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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS DIED. Faft, Nellie Gaylord, Ann Eliza Hobbein, Philip Hyland, James King, Mary Baush Lee, William 3d Maisak, George G. Mansfield, Francis Raymond, Charles Shearer, Mrs. J. T.

Tappen, Malvina R. Voorhies, Jane Ann FAFT-Suddenly, at Far Rockaway, June 30, 1911, NELLIE FAFT. Relatives seeing this notice, communicate immediately with Higgins Gardner, undertakers, 229 Central av, Far Rockaway. Tel. 83.

(Kingston, N. papers please copy.) GAYLORD-On Thursday, June 29, 1911, ANN ELIZA, widow of the late Timothy Starr Gaylord. Funeral services at the residence of her son, Samuel W. Gaylord, 478 Madison av, Paterson, N. Monday, July 3, at 3 o'clock P.M.

HOHBEIN-Zeredatha Lodge No. 483, F. and A. You are requested to attend the Masonic funeral service of our deceased brother, PHILIP HOHBEIN, at his late residence, 366 Marcy av, on Sunday, July 2, 1911, at 10 A.M.; thence to Fresh Pond Crematory. JOSEPH PULVERMACHER, Master.

William D. McClure, Secretary. HYLAND-Suddenly, on June 30, 1911, JAMES, beloved son of John J. and Jennie Hyland, aged 5 years and 3 months. Funeral on Sunday, July 2, at 2:30 P.M.

front the residence of his parents, 240 Lexington av. KING--At Alstead, N. Thursday, 29, 1911, MARY BAUSH, wife of A. W. King hereafteroklyn, N.

Y. Notice of funeral -On June 29, 1911, WILLIAM A. LEE, 3d, aged 9 years, 5 months and 4 days, beloved son of William Lee, and Christina M. Lee, his parents' home, 462 Jamalca av, Brooklyn. Funeral services Saturday evening, July 1, at 8 o'clock.

Interment private. MAISAK-On Friday, June 30, 1911, (GEORGE G. MAISAK, in his 78th year. Sunday, July 2, 2:30 P.M., from his late residence, 599 Evergreen av. Fiends, relatives, Steuben Lodge No.

Odd Fellows, invited. Interment Evergreens. MANSFIELD-On July 1, 1911, at Long Island College Hospital, FRANCIS MANSFIELD. Funeral services at U. S.

Grant Post, 489 Washington av, Monday, July 8, at 8 P.M. RAYMOND-On July 1, 1911, CHARLES H. RAYMOND. husband of Henrietta Gardner, in his 76th year. Services at his late residence, 118 Lafayette av, Brooklyn, Monday, July 3, at 2:30.

SHEARER-Suddenly, at 2:50 A.M., Saturday, July 1, 1911, Mrs. JOHN T. 'SHEARER, wife of John T. Shearer. Funeral services Tuesday, July 4, at 2:30 late residence, 214 Maple st, Richmond Hill, L.

1. I. TAPPEN-On Wednesday, June 28, 1911, MALVINA ROMAINE (nee Secor), wife of Charles Tappen. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at Frank H. Pouch's funeral parlors, 305 Adams st, Sunday, July 2, 12:30 P.M.

VOORHIES-JANE ANN VOORHIES, in her 73d year. Funeral from her late residence, 163 Neck road, Sunday, July 2, at 8 P.M. Interment private. OBITUARY Philip Hohbein. Philip Hohbein, a member of Zeredatha Lodge, F.

and A. died at his home, 366 Marcy avenues, yesterday. Daniel E. Christie. Daniel E.

Christie, a former resident of Brooklyn, died Thursday at his home, 72 Central avenue, Hackensack, N. in the seventy-fifth year of his age. He leaves a widow, Caroline A. The funeral services were held this afternoon. Ann Eliza Gaylord.

Ann Eliza, widow of Timothy Starr Gaylord, died Thursday at the home of her 478 Madison avenue, Hackensack, N. where funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Miss Elizabeth Lyons. Miss Elizabeth Lyons, daughter of the late William Lyons of Bedford, died yesterday at her summer home, Lawrence Beach, L. I.

She had for a time lived at Saranac Lake. N. and leaves a sister, Mrs. Edwin Burke of Chicago, and a brother, James Lyons, of Woodstock, 111. burial will be at Bedford.

George G. Maisak. George G. Maisak, a retired baker, born in Germany, a member of Steuben Lodge, 1. 0.

0. and for fifty -seven yea's a resident of Brooklyn, died Friday after a short illness, in his seventy-eighth year. He is survived by five daughters and three sons. Funeral services at his late residence Sunday at 2:30 P.M. The Rev.

Dr. John J. Heischmann will officiate. Interment in family plot at Evergreens Cemetery. William P.

Scully. William P. Scully, for thirty-five years connected with the Western Union Telegraph Company, and at the time of his death manager of the Wall street office, died Thursday at his home, 240 Fiftysecond street, in his fifty -third year. He was a member of the Church of St. Michael, where a requiem mass will be said Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock.

He also belonged to the Catholie Knights of America and the Holy Name Society, and leaves a widow, Annie Nealis, two daughters and two sons. Smith Ely, Jr. Former Mayor Smith Ely, of this city died at his summer home in Hanover, early to-day at the age of 86 years. General decline incident to old age was the cause of death. Smith Ely, was born at Hanover April 17, 1825, and studied law at the New York University, but never practiced.

He was state Senator of New York in 1857 and Congressman from 1871 to 1876. He was Mayor of New York City during 1877 and 1878. His last was that of Central Park Commissioner, in 1897-98. His city residence West Fifty- seventh street, Manhattan. Mrs.

Cornelia Pearsall. Following an operation on Monday for the removal of a cancer, Cornelia, widow of Mahlon F. Pearsall, died at her home in Amityville, L. Thursday night. Mrs.

Pearsall was 56 years of age and for many years a resident of Brooklyn. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. J. Meyer and Miss Pearsall of Amityville: four sisters, Mrs.

Lillie Bunce of Centreport, Mary I. Mara of Brooklyn, Mrs. Silas Pearsall of Amityville, Mrs. Ruth Wilson of Babylon and a brother, Arthur Mann, of Michigan. Funeral services will be at her home Sunday afternoon, the Rev.

John W. Dodson of the Simpson M. E. Church of Amityville, of which church Mrs. Pearsall was a member, and Rev.

0. B. Coit of Lawrence, L. officiating. Interment will be in the local cemetery.

TO HONOR HILL'S MEMORY. Alton B. Parker Will Be the Chief Speaker, One hundred invitations have been recelved by the Democratic General for the memorial services to the late David Bennett Hill, former Governor of New York and former United States Senator, to be held at the state capitol on Thursday evening, July 6. It is likely that a large number of Democratic leaders will attend the serv. ices.

Alton B. Parker, a close friend of the late Senator Hill, dellver the principal address. which will great interest from the point of view of political history, as ho 18 in a position to plain many of the asta for which Hill was criticised. BANDITS PILED UP RAILS TO WRECK CARS ON CURVE Train Would Have Gone Down 200 Foot Embankment If Speed Had Not Been Reduced. ROBBERS SHOT HURT Sensational Holdup Near Erie-Passengers Panic Stricken When Men Send Fusillade of Shots at Cars.

Erie, July 1-A hundred or more farmers, eyery available police officer in the county and the state police are searching to-day for the train robbers who, last night, held up and robbed train No. 41 on the Philadelphia and Erie branch of the Pennsylvania lines, in the most modern methods of the Wild West. The train was bound from Philadelphia for Chicago, and was brought to a stop shortly after 10 o'clock against ties and telephone poles that had been piled on the track, at Wesleyville, about five miles from this city. The bandits rifled the mail and express cars before they escaped, the main clerk and express agent were shot and seriously wounded, the conductor was stoned, and many passengers had narrow escapes from death or De wounds by bullets. Detectives who have been put on the case are of the opinion that the highwaymen intended the train to hit the obstruction and go over the embankment to the bed of Four Mile Creek, nearly 200 feet below.

The men who are searching for the robbers are heavily armed and an counter with any of the bandits will result in bloodshed. The panic-gricken passengers tell conflicting stories as to the number of robbers, but all agree that they were masked. Some say there were six, others say ten; in any event there were enough to successfully carry out the boldest hold-up in this section of the country in years. No accurate information is obtainable as to the amount of loot the robbers sea cured. Reports that they got $25,000, which was being shipped to this city by Adams Express, were promptly denied by the company as well as the railroad off- cials.

Rails Obstructed on a Curve at a Deep Embankment. train was rounding Five Mile Curve at reduced speed when Engineer Albert Carey, who was responsible for the many passengers the train carried, saw the obstruction on the track in the reflection of the locomotive headlight. Throwing on the reverse, the locomotive crashed into the pile of timber and came to a stop. Had the train been running at any kind of speed, railroad men say, would have been thrown over the outer side of the curve, down an embankment to rocks 200 feet below. As the train stopped one of the robbers boarded the locomotive.

Carey Jumped the floor of the cab, a from his riding seat, and hurled coal at the man. The bandit fired and Carey leaped to the ground, struggled with the robber until another came up and threw Carey over the embankment. His clothing caught on a protruding plank and he escaped with a wrenched back. Brave Mail Clerk Wounded Seriously. H.

Block of this city, one of the mail clerks, was first warned by the smashing in of the mail car door. The gang immediately opened fire on him. He drew two guns and emptied both at the robbers before he fell with a bullet through his hip. He is In a hospital here in a serious condition. Conductor H.

D. Rooney borrowed revolver from a passenger, who, when told there were train robbers on hand facetiously remarked: "Aw, it's too dark to take moving pictures." Rooney fought his way through the gang, but was felled with a stone. He crawled to A farmhouse. He chased by a posse of farmers who thought him one of the robbers, and he sought refuge tree. The farmers, with lanterns, discovered their mistake, and Rooney got to a telephone and notified the railroad officials here, who dispatched officers on a switch engine.

Passengers Panic Stricken. The passengers, when they learned they were participating in a holdup of yellow novel magnitude, became panicstricken. Women screamed hysterically and fainted. Heads thrust from the windows were pulled back quickly, and those that ventured to leave hastened within the car, when dozens of shots belched fire along the line of the train. The shooting toward the passengers continued and broken glass from the windows fell tinkling to the track.

None of the passengers, however, were hit by the bullets, but the express agent on the train, James Hart, received a bullet in the side, and was brought to a hospital here. Carl 0. Anderson of Renova, a traveling salesman, grappled with one of the holdup men and was hurled over a steep embankment. He was saved from serious by catching on a bush, and is at a hotel here with severe bruises and cuts. Anderson says the man he tackled was an Italian.

Frank Freund, an Erie business man, who was on the train, said this morning: "When the train stopped and the brakeman came running in asking for a revolver, saying the train had been held up, the passengers laughed and thought he was joking. A moment later shots began to crack around the train, and the women became wild. Men rushed for the doors. Many of them ducked behind seats. It seems to me that two hundred shots must have been fired before the men left." William Epp of the Arm of Epp Brothers, here, who also was on the train, tells a story similar to Freund's.

An hour after the holdup the train was brought into this city. Half a dozen women passengers, who had fainted during the robbery, together with a score of others in a hysterical condition, had to be given medical attention. WOMAN DISTURBED PHYSICIAN Dr. Raymond R. Westover Alleges Mrs.

Mary Hansen Threatened His Life. Dr. Raymond R. Westover of 184 St. Nicholas avenue, a well -known physician, was the complainant in the Gates Avenue Court, this morning, against Mrs.

Mary Hansen of 139 Linden avenue, Flushing, whom he accused of making a disturbance in the street in front of his house on June 28. His complaint alleges that she called him a murderer, threatened his life and yelled and shouted for two hours to a large crowd that had collected. "He and another doctor killed my baby said the woman in court to-day in reply to questions by Magistrate Reynolds. "They killed him with an overdose of chloroform while they were performing an operation." The physician had Mrs. Hansen atance.

testified that he believed her rested a warrant after the disturbto be "phygically unbalanced." pro The magistrate wanted to know if she were suffering from hysteria caused by the loss of her child, and the physician said perhaps that was the case. She was paroled for further examination on Wednesday on the promise that she would not go back and disturb the physician again. Mrs. Hansen's three-year-old boy Arthur died last August after an operation. She said that she bought a horsewhip and gone to the doctor's place after the district attorney refused to take any stion, but had not used the horzewhip.

DECLARE LATSON A SUICIDE. Physicians Not Agreed as to Cause of Wounds, However. The Coroner's jury, without leaving their seats, yesterday afternoon returned a verdict of suicide in the case of Dr. William R. C.

Latson, found dead on May 11 in his apartments at 660 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, thus removing from Miss Alta Marhevka, his secretary, any suspicion of being connected with his death. When the young woman heard the verdict she was at first overcome with emotion, and then thanked the jury, shaking each one by the hand. The physicians were not agreed, in their testimony, on the suicide theory. Dr. Sidney W.

Smith the J. Hood Wright Hospital, who found the body lying on a couch with a pistol under abdomen, said the wound could not have been self-inflicted. So did Dr. John H. Larkin and Coroner's physician 0'Hanlon.

Coroner's Physician Weston, on the other hand, thought it was suicide. Lieutenant W. A. Jones, the pistol shot expert of the police department, said the wound might have been self-inflicted. Alta Marhevka denied that she doctor, who was her leader in an "Oriental cult, had quarrelled.

MISS STRACHAN REMAINS EAST TO WATCH CHARTER She Gives Up Engagements in San Francisco in Interests of Women. Miss Grace C. Strachan, the president of the Interborough Association men Teachers, was to have left Brooklyn to-day for the Pacific Coast to attend the convention of the National Educational Association. But she did not leave the city. She will remain to watch over the interests of the members of her association in Albany and before Mayor Gaynor, when the new charter comes up.

She reached this conclusion as soon as she learned that the educational chapter of the charter would surely be considered by the Legislature at this session. But Miss Strachan will not be inactive while waiting for the introduction of the charter. She elicited and received an assignment to the vacation schools and playgrounds, In place of another district superintendent. Next year, when the salary question will have been settled, she will take her vacation. In connection with this decision of the President of the I.

A. of W. the following has been received from a teacher: Editor The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: When the teachers of our school learned of Miss Strachan's intention to give her Western trip and remain in New York to look after our interests, we sent her the following letter signed by every teacher in the school: Miss Grace C. Strachan, Our President: We, undersigned, teachers in P. S.

Brooklyn, desire to express to you our heartfelt appreciation your nia trip--the latest proof of unsacrifice the giving up your Califorselfish devotion to the cause of the women teachers of New York in particular, and to the larger cause of world equality and justice. Words are inadequate to express our loyalty and devotion to you, but such as it is, please accept this tribute to your noble spirit. ONE WHO SIGNED. Mrs. John L.

Cronin, her sister, took Miss Strachan's place in the train which left this morning for California. Miss Strachan is scheduled to address lone of the well as general one of meetings the of the department N. E. meetings at San Francisco. IS TIRED OF QUIBBLING Judge Chatfield Scores Counsel in Iron Clad Bankruptcy Proceedings.

Judge Chatfield in the United. States District Court yesterday afternoon put over for one week his decision as to whether Appleton L. Clark should be discharged from the office of receiver in the bankruptcy proceedings pending against the Iron Clad Manufacturing Company, the firm of which Mrs. Elizabeth C. Seaman (Nellie Bly) is president.

It was Judge Veeder who appointed the receiver, and Judge Chatfield said he wanted to place the allegations contained in the petition of James A. Allen, Mrs. Seaman, to have the receiver removed, in Judge Veeder's possession before deciding upon the motion. Adolph Kiendl, consel for Receiver Clark, asked for an adjournment, stating that the charges in the petition were 80 serious that they called for a longer time for consideration, and Robert N. Chambers, counsel for the Iron Clad's unsecured creditors, said he had not been served with a copy of the petition, and wanted an adjournment also.

Attorney Kiendl stated that he had come into possession of certain affidavits that he would submit in answer to the Iron Clad petition for removel of the receiver and that they would form an interesting and new phase of the case. Attorney Allen in his petition for discharge of Receiver Clark stated among other things that the receiver was doing everything he could to hold back the manufacturing work of the A American Steel Barrel Company, which depends upon the Iron Clad plant for heat, power and other necessities. Yesterday afternoon Attorney Allen said that the coil of an electric generator on the Iron Clad property had snapped, with a result that the barrel company couldn't go ahead filling its orders. He asked Judge Chatfield for an order directing the receiver to fix the coil. "The receiver refuses to attend to it, and it is another illustration of the things he is constantly doing to interfere with the barrel protested Mr.

Allen, "and which makes it necessary for me to come to court to get orders and injunctions, and ask that this receiver be discharged." Judge Chatfeld said he was tired of "all this quibbling between counsel." He denied the written order directing the receiver to fix the coll, but told him that he must go ahead and do it. "Authority to buy a paper of tacks doesn't need a court said the court. "Ever since these bankruptcy proceedings began attorneys have been coming before me seeking orders and injunctions in matters alreadyy covered in my instructions to the receiver. I have no objections to attorneys doing messenger service, but these matters do not need the constant attention of this court." Judge Chatfeld issued a stay for one week restraining the secured creditors of the Iron Clad from selling the company's bonds and will listen to argument next Friday as to whether the injunetion should be made permanent. REFEREES APPOINTED.

BY MADDOX, J. Eagle Savings and Loan Company v8. Roberts. Albert C. Aubery; Rothschild vs.

Bankers National Realty Corporation, Leander B. Faber: Felgenspan Feigenspan, Samuel P. Hildreth. BY KAPPER, J. Matter of Wade, William J.

Mahon: matter of Fleckenstein, Charles J. Buchner, O' Loughlin vs. Di Caprio, Edward J. Moran. MANIAC USES SHEARS IN ATTACK ON MOTHER Besal, Driven Insane by Heat, Almost a Match for Four Men.

SNAPS HIS STRAITJACKET. Violent Fight Waged in Ambulance, While Horse Trots, Uncontrolled, Through Streets. George Besal, a bookbinder, 20 years old, of 207 Lee avenue, became violently insane this morning and attacked his mother, Alice Besal, with a pair of shears, also threatening his cousin, a girl of 20, who refuses to give her name, with the same weapon. It took four men to get him Into an ambulance. Later, on the way to the Kings County Hospital, he broke the straps of the straight-jacket and made another wild fight for liberty.

Besal attacked his mother a month ago in a similar seizure of insanity. He was taken to the Kings County Hospital then and lodged in the observation ward, but finally discharged. It is supposed that the attack to-day was brought on by the effects of the heat. He began by breaking all the furniture in the rooms, which are on tho third floor, smashing the china ware, and hurling the bric-a-brac around. His maniac yells and the screams of his mother and cousin attracted a crowd in the street below.

Officers Lott and Maxwell of the Clymer street police station ran into the house. He was chasing mother with the shears when they entered the apartment. Officer Take Shears From Murderous Hands of Maniac. in scissors from him. MaxThetamprans upon him, and succeeded well got him down and Lott put the handcuffs on him.

Dr. Gurtov, ambulance surgeon of the Eastern District Hospital, with his as sistant, arrived. When the four men tried to put the straightjacket on him there was another fight. They finally him into the ambulance. Policeman Lott went along.

Seized by Another Insane Fit of Strength in Ambulance. At Albany avenue and St. John's place another insane ft of strength struck Besal. Screaming horribly he tore the straightjacket to pieces and rushed at Dr. Gurtov.

Lott threw himself upon him, and the ambulance driver assisted the policeman and the doctor. They had to leave the horse to his own devices while they battled with the madman. Then began a singular struggle, the three men fighting in the bottom of the ambulance with the maniac while the horse, uncontrolled, trotted through the streets. When they finally subdued Besal they twisted his arms behind him, and handcuffed them behind his back to prevent a further outbreak. AFTER DYNAMITE SUSPECTS Warrants Issued in London for Kaplan and Schmidt, Indicted in Los Angeles.

London, July 1-At the request of the American State Department, the magistrates of Bow Street Court issued provisional warrants for the arrest of David H. Kaplan and Milton A. Schmidt. The warrants were placed immediately in the hands of the Scotland Yard offcials. The Scotland Yard men insist that there is no evidence that the parties wanted in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building are here, beyond the belief of the California authorities that they came this way.

Detective William J. Burns, the American, who was instrumental in arresting the McNamaras and developing details of the alleged plot, came to England some weeks ago, and was supposed to be here in connection with the presence of large numbers of questionable characters taking advantage of the presence of coronation crowds. He did not communicate with the American Embassy, and, according to Scotland Yard, did not their assistance in connection with the dynamite case. The issuance of the warrants to-day followed negotiations carried on by cable within the last day or two. As the British government officials cannot deal directly with the individual states of the United States, and as the action desired by California appeared to be most important, the British authorities made inquiry of the American State Department as to whether the two men were wanted by the federal government, through whom all negotiations must proceed.

The reply was received this morning, stating that the men were wanted, and the warrants were thereupon applied for. David H. Kaplan and Milton A. Schmidt, for whom warrants were to-day issued in London, were the two whose names figured prominently in connection with the dynamite affair at the time of the arrest of the two McNamara brothers and Ortie McManigal. They aer two of the three originally indicted by the Grand Jury at Los Angeles and for whom a reward of $25,000 was offered by District Attorney Fredericks of Los Angeles.

According to the charges in the indictments, Kaplan and Schmidt figured in the purchase of dynamite at Giant, which was said to have been used later in the explosion. The third man indicted was J. B. Brice, who is claimed by the Los Angeles authorities to be James B. McNamara, one of the brothers under arrest.

AUTO MAY HAVE KILLED HIM. Mystery Surrounds Death of L. I. City Man Near White Plains. (Special to The Eagle.) White Plains, N.

July 1-Considerable mystery. surrounds the death of a man supposed to be Matthew Downey of Long Island City, whose legs were cut off by a trolley car on the line between this village and Tarrytown, last Sunday. At first it was taken for granted that the man's death was due to being run over by the trolley, but testimony adduced at the inquest held by Coroner Amos 0. Squire seems to discountenaue this theory. Elmer Tompkins, the conductor, and William Miller, the motorman of the car, testified that Downey'8 body was all when they examined it immediately after the accident.

It was brought out, too, that the man had other injuries which might indicate that he had been struck by an automobile and flung by force of the impact across the rails, where the trolley passed over him, If a motoring party ran down and killed Downey and then made off, the coroner and the police of this village have not been able to gain the slightest information about it. The only clew to the identity of the victim was a prayer-book found in his pocket. On the fly-leaf of this was written "Matthew Downey, Long Island City." This the authorities assumed to be his name. Although Coroner Squire conducted an investigation in Long Island City, and notwithstanding the fact that the case was given considerable publicity, no relatives were found to claim the victim's remains, and they have been interred in the County Almshouse plot at East View. KILLED BY A SUBWAY TRAIN.

Laugish Stepped Out of Way of a Local and Was Struck by Express. Andrew Laugish, 35 years old, of 227 Second street, Manhatton, employed track worker by the Interborough Railroad, was killed this morning just north of the Canal street subway station by an express train. Laugish was working on the southbound local track and as a local train approached he stopped work and stepped out of the way on to the express track The local pulling into the station drowned the noise of a fast approaching express, and train before was ba Laugish on him. realized his danger He was thrown about twenty feet and then caught by the first car and mangled. The motorman had of the express did not know that he brt anybody and kept on to the City Halt.

Employes of the road gathered up Languish's body and carried it to the platform at Canal street. FOUND DEAD IN BED. William Quinn, 65 years old, of 638 Fitty-eighth street was found dead in bed this morning by his son. Death was due to apoplexy. FORMER MAYOR SMITH ELY DEAD AT OLD HOMESTEAD Held Many Important City and National Offices and Defeated General Dix for Mayor.

Smith Ely, former Mayor of New York City, died early this morning on the Ely homestead farm, Livingston, N. J. He was educated for the bar, 'studied law in the office of Frederic de Peyster, was graduated from the University Law School and admitted to the bar in 1846. He never practiced his profession, preferring to enter mercantile pursuits, in which he had been actively engaged in New York City for many years, being a member of the hide and leather trade. Mr.

Ely always had been a consistent Democrat. He was elected school trustee in 1856, state Senator in 1857, the first Democrat ever elected from his district, and member of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of New York in 1860, retaining the position until the board was abolished in July, 1870. Mr. Ely was Commissioner of Public Instruction in 1873 and 1874, was a member of the Forty-second Congress and of the Forty-fourth Congress from the Sixth District of New York, when he served as chairman of the House Committee on Expenditures of the Tieasury Department. In 1876 Mr.

Ely was elected Mayor of New York City by a majority of 56,000 over General John A. Dix, the Republican candidate. Mayor Ely's administration was marked by wise and strict economy, and in each of the years of his term the net amount of the city debt was reduced, as well as the annual tax levy. In 1835 he was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Public Parks and Places for the City and County of New York. Former Mayor Ely was the son of Epaphras Ely and Julia Ann Kitchell.

He was born at the residence of his maternal grandfather, Ambrose Kitchell, in Hanover, Morris County, N. In 1825. One of his maternal relatives, Aaron Kitchell, was an active, faithful and zealous advocate of the freedom of his country, and for thirty-six years was a member of the state Senate and National Councils. He was for some years in the New Jersey state Senate. In 1799 he was elected to Congress and re-elected continuously until 1807.

He was chosen United States Senator and served four terms in that capacity until continued ill health compelled him to resign. Mr. Ely had been a consistent and faithful member of the church nearly all his life and had devoted himself and his means to the good of others. As soon as it was learned that former Mayor Ely had died the flags above the City Hall were half-masted. END CORNER LOUNGING HABIT Former Offenders Organize Vigilance Committee and Elect Magistrate Naumer to Club.

Police Magistrate Naumer has Just been made an honorary member of the First Vigilance Club, organized to end the lounging evil. It has six charter members besides the magistrate, and it meets in Borough Park. Magistrate McGuire will be made an honorary member way in which the club probably, came into being was this: A week ago Max Derrem, who runs a moving picture show at Fifty-sixth street and New Utrecht avenue, was very much annoyed by certain young men who lounged in front of his place, making remarks to passersby. He had six of them summoned to the Flatbush police court. "Now.

I tell you what, boys," said the magistrate, after hearing their case, "I have an idea. Wouldn't it be fine to form a Vigilance Club, and instead of hindering Mr. Derrem, help him to keep the corner clear of loungers? Have a regular organization, with officers and a meeting place and see how it works." The six seemed to take to the idea and Magistrate Naumer adjourned the case for a week. To-day the six trooped into the court and reported that they had formed the Vigilance Club of Borough Park and that Magistrate Naumer had been elected an honorary member. Max Derrem has joined hands with them and has informed them that they can have the upper part of his building for a meeting place.

The boys have elected the man who originally complained against them the president of their club. They have. been enrolling all their friends. The charter members of the first Neighborhood Vigilance Club besides the magistrates are Harold Jacobsen of 661 West street, Herman Dlyer of 11344 Fiftyseventh street, Marcus Muscus of 1230 Fifty-seventh street, Joseph Grant 1423 Sixtieth street, and William Hock of 5702 New Utrecht avenue. SUICIDE AT WOODBURY.

Fritz Beikle Ends Life by Drinking Paris Green. Woodbury, L. July 1-Fritz Beikle, 55 years old, a German farmer, committed suicide yesterday by drinking paris green. He was found unconscious in the rear of his barn and was removed to the house and Dr. Lindsay of Huntington called.

Beikle died during the night. A and several daughters survive him. He had been drinking heavily of late. ARRESTED WHILE BATHING. Grand Rapids, July 1-While' bathing yesterday in the surf of Lake Michigan at Castle near Holland, Charles L.

Johnson, treasurer of the American Electrical Fuse Company of Muskegon, and former Chicago banker, was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging defraud and obtaining money under false pretenses. FIRE IN AMUSEMENT PARK. Chicago, July 1-A fire at Riverview, a large amusement park on the Northwest side of the city, early to -day, destroyed five concessions. YOUNG BERRI NOT IN SOUP. SAYS PRESIDENT TAFT Head of the Nation Comes to the Aid of Brooklyn Boy.

GRANDPA BERRI PLEASED. Alleged Incident of Anniversary Day Spreads to All Parts of the Country. With reference to a certain incident alleged to occurred during the recent visit of President Taft to Brooklyn the following correspondence has passed between the President and William Berrl, the well-known Brooklynite: "Brooklyn, N. June 23, 1911. "Hon.

Charles D. Hilles, Secretary to the there "My dear Mr. Hilles-Some idle day, President, Washington, D. ever is an idle day at the White a 1f House, I wish you would kindly send me a brief note, if possible, signed by the President, stating that my grandson, William Herbert Berri, did not step into a plate of soup at the Anniversary Day luncheon at the Union League Club on because there was no soup. I am making up a book containing clippings from the newspapers of the country regarding the alleged event, which, as you know, did not occur.

It is astonishing how a story will grow from almost nothing, until in some of the papers it has been elaborated up to nearly a column of space. "The incident also attracted the attention of some of the artists in the West. I have one two-column picture showing my grandson actually in the soup, which also shows the Western journalist's faith in the veracity of the New York paper men. "I do not want to spoll a good story, but it seems hardly fair that the kid should be forever charged with the thing that he did not do, and all that I am asking you to help me out in is to make the statement that I may place it in this book, which, no doubt, he will keep forever and hand down to future generations. want to prove he never was 'In the Sincerely yours, "WILLIAM BERRI." "The White House, "Washington, June 26, 1911.

"My dear Mr. Berri-Mr. Hilles has shown me your letter of the 23d, and I am very glad indeed to certify that your grandson, William Herbert Berri, did not step into a plate of soup at the Anniversary Day luncheon at the Union League Club on June 8. The truth is there was no soup. Sincerely yours, "WILLIAM H.

TAFT. "Mr. William Berri, Brooklyn, G. D. MATTHEWS 70 YEARS OLD Reaches the Threescore and Ten Mark To-morrow-Remembered by Employes.

Gardiner D. Matthews, the junior member of the firm of A. D. Matthews Sons, will be 70 years old to-morrow. Born in Brooklyn, Mr.

Matthews has lived here all his life, and has been identified with the business in which he is now engaged since he was a youth. Mr. Matthews has lived at 208 Washington Park for many years and is a devout member of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, being one of its most constant and a active workers. He has always manifested a great interest in civic matters willingly aided in all movements to better the conditions of business in which he is engaged, and the community in general. Despite his age Mr.

Matthews looks much younger than he is, and considers himself very fortunate to be blessed with good health. One of his employes said chis morning: "Though Mr. Matthews is 70 years old he is really only 40 for business purposes." When Mr. Matthews entered his office, on the ground floor of the store this morning, there was a case containing a beautiful silver-mounted snakewood umbrella and cane on his desk. It was presented by the employes of the establishment as.

a token of their esteem. Mr. Matthews is particularly liked by his enployes, because of his readiness at all and indulgence. The card attached to the times to extend to them a his sympathv gift lead: "From Representative Employes, wishing you many happy returns of the day." Mr. Matthews was very much surprised and pleased.

He called his stenographer and dictated a statement of thanks. It read: "To the Representative Employes: "My dear friends--I have never doubted your loyalty to your humble servant, and this certainly does strengthen my belief that are united in the general good of all interests. "I cannot but say that I love you from the bottom of my heart. "GARDINER D. MATTHEWS." All morning long old employes dropped into his office to congratulate him personally.

Mr. Matthews will spend his birthday out of town at the home of some frieuds, where a surprise Is in store for him. ST. JAMES' GRADUATION. St.

James Academy, Jay street, near Tillary, held its sixtietn annual graduation exercises last night, and ten pupils were graduated. The exercises, introduced by the overture, included songs, instrumental selections, drills and choruses. The rector, the Rev. Peter Donohue, delivered the address to the pupils. Then followed the play, "College a two act comedy sketch of college lite.

The following are the graduates: James Joseph Adams, Otis Louis Bailey (deceased), Albert Aloysius Von Block, Joseph Francis Aloysius Bourke, Leo Francis Clarke. James Crane Martin Doyle, James Aloysius Dugan, James Vincent Dunn, William Aquinas Keane, Henry Alphonsus Joseph Kearney, Aibert Joseph Louprette. Of these the following were the prizewinners: James J. Adams, Leo F. Clarke, Joseph A.

Bourke, James A. Dugan, James V. Dunn, William A. Keane, James C. Doyle, Henry A.

Kearney, Albert J. Louprette, Albert A. Block. STATE TAX BOARD TO MEET. Tax Commissioner Thomas F.

Byrnes returned to town to-day from Malone, N. where he had conducted hearing before the assessors of Franklin, Hamilton and Oneida counties and examined their assessment books. He announced that there would be a meeting of the State Tax Commission with the Tax Board and the city assessors at the Hall of Records in Manhattan on July 7. AUTOMOBILE AND ROAD GUIDE to all of Long Island, with complete maps of the roads, lists of garages, best road houses and hotels, and interesting data of Long Island's old and historical places. Pocket edition, well bound and printed.

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CHOLERA CASE IN AUBUR Italian Youth Who Evaded Immigration Officials Here a Victim of the Disease. Auburn, July 1-Tomaso Birardi, aged 17, a youth who came over on the steamer Duca Degli Abruzzi, and who managed to evade the immigration officials, died here this morning of Asiatic cholera. The man was here two days and yesterday became violently ill. Dr. W.

H. Coe attended him and, suspecting cholera, notified the Health Department. Health Officer Hodgman also saw the youth who died this morning. He was buried immediately. The Italian colony became excited over the discovery, and Mayor O'Neill personally directed that every precaution be taken to prevent a spread of the disease.

After full investigation the physicians declared the case to be one of Asiatic cholera. Mayor O'Neill ordered out police reserves to maintain strict quarantine of the house which ch there are sixteen other Italians. story told to the Italian interpreter that the Auburn cholera came over on another steamer than the Abruzzi is being investigated by the authorities, as several others here are sald to have come over with Thomaso BIrardi, the cholera victim. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND MATES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERA The person or persons making a bid or for any service, work, material or sup piles for The City of New York, or for any of its departments, bureaus or offices shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, Indorsed with the title of the supplies. materials, work or service for which the bid or estimate 18 made, with his or their name or names and the date of the presentation to the president. or board, or to the head of the department at his or its office, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at which time and place the estimate received will be publicly opened by the President of Board or head of said department and read. and the award of the contract made according to law as soon thereafter as practicable. Dach bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested with him therein, and if no other person be so interested, It shall distinctly state that fact, also that it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of clerk therein.

or other officer of The City of department, chief of bureau, deputy thereof or New York is. shall be or become interested, directly or indirectly. ag contracting party. partner. shareholder.

surety or otherwise, in In the performance of the contract, or the supplies. work or business to which relates, or in any portion of the profts thereof. The bid or estimate must be verifled by the oath. in writing. of the party or parties making the estimate that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true.

Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the consent, in writing. of two householders or freeholders in The City of New York, or of a guaranty or surety company duly authorized by law to act as surety, and shall contain the matter get forth In the blank form mentioned below. No bid or estimate will be considered unless. 88 a condition precedent to the reception consideration of any proposal, it be accompanied by a certifed check upon one of the state or national tanks of The City of New York, drawn to De order of the Controller. or money to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the bond required 35 provided in Section 420 of the Greater New York Charter.

The certifled check or money should not be Inclosed in the envelope containing the bid or estimate, but should be either inclosed In 4 separate envelope addressed to the head of the department. president or board. or submitted personally upon the presentation of the bid or estin. ate For particulars as to the quantity and qualIty of the supplies or the nature and extent of the work, reference mast be made to the specifications. schedules, plans.

on Ale In the said office of the president, board or department. No bid shall be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to The City of New York upon debt or contract. or who is A defaulter as surety or otherwise upon any obligation to the city. The contracts must be bid for separately. The right la reserved in each case to rejeot all bids or estimates if it be deemed to ba for the Interest of the city so to 40.

Bidders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates In addition to Inserting the same in figures. Bidders are required to make their bids or estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by the city, a copy of which, with the proper envelope in which to inclose the bid, together with a copy of the contract, Including the specifications in the form. approved by the corporation counsel, can be obtained by application therefor at the office of the department for which the work is to be done. also be seen there, Plate or drawings of construction work may.