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30 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NET YORK, SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 1898. MOONSHINERS FEAR KOCH. i WILL TAX SALES BE LEGAL? LEGAL HID FOR HELPLESS, POPE'S AHN3VERSARY OBSERVED WITH POMP. American journalists how to write English." "This new chair was badly needed," adds the Roman Echoes, by way of comment.

Apropos of the press: It is announced from Christiania that a new Arctic journal is to be founded in Spitzenburg. the Spitzenbergen Gazette, destined for tourists who visit' and may visit the station established near Advent Bay. It person applying for the same. No other notice or demand of the tax, assessment, or water rent shall be required to authorize the sale of any lands and tenements as hereinbefore provided." It will be seen that not for three years will property in Brooklyn be affected by the general law of the greater city providing for the sale for arrearages and then not the fee to, but the lease of the property only will be sold. But in the interval the deputy collector of arrears for Brooklyn will continue the sale from time to time as the conditions may warrant until all the property in arrears on December 31, 1S97, is either disposed of or settled for.

The policy of the department in adjourning the sales at this time is governed by two considerations; first, that collections have been very good and owners are seeking to square their accounts; and second, a regard for the general condition of the real estate market, which is now entering upon a new era of prosperity that the administration seeks to foster rather than retard. collective or private audiences the cardinals, bishops and chiefs pilgrims in numerous groups, the most imposing audience being that accorded the 300 pilgrims from Carpineto, headed by their bishop of Anagni, and the Pope's two nephews, all of whom were Invited by the holy father to visit the Vatican gardens, museums and galleries and later entertained by his command at a modest banquet prepared for them in the Hail of the Belvedere, served at table by the prelates and attendants of the papal household. At the close of the supper each pilgrim was given a glass of wine from the Pope's private vineyard in the Vatican gardens, together with a silver medal commemorative of the happy occasion. To tho lasting disgrace of the Italian government, on Wednesday. lGth current, a youthful band of rowdies, constituting the rank and Hie of the liberal, anti clerical stu Noted Offenders Run to Earth by the Brooklyn Deputy.

HIS LONG RECORD OF ARRESTS. Marshal Hayden's Right Hand Man Keeping a Sharp Lookout for Long Island Filibusters His Plucky Capture of "King" Brady and Dispersal of His Moonshine Gang Koch's Courage and Sagacity. Some time ago the Eagle told of the instructions sent to United States Marshal Hayden to keep a close watch for filibuster ers along the shores of Long Island. The article referred to mentioned Charles Koch as the only really valuable man the marshal had at his disposal as a deputy to do private work in the way of making quiet or investigating rumors. The mar shal has admitted this to be true and added that Deputy Marsha! Koch is one of the bravest and cleverest men he has ever seen In tho service.

The marshal mentioned several struggles which this slight yet athletic man has had with noted criminals. Charles Koch was appointed in July, 1893, and since then has made nearly 400 arrests. No one would ever suspect the strength, agility or efficiency of this man, who may be seen almost any day in the Federal Building cracking jokes or waiting for some as DEPUTY V. S. MARSHAL CHARLES KOCH.

signment from his superiors. He has had to do service for the District Attorney, the collector and others, as well as the marshal, yet he never grumbles and is as modest as a school girl about his achievements. Several criminals who have sized him up as a puny, insignificant man and laughed at him have had reason to repent it, as Deputy Koch will master most men by sheer force and courage, and if the man he is locking for is too strong for him ha will cling on like a bull dog until assistance comes. He goes out to arrest a boy who has been accused of violating some little mail regulation with the same determination and care as in arresting a moonshiner who has killed his man, or evaded justice for years. Perhaps one of the most important of the arrests made by Charley, as everybody calls him, was that of the king of moonshiners.

John Brady, who with his gang infested Williamsburgh for years. Not only courage, but genuine skill and sagacity marked this arrest. It was about the time that Marshal Hayden first took office. King Brady, Ned Brady, Sandy McGregor and others had had pretty much their own way in the illicit distillery business for some years and the United States authorities were disgusted at the failure to break up their business. It was said by the government officials that the Brooklyn marshal's office practically could not compete with these men in cleverness and some special detectives would have to be sent there to clear out the gang.

To avoid this humiliation to the local department Marshal Hayden ana District torney Bennett had a long talk. Charley Koch was called in and he promised to clear out the gang if they would permit him to take the work in hand. He was 'told he could have a chance. The first thing done by the deputy marshal was to locate the still, which was dis be on Driggs avenue, between North Tenth and Eleventh streets. It was the largest moonshining establishments ever run in the East.

One or two men were arrested in the act of making whisky, more or less bad and the complete outfit was destroyed But the leaders of the gang escaped. They had escaped before, but Deputy Koch was not discouraged and started on the still hunt for them He discovered where McGregor lived and learned that he had fled to England but was to return shortly. Subsequently the den him his shop5 on cook street and arrested him after a hand to hand scrap For over six months Koch had been neighborhood nht and day Koch then learned that Brady would be In the neighborhood and having kept a watch on his house, 117 Clifton place, he arranged to capture htm. As Brady was well known as a dangerous man it was necessary to surround his house. Koch went to the rear to prevent him escaping over the fences while the other deputies made an assault upon' the front of the house at a given signal.

Brady immediately appeared at the back of the house with a big dog and. seeing Koch there, he let the animal loose and attempted to get amy over the fence. Charley had his hands full with the dog for a. time 'but finally clubbed him into insensibility with the revolver in his hand and then started, undaunted, for Bradv thP He lhree sbot at him and finally brought him to a halt There was a second struggle but Bradv had had enough already and was easily put under arrest. Kcch was commended for his skill and courage and won the gratitude of the department for saving it from the taunts of the Washington officials.

Brady showed that he possessed a big pull jn political circles staving off his trial for some time and making it last for a week before the jury had the ease in hand. He was finallv ent to the Kings County Penitentiary for "eighteen mon ths and made to pay a heavy fine. The work of Koch, however, was not done yet, as Ned Brady, the brother of the "king," was still free and reports had that he was in business again in Brooklyn somewhere. Revenue officers finallv discovered his still on Flushing Creek and destroyed rt, but failed to capture Brady. Koch co't on his tracks and pursued him un til he finally located him in a saloon.

He had one of the fiercest fights of 'his life in making this capture, as the friends of Brady set upon Km bottles and chairs as weapons and one or two had drawn revolvers, which they used but not effectively. Had it not been forin assis'tan'r. who rushed in to help him the intrepid deputy might Save met with an unhappy fate. Ned Brady is now in jail waiting for his trial, which has been delayed for seme time, owing to Ibe fact that no judge was in the district to try him. Neil Brady's still, te 'is said, cost over $3 000 to fi't up and it is hinted that he hud a 'decided pull Which kept him long out of the hands of justice.

Another capture of the Broolcivn Deputy Marshal was Uiat of slick Frank C. Farring ton. who coined money in a scheme of defrauding people through the mails. It was worked by means of an advertisement calling for the investment of by which the sender of the bill became the possessor of material and information to "make a cccn fortable living at home." The swindle began in Detrait, but the man skipped from there and reopened operations in Brooklyn. He was finally arrested at 2.174 Ful'ton street after a big fight, in which his woman ec complice took a lively part.

TO PREVENT FLAG DEFACEMENT Chicago. 111.. March 5 The flag committees of the Illinois Society of the Sons of the i American Revolution and the Society of Colon ial Wars have mailed to every United States senator and representative an earnest appeal to pass a law "to prevent the defacement of our national flag by attaching any advertise ment or printing or painting thereon, or us ing and pattern or representation thereof for private gain." A Feature of the Charter That Causes Some Doubt THE PRESENT METHOD HERE. Sales for Arrears Up to the First of This Year Will Be Conducted Under the Old Law Charter Provisions Do Not Become Effective Here for Three Years What the New System Will Be. Some doubt has arisen in the minds of men interested in sales of property for arrears of taxes as to the legality of such sales under the charter of the Greater New York.

This doubt has been accentuated by the fact that no sales have been held for the taxes of 1S95, which were advertised originally for December last, and which have been adjourned each month, the next date being set for April G. Briefly, it may be said that all property in arrears for taxes on December 31, 1S97, is subject to all the laws governing arrearages then existing in all the boroughs, but that all property which became in arrears on January 1, 189S, will be subject to the general law on the question, which is practically the same as has existed in the old City of New York for a number of years. At present Brooklyn sells the fee. New York sold the lease of the property for the shortest: term of years for the amount due to the city. In Brooklyn property in arrears for taxes has been sold under the provisions of what is knpwn as the Evarts law, which was enacted in 1SS3 and which was contained in the last charter of the old' City of Brooklyn, known as chapter 583 of the laws of 1S8S.

Title of this chapter, section 2,. says: "In the month of December in each year the registrar of arrears shall prepare a list of the parcels of lana and premises in said city upon which any tax or assessment theretofore levied or imposed shall have, at any time theretofore been returned or transmitted to his office and shall remain unpaid and in arrears," giving all particulars as to location, "and shall cause the said list to be printed in pamphlet form for distribution to such persons as shall make application for the same at his office." He is required to advertise the list for four weeks before the sale. By notice that the list can be had in his office and that all property included therein is liable for sale at public auction to the highest bidder at a given time and place. The law goes on to say that the sale could be adjourned from time to time without advertising or notice other than the announcement at the time and place set for the sale or adjournment. Under the general laws, at the end of each year, the Department of Collection of Taxes turned over to the arrears department all property remaining on its books unpaid.

In the following December, or two years after the levying of the taxes or assessments, the registrar of arrears prepared the list as above described. Thus the sale advertised for December last was for the property in arrears for 1S95. As stated, the city sold the fee in the property. The purchaser at the sale, on payment of the amount of his hid, received from the registrar of arrears a certificate, of sale. At the expiration of a year the registrar issued a deed to the property on the filing of evidence that alll the requirements of the law fhad been fulfilled.

This consisted of service of notice, either personally or by publication, to all parties in interest. But within this time the parties interested in the property could redeem it by paying to the purchaser at the sale the amount of his bid, together with a bonus of 10 per cent, up to $100 and imterest on the wihole amount at the rate of 15 per cent. This is the condition that governs the sale of property in arrears in Brooklyn to day for section 937 of title I of the new charter says on "unpaid taxes and assessments levied prior to January 1, 1898, special provision "All taxes and assessments levied before the first day of January, 1898, by lawful authority in any of the municipal and public corporations hereby consolidated, including the counties of Kings and of Richmond, and that part of the county of Queens included within the City of New York, as hereby constituted, and which shall remain due and unpaid on said first day oE January, 1898, shall become and he due and payable to and collectible by said city, and all tax and assessment lists in the possession of any officer of any of said municipal and public corporations and counties, on the 31st day of December, 1897, shall be transmitted to and deposited with the Controller on or Immediately after the first day of January, 1898, and the Controller shall thereupon transmit the same to the collector of assessments and arrears for collection by suit, or under and pursuant to the laws in force when the said taxes were levied, or in force when this acc takes effect." Hereafter all property in arrears for taxes and assessments levied on or arter January 1, 1S98, wili be sold, as provided in eeotion 1,027 title 5 of the charter, which reads of follows: "Whenever any tax on lands or tenements, or any assessments on lands or tenements for local improvements, shall remain unpaid for the term of three years from the time the same shall have been confirmed, and also whenever any rents for water in said city shall have been due and unpaid for the term of four years from the time the same shall have been due, it shall and may be lawful for the collector of assesssment and arrears, under the direction of the Controller, to advertise the said lands and tenements or any of them for sale, and by such advertisement the owner or owners of such lands and tenements respectively shall be required to pay the amount of such tax. assessment or water rents so remaining unpaid, together with the interest thereon at the rate of 7 per centum per annum to the time of payment, with the charges of such notice and advertisement, to the said collector, and notice shall be given by such advertisement that if default shall be made in such payment such lands and tenements will be sold at public auction at a day and place therein to be specified, for the lowest term of years at which any person or persons shall offer to take the same in consideration of advancing the said tax, assessment or water rents, as the case may be. and the interest thereon, as aforesaid to the time of sale, and the charges of the above mentioned notices and advertisements and all other costs and charges accrued thereon; and if.

not withs tan ding such notice, the owner or owners shall refuse or neglect to pay such tax, assessment or water wents, with the interest as aforesaid, and the charges attending such notice and advertisement, then it shall and may he lawful for the said collector under the direction of the said Controller, to cause such lands and tenements to be sold at public auction for a term of years, for the purpose and in the manner expressed in the saifl advertisement, and such sale shall be made on the day and at the place for that purpose men i tioned in the said advertisement, and shall be I continued from time to time, if necessary, 1 until all the lands and tenements so advertised i shall be sold; and the said collector shall give to the purchaser or purchasers of any such 1 lands and tenements a certificate of sale, in writing, describing the lands and. tenements so purcnasea, tne term ot years for which the same shall have heen sold, the sum paid therefor and the time when nho purchaser will be entitled to a lease of the said lands and tenements. But no houses or lots or improved or unimproved lands, in the City of New York shall be hereafter sold or leased at public auction for the non payment of any tax, assessment or water rents which may be due thereon unless notice of such sale shall have been published once in each week successively for three months, in the City Record and the corporation newspapersr which advertisement shall contain, appended to said notice, a particular and detailed statement of the property to be sold for taxes, assessments or water rents; or the statement and description, instead of being published in the City Record and the corporation newspapers, shall, at tne option or tne said controller, be printed in a pamphlet, in which case copies of the pamphlet shall be deposited in the office of the said collector, and shall be delivered to any person applying therefor. And the notice provided for in this section to be given of the sale of houses and lots and Improved and unimproved lands, shall also state that tho detailed statement of the taxes, assessments, or water rents, and the ownership of the property taxes assessed, and on which the water rents are unpaid. Is published in the City Record and the corporation newspapers, or in a pamphlet, as the case may be, and that copies of the pamphlet are deposited in the office of the said collector, and will be delivered to any Hew York Society' Wants to Extend to Brooklyn.

NOCOMPETITIONWITH LAWYERS Is Intended to Take Away Charity Cases, Enforce the Rig hts of the" Poor and Assist Them in Their Fight for Justice in Petty Wrongs Work Done in New York and What the Society Hopes for Brooklyn. For twenty two years the Legal Aid Society, has offered to the poor and helpless of New York City legal assistance and advice in the enforcement of justice and their rights and now it proposes to extend the field of its work to cover Brooklyn if the residents of this city will giye any 6ountenance to such, a deserving form of benevolence and public usefulness. The Legal Aid Society makes its appeal to the public upon three broad propositions: The humanity of helping the poor and help less to secure those rights which their Tidier brethren enjoy; the enforced education oi those who are guilty of oppression in th knowledge that it does not pay to wrong the weaker, and the counteracting influence exerted against the rapidly spreading spirit ol socialism and anarchy by convincing thousands that an equal measure of justice is meted out to every citizen, rich or For these purposes in general the society ha3 bent its efforts in the past and it is with identical aims that it looks forward to laboring in a larger field. In the twenty two years of its existence the Legal Aid Society has taken up the causes of nearly 90,000 poor clients and has recov ered for and distributed among 86,222 individuals the enormous sum of $653,066.36. That these figures speak for themselves and show that justice was needed by tens of thousands of cases is evident.

They show, to use toe words of the society's president, "That fair dealing was withheld by tens of thousands of individuals and that but for the work of thiB society we would now have In our midst nearly 100,000 individuals suffering from the sting of injustice who now are enjoying tli sense of having their sufferings completely obviated and their position vindicated." The society seeks to give legal aid and assistance to the poor and helpless practically free of charge, so that they may receive the assistance of counsel and of the courts precisely to the same extent which those who are able to pay counsel now enjoy. No applicants in possession of means sufficient to enable them to pay counsel are given assistance, since the society was not created to compete with lawyers, but rather to relieve them of pure charity cases. The people aided are actually too poor to offer retainers, and their claims are in the vast majority cas3 smaller than the most reasonable legal services demand. The poor sewing girl who has been denied her $4 wages, the artisan deprived of his income of $5 or $6 honestly earned, such are the cases where the society'B influence is urgently needed. Where clients can pay as much the society's attorney exacts a deposit of 10 cents as a retaining fee, in order that the sting of charity may be removed and' the applicant made to look upon the assistance rendered, as in the.

nature of a regular business transaction. This plan is pursued where the actual recovery of $10 or more results. In such cases the client is expected to pay into the society's treasury 10 per cent, to assist in its support and in its efforts to serve tnose even onore.neeay. During the year 1897 the Legal' Aid Society took up the; cases of over SOOO applicants, in 3,350 of which, actual lertens of demand and, the. attention the Law Department wera to before any settlement expenses for this period were showing less than a case for the' year.

Of this whole amount, $4,640 was received from mem.be.is in dues and subscriptions, while clients paid In $1,132.83. The amount of money cojlectea for clients was $72,819.81. The court work the society's attorney to civil courts of record, district courts and criminal courts. Of the finst named thirty one cases brought were in the Supreme Court of New York County; four in the Supreme Court of Kings County, five in the Unked States Courts, forty seven in the City Court and six in the Surrogate's Court. Last year William G.

Low gave the society in a lump sum, $2,500. which, with an equal amount act aside by Mrs. Lucy L. Schrpeder, has been deposited in a trust company as a bond fund. Heretofore the work of the Legal Aid Society has been confined to the City of New as was prior to the 1st of January, isss.

now tnat tne ureater New York has been created, it is intended to extend aid to the citizens cf the borough of Brooklyn, and also to those residing in the boroughs ot Queens, Bronx and Richmond. As a mateer of fact, only the densely populated paTts of these annexed boroughs seem to'its officers to require particular attention, especially the parts known as Williamsburgh and Long Island City, akhough in Brooklyn propeT there is also a large field for work. The attorney with the facilities now at hand, 'will not be able to ake care of the 'cases of numerous clients in these outlying districts. It has been determined a branch of the society should be established in Brooklyn, near the City Hall, and another in W.illiamsburgh.and both these branches should tie under the supervision of the principal attorney. President Arthur van Briesen is anxious to secure the establishment of one branch office at least in Brooklyn, and he estimates the cost at so light a figure that there appears to be no insuperable obstacle in the way of its early creation.

The total expense will not. it is thought, exceed $1,800, while it is believed that it would be able to relieve fully 3,000 people annually. For the past few months the society's attorney has had valuable assistance la' Brooklyn work from George P. Beebe, a lawyer at 189 Montague street, who has given much time freely to the demands of the poor. Mr.

B'eebe's work has been recognized in tha society's last annual report as being most valuable and opportune. It is hoped to interest Brooklyn people in the work and make them acquainted with the benefits arising from its labors and in this way to secure from them both moral support and financial assistance. Additions to the membership will be welcome, and also donations. The officers for the present year are: President. Anhur Van Briesen.

229 Broadway; vice presldn rs, James C. Carter, H. Ohoate, Jullen T. Davles. A.

J. Dittenhoefer, Rrvber: W. rForent. Charles S. Fairchllil.

Frederick W. H.Uls; Ellhu Root. Carl Schurz. Frederic W. Hinriclis.

Charles A. Sohieren. Thomas G. Shearman. Oswald Ottendnrf r.

Jacol H. SchilT; treasurer. Robert Hchr. Beetanan street; secretary, F. AViebusch.

S4 Chambers fireet. Directors for 1S9R. Arthur Van Briesen, Rfbert Bohr. Alexander Beckers. Fernando Sol injrer.

Charles F. Vv iebupc'h. Franklin A. "Wilcox, Tenuis Stolher, Louis WindmuUer. Charles A.

B. Pratt. Mornay Williams, George Flint Warren, William Otto Irvinfr Wiso, Isidor Straus. J. G.

Phelps Stnkes. Attorney, Carl Xi. Schurz. 230 Hroudvvuy. 'ew York.

Law committee. Fernando SoIinRer. Charles A. B. Pratt, GeoTgfe Flint Warren, jr.

THE STERLING PIANO. It Cannot Be Completed in Less Four Months. Some years ago there was a manufacturer of pianos in New York City who could turn out an instrument in three days. They were sent through the country and principally in country places, at a very low price. Pianos that were made in three days never kept in tune that length of time, in fact could never be put In tune.

It takes many weeks to complete a good piano. For example a Sterling cannot be completed In less than four months. The action of a Sterling is composed of over eight thousand three hundred separate parts and the frame and case contain over one thousand one hundred parts, the total being a little over 9,400 distinct parts which must be made, assembled and fitted in their proper places before the piano can tie tested. Many more days are required before the instrument can be put on the market. After the piano nas been put together comes the development of its tone.

Before its tone has been perfected a piano makes nothing but sounds and noises, according to the maker. The experts who develop the tone of the Sterling are classed among the leading artists in their profession. The factories of the Sterling Piano Company are situated in Derby, and are the tersest In the country. How the Event Was Celebrated at the Vatican. SPLENDID SCENE IN ROME.

Extreme Precautions to Insure Order at the Ceremonies A Description of the Services by an Eye Witness The Pope Not Wearied by the Effort An Anti Papal Demonstration by Students of the University of the Sapienza News of the American Colony in the Italian Capital. A Remarkable Steamship Robbery. Rome. Italy, February 1H Sunday last. February 1.5, witnessed the long expected mass, celebrated by the sovereign pontiff, Leo XIII, at the papal altar above the confession or tomb of the Princes of the Apostles, in the Vatican Basilica, in presence of over 70.000 persons, including pilgrims corning from all parts of Italy to do homage to the vicar of Christ on the double anniversary of his twentieth year of pontificate and his diamond sacerdotal jubilee the latter falling January the former, yet to come.

February 20. current. Thirty archbishops and bishops of various Italian dioceses presided at the pilgrimage, some 200 Catholic associations and societies, with their respective banners, orifiames. of every hue and shade, many of them most beautiful, gorgeous in gold embroidery and sacred emblems, lent brilliancy and gayety to the scene as they were grouped near the altar throughout the papal function. Last, but not least, were E.fO pilgrims from the Diocese of Anagm, viich embraces Carpineto.

birthplace of his holiness, who brought offerings and gifts in kiuc to their august fellow Amid theso Carpinese pilgrims was a peasant of that (town, Ludovico Salvagni. ST years of age, 'jwho in bygone days was the habitual attendant in his hunting excursions of the youthful Joachim I'ecci. To give more so lemnit' to the function the Pope had invited the Sacred College not. as a rule, present on similar occasions the Diplomatic Corps and 'the Roman Patriciate, fur ail of whom separate tribunes were erected beside the Confession of St. Peter, as also for the Prince Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta with his knights.

The archbishops and bishops were bidden to attend in simple man teiieta and rochet; diplomats in evening dress, with decorations, the cardinals alone vesting cope and miter. Their eminences, to the number of nineteen, including the Cardinal Patriarch of Venice and the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan, with their respective diocesan pilgrims, preceded the Sovereign Pontiff, as borne on high, in the sedia gesta toria, he entered the basilica from the chapel of the Pieta and was carried to the foot of the papal altar, the famous silver trumpets of the noble guard sending forth their sweet est strains from the summit of the dome over the confession, while the choir of the basilica intoned the "Tu es Petrus," amid the wildest enthusiasm of the immense crowd thronging every inch of the major temple of Christendom. After vesting at the faldistorium, his holiness began the celebration of a low mass, assisted at the altar by the usual dignitaries the motets "Verbum supernum," "Quam. suavis," "Ponem de coelo," being well rendered by the Choir Julia, led by Chapel Master Meluzzi. At the solemn moment the elevation, above the kneeling throng, reechoed the melodious notes of the silver trumpets executing the celebrated "Armonia Religiosa," composition of an ex noble guard.

Count Dominic Siiveri. Having ended his mass, the Pope disrobed at the faldistorium, made his thanksgiving, retired for a moment to partake of some slight refreshment prepared for him. returned to the papal altar, and in a firm voice intoned the "Te Deum," taken up and finished by the choir and the people. At the termination of the prayers, the Holy Father, vested pontificially, tiara on head, mounted the sedia gestatoria and was borne round the altar to the front of the confession, wnile the'caTdinais, bishops, diplomatic corps and Roman patriciate, quitting ttveir places, ranged themselves, in flue order of preeedure, to either of the podium, raised for the solemn benediction. The ISO banners of the Catholic societies dipped deep In homage, along the passage of the Sovereign Pontiff.

Leo XHI. who, assisted by Cardinals Macehi and Segr.a of the Order of Deacons, intoned the prayers of rite, answered by people and choir, and from the podium imparted in clear sonorous tones the polemn apostolic benediction, amid the grounding of arms from the kneeling Noble, Swiss and Palatine guards, and the pontiflcial gendarmes, and the unrestrained emotion of the reveretu crowd, who after lecture of the "Brief of Indulgences. by the cardinals deacons, burst forth in enthusiastic "Evvivas:" Cot ceasing till the Pone had reached the lower end of the basilica. Then, rising to his feet, he once more blessed his devout children, as he disappeared from their view, entering the Chapel oV the Pieta. whence lie was borne to his private apartments in the Vatican palace.

To avoir1 ail occasion of fatigue to his holiness It had been previously decided there wer to be neither addresses road nor replies expected: no presentation of pilgrims, nor ki. ing of the papal hand and foot. Consequently th Holy Father, at the close of the Junction, lasting from to 11:30 A. gave no evidence of undue weariness. Everything passed off satisfactorily.

There were no Incidents to mar 'the solemnity, and proper means had been resorted to to hinder the usual annoyance of sale of tickets of admission to the basiiic? by rapacious speculators, each ticket bearing in huge capitals "Gratis." Nevertheless varinu. attempts that intent were verified and thwarted, evc at the entrance tho bu. iiica. An unwary member of tha.1 fraternity, i.ffering a ticket at reasonable terms supposed stranger, who was in reality, the dolt cate rl on duty on the occasion, was quickly and consigned to durance vile. A goodly number of pickpockets were likewise caught in exercise of their profitable profession.

Every possible precaution had been taken to insure order. The vast square of St. Peter fairly bristled with troops, carabineers and guards of public while the police inspector of the Ward Borgo. including the Vatican, was present in person. Th service within the of St.

Petr was performed by the corps of pontinciai gendanno s. while the members of the Cireolo of St. Peter verified the entrance tickets and escorted the holders to their respective places. Two of the most conspicuous and interesting groups present in the Basilica were five Chinese in their national costume, four being youths from 12 to 11 years of age. the fifth apparently much oider, who, placed close beside the confession, watched the ceremonies with eager interest.

There were a considerable number of students of the Roman University. Members of the Ca.thoiic University Club, wear ijig the parti colored berettas of the respective faculties they follow, which they agitated in the air, shouting "fivivas" to the Pope as he was borne before ti era on his passage to the ivodium for the apostolic benediction. Daily since Sunday last his holiness has received cither in is to be directed by Professor Christensen of the College of Tromsee, and will be the of fieial moniteur of exploration, in that Arctic region. The Italian Press Association wish all prosperity to their new hyperborean colleague, whose appearance in the world of letters has already been intimated to the Geographical Society of Paris by the erudite savant Rasbot. The Italian police have as yet discovered naught relative to the robbery committed on board the German steamer.

Fuerst Bismarck, on her recent voyage from New York to Naples when she arrived February 2. current. The sufferer, an American, Miss Lily Thaeurkauf. was despoiled, it is stated of a hand valise containing $40,000 in jewels, money and letters of credit. All searches on board of the steamer, as also the examination and, perquisition of several suspected passengers landed at Naples, having proven fruitless, orders were telegraphed to Genoa, whither Miss Thaeurkauf proceeded by the same steamer, to continue investigations on arrival of the vessel in that port.

The theft was certainly effected ere the steamer reached Gibraltar and undoubtedly by some of the personnel of the ship. On her first day out from New York, during the voyage, a passenger of Spanish nationality, quarreling with one of the German waiters, shot the latter in the mouth, killing him instantly. The murderer was confined in his cabin throughout the remainder of the voyage and sent under escort. February 3, to Genoa, whence he will be reconducted forthwith to Buenos Ayres, the crime having been committed in American waters. From Florence come tidings of the death in that city of one of the most famous singers of the first half of this century, Augusta Albertini Boucarde, who, born of a good English family, studied under the best masters, made her debut at 17 years of age, at the great theater of Lisbon, thence went to Oporto and Madrid, and achieved great success in Rome, in "Nabucco," and in the "Masnadleri" of Verdi, as also in all the principal theaters of the chief cities of Italy through which her tour was one continued triumph.

She married the tenor. Charles Boucarde, the celebrated creator of the roles of Hernani and of the duke in "Rigoletto." In 1859 husband and wife both accepted an engagement in the United States and made their appearance for the first time at the New York Academy of Music. Crossing the ocean on their return from America. Charles Boucarde lost his magnificent voice, whereupon the couple, who had alreaiiy acquired an ample fortune, quitted the stage for an elegant villa in Piazza Barbano, Florence, where the husband died some seven years since, and on January 25. 1S98, the widow followed him to the tomb.

ROMULUS. MISS LYONS' EXPERIENCE. Perils of a Woman's Journey Over the Chilkoot Pass to the Klondike. Miss Esther Lyons the first white woman to brave the dangers of the icy Chilkoot Pass and explore the new Eldorado of Klondike, is beginning to reap the harvest of her labors in the lecture field, where she has met with unusual success. Miss Lyons has an interesting and strange story to tell and she has and exercises ability to tell that story well.

Youth and attractive manners also lend aid of no mean sort in her present vocation. AVithin the past few months Miss Lyons has made frequent appearances in and about New York and each time the impression made has strengthened her chances of success in the future. She was engaged by Professor Franklin V. Hooper to lecture before the Brooklyn Institute early in February and appeared Association Hall before a large audience. The thread of her story, her fine stereopticon views, her Arctic costumes and her admirable descriptions of life and travel in the far North combined to deeply interest her audience who went away so well satisfied that there was immediate demand for a repetition of the lecture.

Professor Hooper wrote Miss Lyons that never had a lecturer on travel pleased an audience in Brooklyn better and he invited her to give another Klondike talk in the same place on February 22, Washington's Birthday. This lecture delivered has led to a third invitation from Professor Hooper and Miss Lyons accordingly will make her third appearance in Brooklyn under the Institute's auspices on March 14. It was, it appears, almost wholly through accident that Miss Lyons made the perilous Klondike trip, in 1S94 Mrs. Teazie Wilson and her husband formed a partv in San Francisco to go through the Chilkoot and tip to Fort Nukon. Their object was the collection of a series of views of the country and material facts of interest to be used in a let time course planned by Mr.

Wilson. This lecture course was t'o include every known part of the world. Mrs. Wilson refused to go as the only woman of the party and an invitation was extended to Miss Lyons, then in New York. She accepted at once, roughing it having no terrors for her, although born and brought up a New York girl.

She had climbed the Alps and the spirit of adventure and travel determined her at once to seize the opportunity offered of crossing the Chilkoot. The trip was made in icm t. tie party from the United States secured Indian guides to aid them in carrying provisions and the photographic outfit, a 5x7 camera was taken and 1,000 plates, which bad to be developed as soon almost as taken, owing to a peculiarity in the atmospheric, conditions, whioh destroyed the impressions unless firm.lv fixed by chemical treatment. The parry was'lashed together in one continuous string" to make the pass itself, about 3.500 feet above the place called the Sheep Camp. The last half mile of the trip, according to Miss Lyons, was very steep and caked with snow frozen so hard that the Indians cut footholds almost continuously While approaching the perilous summit three of the Indian guides, who had stolen whisky from the packs, got drunk and swung and tottered their walk.

They were firmly tied to the others and their unsteady steps almost caused disaster to all the party once or twice. After crossing the Chilkoot. which Miss Lyons says can bes be accomplished in tebruary and March, the party built a raft on Lake Linderman and traveled to Lake Ben nott, where they built a boat and followed the river. They went as far as Fort Yukon i in the Arctic circle ami i Jl mj nit) ukon to its mouth, thence to Sitka. Mr.

Wilson died after his return to merica and the rights to his photographs fell to his wife and Miss Lyons, who negotiated for their use. Throughout the course of the 6,000 mile trip the party succeeded in taking splendid pictures of the scenery and events in their daily lives, all of which form a complete record of theli travels. Pictures of the far north are very rare owing to the great diffleultv attending their taking and preservation. Miss Lyons and Mrs. Wilson have had some four hundred views copyrighted.

They form in themselves valuable property, while the use of many ot them in stereopticon form makes them especially valuable for the lecture platform." SCHOONER RUNS ASHORE. Mistook Electric Shore Light for a Vessel's Riding Light. Plymouth. March 5 A schooner is ashore on White Flat in this harbor, with 6.000 pounds of fresh fish abroad. She struck while running into the harbor in the thick snow storm last night, the skipper having mistaken an electric light on shore for a vessel's riding light.

The tug Nabby made an unsuccessful attempt to pull the schooner I off this morning. A heavy swell is running and as the flat is haTd sand her hull will be seriously damaged, unless the schooner is floated soon. dents of the University of the Sapienza. now a sad misnomer the fear cf God and consequently all true wisdom having long since been banished thence to the number of some 400, reinforced by the customary specialists in popular demonstrations, thereby swelling the number to about 2.000, were permitted, not only with the tacit connivance, but with the manifest protection of the public authorities and lawfully constituted powers that be. to parade the streets and squares of the capital of united Italy the honored and pacific abode of the sovereign pontiff, de clared equally intangible with King Hum bert, by the famous law of the guarantees bearing a wreath of fresh flowers with rich streamers and approriate inscription, to be deposited on the statue of Giordano Bruno in Campo dei Fieri February 16, his anniversary, as a solemn protest on the part of the radicals, against the presence of the Catholic University students at the papal mass of Sunday last "in homage," remarks the officious Popolo Romano, "to that freedom of conscience the liberal party so loudly invoke in their own behalf, but strenuously deny to all those of contrary opinions." Through cut the duration of this demonstration the air rang with shouts of "Death to the Pope!" "To the gibbet the Ci'ociaro of Carpineto!" "Death to priests!" "Death to the Jesuits! the Clericals!" "Tie Club of St.

Peter!" "Down with the Pope!" and "Viva Giordano Bruno!" This on the eve of the golden jubilee of that national statute, the first article whereof bears, "The Catholic, apostolic. Roman religion is the religion of the state." No attempt was made by the large police force lining the path of the cortege to check this irreverence, nor hinder the hissing and other insults greeting every priest and ecclesiastic met during the march, their remarkable tolerance having undoubtedly its chief reason in fear of the cobble stones laid ready for the repaving of the square, which might prove efficient missiles in the hands of an irritated, unruly crowd. The wreath being deposited within the arms of the statue of Bruno speeches breathing contumely and insult to religion, to the Pope and to the clericals were pronounced by two students, their eloquence being finally brought somewhat summarily to a close by the decidedly significant protruding of brooms from some of the windows fronting on the square. The demonstrators thereupon retraced their steps toward the university, breaking some windows of the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on passing before it and. reaching their alma mater, closed the day's proceedings by purchasing and committing to the flames all the procurable copies of clerical journals and displaying from the main entrance the official university flag, duly draped, in mourning, in honor Giordano Bruno.

The official, officious and liberal organs, as was to bo expected, carefully refrain in their respective reports from in any wise noting the derisive shouts mentioned above and characterized the episode as "most dignified, civilized and highly appropriate, viewing the provocation received." The much dreaded influenza, of late years an inevitable hibernal denizen in Rome, has, this season, assumed the proportions of a general epidemic of a rather fatal character, changing readily into pneumonia and equally lethal maladies. Over 70,000 cases are reported as existing here at the present moment. One fourth of the regular garrison of Rome are its victims, as also a considerable contingent of the 7,000 troop3 hastily summoned hither as temporary reinforcement in case of possible bread riots, and whose illness is mainly due to the great hardships, privations and unnecessary fatigue to which they were exposed. The Very Rev. Father David Fleming, O.

S. who, on Tuesday, February 15, was to have inaugurated a series of free lectures to be delivered on the five successive Tuesdays in March, 1S98. in the Hotel Minerva, under the auspices of the Roman branch of the Catholic Truth Society, was compelled by a sudden attack of the prevailing malady to defer the fulfillment of his engagement, to the great disappointment of the numerous audit ors eager to hear the explanation of the aims and tendencies of "Liberal Catholicism," his i announced topic of discourse. The third lecture of the course will be delivered by the Very Rev. Father Fidelis Kent Stone.

C. his subject to be "The Catholic Outlook in America." Much regret is expressed in diplomatic and fashionable Roman circles at the death of Mrs. Preston, mother of Mrs. General Draper, as necessitating the temnorarv cessation of her elegant entertainments, the first official reception of the American ambassador, on January 25, having been brilliant in the ex treme. the sumptuously furnished apartments i and ample private income of his excellency, by his own showing over $100,000 per annum warranting any grade of outlay.

The jewels of Mrs. Draper almost equal those of Queen Margherita and were specially admired at the recent court ball, as the American am 1 bassadress on that occasion the "doyenne" of the dames of the diplomatic corps present danced vis a vis to her Italian majesty in the royal quadrille. The afternoon receptions of Mrs. Hector de I Castro, wife of the United States Consul Gen oral to Italy, on whom the burden of official American hospitality will necessarily for a while rest, meet general favor. I Ex Ambassador W.

W. Astor is now in Rome and has already had private audience of King Humbert. John G. A. Leishmann.

United States minister to Switzerland, after a short visit to Rome with his wife, has returned to his official residence in Berne. Mgr. Duffy and the Rev. John York of Brooklyn have, during their stay in Rome, been guests at the Procura of St. Sulpice.

Tho Rev. Martin J. Hogan of the same dio cese is staying at the Canadian College, whither the Rev. Mr. Spensley of Albany and Mr.

Van Eyck, a student for the priesthood, have removed from the North American College, at which institution the Rev. E. J. Moriavty of the diocese of Boston is the guest of the right reverend rector, the Rev. J.

J. I Cummiskey of Scranton diocese is likewise in I private lodgings in Rome. Though no official announcement has been made of the appointment the Vera Roma states that the brief of nomination as director of the Vatican observatory of the Rev. George M. Searle, C.

S. was duly signed and mailed to its destination February' 5. current, in which case it must soon reach America. I It is announced that one of the last asteroids I discovered. Xo.

41G, has received the name of Vaticana in honor of P. Boccardi of the Vatican observatory, who had computed Us i course. The Roman Echoes of January 27. ultimo, had the following amiable entre filet, fully in harmony with tho customary wont of our En glish cousins to find nothing good coming from America: "According to the Post of Berlin a new faculty will shortly be founded in the Chicago University with a view to teach BUSY PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Dr.

Abbott's Lecture, President Stryker's Address and Lenten Services. In Plymouth Church the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, Will preach at both services to day. He will continue his course of lectures on "The Lit and Letters of Paul," the subject being "Paul's Consideration of Certain Ethical Questions, as Disclosed in the Closing Chapters of the Bcok of Romans." At the Mayflower branch of Plymouth Church' there will be in the evening a' stereopticon lecture by the Rev.

Horace Porter cm "The Holy Land." Many photographs of scenes in t'he life of Christ will be presented. During Lent Dr. Abbott will give in the lecture room, on Friday evenings, in place of the usual prayer meetings, a series of devotional lectures on "The Last Words of Christ Upon the Cross. These lectures will be accompanied each evening by some special music by a double quartet under the leader ship of Charles H. Morse.

One lecture was given Friday evening. The others are as fol lows: March 11 "This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise." Theme: The fulness ot Christ's March IS "Woman behold Oiy son son behold thy mother." Theme: The duty and the comfort love. March 23 "My God. my God, whv hast thou forsaken me." Theme: What our sins cost our Saviour. "Aprlfl "I thirst." Theme: The" humanity of Jesus Christ.

April (Good Friday) "It Is finished." "Father, into thy hands J. commit my spirit." Theme: The end of the beginning. of life. April 15 Dr. Rosslter W.

Raymond will deliver a lecture on "What Christ Said to the Disciples During the Walk to To morrow evening, under the auspices of Plymouth League, a "hospitality night" will be held, the idea being patrotic, and 'the Rev. Dr. Meiancthon Woolsey Stryker, president of Hamilton College, Clinton, N. will deliver an address on Alexander Hamilton, his subject being, "One of the Geniuses of Our Nation's Genesis." FOOD SHOW CLOSED. It Was the Most Successful Yet Held in Brooklyn Diamond Ring for the Manager.

At 10:30 o'clock last night the doors of the old Thirteenth Regiment Armory, at Flatbush avenue and Hanson place, closed on the most successful Food and Health Exposition ever held in Brooklyn. The members of the United Retail Dealers' Association, under whose auspices the exhibition was held, are congratu lating'one another over the result, and much praise is generally bestowed on the manager, John H. Meyer. So pleased were the exhibitors who took part in the show with Mr. Meyer's work that on Friday evening theypre sented to him a diajnond ring as an evidence of their appreciation of his labors.

At the same time a gold headed cane was given to Joseph Hennenlotter, the assistant manager, and a silk umbrella to Edward "Williams, another assistant. To Bandmaster V. S. My grant a.gold medal was. also It is said that there, was an average attendance of 3,000 people a day at the armory.

The reason given for the large attendance this year was the multiplicity of attractions provided for the visitors. Twice each day concerts and vaudeville performances were given, which proved popular. Then again regular lectures on cooking were given every afternoon by Mrs. Lemcke, which were largely attended by housekeepers. The booths this season were exceptionally gne and very attractive.

The attendance yesterday was very large and every effort was made by the management to make the closing day one to be remembered. BLACKWELL'S ISLAND GRANT. Assemblyman Gale Seeks to Revoke a Charter Granted to a Bridge Company in 1867. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, N. March 5 A bill which Assemblyman Gale of Queens introduced in the lower House yesterday has created some little interest in view of the fact that it seeks to repeal the charter granted to the New York and Long Island Bridge Companas far back as 1867.

The franchise, which has come to be known as the Blackwell's Island grant, has been kept alive by subsequent enactments ever Just why the representative from Queens should have singled out this franchise for the object of attack is best known to Mr. Gale himself. It is said, however, that the measure has behind it no stronger energies than those which Mr. Gale can. himself muster.

The bill Is a brief one, simply repealing Chapter 411 of the Laws of 1892. That chapter amended the original franchise which was, granted to the New York and Long Island Bridge Company in 1867. The incorporators then named were Robert Bonner, G. G. Howland, John T.

Conover G. Lee Kuapp, H. Sandford Spofford, George S. Wright, William Turnbull, John B. Green Archibald Bliss, James Barclay, Stephen c' Walker, Augustus Silliman, W.

p. Laim beer, H. Vandervater, Isaac D. Coleman John L. Brown, B.

S. Halaey, Henry Woolley' L. D. Paten, Oliver Charlick, A. Lock W.

Winants, John M. Davidson H. T. Livingston, George Clark, Daniel c' Lfuzenberry, Thomas W. Griffin, Charles Chamberlain, Benjamin Jones, Philo S.

Ely Charles W. Godard, William Miner, Jacob m' Long, George Wilkes and Phineas L. Tyler! The capital stock was fixed at $2,000,000 This original grant was amended in 1892 by chapter 411 of the laws of that year. The charter to the New York and Long Island Bridge Company, as so amended, provided for the construction of a bridge between New York and Long Island for the accommodation of passengers and vehicles. It provided that the bridge should commence in the City of New York, east of Park avenue, at or within one mile of the Gran'd Central Station for the southern arm or approach, and for the northern ann either north or south of the Harlem, and to cross the East River and Blackwell's Island, or the reefs south of the same, at such point between Thirty second and Ninety second streets as would afford reasonable grade.

The time for commencement of construction was extended from March 3, 1893, to March 3, 1900. The right of condemnation is given and the structure was to have been exempted from taxation, and the company to enjoy the same immunity until ten years after completion of 'construction provided, however, that whenever the average gross earnings of the bridge became per day for six consecutive months, the corporation should be subjected to taxation. The exact point of landing in the County of of Queens was not specified, but 'the company was given the power to construct all necessary approaches other than those specified, and all necessary connections between the said bridge and approaches and any railroad or railrgads in the cities of New York, Long Island City or Brooklyn. PRINCETON DEBATERS. Princeton, N.

March 5 The final contest for positions as Princeton's representatives in the debate with Yale on March 25 was held last night. The team chosen to speak against Yale was announced to day as follows: Matthew Lewrie, '98; H. H. Yocum. '98.

and M. M. Schultz. with R. F.

Sterling of Blalrsville as alternate. Messrs. Yocum and Sterling were on both the Yale and Harvard debates last year..