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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, SUNDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1908. 2.

MIBCELLAV KISCEIXAITEOUB. MISCELLANEOUS. PUIS FOR CHRISTMAS Standard for 10 Years. tlfled him as having attempted to sell It ln an Armagh publlo house on Saturday and also a large dagger-knife with stains, alleged to be blood, and two silk handkerchiefs ot the peculiar kind Lindsay had been noted for wearing. He also had one trl-oolored look, re-sembllna another found In Llndaav'a Start the New Year a Winner If You Want a Good Investment STEEPLECHASE PARK COMPANY CAPITAL $2,000,000.00 Controlling George C.

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They have been put thorough couV AiUnn iL u.wvu uuu re woncy or inspection. BnOOKI.VX SALESROOMS! IM Fulton St. 774-7SJ ulton 8t J7 Broadway. 1 Kew YrU Sales. FoAorleei t.

ly- INTS 1BI STJITlflN 18 MILES FROM THE YffiSD; General Elliott's Plan, Approvec by the Navy Department to Be Pushed. BARRACKS HERE ARE TO GO, New Idea la to Train Larger Bodies of Men at Points Free From City Temptations. Eagle Bureau. G08 Fourteenth Street. Washington, December 26 The Navy Department hasapproveda plan, submitted by General Elliott, commandant of the Marino Corps, providing for the purchase of a site on Long Island about eighteen miles from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as a rendezvous and training station for marines.

The purpose of this station is to gat the enlisted men of this corps away from the evil influences in the neighborhood of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and also to afford opportunity for the 1 drilling and training of comparatively large bodies of marines. General Elliott has had the plon under consideration ever since he became commandant of the Marine Corps. Secretary Newberry is In sympathy with the Idea, especially as it is right in line with his plan for securing additional land at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for the enlargement of the building plant. Secretary Newberry wants to pull down the present buildings at that yard occupied by the marines, and devote the space thus acquired, together with the parade to the building of additional machine shops. This is one of the definite schemes he has in mind for the expansion of the Brooklyn yard.

He believes It is impossible to secure money, at least at this time, for the purchase of additional property outside the yard, and will doubtless have to content himself with a better utilization ot the area now controlled by the government. The Elliott plan will require an appropriation from Congress of about $500,000, A site has already been tentatively chosen, but the exact location is being kept secret for the time being in order to avoid exorbitant demands from land owners. It is said to be only about eighteen miles from the Brooklyn yard. Plains have been, drawn for the erection of officers' quarters and barracks for enlisted men. The arrangement contemplated the sending to the Brooklyn yard from this base of a "running guard" of one hundred mon.

who shall serve for three or four days without liberty with two hours on and six hours off duty, night and day, while they are at Brooklyn. At the end of this period one guard will be succeeded by another. In this way it will be possible to remove -the marines from the undesirable influences ln the neighborhood of the, yard, and at the same time there will be' space enough at the new station for drills' and exercises -on a much larger scale than is now possible at the Navy Yard. It is understood that Secretary Newberry will submit tbe Elliott recommendations to Congress with a request for favorable action shortly after Congress reconvenes. Another likely change at the Brooklyn yard, which may occur in the near future.

Is the removal of the receiving ship Hancock to some point outside the limits ot the yard. The demand for additional water front at Brooklyn is growing mere and more, and sooner or later the space now occupied by the Hancock will be devoted to other purposes. Secretary Newberry Is scheduled to appear before the House Committee on; Naval Affairs on January 5, and tell the' members what is needed in the way ot new battleships. President Roosevelt1 asked for four battleships in his message, but It is not believed that Congress will give more than two at the most. The President hss requested Secretary, Newberry to make a fight for four ves- sels, however, and this plea will be supported by all the Influence which tbe ship building plants of the country possess.

Work was never at a lower ebb at the shipbuilding Institutions of the country than now. The Congress leaders are talking economy, however, and with the treasury deficits growing at an alarming rate it is exceedingly unlikely that more than two vessels can be secured. That was all that the President could get a year ago with the possibility of a war with Japan as an additional argument. The naval scout cruiser Chester has completed Its water consumption trial aud will proceed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs to its boilers. The wator consumption trials of the Salem will begin next week and will be followed by those of the Birmingham.

It is prob- 1 able that tbe endurance run of the three ships in company will not occur until some time in February and perhaps not until March. These rnns will include one of 2,000 miles at 20 knots, another of about 1,600 miles at 15 knots, and a third ot 750 miles at 10 knots. DON'T LIKE THEIR QUARTERS. Fort Hamilton Arrangements for Third Coast Artillery TJnaatisfactdi Much dissatisfaction is being shown the members of the Third Coast Artillery who arrived at Fort Hamilton, last' Thursday, from Fort Screvens, Charles ton, N. C.

over the quarters assigned to them. The men say that when they left Fort Screvens they were given to understand that they were to have quarters In the new barracks. Just finished, at the local fort. At the present time the members are living in tbe quarters given over to their use, but they hope to get the ones promised them shortly. The Fifty-first Company, of Fort Hamilton, Is to be transferred to the Philippine Islands early next February.

According to the soldiers all the members? of the Fifty-first are slad to leave FasS Hamilton- BROUGHT OUT IN American Actresses Appear In "Dick Whlttlnjton" at Old Drury Lane. "CINDERELLA" AT ADELPHI. An Enthusiastic Society Greets Revival of "Peter Pan" With Flowers. London. December 28 "Boxing Day." aa always, was marked by the produotlon of big pantomimes, the management of the Druary Lane again excelling with the gorgeous and spectacular "Dick Whit-tlngton," in which halt a dozen of the leading vaudeville stars provide the comedy and an army of chorus girls the picturesque.

The Americans, Marts George iand Truly Shattuck. who are already fa- vorltes with London audiences, have the leading parts. "Cinderella" is the attraction at the Adelphl, while similar performances held the boards at the Lyceum and the Sub urban and Provincial theaters, In addl tlon to pantomimes. The past week has seen several notable revivals. "Peter Pan," which was revived at the Duke of York's Theater, received an enthusiastic welcome, a society known as 'Peter Panitcs" keeping up continuous applause and showering the principals with flowers.

"What Every Woman Knows," another of the Barrle plays, has been transterrea to the Hicks Theater to make way for "Peter Pan," and continues to be the most popular play of the year. Other revivals are "Dorothy." New with C. Haydcn Coffla. Arthur Williams and Miss Louie Pounds in tneir original parts, and the ever popular "Charley's Aunt." at the Aldwych, which theater Charles Frohman has Just given up. his leose having expired on Christmas.

State Owned Cable. Support for a state-owned Atlantic cable came from Canada and Australia at a remarkably representative meeting held at the Mansion House recently to urge reform of cable rates. Lord Curzon wrote: "Cheap fares, cheap postal rates, and a cheap and well-served press have played their part. But a cheap telegraphic service will So more than all combined." Sir Edward Bassoon, M. said that Hennlker Heaton's Idea of 2 cents a word was a pious aspiration, not undeserving of sympathy and as a goal to be striven for in the years to come, but a tnw.nrlced and uniform system was easy of accomplishment.

.1.. man Rodolpne ijemieux, o- eral of Canada, asked why we should not complete a globe-encircling cable. A state-ownod cable across the Atlantlo was the logical consequence of the Pacific cable. It would at once lower the charges between England and Canada 60 per cent. Captain Collins, the representative of the Commonwealth, said his government had authorized him to state that they were in favor of co-operation with the other Pacific cable to acquire rtn' the same, terms a state-owned Atlantic cable, as well as to take any action that might be necessary to bring the connecting land lines in Canada under state control.

(Loud Tho Duke of Argyll and Lord Miinor carried a resolution to support the efforts of the cable committee ot members of Parliament. Sir Albert Spicer (president, London Chamber of and Lord Jersey carried, with about ten dissentients, a resolution asking the government to con- dVPIl CI, flf DOStfil authorities, with a view to a wider recognition of state-ownod cables. Mr. Asquith will be asked to receive an influential deputation. Girl Dressed as Boy.

waa in inr tnr the railway a. Gtnn.hBvaii Kincardineshire. recently, on the arrival' of the last train of the day from eainourgn. uuc ui me InnKlT.il lh. nnv Klncard Incshlre.

and consequently attracted more than ordinary attention. A closer glance convinced the officials that the inquirer was a girl dressed In boy's clothing, and they at once communicatea wnn me police. The passenger was taxen to ponce station, and there gave her name as An. wi.Htm.n 1K veArtt. of Glasaow.

She stated that she had been boarded out In the parish of Arbuthnott lor nve yean, and left that place more than a year ago. Since then, she saia, sne naa umm iu Glasgow, and admitted commltt'ng a theft of some 'money rrom a reianvo, with which she procured boy's attire. Having visited a hairdresser, she donned the clothing and traveled by train to Edinburgh, afterward journeying on to Stonehaven. Yesterday the gin was iawo ir AaiaMiv. RHa la rather short of stature, stoutly built, and haB a full face, with dark hair and eyes.

She was wearing a boy's brown velvet corduroy knlckcrbocKer suit, wun Diacit boy's boots, a black velvet cap and a rainproof coat. Her appearance was decidedly masculine, but her voice betrayed her sex. When taken in charge by the police she In nav linU.AB.ini. bCSldeS BUtU Of money, a box of cigarettes and one of tobacco, neither oi waicu uuu ueu opened. 11...

it WAS Ilia Bill I. a crofter's cottage in Arbuthnolt, where she naa neen ooaraen ior nvw yenra. iu train, however, did not stop at the local ht ocrrinH hpF to, 3tmihaven. twelve miles farther on. Probably she thought sne was in ADeraeonsniro, next county, which would explain her asking the way to Kincardineshire.

French A new and very promising- advance In French gardening was set going recently at Slurry, near Canterbury. In a very coay and well-protected nook of less than a quarter fo an acre, where a few cloches and frames wore already in use, M. Aqua-tiaa. who organized and works Mr. Fels' French garden at Mayland.

delivered the first of a monthly series of outdoor lectures. Among those who listened to him and have the intention of starting gardens were tour or five distinct classes of people. They included gardeners ln the employ of the Duchess of Marlborough and Lord Milner (who Is enthusiastic both aa botanist and gardener); a professional market gardener who has already adopted the French system in Cantor-bury; a local schoolmaster who is about to start a garden for his scholars, and a woman who owns much property in the neighborhood and has the idea of giving employment In a large French garden to some of the many people thrown out of work by the grubbing up of the bops. But this French garden movement, set going by Mrs. O'Sullivan at Sturry.

has yet another development. Allotment holders from tho neighborhood, who have been In the habit of attending gardening lectures at Sturry, are beginning to take keen interest in the French, now locally called the Anglo-French system, and a number ot very small beginnings are about to be made. Already a cooperative organization Is being discussed, and a movement Is on foot here and elsewhero to start an association of Anglo-French gardeners with a shop for their produce In London. With the new year January 15 tho recognized date for beginning the hot frames the multiplication Frearfc gardens On a small scale will becoru apparent all over the south, and no exam- HER COBBLED IS JAILED Absent Minded Edith Cray' Engagement Ring Was With the Others. SHOE-MENDER FILES DENIAL Declare Thar Wasn't Any Little Handkerchief or Any Jewelry la What He Got.

That a woman's shoe Is not always tho best place for her to conceal her rings in, ber engagement ring, and others worth over S500. one young woman in South Brooklyn has learned by bitter experience. The rings have both disappeared, and the young woman is not only mourning their loss, but dreading the day when her fiance will return to Brooklyn and find that the rings are gone. Miss Edith Gray of 520 Sixth avenue Is the name of the young woman who thought her own shoe was the most secure place in which to bide her rings at night from the eyes of some of the too vigilant burglars who are at large despite Commissioner Bingham's efforts. Every night Miss Grsy bss concealed her Jewels In one of her shoes, wrapping them up in a small dainty handkerchief and stuffing It into the extreme end of the toe.

In the course of time a small hole, appeared ln the shoe toe. Miss Gray determined to have it mended at once, and when she took off the shoe Christmas night and stuffed the handkerchief full of rings In the toe. she decided to take the shoe to the nearest tho first thing In the morning. When she got up yesterday morning she put on an old shoe and a sister took the one to be fa-paired to a small shop at 603 Sixth avenue. About three hours later Miss Gray remembered that she had not taken the two rings from the shoo before ber sister took it to the shop.

Without stopping to grab her hat; in great fear, she ran out of the house, across the street, to where the shoemaker was placidly sitting repairing that very shoe. Miss Gray asked the man, who was Joseph Panlpinto, 56 years old, of 630 Union street if be found the rings in the shoe. The shoemaker doclared that he had not, and insisted that there was nothtng at all in the shoo when it reached his hands, not even-a handkerchief and assuredly not two diamond rings. He was very vehement ln his denials. At the Fifth avenue police station, whither the girl went, the case was put In the hands of Detective John J.

Fcn-nell, and the arrest of the shoemaker followed. He again denied any knowledge of the rings when he was locked up in a cell at the police station on a charge of grand larceny. This morning he will be arraigned in the Fifth Avenue Court. While there is apparently little evidence against the man as the case stands at present, the Grays seem certain that he took tte rings. There is no evidence about the house that burglars visited the place Friday night or Saturday morning, and the Grays are certain that the rings are not ln the house.

ATTY. GENERAL'S OFFICERS. Mr. O'Malley Announces the list of His Appointees in His Albany Office. Buffalo, December 26 Attorney Edward R.

O'Malley to-day announced the following partial list of his appointees to bis staff In the Albany office: Daniel E. Brong of Lockport, Niagara County, N. deputy. Salary $4,000, with a p. allowance for expenses.

Roger P. Clark of Binghamton, Broome County, N. deputy. Salary $4,000. M.

J. Quirk of Washington County, deputy. Salary $3,500. James S. KUey of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.

deputy. Salary $3,000. Charles M. Stern of Albany, Albany County, N. deputy.

Salary $2,400. A. E. Gifford of Athens, Greene County, N. deputy.

Salary $2,600. Charles R. McSparren of Buffalo, Erie County. N. confidential clerk.

Salary $1,600. M. Vincent Ryan or uunnio, tune county, N. clerk. Salary not determined.

George E. Weeks of Buffalo. Erie County, N. confidential messenger. Salary $1,200.

Mr. O'Malley made the further announcement of the appointment of Ezra P. Prentice of New York City as first deputy ln charge of the New York City branch of the attorney general's office. Salary $4,000. The appointment of Walter G.

Hofholns of Buffalo as representative of the attorney general's office of Buffalo and Erie County was also announced. RAIDED OPIUM SMOKERS. Police Captured Two Women, Two "Layouts" and a Supply of the Prohibited Drug. Following the receipt of a letter by Acting Captain McCann of the East One Hundred and Fourth street police station, that there was "something doing" ln the apartment oceupled by a couple ot young women in a tenement house in East One Hundred and Thirteenth afreet, near Second avenue, Manhattan, two plain clothes men were sent around last night to make an Investigation. The name of Cohen" was signed to the letter, but tha detectives could discover no such woman In the house.

Detectives Winters and Gough were about to leave the house when Winters, who formerly did duty in Chinatown, thought he detected the pungent but prohibited odor that only comes from opium smoking. He was down on his 'knees hi a moment peering through a keyhole in a door. His examination satisfied him that it was opium right enough, and, knocking on the door he demanded admittance. The occupants of the room were In dreamy sort of state and utterly opposed to anything like physical exertion. They made no movement to respond to the policemen's repeated demands for admission, so the door was forced.

The detectives found two men and two women In the room and two opium "layouts." with a generous supply of the drug on the floor. The men were allowed to go, but the women, who were partly stupefied from the drug, were taken to the station house and locked up. Rose Miller, 25 years old, who said she occupied the flat, was charged with maintaining a disorderly house and keeping an opium den. Her companion. Mary Morgan, 22 years old, of 241 East One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street, was charged with disorderly conduct.

FIRE NEAR HOSPITAL. Although there was a lire next door, none of the nineteen children ln the Contagious and Eye Disease Hospital at One Hundred and Eighteenth street and Pleasant avenue. Manhattan, knew of It yesterday afternoon. They kept on playing and the fire engines came and went away. On the third floor of 343 I'lcasant avenue a fire was discovered ln a bedroom.

An alarm was turned In and the officials of the hopsltal were told of the small blaze. The children continued to romp about the yard While the firemen put out the blaze, which did nol I house. Stains, thought to be blood, were ion several of his garments. Ha was wear-ing two pairs of trousers. Tha dead man's trousers had bean removed.

I The prisoner, who after arrest said, "You must be mistaken or mad," cross-! examined some of tha witnesses who gave the foregoing evidence tor the crown, and was remanded tor seven days. I Irish Soldiers. Colonel Nugent, commanding officer of the Irish Guards, at the annual dinner of the Windsor and Eton Chamber of Commerce, told a story ot an Irish sol dier ln the Boer War. At dusk ot a day throughout which they had been lying under heavy fire, an officer crawled up with orders for the battalion to assault, upon which the Irishman got up. shook himself, and said, "And whoy not?" On another occasion when a man screamed at the Iobs ot a finger on the battlefield a sergeant shouted to him, "Hold yer row, yer cowardly skut, there's a man over there who's lost his head, and he hasn't said a word." HOBART H.

TODO NAMED Practically Appointed Principal of. Parental Sshool, Flushing. Ten Years a Member of Commercial High School Faculty and Widely-Known Educator. Hobart II. Todd of the Commercial High School has practically been appointed to the princlpalship of the new Parental School, at Flushing.

The Board of Associate Superintendents, at a meeting held on Thursday of last week, nominated Mr. Todd for the position. While this is but the first step ln the selection of a head for the new school, which has cost the city hundreds of thousands ot dollars In it is considered conclusive. As a matter of tact, the special schools commlttoe of the Board of Education indorses the nomination of the Board of Associate Superintendents, and, finally, the Board of Education itself elects the nominee. In the case of Mr.

Todd, there seems to be no impediment to the carrying out of this routine, and he will, without doubt, be the first bead of the new school. Mr. Todd has been a member of the faculty oi the Commercial High School tor ten ye.ars. He Is considered to be the right band man of Frank R. Moore, the principal, and has always actively identified himself with the every activity Incident to school life.

He organized athletics in the Institution and many other organizations In the student body owe their existence and success to the genius of Mr. Todd. When Mr. Todd allied himself with the Commercial High School he was already a seasoned educator. For two and one-half years he was assistant superintendent of the House ot Refuge, on Randall's Island, and tor the six years Immediately preceding his incumbency of the assistant superlntendency on Randall's Island he was assistant principal of the Bridgeport High School.

He is a native ot Fairfield, N. Y. In addition to his duties in the Commercial High School Mr. Todd has lately been the principal ot the Eastern Evening High School, which Is conducted in Public School Building No. 122.

FRIENDS KNEW OF WEDDING, But the Elands, Harried in June; Decided to Let World Know, Too. A marriage notice that appears in today's Eagle tells of the wedding on June 6, 1908, of Andrew G. Eland and Elizabeth Tlerney. To find the explanation of the delayed announcement, an Eagle reporter called upon Mr. and Mrs.

Eland last evening, and found them in a very cosy little home at 181 Waverly, avenue. Mr, Eland smiled broadly when he learned the object of the reporter's visit, and decided to call his, wife into consultation before making any statement. They then declared in unison that there wai nothing romantic or mysterious connected with the affair. "Our marriage has been known to many of our friends for a long time," Bald Mr. Eland, "and to-day I decided that everybody might as well know about it, so I stopped at the Eagle offlce on the way home, and inserted the notice." SMITH STREET LINE PLANS.

Tripper Car Service for Brooklynitea From Subway Will Be Extended. The Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company's short trip service instituted during the Christmas holidays, h.s been so well patronized that extra cars have been run. The service will be continued and extended. To accommodate the crowd which comes from the subway and the shoppers, the company will run "tripper" cars from High street UP Fulton street to DeKalb avenue; from Jay up Fulton to DeKalb avenue, and from Gold street and DeKalb avenue up. At the same time "trippers" will be run from Jay street and Fulton along the Smith street line to South Brooklyn Hamilton Ferry and the.

Park Circle. It haa been found by the management of the railroad that their cars are popular with the subway crowd coming from Manhattan. Persons living along DeKalb avenue have discovered that they can go to Hoyt street station and get one of the DeKalb avenue cars, which lea.o Jay street empty. If these cars are Oiled, they can by a short walk go to Gold street and get an empty car on the siding. Persons leaving the Borough Hall subway station can walk to Jay street and get one of the empty cars which leave from Jay and Smith streets.

To accommodate these subway crowds, the company will run empty cars from Jay and Fulton streets up DeKalb avenue every few minutes from 6:30 to 6:30 P.M. Empty cars will leave Gold and Fulton streets under short headway from 6:45 to P.M., to take care of the Bubwy crowds. Empty cars will also leave High and Washington streets every few minutes and touch the subway station a' Borough Hall. In order to accommodate the subway crowd going to Manhattan, the company has arranged to stop its cars at the tkt side of Bridge street, so that passengers can have easy access to the subway station. THROAT WAS GASHED.

William Speake, aged 24, of 187 Harrison street, is alleged to have gashed his throat with a razor at bis Friday night. Dr. J. M. Raub, of 296 Clinton street, attended the men and found that his injuries were not serious.

Speake was afrested by Officer Joyce, of the 145th Precinct, on a charge of attempting suicide. He was arraigned before Magistrate Dooley, of the Second District Court, yesterday. His case went over until January 14, and was released oa 1500 ball. BOY OTJT FINED A fine of $5 was imposed on Andrew Dankwoskl of Pulaski street, Jamaica, by Magistrate Ollroy In the Far Rockaway court yesterday. Dankwoski was arrested on complaint of Attendance Officer William Wright, who charged him with violating the compulsory education law in (ailing to n(l his son John to school.

According to the school record, the boy was absent from school from November 15 until December 1. Touring Cars Roadsters Limousines Landaulets Town Cars Call and see 1909 models or Write for descriptive catalog. 0LDSM0DILE CO. OF N.Y. RrnnHuav at 51st St.

I New Jersey Branch. I S3 Washington Sewsr. pie Is of better omen than the small beginning at Sturry. Bishop Sued. The bishop of Kensington was the defendant ln an action at West London County Court recently before his honor Sir William Selfe.

The plaintiff was Reuben Clarke, a chanffcur, of Ah-bournemews. Gloucester-road. Kensington, who claimed $600 damages for the loss of a Pomeranian dog. which was run over and killed by the bishop's motorcar. Mr.

Randolph. tor the plaintiff, said that the bishop was in no way personally responsible for the accident, but he was responsible for the alleged negllgencs of hla chauffeur. On July 23 Clarke was out with two valuable Pomeranian dogs which be owned when one of them was run over and killed by the bishop's motor car, as It was being driven out ot the garage. The dog, which was known as Ashbourne Romeo, was bought by Clarke for S160. Clarke said that he would sooner have Romeo, or a dog as good, than JB00.

The dog weighed four and one-half pounds. Pike Glasgow, for the defense, said that the first the bishop heard of the matter was on August 14, when hs received a solicitor's letter. Personally the bishop was not interested in the action, because he was Insured. Thomas Knowles, the bishop's chauffeur, denied negligence, but the Jury, after retiring throe times, found for the plaintiff, who was awarded $260 and costs. New Disease.

"Traumatio-neurasthenla" Is the name of a new disease which has arisen since the passing of the workmen's compensation act. According to a medical expert at Bow County Court recently, the disease Is cullar to those who have met with an accident. Tt ntuBa. nft i litigation is over. counsel Do you mean that It is a scientific name for malingering? Oh.

no; a mallnirerer ham a in. iu me other is moved by his sub-consciousness Louis irom me condition of his nerves, A Hero's Tall. A traglo example showing bow men can fall from heroism to crime was given recently at the Old Baliey in the history of George Wllllan Owens, a Waltham-stow laborer, aged 31, who pleaded guilty to two burglaries "and to stealing in all Jewelry worth He was sentenced to eighteen months' hard labor. The police evidence showed that Owens had been sent to the Cornwall, a reformatory ship, as a boy for a petty theft. From the date of leaving the ship to the end of last year he had striven to live honestly, but bad been unfortunate ln losing his work.

During the present year he had become an expert burglar and shopbreaker, and there was reason to believe that he had made a considerable sum by his crimes. The prisoner's counsel. Mr. Metcalf, told a touching story of his earlier and nobler career. In the Cornwall he distinguished himself by his good conduct and rose to the rank of a band sergeant.

He saved another boy from drowning at the risk of his life, and a dinner was given in his honor by the officers of the ship, at which General Duller was present. In tho disaster at the launch of the Albion at Blackwell in 1838. when a sudden backwash swept 200 people Into the water, he once more displayed splendid courage. He plunged gallantly in to the rescue of the drowning and saved three persons from death one a girl who afterward became his wife. For his be-behavlor on this occasion he was awarded the Royal Humane's Society's medal.

Thus from first to last he saved four lives only to end in the dock. He did not take to crime until he had tried cornet playing in the streets, after all hope of obtaining employment had been lost. "There never was a bad man that had ability for good service, "said a great judging by the good service which Owens had rendered at the risk of his life there will be hope for htm yet when his sentence Is served. Such a man cannot be incurably bad. Woman Acquitted.

Neatly dressed In black and wearing a light veil, Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkwood Docherty entered the dock at Ulster Assizes, Belfast, recently, and ln a low voice pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering her husband by poisoning him with strychnine at Deervock, County Antrim. Counsel for the prosecution stated that the accused's husband was given to intemperance and frequently assaulted her. The man died, and his death was followed by that of a child named Lizzie. As the result of an inquest on the child the body of Mr.

Docherty was exhumed. In both bodies strychnine was found; in the man's there were about one and a half grains an absolutely fatal dose. The defense would be, said counsel, that some strychnine placed on the floor of the loft Immediately above the kitchen for the purpose of destroying rats had fallen through the rafters on to an egg as It was being removed from the' fire to the table for Mr. Docherty's supper. Such an accident could not have occurred, counsel contended.

It was the accused's hand, he said, that placed the poison in the egg. Evidence was given by the 12-year-old son of the accused, to whom Mr. Docherty stated that poison was in the egg which had been cooked for him. In cross-examination the boy said that he had seen the man take tobacco for chewing purposes from a pocket Into which he had put strychnine which the witness obtained for him to poison rats. When he was taken ill the accused did all she could for her husband.

Mr. Thompson of Ballymoney said that Docherty twice stated before he died that there was nobody to blame but himself. The Jury found tha accused not guilty, and it Is not expected that the Crown will proceed with a second indictment in respect ot the girl, Liszie. Aged Recluse's Death. A strong, burly man of 35, giving the name of Oliver Curran and said to be a tramp, was before the police court at Armagh recently, charged with the murder of Edward Lindsay, a man of 70.

Lindsay a retired commercial traveler, lived aione in a once beautiful villa, lately much dipalldated, and had been innalderiKi a dandy until recoct years. and eccentric. Some children stated that wnon unoaiiig the house they heard Lindsay shouting, "How did you get ln here?" and "Murder!" "You have murdered with Intermittent Btamplng of feet, and then Anna Tha. nt.ht nrisoner became a temporary Inmate of the tramps ward In Armagn worxnouse. Lindsay's dead body was found, much battered, in the house, every door and window of whlh was barricaded, the rooms showing thoy had been ransacked, with Indication- that the lonely old man had made a struggle for his life.

No ono had seen the murderer leave the house. On Monday the prisoner arreted at raltwsv junction, going by trftin to The dead man's watch WU9 found on hlm-r-a witness iilon- I LAWYER'S PULPIT TALK I George Wallace Made a Socialistic Address at the Methodist Church. SUBJECT, CHRIST'S RECOMING. Conception Most People Have of I Heaven Declared by the Speaker to Be Incongruous. Wbat the Rev.

W. H. Davison of the Methodist Church of Jamaica characterised aa a "most remarkable sermon," one that was the means of starting no end of discussion in that place, was delivered last Sunday evening the Jamaica Methodist Church, before a crowded house, by George Wallace of Free port. author of "The Disinherited," and nfflcpn at Jamaica. Mr.

Wallace whose talk was on the of Christ." based a portion of ui. nn the real meaning of the sentence in the Lord's prayer, "Thy wilt be done on earth as It is In heaven. Me especially startled the congregation by the vivid word picture he drew of th.it conception of heaven which, according to the speaker, those people and churches must have who sincerely pray for the coming of the Kingdom of God on and yet support the system of things as they are. "Whatever is our conception or lieaven," said the speaker, "must of necessity be our conception of what should be the condition of things on earth. We don't bellevo thai murder, etealing.

assault and battery, gambling liquor saloons, should be contained 1b God's Kingdom in heaven, and wo agree that these should be forbidden on earth, but, strangely enough, our churches all seem to have the conception that it will be according to God's will in heaven to have a few favored sainii own a great deal more of the regions of bliss than they need, for their own use and that hosts of the other saints will be allowed to reside therein only by the nsent of the favored few; that the up-jfer classes will have special rights and privileges; that the very rich and exclusive will own golden lots in the golden streets, and all other desirable plots in jthe New Jerusalem among the saints of everlasting rest; that the" hungry peoplo in rags and tatters will roam the golden streets, and that a great majority of the Lord's redeemed hosts will be consigned ta tenement houses on back alleys, and only on rare occasions, if ever, be permitted to take a furtive glance at the Lamb that sitteth upon the throne. "I say it is a fair assumption that our churches are practically unanimous in the belief that such is God's will as done on earth. I say unanimous conception, because I don't know any church, Roman Catbolio or Protestant, Jew or Mohammedan, which cherishes any other conception of God's will on earth. What churches condemn this state of affairs? "If we consent, we approve. If thes-j conditions, which our instincts condemJ, are not in accord with God's will heaven, they are not In accord with His will on earth.

If all God's children who go to heaven have equal chance to enjoy, so should they when on or.rtti. If we do not believe that it is practicable to secure those equal conditions, it is blasphemy to address 'Our and to prey that His "will should be done in ieaven as on earth." Mr Wallace then assented that it took the wages of 25,000 laborers, who all live on an average of 5500 a year about the average wage earner's pay, according to the CensuB Bureau to support the Astor family. He traced the evolution ot the belief in God from a God of hato to one of love, and enlarged on the doctrine of human brotherhood as taught by Christ; pictured His ministry among the poor and needy, and His persecution by the rich and powerful, and contrasted this doctrine ot brotherhood with prese.it praotlces. strongly Illustrating the in equality by tne various i Dangers on ocean liners. NEW LINCOLN SYMPHONY Received With Enthusiasm at Home of Composer.

Pittsburg. December 26 The Lincoln Symphony, composed by Silas O. Pratt, in commemoration of the one hundreth anniversay of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, next February, was given a rehearsal to-night at the home of Mr. Pratt, in this and the select gathering musical and literary people present were enthusiastic in their praise of the new The life of Lincoln affords an excellent subject for the symphonic writer, and Mr. Pratt has made much of It.

With a nan nf nnntilnr American melo dies of Lincoln's day, he has combined his own Inspirations, and the whole is presented In a form which betokens the experienced musician. To those to whom the American melodies do uot particularly appeal there is much besides to interest them in Mr. Pratt's historical and memorial work. -3 SICK MAN KILLED HIMSELF. Continued 111 Health Causes Paulson 'to Commit Bash Act.

Despondent because of continued III health, Matthew Paulson, 35 years old, of 267 West Twenty-second street, Manhattan, committed Bulcldo yesterday afternoon at his home by inhaling gas. His wife found him dead In bed on her return from shopping. Paulson became ill several months ago and, although he tried many doctors end visited a number of dispensaries, he did not find relief. Of late he has bean able to work but Httlo because of his failing health. His despondency increased with the convlctiou that be would never get better.

Mrs. Paulson went to the store and was gone more than an hour. When she got back to the twn rnnma husband occupied she smelled gas and mm ueaa on tne bed. He had closed the doors and windows and tbjsn turned on the gas. PICKPOCKETS WERE BUSY.

Many Travelers Bobbed at Gates Avenue Elevated Station During the Christmas Bush. That pickpockets were aan.l.ll. VUOJ on the Lexington avenue elevated station ui oaies avenue during the past Christ season was evidenced by the number of complaints received by the station agents from unfortunates whose pocketbooks and bags, some containing the owner's last cent away while they were mounting the cars One victim of the pickpockets is Mrs. Llbbie S. Crawford of Jamaica, who cleans out offices in Brooklyn, and who 1,18 'osa of J24, representing a number of u-ir' and aH the moneY Con ST'? Lex.

her way home. Thur whe'a Wt ll he' The Pushed In back of her. the gates slammed and pened" thV What S1, 'fain was speeding toward the next fhe 'I'1 the traln next stop, and rushed back to Oateq VZTnk the raln hope "dbeen dropped instead of stolen. She found no tlTntf tbl baK on the Pltform or at and n1 wa. told there was offlce that sh yl0ne of mn5, wh had come there within an hour or so telling the same tale of loot purses.

8 An eldftrlv vfiiin nA iu nan jum preceded ner. 3 the nnit PckockctS had grabbed her irt .1 moaey sho had ln th world, and she related, with tears In her eves In what a plight sh. was. Detective. Tad been Sont to guard the platform, but the stealing went on in spite of their efforts SAYS WIFE ADMITS MURDER.

Mrs. McCreadie, Charged With Kill- nig Husband, Held by Coroner. Mrs. Samuel McCrenrtlo homicide for the killing of her husband, ai vneir home, 513 West Forty-eighth street, Manhattan, yesterdav, together witn hor son, Harry, were remanded to the coroner's offlce yesterday by Magistrate Cornell, at the West Side Police Court. Officer Oillnlr ftf tha rony-sevenin salU that McCreadie Stated III thft nracanm, and Assistant District Attorney ard' that her "a had abeo- uuimns to uo with the case and times3 atahbed her husband six When hrnnir'nt- late- offlce she told Coroner Dooley that she had killed her husband.

He ordered her to be kept at the Tombs until tho inquest, and that her son, Harry, who is 21 De l0Ken to tne House of Detention as a witness. WEBE AFTER THE "SUGAR." William Mooney. 10 year, old- n.nr. Hahn, 10 y.ears old, and Thomas Manning, 3 years old, were berore Justice Olmsted In the Children's Court, Manhattan, yesterday, for trying to carry off a narrei oi Bugnr. Sentence was suspended after the Justice heard their story.

Patrolman Kvans of the West Forty-seventh street btation. saw the boys the other day rolling a barrel of sugar around the corner of Forty-ninth street to Eleventh avenue. In court the boys said th'fy saw the barrel rolling toward tho gmter and were rolling it around to the front of the corner grocery store, when the policeman arrested them. PASSED WRECKED SCHOONER. The steamer Comanche, which arrived here yesterday from Jacksonville and Charleston, reported that at nooa on Friday, in latitude 36.15, longitude 75.10 she bad passed a large, water-logged.

dismantled schooner, the deck lust show Ing above the water. It is believed that (he derelict is the schooner, the crew of which was rescued on Friday by the Austrian steamer Columbia off Currl tuck, -V. and the name of which was given In a wireless message as the William Laramar. FELL ON STOVE; BADLY BURNED While cooking her dinner at her home 475 Seventeenth street, yesterday after noon, Mrs. Lillian Hasslacher.

23 years of age, accidentally fell on the stove and had a narrow escane from being burned to death. She received burns of the face and of both arms. While her Injuries are very painful she is not In any danger. Ambulance Surgeon Harn-den of the Scney Hospital attended her..