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4 FACED FIRE Mi REEF. ROBBED RV WRECKERS. Passengers Give Details of Adventure on Jladiana. Eleven of eighty-nine the rurrer. G.

F. the steward. Gordon Ferpuson. and of the crew of the 131-fatPd Madlar.a. which was wrecked en a north of Bermuda, early on the morn- Jnp February i.O.

returned here yesterday on the Quebec I-ino steamer rrctnri3. The remembrance of excltinr adventure almost as- their minds on the day of j.n talked of nothing except their narrow OBcape from death and the bra'xery of officers. Those who returned cm the I'rctoria were Tdw-n of Montclair. N. the Rev.

H. Dalrj-mplo. John A. Cook. W.

Flart, Hart and Farrmr. of Brooklyn; Mrf. W. H. Maynard.

Richard Fhnnron. Mr. Mrs. L. Tubbf.

of Kirk-wood. 111., and Rincham. of CWcafro. Mr. in of the accident.

ysid: "Men and were huddled in croups arainst the gee houses, waiting for to happen. The eeas breaking; over us nnd fearfully wet and cold. waited in thiF manner for two 1 Th did bat they could for us. but UFrf sonT-tbirgr Indescribable. "We that to had on a 1 nvr rrf on Ibe At- the vmi was a cca we could par ficamst -bij' id ih" of hull the We exper-t-d at any to Blip off and fall into forty fathoms of We waited this for ttvo hoi, 3ri thrn light began to break.

four hours nwre raw th" of a Pteamsbip away off. ship proved to be Pretoria, on which we returned, but Fhe on t9 Bermuda, and did so apparently wtthcut During he ltd wiw one found ponw TrcketF. Unfortunately entire was disrhsred pimuitaneeusly, and pet to of the "There v-as roo q.hji«- a continued, sr Feared, as saw an added in to Oljr already precarious condition. The ti-3 5 however, by the breaking btw the ship it, thus described work of rescue "A ladder lowered over the and lowered safety tied them to catch them if they felL From hnttom of th l.idiT to hoat drop rf about et. first -woman to over r-'d was Lydis H.

of West Newton. Oman abcut Ejevaity-four years old. Her conduct irmly inspired tn women and allayed any hut she w. 4 a lesson men. "While; tho Madiana "as ill pounding on the rocks the destruction was by the wTeckers.

These fiends, brot into ard the property of ih.o«> board. pome the steward's 1 and found inc. Many of got The Rev. Dr C. H.

Dalryinrl'S The offjrej-p had Foin" trouble w-jth the I became excited and anted to get into the brat? This "as before launched. They clirn'bed into ope of th boats and were roing to pet off as they could. Captain Frascr of their action and went ia the boat. I win fhoot the first man who does not co to his pi a His hand reachfd pjghlficantly; rocket The men an 1 after that discipline naf restored." Dn "worncr! to ll 3v th without Y.fr husband and remained until the men recr-jfti was Mr? George Tufcfcs. They faid to hsve een married only 1 short ti-.

Thf guests the hotel lent .1. shipwrecked io clothing, id rf women out in gcrgeous venins iaim en'c n' fcr tli lr appe3r3n In the public irlor The Quebec Line offered to refund r.tr.or ro the passengers return then fTtc to ICew-Tork if they would aerec- to relinquish claims for dsmar'? against the The passengers held a. in the hotel ar.i not to accept the. rr Then the company acreed to accept- receipts from the expressly stipulating that acceptirig 1 money they did not prejudice any rlsmt thy have. pasrcrigcr" hi'l nothing but for Fvas" 1 and Madiana's officers ef tlie passengers will urn Trinidad earty next Esrht v.

ill continue the cruise on th-r of Inquiry, begun at Bermuda on FYlday, February 13, Captain said that chip Tras eojriC full Five Etruck A few Tiiomentt fore the ran upon the said, had been picked and ing make out what light It it was so poor it was difficult to disvoeuis-h it, said Usal was under the ii i that was trt of Bermuda, and iustifiei In iroirir full He admitted that he "not known that it b-id announced jjarcto ft 1902, that 'he risibility of the- t'cht hp.4 from to r-chTccn This- It psv at the last moment. THE GEE MAN ECONOMIC SITUATION. Recent Statements. TT 1-'1 In the of in Germany, and 3 bfljWui or pptimtetlc spirit Aijt 1 iitrib'jtionrr to this eutojectj 1 HE 1h French at. EtArtUrart It a the in -ill Important 'Vrman Industries, lroii may Vf tskT as The industry In bad but it nxruia nrjrh verse tf it h-jd nft It from tim in for of mills riln.

priors manufacturers profit, the result th" hurOen lias raisinc thereby piviric local consumers. particularly truft to be as in Germany as but trupts ihore are r.f public arid that are the I-snEuirhlTig tttt Industries It is rurrrnt thst the s-uttsiniTi? of or trusts. -r- veuH mostly dead. hardly a nn Bn fthfr a miraculous Viih DO cuard acainF' It. Fuch as combination tnr.T*t- the u.f-rnt.l conflict of -aould to the of jndue, jj trust may be tn- devil but on hsni is deep which th- bot find miy matins Tn a purvey of prfffnt Oft-man ZJLLu.

renditions 'lie F.f]ce" nummary Jt that. fo tbvuesent, there rtlgW rauron to TtCllVl attitude toward fioor in a woblem; th- opinien Ming may th" from a point rtew they hHp and to maintain aii'3 in th- worlds markets. It hopes that i- from eertala hive fo many advantapes from pohit of rf natkml atfllty -n rrend uniost If they nrrd re- ran to n- th- harm Seyraay have If Btiy. th- end fiave rendered. RUMOR Or CHURCH SALE.

a currrnt that f. tr tru.jr to parduse Fifty-firtt rhurrh pror-rtv property is V-. to 2Tfl 1- if tv-ftrst-st. tizt of thl- riot is feet. PHILIPPINES NEWS.

Trial of Naval Officer A Monument to Lawton. Manila. Feb. The court martial of Lieutenant Commander Fidelia Sharps Carter, is the result of the grounding of States Fteanier PiFrstaiua at the naval manoeuvres off 'i to-day the court had been in session fifteen The verdict was not announced, hut Carter lias been ordered to return to Washington under arrest, and it Is believed that tho verdict is Kutlty, and that he has been sentenced to 1 dismissed from the Beryice. The prosecution charged that Carter attempted to Influence warrant officers to alter the reports of the accident after they had all made.

There v.ero several scenes during the trial, and it if- expected that Carter's illness may prevent hip dismissal. Governor Tnft Is on the point of starting on a week's tour of the southern islands. His principal stop win be at Hollo. Island of Panay. Tde ha? piven $10,000 to the Manila General Hospital movement.

A monument on the General Lawton fell was unveiled yesterday by Bishop Brent with appropriate ceremonies. TUBERCULOSIS IN GERMANY. Ravages of the Disease Shown in an Official Statement. Berlin Frb Ifi. Chancellor Billow sent to th.

to-aay a memorandum on treatment, in iv- farts by Imperial Health Office, out of a thousand In of persons the apes of fifteen and sixty 316 dip of alone under fifteen and over ipixty ar? peldom affTtrd. The mortality of th" whole population averaged 242 per liuxHHi yearly, rWns in Bavarian palatinate to 329, in Bremen in 3T57 and in 1 to 314. The ronditionp Germany are shown to be than in France. Austria and Russia, hut worse than in Switzerland. Belgium, Denmark, and especially Th" Chancellor -aid the Health found that consumptioi can best be in special in which Germany non has accommodation for 20.000 patients The statistics of IS9G to bhowed thai on avrago.

out of a hundred cases treated £7 7 were diFmiFFfd as cured or improved S.S no 3.1 worse, and that 04 died. in rontinulng th Cham ellor said It hoped that var tuberculosis will make further through the co-operation of indlviduals and public bodies with the government. COALING STATIONS SECUBED. PrpciHpnt Palma the Agreement with This Country. Havana -President Paima to-day signed the naval coaling station agreement.

Minister Squiers. accompanied by Secretaries and Fletcher, proceeded to the palace pfter 11 o'clock this morning, where President Palrna, Foreign Minister Zaldo and their private secretaries awaited them at the President's The two copies of which were sisi ed Included SpaniFh and English translations. written in parallel column? Mr Squterc. having Roosevelt's approval 01" the latest amendments suggested by the Cuban Government, President Palma, after a brief conversation', signed both document; at 12. 7 o'clock and affixed the government -ft! Both copies will be to Washington by Mr.

Sfjuierp. who will tomorrow, probably by way of New-York. The text of the agreement v. ill not be published until President Roosevelt signs it. but it ip to contain no point Of importance not already to in the dispatches pnrTOK WAS NOT PUT OUT.

Gbroner Scholar's Order to Policeman Not Obeyed at Inquest. Acting the direction of Ceroner Schfier. corcnfr'i at the inquest in the Fuehs, butcher, In i barber's shop after wandering away from an attendant of Bel' on January returned verdict censuring the authorities of Bellevue and the Department of Charities for the man to wander away Coroner Scholer Fuchs's -when Dr. Frederick M. Bauer, of the Charities Department, jumped up and said "I demand that you shall cet that You are giving ihe Jury 3 false impression of he case." "I object to you eaying said Coroner Scholer, 'and I wish you to the room," calling Policeman O'Bourke and telling: him to 'r' that man cut." Pr Bauer rss not put out.

Dr. Bauer under cross-examination said thqt he had to send patients back to the hospital on several occasions because they were found by him to he irrational and not in a fit condition to be to the Island He declared that under present conditions was easy for patients to the although, he added, he had never heard of it happenii before. TALKS OF LYNCHING PR wnnpRTTRY. Indignant at Garbage FJan.t. Bronx Taxpayers May Act, Declares One of Them.

Da. vld Welch ex-Afslstant District Attorney, yesterdsy at 4 hrarin? "pcfore Mav.ir Lotv denoun'-fd the by Ftreel Commissioner Voodbury for Th" Bronx diseat-e and that they bad been kicked of Minnearclls Montreal Randall, another objector. thai In lynch law rather thin courts decided many rpr.t!fiu*rj Mr. Randall "but gome fine morning if tl is erected the. ti-qie up to find Woodbury dangUiiK from the end of hempen Mr.

Welch. headed of Bronx '-vrr-r the results ft his Iftveetfgatkntt of incinerating plants kind TlUjt Deputy police Tippr. in his report? on s'l'-h plants. when (it 'l the reason they out of business in Minneapolis and Montreal was i- no' enough garbage ht Dr. of the IJnroin Hospital.

which Is within four of llf Bite. lr ei that all of pavilion for anil lives nf imperilled by a itartuigo cremator: Hawkins, who represents district of 1 Bronx under discussion. aid th" crematory would a plsicur spot of the section Othera who ppoke 111 nppofsition Alfred Hall, -i brother of Court Ju'stlee Hall: Henry G. -md ex-Coroner Anthony McOwen. Mayor Fstid that from all he knew of crematory it would lie good thins for the citizens of Bronx, and d'ciar-d that be could I I be should favor it.

ANOTHER LETTEP FPOM rpOKER. Won't Embarrass Murphy by Returning Before Election. CroVer has pel ttwthef letter to a frWifl in Tammany Hall Th" ifplstlM of Richard will before Kmc be number and 4iiaatttv the Hall, If Mr. Croker remains from writer's cramp The latrf.t letter says that Sir. Crol hflb changed bis mind about home, in April.

he isn't. An almost brotherly fur his away and Bret4de la i scribed his motive It that his visit this spring mis in as a desire on his part to bow discord in Tammany organization embarrass Mr. Murphy. Because pays, hi- return "to his own and away upttl fail Th" letter i(J i in about weeks'. THE MAINE GOES TO HAMPTON ROADS.

Philadelphia Feb. The new battleship Maine left Island Yard for where her bunkem will be with coal. will join North Atlantic Squadron it Galverton. The Main- is in command of Captain Ltutze. NEW- YORK DAILY TRtBTOHS.

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 17. HELD BY U. S. OFFICIAL.

Alleged Turf Swindler Bails Himself, but Not Clerks. Henry G. Cartwrig-ht, William Treadweii and Charles Goodrich, three men arrested at offices of rich quick" swindling concerns In Kara'au-'st. on Saturday, were arraigned yesterday United States Commissioner and were held in Jl.o™ ball each for examination morrow on the charge of improper use. They had been hrralgned' before at the Tombs Court and had dischprKed! to be immediately rearrested by the federal authorities.

All prisoners were rharced in the Federal Court. In a complaint sworn to by Postofflce tor with Ing the malls with an intent to defraud. Cartwriirht. who Detective Sergeant McConyUJe is tbe one who really profited by the business of Crawford ft furnished P.We in each and released. The other men.

who were only his clerks although they figured as his partners, were locked up Ludlow Street Jail in default of ball Mr. and Mrs! Jeffries of Brooklyn, first offered for I'artwright. but as United States District Attorney's otfiro twenty-four hours to examine, Into title of the property offered, cash ball was substitute While the three were waiting to be Goodrich ami Treadweii. were shabbjly rP and appeared to i- miserable, bfggen and pleaded with Cartwright not to lesen thorn and to have bailed out. Cartwright endeavored to auiet them by tilling them would 00 an ne could for soon as be was released.

lie promised them that It he could he would "try and get a bondsman for them." Detective Sergeant M-ConvlUe paid that 9 profit? In the t-o years he has have been large and that he could easily have bailed ill ha he feU Inclined Ho believed hv the police to have kept all 'he money eot throueh his alleged fraudulent The letter sn which Inspector Ashe based his romoiafnt was t-ne written by Crawford A'- in March of last year to George M. Betz. of Til who to Crawford Co ISO to invest. but never from concern again District Attorney e. speaking yesterday of schemes of the "gel rich quick turf syndicates, said: "Their advertising po rleyerij worded that they deal merely In probabilities, hence it Is almost impossible to a fraud set against any of them that will hold hard and fast Their read the.

circulars and think they pee a promissory agreement, when In reality It is noth Ing My office has InvestlKHtlng a number of schemes. but has er been to pet a agalnsi any of them 'hit will hold ot assistant? told me the other day thai in a Broadway restaurant had overheard in Assistant District Attorney telling the head of of these 'en rich quick' how reuld word hi circular! bo that lie could not be legally and held That Is the way they do business: their papyri- ore ail written by clever law; years, who teach 'hem how to mulct their dupes and stand In no d.3nir a of being caught." raptain O'Reilly, or Tenderloin station, assigned Detectives Gorman Mollman to watch the offices of J. E. Gardi Co." a turf syndicate. on the fifteenth floor of the FJatiron Buildine.

The detectives found the doors of the suite of rooms occupied by 'he company wide open and bearing printed announcements that the rooms were to rent All furniture had been removed and no' a scrap of paper remained to -how what kind of business had been conducted there About 7.30 a m. two largi vans had backed un to building md one of th' employe of the company supervised 'he of the furniture. TVTAGTr BOX" TO MAKK Prosecutor Shows It to Sums Made by It, He Charges. In the Kings County Court yesterday District torney Clarke explained the workings of 3 machine used to catch persons susceptible to the influence of the greengoodii idea, and by which It was paid at least foO.OOO had obtained It was in the trial of Samuel Faust and Harry Fauet on a ir go of violating the section el the Penal Code making it a. feleny to for anj counter felt money.

Faust and his brother the say have been operating among Hebrews in Brooklyn and Manhattan for some and hive hitherto escaped arrest because of the reluctance of the victims to acknowledge their guilt in bartering for who made the present complaint against the men, was approached one of their igents Suspecting that it was a swindling lmt he went to Captain Maude of the Herbert st station The lattei gave him $JOO to open up negotiations, and watched developments The result was that the Faust! were arrested on December SO in their rooms in Moore st near Bushwlek-ave. The District Attorney told the jury yesterday that the- defendants offered fcr 535 to give in money bo closely resembling genuine thai it was guaranteed to pass the inspection of bank cashiers. The victim was then Invited to the counterfeiting plant in operation Then Mr, Clarke showed the jury the mechanism and explained its workings It consists of a copper box about two feet squai" with a bottom and 3 cover It tha' the Faults- would take two genuine bills wet them with a secret" 9 of tissue paper between them and then put them in an envelope The latter would then be placed in the box ond cover closed Half a dozen batteries box would then be set in operation, the trangt noises lmrressin? the victim and making him believe thai gome strange process was going on In the excitement the false bottom would be allowed to drop nver the first envelope, leaving exposed another en velope, in which three genuine bill? would be found. The centre bill supposed to be the counterfeit that had vis' been The prospect! would be allowed to take it to a bank and finding that it passed muster, usually returned to large quantities of- greengood: which were palpably frauds CHirAGO fONCEPN FAYS. Mass Meeting To-day to Form Flans for Prosecution.

hi' arc Feb. Continuing their policy of aggression against turf investment companies, the police lay mad? a raid on the. office of J. C. Rose Co rbe: found the locked, but on of breaking them down, the agent of the building wag induced to admit the police A thorough search disclosed that ill the company's books bad disappeared, only a few being found in obscure drawers.

Co. was the only one of the turf con rernf that made it promise" thai it would pay n'A subscriber? who presented tl eir certificates to-da: When 'he was opened two hundred persons waitinc at the doors, all of whom held certificates rt Investment, upon which they The crush became bo great that all 1 were locked, and only one person a' 1 rimo was idmi'ted By noon $10,000 had passed from i company into thi hands of A meeting of victims of the various investment companies in held to-morrow morning to map oijt a campaign of prosecution. E. J. Arnold Co.

were prominent here during th" last season, winning numerous races at Harlem. Hawthorne and Worth Arnold was a heavy bettor, never it If paid, wagering than $1,000 at time. Hir. greateet victory that of McCarthy, who beat some high class 1 Meantime Arnold were running a book When lakeside opened Arnold was plunger. his Ii were closely followed by 'racetrack followers 11-- Is reported to h' lost over at Lakeside, and Ii is said that Ins downfall began.st that meeting.

Prom Chicago hr went to San Francisco, sending part his string of racf horses 10 fCew-Ottean? point did he make any derided winnings. His hw included Peaceful. Maxim us. Bessie Carthy, -1 i 1... mid Fritzbrillar.

while in Arnold livfd in expensive Auditorium Anncx'and mouev lavishly. Hr i 9i 9 to have begun ap a cap r. brcami- a gamoli 1 and follower, and was arrested four years ago for keeping a poolroom in Qulncy-stJ At thai time, he was as WRIT SERVED IN GRAND JURY ROOM. St. Louis.

Feb. K-Ip Circuit Court to-day William Kjcr obtained a writ of attachment for gain 1 John J. Ryan, doing a turf investment burlne'is af lohn J. Ryan Co. Bervi was had on Ryan while be was In the grand Jury room Accounts held by Ryan in eight or ten Ft.

Ijouis bank's and trust companies were the objects of i. -hin' ft writs. Tl.t joint legislative committee appointed 10 mvrsjicatc thi methods of turf and other investment rnmpunlep. for The purpose nf upine the in in. enactment of corrective legislation, examined number witnesses today.

REFOFM CJVR WANTS UPTOWN SITE Negotiations for the Sale of Its Freeent Home Completed. The to purchase the Club property, ii corner of and Fifth its present home, were cumpl ted It Is MM that the porchaee was about Edwin Baldwin secretary of club, confirmed last nlghi the report of the dale of the property, the size of which Is SBxl26x Irregular, and added thai the organization was looking for an uptown site on which to build a A large, parcel. feet of Reform Club property, was bought by th( Century Realty Company. The details of the. latter transaction are given in another colunxu.

RRYAX RAPS CLEVELAND Says Latter Appointed No Men Who Believed in People Ideas. Wttllan JennlnKs Bryan talk-d pmall fathering of women and some men In the reception room of Clarendon Hotel, in Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon. He was the of Women Lincoln Democratic Club Many of the regular Democratic leaders of Kings County had been Invited to speak, but most of them found it convenient to be absent. John 1... Shea, chairman of County Democratic Executive Committee, a notable exception, was present, but did not speak at any greal length Mrs.

Bugene V. Brewster. president of the club, made the most of his presence, however, and gave him a prominent seat her right, while Mr. Bryan wa 1 at her left. Mrs Brewster introduced John 8 Crosby, who spoke briefly on the question in the South and at greater length on woman's suffrage.

He suggested thai the mlcht have someibine to say on that point, but Mr. Bryan refused to commit himself. Mrs. Kate, Mortensen. vice-president of the club, then introduced Mr.

Bryan as "the most flawless jewel in the American crown." Mr. Bryari by paying that, wMV'he I tried to avoid public receptions, lest they mlsht seem In the natura of a promotion of his personal political ambition, he was as much interested aa aver in all the leading public questions, lie continued, in part: 1 feel that 1 can no more escape from the work I 1 havo to do than man confined in four walla of a penitentiary. He escape from the work imposed upon him. I am the- representative of certain Ideas and feel that I should ,1,, what I can to carry out those Ideas 1 am concerned with great political and economic questions and I am not eoine: to abandon them to take up others I am not going to change my views until thoroughly convinced tarn wrong When so convince! the change will he so complete that peopi, eed not loco their Bleep or remain In doubt about my position 1 know we have before us questions touching op a land that Is bejnc exploited seven thousand aVav have been carrying as one man ran bear, and 1 know there are 1 other Questions as bimetallism and the tan" Instead of measuring people by what they contrin to society we are measuring them by what they absorb from society. It is a false standard 3l3 oppo.e Imperialism Ido not do it for the of the Filipino, but because its application an Insult to th" citizen.

breathes free air. and an assault on the principles of constitutional liberty and men everywhere. 1 believe that in candidates on. part' should consider than the desire to win bear that some one who II nominated for an office Is irolng to win, but we never hear wbat th.it person is goinsr if aop? win I want to pee the Democratic party stand for omethlnsc Instead of trying to get the Democratic party so like Republican party that we will rather in a strangling Republican to ea the Democratio party get them by design. have faith in a great majority of the Democratic masses.

I was in Congress when we had Democratic President who never took up 1 man for office who believed or conformed with the idea? of the popular side To-day the fellows who disturbed the harmony of the party in are cailine for harmony. it they are sorry they disturbed the harmony of the Democratic party let them came and say so, and 1 Democrats again Mr. Shea fhen spoke briefly, taking Issue with Mr. Bryan's Idea that a part first aim should not be to cut forth winning candidates He sail thai Kings County Democracy believed first of all in men who would win. and then platform? could be thai would them in winn'nr.

MR, BRYAN WILL GO THIS MORNING. William J. Bryan spent the ifternoon terday with Pr Jehn H. fjirdner and several friends. Mr- Bryan said there was nothing of Importance in anvthlng he did this trip.

He i 8i 8 scheduled to leave here this morning for Baltimore, where this evening will deliver a lecture. DAMAGES AGAINST N. N. H. AND H.

Springfleld Feb Damages in were award ed by a jury to John Li Emma Dalton. Sarah Dalton and Alice Bpence, all of New- Britain. Conn this morning: in a suit against the Xew-York, and Hertford Railroad Company Of this sum Slaney receive! Ilft.iM for an injury to his leg Emma Dalton who sustained fracture of the skull was awarded Jl.COO: to Sarah Dalton for minor injuries, $500, and to Alice Bpence, for minor injuries, The plaintiffs struck by. a third rail car at a crossing in Forestville, Conn KILLED IN COASTING ACCIDENT. Terrington, Conn Feb E.

Ives, twelve-year-old son of Fessenden Ives. tative from Goohen to the General Assembly, etistained injuries in a rr, 3 accidenl last night which resulted In his deoth early this morning. The boy lest control of his Fled and ran into a re etving Internal X. CHECKS, Dr. Hillis and Three Other Brooklyn Clergymen Get Them.

Tome one ban having fun Brooklyn ministers by sending them bofw checks for At least four cases have already come to light TIM rhecks were cleverly Rot up. and In each case the minister? who received them were deceived at first In the llsrht of later developments as to the of the checks th" signature "Robert which appeared on them becanK r-tenifl'-ant. The ministers who are known to have received there checks are the Rev. Edward of the Bnshwick Reformed Church; the Rev. O.

F. Bartholow, of the Methodist Church; the Key. Frederick of the South Second Street Church, and the Rei Dr. Newell Dwight HilliF of Plymouth Church. Although th" checks were dated January 15, 1003.

they were not. sent out until last Friday. mailed in Manhattan. letter accomptnyinc th waa written In Instance on paper of Douac of Parliament, Canada, and read as follows: Not Fork Friday. February 15, IMS Dearly Beloved Brethren aeeept incloyed as a New Tear'a ofTerinc.

you will be willing to favor me by using It in whatever way you th.nk best. 1 remain. yours faithfully. ROBERT svftpk Sn. checks drawn on th- reaTPJv blank rh-ck paper of National Bank of Brooklyn.

They had even been by a ma, lne, wbicn If used only by banks and large business houses. The body of th- checks was written in a totally differenl hand than the Robert eismafur" and The Bushwick Reformed Church la of tholdest in Brooklyn, but is not so prosperous as it used to and for some time been atrog siitic to gel enough money to build an addition to its chapel. the pastor, waa therefore overjoyed when lust before th- prayer meeting last Friday nisnr he the He announc-fi tbe gtfi at meeting and was I rejoleteg. Next day P. Woodman, treasurer of the church, to bank and had check returned to him with the words "N' account" written acrosa Ita face in red ink.

On Mr. Nile? was obliged to announce to hi? thit $5,000 waa only a grbaatiy jok 0 The Rev. Dr. who recently has rereiving checks from all over the country, many of then for laree amount? and from unknown persons, for the Beecner memorial fund, savr no reason to question the authenticity of toe check and promptly turned it into the bank It was returned to htm with mark it yesterday afternoon. Suspicions as to th- reached R.

Mr. Bartholow were at na by Willlam F. the church treasurer, to whom Bhoweli It Mr. Burns la a bank cashier. He told.

Mr. Ba.rtholo.w- that the signature looked altogether too much like "snide." There was little disappointment when Mr. Burns suspicions proved well founded. The Rev Mr Saunder? told ne OSM of bis check except hie treasurer, and say they not willing to place any toe- much In th" gift before investigating It has been found, that No. 30 Jehn-st.

hi 9 manufacturing establishment, and that no such pcrtftn as is known there DOWNTOWN DELMONICO'S MAY GO. it was reported yesterday that City rr: )' Property and Invasting Company intends to erect in the near future a skyscraper on the Mock hounded by Beaver. Broad and South on which the Delraonico Building stand? The company bought the property in about (imm), U. LEATHER ARREARAGES. It is said on what Is believed to be aather- Ity that a plan for readjustment of tba arrearage of dtvldends or th.

preferred stock et the. United States Leather will peon b- axuioaaeed. There outstanding of thir issue which Is entitled to par- cent For last cant paid yearly; and total arrearage smoa May 1. MH Is W1 pei cent INCREASE FOR TELEGRAPHERS Hasletmi Feb. A per cent Increase in dating from February I.

has been granted to th- telegraph operators en the Delaware, Susquehanna anf Schuylkil! Railroad SCIENTISTS HAVE REPRODUCED THE CLIMATE OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA IN THE GREAT HUMIDORS IN OUR NEW STORE AT BROADWAY AND 26 STREET WHERE THE. LARGEST STOCK OF IMPORTED SEGARS EVER EXHIBITED IN THE WORLD AWAITS YOUR INSPECTION HAVANA TOBACCO CO, BROADWAY STREET OBJECTS TO WOMAN TFSPECTftR. First Cabin Passenger on Graf Waldsrse; Indignant and Hysterical. Th- difficulty s-ndmar of assa immigration Inspcctert on toard of sje-imsmps to i- ok after unprotected weaaes had ha first yesterday. fh- Craf U'aldprs-e arrtred here from Hamburs.

Two of th- woaaei Inspectors hoarded the at Quarantine, and 9t Mirs Taylor; went th first rabtn. was a Mr. Anhagen, vhn she waa on h-r to th- roast meet her husband. plain of th- Aist-rnixe. Mrs.

Anb'ir- 1 was alone and had an whifh Tavlor t-ujs. several querthms r.f to in She aft-rward tr.ri.-.ii. I-ft the. Tihip that condition Sbm had a telearasn from h-r to and lerlaexi that would have her h'i3bun'l protest the authrtriti's at GETS $3,200 BY ALLEGED TBTCKERY. President of Coal Company Arreited, Charged with Getting Money on Orden.

charged with obtaining; by op false for eeal. Alfred P. of No. Bnr.bnrJ;'-st. Brooklyn, sw locked up in Police aigbt- complaint of Frank K.

of th- Manufacturers' Commeretal pany. Of No Kft Broadway. Is Ifl be th- bl th- rwh-i'an of Broadway. Recording to qppii'i for a loan S3JO9 February offering security n'imb-r of for purport have him by r'unlr of rtrms in ctty. II- Ing la th' complainjnt.

he to buy the coal fir d-h'-rv. th-it h- wonM not get paid for fh until ituaaa Ttie loa-i was to Knel-hardt. if ir. alteyed, fojr tvn witftbef new Th- cirnpiiinart th-n suspicious and put ort th. up for first alwpred of firms I ,1 ofh-r rirnu-: found.

Mr. 1 thei iite Central an-1 be. to llje return who th- relurued fmtm in th- was placed to irho mad- the 1 ha'i received tha ftrjl and said that would pay it bi-'k bid when it f-it du-. ONES STATES IN OTHERS HOME. Hackensack Women.

Each Owning Half a House, in Bad Mixup. A eecupj ot JJatrv sr. Jff. at mTtgig- months aso Hi-k- Tisai-k. and Bradley! f-rrri-rl!" Sfnitctatr.

1 i aoaea At addition was mid- and, the wtnfn in e'judl Yesterday for Mrs. Lhancellor compel Mrs to Jtwe a part of theYous- Bradley oiaim? The com plaint M'lller's answer shotr that MuH-r '3 on Bradley'a side and is on Mrs. Mailer's th--m on Mrs. Bradi-x'g A Mrs Mailer is appears to to Sirs. b.jt there is f-T hsr filter it by.

Mrs. MuH-r enter her kttehen hv passir.c through Mrs rconjs. case Js thi? way." saM fb- "Mrs. won't up the hflroom ml cellar unless Mrs up rh- ba'hriom was fot thfl production ef REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETS. ef Republican at v- being reidy ceru- th- members the acctpted ths irivitation of the Side Republic -m ar.cj last algal their regular mcci Jjj the 3 £3W Broadway.

President Louis Stern presided. K. was re-elected chairman of executive and on flwi of 1 ocas and funeral Thomas were passed The members say th- their new be ready in Him the March meeting ROBBED OF $7,000 IN DIAMONDS. Feb. I Nathan a 'ilanisni broker of Philadelphia.

robbed of $7,000 worta diamonds -within ten minutes 3 train en his arrival here from to day. boarded streetcar, rode a and waa ot his by bm aaa. crowd..