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THE BKOOKXTU DAILY EAGLE FRIDAY, JUNE 26. 1896, 36 THREATENED A WATCHMAN. A BELLIGERENT LOVER FINED. BETTINI'S BOX OF BAD BILLS, BACKUS GIVES UP THE FIGHT, POLISH UP YOUR WHEELTO DAY MR, DE WITT'S CHARTER PUN daughters, Mildred and Ethel, will be In line on their nlckled wheels, dressed In pretty costumes, and be will also have a howitzer mounted on a duplex wheel. There will be other novelties In this division which Marshal Schwalbach has arranged.

The members of the Good Roads association who do not belong to any other club will have the right of line in this section, with members of the League of American Wheelmen. Women who have no escorts will also be accorded a front position In this section. Marshal Schwalbach issues a general invitation to all wheelmen In the metropolitan district who will not parade with any organization to report to him at the arch in the plaza, and he will assign them places in his division. Women who desire to parade and have no escort will he looked after by Marshal Schwalbach and his aides. The order of march is as follows: Twelve park policemen on wheels.

Amerkui flaff on triplet, Good Roads association flaif, rlirht guiJc; Leacue of American Wheelmen flag, left truldo. Grand marshal. T. L. Woodruff: chief of staff, Androw Peters: orderly, Arthur M.

Aten. Executive and roads committees of Good Roada association as guctrd of honor. Wyll Terry, marshal, PlrBt division. 1. Brooklyn Bicycle club.

2. King's Cvunty wheelmen. 3. long Island wheelmen. 4.

Mercury wheelmen. 5. Prospect wheelmen. G. Brooklyn Ramblers.

7. Amity wheelmen. 8. South Brooklyn wheelmen. 9.

Bushwlck wheelmen. 10. Amarylis wheelmen. 11. Whirling Dervishes.

12. Prospect park branch Youns Men's ChTlstlan association. 13. Cyolone Cycle club. H.

Paramount wheelmen. 15. Ocean Parkway wheelmen. 16. Dan Gllmore club.

17. Mldwood wheelmen. IS. Twenty sixth Ward association. 19.

Indian Cycle dub. And Be Eeady for the Greatest Pa rade To morrow EVER SEEN IN THIS COUNTRY. If the Day Is Clear Between 10,000 and 20,000 Will Be in Line Three Divisions and a Military Section. Diagram of the Formation on Eastern Parkway Parade to Be Reviewed at Kensington Special Music. According to the estimates of Chairman Frank P.

Share and other members of the parade committee of the Good Roads association, there will be between ten and fifteen thousand wheelmen in line to morrow after noon, if tho weather is pleasant. If it rains the parade will be postponed. Some people think there will be 20,000 cyclists following In the wake of Grand Marshal Timothy L. Woodruff as he rides down the path which has been built under his administration. No one will ever know Just how many did parade, but all admit that there will be a much bigger demon stration than last year, when six or eight thousand wheelmen turned out.

The parade will be similar in many respects to that of last year, except that a different route will be followed through the park and the parade down the Ocean parkway will be on the new cycle path instead of tho one that was new last year. The accompanying diagram will give good idea of how the parade is to be formed. Grand Marshal Woodruff will establish his J) I I 1 I i I I I "I 19 '30 a' 5 X.3 at zl 5 31 I I1 jiDwsjsir 5 He Threatened to Shoot the Father of an Italian Belle. Susie or Assumptio Grocco Is a pretty blond Italian belle of 17 summers. She is the only daughter of Frank Gtocco, aged 36, a jewelry worker, and lived at 192 Mulberry street, rear New York.

The father Is proud of her beauty and guards her as a jewel of rarest quality. Tony Reul, a tailor, aged 27, living in the same house, has been smitten with her charms for a long time. His manner was regarded as offensive and Susie complained to her father. Last nisht the father met the suitor in the alley way. They quarrelled and, it is alleged, Grocco pulled a revolver from his pocket.

Ron! grappled with him, he says, and Just then Officer Mathew Walsh of the Mulberry street station, appeared on the scene and locked both up. They were taken before Magistrate Deuel, at the Tombs police court, this morning. Susie testified against Reni and Grocco alleged that he took the pistol away from Reni. Reni was fined $10 and Grocco discharged. COPELY HAD A EEVOLVEK.

ON HIS WAY TO SINGAPORE TO DRILL FOR OIL. Arrestsd and Locked Up His Weapon Taken Away Will Get Another and March iTJp Broadway. Elmer Copely, a rawboned, sunburned and tall young man, neatly dressed, was arraigend before Justice Walsh this morning on a charge of having carried a concealed weapon, to wit, a huge revolver, through the public streets. Policeman McKltty was walking along Fulton street, near Johnson street, at o'clock last night when a frightened citizen pointed out Copely and said he had a big pistol strapped around his waist. McKitty accosted Copely and placed him under arrest.

The prisoner had a new, double acting, caliber revolver In a new case, which was secured to his body by a new leather strap. Copely said he was bound for Singapore and declared that he had just bought the revolver. Unluckily for him it was loaded and ho had been drinking. "I didn't know that I was doing any harm, judge," said Copely to the magistrate on arraignment this morning. "I am under contract with the Bombay and Burmah Oil and Drilling company to take charge of some wells near Singapore.

My home is at Duke's Center, a short distance from Bradford, and I have been in the oil drilling business all my life. I reached. New York yesterday and expect to leave for Liverpool to morrow on my way to Singapore. I visited the agents in New York yesterday and was advised that as was going to a rough country it was better to arm myself. Then I bought the revolver and the belt.

The man from wham I pur chased it loaded it for me. I could not very well put it in my pocket, so I strapped it around my waist until I could store It away in my grip. I did not mean tohurt anybody with it." "Had he been drinking, officer?" the magis trat asked Policeman McKitty. "Yes," was the answer. "You could see signs of liquor on him." "What had you been drinking?" Justice Walsh asked the prisoner.

"Only one or two beers nothing to affect me in any way," was the reply. The magistrate fined Copely $10 on the general principle that men who drinik beer and carry loaded revolvers around the streets are dangerous. The fact that he had violated a city ordinance had been clearly proven ana the revolver was conflcated. Copely paid his fine reluctantly and started on a vain mission to secure the return of his revolver. "I am entirely innooent of any bad motive in this matter," Copely, who talks intelligently, explained later.

"I came to Brooklyn to find a friend of mine named Webb, a bookkeeper here. I did not know his address and I went into a saloon near the city hall to see a directory. I could not find his name in the directory and I drank just two glasses of beer. As I was walking along Fulton street the wind blew and the skirts of my coat flew up and exposed the revolver." "If you had buttoned your belt on the outside of your coat so as to expose the revolver nobody would have molested you," sal dOf ficer Fleming of the property clerk's office. The law only foilblds carrying concealed weapons." "I'll get another revolver to day, said Copely with determination, "and I'll strap It around my coat and march up Broadway, New York, with it." NEWTOWN OKEEK BEIDGE.

A NEW STRUCTURE TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE OLD ONE. Designs to Be Submitted at a Joint Meeting of County Offi cials on July 23. The bridge committee of the Brooklyn board of aldermen and the Queens county supervisors met yesterday in Brooklyn to consider the matter of building a bridge over Newtown creek, between Vernon avenue, Long Island City, and Manhattan avenue, Brooklyn, in place of the present struc ture, which has been condemned by the war department for over a year past as unsafe and an obstruction to navigation ana wmcn has 'lately been rendered unpassaoie to teams by an accident. The meeting was a secret one. There were present of the Kings county supervisors, illiams, chairman Leich, Francisco, Wassmuth and Hubert; of the Queens county supervisors, Bermel of Newtown, chairman: Denton of North Hemp stead.

Smith of Hempstead, Kauf man of Long Island City and Van Nostrand of Flushing. There were also present Engineer McLaughlin and County Treasurer Dykes of Queens county and Corporation Counsel Burr of Kings county. A resolution was passed that the clerk ad vertise for designs for a superstructure, the Dlans to be in accordance with general con ditions specified by Engineer McLaughlin. These designs are to be submitted to the loint board at a meeting to be ield July 23. The idea of the committee is to get the best typo of a bridge that can be built for the locality and purpose for which It Is designed.

The ciuestlon of the authority of the Brook lyn aldermen to act in tho matter was also discussed with Corporation Counsel Burr. Mr. Durr stated that under tho new law passed last winter the Brooklyn board of al dermen now Inherit the powers of the Kings county board of supervisors In the control and management of the bridges between the two counties. There does not appear to be any money available on the part of Brooklyn for either the proposed new bridge or for repairing the present old one. The money for the new bridge will have to be raised on bonds, while the provision for repairs must be made by means of a transfer from unexpended balances, a resolution for which will bo Introduced at the meeting of tho board of aldermen next Monday.

The Queens county brldgo committee will meet to morrow afternoon. THOMPSON NASSAU R. R. SUIT Withdrawn From the United States Court by Stipulation. The suit of the Thomson Houston Electric company against the Nassau Electric Railroad company has been taken from the United States court calendar hy stipulation.

Tho defendants agreeing to pay for trolleys in uso and S100 for each additional trolley. Anuther similar suit against the Union Rkllroad company of Brooklyn has also been taken from the calendar temporarily by mutual agrct ment, pending argument upon motion at a future date. MONETTE ARRAIGNED AGAIN. Alexander Monetto, tho French cook, who pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy before Judgo Anpinall in the county court yesterday, was arraigned bel'oro Judge Hurd this morning to plead to an indictment charging him with grand larceny ih the second degree in having, as alh a gold watch vuluod at $48 fco lIH pankow. He pleaded not guiltv for trial.

a A Young New York Highway Man's Method of Getting an Umbrella. Magistrate Wesfcworth, at Yorkvllle court. this morning, gave Charles Werner, 19 years old, of 340 East Fifty third street, New York, a good lecture and fined him $5. He was charged by Detective Lantry of the E. Fifty first street station with threatening to shoot Martin Fay, a night watchman, last evening, unless he gave up bis umbrella.

Fay lives at 301 East Fifty third street and was employed to watch some unfinished houses In East Fifty third street, near First avenue. As he went walking in front of the houses at 6 o'clock last evening, hoding up an um brela over his head to shelter him from the rain, Werner stepped up to him. with a .32 caliber Avenger revolver In his hand and said: "If you don't give up your umbrella, I'll blow your brains out." Fay, seeing the revolver pointed at his head, did not hesitate. He gave up his um brella to Werner. This scene was witnessed by Detective Lantry, and he arrested Wer nor with the revolver still clutched in his hand.

Werner's courage had left him and he burst Into tears and pleaded not to be locked up. This morning he was still crying when taken before the judge and said he would never, no, never, do It again. WHO IS JOHN DOE? MISS FEINBUR.GH REFUSED TO ANSWER, QUESTIONS. An Unusual Development In the Grand Jury's Inquiry Into Brodie's Collection Business Before Judge Hard. The inquiry by District Attorney Baokua and the grand jury into the Systematic Collecting agency, of which Jacob Brodle is the head, and also into Brodie's use of Police Justice John C.

Rhodes' court at Bath Beach in collecting bad debts, came up again today in the county court before Judge Hurd in an unexpected way. It will be remembered that BTodle and the justice were summoned before the grand ury on June 12 to testify to Brodie's having in his possession summons papers of the court and other evidence supporting to show that Brodie used the court Improperly. Brodie refused to answer some of the questions put to him in the grand jury room. Miss Collins, a typewriter in Brodie's agency, has also been before the grand Jury. This morning Miss Elfla Feinburgh, who Is employed in Brodie's office, and who is his sister in law, was a witness before the grand jury.

In consequence of her refusal to answer certain questions Mr. Backus and Officer Bagnarello went with the witness to Judge Hurd's court. Mr. Backus said: "This young woman has declined to answer questions put to her while she was before the grand Jury. She was supposed to be testi fying against John Doe and Bhe was shown a paper with Brodie's name signed to it.

She mailed the paper and further questions Bhe refuses to answer, unless she is told who John Doe is. There was also a book In evi dence, part of which was in her hand writing and part In the hand writing of another. "Why do you refuse to answer?" asked Judge Hurd of the recalcitrant witness. "I refuse on the ground that to do so I would be incriminating or degrading myself," said Miss Feinburgh. "If you say so, that's the end of the matter," said Judge Hurd.

"But otherwise you must answer." She says, your honor, cautioned Mr. Backus, "that th elast part of the book is in the handwriting of Miss Collins. Where questions are answered in a way that shows that there is a pretence and not a true answer, can not the witness be required to give an answer that fits the facts? "I 'think her answer is given; but her refusal must be based on tendency to incriminate or debase. Miss Feinburgh Then I cannot learn who 'John Doe" Is first? "No." Mr. Backus and the witness then returned to the grand Jury room.

A SUSPICIOUS FLEE IN" A FLAT HOUSE OCCUPIED BY SEVEN FAMILIES. Oil Soaked Papers at the Bottom of the Air Shaft Damage Trifling Fire Marshal Brymer Investigating. There was a suspicious fire in the bottom, of the air shaft of the four story flat house at 392 South Fourth street at 8:30 o'clock last evening. The firemen were called out, but the blaze was extinguished without their assistance and the damage accomplished by the fire can be repaired for $5. The flat house is occupied by seven families and when the air shaft filled up suddenly with smoke the tenants became Irightened and ran into the street.

Detectives Campbell and O'Connor of the Fifth precinct investigated the circumstances surrounding the fire and they say that the flames were doubtless of Incendiary origin. An examination of the air shaft disclosed the fact that there was nothing In the bottom of the shaft to burn except a pile ol newspapers. Those that were not destroyed by the fire had the appearance of being soaked in oil. The detectives reasoned that the papers caught fire from a lighted match thrown from one of the many windows which open Into the air shaft. The detectives questioned the tenants in the house last night and aU denied that they knew how the paers happened to be in the bottom of the shaft.

Fire Marshal Alonzo Brymer is making a personal investigation to day. ON TRIAL FOR STABBING. Alexander Savinsky waB placed on trial this morning before Judge Hurd and a jury in the county court, on a charge of assault in the Beo ond decree, for stabbing JoBenh Askewitcz of lz riortn rum street, wnn a jtunw, a saloon on May 25, 1896. When Askewitcz went on the stand to day he had a big cloth covering a wound on his neck. Bavtnsjty aeniea the assault.

THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS TI1X 8 P. TO MOHBOW. WashlDEton. D.

June 28 For Eastern New York, showers and poBSlbly thunder storms this afternoon or to night Saturday, lair southerly winds. Becoming westerly. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Showers and fog: clearing to night; Saturday, fair stationary temperature westerly winds. The following is tho record of tho thermometer as kept at the Brooklyn nally Eagle omce: 2A.M A.

Jf 10 A.M., 2 P. St. 8 p. at. 11 0 A.M 75 76 Average temperature tolav C8 Avorage temperature corresponding day last year 66J HIGH WATER.

Following la the official announcement of the time and dnration of high water at New York and Sandy Book for to morrow. June 27: I A. TimolEeight! a. k.I Feet. Dura'n of Riae.i Fall.

a. m.Ih. m. Time IlelgDl u. M.I Feet.

New 0:30 Bandy Hookl 9:02 I 4.1 1.4 I 9:38 I I 0:10 I 4.9 S.3 I 5:54 I 6:08 5:31 0:37 MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS ABIUVEI) FRIDAY, JUNE 20. 8s Explorer, irom Pernambuco. Ss Francisco, from Hull. Bh Morlng on, from Glbara. Ss AlpH.

from Kingston. Ss Uarald, from Bocaa del Toro. Columbia, from Hamburg. Ss Bauan. from Olltara.

Ss Caracas, from Porto Cabello. oto. Sh Pawnee, from Trieste, etc. SsCUy ol Birmingham, rroin Bavannan, tis Btato ot Texas, from Brunswick. ARRIVED AT FOREIGN PORTS.

Ss British King, from New York, passed Scllly. Bs Qoorgic. irom Now York, passed Brow Head. Hs Italia. Irom New York, passed Gibraltar, Ss Campania, from Now York, Queenstown.

BAILED FROM FOREIGN PORTS. Ba Suram. for New York. Bblelds. BuNormannla, for New York, Southampton, a MasiachuaetU, tor New York, passed Ial of W.

Strong Evidence Against Alleged Counterfeiters. HUSBAND AND WIFE ON TRIAL. Soon After Bettini Was Released From the Erie County Penitentiary, Where He Had Been for Eight Years, Secret Service Officers Visited His House and Captured a Large Amount of Counterfeit Money. The trial of Candelero Bettini and his wlfj Salvadora, alleged counterfeiters, was begun in the United States district court this morning before Judge Brown. Yesterday afternoon the trial of Carmine Bifalca, Tasano Cap arzurca and Felix Bettagha was concluded.

Bifalca was found guilty, but the jury was unable to agree as to the others and they were released on their own recognizance. One of the exhibits produced in the trial of the Bettinls to day was a box containing 1.435 five dollar and 2,199 two dollar bills, representing a total of $11,573. These were lithographic and not very well done, but Chief Hazen of the United States secret service, said that after they had been soaked in coffee they would pass fairly well in some sections of the country. The husband was represented hy A. C.

Aa tarita and the wife by Francis L. Corrao. The latter, when asked why he did not tak both cases, replied with great frankness. "The husband has not "the ghost of a Bhoir, to escape. The wife has.

Mr. Astarita acknowledged, with equal frankness that he advised his client to pleat guilty, but he would not. "So I am doing for best that I can.1 The records show that Candelaro was con vlcted in New York in October, 1888, with, one Joseph Raffone, for making silver certifl cates, and was sent to the Erie county peni, tentiary for eight years. He was released ln. the fall of last year and with his wife and her four children by a former husband, went to live In Astoria, itallancounterfeitsbegantoclr culate and the secret service officials euspectng Bettini raided his house.

They captured htm and the box full of money. During tho excitement Mrs. Bettini escaped being arrested only a few weeks ago. The children were taken charge ol by the chndren's society. Bettini told 'the jury this morning that th money had been given htm to care for hy man named Marone.

Mrs. Battin'l eaid ehe went out aitftthe time of her husband's arrest to find some one who could epeak English and being told that if she retumei she would be arrested went to her mother's. In New York. She knew nothing abourt fih money, she said. Assistant District Attorney, Roy attempted to show that Betttol and Mrs.

BoOCint'a first husband, John Brandlno, wer friends. She could not acknowledge Mr. Roy also tried to show that Brandtotr had bean arrested in New iRocheflile for making spurious coin. The woman's story of Betrtrtrri'B courtship was Interesting, She satld 'that Bet tlntl came to her house, a stranger, and asked her another she wanted 'to marry. "I did not give him an answer at once, she said, dropping her eyes.

"You were a little shy," Mr. Roy said. "I object," shouted Carran, springing to hia feet. "Everybody who knows Italian history knows that all proposals of marriage are mad through the parents. It Is the glory of the Italian nation that this Is so." After the lawyer had quieted down a recess was taken, until 2 o'clock.

ATE GRASS IN. A PARK. Woman Raises a Commotion in Court. "I arrested this woman for being dmnlcand disorderly, your for eating grassdn Madison square this morning," was the announcement made to Magistrate Kudlich in the Jefferson market court, New York, to day, when a dissipated woman, whose clothing showed a disposition to fall off, was arraigned at tho bar. While the policeman was reciting his experiences in getting the woman to the station house, the prisoner attempted to lock her heels around Court Policeman's neck.

Bhe grabbed, the railing in front of tho magistrate's desk, and by a quick and agile movement raised herself from the floor and flung her feet toward the unsuspecting policeman, whose back was turned to her. He saved himself by a quick movement, executed on a warning received from a brother blnecoat. Magistrate Kudlich decided that the prisoner was entirely too playful and too much under the influenoe of strong stimulants to be at large, bo he committed her to the workhouse. Keeper MoDermott had great' difficulty in restraining the women Iron walking upstairs on her hands. MARY McCORMACKRAROLLED.

Mary McCormack of 50 Ailantio avenu. who was arrested yesterday on a charge of saulting her aged father with a hammer and racturing several'ribs, was paroled in charga; of the offioer this morning by Justice Tighe. Patrick McCormack, the father, is in the hos pital, lie called his aaugnter vile names ana she threw a hammer at him, she claims, without intending to injure him. SIERO'S ALLEGED SLAYER PLEADS Antonio Cincotta, "Vincenza Procida and Guieeppe De Salvo, the three Italians who are alleged to have been implicated in the killing of Salvatore Siero, which ooonred in a saloon at 92 Union street, on May 28, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging them with murder in the first degree in the county court this morning. Tile Kin ST ot Pills Is 'BeeduunTa, i BEECHASra, SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

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(ZnquXM Bacitt Bureau.) i Laid Before the Greater New York Commission, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Brooklyn Commissioner Would Have Three Boroughs This Side of the East River, Preserving the Autonomy of Old Brooklyn Each Borough Should Be Entrusted With All Matters of Local Concern. the first meeting of the greater New York commission, held in Mayor Strong's offlca yesterday afternoon, William C. De of this city, after the preliminary work of the organization han been done, introduced a resolution the purpose of which was to put the commission on record as favoring a charter creating boroughs, which should have control of local affairs. This resolution was by far the most important measure considered by the commission, Mr. DoTVitt said it would be impracticable, and perhaps impossible, for the centralized government In greater New York to attend to the details of administration in Brooklyn or Staten Island, for example.

Ho was supported by Mayor Wurster, who maintained that it was of vital importance that this question should be settled before any attempt should be made to frame a charter. A motion had been passed giving the chairman of the commission authority to appoint a committee of five to frame a skeleton of a charter, which should be submitted to the commssion. Ex Mayor Gilroy, who appeared at the meeting, having been appointed in place of Controller Fitch, resigned, expressed the opinion that the proposition of Mr. De Witt was of such moment that time, should be allowed for Its serious consideration. He thought that the proposed committee of five in the course of its deliberations and aided by consultation from time to time, with the other commissioners, might proceed intelligently, even though the form of government under the new charter should not be determined for a while.

Ex Judge Dillon desired an explanation of Mr. De Witt's proposition. This was given. On motion of Mr. Gilroy, Mr.

DeWitt's resolution was finally laid on the table by a vote of 9 to 4. In opposition to the motion were Mayor Wurster, Mr. De Witt, State Engineer Adams and Silas B. Dutcher. To an Eagle reporter Mr.

DeWitt said today: "My resolution was not tabled because of opposition, but because the other commissioners were not yet ready to vote upon it. The commission is not spilt on this question." A sked to explain more fully the purpose of the resolution Mr. DeWitt said, among other things, that he could not reproduce it as it was dictated off hand In the meeting. "I want," he continued, "to make a city government the model of which Is seen in the "federated national government a federation of municipalities in one great metropolis. I io preserve the present autonomy of old Brooklyn, including ivhat were known as the county towns, in a Blngle borough or municipality.

I want to preserve the autonomy of Wllliamsljurgh and of that portion of Queens county which is to be included in the greater New York, making three boroughs on this side of tie river. It would be necessary to make a separate municipality of Richmond county. I want to divide New York into a suitable of boroughs, to each Intrusting all matters of local concern, like the opening, grading, paving of streets, the construction of sewers, the building of parks, I would have the administration of the general powers of the supreme metropolis conducted by deputy officers stationed at the halls of the various buroughs. To Illustrate, it old Brooklyn from the Wallabout to the sea were made a borough or subordinate municipality it could elect a local board to attend to all its strictly local interests and affairs, subject, possibly, to the approbation of tne mayor of the chlei metropolis. Here would be also the department of the collection of taxe3, the deputy controller, the deputy auditor, the lieutenant of police, and so on, for the borough of Brooklyn.

Every contract, every expenditure 6hould be conducted under the surveillance of the immediate locality and its newspaper press. For the great metropolis there should be but one mayor appointing a single head of each department, one common council, consisting either ol one or two boards, elected eltflier by the people generally or by the votes of the peo jple In the districts they should be chosen to To this general government should be intrusted all matters of eeneral (interest, such as taxation, the valuation of property, the city debt, which must be a unit, police and excise, fire, common schools and. by the way. I think we always ought to have a local school commission to look after the domestic Interests of the schools. I give you this hastily, as a vague outline of the plan which I shall endeavor to lay more tully before the commission as our work advances." This plan, Mr.

DeWitt added, is not that of the London government. Mayor Wurster took time before hurrying away to a meeting of the board of estimate la Bay that he was not prepared to talk much at the present stage of development of the commission's work. As to the plan proposed by Mr. DeWitt he favored it, he said, but did not understand that the form of government iwas to be that of London. "We should have, I think," said the mayor, "local bureaus of administration for the convenience of our citizens, so that in case a Brooklyn man desired xo open a street, for ex ample, he should not be required to go over orrage to secure a permit.

The proposition put forward by Mr. De Witt, I think, was to some extent Incidental. It was not passed decisively. The commission will need more ifllme to consider it." The greater New York commission, at its meeting yesterday, chose General Benjamin F. Tracy as chairman on motion of Mr.

De (Witt, although General Tracy expressed the TVlerw that Andrew H. Green should have been elected to that office. George M. Pinney, Was elected secretary. A resolution offered by Seth Low was SJassod, to the effect that each of tho commissioners be assigned a certain part of the work, with whoso details ho should make himself fa flniUnr, so that a report may be In readiness in October.

The appointment of a committee of five to draft a complete charter, subject to revision by the whole commission, the committee to report on October 15, was authorized under a resolution offered toy Mr. Do Witt. The commission will meet again at 10 o'clock, on Saturday morning in the chamber of tile (board or aldermen, New York. KILLED HIS BROTHER, Then Charles Golden Cut His Own Throat. Louisville, June 26 A special from Richmond, Bays: "Charley and Richard Golden sons of Harry Golden, a well to do farmer living near Kingston, this county, while out ploughing together this morning, became involved in a dispute over domestic affairs when Charles ran to tho house and got his shot gun and returning emptied the contents into the breast of Richard, inilicting a fatal wound.

Then drawing his pocket knife tho frenzied man attempted to cut his own throat, almost severing his Jugular vein. Both men will die." HER SECOND SUICIDAL ATTEMPT. Julia O. Green, colored, 30 years of age, attempted to commit suicide last night at her residence, C02 Herkimer street, by locking herself up in her room and turning on tho gas. Her husband David returned home at 7 o'clock broke open tho door and found her unconscious.

Bhe wan taken to St. John's hospital and will reoover it is believed. This is tho second time Julia has taken gas with suicidal intent. DID NOT COMMIT SUICIDE. Lena Meyers, who was found dead in her room at 198 First avonuo.

New York, on Tuesday morning, it is said, did not commit suicido. Coronor's PhyBician Weston mado the autopsy on tho body yesterday and found that death was due to acute pericarditis, a disease of the heart. I The Bottom Drops Out of Has Conspiracy Sensation, LEWIS, ZTJNDT AND RICE CLEAR. The District Attorney Notifies tho Counsel of the Aocused Men That Circumstances Over Which He Has No Control, Coupled With tho Decision of the County Judges, Shattered All His Hopes of Conviction. It was expected that District Attorney Backus would this morning go before Judge Hurd In the county court and move for the dismissal of the Indictments against former Fire Marshal Benjamin F.

Lewis, former Detective George Zundt and former Assistant Fire Marshal Charles Rice, all under indictment for conspiring to falsely prosecute David Welnig. It was not done, however. It may be done to morrow. The district attorney late yesterday afternoon sent letters to counsel of the indicted ex omclals informing them that he should not press the prosecution any further. The counsel are General Benjamin Tracy for Lewis and Jesse Johnson for Rice and John F.

Clarke for Zundt. In these let ters Mr. Backus said that it would be impos sible for him to prepare the cases for trial before the summer vacation, that one of the witnesses, without whose testlmoney a convic tion could not be obtained, is ill and In the hospital, and the nature of the disease is such that recovery Is not expected. The judges of the county court also, it 1b said, have de clared that the Indictments against the three men would be dismissed if the accused were not brought to trial before the summer vaca tion sets In. The district attorney did not move In the matter this morning.

He declared that he was so much engrossed in business before the grand Jury that he could not give out a statement to the public or move before Judge Hurd. The Indictment of Lewis Zundt and Rice for conspiracy followed the event of the Are that burned out Jacob Klein's flat, at 74 Johnson avenue on June 30, 1894. Lewis was then fire marshal and shortly after the fire Klein volun tarily went to the Are marshal office and complained that David Welnig had approached him, and, pretending to be the fire marshal assistant, demanded $50 from Klein. Welnig declared that unless Klein paid $50, Klein would be arrested, charged with arson. This was the beginning of a course of events that went to show according to the indictment of Lewis, Zundt and Rice for conspiracy that Klein, the fire marshal, Zundt and Rice were In league with a band of Are bugs, at he head of which, it was alleged, was Fire Adjustor Hirschkopf of New York city, the object being to get money from insurance companies, through incendiary fires.

Hirschkopf's method, it was declared, was to insure houses In New York and Brooklyn, to send men to set fires and to collect the Insurance himself. The gang was first brought to jus tice In New York city and seven are bugs were convicted and sentenced to terms in prison. Welnig had a rough experience in consequence of Klein's complaint to Lewis. The marshal had Rice and Zundt go with Klein to the Adams street court, where a warrant was issued on Klein's complaint Welnig for attempted blackmail. Next day Zundt arrested Welnig in New York city and it developed that the prisoner was an em ploye in the police department and had reported the result of Investigations of the firebug gang after attention had been directed by the authorities to the operations of the gang in Brooklyn.

In fact, he had been ofB clally before the grand Jury on the day before he was arrested, and had given testimony tending to prove the existence of incendiary fires in Brooklyn. He was held by Justice Walsh for the grand Jury on Klein's charge of attempted blackmail, and, although Lew Is and Klein both appeared before the grand jury on Klein's charge, the grand jury refused to Indict Welnig and he was discharged. Klein, for some reason not yet fully explained, went to Philadelphia after the attempted prosecution of Welnig failed and was arrested there on a charge of arson in the first degree. The recent two trials of Klein in which the two Juries disagreed, each standing eight for acquittal and four for conviction, are fresh in the memory of Eagle readers. A feature of the defense adduced by Lawyers Robert F.

Elder and Andrew Van Thun, was the charge that Assistant District Attorney Miles Is counsel for Welnig, who has brought a civil suit' against Lewis for $25,000 for alleged false imprisonment, was interested the conviction of Klein. Mr. Elder termed it a conspiracy to convict Klein. Klein is now in jail awaiting his third trial for arson or for conspiracy with Lewis, 'Zundt and Rice, as he was indicted for conspiracy as well as they. It ivaa understood at the time Lewis, Zundt and Rice were Indicted that the district attorney had been told that Lewis, while in office, had sent for persons who had had suspicious fires in their places and for which they had been arrested on the charge of arson and requested them to say that Welnig had blackmailed or attempted to blackmail them.

Zundt's and Rice's actions. It was claimed, would be shown to Indicate that they were involved with Lewis in the attempted prosecution of Welnig. Neither Lewis nor Zundt nor Rice jvera seen about the court house to day. LewlB, it is said, is at his country place in Sullivan county. District Attorney Backus, when seen late this afternoon, refused to say anything about the case.

In fact, he was very irritable, saying that he had formerly chased after news paper men and wouldn't do It any more. He said he had even helped them write their articles. The courts were then closed for the day. A LIGHTED LAMP THROWN. George Conway Accused of Assault Upon His Father.

George Conway, aged 21. was arraigned in the Gaites avenue police court this morning on a charge of murderously assaulting his father. According to the faither'B statements the boy has always given him much trouble. The father has retired from business and enjoys quite a snug Income, upon which, he says, the boy has designs. He cllams that the son has frequently threatened him In at tempts to extort money and has several times approached him with knives and other weap ons.

Last night, according to the father's affidavit, the boy went to the house, 149 Kos ciusko street, where his parents live, and asked for money. On being refused they quar reled and the boy, after threatening his father, picked a lighted lamp trom a table and hurled it at his head, it is alleged. It did not strike the odd man, but did considerable other damage. Fortunately It did not explode. This mornilng Justice Harrlman postponed the hearing of the case until next month.

HE DIDN'T SEE THE ROPE. A Brooklyn Man Nearly Strangled While Driving in New York. A stout rope stretched across Mulberry street, at the corner of Houston, New York, was the cause of a peculiar accident there this morning. The Brush Electric Light company is erecting a new pole at that point and one of the ropes used ta raising it was attached to a hydrant a short distance away. William Flnck, 30 years old, of 131 Qreenpoint avenue, this oity, drove his truck through tho street a't 11 o'clock.

He did not notice the rope and bofore he was aware of it It had caught him under the chin. The truck passed on and Flnck was dragged over his truck and to the street. He was almoat strangled before ho dropped. Ho received a severe scalp wound ana some eDrasions oi the tnroat. SALOONKEEPERS PLEAD.

Pairick H. Hcaloy of 264 Sixtoonth street John Wild of 378 Second stroet and George Wockor of 219 avonuo, throe Hiiloon konpcrH, pleaded not guilty to alleged violation of the liquor tax law in tho county court this illuming uuu ffcro lejuauuuu lur iriui. A BROOKLYN MAN FINED $5. Frederick Habley of 73 Degraw stroet and Mary Morrisey of the Bowery, New York, quarreled last evening, were arrested and fined $5 each, in the Center stroet court this morning. ITADLUri A 20.

Concord Cycle club. 21. Nassau wheelmen. 22. Wllllamsburgh wheelmen.

23. Southampton Business Men's association. 24. Cycle club of Brooklyn. 25.

Jefferson wheelmen. 26. Constitution Cycle club. 27. Waverly Cycle club.

28. Dean Cycle club. 29. llulge wheelmen. 30.

Gilbert wheelmen. 31. Columbia Cycle club. 32. Logan wheelmen.

33. Carroll Park wheelmen. 34. Bedford Fountain wheelmen, 35. Olympic whaelmen.

38. Manhasset Cyolers. 37. Glenmore wheelmen. 38.

Independent wheelmen. 39. Gregg League wheelmen. 40. "Wllloughby wheelmen.

41. Central Y. M. C. A.

wheelmen. 42. Temple Choir Bicycle club. 43. Alpine Cyclers.

SECOND SECTION (MILITARY). Colonel Norman S. Dike, marshal. 1. Twenty third regiment wheeling section 2.

Thirteenth regiment wheeling section. 0. oity sevenrn regiment cycle corps. 4. Sixty ninth Regiment wheelmen.

5. Navy Cyclers. 14. Fourteenth precinct police wheelmen. William R.

Pitman, marshal second division. 1. Harlem wheelmen. 2. Manhattan Bicycle club.

3. Riverside wheelmen. 4. Greenwich wheelmen. 6.

Lincoln wheelmen. 6. Pastime wheelmen. 7. Aschenhroadel Bicycle club.

1 8. Century wheelmen. 9. White Bicycle club. 10.

Llnwood wheelmen. 11. Triangle wheelmen. 12. Xavler club Wheelmen.

'F 13. Empire wheelmen. 14. V. R.

K. of P. No. 35. Te To Turn wheelmen.

16. Wolff American, wheelmen. 17. Excelsior Cycle club. 15.

Knickerbocker club. 19. Hudson County wheelmen. 20. Bergen County wheelmen.

21. Fort Lee wheelmen. 22. Clio wheelmen. Alex Schwalbach.

marshal third division. Good Roads association. League American Wheelmen. Unattached wheelmen. Grand Marshal Woodruff in his last general order designates the headquarters of the marshals of the different divisions as follows: First division, Bedford avenue and Eastern parkway on the south side second division.

Junction of Classon avenue and Eastern parkway on the north sude; third division at the arch. The following order Is also issued: All commanding officers are earnestly requested to sec that the proper distances are maintained and that no decorated wheels, fancy costumes or advertisements are allowed to participate In the parade. Wheelmen are expected to observe lamp ordinances. Parade will move promptly at 2 P. M.

By order TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF, Grand Marshal. Andrew Peters, Chief of Staff. The line of march will be down Eastern parkway to the plaza to the park and via the west drive to the Neathermead drive, over the bridge and past the band stand to the east drive and via that to gate 3 at the junction of Ocean avenue and Fort Hamilton avenue. The parade will leave the park at that point and proceed down Fort Hamilton avenue on the sidewalk opposite to the parade ground to the lower plaza, and across that to the new path, and down that to the Sheepshead bay road, where It will be dismissed.

The parade will start at 2 o'clock promptly. It will be reviewed at the stand which has been erected at Kensington, at the Junction of Avenue with the cycle path. At this point the Judgos will also be stationed. They will award the prizes for the best appearing clubs. These will be the only prizes given by tho association, but It Is understood that a private concern will give another prize for the club having tho most men in line.

Sim liar prizes woro given last year and were both won by tho Brooklyn Bicycle club, and It Is likely that it will win both this time. The Thirteenth regiment band will be sta tloned at the reviewing stand and will render the following programme: Overture "Tajinhaunor" R. "Waltz "Children of New Yoric" Koemmemlch Caprice "The Awakening of the tlnmd array of solium of the Thirteenth regiment lmnl. "Huoolloctlons of the "War" Beyer March "New Cycle Path" F. E.

Hutching (Written for the otllcial opening of tho cycle path from Prowoect iwrk to iflkuid anl rlell eatefl to Mr. Frank Squler. ex commlssloner of juries of the Oily of Brooklyn.) Overture "William Tell" Rossini Selection of EngliHh. Irltih and Scotch songs. Boetger Mazurka "Lrfi Carlne" Ganne Galop "Wheel I'arale" Klrchner Manager W.

B. Osgood of the Brooklyn Cycle company, in order to permit all the employes of tho concern to take part in the parade to morrow, has issued the following notice: If the weather be fair on Saturday, Juno 27, the stores of the Brooklyn Cycle company will be closed from 12, noon till P. Mr. Osgood Is an enthusiastic wheelman himself, and will be in tho great crowd or spectators. Charlos H.

Griffiths, aged 63, diod at his homo in Windsor Terraco, this morning. He was appointed clork in charge of sub station ao. si, on August io. iobo. iy 1 J1 ORDER OF FORMATION FOR TO MORROW'S CYCLE PARADE.

The first division will form on the south side of Eastern parkway, with the right resting on Bedford avenue. Right of line will be given to the oldest club. Other clubs will follow according to date of their organization. The second division will form on the north side of Eastern parkway, with the left resting on Classon avenue, the same rule governing the right of line. The third division composed of unattached riders, will form in the plaza, with the right resting on the memorial arch.

The military division will follow tho first divison. On this map the clubs are designated by numbers, as explained in the accompanying headquarters at the Bedford rest, at the junction of Bedford avenue and Eastern parkway. The clubs as they arrive will report to him through their captain or commandant, whatever he may be called. They will then be assigned to their place in line by Andrew Peters, who is chief of staff. The latter will be assisted by a number of aids to the grand marshal.

The place each club will occupy Is shown on the diagram by a number which corresponds with a number given to the club in the order of march printed below. The clubs have been accorded places according to their age, the club that was organized first being given the first place in line. This plan is followed in the second division also. The clubs will form in line four abreast, with the front rank wheels on the sidewalk, facing the parkway and the next rank behind stretching back from the road, so that the front rank of each club only will be on the parkway. This will make it necessary to give to each club room enough for four wheels to stand abreast.

The Brooklyn and Long Island clubs, as shown, will form on the south side of the parkway, and at tho order to march tho Brooklyn Bicycle. club will move forward Into the middle of the road, make a wheel to the left anil fall in behind tho grand marshal and his staff. Just as soon as all the Brooklyns have mounted and wheeled down the parkway, the Kings County boys will wheel forward, and, making a left wheel, follow the Brooklyns. Each club will do the same way until the military division is reached, and they, under the command of Colonel Norman S. Dike, will follow the civilians.

Just as soon as the last of the militiamen have passed by. Marshal Will R. Pitman, commanding the Second division, which will form on the north side of tho parkway, will give the order to march, and it will fall in behind the Second section of the First division. When the rear of the Second division has paBsed through the plaza. Marshal Alex Schwalbach will give the order to march to the legions under his command.

He will have charge of the unattached, and bis division will be the most Interesting in many ways. At the head will be a number of Wolff American duplex wheels hitched together tandem. Hi two.