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THE NEW YORK TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1897 H1YAL EXPERTS IH SESSION 12, Maui Imentlnna nioitArf Iria iiw iv iiiiwiiiiwii iivyvu Mtw a a a a a a weeung oi wanne Aixniiecis and Engineers. WATER-TIGHT DOOR PROBLEM Defects of Ordinary Appliance and litnntana nf trie T.n A rm Srtu Descrited by William B. Cowl Other Papers Bead. Te flrtfc general tneetrag ef Society of xeval Architects and Marine engineers began yesterday morning la. the ot the American Society Of Mechanical Engineers, at 12 Thirty-first Street.

John Kafer presided, and among- those 'present were JChartes K. Cramp, T. T. Bowles. Kara! Constructor.

United Navy; Ulera Coryell. William Bantam Cowles. Irving Cox. F. 1 Da Bosque, William F.

Durand. Henry S. JBpes, Warren E. HUU Charlea A. E.

Charles D. Mosher, Lewis Nixon. H. B. Roelker.

Thomas Ruhm, H. N. Bteven-eoo, Btevenson Taylor. Frederick N. Wheeler, A.

Cary Smith and Wt P. Stephens. The following- officers were elected: Pres-' Meat: Clement A. VTce-PresU F. M.

Bunce, Charles Cramp, Philip Hlchborn. Charles H. -Lorlng, T. W. Hyde, -William H.

Webb, Oeorge W. Mel-ViUe. George W. Qulntard. Irving- M.

Boott, E. A. Frank I Fernald; Members and Associate Members of the OwncU: fVancls T. Bowles. French E.

Chad wick. Washington I Capps, James E. "TJenton." Will Vara F. Durand, Edward Far mer. H.

T. Qaase. Nathaniel G. Her- rHhoft. Wllllstfi Jaennee.

John C. Kafer. Fran it B. King. Frank E.

Kirby, W. M. K. -1m wA tlT ir1l mwirn Vl.ui John F. Pankhurst, H.

Peabody, Harrington Putnam. William T. Sampson. Hor ace See. E.

Flatt Btratton. Stevenson Tay- iqr. and oeorge hi. weed. Thanks' Brtttak lastltatloa.

u- A resolution presented by Charles H. Cramp was adopted -unanimously. It read as Wfcwfit, The British Institution of Naval ArebKarta. on the aeeaakm mt Uta Diamond Jabt- toe ef the 4omo raHro, lavttsd this society to iota with It and like ore-aalsatlons ot other coun tries la aa International Congress of Naval Archl- Wbmu The Possibilities of hospitality and courtesy were exhausted by the British lnstltu-V tlon toward the representatives ot-this and like organisations elsewhere who were Its guests, therefore, be It Resolved. That the American Societv of Naval Architects aid Marine Engineers do offer to the British Institution this expression of Its profound ssnse of the courtesy extended snd of the taos-.

pltaltty lavished, and Resolved. That a suitably engrossed eopy here-f be sent by this aoctetr to the British Instlta- Uoa tnreugn its Fresldent. the Earl of Hopetoun. A resolution presented by Jacob W. Miller.

Captain of the New York Naval Mllitla. ei pressing the society's appreciation of the chivalrous character and knightly loyalty of the late Admiral Richard W. Meade. woo wm ice rresraent or tne society. was suiopiea ny standing men i vote.

Ana Sratena for Water-Tight IVater-Turht Bulkhead TJoora uid th Long- Arm System on the United States Bieamnnip wnicago," ty wilUam Barnum Cowlea, was the first naner dlaeussMl Ur Cowles told df big experience "with the awxwara ana cumbersome (ear which bad to be used for ODe ratine- the nm a tut cocks In the magazine," when rearranging ue msgaxine ox the Brooklyn, and which first brought him -lace to far. with th. water-tight door problem. After three years' study of the subject he concludes that "water-tight doors which do not belie the name will open and close again tight unaer a bead of -water, will dose tight through a doorway full of coal. nri operated by.

system rendering them safe A sWPs I SSk A Smg Asf AS- lor am auenaani." OrsB MNaininr Kaw kU i suuia ikm aoout tne water-tight fitUngs on the batUeshlp Massa- eT'nilsksar rsi sTaa ik. i water-Ught The swinging passage doors on hinges are JV uusea against UoIh Th door is more eorapiicated, and, according to Mr. Cowles. cloBln the door 'ou; iui, sunary cuss TTrt maul, a monkey wrench." the time occupied from two to flftetm Br thg4 lAVlSU -W Sw Cowles tbe ortjrloator, aod which Im in uwi at i-v. uwua ccnim i5Wed.

at one "lndependentiy. wlih wlUl reasonable and and with ample power." The paper closed with a detailed technical description of the invention. UwU Nixon read -the next paper, which waa about regulations for loadingesu? ltve th-ruli th, Brittab Board of noaras of under writers. Terpedo Bosi Desiderata, on iorpeao-Boai JJ'emgn was read by AsJlsUnt Naval Constructor H. G.

UUJmor, united States Navy. The torpedo boat, said Mr. GlUmor, made its appear ance iae, war or the rebellion, and, although it was originated In this countrv the European powers have all gone ahead this country In building these boats. Mr. OUlmor showed how the speed of the boats had been increased, and sketched briefly what be thought a sea-going torpedo boat should be.

It is imperative that It should be sea- wwruiv rn.nu ponarss tne ioiiowjng features A ffl.knt torrwwlA rrvm rv ment sufficiently powerful for an attack upon other torpedo boats, high speed, suf- micui, i vapavaty, ana gooa manoeuv lHn nnalltlM" He submitted two designs one for a boat 141 feet and one of 00 feet on the water line. The speed of the big boat would be twenty-six knots, and the cost of ts con- atniffinn wnuM K. tinnnnn boat would run twenty-two knots an wui ci i rum fMwu to sou.uuu. A. F.

arrow, the English builder, also MsIs fw rmirki hnii tAul wm VU UWM Prof. W. F. Durand of Cornell University read a paper entitled An Experimental Study of the Influence of Surface-on the Af HIWV PMin.ll.M Prof. Cecil H.

Peabody submitted a paper on Togiessive opeeo iTiaia oz the Soston PoUoe Boat Guardian." A paper by K. Wheeler. "The Com- Hie, aa Mr. Wheeler was unable to be pree- After to-day's session a banquet will held at Delmonioo's. XCCTSZD OF EXtOBTIOll.

Mark Bills Femaa la the Pesseeslea ml Allegeal Blasyk nsallera. 1 Charlea Koch of US West One Hundred and First Street, editor of The Retail Gro cers Advocate, published at 123 Reads Street, and Alfred Marks of 906 West One Hundred and Twenty -fifth Street, an adver tising agent for the. same paper, wtre ar rested yesterday en 'a charge of extortion preferred by Mr. Sperry of the firm of Sper- ry A Hutchinson, dealers la notions at 520 Broadway. In Centre Street Court veater.

day afternoon the men were remanded un til tA-oay lor examination. Mr. roerry alleged that Marks called upon him a few day a ago and said that aa article derogatory to the firm had been prepared for Koch's paper, but oould be suppressed for il.GOO. Later the amount was raised to $2jUW. and this sum Mr.

Sperry paid over to the two men la marked bills veaterdar morning la a Worth Street res taurant, Koch -receiving 1100 and Marks la the Interval between Che first demand and the payment of the money Mr. Sperry had communicated with his attorneys; Weeks A Battle, who had notified Cape MoClusky. Eteteetives Keim and Hughes followed Mr. Sperry and the two men -to the restaurant, and when Koch and Marks came, out they were arrested. The marirai bills said them by Mr.

Sperry were oaad when the men ware searched at Pe- You know that cake and biscuit made with Royal Baking Powder are free from alum and all impurity. You would not feel quite sure in using any other brand; i LEGAL H0TE3. Y-' AoKUUIirr avtat NnnniTiAS nv Tius. Mrs. Kate T.

Woolsey, wishing to obtain funds with which to pay taxes men were a lien upon lands owned by her ment by which she commissioned Frank Scutt. a broker, to obtain loan of which was to be secured by a mortgage upon tne premises, the agreement providing that out of the commission which she agreed to pay the broker, all searches of tiue xna incidental expenses were to be paid, except the procuring of the tax bills, which expense. If any, I wall pay." In a Suit br Scutt aaainst Mr. "Woolm-v to re cover his commissions, the Second Appellate xnvisioa has affirmed Judgment given below lor tne plaintiff, holding that she was not Justlfed In refusing to accept the loan because a bank with which the broker had placed the loan had not obtained searches OT.IU IMJIUI aUV 1 A AH 1 I -1 1 I iiieir aiBcosrge, as unaer tne "ul7 vi oDtaining tne tax hill; was Incumbent upon her. The Court held that the fact that the condition of the proposed mortgage required the loan to DC najfl In Ihnu i In the agreement authorising the broker to secure the loan, and the condition of the nnntl rannlrH I k.

in the absence of objection made at the time. -iwuinio oi me parties oeing uiaiicr, aiu not jusiliy Airs. w.w a iciuhi lu acvept tne loan. COlCTKMPT OF COITRT. IHora.

IV Sit whn owned premises In access to and the enjoyment of which she claimed1 naa been injured by the construction of the New Tork Bay Extension Railroad t-oirpanyo road, brought an action aralnst the company In which the Supreme Court adjudged that the railroad was guilty of erecting an obstruction to her tn-emlsea. The court awarded Judgment In her favor ror aaoo damages, and directed the removal ot tne oostruction. unless the comnanv should pay I 12.000 within alxtv din should In this time construct a proper crossing over or under its road, and institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the land in DUMtlnn Th. mIIm. peal from this Judgment, paid the $500, and uv.icva DUX I aa tea to re- tne oostruction or institute condem nauon niwpwitnir.

Th. wuiiHMi was thereupon adjudged guilty of contempt of aaa.lf- anI aa An. eks. a I. i imposeo.

-rne dwuuu Aiumie uivision, in an opinion by Presiding Justice Goodrich, has affirmed this order, holding that the railroad com- lailV STltlfv et 7- vm- vvimtun WUTL SU1U could not dispute the validity of the former mandate of the court, upon an appeal from the order imnnalna- th. eA In DWSJUilk proceedings taken by the owner of the i iMPRIBONlfBNT OR NON-PATlinr? Costs. Last April the Surrogate's Court In mis city adjudged J. Lee Humfrevtlle of a contempt of tourt. and directed that he be committed to the common Jail until he had paid the fine Imposed for failure to pay costs directed by decree of that nourt The order was affirmed by the Appellate Division last July, the Court holding that the code, as now existing, has conferred that power upon the Surrocate.

Th rihnrt of Appeals, by Judge O'Brien, recently directed a reversal. Upon an application to remove Mr. Humfrevlllo from the nfflr of executor and testamentary trustee Under tne win or Mary J. Havemeyer, the Surrogate, in May, 18SW. revoked the letters tHUmpnl.rv luiiafi a.

hlM a vv uiiu rmvTcu "Un iX5nL.office' he was directed to pay $625.72 costs, and for failure to pay these costs he was fined that amount. The Court of Appeals holds that section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure, authorizing the enforcement of certain decrees of a Surro- voun Dy proceedings ror contempt, does not apply to decrees i for the payment of costs only; and as to such a de- rrM a Riimmt. itm ktui i Lur general provisions of section 15, prohibiting 1m- viwiuunii iw oun-paymem or costs except in the cases therein specified. When the only payment of moneys directed by the dv icmuTius ui uecuror is costs. It cannot be enforced by imprisonment.

Guardian ahd Ward. Dorothea Loenard who died In 1890 In Buffalo, bv her will after providing for some pecuniary leea- des, among others, to Margaret and Her man Kuf, infants, gave the rest of her es tate to her husband, John Loenard. Tvni K. Purvlance, the executor, when Loenard a wnKuini procecaingi in November, 1894, to compel him to account and pay over moneys received by him. and he was re quired to pay $3,008 to the Infants for their legacies, was discovered to be insolvent, and he absconded.

Purvlance had previously nald Ijoenard IS nnft aa naiom. i without of the count. The Bufl wnicn was appointed administrator with the bill annexed after Purvlance had absconded, brought Buit against Loenard to recover from him the moneys Purvlance had prematurely paid him. Loenard's defense was that the legacies sought to be recovered were lost solely by the carelessness and Inattention to duty of the Buffalo Trust Commjiv tha of the infant. The guardian was then Drougnt in as party defendant, so that the iuai wuuiyaar wu doio piainuix, as ad minlstrator.

and a defendant fanta a-uardlan. Th InHcrmimt favor of he plaintiff has been affirmed by the Court of Appeals, which holds. Judge i7 Bums wi upiuwn, tnat me I act that the tmardliin remain tA tuulv. years without instituting proceedings to vuiupei ma necwor to account and pay AVer tha lArapv'nf th. nr.

vAm i nw.ua, uiq CSS tate was known to be amply sufficient for the-payments required by the will, and the executor was believed to be solvent, did not consuiuie a ueicnse io ue residuary lega- JUSTICE MOORE THRASHED. i Poaaded. with aa rnabrella by a Wo- saaa ea Aeeeaat i of a Real Estate Tramsaetlea. Civil Justice William F. Moore of the Third District Court was attacked by a middle-aged woman at Sixth Avenue and Eleventh Street at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.

The woman, who Is the wife of Abraham Levon, a plumber and contractor Of 293 East Fifty-second Street, was arrested by Patrolman White of jthe Mercer Street Station. She was accompanied to the Jef ferson Market Court by her daughter, who is known In theatrical circles as Mary Pen- field. When arraigned before Magistrate Went worth on the charge of disorderly conduct. Mrs. Levon declared that Justice Moore had struck the first blow, but the latter denied this, and declared that he did not know why Mr.

Levon bad assailed him. The woman said she once owned a house at 53 West Forty-fourth Street ind that Justice Moore, acting as her attorney, had sold the property and invested the proceeds In another house at 109 West Seventieth rJtreet. Br some process of law. which she did not understand she said she bad been dispossessed from the latter house on Tuesday, and she had brought suit against Moore for The dauahter testified thai Vnnr. km the fight on the street: by attacking her mother.

She called attention to a red spot on Mrs. Levon' cheek and said thai it aa the mark of a blow inflicted by Moore. She declared that during the encounter Moore reached for his hip pocket as though to draw a weapon, and he only desisted when she What are you going to dot Bnooc my moineri i statist rale Wentworth dlschararerf Mrs Levon after warning her that if she had any grievance against Justice Moore she must seek remedy In the courts. Justice Moore refused to explain the details of tha real estate transaction. 1 DRE55MAKINQ AND TAILORING ORDER DEPARTMENT, (Third Floor) Are prepare 1 to receive orders snd show Choice Selection ot MaUrlaU lor EVENING, DINNER and RECEPTION GOWNS, -uso- SMART TAILOR-MADE DRESSES.

NINETEENTH ST. ft SIXTH AVE. THE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY Carrere Hastings's Design for a Great Building Adopted by the Trustees. SELECTED FROM THREE PLANS WUI How Be Submitted to the Board ot Plan, of the Struct- ure Outlined by Director la Chief Billings. From the three designs submitted In the final competition for a building for the New Tork Publlo Library Aetor, Lenox and Til den foundations on the old Bryant Park reservoir site, the trustees have selected thit prepared by Carrere Kast- le gs of 44 road way.

This plan, according to the terms of the competition. Is subject to such alterations and changes as may be deemed trustees. cessary or advisable by the will be submitted to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for final ap- provaL Messrs. expressed Carrere Hastings yesterday treat satisfaction at their suc- cess. TheyJ declined to enter the preli inl nary contest.

and were subsequently Invited with five other architects to compete with the six candidates selected after the first trial. The designs of the twelve paxticl pants In tHO final competition were passed upon by si Jury formed by Walter Cook, Edgar V. Seeler, John L. Cass Cadwalladdr, Alexander Maltland, George. Lw Rives, add J.

B. Billings, and the decisive choice made from the drawings sub- mltted by Lhe successful firm and McKlm, Mead White and Howard as CauldwelL The jBrrt Report. The Jury report upon Carrere eV Hast ings's design (No. 11) says: In our Judgment design No. 11 fulfills In a all tba requlrementa called lor or the competition, and presents a con sistent, skillful, and artistic solution of the prac tical and structural conditions, it is.

moreover. direct and dignified in treatment and would give INew York an entirely satiafactonr and practical working library and at the same uine a orautiiai ana monumental Duiiaing. xt is distinctly he.beat of the designs submitted and of very. scaptional merit in every respect. In Its interior arransement this desira follows di ly the plan outlined by the committee In the terms of competition." Design flo.

11 has been referred to the Executive Committee to decide what, if any, changes are required, and until the com mittee reports the Trustees will not sanc tion any publication of the details of Car rere Hastings's plan. Moreover, under the terms it the competition, not one of the designs can be exhibited without the con sent of the authors. At a meeting of the New Tork Library Club, held at tne jacason square Branch of the New York Free Circulating Library, 251 West Thirteenth Street, Dr. John 8. Bfllings.

tbje Director of the New Tork Public Library, gave a description of the interior of tie new building as it 'will proba bly be. DrJ Billings had plans of the interior drawn on la large scale which he showed to the club to Illustrate hla remarka VT saia; Oatllae of Plasu "According to the Plan, which will na doubt be followed with some slight modlfica- thel building will be 830 bv 2SO ieeb xneqe wiu oe two Public entranm One of theke. the show entrance, will be in the centre of the Fifth Avenue front. The other, whibh will be used more largely? puuucj especially in winter, WlU-pefln Fortv-aecntid Htnwt ant mHII Ka 1 CI1 trance to the basement, which, according tv "ow iu mi hots lOB BLACK. VDlCn Will nj.trmrrrvmm.

1 KA 000 lxoks. side Tf the) building. It will be 70 feet wide i uub xo me nryani fark and Will dxtend to the top of the second Ktnrv Th a main r-a Hlnw avm a in rectly over! the stack on the third floor. Basement, airecuy in front of 7 eaa.v. Hill Uf3 thA lAnmrhv rnnm with srasba 'bcuuiiu reaar anTraiina earrii modate abbut 10,000 volumes.

Opposite, on --3 w.t vvafcaa Lll aiTllrn. hit, unrein oirwi iiuc, win pe a driveway where waions may be loaded or unloaded for distant lji tuiciina or mr ayiiirin a 11 this space Will rmfwl with about the that being basement middle of the first story, above a court open to the sky. In the IT wo sisca, will be tjoom where books on patents and at tne norm end of -the stack ia. may us consulted. On the Fifth Avenue side there will be a restaurant for mo iiou, bluu aiso rooms xor tne Janitor.

Thk Fifth Aveaae Front. On the! Fifth Avenue front the min en trance opens Into the first floor. To tha left Is thejchlldren's room. 100 by 40 feet. In which will! be the children's library.

To the left of the! entrance la a mom nt Va slse, which will be devoted to periodical ana bound volumes of the hundred or so most frequently used The periodicals devoted to BDeclal-. branches arm Km iron i- the main Stack. On the same floor, at the uv ui cuu an ids nuua staca, win oe a room for newsdaper files and those wishing to consult tblem. and at the south end the receiving department of the library. On th second floor, at the north end of the stalk, and corresponding to the room below, wll be one for public documents such as Congressional reports.

Ate. The Avenue sioe oi Duildlng Is to laid out hi rooms for students in specla nnnrhp. I On tha amith mi A LUQ ai- rector'a ofnee, the order room, and, over uU tug noor oeiow. tne cataloc-ulrur room and iA.B.un. imuii un me tnira noor will be divided by the deliverv dM.

Kae. 4 will lu.a.l "SS3 "Aisrtrajiijr over main Will lfWmmnsa An oris, alio 4-lug; about twenty-five square feet wws-jcv ws as wvo swuc, UU vasO rOOIIl Will aiso be lighted by? electricity from either the mm 1st Am L. I 1 1 mmm mm. I ajun ur urnuiB. ina large room at the en IrinM tnltKa raallns vwtm will 1 ber of reference books, and about 850 draw uewm.ru iu ins mjiugw.

in ooms 01 nlarad tha anatflal mlliutrtnna rw. ZZl v' UL nese Beavsavaw. auviuci IU fans. DLUaiT COliOCUODt SStaaaal liyi.aqi a-W si Miajg lyf. ptaaaa far Exteasiosu Ahhotgh the library when built will appear ad a complete and finished buiMin the plan leave room for considerable addl- tlon.

The west side, next the stack, will Of wide stone piers and large windows, frnm which ivi II iub ascK will on nrniM addition i as wttnout going outside HIl the site 850 feet us mm reservoir, one mav ta rmtmjt fr '5 teet. In which a stack large to halrf 2Anora-in iuuir. Pr enough Disced. Then, If In tha future tha Ubrarv outgrows these bounds. It may be extended You win by a head by your boy's head caps, all sizes, 25 cents.

They're the 8s cent land; but we want you to remember our boys' hat department No danger of your forgetting our men's $3 Derby, $5 silk hat, opera hat. Whether you wear a dress suit fire times a week or five times a year, one of our sort nils the place. Our best is 444, the sewing is done by the best custom tailors' best workmen, between seasons. Others are $25, $30 and $40. No wonder our $1.50 short stout underwear can't be duplicated elsewhere only a little machinery in the country that can make it and we take it all.

Rogers, Peet Co. Prince and Broadway. Warren and Broadway. Thirty second and Broadway. Into Bryant Park with the permission of the city, which we thing would be given.

The boiler and electric llgnting plant will be in a separate buildinsr. almost wholly under ground, on the Fortieth Street side. The material of which the structure Is to be built haa not been decided upon, though a bluish-gray limestone has been THE DISINFECTION OF BOOKS. Am Easy Way to Destroy tha Dia lean Germs They Harbor. A discussion on "The Disinfection of Books" was held before the New Tork Library Club at the Jackson Square Branch of the New Tork Free Circulating Library.

251 West Thirteenth 8 tree yesterday after noon. About seventy members were present. Arthur E. Bostwlck. the.

librarian of the New Xork Free Circulating Library and President of the club, presided. In the discussion Dr. John 8. Billings, the Director of the New York Publlo Library, was the principal speaker. Dr.

Billings Liu, part: At an investls-atlon made bv tha Rtata Board in Iowa three years ago it was found that six cases of scarlet fever were undoubtedly communicated through circulating library books. Other diseases may be communicated In the same way. There is not much danger of this from the edges of cams, aimougn iney are ioui ana mtny, and undoubtedly filled with bacteria, more especially with those of skin diseases. In order to prevent any possibility of the diseases through books it is necessary to destroy the bacteria. we cannot use the method of applying 210 Fahrenheit of dry heat.

That would curl the leaves and injure the blndlns-a. Much less can we apply 212 Fahrenheit of wet heat. We cannot apply a solution of corrosive suDiimate or sine chloride. The fumes of burning sulohur are both Inade quate and undesirable. two years snro when In Philadelphia I suggested to one of the fellows In the lab oratory that it would be desirable to seek a new method.

Formaline was known to be a destroyer of bacteria, ahd he set to work on that. This can be purchased in a drug store, on may be made by burning methyl alcohol. A saucer of formaline, a book which had been Infected with the bacteria of diphtheria, another with scarlet fever, and another with erysipelas were placed under a bell jar. The experiment snowea mat one cubic centimeter of formaline to SOO cubio centimeters pt space would thoroughly disinfect any book in fifteen minutes." SAILORS IN BATTLE DRILL. saaaaaa na 11 laalaa Crew o-f the Massachusetts Clear for Aetloa sad Train Their GaaS ea aa XasaciBary Fee.

There was a battle drill at the navy yard yesterday, and while no shot or shell was fired, and no damage done the men of the battleship Massachusetts proved their skill In clearing ship for action. Shortly after 1 o'clock the American flag waa run up to the truck of the military mast of the Massachusetts. This waa the signal that the battleship had accepted the challenge from an Imaginary enemy. It was not long after the flag was run up that the boatswain's mates sounded their whistles and passed the word for the men to assemble at. quarters.

The officers of the ship, buckling on their swords, hurried from the ward room to their divisions. In less than five minutes the word was passed to clear ship for action. Men came from all divisions, and the work oi Dreaaing away lire boats and battening down battle hatches waa begun. The deck was ciesrea in snort oraer, and with the exception of the men and officers stationed at the small guns on the superstructure, In the flfhtlnr tops, and the offlvr nn tha bridge, no life waa seen on the big fighting UU1UUUV. The small boats, unmanned, were dropped over me aiue ot ine vessel ana toted about in the channel.

The big guns in both fore and aft turrets were trained first on tht cruiser crooauyn, ana men on the flagship New York. Every ship within range of the guns of the battleship was aimed at. The men in the fighting tops aimed the rapid-fire guns at the smaller craft In the channel. The battle lasted more than an hour, and the crew were put through the manoeuvres the same as if they were encountering an enemy on the high seas. After the manoeuvres the ship was Inspected by Capt.

Hlggtnson. This was 'the first time In many months that a ship's company has been drilled in battle manoeuvres at the navy yard. CAPTAIN DIES AT SEA. The Boaaoke Arrives frona Heaalala with Flag; at Hair Mast. The big American ship Roanoke came Into port yesterday 102 days out from Honolulu, flying her flag at half-mast, on account of the desth at, sea of her master, Capt.

Joseph P. Hamilton. She was In command of First Mate Thompson, who. on the outward passage, was second mate. I Capt.

Thompson reported that Capt. Hamilton had been suffering from a pimple on his back and erysipelas set In? Tiusinc The Captain died Sept. 7 In laUtuol 45 i dnsouth. longitude 11? drees west. His body was buried at sea.

The Roanoke the largest wooden ship in the and belongs to Arthur Bewail Co. Capt, Hamilton had be ta VZm-mand of her since she was built in ikuj He was about fifty-five years old. and went to sea first as a boy. his father having been a a Captain in the old Calif otVade. years old.

living Brooklyn. 'weniy Weala AteY a Palish Wasaaa. The Charity Organisation Society appeals for 75 to fit out and send a woman and her child to Poland, where they have relatives willing to receive them. The woman has been abandoned by her husband, is un-able to support herself, and la in wretchad health. Any raont-y sent for the calVto the Charity Organisation Society, lua Twenty-second Street, will be promotlvaTwt publicly acknowledged, and Your Boysf Qothes, If bought hue, are fought of the mater; you pay one moderate profit, and receive a guarantee of satisfactory wear.

you pay lea. elsewhere, will beeither Because the 7 material undesirable, and will not trrfc satisfaction i Or because is cheaply made trp in tmwholcsomc places perhapst. Or the trimming are not fast-class Or for some other reason to be found ia the poorer quality el the goods. The weU-known fit and finish for which our establishment is distinguished, adds nothing whatever to the cost. rr; BsikirBiiitasU.eatoST.ao.

Jac soita, es.ee Toathf' Bolts, loof a-oassri, Sie to Sl. STOUT BOT8 Deed no to Um exaeasa of Baring thsireiotbssniad.toorasr. wseaa flttasm estreat- ly Croea oar stock. -a 60-62 West 23d St. Lloa laatltete.

18th St. and 6th Av. FIRST DEMON STRATIONO IN AMERICA. LION'S INFANT INCUBATORS. SHOWING THEIR PRACTICAL.

WORaUNO LIVE BABIES. Infants received front now on at Institute. Pally 10 A. M. to 10 P.

Sunday Included. Admission. 23c Family and season tickets, S3. THE MEIER MURDER TRIAL Damaging Testimony from a Wit-. ness that Meyer Admitted Killing Policeman Smith.

EVIDENCE NOT DISCREDITED Police Captain Herlih Swore that Ho Tnreata Were Used Against the Prisoner in Extracting- His Admission of the Crime. The temporary advantage gained on Wednesday by counsel for Frits Meyer, now on trial for the murder of Policeman Smith on Oct. 26, was lost yesterday. On Wednesday Lawyer 0Hare succeeded In shutting out any testimony as to a confession made by the defendant after his arrest. This he did by asserting that the confessions or admissions were secured by threats of personal violence or made while Meyer was In fear of the same.

Justice Fursman permitted Mr. O'Hare then to cross-examine closely every polloe officer to whom It Is alleged Meyer talked but, despite the most searching questions, no such state of facts developed and one confession was admitted. Policeman Thomas F. Ryan was the first witness on the stand. He testified that he, with Policeman Conklin.

arrested. Meyer after he had Jumped through the window of the schoolroom attached to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer. He had not struck Meyer with his club nor had he ever seen any other officer do it. He also accompanied Meyer to the police court on Thursday morning, and there heard no threats made. Police Captain Herllhy, In charge of the East Fifth Street Police Station, was next, called.

He had accompanied Meyer not only' to the police court, but to the Coroner's office, and swore positively that no threats were made. That testimony decided Assistant District Attorney Carpenter, who has charge of the case, and he recalled Otto Dengler, whose testimony baa been interrupted on Wednesday. Mr. O'Hare made strenuous objection, but Dengler was allowed to speak. Dengler spoke very plainly, and was apparently calm.

But the effect on Meyer was electrical. He dropped his stolid apathetic demeanor and leaned forward as If he did not want to lose a word. "I had a talk with Meyer." testified in the ante-room of Coroner Hoeber's office. There were a number of people in the room, mostly policemen, I thin. Meyer sat between Policemen Conklin ard Ryan.

Ishalf sat on a small table In front of him. After a time I asked Meyer what made him' shoot Smith on- Tuesday night. He answored that he didn't have anything especial against Smith, and to my further questioning said he had entered the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer about 7 o'clock. He sat quietly in the rear seat of the church unta after a time he got a chance to sneak up In-The gallery, and there he remained until after the clock of the church struck 11. "Meyer said it was very dark then," continued Dengler, but he had located the poor boxes when it was light, and without any trouble found the box on the side toward Avenue The next thing he knew he heard the sliding back of the bolts of the lror door leading to the rectory.

Without waiting an instant, he said, he turned and ran down the aisle in which he and opened the door leading into a dark passageway. He thought he was safe there, but hearing the approach of the pursuers he ran down the passageway Into the school room. There he found himself penned in. and so turned Just as Policeman Smith entered the school room. "What sre you doing here 7 asked Smith.

But ever never answarad th Dengler paused while every person In the cvuriruou luneq iorwara. did he say he did then broke In Mr. Carpenter. "He said ha ahot tvtea v. would have shot anybody who tried to stop That was the material part of the storv.

and all of Mr. O-Hare's questioning did" not mMf- Dengler vary his testimony. th confession admitted in evidence. Mr.v Crpenter then set nnt Meyer's crime in. addition to the shooting was burglary.

In order to establish the shooting In the commission of a faionr i Brother William. Fred Kraemer. and Miss Anna Hammo. who are connected with the church, swore that the church was locked securely on the night of the shootlng. Kv-ery window was securely fastened.

that when Meyer escaped he was compelled to break out through a window. Mrto'Hare fought every step bitterly, but each of the witnesses was unshaken in his storv Dr. Nelson A. Pomeroy. Ambulance Bur.

geon at Belleyue Hospital and DrTjohn callf to a'swv-v tV UI! aTUUUf UllH Dlfllt fl si law! from the. effects of the pistol wowds. WILSOU" TOOK CABS0ZJQ ACID. Was Kaaplayea la tha Caaaty Treaa- swrt Ofiaee, Braafclya. George Wilson, thlrtv-flva er viva- nil assistant bookkeeper in tha County Treasurer's office ot Brooklyn, was found dead yesterday afternoon la the bushes on President Street, near Kingston Avenue.

Brook, lyn. Beside his body" was a botUerWch had contained carbolic acid. wnicn Wilson was unmarried, and lived with hi. mother at to5 Hancock Street. 2 because of 111 term Bros, -t i Complete lines of- Long Suede and Glace Gloves for Theatre, Concert and I Reception' 1 Will offer to-day 200 Doz.

Ladles' 4-Buttori Glace Kid Gloves In Tans, Reds, I Browns and Black, at- West; MMSt; REVIEW of BOOKS THE NEW' YORK TIMES sss-aa-s-BBBBw, I. Fea.ttfres for Saturday, Nov J3th: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward's "Story of Jesus Christ." An Extended Notice from an Advance Copy of, This Forthcoming Book by the Author of "The Gates Ajar." Guy 6c Mattpassanrt Monument." Its Unveiling fn Paris and a Touch- lng- Story of Hla Mother. Taine. Andre. Theuriet, i and Lnhers.

Mrs. John Bherwood'a Reminlscencea. Dr. Peters in the Euphrates valley Work Done There or the Unlveralty of Pennsylvania's Expedition. The Autumn Academy.

Press View the Annual Exhibition to be Opened to the Publlo "Next Monday. In the Art World. EvenU and Topics of Kewest Interest In New Tork centres, 1 i The Return of the Native. A Second Paper Giving Impressions of New Tork After an Absence of Tears. By Charlea de Kay.

The Confessions of a Collector. A Grandson of Hazlltt Telia Some of His Experiences. Other Features. Among these will be Recent Auction Prices, Letters to the Editor. 'Editorial Articles on Timely Topics, and Gossip of Books and Authors.

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