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LIFE MAY EE THE FORFEIT I. (HAL MIC.tTIIF.il PROBABILITIES, Fair to-nlRht and Wednen4ari luotler-jflte tveatprley wind. ROOSEVELT MEETS KAISER IN THE POTSDAM PALACE RAILROAD BILL PISSED BY HOUSE, 211 T0 126 KING EDWARD'S FUNERAL TO BE IMPOSING AFFAIR Writes Queens District Attorney Authorizing Him to Start an Investigation. Soldiers Quartered in Lima and Stationed Near Frontier. Lima.

Peru, May 10 Active preparations for a Dossible war with Ecuador continue. Volunteers are enlisting daily and the war fund Is being constantly In creased by private donations. i .1,. l. vieliUfV JU ami no 24,000 soldiers are quartered, while 10,000 additional troops are stationed near the frontier.

The Peruvian Government believes lhat it has reliable information that an effort Is being made by Ecuador to obtain an alliance with Bolivia as against Peru. To this end It is asserted a member of the Ecuadorian Cabinet left Guayaquil to-day for La Paz. Bolivia, under in- with tho (Bolivian Government and the Chilean minister at that capital. AGAIN WRITES TO GAYNQR Scharf Cannot Sell His Wares to School Pupils. Mayor's Letter Makes No Difference to Principal Harter, Who Sticks to Ruling.

Joseph Scharf, the Bath Beach candy ''i mnming and spent the forenoon at and Ice cream vendor, has written an- j1" American Embassy, was escorted other letter to Mayor Gaynor, In which i I this afternoon by General Alfred he claims that, In spite of the Mayor's;" Loewemleld, the personal representa-permission, he is not allowed to sell of the Emperor, who was to have cream through the fence to the boys R'sevelt at the railway sta-the Bath Beach Annex of the In 'his morning, but who, in Hall High School common with American Ambassador Hil1, "Actin on vour advice." says Scharf to the Mayor In his letter. "I went over. to the school fence May 6 and started to'' sell my ice cream cones. Dr. Harter (the principal of tho school) came over and said sharply to the pupils: 'Didn't I tell you not to buy from this Scharf says he then handed the prin I cipal.

Dr. Harter, the Mayor's letter me naval attacne of tne American and that Dr. Harter said that made embassy. no difference. As their carriages drove Into the court- "This morning the letter continues: Empcror Wliam appeared at the "One of the scholars told mc that the.

i principal called several of them into his 1 rlncllf entrance of the New Palace and office and threatened them with expul-! descended the steps to meet his guests, sion if they did not obey his ordeds in! He extended his hand first to Mr. Roose-tbis matter. But said boy would not signjvelt, then to Mrs. Roosevelt and to Ethel an affidavit to this effect, fearing the con-iaI1(1 Kcrmlt, greeting each most cordially. 6TrenHart'er.

the principal, said the unif tha that no such threats of expulsion Corps with a helmet, been made. Ho will stick to his ruling Preceded by the lord chamberlain, with regard to the boys buying from the. Count zu Eulcnberg and Master of the vendor, he said. Imperial Household Baron von Lyncker, Scharf admitted to-day that he had no'he emperor, with Mr. Roosevelt at hla llconsp.

Hp saift hp didn't nnprt nnp at right, entered the palace, and passinor he takes orders from the boys beforehand; and delivers the goods. "PAINTED" INSIDE AND OUT Calvin Pulled Over Two Barrels of Mahogany Stain. Hospital Orderlies Tried in Vain to Remove Stuff That Made Victim Look Like an Indian. Jeremiah T. Galvln.

S3 years old, a. laborer living at 504 East One Hundred Crown Prince. The young Princess Vic-and Twenty-first street, Manhattan. felltoria was sealed at the colonel's left. In a Quarrel Over a Barrel of Wood Barber Shot Neighbor.

Joseph Sale, a barber of 1373 Atlantic avenue, and Thomas Connolly of the same address, quarrelled late yesterday afternoon over the ownership of a barrel of wood. Connolly is in St. John's Hospital with a bullet wound In the left thigh and Sala is locked up in Raymond street jail awaiting the result of Connolly's Injuries. Sala used an old-fashioned 41-calibre revolver. The bullet passed through both thighs.

In Gates avenue court this morning Magistrate Harris held fcim, without bail, on the charge of felonious assault. DECLARES WOMEN NOT ANGELS Justice Crane Spurns Big Matrimonial Tangle. Court Saya That Law Cannot Make Married Couple Live Together When They Are Unfitted. Frankly admitting thwlaw's Impotence to compel married folk living together in amity. Justice Crane, Bitting in the Special Term of the Supremo Court this afternoon, figuratively speaking, threw up his hands when ho heard of the strained relations that exist between Marian Frankel and her husband, Julius V.

Frankel, a well to do picture frame dealer, and finally asked the lawyers representing them to take a week and see it somo sort of an amrstlce might not be arranged. The matter came on before Justice Crane this morning on a motion made on behalf of Mrs. Frankel in her suit for a separation from her husband. The couple have lived at 35 Vernon avenue, and, from what the lawyers said, it appears that about the only thing they agree upon Is the fact that they have most always disaerued. Justice Crane listened pa tiently until thero was an evident Inten tion to make hira the court of arbttra ment between: then he said; "I refuse to interfere; I can't settle matriomonial troubles." "The law can't step In and make hus bands and wives live together and make things run smoothly.

When they separate and the husband refuses to support the wife she is helpless. Then the court steps In, but it can't quiet family troubles. You can't stop them because men have not been able to control women A great deal of family trouble, no doubt, is caused by women, for they are not always angels." FUNERAL OF T. F. BYRNES.

Church of the Blessed Sacrament Thronged With "Old-Timers" of the Police Department. All of the "old-timers" of the Police Department and some representatives of the department of to-day paid their last respects to their former commander and superintendent, Thomas F. Byrnes, who was buried from the Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament, at Seventy-first street and Broadway, Manhattan. A great throng that represented, In addition to his personal friends and associates, several societies, the New York Stock Exchange and some city departments, filled the church and overflowed on both sides of the street, whene A' great many stood during the services. A large number, In carriages, followed tho casket to the Calvary Cemetery.

The present-day police department did not honor the old chief by sending a detail of men In uniform. BODY NOT IDENTIFIED No Clew to Identity of Woman Who Leaped Before 'L' Train. Robert Hunt, of 1153 St. Marks avenue, a motorman connected with the Fulton street elevated line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, was arrntgned In tho Gates avenue court to-day, before Magistrate Harris, on a charge of homicide, but as there was no evidence against him he was discharged. Hunt was in charge of a five-car train yesterday afternoon, bound for Manhattan, and when he was approaching the Nostrand avenue station, a woman dressed la black, apparently 24 years old, leaped In front of the train and was struck on the head and thrown to the east track.

She died before the arrival of an ambulance or before her identify could be learned. A number of persons have visited the morgue in the last twenty hours to look at the body. The remains are not at all disfigured, and there should.be no difficulty in the matter of Identification, SUBWAY IMPROVEMENT. Empire Building to Be Connected With Wall Street Station of Interborough. The Interborough subway Is to be connected with the Empire Building, at the corner of Rector street and Broadway.

Manhattan. This building, which occupies the site of the old-fashioned edifice in which the attempt was made, several years ago, to blow up the late Russell Sage, directly adjoins the Wall street station to the subway, and plans for a direct entrance from tho station to the building have been agitated for some time. DENIES POISONING THE SWOPES. Dr. Hyde Says He Used Cyanide to Kill Insects.

Kansas City, May 10 Emphatically denying that he ever poisoned any member of the Swope family, or any other person, Dr. B. C. Hyde to-day completed his direct testimony In his trial on the charge of poisoning Colonel Thomas H. Swope.

Dr. Hyde's dealings with cyanide of potassium formed the larger part of his examination. Ho said he had used tho drug to kill insects, to clean nitrate of silver stain3 from hands and to disinfect towels. SHOT TWO, TOOK POISON. Schenectady, May 10 Because Mrs.

Josephine Lippiollo refused to consent to the mnrrlage of her 16-year-old daughter, Angelina, to Lucano Mllano. the latter killed the girl, shot tho mother through the throat and then, alter futile attempts to cut his throat with a razor, took poison. The mother and Milano probably will reco'er. DEAD AT 95. Richard Blees died at his home, Church street, Richmond Hill, yeBtcrday, In his ninety-fifth year.

Ho leaves two Bons, Richard and Joseph, and two daughters. Mrs. Annie Stougntenbcrg and Mrs. Elizabeth Ken. GOOD VIEWS OF THE COMET.

Now in Best Position for Morning Observation, Says Dr. Baooks. Geneva, N. May 10 Dr. William R.

Brooks, director of the Smith Observatory, and professor of astronomy at Ho-bart College, reports excellent observa tions of Halley's comet this morning. The comet was much brighter and the tall could be traced to a length of twenty-five degrees and nearly parallel to the great square of Pegasus. The nucleus was brighter than any star in that region of the heavens. Dr. Brooks says the comet Is now In Its best position for morning observation.

Professor Brooks Is Hip discoverer of twenty-five comets, two of which are in the same class of long-period comets as Halley's. LAUNCHING OF THE FLORIDA Miss Fleming Receives Lessons at the Navy Yard. She Is Shown How to Break Bottle When Ship Slides Into the East River. For tho purpose of rehearsing the part she Is to take when the battleship Florida is launched Thursday, Miss Elizabeth L. Fleming, the Florida's sponsor, visited the Brooklyn Navy Yard this morning with a party of friends.

They were accompanied by Lieutenant E. C. S. Parker, U. S.

and were met by Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze, commandant, and Captain W. J. Baxter, builder of the Florida.

Miss Fleming received Instructions as to how to carry out her part. Miss Fleming is here with her brother, C. P. Fleming, and four of the Florida members of her staff of honor. The fifth member of the staff is Miss Genevieve Bisbee, daughter of ex-Congressman BIs-bee of this city.

Following are the names of Miss Fleming's staff: Mi3s Marion Leutze, daughter of Rear Admiral E. H. C. Leutze; Miss Baxter, daughter of Captain Baxter; Miss Baldwin, sitter of Lieutenant Commander Frank P. Baldwin; Miss Grace Walling, daughter of Captain and Mrs.

Burns f. Walling, and Miss Hell-ner, daughter of Rear Admiral Heilner. Secretary Meyer, Assistant Secretary Winthrop, Admiral Leutze and his aids, Lieutenant Commander Terhune and Lieutenant Parker. Admiral Seaton Schroe-der and his aids. Captain Albert L.

Key, chief of the Atlantic fleet: Governor Gilchrist and United States Senators Fletcher and Taliaferro of Florida, will be on the stand when the ship Is christened. MAY BUILD WARSHIPS HERE Private Firms Will Not Bid for Two Naval Bill Orders. Eight-Hour Rule Too Much of a Han. dicap Brooklyn Likely to Get the Work. Eagle Bureau, 6P8 Fourteenth Street.

Washington, May 10 Tho lending men of the Senate and House declare to-day that not a single private shipbuilding firm In the country will submit bids for the two battleships, as provided for In the naval bill in its present shape. They say that the government will have to build both of these vessels at the Brooklyn Navy, Yard unless the bill is radically changed. It Is declared that private firms will not bid for navy work with the eight hour limitation 'effective. The bill was amended on the House floor by a provision that the eight hour day should be observed by all firms building warships for the government. Owners of shipbuilding plants declare that this will prove such a handicap that they could not build battleships at a profit.

Secretary Meyer, Senator Hale, Representative Weeks and other men from states with shipbuilding Interests assert positively that the private firms will not compete for the two battleships on these conditions. So grave is the concern over the limitation that it is proposed to have a special delegation of Senators wait on the President and ask him to urge Congress to take out the amendment. It would be almost impossible to accomplish this under ordinary conditions, because the labor lobby hjas been working industriously in behalf of the amendment. It Is asserted that there would not be ten votes against the amendment unless the President were to take a hand against it. Some of the Brooklyn members are well pleased with the situation and declare that the Brooklyn yard Is abundantly able to build both of the vessels.

BALLINGER INQUIRY ROW. Secretary Not Allowed to Answer Question as to Aid Given to Senator Piles' Election. Washington, May 10 At the Balllnger-Plnchot inquiry today a spirited controversy among members of the committee was precipitated by Attorney Brandeis asking Secretary Ballinger if he had not heard It stated in a most public manner by Samuel H. Piles that Charles Sweeney, one of the Cunningham claimants and president of the Federal Smelting Com pany, a subsidiary company of the Guggenheim syndicate, had been Instrumental in his (Plies') election as United States Senator. Mr.

Brandeis explained that he had no desire to reflect on Mr. Piles other than to show that he had been the Instrument In the hands of the powerful interests of the Northwest to bring about the selection of a man for commissioner of the land otllce who held different views on Alaskan matters from Secretary Garfield. Bv a party vote of two to four the committee decided that Secretary Ballin ger should not be allowed to answer the question. WILL PAY FOR HIS OWN PHONE President Steers Sets Example and Orders Borough Secretary to Follow Him. Borough President Steers, In order that there may be no more criticisms on the ground of extravagance In the num ber of telephones used by officials of the borough, announced this morning that he intended to pay for the telophone in his home out of his own pocket and that he bad notified Borough Secretary Reuben L.

Haskell, who also has a 'phone In his home, that ho must do the same thing. I am not going to let the borough pay for my telephone or Mr. Haskell's any longer," said Mr. Steers. "There was no occasion for any criticism about these telephones, but as long as there was talk of extravagance I am going to show the people of Brooklyn that there Is no occasion for it so far as I am concerned, at any rate." Administration's Legislative Programme in Senate Shows Improvement.

CONCESSION TO THE ROADS. Regulars Claim Measure Will Go Through in Substantially the Form Desired by Taft. Eagle Bureau, 008 Fourteenth Street. Washington, May 10 The House this afternoon passed the administration railroad bill by a vote of 200 to 126. Previously, a motion to recommit the bill was defeated by a vote of 157 to 176.

By. a vote of 169 to 150 the House defeated the amendment to the railroad bill offered by Mr. Mann of Illinois, authorizing the acquisition by railroad companies of the stock of non-competing transportation lines. The Mann amendment Is what has come to be known as the "merger section." The vote of the insurgents was divided upon it, some Democrats voting for it, some regular Republicans against It. By a viva voce vote the House then agreed to the bill as amended In committee of the whole, and Mr.

Adamson of Georgia, representing the minority, moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with Instructions to report it back to the House with the commerce court provision stricken out. This motion was defeated, 167 to 176. Tho insurgents voted almost solidly with the regular Republicans agaidst the motion. On motion to recommit the bill twelve Republicans voted with the Democrats. They were Cary and Lenroot of Wisconsin, Davis, Lindbergh and Nelson of Minnesota, Fowler of New Jersey, Gronna of North Dakota, Norrls of Nebraska, Poin-dexter of Washington, and Woods, Hubbard and Haughen of Iowa.

Representative Havens, the newly elected Democrat from New York, was the only Democrat who voted with the Republicans against recommittal. Representative Foelker of Brooklyn was not in the House to-day when voting on the passage of the railroad bill was begun. Mr. Foelker sent word to Mr. Dwlght, the House whip, that he was paired on the railroad bill with Representative Goldfogle, a Democrat.

The legislative outlook is somewhat improved to-day. The administration forces In the Senate have recovered from their demoralized state of last week; have gained one or two recruits and now claim that they will put the railroad bill through in substantially the form desired by the President. Senator Nelson, a near-insurgent, has agreed to vote with the regulars on several important amendments. A big concession has been made to the railroads by the Senate leaders. This is an agreement to take from the bills sections 13 and 14.

Section 13 provides for federal supervision of the issuance of stocks and bonds by Interstate roads, save short term notes to run not more than two years. Section 14 provides the terms by which securities may be issued by reorganized roads. The railroads have protested that If the privilege of merging and making pooling agreements be taken out or the bill, the limitations on capitalization ought to go out also. They say they were to get no benefits from the legislation at all, as it now stands. In response to this complaint sections 13 and 14 are to be taken out.

Section 15 will be retained. It relates to enjoining securities, provides penalties for violation of the law and protects Innocent stock purchasers. It is asserted on behalf of the regulars that the Cummins amendment, providing that the commission shall pass on proposed rate In advance, will be defeated. It also Is declared that there are enough administration lotes to beat the Cummins provision for a physicial valuation of the railroads. It is not known what action the Senate will take on the House amendment putting telegraph and telephone lines under the supervision of the Commerce Committee.

There is a report to-day that the House Post Office Committee has agreed on a compromise postal savings bank bill. Uner the terms of the reported compromise half of tho funds deposited in the banks are to go to the purchase of government bonds. Nobody seems to know what assurance was given to the President to justify his prediction last night that the injunction bill and the statehood bill will he adopted before adjournment. Apparently not a wheel has been turned in behalf of the injunction bill. Senator Bovpridge says he will try to have the statehood bill made the unfinished business after the rnilroad measure is out of the way.

He tells his friends confidentially, however, that the leaders are against this bill. THEIR SLEEP DISTURBED Flushing Business Men Have a Grievance Against L. I. R. R.

Will Complain to Health Department In Regard to Noise of Freight Engines Between 1 and 5 A.M. The Flushing Business Men's Association, at Its meeting, last night, decided that the time had arrived to Inform the Long Island Railroad Company that It cannot maintain a public nuisance, and a committee was authorized to file a complaint with the Board of Health concerning the noise that Is made ty engines that pull freight trains between Flushing and Port Washington between the hotirs of 1 and 5 A.M. A communication was read from the Long Island Railroad officials, stating that they could not remedy the trouble, and at the same time stating that people who buy property close to the railroad tracks must expect to put np with such annoyances. Charles Quinlan resented the tone of the letter, and declared that if the association would stand by him he would take steps that would compel tho railroad company to abate what Is considered a nuisance. He said he would go to the Board of Health for relief, and the association voted unanimously to support any action that Mr.

Quinlan might decide upon. BLEACHED FLOUR RULING. Des Moines, May 10 Judge Smith McPherson in the Federal Court to-day dismissed the complaint of the Shawnee Milling Company of Kansas and Updike Milling Company of Omaha, brought In behalf of the Western Milling Company, asking that the United States district attorney. M. L.

Temple of Iowa, be enjoined from seizing bleached flour shipped Into Iowa. The court upholds the federal ruling as regards bleached flour. DEWEY'S AMERICAN WIXE HOrSE. Only half Blook east of Fulton St. Sub Station.

H. T. Deewy A Eons 138 Fulton N. T. He and His Family Are Guests at a Very Brilliant Luncheon.

NO SPECTACULAR FEATURES. TheEmpvess, Crown Prince and Prom, inent Government Officials in Attendance. Potsdam, May 10 The much discussed meeting of Emperor William and Theodore Roosevelt took place to-day. The visit of the former President a1, the New Palace was devoid of any spectacular feature Inconsistent with the court mourning for King Edward, hut the occasion lacked nothing from the viewpoint of hospitality and the purpose t.i honor tho distinguished American. Mr.

Roosevelt, who arrived In Berlin uour ot inu bpuciai a ur- ivai. The general joined the parly tlx. Mr. Roosevelt was accompanied here by Mrs. Roosevelt.

Miss Roosevelt and Hermit, Mr. Hill and Mrs. Hill. Captain Samuel G. Shartle.

the military attache, and Lieutenant Commander Reginald R. Bel- through the large apartment popularly known as the Shell Room, showed his guests into the smaller salon beyond. Within the salon the party was received by Empress Auguste Victoria, Crown Prince Frederick William. Crown Princess Cpcille, Princess Victoria Louise, Prince Joachim and Prince Oscar. The luncheon that followed was attended by a large number, including many government officials and othcrj prominent in public life.

There were six tables. At one of these were seated his majesty with Mrs. Roosevelt at his left and the Crown Princess on his right; the chancellor. General Von Plessin. Ker-mit Roosevelt, Count Zu Eulcnberg.

Mr. Hill. General Loewenfolil and Lieutenant Commander Belknap. At npnther tahlp iha -Fmnrpaa was seated between Mr. Roosevelt and the Ot iters at this table were Miss Roose velt.

Viip'sin Shartle. Foreign Minister Von Schoen, Mrs. Hill. Prince Solms-Barcuth and tho Countess Keller. In Berlin the railway authorities had decorated the main staircase descending from the platform of the station witS double rows of potted plants.

The Empress sent court carriages the depot to convey the Roosevelt party to the residence of American Ambassador David J. Hill. Tho colonel's first engagement this morning In Berlin was with a throat specialist, as he is still suffering from hoarseness. IGNORED BY FAME, ENDS LIFE Fireman Becomes Despondent and Seeks Gas Death. Depressed hy Belief That Deeds of Heroism Had Not Been Recognized Promptly.

Henry Bogel. 32 years old, a member of Hook and Ladder Company No. 57, New Jersey avenue, near Fulton street, committed suicide yesterday afternoon at his home, 22 Granite street, during the absence ot his wife and daughter, by Inhaling gas. Friends of the dead fireman say he had become despondent because his deeds of bravery had not been rewarded as promptly as ha thought they ought to be by the authorities. Fireman's Bogel's dead body was found lying on a mattress on the floor by his wife about 3:45 o'clock, with one end of a rubber tube in his mouth.

Policeman Cornelius Halligan was called, and he summoned an ambulance from Bnshwlck Hospital with Dr. Jaynes, who said the man was dead some time before; his arrival. Bogel, his friends say, had been rather upset since Sunday, when got a largo "dose of smoke" at a fire on Dumont avenue. Bogel was said to have been a candidate for the Roll of Merit, and was entitled to a medal for bravery. With three other firemen he rescued a family of four at a fire at Fulton and Essex streets.

A man. wife and two children were carried down a ladder from the third floor when flames had cut off escape. Bogel carried the woman and was badly scorched while descending the ladden He had been a member of the Fire V)9 partment five years. A delegation of firemen will attend the funeral services, to be held to-morrow night at his late home. FLATBUSH IS DISAPPOINTED.

Police Board of Honor Has Overlooked Men Who Arrested the Stnher Murderers. That the board of honor of the police department has overlooked a most deserving case, is tlie opinion of all Flat-bush. This because no mention was mads in the roll of honor of Sergeant Frank Lane, Sergeant Mallay and Patrolman William Keogh and Moran of the Flat-bush station, the men who were Instrumental In apprehending Schlieman and Giro, who, on July of last year, entered the home of Mrs. Sophie Staber. at 358 East Eighteenth street, in Parkville, for the purpose of robbery, and murdered her In cold blood.

When Giro was caught by Patrolman Keogh, with the clever aid of the other three policemen, Commissioner Baker openly lauded their work, and even detailed Inspector Holahan to the pollcs station to publicly commend them. All the residents of Flatbush thought that they would get a medal or, at least, on-orable mention, but they received neither. Hence, Flatbush Is peeved. Body Is to Lie in State for Three Days in Westminster Abbey. CABINET MEETING IS HELD, Belief That No Special Consideration Was Given to Momentous Political Questions.

London, May 10 The city Is again assuming a comparatively normal aspect. Except for the appearance of mourning emblems along the streets, the fluttering of nags at halfmaat and the drawn blinds at the leading club houses and in the government offices, a stranger visiting London to-day would And little outward evidence of the momentous occurrences which have attracted the attention of the world within the past three days. The ordinary life of the metropolis lias again fallen back to its accustomed channels. Meantime, however, preparations are going forward for the imposing state funeral which will be given to the late monarch. These arrangements are being made behind closed doors, the chief officers of the royal household and of the Cabinet shaping the various preliminaries, Thus far little of the detail has been made public.

Contrary to the original intention that the body of King Edward should be quietly and privately removed from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on next Tuesday, it has now been decided that the removal shall be accompanied with considerable ceremonial and the cortege will be an imposing military spectacle. The House of Commons will assemble ia the morning and repair in a body to Westminster Hall to receive the body. Following the threo days during which the body will lie in state, it is possible that instead of the funeral procession proceeding direct to Paddington station the casket will bo borne to Westminster Abbey for the reading there of the first part of the burial service. According to this plan the service would be completed later in the day at Windsor Castle. All the churches throughout the United Kingdom are arranging to hold memorial services upon the day of the state funeral.

Chief attention to-day was centered in the first meeting of the cabinet since the return of Premier Asquith following the death of King Edward. It does not appear, however, that the ministers gave anj special consideration to the momentous political questions now pending. They discussed the appointment of a committee to revise the civil list as is necessitated by the change of sovereignty. The question of the future policy of the government in regard to the constitutional issue was touched upon, but if any conclusion was reached no announcement t-i that ellectf was made. Sir Francis Laking, physician In ordinary to the King, visited Queen Mother Alexandra and Princess Victoria this rtorn'ng.

Subsequently It was announced that hmh the queen mother and her Siuhier wcre In very good health. The International Horse Show will bq I'ld vpnn the dates originally selected. June 0-16. This is in accordance with, the wishes of King George, who desires thpt there shall be no interruption in the programme of public affairs, except as p'amiOfl events may appear Inconsistent with the official and popular mourning. Jt was at his majesty's command that theaters were reopened, to be closed only on the day of King Edward's funeral, i FHENCH MISSION TO FUNERAL.

Jtambouillet, France, May 10 The Cabinet selected as the French mission to the funeral of King Edward the following: M. Plchon, minister of foreign affairs; General Dalstein. military governor of Paris; Admiral Marquis Mollard, introducer of the diplomatic corps, and an officer personally representing Presldcnc Fa Micros. Because of the death of the British monarch the inauguration of the French section of the Brussels Exposition, which hud been arranged for May IS, has been postponed. THREE ALLEGED "YEGGMEN" Talkative Bartender Cave Clew to Detectives.

Stamps Taken by Safe Blowers in Newell, W. Traced to Brooklyn. The garrulous volubility of a young bartender who fell into the hands of two seasoned detectives of local headquarters last night resulted In the arrest, this morning, of three men who are alleged to be "yeggs" and who are alleged to have had something to do with blowing up a safe In the post office at Newell, West Virginia, on May 4. The thieves did their work with the thoroughness that belongs to the craft of yeggmen, and they got away with about $2,100 worth of stamps and other negotiable valuables. The secret service men who constantly war against the poHt office safe-blowing experts were put on the case and soon found out that the stamps had been shipped from East Liverpool, In Virginia, to Brooklyn.

The work of tracing the thieves' package took some time, hut eventually the sleuths discovered that the final destination of the bundle was a hotel In Albany avenue. Brooklyn. Detectives Roddy and Murray, the local detective bureau, aiding the government detectives, found John and Joe Brennan and Paul Diedrlch, recently acquired boarders and through a bartender got to know so much about, the three that they felt Justified ill "jumping" them at 7 o'clock this morning. The trio were placed under arrest and were taken to local headquarters, where they had to submit to much questioning. The result was that one of them admitted, finally, that he had been In Newell on May 4, but he denied that ho had anything to -do with a post ofllce robbery, the three will be taken before V.

S. Commissioner Morle before the day is over. MORE ELECTION DISTRICTS. Albany, May 10 The Senate to-day passed the Ward bill making 4B0 voters the maximum for an election district in Greater New York. Instead of BOO, as at present, thuB Increasing the number of districts, The hill was supported by tho Democrats, but opposed by the Kings County organization Republicans.

AT EAGLE PARIS BUREAU. Eagle Bureau, B3 Rue Catnbon. Paris, May 10 Registering to-day at The Eagle Bureau were Mrs. Edmund F. Harding and Fid Harding of Brooklyn.

Dr. Constantlne J. and Mrs. Maguiro of Manhattan, Mr. and Mrs.

John Chlpmau of Sandwich, Manitoba, and J. Ernest Gal-m of Philadelphia registered, also. REAL GRAFT HUNT IS BEGUN. Process. Servers Scurrying Over Bor ough, Summoning Witnesses to Appear Before the Grand Jury.

District Attorney DeWitt, of Queens, has received a letter from Mayor Gay-nor, fully indorsing the reports of conditions In the Borougn of Queens returned by Commissioner of Accounts Fos-dlck. Process servers have accordingly been let loose upon that community, and a dozen or more witnesses, among whom It Is expected BorougTi President Gresser will be one, are sure to be called before th Grand Jury, which was recently convened to take action on the graft charges. The findings of the commissioner of accounts, as contained in his three reports to the Mayor, were that much of the money passing througji tho sewer department did not go where It was legally intended, and there were also certain alleged Irregularities In the matter of appointing and paying inspectors engaged on private work, which looked peculiar to tho commissioner of accounts. That there will be indictments Is now the general expectation. Just who and how many will fall under the censure of the grand jury Is, of course, not known, but the anticipation Is that officials high in the administration will be called upon to make explanations of the conditions unearthed in Queena Borough.

In the meanwhile the Citizens' Committee has undertaken a somewhat novel method of heading off attempts to tamper with justice in the prosecution of Queens County grafters. Charles Pope Caldwell, attorney for the committee of 42 Broadway, issued a statement to-day announcing that on behalf of that body he stood ready to pay a reward of $500 to the first person giving Information leading to the arrest and first conviction of any person or persons guilty of the fcllowing offenses: First Subornation of perjury or perjury In an effort to protect any Queens County or Queens Borough official against whom complaint is made to the May, 1U10, Grand Jury of Queens County, in con nection with testimony given before said Grand Jury; or. Second Bribery In an effort to protect any Queens County or Queens Borough official against whom a complaint is made to the May, 1910, Grand Jury of Queens County; or, Third Bribery or offering to bribe any member of tho May, 1910. Grand Jury of Queens County In an effort to protect any Queens County or Queens Borough official. or In an effort to prevent the May.

1910 Grand Jury from finding an indictment against any Queens County or Queens Borough official. NO TRACE- OF 3500,000 LOAN Bank Ledger Examined in the Heinze Trial. Note Teller's Book Also Did Not Con tain Entry of Big Loan on October 14, 1907. When the trial of Fritz Augustus Heinze, on charges alleging violation of the Federal banking laws was resumed before Judge Hough and a jury in the Criminal Branch of the United States Circuit Court, In Manhattan, this morning. former Judge William J.

Wallace, of counsel for the defense, moved that the jury be directed to acquit the defendant on all the thirty remaining counts alleg ing misapplication and over certification Judge Hough denied the motion Mr. Tomlinson then delivered his open ing address of defense to the jury. Harvey Brand. In charge of the pass book department of the Mercantile Na tlonal Bank in 1907, was then called to tho stand. He identified the Otto Heinze Co.

bank passbook which carried a credit entry on October 14 of J500.PO0, He said ho could not recollect making the entry. He said he might have obtained it from the bank ledger or the credit book. He identified transcript of the bank's books which showed the 1500.000 entry. Mr. Wise got from the witness that he made the transcript entry after October 14, 1907.

He was unable to find the 000 entry on the bank ledger when that book was produced. The ledger and pass book were passed among the jurors. Each of the twelve men, aided by a microscope, examined the book minutely. The witness was shown the note teller's book, but could find no trace of the $500, 000 loan In it. GEORGE NOW ON STAMP.

First Subject to Renounce Allegiance Was Oswald Carliss. The rubber stamp bearing Edward VII's name, that has been used for the past nine years In the naturalization department of the government, In the Federal Building, has given way to one that bears the name of the new King, George V. On the first day of George V's reign, last Saturday, the naturalization official awoke to tho fact that they were Btlll using the King Edward stamp. They were quick to correct the mistake. On this day appeared one Oswald Carliss, an iron-foundor of Avondale, Nassau County, with a declaration of intentions, preparatory to becoming an American citizen.

He was born in Oldbury, England, in 1S76. an. came here from Birmingham. England Carliss was the first English subject to renounce his allegiance to King George. He will get naturalization papers In a short time.

ORDERS ACCOUNT OF ESTATE. Surrogate Wants to Know What Has Been Done With Hopkins Money. An order has been Issued from the office of the Surrogate of Kings County requir ing Mrs. Josepnlne Armstrong of 15 Clark street and Mrs. Perclvnl Scixas of 43 Strong place, executrlces of the Emily Hopkins estate, to file an account of their receipts and expenditures on behalf of the eotate.

The order was Issued upon the reauest of Mrs. Orton Brewer, a wealthy cousin of the two executrlces, to whom Mrs. Hopkins left $500. MANUEL STARTS FOR LONDON. Lisbon, May 10 King Manuel left today for London, Into the sidewalk elevator shaft of the Laffargue Piano Company's factory at One Hundred andi Thirty-fourth street and Southern boulevard, with two uncovered barrels of mahogany Btaln on top of him, yesterday afternoon, and he looked like an Indian when arraigned in Morrlsanla police court this morning, charged with intoxication.

When Magistrate Harris got over laughing at the ludicrouB sight he asked Galvln what happened to him. "Well, I was pretty well 'painted' Inside when I struck this hole," he said, "and when I slipped Into the opening I grabbed at the barrels and they toppled over on me. I had a good bath in the stuff that was in them and my head Is cut." Galvln's moustache and hair, and eyebrows, which are naturally a deep black, had turned to dark red and his face and neck and hands were deeply colored. At Lebanon Hospital the orderlies tried to get the stain off, it developed, but had been unable to do much, so they had the wound in Gaivin's scalp patched up and he was taken to the Morrisanta station on the intoxication charge. "I think you have suffered enough." said the magistrate to Galvln, "and I will let you go, but where do you propose to go to get that stain off you?" "Well, I took It without the permission of the piano people and I tfiink I ought to give It back to them.

If they can get it off me they are welcome to It." The magistrate told Galvln he had better hurry to the factory and get cleaned up. SEEK CUSTODY OF CHILD. South Brooklyn Merchant Begins Action in Court Pending Separation. What appeared this morning to promise a bitter fight between husband and wife, over the custody of their boy, Thomas Edward Gaffney, turned out, however, to be a very mild sort of a habeas corpus proceeding when It came on, before Justice Maddox, on the application of Thomas R. Gaffney, a South Brooklyn merchant, for an order to recover possession of the boy.

who Is now with the mother. Marv Gaffney. The latter is suing the merchant for a separation, and the case will Drob- ably be tried in June. On several occa sions the marital Infelicities of the two have been before the court. Gaffney Is a wealthy old-time resident of the Sixth Ward, and Mrs.

Gaffney Is twenty-eight years his junior. WOMAN JUMPS TO DEATH. Mrs. Jeannette Waldorf Leaped From Third Story Window and Was Instantly Kiiled. Mrs.

Jeanette Waldorf 42 years old, committed suicide this morning, by Jumping from a window at her residence. 610 East One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, the Bronx. She loaded on the sidewalk three stories bciow in the midst of a group of children, who were playing In front of the house. Her skull was crushed In and almost every bone In her body was broken. She died Instantly.

Solomon Waldorf, a the woman's husband said she had been convalescing after an attack of NITRO-GLYCERIN EXPLODES. Pittsburg. May 10 The explosion of a large quantity of nitro-glycerln stored In a magazine, at Burgettstown, caused the death to-day ot an oil well shooter. Not even a fragment of his body has been found as yet. At GreenBburg, eighteen miles away, houses were rocked to their foundations.

At Pittsburg the fores of the shook was felt also, I ft.