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jUN 7 1901 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGL CtAS No.j COPY 0. FOUR O'CLOCK. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1901. VOL. 61.

NO. 156. 22 PAGES. COPYRIGHT. 1501.

BY THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. THREE CENTS. THELIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Two Copies Received JUN. 7 1901 Copyright entry NEW YORK BOY KILLED. GOVERNOR ODELL REVIEWS manded his attention.

The Chinese Consul at New York. Chow Tszchi, was present. He showed great delight over the parade, which he said was the best thing he had ever seen. TENEMENT LI JOKER ROOMS II PATENT DEVICE TAXPAYER'S SUIT MAY STOP IIM ON THE NEW BRIDGE. PRIESTS STUDENTS FIGHT INCENDIARY FIRES.

room 8. One of the bed comforts had been taken from the unoccupied bed and had been sprinkled with the combination of oil and benzine or naphtha. Then it had been touched off and was very nearly consumed when found. The stream from the hand extinguisher choked oft the flame and left the room filled with smoke. There was at the same time another cloud of smoke coming from the room known as No.

15, just across the way. That door was kicked in and the fire, which was also in a closet, and started in almost the same way, was put out. Nothing Was Left for the Firemen to XJo The seminarians and the priests had been so active In their struggle to save the buildings that when the firemen arrived there was really nothing for the professionals to do. They did not even get out the hose. The first company to reach the ground was No.

117 and immediately afterward came Battalion Chief Dobson, followed In a short time by Battalion Chief Cunningham. They made an investigation and both agreed that the fires were the result of a deliberate attempt to destroy the buildings and possibly the occupants. The loss was trifling, as It proved, and $50 Is a very liberal estimate of what It will cost the college to repair the damage. Battalion Chief Dobson, in his report to headquarters this morning, said that the fire was doubtless of incendiary origin. The firemen were told that there was nothing further for them to do and after their investigation they went away with their engines, their hooks and ladders and other apparatus.

Another Fire Found After the Engines Had Left. Twenty minutes later another Are was found. It had been probably smouldering while the firemen were there and there is no way to explain the fact that It did not show itself sooner, for it was plain that it had been started at the time that the other fires were and that the fluid used in the other cases was also employed in the fourth instance. This fire was in a lavatory at the end of the first hall. A half barrel had been filled with rubbish and the stuff had been sprinkled on.

The half barrel was in a closet and when the people in the building discovered this fire it was just about to blaze up. The flame was put out in a minute or two and then the occupants of the building, some of whom had had time to hastily attire themselves in trousers and slippers ere this, went all over the building searching for more fire. They came to the conclusion, after a thorough search, that there had been no other attempt. They also decided, as the result of the investigation, that the person, probably Son of Wealthy Parents Was Stealing Bide to Buffalo. Clyde, N.

June 6 Charles Fiala, aged 18 years, of New York, fell from the platform of a baggage car on New York Central Train No. 33, West bound, one mile east of Clyde, early this morning, and suffered such injuries that he died two hours later. In company with a companion named Frederick Blodgett, the victim was stealing a ride to Buffalo. Blodgett thinks Fiala fell from the train while asleep. Blodgett says Fiala was the son of wealthy parents living on One Hundred and Eighty second street, New York City.

BOY KILLS SISTER AND BROTHER. Dime Novel Reader Then Fired Earn and Committed Suicide. Toledo, June 6 Leroy Grove, the 16 year old eon of a prosperous farmer living near Napoleon, last night stabbed his sister, aged 24, to the heart, killing her instantly. He then strangled his IS year old brother to death, and, firing the barn, ran in and shot himself through the temple. The tragedy occurred just after midnight.

His charred body was recovered this morning. It is supposed he was Insane, made so by reading novels of the Jesse James stripe. GOVERNMENT BOND PURCHASES. Washington, June 6 Secretary Gage today bought $136,800 short '4 per cent, bonds at $113,800 and $40,000 short 5s at $108.9587. STEAMER ASSYRIAN WRECKED.

Leyland Liner Likely to Prove a Total Loss Crew Had Difficulty in Reaching Shore. St. John's, N. June 5 The Leyland Line steamship Assyrian, from Antwerp for Montreal, with 2,000 tons of cargo, went ashore off Cape Race at midnight. She has eleven feet of water in her forehold and is likely to prove a total wreck.

Her crew had great difficulty in escaping and reaching the shore. No further details are obtainable at present. The steamer Al gerine Is being dispatched to the scene of the wreck by Lloyd's agents. The Assyrian left Antwerp May 26 for Montreal. She is by Captain Dingle.

She is of 1,841 tons register. PLEADS GUILTY TO LARCENY. Woman Admits Taking Jewelry From Smith College Student Daughter of Prominent Lawyer. Northampton, Mass, June 6 Miss Mabel Lawrence Burt of Brldgeton, N. daughter of a prominent lawyer of that place, was arraigned in the district! court to day on the charge of the larceny pt a diamond and ruby ring, the property of a student at Smith College, valued at $1,000, stijj of aggregating additir from various students at that She pleaded guilty and was held in $1,500 bonds for the Grand Jury.

In default she was taken to Her parents are expected today. MCLAURIN DARES TILLMAN. If Senior Senator Will Resign "Unconditionally" He Will Do the Same and Fight It Out. Columbia, S. June 6 Senator Tillman has formally withdrawn his resignation of the United States senatorshlp.

With this action and the Governor's "last word" all would seem to be over, but last night Senator McLaurln took a hand again. After speaking very bitterly of the senior Senator he made the declaration that If Tillman will now tender to the Governor the unconditional surrender of his office he (McLaurln) would consider this a direct challenge to him and would likewise resign and enter the contest for Tillman's place. LIABLE TO $1,200,000 FINES. Over 48,000 Game and Song Birds Detected in a West Street Storage House. Game Protector John E.

Overton has completed his search of thp premises of the Arctic Freezing and Cold Storage Company, on West street, and has discovered more than 4S.0O0 birds, consisting not only of same varieties, like quail, partridge and pheasant, but thousands of song birds, like bobolinks. The total liability of the owners in the way of fines exceeds $1,200,000. Mr. Overton said to an Eagle reporter: "We have had these song birds passed upon by a naturalist and find we have seized nothing but protecetd species. We shall begin actions in the matter as fast as our attorney can prepare the cases." It is reported that the various owners of the stuff have organized an association and except to test the constitutionality of the state law, even to the extent of going to the United States Supreme Court.

SENATOR HANNA A COLONEL. Appointed on Official Staff of G. A. R. Commander in Chief.

Cleveland. June 6 Senator M. A. Hanna has been appointed a colonel of the official staff of General Rassieur, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Senator Hanna was recently mustered Into the G.

A. R. as a member of Memorial Post In this city. RE LOCATING BOUNDARY LINE. Valuable Mines Remain on American Territory.

Whatcom, June 6 The boundary commissions of the American and Canadian governments, now engaged in relocating the international line on the western slope of the Cascade Mountains, have completed their work through the Mount. Baker mining district. They find that it runs three fifths of a mile further south than has been heretofore supposed, but all of the more valuable mines remain on American territory. Golf! Golf! Golf! Golf! Poland Spring House, Poland Spring, Maine. Now open.

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Pcniinylvnnia Mznltpd to St. Lonin Makes the run dally in 8 hours. No extra faro. Adv. 25,000 MARCHING CH1L Eastern District Sunday School Parade for Fortieth Time Has Sunshine.

COLUMN MOVED AT 3:15 SHARP. Bedford Avenue Gorgeously Decorated. Hebrews in Line for First Time. Every year for forty years the children of the Eastern District Sunday School Association have had a grand parade and never has there been a day when a drop of rain fell to wet the pretty new dresses, nor has there ever been a cloud to mar the bright blue skies that have always smiled upon the great procession. It was to day as it has always been a day so perfect that the Sunday school children are convinced it was made especially for their parade.

It is remarkable that, while the other Sunday school parades in Brooklyn have so frequently been broken up by rain, the Eastern District parade has for forty times been blessed with a beautiful clear day. Once or twice rain has fallen on the parade day, but it was either before or after the parade, and the sun has always shone while the children marched. More than twenty thousand gayly garbed Sunday school pupils started to march this afternoon at exactly 3:15. It is a vast concourse and it will be a long time before the full column has passed the reviewing stand, where Governor Odell and other notable guests are watching the children pass in review. There was no delay in getting the columns started; Eastern District Sunday school children always are on time on such occasions.

Before 2 o'clock, the side streets in the vicinity of the fountain, on Bedford avenue, were packed with children and with full grown young men and girls. The deputy grand marshals bestirred themselves to see that every school was in its proper place and by hard work the twenty divisions were got into the side streets assigned to them as starting pointe. Twenty Divisions Had More Than a Thousand Children Each. Each of the twenty divisions had more than a thousand children In line. Last year there were 23,000 in line, but to day there probably were 25,000.

The streets were badly torn up last year by the telephone company, and many children did not join the parade on that account, though the torn up condition of the streets was remedied in time to give the 1 nd. oedford avenue ha.3 never been more gorgeously decked in flags and bunting than today. The residents along the line of march from the fountain to Flushing avenue seemed to vie with each other in lavish decoration. Hardly a house on the line was bare of some form of ia honor el the p. aders.

The work of draping the house fronts was begun early this morning. It was a busy sight along the avenue, with hundreds and hundreds of persons engaged in stretching long streamers of bunting from house roofs to the base pillars and putting up big flags from almost every window. Bedford avenue resi dents have decorated in honor of the children for so many years that they have gradually accumulated a large assortment of bunting. Each year they buy new flags and bunting to make the old show off more brightly. The Hanover Club's handsome home was hidden completely behind a mass of streaming flags and banners.

The reviewing stand in front of the club house was covered with Stars and Stripes. There was color, color everywhere. Uniformity in Dress Attempted for the First Time. For the first time in the history of the Sunday School parade there was something like a general attempt at uniformity In the dresses of the parading children. Heretofore each child has used its own individual taste in selecting a dress for the occasion, except in several instances where whole schools have been uniformly garbed.

The result has never been unsatisfactory; on the contrary, the kaleidoscopic mass of color has been quite attractive. This year more of the schools determined to try the effect of uniform dresses. The result was gratifying to the teachers and the spectators. In sections of the procession there are blocks and blocks of unbroken color, mostly white. Thousands of the little children are dressed in white with pink ribbons around their waists.

The schools all have new banners this year, which heightened the spectacular effect of the parade. Before the children formed for marching they held services in their own church homes. Nearly every school held some kind of service. The Hebrew Sunday School children of the Temple Both Elohlm were In line for the first time in the history of the association. They made a fine showing.

The candy man, who was boycotted last year because he didn't decorate, had so many flags over his store that the place could hardly bp recognized. He lost so much trade because of the boycott that he determined to make amends this year for his failure to show proper appreciation of the occasion last year. Governor Odell at the Hanover Club. A luncheon and reception to the Invited guests was served at the Hanover Club at 1:30 o'clock. Governor Odell was the guest of honor.

He arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel shortly after noon and was met by an escort from the Parade Committee. Committees of the Hanover Club and of the Sunday School Association had charge of the exercises at the club house. After luncheon the guests were escorted to their seats on the reviewing stand In front of the Grand Marshal Eugene G. Blackford by hard work managed to have everything ready for the parade to start at the appointed minute. It started at the fountain.

Dllvslnns No. 1 and No. 2 led. No. 1 took the north side of Bedford avenue and No.

2 took the south side. The march was In two columns, one on each side of the street next the curb. When the head of the column reaches Flushing avenue the leading columns will countermarch to the right and left around the guides and rciurn up Bedford avenue In the direction of the starting point. By this plan of march there will bp four columns marching In the same street at the same time, the two Inner columns marching one way and the two columns next the curb marching in the opposite direction. Borough President Grout could not be present with Governor Odell on the reviewing stand because of a case in court that de Golf! Golf! Golf! Golf! Poland FprlnK Hnuoe, Poland Spring, Maine.

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JOHN D. WELLS IMPROVING. The Rev. John D. Wells, pastor of the South Third Street Presbyterian Church, continues to Improve from his severe attack of erysipelas.

He is still confined to his home at 155 South Third street, where it was staled today that all danger from the attack had passed. He will be unable to participate in the annual parade of the Sunday school children, which, so far as he could remember, will he the first time be has been absent. He was able to view the children of his Sunday school as they passed his residence to take their place In line. MRS. MC KINLEY BETTER.

She Continues to Show a Slight Improvement. Washington, June 6 Drs. Rixey, Sternberg and Johnston were in consultation at the White House about half an hour this morning. After their departure Secretary Cortel you gave out the following statement: "Mrs. McKinley's physicians report that she passed a comfortable night and continues to show slight improvement." The continuance of the improvement in Mrs.

McKinley's condition has cheered fhe President somewhat, but his anxiety is such that he remains most ot the time in his wife's bedroom and only enters his office to see members of the Cabinet or personal friends. To day he saw Secretary Long, who has Just returned from Colorado: former Attorney General Griggs, who called on private business, and Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania. The gravity of Mrs. McKinley's condition is recognized by the general public, am those who have business with the President are showing great delicacy and consideration. MCLAUGHLIN MAKES PEACE.

Reconciled With John Green After a Quarrel of Many Years' Duration. What seems to be a systematic policy of harmonizing disaffected Democratic elements in this county is now being carried out by the Willoughby street leaders. About the latest recruit seems to be John Green, ex warden of the Kings County Penitentiary, who until recently has not been on friendly terms with ex Register Hugh McLaughlin for nearly twenty years. They quarreled in the early eighties over some appointment in the penitentiary, and Mr. Green seems to have felt that he was greatly aggrieved.

Just how the reconciliation was brought about Is not being told in Willoughby street. Mr. Green and his brothers, who have a business at the corner of Court and Pacific streets, live quite near Mr. McLaughlin, but the feud did not relax because they were neighbors. It is believed James Shevlln had something to do with arranging the peace.

Within the last four or five years Mr. McLaughlin has "made up" with several old friends who were alienated from him, including Robert Furey and ex Alderman James Dunne. Recently also peace was made with the Stapleton forces In the Seventh District and with the Millard people in the Eighth. Negotiations are now pending for harmony between Magulre and I'app in the Twenty first) District. LONDON AND JULY 4.

St. James Gazette Wants Union Jack Displayed on Our Independence Day. Anglo Saxon Amity. London, June 6 Appreciation of the cordiality of the sentiments Americans and British are now so frequently exchanging is the burden of the comments of the afternoon newspapers on yesterday evening's Chamber of Commerce banquet. The St.

James' Gazette is so friendly that it advocates a display of the Stars and Stripes alongside the Union Jack on all public buildings throughout the empire on July 4. on the same principle that English university men group the Light and Dark Blues (the colors of Cambridge and Oxford respectively), when they meet. The Globe alone takes exception to the dictum that "commerce is the great peacemaker of the world," and thinks trade rivalry and the desire to secure new markets are liable to prove fruitful sources of trouble. The Westminster Gazette says: "Mr. Chamberlain once said It would almost bo worth a great war to see the Union and Stars and Stripes floating side by side.

A less martial way of cultivating good feeling between the two races was adopted wheu the London Chamber entertained the New York Chamber of Commerce at dinner." The Times 's rather distressed at the fact that nobody referred to the Derby or the yacht race, but that, the chambers stuck to their commerce with praiseworthy determination and says that whatever happened in the afternoon, the evening was most correctly spent. The paper adds: "We are glad to see Lord Lansrlownes quotation of those admirable words recently uttered by President McKinley. who expressed the hope that 'our past and increasing prosperity may be fruitful of nothing but good to our elders in the brotherhood of nations "The meet daring speaker, perhaps. was Mr Griscom. He said his rountrymen hoped to build up their shipping trade.

They ban made a beginning and, with the co operation of their government, trusted to scon sec their flag flying sdde by side with that of Great Britain. Considering how frightened some of us have been at this beginning and how little we appreciate co operation between the state and shipping interest In America. Mr. Griscom was certainly a t.oid man. The Westminster Gazette suggests the banquet may "be regarded as the friendly handshake which precedes a vigorous encounter, at least to demonstrate that If our American rivals are going to knock us out of time in the markets of the world our merchants mean to take their fate in the best of spirits." CORRELLO AGAIN ARRESTED.

Dominlck Corrello. 70 years old, of 2.208 Atlantic avenue, who has been a professional beggar for the past twenty five years and apparently has amassed considerable money thereby was arraigned in the Gates avenue police court again to day. Magistrate Worth onlv recentlv committed Corrello to the Almshouse for six months, and was surprised to see him before hirn once more. It. developed that Corrello bad taken French leave of lie Almshouse authorities.

On his first arrest for begging. $300 In hills was found in hlH hoots anil clothing. The second time he was taken into custody $2 r.n him Policeman Post of the I avenue station arrested Corrello this morning when he came to his house begging, t. ll ing a pitiful stoiy of want, Decision was reserved. i Golf! Golf! Golf! Golf! Poland SprlnK House, Poland rlnn.

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id will run a special train to Princeton and r' iuin lur.e leaving N' iv Ynrk. West 23d Station at 12: I' and I)eitiroKses sn p. arriving Priii ton M. returning sp' lal will Pave Princeton minute aftrr the close of the K.ime, Mopplnc at Newark. Kllrabeth and New tu ur.i, Vlck In ah direction.

Adv. A Fire Escape Company, Backed by Republican Politicians, Has City's Indorsement. GUILF0YLE ENFORCING LAW. He Says the Republicans Are Responsible for It, but the Democrats Have Not Complained. So exacting and thorough has been the enforcement of the new Tenement House Law by the Department of Buildings that a Property Owners' Protective Association has been organized to test the validity of the act.

In its practical application the feature which has proved to be most objectionable Is the clause relating to lire escapes, which compels a property owner either to disfigure his building hy placing a wrought iron balcony and ladder arrangement in front of it. or purchase a patented article approved by the Department of Buildings and sold by a company run by politicians. The Tenement House law is objectionable in a great many features to local builders, but in no one section is there such a clear intent to compel the use of a patent right as in that relating to the provision for fire escapes. The company which controls the patented article has issued a circular explaining very politely how impossible it is for builders to neglect purchasing it, and shows that, their fire escape is the only one approved by the Building Commissioners. Under the head of tenement houses in the legal sense is included any building leased, let or hired out to he occupied by three or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking upon the premises, or by more than two families on any floor.

The circular goes on to say: "It will be seen that a building of only two or three stories if occupied as the home of three families will come under the provisions of the tenement house law." As a matter of fact, under the law a one story building occupied hy three families would be classed ns a tenement. A Little Joker in the Tenement House Law. Section 12 of the law contains the joker which, it is claimed, gives exclusive rights to a company of comparatively recent origin. "Every non fireproof tenement house hereafter erected, unless provided with fireproof outside stairways directly accessible to each apartment, shall have fire escapes located and constructed as in this section required, except that tenement, houses that are less than four stories in height, and which also do not contain accommodations for more than four families In all. may he equipped with such other Iron, steel or wire cable fire escapes as may be approved by the department of buildings: such escapes must be capable of sustaining two thousand pounds and be ot sufficient length to reach from the top floor to the ground and with rungs not more than twelve inches apart, and not less than fifteen Inches in length." The fact that the law Is so exact as to say that the rungs of the ladder shall he not more than twelve inches apart and not less than fifteen inches in length make it strange that the patent tire escape exactly fills these requirements.

Seeming to induce or compel builders of apartment and tenement bouses to adopt this article, the law goes on to say that fire escapes must be located on both the tront. and rear at each story above the ground floor. But. in certain cases one set of fire escapes he used: they must, bow ever, be placed in front, eo that. If the balcony escapes are used there will be no doubt of disfigurement.

The act. says: "When, however, there are not more thaa four rooms in a line, comprising part of one apartment, and the apartment, extends from the street to the yard the rear fire escape may he omitted." Further on seemingly to make It. convenient for burglars or thieves to enter a flat house, apartment house or tenements, the law provides that "a proper drop ladder shall be required from the lower balcony, when the lloor of r.urh balcony is more than fourteen feel, above the sidewalk or ground." Here's a Contrivance Which Fits the Law to a Nicety. The contrivance which so happily overcomes these objectionable provisions Is known as the Harris lire escape. It Is manufactured by the Harris Safety Company, which has offices the St.

Building, Broadway. This company seemingly had no trouble in getting the approval of the Department or Buildings. The law was signed by Governor Odell on April 12 and took effect ten days later. It appears that, at a meeting of the board on April 17. live days after the law was signed, the necessary approval was secured.

The company publishes in the circular an announcement that "under this exception" approval was secured: 'tit of liuii.ttns. I'Vninli Avenue. HoiuukIi Manhattan. New Ynrk i'iiV. April IS.

James It. Wallace, 'loll I anlel ''amp bell com to Issloners. Harris Safety "omr'a ny. St. RulldinsT.

th ty N'. York: Gelitl'in 'Pin Hoard P.uiidmcs at a meeting held April IT. application for ofllclal apprMV. tl of the Harris sstcm nf lire escape use hi all hull lines less than four storb in heleht in the jiv New rk Re trull v. Sinned! .1 S' Guilfoyle Lays It on the Republicans.

When the Brooklyn commissioner, Johm Guilfoyle. was ask about this matur today, he said thai the board was compelled to approve the Harris' syst' ni, and that they had no preference. "How dhl this provision Rot into the law," asked. "It's a Republican law." was the reply. "Who are the people interested in the rompanv I wierstand George B.

Green ex State Treasurer Col vln are said to vio. This is the tir public announcement from the Department of Buildings that the law was wrong because it gave a patent ar ibl. a monopoly The Department has been enl'oi elri it considerably over a month, and the nnlv fault found with the act was: that it away power iron! local ottlclals. It tr.av be recalled hnt when the Hamapo tr.afer was up the defense of the city officials that the act was passed hy a Res puhiican legislature. The department is en forcitiK the lire escape provisions without a prot est I.ocnl BuildinR Department Hns the Patent.

Lndrler on Exhibition. There Is in t''immissIoner Guiifoyle's office, on exhibition one of the Harris fire escapes. It is reallv a woven wire ladder with rungs rif luilf inch bar iron, unfolding from a sheet I moral case. In which It is roller! up when not in use. The contrivance is fastened to the I baseboard or wood work of a room hy screws.

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Y. city Adv. Wants to Enjoin Commissioners From Allowing Pennsylvania Co. to Build Steel Structure. MR.

BERGASSES BRINGS ACTION. Asserts That There Was Not Proper Competition in Bids When Contract Was Awarded. A new attempt is now under way to hinder the New East River Bridge Commissioners in their work of completing the structure under their control by enjoining the performance of the contract awarded by them to the Pennsylvania Steel Company, for the erection of the steel suspended structure. The suit, which is very similar to that brought last year against the award of the same company of the contract for the steel and masonry approaches, is brought by the same attorneys, Kellogg Rot who acted in the former suit, but this time a new plaintiff appears, Simon H. Bergosses, who says he Is a resident of New YoTk City and a tax payer.

The suit in the matter of the approaches contract was brought by a taxpayer Julius Myers, but Kellogg Rose, who now appear, had charge of the case, which was based on almost exactly the same ground as the new suit. The new East River bridge commissioners on April 25 opened bids for the steel suspended structure contract. The Pennsylvania Steel Company was lowest, offering to do the work for the King Bridge Company, the Eastern Tube Company, $1,264,000. The commission awarded the contract to the Pennsylvania Steel Company and it has been 6igned by the steel companyand the commissioners, but has not yet been certified by the Controller. It cannot become effective until certified by him.

The specification on which the bids were called for provided that, owing to the great Importance of the work, bids would be received from only those firms which are well known for the proper performance of such work. In other words, the commissioners barred the contractors who were unknown or without experience, or had not well established plants. This cause is the chief ground of complaint in Mr. Bergosses' suit. He claims that it is unreasonable and unfair and was put in for the purpose of shutting out competition in the building.

The papers were served oh the Commissioners in the middle of May and were then sent to the Corporation Counsel, who turned them over to Assistant Corporation Counsel George Hill. Mr. Hill, who has charge of all legal matters connected with bridges, will put In his answer next Saturday, having secured a short extension of time from the original date. The answer will be on the same general lines as was his answer in the Myers case, which the present complainant cites in his complaint. The facts in the Myers case were that, on August 9, 1900, the Commissioner, opened bids on the steel arid masonry approaches on the Brooklyn and Manhattan sides.

There were at least eight bidders. The Commission awarded the contract to the Pennsylvania Steel Company, at $947,000 for the Brooklyn approach and $1,164,000 for the Manhattan approach. There were four bids lower than that of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, and Mr. Myers complained that the Commission had acted illegally in accepting a bid that was not the lowest offered, In putting in provisions requiring the execution of the so called labor law and in inserting the clause, which, it was claimed, restricted competition. The court upset the labor law provision In deciding the case, declaring the prevailing rate idea to be Invalid.

Mr. Bergosses asks for a permanent injunction, restraining the Mayor, the Commissioners of the New East River Bridge and the Pennsylvania Steel Company from carrying out the contract as awarded, and he seeks to have the court annul the contract and declare it void. A DIFFERENCE IN MAGISTRATES. A Case Similar to That of Joe Philips Disposed Of in the Gates Avenue Court. A case, which in some respects resembled that of Joe Philips in Manhattan, was disposed of in somewhat different fashion by Magistrate Worth in the Gates avenue police court this morning.

Oscar Tillman, a 13 year old boy, who was found asleep a few evenings ago, in a hallway on Atlantic, avenue, near Schenectady, and taken into custody as a vagrant, was discharged by the magistrate and turned over to Officer Folk of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, to be cared for by the society until a home. In proper surroundings, could be found for him When arrested the boy told a sad story to teh effect that his father and mother had died within a month of each other when he was but 4 years old and that he had lived for a time with his aged grandfather until the latter had been compelled to live on the charity of neighbors. The boy also said that he had two sisters In Manhattan, whom he had not seen in years and whose exact whereabouts he did not know. An investigation proved the truth of the boy's story. ONE WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.

Magistrate Teale Advances a New Plea in Behalf of the Mother in Law. Cornelius J. Van Horn of 605 President street, was a prisoner In the Myrtle avenue court this morning on complaint of his wire, Blanche Van Horn. She charges that he used threatening language and threatened to kill her. Magistrate Teale asked the prisoner about it and he denied the charges made against him.

"Isn't It true," said Judge Teale, "that you two are always quarrelling?" Both admitted the truth of this. "Well, what's the reason?" continued the court. "I suppose it's too much mother in law." said the prisoner, while those about the court room smiled. "Don't you know that only for your mother in law you wouldn't have a wife?" said the magistrate. Van Horn said nothing.

He was held in $200 bail until June 10. Golf! Golf! Golf! Golf! Poland Spring Houe. Poland Sprinsr. Maine. Now open.

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To AVnuliinirton In Five Honra From New York. Royal Blue five hour trains leave foot of Liberty st 11:30 A. 1:01) p. and the "Royal Limited" (no excess fare) 3:40 P. M.

Other fast solid trains at 10:00 A. 1:30, 5:00, 7:00 P. M. and 12:13 nlsht. All of above trains leave South Ferry rive minutes earlier.

Best dining and cafe car service in the world. Adv. The Firebug Set Four Fires Going in Different Parts of St. John's College. FLAMES PROMPTLY DISCOVERED College Authorities Suspect a Man Who "Was Discharged From the Institution.

There Is no question of the fact that a deliberate attempt was made at an early hour this morning to burn the buildings of the St. John's College Institution at Willoughby avenue, Lewis avenue and Hart street. The college has long been known as a school for young priests of the Roman Catholic Church and scores or men who have earned honored names in the church and in the liberal professions own the institution as their alma mater. The police, the fire marshal and the faculty of the college are all busy to day in an effort to discover the person who made the attempt, to burn down the buildings, for they all agree that some vicious or insane person is responsible for the fotir fires that were started in four rooms almost simultaneously at 12:50 this morning. Captain Henry Vel sor, the commanding officer of the Vernon avenue police station, and his detectives have been In consultation with the priests all of the forenoon and at noon Inspector John Brennan took a hand in the investigation.

There was no sleep for the seminarians all last night, for they patrolled the" halls with a notion that another attempt might be made to burn them in their' beds. Ordinarily the precautions against fire and against the invasion of tramps and sneak thieves are perfect. There Is a night watchman in the building who, while the professors and the students are asleep, is constantly about the corridors. Had It not been for the: vigilance of this man there might have been a serious story to tell to day. He is Michael Con naughty, a sober man of religious inclinations, who is known to be conscientious in the discharge of his duties.

Some one managed to sneak into the building probably about midnight, carrying with him a bottle holding about a pint of a mixture that is believed, from its smell, to have been formed of equal portions of benzine and kerosene oil. It is believed that more of the inflammable fluid was carried in some other vessel, but the bottle is all that the fiend left behind him, so far as is known. How he entered Is still a puzzle to the people in the place, but it may be that he got in through the basement in the rear of the Hart street portion of the college buildings. The rear entrances were not very well guarded, for the college people have little to steal and are in no particular fear of burglars. About, a year ago there was another attempt' to fire to the place and for a while there was "a very strict guard on the premises.

The attempt at arson was not then reported to the police, for the faculty determined that It was not necessary to alarm the public by the publication of the story, This morning the previous attempt was re called and the priests in. charge declared to the police that they believed that the same person was guilty of both of the efforts to burn up the buildings. Watchman Alarms the Sleeping Stu dents and Professors. It was just' about 12:50 o'clock this morning that the watchman in making his tour of the main hall on the first floor detected an odor of smoke and experienced the pungent odor of burning kerosene. It was somewhere in the hall, as he thought, but he could not for the life of him.

In the short time that he had at his disposal, properly locate It. His first duty was to raise an alarm, for there were forty young seminarians snugly tucked away in their beds and eighteen professors snorinE away In well earned repose. Connaughty gave a yell of "Fire!" and ran through the building, repeating it and knocking at the doors. The Father Molln eaux, who slept on the first floor of the Hart street building, which is four stories in height ana 01 orick, was the nrst to hear the noise and get thoroughly awakened to the situation. There was smoke coming from the fanlight over the door of bedroom No.

on the same floor, and Father Mollneaux saw that there was no time to be lost. The college is provided with an inside fire alarm, which is located in the hall in a little box with a glass front. With a small mallet that was hanging nearby just for that purpose Father Mollneaux smashed the glass and sent in the alarm. It reached the firemen exactly at 12:54 A. according to the automatic recorder at fire headquarters.

In the four minutes the Are had made some headway, bui not much, for the seminarians were out in the halls in their night clothes, working away with the professors and members of the faculty, an Intensely Interested and interesting brigade of fifty eight men. Good Work by Students and Instructors The structure is liberally provided with hand grenades and portable chemical fire extinguishers. There was some confusion, It is true, but the work that was done by the airily clad schoolmen and students was effective. With an axe the door of room No. 8 was broken open and there, in a closet was found an area of fire that was menacing the structure itself.

Already the surbase of the walls had caught fire. In the closet, as the fire center, was a quilt that had been taken from the bed In the room. It had been partly saturated with the oily inflammable and was blazing merrily, communicating the flames to the walls and the wood work. It did not take long to drench out the fire, but there was for a time a heavy, pungent smoke, which told of the fire's origin. In the room was found the bottle referred to.

It had originally contained witch hazel and had the label of the Chemical Manufacturing Company of 160 Willoughby street pasted on the front. The room had been occupied only a day or two before by the Rev. Father Strinski, a young graduate, who had been recently ordained, and who had received his appointment. Fires Found in Other Booms. The rooms In the seminary are numbered odd and even on either side of the halls.

While the white garbed fighters were working at room 8 they discovered that there were flames in room 14. another bed chamber on the same side of the hall, three doors away. There was no occupant last night In room 14. but 10 and 12, immediately between 8 and 14 weTe occupied by students who had not even smelled the smoke until they were rudely aroused to consciousness by the calls of the watchman and the priests. Of course, they could throw no further light on the too well lighted question of the fires, for they agreed that they had heard no sound in the rooms adjoining their own.

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At first the people of the college refused to discuss the case at any length, for the Rev. Thomas F. Walsh, the professor of dogma and the head of the institution, said that he did not care to voice his suspicions, for he believed that it would not be well to injure an innocent person, and the man against whom his suspicions were directed might, after all, have had nothing to do with the fire Later circumstances came to his knowledge which made him freer in the expression of his opinions. It was clear that the person who. had set fire to the place had forced his way into the building in some way.

There Is a grating that leads from the basement to the outside, with a window intervening. The invader had apparently got out of the buildlngby With, a stone, which was found on. the sill the window had been broken and after that the grating had been forced. Window and gracing were found disturbed when the professors, and later the police, made: an examination, of the premises, to day. The bottle, with of the inflammable fluid still remaining, was given to the police; who are still following up their investigation on information furnished by Dr.

Walsh. Discharged Man Suspected by the Authorities. The latter intimated not only to the police, but to the reporters late this afternoon that he felt almost positive that the fire had been started by some person who had been discharged from the service of the college and had gone away with resentful feelings. There was one man who had left the college In this way something over a year ago. He had been discharged because of his love for whisky and other potent drinkables.

The faculty had decided that the occasional uncertainty of his movements had a bad effect morally on the students and that he was not a very good example to the young men. For that reason his services had been dispensed with. Oddly enough, it was only a short time after that that the fires of a year ago had taken place. While the professors were nonplussed over the matter at the time certain things have happened since which lead them to a strong suspicion that they may be able to lay their hands on the person who did the dirty work last night without much trouble. It is known that the police are working on some clew that has been furnished to them by the priests and it Is believed that an arrest will follow soon.

The theory of Fire Marshal Brymer, who has not, as yet, however, completed his investigation, is that the attempt at arson was committed by some weak minded person. There is absolutely no suspicion that the work was done from the inside of the building. The professors and seminarians had, themselves, too much at stake and the servants are of a class that has an almost supernatural reverence for all things that are religious. HORACE PELL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Young Actor, Member of Prominent Manhattan and L. I.

Family, Shoots Himself "in Cleveland. Cleveland, June 6 Horace Pell, a member of the stock company which Is playing at the Euclid Avenue Opera House, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the right side in his room at the Wyandotte early to day. The bullet went clear through his body and imbedded itself in the opposite wall. Very little hope is entertained for his recovery. The young man has for some time past suffered from Insomnia and this is supposed to have led to the attempt to commit suicide.

The physicians say that Pell's condition is critical. Horace Pell is a member of a wealthy and prominent Manhattan and Long Island family. He adopted the stage last year, appearing with Charles FTohman's company at the Lyceum Theater, In "The Surprises of Love." His family was very much opposed to his entrance on the stage as a professional actor. Young Pell's father was the late John How land Pell. Two brothers.

Stephen H. T. Pell and S. Osgood Pell, compose the firm of S. Osgood Pell Co.

They live with their widowed mother at Port Washington, L. where they have a handsome estate. Mrs. Samuel Cornell Hopkins, a sister, was a prominent society belle before her marriage. The Pell family has been prominent since Revolutionary time.

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