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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS DIED. Backus, Helen H. McMaster, W'm. Meehan. James J.

Byrne, Patrick. Daily, W. J. Nielson, Christen Dennis, Wm. Henry Noonan, Cornelia Edmonds, G.

A. O'Connor, Kate Fajans. Julius Pleiffer, Minna. Forest, J. Mortimer Pitts, Lottie.

Gibney, Margaret A. Rose. Hannah M. Gorse. James Calder Schroeder, Frances B.

Halsey, S. M. Sheridan, Annie E. Hodges, C. F.

Taylor, Rachel Bigler. Mason, Jennie B. Whitney, Mary he Williams, Eliz. her residence, 57 Livingston st. Brooklyn, At on Monday, January HELEN BACKUS HISCOCK, wife of Truman J.

Backus. BYRNE- Monday, January 8, 1906, PATRICK BYRNE, aged 63. native County Armagh, Ireland. Funeral from his late residence, 564 Park place, Thursday, January 11, at 9:30 A.M., thence to St. Teresa's Poo Church.

where a requiem will offered. DAILY--Suddenly, on January 8, 1906. at 442 Forty -third st. Brooklyn, Detective W. J.

DAILY. of the Forty-fourth Precinct, aged 41 years. Services at his late residence, Thursday morning, at 9 o'clock. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Babylon, L.

on the arrival of the 10:27 train. DENNIS-0 Sunday, January 7, 1906, WILLTAM HENRY DENNIS. in his 7ist year. Funeral from his late residence, 115 Seeond place, Wednesday, January 10, at 9:30 A.M., thence to Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea.

Requiem mass at 10 A.M EDMONDS-On Tuesday. January 9, 1906. at his residence, 410 Miller av, GEORGE dearly beloved son of Bertha and George B. Edmonds, aged 34 years. Notice of funeral later.

FAJANS--Julius beloved husband of Louisa Fajans, on January 7, 1906, in his 72d year. Funeral services Tuesday vat 8 P.M., at his late residence, 472 Lafayette av, Brooklyn. Interment private. FOREST--In St. Paul.

Monday, January 8, 1906, J. MORTIMER FOREST, eldest son of Lydia E. and the late Samuel A. Forest. GIBNEY--On January 7.

MARGARET A. GIBNEY, aged 70 years, widow of Patrick F. Gibney. Funeral from her late residence. 584 Union st, Wednesday, 10th at 2:30 P.M.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. CORSE--On Sunday, January 7, 1906, JAMES CALDER GORSE, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. Funeral services at his late residence. Putnam av, on Tuesday evening, January 9, at 7:45 o'clock. HALSEY-On Monday, January 8, 1906, SAMUEL MOORE, son of Lawrence W.

Halser. Funeral services at his late residence, 471 Gates av. on Wednesday evening, at 8:30. HODGES--On January 8, CHARLES F. NOUGES.

501 of James and Annie Hodges, in his 31st year. Funeral services at his late residence. Stewart av, corner Sherman st, Richmond Hill, N. Wednesday evening, January 10. at 8 o'clock.

Members of Sons of Veterans, John E. Eismann Camp, invited. MASON--At her residence, Long Branch, N. Monday, January 8, JENNIE B. MASON.

wife of the late Arthur L. Mason. 1 al Funerai private. McCARTHY-THILL-At. Minneapolis, January 6.

MAMIE, beloved wife of Harry F. McCarthy, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y. Funeral at convenience of family. McMASTER-On Monday, January 8, 1906, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.

Horace G. Lansing, 508 Halsey st, WM. MeMASTER, aged 79 years. Funeral services and interment at Sloansville, N. Y.

MEEHAN--Sunday, January 7. at his restdence, 149 Park: av, JAMES J. MEEHAN. Relatives and friends, also members of Brooklyn Police Mutual Aid Association, and members of John Loughlin Council. K.

of are invited attend the funeral from his late residence, on Wednesday, January 10 at A.M.. thence to Church of the Sacred Heart. Clermont av. near Park. Kindly omit flowers.

NIELSON-On Saturday, January 6, after a brief illness. CHRISTEN NIELSON, the beloved husband of Barbara Nielson, nee Kaiser, in his year. Relatives and friends, also members of Minerva Lodge No. 792 and Greenwood Lodge No. 569.

F. and A. Werder Lodge No. 591 and Rebecca Lodge No. 1.

0. 0. Brooklyn Rifle Club, Ver hicle Manufacturers Association of York, Carriage Builders National Association the United States South Brooklyn Board Trade are 10 attend the funeral from his late restdence, Twenty-second Wednes. day, January 10, Inter P.M. ment Greenwood Cemetery.

NOONAN- On January 1906. CORNELIA youngest daughter of the late Eliza Noonan, Funeral on Wednesday, January 10, 9:30 A.M. from the residence of her brother. in-law. John A.

Brophy, 635 Baltic thence Augustine's Church. av and Sterling Relatives and friends invited. O'CONNOR- -KATE O'CONNOR. nee Hanily, beloved O'Connor, native Belanagare IreCounty, Roscommon. Funeral residence, 460 Pros- 9:30 A.M.: Holy Prospect Interment at PFEIFFER- On January 7.

1906, PFEIFFER, George Pfellter, 668 Bedford AV. in her Requiem 10 PITT8-On LOTTIE PITTA, at o'clock. loved Services ROSE Sunday HANNAH A.M. A.M, TYPOTHETAE WAR COUNCIL ON THE STRIKE Firms That Are Fighting for the Open Shop Will Hold a Con. ference "BIG SIX" MAKES NEW CAPTURE.

Union Compositors Ordered Back to the Mail and Express Job Print. A "council of war" will be held this evenat the headquarters of the local Typothetae, 320 Broadway, Manhattan, for the purpose of establishing a closer between the printing firms that are fighting the shop." Telegrams received to-day by Secretary MacIntyre of the United Typothetae stated to that a large number of non-union printers are now on their way to this city from the employment agencies in the West. All was activity this morning at the headquarters of "Big Six," corner of Chambers and Center streets, Manhattan. President McCormick held several important conferences with the strike leaders, and stated that out of the 247 printing houses in this city thus far 210 shops have signed the 1 new scale and the "closed shop" plan. "Big Six" succeeded this forenoon in winning over to the new time scale and "closed shop" plan the Mail and Express Job Print, which employs about fifty compositors.

The announcement was made by President MeCormick a little before noon, when he ordered the union printers to return to their cases in the Mail and Express office. The Typothetae to-day issued the following statement: "The beginning of the second week of the strike finds the members of the Typothetae successfully resisting the strike of the compositors, and actually running their plants with competent forces of men. Those who have not already gathered a full force have made arrangements to fill up the ranks at once. More than 300 new men have already been engaged, and by the end of the week will be in the city. A large employment bureau has been established in Chicago, and three more are in successful operation in various other parts of the West, where competent men, including numerous union men are being signed for service here." EXPLOSION IN EXCAVATION.

Quantity of Dynamite Shakes Up a Post McCord Job in Manhattan. With a shock thot shattered the windows in the buildings on both sides and the rear, and 8. detonation heard two miles either way, a quantity of dynamite was exploded by some unknown agency early this morning in the excavation for new business building at 304-308 East Twenty-third street, Manhattan. The building is being built by Post McCord, who are one of the firms now fighting the strike of the iron workers. Their watchmen assert that the explosion was the work of union men.

To the police, however, this is not so clear. The explosion did hardly any damage, as but little of the work had been The excavation was finished and about half a dozen of the iron uprights for the girders had been put in place. These were not disturbed by the explosion. The police arrested George Gleason, 26 years old, of 312 East Twenty-sixth street. He was seen about a hundred feet away from the excavation a moment after the explosion.

He declared that he had peen in a saloon nearby and knew nothing about the explosion. The shock of the explosion broke the rear windows in a big factory in the rear and shattered the plate glass front windows of the ground floor stores in the Bliss Building, at No. 312, and in the five-story store and tenement building al No. 302. The tenants occupying the upper floors at No.

302 were terribly frightened and ran outdoors, fearing the collapse of their building. TWO MEN STABBED. Harry Schneider and Max Greenfield Say They Were Victims of a Would-He Robber. After attempting to rob, Jacob Bloom, 29 old, of 55 Rutgers street, it is alleged, Harry Schneider, 25 years old, of street, Brooklyn, three times in the head, Greenfield, 25 years old, of 18 Max street, Manhattan, once in the attempted to run away. lie arrested and locked up in charged with to told Schneider and Greenfield, coffee stube, at 97 Orchard early this morning.

when Schnelder outside. When the sidewalk, he alleges, Bloom attempted his watch and and then Bloom, in the head this rant until his head. was stabbed The of companion Gallagher treet station, scene. men taken Ambulance Surgeon Bloom charged Wattle Magistrate bail for examination to-morrow WIFE DETECTIVE HIS UNDOING. Mis.

Charles Testimony Sends Husband Jury OIl Assault Charge. SAYS WIFE IS A DRUNKARD. Mrs. Biff Sent to Institution 011 Husband's Complaint. Delia Bifi was sent to the House of the Good Shepherd by Judge Dooley in the Butler street court 10-day.

on the charge of habitual intoxication. made by her husband. William T. Bifl, who lives at 7625 Third avenue. Six months ago the Biffi woman was brought to the Butler street court by her husband, who said that she had been drunk most of the time for two years.

He wanted to reform her and on his request she was sent to the House of the Good Shepherd for two months. After she was discharged from the institution Mrs. Biffi became so bad that her husband cut loose from her. Biffl says she has been on the streets ever since she left his home. ITALIAN ROBBED OF $114.

Augustino, Victim of Highwaymen, Accuses Nephew and Three Other Fellow Countrymen. Dominico Senato and Dominico Auguetino were arrested last night by Detectives Vachris and Mealli, of the headquarters squad, charged with highway robbery. The complainant is Dominico Augustino, the uncle of one of the prisoners, who claims he was assaulted and robbed while walking along the Sea Beach Railroad track, near New Utrecht avenue, on the night of November 15. Augustino had been drinking with hie nephew in a saloon not far away and was 011 his way to his home, on Sixty-first street, near Fourteenth avenue. He was accosted by a man in a mask and before he could defend himself was knocked down and robbed of $111 in cach.

The detectives arrested Giacomo Santorozzario and Dominico Schapiero in connection with the came case, Sunday night. The four prisoners pleaded not guilty and they will be given a hearing. MOTHER DEAD, CHILDREN LIVE. All in Gas-Filled Room--Police Suspect Mrs. Meyer May Have Taken Poison.

Mrs. Bridget Meyer, 42 years old, was asphyxiated this morning by illuminating gas in her apartments on the first floor of 58 Hope street. A remarkable circumstance in connection with 1 her death was that in the same room with her were her children, Frances, 6 years old, and Annie, 2 years old. In another, room suffering from diphtheria was another child, Frank, 4 years old. The children were only slightly overcome.

It is possible that the woman deliberately ended her own life and intended to also kill her children, and may have possibly taken poison, though only an autopsy will reveal this. On the other hand, it is possible that the escape of gas from a rubber tube leading to a gas stove was caused by the tube being pulled away from the burner, which was turned 01 full. The fact that the woman was dead and the children only partly overcome leads to the suspicion on the part of the police that she took other means to end her life, although there was no evidence of poison to be found in the apartments. Mrs. Mever was in a cheerful mood when, at 6 o'clock, she prepared breakfast for her husband.

Louis, and used the gas stove for the purpose, It is supposed that, after her busband left, she returned to bed with her children, Frances and Annie, Mrs. John Derken, who lives on the third floor of the house and who started down to inquire about the condition of the sick child, reached Mrs. Meyer's apartments and found the room filled with gas. She threw open the windowe and raised an alarm. Dr.

Lippold, of the Williamsburg Hospital, responded to the hurry call, and, after examining Mrs. Meyer, pronounced her dead. He quickly revived all three of the children. An investigation will be conducted by the coroner's office. DR.

R. W. STEGER A SUICIDE. Physician Afflicted With Attacks of Insanity Ends Life With Morphine and Chloroform. Dr.

Robert W. Steger died at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan, this morning about 11:30 o'clock. Dr. Steger was found unconscious in his room at the Audubon Hotel, Broadway and Thirty -ninth street, yesterday afternoon. He registered there on Sunday and was not seen afterward.

He had written several letters and then deliberately attempted suicide. One of the letters, explaining his act, read as follows: whom it may concern: "My name is Robert W. Steger; age 48; occupation, physician: place of birth, Alabaina: cause of death, suicide by means of morphine and chloroform. give my body to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of this eity for dissection. I am a graduate of this school, 1878, and lived in the nighest esteem.

Since I have not been mentally sound, having suffered from frequent attacks of suicidal These would take the form of homicidal insanity, and again of a combination of both. These attacks lasted two or three days, during which it was impossible for to sleep. The present attack has lasted three weeks. A continuance would be worse than death. so I feel Justi- fled in taking life.

This condition caused me to many for which have been severely censured. I trust my friends may know my mistakes have the and been errors of of heart, W. STEGER, M.D.' On an envelope near letter Dr. Steger had written. after bad taken poisons, apparently: I room 17 matte here I have been for expecting die within an book and 'Dr.

Jekyll Mr. Hyde' INDEX Classified Advertisements in Today's Engle. COLER KEEPS PROBE BUSY IN MATTER OF SEWERS Borough President Denies Makina Any Personal Attack on Mr. Brackenridge. HE STICKS TO THE MAIN POINT.

Will Not Let Up on Bid-Balancing -Suggests Dual Bids c1 Each Proposition, Borough President Coler has unearthed from the records of the department a specific case, in which the engineer appointed to supervise the work says that "it would be a rank injustice to assess property owners for such work." The engineer recommends that the contractor who laid sewer be compelled to relay it completely. The sewer in this, question is that laid last April in Eightyseventh street, from Second to Fourth avenue, and the contractor is J. L. Carey. Mr.

Coler sent to Public Works Commissioner Dunne to-day papers in relation to Carey's contract, and directed the Commissioner to fix the responsibility for conditions revealed in 8 report made by E. J. Fort, assistant engineer in charge of sewer construction. The Carey contract was completed in April. Engineer Creuzbaur, of the Controller's office, had criticised the work in a letter to the chief engineer of the sewer bureau 011 April 11, and the chief engineer had demanded an explanation from the engineer in charge of the work and from the inspector.

The latter was suspended for three days and afterward was transferred to Manhattan. Fort said in his report: "Six openings were made over the line of this sewer, laying bare the pipe for a distance of ninety feet altogether, so that a complete investigation could be made of the character of the work. Between Third and Fourth avenues this sewer is of 12-inch vitrified pipe, which is supposed to have been laid with a concrete cradle. It was laid under the immediate supervision of Assistant Engineer George W. Martin, of this bureau, and of Inspectors Sanford and Kaltenmeier.

We find, upon digging down to this sewer, that no place is there more than a trace of concrete where the concrete cradle should be. In all but one or two places the little concrete that is to be found has not set at all, but is only loose stone and sand with a little cement mixed. As a cradle it is entirely useless to this sewer. Even the timber form called for in this cradle has been omitted In many cases we And little pieces of plank at the sides of the trench, but there are no bottom planks at any place. In one place we found concrete four inches thick on one side of the pipe.

This was 60 loosely set that a pick could be driven through it at the first blow. There was no concrete underneath the pipe at this place, and not more than two inches at any place. the sewer crosses peat bog, near Second avenue, the pipe was laid directly on this soft peat without any support from the cradle, and the peat underneath the pipe had never been removed and replaced with firm material, as called for by the contract. The joints of the pipes were left entirely open and uncemented on the bottom at all places In the majority of cases there were perhaps twelve inches o' a cement joint on top of the pipe. In many cases the joint was not even cemented on the top.

Ground water has free access to this pipe at every joint. The house connection covers were, with two or three exceptions, found to be uncemented. The pipe is not centered in the bells, and a6 in almost all cases, drops down, leaving a wide open joint on top ct at one side. "As we found it, therefore, the sewer is an utter and entire fraud, 90 far as concrete cradle and method of laying the pipe is concerned. It occurs to me that it would be a rank injustice to assess the property owners for such a piece of work as this, and that the only really effective way of dealing with it is to order the contractor to relay It entirely." Mr.

Coler said this morning: "This is an unpleasant business. but I must get to the bottom of it. The Eighty-seventh street contract is not a large one, but the work will have to be done all over again by the contractor. I am still investigating with regard to the balance bidding. I am sorry to see that Former Commissioner Brackenridge took as a personal attack the attack which made upon the vicious system.

I did not accuse him of inaugurating the balance bid system. I know that it antedated his term. "There is no fear that I shall surrender any advantage that the city may have gained by competition. but I shall insist on good faith on the part of the cement pipe manufacturers, as well as. on the part of the makers of the vitrified earthenware pipe.

It is true that Mr. Fort reported in July that the cement pipe delivered oll the ground was so new from the mould that it could be broken with the fingers, although the manufacturer's stamp indicated that it had been manufactured more than thirty days, as required by the specifications, was careful to call attention to the fact that Mr. Brackenridge immediately wrote to Mr. Fort directing a close adherence to the specifications and detailed an inspector to the factory to see that falsified date stamps were not impressed in the pipe. I have tried in this whole matter to be fair to Mr.

Brackenridge and to Former Sewer Superintendent 0'Keeffe, and I am sorry Mr. Brackenridge regards my statement as unjust 10 him. However, I do not see how I can modify it on the records on file." To Controller Metz Mr. Coler has written: a one point, upon which 1 cannot bring my mind to agreement with yours. refer to programme I have mapped out with regard to contracts now in force.

You appear consider this programme unduly severe, to apprehend an injustice to contractors a result of its excoution. You need misgivings on this score--the contractors of whom you speak went my with their eves open. and a little consideration will you experienced man of that no ever offered to sell city at one cuble yard, material. the actual of was 85 a cable Steger without his interest in his bids on the other embraced In the contract. Such matte princely generosity could not expected.

and believe practiced. There still another which am not ready to commit myself. This matter of percentage you. I am not entirely clear system evil The root evil lie combination exact of of with contingent To contract is of the leaath numof catch-basins which the engineers' estimate Items foundation upon engineers' estimates the amount of material stability being rubaurface conditions progress of the work. the the for to prevent only enter into one prepare two contracts on conjectural in BURGLAR CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

Hugo Engelhausen Captured by PatrolWhile Trying to Brenk Into Register at L. I. City. of sewer all and charge Into and restate Samuel prisoner Michael Leahy, Weat shadow of man trip 46 moving around over the snow on the sidewalk, and, looking in, he was enabled in the dim light to make out the figure of a man attempting to open the cash register. The policeman entered quietly and, pointing his revolver at Englehausen's head, told him to throw up both hands.

The fellow grabbed for a heavy piece of lead pipe at hand and was about to attack Leahy when he saw the volver and, dropping the pipe, surrendered to the officer. A number of places along Borden avenue have been burglarized in the past two or three months. ACCUSED AS A SHOPLIFTER. Dora Magner, who says her home is in East Third street. was arrested yesterday after11001 in one of the department stores on Fulton street on the complaint of Grace Berg, the store detective.

The attention of Miss Berg was drawn to the woman by Miss May Fiorence, the store detective in adother store. Miss Florence had seen the woman acting suspiciously in her place and followed her out and across the way to the store where Mies Berg is employed. Charges of larceny were made against Dora by both women. She pleaded not guilty and was held in bail for a hearing Thursday. BODY THROUGH A ROOF.

James Fraizer, or Eling, Jumped to a Horrible Death From the Top of a Tenement. A man known both as James Praizer and William Eling committed suicide this morning at his home, 303 Weet Twenty-first street, Manhattan, by diving from the roof of the five story tenement. He dived head first to a one story extension at the rear, running from the courtyard of 221 Eighth avenue; the force of the dive being suficient to cause his head, shoulders, and de far as his waist to force their way through the tar roof, where the body became wedged. The suicide was witnessed by scores of people in surrounding tenements, and caused considerable excitement. The suicide lived at the -first street address with his wife as James Fraizer.

lie was in the cigar businese at 93 Greenwich avenue as William Eling. The two names have not been explained. Fraizer was first seen walking along the roof of the house. He was dressed, wearing his hat. Neighbors then saw him climb to the coping at the rear.

lie knelt there a moment, and claeping his hands and looking above as it in prayer. Before any one could even shout he raised his hands out from him, and dived, a.9 if in the water, downward. He struck on the one story building in the rear, being the storage room of C. E. Harvey.

a shoe dealer. The force caused the body to cut a hole in the roof and the body became tightly wedged. The head, shoulders and as far as the waist went through the roof, while the remainder of the body was plainly vinibie to the horror stricken tenants in surrounding houses. Janitor Julius Scheidt was notified and told Patrolmen Nevins and Seymour, of the West Twentieth street station. They sent for an ambulance and Dr.

Cottle, of the New York Hospital. He found that the man was dead. Hie skull was fractured, both shoulder blades were broken and the body was badly crushed. It required hard, work for nearly a half hour before could be gotten out of the wedge. By that time the windows 011 side, all of which looked down on the every roof where the police were working, were crowded with tenants.

The widow was notified. She said that Fraizer had been suffering from nervous for several months, and was deI prostration epondent. She advanced the idea that he wae possibly slightly demented. The wife shortly afterward locked herself in her rooms. refusing to even see the police, who were anxious to ascertain the reason for the two names of the suicide.

WOULD HAVE SHOT "MASHER." Veteran Curtis Had Leveled a Pistol at Man When Policeman Intervened and Arrested Him. The timely appearance of Policeman Mathe Vernon Avenue station on the honey of of an encounter between an indignant scene father and a persistent "masher," prevented what might have culminated in a tragedy. The angry parent was John Curtis, 63 years who lives at 37 old, a Civil veteran, Cooper square, Manhattan. His Way, daughter is Boes, who is living with him Mrs. May since she left her husband, described by her father "tin horn sport." Curtis was armed with a loaded revolver and he admits that it was his determination to As shoot.

the policeman's interference, the a result of "masher." described as "Fred." made his escape. The encounter occurred at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Nostrand avenue and Pulaski street. when, by pre-arrangement, Mrs. Boes, in company with a woman friend, started out, with her father walking in the When the "masher" approached the rear. two women, Curtis made his appearance and attempted to warn the man.

Then the latter made an attempt to strike the veteran, who, in turn, reached around to his hip pocket. "Fred" realized what was coming and ran off. Curtis was about to take a shot at fugitive when Policeman Mahoney caught his arm. The officer took Curand his daughter to the station house where the charge of carrying a concealed weapon was made against him, while daughter was held as a witness on Charro of vagrancy. Both were released on bail inter and ordered to appear in the Lee avenute court.

They were on hand when their case was called and Magistrate Furlong dismissed charge against Mrs. Boes but remanded Curtis In 8500 bail until to-morrow JUROR WAS ASLEEP IN BED. Henry Osman Thought He Had Performed Entire Duty When Sealed Verdict Was Prepared, Heary Osman, 815 Rogers avenue, who who served trial Juror before Whimot in Part of the Su- premo Court, action brought by Sarah nad E. Eastman, water of the John regiater Brooklyn, to appear In When absence noted messengers locate to him, he was found bed. Ute employed in a Manhattan morning and court finished yesterday went to New York, Instructed to bring in sealed verdict his duty and to tied His late court the opened and fury found plain- the sum $11,000, was awarded to husband, John Seward.

loss of her The occurred September, 1903, accident Court and Schermerhorn by which plaintiff sustained frastures of the ribs and injuries. EAGLE AUTO ADS. Far Reaching. Effective, QUEENS CLERK'S OFFICE: CRUSH OF BUSINESS The Counters Are Crowded Every Day with Searchers and Conveyancers, BIG RECORD OF DEEDS FILED. Some of the More Important Realty Transactions of the Past Week.

Some Large Deals. The volume of business in the Queens County clerk's office thus far in the year 1906 exceeds that of any time in its history. From 125 to 150 searchers, conveyancers and others are crowded about the counters during the entire day. Last week and this week thus far have been record breakers in the number of deeds recorded. At present rate increase of business the office building will have to be enlarged as soon as possible.

Among the important transfers of real estate recorded in the Queens County clerk's office this week is the sale of James C. Holmes to the Cortland of 90 acres, with a frontage of 701 feet on the north side of the Springfield road, 100 feet north of Springfield Cemetery, said to be worth $100,000. Calvin P. Harris also conveys to the same company 19 1-3 acres, with a frontage of 1,500 feet on the east side of Old Bowery road and 400 feet on the south side of Jackson's Mill Creek, subject to a $32,000 mortgage. The property is located a short distance south of North Beach, Town of Newtown, and is said to be worth $50,000 and upward.

William R. Pearce has bought of Charles Eismann two parcels in the Town of Flushing. One of 25 acres has a frontage of 703 feet on east side of Jamaica avenue; 1,303 feet on the south side of Eisman avenue, or Quarrelsome lane, and 649 feet on the west side of the New York and North Shore Railroad Company. Another parcel of 5 acres has a frontage of 647 feet on the east side of the New York and North Shore Railroad and 310 feet on the south side of Eisman avenue. The property is said to be worth $50,000.

A mortgage of $24.000 is given to the Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn on this tract. Katherine J. Grace bought of Henry Feil, two parcels 37 1-3 acres in Jamaica south, and afterward reconveyed the same to Elihu J. Granger subject to a mortgage of $18,800. One of the parcels comprises 29 1-3 acres with a frontage of 600 feet on the north side of the Rockaway road, east side of the Bergen Landing road and the other consists of an eight acre tract of 901 feet on the south side of the Rockaway road.

The two tracts are said to be worth $60,000. Henry A. Van Allen has entered into a contract for the sale to Richard Munz, the Mansion House property, 393 and 395 Fulton street, with a large frame building formerly a dwelling now used as a billiard and pool parlor, bowling alley and club rooms, together with the personal property for $30,000. The property is 50 feet west of Hardenbrook avenue. It is subject to a mortgage of 000 to the Title Guarantee and Trust Company.

Louis Miller and Max Deckinger have sold their store property at the southwest corner of Fulton street and New York avenue 50 feet on Fulton street and 125 feet on New York avenue, for $38,000. They paid $28,000 for the tract last summer, which it was said at the time was a good price. A few necessary alterations have been made to the store property and a barn on the New York avenue front has been converted into a dwelling. ST. JOHN'S A.M.E.

CHURCH TO LET Dispossess Notice on the Door and gregation Will Be Ho zeless if Rent Is Not Paid. Unless something unforeseen happens before 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, the congregation of St. John's African M. E. Church will be churchiess.

A notice to show cause why the congregation should not be dispossessed was found posted on the door of the church yesterday morning. returnable morrow morning, before Judge Williams, in Municipal Court of the Fourth District, at Howard avenue and Madison street. The church property is owned by William P. Burling of 208 Gold street. The Rev.

E. L. Bell of 1039 Herk mer street, the pastor, has had a hard before him ever since he was sent to Brookpropositioning lyn from his prosperous little church in Cincinnati. Hie found a large congregation, but it was unable even to pay the church rent of $500 a year. "Mr.

Burling." said Mr. Bell, this morning. "has been very leinent with us; but when he finally told us we would have to pay the rent or get out, my people got seared and seattered. Now the trustees must face the music to-morrow in court. I have usually been able to pull a struggling church out of the mire, but I am new in this locality and have not yet had the opportunity to marshal my people.

They call the present church 'hard luck and won't make any to attempt help it." THINKS WOMAN THE MISCREANT. Mrs. Thornley Has Definite Suspicion of Person Who Hung Crape on Her Door. Mra. Amy Thornley, of 563a Lafayette nite, upon whose door sill crape was hung last Wednesday night by some unknown person, for whose arrest and conviction a offered, expressed herself today as firmly of the belief that the perpetrator of the grewsome Joke was a woman.

Thornley has lived at her present adMira. dress for eight years, and it appears that, throughout that time, abe has been annoyed threatening letters. Further than this, from the of her sixteen-year-old son's death. five years ago, the boy's grave Evergreens Cemetery various times been disfigured, insulting letters have been placed upon the headstone, did know that I had an enemy." said not Mrs. Thornley to Eagle reporter morning.

I have come to the conclusion all this trouble has been caused by a Jealous woman. have paid little attention to annoyance she has occasioned me, heretofore, but this time on shall it keep watch, and I see the person attempts another trick upon me, will with hard Frank J. Mills, occupant of Mra. great to making the perpetrator of ghastly joke. The now of case.

the watch on the 567a FIRE CAUSED LOT OF TROUBLE. One Horse Killed, One Runaway and One Policeman Hurt. surrounding 567a Lafayette avenue. There was chapter accidents attond- Ink fire, which broke out 14 McKinney street, vestorday The 414 fire rot amount much and extinguished with little A horse Truck headquarters, of Jay the Cranon order street, collision, of and The behind, on collision when driver pulled horses abruptly aide, the nearby, took fright of 105, frem Haves. of the stopped it, and WAR badly 000000000000000000000000000 JAMES CASSIDY, FINE FURS Is now showing leading styles in KNOX FALL HatS For dress and street wear for men and women.

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MAJESTIC THEAter, gold spiral diamond PIN. Finder will be liberally rewarded if returned to Mrs. JOLLY, Hancock st. LOST--BLENDED SQUIRREL MUFF, MONDAY, 8 P.M.. on Park place, between Vanderbilt av and Sixth av.

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Reward if returned to (top, left) 400 Third st, Brooklyn. LOST -A LARGE BLACK POCKETBOOK ON Adelphi st, between Lafayette and DeKalb avs, on Monday night; a key and some money in bills; reward. Please return to 144 Lafayette av. LOST -TUESDAY MORNING, AT 10:50 A.M., two gold band FOUNTAIN PEN, at corner Court and Montague ste, which was picked up by a lady, it she will kindly return the same to Mr. D.

J. LYONS, Title Guarantee Trust Remsen will be rewarded. LOST -AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 8, IN LOTser's or between Loeser'9 and Elm place, gray woven BAG with steel beads, drawn up at top with cord: containing money, card of owner and various articles. Reward if returned to Mrs. L.

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1063, for ten shares of the first preferred capital stock of the H. B. Claflin Company, issued in the name of Charlotte Johnston. la lost and the public is cautioned against negotiating the same, and all persons are hereby ordered to show cause on or before the 30th day of January, 1906, by written notification to The H. Claflin Company, at its New York office, 224 Church st.

why new certificate should riot be issued in lieu of that lost. Estate of Charlotte Johnston, AGNES E. DE MONDE, Ex. ecutrix. -Dated.

Brooklyn. December 8. 1905. LAWYER MUST STAY IN TOMBS. Justice Kelly in special term of the Supreme Court to-day refused to admit Lawyer James S.

Allerdyce to bail pending the appeal of his case. Allerdyce was sentenced in Manhattan to serve eighteen Sing Sing, having been convicted of defrauda client. A certificate of reasonable doubt was cently secured for him and he was brought from Sing Sing. He is now confined in the Tombs. The securities that were offered to Justice Kelly for a bond of $15,000 were lately refused by Justice Giegerich.

Justice Kelly also refused to consider the security offered, as Assistant District Attorney Johnson of Jerome's office, who opposed the petition, claimed that the bond had not been offered for the approval of the district attorney's office. land. pect field Funeral SHERIDAS- TAYLOR- WILLIAMA by PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. Cross, N. Funeral Funeral January 10. injuries Gouverneur he none too The person or persons making a bid or estimate for any service, work. materials or supplies for The City of New York, or for any of its mente, bureaus or offices, shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the titte of the supplies, materials, work or service for which the bid or estimate is made, with his or their name or ramen and the date of presentation to the President or Board, or to the head of the partment at his or its office, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at which dime and place the estimates ceived will be publicly opened by the President or Board or head of maid Department, and read and the award of the contract made according to law, ax soon thereafter as practicable, Each bid or estimate shall contain the nana and place of residiice of the person making the same, the names of all persona interested with him therein, and if no other person be no it shall distinctly state that fact; also, tated, it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the purpose and is in all that respects fair member, without frand, and no of the Roard of Aldermen, head of department, chiet bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, UP ether officer of The of New York is.

shall ba or become interested, directly or Indirectly, af contracting party, partner, stockholder, surety of otherwise In in the performance of the cone the supplies, work or business It relates any portion of the profte thereof. The bid or estimate must be verified by the writing. the party parties make the estimate that the several matters stated true. therein respecta or estimate will be accompanied the writine. two householders In The City New York.

ur of surety company duly authorized by and shall contain the mate forth the form mentioned hid or estimate be considered unless belair. condition to recettion or considaccompanied the State or National York, drawn to the 1 Comptroller, money the amount of the bond tel nutted provided in section 430 of the Greater this closed had awakened early. solemn the he money should not he Ine capable envelope containing the bid or closed butt either Inclored separate mate, addressed the head of the President Board. or submitted upon presentation of the bid or estimate, particular to the quantity quality the nature and extent of the at 19 made to worl plans, of file 1 salt the Board or Department. accepted contract award to who to The contract or who debt or upon any must he bid for separately, Funeral Funeral reserved in to refect all bide for the and to write amount of their tide or Inserting the same in Engel- Bidder requested to matte their hide or esam- the blank forms prepared and niched by with the proper the bit toe contract.

Inctudine the form approved by Core he chiained union applica. Department for office which and drawe work also be sees them, bruised in consequence..