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6 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. THURSDAY. MARCH 20. 1902.

NO SMALLPOX THERE. AMUSEMENTS. i GERMANY'S ACT EXCLUDES tiff testified to her husband's violence. On one occasion ho struck her in the eye with his clenched list, and she thereupon left him. NOW OUT OF DEBT, RUSSIA SOI DISTURBED Qie 0 JiPii PACT.

Official Announcement Says Treaty Does Not Change the General Political Situation. tion of American meats to Germany. It is almost equivalent to saying that no fresh meat shipped to German ports shall be stored in refrigerators or other inclosure. but that it shall only he shipped uncovered on the open upper dech of the ship. Of course, it would arrive there in an uncommercial state.

The packers ot the United States are vitally interested, as is our whole livestock and export trade. The flank move by the Agrarian element is evidently intended to accomplish their main purpose without complicating the question with the possibilities of a tariff war or other diplomatic ombroglio with this country. Whether the fact of the exclusion of our meats is accomplished by a direct prohibitive tax on the products, unfriendly customs regulations or this decree against the use of a harmless preservative agent does not matter. It is the actual result of the exclusion of our meats which the National Provisioner calls attention to and which it calls upon our packers and our government to fight at the inception of the game. This decree urges no reasons for the prohibition.

Tho decree is simply directed against boracic acid to conceal the true object and to meet the Agrarian wishes to shut out entirely the importation of American meats into rpheu I MCE EVERY BAY. The I'renriiT lOiitertainer. THte ill IS AT LAFAYETTE srciY FLO IRWIN WALIEE HAWLEY I) ATT HESBEET'S BOGS heyxakt) HOWARD AKD ELAND IltlllEHTA KRKG HAHHY AM) HA1.YKRS Extrii Kent lire. Kxtra Ki'ntnrei Enroi's (Greatest AerobatM, EL0RENZ TROUPE MO I. UMT Tfle'fSo WMSBliHG ctiiorau POPULAR PLAYS AT POPULAR PRICES RESERVED SEATS rr0 ORCHESTRA a BALCOKVO S3 CHAItl.Es KtHI PrexcntH the LimarliiiiK' Play of Year, V.

eek TERIIY JIoGOVEKV With Hie jtoati in icuiij.e oLAraEY'S THEATER i' orillorly ovilty. Tlie TWO 3IATI.KIi: DAILY 'i'MIS WKEK Prices, 10, 20 30c. CAST INCXl'IMNG Mr. SIDNEY T0LER ans INpxt Weeli KlBB llo Opium A PIANO UKflTAL UY AT THE ACADS0.VIY OF MfSIf. MO.MIAY MARCH ivit.cm:k.

Oppulns Fate scuts un MARCH If. A. at INSTITUTE cil l'lt'K. Fulton st. and at ClIAXULliH'S, tr.ti Fulten st.

fes Ta ttiht. Xvxt MtM. Saturday. t'HABLES KROU.IIA.V PHS0SI3XTS a a a anil Ids admirable company in Week CRACK GIJORGK Farewell, ACADKJIT OK MTSIC. Monday lCveniiiji', Marcli 24th Prices to iCS.OO.

Tieliets at "VV isxiier's ails! Cliaadler'i WISSM5R P1AXO I SEn. Matinees Sat. Isams St Wafker And Their Otvii 'iiipaniy ot 50 People ill iii i' iii vtt: SONS OF HARfl Xext Week A TIIOitOt'OHHltlJU TII AMP 'ORS'S a vk THEATER Mrs. HocI.huii 55iirsietH Play, Mondays and Fridays, Souvenir Mats. EveiilnK'.

ro. noc: to. soc. Next Week Mr. IJarnes Xew York.

HENRY D'ARGY OF THE GUARDS AtTrneHnMariiil'3nriCirgiri Janice Meradith OPERA HOUSE BitUOIvl.YX MA 'i'S. Th Great Assisted by Jlr. KELT.AR MYSTERY SUPREME tVEIJ. AX1) SAT. ftexi Weelc MATIN EE EVERY DAY.

Initial Vaudeville Appearance of GE0RQE 0. JR. and BERTHA WALZINGER In "The Woman Vhe lio.sitatc. i Is Won." THKH LJjKlLVI' ACTS Junction Fulton St. untf itpoHHivny.

XVeelc Cultiiliciicliitt nn. .11111., iiaren X4 Mntlnee liny. John Steveim" Jleloilvat.intie Success, THE YXlvXOVY.V PRICES loi'ls'o. soe Xext Week. I.KAIi TlHi FQHSAKBX.

BlAB HOYT'S Laity. 1 Special nii', Men. IN WW YORK. SACRE1J COXCEIIT EVESV SIN'DAY. Nest Week V.M.KHlK r.KRliKUK in Kust I.ynlle.

PARK SPOONER STOCK CO. KATIMEU MAVQURNEEN Xext "Week THE FilO.M I1BX1CO. MAKTHATTASr AMUSEMENTS. i5i a 1 THF.ATKIl,l!'way,t:t:ist..S".Y. ilannaunn Mat.

Sat. SIR. HERBEHT MESS liFFIE KSlfJiV SJIA.WON in "IIEIt I. OKI) AJU Orchestral Concens iru A HEIGHTS ENGAGEMENT. Miss Elaine Maxwell.

Daughter of tho School Superintendent, to Marry Dr. Slacklin. The engagement of Miss Elaine Rogera Maxwell, daughter of Dr. William H. Maxwell, City Superintendent of Schools, to Dr.

Walter Fullerton Macklin of Manhattan, teas announced this morning. A rumor of the engagement started early this week, but no announcement was made until to day. City Superintendent Maxwell, when questioned about the rumored engagement, referred all inquirers to Mrs. Maxwell. This morning an liagle reporter called at the home ot Mrs.

Maxwell. Henry street, and was able to verify the report. Dr. Macklin and Miss Maxwell have only known each other for a short time, having met a few months ago at a private bowling club in this borough. It was a case of love at first sight, and the announcement of the engagement has been the result.

No date has as yet been set for the wedding. Miss Maxwell is well known in Heights society. Dr. Macklin formerly lived in Brooklyn, but about eight years ago left the city to tako up practice in Manhattan. His home is at IS West.

Eighty third street. He is about 27 years of age. PROFESSOR DAEL'S CONCERT. Trofcesor William Dahl. assisted by his pupils, will give, his seventh annual reception and concert at tlie Pouch Gallery to morro night.

He will also be assisted by Mrs. Anna Kiinkwart Clauseii. soprano: Mr. Henry Clausen, violin: Mr. .1.

P. Hansen, 'cello, and Herman Schloss, piano. The patronesses of the occasion will be MesdnnicB H. A. C.

Dahl. Charles Donahue, Charles H. Krskiuo, Nathaniel L. Stone and W. V.

Sullivan. The pupils of Professor J. H. Duffy will give an exposition of fancy dancing and dancing for the nupils of Mr. Dahl and his guests will follow the reception.

WINDOW CLEANER KILLED. James Barber, colored, of ITi Cornelia street, Manhattan, while cleaning ivlndo.vs (in the fourth floor of a building at West Fourteenth street, this morning, fell to tho yard in the rear of the building r.u:l was instantly killed. HI 1 I WORLD IN AJi 1'ASSIOX PLAY. NEW CROUPS. Evenings at 8.

En era R3 i a rm fc. SJ BOTH uj tv EO Mrs. Fish's Family Worried Through Wrong Address Being Given. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: In last Monday evening's Eagle it was reported that there is a case of smallpox in my house, loll Nassau street. Such is not the case, for I have lived here forty eight years with only my family, and we are all well, thank God, at present, with no signs of any disease, riease give this attention in your paper, for it causes my family a good deal of annoyance, as they cannot go to the store or church without somebody being afraid of them, and we have just received by mail another communication.

Mrs. L. FISH. 159 Xassau street, March 20, 1902. BARBERS IN COURT.

Five Italian barbers doing business in the Sixteenth Ward were summoned to the Manhattan avenue court to day to answer a complaint made by the Barbers' Association that they had violated the Sunday closing law by keeping their places open after 1 o'clock. The defendants promised to obey the law and Magistrate Brennan discharged them. HELD IN STOLEN BOOKS CASE. William Blackman, Charged With Receiving Property Offered by School Boys, Sent to Special Sessions. William Blackman, who keeps a book storo at 4S9 Fifth avenue, was held for the Court of Special Sessions this morning by Magistrate Durack on the charge that he received books that were stolen by four small pupils of Public School No.

10, at the corner of Seventh avenue and Seventeenth street. The case against the bookseller wa3 worked up by Homer C. Bristol, the principal of the school, and Detective Sergeants Delaney and Foster of the Headquarters Bureau. There had been a cumber of books stolen, it is alleged, from the school, and Bristol told the police. The detectives found the young culprits and learned from them that the books were sold at Blackman's store for very much less than they were worth.

In fact ten books, with an average price of 45 cents to the city, had been bought by Blackman for centE. It was found, too, that while the stolen books had the stamp in aniline ink, which showed that they were the property of the Board of Education, an attempt had been made to erase the stamp, and the erasure, imperfect as it was. had been concealed under a white fly sheet which had been pasted over the board. It took the school principal and the detectives some time to uoak off the flyleaf and thus discover tho property marks. Blackman pleaded not guilty, and former Assistant District Attorney Kemble appeared for him.

The four boys, all nicely washed up, their hair combed neatly, their shoes polished and their faces shining with the bloom of the morning, stepped to the witness stand one after the other and told the magistrate all about their share in the larceny. One of the boys admitted that he took the books from a closet in the school room and another related how he had carried them, with his companions, to Blackman's shop. They wanted 30 cents for the lot, but Mr. Blackman. they said, would only give 25 cents for the ten books.

They needed the money and so they closed with him. There was no one in the store, they said, but Mr. Blackman when they called there. One of the boys said that he noticed the stamp of the BoarJ of Education iu tho books. Principal Bristol and Detective Sergeant Delaney testified to their share in the arrest of Blackman.

and then the accused was called to the stand in his own defense. He denied that he had seen the Board of Education stamps in the books or that he had willfully covered the stamps with flyleaves. He also said that he had paid the boys 35 cents for the books, instead of 23 cents, as they had alleged. They wanted 40 cents, he said. After the hearing Blackman was held for tho Special Sessions.

WANT THEM TO VISIT YARD. Sub Committee on Naval Affairs Might Make Trip to Brooklyn. Some of the naval officers who are particularly interested in the matter of ship building at tho Xavy Yards, are urging that an invitation be extended to the sub committee on naval affairs asking that they visit the Brooklyn Xavy Yard before any final action is taken. The officials themselves cannot extend such an invitation. They are anxious that it go through the proper channels, which most likely would be the Congressman from this district.

It is thought that if the matter were called to the attention of some of the prominent Brooklyn clubs, the committee would be properly entertained. ELWOOD BURTON CREW SAVED. Lumber Ship, Ashore Oft Massachusetts Coast, May Be Floated. Chatham, March 20 The newly organized life saving crew, under the captaincy of Surfman Ellis, the only survivor of the former crew, was called during last night to the schooner Elwood Burton, lumber laden, from St. John, X.

for Xew York, which went asboro on Handkerchief Shoal. The crew was taken from the vessel and landed safely on Monomoy Point. Wreckers will try to float the Elwood Burton to day. It is thought she is not damaged to any extent. ALDRIDGE ELECTED A TRUSTEE.

Frederick T. Aldridge. secretary of the Long Island Loan and Trust Company, at Court and Joralemon streets, was elected a trustee of the corporation at a meeting of the directors to day. Mr. Aldridge is tho oldest employe of the company, having been associated with it since its organization, on Xovember 1SSS.

Tie has held the office of second secretary sineo that time and will still hold the position. The Long Island Loan and Trust Company has just declared the usual quarterly dividend of 2Vi per payable to the stockholders on April 1. MEDAL OF HONOR FOR DONNELLY. Policeman Christopher Donnelly, acting detective in the Fulton street precinct, yesterday received the medal of honor of the department for meritorious service. He risked his life one very cold morning at about 2 o'clock to isavc a man who had fallen Into the river.

Donnelly is regarded as one of the brighter of the officers of the Fiftieth Precinct and within a year has made a score of notable arrests. VACHRIS AT LAST A SERGEANT. Antonio Vaehris, the police roundsman and detective who came within an ace of promotion to a detective sergeanlcy on the first of the year and would have been sworn In then by Colonel Murphy had it not been for the bustlo and fuss occasioned by the sudden arrival of Colonel Partridge to "take possession, was sworn in as a detective sergeant yesterday afternoon. This morning Vachrls proudly displayed his sergeant's badge. He is one of most valuable men in the bureau oi sleuths.

ADDRESS BY DK. HEMMETER. At the regular meeting of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, held last evening in the society's building, Bedford avenue. Dr. J.

C. llemmeter of Baltimore, director ot th" clinical laboratory of the University of Maryland, addressed' a large audience of professional men upon the subject. "Truth and Error Concerning Gastrointestinal Auto intoxti'nt ion." HAWKES HEARING POSTPONED. Water Commissioner Dougherty has postponed hearing in of Superintendent llawkes of the li.ueau of Repairs and Distribution cf the Brooklyn department for another week, lie give no explanation of the postponement, to day. but It was said at the offices of the Water Department that Commissioner Dougherty had referred certain questions arising nnt the casn to the I Corporation Counsel for an opinion.

AMERICAN FRESH MEAT. It Would Be Worse Than a Tariff Act Against the United States. USE OF CHEMICALS IN QUESTION Ths Agrarian Interests in Germany Are Seeking to Gain Their Ends by Indirect Methods. An imperial act for the inspection of meat and cattle was passed on June 3, 1900, in Germany and a government decree dated February 16, 1002, for the partial enforcement of the act of Juno 30, 1900, is as follows: We William, by the grace of God German Emperor, King of Prussia, decree in pursuance of article 30, Paragraph 2 of the cattle and meat inspection act of June 3, IfiOO (Reichsgesetzblatt, p. 547), in the name of the empire and with the consent of the federal council as follows: Article 21 of the act relating to the inspection of cattle and meat of June 3, l'JOO (Reichsgesetzbl, p.

547), shall come into operation on October 1, 3002. At the same time the provisions of Article 26, Xo. Article 27, No. 1, and Articles 28 and shall come into operation so far as they relate to offenses committed under Article 21, Paragraphs 1 and 2, or under any prohibition issued in pursuance of Article 21, Paragraph 3. In proof of which we have placed our signature and imperial seal.

Given at Huberstock, February 16, 1002. WILLIAM. Count von Posadowsky. Paragraph 21 of the Meat and Cattle Inspection act is as follows: "In the preparation of meat in the ordinary way of trade no substances or processes must be used which are capable of imparting to the goods properties injurious to health. It is ptohibited to import meat so treated from abroad, to offer the same for sale, to sell or otherwise to trade therein." The reasons for the above are not given, says the National Provisioner, but the real reason is apparent.

It is a dead line against American meats. It is worse than a tariff act for us, and is less embarrassing to the German government. The Imperial Board of Health has not made known the results of experiments in regard to the injuriousness of boric acid; it is hinted that the delay is duo to the commendatory character of this report, as was also tho evidence of the most famous ot German scientists. The true animus of the paragraph of the imperial act quoted above and of the decree which rests upon it is shown in the following "notification." which is dated at Berlin, February IS, 1002, two days alter the decree: "Notification" relating to injurious and deceptive additions to meat and preparations thereof, dated 18th February. 1002.

"In pursuance of the provisions of article XXI of the Cattle and Meat Inspection Act of 3d June, 1000 (Reichsgesetzblatt, p. 547), the Federal Council has decided the following: "The provisions of Art. 21. Par. of the act, are applicable to the following substances, as also to preparations containing such substances: Boric acid and its salts, formaldehyde, alkair and earthalkali hydrox ides and carbonates, sulphurous acid and its salts, as well as sulphites, hydrofluoride and its salts, salicylic acid and its combinations, chlorates.

"The same applies to coloring matters of all kinds, without prejudice, however, to their use for the yellow coloring of margarine and for the coloring of sausage skins, so far as this use is not contrary to other provisions of the law. (Signed) "COUNT VON POSADOWSKY, "Imperial Vice Chancellor. "Berlin, February IS, 1.002." Boric acid and borax are at least innocent adjuncts to a healthful export meat trade, but the Agrarians were bent on the exclusion of our meats from Germany, so they devised the above means to avoid the odium of putting a still heavier duty on American meats. The absolute exclusion was, to their minds, better accomplished by the indirect method of forbidding the entry of all boron preparations in meats. There is a very strong party feeling in Germany over this matter.

The above official moves clearly show the continuity of the policy dictated by tho apparently powerful Agrarian interests in the Reichstag and amply illustrate the trend of the new German tariff. The investigation as to borax and the other articles prohibited in meat were conducted in Camera, and the German Imperial Board of Health is opposed to publishing tho results of its experiments. It is curious and ominous that the conclusion at least have not been published. In prohibiting boric acid and borates for preserving purposes the Bundesrath has taken a decision which makes it appear questionable whether the importation of meat and meat goods will in future be possible at all. In view of the most serious consequences arising from thi3 to the subsistence of the poorer classes, it seems advisable to point to the conclusions arrived at in England regarding the question of the injuriousness of boric acid and borates.

An investigation committee, appointed by tho English Parliament, expresses itself as follows upon the matter: "After very carefully weighing the evidenco we have come to the "conclusion that, as regards the trade in fresh and cured meat, fish, butter and margarine and other food substances, in the consumption of which but small quantities of the antiseptice are taken into the system, there exist no special reasons for interfering to prevent the use of boron preservatives regards the use of formaldehyde and formaline, the views of the committee are identical with those of the Bundesrath in this country; the use of these substances is to be absolutely prohibited for preserving purposes. In the case of salicylic acid they suggest contrary to the Eundesrath's decisions no absolute prohibition, connning themselves to the regulation that salicylic acid is not to be used in larger proportions than 1 grain per pint of fluid or per pound of solid food substance. Tho committee give expression to their view that borax and boric acid must not be placed on the same level as the other preservatives by only allowing cream, butter and margarine to be preserved with borax and boric acid to the exclusion of all other preservatives. 'The prohibition in regard to boracic acid and its salts, issued by the Federal Council, applied in the sense of the meat inspection act to substances, regarding as meat only, such as meat, sausages, livers, etc. In regard to all other foods, edibles and utensils, par.

5 of the food act, remains in force. This par. 5 lays down that tho Federal Council can issue a prohibition only by consent of the Reichstag, or by imperial decree, when the Reichstag is not sitting. Such imperial decree is to be submitted to the Reichstag when next convened, and to be repealed in case the Reichstag does not give Its sanction therto. The motives on which this prohibition is based have, we understand, just been published in Germany.

The German press at once jumped to the conclusion that the prohibition in regard to meat must play a prominent part iu connection with, the new commercial treaties. The motives which influenced tho Federal Council in the promulgation of its ukase are voluminous in nature and technical in character. The document is a most one sided affair, according to its critics, going out of its way to look into the question from a most hvpotheoretlra! point of view and proves, if anything, the whole meat bill is a political one and aimed at anything but the physical benefit of the mass of the German people, by shutting out American meats in favor of the pockets of the home consumer. Steps have already been taken by sections of the German people to agitate against this official Injustice to their business and burden to their household expenses. The ultimate damage to our own trade will be morn than is now apparent It this unfriendliness is not acted upon.

It will be impossible to ship fresh pork or other fresh meat or mild cured hog products to Germany without the use of the prohioitcd agent. No one knows this bettor than the Agrarian. This prohibition or the use of borax and boracic acid in meats is simply an indirect method of prohibiting the exporta ASKS POWERS TO INTERVENE. Constantinople, March 10 The Turkish Government has directed the Ottoman Ambassadors 10 solicit the friendly intervention of the powers at Sofia, concerning the differences between Turkey and Bulgaria in relation to Macedonian affairs. 11 FISHERMEN DROWNED.

Lisbon, March 20 In a collision to day between fish boats near Nazareth, eleven men were drowned. INCOMING PASSENGERS. Among tho passengers who arrived this morning on the steamer Moltlte, from Hamburg, Boulogne and Southampton, were: Hugh Alexander, Johannes Clausen, Frank A. Doyle, A. G.

Fair, G. Toppes, Gustav Muth. Silas H. Twinning. Among those who arrived on the steamer Teutonic, from Liverpool and Queenstown, were: W.

G. D. Adamson, V. C. Aldridgc, J.

A. Barron, W. D. Clarke. G.

P. Croniso, A. Bashall Dawson, W. A. Donaldson, Richard Downes.

Cecil Edwardes, Harry S. Farwell. John W. Hill, Cort R. Hincken, Lieutenant Colonel E.

C. F. Holland, R. A. G.

Ligert wood. Captain E. Marshall, Colonel J. J. A.

McViekar, W. C. Metcalf, farry Xorfhwood, General Sir Richard Campbell Stewart, K. C. and George Wright.

BLUE AND GRAY IN COURT. Lawyer Warwick, Ex Confederate Captain, Charged Robert Wilson, Army Veteran, With Appropriating: Papers. There was a meeting of the Blue and Gray in the Gates avenue court this morning. Captain W. S.

Warwick, 75 years old, a grizzled soldier of the South, who was with the redoubtable Morgan, the original rough rider, on all his famous raids, and who has a law office at Xo. 11 Broadway. Manhattan, charged Robert Wilson, 73 years old, a maimed and battered veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, with grand larceny. Warwick accused Wilson of retaining valuable legal papers which the former said, had been loaned to him by the complainant for use in a suit once conducted by Christopher Fine, a famous New York lawyer. Among the Papers, Warwick claims, is a letter from Aaron Burr, who was also a counsel iu ths case, which he prizes very highly, and the signatures De Witt Clinton, Robert Fulton and other celebrities attached to certain Warwick places the intrinsic value of the papers, outside of their legal worth, at At time of the alleged loaning of the papers Wilson was a civil engineer and surveyor.

The papers and deeds now in contention betweeu the two veterans are said to have relation to suits now pending ia the Supiemo Court over the. Arden estate, involving the ownership of intermediate plots of Manhattan property, formerly old farm lands, but now valued at millions, extending from Thirteenth street and Fifth avenue to Forty seventh street and Eighth avenue. Warwick is interested in the suits for the property and when Wilson is said to have borrowed the papers from Warwick two years ago, it is claimed that he turned them over to Mayor Van Wyck to examine, for the purpose of identifying signatures on the deeds said to have been affixed by the Knickerbocker ancestors of the mayor. Some of these papers dats back to 17U3. Warwick has been endeavoring, unsuecess fully for almost two years, to regain possession of them.

When the case was called Wilson hobbled up to the bar. Recognizing the Gravid Army button in Magistrate Watson's laped, ho drew himself erect with the aid of his crutches and gave a military salute. While Warwick was telling his story to the magistrate Wilson broke ia and said with warmth: "This man is a Confederate spy, your honor." The magistrate raised bis hand depreeat ingly at this display of feeling. "Two old war veterans lighting your battles over again. Isn't it about time you laid down the sword and took up the olive branch and tho prayer book and prepared for the shadows which are beginning to gather? I have no jurisdiction in this matter.

The offense, if any, was committed in Manhattan." "I have net the papers in my possession, at present," said Wilson, mollified, in a low voice. "If the captain will provide me with a carriage I will try and hunt them up." This arrangement was apparently satisfactory to both parties and the two old soldiers left the court room together. TICE FUNERAL TO DAY. Notoriety Given the Case Caused Crowd to Assemble. The funeral of Mrs.

Freda Tlee. 2S years old, of 220 Cook street, which was stopped by the police yesterday on an order from Coroner Williams just as the body was about to be removed from the house, took place this morning. The notoriety which was given to the ease by the action of tho attending physician in giving the cause of death as "chloroform." and thereby prompting tho Board of Health and Coroner to make a rigid investigation into the circumstances sur rounding tlie woman's deetth, bad the effect of exciting the curiosity of many people in Williamsburgh, and a large crowd assembled around the house this morning. The autopsy made yesterday afternoon showed that death had been caused by the operation, which had been allowed by the woman's husband, and that there was no i evidence of anything illegal about the case, i MC GLYNN MONUMENT PTJND. Affairs to Be Held, for Benefit of the Undertaking.

The Dr. McGlynn monument fund is steadily increasing and from present indications it. is likely that the amount needed for the memorial will be secured. The work of raising the fund is under tho direction of Svlvester L. Malone.

nephew of the late Father Malone. Among those who have endorsed the. movement in a substantia! way and who have promised Mr. Malone to do everything in their power to secure the nionov needed are: John E. Milholland, Edward Everett Hale, Mayor Tom L.

Johnson. Henry George, the Rev. I. K. Funk, Judge James G.

Maguire of California, and Louis F. Post of Chicago. Several affairs have already been planned as a means of raising money for the McGlynu monument. On Monday evening, April a reception and euchre will be held at. the Murray Hill Lyceum.

Thirty fourth street, near Third avenue. Manhattan. On Friday evening of this week Justice Samuel Seabury will speak at a meeting iu Civic Hal, 12S East Twenty eighth street. His subject will be, "Public Franchises." DAYLIGHT BADLY SHAKEN UP. Standard Oil Company's Big New Bark Surveyed in Erie Basin.

The new steel four masted bark, Daylight, said to be the second largest ship of her class afloat, has been surveyed in the Erie and found to need extensive repairs. She is full of loose rivets, especially in the midship section, where there is a water bal last tank 70 feet in length. The Daylight is owned by the British anuc or the Standard Oil t'otnpany. and came here diree; from the yards o' her builders, she was 51 days on the voyage out. during which she was threshed about by northwest gales tor 31 days.

This shook up badly and developed every bad rivet in her skin plat Sb: is in Xo. graving dock and is lit'''. to remain there for several days to NC NEW BRIDGE PLANS TO DAY. Bridge Commissioner Lindcntba! said this rn. lining that there were no now developments in his plans for relieving the congestion ot.

the Xew York and Brooklyn bridge. He said hatl no other way cf compelling the contractors on the new Eastern District bridge to finish their work in time than by holding them strictly to the terms of their contract. i Last Mortgage for 35,800 to Be Burned at the Easter Services. PASTOR MEDD'S GOOD WORK. Persuaded William C.

Whitney, William K. Vanderbilt, August Belmont and Others to Aid the Church. The troubles of the Sheepshead Bay Methodist Episcopal Church, the church that was built, by John Y. McKano and whose congregation so valiantly defended him in the hour of his disaster, are now happily ended, and there is going to be high jubilee in the way of a mortgage burning on Easter Sunday night. The church property, which is valued at $30,000, is situated on the corner of Ocean and Voorhies avenues.

Thee main edifice was built in 1SS4 and the parsonage two years later. Tho lot is a very valuable one. It was deeded to the church by Alanson Tredwell, who was at. that time the treasurer and assistant superintendent of the Sunday school. The congregation not being able to raise the full amount of the purchase price, left a mortgage for 5S.500 resting on the property.

In during the pastorate of the Rev. J. A. Churchill, $2,700 was paid on the debt, leaving a balance of $3,800. Had the conditions been normal and the church continued to prosper as it did In those days, there would have been little difficulty in carrying the debt and paying all yearly expenses.

But the disaster that overtook John Y. McKane also affected the church. His going to prison meant a loss of revenue from many sources and a division in tho membership, which took away Mr. Tredwell and many others. The death of Dr.

James Lightbourn, the pastor, just after the close of the conference of complicated matters for the much harrassed church. Until in the spring of 1900 they were ready to close the doors. The debt of a threatened judgment of $3,070 for unpaid deficiencies claimed by Mr. Tredwell, back assessments and unpaid bills, brought the church liabilities up to about 10.000, with only a handful of people to face them. This was the condition of things when Bishop Hurst appointed the Rev.

Henry Medd as pastor at the conference of April, 1900. Mr. Medd graduated with the highest honors of his class from the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School; he also graduated from Drew Theological Seminary and spent one year at Wes leyan University. His live years as general secretary in the Brooklyn and Summit Young Men's Christian Associations and his four years of the pastorate iu Connecticut had fitted for the crisis he now met. While secretary of the Prospect Park Branch (Brooklyn) Young Men's Christian Association he engineered the canvass and negotiations for the purchase of the Gomez mansion, their present home, and while at Unionville, he raised the funds for the building of a parsonage.

When Mr. Medd first reached his field of work ho knew nothing of its financial condition. But it did not take him long to see that quick work was necessary in order to aert ruin. He called on William C. Whitney and laid the matter before him.

The great financier cheerfully gave him $500 to open the subscription list. Tredweli was next visited and promised SSOO on condition the entire debt was raised. William K. Vanderbilt was also called upon with the result that he sent his personal check for $250 and $500 was received from the Ccney Island Jockey Club. The Brooklyn Church Society now added a conditional subscription of $750.

It took just two years to finish the job. When about $4,900 was in sight a special service was held on December 1, 1902, presided over by James X. Brown, president of the Brooklyn Social Union, and addressed by Bird S. Color. The church was crowded by the prominent people of Sheepshead Bay and vicinity.

The Rev. David W. Couch, D. the veteran money raiser, presented the financial matter with the result that the balance of was subscribed. When the time for collection came, however, over $600 in shrinkage had to be mado up.

A notable thing about the subscription list was that W.C.Whitneystarteditand Clarence Maekay gave the last subscription. The following are some of the givers: Bird S. Coler, Henry clews. William Halls, D. B.

Van Emburgh. S. W. Bowne, John S. Huy yer, G.

G. Williams, Thomas Piatt, George S. Edgell. David Gideon, August Belmont, Louis V. Bell, Mrs.

Charles Fox, Dr. J. O. F. Hill, E.

H. Cook, Frederick Lundy, Stephen Teets, O. K. Eldrldge, A. W.

Haft. Easter Sunday evening, if all goes well, will see the last of the mortgage. By a unique process it is to be cremated. Pishop Earl Cranston, the presiding officer of the coming Xew York East Conference to be held at Torrington, has been asked to deliver tho address at the service. Dr.

James S. Chadwick, the ev. D. W. Couch, D.

Bird S. Coler, James X. Bowne and other prominent men, are expected to be present. The music, which is in charge of Mrs. Henry Medd.

will probably be the finest listened to in the church. A vested choir of fifty children will sing the Easter processional, and a large junior choir will reinforce the regular choir. MIGHT COME SOME TIME. But as Yet the Brooklyn Union Company Has Not Been Absorbed. Gas Rather persistent rumors have been current within tho past, few days both in Wall street and locally to the effect that the Brooklyn Union Gas Company was to be absorbed by tho Consolidated Gas Company of Manhattan.

The rumor had it that the Consolidated Company was willing to guarantee 10 per cent, dividends on the stock of the Brooklyn Company for the first year after assumption of control, per cent, for the second year, 11 per cent, for the third year and thus on until 12 per cent, was reached. Secretary Walter K. Rossiter of the irnion I Company, in the absence of General James Jourdan. I hi; president, said to day that he 'knew of absolutely nothing beyond general gossip In corroboration of tho report. "The rumor that, the Union Gas Company is to enter into some consolidation crops up every year about this lime, just before the State Legislature adjourns," said Mr.

Rossiter. Combination with the Kings County Electric Light and Power Company has generally been I the rumor and 1 suppose it will come up each year as it has always done. Some day it. will become fact. 1 suppose, just as the periodically rumored consolidation of the I Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and the Metropolitan Street Railway will some day com" about." DECIDES LEAVE QUESTION.

Fifteen Days Absence From Navy Yard Count as Vacation. Secretary of the Xavy Long has mado a ruling on the question of leave from the Xavy Yard, which will hereafter bo used as a pi credent iu the decision of the local officials on the matter. John Jones, a first class machinist blacksmith of the steam engineering department was absent from the yard fifteen days, and applied for full pay for the lime asking that it be allowed to count on bis vacation allowed by the government. The Secretary decided, when the case was referred to him, that when a man is absent for fifteen days or a fraction thereof, if ho has worked hi ill" yard for at least a week, the absence will be counted as his vacation on a doctor's certificate. DESIRES PEACE IN FAR EAST.

Maintenance of Independence and Integrity of China and Corea Insisted Upon. St. Petersburg. March 20 The Official Messenger, in publishing to day the Franco Kussiau declaration relative to the Anglo Japanese convention, ompanie: it with an official as follows: "The imperial government received with the most pence' culm the announcement of the Anglo Japanese agreement. The principles which have guided Russian policy since lit': beginning of the disturbances in China remain and will remain invariable.

"Russia insists on the maintenance of the independence and integrity of China, a friendly, neighboring country, as well as that of Corea. Russia dc. ires the preservation of the status quo arid p'neral peace in the far Hast, by the construction of the Great Siberian Railroad, together with its branch line through toward a port always ico free. Russia aids in the ox tension in these regions of the commerce and industry of the whole world. Would it be to her interest to put forward obstacles at the present int.

"The intention expressed by Great Britain find Japan to attain those same objects, which have invariably been pursued by tho Kussian government, can meet with nothing but sympathy in Russia, ia spite of the comments in certain political spheres and in some of the foreign newspapers, which endeavored to present in quite a different light the impassive attitude of the imperial government toward a diplomatic act, which, in its eye, does not change in any way the genera! situation on the political horizon. The text of the conjoint declaration of Russia and France, sent March 10 to the Austrian. Belgian, British, American. Span i ish, German, Italian, Dutch, Chines and Japanese governments, is as follows: "The allied Russo French government: are wholly pleased to discern that the Anglo Japanese convention supports the essential principles, which, according to the reiterated statements of Franc? tin i Russia, constituted ami still constitute the foundation of their policy. governments believe that the support of tiieso principles is also a guarantee of their interests in the far Bast.

"They are compelled, however, not to lose from view the possibly inimical action of other powers or a ropcitioi of disorders in China, possibly impairing integrity and free development to the detriment of their reciprocal interests. They, therefor. rcsc: ve to themselves the right to take measures to defend these interests." The prefatory remarks are to the effect that Russia desires the maintenance of tho status quo and the attainment of complete tranquillity in the far East. GO ERITiSH ONE BETTER. American Tobacco Company Will Give Customers Entire Profits and Annual SI.

000,000 Bonus for 4 Yerrs. London. March 20 Ogicn's (limited), as the local representatives of the American Tobacco Company, to day gave notice of their Intention to give their entire net profit and yeatly for the next four years as a to their customers. As cabled on U'. the Imperial Tobacco Company (the British tobacco com binei bad issued a circular offering large bomiMS to customers who would undertake not to sell American goods for a term of years.

This is the reply to the Imperial Tobacco Company's attempt to boycott American goi.Os. in a circular Ogdeu's (limited) point out that the Imperial Tobacco Com pany's offer to distribute a bonus, amounting to XW.t'W be conie.i'ci with the bonus the retailers will ceiw: they continue to trade with the American amalgamation. The American Tobacco Company's honus scheme the sensation of the day in the tobaico world of Great Britain. "Cnparal lcled." "agnizing," are a few of the adjectives applied to this bombshell. Tho anti monopoly role assumed by the American side bus brought them the adherence of a number of influential retailers who were opposed to the Imperial Tobacco Company'.

boycott, and. already, one lirm. owning many stores in the metropolis, has posted notices of its refusal to exclude Anier iean goods and of its intention to discontinue Belling imperial brand. CALL ENGLAND A HELOT EMPIRE. Edenderry (Ireland) Board of Guardians Addresses Message of Sympathy I to Mr.

Kruger. Loudon. March The ferling in Ireland is v.eii be resolution, iIOW on! its way to Mr. Krugev, of Queen Wil hvlmina." adopted ye'eereay by the Edenderry (Kings Ct.tiniyi an elective body, as follow "We. desire to re.

Did admiration oE tile ni.i.siiiiict nt siam.i tie1 crave South Afri i Uepuiuics have made the. co I lossal tnwiht of the' British Kmpire, and to; cc.ugrat ulare the Boer leader, De larey. on his ro en: gren: vbcor which not. only covers England with disgrace and; vidic'le. result gratifying to' tile, r.st of tie: civilized world, 'in which must Lave a i ba.

tcning effect, on the jingoes of greatc. helot cn.p ire the world has fvp." s' cn." DUFJ.E3IN LEFT NO ESTATE. Yesterday's Cabled Reports Only Referred to Entailed Property. London, M.ircii 2' The statement cabled! yesterday re. inu the rotate of the Mar I quis of liuf'fin it.

Ha We to be miscon i a rued. He no cs ate whatever, except! the entailed property over which he had no control, and it was to Lhi? that the dls patches referred. Yesterday's dispai that the late tariiii bad left an worth over half million dollar. ETEURIA PASSENGERS LAND. Southampton, March 2" The ilo.

Mail; Bteamer HI bo arrived here to day from the Azores Islands, having on board passengers of tlie disabled Cuntird line steamer Ktrtiria. They the passage was mr.noi and they have no complain, Trnke of their troa; mem Tin I'ltruria's mails will he delivered today. post marked a LAD ST KODBEY DIVORCED. London. 2c i.ndy Rodney, a daugh ter of Baron Winiborne and cousin to tin; Duke of Mat Ihoruugh, was granted a divorce to day from her husband.

The plain COLUMBIA ABROAD. English Papers Enthuse Over Possible Advent of Defender in Foreign Racing. London, England, March 20 The Yachting World enthusiastically hails the suggestion that J. Pierpont Morgan may race Columbia in European waters, as being a straightforward and sportsmanlike declaration, and declares that nothing would so enthrall public interest as a series of matches between the famous cup defender and one of the Shamrocks, preferably ibamrock I. The paper adds: "One great advantage of et ch a series sailed in British waters would be to settle in a measure the vexed question wether, in races off Sandy Hook, the British challenger must always sail at some disadvantage." "It would also decide another debatable point, which has much exercised the minds of yachtsmen since the two Shamrocks sailed their trial races in 15)01, namely, whether with her altered sail plan, the older boat is a much faster vessel than when she made her famous bid for the cup." The Yachting World assumes from what Sir Thomas Lipton has said that there is strong probability of the matches coming off.

The concluding observations are: "It only remains for the Royal Yacht Squadron to offer a trophy worthy of the event, and thus bring matters to a head." EOER DELEGATES SAIL. Wolraarans and Wessels Saw President Roosevelt, but Have Nothing to Report. The Boer delegates C. A. Wessels, A.

D. Wolmarans and J. M. de Bruyn, left for home on the French line steamship La Gas eogne this morning. Before the steamship's departure Mr.

Wessels gave some information regarding the Boer war situation. He said: "I do not believe that the ammunition found in the ruins of the Hoboken fire was intended for the Boers. The Boers have no money to buy ammunition and when they need any all they have to do is to capture a British convoy and they have enough to supply them'for a long time. "The Boer war is a long way from ending as yet. We have about 12,000 troops in the field to day and they are lit and strong.

"The peace party in England is growing all the time. There was a time when we could not hold a pro Boer meeting without being interfered with, but now they are being held all over England and are increasing in number every day. "I cannot talk of our meeting with the President, except to say that he treated us very kindly. The Boer British war will establish a precedent for other wars to come in the inhuman fashion in which it is being carried on. I asked the President to appoint a commission of Army officers to review the conduct of the Boer British war, but whether he will do so I cannot say." Mr.

Wolmarans said that he did not think the British would free Cronje in exchange for Methuen's release. Messrs. Wolmarans and Wessels said that they expected to return to this country next October. PARENTS LEAGUE RECEPTION. at Public School No.

3. The Parents' League of Public School Xo. 3 tendered a reception to the members of the newly formed local board of that district and to the parents and friends of the school Tuesday evening in the Auditorium of the school. A large audience was present. On the platform were Hibbart W.

Masters, chairman of board; Superintendent Lyons, Dr. William Felter, William I Iarkness, Dr. L. H. White, Mrs.

Franklin Russell, members of board. Mrs. Georgo Weightman, president of the Parents' League; Mrs. Hack staff and several other prominent men and women in educational circles. After an introductory address of welcome by Mrs.

Weightman, Mr. Masters made a short address assuring those present that he would devote time and energy to the new work to which President Swanstrom had called him. Brief addresses were made by Dr. L. II.

White. William Harkuess, Dr. Felter, Franklin Russell, Superintendent Lyon. Mrs. Hackstaff and Mrs.

Sheppard Bryan. After a social half hour of introductions the committee and few invited guests adjourned to an adjoining room where a sumptuous collation was served. The Parents" League feels greatly encouraged by the support promisod it by the local board to go on in its successful work. SEWER DAMAGED OYSTER BEDS. Bailey Gets $8,676 Damages Against the City.

Tho suit of James A. Bailey of Flatlands for damages against tho city because of tho construction of the sewer near his land into Jamaica Bay, has been decided in his favor by Justice Russell, sitting in the Supremo Court, equity term, and to day judgment was given the plaintiff in the sum of for the loss of his crops, $500 damages to the value of his ground. The plaintiff presented proof that the sewer destroyed tne use ot me lanu under water near its outlet for the purpose for which it was leased that of raising marketable oysters. THEATER EMPLOYES' BALL. The employes of the Columbia Theater will give a ball at Saeugerbund Hall to night.

The hall has been prettily decorated for the occasion and the committee in charge has spared no pains to make the ball a success. Eetween the dances vaudeville will be introduced. The members of the stock company and outside talent have volunteered and a fine concert programme has been arranged. The grand march at midnight will be led by Miss Valerie Bergere. YOUNG VOEPEL HELD.

Magistrate Olmsted, in tho Jefferson Market court, Manhattan, this morning rendered his decision in the case of John Voepol, who is accused of the murder of his mother, Catharine, at their home, Christopher and Hudson streets, several weeks ngo. The Magistrate decided that the prosecution has offered sufficient evidence to warrant him in holding the prisoner for his defense. S. S. CARIBBEE ARRIVES.

I The Outerbridge steamship ar rived this morning at Robinson's stores from Demerara, Barbadoes, St. Lucia. Martinique, i Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, St. Kitts and i St. Croix.

She brought 22 passengers and a cargo of limes, bay leaves, bay rum, lime juice, sugar, onions and molasses. S. S. HEATHBUKN IN DRY DOCK. i Barber steamship Heathburn.

which had such a narrow escape in the Honoken fire on Tuesday night was drydocked in the Erie Basin to day. Sho shows little of the of the fire..