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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 11.1000. MISCELLANEOUS.

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38(14 Chelsea. VACUUM CLEANER CO. 130 WEST 18TH STREET NEW YORK PLE1DS FOR PRQTEGTICN Shot a Man in Manhattan, and a Big Crowd Threatens. QUARREL OVER GAME OF MONTE. Mounted Policeman; Assisted by a Citi zen, Captured Fleeing Man Trouble in the Tenderloin.

In front of a large crowd yesterday after noon. William Mitchell, 41 years old, of 350 West Thirty-seventh street, Manhattan, was shot and killed in Seventh avenue, in front of the Hotel York, by Clarence Brooks, colored, 32 years old, of 200 West Thirty-seventh street. The latter was arrested only after a eh a no by a mounted policeman, who was compelled to draw his revolver to hold iu check a crowd of more than 1,000 persons who wanted to lynch the prisoner. According to the police, the non-payment of a bet made in a game of "monte" was the cause, ot the shooting. Mitchell was known in the neighborhood as "Gold Tooth Tacks." So far as the police can learn, the two men were in a saloon in Seventh avenue, between Thirty.slxth and Thirty-seventh streets.

In front ot use Baloon was a crowd of negroes and whites when the two men came out. They were disputing about the game. and, it is said. Brooks drew his revolver and fired at Mitchell. The first shot went through his body, and he ran across the street, closely followed by Brooks, who kept firing his revolver.

At the entrance of ttie Hotel York Mitchell tell and died instantly. The four other shots fired by Brooks wend wild, two of them striking the wall of the hotel. Immediately the crowd scattered in all direc tions. Brooks ran up Seventh avenue and turned Into Thirty-seventh street. Mounted Policeman George Frisch, who was at Thirty-ninth street and Sevenrh avenue, heard the shots and saw Brooks turning into Thirty-seventh street.

Frisch, spurring bis horse, started after him. The policeman drew his revolver and overtook the man In the middle of the block. Brooks, seeing that fhe policeman was at his heels, pointed his revolver at him. Frisch, however, Jumped from htB horse and pinned the man to the ground. Both struggled for some time in the snow, and Walter G.

Jones, a member of the Jones Contracting Company, in Union square, went to his assistance. The policeman and Mr. Jones finally subdued the negro and lifted him to an express wagon, which was standing in the street. A crowd, in f.ie meantime, had gathered and threatened to lynch the prisoner. Frisch drew his revolver and drove them back.

Several other policemen then came to his assistance and the negro was driven to the West Thirty-seventh street station. On his way the negro lay down In the wagon and begged the police to protect him. Great crowds gathered in the vicinity of the shooting and the reserves of the West Thirtieth and West Thirty-Beventh street stations were called out. Persons were driven into the bouses, and not until long after the shooting were the police taken away. Brooks was later taken to the West Thir.

tieth street station, where he was questioned by Captain Dooley. According to the latter, Brooks stated that be and Mitchell bad played Beveral games of "monte," and ho (Brooks) had lOBt. Not having any money, he was unable to pay Mitchell. The lattor quarreled with him, he said, and followed him to the sidewalk, where he said he told Mitchell to "take the debt out of his hide." Mitchell, be said, put his hand to his hip pocket, as if to draw a revolver. Brooks, thinking that he was about to be shot, drew nis own revolver ana nred.

Several witnesses to the shooting were de tained by the police, but were released after being questioned by Captain Dooley and Cor oner Hcnrader. HOOD FOR THE THIRD RAIL Deputy Commissioner Cozier Finds New Grievance in B. T. Administration. Deputy Water Commissioner Cozier said yesterday that he proposes to have the third rail on the elevated railroad line in Brooklyn protected by a hood.

The matter was brought to bis attention when the B. R. T. recently applied to him for a permit to Install the necessary electrical equipment on the Canarste and Rockaway Beach road. Mr.

Cozier has conferred with Commissioner W. B. Ellison and Engineer Wynkoop, on the third-rail proposition, and Is convinced that in Its present exposed situation the rail is a menace. He pointed out yesterday that in most cases in Manhattan the third rail Is covered and is on the inside of the track. In Brooklyn It is exposed and on the outside.

SILVER STABS' MASK BALL. The annual mask and civic ball of the Silver Star Social Club was held last night, at Stauch's Assembly Rooms, Coney Island. The organisation Is the oldest club In that end of the city, and Its affairs are always well attended. It was an Invitation ball. The committee of arrangements Included Thomas Cullelm, chairman; Philip Sehweickcrt and Victor Carson.

George B. Hall was floor manager and Joseph Fisher was assistant floor manager. The officers are: Joseph H. Squires, president; Joseph E. Burckhardt, vice president; Victor A.

Corson, financial secretary; David H. Bailey, recording secretary; Philip Schweickert, treasurer; Joseph Fisher, sergeant-at-arms. The trustees are Thomas Cullum. John H. Bailey, William Donnelly, Daniel W.

Bailey and Harry F. O'Brien. Georgian Negro Returns Home After Five. Years in Africa. Among the steerage passengers the Lucania yesterday were John Tucker, a rof-ored man, his wife and five children, who wore returning, disappointed, from Liberia.

Five years Tucker and his wife and their ton children went to Liberia, in a party of ft who thought they could succeed at cotton planting in. the Afri can republic. Four of the children died In Liberia of the fever common there, and another is siek. in a hospital In Liverpool. Like the rest of the party.

Tucker sold all his belongings, in Fitzgerald, Ga. to pay his way to Liberia and establish himself there, but when he reached the-country, he found it far from being a land promise. He says that cotton cannot be profitably grown in Liberia, because it is too wet there. He wus in wretched circumstances, and would probably havo perished there with the rest of his family. In time, had not the members of tho colored Baptist Church in Fitzgerald, which be belonged, clubbed together and raised enough money to bring him and his family back to Georgia.

Hereafter, he says, Georgia is good enough for him. TRYING TO SAVE THE FEES. New York County Sheriff Claims His Share of the Proceeds in Bankruptcy Cases. Additional briefs were forwarded yesterday to the United States Supreme Court, in Washington, by Maurice B. Blumenthal, counsel for the sheriff of New York.

In tho appeal taken in the Victor Audro bankruptcy proceedings. The question now before the court of Inst Condition of resort is one of particular Interest to both the sheriff of New York and the receivers and attorneys in bankruptcy, and Involves the right of the sheriff to havo hiB fees paid before property levied upon is turned over to the receiver In a bankruptcy proceeding following the levy. Judge Holt has already decided that the sheriff is not entitled to such fees, but the United States Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision. An application for a review of the question by the Washington court followed. Attorney Blumenthal has thus far succeeded in having the Court of Appeals decision followed in all proceedings, as the payments of the foes brings quite a comfortable sura to the sheriff in the course of a year.

Judge Holt and others think he is entitled to the fees. In practically all of the various stnte and federal courts of New York, the question has been raised in one form and another, but Attorney Blumenthal -has always succeeded in collecting the sheriff's fees, before the bankruptcy receivers could get control of the property, to the great dissatisfaction of the trustees and lawyers In the proceedings; hence tho carrying of the matter to the court of last resort for a final decision. Attorney Blumenthal is certain the Supremo Court will affirm the lower tribunal and that the sheriff will continue to collect bis fees as heretofore. THE RHODE ISLAND ACCEPTED. Quincy.

February 10 Official notice of the acceptance by the government of the new battleship. Rhode Island was received from Washington to-day by the Fore River Ship Building Company, at whose plant the warship was built. The Rhode Inland will sail Monday for Boston, where sloe will be formally turned over to the government. On her official-trial the Rhode Island attained an average speed of 19.1 knots an hour, the contract requirement being 19 FIREMEN GIVEN A BELL. (Special, to the.

Eagle.) Hewlctts, L. February 10x-The Hew-letts department' has been presented with a bell to be placed in the tower of the Are house. The bell was presented to 1he department by the Hewletts Junior Hose Company at a meeting of the department held on Thursday evening. The fund with which the bell was purchased was raised by the juniors through entertainments and subscript ions. TELEPHONE 9010 Cortlandt 9040-38th 9000 Mornlngslde 8020 Melrose ORDER HITS RATHER HARD Detective Chief Has a Fine Home in Flatbush Many Miles From His Billet BINGHAM'S CURIOUS POLICY.

Other Changes That Have Disturbed the Force Some Court Officers Set to Patrolling. Tucked away with a number of unimportant transfers sent trom General Bingham's office in Mulberry street to Brooklyn last night wbb one that seemed wholly unexpected. Captain Charles Formosa, ho only a day or two ago was relieved of the command of the Hamilton avenuo district and was sent to take charge of the detective bureau at local headquarters, was again shifted. He Is made, under the new order, to take a long Jump, to tho Bronx. Formosa Is now In command of the headquarters detective office in tbo Bronx, and the chances are that he does not like the job.

It was understood that Formosa, wnose larger experience aa a policeman has been in was quite' anxious to get tho Job ot bossing the Brooklyn detectives. Ho had been in charge of the Brooklyn squad before and he did good work there, but certainly no belter work than that done by Captain Patrick H. Harklns, who wa shifted tho other day to the command of the Hamilton avenue district. Captain Formosa apparently had no Mea until late in the afternoon of the impending change in his billet. He had been over in Manhattan during tho day, but If ho was told that he was to be transferred he did not even let his Intimates know It.

The np-parcnt policy of General lilnghara to send his officers lust far away irom uieir homes as ponstblo would seem to be carried out in the case ot rormooa. wuu una home In Flatbush. It 1b a far cry from lat-bush to the Bronx, but like a good soldier, Formosa Is not making any fuss Just now. He has Borne influence in Manhattan and ho may get a more desirable berth sooner or later, for' the command ot the handful of do tective sergeants who compose the detective bureau of the Bronx Is not considered a very high honor. Formosa place as me mu lyn detective corps will bo taken this morn ing by Sergeant jonn meouuiej, nuu iho heart of the Mulberry street dctoctlva bureau while Captain Stephen O'Brien was In general charge of the detective iorce.

McCauley was dotached last night from the Mulberry street service and was sent to Brooklyn. He la a man of experience and there is every reason to believe that he will do for Brooklyn it General Bingham give him a chance. There were other changes In the detective force In Brooklyn. Seven of the detective sergeants who were recalled last from duty in the precincts and were sent to swell tho ranks In the Brooklyn central dotcctlve office were transferred to Mulberry street last night. As they were all Manhattan men there will be no difference at all as fty as the Brooklyn force is concerned.

There wer' three additional men put on tho roster of the Brooklyn detectives, though Sergeants James McDonald, Jacob Van Wag ner and George "Walden. The first Is at present a. desk bolder In the anteroom lead ing to Deputy Commissioner O'Keeffe's officii; Van Wagner Is an operator in the police telephone squad and George Walden is on of tho confidential Investigators In the personal start of Borough Inspector Cross. It Is not likely that either of the three will be considered as a regular mem ber of the staff, and while they are on the roster of the detective office they will remain In their respective details. General Bingham, following out his policy of weeding out details, made at attack yesterday on some the court equads.

Ho picked out one man from each of the magistrate's courts In Brooklyn and Bent him to duty. The men who were thus disposed of are Patrolman Wise, sent to Classon ave nue; Hallou, sent to the Fort Hamilton station; Oerrity, to the Butler street station; Tolan, to the Vernon avenue station- Short. the Vernon avenue station; Flannigan, to the Bath Beach station; Byrnes, to the Rich ards street station; Schnapf, to the Hamburg avenue station; Hauret. to the Browns ville station, and Froehllngsdorf, to the station In Long Island City. The commissioner also transferred the entire squad attached to the Essex Market Police Court.

Including a sergeant, a roundsman and three policemen. Sergeant Joseph Ivory, who haa been In command of the squad ror more than two years, was sent to the Amity street station. Brookivn. and Roundsman William F. Sheehan to the East One Hundred and Fourth street station.

Sergeant James PoBt exchanges places with Ivory, and Roundsman William McKcnna succeeds bheehan. Some weeks ago District Attorney Jerome heard stories that there was grafting In the court, and he assigned two of his assistants and County Detective Reardon. to Investigate. The assistant district attorneys havo been at the court dally, but what was the result of their investigations was not re vealed. Commissioner Bingham, after announcing the transfers, was asked why thp entire squad wns tnken from tho court.

Ho gave one of his characteristic replies: "I havo nothing to say. Reporters told him of the graft charees. and one newspnner man ventured to snv that a would rest on every one of the transferred men. "Let the stigma stick. Blnghnm fairly roared: "let It stick." Further questioning avslled nothing, and the commissioner steadfastly reftmert to rilsrnsn the transfers.

It Is known that DIsMct Attorney Jerome and the pollee commissioner hive been get-tin on well together, and that their re- sneetle ofnees have been eo-operatln ever sine Bingham took command of the depart ment. LITTLE MESSENGER MAIMED. Eleven-Year-Old Minnie Metz, Carrying Dinner to Father In Factory, Loses Fingers in Cog-Wheels. Eleven-year old Minnie Metz has been carrying her father's dinner to his place of employment for years. She never lost i day.

When dinner time would come, wheth er at school or at play, Minnie would run home and got tho well filled dinner pail and carry It to the macaroni factory of Carl Buchold, at 129 Berriman street, where her father, Adam, Is employed. All the neighbors knew her and when she made her way at the blowing of the noon hour whistle yesterday none thought what was to happen to tne utile messenger. While waiting for her father to finish his dinner Minnie was In the habit of walk ing about, gazing with curiosity at the cum bersomo maonines, and more than once made her father start them for her pleus ur. Yesterday she was watching the big wheels and cogs move when her Utile fingers grasped the side of a machine. A scream ter rified the father, and he Jumped Into the machine room to find his pet hanging with her left hand caught between two cog wheels Ambulance Surgeon Albers was summoned snd rushed the girl to tho Bradford Street Hospital, where the four fingers of her left baud were amputated.

CARPENTER KILLED BY FALL. New London, February 10 Ellery McDonald, 26 years old, a carpenter, wus killed by th fall of a swinging staging on which he and two others were at work to day. William Hinltb was seriously hurt and George Menault had ono, tmug broken and Mauser Mfg. Co. GOLD SILVERSMITHS Continued Sale OF Sterling Silverware We will continue to sell this week, along the same lines and for the same reason as advertised last Sunday.

Sterling Silverware at reduction of 30 to 50 percent STERLING SILVER. Brown Betty Coffee Pots, silver deposit, were 1 4, now $10.00 Muffiniers 7.00 Lemonade Sets, silver deposit. 1 2 glasses and pitcher. were $58 per now 38.00 JEWELRY. Segar Cutler for vest pocket, $11 to $25.00 Latest Shapes in Gold Bar- rettes $6.00 to 35.00 Prompt attention given to jewelry repain.

CUT GLASS. Grape Fruit Glasses with gold band and line, doz $16.50 60 piece Set Rich Cut Glass Goblets. Saucer. Champagne, Clarets, Wine and Cordials; set 70.00 60 piece set, plain Optic Glass, bell shape; set- 15.75 STATIONERY. Valentine Novelty, Sterling Silver Bookmark, Heart Shaped $1.00 Perpetual Calendars, circular, all sterling silver 9.75 Desk Sets, sterling silver deposit, five pieces 26.50 Fifth at 3 1 at St, N.

Y. SAILED FOR PORTO RICO. Large Number of Passengers Left for Winter Tours to the Tropics. The New York ana Porto Rico line steamship Coamo sailed yesterday trom the foot ot Pacific street, for San Juan, Ponce and Mayaguez. She has on board about 136 passengers, most of them tourlatB.

Among them are Milton F. BoBech. Alexander L. Baird, the Rev. James W.

Cooper. Mrs. Jas. V. Cooper, Mrs.

S. S. Graher. Miss Julia Gross, Landon Gurlitz, D. B.

Holmes, Henry L. Marks, Edward T. Payne. Mrs. Payne, Eduardo Sains, Samuel O.

Storm, Mra. Storm, P. Schldtmayer, George F. Vreeland and Mrs. Vreeland, Theodore S.

Winans and Mrs. John D. Wood, of Brooklyn and New York. The Ked steamship Zulla left Pier 13. She carries a large cargo to Curacao, La-guayra and Maracalbo.

The Anchor line steamship Perugia sailed from the Union stores for Marseilles and Naples. She carries about 100 passengers and a cargo of grain and general merchandise. The Fabre line steamship Arablstan sailed from the North pier, Atlantic Dock, with grain and a general cargo for Marseilles. The Aros Castle sailed from the East Central pier for Cape Town and the East African ports with a general cargo. The Sloman liner Syracusa has sailed on 1 1 Qnllth Rtnill She will never be seen here again, as she has been sold to Furnoss, Withy and will probably be broken up.

The Ward line steamship Monterey sailed rrom rrenuce stores ior tiavaoa. one carries 150 passengers and a general cargo. TO ABATE SMOKE NUISANCE. Health Commissioner Darlington Opti. mistic After Tugs at Factories.

Through efforts of Commissioner Darlington of the Department ot Health, the smoke nuisance In the city, It is expected, will be soon stopped. Recently the Commissioner has made great progress in the matter and yesterday he stated that within a few months he anticipated having the smoke nuisance from tugs in the rivers and factories on the Jersey side entirely abated. Many complaints were died with the Com mlssioner about the smoke from the Glucose Company factory at Shadyside, N. which is opposite West One Hundred and Seventh street, Manhattan. The matter was taken to the courts and the Commissioner was reversed in almost every case.

In order to secure a conviction it Is necessary to have a specific complaint of a Bpeclftc nuisance, the complainant being compelled to swear that the smoke injured his health. In December ot last year. Commissioner Darlington made a complaint about the fac tory in New Jersey. Assisted by Assistant Corporation Counsel H. P.

Walker, the Commissioner found that even If the offense was committed in another state and it affected a person In this state, the persons committing the offense if served with papers could be held for the oflense. An order was then served on F. T. Fisher of the Glucose Company and a few days ago he notified the Commissioner that the nuisance was abated. Commissioner Darlington was very much pleoscd with the result of the case and when seen yesterday, said: "This means that we will continue the work and hope to abate tiie smoke nuisance In the city.

The tug boats In the rivers send out lots of black smoke which Is injurious to the health of the city and steps against this nuisance wtll be Immediately taken. Factories on the other side of the Hudson River will also be looked into." Some day next week there will be a EUbllc hearing on the trouble and the Commissioner stated that complaints will be heard from persons all over the city and Investigation made by his department. BBOOKLYNITES IN WASHINGTON. Eagle Bureau, 808 Fourteenth Street. Washington, February 10 The following residents of Brooklyn registered at the Eagle Bureau to-day: Mr.

and Mrs. P. M. Brotherhood, Mrs. G.

E. Weeks and Miss Cornelia Grlsmore. Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Kathrine E. Smith, Miss Anna J. Denny, Horatio J.

Smith. George A. M. Smith, Christopher Smith and Vhomas Denny. LIBEL SUIT CONTINUED.

Kingston, N. February 10 The examination of Stephen H. Abbey, charged with rr minnl libel, set for to-day before Recorder Groves, was adjourned until next Wednea-ctay. The Jo hi. Doe proceedings before the Grand Jury to discover the authorship of "Around Town." will continue, THE CONDITION OF FURMAN ST.

A Disgrace No Other City Would Toler-' nte Say Shippers and Steam-. ship Men. Superintendent John T. Dallas, of the Red Lino of which at Pir 13i- near Wall Street ferry. Is angry and disgusted at the wretched- condition of Furman street; He said' to an Eaglo reporter yesterday: "The condition of i Furman street, for years past, baa been a disgrace to the city, and aii outrage on the people, which could not exist in any other' large city In the It is the only avenuo by which fraight cmn be' trucked to and from several Important steamship- linns.

-What is its con dition? It Is full of deep A pipe sewer was dug, there last year from end to end, and the stones tumblfd In any way. There urn thousands of blocks piled along tho Furman Street. SidewalkB or scattered along the street. This' latter has not been cleaned since last winter. Iu wet weather it is covered with Inches of filthy mud.

In dry weather Is a lane or dust inches deep. "Right under the windows of our office a private sewer from the Heights vomits out Us contents. Our men have been made Be- riously ill from this cause. I have vainly appealed to the city authorities to connect this sewer with the city's system." John Arbuckle, discussing the subject, said: "I am but too Anxious to help out any. movement for the betterment of the waterfront streets.

The condition of Furman street is outrageous and I would suggest that the people Interested Join In an application to have the present state of affairs ennngca. certainly, anything that I can uu araw me attention or tne city authorities to the present conditions of tho water front streets will not be left un done." CurlotiHly enough some effort was mad, yesterday to clear the snow from Furman street. WILL INVADE SUFFOLK COUNTY. Constitutionality of Burr Act, Shutting Out Brooklyn From Water, to Be Tested. Tt was announced by Deputy Water Commissioner Cozier yesterday that by the end of next week tho city authorities will by some overt act have trespassed on Suffolk County In pursuit of a new watershed for this borough.

Such trespass is (infinitely forbidden by the Burr act, which forbids the entry of the city Into Suffolk County for this, purpose. Eminent lawyers hold that the act Is un constitutional, and Borough President Coler has at his own expense obtained an opinion bn the matter from ex-Judge Dillon. Mr. -Dillon Says 'the act contravenes tho or ganic law of the state. It is for the purpose pf having the constitutionality of the act passed on by the Court of Appeals that Mr.

Klllson and Mr. Cozier propose to invade Suffolk County Mr. Cozier does not subscribe to tho no tion that Brooklyn can furnish any water lor iib own use. WANTED TO "SAtT A BONE." 'Vernacular of Siverhead Youth Too Much National Bank (f-aeclM to the Englc.) Rlverhead, L. Feb.

10 A boy walked into the Suffolk County National Bank hero yesterday and wanted to "pickle" a dollar. To-Assistant Cashier Harry B. Howell be said: "Hey, I want ter 'salt' a bone. How does I git about it?" want to do what?" demanded Mr, Howell. "1 want trr 'soak' a dollar.

Want ter put It where it will stay put) want ter corn it so 'twill keep and maybe grow for me," was the elucidation. "Yer see, I ve saved a dol lar bill and thought I'd put it in th' said Mr. Howell, "I see. You want to staiH a bank aceount. You want the sav ings bank next door." And the boy left to lay the cornerstone of what may eventually make him a wealthy citizen.

HOSE CARRIAGE BAN OVER HIM. (Special to tho Eagle.) Jnmnlea, L. February 10 While run nlng to the Are in Daniel Pearsall's apart ments, a few evenings since. Christian Stevenson, of the Merrick road, Queens, fell and the wheels of the bose carriage passed over him, fracturing the right leg. He was taken to his borne and will no doubt bo con fined to his room for several weeks.

A. M. E. CHURCH CONFERENCE. Tho Rev.

Dr. John M. Proctor, the no presiding elder of the Long Island district of tho African M. E. Church, held the quarterly conference of the Poyne Memorial A.

M. E. Church, the. Rev. Thomas Chase, pns- tor.

lost Tuesday The reports showed that the receipts for the quarter were over fMl and that theio was au Increased tumbersnip. cu- BUILDING FUND AIDED. $75 Added to That for New Sunday School Room for Richmond Hill Congregational Church. (Special to the Eagle.) Richmond Hill, L. February 10 A dem onstration grocery sale which began on Thursday in I'nion Congregutional Church.

Oak street and Orchard avenuo, concluded last night with fair results. The receipts were $75. which will be added to the fund for building a new Sunday sehool room. About tb.OOU is needed. The Sunday school, consisting ot 320 scholars, baa been compelled to uho a part, of tho church on Sundays, its present school room being Inadequate.

The scholars pledged themselves to raise 1.000 and one-half that amount has been rnlsed. The balanco will be secured by subscription. The sale was conducted under the auspices of the Bible Class. The dialrroan of the managing committee was Mrs. W.

E. Roys. On Saturday, February 17, tho Mary and Mnrtha Society will conduct a cake sale for the purpose of obtaining money to furnish articles for a fancy table at the coming church fair, April 26 and 27. IN HONOR OF ROBERT EMMET. Stapleton to Speak and Coler to Preside at Meeting in Bijou Theater, February 25.

The Clan-na-Gael of Brooklyn and Queens will celebrate the birthday of Robert Emmet, Ireland's political patron saint, at the BIJou Theater, on Sunday evening, February 2D at 8 o'clock, with a programme attractive and varied. Borough President Bird S. Coler will preside at tbo meeting and the oration on Kinmelt will bo delivered by Brooklyn's local orator, Luke O. Stapleton, whose sympathy with his subject and his well known genius as a sneaker will make his effort one ot the best. John Devoy, the well-known Irish Nationalist of New York, will present his argument In favor of physical force as the true remedy for Irish grievances based on the falltiro of Parliamentary agitation as Indicated In the programme of the Liberal party recently elected to the control of the British Government.

The occasion will be availed of by tbo Clan-na-Guel as demonstrative of the return of a large body of Irishmen to the principles of their party, who have heretofore given their adheBlon to the Parliamentary party and for this purpose delegations from New Jersey, Philadelphia, New Haven and other cities will be present to confer on a future line of action. The programme will bo Interspersed with Irish music nnri songs by MrB. Helen O'Don-nell and Edward O'Mahoney, as well as by an exhibition nt traditional Irish dances by tho prize-winning teams of the Brooklyn Quelle League and the Phllo-Celllc Society. Reserved seat tickets may be obtained at the box oiliee of ItufBIiou Theater on Friday and Saturday preceding the entertainment. au well as on the day thereof.

GAVE A "SING SING" BAIL. Novel Idea Carried Out by Bellwood Pleasure Club. Hod's Hall, Liberty avenue and" Wyona street, looked more like a prison than a dancing place last night. The gray walls of a prison and the striped suits of tho dancers did not keep t'jo members ot the Bellwood Pleasure Club in a gray study by any means. They chatted, laughed and danced, despite tho gloomy appearance of the place.

The club, to be original, hit upon a plan to hold a "Sing Sing" ball, and fitted up the plnco to suit the name. Instead of lloor managers there wore "guards," "keepers" and "trusties." The ofllcers of the club aro: George Lie Castro, president; Chnrles Kreuger, vice president; J. Franks, financial secretary; F. Hlrseh, wording secretary; Edward Wolsey. treas urer; Trnpant.

floor manager; A. Moodbe, assistant manager. WELCOME COUNCIL'S BALL. Welcome Council No. 703, Royal Arcanum, celebrated Its twenty-third anniversary by holding an entertainment and reception In Arlon Hull Friday night.

Over a thousand persons were present. The dancing continued until morning. The ofllcers are: Regent. Albert E. Mead; vice regent, George W.

Rockleln; orator, Charles K. Lloyd; secretary. F. J. E.

Krucger; collector, Robert K. Newman; -treasurer, Adam H. Smith; chaplain, William Wldnali; guide. William O. Osborn; warden, George V.

Grimm; sentry, Thomas Wyant; trustees, R. L. Scharf, A. Denham and William H. Priestley.

MUSIC AT THE TEMPLE. In the Baptist Temple, the Rev. Dr. Cortland Myers, pastor. Third avenuo and Sehermerhorn street, the following musical selections, under the direction of Professor Edward Morris Bowman, will be sung this evening by the Temple Choir, assisted by the Temple Orchestra: Organ and orchestral prelude, in A major, Schubert; "Fling Out the Burner," Veuua; "Unfold, Ye Portals." Gounod; "Now tho Day Is Over," Barnby; orchestral selection.

Pilgrims' chorus, Wagner: organ and orchestral post hide, Gloria In Exeelsls Deo, Mozart. Soothe the throat and stop a hacking cough. A safe and Soli only in pouts. JILTED BY BENSON, GILES EXPL Promised to Marry Him Only if He Would Quit Drinking lor a Year, and He Didn't SUING HIM ON $10,000 TRUST. Estate Belongs to He; Little Boy Sha Has Levied on Hardware Business to Protcot Herself.

Mrs. Jessie Underbill Giles, of 111 Henry street, feels that she hos paid the penalty of reticence prescribed by her lawyer, lit having the statement published to the wol'M that she refused to Bay whether she was o( was not Jilted by Chnrles O. Benson, ot Rotelle. N. She realizes that the natural implication or inference would be that sh had been Jilted.

She considers that a pub lication ot her denial Is only fair, now that ber lips are unsealed. Mrs. Giles Is an attractive, graceful woman, and Is temperate In her statements even rm a matter so aggravatlngly personal as this. However, she does not Intend to be misunderstood a second time. Sbe said to an Eagle reporter late yesterday afternoon: "My friends will naturally wonder about tho 'Jilting' story.

It Is not true, and I am anxious to have It corrected. "I did promise to marry Mr. Benson, If ho would quit drinking for a year. In flvo months he was drinking as heavily as ever. Of course, the promise waB off.

After two months moro ho came to me, this was only a few days beforo his disappearance, simul taneous with the disappearance of Jennie Leonard from Roselle, and asked me to giva or lend him $G0. I refused. He made, I understand, tho same request of bis partner, and was refused there also. "I am informed by tho proprietor of the Van Court Inn, where Benson had been living In Rosello, that the man alleged to hira about this time that in a few days he was to become my husband. The object of this, of course, I can only guess at, "Then came the disappearance of the Leonard girl, and that of Mr.

Benson. Nobody seems to have any idea where Benson Is now. But I am told that a man clalmiuft to be Benson telegraphed on December 23 to the Van Court Inn, "Toll Miss Leonard's motner that It's all right, and we are mar- 1 am also Inforuied that the records. of the Manhattan Health Department show a certificate indicating that BenBon and the Leonard girl were married at the Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church on January 11, 1906. Where they have gone is, ag I have Intimated, au absolute "Hnnson did have chitrge of an estate belonging to my little boy, now 12 years old.

1 have a suit ponding against him foe approximately 110,000. To protect mys'lf. I bave levied on the business, the hardware) business alluded to in tbe story printed in the Eaglo this afternoon. "Under all these conditions. It Isn't pleasant for a woman to have people aceept the Idea that Bhe has been 'Jilted': now Is It?" The Underhlll family was very well known for its almost lavish entertainment of guests nt tbe old Conklin mansion, in Bahylou.

I. Mrs. Giles, the daughter of William F. Uaderhlll, a former hotel proprietor there, came North and lived with her mother and sister there, after the dfalh ot her husband in Florida, about ten yours Her siatur. Louise Underbill, alter she became Mrs.

Edward F. Buck, wus almost as fuuilltar a figure In Babylon as Mrs. Giles. MrB. Buck's marriage was kept secret from the public from the 17th of August, when It took placo, till the -'1st.

of March, 1901, when it was announcod by an advertisement in the Eagle. The only explanation given was that Dr. Buck, a son of Dudley Buck, the composer, had Just, reeeived his diploma as a physician and desired to get a footing In his profession before setting up an establishment. The Buck-Underhlll marriage, according to the records, took place In ihe Protestant Episcopal Church in Asbury Park, N. J.

The rector, tho Rev. A. J. Miller officiated. For a long time after that the bride lost trace of the bridegroom.

Then she heard ot him at Worcester, and la Bridgeport, Conn. Then he became a traveling salesman for a drug house and was lost again. It was after that that tho delayed news ot th marriage was given out. CELEBRATED 70TH BIRTHDAY. Mrs.

Sarah E. Wood's Anniversary IS Plensantly Observed. Mrs. Sarah E. Wood held an Informal reception Thursday, at her home.

In honor of her "0th birthday. A large number of her friends and relatives attended. The evening was pleasantly spent listening to vocal au I Instrumental selections and dancing. The parlorB were decorated with flowers and American flags. Among those present wore: Mr.

and Mrs. George Head, Mrs. James VIcLeer. Mrs. Henrietta Morel, Mrs.

L. ilklus. Dr. anil Mrs. A.

Von der Luhe. Mr. and Mrs. James II. Wood.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gordon.

Mr. ami Mrs L. Mr. and Mrs. W.

II. Wood, George Wood. T. Wood. Miss Lens, Wood, Bertram I Roy Wood.

Miss Margaret Wood, Le Roy Gordon. Miss Henrietta Gordon. Milton McCleneghan, A. P. Flsglor, .1.

Gamges, Mr. and Mrs. H. Head, Miss M. Gamgo, Mrs.

W. Boll, L. Hell, Mr. and Mra. William Gawges and Mrs, Waterbury.

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