The Brooklyn Daily Eagle du lieu suivant : Brooklyn, New York • Page 2

THE BKOOKLYN DALLY EAGLE. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1900. MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. RULES OF LAW TOO FINE.

FLATBUSH INUNOATION DUE TO BID SEWER SYSTEM ON THE NEW BRIDGE. TB BE HELD TO BOLD ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. Woman Takes Paris Green in the Vestibule of a Club House. Mrs. Mary Albracht.

wife of John Albracht, a bartender in the Players' Club, 16 Gramercy Park, attempted to kill herself in the vestibule of the club house, at 2 o'clock this morning, hy taking paris green. She was removed to Bellevue Hospital, a prisoner and will recover. Mrs. Albracht is a handsome woman of 22 years. Four weeks ago she went to the Post Graduate Hospital for treatment.

She left the hospital in two weeks, hut for reasons which could not be learned, did not go back to her husband, but went to live at 097 Second avenue. Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning she went to the Players' Club, taking with her a glass of water and a package of paris green. These she left in the vestibule while she went into the club house and had a few minutes' conversation with her husband. Angry words passed between the couple and the woman then went back to the vestibule, where she mixed the parts green with the water and drank the poison. A moment later she uttered a scream, which brought to her side two of the waiters employed in the club.

An ambulance from Bellevue Hospital was called and Dr. Bryant, who came with the ambulance, administered an antidote and took her to the station house. She refused to tell the sergeant why she had tried to kill herself, her only reply to questions being: "I quarreled with my husband and will tell everything in court." She was later taken to court. Moet and Chandon (White Seal) Champagne Absolute Facts That Cannot Be Disputed. FIRST The house of Moet and Chandon was founded in 1743.

SECOND The house of Moet and Chandon owns more vine3'ards than all of the following houses combined Clicquot, Piper fleidsieck, Monopole, Ruinart, Q. H. Mumm, Pommery, Roederer. THIRD The sales of Moet and Chandon throughout the world greatly exceed those of any other brand. FOURTH The wine shipped to the United States at the present time by the house of Moet and Chandon is of the celebrated vintage of 1893, of which they hold a sufficient reserve to insure its continuance for a considerable period.

FIFTH Moet and Chandon Champagne has been served exclusively for a great many years at most of the prominent society functions. SIXTH After repeated sampling and careful comparison with all the other Champagnes by the ablest experts, Moet and Chandon has been pronounced, without question, far superior in quality to any of the other brands. Roosevelt Will Try to Have Morgan's Bill Amended and Brought Out Again. TO PLACATE COUNTRY MEMBERS Governor Wants Condemnatory Rights of Ramapo Company Repealed. Coffey's Mysterious Bill.

(Special to the Albany, March 20 Encouraged by the rapidity with which the Failowe Ramapo oili went through, as well as hy tie vote by the Morgan lias been kept in i committee, an attempt is about to be made to take a step further in the water supply matter. The Governor, as has been pointed out, accepted the Fallows bill, amende so that a last reference might be made to the appellate division of the Supreme Court, simply because he knew thr.t that was the best he could do with both organizations opposed to any dras tic step. He that the Fallows bill was negative rather than positive, and that it simply prevented any contract being made, rather than provided a way for making an honest and effective one. But be seized upon this measure as a e.T.porary makeshift to hold up the city authorities until the charter revision commission could act. The Governor is not satisfied with the present situation.

He has been hounded by men who profess to be representatives of the Urdenvriteis of Xew York. He has been warned of the possibility of fire and famine ar. some future date, and he has been acquainted with the possibility of a legal loop hole in the bill now passed through which the city authorities might conclude' the Ramapo contract after all. He Is anxious, therefore, to attempt one step further. With the Morgan bill as a basis he would like to see the Legislature make a way for a legitimate and abundant water supply.

His Idea is to so amend the Morgan measure that It will not meet with the opposition of all the country members. He wants a definite plan laid out and incidentally would favor the repeal, not of the charter of the company, but of the later legislation which gave condemnatory rights to the company in 1S9j. To morrow, therefore, there will be a conference in the executive chamber before the cities committee, which has Morgan's bill in charge, can meet. An attempt will then be made to so fix the Morgan bill that it can be brought out again. There is something embarrasing in this for the Tammany members in the House.

Morgan's adroit move in putting tho Tammany members on record in favor of his bill, when any other attitude on their part would have been ludicrously inconsistent, will come "up in even a more embarrassing form if the bill does appear again. Trainor, in the confusion of the moment, declared that if Mr. Morgan could get the Governor's sincere support, he would vote for the bill. Morgan has apparently quietly gone about to get more support. In the meantime a mysterious measure appears in the Senate, having been introduced by Mr.

Coffey "by request." This bill amends article 7, chapter 566 of the laws of 1S90, so "Sjo read as follows: "Section 87. The rights ofan'y corporation organized under this article or under any law of this state, for the purpose of supplying water for domestic or other purposes, shall not be affected or impaired by any legal proceedings authorized, instituted, conducted or taken by the authorities of any city, town or village, to open streets or to acquire title to lands, required for the opening of streets through which the conduits or mains of such corporation may pass, or in which the conduits or mains of such corporations may pass, or in which such conduits or mains may be laid. That such rights of such corporation, whether acquired by grant or by contract with property owners shall be preserved to such corporation as if such streets through which the conduits or mains of such corporation may pass had not been opened or title therein acquired, for the purpose of such opening until the rights of said corporation have been duly acquired by the city, by condemnation proceedings." Senator Coffey said he knew nothing about the measure, but thought it might apply to the Flatbush Water Compan though he only guessed at tha mT TROUBLES OF THE HARLEYS. Judge Bristol Hears Them and Delivers an Unvarnished Opinion. i John Harlev vrt nirt 3J7 tjui street, caused the arrest, of his wife.

Kate. ti, years out. ana sne was arraigned to day I i i i i i i i Justice Woodward Protests Against Danger of Microscopic Distinctions. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court finds that there is evidence to sustain a verdict obtained by Frederica Rommeney. for the loss of her husband, Frederick, against the City of Xew York, Stephen Burkhard and Louis Meyer, but the Judgment is, notwith i standing, vacated and a new trial granted, because in the charge by the trial justice to the jury, it was stated that the jury would have to decide in favor of that party "whose theorv was the more probable and consistent." From" the remainder of the charge of the trial justice, however, it appears that lie expressly instructed the jury that "theory must be sustained by a burden of proof." Justice Woodward takes exception to the reversal of judgment, on the ground stated, and in a dissenting opinion, says: "It seems to me we are in danger of refining the rules of law to the point of impracticability when we undertake to say that the charge of the trial court shall conform to the exactness which we have a right to expect in a te.t writer, where there is not the remotest probability that the party appealing has suffered by reason of the error alleged." PUNISHMENT ETERNAL, So Says Father Marrin, for One Who Tells a Falsehood in His Official Capacity.

The Rev. J. J. Marrin. the chaplain of St.

Mary's Maternity, on Dean street, appeared in the Gates avenue court this morning in the interest of Loretta Murray, who lives on Dean street, in the Twenty sixth Ward, and another young woman named Margaret Mc Quinn. The young women are charged with stealing a watch from Nicholas Racioppe of 2,353 Pacific street on January 4 last. The Murray girl is confined at the Maternity and so the ease has been adjourned from time to time. The girls when first arraigned claimed that they only took the watch to mind it for Racioppe, who was drunk. The complainant also admitted that he had been drinking, Lawyer Knittle, who appeared for the girls.

stated that the complainant wished to withdraw the charge against the prisoners. Ra cioppe said that he was tired of going to court and was willing to do anything to settle the case. Father Marrin said that he had a talk with Loretta Murray and she said that Ra cioppe had thrown the watch on the floor several times while drunk and she took it for safe keeping. He said that he did not think they were guilty of stealing the watch, "You know." he said to the court, "they would not 11c to us: for in court If they com mlt perjury they might get two or four years' punishment, but to us the punishment would be eternal." The case was adjourned until Loretta is able to appear in court. RAIN DID THE WORK.

Cleared the Streets of Snow and Slush Where the Cleaning Department Had Failed. What the authorities whose business it la to make Brooklyn streets passable failed to do yesterday and the day before, the elements did without half trying yesterday afternoon and last evening, and the result is that the main thoroughfares in this borough are relatively clear of snow and slush to day. Fulton street, from the bridge well up town, was cleaner this morning than it has been within the same time after any other snow storm this winter, and it was the same with most of the other main thoroughfares. The work which had been begun and prosecuted certainly not with undignified haste by the Street Cleaning Department was finished up slick and clean, and withal in a very unostentatious manner, by the rain. On the side streets which, up to the beginning of the rainfall, had not been touched by the street cleaners, there are still heaps of snow which makes crossing dryshod, except at corners, where paths have been broken, impossible.

But though there was no need for further efforts on the main thoroughfares, there seemed to be few men at wortc on these streets this morning. Many of these streets, however, are really highly important and a good deal of complaint was heard this morning from persons who live or have to do business on them because of the snow and slush. Deputy Commissioner Quinn of the Department of Street. Cleaning said to day: "I was verv much surprised to read in one of the local papers last night as to the manner in which Fulton street, Broadway, Grand i street and other thoroughfares were cleaned. The statements made, it seems to me, are at variance with the facts, more especially on Fulton street and Flatbush avenue.

No dis Unction was made between the work done by i the contractor and that performed by the railroad comnanies. It is a fact that the rail road companies were a little slow in doing the work. but. not on Fulton street. I have the word of several business men on Fulton street ,0 tnis efffMn a11 of win sa? tha thl snow there was promptly removed.

Harry Boyd, superintendent of the Journeay Burn ham could nna no lauit in me uiauuei tv, nminrv was nleased. e. xieolav. sunerintendent of Smith. Gray store was opened yesterday morning the snow had heen removed and the street was In excel lent condition." Mr.

Quinn added that he did not mind being criticised where it was deserved, but he thought that the article yesterday was a very great injustice, both to him and to the department. CASSIDY SAYS HE WAS ROBBED. A charge of highway robbery was made this morning in the Myrtle avenue court against Alfred Lavton, Charles Coles and Georgiana I Ullc oil 'colored, by William V. Cassldy ot 227 Pivmouth street. Cassidy said that on the night of March 17 he was passing In 1 c.

opt ot cfrpet. when he was nulled i whttrx into an anevway uy t.n thrnneh his nockets and i held for examination. VISITED THE SUMNER Commander J. A. B.

smitn, cniet engineer nf ienm enodneerinE department of the Brooklyn Xavy Yard, and Naval Constructor I Dni'iai nf the inmp vard. left in the Narkeeta, LV TtZl i of Pacific' street. Naval Commander Smith is I particularly interested in the bumaer because, t'nn rxn hoc VV1R flfine 111 111U cLI 1U1 nT ver.r n' was cuuw. before coming to Brooklyn. ADELPHI CONCERTS.

will be no concert In tho popular There course at Adelphi to morrow night, as the r.T,, for that date was given last Friday. The next concert in tnis course will be given on Tuesday cienms, "Standard of Highest Merit" ARTISTICALLY and MUS9CALLY PERFECT. World renowned for Purity and Power of Tone, Durability and Tone Sustaining Quality. Catalogue mailed to any address. FISCHER PIAO WARERO0MS, 33 Union Square West, Bfetween 16th and 17th Streets, New York.

the are or In for to in it by I of I A in I I i i I I i I 2: i I i by I i I Street Crossings Too Deep to Ford and Too Shallow to Navigate. MACADAMIZED ROADS DAMAGED. Improvements in Exclusive Residence District Go for Naught, Because There Are Wo Catch Basins. Flatbush, which is probably the largest restricted residence section in Brooklyn, having many handsome' streets, lined with attractive homes, is at present suffering from the effects of a bad sewerage system. Because the city authorities have neglected to place In position the necessary sewer catch basins or culverts, such thoroughfares as Ocean avenue, East Seventeenth, East Eighteenth and East Nineteenth streets are in a very muddy condition and many of the crossings for pedestrians are utterly useless because of the deep ponds of water.

All of these streets havebeen macadamized, curbed, guttered, and in all of the streets, sewer and gas pipes have been laid. At the southwest corner of Ocean avenue aud Beverly road, in the heart of the fine residence district, the water has run down cement gutters of Ocean avenue and the paved waterways on each side of the road, meeting at the corner and forming a small lake that extends unto the middle of both streets, and is from 6 to 10 inches deep. The water at this point, and for several feet on each street, is so deep that it has hidden the curb stones from sight, and, rising, is slowy creeping over the sidewalk. Because of the muddy condition of both streets, pedestrians unable to pass around this pond; so they must go up Beverly road to the next block retrace their steps back Ocean avenue until they can find a crossing that can be forded. the middle of both the streets are sewer manholes, but there is no catch basin on the corner and consequently there Is no outlet the water.

At the corner of East Eighteenth street and Beverly road another lake stands, directly in the crossing. Further on, Beverly road is marked by several other lakes and it Is hard believe that the street was ever macadamized. East Seventeenth street, from Albemarle road to Beverly road, has been macadamized, but not guttered or curbed. Through the sides and in some cases the middle of the street the water has worked a crooked path trying to find an outlet. East Nineteenth street is in a little better condition, although can be plainly seen that the sewerage is not.

of the best, for there are many pools along the street and at the corners of intersecting streets. Unless some outlet is provided for the water at t'ie corner ot "wn avenue and Beverley road, the avenue, which was improved the city at a cost of three quarters of a million, will be ruined. Ocean avenue for the greater part of its length has a comparatively dry roadway because of the cement gutters and occasional culverts, but more of these improvements are needed to keep the thoroughfare in good condition. The T. B.

Ackerson Construction Company built most the houses in this section of Flatbush. Mr. Ackerson, in talking on the present con dltion of the streets, gatd to an Eagle rc porter this morning: SHOOTING AT INTERSTATE PARK. Second Day of the Brooklyn Gun Club's Competition. (Special to the Eagle.) Interstate Park, Queens, L.

March 20 bleak, cold day, with a fierce wind blowing from the northwest was the order at these grounds to day. The wind happened to be a good thing for the birds as the feathered targets had more speed in them than they had yesterday. About the same number of shooters put in an appearance, but many of those who took Dart in yesterday's contest failed appear to day. One of the new arrivals was anda (Mrs. Milton Llndsey), who had come ail the way from Cincinnati to be at the death.

A change was made from No. 1 set of traps to No. 3 and that was some fr shtfrs' hn flishve1 casino kept the wind off their backs. To be gin with. Manager Wright started a $2 miss and out affair.

Four shooters took part, and J. S. S. Remsen and R. J.

Ennis divided the money. Two other sweepstakes were shot off on the same plan and then the first event the programme was started. That was a five bird event, 5 entrance, birds extra, two moneys. A recess of an hour was taken for lunch. The scores: Sweepstake, miss and out Remsen, Ennis, 3: Van Allen.

2: Hall. 0. Sweepstake, miss and out Van Allen. 10: Le Roy. 10; Remsen, 9: Loey, Uudd.

Heikes. Crrsby. 1: Z. B. Hopkins, 0.

The next event was the first scheduled on the programme, the Peek a Boo Handicap, at five birds. The scores: J. P. Hull. 2S yards.

J. S. S. Remsen. ynr.1s, R.

O. Heikes. 31 yards. 5: A. A.

Lambersnn. vards, 5: W. 51. Crosbv. 31 yards, .1.

M. Tiiomp son. vards. 3: B. Le Roy.

29 yards. t. M. Von AMen. 29 yards.

4: J. S. Fanning. 31 ards, 4: Phil Daly. 3D yards, C.

W. liudd. vn.rtis. 4: I Ij. JnekF 2r, vards.

3: F. C. ltem spn. 26 yards, Ben Norton. 2S yards.

William IIopklnF. 27 yards, J. U. Hopkins. 2fl yards.

H. C. Colt. 27 yards. R.

C. Ewart. 20 yards. 2. EXAMIJtfATIOlSS FOR TEACHERS.

Programme of the Board of Examiners for Licenses in All Grades. The Board of Examiners of the Department of Education of the City of Xew York has announced the following dateB for examinations for candidates for teachers' licenses: May 3 and 4 Examination of candidates nominated for positions in the high schools. May 24 and 25 Examination of college graduates who are applicants for license N'o. wnieh is the initial license to teach in elementary schools. June 11 and 12 Examination of graduates of normal and training schools for license June IS, 20 and Examination for the admission to the training schools for teachers or tne city of NewiorK September 10 Examination for teachers of shop work.

September IS Call for teachers desiring to make application for licences No. 2. for teaching subjects more advanced than those covered by No. 1, to submit evidence of their proficiency in these studies. B.jJi' I'U UAXJlUiti; JCUaJSOXOBY.

Jolm Carberry, an incorrigible boy of 11 years, was sent to the Catholic Protectory Magistrate Voorhees in the Gates avenue court this morning. The boy lived with his parents at 1,864 Dean street. He had been arrested on a number of charges at various times, and refused to go to school. His last offense was tho stealing of a number of pigeons. When sentenced the boy cried so lustily that It became necessary to close all the doors leading from the cell to the court.

room. Ho clung to his mother and had to be taken away by force. A short while in the pen, however, had a quieting effect, and he was taken away by Agent Meyer of tho Children's Society. CHARGED WITH BURGLARY. An additional charge of burglary was made against Frank Syron.

24 years old, of 74 Hall street, when he was arraigned Jn the Myrtle avenue court this morning on the charge of Intoxication. When arrested Syron wore an overcoat which has been identified by a member of the firm of T. S. Cooper Sons of 107 and 10D Broadway as one of a lot that had been stolen from the store on March 18, when the place was entered by burglars. On the charge of intoxication, Syron was sent to jail Scores of Mechanics Now Engaged in Constructing the Big Steel Towers.

BUCK MAY PROMOTE MARTIN. Vacancy Created by Engineer Ernest Gray Freeman's Death Has Not Yet Been Tilled. Work, which was delayed on the New East River Bridge for two days during the past storm, has been resumed. It proved quite a lively and interesting scene to day to watch the heavy portions of the steel towers being drawn up by the derricks to an altitude of about 100 feet above the foundations the height to which the steel structure has now reached. A better idea is being obtained every day of what will be the probable appearance of the bridge when completed.

Nearly a hundred people can now be seen every hour of the day on the South Fifth street dock watching the operations of the expert mechanics. At the present rate tho Brooklyn towers will be completed this summer. The full height of the towers will then be 230 feet above the high water mark or about 307 feet above the stone foundations. By that time the men will be working at an altitude equal to thirty feet above the top of the smokestack of the Eastern District power house of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, which is one of the tallest in the greater city. It is the cause of comment among many visitors that the men are able to work with such facility at the present altitude.

When it is considered that this is about 117 feet, or within a few feet of the level of the roadway of the bridge, the extraordinary height which they must climb before the towers are completed can be easily Imagined. Now workmen permit to be raised on the iron beams of from fifteen to twenty tons' weight that are swung up to the top of the structure aud, so far, there has not been an accident. Men who work at the top are called riggers. They are of the same type as those who put the finishing touches to the so called skyscrapers in Manhattan. "They are known as skilled erectors and constitute a special class of workmen by themselves," said a prominent official of the bridge to a reporter of the Eagle in the Eastern District this afternoon.

"They are what you might call half sailors and half mechanics, all skilled in the handling of ropes. They are of steady nerve and of quick action. They are accustomed to walking about on slender beams at enormous heights from the ground. They are easy, I might say, and not easy, to get; all depends on the supply and they are paid at the rate of from $2.50 to $4 a day." On the Brooklyn side most attention is attracted daily by the derrick used for the steel towers. It is of very construc ticm, but the several parts have been very carefully designed to give a maximum of strength with the use of a minimum of material.

The derrick rests on a series of braces which span the distance of about sixty feet between the two masonry towers. It is so built that the compression i.s all taken up in 12x12 timbers, while the lateral bracing is supplied by light ateel rods. These rods of relatively small Intersection can scarcely be seen at a short distance from the structure and It seems amazing to th.j layman that the structure can bear the strain in raising pieces of metal weighing from fifteen to twenty tons. These pieces are usually four feet square and about twenty five feet In length. Many of the employees of the bridge will hear with regret of the death of Ernest Gray Freeman, resident engineer on the Manhattan side of the bridge, since the commencement of tho erection of the structure.

It was Freeman's habit, according to some of his conferrees, to remain in the caisson too long for a man of his strength. When the caisson was at a considerable depth he frequently remained down as long as two hours and on reaching the surface blood was seen to be streaming from his nostrils. The cause of death is given as tubercular peritonitis. It is not known whether a successor to Mr. Freeman will be appointed.

Bridge employes think that he will be succeeded by Kingsley Martin, who was Mr. Freeman's assistant on the Manhattan side. DEMAND FOR MORE CARS. Traveling Public Complain of Service on the Nostrand Avenue and Court Street Lines. When, at a meeting of the Manufacturers' Association some time ago, a committee of fifty was appointed to take charge of the work of pushing along the Long Island tunnel, It was said that it was possible that the committee would also take up the matter of transit within the Borough of Brooklyn, to the end that better facilities than are now being offered might be secured.

At the monthly meeting of the association last night a resolution was offered by It. W. Bainbridge of the association to the effect that the committee of fifty be requested by the association to look into the matter ot local transit and to do whatever it deemed right in the premises. The res olution was adopted. The committee received last night no instructions as to what it should do.

It was the sense of the meeting that hereafter should any of the members of the association have any particular complaint to make, or be aware of any just grievance against any of the railroad companies of Brooklyn that he should bring it before the committee, which would thereupon investigate and endeavor, if reason should be found, to have the wrong righted. As a matter of fact, the resolution was aimed at the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. Complaints have been numerous to the association, though not officially, that the service on many of the rapid transit lines is not what it should he, or was within a Bhnrt time. Residents of Seventh avenue, for I instance, complain that the service to and I from the hill on that line is poor, that the i cars are not run on a sufficient headway to accommodate the traffic and that the accom modations are not in general what they should be. From other parts of the city murmurs have also lately been heard that there has been an appreciable decrease In the number of cars run to the inconvenience of the traveling public.

Nostrand avenue people, especially those from the Eastern District who go to and from the City Hall via Nostrand and Myrtle avenue, say that the intervals between cars on Nostrand avenue are now much longer than they used to be. Another curious complaint has also come from Nostrand avenue, though this complaint was not communicated in any way to the Manufacturers' Association. It is to the effect that the special cars which are run for the accommodation of the students of Erasmus Hall are filled up every morning between the ferry and Myrtle avenue with men going to business, with the result that the young women, who form the greater part of the Erasmus Hall students from the Eastern District, aro obliged to stand, when they are lucky enough to got on at all. These special Erasmus Hall cars all bear on the dashboard a sign proclaiming the fact that only Erasmus Hall students are wanted on board, but the sign has but little effect. At the railroad offices the answer to this complaint was that while the cars were run as special cars for Erasmus Hal: student there was no way to prevent oilier passengers from getting on unless the cars were chartered as special cars.

So long us the cars are run, under the conditions which obtain at present all passerib ers who have the fare must bte accommodated. The company would prefer' to have only Erasmus Hail students get on), but cannot help it If other people do get op. Residents! in the lower section of the city MRS. LEE'S APPARITION. Nothing Known Here About the Dan bury Story, Except That Mrs.

Pettit Is Dead. Mrs. Margaret Pettit. who died so suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Lee, at Danbury.

and connection with whose death a story of an apparition hae i been hold in a dispatch from Danbury, resid i ed with her son, Henry Pettit. at 39 Grove I street, this borough, prior to going to Con necticut. At the latter address. Miss Ensign, I a granddaughter of the woman, was seen by a reporter. She said that she had not receiv ed any direct information regarding the al leged apparition, other than that contained in the dispatch published tn tne morning papers.

Mrs. Pettit left this city two weeks ago yesterday with her son. Henry, and her visit to Danbury was to be in the nature of a surprise to Mrs. Lee. who had only recently undergone an operation at a hospital.

When she left the city Mrs Pettit. who was 76 years old, was in verv good health. Her son remained with her until tho following Thursday, when he returned to this city. On Saturday last a telegram was received saying that Mrs. Pettit was very sick and a later dispatch stated that she had died at 2:30 o'clock on Saturday from heart failure.

Mr. Pettit and his sister. Mrs. Sprague, a daughter of Mis. Pettit.

residing at 556 Leonard street, immediately left for Danbury, where they are now. Two other daughters of Mrs. Pettit are Mre. Eva Ensign of 464 Evergreen avenue and Mrs. Devlne of IS Cedar street, Greenville.

X. J. According to the dispatch from Danbury, Mrs. Lee while confined to her bed saw the spirit of her father, who has been dead twenty years, pass through her room into the room occupied by her mother, and reappear, carrying her mother. She screamed after the apparition had passed away and when her husband made an investigation he found Mrs Pettit dead in her bed.

with the food he had carried to her bedjide only a few moments before untouched. Ensign was asked if there were any Spiritualists in the family and she said that there were not. Mrs. Pet tit'3 body will be buried at Danbury. APPELLATE DIVISIOiM DECISIONS.

These decisions were handed down this morning by the appellate division, Supreme Court, Second Judicial Department: In tlit? matter vt the application of John Pope Mtlnett for iuiinirFiitn 10 pnietkrt: as an attorney and count'lor ai law. Application granted. In the matter ut application of John Jenkins ot al, PtookhnKIers. appellants, vs. Burzillai G.

Heft at al. constituting the Itoard of Assessors of the City of Brooklyn, respondents. Motion denied on the ground that the leave applied for 1h not necessary. Hen Jam in Stearns and Solomon Spingarn. respondents, vs.

Melvln Licht nstein ot al, as ex :ut.rrt, appellants. Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals denied. IJarthcld Q.iedeke. respondent, vs. the Staten Island Ha Ji road Company, appellant.

Motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals denied Hawiy I. Ola pp. respondent, vs. Mary A. Nichols, impleaded.

appellant. Motion to confirm the referee's report denied, on the ground that the apMit. atirn should he made In the first instance at th special Term, FrMeru kfA as "administratrix, of l' rede rick deceased, reppnndent, vs. the City of Neiv York. Stephen Burkard and another.

Judgment anil order reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide the ev. nt. hy Hatch, Ail concur, except Woodward, .1.. vvhn rends for nJIlrmaneP. Frank Parftr.

respondent, vs. Theodore F. Archer, appellant. Judgment of the Municipal Court nfVn 'd. with e.

sts. Opinion by Woodward, d. All ur. Mary PniPh. vs.

Christopher C. Firth ft al. rr Reamument ordered; case re stoi tiit (Ml Tidar for Monday. March 1100, unless ih parti otherwise stipulate. Thtr Popple the State of Xew York ex red.

Abrani and others, respondents, vs. William Iiak' n. Commissioner of Water Supply of the City i if Xew York, appellant. order reversed, with $10 costs and disbursements, and peremptory writ of mandamus dismissed, with 51" costs. Opinion hy Hatch.

J. All concur. Kurt Tj. Harrinprton and Susan Oorden. as ex eeutnrs.

appellants: Stephen M. H' ye and Joseph Oord n. as exceu respondents, vs. William Strong, as Mayor, and others, respondents, order affirmed, without costs. Opinion bv Goodrich.

P. J. All concur. I 'a il Strauss, vb. IT.

William Steln ovt et al. pondents. Order ffirmed. with $10 costs and disbursements. Xo opinion.

All concur. Wilson Craw, hy Gilbert Lm draw, his guardian ad liteai. appellant, vs. Trle Railroad respondent. Judgment reversed and new trial sranted, rosts i abide, the event.

Opinion by Goodrich, P. AH concur. Peter W. I Vdix appellant, vs. Daniel C.

Devlin et al. respondents. Transferred to the First Jos phiii" P. Clasnn. respondent, vs.

John Kehoe and James frigs. appellants. Judgment nf fii a with c.rits. Opinion by Woodward, J. All eoneur.

MfchaW Kennedy, appellant. vs. A lien town Foundry i Machine Works, respondent. Judgment affirmed, with Cfsts. Opinion by Woodward.

.1. All concur, except Ilirsi'hherg ,1., not sluing. Jfremia!" Hen ley appellant, vs. the Cnlon Railway fijmpany (if Xew York City, respondent. Judgment reversed on argument and new trial grar.Tfd, erts to abide the nt.

Harris Osterhoudt, respondent, vs. Kiln H. Ostriioudt. appeiiani. Judgment affirmer on ar gunv it Ih at costs or dis'Mirsemeiits, Altx eh et al, rspi ih'.

nts, vs. C'ommer rUil Adveti Association, appelant. Judgment of the MuTidpai Court affirmed en argument. Woodward. not vr ting.

Car! It lch. respondent, vs. Herman Oswald and liavl II. Smith, appellants. Judgment of the Municipal Court affirmc on argument, with costs.

Helen Smith. rcp r. lenr. vs. Jeremiah J.

appelant. Judgment ihr Municipal afJi. ne.) on argument, with AlriKjulst, John A. PI tnd F. as trustees of fVnrt.

rivea Xo. 317. America, appellants, vs. Lars Sivan respond; nf. Judgment of Municipal Court reverse' en argirment.

and new trial ordered. "istH to aldde the event. I. ouis F. respondent, vs.

Joseph X. appellant Judgment th" Mund fpa' Court affirmed on argument, with costs. Lr. rimer Appleby, trustee, respnndent, vs. Sfphiii Seward and another, appellants.

Judgment nturmed, with cos's. Opinion by Hlrcch berfj. All eoncur. John 1). Hchriever.

respondent, vs. Rronklyn Heights Railroad Company, appellant. Order modified without costs, in at e. rdance with opinion of Onr.drich. P.

J. AM nr ur. Nathan I 'relberg, appellant, vs. the Mrrmklyn Heights Company, respondent. Order reversed on argument, with costs and dln liurseni' and motion granted to t.he extent of permuting the plaintiff" attorney to continue the action his own expense ior the determination and enforcement cf his Men.

INSTITUTE CALENDAR. This is the calendar of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences for to day: Fifth lecuirc In tbn crdirso on "Aniorlran AiHh.ii! Mr. Tpon IT. Im ent, M. A.

Sub Jrv l. WnnrtcM Hnlrivs." Art I tnlli inK. 4 J'. M. rirth iPrture in pouiho.

"French Arrhlt' fturf." Iiv Profc'Bsor A. JJ. 1 Hamlin. A. Wiil.jr.ct.

"Classlcnl Arodltccturr? in Fninofl. 1 Th' I'yvulftl Strips unl'T HTiry Mollis XTTI, i XIV and Louis XV. Tin I'roKn ss of tho Cr. nt FrniWi Trainees; tin; I ux nilui'K. tho Fon 1 trilTv l.lt.

tho Louvre nnd Ihf Tilllerlua; th? TVilJH ai VemiillcH." Illu.str.'t hy lantern pboto urn mm. Art HulMlng. 8:1" M. 5 YEARS SAVED J. I'U'JIBM MFE lMH.M'IHS.

IknikmI ly tlie AETNA LIFE. at the same rate other companies Hinrtfp for lit) yenVN. W. A. WBCQGLAY, Manager, lloataen St, UrooKlyn, V.

(Mechan'. i' mk using the Court street cars have lots of complaints to make. The headway is 'said to be uneven and at night there is always a lapse of at least twelve minutes between cars. The Rapid Transit Company began this morning the work of replacing the old track work and switches at the foot of Broadway in the Eastern District with new. No change in the arrangement of tracks and switches In contemplated, but all the old rails, switches and frog3 will be replaced with new and heavier steel.

The rail to be laid will be the standard girder rail used by the company all over the system. During the progress of the work some of the lines (hat have heretofore terminated at the foot of Broadway will be sent to tho ferry by way of South Eighth As the work proceeds these lines will change from day. to but an inspector will bo stationed at the foot of Broadway to give warning where the different lines may be found. MUST GO TO THE GRAND JURY. Justice Pursman Sends the "Sapho" Case to the Court of General Sessions.

Justice Fursman to day handed down his decision in the "Sapho" case and directs that the case shall be submitted to the Grand Jury. An application was made by the defendants through their counsel, Howe Hummel, that the case should be taken from the Court of Special Sessions and be tried by a jury in the Court of General Sessions. Under the order of procedure the case must first be submitted to the Grand Jury and if indictments are found the defendants will be tried by a jury in General Sessions. The District Attorney will submit the case to the Grand Jury during the week. The defendants are Olga Xethersole.

Hamilton Rovelle, Marcus Mayer and Theodore Moss. In the course of his decision Judge Fursman says: "In all criminal matters of grave importance, it has always been and still is the policy of our law that the accused shall be prosecuted by indictment and tried by a jury of his peers. It is true that the Constitution and the laws permit crimes of a minor character to be tried and decided by a court of special sessions without the intervention of a jury, and although I have no doubt that the defendants would receive a fair trial before the very honorable and intelligent gentlemen constituting the Court of Special Sessions in the City and County of New York, yet, inasmuch as the charge in this case is of so grave a character, the circumstances attending it are so peculiar, and the interests involved so important. I think it reasonable that the case should be investigated by men taken from various walks in life, such as constitute jurors in our courts of record, and, according to the theory of our law, best qualified to judge as to what Influences and conclusions ought to he drawn from a given state of facts. therefore, order and direct that a certificate issue as prayed for." PUGILIST'S FACE SCRATCHED.

Haugh's Wife Left an Impression Some Opponents Did Wot. Maxey Haugh, champion bantam weight, was charged by his wife, Sarah Haugh, of 16 1 Huntington street, in the Butler street court to day, with abandonment and with failure to pay a certain legal allowance. Haugh was in court with a badly scratched face, which it was alleged was the result of his wife's anger, when, according to her statement, she discovered him to be in company with other women. Two hats belonging. to women were included in the court exhibit and were submitted to the magistrate.

Haugh said that he had sent his wife $40 last month and he declared that he forwarded by special messenger $24. Mrs. Haugh insisted that she had net received a cent of the money. The case was adjourned until March OBITUARY. John H.

Bnrchell. John H. Burchell, Grand Attorney General of the Knights of St. John and Malta of America, died Sunday, at the home of his sister, Mrs. M.

Alexander, 243 Garfield place. Ho was 37 years old and was a successful practicing lawyer of this borough at the time of his death. He was locally attached to Brooklyn Encampment of the Knights of St. John and Malta. The funeral services will be held from his late homo to night, at.

8 o'clock, and will be attended by the members of his encampment and by the order generally. Anton Bruns. Anton Burns died at Valley Stream on Saturday, of pneumonia, after an illness of six weeks. He was born in Germany seventy two years ago and had lived in Valley Stream for forty years. Ho was originally a farmer, but had been in the hotel business for some years.

He had been a school trustee In Foster's Meadows, but had refused any other office. He was a highly esteemed citizen and had considerable property in the Town of Hempstead. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church at Foster's Meadow. A widow survives him. Y.

M. C. A. EBANCH PLANS. Rear Admiral J.

W. Philip, commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Rear Admiral Hlg glnson, Captain Robley McCall, Captain Merrill Miller and International Secretary Millar, membors of the naval branch Young Men's Christian Association, met at the rooms of Mrs. Bowman II. McCalla at the Waldorf Astoria to day and made a final examination of the plans for the new" naval branch Young Men's Christian Association building to be ert i ted at 17 Sands street, this borough.

Captain Miller, wh.i wa3 late commander of lliL' receiving ship Vermont at the local Navy Yard, Is a member of the naval branch ccm mliioo and his fellow members desired that he should have' an opportunity to look at the plans before) hr goes to the Mare Island Navy MISSIONARY WOMEN'S RALLY. Home Society of New York East Conference Holds All Day Meeting. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the New York East Conference held a twentieth century rally to day in the Sunday school room of the Hanson Place M. B. Church, with an excellent attendance of representatives from the several branches of tha society.

Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk, national president of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, presided. Seated with her on the platform was Mrs. John A.

Secor of Brooklyn, president of the New York East Conference Woman's Home Missionary Society. A brief devotional service, conducted by the Rev. C. L. Goodell, pastor of the Hanson Place M.

E. Church, opened the morning's session. Mrs. Fisk announced that the rally wa3 held In accordance with a suggestion from the bishops of the Methodist church for moro energetic and earnest work in the coming years. She said that if the women ot the Home Missionary Society hoped to win others to the service of Christ they must seek a renewal of grace of their own hearts.

The bishop, continued Mrs. Fisk. while advocatins the accumulation of the twentieth century iuna, urged tue nnding of souls first. If they were successful in winning souls it would be easy enough to get money." she said, "for I cannot conceive of anyone being converted without having his or her purse converted also. And our wants are many." A series of papers formed the morning's programme.

The first was read by Mrs. W. F. McDowell of Manhattan, wife of the former chancellor of Denver University and now secretary of tho Educational Society of New Y'ork. Mrs.

McDowell spoke of the "Advancement of the World. Materially and Socially, During the Century." She quoted statistics showing the increase in population, territory and wealth of the United States during the period from 1730 to 38D0, explaining that she found enough material in the record of this country's advancement for her brief paper, without referring to the rest of the world. Mrs. E. A.

Barkelew of Newark was to have spoken on the subject "What Are Our Responsibilities? Who Have Had the Benefits of these Advancements?" but she was ill. Her place was taken by Mrs. Boswell of Newark. Consecration in Christ's service, she said, was the first responsibility. Moreover, women should not alone have correct views, but be united in their opposition to the evils that threaten the downfall of tho republic, the prevalence of divorce and Mof monism being included in the list cited by the speaker.

Mrs. Charles E. Hill was to have answered the question "How Shall We Secure New Members and Subscribers to Woman's aud Children's Home Missions?" but failed to appear, and her place was taken by Mrs. E. K.

Frost of Newark, who considered the reading circle as the most important factor in obtaining recruits for the missionary societies. Mrs. Bryant thought the first step toward interest in missionary work was to subscribe to the Homo Missionary Society paper, and Mrs. Secor agreed with her. Mrs.

Martha Van Marter of East Orange, N. spoke of the "Advancement of the World, Intellectually and Religiously, During the Century." The afternoon session began with a prayer, testimony and consecration service, led by Mrs. J. W. Campbell of Manhattan.

Mrs. C. Carhart of Brooklyn spoke of "The Twentieth Century Offering." Tho national society is endeavoring to raise the sum of $200,000 to be used in furthering th work of the organization, and Mrs. Carhart pointed out that while much had been accomplished much more remained to be done. Mrs.

Mary Leonard Woodruff, national organizer of the society, spoke of systematic giving, and Miss Henrietta Bancroft, field secretary of the national society, discussed the need for additional money and plans for raising it. The rally is to conclude with a meetine; this evening at Janes M. E. Church, in which the Rev. O.

F. Bartholow, Mrs. Woodruff.MisB Jessie Arbuckle and Mrs. Van Marter will take part. TALL CHIMNEY DEMOLISHED.

A chimney 150 feet high, which has been a landmark for six years past at Kings land aud Meeker avenues. Eastern District, was pulled down by laborers this morning. i The chimney was formerly part of the largo fur factory of Thomas Haud, which was i lately destroyed by fire. It was about eight feet square at tho base. The laborers first removed a part of this foundation and by I using props forced it over.

Finally, the tall mass toppled over and fell with a resound i ing crash. The work wan witnessed and i watched by several hundred people. J. Kruge is about to build some new buildings i on the site of tho factory. DIBECT03S The Brooklyn Borough Gas Company held i a meeting to day at.

the offices of the company, West Fifth street and Sheepshoad Bay road, Cor.cy Island, and elected the following new board of directors: James A. HtiCKtes, Albert Seligman, R. L. Austin, Horace T. Potts ana Herman Wischmann.

COST OF INEBRIETY. When the name of Annie Morrison, who cavft two addresses, 422 Tenth Ktrnnt and Thirteenth street, was called by Magis trate Bristow in the Butler street court to day, the accused was so overcome with inc bricty that she could not move from (he pen. The Magistrate said: "Are you drunk? "No," I answered Annie. "Five days," Interpolated the. court, and the prisoner was hurried off to the Raymond street bastile.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION. London, March 20 Sir Robert Gray Cornish Mowbray, Conservative, has been re turned as member of the House of Commons for tho Brixton division of Lambeth without opposition. He succeeds the Hon. Evelyn Hubbard, who recently accepted tho Stewardship of tho Chiltorn Hundreds. before Magistrate Bristow in the Butler said that he thought that the depart street court, on a charge of being an habitual I men.t should be commended rather than cen drunkard.

The couple have been in court I sured. John Nolan, superintendent of Will many limes before. The us bard ha; hern i lam Berri's Sons, also declared that when the accused three times of assault and the tps timony T.o aay was or a contradictor character. The magistrate, after listening to it for some time summed up his opinion as follows: "Kate, you are a drunkard and your husband is a brute, and between the two vour child has to suffer." A lawyer who nppeared for the husband said to the Magistrate that he thought his client had sufficient provocation to strike the woman. The woman answered: "Oh.

you don't have to live with him. It's me." The child was given over to the care of Superintendent Wilkins' society while the uuves uiui toe ques tion of commitment i ne case against the wife and mother wa: fcLb bDjYLNER. INJURIES, Four Plates Adjoining the Stem Must Come Off. The United States Armv transnort Sumner was towed to Robins' ard, Erie Basin, yes terflav nftpmonn tn iinvn i harbor by run trii. after Vv't' endive en, rlZ; ll alterations that are said to have trXsformen her into th n.

i CI nor "ass afloat. tin survey it was found that four of the stem plates would have to come off and that at least three new ones would have to be put in. Men were at once set to work with compressed i'ir drills to bore out the rivets ami the job will be completed bv to morrow evening. The damage is at the lower edge of the boot top in the viclnitv of the twentv foot mark. Owing to a low tide this morning the vessel could not be taken into the dry dock, but this will be accomplished to night The worst injuries were caused bv a fluke of the starboard anchor, which was forced clean through a plate bv the force of the colli iien with the barge.

REPLACING OLD SWITCHES. "Work Beg un at Foot of Broadway This Morning. Soon after daylight this morning one hundred men under the direction of a foreman of the Construction and Repair Department of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company started to replace the switches at the foot of Broadway in the Eastern District, by new ones. A foreman told an Eagle reporter that the work would bo completed by Saturday night. A commencement was made by switching the Reid, Ralph and Sumner avenue cars from Broadway to the old Nassau railroad terminus at the foot of South Eighth street and lr.

tho rear of the Carlton house. This relieved the congestion at the foot of Broadway somewhat Mid permitted the men to work. The Tomp Kins, cusnwicK ana Kostrand avnue cars were kept running from their iSwTtcht on the sonu Blue ui roaaway. Yard, California. for ten days.

i.