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i shop the THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. TUESDAY. APRIL 23. 1907.

AMERICAN FLEET READY TO RECEIVE FOREIGNERS Greatest Gathering of United States War Vessels Ever Assembled in Hampton Roads. GERMANS ARRIVE TO-NIGHT. Remarkable Assemblage of Battleships to Take Part in Jamestown Exposition Celebrations. Norfolk, April 23-The greatest fleet of American war vessels ever assembled in the obistorie waters of Hampton of floating steelwas made ready to-day to receive the first of the visiting foreign battleships and cruisers which are to take part in the celebrations which will mark the progress of the Jamestown Tercentennial exposition. For the opening of the exposition, Friday, the 26th Inst, the war vessels of Great Britain, of Germany and of Austria are expected.

One of the visiting Germans, the dark-hulled cruiser Bremen, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Alberts, is already in the roadstead awaiting the of the Roon, a big armored cruiser 'typical of the modern fighting craft in Emperor William's navy. The Roon, it is expected, may arrive late this evening, when she will be officially welcomed by a boom of cannon from the Connecticut, the flagship of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, commanding the Atlantic fleet. All the American vessels now at anchor belong to this fleet. There are probably twenty-five battleships and cruisers in the far-flung line, which is headed by the Connecticut, just off the government pier at Fortress Monroe, and which trails away almost to the vanishing point up to the broad channel way, leading to Norfolk.

The fleet has been arranged: so as to give the visitors to the exposition best possible opportunity for vlewing the fighting strength of the American Navy. The glistening white hulls, spotless in their new coats of paint, and the buff superstructures of the two and three piped line of battleships and armored and protected crulsers, form a marine panorama, as viewed from the water front esplanade of the exposition grounds, such as has seldom, if ever before, been presels are anchored several thousand yards sented to the American public. A The vesoff the exposition shore, and being arranged in a huge semicircle, are visible from every part of the grounds. Practically every type of fighting craft in the American Navy is represented in the present rendezvous. The battleships range from the 16,000 ton monsters of the Connecticut and Louisiana class, the forerunners of the Dreadnoughts about to be added to the navy, down to the all but abandoned old Texas, the oldest American battleship and sister of the Maine which was wrecked in Havana harbor.

The Texas was built at the Norfolk Navy Yard many years ago, and being a local product, is to remain at the exposition as a permanent feature of the naval exhibit. With her eight guns and paltry 6,315 tons of weight, the Texas, when ranged alongside the mammoth Connectcut, which mounts twenty-four guns and displaces 19,000 tons of water, offers striking. example of the progress of the American Navy since the days of 1886, when the Texas and the first Maine were authorized by Congress. The cruisers of the fleet are all modern craft, though the variance in size between the largest and the smallest is as great as that which marks the heavier vessels of the battle class. The armored cruisers Tennessee and Washington, each of 14,500 tons and mounting 20 guns apiece, are the heaviest of the cruisers.

They can hurl a weight of metal almost equal to the first class battleships, while at the same time they possess the ness of the ocean grayhound-the massive, throbbing engines in their holds being capable of the development of 20,000 horsepower. The smallest cruisers are the Denver and the tons each--the third class of the protected vessels of the navy. In the cruiser class the most interesting vessel is perhaps the Brooklyn, the flagship of Rear Admiral Schley in the battle with Cervera's squadron off Santiago, Cuba. The Brooklyn, bearing on her after -turret the memorial plate simply and eloquently inscribed, "July 3, will also remain a permanent naval exhibit during the seven months of the life of the exposition. The English squadron, under the command of Rear Admiral Neville, is expected in Hampton Roads either to-morrow or Thursday.

There will be four armored cruisers in the squadron, a homogenous set of graycoated fighters, built along the fleet lines of all the modern English vessels. The flagship will be the Good Hope and the companion ships will be the Argyll, Hampshire and The Austrian vessels, the armored cruiser Sankt George, and the protected cruiser Aspern, will arrive either late Thursday or early Friday morning. It is hoped they will be here in time for the opening ceremonies. The vessels of the other navies of the world will arrive on dates yet to be fixed. a The Japanese squadron is expected May 8.

President Roosevelt will review the gathered American fleet and the visiting foreigners from the bridge of the Mayflower on Friday morning before he lands on the exposition grounds. The foreign vessels will be given positions of honor inside the long sweeping circle American ships during their stay in the Roads. Fifteen hundred bluejackets will be part military and naval parade landed promo the American vessels to take Friday afternoon, which will be revlewed by the President from the grandstand erected on the exposition's plaza, known as Lee's Parade. The foreign vessels in port at that time will be invited to land parties if they consent to do 80 their forces will be given the right of line. ROYAL ARCANUM SESSION.

Several Brooklyn Men Who Are Offcers of Grand Council Present at Rochester. Rochester, N. April 23-The twentyninth annual session of New York State Grand Council of Royal Arthe canum was opened this morning with a grand parade, in which nearly 1,000 Arcanumites participated. The delegates met at the Powers Hotel at 9 o'clock this morning and marched to the Masonic Temple, headed by the Fifty-fourth RegIment Band. Following the parade the business session was opened in the Masonic Temple.

This evening a uniformed degree team, under the direction of Professor Kendrick P. Shedd, will conduct class initiation ceremonies. The business session will continue until to-morrrow, when the election of officers will take place. The grand treasurer of the order has established a station in the Powers Hotel, where the delegates may present their credentials and have them certified. The officers at the head of the at present are as follows: Grand regent, Theodore Thonet, Brooklyn; grand vice regent, Edward Becker, New York: grand orator, Charles E.

Cornell, Ithaen; past grand regent, Samuel E. Hoag, Mount Vernon: grand secretary, J. Y. Bicknell, Buffalo: grand treasurer, Frank D. Westcott, Utica; grand guide, Robert J.

Pearsall, Brooklyn; grand warden, Franklyn O. Rhoades, Brooklyn; grand sentry, James La. Hyatt. It is said few of the present officers will be re-electd. YOUNG ODELL GOES FREE.

Ex-Governor's Son Was Unable to Control His Auto. Ex-Governor Odell's youngest son, Bryant B. Odell was arraigned in the West Side Court, Manhattan, -day, charged with violating the speed ordinance in his automobile and discharged by Magistrate Walsh. Young Odell was arrested last night by Bicycle Policeman Dunham at Broadway and One Hundred and Seventh street. In the automobile with Odell at the time of his arrest was a fellow student at Cornell.

Policeman Dunham said the automobile was going at the rate of 25 miles an hour. To the Magistrate Odell explained that he had come from Albany in the auto, and had had trouble with it all the way down. When he struck the down grade at Broadway and One Hundred and Seventh street he was unable to control the machine and it got away from him. Magistrate Walsh gave him the benefit of the doubt. BRIDGE CRUSH DENOUNCED.

Resolutions Adopted by Congregational Club--Officers Elected. Resolutions were adopted at the April meeting of the Congregational Club of Brooklyn, held last night in the Pouch Gallery, Clinton and Lafayette avenues, recommending legislative action to put an end to the crush at both ends of tho Brooklyn Bridge. Alfred E. Vass introduced them. Following the serving of supper in the large banquet hall a business was held.

The meeting last night was, as usual, largely attended. The Rev. A. E. Dunning, D.D., editor of the Congregationalist, Boston, was the chief speaker.

He spoke about "'The Proposed Union of the Congregational, Methodist Protestant and United Brethren Churches," of which he said he was unqualifiedly in favor. Dr. Dunning's address was greatly enjoyed and a vote of thanks was extended to him. a "A During Tale of the Old evening Japan" recitations and "The entitled Sky Lovers" were given by Madam Fuji-Ko. Vocal solos were sung by Willard G.

Ward and 'cello solo were played by Alfred Hoffman. The following new officers were elected: President, J. R. Rogers; vice-presidents, Rev. Luther R.

Dyott, D.D., William Mackey, Mrs. George A. Price, George C. Leverich, Isaac B. Lewis; secretary, Philip A.

Sawyer; treasurer, E. J. executive committee, George W. Baily, chairman, A. A.

Spear, W. Irving Comes; outlook committee, Rev. Livingston L. Taylor, chairman, Henry Chapin, Willis Van Valkenburgh, Samuel E. Hosford, Dr.

Palmer Townsend; membership committee, C. B. Wisner, chairman, C. L. R.

Clark, Edward F. Cragin, Dr. H. S. Warner; reception committee, Alfred E.

Vass, chairman, George G. Brown, Mrs. Sarah A. McFarlan, Rev. John Marsland, Byron A.

Brooks, Charles Joselin, Mrs. William Kincaid, Mrs. E. J. Wright, Mrs.

Byron A. Brooks, Dr. Gertrude G. Bishop, Mrs. C.

A. Butrick, Rev. H. C. Woodruff, Rev.

Marcus B. Taylor, D.D., Rev. Franklin B. Edwards, Rev. Thomas Willlams, John Arbuckle, Frederick Preston, B.

F. Parsons, Rev. J. G. Roberts, Prof.

Irving Woodman, J. A. Sellers, George A. Price, W. T.

Bingham, Mrs. William Mackey and Thomas Christie, CONEY ISLAND AVE. PAVEMENT President Heins Denies Statement That Coney Island and Brooklyn R. R. Co.

Is Delaying Work. John L. Heins, president of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, was asked by an Eagle reporter to-day concerning the statements made by property owners abutting Coney Island avenue that the railroad company was delaying the pavement the avenue by holding back the change in the location the tracks from the side to the a center of the avenue. Mr. Heins replied: "There is absolutely no truth in this statement.

The railroad company has never opposed the change in the location of its tracks and has done everything to hasten it. It accepted the act of the Legislature; it appeared before the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and favored the change; it immediately ordered the rails; it hired a Mr. Charles Lang to canvass the property owners for consents an easements; it employed the Title Guarantee and Trust Company to search the titles to property and about ten days ago it succeeded in obtaining consents of more than one -half of the property owners abutting the avenue and not until then did the act of the Legislature take effect. The company finds that about one-third of the proposed route in the center of the street is owned by absentee owners who have not yet been found and who must be found before we can go ahead. It is provided in the act of the Legislature that the railroad company shall take proceedings against these absentee owners to acquire the easements and this proceeding will be begun as soon as the Title Guarantee and Trust Company finishes its examination of the titles.

This should be done within one or two weeks. The railroad company will then proceed as rapidly as is possible. The company would be very glad if the abutting owners could obtain from these absentees owners the necessary easements and it would gladly pay a fair price for the services of anyone who will secure these easements from these absentees." OPERA SINGERS SAIL AWAY. Kronpinz Wilhelm Transformed Into a Songbird Ship. It was a veritable songbird steamship that sailed to-day for Europe in the shape of the Kronprinz Wilhelm, for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg.

There were seven of Oscar Hammerstein's singers on board the liner, with their families, after the first season of grand opera at the Manhattan Opera House. Long before sailing time the rooms engaged by the tenors, bassos, contraltos and baritones and sopranos were filled with floral tributes, many of which came from the management of the Hammerstein opera house and the attaches that institution. Friends and countrymen on this side of the Atlantic also contributed a large number of floral pieces for the departing singers, many of whom have already signed with Mr. Hammerstein for next season's grand opera at the Manhattan. There were Mario Ancona, Leonoara de Cisneros, who sailed with her husband, the Count F.

G. de Cisneros, Mile. Pinkert, Mr. Hammerstein's soprano, Bassi, the famous tenor, who sailed with his wife, Sammarco and his wife and several others. All last evening.

and far into the night the various opera stars had been entertained by their friends ashore and they appeared tired this morning when they reached the pier at Hoboken before the sniling of the Kronprinz. To a man-or woman--they were enthusiastic over the season just closed and declared that they had enjoyed their engagement with Mr. Hammerstein and that, for the first time in the history of grand opera on this side of the Atlantic, the season had gone through without a hitch or a quarrel between singers or between them and the management. All of the departing singers looked prosperous, and they carried away with them the larger share of the season's salary that they had received from Mr. Hammerstein.

Mme. de Cisneros, charming and beautiful woman, declared that she had never finisbed an engagement with such regret A8 the one she has just finished with Oscar Hammerstein. It was an enthusiastie reception all the way through, said the singer, and she declared that she would return to this country early in the fall for another season under Mr. management. The other singera who sailed to-day all voiced this timent.

PRESCRIPTION TO CLEAN THE BLOOD Anyone can easily mix the following prescription at home, which is said to be splendid because of its peculiarly beneficial action upon the Kidneys, which are made to properly Alter and strain from the blood the 1m- purities, acids and poisons. Get the ingredients from any good pharmacy and mix them by shaking well in bottle; Fluid Extract Dandelion, A one half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce: Compound Syrup parilla, three ounces. Take in teaspoonful doses after each meal and at bedtime. Drink plenty of good water too. Those whose veins are filled with sour acids and Rheumatic poison, who require a good blood cleanser and system tonic, or it the Kidneys are weak and clogged up, should prepare this mixture and take as directed for a few days and note results.

WEATHER FORECAST METEOROLOGIAL RECORDS AB convenience to the public, the Eagle established a special telephone service to the has Brooklyn station of the United States Weather Bureau. Persons desiring information concerning. past conditions fthe weather, the readings indications, or other official temperatures, meteorological information can secure it by ugto ing telephone No. 571 Main, from 8 A.M. 6200 6 P.M.

Main. week days. Nights and Sundays, Indications Until 8 P.M. Washington, April 23-For Eastern New York: To morrow. Rain to-night and probably Wednesday; warmer -night in southwest portion; fresh variable winds, mostly south.

Local Probabilities. Rain to-night and Wednesday: fresh east to south winds; shifting on Wednesday to westerly. General Weather Conditions. the The Middle storm central yesterday morning on Gulf coast has moved northeastward, appearing central this morning in the lower Ohio valley. It has caused in the past twenty-four hours rain In the Gulf states, and lower lower Missouri, Ohio lower and middle Mississippi as far north as southern New York.

In other valleys, and Atlantic states districts the weather has remained fair, except in sections of Montana and generally ern Dakota, where there has been light rain. Warmer weather prevails in the Atlantio states, Ohio valley and southern portion of the Lake district, and colder in upper Michigan and along the northwest Canadian border. 'Temperatures recorded to-day at 8 A.M., 75th meridian time, by the Weather Bureau: PrecipiPlace. ture. tation.

Weather. Boston Buffalo 52 .00 Clouuy, 46 .00 Clear. Albany 48 .00 Partly cloudy. New York 61 .02 Rain. Philadelphia 50 .30 Rain, Charleston Washington 52 .02 Cloudy.

66 .02 Cloudy. Jacksonville 72 .00 Cloudy. Orleans 54 1.14 Clear. Galveston 56 .08 Clear. Cincinnati 50 .06 Cloudy, St.

Louis 46 1.40 Rain. Chicago Kansas 54 Cloudy. City 46 Clear. Omaha Clear. St.

Paul 40. .00 Clear. Duluth 32 Clear. Bismarck 34 Clear. Denver 40 .00 Partly cloudy, Holena 40 .00 Cloudy.

Salt Lake City. 44 .00 Cloudy. San 50 .00 Cloudy. Los 64 Cloudy. Highest, 72, at Jacksonville: lowest, 32, at Duluth.

indicates amount too small to measure. Official Temperature and Wind Readings. MONDAY, APRIL, 22. Wind Tem- velocity perature. Wind.

miles. 3 62 S. W. 18 P.M. 64 S.

W. 20 10 64 S. W. 16 62 S. 16 57 8.

18 8 55 10 9 P.M 53 10 10 59 S. W. 00 11 P.M.... 52 S. 60 12 52 8.

00 TUESDAY, APRIL 23. 1 50 2 A.M 49 48 go 8 51 on 9 52 go 10 A.M 52 11 A.M.... 50 12 (Noon), 49 tel 1 48 2 HIGH WATER. of H. M.

Rise Fall High' H. M. Feet M. H. M.

New 4:40 4.0 1117:16 4.1 5:64 6:25 Sandy 2:25 3.9 15:10 3.8 6:08 6:85 Astronomical Events. To-night and To-morrow Morning. Sun sets 6:43, rises 5:04. Moon sets 3:31 A.M. Moon's age, 11 days.

SHIP NEWS. Arrived at New York To-day. Calderon, from Santos. Soperga, from Marseilles. Therese Horn, from Cienfuegos, Momus, from New Orleans.

Colorado, from Hull. Aurora, Philadelphia. San Jocinto, from Galveston. El Dia, from Galveston. Zeeland, from Antwerp.

Arrived at Foreign Ports To-day. Lizard (passed)-Vaderland, from New York. Hamburg- from New York. Para--Hubert, from New York. from New York.

Amsterdam-Rotterdam, New York. Rio de la. Plata--Planet, from York. Newport-Laupar, from New York. -Friedrich der Grosse, from New York.

Fremantle- -Vancouver, from New York. Bremen from New York. Rio Janeiro-Tennyson, from New York. Port Natal-Craighall, from New York. Sailed From Foreign Ports To-day.

Swansea -Brooklyn City, for New York. for New York. Hamburg--Silvia, for New York. BROOKLYN AND QUEENS FIRES. Reports of fires and alarms of fire at Fire Headquarters, Brooklyn, for the twenty-four hours ended at 8 A.M.

Tuesday, April 23: April 22, 10:15 A.M.-430 Pacifle street, three story brick; damage to building. trifling; age to stock, slight. April 22. 11:25 A.M.-166 Nassau avenue, three story brick; damage to building and stock, considerable. April 22, 2:31 P.M.

-224 Johnson avenue, three story frame. April 22, 5:58 P.M. -116 Richmond street, one family frame; damage to building. total. April 22, 6:19 P.M.

--14 Garfield place, three story brick. April 22, 6:50 P.M.--(Flushing), 93 Washington street, two story frame. April 7:12 P.M. -1819 Dorchester road, two story frame; damage to building and stock, trifling. April 22.

8:08 P.M. -633 to 411 Kent avenue. four story brick; damage to building and stock, considerable, April 22, 8:20 P.M. -363 Quincy street, three story brick; damage to building and stock, trining. April 22, 9:17 P.M.

-218 First street, five story brick: damage to building. trining. April 22. 10:13 P.M.-69 Bridge street, five story brick; damage to building. trining.

April 22, 11:26 P.M. --25 Bridge street, four story brick. April 23, 12:50 A.M.-207 York street, three story frame; damage to building and stock. ellicht. April 23.

4:50 A.M.-False alarm, Broadway and Bedford avenue. April 23, 7:45 A.M.-341 Vernon avenue, four story brick; dainage to building and stock, trining. PLAINTIFF WANTS DEED. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. 1., April 23-An action has been commenced in the Suffolk preme Court by Maurice B.

Thayer againat Julia E. Fowler for, the specifie performance of written contract for the purchase and sale of 126.44 acres of land on the north side of the farm of Albert Muncy, pear Babylon. TAFT WILL JOIN ISSUES WITH SENATOR FORAKER To Determine Which Shall Have the Support of Ohio for the Presidential Nomination. CONFERRED WITH PRESIDENT. Will Not Indulge in "Rough House Scramble," However, With the Ohio Senator.

Eagle Bureau, 608 Fourteenth Street. Washington, April 23-Secretary Taft will join issues with Senator Foraker in Ohio for the purpose of determining which shall have the support of that state for the Republican presidential nomination. This fact became known to-day shortly after Secretary Taft had met President Roosevelt and conferred with the latter about the political developments of the past four weeks when the Secretary was in Panama and Cuba. At the proper time Secretary Taft will take the stump in Ohio and make an appeal for the support of the voters of that state in behalf of the Roosevelt policies. To this extent, therefore, Secretary Taft will accept the challenge of Senator Foraker to submit to the people of Ohio the question of candidate shall be presented to the national convention as the favorite son of the Buckeye Mr.

Taft will not indulge in state. a "rough house" scramble for nomination. He will not engage in debates with Foraker and will not discuss personalities. He has made up his mind to permit the continued use of his name for the nomination, and is willing to promote his candidacy by all honorable, fair and dignifled means. This is his attitude as explained to the President to-day.

The Secretary went early to the White House to-day, and although the cabinet met, he found an opportunity for a full discussion with the President about the progress that the Taft boom is making. The Ohio man is well pleased with the situation, for he bas heard reassuring news of the development of Taft sentiment. He has been told that he stands more than an even show of beating Foraker at home, and that friends of the President are for Taft in many of the states. After taking stock of the situation Secretary Taft decided not to plunge at Into the political game. He has engage- once ments to speak in Cincinnati on Saturday and Monday next, and at Dayton on Sunday.

He will not touch on political matters in these addresses. most important feature of the Secretary's visit to Ohio will be a conference will hold with his political managers in that state. He will learn from them the state of feeling among the voters, ascertain what headway Foraker is making and what steps will be to After this conference necessary, offset it. Secretary will make up his mind just how hard he will have to go to work. His present intention is to confine his political speeches to the Roosevelt pollcies.

His appeal on the surface will be more in behalf of the President than for himself. He will call on the people to uphold the hands of the President and ples advocated by Mr. Roosevelt. As provide for the continuance not the princihe is the President's choice for the nomination, the significance his speeches will readily appear. Secretary Taft told the President this morning that he could not forego his trip to the Philippines, even though his going might cost him the Presidency.

He thinks that his immediate duty is to fulfll his pledge of long standing to the Philippines. This news was a disappointment to the President, who had hoped that Taft's interest in politics would be strong enough to induce him to abandon his proposed journey to the islands. In asking for support for the President's policies Mr. Taft will necessarily up the Brownsville affair, the look rate question and the proposed statehood scheme for Arizona and New Mexico. These are the three questions on which Foraker admits that he has opposed the President.

GREEN GOODS MEN ARRAIGNED Ryan and Sherwood in United States District Court This Morning Pleaded Not Guilty. Michael Ryan and John Sherwood, known as clever "green goods" and who are indicted upon the charge of operators, having used the mails for the purpose of committing frauds, were brought before Judge Chatfield in the United States District Court this morning and pleaded not guilty. The men were held in $3,000 bail each for trial. The operations of the men aroused keen interest at the time of their arrest, owing the clever, ruses which they are alleged to have in their successful efforts to mulct the unsuspecting of their cash. The men hail from Fishkill Landing.

but most of their glowing circulars were mailed from Jamaica. They were finally caught at Fishkill Landing by Postal Inspector Michael J. Boyle after an exciting gle, chase and an equally interesting strugIn which "gun play" figured prominently. LUCKY THEIR AIM WAS BAD. Sixteen Shots at Ducks Cost Sag Harbor Boys $15 Each -Might Have Been Much More.

(Special to the Eagle.) Sag Harbor, L. April 23-Harry Butts, Charles Staudinger and Harry Babcock, of this place, went duck shootIng on Monday, although It is now the closed season. deputies of the Fish, Forest and Game Warden looked on unseen. After the boys had shot sixteen times without killing any birds, the deputies made their presence known and rested the gunners. Justice Greene, in whose court a complaint was made, told the boys their poor marksmanship had saved them 8 fine of $60 for each duck in their possesalon.

As they had no wild fowl fined them $15 each, they pleading guilty aR charged. Numerous complaints have been fled at game warden's office of violations of the Brown duck law and the Sunday gunning law in and about Suffolk County of late. $115.000 MORTGAGE FILED. (Special to the Eagle.) Mineoln, La. 1., April 23-A mortgage for $115,000 was recorded yesterday with County Clerk Thomas 8.

Cheshire by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company on the Long Beach property which the Estates of Long Beach owns and proposes to develop into a second Atlantic City. The mortgage covers beside the hotel and other buildings all the land owned by the estates, Including the 1,084 acres of meadow and marsh land recently sold to it by the town of Hempstead. ALDERMEN ABOUT READY TO INVESTIGATE THINGS "Little Tim" to Have G. O. P.

Aid In Probing Offices Mayor Filled. FRIENDS OF AHEARN WRATHY. "Prosecutor Made Judge" They Say of Mitchell's Appointment. Murphy-McClellan Row. The latest move by Mayor McClellan in securing the resignation of, George V.

Von Skal, as commissioner accounts and appointing in his place Assistant Corporation Counsel John Purroy Mitchell to facilitate the investigation into the administration of Borough President Ahearn of Manhattan will probably lead to a general investigation of all the city departments by a special committee of the Board of Aldermen. The advisability of appointing such a committee may be taken up at the meeting of board this afternoon or action may dethou ferred until next week. One thing is certain, however, and that is the determination of the Murphy forces to Aght the Mayor with his own fire and in that course they will be ably assisted by the Republican members of the board, who are anxious to widen the breach between the two factions as far as possible. Alderman James Cowden Meyers, the Republican floor leader, at the meeting last week after deprecating the attempt of the Mayor secure a legislative 1n- vestigating committee at Albany, said that he A8 a member of the committee on rules was willing to vote for the appointment of an aldermanic committee it the board was of the opinion that an investigation was necessary. In the past week "Little Tim" Sullivan has bad a number of conferences with Charles F.

Murphy and it 1s believed that they have outlined a plan to accommodate the Mayor's desire for an investigation. The assertion is made that such an investigation will lead to the revelation of abuses in different city departments ruled by the Mayor's personal appointees in comparison to which Borough President Ahearn's office will be a shining example of efficiency. The organization men claim that the Ahearn investigation will not bring out anything which will reflect upon the honesty or Integrity of the borough president which is a guarantee which cannot be given to the heads of some of the departments controlled by the Mayor. If an aldermanic investigating committee is appointed the department which will receive the most attention from the inquisitors will be the water supply, gas and electricity, which is presided over by the mayor's personal friend and political manager, John H. O'Brien.

The Tammany leaders shake their heads knowing- ly when they speak of the probable results which will be attained by an investigation of this department. They make no direct charges, but they intimate very strongly that it will create a sensation in New York and that it will make the mayor sit up and take notice that 'his Commissioners of Accounts would have spent their time much more advantageously in investigating his own departments rather than concentrating all their efforts on President Ahearn. The anxiety of the mayor to punish Borough President Ahearn for his loyalty to the organization the Tammany men declare is demonstrated by his action In appointing Mr. Mitchell as one of the Commissioners of Accounts in the place of Von Skal. Until yesterday Mr.

Mitchell was acting as the borough president's prosecutor. To-day, as a Commissioner of Accounts, ho is acting as one of Mr. Ahearn's judges. Such an example of "unfairness" they assert has never before been witnessed in any court of justice. All the evidence which has been adduced so far in the Ahearn investigation, Mr.

Ahearn's friends declare is nothing new. which It was all contained in a pamphlet WAS issued months ago by the Bureau for the City Betterment. Mayor McClellan knew about it then just as well as he does now, but Mr. Ahearn's friends say that the mayor then thought there wag a possibility of enlisting the support of the borough president in his fight against Leader Murphy and that he remained passive until he realized that it was impossible to swerve Mr. Ahearn from his allegiance to the organization.

The ruling of the Commissioners of Accounts in denying the right of President Ahearn to be represented by counsel at the investigation is sald by Tammany men to be due to the fact that the Mayor realizes that Mr. Littleton might bring out damaging evidence against some of the city departments which would compel an investigation into their affairs as well as Borough President Ahearn's office. Mr. Littleton has intimated that if he is given the opportunity he will show up some of the Mayor's appointees to a decided disadvantage to themselves. Mayor McClellan sent a formal letter to-day to Mr.

Von Skal accepting his resignation. In Tammany circles the Mayor's wording of the letter that he fully understood the situation which impelled Mr. Von Skal to withdraw from the place caused no end of amusement. They declare that Mr. Von Skal's withdrawal Was not voluntary and that the situation which prompted him to send in his resignation was another case of the use of the Big Stick and a promise that he would be taken care of in some other position.

Toe Mayor's letter to Mr. Von Skal is as follows: "April 22, 1907. "Hon. George V. von Skal, Prospect Avenue, "New York City.

"Dear Mr. von Skal: In accepting your resignation as a Commissioner of Accounts, permit me to express my appreciation of the time and attention you have given to the duties of the office. I am deeply grateful to you for the services you have rendered my administration, and sincerely regret that are you leaving It. "I fully understand the situation which Impelled you to withdraw from the place which you have Alled with credit to the city, and to my entire satisfaction. "Very truly yours, "(Signed) GEORGE B.

McCLELLAN, "Mayor." FRANCHISE EXTENDED. South Shore Traction Co. Given Two Years More to Build a Road in Amityville. (Special to the Eagle.) Amityville, L. April 23-The Village Board at its session last evening granted a two years extension to the franchise of the South Shore Traction Company.

The original franchise was granted number years ago, and was renewed at the end of that period for two years, expiring again last summer. Attorney Hume was before the board last night and asked for another extension, which the board granted with the proviso that the company begin work within 60 days and put up a bond of $7,500 to render the village blameless during the lite of the franchise. Attorney Hume assured the board and also an Eagle reporter that the company meant business and would begin building the road in short order. Counselor Samuel P. Hildreth also made another application In behalf of the Huntington Railroad.

A date for a lie hearing was set down for May 14. The franchise is practically the same as the company presented before, and which was rejected. MISCELLANEOUS. STENOS If you buy a Steinway, you may be certain that you obtain the best. No time is too long, no pains too great, no cost too large, no effort too vast, to make each individual Steinway Piano absolutely perfect.

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Alex. Campbell Milk Co 802 Fulton St. Tel. 2174 Prosp. GOING TO EUROPE.

Many Brooklyn and Long Island People on the Liners Sailing To-day. Many Brooklynites and Long Islanders were numbered in the host that sailed from these shores to-day for Europe. On the Kronprinz Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd, sailing for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg, are: W. B. Arnold, Mr.

and Mrs. Adolph Bley, Mrs. John F. Becker, Miss Becker, Mr. and I.

A. Bach, the Misses Bach, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Burr, Mr.

and Mrs. Frederick Bertuch, Frederick Braun, Mrs. M. Brower, E. L.

Beh, Mrs. Wilhelmina Albert, Miss Elizabeth Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

Connell, C. B. Curtis, E. A. Carolyn, Charles Emsheimer, Jacob M.

Freund, Emil Fischer, H. W. Flatau, I. Grossman, Henry M. Goodman, Gray Griswold, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Eckardt, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gatje, Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Halle, Mrs. Louise Haupt, Miss Natalie Heine, Herman Hellman, I. Haas, Mr. and Mrs.

W. Katt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kreineck, Miss Kreineck, Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Martini, Mrs. Katherine Phillipe, Mr. and Mrs. John Grohmann, Mr. and Mrs.

William Haas, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Heller, Miss Heller, Mr.

and Mrs. H. R. Ickelhelmer, Mr. and Mrs.

Wallace Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kaufman, P. W.

Kirkland, Mr. and Mrs. Max Levy, Mr. and Mrs. C.

S. Lesher, George F. Leele, Mrs. Byron Murray, Miss Louise Murray, Mr. and Mrs.

L. H. Mansbach, Mrs. M. C.

Menjes, Miss Menjes, M. Michaells, William Mohr, Henry Nungesser, Gustave Porges, the Misses A. L. and Marion Price, Mrs. G.

Rosenbladt, Max Riedel, Charles H. Strauss, A. Sperking, Mr. and Mrs. B.

J. Salomon, E. H. Warnecke, Mrs. Warnecke, the Misses Warnecke, Mr.

and and S. J. Williams, Herman Wingen, FerMrs. I. S.

Wolf, Miss Wolf, the Misses F. dinand Wilhelmy, Mrs. T. F. Silleck, Mrs.

Ray Stanger, John Seekamp, Mrs. Clara Schmidt, Miss Anna Stelljes, Moses Traub, Carl Thron, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Westermann, Mr. and Mrs.

Martin E. Wheeler, Miss Sophie Wohlers, G. Winter, Robert Winkler and Miss Clara Westerndorf. On the Cunard Line steamship Carmania, sailing for Liverpool, via Queenstown, are Mr. and Mrs Frank Arnold, Dr.

and Mrs. C. H. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Barbour, Miss R. E. Barbour, Mr.

and Mrs. William H. Beck, Miss Louise Beck, Mr. and Mrs. J.

Biddle, Miss Biddie, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bollard, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles M. Bollman, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boote, Mr.

and Mrs. T. L. Boyd, the Misses Boyd, Mr. and Mrs.

William H. Castle, the Misses Castle, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.

Catlow, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Church, Mr. and Mrs. William Coppich, and Mrs.

L. G. Dubois, Miss Mabel Falaning, Mr. and Mrs. H.

Fawcett, Mrs. 0. S. Goan, the Misses Goan, Mr. and Mrs.

C. O. Hooker, Osgood Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. Julius W.

Krafft, Colonel and Mrs. Joseph Mathers. Dr. and Mrs. John J.

Mason, Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, Miss Edith Miller, Mr. and Mrs. James Munro, Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Pierce, Mr.

and Mrs. F. S. Pinkus, Mr. and Mrs.

A. A. Pocock, Mr. and Mrs. R.

L. Saunders, Miss Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. N. M.

Shinburg, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Simonds, Mrs.

William Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Voorhees, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, Mr.

and Mrs. R. H. Wilkie, Miss H. N.

Wilkie, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, the Misses Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. A.

L. Wolff and J. B. Young. The Hamburg-American Line steamship Moltke, sailing for Genoa, via Gibraltar and Naples has among her cabin passengers: G.

C. Archer, Miss Grace Allen, Mr and Mrs. E. A. Avery, Mrs.

G. W. Bancroft, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Devilbiss, Mr.

and Mrs. Lanier Bartlett Miss C. L. Bullard, Mr. and Mrs.

Bartlett, Miss Bartlett, Gordon Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. D.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Cheseborough, Mrs.

R. C. Campbell, Miss Campbell, Mrs. Margaret B. Chinn, Mrs.

Marie Drey, Miss Drey, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas H. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Gray, the Misses Gray, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Freschi, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Guttersen, the Misses Guttersen, Philip Haver, Miss Helen Haver, Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Johnson, the Misses Kutsche, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Mynders, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Natalby, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Perkins, the Misses Perkins, Mrs.

W. R. Potts, Miss Potts, Mr. and Mrs. C.

Rouse, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reese, Miss Anne Ring. Charles Shoninger, Miss Ethel Shoninger, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles A. Stix, Miss Winfred Stix, Mr. and Mrs. O. Sweet, Robert Schulenberg, Miss Schulenberg.

M. F. Simmons, Mrs. William H. Simmons, Miss H.

C. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Tiensch, Miss Tiensch, Mr.

and Mrs. David H. Davison, Miss Carolyn Trevor, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wahl, the Misses Wahl, Mrs.

L. D. White. Miss White, the Misses Nellie and M. W.

White, the Misses Washburn and the Misses Willard. GERMAN BANK RATE REDUCED. Cut From 6 to 5 1-2 Per Rate in Force Since January 22 of This Year. Berlin, April 23-The Imperial Bank of Germany to-day reduced It.8 minimum rate of discount one-half of 1 per cent. per cent.

The 6 per cent. to rate had been in effect since January 22 last. The following table gives the changes made by the Imperial Bank of Germany in its discount rata at various times: Date, P.C.I Date, P.C. Apl. 1907 Feb.

1905.. Jan, 1907 Feb. 14. Dee. 1906....

Jan. 1905.. Oet. 10, Oct. 11, 1904..

Sept. 18, June 1903. May 23, 1006.... Feb. 11.

1003, Jan. Oet. Dee, 11, Feb. 1902.. Nov.

Jan, Oct. 3. 1905.... Hept. 23, 1901....

Sept. 11. 1900.... 18, 1901. Dutch Bank Also Lowers Rate.

Amsterdan-Thy Bank of the Netherlanda to-day reduced its minimum rate of all ount one balf of 1 per cent. to 5 14r cant. The per cont. rate had teen in since April 16, an whi date the rate was lowered one-balt of 1 per cent. OBITUARY.

Mary E. M. Van Luven. Mary Elizabeth Mott Van Luven died suddenly on Saturday afternoon, at her home in Dunton, aged 71 years. Mrs.

Van Luven had long suffered from heart dis4 ease, which caused her death. Her daugh4 ter, Mrs. Richard Everett, found her dead on the bed in her room. Mrs. Van Luven was born at Far Rockaway and was of the old Mott family, pioneer Long Islanders.

Mrs. Van Luven is survived by her band, Samuel E. Van Luven, a daughter, Mre. Richard Everett, a brother and two' sisters-Theodore Mott of Dunton, Mrs. Frances Hendrickson of Huntington, L.

and Mrs. Samuel Jenking of Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. Funeral services will be held at the late home of the deceased, evening, the Rev. John Graham of All Saints Episcopal Church, Morris Park, officiating.

Richard Marvin. Richard Marvin died Sunday after an illness of several years, at his residence at 600 Marcy avenue. The remains are to be incinerated at Fresh Pond. The deceased was a lawyer, born in the village of Catskill, this state, November 10, law in 1860, a and a couple of years later 1831. He was admitted to the practice of took up his residence in Brooklyn.

He was for some years associated with Stewart L. Woodford in Manhattan, and later had an office In the Arbuckle Building here. Eight years ago failing health caused him to retire from active life. He was well known 88 a political speaker in South Brooklyn many years ago. He served one term in the Assembly in 1876 and the following year was the candidate of his party for a municipal court justicesbip.

Fifty sixt years ago the deceased married Judith A. Walker, who survives him with a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Kookogey. The ashes will be buried in the family burying ground at Nassau, N. Y.

John Seabury. (Special to the Eagle.) Hempstead, L. I. April 23-John Seabury, a member of one of the oldest families of Long Island, and a brother of former Surrogate and County Judge Robert Seabury, died suddenly last night while returning from a walk. He had been in the business section of the village and, feeling 111, managed to reach his front door.

He rang the bell and sank to the floor, where his wife found him. He died within a few minutes after medical aid was summoned. No ments have yet been made for the funeral, Mr. Seabury was A descendant of Bishop Seabury, one of the first Ameri4 can bishops. The deceased leaves a widow one son.

William H. Arnoux. News of the death to-day in Vineyard Haven, of William H. Arnoux, formerly judge of the Superior Court of New York City, was received by friends in New York to-day. Mr.

Arnoux was 76 years old and had been in ill health for a long time. He was for twenty-Ave years a member of the law firm of Arnoux, Rich Woodford, of New York, of which firm General Stewart L. Woodford was a member. Judge Arnoux served one year on the superior bench before that court was abolished. formerly lived In New York but removed to Vineyard Haven a few years ago.

OBITUARY NOTES. Miss Mary Agnes Connor of 95 Berry street, whose family are prominent in the Fourteenth Ward, died yesterday at her home after month's Illness. She WAS a graduate of the Academy of St. Vincent de Paul and a long member of the church of that name. The father of the deceased is a contractor and one of her brothers is Dr.

Maurice E. Connor. Two other brothers are Thomas and John and the surviving sisters are Alice and Catherine. Miss Eliza Dempsey, who died Sunday in the Sist year of her age, WAS for forty years A resident of the Bushwick section of this borough. She lived with her widowed sister, Mrs.

Jane Donaghy, the wife of Police Sergeant Donaghy, at 24 Woodbine street. Catherine Beasley died at St. Mary's pital, Jamaica, last Saturday from cancer. from which she had suffered for some time. Deceased was 45 years old and leaves a hugband and two sons.

Funeral services were held at her late home at Lockwood and Central avenues, Far RockAway, yesterday afternoon. and Interment WAS made in the Catholia cemetery at Lawrence. James Anderson, a veterinary surgeon, who retired through blindness fifteen years ago, died yesterday at his residence at 481 Van Buren street, of He wAs born at Cockeburnspath, Scotland, November 6, 1827. and came to New York in 1849. Funeral services will be held evening at the residence of his son, Robert Y.

Anderson, at 554 Monroe street. Two daughters, Mrs. George La Perte and Mrs. Mary Bode, also survive. LAWYER ON THE STAND.

Greenport Lawyer Given an Une comfortable Afternoon in His Suit for $494.12 Against an Estate. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. April 23-Lawyer Le4 roy E. Raynor, of Greenport, spent aft uncomfortable afternoon on the witness stand when he was cross-examined by County Judge Griffing on his (Raynor's) application for a lien against the estate of Mary J. Hallock of South Jamesport tor $494.12, for services rendered.

The claim of the lawyer is being contested by Mrs. Corrinna Jones, daughter' of Mrs. Hallock and executrix of the estate, on the ground that the claim is exorbitant. The not value of the estate is $20,000. Raynor testified that he was compelled to do considerable work and that he charged no more than is ordinarily charged for such work in an estate of that valuation, He said he charged at the rate of $25 per day for services.

which included proving the will, preparing an answer in a suit against the estate, ete. His bill was $450 for servIces and $44.12 for disbursements. cross -examination Mr. Raynor said that his bill for services came to $25 A day for eighteen days work, and that he had charged at this rate. Mrs.

Jones testifled that she called upon Mr. Raynor twice in Greenport and there was only one interview in South Jamesport, and that the longest Interview was not more than a half hour. She had sent the lawyer a check for $50, but he returned this. Another bearing will be held in two weeks, FIREMEN WORKED FAST. Kept Fire in Large Factory Building Confined to Two Floors.

Through early discovery of a fire in the large four story brick factory building at 639-641 Kent avenue, last night by the watchman, a disastrous blaze was probably prevented. The Are was drat discovered in the brass goods of Henry Millie, on the fourth floor. An alarm was quickly sent out, but the flames had spread to the third floor cupled by the Rockstroll-Simpson pump works. The Bremen worked quickly, and confined the flames to the two floors. The contents of the lower floors, Including considerable valuable machinery, were damaged by water.

The total timated damage was placed at about 000. It is not known how the Are ed..