trail," by Edward 3. Farrow, author of "Farrow's Military Cyclopedia." late assistant instructor of tactics at West Point and formerly commanding Indian scouts in the Department of Columbia, is a handbook for yoimg officers on tin general business of conducting a military campaign with small detachments of cavalry. It tells all about selecting and caring for horses, packing mules, pitching camp, crossing rivers, marching in mountains and dodging or catching Indians, based on th" author's experience in Indian campaigns in ISTS so.

It is also, to some extent, an advertisement, of several equipment inventions of the author, such as a patent trowel bayonet, an improved shelter tent, etc. Much of is. we fear, obsolete as far as Indian warfare is concerned, but, if Indians are extinct, mountains are not. and the details of campaigning must always mastered by officers. The mass of hints in this little book, covering every contingency of frontier travel, will prove of equal valuo to sportsmen and prospectors.

Mr. FaTow is at present a lecturer on engineering and the higher nun hematics, at the Regent's Institute. Brooklyn. Few men havo paid closer attention to the minutiao of military equipment under tho actual stress of campaigning. "Camping on the Trail" is published by the American Arms Conipmy of Philadelphia.

DE WET ON SCOUTING. General De Wet announces in his recent book that he is preparing a book on "Tho Art of Scouting." This will probably mora than rival Baden Powell's manual on tho same subject. De Wet acknowledges, in his tnree lears war tnat bis successes and safety were due to his great scouts, Scheepers and Danio Froman. AUTOMOBILES IN FICTION. 'The Lightning Conductor" a Delightful Story Which Proves Motor Cars Compatible With Cupid.

"The Lightning Conductor" (Henry Holt by C. X. and A. M. Williamson, is one of the most, delightful novels of the season.

It is a love story: so are all novels. It is a hand book of autoniobiliziug and a guide book to Europe: so are some other novels. But it is novel, and so not one novel in a hundred. And beshli being a novel novel, it is an all round guod one healthy, humorous, clever, simple and attractive in all its phases. Molly (an American heiress) and her aunt aro "doing" Europe on an automobile.

Their chauffeur absconds, and a stranger who passes them on the road proffers his services In the same, rapacity, that is, ns a hired servant. He is the Hon. Jack Winston, a rich young English swell and charming, straightforward, manly young fellow, bill he has fallen bend over ears in love with Molly at sight, and he yields to the temptation to obtain the right to be in her eont pany through this innocent imposture. As "Brown," ho calls her lv steers her through a long and delightful tour from Dieppe to Biarritz, from thePyrenees to Marseilles, from Marseilles to Cannes, and from the Riviera all down Italy into Sicily. Hand in hand with a sequence of fresh descriptive passages which endowed the trite antiquities of Europe with a now attraction, goes a sequence of amusing accidents and sentimentalities which carries the love story along like a cork on the waves.

L'nllko nearly every other novel which aspires to bo a guide book, in "The Lightning Conductor" the cork always keeps on top of the waves. It. is rarely submerged, never swamped by tho descriptive matter. In spite of the charm of the scenery, you never escape the delighted sense of sympathy and expectation which follows with eagerness the development of a clever love plot. In short, "The Lightning Conductor" is good.

THE DECEMBER SMART SET. The Smart Set for December opens with "Winning Him Back." by Anita Vivantl Chartres, in which the author has achieved a story in which true humor is sustained from the first page to the last, without any interval of dullness. "The Explorer." by Mary Tracy Earle, which follows the novelette, ia a complete contrast to i.t in theme and treatment. Among the other short stories are. "Th Whimperys Tradition." by c.

B. Burgin; "The Builder of the Lighthouse." by Molly Elliott Seawell; "The Cat and the Coin." by John Regnaulr. Ellyson: "In the of Fuji," by Carlton Dawe. a story of Junan; "The Intruder." by Ethel Watts Mumford; "Count Oguri's Quest." by Onoto Watunna, a psychological study: "A Literary Agitit." by Owen Oliver, and "A College Santa Claus," by Ralph Henry Barbour, wo sto of the Christmas season. The Vist oJin.

Santo Thyrso contributes an essay "American Women and American M' in which this former Portuguese Minister 10 the United States shows insight and wit. in his characterization of Americans. There aro contributions by Gr lett Burgess. Fletcher Cowan. Felix Noel, Isaac Andor.son, Octave Pradels, Robert Bloom.

Harold Melbourne, Katherine Pelton and others. There are just fifty items in the total contents this does not include the jests and epigrams scattered through tho pages. ACADEMY STARE HEADS. Some time ago the. London Academy animadverted on the American system of employing display heads in the review of books, as originated by the Eagle.

One observes that the Academy finds it. c.ilching. Hera is a timid and tentative beginning; a subdued and Black" head which will doubtless develop, as up to date methods percolate into the British editorial mind: FOUR TYPES OF FICTION. TIIK ROMANTIC A I 'VKNTI 'lit it 'S Tl I KO CIAL Ml'KDHIt AND SflHllC.N i.HOATH. ThlO MlATIit'lt.

Under this follows four ordinary reviews of novels of the week. Le Queux has tho honor of standing for murder and sudden death. NEW BOOKS RECEIVED. Under Two by Blanche Bates Edition; H. M.

Caldwell Company; illustrated; Svo. Religious Life in America: A Record of Personal Observation; by Ernest Hamlin Abbott; The Outlook Company; 1 net. The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for 1903, by Oliver Herford. Ethel Watts Mumford and Addison Mizner; Paul Elder and Morgan Shcpard; 7." cents. The Standard Upheld and Other Verses, by Morgan SheparU; Elder Shcpard: f0 cents.

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Donna Diana, by Richard Bagot Longmans; The Outlook Story Book for Little People; edited by Laura. Winnington; illustrated; The Outlook Company, $1.20 net. VILLAIN TOO RANK TO HISS. Prisoner's Father Resembled Superannuated Billy Goat "Cornwall" Tails to Death From New Bridge. Roland B.

Molineux was triumphantly nniiiftr nnrl his accuser i enominiouslv killed, with a cloud of guilt over his name, in The Great I'Olson mystery, a tunning melodrama based on the Molineux case, which was pre'sented Inst night for the first time in New York at Blaney's Theater on Driggs avenue, Williamsburgh. A Driggs avenue audunce is not Hypercritical; usually it will put up with a lot of bad acting and will cheer the hero and tiicc tho villain lust tho same, but it re fused to be fooled last night. It even re fused to hiss the villain, and it any man ever deserved to be hissed it was Charles Silke. who' played the part of Harrison Cornwall, made to represent a leading actor in the real life drama. But he was too ridiculously comical for that audience" lo Moo nt and the best he got was a continu ous roar of hilarious guffaws.

The poor fel low seemed to sympathize witn nis auqa ucc and to realize just what kind of a figure he cut, for he couldn't help grinning a little every time he would fold his, arms and exclaim: "Ha! ha! Never shall she be his or some such exciting declaration. To be thoroughly appreciated, "The Great Poison Mystery" must be seen. It has near'y all the principal characters of the tiw. liiimo of everv char JlOlineuX Cciac, rci.u acter is Hbelously like the name of the per son he or she tries to reuicwuu tho otsnre reore uenerai Miiamio, sentation, looks more like a superannuated billy goat man anymiug Milando. who is nearer human than any other person in the play: Blanche Marlbro, Harrison Cornwall.

ex Governor Black stone District Attorney Osgood Apple Clerk of the Court, Mrs. Adamson tie woman who is murdered; He en De Vaull a jailor at Sing Sing, and Nellie Fly. who is supoosed to be a type of woman yeUow journalist. This is a pretty wild sup bad as some of the women yellow journalists are. room and came rut Sporting Club came ol i i nnven (Knickerbocker a.

o.j. "Tthp case ience all the early happenings of the case are right there. Milando is head of a big srj'Ks: ered headache medicine. Harrison Cornwall, smug faced villain, intercepts the package, opns the bottle puts in cyanide of mercury and lets the boy deliver it. Mrs.

Adamson apnears in the club a moment later. Milando asks Cornwall, who is her nephew to give her some, of the medicine. Cornwall shivers and says: "No: you do it. Milando gives some of the medicine to Mrs Why she ever drinks it is a wonder, for one of the gallery god; who is next to the plot, yells: "Look out! Dat stuff's doped." But she drinks it and tumbles over, shrieking: "I'm dying! I'm poisoned! Oh oh hec wheechee and she is dead Blanche feels her pulse and cries out. ''rnwair'base villain that he is slaps Milando on the chest and says: Dead! And there stands her "Why I respected your aunt, says Milando "how can I be her murderer?" "Bi; you are," Mr.

Cornwall argues: you wantd her stock in the chemical company." There ends the first act. The next act is in the death house, at Sing Sing. Cornwall has plotted with Helen De Vaull to persuade Milando to try to escape, for they want him to injure his chances for a new trial by such an action. They get a file Into the cell. Milando files the bar through and then the jailor appears.

That jailor ought to be fired out of Sing Sing If he isn't, every condemned prisoner there will get away. Milando had already wrenched off the bar. and is just ready to step out into the Hudson River, where Blanche is waiting for him in a boat, when the guard yells: "Robert. Milando. throw up your "I'm not going to do it," says Rob.

and he waves the broken bar around his. head. The guard shoots. The audience can see the bullet fly right over Milando's head and they kndw he is saved. How in the world the guard missed is a wonder, as he has his gun stuck right in Milando's face.

Then Milando gets sorry for such a poor marksman and steps down and shakes his hand. "I am innocent, and'here I will remain, he very dramatically, while Blanche sits outside in the boat and says: "Hurry up, Robert, or we'll be late. From her tone of voice one would think they were going out to supper Act III is in two scenes, the first the trial room and Milando's acquittal. This is the ii nnrt nf tho whole show. rellie muaL lumiv ui Fly, the woman journalist, is put on the stand to prove Milando's innocence and to help fasten the guilt on Cornwall.

"Nellie Flv," calls the clerk. "That's me," sings out Nellie, jumping 6 feet in the air. "Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth? he asks Nellie. "Oh, I'll swear says Nellie. "Take the witness' chair." says the clerk.

"I'll take anything I can get my hands on." says Nellie. "What's your name?" the counsel asks. "You mean to say you don't know me?" Nellie inquires haughtily. After this brilliant passage of words, Milando is acquitted by a jury of supes, who do not even leave their seats. The supes looked almost unintelligent enough to be real jurors.

The real pathos of the play was when the jury was deliberating. A girl in the pit suddenly recognized a friend of hers in the jury box. "Why there's Bill Williams," she exclaimed, for the whole audience to hear. Then everybody laughed so at Bill that he almost fainted with stage fright. He was unable to cast his vote and the foreman went ahead and announced the The next scene is at the Grand street ferry house, right by the Manhattan end of the new East River bridge.

Milando has been acquitted and the police are looking for Cornwall. Every depot and ferry house is guarded. He has been betrayed by the girl who loved him. He tries to cross the uncompleted bridge to Williamsburgh. Here he gets some real sympathy, for the Will iamsburghers sympathize with any man who has to go to Williamsburgh, even by ferry.

The bridge catches on fire and the foot way tumbles into the East River. There is a tremendous lot of red firo. Milando, the general, and Blanche are standing ready to take a ferry. They see the fire. Robert sees Cornwall fall into the river.

He cries out nobly: "They said I took a life. Now I will save one." He dives in and pulls out the man, who proves to be his arch enemy. The old general, with the billy goat whiskers, leans over and says: "His soul has passed away." "Into eternity," says Robert, and the curtain falls, while every one in the audience cheers, the play is over. REICHERT MORDICK. Miss Victoria Mordick, daughter of A.

Mordick, second vice president of the Order of Prosperity, and Henry Reichert were married at the bride's father's residence, 140 Ten Eyck street. Sunday night. The members of Harmony lodge were among thoso attending the reception and offered the heartiest congratulations to their fellow members. with the raising of the curtain three tim demanding a curtain call, which was grantou. Miss Lottie Gilson sings well, the Quigley brothers do a good Irish turn and Winchcrman's bears and monkeys are well trained animals.

Maddox and Wayne as "The Messenger Boy and the Thespian" were clever and were applauded. Swan and Bambard, eccentric comedians, are clever. Florence Brindley. an old Urooklyn favorite, was well received, and Mr. and Mrs.

Perkins Fisher deserved applause, for an interesting character sketch full of human nature. Two Burmese jugglers, who give an exhibition of their national foot ball game, which is unique and apart from the style of foot ball indulged in in this country, are the principal attractions al thoOrphnum this week. Moung Toon and Moung diet are marvels in their way. For about fifteen minutes ihey toss about 011 the stage a wickei cane ball without ever touching it with their hands. They catch the ball with their feet, on 1 heir necks, between their knee joints and work it about with their muscles in a way that is astonishing.

Finally Moung Toon manipulates three glass balls in much the same manner, but without the assistance of his partner. The rest of tho bill is Cora Tanner sings some new songs, Louise Dresser has some humorous parodies and Cook and Sylvia in a dancing specialty arc good. Will H. Fox. the original "paddywhiskic," an old favorite, plays sev eral selections on the piano cleverly and has some new jokes.

The Fadettcs of Boston, an orchestra of young women of which Caroline B. Nichols is leader, play several popular selections. Joe Maxwell and company, singers, have a pretty little piece called "The Fire Chief." Jack Norworth has a humorous monologue and Mosher. Houghton and Mosh er do some clever tricks on a bicycle. Every scat at the Star Theater was occupied last night and yesterday afternoon when Fred Irwin's New Majesties began a week's stand.

The patrons were in excellent humor and the songs and dances, especially in the burlesque. "King for a Day." had to bo repeated. The olio had some attractive numbers, including Billy Watson and company, in "Back to Gertie DeMilt. songs; Charles Merrill, trick rider: Valniore and Horton. dancers; McCalo and Carew.

comedians, and Ziska and King, magic. The members of Al Reeves' big company repeated the hit at the Gayety last evening which they made at the Star last week. Tho show look well, and in the olio were some of the best artists in vaudeville. There are two short burlettas entitled "Mr. Doolcy" and "A Merry Go Round." The Miss New York Jr.

Company holds forth at the Unique this week ami the show has two burlesques and a first class olio. The Hilton Brothers, Jewish comedians, are the merrymakers of the show and they have a good collection of songs and jokes. In Manhattan. There is no more charming actress upon the American slago to day than Julia Marlowe, iter personal following is so large as insure success for almost any play in which she appears. This was manifested at the Criterion Theater, Manhattan, last night, where a dramatization by Paul Kestcr and George Middleton of Gedrge W.

Cable's novel. "The Cavalier." was presented. As a play much was left to be desired. As a medium for Miss Marlowe it was suitable. Therefore it.

scored a decided success. The part of Charlotte Durand. taken by Miss Marlowe, tilted her like a glove, giving opportunities for the depiction of winsome playfulness, suffering, suspense, sympathy and heroic achievement. Encore after encore was given to her. Frank Worthington also made a hit in the part of Francis Oliver, the spy.

a cool and black hearted villain. It was a difficult thing to give vitality to so melodramatic a rob', but Mr. Worthington admirably succeeded. The costumes, the stage setting and the accessories were handsome and in keeping. CARMEN AT THE ACADEMY.

Not the Opera, but Men Who Run the B. R. Trolleys Band Concert and Vaudeville. The employes of th Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, their families and friends filled tho Academy of Music last evening. They were there to witness the annual vaudeville entertainment given under the auspices of Ihe Brooklyn Rapid Transit Employes Benefit Association.

It was a first class show and it held the audienco from the start to the finish Jacob L. Grcatsingcr. president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, occupied a private box and stayed until the finale. The programme was: (ivfrluri ook'cteil. Shannon ni'emyuiini ito mint Hand Orchestra; v.nirtcvlll Smith and Pow Iloey and I e.

sketeh artists; iny, fllusLlonist; oil. rilort il HinK 'r'. Hebrew comedlariii and dnn Hidlv family tl.f Mvsterli.113 lliere Comr FltZRlhli farce, 1 lie Voiinir Am Tltta'." Quintet iiiiRers aiii dancers: O'Brien end Havl. farcical sfciich. "Tick and Tai American Mtagraph.

moving pictures. Ml of the performers were encored. The officers of the association are: Dow S. Smith president: George F. Wolfram, vice president; Charles D.

Meneely, treasurer; Joseph M. Dudley, secretary. AB.CHITECTUBE MUSIC. Rhythm the Principle of Order in the World of Tone. "Rythm, the Law of the Universe." was the topic of Mrs.

Mary Gregory Murray's Interesting lecture recital at the Art Gallery this morning, the fourth of her Brooklyn Institute series. In spite of the fact that Christmas shopping is occupying the time of many women, she had her usual attentive audience. In her short talk on the subject Mrs. Murray defined rhythm as "measured motion." "It is the pulsation," said she, "of any kind of movement, and pulsation is tho rhythm of whatever has life. It gives to sound its wavy outlines and enables us to distinguish between mere noises and tones, the latter being sounds composed of equal vibrations, while those of the first mentioned are unequal.

Rhythm is the principle of order in the world of tones and, representing as it does the mathematical element in music, is forcibly styled by Christian! "the architecture of music." The topic next Tuesday morning will be "Technique, Art and Skill." FREE PUBLIC LECTURES. The following free public lectures will bo delivered in Brooklyn to night: Public School Manhattan avenue and Con BClyca street. It. S. Dawson, lecturer; subject, "Hawaii.

Our Pacific Paradise." Mct'addln Memorial Hall. Berry and South Third streets, O. Greene. lecturer; subject. "Manhattan island and the Highland." Visitation Hall.

Tremont street, near nichardp, Ollbert Huv Haws, lecturer; "Norway, the Land of the Midnlu ht Pun." Institute Hall, Jay und Ttork streets, Richard A I'urdy. lecturer; subject. "Othello." Public School 123. Irving avenue and Suydam street. Dr.

Victor C. Hell, lecturer; subject. "The Care of tho Teeth." Public School J1S. Fourth avenue and Fifty ninth street. A.

C. Maclay, lecturer; subject. "Japan." Public School 98. Avenue and Kast Twenty sixth street. Major Frank Keck.

lecturer; subject, "The Philippines." Public School 131. Eighteenth avenue und Ocean Parkway, Mrs. Helen o'Donnell. lecturer; subject, "Irish Music." Public School 60. Fourih avenue anil Twentieth streot.

Dr. Jerome Walker, leoturer; subject, "LlRhtB and Shadows of Hospital Life Durlne the Civil War.".