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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE PBIDAY, MARCH 19, 1897. "2 ST. MZSIBE WAS SEAWORTHY. NEW TARIFF BILL REPORTED. THE CHARTER BILL ADVANCED.

feuffolk county gave only half the amount, I believe, as presented by the plans for the other two works. It it were possible for the city to obtain the Suffolk watershed and to Jay for the building of the works, possibilities tfoat seem far from existing, would estimate chat the supply from that source woulc. last the city for about twenty years." J. P. Cranford, who, with others, is behind the Suffolk county water bill, made this statement to day: i "The report of the committee of the ilanu tacturers' association "and She editorial and other articles that have appeared, Indicate the immediate importance of an additional water supply for Brooklyn.

Brooklyn upon the ponds and water which heretofore has gone to waste doing no one any good. It will not. interfere with the springs nor will the water be lowered Is the people's wells; neither will it Interfere with the fishing, the ponds or the beauty of the country. The overflow of water from the ponds mentioned in the bill heretofore been and is now of no value. Now if 'Cur friends and neighbors owning these ponds upon the south side of our county can get a fair remuneration for something which has heretofore been of no value to them I say that the proposed bill, if passed, will result to the mutual benefit of all parties concerned." Smith W.

Conklin, justice of the peace, said: "The water supply of Suffolk county has been growing less each year by the manufacturers using it. I believe It to be detrimental to health to take away the water, as the mora water taken It leaves a malarial condition. The bill should be defeated beyond question." R. Smith, ex justice of the peace, said: "It would be ruin to us, kill our oyster industry, spoil the country and prevent the location of manufactories In our midst. Every man, woman and child should rise in protest.

The Suffolk county supervisors should take immediate action unon the matter and After Millinery the' next progressivestep in.our.store keepingis the proper housing of our Upholstery Goods. They are now in their new abode on the Third Floor. Ample space, splendid light, elegant and fixtures, unite' in the, conditions the proper showing of Upholstery In an Oriental room, under lamps that might light a bungalow, are the queer stuffs and, things that decorative art claims, from Java, Persia, India and Japan. Hardby is our latest acquisition the Wall Paper Store. High Art Papers that are costly, and other Papers that although beautiful are also cheap.

House decoration needs professional he rrJiat we are ready to supply. We have the stuffs, we have the employes to taste to suggest, to design, to unite, to. holstery SitOre. ANOTHER STEP IN OUR JSTPRE ICpEi'JUNQ. An apartment beautifully furnished awaits' your Jn'spection on the Fourth Floor in the Furniture Store.

It illustrates various sorts of decoration and furnishings all supplied from the stocks now on sale in, this store The three items of the day The Golden Salon Millinery, second floor. The Oriental Room and Upholstery Store third 'flcror. The Furnished Apartment, fourth floor. can obtain 50,000,000 of gallons a day ot au 3t6rtEfr at all with waterrsupply cSurtty. That can be intercepting the streams and turning them into a conduit Just before they empty into the salt water.

The bill now before the legislature not only states that the water shall be taken at or near tide water, but provides that no pond or lake shall be drawn down or exhausted for sucto purpose. The act which it has been stated prevents the City of Brpok.brn, from i taking 'waterfrOm: merely pro jyidfs that the supervisors of county, may ttat certann ponds and streams tftere I'are. necessary to the people residing in that The clear inference from that te that of the streams are necessary and some are not necessary for their water supply. There are a large number of streams in Suffolk county which pass through a very sparsely settled section, where no public interest can be affected, and where those who own the streams and lands at their outlets are quite willing to sell. ''That plan presences the water of Suffolk county for every purpose of Irrigation, ornament or health, and in my judgment, can on more effect the county than it would be to pump "water out of the salt water bays or Inlets surrounding It.

To take ten millions of gallons a day from a stream and bring lScP Brooklyn, when every drop of thaiJvater would have mingled 'wit'h salt waiter within an Ttour after Id was into the coiiduit, can do no harra. "Vi may be qd i'te proper' to' fro to th4Thead' Vol Efie water supply of Shi's sate'and intercept those rivers and bring them one or two hun miles in a closed conduit; but certainly If rivers which water valleys and support commerce are intercepted one or two hundred miles from the sea, the Injury to any of the JSterests which the state guards, can be no less' ihan water after all its 'useful purposes are ended, and just as it is about to be blended with the 'waters of the ocean. "Although the sections of Suffolk county irom which the bill proposed ta provide an ad supply to Brooklyn are the remoto sections of that county, they are yet very to Brooklyn than any other proposed source of water supply. Water from those sections can be brought to the conduit system of Brooklyn in a year; while it Is not claimed that water can be brought from the upper Hudson across the East river and made i for supplying Brooklyn in.less than or ten years, Ave years the least. And that water will not be brought past" New York until New York has been itself fully' supplied.

facts, it seems to me, are very pertinent to the discussion of the question of the water supply for Brooklyn and may add to the information which has already been brought out on that subject." Several other men interested In the question were seen, nut they did not 'care to ex 'press themselves' upon' the "subject 'until they had the biU moir'o thoroughly and had conferred with Its originators. The bill itself was drawn up in a well known Brooklyn law office. One of the lawyers interested In he bill, a man who has been prominent In "Brooklyn's affairs for many years and has bean particularly interested in the question of water supply, stated, the law In the matter as follows: bill. the. to.

do what it cannot "do now to' take water from ''cerTaln of fhS "Streams In "Suffolk county. But the hill does not give anyararttorlty beyond that except on these conditions: It states if che city elects to make a contract with any corporation organized for water purposes then, and not until such a corporation may acquire rights on these particular terms. And it provides that no such contract shall be made until its terms shall have been set 'tleU and public hearings have been held If there Is anything unfair in such a bill or such it certainly will be for those who so state to" present anything that be broader, more fair or equitable in view of the present needs of Brooklyn." The lawyer then pointed out chapter D85 of tho Inw of 1895. which, sives to the Hamapo WOMEN'S SPRING DRESSES Our big distributing centres give us power to select and control many fetching designs, lhe many novelties shown here attract. The stock is complete find the style and.

material best suiting your fancy, and your size is here. Price hints: $io Qf etamine, Mess Coats, silk lined, and trimmed with braid. Draped, skirts percalirie ''lined and faced with velvet, de't'acK'able' belts. Atti Of serge, Eton Bolero Goats, silk" lined, reveres faced with silk and trimmed with buttons. Skirts correctly draped and faced with velvet.

High shaped Belts. At $18 Of serge, fly front Coats, with man's coat collar, silk lined, edged, with morjair braid, hip and breast pockets. Correctly, draped skirts, percaline lined. At $20 Of serge, fly front Jackets, notched hip and' breast pockets, men's, coat' back, skirt correctly Suit silk lined throughout. Second floor, Broadway.

IN THE UNDERWEAR STORE Of course, you can buy the materials and make the garments at home, but this would; be an extravagance. Today's, news is of Underwear at low prices some of them greatly reduced. GOWNS At 38c Of muslin, 5 styles, trimmed with embroidery; some with high necks, others with necks. Were 50c. and 65c.

At 50c Of muslin, 3 styles, trimmed with embroidery and inserting, some with deep rjufHe of embroidery around yoke, Were 75c.and.85c. At 65c Of muslin, with cambric ruffle and insertion of embroidery on neck and sleeves. Empire style. Were 85c At 75c Of muslin or cambric, some embroidery trimmed, others with lace. High and low necks.

Were 00c and $1.25. PETTICOATS At 50c Of muslin, ruffles of lawn, and tritfirtied with embroidery. Were 75c. i SHORT PETTICOATS At 50c Qf muslin, withembroidery ruffle. EIDERDOWN SACKS' $.1,50 Taney stripes, with crocheted edges of zephyr, deep sailor collar, bound with satin ribbon.

APRONS At 20c and 25c Of lawn, with fancy laqe and satin, stripes at hems. PILLOW SHAMS At 65c. pair Of cambric, braided with fancy stitching; deep hems. Of Swiss, all over braidj with stitching and scalloped At 2.25 pair Of dotted Swiss centre, with deep border of lawn and embroidered ruffle. Second floor FRAMED PICTURES 100 signed Etchings in white and gilt frames, 14x28 are priced AT 75c instead of Attractive The price does not more than pay for the frames.

BoHCiuont. Captain Petrie Says She Was Sound When Inspected. HIS THEORY OF THE DISASTER. Sea Probably Washed Off the Hatches and Filled the Vessel Tejeid'a in the Hand's of Friends Still Too Weak to Tell His Experiences Conneotedly. Fatbetio Story of the Jimenez Bi others of This City.

Only meager details so far been learned of the loss of the French. steamship Ville de St, Nazalre, yet they are sufficient to. warrant the belief tbat the disaster was one of the greatest of the latter, half ot the nineteenth century. There are doubtless more stories of privation and suffering than, have yet been published, as all of the survivors i have not been permitted to talk at their terrible experiences. Most of Che interviews chat have so farheea published pretending to give experiences of, those who were picked up alive have been for.

the cooked up from the fragmentary tales of tSie crevjr of tho schooner Hilda, the vessel which found the one boat of which there Is any tidings floating one hundred miles away from the scene otf the shipwreck. There has been a good deal df speculation as to what caused the sinking of the ship, but seafaring men do not attadh blame to any particular person for the disaster. Captsiln Petrie of the bureau, at inspection. Qf stam vessels said that the St. Nazalre had been Inspected by his department last November and pronounced perfectly sound and seaworthy.

Inspector "Wllmurt had made the report, and he had no reason to doubt but that It was all When asked for his opinion as to how the water got into, the hold and put out the he said; "I believe that the seas eajne In over all. Some of the papers say that the batches were washed away, and that is quite possible. "I hardly think the vessej sprung aleak. We examined the hull on the inside last November and we saw the certificate of the examination of the French port at which the vessel last touch. There she was taken out of the water and the outside of her hull examined.

This was at St. Nazalre, the place for which the ship was named. I am confi dent. that she did not spring aleak; for if she had, it would have been a comparatively easy matter to head her for port. A leak is not so serious as when' the seas are washing In over all and she would probably have had time to reach a port before foundering.

But with tons of water coming through the hatches there is little, to do but take to the boats Then, too, the ventilators may have been torn, oft and the waer got Into the hold that way. She would nob have filled so faBt but with the confusion that reigns aboard a vessel at such, a time, it is hard, to do Just the right thing at the right time, and in the shortest space of time. The fact remains that she shipped a lot of water and the fires were put out and her steeragoway thus lost, and when once she got In the itrough of the sea she would soon Juan de Dlos Tejeda, the only surviving o.f ill now at the house friends' at ,260 West Twenty fourth streeftf Jrlo' ii hot allowed to" see any one, but an Eagle reporter conversed with an intimate friend of his. Tejeda is a Cuban and has a number of friends among, the members of the Cuban junta In New York, there was an air of gloom at office of the junta at 42 Broadway over the terrible experiences he had undergone. Among those who have not been heard of and who it Js presumed is lost together with.

all those who were in the three other. boats which succeeded in. leaving jtha ship, was Professor Raymon Jimenez, whp' resided with his brother at 566 in this oity. The' two brothers were 'alorie in this country, haying lived here for some time. Professor Jimenez formerly lived in Rochester.

He had embarked in the ill fated ship to vlBlt his father's late home in Maya guez, where the latter had left some property to his sons. The father died about six' weeks ago, and the two sons grieved greatly over the news of his death, so it was said at the house where they boarded. Since the news of trie 'shipwreck the older Brdcher, fccTwas aTxytfi yeai's of age? "had refused to see anyone and was nigh crazed with grief. He had the greatest affection for his brother Raymon, who was 24 years of age. and Is still hoping against bope that something may be learned of Hie other boats.

Professor Jimenez Is a teacher of French, German and Spanish, giving lessons generally at his rooms arc Washington ave nue, and the landlady, showed the reporter one of his business cards. The condition of Captain Berrf, one of the' survivors 'of the St. was said to bo much improved at the Hotel Martin, in New York, this morning, He is able to be about his room and has taken some nourishment in the form of weak bouilllon. The only persons who are permitted to enter his apartments are his physician and Agent Forget of tho French line. Mr.

Forget called early this morning and stayed with Captain Berrl for a short, time, He said, he was now confident that the heroic old sea captain would eventually bb restored to complete health. The condition of Dr. Maire and Engineer Stauts, who were also saved from the wreck of the St. Nazalre, was also said tQ bo greatly Improved' They are still on board the steam or La Normandie, but arrangements for removing them to a hotel will probably be completed to day. Both the men sleep a Ereat part of the time and milk Js.

the only food they have taken thus far. DECISIONS HANDED DOWN In the Appellaxe Division of the Supreme Court. The appellate division of the supreme court to day handed down the following decisions Robert S. Livingston, appellant, vs. Edward moore, et al, respondent, uruer resettled.

In the mutter of the notltlon of Kdward P. Kaln vs. Stephen J. Stlllwell. Motion denied witnout costs.

L.u.cy, C. Howell, vs. William M. Hawkins, et al, appellants. Application denied.

Thoman Reilly "vs. Atlas Iron; Construction Co. Application denied. Cornelius Hurley as administrator, armel lont, vs. The New York and Brooklyn.

Brewing company, appellant, una tne urooiciyn Heights Railroad company, respondent. Motion for re argument or for leave to go to the court of appeals denied. Charles B. Magulre, appellant, vs. Christian W.

C. Dreher, respondent. Motion denied. Nicholas Pearson, appellant, vs. William and Edward Eggert.

al, respondent. Judgmenta afllrmed with costs. The Tradesmen's National bank' of the city of New York appellant, vs. John W. Young et al, respondents.

Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. MaryE. G. WIlkinB, respondent, vs. Ellsee Char lier, appellant.

Judgme.it reversed and new trial granted without costs of this appeal, Fre derlok W. Dunton ob nupervlsar of the town of Jamaica, plaintiff, vs. John F. Hume, defendant. Judgment for defendant upbn the agreed statement of facts without costs.

Clifford Miller, appellant, vs. Matthow J. Mc Keon and Harry C. Hart, respondents, Impleaded Thomas H. McLaughlin and Samuel Murdoch Judgment reversed and demurrer overruled With costs', with leave to defendants to answer within twenty dnys on payment of coats of the demurrer and this apiel.

Charles A. Hasselbrock, an Infant, respondent, vb. Nussau Electric Railroad company, appellant. Judgment and order unanimously affirmed with Nellie Caulneld, respondent, vs. the Jewelers' and Tradesmen's Life Insurance company of New York, appellant.

Order affirmed with costs and disbursements. In the matter of the appl'Iontion of Mary Bren nn, Rpecinl guardian, Patrick Drennan, administrator So much of the order as ie appealed from reversed, without costs, upon tthe rround that the order of the special term 16 Inconsistent with the order of this court on the previous appeal. Urania V. Welling, respondent, vs the Ivoroyd Manufacturing company, appellant Judgment afflrrmetl with cots, except that the order as to cokis Ifl reverwoil, with 510 costp ami disbursements, and motion granted with $10 cost Li, and euoh coets. and the cosxr of tho defendant as they may be raxed mutrt be o'pplled on the Judfftnem affirmed and suofr Judgment accordingly.

John Merrill, as executor, and truBtee of Hannah B. Merrrtt, deceased, appellant, vs. George Mer rltt, respondent Order allirmed with 510 eostn ami disbursements to abide the event; ptaiMlff to have twen ty days from the pervice of order' on this decision in wMeh to serve bill of particulars. atlclwel Remota, appellant, vs. the Guggenheim Smelting company, respondent Judgment unanimously affirmed with eofftB.

FOUND DEAD IN BED. Patrick Mackin 45 yearo of ago, was found' dead in his bod, at 9 o'clock this morning, at his home, 818 West Forty egvonth street, jiew York. Mr. Dingley Presents It to the House Amid. Applause.

SPECIAL RULES ADOPTED. The General Debate Will Begin on Monday and Last Four Days, After Which Amend ments May Be Offered and Briefly, Considered The Democrats Not United on a Minority Report and May Present Two. Washington, D. March 19 All the preliminary symptoms that tho houBo was about to plunge into the work before it existed, when the speaker called the members to order today. The desks were piled high irith the appropriations bills, which failed.

Chairman Dingley, of the Ways and Means committee, was in his place, as wore Mr. Cannon Of the appropriations committee and Mr. Henderson of.the rules committee. Immediately after the reading of the Journal Mr. Dingley, amid soine applause, reported the tariff bill.

Mr, Hailey of Texas bh behalf of the secured unanimous consent to extend until Monday the time in which the minority report may be filed. Mr. McMillin showed a disposition'to object to Mr. Dingley's request for the printing of additional copies of the hill and report unless comparative statement accompanied the bill. Unless this was done; he the bill would be unintelligible, as the duties in bo many cases were compounded.

There was a good deal of sharp cross firing between Mr. Dingley and Mr. McMillin, but it wos finally arranged that 5,000 extra copies of the majority and minority reports and also 5,000 copieB of tho comparative statement should be printed, Mr. Daluell from tho committee on rules, then preaonted the special rules under which tho house was ta operate during tho tariff debate. Tho rulos provided that the general debate should begin on Monday at 10 o'clock and' continue until and including Thursday, March 25, with night sessions, aftor which the bill should be open to amendment under the five minuto rule (committee amendments to have procedonco) until 3 o'clock on Wednesday, March 31, when the bill with ponding amendments should be reported from the committee of the whole and tho previous question should be considered as ordered, on the third reading and final passage of.

the The rule also gave leave to print for twenty dayB. Afr. Dalzell demanded tho previous question, which was ordered by a strict party vote, 103 to 180, the PopuliBts voting with tho Democrats. The rule governing debate on tho tariff bill waa adopted by a vote, of 179 to 132. Dissensions "haTe arisen among the Democratic members of the ways and moans committed which may result in tho presentation "of two minority reports on the'tarilT bill.

Mr. Bailey or Texas, who is at the head of the. minority of the oommittee, in' virtue bflbis position, will writo tho main report, but it ia not improbable that some of tho Democratic momDers will dacline to sign it. Mr. Bailey differs from hit Democratic colleagues radically on the subjeot of free wool and yesterday when Mr.

SIcMillin and Mr, Whoelor offorod amendments in the committee, tho former to place wool on tne free list and tho latter to make the maximum duty'coll'e'cted on woolB.not to exceed 75 per ad valorem. He voteb against the MoMilliri amon'dmont and declined to vote on that offered by Gen oral Wheeler. Mr. Bailey takes tho position that the Chicago platform by implication opposed free raw materials ana especially free wool, tho groat produot of the West. The plank in tho Chicago platform held that the tariff duties should be levied for purposes of revenue.

"Such duties to bo so adjusted as to operate equally throughr out the couutry and oiass or section." A now paragraph haB boen added to the wool schedule, of the tariff, bill by the. Republican members of tho committee, as Ori ontal, Borlin and similar rugs and mate and carpets woven whole for rooms, valued at not more than thirty oents por squoro yard, 15 cents per Square yard and 20 per cont. ad valorem; vulued at more than 30 and not moro than 00 cents par equaro yard, 30 cents and 20 per cent. valued at 00 cents and not more than 51 per square yard, 40 cents and 20 per cent, yahje.d at moro than $1 and not more than $2 80 cents and 25 per cont. more than per square 1,25 and y.O per cent.

0ATJGHT BY STBLKEKS. NEW WORKMEN IN LAWK'S SHOE FACTORY HELD PRISONERS. Were Intercepted on the Street and Taken to the Union's Meeting Place Rescued by Police. tlVilliam Lane, proprietor of the shoe factory at Fifth avenue and Sterling place, telephoned this morning to the police of the Bergen street station that several tho men whom ho has employed in tho places of those who went on strike recently had been stopped by the strikers while on their way to work, Uiis morning, and by threats compelled to go to the meeting place of the latter, Third avenue and Union street, and were there detained against their will, Campbell sent Sergeant Motcalf with a squad of men to the place. The police found a number of the strikers in the.

room keeping guard over Jose Tortura of 244 North Fifth street and Jose Tanners of 239 North Fifth street. They arrested four of the men, all Italians, and took them with tho prisoners to the station house. The workmen who wore arrested admitted that no violence had been used toward them by the strikers. The latter were held to await arraignment in the Butler street police court. Shortly aftor 7 o'clock this morning another arrest was made in connection with the strike, when John Cordao, one of the new workmen, was assaulted by Giusseppe Gar ruba of 92 Sklllman street, one of the strikers.

Cordao was not much hurt. The police say the strike has been thus far singularly free from disturbances. A SEARCHER'S LIABILITY. Question of His Responsibility for Title Argued. Before tho appellate court this morning former presiding justice "of the same court, Charles P.

Brown, appeared as associate counsel with J. Stewart Ross for plaintiff in the suit of Isaac Weil against Theodore E. Green, a real estate agent. In opposition were former Judge George G. Reynolds, fur many years presiding Judge of tho city court, and E.

W. Van Vranken. Tho suit was brought to recover damages alleged to be sustained by plaintiff by reason of the negligence of the defendant in examining title and falling to find that there was a mortgage of $7,000 and Hens for $14,000 on a piece of real property. Tho plaintiff alleges that he lost $2,000 loaned on the property as security, because It brought at foreclosure sale only $11,000. The defendant says that Well was not even an undisclosed principal in the transaction, and that the plaintiff was employed by JOBoph Weil, father of the defendant, who said he did 'not want to.iay for expenses of the regular search.

The defendant, with Joseph Weil's approval, got a mere memorandum of the mortgage liens on the property in one of the title companies. He says he was employed to draw up the bond and mortgage only and was paid only for that service. The case has been twice tried and on the first trial the Jury disagreed, ten being for tho defendant. On tho second trial the Jury found for $500 for the plaintiff, but were sent back to find a proper verdict, when they found absolutely for the defendant. Tho appeal by the plaintiff is from the Judgment and from the order of the court in sending the jury out.

The case Is of considerable interest to all dealers in real es tate. The punishment fits the crime when a man has nightmare in church. Continued From Page 1. men In. the police department as patrolmen ao far as right6 and benefits of promotion are' It is declared that the leader of the minority in the senate is somewhat disgruntled at the rather feeble resistance made by the assembly minority to advancement of the bill.

It is understood that when the matter comes up in the upper house a strong fight will be made under Mr. Cantoris leadership: Mr. Wagstaff's bill, placing the parks of SUngs county under the control of the city park department of Brooklyn and confirming expenditures made by Mr. Woodruff while park commissioner, was passed In the assembly during the morning, not without some little objection on the part of Mr. McKeown, hpwever.

After Mr. Wagstaff had explained the meaning of the bill, Mr. McKeown raised the point that the title was defective in that it referred to Kings county, whereas a portion, of the park land referred to was in' Queens county. "But Is all the property of Kings, as It has been purchased with the county funds," replied Mr. Wagstafl.

The speaker ruled against. Mr. McKeown and then the latter said, with emphasis: "This, bill, I may inform the house, will come over from the senate with the title amended to include Queens county." "Then you will have another crack at it," retorted Mr. Wagstaff, The vote was taken and tbi bill passed. Mr.

bill for the appaoiutment pf assistant dlstriot attorneys lh Kings was passed, also McKeown's bill, providing for the' establishment of an additional park in the'! Fifth ward. These bills were reported favorably by the senate cities commmlttee; Brennan's, grading and pensioning railroad employes on the New York and Brooklyn bridge, to be reprinted and recommitted; Brush's, giving the park department control of Union and other streets; Brennan's, providing for ooroplllng and, collecting historical records of Brooklyn. The assembly cities committee reported favorably Marshall's administration bill for, the improvement of Atlantic avenue; as suggested by the commission; Wieman's, making an appropriation Tor Brooklyn's participation in tho Grant monument dedication; Hughes' appropriating $500,000 for public school purposes; Cain's, fixing certain fire limits; Perkins', 'exempting Cumberland and other streets from railroads; Abell's, Ninth ward improvements; Soper's, Bedford avenuerail road exemption and also his Eighteenth" avenue exemption bill. Brennan's bill providing for payment of city employes effected by the cTVll service decision of Justice Keoghs, which was reached on third reading In the senate, was laid aside at the request of Dr, Brush for the purpose of amending it to include the county employes who have also been deprived of their, pay. Sena.tor Koehler.

introduce a bill which exempts Flatlanda bay, Grassy bay or any other openings or bays or the Inlets into such openings or bays, which run through Rock away inlet, from net fishing. The bill, If passed, will allow angling only in the waters referred to. Senator Wieman introduced a bill exempting Vermont avenue from Jamaica avenue to Eastern parkway from railroads. Brooklyn and Long Islandbills were signed Governor Black, a follows: Assemblyman McKncght's," 'to authorize' county judges, In counties of over' 125,000 papulattlbn, excepting Westchester, to appoint a county deteotive to serve for a three year term at annual salary of $1,500 and traveling expenses additional. Assemblyman Post's, providing that floating devices, boats propelled by hand and sail boats may be used in shooting web footed fowl in Long Island Great South Gardiner bay, ShJnnecopk bay and." Peyronie bay.

"Assemblyman Cam's amending the law relative to the pension roll of the firemen's insurance fund of Brooklyn. Assemblyman Parshall's, to amend the act relative to the common land fund of tie late town of Gravesend by providing that' the. moneys may be applied to the payment of oharges against the town Incurred prior to Its annexa'tion to and also providing for the appropriation out of, the. fund o.f for the bridge over Coney Island creek', frorh West Eighteenth street ta West Seventeenth street. Senator Wray'is, the Inipr.ove ment of sidewalks On Ocean avenue, Brooklyn.

(By the Associated Press.) There was barely a quorum present in the senate to day, but nevertheless quite a number of "bills were passed, all of which were of no importance whatever. The general order calendar was unusually large, but with Senator Oantor in the chair, bills were pro gressadat the rate. of three a minute until the i calendar was'dlsppseej of. "assembly "ha 'passed' Senator 'fills worth's bill to do away with the eapitol commission and to have the completed by a contract under the direction the state superintendent of public works, by a vote of 84 to 27. Mr.

Haviland Alludes to an Atlantic Avenue Bill Hearing. To tha Editor of the, Brooklyn Eagle: I just been informed that there was a hearing before the assembly committee in ihe matter of tho Atlantic avenue administration bill yesterday. This seoma to have been a trick, deliberately planned by the administration, which is seeking to confirm to Atlantic avenue in the railroad companies and to take $1,250,000 'from the people to help the Long Island Railroad company. No public notice was given of the presentation of the bill in the assembly and no notice given of any. hearing upon such bill to those known' to be opposed.

If Mr. Wilson knew of this hearing and did not notify his constituents, he Is somewhat to blame. I hold a telegram from Chairman Austin, saying that those in favor of the other Atlantic avenue bills may be heard next week. Any action by the committee on tho mayor's bill before hearing on other bill will be a wrong. Senate committee gives all a hearing next.

C. AUGUSTUS HAVILAND. Brooklyn, March 19, 1897. IDA BECKER RECOVERING. At St.

Catherine's hospital this afternoon it was said that Ida Becker, the voune woman who endeavored to commit suicide by drinking carbolic acid on the stoop of the house of Jacob bedelmeyer, at 47 Sklllman street, last night, would likely recover. Sho has refused to tell the sisters what led her to make the attempt and says that sho does not know any' of the people who live in the house at this address or what took her to this particularly part of tho city last night. At the House of the Good; Shepherd it was stated that the girl had been detained there six months and had been liberated on Wednesday last. She had been sent to the institution on some minor charge and her behavior while there had always been very good. A lettor was found in the girl's pocket bearing the name of Ida Ryan and anothor that of Thomas Reilly of Kingston, Pa.

It was thought at first that Ida Byan was the name of one of the sisters at the House of the Good Shepherd, but this 13 not tho case. The would be suicide had sometimes gone under the name of Ida Ryan. Her parents live in Maspeth, L. and Ida Is said to have left home about a year ago being somewhat wayward. As soon as she recovers she will be taken to the Ewen street police court for trial.

SURROGATE'S COURT. Surrogate's Court, Kings county, before George B. Abbott, Surrogate. Wills proved Hezekiuh S. Archer, John Barr, Mary Conklin, Edward antwell, Cornelia M.

Cunimnnn, llarnabus Carter, Alfred T. Frost. George F. Qeiger, Charles Hofer, Charles Hauber, KrnHt H. W.

llgen Julius M. Jagel. William Kincaid Marl" W. Little Uomlnck Monteverde. Catliiii lne Alurjihy Charles S.

MesKlnger (Plscatawuy, N. Hobert Martin (Westport, Henrietta Krone Paulson, Henry A. Patterson, John Qulnn, William Haiidolph, Murvln K. Hoblilnx, Hobert F. Swayze James Sherldun, Sarah Spratt, Bernhardt Steub ner, Christina waldenmayer.

Letter.i of administration wpre grunted on the estates of tho followlriK dweJiHud pert oily William De Veau, June C. A. Cummever, Mary A. Glllen, Catharine HodKkln. Itlchunl CVGrudy John W.

WrlBht, Cornelia Malks, Mui Lynch' Hernard Wlntermeyer, Frank Ie.ct?aji Nora" Frawluy, Alice Hand. Ann Hroud, RosMne Scha per, Peter II. lirodle, Funny Aaionson, al.so Known as Funnle Aronwon, Edith H. Parkhlll Su un U. Kinney.

William 1). Bpauhllne. John Ward, George lorett, Hhuiche T. Pumont, Henry ninBhof. Edward Field, Harriet fJutnton William L.

Cook. ThflmiiK Ferrow, Mary Cunningham, Michael O'Connor, Garrett Smith. Letters of Kunrdlanshlp were l.sHued on the persons and property ot Orue.j H. Thomas to Henrietta Thomas of Julia and Clara Alb! Alfred W. Merlam, of Bdlth Alllnon to Klllc It Allison of Albert U.

and Arthur M. Banks to Obadlah riunka. of Elijah Duffy to John 13. 'McCarthy, of Karl Woylaml, Clara A. and Jenny I.

Pfelffer to Oscar PfelKer, of Annie Catharine D. and Andrew G. Cornwall to Elizabeth Power, of Annie Donahue to Patrick rjono hue, of Genevieve. Barnum to Charles H. Bar num, of Mary, Kathy, Annie and Sophie.

Ant to Marie Ast, of Frederick, Lizzie, Magglo and Katie Grosz to Louis F. Grosz, of Elirobeth C. Emgelose to Lena Bngclafie. company pretty much of a monopoly of water supplies and provides that all other companies must contract with it. "Thl'S company," lie continued, "is at "present the' only one with which the city can lawfully contract.

It may make a contract with other companies, but only for a Jfrmired t.imeJ't. put them in. form, we have the ask tor tne cniei ot tne. up HOUSEKEEPING LINENS There isn't an unnecessary cent to pay for any; Linen and only goods of, pure flax. are.

allowed to enter the stock; So much for the every day selling. To day, we commence an unusual distribution of Housekeeping Linens. These Linens were gathered 'when makers wanted sales worst, gathered by the chief of our Linen Store in such lots as insured least prices. are regular goods perfecV excellent some of "them 'quite fine. But the prices are far below the normal.

TABLE LINEN At 56c yd. Substantial, full bleached Irish Damask, 68 in, wide. Almost a score of pretty patterns. It would be a. lucky stroke to get it at 75c under ordinary circumstances.

At: 75c yd; SplencTicf a'ality snow white Scotch' full' 68 inv wide. Five good' patterns. At St yd. Handsome bleached: Double Damask Table Linen, made for long service; 2 yds. wide.

A very positive bar gain. Several dainty patterns. At $1.25 yd. Beautiful bleached Flemish several new and exclusive sijft.and ejfl'gjOnisk' 2 yds, wide. Napkins" to match; 22" Sqr, do; "26 ia'.

DINNER SETS At $4 a set Bleached Scotch Damask Table) Cloths, 68x86 with one dozen 20 in. Napkins to match. Five good patterns. Other sizes at same rate. A tcSs set Fine double "damask bleaehed i 20 inr Napkins.

to match. designs. Large sizes at same rate. At $6 a set Fine bleached double damask Table Cloths, 68x86 and one dozen 24 in. Napkins to match.

Larger sizes at same rate. TOWELS A I2IC each Bleached, bordered hack Towels, Washed ready for use, iSx38Jii. At 15c each Extra heavy well Suck Towels, i8x36irij At 20c eaeh Fine, large grass bleached 1 Towels. At 25c eaeh Very fine, handsome, bleached huck Towels, made.of the beat yarns. All of generous size.

At 25c. each Fine plain white damaskr To.welsj three good patterns; knotted fringe ends. 22x46 in. At 35c eaph Finc, handsome, plain white damask Towels, jvith two of work" 6n Hemstitched. 22x so'ih.

FMirtU aifiinue aTid IVintli St. CONFECTIONERY The collection of Easter Novelties gathered by our representative on a recent trip through the Fatherland, is nioot JnVr InnAor, 'nil inA ir IJfnro '59T0 $15: French Fruit Glace, 5 Mixed Chocolates, 20c. ib. Sugar Eggs, 3P, 5c and 10c, Brownies, ioc, 25c and 50c Ilnxement. 2.1b.

Briok of Codfish Pioneer. Brand Baking Powder, lu'tely lb, Pioneer Brand Tomatoo's, solid can. abso meat, 12o Franco American Soup's, assorted. 2 60 rctits frois 'ittoyens, if reneti Cat. Peaches, ex.

heavy 6yrup', 14A; doz. Shrewsbury Catsup, Large 1 go Table Syrup In ancy California Breakfast ....80 Duryea's 0 lb. Starch in wood Fine" California Prunes 10" 31bs. Largo Bottlb of Plbklos 1)0 Large Bottle of 10c 3i lb. of Largo Head Klce 2)o Pineapple Cheese, full size Edam Cheese, foil cut too California per dpz.

...2 Jo Fresh. Strawberries, full. quart 25o Near Fldtbush Avenue. 877 Brooklyn. DID HE SELL OLEOMARGARINE? John C.

Villiams 'was arrostcil yesterday afternoon, 0. warrant iamioil. by. Justice by iin innpecior of tho stata dopar.tmc.nt of having sold oleomargarine as buttor to tho men of the United StatoH recoiving ship Yermont, lying at tho navy yard. Tho sale of ole'omargarino as blitto'r is prohibited by a steito law and the penalty for an infraction of tho law is very severe: Williams iH in bueineim'ftt '211' Soli Btroot.

Ho ploadoil not guilty and the hearing is adjourned for one week. "Suffolk County Says the Perkins BUT "Will" Injure Real Estat3 and the Oyster Industries. (Special to the Eagle.) Babylon, L. March It) The bill intro circulate petitions opposing such a harmful measure, T. J.

Kirk of the Patchogue Are department said: "I think according to the draft of water for so large a concern it would be so great as to lower the springs here. We have just enough water to supply Suffolk's needs apd 4s soon as that Is drawn away we will suffer accordingly. It all depends on what amount of water we use. Mr. Kirk, who is a practical says that wells in this vicinity which have not dried up in over fifteen years are now dry.

Some of these well' own riers are almost ruined by the lack of water." C. E. Rose, postmaster, Patchogue, said: "I am bitterly opposed to It. I thought that question was settled last year by our abla representative at Albany. Their work last year on this fatter was one of the best thlaga ever done at Albany for Suffolk county.

We can see the bad effect of taking Long Island's streams right in Queens county." J. J. Klrkpatrick, ex postmaster, 3ald: who lives In Suffolk should fight, the scheme, tooth and nail. Our represntatives at Albany should fight the scheme. It will be very harmful to us." Riverhead, L.

March 19 People here and elsewhere in Suffolk county are strongly opposed to the proposed bill to allow Brooklyn to come into Suffolk county for an additional water supply. The bill takes in Great pond and Howell's pond, two of the largest and most beautiful sheets of water In vicinity. An Eagle reporter interviewed several of the county officials and prominent citizens this morning in relation to the bill. All were of the opinion that Suffolk county should protest vigorously against the passage of the bill, which would prove a great detriment to Suffolk county. County Treasurer John Sperry said: "There Is no question that Brooklyn must get more water, and that soon, for I believe that Brooklyn will grow very fast under the greater New York charter.

Suffolk county "has a good many beautiful ponds and streams, 'but it needs all the water and has none to give to Brooklyn. The relief to Brooklyn would only be temporary, anyhow, and would do much damago to our county." Sheriff Benjamin B. Wood said: "I am opposed to the bill and to see what it would do for Suffolk county one only has to visit the places along the side in Queens County where vegetation had been stunted by the draining of the water for Brooklyn, robbing the soil of its moisture. Suffolk county needs all its water to enrich, its vesetation." District Attorney Walter H. Jaycox Wff should fight that bill vigorously.

It would do a great deal of harm Suffolk county, as It has In Queens county, where wells have been dried and even oyster beds affected by the drain of water for Brooklyn's supply. Then the supply would only be temporary and Brooklyn would soon again have to look for another source. Clerk WllMam Duyall Suffolk county has no water to spare and I am certain" you 11 find that all Suffolk county Is of one opinion regarding the matter. Supervisor Henry H. Terry Suffolk county would put up a great fight against the.

passage of the, bill. The board of supervisors had already expressed themselves In a resolution asking for the passage of the act preventing Brooklyn from going Into Suffolk county for its watelr Bupply. I am certain every member of the board would vigorously protest against the bill. Conferences in Relation to the MoNamee Conduit Contract. During the past few days there have been conferences between the mayor, controller, corporation counsel and commissioner of city works In reference to the water question.

Mr. Wurster said1 that one question was as to whether the controller should certify the McNamee contract for a street conduit, In order that a portion of the work might be dbfie an' from 6,000,000 to 10,000,000 gallons of water might be saved daily. In the.ab seace.of proper conduit facilities the quantity is now running to waste. Against the proposed certification was considered the necessity of city such as sewer, paving and other work. "I am willing," said the mayor, "to leave it to the commissioner, as he is better acquainted with the situation.

The point is whether we should issue bonds now for the conduit work or wait until August, when the. borrowing capacity of the city Will be enlarged by the new assessment." HAD A FEACTTJEED SKULL FUNERAL OF THE UNKNOWN MAN AT CONEY ISLAND STOPPED. Discoveries That Lead to the Belief That a Murder Was Committed. Tha funeral of the unknown man who was found dead on the sands at the foot of West Seventeenth street, Coney Island, on Tuesday morning, which was to have taken place yesterday, has been postponed until Dr, Hill of Conoy Island can make a post mortem examination under directions from Coroner Coombs. The delay of the funeral is made in the light of a discovery made by Roundsman Vaohrls of tho hc adquarter's bureau and Dr, Ward of Coney Island, who made a superficial examination of the remains at the suggestion pf the officer.

There were several circumstances which' led to a suspicion ohat the case was not merely one of accidental drowning. When found the bedy was on its face with the feet toward the ocean. Old residents of the island say that this is something unprecedented. When bodies are cast aBhore the head generally, and by some natural law, it is said, points seaward. There, was sufficient about the case to interest Roundsman Vachris, and with the natural instinct of a detective he went down to the island and made an Investigation on his own hook.

He found that, oddly enough, while the front of the man's clothing had been Maturated by the sea water the back of his cluthing was as dry as punk. That was suspicious. Then Dr. Ward made an investigation and found that the man's skull had been fractured just over the left eye. The depression was sufficient to allow of the admission of a man's hand.

It was strange that the fracturo had not been discovered before. On the strength of the doctor's discovery tho tuneral, which was to have taken place yesterday, was postponod and now a formal post mortem examination will be made Tor the purpose of determining exactly how the man came to his death. It la not likely that a person with such a fracture of the skull, allowing that it had been made before death, would have been drowned. From the appearance of the dead stranger It Is believed that ho was a German, and there is a theory that he was at the island to make preparations for renting some place of business for the ensuing seaon at the beach. There have been no inquiries for any person answering to his description as having been missing.

The police of the Coney Island product are now making an investigation. It is possible that the man was murdered and his bedy left on the beach to give tho Impression that It had been washed ashore by the waves. THE ODOR OBJECTIONABLE. A'protoBt will Hhortly bo presented to the mayoT, against the odorB which emanate from a liquorice factory on Plymouth strcot, between Bridge and Gold Htrcots. About two hundred residents of that locality havo siguud it, and Aldorraan Ouilfoyle called on the mayor to day, to arrange for a hearing.

Viae Bui Text Book For civil service candidates Is the Kaole Almanao. i'rfo Jfl cents. AUr. aucea ny Assemmyman i ernrins iu inuu the City of Brooklyn to appropriate for its Water supply of the principal streams of Brookhaven in Suffolk county has stirred groat opposition among the people of all parts of the FORMERLY A. T.

STEWART CO. Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Ninth and Tenth Streets, JTcw York. Assemblyman Carll S. Burr, bill last lvn. According to the pro viious of the bill all the streams in Assemblyman Burr's district, including the towns and Kiver head, are to be passed over.

The streams flowing from Belmont's pond, Phelps' pond and Smapawan's creek in the town of Babylon, and Connetquot river and other streams "flowing through the South Side club grounds And the wealthy men's estates in the towns Islip and Babylon are considerately skipped Bor a distance of twenty miles, while almost very brook on the south side of Brookhav on town and of the western section of Southampton and Great Pond and Howell's pond, which empty their waters into the Peconlc Ejyer.at Krverhead, is PIONEER CHICAGO BEEF CO. one of the greatest oyster growing sections on the south side of the island and the grow and dealers are accustomed to plant their oysters at the mouth oi' these brooks for several weeks previous to marketing their crop, in order to freshen and fatten them, I which is a necessary, The provision In the bill that the screams are only tn be appropriated near their mouths or openings Into the bay, the oystermen claim, would not make the measure less harmful ta their industry, while the residents along banks of the streams claim that under the laws of the state the fact that they were to be used as a source of supply of portable waier of a vtsi'ty would give the city authorities control over the streams throughout their, whole SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY ONLY. MEATS. length and all fishing and boating in or on the streams would soon be prohibited. The presence of these streams and right to use them, real estato dealers claim, adds largely to the value of south side property as a place of residence and thousands of dollars are spent annually by residents In widening and deepening them.

Senator R. H. Higbie of this village will unite with Assemblymen Burr and Post in opposing the measure. Assemblyman Perkins' bill caused a great deal of criticism. The general belief is that 'ft' will be harmful to Suffolk's" Interests "and every effort will be mc.de to prevent the bill becoming a law.

The following interviews were had this morning by an Eagle reporter: J. B. Swezey said: "It. Is a bad scheme. We see the dire effects of lirooklyu taking Queens county water.

If the City uf Brooklyn takes our water it will dry up our ponds. Our main streams are attacked. They say Lake Ron konkoma has no bottom. Why not draw from that unlimited supply. I do not see any rea son why the streams of the south side should, be drawn upon.

Better leave Suffolk alone. We all tin; water Imvp. A. H. Carman, clerk of Patchogue village, said: "I am 'tut 'tally opposed to such a "scheme.

It will ruin us forever. It will in lure our health and the beauty of the country. Ex. flnePhlladelphia Capons, por lb. 146 Ex.

fine Philadelphia Tiirkeys, por lb I60 Ex. fine Hind qr. Canada Lambr pet lb lidAo Best Porterhouse Steak, per lb lio Boat Sirloin Btoak, por. lb Kugar Cured Smoked Tonguo, lb taio Ex. fine Quail, one half $1,00 Dozen $1 90 GROCERIES VEGETABLES.

Finest Elgin Crearaory Butter, lh, 5 lbs SI, OO' Strictly Fresh L. Eggs, per dozen Gallon Can of Pure Maple Syrup 75e 10 lb. Kit of Mackerel Ex. due Imported Mushrooms 53o JLarge iJottle 01 Sherwood's Picklat. JUc PIONEER CHICAGO BEEF "It.

will not do Brooklyn any good If they go I 635 637 Fulton Street, Telephone No. MOTHER GETS THE CHILD. Juatioo. Bench in the ouprome court, Now York. to lay ilismiuaod tho writ of lmbcim cor pus, which William O'Callaghnn Boourpd.

a few dayB ago in order to obtain from wife tho custody of ihoir littlo daughtor JJuniiiq, aRod I 4 yearn. Tho O'Uallnghiin'u wore married in 1892 and. Bfrs, O'Callaghan says eho had to loavo hor nuaband rocently owing to his troatment of her. She then wont to livo with her mother Mrp. Julio.

Washburn whore dhosup ported herself and child by giving music, the length of Long Island to Point for our water. Brooklyn should go up the state, that is where the supply is to be found. What Is the use of the city sucking at our swarap, pilfering it with little drain pipes? will lose in ilie end." Malaga Smith, trustee Ilrookhaven town, said: "I have not given the matter considcra tlon. Did not know that the schome was on foot at present. I cannot f.c that it will hurt us any more than a pusnible injury to the lOyfeter a' In the bay." R.

S. Pelletreau said: "If the City of Brook lyn will come down here and, pay for the use of the water or what thoy uso let them eomo. As I read the: bill the ponds not bo drawn off, only the overflow will bo used the same as has been previously used by the mills situated.