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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YOKE; MONDAY. JULY 8. 1907. THEATRICAL WORKERS MEET.

MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. 'NOT GUILTY' PLEADS B.R.T. SHOVED TICKET CHOPPER OS SUBWAY TRACK FALSE FIRE ALARM MAKES TROUBLE ON THE ISLAND Comfort. A TRIFLE over 40 ounces is the weight of one of our Tropical suits for the aver, age man of 5 feet 10 inches.

This means, of course, coat and pants. The coat is skeleton lined, but the hap tailoring of and shoul-de! nsures per-ma of shape. In many shades of STANDARD NATURAL i I VICHY A Delightful In Eleventh Biennial Conventioa at St. Louii To-day. St.

Louis, July 8 The eleventh biennial convention of the Theatrical Mechanics Association of the United States and Canada began to-day and will be In session throughout the week. It is stated that a proposition will be brought out to strike out the word "mechanics" from the organization's title and substitute "mutual aid," to dispel the Idea that the organization Is affiliated with the labor movement. Another proposition to be advanced will be the building of a home for aged and infirm members in the part of the country! REPORTED BY Slaconset, 8 The Holland-America Line steamer Noordam, from Rotterdam and Boulogne, for New York, was In communication by wireless telegraph with the station here, when the vessel was 312 miles east of Sandy Hook at 7th. probably dock about 7:30 A.M. Tuesday.

ino Kca star Line steamer Kroonland from Antwerp and Dover for New York, was reported 10 miles east of Nantn-k lightship at 8:30 A.M.-Will probably dock about 7:30 A.M. MCCORMICK TRIAL; ON. Man Accused of Murdering Sodus Night Watehmirn Faces Jury at Rochester. Rochester, N. July 8 The trial of James McCormlck, charged with the murder of Edward Pullian, -the Sodus night watchman, began In earnost this morning, when District Attorney Gilbert, of Wayne County, outlined the prosecution's case to the jury, the most strlklne nhran in hla opening came near the close when he cnaiienged: "We shall show that McCprmlck was In Sodus at 7 o'clock on the night of the murder and that ha hnuht whi.i,.

i saloon there; we shall also Ihow that a bottle of whisky was found In the cutter In Rochester." Joseph E. Thomas, a civil engineer was the first witness called. LOSS WOULD BE VERY HEAVY If Peter Barrett Company Was Compelled to Shut Down-rDoesn't Burn Soft Coal. Asserting that the concern would be damaged upward of $600,000 if compelled to stop by Injunction a proceeding for which was started to-day in the Supreme Court before Justice Clark, the Peter Bar rett Manufacturing Company, at Navy and Johnson streets, vigorously opposed even a temporary stopping of their plant. ami aeny mat anytmng about it can be considered a nuisance.

The action was begun by Francesco Di Brlenza of 13!) Navy street, and, through his attorney, James C. Danzllo, there was argument for a temporary Injunction. Mr. DI Brlenza claims that the defendants use soft coal and operate anvils and other heavy machinery in such a way as to cteate a nuisance. Lawyer Washburn of Washburn Sickles represented the defendants and on argument and in the papers show that the, concern, which" manufactures wagons, operates exclusively with electricity furnished by an outside company.

The claim is made on behalf of the company that there, can be no -vibration and.no soft coal smoke, because there Is none coming from the defendant's premises. Recently there was an Investigation by the Board of Health, of the defendant's place of business, the latter says, and a clean bill of health was given. Lawyer Washburn asserted that to stop the concern from carrying on its business, even temporarily, would cause a loss that might run beyond 600,000. Justice Clark took the papers and reserved decision. WANT STANDARD OIL FEES.

Chicago July 8 The Standard Oil Company which Is facing a fine In the United States Court of a possible $29,000,000, was asked by Chicago Salvation Army lassies to give them the odd $1,200 in mileage and fees earned by John D. Rockefeller and others, so that four hundred more babies of the tenement districts may get the fresh country air for a week. The company's magnates forgot all about this small matter of $1,200, and left It In the hands of the government. John R. Miller, their told District Attorney Sims that be-thought his witnesses did not care about the $1.50 a day they earned and the $100 apiece in mileage and would not even claim It.

Rockefeller returned to Cleveland Saturday bight and left bis $100 in the hands of Marshall Hoy; enough money to send forty babies to the country perhaps' save their lives In this hot weather. There were fourteen witnesses in all who came before the court. Each of them is entitled by a law to a fee of $1.50 and five cents a mile for every mile traveled, going and coming. Roughly this amounts to a total of $1,200. It was this fund that the lassies of the Salvation Army determined should not He idle.

After a hurried consultation among the officers of the organization last night, they dispatched a personal telegram to Mr. Rockefeller at once and asked him to direct his attorney to turn the- money over to them. They pledged themselves to give an accounting and devote the money to the use of the poor. Making Fine Foods There will be no end to the variety of deli- clous dishes you can oreDare if vou but learn the true worth of Durreas' Corn Starch as an aid in your cooking and bakine. Its use is not confined to desserts, but extends so fsr into the realm of fine cookery that the best cooks consider it most valuable.

All users of DUR YEAS' Corn Starch may secure, absolutely free, book on the use of this nutritious product so valuable that, to have it is equal to receiving personal help from the mot competent cooks. This Book ol Recipe ud Cooklna Saggctltoss not only contains hundreds ot unique ana noveirecipcs but gives hints and suggestions that make it in- dispensaDie to me -housewife who strives for perfect cooking. free on request. All grocers, pound package, toe NATIONAL STARCH COMPANY, NtwT.Mt TO SMOKE Lawyer Ycemans Says the Company Is Not Violating the Law, NOR COMMITTING A CRIME. Doing All in Its Power to Remedy the Escape of Smoke and Cinders, He Says.

The Transit Development Company, Indicted by the' June" Grand Jury for tho maintenance of nuisances in the operation of their power houses, one on Kent avenue, In the Eastern District, and the other on Third avenue, in South Brooklyn, entered a plea of not guilty, when the matter came up before Judge Dike in Part I of the -County Court to-day. The case expected to come to trial during the September term. The Indictment charges the Transit Development Company with violating section 385 of the Penal Code. For almost a year past the residents of the sections in which the power bouses are located have been complaining of the volume of cinders, smoke and coal dust that has been belching forth dally from the tall power house chimneys. The soot and cinders settled on the houses and with the smoke also, impregnated the air.

The Board of Health was appealed1 to, but as no satisfactory results wera obtained the residents brought the matter to the attention of District Attorney Clarke and he in turn to the Grand Jury. Lawyer George D. Yeomans, counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, handed In the plea of not guilty, which, according to the law governing corporations, was a written document. Mr. Yeomans was seen later and asked the meaning of the pica of not guilty.

"It means that we are going to fight the case," he replied. Then he added: "We are not violating the-Jaw, nor committing a crime. We are carrying on a legitimate business. The plea explains Itself, We are not guilty of what the Indictment charges. Well, you are violating the law when anything you maintain works an injury on the property of your neighbor," was suggested.

Mr. Yeomans was looking out the win dow of his office, on the fifth floor of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Building. His gaze took In a good part of the Heights. "Well, I can see five stacks from where I am sitting. The smoke comes out of those stacks, and so do the cinders, but I don't seo that their owners are violat ing the The dust and cinders fall upon the surrounding property," he said.

"Tho whole trouble Is the word 'unlawful' contained in tho Indictment," interpolated Mr. Woody, legal associate to Mr. Yeomans. "We claim that we are not guilty of 'unlawfully' doing anything." As I said before," said Mr. Yeomans, we are carrying on a legitimate business and, while we are dotng all In our power to remedy the escape of the cinders, we are not violating the law.

We have been trying several experimental methods to prevent the escape of the cinders or dust, and are still working on the matter. 'No, It is not the quality of coal," he responded to a question. "You will get cinders and dust and smoke from all coal. We are using out power houses to their full capacity. Sometimes, if tho fires are too high, there will be a huge quantity of smoko when coal Is applied.

Other times there will be cinders. We are now trying to discover the proper method to overcome this. Consequently, when we are making efforts to stop the escape of smoke and dust we are not violating the law and we can only plead 'not i POLICE FOUND DWYER'S AUTO. His Chauffeur Had Taken Party of Friends to Coney Island and Forgot Orders. The police of Manhattan and Brooklyn were kept on 4he Jump all day yesterday and late Into Jhe night trying to locate the valuable automobile belonging to Frank Dwyet, the well-known horseman.

Dwyer returned on Saturday from Mount Clements, to his borne at 612 West One Hundred and Twelfth street, Manhattan, in his touring auto and ordered his chauffeur, Michael J. Shanley, 26 years old, of 315 West Fifty-eighth street, to take the machine to the garage and have It at the house at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Neither Shanley or the machine could be found after several hours' waiting, and finally the police were notified and a general alarm sent out. The policemen of both boroughs kept a sharp lookout and finally Policeman Rutledge, of the Bridge squad, was rewarded. He was stationed at the terminal of the bridge on the Brooklyn side when he caught sight of a largo touring car approaching.

He compelled the operator to stop, and found it contained several women and a man. Close questioning resulted In the chauffeur admitting he was Shanley. He was taken into custody and the others let go. The police also held on to the machine and notified Dwyer. Shanley told the police that he had taken the party to Coney Island, and had forgotten the orders of his employe.

He was taken to the Lee avenue court, as there was no complaint he was released and he returned in the machine to Manhattan. It Is understood that Shanley is a brother ot the well-known restaurant keeper, OBITUARY NOTES. Henry William Eadle died Friday at 13S Monroe street, the residence of his brother. Wilson O. H.

Eadle. He was the son of John Battle, a former president of the l.lfe Insurance and he was born on Staten Island fifty years alto, and had lived In Brooklyn since infancy. Mr. Kadle was related to James C. Eadle.

a prominent bulnn man of tho Eastern District. He Is survived by two sans, John and Harold; a sister. Mm. Isaac A. Urlfilns.

and two brothers. Blwood Hampton. In the Iron business street. In Manhattan, died Saturday at his residence at 2S8 Htuyvesant avenue. Tie was born In New York City In ISM and was the son Adam and Ann Jane Hampton, ild Manhattanltes and members of the Hlckslte Kvinri Soeletv.

He leaves a widow, a daughter and a son, Howard. Jane Ann Many, wiuow will be burled from the residence of her daughter, James A. Winham, at 676 Puti.am avenue, to-night. Airs. um was Irani years a resident of the Eastern IMstnct.

fche was born In New York City. November iBi. anH nt the summer home of her daughter at -Bay villi, Friday, from a stroke of apoplexy, one Bentley, I'eter and Alonio, and two da'isti- Charles H. Usher. died at the residence of his parents.

165 Balnbrldge St. Sunday. Mr. Vsher was bom In Brooklyn thirty-one years go and lived nearly all his life In the Stuy-veaant seetlon, where he was well known. He was for ten years employed In the purchasing department of the American Cigar Company of New York.

He leaves a widow, Helen Neal. daughter of Dr. B. N. Baker, of Bhlnebeck.

N. Y. THE COURTS. SURROGATE'S COURT. t.

c- tr. Thn fnllxwinar ulll. were filed from 12, noon, yesterday, to 12, noon, to-day: WIl.iL.lAM tl. nunjcn, innn ro. finn- residue of estate to friend.

Thomas' J. Osleckl. Wills admitted to prooaie. jonn muraii. Robert Forster, William C.

Foster, Patrick Campbell. letters or anmimsirauon insuea: wane Hamnurger. jono r. mihui Schenck. John Magulre.

Caterlna Di Tota. cntherlna Moro. Paulina Wlshnefsky. Arthur J. Illackford.

Letters of guardianship Issued: Arthur Fleet. Anna M. McNally, Fred Johnson, Nellie Johnson, Brooklyn Man Accused of Having Sent In Wrong Signal. ULTERIOR MOTIVE, PERHAPS. Anyhow, James Pentecost Is Under Arrest Fine Discipline in the Public Institutions.

1 After creating a good deal of excita. ment among the firemen and other city employes on Blackwell's Island to-day by sending In a false alarm of fire In the great Metropolitan Hospital, with its thousand patients, a young man who said his name was James Pentecost, 20 years of age, of 1080 Herkimer street, was arrested by a policeman sent to the island by Captain Cooncy of the East Sixty-seventh street Btation. He was charged with sending In a false alarm of fire and falsely representing himself to be an Inspector in the Fire Alarm Telegraph Bureau of the Department. He said that he was an employe of the "Maintenance Company," meaning, perhaps, as It was afterwards thought, that he wanted to have It understood that he was connected with the Maintenance Department of the Telephone Company. With the sounding of the automatic alarm for fire In the big Institution, Dr.

George T. Stewart, superintendent of the hospital, ordered a careful search made for the supposed fire, and every orderly and nurse ran to quarters. Engine 49, with tho truck stationed on the Island, made a dash for the hospital from their quarters at the lower end. By quick work on the part of the hospital authorities and the fire organization of the employes for the fire drill, all excitement among the patients was quickly dispelled and no disorder discovered. According to the first' report to the Manhattan side at beilevuo Hospital, Pentecost had been fixing wire on the switchboard when he accidentally sounded the automatic alarm.

Captain Joseph Sherick of the fire company reported to Fire Hall, that he bad found Pentecost up on the pole to which the signal box was attached, the bell Inside ringing so that the supposed Inspector could not stop it. He said that Robert Smith, In charge of the stables where the Fire Department horses are quartered on the Island, reported to him that Pentecost had come to him and told htm that he was an Inspector of the Fire Alarm Telegraph and that he was there tq make an inspection. Pentecost, said Smith, asked to be directed to the nearest signal box from the flro quarters nnd further asked for the key to It Pentjcost was promptly held as a suspicious person on the two charges of sending In a false alarm and fraudulently representing himself' to be connected with the Fire Department Telegraph. He denied both charges and said that his mission was bona fide. Acting Battalion Chief Charles Schwln-bersky Bald he believed that there must have been an ulterior purpose in Pentecost's presence on the Island and that a rigid Investigation would be made to discover how he got there, and what was the real purpose.

The r-ollce even went so far- as to say that there ihlght liavo been a plot to accomplish a lall delivery from the workhouse and penitentiary. SON CONFESSED THEFT. Young Han Admitted That He Took His Father's Savings and Played the Races. A father appeared against his own son this morning and charged the young man, Frank Carow, 25 years old, of 893 Eighteenth street, with stealing a sum of money from Charles Carow, the father, was saving his money until he should have $100 which he then Intended to deposit In the bank. Ho placed the money In a bank book and put It In the cellar b'etween some ratters with a brick on top of It.

July 6 Carow went to the cellar to add $5 to the amount he already had, and to his dismay found the original $85 missing. The police were notified and Officer Thomas Lynch of the Eighth Inspection District was put on the case. In the presence of the officer Frank Carow confessed the theft to his father after Lynch had put him through the third degree. The man took the money on the morning of the rourth and went to play the races. Instead of returning with twice the amount of money he started out with, as he had fondly dreamed would be the case, Carow lost everything and tore up tho bank.

book. Magistrate Gelsmar held him in $1,500 bail for the Grand Jury. A JAMAICA SUSPECT. Young Painter Is Arrested in Connection With the Killing of Christopher Brase. Suspecting him of being connected with the murder of Christopher Brase, the Jamaica farmer, near Richmond Hill, a few days ago, Detective George F.

Rlnge on Saturday night arrested William Weigel, 21 years old, of James street, Jamaica, and took him to tho Eighty-third precinct station house. When arraigned before- Magistrate Healy at Far Rockaway yesterday, Weigel was held until tho 19th in order to give the police an opportunity to get more evidence against him. He cannot fully account for his movements on the night of the murder, although he claims be can establish an alibi. When arrested a revolver was found on him, but he claimed It was the property of another person. Weigel Is a cigarette fiend and seems to be in poor health.

He is a painter by trade and unmarried. He admits living In Jamaica, but refused to give the police the street In which he lives. DIP CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Keplan the Only One Caught in Brooklyn Yesterday. There was but one pickpocket arrested In tho borough yesterday, a fact which would seem to show that the activity ot the headquarters detectives in the past few weeks has had the effect of Bearing the dips away.

The arrest yesterday was made by Detective Lieuienants Brady and McClosky of the headquarters bureau and the prisoner was a young one; old enough, though, to have his picture In the rogues gallery on the occasion of a former capture. He was Morris Keplan, who Is 18 and who lives on Hopkinson avenue. The detectives had been following him about for nearly an hour on Coney Island last nigh and finally got him In the act of opening a handbag carried by a young woman, who gave her name as Miss Sidell. She wns standing In front of Dreamland, with a wrap over her arm and her handbag swinging by a chain from her wrist. Keplan was deftly dipping Into It when Brady grabbed his hand, and the led had not had time to extract anything.

Miss Sidell said that she did not want to make a complaint or lose any time by going to court, and so the detectives made the complaint themselves In the Adams Btreet court. The prisoner was held In default of 1500 bail for later hoariri by Magistrate Dooley, Rolled Away From the, Ralls 3 Express Train Ctarted. BUT WAS BADLY INJURED, And Died Afterward in Hospital. Negro, Who. Threw Man Down, Saved From Lynching.

George Metzinger, 60 years of age, "of JOS West One Hundred and Fourth street, gateman at the South Ferry station of the subway In Manhattan, escaped' with his life for the moment this morning, pushed the police say, in the "path of an express which was Just drawing out. of the station. He died afterward In the Hud-Eon Hospital. Ho had sufficient presence of mind when he got the opportunity to roll to one side of the track and there, In the hollowed out space, above which are the lines of light, lay until the train hal passed. He Wag taken out badly Injured! with felonious assault, Policemen McKenna, Hale and Simons, of the Church street station, arrested a colored man, who said he was William Curtts, a porter employed by the New York Central Railroad, of 67 East One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street.

According to the gatemen and the ticket choppers, Curtis dashed through the gates in a great hurry as the express, the first due at the South Ferry, was about to start on Its return trip. Ho brushed the ticket chopper aside. When that employe tried to compel htm to deposit a ticket and then Metzinger Interfered. In the struggle the police say Curtis pushed Metzinger with such force that he fell directly In the path of the train which had just got under way. A cry of horror went up from the people on the platform, as they expected Metzinger to "be cut to pieces.

Curtis was surrounded by men who threatened to kill him. Meantime the train had passed and Metzinger was lifted out, still conscious from beside the track. In the wait for Dr. Coverly from Hudson (Street Hospital, the crowd made a deter-minde effort to wrest Curtis from the policemen, and it was only after a struggle that the latter were able to get him up the stairs and hustle him up to the police station. He denied that he had pushed the old man.

But nevertheless, he was held on the charge of felonious assault. JJr. Kibbe responded in the ambulance from the Hudson Street Hospital and. af ter working over Metzinger nearly half an nour, took Dim to the hosp tal. Mot singer was unconscious when he reached the hospital and he died at 8:15 o'clock The case was reported to the coroner's office from the hospital as' a "sudden death," and news of Metzingor's demise did not reach the Tombs Police Court until some little time after Curtis had been arraigned before Magistrate Kernochan on a charge of felonious assault.

Curtis declined to make a statement to the magistrate and after testimony by the police bearing on the case, he was held without bail to await the result of Met-zlnger's injuries. He was sent to the Tombs. Shortly afterward news of Met-Slnger's death was received and the charge against Curtis was changed to that of homicide. Curtis was later arraigned in the Tombs Court and remanded without ball to await the action of the coroner. TROUBLE AT THE ISLAND.

Special and Regular Policemen Had Their Hands Full Last Night. Real Culprits Got Away. Special officers of tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company had the most trying time of the season at the railroad terminals at Coney Island last night. Although they made only seven arrests, the crowd they had to handle last night was particularly large and was composed largely of an East Side element that seemed to be In a very ugly mood. About 1 o'clock this morning It appeared as If tho hundred thousand or more people who were at the resort Insisted on going home about tho same time.

B. R. T. specials at first tried to handle the crowd gently, but the situation gradually got beyond their control, and they laid violent hand on some of the rowdies who knocked down women and tried to climb through car windows. Several small fights when the Eas; Siders attempted to resist arrest threatened to develop Into riots and quick, forceful action was necessary.

By 2 o'clock thi3 morning seven prisoners had been taken to the Coney Island police station. Notwithstanding that Inspector Flood had detailed eight policemen to the Sea Beach terminal station, most of the disorder was at that place, and all but one of the arrests were made there. Seven men were brought before Magistrate Vojrhees, in the Coney Island police court, this morning. All of them pleaded guilty, and after being severely lectured each of them was fined $5. All paid.

The prisoners gave the following names and addresses: Edward Shea, 215 East Twenty-fifth street: Carlo Ralka, 33 Elm street; Albert Ponchara. 564 Vanderbilt avenue; Peter Whiting, Keyport, N. Martin Chalmers. 572 Union street; Dan-lei Ford. 163 West One Hundred and Second street; John Bernstein, 22 West Twenty-second street.

This list of prisoners seems remarkable, In view of tho fact that It contains none of the ruffians who, according to the witnesses, caused mostof tho trouble. MINERS' STRIKE IMMINENT. Men at Cobalt Are Unwilling to Accept Scale Offered by Mine Owners. 2,000 Are Affected. Cobalt, July 8 A general strike of miners is Imminent.

A meeting was held yesterday at which a majority of the men employed In the mines expressed themselves as unwilling to accept the schedulo of wage3 drawn up by the companies. All tho principal mining companies at Cobalt have signed the agreement to abide by the proposed wage scale and if the men reject it at a meeting to be held to-day, a strike will be declared and about 2,000 men will quit work. The grievances are principally over the wages paid the surface men and the length of the shift3 of the underground miners. BR00KLYNITES IN PARIS. Eagle Bureau, 53 Hue Cambon.

Paris, July 8 The following Brooklyn-ttes have registered at the Eagle Bureau: Charles Baez. Florence K. Tildesley. Mrs. John Jones.

Vernon A. Joy. Mrs. A. M.

Babcock. Mrs. A. J. Silvey.

Mrs Charles Edward Hyde. Marie G. Hyde. Virginia Hurst. Mr.

and Mtb. William J. Brown. Mr. and Mrs.

Robert F. Tilncy. Others who registered are: Mr. Hig-ley. Lillio H.

Harfer of Manhattan, Kath-erine R. King. Dorothy C. Childs, Se-tauket. Long Island; Mrs.

Malory, Mrs. Faquahec, Miss Brown. Madison. N. Mr.

and Mrs. C. Bartlctt, JIarJxiD Gladwin of Wejjtfleld, JJasj; ALKALINE WATER Standard i 1 DC Cure for Dyspepsia Stomach Troubles and Gout POLICE WIS PI A FEW TRANSFERS Changes in the Situation That Are Looked tor Before theWeek Ends. SHAW WANTS ADAMS STREET. Toole Yearns for Butler Street Both May Be Accommodated Lone; Instance Oddities.

There is a strong probability that two new police captains will be made by Commissioner Bingham this week, and that the vacancies which at present exist In the Butler street and Adams street stations will be filled. At present Lieutenant John McCormack Is in command ki the Adams street district, and th; precinct is not suffering a great deal, for McCormack is a man of experience and he knows the precinct from end to end. But Captain William Shaw is most anxious to get back to Brooklyn, and It is not at all unlikely that when he does return he will be put in charge of the Adams street district. He was in Adams street before, and did good work In cleaning up the Hudson avenue -district. Just now he Is In the East Fifth street precinct In Manhattan, and ho is doing mighty good work iherc.

But he yearns for a Brookly billet, and ho has Influence, and there is a chance for him to return to the district which he left. Another of the Brooklyn captains who Is looking with soulful eyes across the Bridge Is Edward Toole, in charge of the Oak street station in Manhattan. Toolo has been sent around because of his notable nbility to take charge of rough places and do good police work always. Ho was born and raised in the old Sixth Ward ot Brooklyn, and nothing would suit him better than to be placed in charge of tho Butler street precinct, which is without a captain since tho retirement of Robert Tlghe. He was the.rs once, in the days of long ago, when he was dislodged because of the exigencies of rearrangement.

Captain Dooley, the Irrepressible, had been In command ot the Bedford avenue station, cleaning out the betting shop which was said to have been run by one of the Reardons. But Dooley was wanted at Coney Island, and the Deputy Commissioner then in charge of the police In Brooklyn, Major Ebstein, wanted a good man to follow Dooley in the Eastern District precinct, and there wbb no better than Toole, and so he was taken from his pleasant quarters In Butler street nnd was sent to tho Eastern District. Since then he has led the life of a "bloomln," nomad," as one of his cultured friends expressed it the other day. From Bedford avenue he landed in Flushing avenue, and recently he has been in Oak street. He wants to get homo again, and maybe, now that there Is the chance, he will bo transferred to the Butler street district.

There are ten Brooklyn captains and one from Queens at present serving In Manhattan and tbo Bronx, and there are twelve Manhattan and Bronx men serving In Brooklyn and Queens. There may be a shakeup ere long, which will even things up, and Bend the men who are In boroughs other than their home districts to some place nearer their residences. The policy of the police management since consolidations has been to so mix the men in Queens and Manhattan that tho force would bo considered moro homogeneous, cutting out county boundaries and county prejudices. Tho result has been that tho police pudding has been so thoroughly mixed that men from Brooklyn have been sent to tho Bronx and men from the Bronx have beec sent to Brooklyn. The case of Captain Denis Ward of tho Flatbush precinct is one In point.

Ward writes letters to his family now and keeps an anxious eye on the malls from home. His abode Is naturally with his family, In Wakefield, in tho Bronx. There he ran almost throw a stone Into Connecticut. But his business Is In Flat-bush, for ho has the Flatbush precinct, with Bergen Beach and other important centers of summer traffic to look out for. And while his folks are In Wakefield ho is most of the time in Flatbush.

When he does get home there Is a family reunion that Is noted by his nelghboro, and when he goes away from home the farewells are most pathetic and strips of pos-tago stampe aro purchased. Once In a while he gets a picture postal card from the old home. Just to remind him that it Is still there. Then there is Captain Kreuscher. who has a fine home at Far Roi kaway and a fine police billet at One Hundred and street Amsterdam avenue.

Just how long it takes Captain Kreuscher to get from One Hundred and Fifty-second street and Amsterdam avenue to Fat Rockaway has not been figured out. He could tell, approximately, within an hour or two. but he does not like to take chances with the truth and his friends continue to guess. This is another ras" where the mall is a blessing, for Kreusc her writes, and so do the folks at home. It Is possible that in the changes that arc lo come some of the long jumps will be shortened.

Captain Bernard Gallagher Is one of the sufferers. He used to be In charge of the Adams street station. His home is at Sheepshead Bay. aud ho is on duty in West Brighton. Staten Isl-anl.

(lallsgher has been trying for ever so long to get somewhere nearer home, and now his time may come. Deputy Commissioner O'Kecffe intimated to-day that there would be some -hanKes soon. Acting Captain McOauley of the local deicet Ive bueau. who is second on the eligible list 'or promotion, may be imide a captain with the next bun. of promotions.

PRATT GRADUATE'S WORK. Miss Winifred L. Greelish of Worcester, who graduated from Pratt Institute in June, began to-day as director I of the kindergarten summer work at the King's County Hospital, Brooklyn. Miss I Greelish will live in the hospital and will pass part of the time at tho Coney IslanJ I Hospital with the children. She will re-Iturn to her home in Worcester, I on September 1 tor a month vacation.

OriKrt Table Water with Highly Medicinal Qualities STORY FOR THE MARINES. Chicago Yarn Believed to Have Been Made Out of Whole Cloth. Not a Fact in' It. Officials at the Brooklyn Navy Yard were much amused this morning at the report in a Manhattan paper alleged to have been made by a "cadet" who had deserted from the yard, and who Is supposed to have been arrested In Chicago, to the effect that the Brooklyn Navy Yard is the worBt place in the world; that there Is no and that almost every night the yards present a scene of drunken revelry." The fact tha the report In question followed the announcement that the man was a deserter, with the Information that his release had been ordered by tho naval officials, was another Interesting bit of information for the officers, inasmuch as they had never heard of the individual, and that there is such a thing as "cadets" at the Navy Yard here is news to them. An official stated that there was no cause for comment, upon tho charges made by the alleged deserter, for the reason that there were not and had never been cadets at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the man who Is reported to have made these forceful statements as to the prevalence of dissipation and lack of discipline must have gained his knowledge through some means other than personal experience.

In fact, it is thought more than probable that the man had been afflicted with a nightmare or was of unsound mind that is. If the statements were made, if the man was arrested and If there was any basis at all for the publication of the report. NEW CHURCH DEDICATED. Our Lady of the Isle, on Shelter Island, Consecrated by Bishop McDonnell. (Special to the Eagle.) Greenport, L.

July 8 Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, the new Catholic church, Our Lady of the Isle, on Shelter Island, was solemnly dedicated by the Right Rev. Bishop McDonnell. The boI-emn high mass was celebrated by the Right Rev. Monslgnor P. J.

McNamara, V.O., with the Rev. Peter Qualey of Rockvllle Centre as deacon and the Rev. P. J. Farrelly of St.

Bridget's, Brooklyn, as sub-deacon, and the Rev. James F. Irwin of St. Cecilia's, Brooklyn, master of ceremonies. The Rev.

F. Gib-ney Is the pastor of the new church, which is an out-mlsslon of St. Agnes', Greenport. A very large congregation was in attendance. The new church is of Gothic architecture, and was designed by the late William Schiekel of New York.

It la the first church In this country to be dedicated to Our Lady of the Isle. An eloquent and Impressive sermon was preached by the well-known Jesuit mis-mlonary, tho Rev. William J. Stanton; S.J. 0 OOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ THE REALTY MARKET; KiOOOOO(X)OCKfOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AUCTION SALES TO DAY.

By James L. Brumley, at Beal Estate Exchange. Park av, 75 ft east Grand av, 25x 100, Harriet B. Hamilton agt Margaret Joy et al; Washburn Sickles, attys, 119 Montague st; William R. Murphy, ref.

Adjourned to July 15. Rochester av, 537.11 East New York av, 75x89x9.1, John J. Reilly, agt Rose Reilly, Individ and admrx et al; Frank Obernicr, atty, 44 Court st; Francis A. McCIoskey, ref. (Partition.) Sold In three parcels, lot 41 to Thomas Morris for $425; lot 42 to Thomas Morris for $450; lot 43, with frame dwelling, to Rose Reilly for $1,605.

AUCTION SALES TO-MORROW. By William H. Smith, at Real Estate Exchange. Johnson st, cor Bowne st, runs 600.2 to Ocean Tarkway, 25 600.2 25. Caton pi.

cor Ocean Parkway, runs to Coney Island av, to Caton pi, Johnson st, cor Bowne st, runs 600.2 Coney Island av, Henry st, cor Bowne st, runs to East Eighth st, William H. Reynolds, agt Frank Totten et al; John A. Warren, atty, 175 Rcmsen st; Honry M. McKoan, ref. Harway av, 114.6 Stillwell st.

runs 70.2 64.2 to Mill road, 116.6 a 135.9 57.3. Mary Callahan, agt James Euin et al; George Eckstein, atty. 44 Court st; Andrew Lemon, ref. (Partition.) By James L. Brumley, at Real Estate Exchange.

Prospect pi, s. 255 ft Vanderbilt av. 20x131. Ella E. Malone agt Mary C.

Hawkes; Towns McCrossin, attys; George S. Billings, ref. By J. E. Wainwright, at Real Estate Exchange.

Wear Thlnv-second at s. InterseC bulkhead line of Atlantic Oi-ehn, runs 135 ft to Sea pi, 81.1 135 Ethel L. Best, agt Anne M. Asher et al; Edwin Keinpton, atty. lift Reniscn.

By Referee, at County Courthouse. Siimnter at No. 124 lot 41. block 10. mnp 1, Twenty-fifth Ward.

Gottfried J. tfrthlhenif art John Rommer et al: John C. Klnkel, atty. 371 Fulton st Samuel T. Maddox, ref.

(Partition.) UNKNOWN FOUND DROWNED. The police ore trying to identify the body of a drowned man found yesterday floating in the water al the foot of Forty-seventh street. South Brooklyn. The discovery was made early in the day by Edward Clinton, a sailor connected with the Bteamship India Peoria, which is moored at the Bush Thi man was about 40 years old, was 5 feet 8 Inches In height and weighed 165 pound. The body was removed to the Morgue'.

FOREMAN ARRESTED. James LanutMa. 52 years of age. foreman of a gang of laborers, was arrested to-day by police of the West One Hun dred and Twenty-fifth street station. 'Manhattan, in connection with the death I of Helen Kennen.

who was killed Satur- dav night ar Broadway and One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street by being buried under a pile of sand on which she was playing. worsted. Established ovek HALF A CENTURY $17 to $20. ASTORPLACE-AND AVE-N-Y BROKAWI BROTHERS OBITUARY. Ann McLaughlin O'Connor.

Ann McLaughlin, the wife of Lorenzo O'Connor, died Saturday at her residence, 138 Vanderbilt avenue, of paralysis. She was born in the Second Ward of Brooklyn in 1837. Her grandfather, Hugh McLaughlin, was a soldier in the War of 1812. Her family had long been prominent In Brooklyn public life. She was the niece of the late Hugh McLaughlin, the famous Democratic leader, and a sister of Hugh McLaughlin, familiarly known as "Bub" McLaughllp, for many years under sheriff of this county.

She was brought up after her father's death in the home of the late leader, and for thirty years she lived In the old white house at Jay and Concord streets. Mr. McLaughlin's first Democratic headquarters. Lorenzo O'Connor Is one of the oldest attaches of the Surrogate's Court of Brooklyn. There survive Mrs.

O'Connor her husband, a daughter, Mrs. John Gregg; two sisters, Miss Orace McLaughlin and Mrs. John B. Law, and a grand-laughter. Mortimer S.

Horton. Mortimer Stillwell Horton, descended from an old Suffolk County family, died yesterday at his home, 1148 Forty-sixth street, succeeding an operation for kidney trouble. He had been ill since last Monday. Mr. Horton was born in Man hattan forty-four years ago.

and had lived for a time at Whitestone, L. I. For many years he had been a resident of this borough, and was lawyer connected with tho Post Office Department. He was a member of Kedron Lodge, F. and A.

M. Standard Chapter, R. A. Morton Com-mnndery, K. and New Amsterdam Council, R.

A. He Is survived by his widow. Catherine Klelnfrank, two daugh ters, Mabel and Ada, and a son, Mortimer S. The funeral services will take place in the Fresh Pond Crematory chapel, on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Kedron Lodge, F.

and A. will assist In the services. William H. Hutchinson. William H.

Hutchinson, a retired member of the New York Stock Exchange, died yesterday of apoplexy at his home, 171 South Oxford street, after a few hours illness; Mr. Hutchinson was born In Buffalo 69 years ago, and coming to Now York when a young man engaged in the brokerage business on Wall street. He was for many years the senior member of the stock brokerage firm of Hutchinson and Demerell. He retired from active business about six years ago. His wtfo and daughter died a year ago, within a week of each other, and ho had lived alone In the house since.

Grief is believed to have hastened his death. The interment will be in Buffalo to-morrow. John Dreyer. John Dreyer. ex-Alderman of the Twenty-fourth Ward, Brooklyn, died Saturday, after a short Illness, at the age of 81.

He was also a member of the Board of Education under Mayor Kalbfleisch. He was born in Germany and came to Brooklyn In 1855, settled In the part of tho city then known as the Ninth Ward of Brooklyn, on Bergen street, near Utlca avenue, and kept a grocery up to about ten years ago. He was also on" of tho founders of Bethlehem German Lutheran Church, on Marion street. He Is to be buried from there July 9 at i P.M. and the Interment will bo In Greenwood Cemetery.

He leaves one brother. Clans Dreyer, of 1638 Bergen street, his wife having died sixteen years ago. Colonel De Witt Clinton Langdon. DeWItt Clinton, son of Gerhardus C. Langdon, the first proprietor of the Franklin Hotel at the foot of Fulton street, and the starling place for the stages for Long Island seventy-five years ago, died Saturday at his home, 120 Berkeley place of nephritis, after an illness of three weeks.

He was born In New York State November 17, 1820. and had lived in Brooklyn since he was three weeks old. He had been In the banking business for nearly three-quarters of a century, but had retired for ten years. He was formerly a lieutenant-colonel of the Thirteenth Regiment. N.

Y. S. and was a prominent Odd Fellow, being a past grand of Magnolia Lodge No. 166, I. O.

O. past chief patriarch of Salem, now Excelsior Encampment No. 134. I. O.

O. past grand master of the Grand Lodge of New York. I. O. O.

and past president of the Veteran Odd Fellows Association of the State of New York. He was also one of the founders of tho Society of Old Brooklynltes, of which he was a past president. He was greatly beloved by the members of the latter organization In which he was ac tive to the last. He was a familiar figure at their meetings. Colonel Langdon leaves a daughter and two granddaughters.

The funeral services will take place at his late home to-morrow night and will be attended by the Society of Old Brooklynltes. W. H. Smith. W.

H. Smith, vice president of the New York Produce Exchange, died at his home at Rutherford, N. last night in his sixty-eighth year. For the greater i.art of his life he had been Identified some phases of the produce buslucja. principally with the grains and flour ei.d of it.

He was born cn January 4. 1810, and came to Hew York from the West many years ago. to enter the employ of Miller Bros. His next employment was with Alexander Bonneli. one of New York's old-time flour merchants.

Later he was Identified witi the firm of Cars-aleni Cassidy, a grain house of Jersey Clt- In 1895 he became manager of the Long Dock Mills elevator in Jersey Cit- occupying the position to bis death. His funeral has been set for Wednesday afternoon from his residence at Rutherford. Jacob Oberholser. Jacob Oberholser of 61 Plerrepont street died of pneumonia on Saturday, aged eighty years. He was connected with the firm of James Dun Co.

of Manhattan, and attended his business until last Thursday. He had lived In this borough since and was a member of Plymouth Church, and actively Interested In the Five Points Mission. death occurred at his summer home at Red Bank, N. J. TEACHER'S BODY FOUND.

The body of Herbert F. Brightman, a teacher in the Buckley High School, New London, was found yesterday floating in the East River at the foot of North First street. It was recovered by John Finnerty, an attendant of the public bath at the foot of that street. Brightman In company with three friends a week ago left New London in a yacht for a trip to the Jamestown Exposition. When passing through the Sound near Stepping Stone Light on Tuesday he was swept overboard by the boom and sank Vt.".