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II II rail NEW 12 ORK TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1609. AFFAIRS OF THE HARPERS Creditors' Committee Recommends Continuance of the Business. SAVING OF $20,000 MONTHLY Plan for the Financial Readjustment of tht Corporation Under Single-Handed Control. At the Instance of creditor hose claim aggregate nearly half the entire Indebted-Tie of Harper A Brother, a committee of fire 'men, of which Alexander E. Orr la Chairman, ha undertaken to prepare and ubtnlt to creditor a plan of reorganisation.

Preliminary to this task the committee has prepared a statement. In which It Is set up that the total liabilities of Harper A Brothers on IVc 4. 1SH9, were 13,083,000, diminished since the data named by the turning over of $120,000 of bonds, which leave the total indebtedness $2,993,000. The secured Indebtedness la $1,001,000, consisting of notes, an open account, and a mortgage of $0,000, secured by bonds and real estate. The unsecured indebtedness comprises vommerclal paper and open accounts.

'The corporation in 1893 mortgaged Its property to secure $3,000,000 per cent. 100-year gold bonds. Of this amount, stands as collateral, as referred to. The remainder of the iasued bonds. Is outstanding, and controlled by the committee for the purposes of reorganisation.

The mortgage represented by the bonds covers all property of the corporation, i except stork on hand, bills receivable. auppIUs, and cash on hand. I Omitting T.e atet of goodwill and plates, estimated at UO0.0 value, and deducting the bond and mortgage, remain against the outstanding bonded indebtedness of $2,645,000, or LtJ per cent, of their liar' value. The estimated net available assets, not covered by mortgage, to meet unsecured claims, are substantially $442,007. In this connection real estate and Improvements re set down at SUuO.OW, good will and plates at machinery, merchandise, manuscripts, drawings, Ac, at and cash and bills receivable and miscellaneous securities, $412,110.

The amount of the assets of $442,607, as stated. Is arrived at by deducting from the gross estimated assets as here itemized, and amounting to 9.iJ.i-i. me assets coverea by first mortgage and bond and mortgage, in the sum of and amounts due preferred creditors to the amount of The net liabilities in excess of bonded indebtedness are placed at $1,902,612. and comprise bills payable, general creditors. manuscripts, advertising, and unexpired subscriptions, leaving net available assets equal to 22.5 per cent, of net available lia billtles, exclusive of cost of receivership and liquidation.

The committee regards the above estimate of value of assets, except as a going concern, to be very excessive. All of the assets covered by the mortgage are deducted In computing the probable excess of unsecured creditors, because in the committee's Judgment the property covered by the mortgage would not realize, under foreclosure sole, more than enough to satisfy the secured claims. Wherefore, the committee concludes. If tne corporation Is not continued as a going concern, unsecured creditors would receive a very small percentage of par value of their claims. Little, If any.

relief is anticipated for creditors from Indorsements of commercial paper sold by the corporation and held now as unsecured claims. Statement Is made by the committee that, wnder direction of G. B. M. Harvey, scent of the Trustees and receiver now in charge of the property, operating expenses have been reduced 2O.Ou0 per month, equivalent to a saving of Interest on He Harvey has reported to the committee that the total loss from the business during tie first eight months of the present vear.

was nearly that, owing to retrenchments rffrml In Is forrntn that (ha corporation is now earning Its operating expenses. Mr. Hsrvey believes that with proper management, free of custody of the courts, the business can earn, in 1900, about above operating expenses. The committee, therefore, recommends to the creditors that the business be continued under strong, single-handed control. The committee has assurances from the holders of practically all the bonds, that with the concurrence of unsecured creditors continuance may be hsd upon a sound financial basts.

The plan for the- financial readjustment of the corporation's affairs is now in preparation, and will he duly submitted to the creditor. MRS. COOK'S CHRISTMAS TREE. Bedrlddea Woman Makes Many Children Happy. Groups of happy children could be seen yesterday afternoon entering the building at 492 Second Avenue, whence they passed threugh the hallway ta a little, old-fashioned house In the rear.

There In a quaint, four-posted bed on the second floor lay Mrs. Bella Cook, an invalid who has been unable to rise for forty-four years. Near her bed- stood a Christmas Jree, about which were heaped trumpets, drums, balls, dolls, and numerous knlcknacks, which were distributed among the little ones. Each year Mrs. Cook arranges a Christmas festival for the children of the neighborhood at her home.

When she was a patient at the Woman's Hospital, which then stood on Madison Avenue, near Thirtieth Street, she made the acquaintance of many of ita wealthy patrons. Among these were Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt, Mrs. Anson G. Phelps, and a number of others, who have since contributed to the various charities she carries on.

Yesterday she gave presents to over loo children. When It was over she said: "It's tbe happiest day I've had for a year. LIABILITY OF RESTATJBANTS. aTastlee Freed maa States Rale Affect- lagr Safety of Caatonters' Apparel. A recovery In a municipal court by Marcus W.

Montgomery of a Judgment against John Ladjlnf, restaurant keeper, for the value of an overcoat which disappeared from a hook affixed to a post, where It had been hung, while Mr. Montgomery was seated, near by, at a table with a party of friends, was yesterday set aside by the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court. Presiding Justice Freed man. giving the opinion, thus states the rule of legal liability In such cases: He fore a restaurant keeper will be held liable for ths loss of an overcoat of a customer while such customer takes a meal, it must appear either that the overcoat was placed in the physical custody of the keeper of the rewtaurant or his servants, or that the overcoat was necessarily laid aside under circumstances, showing at least notice of the fact and of such necessity to the keeper of the restaurant or his servants, or that the loss occurred by reason of the insufficiency of the general supervision exercised by the keeper of the restaurant for the protection of the property of" curtcmers temporarily laid asid. "There are all kinds of restaurants.

In some of them good taste and etiquette require that a customer should take his hat and cvercr at fT while taking a meal or refiesh-ments, while in others, especially the so-called quick-lunch establishments, customers frequently remove neither hat nor overcoat." Father Malooe'a Relatives' Side. Th rJatives of Father Malone have issued a statement denying allegations which have been made concerning their actions nd motives, and asking the friends of Father Malone, before making up their minds in the premise, to wait until the proper time has come for full Investigation as Father Malone himself desires. They have remained at Father Malone's bedside, they say, because Father Malone has demanded that they do so. which desire Father Malone, they assert, caused to be communicated to Father McN'amara, Vicar General of the Diocese. The Clipper Move' tp Tevra.

Carrying out a plan announced some time ago, to get nearer to the theatrical centre. The New York Clipper, has leased the building 47 Wetit Twenty-eighth Street for a term of ten years, and will vacate Ms present quarter at 8 Centre Street on May 1. The Tnt' -eighth Street property is a four-at ory dweiiing, remodeled for business Purpose. HONORS FOR MR. CROKER.

Bust and Portrait in Dublin to Mark His Work for Parnell Mansion Fund. In letters recently received from persons In Dublin by friends In New York It Is staled that In recognition of Richard Cro-ker'a aid in raising funds in this city for the preservation of the Parnell estate at Avondale, County Wlcklow, Ireland, the Lord Mayor of Dublin has suggested to the Municipal Council of that city the propriety of placing bust of Mr. Croker in a prominent place in the Council Chamber. The proposition, which Is Indorsed by the press and people of ublln, will be discussed by the Council at the first session of that body when It assembles early in the approaching new year. Through the suggestion of Mr.

John E. Redmond. M. it la the indention of Irish Nationalist of all parties to unite and solicit subscription to defray the expense or painting a portrait ot Mr. Croker, to be hung on' the walls of the ancient concert loo in in Dublin, as a token of national gratitude.

The members of the Parnell family, who at present occupy the Parnell mansion, intend to extend to Mr. Croker a special invitation to make the mansion his home whenever he visits Ireland, and a Special guest room to be called The Tammany Chamber will always be in readiness to receive him. MR. CRO KER'S NEPHEW WEDS. Richard Croker Warren Takes a -Trained Nurse for His Second Wife His Relatives Annoyed.

Much interest was aroused in Flushing yesterday, when was reported that Richard Croker Warren of that place, a nephew of Richard Croker. and Mrs. Sadie L. a trained nurse, who is about ten years his aenlor, had been secretly married Wednesday night by Judge Burnes, at Greenwich, Conn. This is Mr.

Warren's second marriage, and his wife's third. The first Mrs. Warren secured an absolute divorce from her husband a little more than a year ago, after a stormy married life which had extended over a period of about three years. This- decree carried with It the right td the custody of their infant son, with whom she Is living at tbe home of her father. Justice of the Peace Clinton Mor-rell, at Manhasset.

Mr. Warren is a clerk for the New York Life Insurance Company In this city. Many see in him a strong personal resemblance to his dlstlngu'shed uncle. Mr. Warren spends his Summers at the comfortable old family homestead at Great Neck, but this year, when his parents moved to their Winter home in Adelphl Street, Brooklyn, he elected to remain In Flushing, and took up hia abode with hi brother-in-law, Benjamin Hewlett, chief Clerk of tbe City Magistrate's Court in that place.

The second Mrs. Warren Is a daughter of Dennis Carli, a former Captain of the White-stone police force. Her first husband was George Shrader, a brakeman on the Long Island Railroad, who was killed In an accident in 1883. She then married Frederic Corse, a ticket agent for the Long Island Railroad at Lonrr Island City. He died about four years ago.

She has two children. When seen at her home, 48 Monroe Street, Flushing, yesterday, Mrs. Warren was in a very happy frame of mind. Beyond admitting the marriage, however, she would make no statement concerning it. Mr.

Warren is the only son of Samuel E. Warren, a Deputy United States Appraiser, who holds the position of chief clerk of the order department at the Appraiser's Stores, Greenwich and Christopher Streets. He seemed very much annoyed when seen yesterday. He said he did not know his eon's new wife. He is twenty-eight years old and can do as he pleases." he said.

"He's a fool to get out of 'one fire and jump into another. This is all news to me. Well, he was married in another State, it eeems. so I don't suppose they can touch him." Mr. Hewlett said that the marriage would be a severe blow to the young man's mother.

She is traveling In Europe, and an effort will be made to keep the news from her at least until her return. Mr. Warren, who is employed In the file department of the New York Life Insurance Company, reported for duty as usual yesterday, and was at work when he was seen in the afternoon In regard to his marriage. He seemed annoyed that the matter should have found its way Into print, but he admitted that the marriage had taken place. It was a quiet affair." he said.

I don't care to say anything more about it than that we are married. In fact there Is nothing more to be said about it." LEGAL NOTES. Lost Wearing Apparel. Mllllcent V. Wlllson has a suit pending in tbe Supreme Court against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company and the Electric Vehicle Company for damages for personal Injuries resulting from a collision and for loss of wearing apparel, worth $900.

An application was nade at Special Term yesterday on behalf of the defendants that plaintiff be required to give the names and addresses of the persons from whom the articlea of personal apparel were purchased, and If any of them were gifts, the names of the givers. The plaintiff expressed a willingness to give the particulars desired, except as to divulging from whom presents were received. She would, however, state where these presents were purchased. Justice Gildersleeve yesterday granted the application to that extent, saying it seemed to him this would ive all the information to which the de-endanta were entitled. Landlord and Tenant.

It was held yesterday by the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, on appeal from judgment given for the defendant in a suit, brought by William L. McCotter to recover rent of certain premises from Joseph A. Fllnn for the four months ending with September, 1897, that a judgment taken by default in summary proceedings by McCotter as landlord, in September, 1897. for Flinn's dispossession for non-payment of rent, was conclusive between the parties as to the existence and validity of the lease, the occupation by the tenant, and that the rent was due, notwithstanding there had been no personal service of the precept. The court therefore decided.

Justice Leventrltt giving the opinion, that the defendant was precluded from Invoking an alleged surrender by him and acceptance by the plaintiff of the premises on the 20th of June preceding. A constructive service of the pre- rnt a TirnvlriAjl In flaHAn it A 1 code, was held not to have been violative of the tenant's rights. Being a resident and in possession of the premises the recovery of which wa sought, it seemed reasonable and probable, the Court said, that affixing a copy of the precept upon a conspicuous part of the property advised the tenant of the proceeding and afforded him an opportunity to defend. Judgment given in a Municipal Court for the defendant was therefore reversed, Contribctort Negligence. The Appellate Term of the Supreme Court decided yesterday that it is contributory negligence for the driver of a wagon to attempt to cross a street railroad track forty-five or fifty feet in front of an oncoming car.

precluding recovery of damages resulting from a collision, where it is not shown that the car could have been stopped within that distance, otl F. Mason, who was driving a loaded covered truck owned by Thomas Cornell down the west side of Sixth Avenue, between the line of elevated pillars and the sidewalk, had with him on the back of the truck a helper, one of whose duties was to notify motormen of following cars when he desired to cross their path. When midway between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets, Mason, because other wagons were In his path, started in upon the west roadway of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. In his suit agiinst the company for injuries he received from a collision Mason testified that hi horse wa straight on the track, going south, when the car struck the left rear wheel of his wagon. The helper who sat on the back of the truck, facing the approaching car, testified that when the wagon turned on the track, the car was about seventy-five- feet away, going at full peed.

and that he then waved his band to the motorman; that the horse and wagon continued going south "on- a walk for the distance of ten feet before the driver started to turn east across the track, and that then the car was forty-five to fifty feet away. Justice MacLean. in giving the decision of the Appellate reversing judgment given In favor of the plaintiff In a Municipal Court, said no evidence was offered to show that the car could have been stopped within that distance, but rather the contrary appeared, and added: Cutting in under the circumstances of this case clearly evinced experiment and shows fault on the part of the plaintiff sufficient to hinder recovery for defendant's negligence. If any there was." A recovery In Mr. Cornell's suit for damages to the truck, tried at the same time, was also reversed.

NEW TRANSATLANTIC LINE Leyland Co. to Start a Liverpool-New York Service. VESSELS Six Ships WILL SAIL WEEKLY to be Taken from Boston Service and Later Replaced by a New Fleet The- annoui cement was made yesterday that arrange nent had btsn completed by Frederick Le land Limited, of Liverpool, for th i establishment of a weekly passenger st amship service between New York and Li' erpool. This new line, which will constitute the most important addition to transatfan le service in recent years, will have In opeiatlon within two months six big vessels, a id will conduct a weekly service similar ii methods to those of the Atlantic Transp art Line, now running between this port and London. It was in ict Just a year and a half ago this month bat the Wilson-Furness-Ley-land Line, nnlng between New York and London, and the majority Interest in which was held Frederick Leyland Limited, sol.

Its entire fleet of vessels to the Atlantic Transport Line and made an agreement to operate any vessels between New rork and London for a period of seven yei rs. The Leyland Line, from Liverpool. to Boston, still remained in operation, and it as generally believed by shipping-me'n tl at tfie.Leylands would very soon extend their operations to New York. It is in fact with vessels drawn from this Boston servl that the new service will be inaugurated, but in course of time, it is announced, tiese vessels will all be in turn supplanted I a fleet of powerful steamships now bt ilding. The vessels to be placed in the new service at once art the Winifred lan.

Armenian, Cestrian, Vi torian. Columbian, and Georgian. These vesseU' average some P.000 tons each, and in make the voyage in about ten days. 1 tielr places in the Boston service will be taken for the time being by smaller vess 'Is. The inaugi ration of the new service has been delaye 1 owing to tne chartering of several of tie vessels by Great Britain as ti ansports.

The Wlnlfredian left Boston yest rday for "Liverpool, there to be taken in ha id by the British army for a trip to Cape Town. The Cestrian and Victorian are on the way to Cape Town, but will be released in a few weeks. The Armenian as due in Boston yesterday, having aires dy made a trip to South Africa and been -re eased. This last-named vessel will probabl make the first trip from this port in the new service. Sailings will begin in about five weeks, from pier 00, North River, foot Bethune Street.

The compiny has secured offices in the new Batten Park Building on State Street. The passenger department will be under the general management of P. W. Gibson, who was for a (quarter of a century general passengen agent of the old Guion Line, and is one of he best known steamship men in the coun try. The steamers will be fitted for about 'i saloon passengers- each and will carry 10 other class.

The class of vessels now building for the new service will be some thing on the order of the White Star gteamt Cymric, of immense size and tonnage, ant i with an enormous capacity for high-class 'reight. Particular attention, however, wl tl be paid to the passenger traffic, and it Is believed that the new company will prove a formidable rival to the Cunard and White Star lines. ON THE PANAMA CANAL. William elson Cromwell Explains the New Con pany's Purpose No Fight Aeaii st Nicaragua Project. i WlUlam elson Cromwell, who organized the Pa nam i Canal Company, which has been lncorp rated at Trenton, N.

to take over the ri ghts and Interests of the. new Panama Ca tal Company of France, of which J. Bortnard that a few I was President, said yesterday months would Intervene before the absorp ion of the French company's rights. The Frdrich concern," said he. will be paid out arid out in stock of the new com pany and will have no other interest in it.

All the Directors will be Americans, ut 1 am not at 1 berty to announce the board yet. Some 4,000 nen are at work on the Panama Canal now, as they have been continuously for Ave ye ara. It has been cut through about two-fifth of its length, $270,000,000 having beed spent In the process. However, we shall only need about 1100,000,000 more to finish it. 1 hat sum will probably be raised by a bond 1 mue.

We shall also increase our capital stoc i from to $110 ooj.Ouo." The alter Hon of Mr. Cromwell was called to the fact that a syndicate, in which ex-Mayor Gra Is a leader, holds certain concessions in Nicaragua and "would, it was re ported, apoeai to congress for Government to put dhrough a canal there. we nav no flgnt on with anybody. said he. We shall not carry the matter to Con gress, for Congress has nothing to do with it.

We shall have all monev neceasnrv and do not need aid from the United States or any on; else to build the canal. Of course, I esume that when the people of this countt see that a company is ready and able to put one canal through they will not want lo make appropriations to build another. have all the necessary concessions. They are good till ltylO, and we ex pect to nave tne canat Dunti, under American management, in seven or elrht vears. It was in riew of our representations that congress tsrew out the Mcaragua appropri ation bills last year.

I appeared for the American yanat company commission last Summer ad their request, and we let them anow just svnat we bad. WOMAN'S HOTEL PLANS. Gooa Site Obtainable If Money Caa Be Promptly Raised. Those In the Woma fcharge of stock subscriptions to Hotel Company believe it en- 1 1 rely possible to raise before Jan. 1 the of the capital, which It has three-quarlers been agreeh must be subscribed before in-lf the total subscriptions do corporation.

not amoun to $300,000 by Jan. 1 the project will be abandoned, Charles Kellogg, the preliminary corn- mi tee's secretary. said yesterday: "We have an odtlon linotl an Av.AmAl. .1 1 building IVtVAftn Vf .1 1 Thlrty-nln Street, which we can get for $250,000, it v. tne money at allowed.

3uo.0uo for land. We once. Wd already have a numoer or applications for women employed by business quarters houses." faom FOR A NEW EAST SIDE PARK. Projeet Get l.OOO.OOO from the Legli latare for the Purpose. There Is a project on foot to get the Legislature to appropriate $1,000,000 for the ea-tablishmer of a park on the east side using the block Sounded by Delancey.

Rlvlngton. Eidridge, and Allen Streets. James Reynolds, head worker of the University Settlemem, at Rlvlngton and Eidridge Streets, ii at the head of the movement. Petitions i sklng the Legislature for the appropriate i have been printed and are being circulated by a committee appointed from the Social education and Improvement Club The dist ict for which the park Is desired is the lan est In the city unprovided with a breathing space, and is densely settled. The newly elei ted member of the Assembly from the Eight 1 1 District.

Isidor Cohn. has prom. Ised his si ipport to the movement, and it is hoped tha the municipal authorities will be Interested in It. Psr tard to Go to Slag; Eugene Packard, the head of tbe Robinson Inv stment and Security Company ot 32 Broad ay, convicted of having used the malls to iwindle clients In different parts of the Un ted State, wa arraigned yesterday befor i Judge Thomas in the Criminal Branch the United States Circuit Court and waa i entenced to eighteen months' irn-priHonmer In Sing Sing Prison and to pay a fine of $Aoo. At the request of counsel Judge Thomas granted a stay of thirty ana nxea nan at MRS.

SCRIBNER DENIES ALL The Charges of Mrs. Fraier Answered and Relations with Dr. Fraser Mrs. Lucy 8. fecrlbner, widow of J.

Blalr Scribner, who resides at 763 Fifth Avenue, yesterday made a sweeping denial of the charge brought against her by Mrs. Ida M. Fraser In her application for a divorce from Dr. J. Fraser of Pasadena, Cal.

The news that Mrs. Scribner has been made the co-respondent In the Fraser divorce case reached this city yesterday through a dispatch from Los Angeles, CaL, which was printed In Thb New York Times. Mrs. Scribner prior to the death of her ten years ago, was a prominent figure In New York society. Since Mr.

Scribner1 death she has lived a retired life, and at times has journeyed to California for her health. While she was 111 in Pasadena. In 1891. she was treated by Dr. Fraser, she says.

Dr. Fraser was at that time one of the leading; physicians of the place. was with her, and It was decided to bring Mrs, Scribner East Dr. Fraser accompanied the mother and daughter, Mrs. Scribner claims, purely and simply as a physician, and she declares that her relations with him were only those of a patient to a physician.

Mrs. Scribner admits paying Dr. Fraser' expenses, but refused yesterday to say whether or not she paid the bills of hla tailor and gave him as stati tothe California dispatch. The allegation Tm. Dr.

Fraser told his wife that he wished to secure a divorce that he might marry Mrs. Scribner, the latter declares to be ridiculous. Mrs. Fraser came East with her husband a little over a year ago, but, Mrs. Scribner says, the physician's wife did not call upon her.

Mrs. Scribner late yesterday afternoon consulted her lawyers, Evarts. Van Cott Lrsklne. 52 Wall Street, and Mr. Van Cott gave out a statement making a general denial of the charges of Mrs.

Fraser In her application for a divorce. He alleged that the affair Involves blackmail, and said he would act in the future for Mrs. Scribner. hen asked if Mrs. Scribner would go to California to testify in the Fraser divorce case.

Mr. Van Cott said that she certainly would not. In such cases depositions are taken at the residence of the co-respond-entr, and If Mrs. Scribner's testimony is en at all It would be. Mr.

Van Cott said, by such means. VOTE AGAIN AGAINST BRIDGE. Manhattan-Queens Project Discussed in the Board of Aldermen Resolution to Come TJp Again. For the second time in two days the Board of Aldermen yesterday refused to authorise the construction ft the Black-well's Island Bridge connecting the Boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. Thirty-four votes were, recorded in favor of the resolution and twelve against It, forty-five affirmative votes being necessary to Its adoption.

Among the fourteen absentees there were several who have declared their hostility to the bridge resolution. The matter was made a special order for 10:30 o-clock to-morrow R-nin, poksiDie errort will be nade to attract a large attendance of members, so that a definite result may be attained. When Alderman McCall called the resolution up, Mr. Stewart of Brooklyn took the floor to reply to the charge made at Wednesday meeting, that a tunnel. If built, wouhTfce used exclusively by railroad companies.

I deny that any railroad could grab a tunnel any more than it would a bridge." said Mr. "Can any one state as a matter of personal knowledge that railroads will not use this bridge If we authorise its construction? The only bridge we have over the East River Is controlled by railroad corporations, thanks to this administration." Alderman Goodman declared that he did not believe the State would interfere and force the construction, of trans-East, River bridges if the city did not do so. If this matter is not acted upon by us before Saturday at midnight," Alderman McCall replied. I am convinced, as sure as Alderman Goodman is In the land of the living, we will see a bridge started by June 15. under orders from the Legislature." Alderman Bennett, who was, elected by the board as successor to the late Alderman Ackexman.

and who was selected for the place by Bridge Commissioner Shea, voted in favor of the resolution, which he opposed at Wednesday's meeting. The negative votes were cast by Aldermen Byrne, Dlemer, Goodman. Hennessey, Mc-Innes, McNeil, Oatman, Sherman, Stewart. Welton, Wafer, and Wentx. ALDERMANIC SYNTAX DECRIED.

Mr. Sherman Offers a Check to Hasty, Irrelevant Resolutions. Alderman Sherman, in the Board of Aldermen, yesterdsy offered the following resolution: Whereas. There has been introduced from time to time in this board resolutions expressing sympathies or opinions in matters lying far beyond our provino or Jurisdiction, and Wherea. Such resolutions are generally hastily prepared r.nd expressed in doubtful Idiom and with disregard doth to rules of grammar and unquestioned fart ot history, and Such resolutions coming on in the course of busy- sessions, it has become tbe custom of this board to adopt the same, however absurd and ridiculous.

In order to avoid the delay of debate and dilatory motions, and Whereas. Such conditions tend to" bring this board" into public contempt and to reduce its legitimate influence and to Injure the reputation of its members for education and intelligence, therefore, be it Resolved, That we recommend to the succeeding board that It adopt a rule that all" such resolutions relating to matters political or otherwise without the City and State of New York. be. unless unanimous consent to the contrary be given, referred as of course to an appropriate committee, and be it further Resolved. That the clerk of this board be requested to transmit or leltver a copy of this resolution to tha Chairman of th Committee on Rules of the next board.

Alderman McCall. the Tammany leader, defended the grammar used In the resolutions which the board has adopted, and on his suggestion Mr. Sherman's resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules. Mr. Sherman's term of office expire on Sunday.

Court to Oeenpy Its Sew Home. The Sinking Fund Commission, at It meeting yesterday, accepted the suggestion made by the Judges of tbe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, that an arrangement be entered into with C. T. the contractor for the new Appellate Division Court House, whereby the latter will provide light and heat for the building- and postpone the acceptance of his work to May 1 next. The arrangement makes it possible for the court to occupy the building next week; Mr.

Wills will receive $1,234 a month for light and heat. The contract will not expire until May 1. Nearly all the work has been completed. Fands for Park. Schools, mad Supplies.

The Board of Estimate met yesterday and madeVhe following appropriations: For tbe Hester Street park site. for the purchase of supplies In tbe Fire Department, for two school sites and school-houses in Brooklyn. for a new school at Whltestone, Queens. for the Brooklyn Hospital Fund. for the expenses of the primary election, for the maintenance of the Kings County Jail.

for reindexing the records in the County Clerk's office, :J.0OO. to be paid out of the proceeds of revepue bonds. For Xew Plants In Brooklyn Boreas h. The Board of Aldermen yesterday authorised bond issues of for the purchase of a street -cleaning plant and 12.V0Oi for the construction of a niter plant. Both are for the Borough of Brooklyn.

Maasoletfn for Xewark Brewer. NEWARK. N. Dec. 2S.

Thousands of people visited Fairmount Cemetery to-day to Inspect the handsome granite and marble mausoleum which has Just been completed for Gottfried Krueger, the millionaire brewer. The mausoleum is 25 by 20 feet, and the symbol of Eternal Life on the apex of the dome la 46 feet above the ground The material Is white marble. At the entrance, is a Grecian portico supported by eight marble columns. The interior is finished in white marble and Vermont and Georgia granite. There are thirty-six crypts lo th vault and two large sarcooh- agl hewn out or Carrara martila.

The mau 'J soleum cuai nearly ''I Qi Evening dress clothes are worn at times when one's principal study is his fellow man in no other suit does a lack in cut or cloth stand out so boldly. Evening dress suits, S4S and $40 as low as $27. Pinner coats, $18, $18, $25. Opera hat. $7.

Silk hats, $. Evening dress shields, $1.60 to $1 Shirt. $2. Dres ties, .18 and .25. Gloves.

$1.60 and $2. Shoes, Model, button, patent leather. $5. Pumps, $2. Rogers, Peet Co.

350 Broadway, oor. Leonard, ww Broadway, cor. Print-e. and Broadway. NEW MADISQN SQUARE HOTEL Project of Capitalists to Build on the Site of the Old Bruns- wick.

The probabilities are that a hotel on the site of the old Brunswick, and facing on Madison Square, will joon be in process of construction. New York, Boston, and Philadelphia capitalists have the matter In hand. One of these capitalists, who refused to permit the use or hla name, aald to a Times reporter yesterday: There is no better locality in New York to.r hotel than in the Immediate vicinity of Madison Square. Options have been obtained on property in Twenty-sixth and 1 wenty-seventh Street, but all that is desired has not been secured. To show how property In that section has Increased in value, I can aay that we are ready to pay for one parcel that was old in lbi3 for It Is proposed to erect a twenty-story structure, and those In the undertaking are eatlstied their vestment will prove remunerative.

"TJi. lea of the Fifth Avenue Hotel property win expire in August, ltfoa. There nas been talk that John Wanamaker wants the property, but I can say that Mr. Wana-mae me he was perfectly aaUsfled with hla present location. It Is my belief that the Fifth Avenue Hotel will remain a iur many years to come, but that will Tint 1 II Ktoi oi our proposed TALK OF AN INSURANCE WAR.

Eqnitable's President Admits that the New York Life Has Ended an Agreement as to Agents. The resignations of several life Insurance companies from the "anti-rebate" compact. rendering the agreement practically have given rise to reports of a possible war among- the laree comnanles These reports were partly based upon a statement that the Equitable Life Assur- S.nSoCty and Vhe -New York Life Insurance Company had also terminated all agreements in regard to mutual agencies. ime Alexander, the President cf the Equitable, made the following statement ypf'erday in regard to these reports: reply to your inquiry. I would t-ay of warfare between the Equitable and another large company.

We have enough to do In handling our own extensive affairs without concerning about others. We are engaged in strictly minding our own business. It Is not a new thing that a compact between the companies throughout the country, entered into in 1S95. had been dissolved. That occurred some time ago.

The understanding was entered into with the hoiie of eradicating certain inequalities In the business, but when put in operation It failed lo accomplish desired results, and produced fresh and serious difficulties. As a natural consequence, it went to pieces. The Equitable was not the first company to withdraw, and the sense of the majority of the large companies was against Its contiiu-ance. The Equitable has started reforms on Its own account, and without combination, far more effective. The allegation that the company to which you refer has terminated an understanding that it had with this company in reference to the employment of aa-ents is in a measure correct, they having written us to that effect.

It takes t-o. however, to make a quarrel, and the Equitable is not quarrelsome. I should as soon think of bank Presidents making war on one another, and for this reason we do not believe that anything will be done that will be detrimental to the bet iMeeeoto of the respective companies. We certainly shall at all tlms defend the Interests of cur policyholders and conduct our business in a way becoming Its magnitude and importance." INSURANCE COMPANIES UNITE. Xorthweatern Life of Cntcagro sorba the Covenant Mntoal.

Ab- GALESBURG. 111., Dec. 2. By a vote of 17,007 to 76 the Covenant Mutual Life Association of this city to-day decided to amalgamate with the Northwestern Life Assure ance Company of Chicago. The 28,000 mem bers of the Covenant Mutual Life Assurance Association, whose policies aggregate $45,000,000.

will go over to the Northwestern Company in a body. There was much opposition to the transfer among some members of the Covenant Association, and for a time it looked as If the deal would not be carried through. The matter Is likely to get Into the courts, however, as some of the minority are determined to stop the transfer, if possible. An attempt was made to-day to invalidate the proxies held by the officers of the Covenant Association, but it failed. NOTES OP INSURANCE INTERESTS.

The retiring member of the Rate Commit tee of the New York Fire Insurance Ex- cnange on Jan. i is ueorge M. Colt, who will be succeeded by. William Ellsworth. The new Chairman of the committee be Charles G.

Smith and the Vice Chairman B. i. ACKerman. The Eauttable Fire and nm Limited, of Manchester. England, ha applied for admission to this State.

It last statement showed a subscribed capital of and a Are fund (exclusive of paid-up capital) of tU96. Its funds are liable for accident as well as Are claims. A complimentary dinner waa given to Henry E. Bowers by a number of prominent fire underwriters at Delmonlco's last evening. Mr.

Bowers will retire on Jan. 1 from th management of the United States branch or the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company of London and Edinburgh. A meeting of the New York Fir Insurance Exchange will be held Jan. 3. at which time several unfinished matters will come up tor consideration, including a recommendation that all minimum and card rates on tugs, ferryboats; and dredge be withdrawn.

It being the intention to leave unrated all floating craft within tbe Jurisdiction of th Exchange. George F. Vletor at Co. and the H. B.

ar-lln Company, the assignees of Louis Gordon, have akked the nre insurance companies whose policies covered the Walker Street property, which was burned on July 21 1SH to settle the los claim for 12 per cent, "of tne Insurance. Gordon was convicted of arson and later was pardoned by Gov. Black Th assignment of the policies waa effected by Gordon previous to hla conviction. In an auditing committee consisting of Samuel R. Weed.

Llndley Murray. o. Bigelow audited what the companies thought would be tha final disbursements in the case. The cost of defending the suits brought by the assignees ha so far amounted to 2 per cent. The insurance was distributed as follows: Mutual of New York.

lIO.ouo; Mutual Lloyds, Western of Toronto. M.uw; Stuyvesant. Hartford. Empire AgreSlturSC Bowery. Hamilton.

Imperial. County of Philadelphia. VI Nm; Phoenix of Hartford. 11 ti Union 3IenV Fnr.ilfthlng Dep't. SHIRTS.

Made of fine white muslin for evening dress or fancy percale and madras for day wear. Attached or detached enfl. Colored fabrics represent incomplete lines. Dress Shirts are odd sizes, and some slight- soiled. Sale to clear remainder of this stock, 55 cents each Formerly S1.00 and $1.50.

JAMES McCREERY Broadway and 11th St. THE FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Which coll Aft a In an nld timitut ran weeded out. and during bargain season a few modern pieces can be Judiciously add- eu, mus maaing an artistic ana modern iraaisiormauan, A rraceful hlnt aav phtlr a luxurious deep-seated couch, or a most convenient or table. Just examine your old-fashioned rooms thoroughly, and then a walk through our showrooms, now filled with reduced luxuries, will convince ju mat 11 is economy to BUY OF THE MAKEA Geo. C.

Flint Co, i 43 45 and 47 wtT IS" ST NEAR CRQAOWAY. VACTOKv 13Aol3e wtiTr9w5TRTT AIlCSEMEJfTl. EMPIRE THEATRE. Broadway and Oth St. Evgs.

Matinees Wed. Saturday at I li. 5itE MY LADY'S LORD. COMPANY. XTRA MAT.

NEW TEAR'S. GflRRIPtf THEATRE. 25tB 8t A 8-way. UMnniUrV Evening. 8 o'clock.

Saturday and New Tear's Dsy. Wm. Gillette New PUy. Shsrlock Haines MiniflNn THEATRE. SUhSt.

nr.B-way. IlinUlOU'' 0U. 8:30. MATIXBES. 2:13.

Katin tYednewlay, Saturday, and New Tear's. WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS. TJ ansCriterion '-AST 2 Matin Sal New Tear. JULIA MARLOWE I Barbara Fristchia. Tuesday.

January fr MAUDE ADAMS. OARDEN THEATRE Cnaries Kanascr FOR TWO WEEKS ONL.T. Evenings 8 JO. Matinee Saturday. MR.

RICH ARD MANSFIELD ia THE FIRST VIOLIN: From the Uomance written by Jessie FotbergilL Jan. 6th. Last and Farewell Week. Monday, (only time.) Anns and The Man: Tuesday. Cyrano Berserac: Wednesday.

Prince Karl: Thursday. A Parisian Romance; Friday. Beau Bramm.i toll's D.scTpi;V sTc KwSi'mSI ST "5- oesis may now be secured for the balance of the engagement. Ill Y'Q at SJ0 UAL I Mstlnees Wednesday a X. SPF.CIAU MAT.

NEW TEAR'S. Home of Dsn 'el Frohtnaa's Co. XO MONTH. THE MANEUVERS OF JAflE Comedy. acts, by Henry Arthur Jones.

LYCEUM 4th At. 23d Daniel Frohmaa Manager Matinee Thurs, Sac. 2. Extra Matinee New Tear's Day. FOURTH MONTH.

CHR.t'E' "ROHMA PRK4EXT9 ANNIE RUSSELL in ZIU lll ST. NICHOLAS HU Mil, Opn to the Public New Tear. IVTKRNAJIOXAl, HOCKEY MATCHES. To-niht. at 8U4 o'clock.

McOILl, UNIV. of Montreal rs. NEW TORK AC. Saturday. Dec.

SO. MoGILX. UNIVERSITY VS. AuTfORK. Reserved seats.

60 cents extra. 9 Theatre. B'way A 28th SlEvs. Mats. Wed Sat.

a- New Lwaf' POSITIVE ftrrV-K-aa Lwnfar. THREE LITTLE LAMBS Company of 70. Including the Misses Adele Ritchie Nellie Braggina. Marie Cahlll. the Messrs.

Philp. Raymond Hitchcock. W. T. Carl ton.

PROCTOR'S fj 23d ST. Marshall Wilder. Pert, Jennie Teatnans, MOVTNQ PICTURES. XMA8 VIEWS.) 90 other. MOVING PICT PALACE SStb St.

fc 3d At. HCXGARIA U3VS' BAKU. 5. 23. flOe.

40 Midret PRESS ELDRIDGE. Conway A Iceland, other. HTH ST. THEATRE, nr. th Ay.

Mats. Wed. Sat. Special Metlnee NEW TEAR DAT THE VILLAGE POSTMASTER. Another Old Homestead." N.

T. World A GIJMPBE OF QUAINT COUNTRT UFH NEXT SUNDAT Dec. SI. Afternoon st S- Eve at 8:16. Biogxaph Moving Pictures of POPE LEO XI1L ORIGINAL, VIEWS taken la the Vatican at Rome.

CASINO! last 8 prl Alica Nielsen Singing Girll BROADWAY- tZV BEN-HUR SPECIAL MATINEE NEW TEAR sT KNICKERBOCKER. B'WAY arm N. Goodwin Eres. :15. Mt.

Kt. 21i THE roU'BOT A.D THE LA DT. Extra Mat. New Tear. Maxine Elliott nci'icv MATMEE TO-DAY.

DClCT PARISIAN WIDOWS, t-m lta bt. Tin "Manhattan 4. COMIOUF Broadway A 29th St. Zyi. Formal, j.ok.

Mst To-dsy. 2i A SOc Boem la. Bar lesVa "rutii. Ulrect from Parta. sf.

i XTRA MATINEE NEW TBR'8 FRANK DANIELS in THE AMEER. KEITH'S THE AII11R HAIR Hart DeMar. Maie.Hmnann. Canrleld A Carl. tun.

Hilda Thomas. A Id rich. Blocraoo. Weber Fields; Whirl-I-Oig BARBARA FIDGETY WIFE EDEN WORLD IN WAX-New Oroupa, Christmas pantomime. Blue Beard.

ii crrnvL-uimiuiuu It I UJt. lNapuliin Troubadwur Orcbestra. HILL' TUFA. I.e. Ar.

A AM St. MATUKE EVERY DAY, iltsS. This Weea. HEX AD WOMKI, SHORE ACRES. UoaaeJ.Nxu wk Bacau She LovaJ Hi Tpv a sj A silk fired bnd cicsd 45.

cwrccai cf rich rrk I Lleuna Clclh is now From good (wilKcut velvet pipini) r5MW.33. 'A Seal brown Ktrity tnt lined '40 cvcrcoAt new '25. A SWU lined '30cvcrccM cf vm i 0, is nvrr Ar A 1 1 splendid values aj LSc criminal price. (three a tores KeArChAmber The New YorI Times Saturday Review of Boo ai)l Art COXTEXTS TO-MOHEOWi STOCKTON FINE CLOTHXS. The Xew Shenandoah Edition of III Novels and Short Stories.

KE0P0TKIN. Tbe Memoir of the Pamou Russian RerolutioDiat. E. P. BO.

HU Sister Reminiscent of Thl Pop- 5 ular Author. J0HKS0NTANA. An Extraordinary Collection tn Euflfal Not Well Known Eren There. CUBA. An Account of the Island Based on Two Year of Study.

EAST TE29T3TSSEE. Her Part In the Civil War. THE PHH.IPPINXS. An Interesting Volume by f. D.

Millet OLD NEW YORK. Eng-llsh Pottery for Which There Wa No Market Until It Had New York Pictures A Sumptuous Volume. JEWS IN NEW Y03JC Their Arrival In the Dutch Period How Their Expulsion from Spain Ued to Their Coming John Flake' Account. TtfWN 0B COUNTRY. Which the Better Place In Which tor.

Spend a Literary Life "Cynic" Vote for the Town. HUDSON'S BAY. A Great and Romantic Story of Trade. AlirSEMEXTS. METROPOLITAN OPERA HOI SB.

GRAND OPERA 8HASO.V ltO-lWUO Tender th. Direction of Mr. MAURICE GRAC To-nlht. at FAUST. Mmea.

Cal re sr.d Man. telll: MM. Aivares, Seoul, and Edoaard da Resxke. Conductor. Sic.

MancinellL To-morrow afternoon at 2. only matinee of ROMEO ET JULIETTE. Mmes. Eames. Olltzka; MM.

Sallrnac. Plancon. and Ed. de Resxke. Conductor.

SI. Mancla-lU. To-morrow Eve at at Popular Prices. TU TROVATORE. Mmes.

Nordk-a sad MabmUI: MM. Carnpanart. Prlnsle. and DippeL Conductor. Bevignant.

Sun. Dec 81. Grand Sunday Nl1it Con- cert. Soloists: Mmes. fcembrlch and Olitxkat MM.

Carnpanart and 8aUnc. together with Mk i Opera House Orchestra. Conductor. Mr. Paur.

1 Mon. X. at 8. CARMEN. Mmea.

Cs.lv and Susanna Adams; MM. 81 ex sjJ Plancon. qoodiKtor. SI. Mancinelli.

Wed Jan. st 8. A1DA. Mmes. Eame and Ma it elll; MM.

Aivares. Seoul, and Plancoa. Conductor. Sic. Msncinelll.

Prl. Bv. Jan. 4. at 7:43.

DIE WALKURE. almes. Nordics, Echumann-Heink. and Earnest MM. Van Dyck and Van Rnny.

Conductor. Paur. WEBEh PIANOS CARNEGIE HALL NEXT SUNDAY EVO. Sundajfg.31st08c.,at8:3Q o'Clszt. PADEREWSKI His only appearince orchestra this seisaa.

WALTER DAMROSCH Conductor PrCtfrimin. I rteihoven Flat Concerto. by Chopin. 'I PADEREWSKI'S Faataaie Pol on a is Seats. S2.SO.

2.H, S1.SO. aad Sl.OO At Schu berth's. S3 Union also at the Hall. BTBINWAT PIANO USED. CARXEGIE HALL.

27th Season. ORATORIO SOCIETY Frank Damrosch, Condu 'or. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES The Messiah THIS FRIDAY BOLOTSTS; Aft. at 2, Sopr.MmeJohaaaaCadakt and Grace Pveatest Saturday Tenor. Mr.

Georce Ha wilt Dec. SO. at 'Basso. Mr. David Blapaasn Reserved seats cents to aj.OO.

boxes and 9 15. Now on sal at box office. HAMMER3TEIN VirfnRlI B-way 7th A. IWivainjiat. 5:11 It AST It TSli' Smokir- or Drlnkine at Mats.

night Rogers Bros, in Wall St. 50c Admission lo Promenade 50c Jan. 1 Klir a- p. D. gterens-s CHRIS AXD THE WOXDERKIL LAMP.

Seata now on sal. ea Wl dta-UTaKSt Ml jrmr. iv pw.r-. cwx vl.lfW opn 0. it DEGGAR STUDETIT.

a ku rm a eM. Evs. :13. 1 5c. tot 1.

Mats. Wed. A Rat. 1. 100 seata SO Next Week DIE FLEDERMAU8 ia SPECIAL MAT.

WiH YEAR'S DAY (83P THE Pnp.Prlce Mat. Sat. A New Teer's. NEW i only. a.

Bernard A Xmaa pantoat. YORKl THE MAUVh'b "OOM. Jaa. 1st time. Broadway to Toklo." i Sunday EnrD.lng.

Dee. SL, All-8tar CuacsrC HERALD SQUARE THEATRE. Mats Wed A Sst. PRIMROSE DOCKSTLDEfVS JJS Grand Concert Sunday NtTt by tha Entire Cbmpatif Jan. A Uartd Bciaaco Naayhty Aathuay." ACADEMY OP MUSIC.

1B St. Irrinr PL WAY D0WI1 EAST." Prlcea.23.6O.T3.fl.0l. Mats, Wed. A Sac 2. Ev.lt is.

BIJOU. B'way St. E. Mat. Sat.

oaly. UAY IRVilfl wWTKISta? EXTRA MATIXEE KKW VEAU'S UA1. 1RVINO PLACE THEATRE. Mat. (red.

pr SC11VEIC1I0FER lH'Cr HURTIO ft HKAMONU Mcalc Hall. 125th 81 Tth Ae. hes.Or SOc. Hal 5. Mats.

Wed. A Sat. Pauline Halt. 1-Jxxte Evaa a c. em I I OH.

Hoi aE I la A it A. rat. 2. Nat Week- VIOLA ALLh.N in THE CHRIaTlAN. REFINED VAUDEVILLE.

LECTURES. COLUMBIA university OR JASl'ARYl 1 -AT COOPER tIOI. TueeJaya. -JAMS K. LEARNED.

Ls tier aad Mao-aers. No tk-kets required. AT METROPOLITAN MUEIM OP ART. tiaturdaya. 11 A.

M-S. at. VAN lNui. The Art ot the Japanese." No tickets re-cjulred. MifJy0-4'1 MISEIM OP SATIHAL HUrUH), aaturdavs, P.

J. K. Kt-i Aatronoeny. ApWy for Ucfceta to ttie aecrs-Ury of Columbia University. AT COUMB1A lIVRRITY, Taeav.

.0 P. M. A. V. W.

JACKhOX. of Ancient Wedtweasj s. P. L. C.

VAX NuePKX. Hutlaad Society lectu- oa Dwtca Lterwtar. Tsursdasa. P. M-.

lectures la Freaca. No tickeu reatilred Iur tfc- Ucturea. II.