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NEW YORK CITY. MONDAY. JANUARY Volrmit 71 IV o. -1 FOUR O'CLOCK. THAIN OF CAES BURNED.

KILLED HER SON-IN-LAW. iJHAf. WE ATI! iZll ritOHAIUI JTIKS. I'artly elnaily ami much collier fveiitlier 1-nlKlit and TurNl) moil-prate to brink nurllinpit vtludn. Derailment Causes Explosion and Oil USTEIN CIS UP BROOKLYN OPERA HOUSE WRECKED ON II REEF Tai.ks and Freights Are Consumed, I.ogansport, I January 3 A fast frcizht train comnosi-if of oil tank cars Aged Woman Engages in a Kevolver Duel.

Dresden, January 3 Clarence Carney waa killed by his 65-year-old mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Griffith, in a revolver dud last night. ROOSEVELT KILLS ELEPHANT. Hoiraa, tganda Protectorate, January 3 FGR ISILI DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONER cars of merchandise on the Waoasrh i Railroad was destroyed bv fire on the Gales Drove Italian Vessel From 1 edge Logansport last night. Mrs.

(Jrifflth hud met Carney In the 1 Democrats Re-elect P. J. Scully and took I The tram ran off the train Decides Not to Build Structure Here and Will Sell Bedford Avenue Site. Tho American expedition arrived here to-day and reported all well. One bun- dred and twenty-seven miles were covered after leaving Kampala on December 23.

Colonel Roosevelt killed a bull elephant with tusks weighing 110 pounds, while the party was in camp at Kisiugo, The expedition will loavo for Butiaba, iront yard 01 a nctgnDors homo to flis-( uss a quarrel of long standing. The discussion became heated, and Citnny fired three times at the aged wonrnn. Al fire. Several oil cars exploded and blazing oil was thrown over the rest of the train. as City Clerk and Carry Other Good Places.

Near New York Back to Bermuda. 27 miles distant, to-morrow. though one bullet struck her in the hip, produeing a serious wound, she stood her 1 ground firing five times before her sou- in-law lowered his weapon and sank dead MITCHEL VOTES IN OPPOSITION to the ground. Mrs Orifllth was arrested. 1 wu 1 1111 ur 1 1 CREW HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.

PLANS NEVER TO BE USED. EOY TEAIN WRECKEE. Union City, January 2 Virnol Plessinger, 18 yars old, of Anderson, was arrested last night, charged SEEKS CROWN FOR GAYNOR. The following is In the window of Former Deputy Police Commissioner and Civil Service Commissioner Will Have Charge of. Queens Dept.

Also- About a year ago Carney's wife eommu-ted suicide by drinking carbolic add. David Mat-son's harness 1 vwiii Helving openeij a bwiii.ii ou- store, at 334 Soaked Their Clothes in Kerosene and Knickerbocker train Sunday impresario Concludes Enterprise woid Not Pay-Not to Merge COLER-EAGLE JURY CHOSEN Arrayed on Side of Republicans on Every Ballot City Fathers Get Floral Tokens. Burned Them to Attract Attention of Life Savers. night. Plessinger confessed, the police say, and gave as his motive that he wished to rob the passengers and go to some seaboard town, where he could "join the navy." wnn metropolitan rorces.

Flalbush avenue, Brooklyn, just around the (orner from Judge Gayuor's house: "I would rather hear the teachings of William J. Gaynor than all th pulpit talk from Maine to the North Pole. "Crown crown him, the man of men!" Libel Oscar Hamnierstoln will not build an Second Trial of Coler's Suit Begins. Opera house iu Brooklyn after all. The VOORHEES IS REAPPOINTED HiGH PRICES OF FOOD BOY'S DEATH MYSTERIOUS Action Against the Eagle for Damages Tried Before Supreme Court Justice Sutherland.

Farmer Not Getting Exorbitant Profits Out of Beef. Found Dead in Flat Kept by Architect. Slx sailors of the wrecked Italian bark Filliw Denegrl were on the Quebec Line steamship Bermudian which reached here to-day from Bermuda. They were Pedro Codlno, a Spaniard; Laurent Roux, a Frenchman; Joseph Johnson, a Finn; Charles Johnson, a Swede; Hans Hanson, a Dane, and Wlking Olsen. a Norwegian.

The Filipe Denegrl, with a crew of twelve men. left Buenos Ayres on August 28 for New York with a cargo of bone. After a long fight with contrary winds she finally got within 120 miles of New York by the day before Christmas. On that day a terrific northeaster struck her. With all sails In.

she scudded before It. To Serve Another Term of Ten Year3 as Police Magistrate Howard Forker Reappointed Justice of Special Sessions Court. splendid site purchased by him a few months ago. located on (Jrant Square, opposite the Union League Club, is in the market, and the plans calling for a building to cost Jl, drawn by W. B.

JIcKlfatrick. that, were filed with the Department of Buildings a few weeks, with a great flourish of trumpets, will never be urd, unless the manager of many moods changes his mind again. The impresario not at his office id tho Manhattan Opera House this uioru-lng when an Eagle reporter called, but his son and business manager, Arthur Hammersteln, confirmed tho abandonment by his father of his long-chcrlshed plan of giving Brooklyn an opera house. "Yes, It is true that my father has Tho aldermanic chamber in the City Hall appeared like a flora conservatory when President Mltchel rapped for order and the new Board of Aldemen convened to organize for the years 1910 and 1911. President Mitehol's desk was bankl with flowers and every city father apparently was remembered by admiriug constituents.

Soma of tho floral pieces were so tall that the alderm seated behind their desks were almost hidden from view by the floral display. Of the Brooklyn contingent, Alderman Alexander S. Drosehcr of the Brownsvill'! district had a large display. Vice Chairman Francis P. Bent.

Alderman Grimm, Alderman Meagher, Alderman Kenny, Alderman IJiemer and Alderman Gunlher were also the recipients of many handsome floral pieces. The Democratic aldermen held a caucus before the board convened to make sure they had the necessary forty voles io Secretary Wilson Convinced the Public Is Paying More Than It Should. Police Make Three Arrests in Case I and Will Investigate Rigidly, Men Held In Heavy Bail. The second trial of former Borough President Bird S. Coler's suit for libel against the Brooklyn Dally Eagle was begun this morning In Part II of the Su-pivme Court, before Justice Arthur K.

Sutherland of Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Coler asks that the Eagle be assessed $100,000 damages for having printed a story charging him with having been Interested In Medina sandstone while he was in office as the governmental head of this borough. Tho first Shortly afternoon Mayor Gaynor announced the following appointments: Art Imr .1.

I)pinly Fir CoMiuilMMioiier in rlmrure of Brooklyn nnd OiictMiH. MtM'cet'flitiir t'liiirlea Washington, January 3 "We bavc already disco vt-red iliat the farmer is not gating tho profits out of the ho raises." said Sf-retary Wiltioa Waves tore across her deck, and yanked at the lashings of the two lifeboats. A tremendous sea that broke over tho star- board gunwale tore loose the starboard of the Dt jjarrmnr. of Agrleuhuro, to-day, I Hulury per 11 11 mini given up tho Idea of building In Brook has trial of the suit resulted in no verdict, lyn," said Mr. Hammersteln, "ho lifeboat and washed it across the deck, when Iho sea lifted the other lifeboat from the chocks and carried each of the mado ti careful study of conditions over 11,0 navmg neon unauio to agree llnwnrtl Korker, r-uiiointl an JuNth'p of tho Court of Special MioiiN for term of tn arii, at a Miliary of pr annum.

A 11nrt 11 It 11 nt Vimrhecft, re-HMol ntil I 'if MnKlMtrute for ft form of ton years, ut ft Miliary of pi'i annum. The suit begun this morning is before bring about iho organization on a Demo there, and has con- 1 to tile conclusion tli-1. nn enterprise of tho kind he had in a jury drawn from a special panel as- boats away. The only small boat, left aboard was a dory, of small use except In iu discussing the high prices of food supplies. "1 have do doubt in the world," ho continued, "that ihj same couditions will be found to prevail iu most of the other lines of farm products.

"Tho Department of AgricuJrure ha sgT.tft in every prate and every county in the country and they have been or- to rennrf cvh-nisiiiTiv nn tho r-nt cratic basis. The first business after President Mltchel took his place in the chair was the calling of the roll. view, would not pay The property is for V. 7 I fTX Tho police of tho Brownsville station are Investigating the mysterious death of Joseph Vlckers. a 17-year-old boy, suld to be from Philadelphia, w-ho was found dead under peculiar circumstances, Sunday, In a flat at 1055 Herkimer street, Detectives Price and Hoerter this morning arrested Emerson Colburn, aged 43, an architect, who lived in the flat where the boy's body was found, and James Hagaman, an artist, of 149 Henry street, on charges of vagrancy.

Frederick Hausehaltcr of Ninety-eighth street and Hunterfly road, Cauarsie, was arrested as a material witness. This morning, in the New Jersey avenue police court. Magistrate Hylau held Colburn and Hagaman in the sum of each to await, the action of the coroner's Jury, and Hausehalter was held In bail. calm weather. A second tremendous sea smashed the skylights of tile forecastle which was situated a short distance aft of the bow, Up to date Mayor Gaynor has made the following appointments; sale, and will probably bo no Isaac N.

Oeland of the firm trouble in disposing of it at a good pro- of Dykman, Oeland Kuhn. appeared at fit." I tho trial as senior counsel for the Eagle. Tho proport--, which v.as secured Ly saistci by John J. Kuhn, also the firm named. Mr.

Hammersteln last spring, consists of Mr Col.B ga, rPprcsellta(lve Mar. IM feet on Bedford avenue, by 100 feet, tin Conboy of the firm of Griggs, Bald-bought from Mrs. Catherinj Kreel, of i win Baldwin of 27 Tine street. He was of Jayor uaynor cabinet ana Appoint. The water poured into the forecastele, I where eight of tho men in their bunks i found themselves practically afloat.

What I a motion was mado lo elect John J. White as an alderman In the place of the late "Little Tim" Sullivan. Obstructive tactics were immediately resorted to by the Republican member-. They were in a mood to contest Mr. White's election and raised various points of order.

Finally Alderman Drescher moved the previous question and this shut off the debate. The vote on Mr. White's election was 41 to 37. All the of all sorlii of food products As fast es wr- receive these fiurs we vill "compare them with the prices the samp products brinj? in the eirieg where thy are consumed. We will rhen 2lve rhn facta tn thn Z'M Clinton venue, 1U0 feet ou Uean assisted bv (J.

Strawder Batt aud Frank A. Clary. public. 1 The case has somn very baffling points "ments. Counsel, Mill VI, 11 WATMJ.V.

(fly II II, II Villi. Viro tMJKIl WAI.DO. Deputy I'lre Vnmnisslnner. Brooklyn Quean. AKTHIIt J.

O'KKKKKK. Hri'lsre IllMiSI.KV MIR1IX. l'fck i i tn I 'itT, TIDIKI.V.I, borough presidents with the exception of and polce are unable to ascertain President Uressor voted against Mr how young Vlckers happened to meet his death. Very little is known about tho young man's family, except that his mother is dead. How he happened to be White.

Alderman Dowling. the Tammany leader, then moved the organization of the board on a Democratic basis. This in the flat kept up by Colburn is also a 'W intend to bring out the truth, irrespective of whom it hurts or whom it benefits. I am convinced that the public is compelled to pay a great, deal aiur? for nearly everything ir eais than it Ehould. and I believe the figures will boar me out.

"There is ample excuse for some of the increase jn fhe cost of living over ha was years ago. The farm area is ot keeping pa.o with tho demands for foodstuffs. The ejt'es seem to have more attractions for the laboring man than do clothing they did not have on, was carried off. "We spent most of Christmas Day outside," said Johnson the Finn. "Our quarters bad been rendered practically useless.

There was small use in trying to hall them out. for we had too much to attend to. Twenty-two hours we scudded before the blow. We finally wound up south of Hatteras where there was a slight lifting of tho haze that we had had for a long time, and the captain was able to make somo fairly good observations. Out since August, our provisions were running pretty low.

So when ihe captain found the wind veering from northwest pretty much more to west decided to let the old boat make for Bermuda, where we could take on some was accomplished by submitting tho I'horlllM nniisfcl'Mier. I) It I MtM). Firs: I'epijty Commissioner, JOHN W. KKl.l.KII. Licp'ity Charities Commissioner.

Brooklyn rules under which the board will do business for the next two years, and which were prepared by the Democratic mem--bers. There was some more discussion, but the Democrats Jammed the rules through by a vote of 42 to 37. After the organization of the board by tho Democrats, a resolution was introduced re-electing P. J. Scully as city clerk for a term of six years.

The Republicans nominated B. W. B. Brown in opposition to Mr. Scully.

Mr. Scully was mystery, and neither Co mum nor Hagaman offered any explanation to the police. It Is known, however, that young Vlckers entered the flat at 1055 Herkimer street Friday night, and nothing tnnro was'seen of him until Sunday, when hiB partially dressed body was found on a sofa in the Colburn flat. There were no marks of violence upon his body, but ho seemed to be very emaciated. Dr.

Koch of 1153 Herkimer street was called In and examined the body. Ho said that death was due (0 Internal pulmonary hemorrhage. The body was re- the rural communities. The horde of as well as the ever-increasing native population, must be fed. and the farm Is expected to furnish the food." street, bought from Bryan and Beulo, nnd 140 feet on Bergen street, purchased from the Farmers Loan and Trust Company.

Tho deal was put through by Bulkley and Horton of Grant Square. Mr. llammersteiu, utter making repealed announcements as to tho elaborate nature of the plans for the building, had the actual plans filed about the middle of November. Tho sheets containing tho designs for the front elevation were not filed with the floor plans, Mr. Mc-Elfatrick explaining that the sketches made were not elaborate enough to suit Mr.

Hammerstein's taste, and that the completed design would bo of a character that would stamp tho building as one of tho finest of Us kind in the world. Tho capacity of tho opera house was to have been 3.074, seating 874 more than Academy of. Music. It was designed to bo of five stories, reaching a height of S6 feet. Tho main entrances wero to have been on Dean street, wit side entrances nn Bedford avenue, and the stago at the Bergen street end.

No disfiguring stores or offices were to have been contained In tho building, which was to Lavo been devoted exclusively to grand opera. Tho merry war in the grand opera world has caused Mr. Hammersteln to break forth with one of his character-Istlo statements, which runs as follows: "For the past few days most of tho Tho former borough president personally Inspected the list of venire men and assisted in the selection of the Jury. Ho appeared In court in tho company of John Hefferuan, his secretary during his incumbency as borough president of Brooklyn. There were also in the court room one or two former employes of tho borough under Mr.

Coler. When the noon recess was taken eleven of the jurymen had apparently been accepted by both sides. The complete jury is as follows: 1. John Dunlop, superintendent, 98 Sterling place. 2.

James G. Adams, meat, 387 Sixth street. 3. Isaac L. Mathews, real estate, 524 Decatur street.

4. Arthur W. Weeks, glassware, 1535 Forty-seventh street. 5. T.

S. Draper, real estate, 119 St. James place. 6. William T.

Smith, hardware, 123 Pierrepont street. 7. Reginald M. Harvey, cashier, 440 CateB avenue, 8. Olln II.

Dolbcare, 1372 Bush-wick avenoe. 9. Jam D. Johnson, tea and coffee. McDonough street.

10. Hiram G. Bedell, real estate, 25 Kenmoro place. 11. Nathan Schellenberg, clothing, 224 Carlton avenue.

STABBED ON STREET elected by a vote of 41 to 37. The nomination of Alderman Francis P. 1 moved to the Brownsville police station Bent of Brooklyn to be vice chairman of where It was examined by Coroner's Phy sician Wuest. who caused the arrest of the board was made by Alderman Hef the three men later. more provisions.

Still lashed by tho wind, the bark tore along for Bermuda. Finally there was enough let-up In the wind, so that siie was able to go along under two lower topsails. In that fashion she was making her way at lo o'clock In the afternoon of December 28, when suddenly there was a terrific crash and the vessel shook from stem to stern. Sho had mad? Bermuda all right, but not quite In the manner that Captain Gulseppe Meagliana had hoped for. She had piled herself on a submerged Bermu Youth, in Hospital as Result of Snowball Fight.

FUNERAL OF OCERJRASK fernan. Mr. Bent was opposed by Alderman John Gunther. a Republican, of Brooklyn. Alderman Bent was elected by a vote of 42 to 35.

The next order of business was the most important of the day. It was the election of a chairman of tho finance committee, which carries with It the leadership of the board and membership in the Sinking Fnud Commission. The Democrats nominated Alderman Frank When Mother Inteifered, Police Allege Opponent Cut Sou in the Back. Schools, Public Buildings and 1)K. THOMAS l'OfiAKTV.

Water Cummlssloner, HK.MIV S. TIIOMl'SOX. First "Water Cnnnnfssloner, KIIWAHU V. HKIIS. I'ark Commissioner, The Hronx, THOMAS J.

Justice, special Sessions. Brooklyn. 1IOWAUI) I'OltKKH. Magistrate, Brooklyn. AI.HfciltT VA.N Hill VOOHHKISa Reappointed.

Temporarily Retained--'--- 1 Police Commissioner, WILLIAM 1-'. BtKKK. Health i 'ommlssinner, 1111. THOMAS Tenement House 'omniissioner, K. J.

BITI.l'.H. Tax Commission, r. President of Boatii, 1, AAV SON PIKIJV. Commenting ou the judicial appoint' ments the mayor said: "They arc reappointed for uniformly good service. I happen to know both per- The three appointments will undoubtedly be satisfactory to the Erooklyn organization.

Judge Korker and City Magistrate Voorhees were both indorsed by the organization. But It is not believed Stores Closed in Saratoga. 'allies dwelt upon tho possibilities and tirobabilltios of a merger of my operatic Dowling of Manhattan. In opposition the Republicans nominated Alderman Simple Services in Bethesda Church. Ashes to Be Placed in 12.

illiam A. Tischler, stationer, I054 Madison street. Thp last juror to be chosen was Mr. Bedell, he being accepted nt 2:20 o'clock this afternoon. Immediately after the swearing of tbo jury.

Mr. Conboy began his opening for the plaintiff. dian coral reef about four miles from one of the towns. There was too much haze, however, to make out anything In the Immediate vicinity but the sea. "We piled on so hard." said the Frenchman, Roux.

"that I think pretty nearly the whole bottom must havo been torn out. of the boat. It was no use pumping under those conditions. "At night we had no rockets we soaked some of our clothes, taking 'em off our backs, because the others had been washed away, in kerosene and waved them. Soon a lifebat manned with volunteers came out and stood by for the night." The next day the haze liften enough so Johnson, also of Manhattan.

Dowling was elected by a vote of 41 to 3ti. Harry E. Oxford, a Democrat, of Manhattan, was elected sergcaut-at-arms. It was noticeable that Alderman Mitchell on every roll call voted with the Republicans. A snowball fleht lol to a stabbing at 319 Mauler street, yesterday afternoon.

Charles Shepherd, who Is 17. and lives at that address, is now in the St. Catherine's Hospital with a knife wound in Ilia left shoulder, end Jacob Lachet. an almost dnarf-sizod boy of fifteen, is loeked up Id the rooms ot the S. P.

C. C. charged with having feloniously assaulted him. Polb-enian Michael A. Stern of the One Hundred and Sixty-third precinct, made tho complaint on information CARS crash; woman is hurt.

BIG YEAR FOR DAN CUPID. interests with those of the Metropolitan. On somnambulistic press statement even accuses me of having mischievously refused one million of dollars to give up and probably devote the balance of n.y life to artistic cannibalism on the Fiji Islands. 1 have never suggested or offered such a merger, nor have I been in communication with any one in authority in the Metropolitan Opera Company on the subject. I certainly favor and will gladly participate in any movement by which many conditions detrimental to the Interests of both Institutions could be abolished, and by which the public would derive many benefits in an artistic sense.

I havo no intention of leaving the operatic field or of severing my connections with the great artists surrounding me, of whose loyalty I am ever so proud. 1 rather like my job. While it may not affluently keep me In bread and butler, it will certainly keep me in hot water without the expense for fuel." Failure of Brakes Cause of Accident and Panic Follows Smash, Brooklyn Issues More Marriage Licenses in 1900 Than Previous Season. that hundreds of tourists on the island were able to make out the boat swaying in the heavy sea. At 3 P.M.

a boat reached the wreck and took the men off. The captain and five others who had shipped at Marseilles before 'tolng to Buenos Ayres aro at Bermuda in the care I i ij from Shepherd. Jacob lives at 316 Maujer street. Ke was going with his sister to the home of another friend when the snowball fight started. The snowball led to a fist fight, in which Jacob got the worst of it.

Seeing him down on the ground, his mother ran across the street and attempted to subdue Shepherd. As a result Saratoga, January 3 Flags were at half-staff on all public buildings, schools and stores were closed and bells were tolled from every church In this village to-day while the funeral of Spencer Trask, the banker, was held In Bethesda Ppiscopal Church here. Mr. Trask was killed in a wreck on the New York Central Railroad at Croton on Friday. Tho funeral service were simple and were conducted by the Rev.

Dr. Joseph Carey, archdeacon of Troy. No eulogy was delivered nor were there any honorary pallbearers. Many friends and business associates of Mr. Trask In the New York financial district came to Saratoga to attend the services.

The body was taken to Troy for cremation and the ashes will be placed in Greenwood Cen.jtery In Brooklyn. SENDS IN EMERGENCY ALARM. of the Italian consul there. The men who arrived here and who shipped at Buenos Ayres say the bark Is a total loss. Deputy City Clerk Joseph Scully, who has charge of tho Marriage License Bureau, and as such Is tho notary of Cupid, closed the year 1909 with 1.142 more licenses issued than during th? year 190S.

In tho year just past. 12.807 marriage licenses were issued, nnd his sup got into tne ngnt nerseif. it was I WOMAN KILLED BY CAR. Slippery rails and the failure of the brake to work nearly resulted in a fatal accident, last evening, on tho Brooklyn plaza of the Williamsburg Bridge, when a rnr of the Eighth Street Crosstown crashed into the rear of a car of the Christopher street line. Thero was about a dozen passengers in each car at the time and they were severely shaken up by the crash, which was quite a heavy one.

When tho two cars rame together several of the windows In both cars were shattered and the passengers showered with glass. Mrs. Adelaide Joyce of 341 Qulnry street was cut on tho face end hands, but she declined medical aid and proceeded to her home. while Jacob's mother and the bigger lad were sparring that Jacob is allesed to I mi -mil clerks are already busy trying to sur MISS E. E.

WHITNEY IS DEAD pass this record for tho year 1910. Tabulated, month by month, for 1909. the mar have drawn his pockrtknifo aud slashed his mother's opponent ross the back. Mrs. Marshall of Brooklyn Fell Under Approaching Trolley at Mineola.

Died in Hospital. riage licenses Issued were as follows Was Superintendent in Charge of Vacation Activities. As Dtood stained tne snow there was great excitement. An ambulance was called and Shepherd was taken to the hospital, while the blond-haired and di-mluutive Jacob was taken to tho police station. Shepherd is not in any d.ir,cer of losing his life, it Is thought at the hospital.

The neighbors say there has been ill feeling between the two bo-3 for some time. Inexperienced Man Causes a Tieup of Interborough Subway Trains. I.Tnnuarv l.ls I Febriiiiry 10" March "IR "ss April K32 I.O Mav 1. 1 4T 77 August 7.1 September 1.1s' Odehnr VIM 1.197 November l. December S7J MB Total 1 Her Work During Summer and Win TRACING MISSING HEIRESS.

ter Was Most Conscientious She Inspired Assistants. (Special to the Eagle.) Mineola, L. January 3 Mrs. Maggie Marshal; aged 4.1 of Park avenue, Brooklyn, died this morning in tho Nassau Hospital hero from tho effect of injuries received hito Saturday night by heiug ruu down by a car on the Jericho turnpike lino of tho New York and Long Island Traction Company. Coroner Weeks will hold an Inquest to fix tho responsibility for the accident.

Mrs. Marshal had been at the homo of Mysterious Third Woman Believed to Have Accompanied Miss De Janon and Cohen. TTUVTT attciw nv A TITVrTT? AT. Miss Evangeline Whitney, district su- MINDS OWN AFFAIRS; BEATEN, tVcV4lMii vv. Lancaster, January 3--Two men who called at Police Headquarters here Mrs.

Congdon. on Jackson avenue, Mine- An inexperienced man was the cause of It all. He was tho fellow that tied up tho Interborough for four minutes during the rush hour this morning at Borough Hall and caused Brooklyn business men to say things that were at complete variance with the holiday spirit. It all happened at 8:10, when men and women were hurrying to Manhattan to work, and the delay lasted so long that they poured out of the subway stations and took elevated trains. For a whilo It was thought that a bad accident had occurred, but at the general Lodger Gets Drubbing With Chair, and Night Watchman Is Accused.

ntn and sinned with anoiher wnmun nnrt i to-day, representing themselves as Thila- per ntendent In charge of vacation i jRear Admiral Joseph I). Murduck, com- schools and playgrounds in the summer mandant of the Brooklvn Navv ard, and of recreation centers in tho winter. v. v. from the New ork lacht I lib.

to be died this morning at 10 clock at her present t0.night at 9:3,, at (ho home. 85S St. Mark's avenue. club, 37 West Forty-fourth street, at a Miss Whitney was one of the best reception to Admiral Schrocdor, com-' known school women in the city, and her mander-ln-chief of the battleship fleet, i i.ie ret.tien.hi,, his conitti i ss i oned officers. David Gleason.

to walk toward Jamaica. I delphia detectives, and who expressed Near tho old insane asylum building confidence In the speedy capture of Miss Roberta B. Do Janon and Ferdinand Cohen, tho missing Philadelphians, are newspaper men. The pollco admit they have no definite I John Braun, 42 years old, who Is a lodger in the Glenwood House, In Broadway near llcwes street, was occupying a chair in the sitting room quietly puffing with thousands of young men and women as well as with the children throughout Arthur J. O'Keeffe, Appointed iVputy Ftro ronnnissloner foff Hn'oklyn and Queens.

that Commissioner O'Keeffe was the candidate of the organization for the position to which he wns appointed by the mayor. The or-nization candidate, it is under Just west of the village, sho and her companions stopped and waited for an approaching car. As the car came up to where the trio were standing Mrs. Marshal suddenly lurched forward and fell in front of it. Sho was crushed beneath the heavy car and was with difficulty removed and hurried to the hospital.

away on his pipe when ho was assaulted offices of the Interborough It was ex- clew at present and evidently are bas- ing nil their hopes of catching the pairj iliy the nisht watchman, Joseph Murray, i plained that new man accidentally sent in one of the several suburban towns. ti tlm chareo made hv the Her left leg was crushed, her spine i NEW LAUNCHES FOR NAVY. The six launches of tho battleship fleet I sunk in the ice jams of several days ago, I will lie replaced at once from the supply of launches at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Divers and others have been busy for several days estimating the damage io the sunken craft, nnd the opinion prevails that only a few of the launches can be raise(j. fractured and she received numerous vestigalion has disclosed that thero is no In the emergency alarm.

This is scrlou i land generally means there has been short circuit somewhere. So all power i the city. Three months ago she was tnken with her fatal Illness, and after six weeks was removed to the Seney Hospital, where an was performed. For many days her life hung in the balance, but afterward it seemed as though she would recover. Last week, however, the physicians gave up hope, and on Saturday night she was taken home.

Her friends. Miss Louise Hutchinson and Mrs. scalp wounds. The woman never regained foundation for the story that the consciousness. Coroner Weeks notified (V Kri worB traced to a hotel In 'his .1,1 I Ill llrnnl'lun HQ lln in police.

This morning Murray was unable to give reason for the alleged attack when arraigned before Hig-gingotham it) Ihe Bedford avenue court, and lie was held for further hearing. u.r 1 he par he eved to i address of tho woman on Park avenue Is i 1 was iinmedlalely cut off nnd twelve subway trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan stood still while an investigation was made. Janon and Cohen took dinner Saturday I hi a ihpii'i in iiiiHiiisiown. near Hero, not known here. baduTbeaten in feud.

I inc-Tinc umniDn cnouca wiin a mysterious tntrd woman. The three came to this city "by trolley, reaching here nt 1:45, and were noticed by the conductor still sitting in the ear A SUICIDE LIKE EIS WIFE. San Francisco. January 3 William A. Honnlsh, formerly a physician in At-lania, was found dead In his hotel CZAR AT FUNERAL.

Thomas Field, were with her when passed aw ay. Pour Men Are Accused of Attacking a Customer in Saloon. he JUdiiuL nunttnu runrt-ii faster Follows Body of Grr.nd Uncle on Foot for Distance of Three Miles in a Storm. when he left. It being his last run.

No tlefinlle trace has been found of them since. Monument Square, where the car stopped. Is the meeting point for nil the suburban trolley cars, and the trio could have taken a ear at that point for almost any section of Lancaster County. TO WATCH POSTAL TUBES. stood, was the present deputy commissioner, Charles C.

Wise. Mr. O'Keeffe, who at the present time is a civil service commissioner, however, is an organization Democrat, being a member of the Twelfth Assembly District Democratic Club. Young Blood Infused in Fire Department. In selecting Khinelander "Waldo and Mr.

O'Keeffe aa co mm issi oner and deputy commissioner of the Fire Department, it is understood it is tho idea of the mayor to infuse somo young blood in the jul-ministrai ion of the department. The tw' men both servpd as deputies in the Bingham police administration and Commissioner O'Keeffi! has since been highly complimented by thp mayor for tho manner in which he handled the police situation in Brooklyn. The mayor said that he would probably announce some other appointments la to this afternoon or some time this evening. In referring to how his time has been taken up. the mayor said: No Decision on Police Commissioner or Deputies.

"I have been even too busy to settle last night. An empty ihloroform bottle lay beside the, bed. rir. Rosa. F.

Honnlsh, his wife, committed suicide at her home in Atlanta several months ago after having been sentenced to two years imprls- onment for violation of tho I'nited States postal laws. I KILLED BY AN EXPRESS TRAIN. Bcncdlcto Abodessa, 48 years old, was Thomas McL'auloy, Peter McLaughlin, Michael Quinn and Thomas J. Fox were in the Hates avenue pollco court this morning charged with assaulting Thos. Kilcy on New Year's night.

They pleaded not guilty but were held for further examination ou January 14. Hilry is at his home, confined to his bed, as Iho result Delegation From Nsw York Visits Cincinnati to Watch Workings of Plans. WALKING DELEGATE STABBED. Glen Cove Man Does Not Tell Who Slashed Him During Quarrel After Ball. Postmaster George H.

Roberts of Brook killed by an express train on the New Haven Railroad tracks near tho Morris Park station thts morning. His body was mutilated almost beyond recognition. of a boating. lit; says that on Xew Year's night he was in Alderman James Mar-I ill's saloon nt the corner of East New Y'ork and Hoi hosier avenues, nnd the men set on hull and beat him. It said that liiley Irouhles were due lo a feud, rind llltit some time ago he struck a member of the gang with which the prisoners are afliliaied.

St. Petersburg. January 3 In the face of a rain and snow storm to-day, Km-peror Nicholas followed on foot the body of his grand uncle, Grand Uuko Michael Nlcholaievitch, as It was bornu from tho railway station, a distanco of three miles, to the fortress of St. Peter and St. raul.

Tho route of march was lined onn cither side by a wall of troops, which Insured the Emperor's safety from the Terrorists, but tho greater danger from the elements he made no attempt to avoid. When ho arrived at. the cathedral tvlthin Ihe fortress the Emperor nnd others of the royalty who accompanied him wero drenched to the skin. Fear was expressed that his majesty might suffer an attack of pneumonia as a consequence of his exposure aud tho requiem i. 3 MAN SHOCKED TO DEATH.

Arthur Keller. years old, of 1S72 Third ovenue, an electrician, employed at the Madison avenue car ham at Eighiy-sixth street, Manhattan, was rat-ally shocked by comine; 111 contact with a live rail at that place to-day. lie died a few minutes nfter being taken t0 the Presbyterian Hospital. the police matters ur who will be tho lyn, Postmaster Edward M. Morgan ot Manhattan, Superintendent Norris ot the division of salaries and allowances and Superintendent Victor J.

Bradley of too Railway Mail Service went to Cincinnati this morning, via the New Y'ork Central, to look into matters touching the pneumatic tube service It is expected that the service may be installed In Chicago, and that several of the post office ofnripln may go inere from Cincinnati. Including Postmaster Roberta. Mr. Roberts could not be seen to-day concerning the pustmastership matter, Rhich is heln up in Washington. His friends say that the Brooklyn delegation of Congressmen is considerably worried over entreaties they havo received from Brooklyn for the retention of Rob- crts ag postmaster.

(Special lo the Eagle.) Glen Cove, L. January 3 While returning Saturday night from the firemen's ball, Hugh Huffy, walking delegate of the local carpenters union, became Involved In an argument with a man whoso Identity Is not. established, and in a light which followed was stahbed. It was at first thought his wound might prove fatal, but he is now doing well and will probably recover. Duffy has, so far as ran bo learned, made no complaint against his assailant, and, of course, no arrests have been made.

Tho wounded man's wilt nnd daughter wero with him when the assault occurred. I ACCUSED OF SKIN THEFT, fiilward Curry and Thomns Knglish wero arraigned this morning In thp Adams street court. In fore J'oolcy, by Detectives llenne and of ihe local headquarters detective bureau, charged with tin- larceny of eight tanned skiurt. worth $llio. the property of Charles A.

Sthieren. The skins were taken from the tannery at Third avenue nnd Thlrloenlh street. Curry and Knglish wero held by tho lor Inter hearing. deputy police commissioners." There is evt'ry reason to belie vp that the mayor will decide this afternoeu which of the three nipn, Richard V. Bainbridge, James S.

Regan or former Judge John J. Walsh will be chosen aa park commissioner for Brooklyn and, Queens, since he has come to the con-elusion that It would be unwise to reappoint the present incumbent, Michael J. Kennedy. It Is expected that Dr. Joseph J.

O'C'on-nell will akio know his face this afternoon. Dr. O'Conucll has been ail actiro SAVANNAH LINK Offers a dr-Hclitful trip lo' the Smth. Largo new ships uHllhig Tuestlnys, Tttursdnys and Saturdays. 3 P.M., from Pier 3j, North River.

All outside staterooms. Those soeutna; health nnd rest should use tills Hue. Telephone 3oS3 tSprlni; for tickets and reservations. AUv. was delayed for an hour to permit a complete change of clothing.

Trlnco Henry of Prussia and Trince Nicholas of Greece, thirteen grand dnk 'S and IHO generals aud admirals attended UrnpiiMintffl f'-r T-'i ni i.f 'i'- V. ais Ha Justice ut llw Court fcCTiai Scsaiuns. the funeral. JL.