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A THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1901. MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT AT THE MANHATTAN END OF THE NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE. that. Mr. Kempner was slated for Commissioner, but was displaced later by RuTus L.

Scott, the chairman of the Brooklyn Democracy. (liiiSTEB INNES WIFE PLEADS FOB ILIMIE 1 River by means of the new bridge. It was Columbia, Sheriff, Willett, Pitt, Ridge and Attorney. Commencing at Clinton street and continuing to Norfolk street, a distance of two blocks, it is the intention of the designers of the plan to lay out a public plaza that will act as an ouilci for the crowds and cars coming from the bridge. The widening of the street is continued across the Bowery as far as Elr.i which it is expected will act as i he mtwu artery for all the interborough truffle crossing the East TRAINS DELAYED OUT WEST.

St. Louis, December 19 The cold weather and the snow are playing havoc with railroad schedules and for two days not a train has rolled into Union Station on time. Every train is from thirty minutes to seven hours late and many of tbe outbound trains are delayed from twenty to fifty minutes on account, of the irregular running of the Inbound trains. The trains from the far West and thuPe from the extreme East were delayed by slippery rails and snow. IROQUOIS' TRAINER ON WA? HERE i Queenstown, Ireland, December 19 The White Star Line steamship Majestic, which I sailed from here this morning for New York, I has among her passengers John Jacob Pincus, who trained the late Pierre Loril lard's Iroquois, the winner of the Derby in 1881.

SECOND DAY OF DOG SHOW. A Good Attendance at Madison Square Garden Many Classes Judged. The second day of the! first annual show of the Ladiea' Kennel Association, now being held at Madison Square Garden, opened with a better attendance than showed yesterday morning. The success of the women's initial effort having been assured by the experience ol the first day, dog lovers have evidently come to the conclusion that the show is worthy of In the garden are over a thousand dogs of all kinds and breeds and the admirer of man's favorite animal companion must be hard indeed to please if he or she cannot find something to interest. Mrs.

James L. Kenioc'han is more than content with the result of the efforts of herself and colleagues. "It has been work, work, work with us for months," said Mrs. Kernochan this morning, "and of course wc were very nervous and apprehensive when we threw the doors open yesterday and placed ourselves before the public for judgment. We feel now that the verdict will be a favorable one." Mr.

James Mortimer, the superintendent of the show, said this morning that the veterinarian had reported to him a clean bill of health for all the animals quartered in the garden. At 10 o'clock the day's judging began with the entry into the ring of the wire haired terriers, which came under the critical eye of Mr. George Raper of Gamersal. England. Morning and early afternoon awards follow: Class Irish setters, novice, doiis.

First. Melville N. Uutnn's (Summit. N. .1.) P.ory se.

untl, Thomas (city) Tim third. Dr. sjtewart Larock's A lier.lien:.'. l'a.) Ked Dennis. Class Hit Irish setters, limit, liurs.

First, 11. It. Lathliury's (Philadelphia) liuckwood, seeund. Harry 1'. Kirov's i Woodliui X.

.1.1 Sliuniruek II: Ihlr.t. Thomas J. McCuliiU's Pat JI. Class til Irish setters. oen, First.

Latl'hurv's Kovkwood, second. Vancrot't Kennels' Prince Victor: third. Thomas J. lleCahtll, Pat M. Class I setters, winners, dcs.

First. 15. I.athhury's Rockwood second, Melville M. rtutan's Rory R. Class US Irish setters, novice, hitches.

Yancroft Heather Pet: second. K. JIarder's (N'oWKrk. X. .1.) Belle of Newark; third.

Harry P. Kirhy's Miss Shamrock. Class 01 Irish setters, limit, bitches. First. Vnn croft Kennels' Signal Hess; second.

Vaneroft Kennels' Eileen oE Duiiku mm third. Alice Gllltfl Ransom's I Pul'tulo. N. Rookwootl Queen. Class 03 Irish setters, open, hltehes.

First. Van erol't Kennel's ICUeelt of Dunfrarvc.n: second. Joe Lewis' (Greenwich. Conn.) Ped Rose III: third. Yancroft Kennels' Signal Ross; reserve, Alice ejil let Ransom's Iioekwood Qneen.

Class flti Irish setters, winners, bitches. First. Yancroft Kennels' KUeen uf reserve, Joe Lewis' Red Rose III. Class Gordon setters, novice, dops. First, W.

G. Kapler's Doe Clinton. lOnly'nne entry). Class 0 Gordon setters, limit, dogs. First, Yancroft Kennels' 1 atk? of Edge worth: second.

croft Kennels' Downhjim Victor: third. Miss Mipnon M. Shannon's i.Vew Brunswick. N. Duke: reserve.

V. G. Kusler's (Newark. N. Doe Clinton.

Class 1(9 Gordon setters, open. doss. First. Miss M. M.

Shannon's Duke: second. Vaneroft Kennels' Duke of lKewnrth third. Dr. F. S.

Van Nostra mi's (city) Hex V. Class 100 Gordon setters, doets. winners. First Yancroft Kennels' Duke of Filpew orth reserve, Yancroft Kennels' Downham Yietor. WINNERS CLASSES.

Class Wirehaired fox terriers, winners, doprs. First. Mrs. R. F.

Mayhew's Hands Up. by Go IJang Claude Duval: reserve. IJ. W. Ofdlvlo's Bank Note, by Endcliffe Ranker I.imefield Reality.

Class 271 Wlrehatrerl fox terriers. winners, bitches. First, G. M. Carnoohan's Cairnsmulr Make Relieve, by Matchmaker Doninston Judur: reserve, G.

M. Oirnochan's Hot Stuff, by Applehy Twister Cass 1P Doodles (curly), winners. dORS. First. Mrs.

Henry G. Trevor's Milo Fils. by ch. Milo Yoette: reserve. Red Rrook Kennels' Lowden Ruby, by oh.

Rut'us Marquise Class ltd Poodles (curly), winners. bitches. First. Ret! TJrook Kennels' Maluna. by ch.

The Model Zarhi; reserve, Red iironk Kennels' ch. Negrossc. by Prince Melba. Class 244 tuchshtmds. winners, ilops.

First. Dr. Motsehenhaeher's Rupert by Rodl v. Jne Serhaus Dork: reserve, sam? owner's Romeo II. by Romeo IFarinelh'i.

Class 2 2Boiipies, winners, clous. First, Middlesex Hunt's Pilgrim, hy Rrawler reserve. William Saxby's Fury's Farmer, by Dorsey class "IB Dachshunds, winners, bitches. First. Rlnon Kennel's Hexe Ripou.

by Perkeo Elly Rl pnn; reserve. Dr. Carl O. Fo'duns' Trilby From Cleveland, by Paprika Hannele. OBITUARY.

The Ksv. B. D. Palmer. The Rev.

Benjamin Dorrancr; Palmer, who died at PoughUcepsie, where he had resided tor some years, was the father Mrs. Wilbur M. Palmer of '50 Ocean avenue, in this borough. He was a well known clergyman of the Swedenliorgian Church, having served in the church at Kiverhead and at. Paterson, N.

until his retirement through age laett spring. He was born at Wlnterton, Sullivan County, in and early in life became a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church serving as pastor in Rockland County, Staten Island and Central and Southern New Jersey for a third of a century. Ho went into business in Manhattan, but finally became interested in the teachings of Swedenborg and a preacher of the New Church. Julius Lang. Richmond Hill, December 19 The fu reral services of Julius Lang, an esteemed citizen of this village, who died at his beautiful' home on Richmond Hill driveway Tuesday, will be held on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Lang, who bad been ill and a great sufferer from heart troubles for many years, was on his way to his office in Warren street, Manhattan, when overcome by an attach of heart failure. Mr. Lang, who was born in Bavaria fifty nine years agu, founded the Puchs Lans Manufacturing Company in Manhattan in 1871, and he remained at the head of the concern until the time of his death. Ho lived for a number of years in Brooklyn. fie leaves a widow, threo daughters and two sons.

One daughter is married to T. Ellet Modkskin. law partner of General Wingate, and another is the wife of Edward J. Muller, secretary of the Kuchs Lang Company, and the eldest son, Walter Lang, Is also one of the officers of the company. Bandolph Eeinhardt.

Randolph Reinhardt, for thirteen years engineer of St. Catharine's; Hospital, died Tuesday after an illness of five weeks. He was born in Germany about fifty years ago and has lived in Brooklyn forty two years. He leaves a widow, four daughters and three sons. SUIT OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.

Mattlttick, L. December lit The suit of the Heinz Pickle Company against W. X. Fanning of Laurel will be heard by Justice Foster of Southampton. The Hems Com pany makes the novel claim that, defendant I violated a contract when lie grew eauli i (lower for the city market, in addition to growing a crop Tor the pickle, eompany.

The suit, has much interest lor Long Island I farmers In all sections. I that wo are llinfr Diamonds ami ail Kinds of 1 Illph (Jrnde Jewelry from to Ti'J tier eem. elieap rr than any nth'r Jewelry Ifeiiise tti Brooklyn All Goods Guaranteed. Mail orders promptly attended lth the aid The Pianola anv one can piay the piano. No practice is ncces sarv.

No composition is too Jiincult. The player absolute control ol' expression. W.nii.l ynu like the PuiioU i. v.y3 cer oiau The Pianola makes an ideal Christmas Gift. Visiters in W' Iconic.

The prie' of the I'iillliilll is hut f'M1. Vet il KiVeS VeU lie full value your piano. Can I'; Iioitshl instalments. The Aeolian 500 Fulton St HOTEL ARRIVALS. i 'iureiiitun Mr.

Mrs. F. T. Ockes. Greonport, 1.: I Heniuniin.

uk Island: Mr. and Airs. H' F. FlKlier. Philadelphia.

M. Kims, stat. i Isiainl: I'. I. niofiard.

milliard. Philadelphia. .1. W. Oanlner.

IHIK Island: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Clover, Mrs.

It. ilreen. Mlmiiv, X. II. II.

M. ieelen. Phila Oilda. i Carroll. I It i.nore.

P. Haines. .1. K. Hreolilyu: Mr.

and Mrs. D. J. I r. I'ity, X.

K. 1. Thompson, A. I Illaeli. Ur.i.

11. Thompson, Mlnnea Pol Is, Mr. and Mrs. .1. Pepper.

Richmond Pill. 1.. p. w. oeni.ort, 1..

S. Sei anteii. Xow Haven, A. H. Nelson, ilalliini.i.

Md. I II. Hedenlmrc. HauRatuek, V. K.

Mm New York: Rupert Nelson, (1. I kail. si. Mr. and Mrs.

S. P. Hlr.l. Mrs. J.

Holfsep. II. Ilennessy. Nazareth, 1 New York; Mr. and Mra.

T.ivlo: I Charles Phipps. Kxft Hoelciway. W. 1 ha nil.ers. Philadelphia; S.

X. Turner. M. Daniel. I'lainlleM.

X. W. II. Ilatliold, c. I Connolly, P.

V. c.llehrist. New York. The Pierrepoiii s. Xov York: O.

K. Onmidge, fii.a; Mr. and Mrs. P. 1 Pavld son.

Ni iv York: P. 1. 1 Irisinore, Williams, Mr. and Mis. c.

Hardv. Roston: Mr. anil Mrs. p. c.

I.n,.. Xow Yoik; R. (J. Smith. Plttsburs.

REFEKEE APPOINTED. Ily YV. It. Ilunl. .1.

Title (lunrantec and Trust Company vs. Mervt. 1:. Smith et Kd waid Moran. VTIXUK KVEKY DAY.

TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. A I ro 11 11 I Hit. The Era Cycle Sensation Don't Kail to Sm TMn Novelty. Nothing It Kvrr Sreii in Tills '011 11 1 y. TEN OTHER BIG ACTS, IXCLl'DIXf; THE I.ADIHS' MAT I Mil KVKHY Enppment Extraordinary WlWKItS OF Tlfii iik YCM 'I'MS'I'.

I SI'HIVT ISriiiilini'n IMJ HAI'K i KVKRV i CB AKTKHNOO.V A.VD Piccola's Midgets. Nat II. Wills. WILLIAMS AXIi 'ITCKKIt. LILLY S.

1 LI 'l 'i Hi I MAY WKNTV. iiifll! 1JIT ItlTTKU ln.i;s li Extra Feature Adjie's Lions. MONDAY ft 450 WM5BURG satuROaV POPULAR PLAYS AT POPULAR PRICES RESERVED SEATS JR? ORCHESTRA a 8ALC0NyCJ 3U 13 THE Sin A HOT RAYS OLD TIME. tVKI ANDREW III II In lit, si Sneeess. T(I1 IIOOIIIJ.

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16. i I i i Y. old' colony I1 I Ma'i. i' s. and iivmiaiw, 10c.

oTl lKISO K.ltS. house FROM Mats. Wed. Sat. PARIS Neil I.

IH Himself in Tin: tut ty i iik. BS GO THE RO iiATi i I I Tilt SAT. Terry McGovsrn M'lVT WllKK Till KU' IIICM.S. PAYTON'S iW. THEATER EAST JLYNNE St Mill MCII'I I'tll'l l.llt )M 'KRTS.

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TWO PARISIAN DOLLS i nf of Mercy i ir rnk li I I i ri' k'n COLUMBIA. li U. CLEOPATRA. ivik ARISTOCRACY. SP00NER STOCK GO.

TOO MUCH JOHNSON, vt I'll VI 1'HOM 'IT. KAS. MANHATTAN AMUSEMENTS. Ladies Kennel Ass'n Madison Sq. Garden M.

Kl 1 I I'. M. SNOW Dec.192021 niiii' In the SEE. AT' 'liltAPH. HATTAM THEATERS December IS to 21.

1 C1TIP I "irlavi.niB I' rtorriat'lce. Mil In li.c Acts. Prices 31 60o AMUSEMENTS. TEN ICHI TROUPE jf "Wonder Vorkfrs niid lHuwio iiintw But the Musician States That He is Already Allowing Her I 5 Per Week. HE SEEKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.

Affidavits Submitted Showing Alleged Confessions cn tne Wife Part. Corbett a Corespondent. Lawyer Charles L. Hoffman, counsel Mrs. George F.

limes, applied to Justice Scott in tlie Supremo Court, Manhattan, to day. Cer alimony and counsel fee in the action brought against her by Frederick X. Innes, the well known Mrs. Li nes is accused of misconduct witli James J. Corbett, the ex champion pugilist, and F.

II. Crowhtirst. a sporting writer on a Philadelphia evening paper. The motion was opposed by Herman L. Roth, the attorney for Innes.

Lawyer Roth, in opposing the motion, said that, a Mrs. Smith of Boston, on April last, witli Mrs. Innes, called at his office, 1 Broadway, when Mis. Smith asked him to have pity on her friend. He submitted an affidavit by Innes in which the affiant is shown to have said to Mis.

Smith regarding his wife: "This woman is either innoeenl or guilty. I If she is innocent all she has to do is to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, if she persists in lying, as sbL Ins been doing right along, it is impossible to reach any other conclusion than that is criminally guilty my employe, hurst." Eandmaster Innes further says he told Mrs. Innes he thought i. a fair proposition, and silo said it was. He then asked her if she did not leave her home at the Hotel Navarro on the night of December 15 last iu a cab, and go lo Burns' restaurant, where she was met by a man, with wham she afterward went to the hotel.

Innes says he. (he defendant, and Mrs. Smith went to I he stables and got the record of the Hotel Navarre showing lhat his wile had lured the cab. giving the number ol her room at tile lime. Mrs.

Innes then 1 admitted she had gone to the restaurant. They all went back to his office, where he told Mrs. Smith further discussion was tin I necessary, and that while he appreciated her action lie could not but believe his wife nun's tnen asiced to tie permitted to make an explanation and asked for forgiveness if she told the truth. He do i dined to make tiny promises and she ad i milted thai h. relations with Crowhurst.

had been int imate. Mrs. Innes also mentioned several in stances on which she had been unfaithful, but denied that if was Crowhurst. who war. with her at the Hotel N'avarre on the night of December 12.

saying her companion on ht occasion was one Wybert Phillips. She added: "If it had not been for that, incident. which is ruinous to my further relations with Crowhurst. to whom 1 shall have lo look in the future to save myself from go ing on the street, I would not have made this confession to you. hut.

it. was made in the hope that this matter of the cab ride ami my meeting another men there should be kept from the knowledge of Crowhurst." Mrs. Innes, according to Innes' affidavit. admitted Intimacy with a man named Flani gan. and this terminated the conversation.

Innes goes on to say that Corbett. one of the corespondents named in the complaint. called at his office on April 23 lasi. and begged thai his name be eliminated as eo respondent, pleading that his wife would leave him. but.

he told Corbett he could not. do it. He told Corbett. he bad indisputable evidence lhat lie had occupied a room at Jiicquin's Hotel with Mrs. innes.

Corbett then admitted he was there with, her lor about twenty five minutes, but they only drank a bottle of wine together. Innes said he supported his wife until February 11 last, and then left her when he found she was leading an immoral life, but continued to allow her a week. Lawyer Rotli claimed that as Lawyer Hof man had already received counsel fee and Mrs. Innes was still receiving 81" a week, she was not entitled to additional counsel fee or alimony. He submitted several letters which had passed between Mr.

and Mrs. Innes. in one of which Innes begs his wife to reform and lead a respectable life. JOHNSON WILL NOT RESIGN. pjrst Assistant Postmaster General Does Not Contemplate Leaving the Department.

(Special to the KiRlc.l Washington, I'ecomber Pi There is no truth in tlie report that First Assist nnl Post masiei General has resigned. have not, resigned." said Uencral to the I correspondent, this afternoon, "and I am not eonicinplat in; such ael. I cannot mianiue how ilie report "1 into eireulu! ion. as 1 have not ihonht of from the Post Office Department." It is known here that, fleneral Johnson lias Ini'sP and impot tani business interest in N'riv York and New Jersey and thai he ma le a insideralde personal 'eicrilic' in coming 10 Washington in (olloia! capacity. Mis relations witli (b ooral Smli.li have always been Very close, bill il is Ijiey will lie equally friendly with tlie new Pes! master General.

VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT. Valley Stream. 1.. December PI The newly organize 'c Improvement Asso ia! ion is accompli. hin.s much ood in the line of road and sidewalk improvement.

The members are working Imnnonionsly with unit ifyitiK results. A ptt eci linhiitiK system will the riexi Improvement advocated. In New York City. Nezv Laws Regulating Their Appointments. 'he Provisions for Municipal Places.

Maps Showing Local Improvement Districts, I FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS tsJ I I No. 60. I PRICE 5 CENTS. You call at one of our Branch Contract Offices and learn what we can do for you. Jersey Telephone Go, GENERAL OFFICE.

81 WILLOUCHBY ST. BRANCH CONTRACT OFFICES. 223 FIFTEENTH 14 BOERl'M 10 THUOOP AVIS. COL PABTRfOGE FAVORS U1HBEER FOR DEPUTY. But He tfas Not Determined on! His Appointment or That of Col.

Bates. TO SEE ROOSEVELT ON MONDAY. Will Get the President's Ideas on tlie Trustworthiness of Various Officials in Manhattan. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, December 19 Colonel J. N.

Partridge will turn over the state sruperintendency public works to Charies S. Boyd, his successor, to morrow morning. Colonel Partridge will leave Albany for New York at 2:15 Friday and will see Seth Low Friday night. He has not determined on the appointment of Colonel Bates or ex Judge Laimbeer as police deputies, 'out is quite likely to do so. Colonel Partridge will reach no decision on deputies till next week and he will see R.

H. Laimbeer. President. Roosevelt in Washington on Monday to get his ideas of the trustworthiness or untrustiness of various inspectors and captains of the police force in Manhattan and the Bronx. To night Colonel Partridge will give a dialer at the Ten Eyck to Governor and Mrs.

Odell and to others who are heads of Albany families that have given to him hospitality and friendship during his three years' public service here. Colonel Partridge says that while he is not at all committed to Mr. Laimbeer, he is inclined toward hlni, as he has known hirn a long while and is persuaded of hi6 character and capacity. He is convinced that any doubts as to Mr. Laimbeer must be due to those who have confounded him with some one else.

Mr. Laimbeer married a cousin by several removes of the wife of Governor Odell, but the Governor did not know of the constructive relationship until it was stated to him, and then said he could not define it. There seems to bo entire confidence among the Republican friends of ex Judge Richard H. Laimbeer that he will be the next deputy commissioner of police for Brooklyn. At firot the local leaders seemed to be disposed to favor Col.

Ardolph L. Kline of the Fourteenth Regiment, but it is said that a canvass of Mr. Laimbeer's capabilities showed him to have superior qualification for the place in some lines. It was recalled to day that ex Judge Laimbeer is not only a lawyer but also a military mAu, having been a major in the provisional One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment, during the Spanish war. He also had a military experience before the formation of that, regiment an a member of the Seventh Regiment.

He is not an active candidate in his own interest, but is in quite a receptive mood. Mr. Laimbeer was born in Brooklyn in 1860 and after studying at the Polytechnic Institute was graduated from Columbia College and later from the Columbia Law School in the class of '78. Since that time he has practised law in Manhattan. He served for several years as a Republican County Committeeman and was once a candidate for the Assembly.

He won the leadership of his Assembly district about three years ago from Mr. Haaton. In Mr. Laimbeer was appointed on the police bench of Brooklyn to succeed Justice William Watson in the Manhattan avenue police court. He hes always considered his experience on the bench as an unique and valuable one.

Judge Laimbeer is quite prominentas a club man. He ij a member of the Holland and Tenderloin Clubs of Manhattan and of the Hamilton. Crescent Athletic and Algonquin Clubs of Brooklyn. He served his term in the famous Seventh Regiment and is a member of the Seventh Regiment Veteran Association. He is also a good deal of a horseman and fend of outdoor sports.

While the Republicans are hopeful of Laimbeer's appointment there is a movement on foot to secure the selection of Otto Kempner for the place. He is backed by Borough President Swansirom, Surrogate elect Church, the Brooklyn Democracy and by several men who were prominent in the Citizens' Union movement and In securing the nomination of Mr. Low. Mr. Swanstrom said to day: "I think Mr.

Kempner has distinguished capabilities for the office of Deputy Police Commissioner. Any one who is familiar with his career Is aware that lie is entirely incorruptible, as his record in the Legislature and elsewhere will show. He was an anti Croker man in the Democratic party when It was popular to ho with the Tammany boss. He has been consistently independent even when it was to his personal advantage to be otherwise. During the canvass for a candidate lo the mayoralty Mr.

Kempner was for Mr. Low, when some very distinguished Republicans were found supporting a man named Knox. I know Mr. Kempner to be a poor man when he ought to have been a rich one. I believe he has every qualification to make a good police commissioner, and I think his services in the anti Tammany cause ought to be recognized." Sir.

Swanstrom said he would be gla! to appoint Mr. Kempner to some office if there were any within his gift which would be in the line of hl3 talents. It ill be recalled 11 ill lilSS atasiK smut! sm THE plan adopted by the Board of Public Improvements yesterday for the widening of Delancey street, to make room for the Manhattan approach to the new Bast River Bridge now in course of construction 200 l'eet will be added to that thoroughfare. Starting from the East River this much is added to the street by cutting off property south of the south line or the thoroughfare as far up as Clinton street. The streets up to Clinton street affected are Tompkins, llangin.

Goerck, Lewis, Cannon, MISS DISSERT HBW 11 FOR FATHER'S INSURANCE. Says Policy Was Trans'erred to Her Stepmoiher While Bissert Was Crazy. SOME INTERESTING TESTIMONY. Bissert's Children Tell of Their Father's Alleged Queer Actions Just Before He Died. The trial of the action brought by Helen M.

A. Bissert, daughter of the late George Bissert. chief engineer on George Gould's yacht the Atlanta, now owned by the Colombian government, until about three weeks before the death of Bissert, which took place on January 111 last, against, her stepmother, Mary Eiieze Boedecker Bissert, to recover the amount of a policy in the Royal Arcanum, wan continued to day before Jus tice D. Cady Hcrrick. in the equity term of the Supreme Court.

All of the parties to the suit live on Willoughby avenue and they are nil favored with good looks. There were six children of Mr. Bissert, by his former wife, in court, and all but one were daughters. Mr. Bissert took out policy iu the Royal Arcauum some time ago and made the plaintiff, who is his eldest daughter, the beneficiary.

After his marriage he made the widow the" beneficiary, and it is' contended by the plaintiff that her father was not of sound mind when he transferred the certificate to Mrs. Bissert. It seems that only eight (lays before Mr. Bissert's death. Treasurer Mer ritt ol' Long Island Council No.

173, of which Mr. Bissert was a member, visited the house where Mr. Bissert died. Mr. Bissert was very ill.

It was contended by the plaintiff that Mrs. Bissert produced the policy and that the change was made in the interest of the widow then and there. For the defendant it was contended that the transfer to the widow of the interest in the policy was made in 18f)7, soon after the marriage of Bissert and the defendant, and that the call of Treasurer Merritt. at the house on January 22 last was made at Mr. Bissert's request, in order that Mr.

Bissert might make a change iu the wording of the policy in order that, it might, be conformed to the requirements of the order; thai the chief change was in substituting "Robert" for as the Royal Arcanum requires that all names be spelled in full. It was also contended by the defendant that Mr. Bissert and his daughter, the plaintiff In this action, had been on bad terms and that she had left the residence of Mr. Bissert after a quarrel, in which Mr. Bissert had ordered his daughter to go away.

Miss Bissert. the plaintiff, first asked the Long Island Council to give her the money, and was refused; then the action was brought against the council, but was ordered by the court to bring it against the defendant. The money was paid into the office of the County Treasurer, to await the decision of the action. On the trial James V. Tossing testified that Mr.

Bissert was of unsound mind at the time he visited the house in Bissert's last illness. Mr. Bissert had, when in good health, told the witness that he intended that the benefit certificate in the Royal Arcanum should go to his children. Hilda R. Hedstrom, who was called by the alaintiff not' long before Bissert's death to c'are foi Bissert.

testified that Bissert did not ltnow her from any one else, although she pat up with him and was about him constantly. Bessie E. Bissert. 12 years old. one of the daughters of Bissert, testified in a bright way and with perfect composure, as to the last days' illness or her father, and Justice Her rick seemed to be much interested in her, asking her many questions as to the affairs of the household in Mr.

Bissert's hist illness. Bessie said that her father did not seem to know her for some time before he died. He called her Peter and he sent her out almost every day for a quart bottle of whiskey. On one occasion he said that his coffin was too big for him and he could not get into it. At another time he said that he was up to his knees in the River Jordan.

One night, she said, her father, in his night clothing, got up with a revolver in his hand and said' that he would shoot Bessie's stepmother. That was two months before he died. Cross examined by Lawyer B.W. J. Fox.

for the defendant. Bessie said that her father and her stepmother quarreled a month before he died. He never quarreled with the plaintiff in the suit. The plaintiff came to the house from the place where Helen lived several weeks before her father died. Louisa Bissert.

cue of the daughters, gave corroborative testimony, and Charles S. Bissert, a telegrapher, went lo lite witness stand for the plaintiff and said that his father his father was seldom sober. Witness stand for the plaintiff and said that said that he was in the house when Treasurer Merritt came to visit Mr. Bissert. The defendant took a paper from her dress and Mr.

Bissert had to be aroused from his bed to work over the paper. Something was scratched out on the paper. Lawyer Fox in opening the case for the defendant said that the date of the transfer appeared on the original paper as of 1001, but that this had been done by Mr. Merrill, who conceived that the transaction should appear as of the date 1S01, instead of 1807. when the transfer to the defendant had actually been made by Mr.

Bissert. Mr. and Mrs. Bissert. the defendant, were married at, Lakewood.

N. on December 7. 18. It was thought by Mr. Merritr that it it was better to have the transaction to appear as a present transaction than as a past transaction.

As a matter of fact the transfer was made soon after the marriage ceremony. Mrs. Bissert, on the witness stand, testified that she knew nothing of the visit of Mr. Merritt to the house until he appeared. The arrangements had been made by her husband.

As to the visits of the plaintiff to the house, the defendant said that she sent for Helen when Bissert. became seriously ill. Helen came every night after that. Witness said that she had the policy in her possession from a few days after the maiv rlage. Bissert had to her: "If anything happens to me.

you are to be my beneficiary." Mrs. Dissert said that she hart herself paid the assessments to the collector of the Royal Arcanum. The trial v.a.; continued. William llennl of Sea Kent of P.rooklyn are ilire Munleal Supply Company N'e has been Incorporated with tic fd' vick (i. tie inhatlan ei ii 'Ily.

which of Slate, i capital or White Kas: lie kc. a a kiiv.1 fox few days the Ilrst sp cilin Keen theit in many yeura. originally intended to build a public at I the point between Broome and Delancey streets, where the latter thoroughfare crosses the Bowery, but owing to the small space that will remain with the widening of Delancey street the idea was abandoned. The widened portion of the street will become the property of the Bridge Department as tar as the plaza. It will be.

used exclusively for the purposes of the bridge and the north side of the street will remain as it is now for purposes of ordinary street traffic. SI 1 gillLDE OF CAIAL Nicaragua Committee Favors Concentrating Responsibility in Roosevelt's Hands. OFFICES FOR TWO NEGROES. Dancy to Be Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia Congress Adjourns for the Holidays. Eagle Bureau.

(iOS Fourteenth Street. Washington. December The report of the committee on the iViearaguan Canal bill was presented to day hy the chairman. Representative Hepburn of Iowa. The purpose of the bill, it is slated, is to concentrate authority and responsibility for the construction of the canal in i he hands of the President.

T'oe committee believes this course would be a safer one in carrying out the purposes of the bill, involving the expenditure of so large a sum of money, all the work and all the expenditure to made at a distance so far from the capital, than any other method that could be devised. The report, after referring to the exhaustive report, made by the Isthmian Commission, says; "No doubt is expressed by the commission as to the practicability of the enterprise: on tlie contrary, they join with a score of predecessors in expressing their belief that the work can lie carried to a successful termination, within the limits of reasonable cost and reasonable time. All of the great political parties are committed to the policy of the construction of this canal." The report then quotes the declarations of tile various party platforms and the recommendations of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, and concludes with an earnest recommendation that the bill pass. The House agreed to consider the Nicaragua oana bill Tuesday, January 7. and thereafter until disposed of.

the order not. bow ever, to interfere with revenue or appropriation bills. The President will lo day nominate two negroes to office. Dr. J.

H. A. Crossbtnd of St. Joseph. to be minister to Liberia, and J.

C. Daticy. collector of the port of iV. C. to be recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia.

The latter place is a desirable one and has I for many years been held hy a colored man. Daney will succeed Hecorder heat ham. wno resigned last night. The Attorney General rep rted that he had violated the federal statutes in making appointments in his office. Douglass was first appointed to the recordership.

He was succeeded by an Albany negro named Matthews. When President Harrison came into office he appointed former Senator Bruce lo the place Mr. Cleveland's second appointee to the ofliee was a Kansas negro named linnet mien in retired Mr. Cheatham succeeded him. Much dissatisfaction is felt over the le eordership appointment by District of Columbia people, who contended that Hie office should be filled by a District man.

They declared that the home rule principle should be upheld in the matter. After the vote on tlie Philippine revenue hill yesterday there was Rent riil exudus. ol' nuiiiibcts of tlie House fur their homes to spend the tnus holidays and lo dny wheii tin ni there were many vacant seats, "lie session of ihe House Mas brief. Koine odds and ends of sk were disposed cf. ilv.

Cm non (111 i n' ked imutiime.ns consent for the consideration of ii hill for a ncy appropriation cf Sin, Ode. for I'liinishiiiK iran i scripts of records in the General Land Ofliee. The bill v.as passed. Tile message o'" 'ho President relative lo the creation of an Appalachian fores! reserve was laid before the House. Mr.

lie At'mond at this, point rose 10 a ipiesiion in' privileKo. He said thai while be absent in the Philippines! a report was eir culapd in his state to the effect ilia! ihe rural free delivery service was Indus held up it. hi district, until his return. "I desire," sai i Mr. lie Arniond.

"to prpsent some test i non to the minds of those who may ha' been hypercritical and to confute those who may have lied." In the of Mr. 'ryc president pro Mr. Perkins of California presided over to day's session of the Si mile. The bill temporarily to provide revenue l'o the Philippine Dlaads, which was. passed by the House ye.

tci'day. as referee i to commi'tec 0:1 'he Philippiu' s. A hill 111 increase ho ofli'ial brill of 'be United marshal of in certain c.iS". to oTo.u'lO i .1 1 ro'bt ed by Mr. and passed without refercit to commit 1 1 e.

At the 'eimic. on 'notion cf Hale, went into ex ive essiolt a.nl 1 I'. M. adjoi'r. icd uni i I ry Senator introduced a bill nt iny a pension i I' (mo a year lo Mrs.

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i.e.. 1 r.sc Nation. .1 la. I 1 i i 1 i I i I i HOLC OVEH BElCfiliS II ALL raRTMTS. Civil Service and Veteran Laws to Be Used to Save a Lot of Good Places.

SOME CASES ARE CONTESTED. Politicians Doubt Whether Civil Service Hold Overs Will Be cf Much Use to Democracy. From the abracadabra of Civil Service law the magicians of Democracy hope much in staying the headsman's sword now lifted over many a devoted nee.k. Not that they doubt the possibility of evading the law they know too much about the subject for Lhat but they doubt Mayor elect Low's disposition to evade thai. law or any other.

They remark confidently that, while they were entirely consistent in getting around a statute which they never approved or justified, such action by Mr. Low would be the grossest sort of self smlt ification. Of course, they don't use such a long word as that, but a lot shorter ones that mean the same thing. private secretaries a ml deputies will have to go, of course, hut in most eases they will get a couple of weeks or a month respite, since a new chief will need lo learn many details. But when it comes to changing any cf the clerical force, mostly made up of good organization Democrats.

Civil Service will step in. Removal is not prohibited if made in good faith and not. for partisan purposes; but on this question the courts may review such case. Offices may lie abolished, but action of that description may also be reviewed on the issue of goad faith. The highest court might sustain a number of extraordinary measures to pit; out Democrats, but the opposition leaders do not think Low would countenance the inception of any such schemes in the face of his repeatedly declared loyalty to civil Service reform.

A queer caBe comes up under Mr. McKeen in the Deputy Corporation Counsel's office. Michael E. Finncgan. assistant, corporation counsel assigned to street openings, has not had very onerous duties of late, and his plare would be much in demand.

He sets up the claim that he can only lv removed for cause, because he is an exempt, fireman. He is right to this extent, that exempt firemen are just as much protected as veterans of the Army and Navy of the Cnitcd States. Two desperate efforts were made by the Democracy to get rid of Water Register Augustus C. Tate, a Grand Army veteran, whose place was naturally coveted by the party in power for four years. Mr.

Tate fought the thing to thi! Court of Appeals and got a decision in his favor. Of course, his place was not affected any more than Finnegan's is by the civil service law. Warden Patrick Hayes is another case in point. Warden Hayes offended the Democratic leaders by going out. with Coffey, and they would have got keener satisfaction out of firing him than even out of naming his successor, "specially John Morrlssey Gray, whom the Cuficy revolt defeated for register.

But Mr. Hayes, being a war veteran, smiled at the regulars and they were helpless. The worst, they could do was to get up a lot. of annoying rules for the warden of the Kings County Penitentiary to observe: and that was a son of mosquito fleet ataek that Hayes didn't, mind at ali. It is from Ihtiia two cases that Mr.

Finne gan argues a continuance for himself. But lawyers sjv he is at fault. They declare that his pcsiiion is really that of a deputy for whose work the chief is responsible, and is unprot( eled. In tlie Park Department the new commissioner vi 11 find that F. X.

Kerrigan, who holds a job as ch'ef clerk, is under the civil service in schedule I). Kerrigan's friends do not believe that, lie can be touched A few liars ago Surrogai elecl. church conceded thai he would have lo take legal advice to mid out just where places in his office were under civil service protection and where they were not. in spite of the fact that hcny 1 oinmorcia! interests regard the new suiTo: as one of the cleverest lawyers in In ity. He knew that a few of the jobs were no; protected and that others were, hut the nebulous fields of uncertainty between tlie 'o classes was foe wide for the comfort of a conscientious appointing ollicer.

Several iher officials will have to bunt counsel in ibis matter. One instance is that r.f Sheriff deer Guden. who has appointed a full lisl of prison keepers. Sheriff Walton had howc.l racei'ully to the claim that both keepers and prison guards must conic under the ranee of civil S's rvieo, and had only insisted that 'lie ilrst examinations ought not to be so aroointed as to bar out I rat who now bold the places. In lids he had been kusih ') hy the chief mi tier.

But an eligi'alc list has been provided for, and the new Sin tiff wiH be met. in all probability, by ilc determination of the old men to hold on ami see if they cannot pass the ne.v examination thttt lias been ordered. As lo the value of this hold over patronage under civil service to the Democratic 1 irty. opinions are divided. Most of the owe WiMoiigli'iy street for their appoint mem.

Some of ihcm will be as activ as eer, moved sop ly by gratitude. But. as a ('! ve land Democrat put It. to day. "The 'zeal born of bcneiiis received' doesn't amount to much unless is also 'fostered by the hojie of yet These men will, most of them, remain nominal Democrat s.

leu imnody can tell whether their money and their services will la worth much to the organization in a future campaign." KILLED BY EXPRESS TEAIN. (Special to tile Eafile.) Dunton. P. December Id Kd ward Mc Bvoy of Broadway and Sherman street. Dun ton, a laborer employed at the Mortis Parlt shops of ill.

LctisT P'land liaiirnnd Company, was. instantly killed at 7 o'cloc'e last nibi by r. ivo of an emithoui express train of the Atlantic avenue division nr, he crCsisiiiK li' truck at Dniiton. McKv.y v. years o'" ae, married, and haves se eial married children.

OLD COUPLE SEPARATE. A decree of separation lias en kcoii by Justice li. Cady Hei rlel: 'u tin Mp.iity term of the Supreme to Jane Pcsk, in her sub against Krederiel; W. ilu formerly of th. Urooklyp Navy Yard, lioih of the principals are of advanced Justin Herrick refuses to Kraut to Mi any alimony.

She haH property in her own rlcht to the value of $35.01:0. SIMPSON'S LOAN OFFICE, ESTABLISHED iT. Brooklyn Branch9 Myrtle Av ir' i.