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i THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1897. "WHERE IS MB. SMITH AT?" A NEW GERMAN OPERA; MAKING A CITY'S PAEKS. A GREAT STATE BUREAU, Sbandon," will be given at the Ampihlon next; week with James W. Reagan as the singing, Kate 'Claxton will revive "The Two Orphans" at the Bijou next week.

Robert Rllllard will make his first bow In a Brooklyn variety house at Hyde and Behman's next week, playing Richard Hard ring Davis' oue act comedy, "The Littlest "The Span of Life," the play with the human 'bridge, will be at the Grand opera house next week. Murray and Mack will play "B'lhnegan's Courtship" at the Gayety next week. "A Ml dnlght Alarm" will be played at the American, next week. The Vanity Fair Burlesque company will gtvo next 'Week's show at the Star. (Smith is one), with respect to which all motions are absolute; and we find it impossible to rid ourselves of this idea.

"Nevertheless, absolute motion cannot even be imagined, much less known. Motion as taking place apart from those limitations of space which we habitually associate with it, is totally unthinkable. For motion is change of place, but in unlimited space change of place is Inconceivable, because place itself Is Inconceivable. Place can be conceived only by reference to other places and In the absence of objects dispersed through space a place could be conceived only In relation to the limits of space; whence it follows that in unlimited space, place cannot be conceived, alL places must be equi distant from boundaries that do hot exist. Thus, while we are obliged to think that there is an absolute motion, we find absolute motion (so far as Smith Is concerned) incomprehensible.

Where is Mr. Smith at? Plainly nowhere, I find in the London Spectator of March 20 editorial reference to Professor Harnack's reoant book. Chronology of the Oldest Christian Literature, which will undoubtedly prove of great interest to all orthodox and higher criticism churchmen. Concerning this book, characterized as deserving In many ways the designation of an "epoch making" work, the Spectator says: "The conflict and agreement of writers of very different schools is gradually building up a body of ascertained results, of which the best proof is the work of Professor Harnack of Berlin, on the "Chronology of the Oldest Christian Literature," which appeared at the qlose of last year. It presents us with the opinions of the leading foreign scholar, a Bcholar who, by his intellectual vigor and by the influence of a frank, generous character, has attained a very prominent position.

He makes no claims to orthodoxy; he is. In fact, often regarded as the champion of unorthodoxy. In his own country ho is known most widely for an assault delivered on the Apostles' Creed. In this country he has been put forward as an authority before whom men should bow down. On scholars he has conferred an immense benefit by his 'History of Early Christian and by the promise of a complete series of well edited early Christian texts.

All the more interesting, therefore, are his conclusions. The work before us Is on a vast scale, and contains scholarly investigations of great value." "He begins by explaining his method. Internal evidence has been used very rarely and with the greatest caution, so as to avoid the vicious method of reasoning a method very popular In religious controversy with writers of every school according to which tho dates of documents are fixed by their testimony to a theory of church history, and then the history is constructed on the basis of the the date of which has been thus ascertained. He wishes to arrive at a firm basis on which to build up the history" of the church and its organization, and he has not attempted to discuss questions on which no scientific conclusion has as yet been attained. He wishes to simplify the problems as much as possible.

His conclusions he thus There was a time the general public Indeed has not (rot beyond it in which the Oldest Christian literature, including the New Testament, was looked upon as a tissue of deceptions and forgeries. That time Is passed. For science It was an episode in which It keened much and after which It has much to forget. The results, however, of the following Investigations go In a reactionary direction, beyond what can be described as the middle position of present day criticism. The oldest literature of the church in main points and in most details, from the point of view of literary criticism.

Is genuine and trustworthy. In the Whole New Testaiment there. Is in all probability only a single writing which can be looked upon as pseudonymous in the strictest sense of the word namely, the Second Epistle of Peter, and apart from the forgeries of the Gnostics, the number of pseudonymous church writings up to the time of I'rendeus is small and easily counted for the most' part they are writings under the name of Peter; In one case (the Acta TheWae) we possess along with It the depreciatory Judgment of the church on the practice. Moreover, the number of writing's interpolated In the second century (like the Postorn.1 Epistles) Is very small and a pairt of the interpolations Is as harmless a3 are those In our hymn books and catechisms. The literary tradition, too, of the pre Catholic period Is shown to be In the main trustworthy.

The Spectator says further: "Of the Tubingen school and of certain modern critics Professor Harnack writes: "The hypotheses of the school of Baur have been given up, we may say now universally; but there Is still left in the criticism of early Christian wrltlngB an undefined sense of distrust, a procedure like that used by a suspicious government, or ut least the method of a petit maltre. which is always fastening Itself on single points and attempts, by means of them, to assail clear and definite conclusions. In the place of a leading tendency criticism an attempt Is made to track out all sorts of tendencies and to point out Interpolations on a large scale, or else a skepticism has arisen which puts probability and Improbability on a level. "In the opinion of Professor Harnack the whole swing of criticism la what he does not hesitate to call 'since it Is aB well to call things by their right name." It would seem that some of our American disciples of higher criticism were at the tall end of the procession. MUL.

Mataswintha by Xaver Scharwenka Given Last Night. "Mataswintha," a romantic opera, by Xavor Scharwenka, was performed at the Metropolitan Opera house last night for the first time in this country, under the leadership of the composer, assisted by members of. the Dam rosch Opera company. Mr. Scharwenka has adhered consistently to the Wagnerian method throughout, the vocal parts are written In melodious recitative, with no set forms, and tho orchestra Is treated as a very vital and dramatic factor in the action.

The score does not show great originality, or melodic Invention, and It is almost a foregone conclusion that. In following his model so closely, the composer should have been somewhat reminiscent, but his work is, throughout, serious and muslclanly and the orchestra Is handled cleverly, with smoothness and nice color. Unfortunately, the composer has been somewhat hampered by his libretto, which lacks action and Is poorly constructed, so that there are several Intervals of uninteresting dialogue. But when ever the opportunity offers for more lyrical treatment Mr. Scharwenka's score abounds in beautiful and melodious effects.

Mention might be made of the duet in act and the fine, If somewhat ensemble at the close of act II, and much of the music allotted to Mataswintha, which has a splendid dramatic quality. In last night's performance first honors easily went to the orchestra, which was led In a masterly manner by the composer. Mme. vou Janusch ofsky, who assumed tho role of Mataswintha, has one glaring fault her voice, which 13 shrill, with a distressing vibrato. But she worked with such vigor and determination that it partly atoned for that defect.

Mile. Eibenschutz gave a perfectly colorless performance of the part of Rauthgundis, without even a glaring fault to disturb its monotony. Herr Kraus, who was to have sung the part of Witichis, was 111, and Herr Stehmann. assumed the role at two days' notice. The musiic does not lie in his voice, which Is a baritone, while the part is written for tenor, but he deserved credit for his difficult undertaking, which made the production of tho opera possible.

Mr. Fischer sang the small part of Grippa satisfactorily, but the rest of the cast was quite inadequate. Over the doings and appearance of the chorus a charitable vail of silence should bo drawn. The largo audience was In a friendly moot! and disposed tofiverlook shortcomings. The composer was called out after each act and made the recipient of numerous and huge floral offerings and enough laurel wreaths to crown every statue in Prospect park.

A PAIR OF SPECTACLES. Francis W. Moore's one act play, "When George the Fourth Was King," served as a curtain raiser at the Columbia last night before John Hare appeared as Benjamin Goldfinch in "A Pair of Spectacles." Mr. Moore has written a pretty little seaside Idyl dealing with the affection of two old sailors of Nelson's fleet for a young girl, an orphan, whom they have reared frorh babyhood. The climax Is found In her desire to sacrifice her lover for a young boat builder, because gratitude compels her to remain faithful to' the men who have guarded her childhood.

The refusal of the old tars to accept such a surrender furnishes a suitable termination to the piece. The actors In the curtain raiser were. Charles Grover, Gilbert Hare, Moha 'K. "Oram and Frank Gillmore. That the audience was thoroughly appreciative of Mr.

John Hare's work as Benjamin Goldfinch In the play of the evening was apparent from the start. Ho played evenly and with all the delicate touches that have made him so popular with the theater going public. Among his support much of tho best acting was done by Mlsa.May. Harvey and Charles and Saturday night "Caste" will be given. A CHARITY CONCERT.

MIbs Emma E. Steinerwill give a concert for charity at Wissner hall this evening. Miss Steiner and her orchestra expect to bo assisted by Miss Ida Gray Scott, soprano: Harriet Webb, Charles Aborcrombio, tenor; Milo Deyo, pianist, and Thomas Evans Greene, baritone. The' beneficiary of the concert, Miss 'Sarah Hancox, is 83, blind and dependent. SOUSA'S COMING CONCERT.

John Philip Sousa and his well known band will give a concert at the Academy of Music Monday evening, April 5. There are few lovers of music who have not heard this magnificent organization in concert or beside tho sea and know of what It is capable. Lovers of band music can look forward to a most satisfactory musical event. Persons who have not listened to the work of this organization, but know of the gradual growth and development of tho well known Marine band of Washington under Sousa's adept baton can have no doubt of a rare musical treat. COSTUMES AT WANAMAKER'S.

Display of Paris Importations for Spring and Summer Wear. At Wanamaker's, Broadway and Ninth streets, New York, has Just been placed on exhibition probably one of the most extensive and artistic collection of Paris gowns that has been seen In Greater New York this season, and the extent of tho display warrants the management In making the statement that the exhibition can bo continued for ten days with now coBtumes shown each day. Gowns for street, recoption and carriage wear are shown in a variety of fabrics, and all the makers of note at tho French capital are rep res eai ted. Mme. Paquin's name Is attached to a.

striking costume termed a Zampa robe, which Is made of navy blue grenadine over whito' silk, the skirt elaborately trimmed with varying widths of satin ribbon broken plaid olfeat. The pointed Eton Jackot and sleeves are of embroidered batiste and point Veniso laco and the bodice of gren adlno and silk is (Inched with a stock collar of pale blue satin and frills of lace and girdle of heliotrope satin, fastened with large steel clasps encrusted with turquoise. Another Paquin model is of foulard in royal blue, orange and white, with tiny frill at bottom of skirt. The tight fitting Eton jacket is made short displaying a blouse of white accordion plaited chiffon; the sleeves tight to tho shoulder are finished with caps of lace ami the stock collar is of black satin, A striking gown from the establlshme nt of Mile. Jeanne is of black silk.

Spanish lace over white silk, the skirt and bodice being trimmed with wide bands of handsome jet passementerie. A bolero and cups pver sleevo or lace with frill in the. back trims tho bodice and the high stock collar is finished with a full frill of lace. Orange is one of the favorite colors for trimming this season and its adaptability i well shown in a gown from Galvuyrac of two toned yellow foulard with dash of black, tbe blouse trout and tight fitting back bodice being elaborately trimmed with loops of orange velvet ribbon and Russian embroidery, with front of accordion pleated white chiffon. A dainty bodice from Mile.

Corn of pale blue chiffnn and inolro is handsomely trimmed with Mechlin luce. A noticeable carriage wrap Is made of black moire braided In silk cord and trimmed with frill. of chiffon with edging of narrow black satin. In turquoise bine silk is a handsome gown with accordion pleated skirt and bodice, the latter having deep yoke and trimming of lace, belt and collar of jewel passementerie with frill of cream lace at the neck. Another striking gown Is of ilower.Ml crepe in blue and white with deep girdle and tiMp sapphire blue velvet, bmterlly bows at tup of sleeve and brdero of cream laco.

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"SW. fc i COMING EVENTS." The fifth annual entertainment of the association of the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy be held In Avon hall, Bedford avenue and Halsey street, Thursday evening, April 8, art 8 o'clock. Winiam C. Carl will give his annual springtide organ concerts' at the Firs Presbyterian church, Fifth avenue, and Twelf th New York, Saturday afternoons, "April 10, 17, Sit o'clock. The' as heretofore, will be to the 'puMIc, and eminent sollsts' will assist.

'C. Henriques, ex consul to Cuba, will lecture on "Cuba" before the Central Republican club tot Harlem, at the club house, One Hundred and Twenty seventh street and Lenox avenue, New York, Saturday evening. Other speakers will be Sila3 Enrique J. and well known Cubans. by SlrJ.ohn; striper, wljl; be, tiyeif by the 'choir "of trie' Emmanuel' "baptist ciurcii cm.StHwlatf veiling, Xpp wCTiSOl The exhibit of water colors and oil paintings at C.

D. Hunt's studio, 75 St. James place, will be continued during the coming week. Concert and reception of the Ulmer Park orchestra, under direction of William N. Huelle, ait Arlon haM, Sunday evening, April 11.

A vocal and instrumental concert, under the auspices of the H. II. Garnet Republican club of the City of Brooklyn, be given oit Association hall, corner Bond and Fulton streets, Wednesday, April 7. at 8 o'clock. Among the artists engaged" are Mme.

Marle Selika, Sis. S. baritone; Siiss Bertl Tony Davis, Miss Louisa Jones. Walter F. Craig, Mrs.

Albert WHson and Henry Jackson. W. J. Colvllle will speak on "Science and the Law of Kindness; or. Ethics Toward Animals," at Lockwood academy, 138 South Oxford street, on Saturday, April 3, at 7:43 P.

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Straus, A. S. Pitt. G. P.

Helnchman, New York; M. Marcus, J. Smith, Brooklyn. Arlington Mr. and Mrs.

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Smith. Mr. and Mrs. L. Morris.

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arid Mrs. F. C. Chase. Denver.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward: New York city. St. George Mrs.

Kate" Wheelock; New York: Thomas Hogher, Baltimore; C. R. Roeltner, United States Navy; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayer, Allentown, Mr.

and Chapin, E. B. Chapin, Andover. George Lenox, A. IC: Tingle, Washington; E.

Links, New Britain; Mrs. Gibson, Syracuse; Thomas P. Cowley, Philadelphia. CRESCENT LINKS OPENED.j,, Tljo new golf links of Cro9Cen.t,A.tWati;o' clnb at Bay Eidge.wor.e uaeil yesterday, for the" first tirnoi eeHe'dnlo for the doming' season will Bhortly be aiinoilriootl by the Green's com roittee. A COMING WEDDING.

The marriage of Mr. Harry E. Iioasemir to. Miss Etta XIndhom will take plaoo at the home of the laite'r, 103 Grove street, Saturday, April 17f Mr.j;:BoBBemir ifl well known in cyoling circles and is in business in the fiast ern district. THE MOTHERS' CONGRESS.

The mothers' congress of Greater New York and vicinity will meet on Monday afternoon. April 5, at 8:30 o'clock, in the chapel of the Broadway Tabernacle. Thirty fourth street. New York. Representative women will ad dresb the meeting and all women are cordially inrited to attend.

TALKED OF LINCOLN. The Society of the Sons of the Old Dominion, which is composed of yVfro Americans of this city who are oE Virginia held Its regular mejetrhg last night and discussed as Its subject of the evening, "Abraham Lincoln." The prsfdent of the society, S. H. Basker ville, was in the' Chair, and A. T.

Baskerville recorded the of the evening. the transaction of routine business the president introduced as the principal speaker of the evening D. Macon, Boofcer, who spoke on the subject, "Abraham Lincoln." In his address the speaker discussed the many interesting phases of Lincoln's life and laid special stress, upon his attitude in regard to the negro question. He quoted' many authorities on Lincoln's life and character, and gave evidences. of his early love for the cause ot AMUSEMENT NOTES The Metropolitan orchestra under Adolph Nuendorff will have two soloists for Its con cert at the Mohtauk Sunday night, Hermann the 'cellist of the orchestra, and Master Carl Dels, a young pianist, wtio will play the Liszt polonaise and two movements from a Chopin concerto.

The programme will contain a Judicious mixture of Wagner with the llghter of the modern French school. We shall Jvave two flne rural American plays In town next week. "At Piney Ridge," which is new, will come to the Columbia, and "Pudd'nhead Wilson," which nas proved its attractiveness several times already, will re? turn to the Park. Jlrs. Hoyt "A Contented Woman" will continue' next, week at the Mon'tlauk.

John Mc'Ginrds' play, VTh Bells For or Against Consolidation? A Key to the Puzzle The Unorthodox and Eminent Professor Harnack and Higher Criticism The Bible Genuine and Trustworthy From a Literary Standpoint." Mr. Charles Stewart Smith, of the chamber of commerce and widely known as a reformer is puzzling alike the friends and foes of consolidation. He has aid that he favora consolidation and again he has said that' he is opposed to consolidation under the charter pre pared by the Greater New York commission. It is almost generally conceded that if this charter, should fail to become a law consolidation will be put to death. This is why the advocates and opponents of the consolidation are asking: "Where is Mr.

Smith at?" Mr. Smith Is said to oppose the charter because if enacted into law it will add $6,000,000 to the yearly taxation lists of New York. To this reply is made that consolidation with New York will, unless Governor Black comes to our rescue, add greatly to the tax burdens of Brooklyn. To illustrate: New. York has been authorized to construct a great rapid transit underground tunnel, the probable cost of which, taken in connection with legislative bills authorizing the expenditure of millions on Manhattan Island, make a formidable list of the following character: Rapid transit tunnel road Bronx concourse and boulevard 20,000,000 Dock department 6,000,000 New York public schools.

12,000,000 Miscellaneous improvements 3,000,000 Total $91,000,000 The foregoing list, running' New York up to its bonded debt limit, would seem to offset the proposed expenditures in Richmond and Queens counties, which the Evening Post says are proposed to be made atthe expense of New York taxpayers. These proposed expenditures, as tabulated in the Post, foot up as follows: Richmond county legislative billst $501,000 Queens county legislative bills 1,782,000 And against New York's demand of $12,000,000 for public schools, Brooklyn presents the more modest figures of $2,500,000. Mr. Smith says as business man and churchman: "I am not disposed to depreciate the work of the members ot the charter commission, but do not believe that a committee of archangels could have performed this duty wisely in the limited time In which the commission were required to report." Of course, If archangels could not frame a charter to satisfy Mr. Smith, such plain mortals as William C.

De Witt, Benjamin P. Tracy, Seth Low and other members of the charter commission able lawyers and distinguished students of municipal government could cot hope to please the embodiment of terrestral and celestial wisdom who condemns their work. Heaven and Earth and Hades Would apparently find It difficult to satisfy Mr. Smith. Yet this eminent New York reformer says he is not opposed to consolidation; he is and he isn't.

Where is Mr. Smith at? 'Herbert Spencer in his "First Principles" of philosophy furnishes the key to the puzzle which Mr. Smith offers for solution. In dealing with the illusions of our senses, Spencer enables the logical mind to say with precision where Mr. Smith Is at.

This will be plain to the careful reader who reads the following, after closely studying Mr. Smith's movements. When he Is through, he will know as much about Mr. Smith's actual position as' Smith himself knows. "The are made for the purpose of keeping the reformer's position in steady view, from point to point.

Mr. Spencer says: "A body impelled by the hand is clearly perceived to move, and to move In a definite direction; there seems at first sight no possibility of doubting that its. motion is real, or that it is toward a given point. Yet it, is quite easy to show that we not only may be, but usually are, quite wrong in these Judgments. "Here, for instance, is a ship, which, for simplicity, we will suppose to be anchored at the equator with her head to the weBt.

When the captain" (Smith) "walks from stem to stern, in what direction does he move? "East" (to consolidation) "is the obvious answer an answer which for the moment may paBS without criticism. But now the anchor is heaved, and the vessel sails to the west" (to ahti consolidation) "with a velocity equal to that at which the captain walks. In what direction does he now move when he goes from stem to stern? You cannot say east" (to consolidation), "for the vessel is him as fast toward the west" (to anti consolidation) "as he walks to the oast and you cannot say west for the converse reason. "In respect to surrounding space he" (Smith) "Is stationary; though to all on board the ship he seems to be moving. But now are we quite sure of this conclusion? Is he" (Smith) "really stationary? When we take Into account the earth's motion around its axis we And that instead of being stationary he is traveling at the rate of 1,000 miles per hour to the east" Cto consolidation), "so that neither the perception of one who looks at him, nor the Inference of one who allows lor the ship's motion, is anything like the truth.

"Nor, Indeed, on further consideration, shall we find this revised conclusion much? better. For we have forgotten to allow for the earth's motion In its orbit. This being some 68,000 miles per hour, It follows that assuming the time to be midday, he" (Smith) "Is moving not at the rate of 1,000 miles per hour to the east" (to consolidation), "but at the rate of G7.000 miles per hour to the West" (to anti coiiBOlldatlon). "Nay, not even now, have we discovered the true rate and the true direction of his" (Smith's) "movement. With the earth's progress in its orbit we have to Join that of the whole solar system toward tho constellation Hercules, and when, we do this we perceive that he" (Smith) "Is moving neither east" (to consolidation), "nor west" (to anti consolidation), "but in a lne inclined to the plane of Ecliptic, and at a velocity greater or less (according to the time of the year) than that above named.

To which let us add, that the dynamic arrangements of our sidereal system fully known to us, we should probably discover the direction and rate of his" (Smith's) "actual movement to differ considerably even from these." Where is Mr. Smith at? Mr. Spencer answers the question In the following lucid way: "How Illusive are our Ideas of motion is thus made sufficiently manifest. That which seems moving" (Smith) "proves to be stationary; that which seems stationary" (Smith) "proves to be moving; while that which we conclude to be going" (Smith) "rapidly In one direction turns out to be going much more rapidly In the opposite direction. "And so we are taught that what we are conscious of Is not the real motion of any object, either In its.

rate or direction, but merely its motion as measured from an assigned position either the position we ourselves occupy or some other. Yet In this very process of concluding that the motions we perceive are not the real motions, we tacitly assume that there are real motions. "In revising pur successive Judgments con cerning a body's (Smith's) course or velocity, we take for granted that there la an actual course and an actual velocity. We take for granted that there are' flxe'd" points in space ANNUAL REPORT OF MR. DETT MER'S DEPARTMENT.

Boundaries and Extent of the Various Pleasure Gronnds Now Under the Control of Brooklyn Many Improvements Made Department's Personnel. The thirty sixth annual report of the department of parks of. the City of Brooklyn and the second of the county of Kings has Just been published. The book is a handsomely printed volume of 232 pages, issued from the Eagle Job department, bound in attractive sage green cloth, and lacking only tho one thing needful a good index, to make it a complete guide to Brooklyn's system of beautiful parks. It is filled with photographs which Illustrate the text and which go to show better than mere words the extent, scope and plcturesqueness of the breathing places at the disposal of people of this city.

The following is a list of the parks and parkways, under the control of the department of parks PURCHASED BY THE CITY. Prospect park, bounded by iOHect Park West, Coney Island avenue, Franklin avenue, V'lut bush avenue and Ocean avenue, contains 510 1 acres. Washington park, bounded by Washington park, IeKalb avenue, Aahland place, Wllloughby mreet, Canton street and Myrtle avenue, contains thirty acres. Bedford park, bounded by Brooklyn avenue, Park place, Kingston avenue and Prospect place, Tompkins park, bounded by Tompkins, Greene, comprises one city block. Miarcy and Lafayette avenues, covers two city blocks.

City park, bounded by Canton street, Park avenue, Navy street and Flushing avenue, occupies two city blocks. Municipal park adjoins the Municipal building, and covers about four city lots. City Hall park, at the junction of Fulton and Court streets, and surrounds the city hall, taking up the block bounded by Fulton court and Joralemon streets. Carroll park, bounded by President, Court. Carroll and Smith streets, is one block in extent.

Winthrop park, hounded by Nassau avenue, Monitor street, Drlggs avenue and ltUHsell str. et, covera two city blocks. Itldge wood park, surrounds the distributing reservoir of the city at RUlgewood, and contains about twenty six acres. Sunset park, bounded by Forty first strent. Fifth avenue, Forty third street and Seventh avenue, and Includes four city blocks and It is proposed to add two more blocks.

Red Hook park, bounded by Richards, Vernon, Dwlght and William streets, covers two city blocks. Bushwick park, bounded by Knickerbocker avenue, Starr street, Irving avenue and Suydam street, covers two city. blocks. Underhill park is at the Junction of Underhlll and Washington avenues, at Atlantic avenue, and covers one small block. Klndel park, at Junction of Broadway and Throop avenue, at Gwinnett street, and covers one small block.

Stuyvesant park, formed by the Junction of Stuyvesant avenue with Broadway, and covering one small gore block. Cuyler park, at the Junction of Fulton street and Greene avenue, and covers one smull gore block. Woodpoint park, at the Junction of Metroioll tan avenue and the old Woodpoint rond, covers one small gore block. East side lands, bounded by Washington avenue, Eastern parkway, Flatbush avenue and the line which separates the Twenty ninth ward from the Ninth ward, which was furmorly the patent line between the City of Brooklyn and the town of Flatbush, it contains fifty acres. The Brooklyn Heights park, located at the termination of streets running to the Brooklyn heights, and overlooking Furman street.

By an act ot the legislature these small parks are under the control of a private commission, PURCHASED BY THE COUNTY. Parade ground, bounded by Coney Island, Caton, Ocean avenues and Parade place, contains forty Concourse park, at Coney Island, bounded by Eowt and West Fifth streets. Sea Breeze avenue and tho ocean; contains about seventy acres. Dyker Beach, bounded by Seventh avenue, New. York' bay.

Hay Eighth street, Crupaey ami Fourteenth avenues, contains about one hundred and forty four acres. Bensonihurst beach, bounded by Bay parkway, Gravesend bay, Twenty first and Cropsey avenues, contains, with the land under water, about eight acres. Lincoln Terrace, bounded by Eastern parkway, Buffalo avenue. President street and Rochester avenue, contains two city blocks. Canarsle park lies at the termination of Rock away parkway, fronting on Jamaica bay, and contains oibout forty cres.

The New Lots playground is bounded by Sack man NewiKrt, Christopher and Itlei3uJe avenues, and covers one block. Cooper park, bounded by Morgan, Metropolitan and Maspeth avenues, and covers about four cfcty blocks. Irving square, bounded by Halsey street, Hamburg avenue, WelrlleM street ana Knickerbocker avenue, contains one blovk. Saratov square, bounded by Saratoga avenue, Macon Htreet. Howard avenue and Halsey street, and covers one city block.

Linton park, bounded by Blake avenue, Bradford street, Dumonit and Miller avenues, comprises one city block. Brooklyn Forest park, bounded by Myrtle avenue. Trotting Course lane, Metropoilrtan avenue, the road to Flushing, Richmond Hill lane, running In a diagonal direction to Myrtle avenue and erasing avenue west of Washing tun avenue to the general southern boundary made by Simpson avenue, Ashland street and Magnolia avenue, which are really the same thoroughfare, having different names on different maps of Improvement companies. The park contains about five hundred and thirty live acres. In addition to this land tho department owns two gravel pits, one at Windsor terrace and the other on the Ocean parkway, each of which Is large enough for a small park, if filled in with the proper kind of earth.

The following parkways are under the charge of the park: Ocean parlcway, from Prospect park to the ocean, flvo and a half miles long. Eastern parkway, with its extension to Ridge wood park, five long. Fort Hamilton parkway, from Prospct park to New York bay, four miles Bay parlcway, from Ocean parkway to Graves end bay, thrt? and a half miles long. Seventy fifth street, connecting Fort Hamilton parkway and Bay parkway, one and a (iuarter miles long. Bay Ridge parkway, extending from Fort Hamilton avenue south to the Upper bay una along tho shore to Fort Hamilton, about three miles long.

Roads in the Twenty Sixth ward. Including Glenmore, Bushwick and Pennsylvania avenues and New Lots road, about ten miles. The assessed valuation of these parks and parkways is about $51,686,000. The report which relates to all of the parks and parkways under the Jurisdiction of the park department pays a tribute to Timothy L. Woodruff, who resigned his cotnmlsalon ershlp to become lieutenant governor, commends trie work done by Frank Squler while commissioner; alludes to the improvements and embellishments of Prospect park such as the new entrance to the plaza, the work in the Vale of Cashmere, the development of the rose garden end many other features of attractiveness, Including conveniences for bicyclists and other visitors.

An interesting description of the bronze work which will ornament tho memorial arch; the improvements and lighting of the plaza, the noted events such LI Hung Chang's visit to the park, tho unveiling or the monument to General K. Warren and other ceremonies, Is given. The financial statement shows that the sum appropriated for the maintenance of the city parks for the year 181)6 was which with the of $5,801.17 from the year 1895, and the sum of $2,500 transferred from unexpended balances by the aldermen in October, made a total or $399,701.17. Of this sum there was expended $398,121.48, leaving a balance to the credit of tho department, of $579.69, wbich will be required for the payment of bills yet to be presented. Much of the report Is devoted to a history of the park system and a description of the small parks which have been recently acquired; a chapter Is given up to the laws relating to the shore drive, and a table of the finances In relation to the county purku anil parkways shows tho sums of money expended In addition to the city parks for the benefit of the people.

Thero were 14,192,963 visitors during tho Prospect park. Of those were on Sundays, and on concert days. The largest number of visitors on one day was on Friday, June 5, when there were 268,073. The number of visitors In the other parks has not been kept, but it is said to be more than half as many as the number visiting Prospect park. The average number of bicycles passing through the park In pleasant wenther, particularly on Saturdays and Sim days, is estimated at from 5,000 to 7.O00.

The official list of the department of parks Is as follows: Commissioner. J. C. Duttmer; deputy commissioner, Henry Palmer; see retary. John E.

Smith; landscape architect. .1. A. Pettigrew; landscape architect's advisory. Olmsted.

Olmsted Eliot; paymaster, Robert H. Smith; assistant postmaster, Oscar f. Whe. don; property and labor clerk, Will lain A. Booth; engineer, William J.

Zartman clerk to the landscapo architect, Robert I. Flynn; counsel for county parks, Johnson Lamb; counsel for Eastern parkway extension, Charles II. Hyde; captain of police, M. A. McMamara; stenographer, May G.

Hamilton. Grant'n llrcnlest Iinttle. New facts about the Ereut commander in a charmins story from tho pen ot Frank a. Cur pnter. In next Sunday's Eaet.

CONTROLLER ROBERTS' INTER ESTING HISTORICAL SKETCH. Tho First Century of New York's Fina cial Department Samuel' Jones oi Oyster Bay the First Incumbent of ther Office. The one hundredth anniversary of the esr the' office of controller of the1 Btate ot New York fell on the 17th of las February. James A. Roberts of Buffalo, thel present Incumbent of the office, now serving) his second has made this centennial the occasion for a very monographi of about eighty pages, fn which he has told the history of this great state department of finance, sketching briefly also the careers o' the thirty men who have held the office ot' controller In the first hundred years of it' history'.

The book is illustrated with, por traits of these men and of some of the mora" prominent deputies and has as a frontispiece an excellent picture of the old granite build ing on the east side of Capitol square knownt as State hail, In which the controller's offlcarf; and those of the canal board are located. The book Is published through the house of JameaT B. Lyon of Albany and Is a fine example of tasteful and artistic book work. Controlled Roberts deserves hearty praise for tho excel lent manner in which ho has discharged hlit' self imposed task, for he has made a valua ble contribution to the history of the state and has displayed excellent taste In his ner of telling the story of one of the and most important departments of the state govornmenL Out of the thirty men whot have filled Che office have come one vice pres ident, who became President; four governors of the state, two United States senators, chief justice and one chief judge of the court of appeals. This illustrates better, thaci words can tell the caliber of the men whaf have usually been selected' for this high position.

It is a notable fact that while many fierce political controversies have raged about tho controller's office, its hundred years of administration have been without scandal and. has carefully conserved, the interests confldedV to Its charge. Mr. Roberts brings out la string relief the fact that this groat department has been intimately connected with the political history of the state. The list of, controllers Is starred with names that shlna with 'a brilliant luster in the long roll ol statesmen who have helped to make the Empire Statt glorious and powerful In national affairs.

Among them aro William L. Marcy. three times governor of the statei (defeated for a fourth term by William H. Seward), United States senator, secretary of war under! Polk, and secretary of state in Pierce's administration. He held the office of controller for six years, from 1S23, and was succeeded! by that great Democrat, Silas Wright, who served for flvo years, and then resigned to) represent New York in'the United States senate, a post which ho held for nearly twelve! years, leaving it to become governor ot the state.

Marey, Wright, John A. Dlx, Azarlaht C. Flagg (who succeeded Wright as controller), Edwin Croswell, James Porter and Benjamin Knower1 constituted "the. famous "Albany Re goncy" of that day, a compact and powerful political that ran the affairs of tha state Democracy after tho methods of statesmen and not as bosses. Millard Fillmore, the elovonth controller, was the first to be elected by tho votes, ot the people.

He resigned to become vice president with Zachary; Taylor, succeeding him as President, when Taylor July '9, 18o0. John Savage, at "Bucktali" Democrat, was the fifth and rounded out an honorable official career, by serving lor eight years as tho chief JubV tice of the state supreme court; Sanford Church, seventeenth incumbent of the became chief judge of the court of appeals LucIub Robinson, nineteenth In line, became? controller January 1, 1862, and held the officii for two terms during the dark days of thfj! civil war. He was beaten for a third term. In 18CG, by Thomas Hlllhouse, now president of the Metropolitan Trust company, was eleotj ed again in 1875, and went from the er's office to become governor of tho state, sucoeedlng Samuel J. Tildeo.

Washlagtoi' Hunt, tweirth holder of the office, succeedinSi Fillmore, resigned to become goyernor, de featlng Horatio Seymour in 1S50, but was in1 turn defeated by him in 1852. Marcy, Wright, Hunt and Robinson are the four incumbentai of tho post who rose to the high office eov2; ernor. Long Island has the honor of giving thS state her first controller. The office wad' created by the legislature in 1797, and the' act which called it into existence was drafted; by Samuel Jones of Oyster Bay, then stato senator from the southern district atf that time there were four great senatorial districts In tihe state, and several senator were elected from each. Under the theri Btaito constitution all state, countv and munii' clpal officers, except tho governor, lieutenant governor and members of the legislature, were appointed by a body known as the! council of appointment, composed of foux senators, named by tho assembly, one from each of the four great senatorial districts.

TQeir presiding ofllcer was tho governor, but he had only a casting vote and no otheif1 vote. This queen anomaly In governing bod les was the product of tho combined wisdom of John Jay, Robert R. Livingston and' Gouvera eur Morris, and the purposo of it was to prevent the centralization ot thV appointing power fn tho hands of the gover nor. The idea of electing these officers byt the vote of Che people does not seem to hava' occurred tp these fathors of tho republic. Universal; suffrage was a plant ot slow' growth.

Tho provision for the council o5 appointment was framed in 1777, and 16 remained In force until 1S2I when tho people abolished it by revising the constitution. At that timo there were 6,603 civil officers '1 tho state appointed by the council, tof: say nothing of tho officers of tho militia. This was a wealth of. political patronage that' come to be a gravo menace to the; welfare of the state. The four senators oj th o' council, divided cvemly on Samuel Jones, candidacy for controller and he was chosen' by the casting vote of Governor John Tho new office was an experiment and thetj law creating it was to remain in force only" for three years; at the end of that time lt was renewed, but It was not until 1812? that tho office was permanently established' as the great financial bureau of tho state.

Samuel Jones a lawyer of high standtng, a federalist, and had held many important! offices. In 1775 he was a member of the provisional war committee, member of the etmtinental congress, of the convention that adopted tho federal constitution, member oE. assembly from Queens county in the years 17SG 00, and state senator from 17S1 to HLs son was chancellor of tho state afteiJ Nathan Sanford, and chief judgo of tho New) York superior court. Controller Jones remained in office until 1S00, when tho salary: of was reduced to $2,500, when he: resigned and retired from public life. Queens county had elected him to tho legist lauire year after year, no matter which; party was In the ascendant, and ix is toldj of him that ho explained the matter by saying that "If my troops, will not follow me, I follow my troops." Governor Tllden waa named for him.

Tile chance In the. constitution in 1821 placed tho appointment of the controller and 1 other state officers in tho hands of the legls I lature. and It was not until 1846 that the con stitution directed their election by the people. It is a notable fact that of all the men called to this great and responsible office by i an apiiointlng power there bus never occurred an instance where it was filled by unworthy men. Archibald fourth controller, filled the place longer than any ether incumbent.

He left behind him (he record of a must capable official. A very interesting portion of Mr. Robert's history is the sketch which he gives of the growth and development of tbe state's finances, in which, of course, the canals and the public lands have a most Important part: the connection of tha office with taxation, and tho valuation of real property. In looking over the eighty pages of this Interesting little volume one cannot help re grettlng that Controller Roberts had not time izive a more exhaustive account of his de but be has pointed tho way. and T'li some other historian can follow tho which ho has "blazed" so skilfully.

Ho at a number of things which cannot i interest the delver in old records. Tha appears, for Instance, that there are over Jif.u.utxi in unclaimed chancery funds in tha of the controller. There Is a chance 1 the antiquary. The history of the etato lands also opens an Inviting door. While we are very grateful, tor what Mr.

Huberts has done so well, let hope that some one will In the neai future carry forward the work. Perhups It can be done in connection with, that adequate history of the state which still remains to be written. PARIS FASHIONS UP TO DATE. Prom the Eagle Paris Bureau, 26 Cambon, through the courtesy of Abraham Straus. Rue Evening gown of shaded taffeta, with graduated flounce on the skirt of cream lace high belt.

and of velvet on the bodioe, steel buckle and bow of velvet ribbon. MARRIED. I.SCHM5ITTMANN HOMAN On Tuesday, March .30, Rev. J. O.

Wilson of Xew York City, ikiss MILDRED LOUISE HOMAN, "dauifhter of Mrs. M. Louise. Homan, to Mr, WILLIAM TISB SCHMITT.MANN, both of Brooklyn. DIED.

BLANCHARD on Thursday, April 1, at his resl dence, 38 Pacific st. HENRY W. H. BLANCHARD. In his 72d year.

Funeral services April 3, 8 P. M. Relatives and. friends respectfully invited. BIjANGHARD Brooklyn Lodge No.

283, F. and VrAv. Brethren: You are hereby summoned to attend an emergent communication at the. lodflje rooms, 44 Court street, Saturday, April 3, at 7 P. for the purpose of attending the funeral services of our late brother, HARRY W.

H. BLANCHARD. By order ALEX. THOMSON, Master. J.

A. Logan, Secretary. BOWMAN Thursday morning, April 1, of pneu monla, ANNIE D. BOWMAN, only daughter 'of the late Thomas and Deborah' How I :Funeira.l services Friday evening at 8 o'clock; at her late residence, 39 Fourth av. BULLWINKEL On March 31.

HENRY BULL WINKEL, beloved husband of Katie Bull wlnkel. In his 48th year. Relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral service, Friday, April 2, at at his late residence, 369 Nos av. BUTLBR At'(2' Van Voorhls st, Brooklyn, after "a lingering illness, ADELAIDE IOtHSE. 'the beloved eldest daughter of Louise and the late James H.

Butler. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral services at 19 Stewart st, near Broadway, on Saturday evening, April 3, at 8 o'clock. Interment at convenience of the family. BURRILL Entered into rest April 1, JOHN BURRILL, beloved husband of Mary F. Bur rill, 74 years.

'Services at his late residence, 211 Thirty ninth str Saturday, April 3, 3 P. M. Interment, prl vate. CAPSTIOK Suddenly, on March 31, 1S97, EDWARD beloved son of George and Isabella Capstick, aged 16 years 6 months 16 days. Funeral services at the parents' residence, 93 Floyd st, on Saturday, April 3, at 2 P.

M. Interment at Evergreens Cemetery. CHASE On Wednesday, Maroh 31, after three weeks' SUSIE .1., only daugrhter of Nel and Julia A. Chase, aged 15 years. Funeral services from the residence of her parents, 770 Qulncy st, on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock.

Interment at convenience of family. CRUSE On Friday, April 2, 1S97, BERNARD CRUSE. aged S7 years. Relatives and friends are requested to attend his funeral from the residence of his son, 335 Van Brunt st; thence to St. Bernard's Church, of Hicks and Rapelyea sts, on Monday, at 10 A.

M. Interment Calvary. COOK On April 1, 1897, Miss EVA COOK, be loved 'daughter of Mrs. Sarah Cook and the la'tb Francis Cook. Funeral services at 1:30 o'clock Sunday, April 1897 at 319 Spencer st.

'DURYBA In New York' City, the morning of April '1', Colonel GEORGE DURYBA, aged 65. Funeral s'ervlces, St. Paul's Church, Glen Cove, L. Saturday, 3d 3:30 P. M.

Special train wlll be provided for relatives arid friends. Train" will leave I.ong Island City upon arrival ferryboat leaving foot of Thirty fourth st, East. River, at 1:50 P. stopp.Ing at Jamaica en route, connecting with train from Brook lyn. Special train will return to Long Island City after close of services.

FRANKE NBBRG On Thursday, April 1, HENRY E. FRANKENBDRG, in the Wth year of his age. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral services to be held at his late residence, 537 Washington av, on Sunday, April 4, at Iff' o'clock in the morning. Interment iirivateC: GROT AN On Thursday, April 1, CHARLES T. GROTJAN, In the Slst year of his age.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 665 Gates av, on Sunday, April 4, at 2 P. M. HOUDAYER March 31, at her residence, 257 Carlton av, Brooklyn, LOUISE, widow of John F. Houdayer. Funeral services at St.

John's Chapel, corner of Clermont and Greene ovb, on Saturday, April 3, at 10 A. M. Interment at Plaln leld, N. J. KONIG On Thursday, April 1, MARY KONIG, the beloved wife of George Konlg, in the 27th year of her age, and beloved daughter of John and Margaret Sweeney.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Sunday from her late residence, 1.740 PacMe st. LBWISOn March 31. 1897, WRIGHT F. LEWIS. Funeral nervloea at his late residence, 160 Decatur st, Saturday, April 3, 3 P.

M. MOLESTER EDWARD McLESTER, aged 19 years. Funeral, Saturday, 2 P. rrom the residence of his uncle, W. A.

Martlnot, 524 Decatur st. private. Kindly omit flowers. MOLONEY Thursday, April 1, JOHANNA CONWAY, beloved wife of Thomas Moloney, aged 29 years. Funeral from her lato residence, 1,064 Bedford av, on Sunday, April 4, at 2 o'clock.

MURCHIE On April 1, at the residence of his parents, 579 St. Marks av, DOUGLAS CAMPBELL. youngest son of Charles F. and Emma D. Murchle, aged 17 months.

Interment at St. Stephen. N. B. SOUTHERLAND Suddenly, at her home, 461 Franklin av, on Friday morning, April 2.

1897, MARY, wife of the late John P. Southcrland. No'tlctf'bf the funeral hereafter. WALKER At her residence, Go Kosciusko st, LYTJfA WALKER, widow of the late Joseph E. Walker and beloved mother of Bertha E.

J. Walker and Alice S. Jennings, NoMce of funeral hereafter. WERTII Suddenly, on Wednesday. March 31, In hls'sid year, CARL OTTO WERTH.

beloved husband of Bernhardlne Werth. Funeral services will be held at hiB late resl donce, pill Lafayette av, Friday evening, April at 8 o'clock. Interment private. ALWARD CASE VERDICT. Coroner's Jury Decides to Hold' Dr.

William H. Hanford and Mrs. Matilda Banks. Coroner Coombs and a Jury held an Inquest last night in the Fanny Alward case at the Gates avenue police station. The testimony takon was unusually Interesting and was listened to by many physicians not directly concerned In the case.

It was late before all Che witnesses had been sworn and nearly midnight when the Jury brought in a verdict to the effect that Fanny Alward came to her death from puerperal septicemia, following an operation performed by Dr. William H. Hanford and recommending that he be held as well as Mrs. Matilda Banks, who In the opinion of the Jury, was Dr. Han ford's accomplice.

When the verdict was announced Coroner Coombs stated that he would allow the ball bonds' given by Dr. Hanford and Mrs. Banks at the time of Chelr arrest to stand until to morrow when they will be required to furnish new bonds. Stephen C. Baldwin, a 'medico legal expert, represented Dr.

Hartford and Mrs. Banks at the Inquest, and through the courtesy of Coroner Coombs the lawyer was allowed to cross examine the witnesses. Assistant District Attorney Miles was present in the Interest of the people. Dr.Hanford and Mrs. Banks.upon the advice of their counsel, Mr.

Baldwin, refused to go on the stand. Fannie Alward Buried. Memphis, April 2 The remains of Fanuie Alward, the actress who died In Brooklyn a few days ago, arrived in Memphis yesterday and were interred In the afternoon. The Commercial Appeal says: "Mlssi Alward and T. J.

Hall, leading man for one of the "Faust' companies, were married In Brooklyn In December. As soon as Mr. Hall heard of the nature of the report ub to Miss Alward's death he at once telegraphed to the fathor of the young lady the fact of the marriage." BUTLER'S SPECIAL SALE. James Butler, whose establishment Includes seventy two stores, of which twenty are located In Brooklyn, announces for Friday and Saturday a special sale lncludlug flour, eggs and other staples and fancy goods, at less than' usual list prices. Tho lmmenso quantities of goods necossary to supply its numerous branches enables the firm to place the highest grade goods at very low figure.

During the salo handsome souvenirs In decorated china will be given to all purchasers pf tea and coffee. One of the chief advantages of the Butler plan of conducting business In that goods pass directly from the manufacturer to tho consumer without too frequent handling and expense Incident thereto. ft 'L .1.