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a 8 the THE BROOKLYN EAGLE. NEW YORK. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1907.

GOVERNOR SHAKING UP ALL THE DEPARTMENTS Politely "Requests" Reports Which Must Show Every Detail of Work and Expense. HAS SENT SOME BACK AGAIN. The Kelsey Episode Only the Beginning of a Strict 1 Housecleaning at Albany. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany. February 9--It begins to look as if Albany would continue to be one of the active news centers in the United States for several months at least after the Legislature of 1907 adjourns.

The Hughes administration, which has up to now been emerging from a nebulous, uncertain something that the publie at large knew very little about, is rapidly assuming definite shape and the outlines it is beginning to show. vaguely, it is true, but with daily increasing, distinctness and certainty, appear, to be those which presage an al -year activity. can now be predicted with some confidence that many of the more important steps. toward a general and ultimately complete reorganization of the machinery of state government will be taken after the adjournment of the Legislature. It is the general belief of those who have watched events closely that there will be a continuous activity with the center in the executive chamber.

and that there will be no spring or summer quiet, such as Albany has been accustomed to in other years. Viewed from the administration standpoint the decision of Otto Kelsey to insist upon a hearing before he vacates an office for which he is considered unfit, is but au incident and one of a series of incidents which the administration is prepared for. The Governor's position, which he has taken very deliberately and very carefully, is that the people of the state have chosen him to be the executive head of the state goverument; that they have done so on his promise to do everything he can to set wrong things right. Believes That He Is Responsible. In accepting the office he believes that he is responsible in the fullest sense for the carrying out of the promise.

With the assumption of this responsibility, and he has assumed it unquestioningly, he believes there comes to him the right to select his own instruments of administration, and he believes that public opinion will sustain him in this right to select the men he wants. Under this construction his statement that he intends to make direct appeal to the people. whenever the need arises, assumnes a new meaning. It is stated on high authority that the Governor has no intention to become embroiled in any political fight grasping for this or that man or body of men to obtain the necessary number of votes in this or that assemblage or committee, but will always rest his case on the good will and support of the people of the state, assuming this support will be given as a right which he believes the people gave when he accepted his responsibilities. This statement has been made not as applying especially or specifically to the case of Kelsey, but to all cha 'ges which the Governor may determine that it is necessary to make in cleaning, repairing and strengthening the machinery of the state administration.

What those changes will be 110 one can predict at the present time, because the man who intends to make them has not yet set his mind to the task of finding out, or at all events, has just begun. And this consideration has persuaded the close observers here that time of happenings can hardly be limited to the session of the Legislature. but must extend itself over the entire year, probably with greater activity so far as reorganization is concerned after the Legisiature adjourns than before. The Governor Makes a "Request." welfare. The Kelsey Case an Illustration.

Governor Hughes has requested, "requested" being a polite term for "ordered." detailed reports from all the state departments. There was at first some misunderstanding about what the Governor meant by "detailed reports." One or two of the department heads had statements drawn of their financial status, the number of men employed and the data of like character, which were all matters of public record. They sent these to the Governor within a few days after the requests were made. They were sent back with polite notes that they were not what the Governor wanted, and whether by direct communication from the Governor or in some other way, it soon became known that what the Governor wanted from each one was a report covering not only the present condition of each department. but containing as well, in as concise and clear a form as possible, an explanation in detail of how the department was being run, how its employes were doing their work.

what results were being obtained, how the state money was being spent and where economy of time, money or energy was possible. Although it was not even hinted in the request from the Governor it became clear when the different heads of departments took time to think it over that what was asked of them was a full account of their stewardship. in a word a justification of themselves and their methods as parts of an emcient and economical administration in the public The Kelsey case is valuable as an illustration. So far as is known of personal dishonesty has no charge ever been made against Kelsey. Up to the time when it became known that Kelsey had been asked to re resign the report from his department had not been made.

Since then the Governor and Kelsey have refused to discuss "insurance matters." and it is not known whether the report has been submitted. It is the very strong belief. however, that when the time comes for Governor Hughes to request Kelsey's removal and explain his request to the senate, the brief against Kelsey will be based on things he failed to do and not on things he did. Among the departments from which reports have been requested are those of banks, insurance, forest, fish and game, prisons, the fiscal supervisor, public printing. the state controller and public charl'ies.

Commiasioner Whipple, of Forest, Fish and Game, and Fiscal Supervisor Bender are the two heads of departments commonly believed to be on tenter hooks at present. But it should be said that the replacement of the head of any department can only be a preliminary step to a complete reorganization. Governor Hughes is admittedly a man of infinite capacity for work. But even with such a man the digestion of all the facts relating to the administration of all the departments of the state must. it is believed, be a matter of months rather than weeks.

That it is the intention of the Governor to digest the facts before beginning the proposed reorganization and is the belief of those who know his mind best. Under these circumstances it is clear that there will be more going on in Albany during the spring and summer than Albany is accustomed to. LECTURE BY DR. CADMAN. The Rev.

Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, pastor of the Central Congregational Church, lectured last night on "Life in Modern Babylon, in chapel of Emmanuel tist Church, St. James place a and Lafayette avenue. The lecture was given for the benefit of the Welcome Methodist Church, in Classon avenue, near Lafayette avenue, which is supposed to be the smallest church building in Greater New York.

The chapel was Alled with members of both churches. MR. WALMSLEY REBUKED. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: read with surprise the article in your paper by Sidney C. It 19 past belief that 4 man could be small enough to go to such lengths as be has in an effort to prevent the woman ting in the same grade as himself from receiving the -same salary.

If be represents the type of men in our schools, a taxpayer, say the fewer men in the system the better. would not knowingly have a child of mine, for one day, under the influence of such an sincere, narrow-minded individual as he has written himself. TAXPAYER. Brooklyn, February 9, 1907. VISIT EAGLE BUILDING.

Students of Miner's Learn How Newspaper Is Printed, Thirty-three students of Miner's Business College, Hancock street and Patchen avenue, visited the Eagle Building last night. They were shown through the various departments from the tower to the sub-cellar, and learned much about the printing and circulating of a modern newspaper. Among those with the party were: M. D. Reid, Alice Schoenbuger, Lucy Stumm, Geneva Conklin.

Edna Driscoll. M. F. King. F.

L. Haase, M. Tapolow. Mattie Davis, Ruth Berek, F. R.

Reid, R. R. Brown, P. Gomega, H. A.

Voleker, William Joost, Fred Dose, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clark, M.

L. Miner, R. 1. Longley, Marie Joeger, Florence Johns. Genevieve Mahoney, Minerva Helling, Edith Thompson.

Alvina Kapff, Anna Smith, Beatrice Knudson, Viola Albrecht. Gertrude John. Emma Nesbitt. Clotilda Buchanan, Belle Grant, Minnie Fromm and Anna Walsh. HUSBANDS GET DIVORCES.

St. James and Brooklyn Men Freed From Their Aileged faithful Wives. (Special to the Eagle.) Patchogue, L. February 9-Two divorce cases came before Justice Jaycox in special term here to-day, both of which were uncontested. An interlocutory decree was granted to Isaac D.

Jewell, of St. James, from his wife, Ella Jewell. Jewell testified that he married his wife in 1880, and that they had not lived together for the past sixteen years. He said he had not discovered her infidelity in that time until two years ago, when his two daughters and son told him of the fact. Edith Zeifert and Clara Muller, married daughters of Jewell, gave evidence on which the decree was granted.

Allen Jewell, the son, verified an incident of sixteen years ago related by the daughters. The children and father said they do not know the whereabouts of Mrs. Jewell. Abraham J. Berman, of 1212 Beverley road.

Flatbush, was granted an annulment of his marriage to his wife, Ella J. Conklin Berinan, on the ground of fraud. He said he married his wife in September of last year, and that last month she gave birth to a child, the father of which, according to her affidavit, was Horatio Palmidere. Her letters and statement were introduced in court. Mr.

and Mrs. Berman were employed in a store in Poughkeepsie for some time prior to their marriage, he first. meeting her there. Christopher Springer identified Mrs. Berman's letters and gave corroborating evidence.

Under Sheriff Horace A. Hoffman, of Poughkeepsie, told of having witnessed her statement when the child was born. Mrs. Berman is now living in Forest Glen, N. Y.

OBITUARY NOTES. Abram Abrams, a veteran of the Russian Army, and of late employed as Russian interpreter in the Lee Avenue Police Court, died early yesterday morning at his home. 892 Park avenue, at the age of 60 years. He came to this country 20 years ago and has resided in Brooklyn ever since. Mr.

Abrams is survived by a wife and several children. Katherine L. Grant Graham died Friday at her home. 294 State street. She was the wife of ex- Detective Sergeant Henry Graham.

Besides her husband. Mrs. Graham is survived by sister, Mrs. Higgins, 163 Court street, and a brother. Edward W.

Grant, of 1255 Hicks street. Funeral services will be conducted today at her late home. The interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Richard O' Byrne, 59 years old, of 8 Kister Court, Coney Island, died at his home late Friday afternoon. Mr.

O' Byrne was born in Ireland. and had resided in this country for 48 years. He is survived by three nieces and a nephew. Funeral services will be held Monday. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mildred Conlon, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Conlon, of 238 Wyckoff street, died yesterday at her home. She had a wide circle of friends. Funeral services this afternoon will be private.

Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Funeral services were held yesterday noon over the remains of John Collins at the home of his son. John Collins, 97 -Pioneer street. Mr. Collins, was a resident of Brooklyn for 60 years.

His son is a policeman attached to the Hamilton avenue station. The interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 9. o'clock this aiternoon for Abraham Washington Besthoff. who died Friday at his home, 530 Kosclusko street.

Mr. Besthoff was a member of the Royal Arcanum and several other benefit associations of the Eastern District. Funeral services were held last night over the remains of William H. Eden, who died Thursday, at his home, 1069 Bedford avenue. Mr.

Eden had condueted a dry goods. establishment in the Bedford section for many years. This afternoon, at 2 o'clock, funeral services will be held over the remains of Mary Eleanor Clay. widow of Dr. George Clay, at her late home, 520 Nostrand avenve.

Edward J. Bracken died Friday night, at his heme, 158 Russell street, in his 46th year. Mr. Bracken was a member of St. Anthony's Church.

in Manhattan avenue. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, This morning, at 10:30 o'clock, the funeral services of Sadye Schleimer. wife of Max Schleimer, will be conducted at her late home, 550 Decatur street. The members of the Schwersen Association.

of which the deceased was a member, will attend the funeral in a body. G. N. INJUNCTION ARGUED. Counsel for Great Northern R.

R. Attacked Proceeding--Minnesota's Attorney General Defended State. legislature. THE RETORT DIRECT. St.

Paul, February 9-The Supreme Court heard arguments to-day in the suit of the state against the Great Northern Railway Company, in which AttorneyGeneral Young recently secured a temporary injunction in the Ramsey County District Court, restraining the issue of $60.000,000 additional stock by the road on the ground that the Great Northern failed to get the consent of the railroad and warehouse commission before announcing its intended stock issue. F. B. Kellogg and W. R.

Begg appeared for the railway, Attorney General Young for the state. Mr. Kellogg made the openIng address. He attacked the proceedings upon the ground of public policy, claiming that the legislature did not have the right to delegate its power to any commission. All the railroad and warehouse commission could do was to carry out the laws that have been enacted by the legislature, he said.

Attorney General Young, for the state, declared the courts stand as a bulwark to protect the public against any such watering of the stock as he said this was. He said that the law that compelled the roads to first obtain the consent of the state railroad and warehouse commission was clearly constitutional. The law creatting the railroad and warehouse commission was legislative and the power given the commission was one of delegation by the A United States sailor who had served through the Civil War and, despite years of drill, was bent in the shoulders and rounded in the back, was passing along Church street in Liverpool one day when his ship was lying in the Mersey. Along came two smart young Tommy Atkinsstraight as ramrods and gorgeous 111 new uniforms--who thought to have some fun with the old Yankee ma "Jack, ahoy!" cried the youngest and smartest of the two, "what are you carrying on your back?" Back came the answer. quick ag a shot: "Bunker Hill." And the Tommies pursued their way with chastened Lippincott's.

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Fifth Ave. and 19th New York. Brookin Store Open Saturday Evenings. READINGS BY BACHELLER. Author and Novelist Entertains Packer Chapter of Schools Settlement Association.

A large gathering of the members of the Packer Company of the Schools tlement Association and their friends sembled in the chapel of the Packer Institute on Joralemon street last night and enjoyed a programme of readings given by Irving Bacheller, the author and novelist. In addition to the selections scheduled, Mr. Bacheller gave a recitation of a writing by him when a member of the "Lantern Club." It concerned the love of two old connoiseurs for a Stradivarius violin. The other selections were: "Dr. Bixby's Visits to the "The Trip to Blueberry Lake." "The Story of a Passion." "An Unpublished Chapter in the History of Eben Holden," "His Inimitable Poem 'In the Red' "A Love Seen from 'Eben and Death of Silas Several musical selections made up the rest of the programme, after, which a reception was tendered Bacheller in the library.

The members of the Packer Chapter are: Ruth C. Benedict, '02, president; Katharine I. Westerveit. '03. vice president: Adella E.

Potter, '98. treasurer; B. Lardner, '05. recording secretary; Margaret Van Wyek, '95, corresponding secretary; Lucile Abbey, Ella Louise Adams, Jessie R. Balston, Edith E.

Bowne, M. Elizabeth Blake, Alice M. Blanke, Helen Burns, Theodora B. Dennis. Elsic Fuller, Liberta Jahn, Anne T.

Lane, May E. Marckwald, Mrs. Charles C. Putnam, Marguerite W. Pritchard, Edith C.

Richardson, Florence Uptegrove, Sara Walker and Mrs. Alfred E. Widmann. The patronesses of the occasion were: Miss Julia B. Anthony, Mesdames Horatio M.

Adams, John Anderson, William Russell Adams, Havens Brewster Bayles, Joseph Bates, John M. Blake. George G. Brooks. John B.

Byrne, John Henry Benediet. James C. Church, Henry Conkling, W. D. Childs.

Charles N. Chadwick, Fred. Chester Cochen, H. Edward Drier, Alfred T. Davidson, Augustus P.

Day, C. E. Donnellon. Edgar Dennis, A. Eilers, William F.

Fuller. Charles W. Frazier, William l. Gelston, Edward T. Horwill, Robert.

L. Hall. C. W. Hand.

W. C. Humstone, Louis Vaughan Hubbard. Calvin Edwards Hull. Charles B.

Hewitt. F. E. Kneeland, William F. Knowles.

William Blythe Lane, George Martin Luther. John Eadie Leech. F. L. Mathews.

J. B. Meserole. Charles A. Murphy, Robert V.

Matthews, Augustus V. Markwald, D. C. MeEwen. Archibald C.

Walter Nichols, William Nichols, L. Nissen. Kenyon Parsons. Elizabeth H. Perry, Willard H.

Platt. George F. Roberts, Chester Ingersoll Richards, Victor A. Robertson. Eugene Benton Reynolds, A.

G. Stone. Horatio S. Stewart, Charles A. Schieren, J.

L. Truslow, Richard Walker, Timothy L. Woodruff. J. P.

Warbasse. Eugene Alfred Widemann, Frank L. Wing, Frederick W. Wurster, S. D.

Webb. Walter Tallman Westervelt. William H. Zeigler, Cornelius Zabriskie, and the Misses Mary H. Burrell.

W. Coghlan Fitzpatrick. Charlotte Leech. Maud V. Nelson and Harriet P.

Packer. WASHINGTON LIFE INS. CO. Favorable Showing Made in Report for the Year 1906. The Washington Life Insurance Comof New York.

John Tatlock, president, has just published its report for year ending December 31, 1906, which shows that the total income of the company for the year was $3,439,947, included in which is $246,238 premiums on new business and $2,067,733 renewal premiums. Interest received amounted to $529,410 and rents $364,475. The disbursements to policyholders were $2,038,796, and the total expenses of the management ale 3545,387. The balance of income over disbursements was $637,870. The assets of the company now total Of the assets $6,379,171 are invested in real estate, $4,443,100 in bonds nd mortgages, $5,237.174 in stocks and onds of the market value of that amount nd $1,849,955 has been loaned on the ompany's policies.

The liabilities inlude $17,595,002 reserve on policies, adItions and annuities and a surplus of 197.191. During the year the company sued new insurance that was paid for amount of insurance in force the amount of $6,525,815, making a to'33. All disbursements were $346,596 maller than in the previous year and 762,855 smaller than 1904. The head ofce expenses were reduced $21,865, comared with last year and $101,438 as comared with 1904, while agency expenses rere $93.108 smaller than the previous ear and $279,738 smaller than in 1904. 'he increase in assets last year was of which $395.137 was increase 1 reserves.

The company paid dividends policyholders aggregating $97.542. and increased its surplus $89,957. COSMOS REVELERS DANCE. Another of the fortnightly dances of the Cosmos-Revelers was given last night at the Knapp Mansion, Bedford avenue and Ross street The membership of the club has greatly increased since the two organizations consolidated. The affair, a8 usual, attracted large and select gathering who had most enjoyable time.

The assemblage was assisted in this respect by an able committee, who saw to it that everybody was entertained. Daneing. which W'AL8 the chief feature, was started early and continued until after midnight. The affair was arranged by M. Keating, R.

Reider, L. Appleby, Reginald Sampson, Thomas McCleary, G. Tip60n, A. Brown and F. Terry.

Calder, Travis and Green Are Legislative Optimists. ALL PROMISE REFORMS. Direct Nominations Coming--Change in Ballot Law Foreshadowed by the Assemblyman. Although Governor Hughes failed to put in an appearance in South Brooklyn because his friends at the Amen dinner in Manhattan could not spare him for even one short hour. the annual dinner of the Logan Club last night was a success from start to finish.

The dinner was the teenth annual the club has held. The large reception room on the first floor of the clubhouse had been converted into a huge dining room, and 125 members and. friepds of the club sat down to the quet. The club sent an invitation to the Governor, and during the evening the following answer was received: A. Tappey-I thank you for your message.

I greatly regret that I cannot be with you. My best wishes for the continued prosperity of the 1 Logan Club. "CHARLES E. HUGHES." The following letter was also read from Mrs. John A.

Logan: "It is with profound regret that I must forego the pleasure of accepting your valued invitation to the annual dinner of the Logan Club in commemoration of the birthday of my lllustrious husband. I am deeply touched by your devotion to his memory. I trust I may at some future time have the extreme gratification of meeting the members of the club to express personally my gratitude for the honor they have done General Logan -and myself." William H. Patterson, president of the club, acted as toastmaster. The speakers included the Rev.

Dr. J. M. Farrar, William A. Prendergast, Congressman Will1am 1 M.

Calder, Senator Eugene M. Travis, Assemblyman George A. Green, Alderman John D. Gunther, Professor A. G.

Reeves, William J. Maxwell, H. F. Brinkerhoff, T. H.

R. M. Hanne and County Judge Dike. Dr. Farrar, the first speaker, spoke on "Our Country." He was followed by William A.

Prendergast, who made an eloquent sketch of the life and work of General John A. Logan, for whom the club is named and whose birthday the club was commemorating by the dinner. He also sketched the history and development of the club. Congressman Calder was then called upon to respond to the toast "What's Doing at Washington." He spoke of effective legislation now being enacted, and also told what he hoped Congress would do during the present session. He said he considered it about an even break whether one of the two new authorized "Dreadnoughts" should be built at the 1o- cal navy yard.

All the New York delegation in Congress, he added, are ready to fight hard toward having a part the work awarded the Brooklyn yard, and would keep right at it until it is definitely decided by the President and Navy Department where the ships would be constructed. The Congressman also stated that he was trying to have one of the new ships named the New York after the Empire State, and hoped to be successful in this undertaking. He received much applause when he stated that the bill which he had for so long a time advocated, increasing the salaries of letters-carriers and clerks in the postal department not already receiving $1,200 would soon become a law. The Congressman then dwelt on the work of the Logan Club, its past and the very bright prospects it has for the future. Alderman Gunther replying to a toast "Doings of the Alderman" said the board should not.

be discredited because of the rascality of certain so-called reformers. He said that New York had never had a board of aldermen who had done so much for the city as the present board has. 'A Green Senator" was the title of Senator Eugene M. Travis' toast, but his remarks impressed his hearers as anything but "green." The Senator stated that, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding, he is prepared to fight for the original Livingston street widening assessment bill, and has no intention of amending it. He characterized the chances of success for the bill as "bright." Another bill which he is fathering and one of much concern to the people on the Park Slope is that doing away with the Prospect Park assessment.

This bill, the Serator said, will in all probability become a law. Senator Travis spoke of the work of the Legislature and the harmony existing between it and the Governor. Concerning direct nominations, he said, he was for a permissive bill, because he considered it the only direct nominations bill which has any chance of passage, and therefore he introduced that kind of a bill. He added, however, that if a mandatory bill were introduced he would vote for it. Assemblyman George A.

Green spoke on "Albany As He Sees it." He praised the personnel of the Legislature, declaring that it was never of a higher character than this year. The legislation self, he declared, promises to be even more important than that of last year. Referring to the bill he has introduced amending the election law by striking out the party circle and requiring a cross fore the name of each man voted for Assemblyman Green stated that he considered the chances of the bill's passing as excellent. "This is the only ballot reform legislation which will be enacted this year," continued Mr. Green, "the Legislature is not going to rush blindly in to reform the election law, but it is prepared to act for the best interests of the state." The assemblyman said that the legislators are alive to the need of changing the existing election law, but are not ready to entirely alter the ent system by one stroke at this time.

"Law vs. Politics" was Professor A. G. Reeves' subject. He spoke of Governor Hughes as the best type of the lawyer in politics.

William J. Maxwell. president of the Twelfth Assembly District Republican Club, spoke on "What Has Fishing to Do With Politics?" and seemed to think that it had a good deal to do with politics sometimes. H. F.

Brinkerhoff told "What He Thinks of Club Members." and Theodore H. R. M. Hanne finished the speaking, responding to the toast, "What He Knows About Ethics." Judge Dike was also called upon to make a few informal remarks. The dinner committee comprised: W.

H. Tappey, chairman; James Caw. John H. Madigan. George W.

Orr, Dr. J. Quinlan, Theodore R. H. M.

Hanne and Benjamin Stoutenberg. Among those present were Congressman William M. Calder, C. S. Aronston, L.

W. Allen, C. F. Ackerson, Agnew. Fred Abell, J.

T. Ackerman. J. W. Almy, C.

W. Bligh, E. E. Britton H. Britton, J.

F. Brooks. H. F. Brinkerhof, H.

J. Bauer, Emil Bayer, G. E. Beckwitz, A. Brinkerhoff.

G. S. Bennett, E. Brown, John Cooper, J. M.

T. E. Cleverley, Assemblyman W. W. Colne, A.

L. Denton, W. E. Darby, Jesse D. Frost, J.

J. Fitzpatrick. Alderman J. D. Gunther, Garginio, A.

Henry, T. R. M. Hanne, P. Hynes, A.

W. Jurisch. W. Kern. E.

P. Liesgang, C. La Franz, W. J. Lee, Louis Miller, M.

J. Kelly, J. H. Madigan, J. Maxwell, R.

F. Martinson, Assemblyman Charles F. Murphy, J. W. Nutt, Captain W.

C. Brinkley, J. B. Stern, G. Lutz.

Captain J. H. Pruett, D. Ryan, Captain Loesch, Captain Hanser. W.

A. gast, S. H. Peck, Mr. Plel, Dr.

J. S. Quinlan, Charles Rapp. W. W.

Reynolds, Captain James Reynolds, A. Ross, Mr. Olsen, H. T. Smith, D.

Stoutenberg, Senator E. M. Travis, John Tietjen, W. H. James, James A.

Caw. H. B. McNair, Assemblyman George A. Green, J.

Morrison, W. H. Tapley, former Assemblyman H. L. Woody, W.

M. Winans, H. Wellington, F. Welles, ex Senator Griswold, Captain Maude, S. Benuett, G.

H. Ruwe, and G. W. Orr. Dr.

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President Tomlins, of, Empire State Surety Company, Had an Icy Bath. The story of six men in a boat, not including the engineer and the pilot, hinted at in the tale of the arrest of Howard Shaw, who is charged with swindling the Jenkins Trust Company out of something like $10,000, and who is now in jail in default of bail and pending a hearing before Magistrate Furlong, is one of the most thrilling that has been told in a long time. The participants in the capture of Shaw were Wm. M. Tomlins, head of the Empire State Surety Company, which had bonded Shaw and had a vital interest in his capture; J.

Edward Orr and his superintendent, Benjamin Maples; Lawyer Newman, a friend of Shaw, who had given much information, to his regret, about Shaw's whereabouts in Virginia, and the boat's crew, two negroes, Captain Harry Lee and 'Pilot Tom Lee. The vessel was the Lady Gay, a cockleshell of a naphtha launch, and the scene of the exploit was on the waters of Chesapeake Bay, Mobjack Bay, East River and Pullin Creek, all on the castern shore of the state of Virginia and in the neighborhood of Mathews County. The disappearance of Shaw with $5,000 of the company's money last Election Day has been told about. He set the time lock on the safe in the office, Broadway, near DeKalb avenue, for sixty hours, took the money from the safe and left behind a note confessing what he had done. The safe was not opened for days and then the company discovered its loss and promptly notified the bond company.

Then a warrant was issued for. the arrest of Shaw and it was placed in the possession of the head of the detective agency and a search was begun for the missing man. The attention of the detectives was first directed to Elmira, where Shaw has relatives; but no trace of him was found there. By patient watching he was finally located in Virginia, and he was tracked to Old Point Comfort, where the men on his trail discovered he had been staying for a while with a friend. About two weeks ago arrangements were made to definitely determine where he was, and the representative of the surety company, the detective agency and a firm of lawyers went to Virginia to begin a search for him.

The searchers found that he had been in Newport News, Hampton and Pine Beach, but when they gut to Old Point Comfort on Saturday, a week ago, they discovered that he was stopping at the farm of a man named White, at Hicks Wharf, which is some distance up East River, and that empties into Mobjack Bay, It was necessary to hire a boat to make the trip and the only vessel available was the launch Lady Gay, which is owned by the mayor of Hampton and was in the custody of the two negroes, Lee, father and son. The launch was hired, with the services of the two men, who were said to be famous pilots in that neighborhood, and at 7 o'clock last Sunday morning the party started across the Chesapeake for Mobjack Bay. The wind was blowing like scissors, cut to the bone and as cold as if it had passed over an ice floe. And it was whipping up the water in fine shape, so that the launch bobbed about like a chip in a maelstrom. The crew was partly in the bow keeping the wheel in order, and partly at the stern attending to the busy gasoline kicker.

The passengers, including the two sleuths, who had not counted on such severe weather, were huddled in a very small cabin which did not pretend to shelter them from the wind. The vessel bobbed its way into Mobjack Bay and then nosed about until it met the mouth of East River, which is a stream of considerable proportions, with a marked tidal rise and fall and sufficient depth, as the investigators discovered, t.o drown a good many people. The swarthy sailormen knew their way well enough to Hicks' wharf and pointed out the way to the house where Shaw, who had taken the name of Gray, was supposed to be stopping. It was four miles from where the party landed--four miles of sloppy, muddy, miry road, but if the means to the end were disheartening the end was very much desired and the lawver and the president and the two detectives and Shaw's friend buckled themselves to the work and made the distance in about an hour's hard walking. "Lookin' for Gray, hey?" asked the "Guess ye'll find him at Cricket Hill.

He went there yesteddy." There were dircetions to be gained about Cricket Hill and the men found out that they would have to trudge back five miles to where they had left the energetic Lady Gay and would have to sail down the East River again to Mobjack Bay and across to Williams Wharf. The two negroes said they knew where Willtams wharf was and again the boat started. The wharf was reached at about 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and the party discovered that there was but one horse at the place and that it was not available as a means of transit to Cricket HillAye miles away--for the farmer who owned it had promised to take his family to Sunday school and was about starting with them. Mr. Orr wanted to know if he could buy the rig, but the claims of Sunday school were paramount and there was nothing for it but to find some other way.

The farmer was willing to tell how the place could be reached. "Just sail into Pullin Creek," said he, "and gO on right ahead to Matthews Court House. You can't mistake it. It is a white buildin' of stone, 'bout story high." Mathews' Court House was finally miles from Cricket Hill. Horses were reached, and still the party was five more plentiful here, though, and the searchers hired a double team and a single rig and started out over a road that was even worse than the one they tad traversed afoot.

But finally, at about 6 in the evening, they got to the louse where their man was. He was snug enough there, sitting talking to the two sons of the who kept the house and smoking with" much vigor on briarwood pipe. The investigating party learned that Shaw, under his alias, bad been posing as a rich man looking for piece of desirable property on which to settle. He was quietly told by the party be was wanted and, excusing himself to his host, he put up his pipe and went upstairs and prepared for an immediate start home to Brooklyn. "I've just been called to New York on an important business matter," he said, excusing himself for his hurried departure, and shouldering his grip he passed out with the other members of the sleuthing party.

By this time it was quite dark, and the ride back to the wharf was most distressing, for a storm of sleet came with the growing gale, and the particles of Ice bit into the faces of the six like the stings of a whiplash. Matters were not a bit mended when the embarkation took place, for the little boat was bobbing about in a most unpleasant way. The people were chilled to the bone, and bea hurried tea, with lamb chop the a start the two negroes fixed up paniment. The food put heart in them FRANCIS DEFENDS BAILEY. Former Governor Tells of Senator's Business Relations With Pierce.

St. Louis. February 9-A special from Austin, says: "Former Governor D. R. Francis, of Missouri, was the star witness to-day before the Bailey investigating committee, and repeated his denials on behalf of Senator Bailey.

Senator Hanger. attorney for Bailey, read to or Governor Francis the second clause of the Cooke charges, referring to the purchase of Gibbs ranch. 'Is that, charge asked Senator Hanger. 'Absolutely replied Francis, 'except that 1 did assist Bailey to buy the "He later told of paying Senator Bailey's obligations to H. C.

Pierce. Senator Cooke asked Francis if he was the medium through which Pierce was to procure Bailey's political or legal infuence to allow the Waters-Pierce Oil ComDany to re- -enter Texas. Francis emphatically said that he had nothing to do with the Waters- -Pierce Oil Company. He insisted that the charge was a reflection on him, and ho wanted the proved or withdrawn. Witness wanted to sure that this statement got into the records.

Francis then went on to recite that in April, 1900. Francis wired Bailey, at Gainesville. to come to St. Louis. and believed that he gave H.

Clay Pierce a letter of introduction to Bailey. His purpose in wiring Bailey was to bring about a meeting. Both men were his friends. He and Mr. Pierce were both members of the St.

Louis Club. Mr. Pierce was president and Francis was vice president. They were friends socially, but never had business relations. Mr.

Pierce had asked for the conference by telephone. Pierce had told the witness of his Texas troubles, and asked about a Texas lawyer to help him. Francis recommended Bailey. "What, that Texas politician?" said Pierce, according to Francis' testimony. Mr.

Francis said he rave Bailey strong recommendation to Pierce, and then aided the He said this had not anything to do with the Gibbs ranch purchase. Francis said that Pierce later told him that he had lent money to Bailey. Francis found in his letter book that on November 22. 1900. he paid Pierce $3,300.

Bailey had directed him to do so. He did not remember whether Bailey did or did not advance the money, but he would have lent it him any way. Mr. Francs told of his conference with Pierce, in which he said, "Clay, you are not going to let Bailey do that work for you for nothing?" Pierce replied that Balley would not take pay, but he (Pierce) had lent him money. Mr.

Francis recalled a letter to Pierce, in which he sent 84,800 to pay Bailey's obligations, and that Pierce returned due bills of Mr. Bailey's obligations. BECKER-O'CONNOR. The Church of St. John the Baptist, at Willoughby and Lewis avenues, well filled last Wednesday evening with a large to witness the marriage of audience, Collford O'Connor to Claude M.

Becker. The ceremony took place at 7:30 P.M. The church presented a pretty sight. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J.

J. Coan, of St. John's Chapel, assisted by the Rev. Father Molyneux, C. M.

The attendant clergy were the Rev. Mgr. Taaffe. the Rev. Joseph Kilpatrick and the Rev.

David Heffernan, of Boston. A pretty feature of the wedding was the procession of the ushers, the maids of honor and the bridesmaids down the main aisle to meet the bride at the church entrance and escort her back to the bridegroom, who remained at the chancel steps. Frank S. Newkirk was best man, and the ushers were Joseph F. Becker, John M.

O'Connor, Edward J. Connelley and, David bride T. was Leahy. attended by Miss Sarah O'Connor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Agnes O'Connor and Miss Lillian Becker. A reception at the bride's home followed the ceremony.

The newly wedded couple are at present in the South, spending their honeymoon. "THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL." Bishop of Trenton Has Issued a Pastoral Asking State Aid for Parochial Schools. Trenton, N. February 9-The Right Rev. James A.

McFaul, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Trenton, has issued a pastoral on "The Christian School," which is to be read during Lent in all churches of the diocese. The bishop Pchampions the parochial school, and gives statistics showing that the maintenance of Catholic parochial schools on a basis of the cost of public schools saves the nation $20.000,000 a year in tuition, independent of about $150.000,000 that would be necessary for school houses. He makes a plea for state assistance for parochial schools in return for secular education furnished, providing the secular education is up to a required state, standard, the bishop argues that the teaching of religion in the schools is necessary to the perpetuation of Christianity. The story that Chief Engineer Stevens will refuse to continue in the canal-digging service unless the work is completed by the government instead of by contractors. and that the administration 15 likely to yield in order to retain nim.

certainly remarkable. If Mr. Stevens is such an important man as that, surely he ought to be put under bonds to hold his Inh until the canal is finished.Boston Globe. for a while, and as they bobbed about, back into Mobjack Bay, they essayed to have a game of cards, for they had forgotten, in their distress, that it was Sunday. Pinochle was the selection, and the prisoner was one of the players.

All this time he had made no comment concerning his situation, nor his case, and he accepted the return to New York, apparently, as inevitable. He took some interest in the game until the boat got into the bay, where the breakers were beginning to climb up into a frightening altitude, and when the little, puffing launch was. dancing around like a very small cork. The people in the "cabin" could not keep their seats after a while and stood up, only to be tumbled about against each other as the boat leaped up on the waves and slammed down again into the trough of the sea as it anxious to find the bottom. Out from Mobjack Bay into Chesapeake Bay the little tub plunged, and then the waves were higher feet at least, ac; cording to Mr.

Orr--and the bumping of the passengers was terrifying, and not a man- jack of the crowd ever thought that he would see dry land again. There were no lights to guide until the captain described "Newpoint Light" and got a frightful scare, for there were rocks about, and any miute the vessel might get on them and pound the bottom out, and send the bunch down to the depths of the sea. The man at the wheel could not keep her head to the waves and he called upon the man in charge of the kicker to help out. And the passengers, who were not feeling very well, noticed that the leader of the Lees, Harry, the father and captain and engineer, was having devotional exercises on his knees, and then they got worried. They had a consultation with him and he advised that they put back into Mobjack again, or to East River or to Pullin Creek or to anywhere where things were quieter.

This was readily and almost enthusiastically agreed to and back the bobbing boat went into the quieter waters. And there the party got lost. Everything was still, except for the howling of the wind and the driving of the sleet, and the man at the wheel and the man in the stern declared that they had lost their way. "I thought I saw a Government survey boat as we came into the river," said Orr, who looks like a well -groomed naval officer. "Let's go back and find out it they can tell us where to make a landing." It was then past 10 o'clock and back the boat was turned, with Orr on the outlook, and he saw the survey boat and gave hail.

A watchman answered him and pretty soon the entire crew got out to see in the driving storm a small launch almost swamped in the tumbling waters. Orr was the spokesman, and naturally enough the people aboard took him for a young naval offer and paid him great respect. He told him that they were mistaken and begged them to tell him where his' boat could make a landing. Then he found out that they might go to Philpot's wharf, where oystermen get rid of their cargoes, and the informant pointed out a dim light on the water some distance away. "That is Philpot's wharf; steer for it." the crew of the little launch was told.

The wharf was a bayside dock and in a little while the launch got almost alongside. There was an oyster sloop at the dock, as Orr could discern by the light of the solitary portable lamp aboard, and the sloop was moored alongside, with leeway enough to prevent chafing. The tide was low and the platform of the dock towered eight feet above the deck of the sloop, which was about flush with the deck of the launch. The party climbed over to the deck of the sloop which was not guarded and then Orr and his companions noticed that there was a sion of cleats on the piles whick led to the dock. Orr and Maples climbed up to the dock and descried, some distance away, a house with a light in the window.

They knocked at the door. It was then about 11 o'clock on Sunday night, but this time they were in luck. The family had just moved in and were camping on shakedowns. And as luck would have it, they were all gathered about a stove listening to a coon song scratched out on a scrapy old phonograph. Orr and Maples knocked and asked if six men might find lodgment for the night.

There was a long conference and when the plight of the wanderers was discovered there was a hospitable decision on the part of the family. Orr and Maples hurried back to the dock to tell, and then came the tragedy. The prisoner was helped up the piling, and then President Tomlins was boosted. but he slipped from one of the icy cleats and plumped down into the dark depths of the thread of water between the dock and the oyster sloop. He declared after he was rescued that he never thought he would get up again, but he clutched at one of the slimy barnacled posts as he shot down and got a grip somehow.

His gloves were cut to shreds, and so was the skin of his hands. Orr and Maples could not get down to save him, but prone on the dock, they reached down with their solitary lamp and showed the two negroes and Shaw where about they expected that he would bob up again. He was finally, after much trouble, fished out of the icy depths and he was carried more dead, it seemed, than alive back to the little launch. There he was stripped and the boatmen and his friends rubbed him back by vigorous massage into warmth and life. He was clad in some dry clothing of the captured Shaw, the only man in the party who had a change.

but there were no extra shoes and Mr. Orr, it is sa'd, ran back to the haven ashore, pulled off his boots and sent them back to the lauach. There were no other adventures except for the night spent on the shakedowns, for next morning the party got on one of the regular river boats and back into civilization. Then followed a comfortable trip by rail to New York and the formal arrest of Shaw on New York ground. The arraignment of the man in the Gates avenue court and his commitment to pending a hearing are ters of record..