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12 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAG LE 'WEDKESDAY. JUKE 26. 1895. OWEN WILL GET HIS SHARE. SCHIEREN TAKES IT BREWSTER STANDS THE BRUNT BROKER CORNISH A SUICIDE, INSPECTOR REILL.

IS DYING. i the board of education. He thought tho dls i cussion would make the board of education i more careful in securing the same efficiency for the lower grades as It had secured for tho high grades. 1 Adams moved that the salary Hst be i fixed at S1.S74.S33. being satisfied that this NAVY YARD NEWS.

Commodore Bunce Takes Command of the N. A. Squadron. To morrow. On board the Cincinnati, now lying off the ordnance dock, every effort is being made to get the voesel In good condition for to morrow morning's ceremonies, when Commodore Franeis M.

Baneo will assume command of the North Atlantic squadron and hoiet his flag on that worship. Fortunately tho Cincinnati has been fitted up with admiral's quarters and the changes that woro made neeessry Dy the presence of a commaader in oalef, will not bo of an. important nature and will only necessitate th knocking out of a bulkhead or two. These changes will be completed by to morrow and Commodoro Bunco will find his quarter all ready for him when he tnkes command. The commodore is expetod to arrive in New York to night nnd will report on bourd the Cincinnati somo time to morrow morning.

Here he will be joined by his staff officers, Commander Sohouler and Lieutenants Osterhaus and Marsh, and formally take command of the North Atlantic squadron. Captains Irving and Jacques of the New Jersey naval reserve accompanied by a body of their men, visited the yard to day to see about taking away tho stores that go with the old wood on vessel Portsmouth, recently preientod to them for drilling purposes by tho Cnlted States government It Is probable that tho Porwmouih will be delivered 10 the New J9rsey naval reserve some time next we 'as they have been netlfled by the yard officials that the Doctors Say That He Cannot Live Twentj fonr Hoars. HAS BEEN FAILING FOR MONTHS. Succumbing to the Attacks of an Old Enemy To day's News Without Any Hope The Fine Becord of a GaUant Officer What He Has Dons for the Protection of Brooklyn Had Many Friends. Word reached police headquarters late this afternoon that Police Inspector Edward Reilly Is dangerously ill and little hope Is held out that he will live twenty four hours.

Inspector Reilly has been confined to his house at 568 Clinton street for several weeks with liver trouble, which has affected him at' various times for years. He was unable to do duty during the recent railroad strike and has been at various other times incapacitated by his old ailment. His condition now is one of such extreme debility that the physicians who have attended him ruring his present illness express serious doubts as to the possibility of his recovery. Inspector Reilly was born in this country on June 9, 1843. He is a veteran of the war, in which he mado an enviable recore for bravery.

He was appointed a policeman on the old Metropontan police force, on June 9, 18G7, the 2 ith anniversary of his birth, and assigned to what Is now known as the Eleventh made a sergeant, and on September 4, 1875, police precinct. On June 11, 1870, he was he was promoted to a captaincy. During all this period of service he was retained In the precinct to which was originally assigned. He was promoted to the rank of inspector, which now holds, on July 1, 1886. Inspector Reilly's record on the books at police headquarters is absolutely clean, there never having ben a charge made against him during his career as a police officer.

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Ii 1st at. and Third arc, cor. 123d sL Dcesn't Want to Eeduce Teachers' Salaries After All. PAI IKXE, AXONE STANDS FIRST. The Board of Estimate Kcstores the Requisition to the Original Figure Less S45.0C0 for "Prospective Salaries" Jrir.

Gates' Persuasive Arguments Pointed Talk From Superintendent Maxwell and Others. The board cf estimate to day tool; the back track on tbc of the salaries the school tearbrrs. and decided to raise for tho purpose which Is tho amount, asked by the board of education, loss $45,000 for "anticipated" salaries," that is. for schools yet to be established. Controller Palmer alone dissented.

The action wan taken after lull explanations of the work of tho high schools and manual training sehcoi by the chairmen of tho committees of those schools. Nelson .1. Gates, chairman of tho glris' high school, first addressed the board: "Well' Keutlem.cn." sjld Mr. Gates. "I do not believe that tho salaries of the girls' high school can be reduced without Impairing tbo efficiency of the work.

Before the salaries "were raised, a year or so ago. we lost some of our best teachers because they wore offered better positions in institutions in othr cities. "We lost not less than three of our best teachers. So we found it necessary to raise salaries and wo do not think theyare excessively high. We have a maximum salary which a teacher reaches in five years after she appointed.

She begins with a salary of SI, 250 a year, with an increuse of f.T,0 a year for five years, when she reaches tho maximum. Wo require for those positions graduates of colleges and universities. Xot only must they tie graduates, but they niust have four or five years experience in high school work before they begin their work In high school here. Wo pay our principal $5,000 a year and we don't believe in any other city either in a high sehol or a private school, a man is doing work to correspond with his work for a less salary than $7,000 or $7,300. which the principal of the girls' high school in New York, called the JJormal college, receives.

Then there are five teachers of the girls' Normal school in New York city who receive $4,000 a year each. Then there are six who receive each, female teachers. We have four who are superintendents and heads of departments of special work In the hieh school who receive SI. 750. That Is the largest salary paid to a class teacher.

That class teacher becomes responsible for the work la that department. If it is literature, or science, 0I a.r.v other department she had supervision of the work there. We have six teachers, juniors, who are receiving tC'iO a year, with an advance of a year, lhey are admitted when thev graduate from institutions like our own. "we do not think there can be any reduction without impairing the efficiency of the work and iti its resulting in cur loslr some of our best and most experienced teachers. We have over U.1'00 pupils on the register and the cost per capita of education there Is less than $50.

The private schools. this or any other citv of which we have knowledge, civins; the same class of education, the cost to those who send their there, for tuition alon is fjvra to We have asked for no Increase of tie size of cur :::.2. or ha re askd for ar oher hijrh srhot'. buildlsg. We will to tie sehc for whom we nrJJ reject.

a rul of the beard i arir. the hijrh schools "ZT'IV i papers that w0 hase if a iarge number giris' high school, for i have nerer hijard of school I shcuid know own rudiment is higher edacaV ruclng er saiartes rer e. otter high tact I snou. schcol fumish' a of. The girl: or our primary atid ar rebo ls.

About iris who rad jite take the examinatlcr. for teachers' superinten i Lave here a checked list of those graduates at the last graduation in February 31 anyone care look at it. Eighty eight fOGrt the examination for teachers' licenses and cighty or. thorn passed. Thev' ail expect to become About one "hundred and fifty teachers are appointed a year, owing to new schools ami vacancies and thev are high school.

They are the iif orer classes. thp qualified in the daughters of he u.jl c.uugntcrs oi the wcalthv people. They are bright girls and thev make excellent and the money we pav for their services Is spent in the citv and corals to cur own citizens. That is about all I have to say." "I would like to know," said Mavor fceliioren. "whether a corps of seventh teachers is necessary the efficiency of the high school, as it is at present.

uo it Mr. Mavor." rordiod ATt Cat "You think it absolutely necessary fha all iue iwu ncrs snonhl be retained?" sir; there is no class of teachers rrat wor.t harder than do." What is the girls' high sehc ilv Kitchi.e. attendance at the asked iwlsor ai Lai i re "Tho average attendance at the terra has been ever v. thousand." "When teachers arc appointed the rrnblic schools, the graduates from the high svhooj jine preterence. hnveu't County Treasurer Adams.

"They are preferred." asked iouol Y. Culyer spok. or tho boys' I igh s. U.M Ulc ,.,2 of lhp l. worn dor.

th. i i to tuosrtlons, i vyrr It had been thought doslr i'i tne school building on some lcits in the for t''c be c.W. Jin ual WoS no inont? hmvever He fc5 thought that the lots could 0" and the extension pvim nrmd, chainnan of tho Man i onimittco. sp. kc for that th.it the salaries paid ier the worl; done.

infr 'iited with this condi 'A and the eonstl provide that we can have r.f 2 per cent, of the as al estate. In order requirement, it Is neees te er in everv de P'Tsonallv, I am in wnuid t. the allotv as possible because I t'on. The board of educa en: 0:. iiie ground to i r.iu' attention to the J.

en.jaith to the lower a to pai'tni' favoi ancs believe tion has that they h.iv high schools a grades; rl.ai. is. I have trio irterme liate and the ori I ise raind. The foreman Oj. my wt near iieKaib.

e.i i.ev,:.: avenue get his child 'f that wrong. Th years in a 1. v. 1 Another Turn in the David F. Beck Will Case.

It is very probable that an appeal will bo taken from the ruling of Surrogate Abbott in the matter of the contest of the will cf David F. Beck and a prolonged litigation may fol low. An interesting point was raised when the case came up before the surrogate this morning. The property Involved is valued at $70,000, and for that reason the legal wrangle will doubtless continue to the end. Mr.

Beck was rather an eccentric person. He lived in a very plain and retired way at 18 Willoughby avenue. The persons who came in for a share of his Drooertv under his will say he loved his wife's relatives most and cared little for his own. The people who did not benefit under his will say he was a miserly old man and that undue influence was exerted over him by those who were men tioned in the final disposition of his earthly Deiongines. It is even said that althoueh Mr.

Beck was an old man, he would walk from his home to 94 Rivineton street, in New York where he owned the property, to save the car fare. They say, too, that when he had some repairs made to the buildings there he carted over to Brooklyn the old refuse and regarded it as so much money saved. The contest of the will was made by the relatives of the deceased, the ground alleged being the exercise of undue influence. Mr. Beck was a widower.

It appeared that his will was executed on May 2G, 1894. At that time he went to Davenport's real estate office, on Greene avenue, with George B. Owen, his brother in law, executor of the estate, and to whom one third of the property was left. At the office the will was witnessed by Richard J. Standorff and Henry B.

Parrish, clerks employed there, and Mr. Owen himself. On the contest the clerks swore they had never seen Mr. Beck before in their lives and that they did not know that his name was Beck when they signed his will as witnesses. Owen was called by the proponents, and on his testimony of the will it was admitted to probate.

But this was done on condition that Owen, the legatee, forfeited his share. As the law does not alow a subscribing witness to a will, whose testimony is necessary to prove it, to participate in the benefits under its provisions. Surrogate Abbott, however, allowed time to the proponent to put In proof In place of Owen's. It was that matter which came up In court to day. Lawyers Robert Stewart and F.

A. Mc Closkey, counsel for the next of Kin and special guardian for some of the Infant contestants, objected to reopening the case. Mr. Stewart claimed that the words in his honor's memorandum, "Otherwise this will, is admitted to probate," were a decision made after the proponents had had plenty of time in which to present all the evidence they had. "It was simply a memorandum," said the surrogate, "and you might as well have a wooden surrogate here if I cannot do that." The proponents then proceeded with testimony to show that when Mr.

Beck signed the will he produced cards and letters to prove his identity. The surrogate admitted the will and on motion the testimony of Owen was stricken from the record. Thus he Is no longer excluded from participation in the estate. BLAZE IN WEST STREET. One Woman Nearly Overcome by Smoke and a Fireman Injured.

Two alarms were sounded this moraine for a Are in the four story brick buildintr. knnwn as the Liberty building, at the northeast cor ner of West and Cedar streets. New York. The Are did a damage of about $10,000, but caused a great excitement. The Liberty building has a frontage of 100 feet on both West and Cedar streets, and is occupied for the most part by manufacturing concerns.

John Foster of 174 Harrison avenue, this city, who is 19 years old, is employed by the Columbia Telephone company, which occupies a part of the second and third floors. Foster had gone downstairs for the morning mail and was on his way up when he heard the cry of Are coming from the warerooms of the New Burner company, part occupants of the third floor. He ran downstairs and gave the alarm to those employed by the Columbia Telephone company, on the second floor. In these rooms ten men and three girls were at work. They ran from the place pell mell.

Young Foster then alarmed the other tenants In the building and was Making his way downstairs when he almost fell across Miss Carrie Townsend of S76 Driggs avenue, this city, who during the excitement was seized with an epileptic fit in the hallway at the head of the stairs on the third floor. Ho picked the young woman up and carried her to the second floor, where he was met by Patrolman Driscoll ot the Church' street station. Driscoll had seen the smoke coming from the third and fourth story windows, and a moment later witnessed the wild scramble of the occupants. He turned in an alarm from the box on the corner which brought five engines and two trucks to the scene. Driscoll took the young woman from Foster, who by this time was himself almost overcome by the smoke, and carried her downstairs.

She revived soon after reaching the street. Opposite the building is the freight depot of the New Jersey Central railroad. Owing to Its proximity a second alarm was turned In and four engines and fire boat New York responded. The fire, which started at o'clock, was under control an hour later. Next.door to the building on West street is Blendermann's hotel and the Bayonne hotel.

The guests of these hostelrles got out by way of the fire escapes. Fireman William Mc Keon of Engine No. 12, while stretching a hose across the shed In front of the Bayonne hotel, missed his footing and fell through a skylight to the sidewalk. His ankle was sprained and his side cut by the shattered glass. An ambulance was summoned from the Hudson street hospital.

After his injuries were dressed he was taken to the hospital. The Are was caused by the explosion of a gasoline lamp in the warerooms of the New Burner company. The building Is owned by Samuel Levy of 32 Nassau street and is said to have been leased by Samuel Pettit, who formerly occupied a saloon, which lis now vacant, on tho ground floor. Cogan Luxton. Miss Annie Luxton, daughter of William Luxton of Windsor terrace, was married to Joseph M.

Cogan this morning in the chapel of St. Charles Eorromeo's church, Sidney place. The ceremony was performed at 11:30 o'clock bj" the Rev. Thomas F. Ward, rector.

Miss Isahelle Van Cott was maid of honor and Charles E. McCarty acted as best man. Only relatives were present at the ceremony, which was followed by a wedding breakfast at the home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs.

Cogan left for a brief wedding tour. The Weather. INDICATIONS TILTj P. M. TO MORROW.

Waabinston. D. Jane 2G For Eaotorn New York, Increasing clondlness; virmei in sonthern portion; easterly winds. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Generally fair to day nnd on Thursday, decidedly warmer to day and Thursday easterly shifting to southerly winds.

Tho foliowlnc is tho record of tho thorxnomoter as kept at tne uroouiy uauy Jingle onice: MA. 711 4 A. 7 6 A. 70 8 A. 70 10 A.

7 ISM 7,1 P. Al 75 3 p. 7 Avorace temperature to day 7tia Avsrase temperature laino dato laHt High Water. Following is the official announcement of the time and duration or high water at New York and Sandy Hook forto morrow. June 27: A.

M. Height H. M. 1 leet. P.

Time, iietirct. n. M. I Feet. Iura'n of Riaol Kail i n.

x. B. M. Now 4.3 4.4 II 0 31 Sandy 4.0 llll 4.U Movements of Ocean Vessels. ARRIVALS WEDNESDAY, JUNE SO.

Sa Yucatan, from Vera Cruz, ts Menerasoa, from Kottorrlttm. Ss Antonio Zambrana. from Sancbox. Ss ('ratio, from from Calcutta, taa Ems, trom (ienoa. ss Monomoy, from Swansea.

Ss Espana, from Baracoa. Caracas, from Porto Cabollo, ARRIVED AT FOHEIGN PORTS. Sa Lahn. from New York, Southsmpton. Ss Jlajomic from New York.

Queenstown. Ss Phoenician, trom New York, paasod Lizard. Ss Paris, from New York, pasaed Uciliy. Ss Mobile, trom New York, passed Prawle Point John Dougherty's Bad Fall. John Dougherty, IS months old, fell from tho second story window of his, father house at 638 Driggs avenue last night His skull was Iraotnrod and ho will probably die.

Of the Preliminary Skirmish in the Law Enforcement Case. QUESTIONS OF LAW INVOLVEU. Adjourned Till Friday Counsel for the Defendants Claims That, as No Person "Was in the Letter to Mc Kelvey, Mo Libel Was Committed; Also, That the Letter Was a Privileged Communication. George F. Elliott and Eugene V.

Brewster, the president and counsel of the Law Enforcement society, appeared before Justice Walsh in the Adams street court this morning for examination on the charges of criminal libel against them by people whose residences were described as disorderly In the Law Enforcement society's letter to Superintendent oi Police McKelv ey. Assistant District Attorney Callahan represented the people. One of the plaintiffs, John J. Lyon, of 174 State street, was also repre sented by Patrick Keady. Charles J.

Patter sou appeared for the defendants. The first case called was that of Mr. Lyon against Mr. Drewster. Mr.

Patterson's claim was that a house could not be libeled and that the statement mado In regard to 174 State street, was not a libel upon the occupants, who were not named in the publication. He cited the case of a Coney Island Baloon keeper named Kennedy, whose place of business was declared by a New York newspaper to be disorderly. Action was brought by the owner for libel but a verdict was given for the defendant. Callahan declared with equal positiYeness that a reflection upon the character of a house must necessarily carry with it a reflection upon its Inmates. Mr.

Keady asserted that it was a well established point of law that it was not necessary to name a man to libel him. Superintendent McKelvey testified that he received a letter from Mr. Brewster which was substantially as published. A newspaper reporter testified to the giving out of the alleged libelous matter for publication. Mr.

Patterson said there was no denial of the fact that Mr. Brewster had given the letter to the papers. He made a motion to dismiss on the ground that no libel had been committed. The next complaint considered was that of James Fallon of 147 Tillary street, owner of the premises 7S Duffield street, which were described in the society's letter as disorderly. In this case both Elliott and Brewster were defendants.

Superintendent McKelvey swore that on June 13. wjhile in Mr. Elliott's office, the latter told him he had some information that would astonish the people of Brooklyn. In answer to the superintendent's questions he said the information concerned certain disorderly houses in the city and promised to send the Information to him. The next day a letter was received from Mr.

Brewster, the attorney for the Law Enforcement society, which was published the same day in some of the local papers. Two reporters testified to the giving of copies of the letter to them, also that Mr. Brewster said that Mr. Elliott authorized its publication. Mr.

Patterson objected to the admission of the part of their testimony which related to Mr. Elliott, as he was not present when the conversation took place. Counsel for the defendants claimed that the communication to the superintendent of police was privileged and therefore Mr. Elliott's act was a legal one. Whether Mr.

Elliott authorized the giving of the letter to the prss Mr. Patterson said was another thing. He moved to dismiss the complaint against Mr. Elliott, on the ground that he had a right to give the Information to the head of the department. The justice announced that he would give a decision later on the points of law submitted.

Mr. Patterson was willing to take an adjournment to September, but Messrs. Callahan and Keady thought that' the sooner the people upon whom the imputation of keeping disorderly houses rested should be cleared the better it would be. Justice Walsh thereupon declared that he would give a decision at 11 o'clock on Friday morning. Then the defendants will be held for the grand jury or discharged.

It was agreed by Mr. Callahan that the two cases submitted this morning should stand for all. That the trial of the Law Enforcement society's office is arousing widespread Interest, was shown by the large number of people in court this morning. Among the number were the Rev. A.

C. Dixon and tho Rev. J. F. Car WARIN G'S LAVISH OUTLAY.

A Prospective Deficit of $600,000 or $800,000 in His Department A special meeting of the board of estimate and apportionment of New York was held in Mayor Strong's office this morning to consider the question of relieving the financial condition of the street cleaning department, and devise means to prevent the prospective deficit. The committee, composed of the controller, corporation counsel, and presidents of the tax department, and board of aldermen, submitted a report showing that there had been appropriated 52,396,000 for the purposes of street cleaning, and that the present commissioner had expended $198,000 for the removal of snow and ice which could be replaced by the sale of revenue bonds. Including this there was a prospective deficit of or $001,427.77, which would have to be met in some other way. The report stated that the expenses of the department for the month of June was $238, 100, while with the $198,000 added there would be only $152,000 for each of the next six months of the present year. PILGRIMS SAIL FOE EUROPE.

Two Parties Leave Under the Guidance of Dr. Field. Two parties of pilgrims sailed this afternoon under the guidance of the Rev. Dr. Henry M.

Field of the Evangelist, on the American line steamship Berlin, for Europe. One party, known as the Presbyterian pilgrimage, will visit England, Scotland, France and Switzerland. It will spend nearly two months in Europe and will sail from Antwerp August 10. reaching New York ten days later. The other party Is made up of musical people and will make a tour of the cathedral cities and music centers of the Continent, returning to New York about August 6 or 7.

Among the Brooklyn Presbyterian pilgrims are Alexander H. Backus. Miss J. Clara White and Miss Sarah D. White.

The church music party includes Hermon B. Keese George Francis Morse, Walter P. Stanley, R. Huntington Woodman. Frank Wright and Mrs.

Frank Wright, all of this city. FRANK J. KcKAY ARRESTED, Charged With Stealing Three Horses and Two Wagons. Frank J. McKay, a young man living: at 300 East Thirty third street, Now York, was held for examination by Justice Walsh to day on a charge of grand larceny preferred hy John H.

ilennessy who koeps a livery stablo on Falton stroet near Adelphi. McKay used to bo cm ployed as a driver for Hennessy. Tho latter iinegBH mm on April jieii.iv wont to the stable and said he had a break down In tho park. He got another toam with which to bring back the broken one and never returned. Detoctlves learned from a letter McKay's wife I receivod that ho Was In Washington.

Ho was found thero and brought to Brooklyn. The property tho prisoner is nlloged to havo taken consisted of threo horses and two wagons. viuueo at iruoo. Lizzie Woerner's Verdict. In the Queens county elrcult court to day, Judge Cullen presiding, tho jury in tho snit of Mrs.

Lizzie Woorner of Astoria agolast tho Stoinwny railway company, to rocovcr 310,000 damages for injuries received bv nn electric wire, rendered a Terdlet of $4,000 in favor of tho plantiff. i Superintendent Andrews Resigns. I HnArlntnndiknt T. A A .1 1, u.uuvuu. auuiuna ui mo DruuK lyn.

Bath and West End railroad has resigned pnd will take his departure in a day or two. This was his first railroad position. Mr. Andrews had not the ability to be popular with his subordinates. amount should be allowed.

It Is less tho Item of $45,000 asked for anticipated salaries. Jlr. Palmer wanted the salaries for the high schools separated, hut Mr. Adams persisted in having his motion put and it was carried, the coutroller alone voting in the negative. Ho stated he desired to go on record.

Mayor Schicrcn appealed to hlrn to make the vote unanimous, but Palmer wouldn't have ft. The board allowed $15,000 for a site In tho Twenty eighth ward and $10,000 for drawing. The total amount allowed for educational purposes was as against 14 as ed Policeman Howe appeared before the board with a committee of the Patrolmen's association and asked for an Increase of salaries of the first grade men from SI. 100 to 41,200. which would amount to over $100,000.

Mayor Sehieren said the board had the disposition, but not the ability, to increase police salaries. He sprang the 2 per cent, limit on Mr. Bowe and the committee retired. The board allowed $2,279,900 for the police department, as againt $2,431,000 asked, and fur the charities and corrections. $325,000 as against 346.

COO asked. Sentiment ct Educators. When an opinion was asked from Superintendent Maxwell on the action of the mayor before the board of estimate yesterday, he said: "At tho present time I do not think I would bo justified saying anytning lor publication on the subject, at least no: till 1 have had an opportunity of conferring with President Swacatrora. who. I understand.

Is out of the city. But with regard to the statement which the mayor Is reported to have made to the hoard of estimate yesterday, that owing to the agitation of primary teachers to bare their salaries raised, primary hoolse had been raised to Intermediate and grammar schools and that in this way the cost of the public school system had been unjustifiably Increased and primary scholars had beer, excluded from schools, 1 have this to say: The mayor's statement. If he is correctly reported, is without foundation in fact and is an unjustifiable attack on the board of education and on myself as its executive scholastic officer. During the last twelve years the total increase in the number of grammar and primary classes, not including the high schools, has been 1.027. or about per cent.

During the suae period the number of primary classes has increased nearly 10b per and the number of grammar classes about per cent. These figures are absolutely correct and demonstrate the unfounded character of the mayor's statement, as well as the fidelity with with the board of education has administered its trust. As, during the last eight years. I have participated In the organization of every grammar and every primary class in this city. I make the statement.

In opposition to the mayor's, that net a single grammar class has been organized during that period, except where it was necessary to secure the promotion of children who had completed the primary' work. Further. I would say that everv nian who know anvthing about edu cational work knows that it is much more Important, both to the community and to the individual child, to promote to higher work a pupil who is 10 years of age and who has just completed the four years' primary course, than it is to receive into our schools a score of children who are only 5 years of age. The child of 5 suffers no hardshio by remains? away from public school grade work until it is The child of 10 who loses half a year, if he cannot be promoted to a hieber grade, suffers an injury that may be irreparable." Professor Patterson, principal of the girls" school, said of the reduction of the amount appropriated for the salaries oi teachers: would mes.n the resigning of from f.f teen to twenty of the best teachers of this school and result in a very great Injury to the quality of work accomplished. Its regard to the matter of salaries it is fair to compare the salaries paid in Brooklyn with those paid in New York, as the cost of living in two cities is about the same, and the of the New York Normal college and iirooklyn girls' high school is substan ai.y tie same.

ne principal of the New York school receives 57.500. Thea high school principal in Erooklyn is paid $5,000. In New York six leading male teachers receive $4,000 eath. while in Brooklyn four teachers of an eqna! grade receive i.l.OOO each, and four ethers $1,750 each. Then come about forty women teachers in New York who receive from to 32.500.

as against a corresponding number here who are paid but $1,500 each. The remaining teachers in New York are fr $1,200 to $1,800. while the re mair.ir.g teachers in Brooklyn are paid from to $1,250 each. The board of estimate a year ago provided for and approved of an increase of salaries here, making it a special item on the budget for that purpose. Prior to last year the girls' high school had lost a number of its best teachers on account of the salaries paid and the commute.

asked for the increase in order to retain others. Even at the present rato of salaries we have lost several of cur best women teachers who have obtained higher salaries elsewhere. Another thing in this relation: We will take the cost of tuition in our public schools as compared with the higher grades of private establishments. In the large private schools the charge per capita for academic work Is $100. That does not Include books and very little beyoDd the teachers' salaries.

The cost, in the high schools is less than $50 per capita. ThuB the cost to the people of Brooklyn not one third for public Instruction of what the same work costs In private institutions. The cost per capita in the girls' high school Is no greater than in the First grammar grade in the grammar schools. Prinrfpal Jkn Gallagher of the training school on Tt rsori av onue, said: "1 have txirvfully rend hat the Hagcjlo has published as to the action of tels honor the mayor in tho premises, and have this to say: That he. like all other public officials, is responsible for his actions to the people.

Whether they will approve or condemn his course the future must determine." Professor II. F. Towle. in charge of the toys' high sch oo), said: "If tho mayor had announced as one of 'he planks in the platform on which he ran for office his unyielding enmity to the advancement of the public schools in Brooklyn he would probably not. have received the hand somo figure of 33,000 plurality." THE LAW FN" PETESS' FAVOB.

A Provision Which Was Passed Until After the Accident. Fifteen yoars ago. Frank Fetors lost his log by the closing of the drawbridge over Oowanus canal. When ho became apto ho sued the city for 25,000 damogos. clniming the ncsident was e.

through the nogleet of its employes. His lawyer was William Van Wyck. The corporation counsel demurred to tho complaint, alleging 1 1) nt the boy should havo given tho city notice wiihin six months nftar tho nccident of ncy claim for dnmaits. Tiio matter was Ircsented be'foro Chief Judgn Clement of tho city oourt, who, to day, decided that tho law re tho notice was not passed until six years after tho accident, nnd therefore did not apply. The time of giving notice Is to be computed from the date whn tho boy became of ng.

TKBFW Him INTO A WATER TANK H'or. a Brownsville Grocer Punished a Bad jBov. Huso Mnrqnardt, a grocer of Eastern park way and Ileckaway avenue, was annoyed by a iiltn into a lank of water. Tassora by fished tho boy out aud was arrssted by Officer James Wrilj of tho Gates avenuo polico court, who hapre ued to bo passing by. This morning Justice Steers held Jlarquardt for examination on a charge, of assault.

Had a Chestt of Tools. I John OoodiBon of 57 Nostrum nr.nllA nnrl John Lyons of 95 Nostrnnd nvnnuo wore to dny committed by Justice Hnggcrty in tho Myrtle avenuo polico court to await the action of tho grand jury on a charts of burglary In tho second degree, tin Sunday morning. Juno 10, Officer (alien of tho Twenty first precinct saw tliem ia Hopkins street carrying a chest of carpenter's tools and arrostod them whilo they woro trying to sell them to Jokn A. Echols at 54 Hopkins straet for Thi tools were subsequently identified by Patrick H. McKtnna of 195 Skillman streot as his property.

He Overworked in Settling Up His Father's Large Estate IN BROOKLYN AND NEW YORK. Dead in Eis Library Bullet Hole in. His Temple Revolver at His Side No Motive Advanced Other Than a Temporarily Unbalanced Mind Quite Wealthy Ho Carried Heavy Insurance. Louis M. Cornish, a broker, with an ofllce at 2 Wall street.

New Tork, was found dead at 7 o'clock this morning in the library, on the second floor of his home, 26 West Ono Hundred and Twenty first street. There was a bullet hole in his right temple and a .32 caliber revolver at his side. He had evidently shot himself. Dr. Cooper, of 124 West Ono Hundred and Twenty first street, was called in.

and pronounced the man dead. He said that Cornish must have been dead for some length of time. The members of the dead man's family were extremely reticent when seen this morning. Mrs. Cornish was prostrated and could not be seen.

Others said that Mr. Cornish had retired in apparently good spirits at 11 o'clock last night. They would not say whether or not they had heard the shot which ended Mr. Cornish's life. When found the supposed suicide is said to have been partially dressed and lying on his back on the floor.

He was about 35 years old and was of stout build. No motive for suicide was advanced by any of the friends or relatives of the dead man who were seen this morning. Dr. Cooper was said to have remarked that fianaclal difficulties led him to commit the deed. At 2 Wall street Mr.

Cornish had a desk in the office of the Youma Improvement company, the president of which, Cole Saunders, is Mr. Cornish's brother in law. The latter when seen this morning said that be could assign no reason whatever for his brother in law's act, as he was a man of cheerful disposition, who had no financial difficulties or domestic troubles. The father of the dead man died about three years ago, leaving a very large estate, and the deceased was a beneficiary under the will, os well as being one of the He owned the house he lived in, 26 West Ono Hundred and Twenty first street, with his wife and two children, and carried life insurance to the amount of $38,000. Mr.

Saunders said the deceased was one of the oldest members of the consolidated exchange, and was also a member of the Harlem club. He said Mr. Cornish had not been to the office since Friday last, but as he had remained away for longer periods in the past he thought nothing of the incident. He said his brother in law had worked very hard for some time past, settling the affairs of his father's estate, the bulk of which is located in Brooklyn, and thought that possibly might have had something to do with temporarily disturbing his mind. Kemlcy, Not Ronls, Io Alpine Suicide.

The man who killed himself in the Alpine flat house, at Thirty third street and Broadway, New York, last night, was George Kim ley. He was supposed to be George Rouis. The statement that Rouis was not the name of the suicide was made by a boy who works for Rophine Rouis, the supposed cousin of the dead man, who is a dealer in brie a brae at 329 Fifth avenue. Another surprising feature in the ease this morning is that Rophine Rouis was not at his place of business all this morning, ana that he had not been to the police station. The police say, moreover, that he had not displayed any interest as to the disposal of the suicide's body.

There was a scuffle in the apartments of Rouis last night Just before the shots were fired and cries of "Murder" came from the rooms. Then the first shot was fired and a man ran from the flat and went scurrying down the stairs. Lawyer George J. Kingel of 120 Broadway, who has apartments near those of Rouis, heard the noise and the shots and saw tho man run downstairs. After that he saw the man who called himself George Rouis standing ax tne fleaa of the stairway and told him that It was a serious matter to fire off shots in the hall.

For a reply Rouis placed against his head the pistol he had in bis hand and fired. He fell with his feet hanging over the top staar. Rophine Rouis is described bv manv who know him as a man of effeminate manner and high voice. He spent much of his time at George Rouis' Hat in the Alpine and a strong bond seemed to exist between the men. beveral calls were made to Rorjhine Rouis' place this morning.

Finally one of the boys thero, William Fisher, decided to talk. He said the Rouis was a name assumed by the suicide and that there was no blood relation between him and Rophine Rouis. The last time he saw George, he said, was on Monday, wnen he called at the Fifth avenue store to see Rophine. Fisher did not know whether the men went away together that day or not. A young man named Charles E.

Schaffer, who was formerly employed by Rophine Rouis. but who Is now in tho steward's department In the Waldorf, went to the Rouis store this morning, and, with Andrew J. Culbertson, one of the clerks, wont out to hunt for Rophine. It was stated that Rophine had been seen this morning in the law offices of tiowe a. Hummel.

The police havo a letter which the suicide left addressed to Rophine Rouis. Captain Pickett said this morning that be would not make the contents of the letter public. The letter, it is believed, will clear away some of tho mystery around the case. From the manner In wnlch the shot fol lowed the scuffle in the Rouis apartments, it mignt appear tnat George had first tried to shoot whatever man was In his apartments at the time. Failing In this, it is believed that on the flight of his prospective victim, he decided to end his own life.

That the affair was premeditated Is fairly evident from the letter which Captain Pickett has in his possession. The letter Is a long one. eoverlne many pages, and it is thought that its contents have strengthened the captain's conviction that George Rouis was a suicide. Several hours after Kimley died in the New York hospital, Rolphine Rouis called at the home of Lawyer Howe and to him de tailed the circumstances as he knew them. According to the story told bv Rouis he met Kimley about five years ago.

Kimley had consmeraoie Dusiness ability and Kouis had none at all. Rouis gave Kimley entire charge of his business and thej' opened a place on Broadway. Kimley assumed the name of "Rouis, for what reason has not yet been learned. Subse quently they moved to 329 Fifth avenue. In the five or six years that they were in business together, Rouis says that Kimley squandered about $150,000 of money that was due him.

Rouis, having no idea of business, could tell nothing about what was going on in the store. About three weeks ago Rouis was horrified to learn that the business was in liquidation. Broken hearted and dispirited, and more in sorrow than in anger, Rouis called on Kimley last night in his apartments In the Alpine and chimed him for his management of the business. Kimley was in bed at the time. Ho Jumped out of bed and said he would shoot himself.

He flourished a revolver, and Rouis, though much alarmed, did not think ho really meant It. He could not bear to sec Kimley flourishing the revolver and going on so, and he started from tho apartments. As he did Kimley fired one shot at himself, Kimley, as Rouis supposes. Rouis became much alarmed at that and fled from the house as rapidly as possible. He did not hear the second shot.

Captain Watson 111. Washington, D. Juno 2G A cablegram received at the navy department from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to day states that Captain Eugene A. Watson, commanding tho United Btate Ennger, now lying ot that port. Is ill, but giving no particulars as to the nature ot hi Dnn now occupied Dy ner is needed for government purposes nnd that the vessel will bo aenrerea as seen a desired.

The cruiser Atlanta, which has been ordered to sail as eoon as posilble for a cruise in Soath ern wotors. to stop flllbusterin oxDeditions to Cuba, is not now expected to sail bofore Thore 'lay. it was thought at the yard that she would have sailed last night, but many repairs wero neoaed aid her coal bunkers wero not full. Thursday Is now thought to bo the dav when she will sail. Medical circles at the yard are much gratified over the fact that the." deDartment at Wash ington has taken some action in regard 10 the improvements aad roaovatioos so greatly needed on the naval hospital on Flushing aveaue.

The bid for tho building of a new wing, boundary wall, kitchen, saess hall and operating ward and elevator, bejlde repairing and overhauling the plumbing and gas, will be opened in Wanineton this month and the names of contractors securing tho work announced. The board of Investigation, which has been examining the charges made against Master PlumDer Flood, has finished its work and made Its report to the commandant, Commodore Sicard. The report has been sent forward to department headquarters at Washington and awaits the action of Secretary Herbert Commodore Sieard and all the officer who served on tho board, refuse to say anything of the natare of the report HARVARD GRADUATING DAY. Nearly Four Hundred Students in the Class of 1895. Cambridge, June 26 The class of '03 at Harvard was graduated to day with the commencement day exercises in Sanders' iie ater.The old college yard presented the usual commencement day appearance throughout the day.

when hundreds of the graduates, from the aged, white haired aJuinni of the '30s to the '94 class men, held their class reunions in various roomB about the quadrangle, and exchanged reminiscences of their college days over the flowing bowl, for in spite of the faculty's edict last year forbidding punches at commencement reunions, there was plenty of joviality and merrymaking. Shortly before 10 o'clock President Eliott, with the fellows, overseers, faculties and their officers. Governor Greenhalge and staff and the Boston lancers, together with the alumni and their guests, escorted by the senior class attired in caps and gowns, proceeded in a long line to. Sanders' theater, where the orations of the day were delivered, and the numerous degrees conferred. The Latin oration was delivered by Max Benshimol of Roxbury, Mass.

Townsend Walsh of Albany had the disquisition on "The Irishman in Recent Fiction." The four dissertations were Carleton B. Woyes of Cambridge, "Points of Arthur S. Pier of Pittsburg, "Rfse and Fall of New John C. Rows of South Bethlehem, "Should the Municipal Franchise Be Placed on a Property Basis," and Robert Walcott of Cambridge. "City Parks." Edward F.

Mc Clennon of Wrentham, delivered the law school part, his subject being, "Bounty Legislation." Charles C. Rowllnson of Eureka, 111., had the divinity school part, speaking on "The Authority of Jesus Christ." Beside the parts, theses by Joseph A. Capps of Jacksonville, 111., on "A Study of Blood in General ParalyslB," and by Cleon M. Hib bard of Canton. on "A Study of the Excretion of Urea and Uric Acid In Mental Diseases.

With Snficis Reference Mol. cholla," received honorable mention. ine graduating class numbers nearly four hundred, there being 303 degrees of A. B. conferred and twentv fnnr The other degrees conferred were as follows: m.

u. j.u; u. Al. 11.. 17; M.

44; LL.B., 92; T. A. Ph. 1G. Three men received certificates of merit in special studies.

There were 155 men who received degrees with honorable mention in special courses. Seventy three A. B. men received their degrees of Cum Laude, fifty two Magna Cum Laude and ten with the highest distinction of Summa Cum Laude. The ten to take the highest degrees conferred were Max Benshimol, Roxbury; Henry W.

Pres cott. Boston: Herhorr T4 Pnfoi at. Oscar Quick. Omaha; Roland Gray. Boston'; wiiimm m.

orarK, uamDriage; Morton A. Al drich, Boston; Julien L. Coolidge, Boston; Asa W. K. Billings, Omaha, and James K.

Whlttemore, Cambridge. A number of men received final honors, though they were not as numerous as last year. In classics, final honors were accorded to W. PI. nurrflpu Tir tit 3 man.

H. H. Yeamcs. In English, to Maurice rteu, ana nigncst nonors to R. A.

Small. Highest honors in political science were accorded to M. A. Alflrich fn Tifnfnmr Vtr Whitney, and final honors to S. Phillips! in lmiaemiucs, u.

L. Lawrence received final honors and J. L. Coolidge and J. K.

Whltemore highest honors. In physics highest, honors were nwnrdwl A tjt nunnm. and in chemistry to J. P. Sylvester.

Alter tne commencement exercises In Sanders theater came the commencement dinner in Memorial hall at. fMc ofiornn Lieutenant Governor Roger Wolcott, '70, was cnifi marsnai 01 too aay and headed the alumni as they marched to dinner. STABBED TUNEXL TWICE. An Affray in the New Fourteenth Regiment Armory. Oscar Tunell, a carpenter 33 years old.

of 1,139 Third avenue, was stabbed this forenoon 1n the new Fourteenth regiment armory, Eighth avenuo and Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, by Otto Anderson, 27 years old, of 32G Wllloughby avenue, in charge of the Carpentering In the armory, and was so seriously Injured that he was taken in an ambulance to the Seney hospital. Anderson found fault with the work Tunell was doing on a staircase and, after an altercation, struck Tunell with his fist, knocking him down. The men clinched on the staircase and rolled down to the bottom together. Then Anderson took a bone handlo pocket knife from his pocket, opened the big blade, two inches long, and stabbed Tunell In the back of the neck and in the shoulder. Charles Nelson, another carpenter, ran to Tunell's assistance and got a stab wound in the right hand.

An ambulance from the Scney hospital was summoned and Ambulance Surgeon Taylor dressed Nelson's hand and took Tunell to the hospital. He may recover. Anderson was arraigned before Police Justice Tighe in the Butler street court and held to await the result of Tunell's wounds. Charged With Annoying Two Women. William Hennessey, who c'aims to live at 152 Seventh street, Jersey City, married man with four children, was os trial this morning before Justice Steers in the Grant stroet police court on complaint of Elizabeth J.

Pronoh. a married woman of 407 Noslrand avenue, and Miss Florence A. Hale of 237 Nostrand avenue. The women claimed that Hennessey annoyed them. Hennessey said ho did not know tho charge acninst him until arrested.

Justice Stoers reserved decislou. Suicide of an Old Man. Aaron Altmeyor, 73 years old, was found dead this morning ia his room at 455 West One Hundred and Fitty second street, Now York. Ho hnd evidently committed suicide by turning on tuo gas. and hn" Bumler of small boys who wero playing about possible, allVn.t'Vlone i'hhiclass tront of pIace afternoon.

Mares, but the er lass. sh'ould' reerve ordered thm away and when they de attention. This O'lesticn of high has i to move ho Plchod up 12 year old Louis been raised verv monv ThV of Eastorn parkway and threw morning a gentleman on me and complimented me on takirg that stand in ord" to draw attention to the fact that we should pay as mii' u'temion to the lower classes to tho lower a. is paid to the higher." ueorge 11. i 'isner urged the hoard maze a cuuicient Icieni appropriation for additional aid that nearly six thousand chil sites.

He sa aren were lumen away from the schools in septemoer and October last year becau of tho lack of Colonel Culyer said a few words fn favor of the retention of the item for drawing." Controller Palmer said he had not chantred his mind on the subject of high school and high school salaries. He had besn told that tho proposed reduction only made a difference of per cent. Mayor Schleren said he doubted the wisdom of reducing tho amount in view of the explanations made by tho representatives of.