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THE BKOOKLTN DAILY EAGLE FRIDAY, SEFTEMBEB 3, 1897. THREE BODIES FOUND. REWARD FOR STELZ'S SLAYER ANCHORAGE PUN DETAILS WORTH A DOUBLE WINKER? I NTS OF SHARP PRACTICE joints pitched to the lines of both shown in the drawings. The final requirements are: Bids will be based upon the whole work to be done, as shown on the drawings and in the specifications. Where piles are required, they will be paid for per pile as indicated in the form of proposal, and such price will be understood to cover all expense for machinery, tools, material and labor used in completing the work to the entire satisfaction of the commissioners.

The commissioners will hereafter Indicate the amount of pile driving to be done. The cavity about the masonry shall be compactly filled with earth as the work proceeds and on the completion of the masonry tho surface of the ground shall be graded to the lines shown on the drawings. The public etreet3, wherever disturbed, shall be replaced and reflagged to the satisfaction of the city authorities. Bidders will understand that when the masonry is built to the level of the last joints of the chains next to their upper ends, work upon it must cease, at least on that portion nearest the river, as shall be directed by the engineer, and cannot be resumed until the cable strands are completed and fully adjusted in place. The steel work will be erected in the anchorages by the establishment which furnishes the material and must be done by men who are experienced in and conversant with such work.

No part of the work shall be sublet without the consent in writing of the commissioners. The steel work will not be sublet to any establishment which has not been in successful operation for at least one year and which is not, In the opinion of the commissioners, fully qualified, both by experience and In appliances, to execute work of this character according to the highest standard of bridge work at the present time. there were too heavily weighted and they 'were hung from the roof beams with those iron hangers, with no bolting, merely bent around. Some of the trusses are laid flat and others on their sides. You can tell the difference by the way they have sagged in the center.

If they sagged far enough, they slip off at the ends, for there is noth ing to hold them. "And so I might go more into detail and show you that the whole work is of the most careless and slipshod character, not as called for by the contract and for which the peo pie's money was paid and not earned, and If the Building Departmeut had control of the it would never have been done that way. That Is my opinion." i' Another illustration of ihe "ireless way in which the work on the City Hal; has been and is being done and not pointed out by Mr. Paulson is the stairway construction. The iron staircases which have been there since the hall was built are being removed and a stairway is to be put upaway off in a corner.

But work on the latter has been begun, the old stairways are being removed so that access to the upper part of the build ing must be had by elevator alone. Along with this goes the destruction of costly work done at the beginning of the alterations and now undone because of lack of foresight and indifference of the authorities. There has been' enough money already spent on the City Hall to make contractors and others comfortable for the balance of their "lives. Alderman Doyle is endeavoring to get an 'accounting from Commissioner Wilis, but 'v. has not yet succeeded.

But the Alderman is patient. He is also persistent. "Commissioner Bush Reports in Paulson's nvor. Buildings Commissioner Bush, the referee For the Construction at the Brooklyn Terminal OF NEW EAST RIVER STRUCTURE The Specifications Call for the Highest Grade of Materials and Workmanship. Where the Cables Will Be Fastened.

How the Cables Are to Be Carried Down to the Anchor Plates Beneath the Masonry. At the office of Chief Engineer L. L. Buck of the new. East River bridge, 84 Broadway, this morning at 10 o'clock plans and specifications of the New York and Brooklyn anchorages of the new structure were placed on view for the first time.

Up till 1 o'clock this afternoon five contractors or their representatives had called and secured copies. The plans and specifications are embodied in a quarto size pamphlet which contains thirty four pages of letter press and a large number of drawings. The book also contains the advertisement inviting bidders and blank forms of contract and proposal. There were altogether about forty applications for copies of the plans and specifications for the tower foundations when, they were given out some months ago, and, it is expected that the applications for those of the anchorages will be equally as numerous. Of the forty who applied for the plans and specifications of the Brooklyn tower foundations there were only nine bidders.

Proposals on the anchorages will be received at the offices o'f the commissioners, HUES 1 BROOKLYN ANCHORAGE, NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE, Showing How the Cable Ends Are to Be Fastened in the Masonryat theBrooklyn Terminal. Were Victims of the Avalanche on Mount Pleureur. Berne, September 3 The remains of three of the victims of the Mont Pleureur avalanche disaster, including Bernard, the young Englishman, have been recovered in a terribly mutilated condition. The accident referred to appears to have involved the death of four persons, Pastor Go nin. of Sion, capital of the Canton of Valais; two schoolboys from Lausanne and the young Englishman referred to in the dispatch.

They formed four of a party of eight persons who started from Sion with tho intention of ascending Mont Pleureur, which is 12,155 feet high. Four members of the party reached the summit and the remaining four were only a short distance behind when the latter were swept by an avalanche into a crevasse a thousand feet deep. A GTJ LDEN SUPPE DISCOVERY. Assistant District Attorney Mitchell of New York announced at 2:30 P. M.

to day that he had made an important discovery in the Guldensuppe case. He said that It would be necessary to verify it before he made it public, but ho would probably be in a position to say something about it later in the day. LOTT'S HEIRS' LARGE CLAIM. Will Sue for Two Thousand Acres in Flatlands Descendants Interested. If the claims of certain interested persons can be properly established, the half submerged marshes in Jamaica Bay will not be the only tract of land, within the Greater New York boundaries, to cause a controversy.

Twenty descendants of Johannes Lott, resident of Flatlands in the eighteenth century, have notified the state and city officials, through their attorney, H. M. Gescheidt, of their claim upon 2,000 acres, mostly meadows, bordering on Flatlands Bay and extending eastward until nearly opposite Barren Island. The land, according to the claimants, was originally purchased by Johannes Lott of Elbert Elberts Stooohoff, by whom the tract was obtained in 1636 from Albert Nicholls, governor general of the province. Lott bequeathed it to his three sons, in 1775, when the will, which is still ni existence, was admitted to probate.

The Town of Flatlands at one time questioned the right of Che Lotts to the property and the case was brought into court at Gravesend, but the result left the family onoe more in complete possession. The descendants, until now, have never publicly notified the municipal authorities of their title, but since the fisheries commission of the state of New York has granted large portions of the water front to oyster dredgers and quit claim deeds have been given to residents in the neighborhood for plots of ground on which to erect boat houses and residences, the heirs have informed the state authorities that the City of the Greater New York will have no cleaim or interest in the property and that all leases and titles thereto must come from the owners. "If the state wants the land," said Attorney Gescheidt to an Eagle reporter this morning, "they can get it by condemnation only. The state has no title to it, as the tract was purchased before New York as a state came into existence. The rest of the township of Flatlands as merged with Flatbush and New Utrecht into tho City, of Brooklyn will regularly become a portion of the enlarged metropolis, but my client's two thousand acres was never a part of Flatlands, except in name.

"There has been a great deal of oyster dredging in the neighboring creeks and bays on the strength of the permission given by the Fisheries Commissiou, which they really had no right to dispense. The beds in many instances are extensive, one man having planted 5.000 bushels of seed oysters this spring. From now on, however, building, trespassing, fishing, shooting" and oyster dredging will be. strictly forbidden under legal penalty. "In order to get the rights of the land the state must regularly condemn it and pay the owners a just sum for its release.

"There are at present a number of residences located upon the land in question, which is in the Thirty second Ward, and they will shortly be served with dispossess warrants." The claimants of Johannes Lott's ancient grant include 'the names of many well known people. They are the following: Simon B. Lott, Jurien Lott, Mary Vanderveer, Eliza V. Whitcomb, Andrew Ditmas, Samuel L. Clapp, Chauncey Drummond, Harry B.

Clapp, Fannie Clapp, Frank Clapp, Lewis S. Clapp, Henry D. Lott, John B. Lott, Jane Suy dam, Gacia B. Lott, Mary V.

Kouwenhoven, George B. Lott. Edward D. Lott, Addie Lott, and Phebo V. Lott.

ELEVEN CHINAMEN NABBED. Arrested at the Grand Central Depot by Government Inspectors for Violating the Exclusion Laws. Eleven Chinamen, who reached New York City on the New York Central Railroad train from Plattsburg at 7:20 o'clock this morning, were taken into custody as they left the train at the Grand Cenral Depot by Chinese inspectors Ross T. Pennington and H. E.

Tip pett, and Deputy Collector T. F. Dwyer. The Chinamen were taken down town on a train on the elevated railroad to the Federal. Building, and were arraigned before United States Commissioner Alexander on a charge that they were unlawfully within the boundaries of this country.

Nine of these Chinamen crossed the Canadian border at Malone, about three weeks ago, and. the other two followed about a wetk later. Since that time they have been waiting in ilalone to be arrested, but the United States commissioner in Buffalo would not issue a warrant. This was in accordance with the plans of the government authorities, who have decided to make no arrest of Chinamen on the border, but to wait until the men under suspicion reach New York City, before taking them into custody. All of the men arrested this morning are what is known as "boys." They range in age from IS to 30 yours.

The claim of tue Chinese inspectors who made the arrest is that the Chinese lawyers, acting in the interest of the Chinese company in this country, have in all cases heretofore called, provided Chinamen who would swear that the detained immigrants were their sons and were born in this country. It was with this information, so it is claimed, that this batch of Chinamen crossed the border. Ijispector Pennington has had the men under surveilance ever since they arrived in Malone. Yesterday they bought tickets for New York. Mr.

Pennington boarded the same train, and at Plattsburg he was joined by Inspector Tippett and Deputy Collector Dwyer. The government officers made no move to indicate to the Chinamen that they were being; watched, and ii was a great surprise to the immigrants when, as they left the train, they were cold that they were under arrest. The Chinamen made no effort to resist, and in a stoical manner accompanied the three officers to the Federal Building. In the ofllce of Assistant District Attorney Kohler, where they were first taken, in order that the complaints might, be drawn up, the Chinamen squatted down on their haunches, with their packages between their feet or near by, and calmly awaited developments. Inspector Pennington said: "We deferred making this arrest until the suspected Chinamen reached this city, for the reason that it Is a very difficult matter, as we have learned by past experience, to secure the conviction of a Chinaman suspected of being unlawfully in this country in the district bordering on Canada." Unco tried become the favorite cathartic and family mediciiio.

They win favor ererywhero and sales are rapidly increaHing. Bo sure to get Hood's. 25c. The only Pillao take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. City Will Probably Give $1,000 for His Arrest.

STJFT. MoKELVEY FAVORS IT. Mayor Wurster Confers "With Corporation Counsel Burr and It Is Likely That the Reward Will Be Officially Offered Within a Day or Two if Authorized toy the Board of Aldermen, Police Commissioner Welles this afternoon called on the mayor with a letter from Superintendent McKelvey asking that a reward of be offered by the city for any information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the murderer of George Stelz, the assistant sexton of the Church of the Holy Trinity. Following the intimation in the Eagle yesterday that the superintendent was in favor of having a reward offered for information about the murder, Mr. McKelvey sent a letter to the commissioner asking him to present the subject to the Mayor.

This morning a reporter of the Eagle asked Mr. Wurster if the Commissioner had made any request for the issuance of a reward in the premises. The mayor stated that he was absent when Mr. Welles called at his office yesterday afternoon, but that he understood that a request had been made for a reward in the case. Later this afternoon Mr.

Welles saw the mayor and presented the letter he had received fromtheexecutive head of the police force. As a matter of fact, the subject of a reward had been broached to Mr. Welles before the superintendent's arrival In town, but he had held off In the hope that the police of the Stagg street station would have some tangible clew to the mystery of the murder. The various clews that have been in the possession of the police, it would appear, have been worked to a standstill and the object of offering the reward is to stimulate the work of the men now engaged on the case and to'in duce any person having any knowledge of of the matter to come forward with their information. This was the view of the case presented to the Mayor by the Commissioner to day.

Mayor Wurster declared that it was unusual to offer a reward but declared that he was personally in favor of such a proceeding. He appreciated the widespread interest in the matter and thought that it was indisputably a case that called for extraordinary efforts to find the murderer. There had been no reward offered in any murder case since the slaughter of Weeks, who was shot down in the basement of his house by the burglar Greenwald, and Mr. Wurster said that it waa a matter that he thought would be best to refer to the Corporation Counsel, Mr. Burr.

He said that he would hand the letter and recommendation of Superintendent McKelvey to the Corporation Counsel. Commissioner Welles stated that he felt assured that there was no Impropriety In asking for the reward and the Mayor assured him that the request was exactly in a line with what he thought proper in the premises. It is probable that the work of the police will receive an Impetus by the offer of the reward asked? In the meanwhile the authorities are keeping steadily at work on the cajse. clews now in hand have not panned but as well as the officials at headquarters would have "wished, but this morning Superintendent McKelvey stated that he was still hopeful of; clearing up the mystery before the cjpse 'of the week. Last night, for some reason known to the authorities, a house to house search was made through the cheap lodging houses in the city.

It is understood that the authorities were looking for a suspect who, it appears, has disappeared from the Seigh borhood since the murder. Whether the man sought for is the person who tried to sell a gold watch to the man at the Penny. Bridge on the day after the murder is unknown. It is understood that the police, as stated in the Eagle yesterday afternoon, are following up this clew on the. strength of other information now in their possession and that they have strong hopes of finding out something in a very shot time that will lead to the apprehension of the murderer.

Superim ten dent McKelvey had hoped 'that the suspect would have been In custody. yesterday, but in view of the search through the lodging houses last night Is fair to infer tfoat the man they sought has disappeared from the city. The search was moat thorough, but as no arrest was made it is reasonable to assume that the person they sought had disappeared. This afternoon Captain Lees, who still has charge of the case and who is working like a beaver in view of the fact tlhat this is the first case of importance that he has had since he became a capUain, went to New York City to follow up a branch of the recent developments In 'die case. The interest in the murder does not seem to die out and still numbers of persons visit the scene of the crime.

The neighbors hive not been idle and since Monday scores of stories have been brought to the police about suspicious persons who were seen in the neighborhood of the church on The police have faithfully run all theae stories to the ground and have not In the slightest degree neglected any tip that they have received. But so for, the most valuable seems to have been that they received from the neighborhood of Penny Bridge and it is believed that they are still at work on a later development in that story. Acting Corporation Counsel Mudge has advised the police authorities that they cannot offer a reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers of Stelz, the bell ringer, unless there is money in the reward fund. Tt seems that there is no money in that fund at present, so that any rewaTd which may be offered must be authorized by the Common Council. To a reporter of the Eagle" to day the sexton, Andrew Roesch, showed a badge exactly similar to the St.

Raphael's Society badge that was pinned to Stelz's breast and supposed to have been stolen by the murderer. In size it is slightly less than a quarter and is gold gilt. On the front is stamped in small capitals the letters R. K. C.

around the top and at the bottom, "1855." OBITUARY. The death of Augustus Hambler, Son ot former Police Sergeant Hambler, occurred suddenly on Tuesday at Cairo, N. from hemorrhage. The deceased contracted a cold at the funeral of his wife about a year and a half ago, which developed into lung affection and he went to Cairo some weeks since for the benefit of his health. The body reached the city yesterday.

Funeral services will be held this evening at the home of his father, 440 Carlton avenue, at which the Rev. Mr. Jacobs, assistant pastor of the Hanson Place Baptist Church, will officiate. The Interment will take place to morrow morning at the convenience of the family. Mr.

Hambler was born in Brooklyn forty one years ago and for twenty years had been associated in business in New York with his brother. He was a member of Hanson Place Baptist Church and also connected with Colonel W. H. Paine Council No. 30, Jr.

O. A. W. He leaves a son and daughter, aged respectively 6 and 9 years. After an Illness of over a year the death of Edward L.

Brown occurred yesterday at his home, 319 Madison street, from lung trouble. The funeral services will be held to morrow evening at his late residence, and the Rev. St. Clair Hester, rector of St. George's Episcopal Church, will officiate.

The Interment will take place In Evergreens Cemetery. ri he deceased was for many years an employe of the firm of Boorum Pease of New York, and was a member of Pilgrim. Temple No. 29, Templars of Liberty. He Is survived by his wife and two children.

LOW FARE TO SARATOGA. Next Tuesday the splendid floral fete, wMoh will be the great event of the year at that fashion'able resort, will occur at Saratoga. The People's Line steamer Adirondack will leave the foot of Canal street, North River, Monday next, at 6 P. M. For this dace ondy the fare has been greatly reduced for the round trip.

Tickets will be good to return up to September 8 Inclusive. This will be a fine opportunKty to enjoy this delightful trip to the springs. Continued From Pag 1. pie will probably carry it for Willis and At terbury, candidates for register and sheriff. The Twenty fourth Ward will be for Worth and Willis in the city convention.

It may be devided in the county convection. Naval Officer Robert A. Sharkey wHl control the Twenty fifth Ward. He says "Worth" now. So will Congressman Fischer's ward, the Twenty sixth, go as" he says.

He is now for Worth. Sharkey and FiBcher will act together. Alderman Haubert has recently put himself on record publicly for the County Clerk, which means that the Twenty seventh Ward may be counted for Worth. Leader John G. Deubert has done the same thing and the Twenty eighth Ward will be in the Worth column.

In Flatbush, the Twenty ninth Ward, there is a lively contest ahead. Worth will have a majority of the contests. Robert B. Sedgwick will hold the Thirtieth Ward (New Utrecht) for Wortli and Low. The Thirty first Ward (Gravesend) and the Thirty second (Flatlands) are doubtful, but as these wards usually land with the winner, both may be placed in the Worth column.

The result in the county may be summarized as follows: First Ward Divided; Willis in minority. Second Ward Willis. Third Ward WortSi. Fourth Ward Worth. Fifth Ward Worth.

Sixth Ward Divided; Worth in minority. Seventh Ward Worth. Eighth Ward Doubtful; cnances favor Worth. Ninth Ward Worth. Tenth Ward Worth.

Eleventh Ward Doubtful; chances favor Worth. Twelfth Ward Worth. Thirteenth Ward Worth. Fourteenth Ward Willis. Fifteenth Ward Doubtful; enhances favor Willis.

Sixteenth Ward Worth. Seventeenth Ward Worth. Eighteenth Ward Doubtful; probably with Worth. Nineteentlh Ward Worth. Twentieth Ward Willis.

Twenlty first Ward Worth. Twen'cy second Ward Willis. Twenty third Ward Worth; may be with Willis in county convention. Twenty fourth Ward Worth; may be divided in county convention. Twenty fifth Ward Worth.

Twenty sixth Ward Worth. Twenty seventh Ward Worth. Twenty eighth Ward Worth. Twenty ninth Ward Worth. Thirtieth WaTd Worth.

Thirty first Ward Doubtful; probably for Worth. Thirty second Ward Doubtful; probably for Worth. Worth's support of Low will bring him support that, under other circumstances, he could not obtain. In all except the Twenty third Ward and possSKy to the Twenty fourth, "Worth" and "Low" are synonymous terms. Worth will control the county convention and elect not le3s than one hundred delegates to the city convention.

Should he win less than seventy five he would suffer virtual defeat. Worth has decided upon no candidate for register; though he has named Palmer, Sutton and Tayl'or for sheriff, county clerk and county treasurer. Willis wamts the regis tersMp for himself, the shrlvealty for A'tterbury and the county treasurership for Turn'bull." Republican Executive Committee to Met on Tuesday. The executive committee of the Republican general committee will meet on Tuesday evening. It has been eaid that the Worth people had decided to hold the county convention before the city convention, but they deny any such Intention.

Among Republicans who have been lately named as candidates for office are John O'Hara of the Sixth ward for sheriff, P. L. Mennlnger for assembly in the Tenth District; Rem. D. Snedeker for alderman in the Ninth District.

SICARD SENDS MESSAGE By Carrier Pigeon From the North Atlantic Squadron at Sea Attempt Entirely Successful. Washington, D. September 3 A message by carrier pigeon was received from Admiral Sicard, on the flagship New York of the North Atlantic Squadron, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, at o'clock this morning. A copy was immediately telegraphed to Acting Secretary Roosevelt at the Navy Department. The message was as follows: September 3, 6:30 A.

M. Position 30 degrees east northeast Cape Charles lightship, distant 65 miles. The squadron, consisting of the New York, Brooklyn, Iowa, Massachusetts, Indiana, Texas and Malpe, is approaching the southern drill ground, and will probably anchor about o'clock. Will dispatch anchorage later. Puritan is In sight.

At the Navy Department tbis is said to be the first instance in our naval history of the successful use of carrier pigeons as a means of communication between naval vessels afloat and the shore stations: It is the result of several months hard work on the part of the equipment bureau which has collected on board the ships pigeons from various Atlantic ports so that the commanders might be prepared to dispatch messages to any desired naval station. The result is highly gratifying to the department officials. Indicating as It does the possibility of developing a most valuable means of communicating with our fleets off shore. VEST MAKERS QUIT WORK. Five Thousand of Them Join the Garment Strikers To day A Chicago Leader Takes Charge.

There is a new phase to day in the somewhat protracted conflict of the New York east side garment viorkers in their struggle for living wages. This change of front, or rather sudden uprising of a different grade of workers, from either the Cloakmakers', the Children's Jacket Makers or the coat tailors, all of whom are more or less in a state of incessant turmoil, is due to the going into voluntary idleness to day of 5,000 vest makers affiliated with locals of the Hebrew trades and Socialist labor alliance in the vicinity of New York. The leader of this new army of striking garment workers is James Freeman, who oame from Chicago two weeks ago to engineer the cause of the strikers. He admitted that his services in this direction were unsolicited and that his course was actuated by motives of good fellowship, combined with sympathy for the toiling masses. Mr.

Freeman thinks that the demands of the strikers will be conceded within the next three days. He said that the dissatisfied operators want from 20 to 25 per cent. Increase in the daily wage scale. He added that two of the evils of the trade came from the competition of the wives and daughters of padrones and from the wives and daughters of farmers. CHARGED WITH A BAYONET.

Officer John C. Holzberger of the Twentieth Precinct had a rough experience with a wild man in a vard in the rear of a house at 15 George street, last night. About 7:30 some one came to the officer on his post and Bald that a man was beating his wife in apartments at tho address named. The officer passed by the house through a hallway into the back yard for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the disturbance. when August Cnmko, i i years old.

a hod carrier, rushed out on him, wielding a fiat bayonet, nearly two feet long, with which he made a pass at the officer. Holzberger seized the man's wrist, disarmed him and placed aim under arrest. In the Ewen etroet police court this morning, Dumko was charged with assault in the third degree. He pleaded not guilty and was held in S100 bail for examination until Tuesday morning. In Connection With Proposed Change in Bridge Trolley Plans.

HAVE NOW NO SPONSOR. Bridge President Berri Siys He Will Not Recommend Them Superintendent Martin Says the Same Thing. Would Take a Big Slice of the PromenadeVice President Henriqnees Denounces the Scheme. The new plans for a trolley terminal at the New Y'ork end ot the bridge will in all probability never be put in operation on account of the fact that there is nobody to push them. This situation exists, in spite of the almost universal commendation with which they have ben received, especially in that feature which provides for the trolley loop on the street level.

The present status of the plan is shrouded in mystery. Although a blue print of them was exhibited this morning on the desk of the bridge president, Engineer Leverich was declared not to be the originator, or rather not exclusively to be the originator of them. This is in contradiction to a statement made by Mr. Leverich in conversaion with an Eagle reporter yesterday, when the bridge engineer did not attempt to conceal the fact that the plans were his ideaj that he was now working out the details, and that blue prints had been prepared in the bridge office. Bridge officials say that the plans have not been presented for their consideration and as the trolley officials have declared their intention of not asking that the new plans be sumscituted, the matter will probably end here, unless President Berri or Chief Engineer Martin feel called upon to present the matter for the consideration of the Board of Trustees.

President Berri said this morning that Engineer Martin was the man to take such a step and that he would not do so unless it was recommended by Mr. Martin. When the bridge president was asked to express his opinion in regard to the new plans he refused to make a positive answer and said that they had both good and bad points. "There is no doubt," continued Mr. Berri, that anything that would bring the trolley cars to the street level would be a good thing.

There are, however, some bad features in the plans, and what their ultimate fate will be it is bar' to say. So far as I know the plans are entirely anonymous In spite of the endeavor of the trolley officials to fasten them on the bridge office and on Engineer Leverich. We have received no communication from the railroads in regard to the new plans, and they are no more before the board than if they had been suggested by any private citizen." "A bad feature of the plan is that it takes away from the bridge a considerable portion of the promenade. Pedestrians would be obliged to walk up stairs to the gallery floor and then walk over the roof or the cars until the promenade was reached. Of course, with trolleys running over the bridge and a five cent fare the number of pedestrians would be greatly reduced.

However, those that do walk must be considered, convenience regarded by the A good feature.of the new plans is that which would make possible the connection of the Brooklyn cars with those of the New York roads. This" will probably come in time and would be greatly handicapped if trolley terminal was up in the "WiU you bring queou: plans before the Board. sked the reporter. "NO, I will answered Etsssinenx Berri. 'Mf.

to do that. It Is an engineering question and I am not an engineer. I do not know whether the matter will be considered by the board. The trolleys have not asked us to allow them to use the new plans and I do not know whether any of. the trustees favor them or not; or of any Intention to bring the matter before the board.

If the new plane offer greater facilities to the public, it iscertainly the duties of the trustees to adopt them, but that must be decided by our chief engineer." Chief Engineer Martin refused to discuss the question of new plans and also disclaimed any intention of bringing the matter before the board. If he was asked for an official opinion by the board he would give it, but otherwise he would not move in the matter. Vice President Henriques has very strong convictions in regard to the new plans and when asked by an Eagle reporter for an expression of opinion said: "It is only another instance of the audacity and rapacity of the railroad corporations. "They propose that we shall give up some eighty feet of the bridge promenade, after having secured both our roadways. Between the hours of 5 and 7, by actual count, there are thirty four people who pass a given point on tine promenade in each minute, and these people have rights that should not be disregarded, if the subject should be brought before the board, I shall have something further to say, but I will say now, that if the bridge engineers have nothing more to do than to draw plans for the railroads, there is an excellent opportunity offered for cutting down expenses and saving the money of the public." CAN'T FIND MRS.

McKANE. Judge Dickey Says Papers May Be Served by Mail. General George W. Wlngate, attorney for the People's Trust Company, has not been able to serve Fannie JIcKane, wife of John Y. McKane, with a copy of the summons and complaint in teh suit of the Trust Company, as receiver of the property of John Y.

McKane, to set aside the transfer of real estate made by McKane after his conviction, on the ground that they were, made to defraud The suit was begun three months ago, and efforts made to serve Mrs. McKane have failed. John Y. McKane from his cell in Sing Sing Prison ordered that she should not be served, it is claimed. The suit was begun against McKane, his wife, James McKane, his wife, Catherine Bauer McKane; George McKane and his wife, George W.

Roderick, McKano's lawyer, and Nathan Sprague, president of the Sprague National Bank. All the other defendants have been served but Fannie McKane, and she has secluded herself in the MoKane family residence at Sheepshead Bay, to which process servers have been unable to gain admittance. An application was made this morning to Justice Dickey in Supreme Court, Special Term, for an order directing substituted service of the papers on Mrs. McKane. Albert McKibben, who has undertaken to serve the papers, deposed that on July 9 he went to Sheepshead Bay to serve the papers on Mrs.

McKane, and that he rang the bell repeatedly, but got no response. A gardener for the McKanes was working in the garden. McKibben went away and returned the next day to the Sheepshead Bay house, with the same result as before. On his way back to the city ho met on the train, he says, the gardener, Costigan, and Costigan told the deponent that when McKibben was at the house the iim time McKane was lying on a couch in the parlor. She had not been away from the house since that time, Costi trti coi.l rl ihhpn nlsn savs that when he served his papers on McKane in Sing Sing prison McKane told him that no one could get inlo the house at sneepsneau uay witnout an order from himself or by consent of Costigan or one of the members of the family.

On no account could anyone get in to serve papers having to do with law matters. Justice Dickey gave an order diretiug that his papers could be served by nailing them to the door of the Sheepshead Bay house. 300 TURKS A RESTED. Constantinople, Septomber 3 Since Tuesday of tho present week about throo hundred Turks havo been nrroHted for supposed connection with the committee of the young Turk party. POS OFFICE ROBBED.

Mountaindale, N. September 8 The post office hero was entered by burglars last night. The sufo was blown open with giant powder and 8126 in money and stamps taken. There is no clow to the thieves. in the row between Architects Griffith and 3 Stoughton, and the contractors; Poulson Eger, over the City Hall cupola, has decided in favor of the latter.

The architects complained that the work was being done in an unsafe manner, and City Works Commissioner Willis asked Commissioner Bush to make an inspection of it. Mr. Bush did so and 1 ''this morning sent this report to Mr. Willis: Hon. Theodore B.

Willis. Commissioner of City Works: Dear sir I have the honor to acknowledge till receipt of your communication of yesu r.l;iy with lnolosure from Messrs. GriHlih St. Immediately after receipt of your letter I requested Mr. Arthur Ives, steel and Iron expert ot this department, to niuke a raretul examination Into the matter in question.

Ills report is herein inclosed. It would seem that the work being done, to which the architects 'Object. Is In substantial accord with the drawinRS filed In this department by the architects and which drawing's were first approved and slt'ned by them and your en etneer. It also appears from this report that the mode of construction being followed is sulllciently Btrong, if carried out in a good and workmanlike "'manner and is in compliance with the building law. As to whether or not it is in accordance with ithe provisions of the contract made with Messrs.

Poulson Eger of course, have no knowledge whatever, and I do not consider that you expect Yne to pass upon this question, which is entirely under your supervision. ours truly. (Signed) WESLET BUSH. Commissioner. The report of the expert says: "The drawings on file with the permit do show details of construction under the cast iron colunms in question, yet clearly indicate the use of a cast iron plate at that point; hence, the work as constructed would appear, so far as the three quarter inch cast iron plate is concerned, to be in accord ance with the plans.

The original plan showed" the steel frame work carried up through the cast iron columns, but the 'amended plans show the steel struts left out and the load of the upper part transferred en tirely to the cast iron columns themselves and through them to the three quarter inch cast iron plate. The question of bearing be 'tween the columns, the plato and the steel work below, thus becomes an important one. As each pair of columns only have to sus tain about ten tons, it will be seen that the five bearing surfaces are amply sufficient to carry the load, provided the columns bear solidly on the plate at each of those points and the plate is well packed up on the steel girder underneath. If this cannot be assured, then the cast iron plate should be stiffened by gussets (or some equivalent) at each point, so that the load may be safely transmitted the steel structure below. wish to also call attention to the fact that no provision appears to have been made in the design for fastening the interior columns or pilasters to either the east iron plates under them or the steel supports under the plates.

This should be remedied. The weight of the columns should not be depended upon to them in position." Contractor Paulson explained to the Eagle reporter that the item spoken of in the last paragraph of Mr. Ives' report is not in the plans, but it was always intended that it should be done and it will be. The point in. dispute between the architect and the firm of Poulson Eger, so Mr.

Poulson explained, was where the cast iron work on the cupola joined the steel 'structure. The architect contended that the iron and steel work join closely, the builders allowed a half inch space which they packed solidly with steel plates. This method of construction, the contractor "declares, is accepted as proper and perfectly safe in this class of construction. Mr. Poulson continued.

WILL REDUCE HIS FORCE. Commissioner Fitchie to Make Fifteen Removals Increased Facilities lor Immigrants This Winter. (Special to the Eagle.) D. Soptember 3 Thomas Fitchie, the new superintendent of immigration at New York City, came over to Washington yesterday and had a talk with.Secre tary Spaulding and Commissioner Powderly in regard to immigration matters at New York. he left in the evening Mr.

Fitchie had agreed to a list of fifteen men who were to be removed in. order to decrease the force at New York. Secretary Spaulding signed the order for the dismissal of the men. but declined to give out the names of the unfortunates. "The men were not removed." said Secretary Spaulding, "because of incompetency or for any fault of their own.

It simply became necessary for us to reduce the force at New York as there was not enough work to keep all the employes busy." Owing to the lack of proper facilities for handling the big crowd of immigrants which will come over this fail, Superintendent Fitchie is somewhat alarmed at the outlook. He informed both Commissioner Powderly and Secretary Spaulding that it is absolutely necessary that something be done to enlarge the present accommodations. The barge office Battery Park, which is now being used for immigration purposes, is very inadequate, and there is no immediate prospect for better being secured. The space afforded at the barge office is much lhan the old grounds at Ellis Island, and in view of the fact that there was Intense suffering last winter among the newly landed immigrants on account of the poor accommodations, the discomforts are bound to lie increased this year, as the result of overcrowding, which will surely occur. During the fall months im 1 migration always picks up, and although the number of aliens recently landed has been 1 rather small, both Commissioner Powderly Superintendent Fitchie look for a big influx between now and winter.

Secretary Spaulding stated that at present he knew of no manner by which additional quarters could be secured, but promised to look into the matter and endeavor to provide better accommodations before cold weather sets in. It will be many months yet before Ellis Island will be ready for occupancy. A contract was given out yesterday for the re onoval of the burned buildings and for clearing the island. The departmeut is rapidly pushing toward completion the formation of "plans for the erection of the new on the island, and bids for this work will be i called for in a couple of weeks. BRIDU JUMPER IN COOURT.

Herman Otton, the IS year old German sailor who jumped from the bridge yesterday afternoon, was pronounced to be all right by 'the surgeons in the Hudson Street Hospital, New York, this morning and was surrendered to Bridge Policeman Bronn. He was taken to the Center street court and his examination was set down for this afternoon. AN OLD MAVS Boyson. 72 yeara cd.l, of Seventh avenue and Twenty firm street, a watchman employed on the unfinished building at iiOl Thirty sixth street, fell from a stoop to the ground at 4 this morning, fracturing his breast bono. He was removed to tho Norwegian Hospital.

HOOPER REACHES HUDSON. Thirty Seven Miles of His Swim From Troy to New York Completed. Hudson, N. September 3 John Hooper, swimmer, arrived in Hudson at 1:30 this morning, making the distance from Stuyves ant without leaving the water. He reached Castleton from Troy Thursday at 9:40 A.

M. and New Baltimore at 1' P. M. Since leaving Troy Hooper swam thirty seven miles in 20 hours actual swimming. On arriving at New Baltimore he had to.be lifted from the water, being in an exhausted condition.

He received assistance by the villagers. After a rub down and refreshments be entered the water again In thirty minutes. The swimmer suffers considerably from tlhe coldness of the water. He entered the water at Hudson at 10 o'clock this morning and will make the next stop at Germantown and expects to reach Poughkeepsie on Sunday morning at 10 o'clcok. When In Hudson the swimmer appeared to be in first class condition.

He is accompanied by Paddy Gray and Jack Guy, trainers. Hooper Is attempting to swim from Troy to the Battery at New York City. He expects to accomplish the feat within ten dayB. HILTON TROPHY MATCH. Riflemen at Sea Girt Shoot To day for the Rich Prize Captain Cann Sworn In.

Sea Girt, N. September 3 Captain G. T. Cann, First Battalion, Georgia Infantry, was sworn in as inspector general of rifle practice of Georgia by General Spencer of New Jersey here in camp this morning. Captain Cann was tendered the appointment before he left Savannah last week, but did not decide to accept until after he arrived here with the Georgia team, when he telegraphed his acceptance to Governor Atkinson, who immediately sent on the commission, which arrived here this morning.

The last of the nine skirmish runs to decide the regimental team and Columbia trophy matches was run this morning, the Georgia, District of Columbia and New Jersey teams participating. The scores will be announced later. The Hilton trophy match will be shot today under the auspices of the National Rifle Association for a trophy valued at $3,000. which was presented to the association in 1878 by the late Judge Henry Hilton of New York. The match is open to teams of twelve men from the Army, Navy, National Guard and the armies of foreign countries; distance, 200, 500 and 600 yards; seven shots at each.

But three state teams are entered In to day's match. They are New York, New Jersey and Georgia. During the first half of the Hilton match shooting at the 200 yard range, a very strong wind Blew across tne Dutts, preventing high scores. When the first six men of each team had finished, New Jersey led by five points. The last run In the skirmish which was necessary to decide the regimental team match was made this morning, giving the match to the first team ot the first battalion, tieorgia tnrantry.

THE FIFTY'S CANVA.SS. Will Postal Inquiries Regarding Low to Every Registered Voter. The organization committee of the Committee of Fifty met last night in the Library building, 195 Montague street. Jackson Wal lace presided. After the meeting adjourned at o'clock he told the reporters that the committee had decided to hold a mass meeting in the Academy of Music at an early date; also to send return postal cards to every Brooklyn voter registered in 1896, asking him if he would support Seth Low for mayor.

The postals would not be sent out until after consulta tion with the finance committee, as the cost would be $6,000 or $7,000. There will be 207,217 of these cards and they cost 2 cents each. There were present at last night's meeting, beside Mr. Wallace, Andrew L. Dalton, secretary; Horace E.

Dresser, Charles M. Chad wick, Herman Liebmann, Fraser M. Moffat and Henry P. Schmidt. SURROGATE'S COURT.

Surrogate's Court, Kings County, before George B. Abbott, Surrogate: Wills proved, Stephen H. Camp, George War dell. Letters of administration were granted on the estates of the following deceased persona: "Wanzle Belsky, Christine Llebegott. Charles Miedreich.

George Spies, James J. Heffron, also known as James J. Heatron; Jacob Gross, Elizabeth Yeoman, Alexander Mcllhattan, Mary A. McTam many, Adele Susan Tralteler, Emll Braun, Catharine C. McMahon, Louisa F.

Miller, Juliana P. Louis, Clifford G. Scofleld, Riedel, Bridget Colfltzson. Maltland Wright, Ellen Hynes. formerly Ellen Grogan, also known as Nellie Grogan; Henry Wilson.

Rose Solomon, Axel J. Mosby. Stanislaus Lukowsky or Stanislaus Lukow Bki, also known as Peter Lukowski or Peter Lu kowsky: EMlza Range, also known as Blisa Range or Eliesa Range, or Ellse Range. Letters of guardianship were issued on the persons and property of George J. PlillonTtena and Agnes Spies to Joseph Gels, of Elizabeth M.

Lynch to Everard C. Ketchain. of Charles Mor rell to Jennie A. Morre 11, of Maria Mathllde Murke to Magdalena Murke. of Pauline Ruhs to Paul Ruhs.

of Henrietta Samboni to Andrew bonl, of Marion A. and Joseph P. Gordon to Jennie A. Rooney. Charter of the City of New lortc.

Politicians need to analyze the Charter of Nw Tort. It is rich with lOoents. 47 Chambers street. New York, up to 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the 22d instant, at which time tfae commissioners will open and read the bids publicly. Then the bids will be handed over to the chief engineer for comparison and at some later date the commissioners will decide to wbom the contract will be awarded.

Each bidder will be required to deposit In the office of the commissioners a check for as for the execution of the contract and give the required bond, if his bid be accepted, within two weeks after notice ot the acceptance of his bid. The engineer's description of the work is in part as foltows: The foundations of the ancborages will be prepared as followis: The contractor will remove all buildings and obstructions from the site of the work. The thus re moveM shall be his property. An excavation will! then be made to the depth shown on the drawings. In the bottom of Dhe excavation will be firmly driven as many pile3 amd In such positions as may be required by ahe oomml'ssioners.

The pile heads will then be cut off at the level of one foot above the bottom of the exoavattion. The excavation will then be filled with concrete to the height shown on the drawings. On the concrete will be laid a platform, consisting of four courses of timber, each course lying at right angles across the course next below. This platform wtH be drift bolted to timbers bedded at intervals In the concrete amd Its timbers wii'l be thoroughly drift bolted to each other, as shown on the plans. On the platform will be laid a bed of concrete, to receive the masonry and the system of girders shown on the drawings.

Heavy masonry will be laid on the girders and the concrete, with spaces left for the chains, and the supports will be placed for the knuckles of the chains. Above the surface of the ground there will be a molded base of finely dressed six cut granite, followed by a facing of rock faced granite to within a few feet from the top, where there will be a molded granite cornice covered by a coping of granite. This cornice and the coping will be of finely dressed six cut work. After elaborate specifications as to the quality of materials, cement, piling, stone, granite, the specifications continue as to the erection of the anchorages, as follows: The foundations will be prepared by first making an excavation somewhat larger than the full size of the anchorage to the depth shown on the plans. The sides of the excavation will be thoroughly supported by sheet piling, firmly braced and shored to prevent caving.

Piles will be driven In the bottom of the excavation, as may be required by the commissioners, with a 4,000 pound hammer, till the penetration from a blow of the hammer falling fifteen feet is not greater than two inches. When this point is reached at least five more such blows shall be struck to test the conditions. All piles must be banded to prevent splitting and, whenever necessary, must be shod. When driven, their heads will be cut off on a level one foot above the bottom of the excavation and the space between and around their exposed portions will be filled with concrete. The concrete will be carried to the height above the piles shown on teh drawings and mu6t be thoroughly rammed, so as to fill all the Interstices flush full with mortar.

On the concrete will be laid the timber platform. This platform, as shown on the plans, except the top course, will be of 12 inches by 12 inches yellow pine timber. The alternate courses will cross each other at right angles. Under the lower course and bedded in the concrete will be parallel timbers laid at right angles with the bridge axis and at the distance apart shown on the plans. On these and at right agles to them will bo lalnd the regular bottom course of the platform.

Each of the first three courses will be dressed or planed to a uniform vertical thickness. On top of the platform will be a bed of concrete. The interior surface of the cavity left for the system of anchor girders will be covered with a waterproof coating of asphalt, not coal tar. After this cavity or depression is ready the system of girders will be put into place and the first legnths of the chain will be set, and as the masonry Is built up the successive lengths of the chain will be placed, but the chains must remain accessible until a large part of their load is upon them. On top of the concrete the regular masonry will be laid.

The face stones below the ground surface will be of rock faced work, with joints pitched to the lines shown on the drawIngs.The masonry will be laid in regular courses and must be thoroughly bonded throughout. No stone fn one course shall overlap the stones of the course next belaw by less than fifteen Inches. The courses will be from 2 feet 6 inches and 2 feet in thickness, except where otherwise shown on the drawings. The thickest course will be at the bottom, and the others will decrease in thickness from theb ottom toward the top. Just above the ground there will be a molded base of six cut work.

The bed and the vertical joints of this molded work shall not exceed Vt foot in thickness from the face to a distance of at least VA feet Inward. From a I distance of four feet below the surface of the ground upward all face stones shall be of granite. Above the molded base and up to the cornice work will be rock faced, with.