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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE Yi Credit Coupon COT THIf OUT. OCTOBER IS. FOUR O'CLOCK. NEW YORK CITY. THURSDAY.

OCTOBER 15. IDOS. VOL. XO. 287.

28 PAGES, INCLUDING PICTURE THREE CENTS. I.OCtl. WEATHER PROB'' IIM IiKS, AUTO DRIVERS WERE FINED. slCOLEH'S CITY LABORERS FORGERY FIRST DEGREE CHAUFFEUR 0VEKM0NT BAILED. Alfred Ovcrmont, the chauffeur, employed by P.

I. Thompson, a millionaire real estate operator of 200 Montague street, In whose machine he was driving Martin Conly, on Sunday evening last, when Conly met. his tragic death, was arraigned in the New Jersey avenue police court this morning and admitted to $1,000 bail. German Balloon Busley Falls Into the North Sea Off Heligoland. Fair to-nlnlil and Friilnj nnrmc l.A'lit to frcith sonth to suntliw wIimIm.

GROCER EHLERS WAS EASY Two Swindlers Did Him Out of $80 by Well-Planned Trick. One Found Out Where He Kept His Big Bills Then Another Took Him to Stable. Confidence men it seems are making some of the leading grocerymen of Flatbush their victims. Ernest Ehlers. a grocer of 56 Snyder avenue, was behind his counter early last evening when a well dressed man, aged about 35.

smooth faced and voluble, entered. "Good evening, my good man," he started off, "I have here some surplus one and two dollar bills 1 would like to dispose, of for fives and tens, if you care to give them exchange. Mr. Ehlers. who is one of the oldest grocers In Flatbush, had some bills of large denomination and he took them from a pocketbook In his cash drawer.

The man then said "I find that I have only five dollars worth of change. Here you can have this at all events." Soon after he left another smoothfaced, soft tongued Individual entered and represented himself as an Inspector In the fire department. "1 have come on a complaint made to the department about yaur stable about the aid straw and rubbish lying around, and 1 want to see for myself." "You surely have the wrong place," answered Mr. Ehler3. "My stable i perfection itself.

Come let me show you." The groceryman and the "Inspector" went out. into the yard where the young man kept him engaged in showing every nook and corner of the place. After some time the "inspector" said he had seen enough, and he would let Ehlers know the result at a future dnte, Xo one had apparently entered the store during the grocer's absence, but yhen Mr. Ehlers went to the cash drawer, things looked auspicious. He took out his pocketbook and found that S80 In $10 nnd $20 bills had been taken.

The "change-artist" had been there while his accomplice and the grocer were in the stable. Philip Honlg. a butcher of 14C8 Flatbush avenue, reported to the police that his store was entered late last Sunday night or early Monday morning by some one with a skeleton key, and $20 stolen. SGHIEREN SURE OF HUGHES Governor Not Opposed to Borough System in This City. Ex-Mayor Answers Mr.

Kapper's Argument Was First Champion of Boroughs. Ex-Mayor Charles A. Schieren of Brooklyn, president of the Hughes Alliance, to-day made a positive denial of the statement published yesterday and ascribed to Isaac M. Kapper, that Governor Hughes Insisted on a revision of the charter by a commission hostile to gor-ough government Sr-Mayor Schieren wns a member commission which dr ifted the present charter, and was the man who first suggested the system of borough government. Mr.

Schieren said: "I have investigated and am In a position to state positively that the present Charter Revision Commission has made no decisions hostile to borough govern ment or for the eentralzation of municipal departments in Manhattan, or regarding the representation of Brooklyn or of any other borough in the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. "It Is I who suggested to the original Charter Revision Committee, of which I was a member, the present system of borough government, and fought for it against much opposition. I am In favor of the system which gives to Brooklyn Its local government. I am also In favor of the election of Governor Hughes, in the Interests of constitutional government. 1 am thoroughly cognizant of the facts and see not the least Inconsistency in the two attitudes.

"Mr. Kapper's statement Is entirely without Justification. First, because the present Charter Revision Commission made no decision hostile to borough government, and, secondly, because the Gov ernor has made no suggestion of any sort to the commission regarding the charter or regarding the borough system of government. The present charter committee, as ap-ponted by the governor. Is not the same commission which made a previous report to the Legislature.

Its character has been changed by the addition of other members. Borough government, is well represented in this commission." HAINS INQUIRY PROGRESSES. Testimony of Seven Witnesses to Be Given to Grand Jury To-day Indictments Expected To-morrow. With a list of seven witnesses on hand District Attorney Darrin of Queens County this morning resumed the Investigation into the shooting of William E. Annis at the Bay Side Yacht Club In August, for which' Captain Peter C.

Halns, and his brothers, T. Jenkins Halnsr, are prisoners In the Queens County Jail, charged with murder. The Inquiry had a sensational opening yesterday, when General Peter C. Hains was called upon by the prosecution to give evidence before the grand Jury. He was followed by his son, Major John C.

Halnc, a brother of the prisoners. While the district attorney refused to discuss the purport of their testimony. It Is Inferred that they were questioned con cerning conversations regarding Captain Halns' charges of Infidelity against hhlsj wife In which Annis was named as thej man who is alleged to have dreeked his home. Threats may have been made, and It Is surmised that It was the district i attorney's Intention to show that the shooting of Annis had been discussed some time previous to the tragedy. In.

an Interview the district attorney said i that the testimony of General Hains and his son, Major Halns, was collateral. First in Importanc of the witnesses to i be examined to-day is CharloB H. Rob-; ertB, who stood on the clubbousu float and saw Captain Hains Are the shots: litem there Is Louis Harway, who was in the, same boat with Annis and against whom. It Is alleged, Captain Halns first aimed his revolver mistaking Harway for An i nls; Dr. Harris O.

Houghton, who at -1 tended Annis immediately following the shooting and while be still lay on the club flat; Dr. L. H. Schmock of the' Flushing Hospital; Harvey (3. Rockwell, at whose home the Annis family was stoppln the day of he tragedy; Police-) man Charles Baker, Wio arrested the two I brothers, and Dr.

Wilier O. Frey. who! made the autopsy. Mr. Darrin hopes tc.

have the case finished by to-morrow, when Indictments' will undoubtedly be returned against' both Captain Hains nnd his brother. T. Jenkins Halns. Both Irotners will be Indicted as principals an 1 they will be tried separtely. nrnrr'i Twelve enr Port Wine.

The most strenrfthnlr Win we make. H. T. lwy Sons 13 Fulton St. N.

'Justices of Special Sessions Had a I Score Before Them. A score of persons were charged with 'speeding automobiles before the justices of the Court of Special Sessions this morning. One of them was Benjamin B. Hitchings of 3413 Avenue who was arrested on August 16 last, for speeding on Kings highway at a rate of thirty-three miles an hour. Hitchings pleaded not guilty, and as ho was not ready for hear ing trial was postponed until November' DO.

SIS of the accused were fined as follows: Frank D. Barry, fined $10; E. B. Brenker, fined $10; Clarence H. Mott, fined $10; George, J.

Ross, fined $10; William O. Zlck, $20, and Arthur Merrian, fined $20. Sentence was suspended In the cases of Bird F. Maxwell, Edward Hanlon, Charles Hess, Leon G. Sherburne aud Harry Jones.

CHINESE AND JAPS IN BATTLE Troops Have an Engagement in Northern Korea. Several Are Killed and Wounded and the Situation Is Serious. Seoul, Korea, October 15 Serious complications affecting the peace of China and Japan threaten as the result of un engagement between Chinese and Japanese troops in Kantao, northern Korea, in which several wore killed or wounded. The refusal of the Chinese war office to permit the pursuit of a detachment of soldiers who are said to have been the aggressors may result in the crossing of the frontier by Japanese troops. Chinese soldiery are reported to have opened hostilities by firing upon a police station occupied by the Japanese troops, who were sent Into Kantao as a guard for the Koreans resident there.

The fighting that ensued last several hours and while the exact number of casualties is not obtainable there were a number killed or wounded. The commander of the Japanese garrison immediately called on China for permission to cross the frontier Into Chinese territory and pursue the assailants, who appear to have been worsted In the engagement. The request was refused by the war office. Tho Japanese foreign office has made representations to the government at Peking and the situation is beginning to assume a serious aspect. It is intimated that unless China lakes prompt action satisfactory to the Japanese government, the latter may take the initiative and cross the frontier in order to afford protection to the Koreans.

1 NOT ON THE BIDDER LIST Many Prominent Democrats Who Have Given Nothing. Politicians Talk on Campaign Puod Statement Shelfn.n Is Silent. The Democratic National 'Committee's campaign fund list, given in another column, in the opinion of many, chiefly Interesting becauBe of the names of dls. anguished Democrats it did not contain For Instance, in this state, no mention is made of such prominent Democrats as David B. Hill, Alton B.

Parker, P. H. McCarren, Thomas F. Ryan, Charles Murphy, and others who stand high in the party. Some of these, no doubt, have contributed to the state campaign, and In this way helped the general cause The names of stanch Bryan supporters from other states, and Democrats whs are luke-warm toward the Nebraskan are also missing from the list.

Perhaps the greatest surprise was expresse dover the fact that James Kerr of Pennsylvania has not contributed. Kerr told the Demo crats at Denver, that if they would de pose Jim H. Guffey as the Pennsylvania Democratic doss, he (Kerr) would nro duce as much cash as Guffey was accustomed to do. According to the list, Kerr uas not given a aoiiar. Mighty few Democratic senators an.l representatives have sent their checks to Treasurer RIdder.

Joe Ballev John Sharp Williams, Champ Clark, Senators itayner, Bacon and other giants of Congress are among the missing. However, some railroad men and banks are renre- senied. as well as a few patriotic but voteless residents of the District of Co lumbia. None of the leaders at the Republican National Committee would make any com ment to-day regarding the Democratic subscription list. In fact, Sheldon, Hitch cock and the rest gave every Indication of wishing to doge the whole Issue.

Chairman Hitchcock did not put In nn appearance at tho headquarters, and efforts to get him to make some comment on the list at his hotel failed. A crowd of newspaper men, anxious to know whether the Republican commute? proposed to make public Its list at this time, waited on Treasurer Sheldon. The latter refused to be seen sent out his messenger to Bay that he would not say one word. SAY McGONIGLE IS THE MAN Accused of Assaulting Miss Nellie Marlen and Robbing House. Young Woman Identified Him, as Did Mrs.

McLean and Other Flatbush People. Detectives Mahon and Busby yesterday afternoon arrested Daniel McGonigle, on suspicion of being the person who looted the residence of Su mcrflel McLean at 343 Ocean parkway on Tuesday afternoon, who tied up Miss Nellie Mns'en, tlster of Mrs. McLean, assaulted hor and forced her, by threats of bodily harm, to tell where the family Jewelry could be found. The robbery was committed by a young man who pretended that he wis a real estate agent. From the description given by the tis-ters Detective McM.inon believed that Daniel McGonigle of IS High street, i.ged 22 years, who had been In the Elmira Reformatory for stealing Flatbush horses and who had also been in trouble because he had threatened (he 1m of a woman clerk In a laundry on Willoughby street because she would not marry him, was the man wanted.

McM.ihon and Busby caught McGonigle last He had on the sam necktl chat was worn by the man who attacked Mik Xel-lie Masden, nnd the clothing. Mrs. McLean an.l Miss Muni i Iimii iflfil llm as the man who ha I been their house as a real estate And neighbors also picked him out as the man. Miss Nellie Masdcn wis too mjch prostrated to be able to appear in court to-day and Magistrate Tlswe postponed the hearing until nex- week. The prisoner was 'aken to the Ocean parkway house this ait'-moon with lour young detectives in plain clothes, and was positively identified by Miss Masten.

ARE VERSATILE FELLOWS A Couple of Them Are Actors, Yet They Are Cheerfully on the Payrolls. CNE MAN A SLEEPLESS MARVEL Works Night and Day, According to His Story, and It Doesn't Seem to Hurt Him. Actors, gas company employes, bartenders and livery stable workers are among the men who are down as laborers on President Coler's pay rolls. That moat of them are employed in a dual capacity that Is, by the city and by private employers- Is a well established fact, substantiated by their own admissions while under oath duriutt a course of examinations which were held in the Finance Department. Controller Metz declined to-day to make their testimony public.

Nevertheless the inside- history of the investigation which was made and which Mr. Metz is unwilling to make public-are fairly well known. They relate chiefly to the Bureau of Public Buildings and Offices. This is one of the bureaus in which Mr. Coler claims he will have to lay off a great many men if the salai-y account Is not replenished.

tThe bureau is tinder the Immediate jurisdiction of Superintendent Joseph M. Lawrence, who has taken a prominent part In aiding President Coler In the last two primary fights. The Case of Mr. Meagher, the Man Who Seldom Sleeps. Thomas Meagher, carried on the payrolls of the Bureau of Public Buildings and Offices, as a laborer, was one of the men who was examined' under oath in the investigation conducted by the Finance Department.

On the official payroll Mr. Meagher appears as residing at 2tli Calyer street. That, part, of Calyer street happens to bo In the center of Ihe big ash dump of Ihe Oroenpolnt section of the borough. His actual residence Is at 214 Calyer street. A probable explanation of the reason why an ash dump was selected as his residence on the official payroll may be obtained when the details of his occupation of a city laborer are more fully understood.

Investigation proved that in addition to his duties in the day time as a city laborer Mr. Meagher was employed In the night time as a watchman at the Williamsburg branch of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. For a man who requires neither sleep nor rest from his daytime duties as a city laborer and his nighttime duties 3 a watchman, Mr. Meagher Is perhaps th greatest physical marvel in Brooklyn. Mr.

Meagher solemnly swore to these facts-concerning his physical prowess. Following is In suhst.tce the explanation that he made of his ability to bold two Jobs at the same time: "1 work for tho gas company from 6 in the evening to 6 In the morning. Then I go over to my home in Calyer street for breakfast, and report at the Borough Hall at 8 o'clock. I work as a plumbers' helper until 5 o'clock In the afternoon and then report again at at tho gas company." Worked Twenty-one Hours a Day for Seven Months! Sleep'. Why physical relaxation of that sort was almost unknown to Mr.

Meagher. He swore solemnly that he did not need It. It was true that he nilghi get an hour or every night while acting as a watchman for the gas company, but that Borved all his physical needs. Many nights ho did not even get those few hours; yet that, he swore, did not interfere with his dual employment. For the past seven months he had worked twenty-one hours every day.

How did he stand It? All he know was that he was quite equal to the strain and his physical condition, from all appearances, hod not suffered In the least. Mr. Meagher, of course, was not aware of tho fact that on three different days an Investigator who called at his real address at the inopportune time of 3 o'clock In the afternoon, when he was supposed to be working as laborer for the city, was Informed that he was peacefully sleeping in bed. It was also a strange coincidence that the address in the center of the ash dump was about three blocks Sway from his real address. The confusion In the addresses was all a mistake, he explained.

Odd Times When He Did Sleep. The fact that he was said to be in bed during hours when he should have been performing manual labor for the city, Meagher realized, he could not explain as a mistake. But he had an explanation equally as naive. On those days ho had been found home, Mr. Meagher swore that he bad gone to work a littler earlier in the morning and worked during his lunch hour, and that entitled him to "knock off" earlier than the regulation hour of o'clock.

Mr. eagher also admitted that he was a cous.n of "Matty" Meagher, the contractor. "Matty" Meagher, It will be recalled, Is the associate leader with Superintendent Lawrence in the antl-Mc-Carren fight In the Thirteenth Assembly District. An Actor Who Is on the Books as a Laborer. William C.

Kingsbury is ihe actor who descended from the higher of I vaudeville to perform the menial duties of a city laborer. He also goi-s under another name. To his frlen is he was known as Kingsbury; to the people in the profession as Harry Before Mr. Kingsbury b'gan to mop up floors and clean windows In the Manhattan avenue police court, hu said he worked his last professional engagement with the late Tony Pastor. Mr.

Kingsbury, or -Morton, is another employe of the Bureau of Public Buildings and Offl es who does not live at tho address given on the official payroll. He, too, said lh-it It was a mistake and tli.it the clerks had neglected to rectify It. Over at the Manhattan avenue court Mr. Kingsbury B3ld that his daily duties consisted of sweeping out the courtroom, mopping up the floors and cleaning the windows. It was menial labor, of course, for a man who once stood high In the vaudeville profession, but as long us he was being paid for It he was satisfied.

i Sometimes This Actor Is a Paper-j hanger. I The r.jrtu'-r artiv urn ex- plained that once in a while he did a i paper Hanging jon ana irniu'-iuiv ai mn, he accented an engagement, at a stag or other public entertainment. Kingsbury, who looks the part of an actor, was positive that the city a fair return for the money which tNy paid hi mas a city labor-r. The Manhattan imte police rour a I- Continued on Page 2. Jury Brings in Verdict at 3 O'clock This Afternoon Against Swindler.

PENALTY MAY BE 10 YEARS. The Prisoner Takes Besult Calmly. No Evidence Was Presented by the Defense. Frank C. Marrln.

the lawyer-swindler, who was hunted for thirteen years by District Attorney Clarke, was convicted of forgery in the first degree In the county court before Judge Dike this afternoon. The jury rendered Its verdict st 3 P.M. The prisoner received the news with an Impassive face. His sentence under this conviction may be for ten years. A whispered conference between Assistant District Attorney Robert H.

Elder, with his chief. District Attorney Clarke. Just before the adjournment yesterday of the afternoon session of the trial of Frank C. Marrin in the County Court, before Judge Dike and a Jury, was followed by a most sensational Incident the court ordering the twelve jurors In the casi locked up over night in a hotel. The order was not given by Judge Dike, however, until Mr.

Clarke had had a talk with him and the two had had anothor with ex-Surrogate Church, who Is defending Marrin agulust charge that forged bogus mortgage and swindled a trusting client out of thousands of dollars. The Jurors spent last night in' the Hotel St. George, occupying two suites of rooms on Ihe fourth floor, with four trusty attaches from the County Court on guard. That Ihe District Attorney's office would vigilantly wan for any possible effort made by Mnrrin'a friends to "reach" the Jury has been all along Indicated by Mr. Clarke's knowledge of the powerful Influence Marrin had at his command in Philadelphia many inonlbs ago when an attempt was made lo extradite Marrin Tor trial ou this very charge.

His selection of the jury, on Monday, when the trial began, was very careful. But the vigilance of the district attorney did no-, end with getting a high-class Jury, his detective staff, under the personal supervision of Mr. Klder, have been on tho watch ever since. Yesterday afternoon shortly before 4 o'clock the curious' spectators in the courtroom observed Mr. Elder hurry In and talk a moment with Clerk Folcv.

Mr. Foley thereupon handed Mr. Elder the NIC JUiy UUX Hlipi with the names of the jurors and their addresses. Mr. Elder ran them over quickly and picked out one slip.

He then spoke to Mr. Clarke. They had a conference and afterward Judge Dike wi! called Into It. Then Judge Dike ex-Judge Church and Mr. Clarko retired to Chief Clerk Devoy's room.

Vpnn their return Judge Dike made simple announcement thai the twelve Jurors would he provided with quarters for the night, but that they would probably not be kept away from ihelr homes more than tliw one night. When the trial adjourned for the day arrangements were miiiie for two suites of rooms ni the Hotel St. George and tb Jurors went there for their dinner, afier which they made themselves comfortable for the night with court attaches, four in number, on watch outside their apart ments. This morning they had breakfast at the hotel nnd reached the court house shortly before III o'clock. No one was tallowed 10 approach them, and before go-.

ing Into the court room ihe men remained cloistered with Chief Clerk Devoy. Not a word could he obtained from Mr. Clarke or Mr. Elder as to their actual reason for having Ihe Jurors locked up ovsr night, but there was a significant rumor about the court house that an effort had been or was to' be made to approach ono of the most reputable of the Jurors and that Mr. Clarke acted In order to sava the entire twelve from any possible Interference.

When Judge Church war Informed of Mr. Clarke's reasons for asking that the Jury be sent to a hotel for tho night, he readily assented, saying that he was as anxious us Mr. Clarke was thai, even the remote possibilities might be provided against. The trial proceeded tills morning rap-Idly to the windtip of the elde for the prosecution and then Judge Church announced that, there would be no witnesses called for the defense, but that his client would rest upon the testimony presented by Mr. Clarke.

This decision of Marrin not 10 put in any defense struck the si-, laches of the court as very singular, because, from the moment the court opened this morning several well dressed men applied for admission, and when asked their business suid they were witnesses for Murrln. Their names were taken and handed tb Marrin In each case. Marrin asked that tliev be admitted to the court room as they were witnesses for his side As soon es Judge Church announced that was rerdy to sum up without present inr any defense Judge Dike ordered this lo be done. After the summing up of Judge Church Ihe prosecution hud an opportunity lo present Its opinion on the evidence and Mr. Clarke severely scored Marrin and denounced him as one of the most unprincipled scoundrels that ever lived In Brooklyn.

Judge Dike charged the jury just before the recess hour and then, in sending them to their Jury room to discuss Ihelr verdict, be ordered that their dinners be also sent to them. OLD MAN BADLY HURT. Run Over by Wagon, Skull May Be Fractured. Leo Sveryos, 74 years obi. who Is ald to be resident of South Brooklyn, is a patient In the Cumin land Street Hospital, Hi ha? a fractured right leg sod possible fracture of ihi skull.

He was kno.ke.1 down nnd run over lust night by a horse and wagon belonging to a department store and driven by James Smith. years old. of Bedford avenue, who was arrested by Sergeant Samuel T. Johnson of the Ibrgen street. pr-(Inct, on a churge of trlinmul negligence.

The accident took plate at Fourth avenue and liean street. Smith pleaded not guilty when taken before Magistrate Naunier, in the Myrtle av rule court to-day and the case was A'lloiirned to November 12. LITTLE BOY DROWNED IN CREEK Martin Sinkiyenz, 4 years old, of Sti flux street, while playing on a dock at. the foot of Oakland street. Newtown Creek, accidentally f' overboard and was drowned.

Ambulance Surgeon Mc-Mahon of St. Catherines Hospital responded to a call after the body had been fished out. After an examination he pronounced the child dead. The coroner was notilled. DR.

BULL IS NO BETTER. the resi.l-nco of Dr. William T. Bull, the eminent specialist, at 35 Wst Thirty-fifth street, Manhattan, It was said this afternoon that the physician wai ni better, lie is to be Incurably ill of cancer. Fence Is Partly Down and a Big Gang of IVIetV Is at Work on Development" NEW STREETS ALL LAID OUT.

B. R. T. to Build Ornamental Line. Another Big 'Realty Enterprise Adjoins Property.

Sport-lovers, whether of horse racing or auto racing, or of dog shows, never will see another event at the Brighton Beach race for to-day work began in earnest for its dismantlement and for lis exploitation as a gigantic real estate scheme. Where the finest horses in the country formerly battled, where daring chauffeurs defied death on. sharp and dangerous turns, and where the blue bloods of dogdom held court, soon will be wide ftrets with full city improvements. Brighton Estates will be the name of the new property. It is expected It will be marketed tor at least $3,000,000, for the cheapest of the 1,500 lots will $1,000, and those that front on the ocean are expected to sell for much more.

The holdings of the Brighton Beach Racing Association comprise nearly 100 acres, and the entire tract will be cut up. Already a large section of the fence along avenue, the northerly boundary of the track, has been removed and to-day a gang of men with scrapers stnrted destroying the track Itself. The course used by the thoroughbreds Is sev eral feet above the marshy infield, but when this Is reduced to one level the will be In perfect shape for development. 1 Bisecting Brighton Estates will be an eighty foot street known as Mermaid avenue, while the north and south streets, each sixty feet wide, will be named for famous horsemen. There will be Belmont avenue, for instance, the first street east of the Ocean parkway frontage of the old race track in'elosure; Keene place, Lorillard place, Whitney place, Dwyer street, Hitchcock place and Lakeland place.

The latter is a great icompliment to the aged horseman, Billy 'Lakeland, who rode over the course in its early days as a jockey, trained his aorses there when he was graduated into the trainnrn ploea unA tU uuu oiau.n i.i.v; no a Owner. All the street plans have been approved by the city authorities, the surrey having been made by Charles S. the engineer who laid out the Manhattan Beach Estates, near by. This work has been done by the Brighton Es-' rates, a corporation just organized for the purpose of developing the propertv. There will be Installed before the property is marketed sewers, gas and water mains, and electric conduits, and the streets will be macadamized.

Tittsburg Syndicate Acquires an Adjoining Tract. In connection with the closing of the deal whereby the track was turned over to Brighton Estates is another great Coney Island realty transaction that was dependent upon the development of the syndicate of Pittsburg capitalists of the part of the undeveloped land Just north of Neptune avenue. The westerners did not wish to pur-rhaBe the big tract between Coney Island avenue and the Parkway and from Neptune avenue north to the Neck Road, unless they were assured that streets would be cut through to the ocean. Now that this is certain because of the character of Brighton Estates' development, he holdings of the McLaughlin Real Estate Company and of the Somervllle Realty Company have been taken over by the outsiders. Title has not passed yet, but will within a few days.

This deal Involves fully as much as the Brighton Estates transaction. B. R. Important Part in the De- -v velopment. Still another feature of the Brighton Estates' deal Is the part the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company will play In It.

The present dangerous and tortuous set of tracks used by the Brighton Beach trains after they leave the Viaduct that is part of the Brighton Beach Improvement, will be abandoned. Instead, there will be erected along what will be known as Surf avenue, a 110-foot street that marks the southern boundary of Brighton Estates, an ornamental elevated structure, modeled after the ideal one in use in Berlin. There will be express stations at Coney Island avenue and at Ocean parkway, the two ends of the Brighton Estates holdings. Under the ornamental will be run the Smith street and Franklin avenue trolley cars and on each side will be macadamized roadways. The present Inadequate terminal at Brighton Beach Itself will be eliminated and tne land it occupies developed.

The Brighton Estates holds the last large undeveloped tract with a frontage on the sea. The property will not be kurdened with restrictions as to whether residences snail be erected, and it Is not unlikely that some of the 3.000 feet frontage along the new Surf avenue will be taken up by some large amusement enterprises. The B. R. T.

holdings are to be developed along this line this coming year, it will be remembered, to relieve the crowded condition of the west end of Coney Island. All the Old Track Buildings, Including Grand Stand, to Go. The modern grandstand and clubhouse Of the Brighton Beach Racing Association will be removed very shortly, as well as the betting shed, field stand and other buildings. Just what will be the fate of these buildings is not known. The franchise of the Brighton Beach Racing Association is still in existence and It is possible that Mr.

Engeman, its pres-ut holder, wll lerect the grandstand on some other Long Island property he holds and build another racetrack. If this be the ctse, aud racing were to become the prolitublo enterprise It was previous to the passage of the Hughes anti-betting law, this franchise would be valuable. It the Jockey Club would not assign dates to the Brighton Beach Racing Association under Its present management. It is generally recognized In racing circles that Brighton, because of Its abandonment of the fall week assigned by the Jockey Club, and because of the suits Instituted by horse owners to re-rover purses won, would be outside the olficial fold were racing to be resumed next year under the old conditions. But the franchise is one of the oldest In the state, racing having been conducted at the Beach since the 70s.

and, as under the racing law. only those associations possessing franchises previous to the establishment of the State Racing Commission are permitted to race, this mere privilege becomes valuable at once. Little could be learned of the men back cf the Brighton Estates to-day. It Is known, though, that the corporation will be a "close" one and that the Eugemann Interests will not be the ruling ones. A well-known operator In Coney Island realty probably will manage the new concern, and the fact that work is going ahead on the development.

Is taken as proof positive that all arrangements have keen completed. NAMES ISAAC H. CABY. The State Republican Commutes met at state Republican headquarters to-day and named Isaac H. Cary as presidential 1 elector In the Sixth Congress District In place of R.

Ross Appleton, who hud re signed. WATSON LEADS THE WAY Returns Card of 76 in Morris County Coif Tourney." Champion Travels Putts Badly and Gets an 84 Other Early Scores. (Special to the Eagle.) Convent. Station, X. -J.

October IB The Invitation tournament of the Morris County Golf Club commenced this morning. The play is to extend over Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the whole of to-duy being dtvotcu to a qualifying round, while to-morrow, match play will be begun In three divisions of sixteen players each. The first sixteen will qualify for the Thomas Cup, the second sixteen for the Frellnghuysen Cup, aud the third for the Foote Cup. The runner up In the first set receives the HarK-ness SCup. while Charles Sciibner presents a similar irophy for lowest Bcorc In to-day's qualifying play.

To sustain Interest for the losers in the first round of match play, the Van-derblll, Pitney and Tiers cups will be played for by the beaten eights In the afternoon. Saturday there will he an extra competition, un elghteen-hole medal play bandlcup, open to all amateur, for which there will be two rpizes. R. H. Williams presenting a cup for ihe hi si gross, aud A.

H. Vernam a similar prize for the lowest net score. The entry Is a large and representative one, players being forward from most, ot the leading clubs. Tho Morris County (Join Club leads with over twenty entrants. Addltionul Interest Is lent to the proceedings by the presence of Jerome D.

Travers, Montclair, the amateur champion, while other prominent names on the list are: Fred Herreshoff, Ekwanok; I). T. Allen. Fox Hills; R. C.

Watson, West, brook; W. D. Vanderpool, Morris Count D. H. Burrows.

Plainfleld; II. J. Whlgham, (iurden City, and C. B. MacDonald, Garden City.

One of the first players lo re! urn a card was R. C. Watson. Westbrook, who made 76. and this total stood as the leader all forenoon.

Even the amateur champion could do no better than como within eight strokes of It. Going out Watson had six 4s and three 5s. A 7 appeared on his card at the eleventh hole, but this was discounted by 2 for tho seventeenth and 3 for the hole, which brought the total for the Inst nine holes at 37. Herreshoff stalled steadily with Ave 4s and reached tar turn at 38. Homecoming, however, he fell to pieces and let a 6 and an 8 appear on his card, which brought him home In 4.1.

with a total of 81. In the first fifteen couples the onl.t other player to break 80 was a home player, W. Vanderpoel, who went around In 70. Jerome Travers made 84. 4u oui anJ In.

His putting was wretched and the champion attributed his display to ibis cause. Inward, two 7s were registered. FRENCH AUTHOR A SUICIDE Antoine rVtuzzarelli Fires a Bullet Into His Brain. He Was a Distinguished Soldier and Writer and a Thirty-third Degree Mason. AntoiBe Muzzzarelll, 68 years old.

a veteran of the French Army, and prominent both In this countdy and abroad as an educator and a writer committed suicide to-day at his home, 481 West One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street, Manhattan. He had suffered from despondency for some time past and ended It by firing a bullet Into his brain. Mr. Muzzarelll was born In Angoiiletne, France, September 20, 1847. He studied at the ri'niverslty of Lyons and graduated from Ecnln Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, as a military and civil engineer.

Entering the French Army In the engineer corps In 1817, he served through the Franco-fjerman War und wns wounded at Coulmlers, near Oleans and was twice Imprisoned by the communists. He was luier'sent to Chill and Peru as war correspondents. He beeutue an active politician with fiumbetta and President of the Tiemocdrutlc commune In Paris under MeMabon. Later he was arrested anil sent to prison for publishing a political manifestation In I'urig In 187. In 1877 Mr.

Muzzarelll came to America. On AugUBt 8, after he had written many educational books, be was iradi: Officer d'Academle by a degree of the French government. Ileslde his French works he was the author of a number ot text books In English nnd received royalties from the American Hook Company of New Vork for grurnuiatit al text books. Mr. Muzzarelll mirrle.l Marv Brandow.

at Salt Lake City, on The dead man was a 'liir'y-third degree Mason and a member of 'he Supreme Council. Seott'sh Rite' and Grand Inspector General Deputy for the I'nln Slates nnd Canada. Mr. Muzzarelll kept bachelor apartments at the West One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street address with a friend, O. Tralna.

The police say they Icarm that the distinguished soldier and author had not been living with his wife for some time. He had been in poor twalm lately and was despondent because of It. This morning he was 1' ft. alone for a few minutes and while In his bedroom sent a bullet through his brain. Mr.

Tralna found Muzzarelll stretched across the bed. blood streaming from his right temple and a revolver stllll In his hand. An ambulance surgeon who was summoned said that Mr. Muzzarelll hail died Instantly. WOMAN BADLY BURNED.

While ironing Ht her borne at Hur-roughs avenue. Wlnfleld. yesterday, the clothing of Dora DornbroKky, years old. caught Are from the flame of a rhs i stove, and she was badly burned about i the body. She was to Si John's HospHal.

MARRIED BY VOOHHEES. Magistrate Voorhees was upon to-day to perform a marriage ceremony at the Coney Island couri. and the mar. rlage took place in his private office. The bride was Miss Theresa Siege, years old.

of 2H2 West Nineteenth street, and the groom was Peter llrickman. 3S year sold, of 2857 Conrtlnnd utreet. Coney Iland. Stenographer Kindlsv and Mrs. Myra Hughes, probation otil.rr, tigocd the certificate as I I I a STEAMER PICKS UP PILOTS, Germans Were Half Naked and TJt terly Exhausted When They Were Saved.

Berlin, October 15 The German balloon Busley came down Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock in the North Sea. The two men on board were rescued by a passing steamer, the Prlnz Wilhelm. This news was received In a telegram from Edinburgh and caused the greatest relief, for there was great anxiety regarding the fa' of this airship. The Busley is one of the twenty-three balloons that started in the race for the International trophy last Sunday from a suburb of Berlin, and now every one of these contestants has been accounted for. There arc still, however, two balloons missing.

These are the Plauen and the Hergesell, which started Monday In the endurance test. The dispatch received by the Aero Club from Edinburgh says that the Busley early Tuesday morning got into communication with a coaling steamer bound for Edinburgh at a point in the North Sea to the northwest of Heligoland. The steamer Bignaled that she would stand by. The aeronauts then opened their safety valve, with the Idea of bringing the balloon down. In the meantime the steamer had launched a small boat to f)ick the two men up.

The balloon fell to the sea, but it was driven by a strong wind away from the steamer. The men In the boat pulled their hardest, and finally managed to get a line fast to the car, which was being dragged amid clouds of spray over the tops of the waves. They hung on until the two aeronauts had been rescued. The transfer of the balloonlsts to the Bmall boat was amended with the greatest difficulty. As soon as they were safe on board the connecting line was cut, and the balloon.freed of the weight of the boat, went careening away over the sea.

The aeronauts were half naked and utterly exhausted. They were taken back to the steamer, where they received every attention and were given food and restoratives. While the news of the rescue of the two balloonlsts from the llusloy was heartily welcome, the most serious apprehensions are entertained for the safety of the other two airships. It is now three full days since the Plauen and the Hergesell have been heard from. Exhaustive meteorological observations Indicate that they were undoubtedly driven out over the North Sea.

The German Admiralty is conducting a most exhaustive Bearch of this body of water. The surveying ship Zleten, fourteen torpedo boats, and a fleet of twenty fishU nmr.cks are con- nmntly 'engaged. Ono Is steaming in radiating lines from Heligoland to the English coast, a second is cruising along the west coast of Schleswig-Hol-steln, and a third is patrolling the North Frisian and Dutch coasts. The men rescued from Busley are Dr. Nlemeyer and Hans Hledemann.

They landed at Edinburgh this morning and immediately started for home by way of London. The point where they were picked up is ten miles from Heligoland. The two German aeronauts had a thrilling experience and a narrow escape, but they are to-day none the worse for their adventures. A second telegram received here gives details of their flight and rescue. After the start from Berlin the balloon drifted to Southern Russia, and was then driven to the northwest.

The men saw they were passing over Cux-haven. Finding they were being carried too far to the north, they decided to descend, and early Tuesday morning at a point about ten miles from Heligoland, they dropped the balloon into the sea. This was after they had sighted the Prlnz Wilhelm and signalled to her. The steamer chased the balloon herself fo? some distance until she got close up to it. Then she launched a small boat.

The envelope, with the pilots on top of it and the car draggipg below, was driven rapidly over the water. The two men were In the water for half an iiour before they were finally dragged to safety Into the small boat. It is estimated that they traveled 433 miles before they came down. Although no award has been made Ouicially the English balloon Banshee, which came down on the coast of Denmark, is regarded as the winner of the International cup contest. The French balloon Condor is second and the Belgian Belgica third.

Ab it is not practical to hold long flights In the British Isles the Banshee may give over the first place to some other country. London, October 15 Thrte cruisers of the home fleet which are now at Queens-ferry Scotland, have been ordered to search the North Sea for the two missing balloons that sailed away from Berlin last Monday In the endurance contest. SUICIDES' BODIES CREMATED. Then Their Ashes Will Be Scattered Over Jamaica Bay, in Which the Baueses Drowned. Mr.

aud Mrs. Michael Baues of 436 Prospect avenue, Brooklyn, whose bodies were found floating in Jamaica Bay, off Nassau Beach, last Friday evening, tied together with twine, and with their arms entwined about each other's necks, evi dently hoped that they would float off in the bay and remain there forever. Their wish is to be gratified, although probably not in the way that they supposed before they took the fatal plunge. On Tuesday the two bodies were cre mated, and the ashes are to be scattered over the bay In the neighborhood of where both husband and wife Jumped Into tho water. The scattering of the ashes will probably be done by Henry Baues, the dead man's brother, with whom the despondent couple lived.

The reason for this, as stated by tne undertaker wno took churge of cremating tho remains, F. E. Selle of 634- Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, is that Mr. and Mrs. Baues did not belieo In any hereafter, and neither does Henry Baues.

They thought that when they died, that ended everything, so far as thoy were concerned. Thinking the same way. Henry Baues does not see anv reason, Mr. Hello says, for bury ing i he bodies in holy ground. They might as well be replaced In the bay, In which the unfortunate couple were so anxious to end their sorrows.

The cremation took place at Fresh Pond Crematory in Middle Village. The ashes will be placed together In one receptacle and mixed, out of respect for the evident wishes of the dead that they should never be parted. Then the receptacle will be taken to Jamaica Bay, and. r.l Nassau Beach, the ashes will be scattered on the waters. oot lie II Went Piln Salurilar October Outings.

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