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I THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW. YORK. MONDAY. MARCH 1.

1909. 3 Darwin R. James. president of the Young Republican Club, gave out to-day the following statement in answer to the statement which the sub-committee of the county committee caused to be published. in yesterday's sub-committee papers.

of the Kings County, Republican 'general committee which was appointed to consider the question of direct primaries and which Has conferred with a similar committee appointed by the Brooklyn Young Republican Club, has caused a statement to be issued in reference to bill which has been drafted by the Brooklyn en Young Republican Club Committee, and which is now ready for introduction, and some announcement by the latter we committee is probably in order. "During the month of January two conferences were held by the two committees in the rooms of, the Republican county committee, and a complete understanding was reached these essential features of the billion "First, the law was to be mandatory and general in its application throughout, the state wherever enrollment now exists or might hereafter exist. "Second. safeguards were to be thrown around the party caucuses; this to the end that party committees should be properly. elected at.

the primaries, and such committees should have the power to make tentative designations of candidates for public office--that such designations should be filed and published, and then the enrolled voters should have the privilege of naming candidates by petition. "Third, designations 'of the committees for offices and party positions were to appear first upon the official lot, without any characterization as "regular" or. "opposition," and that the a names of candidates should appear under the title of the respective offices to be filled, and that the names of candidates for party commitees might be grouped for purposes of convenience. "It was stated by the sub-committee of the Kings County general committee that the foregoing were the only features of the proposed bill in which their committee was interested. "Relying upon this agreement, the bill was prepared, and it contains no departure from the understanding SO lished.

The reference in the statement issued on Saturday last the so-called 'alternative plan' is clearly inadvertent because the suggestion in question provides for committee nominations as agreed, but leaves to the party rules certain tails of organization and procedure. "Three copies of the bill were submitted to the organization committee on February 10. 13 and 15 with a request for suggestions, and since that time no communication from the latter has been received by the Brooklyn Young Republican Club. club through Its representatives has entered into a gentlemen's agreement with the representatives of the Kings County organization which has been carried out by us, and from which no departure by the organization should be ticipated or feared. "The apparent embarrassment which now envelopes the local organization was not created by the Brooklyn Young Republican Club.

but by the titular leader who supported the principle of direct primaries when it seemed far in the future, and has abondoned it now that the question is of pressing importance. We are not responsible a for this embarrassment, nor do we seek at the present time to unduly emphasize it, but we do intend to actively and aggressively urge the passage of. the bill, and in the meantime the people of this community may find food for reflection com the organization committee fails to live up to its agreement solely by virtue of Mr. Woodruff's changed attitude. "Signed by Mortimer W.

Byers. chairman; Conrad Keyes, Elmer G. Sammis, Charles S. Aronstam, Frank M. Farwell, Darwin R.

James, ex-officio." When the James' statement was shown to Secretary John Smith of the executive committee, he said: "We are still waiting for them to carry out the "gentlemen's NAVAL BATTALION REVIEW. First for Local Organization, and an Excellent Showing Made. The review which was tendered to Captain Jacob Miller, commanding the naval forces of the state, by Captain Robert P. Forshew of the Second Naval Battalion on Saturday evening of last week was the first review in which the battalion has ever participated, and an excellent showing was made. At the which was given to Captain Miller his staff in the ward dimmers room just prior to the review, the statement was made that during the past year the strength of the battalion has Increased by 125 men, so that the total strength now is 340.

It was predicted that if the present rate of growth continues the maximum strength for a naval battalion authorized by law will be reached before the end of the coming summer. This strength is set at 485 men. One division of the organization is already recruited to its limit--the fifth, or engineer division, under the command of Lieutenant Jasper T. Kane. It has a total strength of thirty-nine officers and men.

It is true that this division is one of the smaller ones in the battalion; but none of the larger ones whose maximum strength cannot exceed ninety-six officers and men, has under fifty men. The First Division, under the command of Lieutenant Walter L. GritAth, is now the largest with a total enrolment of seventy-two officers and men. Lieutenant Griffith will command the detachment of eighty-five men who will I participate in the inaugural parade on Thursday of this week at Washington. With a full complement of officers and men and in possession of J.

P. Morgan's old yacht, the Corsair, which has been renamed the United States steamship Gloucester, the battalion bids fair to become the largest naval militia organization in the country. It already posthe only naval armory in the sesses world. 0000000000000 THE REALTY MARKET: 00000000000 06 Sales at Plandome, L. I.

Osgood Pell through Walter Barnwell, have recently sold two large plots at Plandome, on Manhasset Bay, both on the South Drive, one to E. J. Sims and the other to Charles S. Gladden. There is considerable activity in the lot and acreage market reported throughout this whole section, BLAME TITULAR LEADER FOR REGULARS' DELAY "They're Embarrassed," Say Young Republicans, "It's Not Our Fault." SAD DIRECT PRIMARY HITCH.

"Gentleman's Agreement" Which Neither Side Thinks the Other Has Carried Out Fully. WOMAN OF 65 VICTIM OF A KEROSENE BLAZE Daughter and Nephew Struggled to Save Her Till Clothes Caught Fire. ERE NEIGHBORS RESCUED THEM, But Older Woman Was Found Burned to Death -Lamp Exploded in Her Hands. Mrs. Margaret Harrington, 65 years old.

of 1124 Thirty- ninth street, was burned to- death in her home last night. Her young daughter and nephew narrowly escaped a similar fate in trying to save her. Mrs. Harrington was the mother of Daniel Harrington, said to be one of the most clever ventriloquists on the stage. The Harringtons lived in a two story frame dwelling.

After supper last evening Mrs. Harrington was about to retire for the night. She carried a kerosene lamp upstairs to light her bedroom. While on the way her room a draught caused the lamp to explode, setting fire to Mrs. Harrington's clothes.

Miss Harrington and her nephew, Daniel Harrington, were in another room, when they were attracted by the screams, and ran to the aid of the older woman, who was enveloped in flames. Just as the children reached her side she ran and threw herself on the bed She screamed and tossed and attempted to draw the blankets over her. The boy and Miss Emma Harrington threw blankets on the woman and tried to beat out the flames with their hands. The bed clothes and the garments of the young people caught fire and they were compelled to desist. The shrieks of the women were heard by John Doerhoffer, who lives on the top floor.

With a friend, George Schmidt, of 103 Lewis avenue, he ran down the stairs in: the direction of the screams. When an. entrance was gained by breaking down the door the dense smoke halted them. Spurred on by the cries of the women and the little boy, they placed coats over their heads and plunged in. When they entered Miss Emma and the boy were found on the floor overcome with smoke and their garments burning.

After extinguishing the flames they carried the girl and her, nephew to the street. On entering the room the second time the flames were subdued. When they got into Mrs. Harrington's room they found the woman burning to death. Stripping off their coats they wrapped them around Mrs.

Harrington and carried her to the street. An ambulance was waiting outside house, in charge of Dr. Masterson of the Norwegian Hospital, who pronounced Mrs. Harrington dead on arrival. Dr.

Masterson restored the girl and boy and bandaged their blistered hands and faces. As the ambulance was about to leave a young woman ran up to Dr. Masterson and said: "My mother, Mrs. Harrington, bas she been hurt?" Dr. Masterson told the young woman that her mother was dead and she almost fainted.

IN MEMORY OF F. L. BACKUS. Harry Lewis Presents a Portrait to the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, (Special to the Eagle.) Canton, N. March.

1-Very Interesting exercises in memory of the late Foster L. Backus were held Saturday evening in the Chapter House of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. There were present Dr. Almon Gunnison, president of St. Lawrence University; many of the professors and their wives, graduates of the University and students who are members of the fraternity.

Mr. Backus was a graduate of the University and was one of its most loyal friends. He kept up his Interest until his death and was most always present at the commencement exercises. 'The fine Chapter House of the Beta Theta Pi was the outcome of a movement started by Mr. Backus.

The occasion of the gathering was the presentation of a very handsome portrait of Mr. Backus by Harry E. Lewis of Brooklyn, who for several years was Mr. Backus' a partner and friend. Mr.

Lewis, in making the presentation, made a most eloquent and effective speech. He spoke of Mr. Backus' many fine qualities and his great interest in the fraternity and told many incidents showing his great love and affection for his Alma Mater. Mr. Lewis.

said that he himself had had a great desire to visit the college and Chapter House, of which he had heard much from his friend and partner. SHe felt that he could do no greater service in loving memory of Mr. Backus than to present the picture. The president of the chapter, Raymond M. Gunnison, in a few well chosen words received the gift on behalf of the SOclety.

Don C. Seitz of Brooklyn, who has a daughter in the college, spoke of Mr. Backus, and referred althe fact that he had been the center of a group of strong men and women graduates of the college, whose efforts had been a very potent factor in the transition which had taken place in the little college in the North country, becoming in recent years a strong, powerful university. He gave to Mr. Backus a very large share of the credit for this wonderful growth of the institution.

There were speeches by Herbert F. Gunnison and others, and following there was a reception. Mr. Lewis was royally entertained by the students and by the many friends of Mr. Backus who live in Canton.

MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE. "Aida" was heard at the Manhattan Opera, House on Saturday night by a large audience. Three of the singers filled their roles for the first time in New York. They were Mme. Gerville- Reache as Amneris, M.

Palese as Amonasro and M. De Segmola as Ramfs. Mme. Agostinelli was Aida--a satisfactory if not a distinguished performance. Mme.

Gerville-Reache was vocally well adapted to the dramatic singing of Amneris, and she played her new part like the artist that she is. M. De Segmola was a pleasing as well as an impressive Rams and M. Palese a ous and picturesque Amonasro. Both added to the success of the occasion musically.

M. Zenatello as Radames was in fine form. All of which, combined with good work done by the chorus, the beautiful stage settings and the fine orchestration under M. Campanini's skillful guidance--there is Verdi, too; he mustn't be overlooked--all work together for -success when "Aida" is given. Again the Sunday night concert at the Manhattan presented as its star Mischa Elman, the young violinist, who has captured all hearts by his superb playing.

Last night the house was crowded and became so enthustastic that young Elman had to give several encore selections. His Saint-Saens Concerto, the of Wieniawski and the ever delicious "Traeumerei" of Schumann were played with temperament. rich tonal quality and perfect technique. The other soloists included Miles. Labia.

Zeppilli and Mme. Mariska-Aldrich. and MM. Crabbo, Constantino and Daddi, the latter contributing two Neapolitan patte: songs. The orchestra.

under the baton of the composer, Attillo Parelli, played an Rhapsody," given for the "Umbrian first time in America, based on themes of Umbrian folk songs, quaint and beautiful. Dvorak's "New World" Symphony No. 5. first movement. was conducted by M.

Charlier. and Campanini himseif led a superb performance of Beethoven's overture to "Leonora" No. 3. The con cert came to fitting conclusion with the famous sextet from "Lucia." COMMISSIONER HEBBERD AFTER E. T.

O'LOUGHLIN Says "Bums and Loafers" Are Not Adjectives in His Vocabulary. CHARITIES HEAD INDIGNANT. Did Not Apply Words to Men on Sale at Recent "Slave" Auction, Which He Deprecates. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Reading the Eagle, as do every day, my attention has been attracted to the al letter in the issue of Saturday, wherein E. T.

O'Loughlin of 739 Carroll street. Brooklyn, uses my name with A good deal of freedom. Ordinarily I pay but little attention to statements of the nature made by your correspondent, but when they are fied by currency in the Eagle, with ite large circle of intelligent readers throughout the city, the matter takes on a somewhat different aspect. This is ticularly the case because of the well known truism, that "A lie will travel mile while truth is getting its boots on." Mr. O'Loughlin complains that he was accused by me, in a recent address to my friends of the Monday Club of Brooklyn, of warping the truth to some extent.

Well, let us reason together on this matter. On February 8 there appeared in the Eagle an article having reference an address that I had delivered at the Eastern District Branch of the Y. M. C. in Brooklyn, the day before, in which Mr.

O'Loughlin is quoted as saying of me, having reference to my address: "He says these men are In the New York Journal of February 13, which! paper I understand employs Mr. lin, in an account of the mock slave sale, appears the following statement which is attributed to him: "Mr. Hebberd, head of the Department of Charities, informed me that these unfortunate men were nothing but 'loafers and He even told mo that ho had work for them on the stone piles at Blackwell's Island." Now. as a matter of fact I never in my life had any conversation with Mr. 0'Loughlin on this or any other subject.

Further than this. never at any time. at any place, under any circumstances or conditions, to any person, or to any body of persons, said that any unemployed maD was a "bum" or a "loafer," or that any body of the unemployed consisted of "bums and loafers." These are terms which I never apply to my fellow men, be they rich or poor, high or low, humble or exalted. Although I have been trying to And the source of Mr. O'Loughlin's misinformation on this subject, I have been unable to do SO.

I make it my business to read the daily papers with some care. inasmuch as they touch in so many ways the work in which I am engaged, and receive clippings from a number of agencies, but I cannot find in any newspaper article, purporting to give an account of what I said at the Y. M. C. A.

meeting, anything warranting the statement that I accused any one of being either a "bum" or a "loafer." In the fullest accounts of the meeting that I have seen no such language is reported. Had these terms been used at the meeting they certainly would have appeared in the newspaper reports. For these reasons, which I have gone into rather fully, I can only belleve that Mr. 0'Loughlin simply drew upon his own perfervid imagination when he attributed the language to me. with what purpose I can only imagine.

Notwithstanding, however, the absolute lack of foundation for his remarks. he repeats the same statements in his letter in the Eagle on Saturday. The reason for Mr. O'Loughlin's present communication seems to be the fact that at the meeting of the Monday Club 10 which I have already referred, I commented upon the novel plan of heving the alleged or pretended or would be slaves wear masks, and said that under the circumstances, for all any one could know about them in such disguise, they might have been members of Mr. O'Loughlin's political league.

I did not intend to suggest. or even to insinuate to my friends of the Monday Club that such was the case, but simply to emphasize the albsurdity of pretending to sell m.en "unsight and unseen," and to assert that under such circumstances they might even have been members of his league. It seems to me that. after the liberties Mr. O'Loughlin has taken with my name.

and the enjoyment he lorived from its misuse by him in the pulpit at the recent mock auction, his sense of humor must be developed along -sided lines, when he takes such serious exception to this prfectly innocent suggestion. With reference to his invitation to meet him and his friends at the Eagle office to-morrow evening, I must decline it. In the first place, I have a prior rement, and in the second place er voluntarily have any relations W. Any man who such a disregard for facts as Mr. O'Loughlin has shown in this matter.

IC. however he thinks that any aspersion has been cast upon the men in question by even the suggestion that they might have been members of his political league, he is hereby expressly authorized to. offer each and every one of them my sincerest apologies. I am quite willing to admit that he knows the character of the men better than I or any one else. Speaking very frankly, As I presume I have a right to speak in the city of my birth, Mr.

O'Loughlin to the contrary notwithstanding, I desire to say that it seems to me that such an action as the recent mock slave sale in the pulpit of a church was not only sensational and silly. As it has been termed by some of the newspapers, but that it was, particularly at the time when we were preparing to celebrate the birthday of our martyr President, in the nature of a sacrilege. Mr. Lincoln, together with hundreds of thousands of brave men who fell on land and sea, died that this nation might live and be, from ocean to ocean, forever free from the curse of slavery. Are we then, in the light of their great and glorious sacrifice, prepared to admit that they died in vain, that they ended black slavery, and saved 'a nation that in the years to come would sink to the level of white slavery? No.

a thousand times no. Despite the fact that there 15 much yet to be done to improve the general conditions under which people live and work. this nation has travelled a million miles away from slavery since Lincoln made his sacrifice, and any attempt to show to the contrary must end in disaster. In conclusion. I am.

with my public duties, an exceedingly busy man. I have every day nearly people to care for. to feed, to clothe and to shelter, and most of them to doctor and to nurse. These duties take all my time and all my strength, and I have Done to spare for controversies with Mr. O'Loughlin or any one else.

So that in the future, so long as he keeps within the limits prescribed by law. I shall be obliged to allow him to give utterance to such statements as he chooses whenever or wherever he can And a paper generous enough to give him space. ROBERT W. HEBBERD. New York City, February 28, 1909.

GIRL BADLY SCALDED. Freda Jacobs, 10 years old, living with her parents at 124 Middleton street, was removed to the Eastern District Hospital yesterday suffering from burns over the entire body. The child was working in front of the kitchen range when kettle containing scalding water was accidentally overturned. When Dr. Jaffer respanded to A call for an ambulance he hurriedly conveyed the girl to the hospital, where this morning it was thought she would recover, SLOWLY AND SECRETLY IS THE TARIFF REVISED Brooklyn Taxi-Cab Co.

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After an illness of "only a week, J. Russell Barrett: a well-known young SOciety man of the North Shore, died Saturday afternoon at his home, 70 Franklin place, Flushing, L. I. Death was caused by pneumonia. Mrs.

Barrett and himself attended the Assembly dance at the League building on Friday evening, February 19, when. Mr. Barrett appeared in the best of health and spirits, but the next day at noon the was stricken with pneumonia. Only one lung was affected, and although Mr. Barrett's condition was regarded as serious, a fatal termination of his illness was not suspected until his heart became affected.

This complication occurred Friday, and after that he failed rapidly. Barrett was the son of Mrs. Mary A. Barrett, and was born 31 years ago in Park avenue, Manhattan. The family moved to Flushing in the 80s, and lived for many years at 86 Sanford avenue.

Mr. Barrett was graduated from Flushing High School, and in his younger days was an amateur athlete of much prominence. About ten years ago, through the death' of an uncle, he inherited a fortune, and soon afterward he and Miss Daisy Fenimore Jackson were married. She was the youngest: daughter of the late Samuel C. Jackson, whose estate comprised the land where North Beach is now located, and from whose ancestors Jackson's Creek and Jackson avenue are named.

Mr. Barrett was an official of the former Bay Side Hunt Club and 'secretary of the former Bay Side Horse Show Association. He was the owner of the gray jumper. Badger, which he rode, and with which he won many prizes at the various horse shows on Long Island. He was also a member of the Oakland Golf Club, and of the Niantic Club of Flushing.

Mr. Barrett was in the insurance business in William street, Manhattan. His widow and three sons survive. They are 8, 3 and 1 years old. respectively.

Dr. William Skidmore Barrett of Manhattan is a brother of the deceased, and a younger brother, Gurney Hinman, a student at Columbia University. The funeral, services will be held at his late home to -morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Squadron Troop 2, of, Manhattan, of Mr. Bansett was a member, will escort the remains to the cemetery.

Alexander Dugan, Sr. OBITUARY. Suffering from shock, the result of burns received nearly two weeks ago, Alexander Dugan, 88 years old, died yesterday morning at the home of' his non. William B. Dugan, 203 Briggs avenue, Morris Park.

Late one night about two weeks ago, he got out of bed to see what lime it was. To better see the clock, he a match. In doing so he accitentally set fire to his night clothes, and sustained burns. about the arm. His awoke his son, who put out the flames.

The burns on the old man's arm were considered slight, and nothing more (vas thought of the incident. A week later the aged man became seriously ill. The family physician declared the illness due to shock resulting from the burns received the week before. That. comDined with the feebleness of old age, caused, Mr.

Dugan's death. The deceased, who spent most of his life in Brooklyn, was a prosperous buildbr. He retired from active business about seventeen years ago and moved with his family to Morris Park. In his younger days he was a member of old Engine Company No. 6 of the Brooklyn Volunteer Department, and held membership at the time of his death in the Exempt Firemen's Association.

Deceased is suryived by a son, William B. Dugan, and two daughters, Mrs. C. W. Conklin of Jamaica and Mrs.

Rachel Downing of Brooklyn. Funeral services' will, be. conducted at his late home on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. James Flattery. James.

Flattery, an employe of the Department, of Public Buildings of the Borough of Brooklyn, died Saturday afternoon at his residence, 263 Prospect place. Mr. Flattery was born in Keragh; County Longford, Ireland, and came to this country 1869, and has since been a resident of Brooklyn. He had resided in the Ninth Ward for, the past thirty years, was formerly engaged in the boot 'and shoe business. About ten yeers ago retired from business to enter the employ of the eity.

He was a devoted. Catholic and 3 nember of St. Joseph's Church and of the Holy Name Society. He was also a member the Catholic Knights of America and of the Washington Club of the Tenth Assembly He is survived by his widow, Mary and by Joseph F. and Thomas his sons, and a Mrs.

Harry S. O'Connor and the Misses Alice Catherine Anna V. and Loretta his daughters, and his brother, Joseph Flattery, a resident of Danville, Ill. The funeral will take place on Tuesday at 10 A.M., from St. Joseph's R.

C. Church. Mary 'Lockhart Jervis. Mary Lockhart, wife of Henry C. S.

Jervis, died Saturday at her residence, 143 South Portland avenue. Mrs. Jervis was an active member of the Washington Avenue Church, and was formerly a. member of the First Baptist Church Pierrepont street. She married Mr.

Jervis fifty-four years ago, and had lived in the South Portland avenue house thirty-five years, and in Brooklyn half a contury." She was born in Manhattan, March 8, 1830, and is survived by her husband, her son, Perlee: Jervis, a well-known, musician of borough, who is vice president of the department of music of the Brooklyn Institute, a daughter, Mrs. Elisha Everett and three grandchildren, Marguerite, Helen and Jessie Jervis. Ellen Bennett. Ellen Humphries Gurnell, widow of Samuel Bennett, died on Saturday at her residence, 657 Madison street. Death was due to exhaustion brought on by shock at the death of her husband, five days before.

She had lived in the. Madison street house forty years, and was one of the oldest members of Janes M. E. Church. She was born in England seventy-six years ago, coming to Brooklyn in 1859.

Her first. husband was Thomas Gurnell. She, married Mr. Bennett in 1893. She leaves two brothers, Edwin and John Humphries, and two sisters, Mrs.

Henry Colling 'and Mrs. Eliza Locke. Charles Silliman. (Special to the Eagle.) Huntington. L.

March 1-Charles Silliman, aged 86. a well-known; resident here, died yesterday from pneumonia. He was va native of, Flushing, the son of Gold Silliman and a grandson of General Sitifman, who so successfully opposed the British forces at several points ow the Connecticut coast during the Revolution- No Schedule Yet- -Leaders Fail to Find Right Answer to Vexing Puzzle. BETWEEN DEVILAND DEEP SEA Reduction Is the Public Demand. Increased Revenue Necessary, as Shown by Great Deficit.

(From a Staff Correspondent.) Washington. March 1-Fifteen days from now. under the promise of the ways and means committee, the newly revised tariff bill will be presented to the House of Representatives. 1t is sale to say that, so short as is the Intervening time, even a tentative schedule of duty Impositions on imported commodities has not been prepared. of course.

the members of the ways and means committee make no such admissions. They probably will tell you. if questioned, that they have been laborilously at work on this very schedule makaling since the tenth day of last November and that they are sitting on the subject several hours each day. And it is more than probable that there have been as many schedules prepared for consideration as there are days elapsing since public hearings on the subject were brought to an end. But nothing sive has been reached.

This schedule making is a perplexing thing. The items are interdependent in the relation of the whole to the central idea of providing a revenue for government. And a change in one item knocks down twenty others, or at least changes the relations of perhaps all to that ceutral idea. Hence an apparent agreement. on an afternoon may be completely overturned over night by a new presentation of the interests or of the assumed life of a special interest.

And down goes the whole row of bricks with the consequent duty of setting them up again in the new relation. But this is not to say that one will not be presented 011 the 15th of March. One will be, but it will not be surprising if it is agreed only a few hours before its presentation You see little evidences of a lobby representation of special interests. Here and there you will have pointed out to you a man who is understood to be the representative of this or of that special interest; but you will not see them in conVersation with members. They do not haunt the Capitol.

They are not thronging about the doors of the ways and means committee. When seen in public. they are in the hotel lobbles. Nevertheless they are keeping A keen watch on their own interests and are quick to know, apparently, whenever those interests are jeopardized. They probably do reach the committee, but by indirect a means--sometimes through social avenues, sometimes through the agencies of local I practitioners of the law and not infrequently through their own members of Congress.

Lest there be a sinister coustruction placed on the word "reached." let me hasten to assert that I intend no bint of impropriety in its use. Legitimately they record protest against alteration of the existing schedule with presentations of arguments which to them seem good, to support their contentions. Members of the ways and means committee will tell you frankly that they have entered into an agreement not to let information as to their work escape from the committee room. In a conversation with the chairman, Mr. Payne, he gave as a reason for this agreement the fact that they wished to minimize as much as they could the evil effects on business of the agitation as to a change of figures.

frank and truthful this statement. The No doubt the the chairman was wholly agreement has been observed and congressmen of experience and long service will tell you that in their observation they have never known the secrets of the committee room to be so well preserved as they have been in this instance. A shrewd and keen -witted congressman who is in no way related to the tariff question through committee connections, said: fact of agreement is well known and the members of the House are respecting it and refrain from embarrassing the ways and means people by asking questions as to the schedule. The avermember knows as little of that age schedule as any of these men who are pounding marble floors of the corridors in the hope that a conversation with some congressional friend will reveal the true inwardness of the schedule making. That agreement is all right, and observed.

I want to say to it is that I believe that the strong reayou for the success of secrecy is due to son fact that there is no schedule. That the schedule that anybody will be willis a call one--that is to say, one that ing to stand over twenty-four hours. The will is laboring hard. That is committee be seen. But in my belief their plain to labors are now largely devoted to efforts how they may reduce the at determining this commodity and on that duties on and yet preserve the principle of protection and retain the friendship for the Republican party of great interests that be affected.

That is the reason are to belief, there is no draft of a why, in my bill in existence which anyone cares call even a tentative bill or schedule. to What the bill that will be presented to the 15th of March will be, the House on knows and, in my judgment, that no one because. at this time, not even the is of the committee know. What a members doesn't know he can't tell, can he?" man One might suppose, on a superficial examination, that as deeply interested as the country at large in the tariff is interest is shown in Washquestion, no ington. A second thought might suggest that the question is temporarily overshadowed by the approaching change in the administration.

Neither of these considerations is true. The change of administration or the inauguration ceremonies on Thursday next do not affect the members of the House in any other than in imposing some additional way labor on them, in taking care visiting constituents and in providing them with seats to view the procession. Apparently they are engrossed in bringing to a close the current session of Congress. Each individual member has his pet measure through, and the leaders have the to put legislation which will permit the great revolutions of the wheels of government for the next year. But scratch them, however lightly, and you will And that the tariff matter is regarded by them as the most important of all things, Quick and response and quick the speech.

The question iN fall of diMenlties and to the Republican leaders full of embarrassments. And no one sees way out. The demand for A reduction iN unmistakable. It iN demand that must be heeded. Eren the most rock-ribbed "stand patter" concedes this.

and against it stands the threatened defelt of $130,000.000 for the current year. How to deal with this difficulty is the burning question. "We're between the devil and the deep sea." said Representative Tawney, the chairman of the appropriations committee, in a casual conversation, "The public demand is for a revision downward. The government demand in obligations incurred and in lessened revenue is for a revision upward. If you reduce the present sources you must find others to supply the revenue.

What should they be? Here the real problem -begins." Thus is tersely stated the problem as MISCELLANEOUS, A VICHY Natural Alkaline Water Used at meals prevents Dyspepsia and relieves Gout and Indigestion. A delightful table water with highly VICHY medicinal qualities Ask your Physician Owned by and bottled under the direct control CELESTINS of the French Government ary War. His mother, Elizabeth Bedell, was one of girls' who strewed flowers under the feet. of Washington at the time of his triumphant entry into Elizabeth, N. J.

Mr. Silliman was engaged, in business at Jamaica, Flushing, Brooklyn and this village. coming here in 1863. He retired about thirty five years ago. He married Martha Van Cott, daughter of Cornelius Van Cott.

of Brooklyn: She died thirty-six years Four children survive. Mr. Silliman was a man of strong convictions. AM Republican in politics, he took great interest, in the affairs of the times. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the residence of his daughter, Mrs.

Elizabeth S. Hall. in this place, the A Rev. J. F.

Aitkins of St. John's Church officiating. OBITUARY NOTES. Rosalie Donning of 33 Weldon street, died on Thursday, February 26, of an apoplectic stroke, at her home. The funeral services were held yesterday at 5:30, Interment was private.

Ellen Gurnell Bennett, widow of Samuel Bennett, Saturday, died at her home, 657 Madison street, from apoplexy, having survived her husband but a week. Mr. Bennett died on Monday, February 22. and Was buried last Wednesday. Mrs.

Rosalie: Gilgen Donniez died on: Friday of She apoplexy born at her Berne, home. 33 Weldon street. wag at Switzerland, May 10, 1835, and had been a resident of Brooklyn for forty years. She is survived by her husband, five sons, Louis, Harry, Arthur, Frank and Alphonse, and a. brother and sister.

Catharina Spahn, widow of. Swibert Zimmerman. died Saturday from heart trouble at her residence at 3905 Fort Hamilton avenue. She was born in Germany, February 29, 1840. and was a member of the Anna Ottendorfer Lodge, K.

and 1. of H. Surviving her are two daughters, and Mrs. James C. Collins, and a son, Oscar.

Adolph Oser. for thirty-Ave years a resident of Brooklyn, and wholesale produce merchant in the Wallabout Market in the firm of Lippman Oser. died yesterday at his home, 690 Quincy street. He was a member of General Putnam Council. R.

and Shakespeare Lodge. F. and A. M. He was born in.

Germany in. 1863, and his death occurred on the anniversary of his birth. Surviving him are his: widow. Martha. a daughter and two sons.

Elizabeth Price Williams. widow of John Owen Thomas: died vesterday at her home, 20 Covert street. She was born in North Wales, February 26.1846, and was an old member of the Welsh Presbyterian Church, of Manhattan. She learse a son. Ellis and four daughters.

DALAND LUND DEAD. Prominent Young Society Man, Recovering From Pneumonia, Dies of Heart Failure. Though he was on the road to recovery from an attack of pneumonia and all danger was said to be over, Daland Lund, one of the best known of the vounger Society men of Brooklyn, aged twenty. four, died suddenly at 2 o'clock yesterday West. Heart failure was the immediate afternoon at his home, 171 Prospect a Park cause.

Mr. Lund had been exceedingly well during the morning and expected to be out in a couple of days. He was joking with his mother, Mrs. John Lund, and she stepped out of the room, Almost immediately the nurse called her back. side of five minutes Daland Lund was dead.

The news spread rapidly during the ternoon, and Society was much shocked. A particularly pathetic feature of the death was that Mr. Lund had plannca with Miss Lillian Scrymger many of the details of her afternoon Musicale of yesterday. Miss Scrymser and the most of her guests were not told of Mc. Lund's passing away until the Musicale was over.

Daland Lund was a very popular and active Society personality. He was one of Society's best dancers and in the Indian Dance of the' Friendly House Kirmess at the Heights Casino a ago did the solo work with Miss Grace Meurer. He was the son of the late John Lund of Berkeley place and went to the Brooklyn Latin School. LICENSES Issued in Brooklyn for Twenty- four Hours Ended at Noon To-day. Jacob' Danenberg, 23 years, 994 Myrtle av, and Selma Schendel, 20 years, 69 Scholes st.

Louis Gomberg. 22 years, 415 Watkins st, and Lena Rosenthal, 20 years, 519 Rockaway av. Valentine Hiergesell, 24 years, Richmond Hill. Queens Borough, and Adelaide D. Geiger, 25 years, 118 Suydam st.

Isaac M. Simon. 25 years, 183 Manhattan av, and Rose Kochin, 20 years, 501 Lorimer st. Morris Fleish, 24 years, Hartford, and Annie Glass, 22, years, 1050 DeKalb av. Benjamin Greenberg, 22 years, 393 Williams av, and Base Abramoff, 20 years, 382 Osborn street.

Louis Levine, 22 years. 318 East Third st, and Fannie Chore, 21 years, 307 Osborn: st. Edward Tinneberg, 25 years, 111 Ellery st, and Bertha Fuss, 18 years, 981 Flushing av. Solomon Sieger, 25 years, 201 Selgel st, and Annie. Romm.

20 years, 103 Varet st. John L. Johnson, 37 years, 408 Forty-Afth st, and Thelinda Johnson, 37 years, 251 Columbia st. Albin Druid, 26. years, 231 East Thirty-Afth st, Manhattan, and Hulda B.

Peterson, 29 years, 215 Thirty-sixth st. Charles A. Schmidt, 21 years, 228 Cooper st, and Lillie Joel, 18 years, 97 Cooper st. Harry G. Meyer.

26 years, 260 West Fortysecond st, Manhattan, and Cora Silverberg, 19 years, 813. Fifty-frst st. Max Seigel, 24 years, 173 Moore st. and Fannie Garfeld, 22 years, 328 Bushwick av. Harry Batterman, 26 vears, 34 Varet st, and Rose 23 years, 59 Varet st.

Morris Wolfram, 28 years, 524 Cleveland st, and Ida Belovitch, 20 years, 624 Cleveland at. Israel Mirsky, 28 years, 1830 Pitkin av. and Dora Gorenstein, 21 years, 629 Blake av, Arthur Brown, 25 years. 108 Lynch st. and Annie Lippert, 20 years.

271 North Sixth st. Jacob. Shoben, 24 years, 8693 Nineteenth av, and Ada L. Girick, 23 years, 8693 Nineteenth av. Giuseppe Gualtieri, -41 years, -238 North Fifth at, and Caterina D' Angelo, 34 years, 238 North Fifth st.

Menky Farer, 26 years. 132 Floyd st, and Blume Waltman, 27 years, 29 Cook st. Nathan Cohen, 28 years. 365 East Fourth st. Manhattan, and Julia Levy, 24 years, 1495 Herkimer st.

Isaac Weisman, 26 years. 345- Christopher ay, and Leah Turner, 21 years, 845 Christopher avenue. Philip Liebinan. 30 years, 170 Floyd st, and Bertha Weinberger, 25 years, 124 Wallabout street. Antonio.

Mascia. 22 years. 51. Havemeyer st, and Teresa Laura, 19 years, 294 North Seventh st. Joseph Katz.

23. years, 59 Seigel st, and Mary Imber, 22 years, 59 Seigel st. Hershal Arowitz, 24 years, 410 Sheffield av, and Rose Tavnolovitz, 28 years, 68 Schenck avenue. Wilhelm Carlsson, 30 143. Driggs av.

and Eva Dahistrom, 43. years, 143 Driggs av. Isidor Rochefsky, 28 years, 170 Hamburg av. and Minnie Edelman, 21 years, 170 Hamburg avenue. Alexander M.

"Bennett. 1670 Dean'st. and Catherine V. White, 21 years, 1 Shell road. Max Israiler: 24 years, 69 Bartlett et, and Gitel Left, 22 years, 59 Bartlett st.

it obtains in Washington. And it is in Washington that the revision, whatever it is, will be made, And it will be made under the influence of the ideas that here obtain. Consideration is given 10 the revenue to accrue from a tariff measure. Here it has a vast importance. Elsewhere the demand is: reduce the tariff; and commerce can stand it; indeed.

trade will be benefited: it is required to advance trade. In Washington it is: the demand is all right, and even granting that it is good for trade and commerce. how about the revenue for government? This consideration is apart from the idea of the maintenance of the protective principle. This is what differentiates the present agitation from those that have preceded it. Heretofore, at bottom, agitations as 10 tariff have been straightout fights between the tree trade and protection principles, This time a.

third element has entered. clamoring for a redution of tariff and lining up with the elements for free trade. while not adopting their philosophies. In this shifting of lines the patters" have been weakened and their opponents strengthened. The strenuous demand for revision is from those states of the West and Middle West.

on which the Republican party must rely for continuance in power. And here you get down to the political complications. And when you consider that powerful special interests are yet regarded here as potent and ready 10 shift influences if their concerns are not considered. you can easily determine how difficult and embarrassing the situation is for those on whose shoulders is placed the responsibility of presenting a measure that will fit the country. One thing is assured.

Congress is alive to the fact that business is paralyzed by the uncertainties as to the revision outcome. There is a general disposition to deal with the situation promptly. There will be an outcome, and there will be a measure, good, bad or indifferent, in due time. and Congress will sincerely ento dispose of it quickly. Representative Dalzell of the ways and means committee says that the measure will be on the lines of the recommendation of the Republican platform, with due regard to the interests of the country at home and abroad.

This is somewhat cryptic and may be read several ways, And while being read it is well to bear in mind that when composed the committee in charge was strongly "stand pat." And also that it is rarely that leopards change their spots. W. C. H. F.

W. THIELMAN FISHES. F. W. Thielman of 562 Jefferson avenue left, last week, with a party of friends to travel through southern Florida on a fishing trip, WEATHER FORECAST Persons desiring information concerning the weather, temperature or other information can secure it by using telephone No.

571 Main, from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. week days. Nights and Sundays, 6200 Main. Indications Until 8 P.M.

To-morrow. Washington. March 1--For Eastern New York: Fair and warmer to-night; Tuesday, increasing cloudiness: light south winds, increasing in force on Tuesday. Local Probabilities. Fair and slightly warmer to-night: Tuesday, cloudy, followed by rain: warmer; light to moderate southeast to south winds.

General Weather Conditions. A moderate disturbance has moved eastward to the Upper Lakes and Middle Mississippi Valley and another southeastward over the North Pacific States and Northern Rocky Mountain district. A little light snow has fallen in the Lake district and in sections of New York, Pennsylvania, New England. North DAkota an 1 Montana, and light rain in Washing. ton and Oregon and in sections of Oklahoma and Arkansas.

The weather has grown colder in the Middle Atlantic and New Eneland States and has moderated from the Upper Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley southward to the Gulf States. The coldest weather, zero and slightly below. is reported from Maine and Vermont. Tem- Pre- Tem. Prepera-cipita-1 pera cipitature.

tion. ture. tion. Boston 18 .00 New Orleans 23 Buffalo 20 I 38 13 St. Louis 52 .10 Philadelphia 28 .00 Chicago 40 .00 Washington.

32 00 Duluth 20 14 50 ,10) San Fran'co 52 .10 Highest, 52, at St. Louis: lowest. 18. at Buston. OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE.

SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 28 1 A.M. 411 1 P.M. A.M. 40 P.M.

A.M. 39 P.M. A.M. 38 P.M. A.M.

A.M. 6 P.M. A.M. 7 P.M. A.M.

35 8 P.M. 9 A.M. 35 9 P.M. 10 A.M. 36 10 P.M.

11 A.M. 37 11 P.M. 12 (Noon) (Midnight) MONDAY. MARCH 1. A.M.

26 25 A.M. 23 2 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 A.M. 24 10 A.M.

4 A.M. 24 11 A.M. A.M. (Noon) 31 6 A.M. 23 1 P.M.

31 7 A.M. 23 P.M. 15 temperature to-day, 34. Average temperature a year ago to-day, 27. HIGH WATER.

Durat'n Time High: Time! High Rise Pail H. M. M. H. M.IH.

V. New 4:56 4.3 5:61 3.7 5:54 8 6:25 Sandy Hook. 4:17 4.5 5:10 3.8 6:08 6:35 SUN RISES AND SETS. March March 2. Sets SHIP NEWS.

Arrived at New York To-day. Duca Degli Abruzzi, from Genoa. Pretoria, from Hamburg, Maraval. from Grenada. Joseph J.

Cuneo, Port Antonio. Coamo. from San Juan. Estonia, from Libau. George Fleming, from Valparaiso.

Saxoleine, from Shields. Minnehaha, London. Snowdonian, from Marseilles. Noordam. from Rotterdam.

Antilles, from New Orleans. Comal, from Galveston. Chesapeake, from Baltimore. Crusader, from Colombo, Coamo, from Arroyo. Pretoria, from Hamburg.

Cherbourg -Philadelphia, for New York. Arrived at Foreign Ports To-day. Port Said--Indrani. from New York. Sailed From Foreign Ports To-day.

Hull-Ribston, for New York. Antwerp- Samland, -Victorian, from from New York. York. Liverpool- New Christiansand-Hellig-Olay. from New York.

Madeira- Cedric, from New York. Steamships Due To-morrow. From. Saile Marina Oceania Morro Castle Sibiria Saratoga Silty of Denver El Sud Antwerp Palermo Feb Nassau Fell Kingston Havana Fe Savannah Galveston Galveston.