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THE BROOKLYN DAILY JEAGMjE. NE YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1900. 20 FEBB7BOAT SINKS TUG. DATES FOB EXAMINATIONS. SMALL CRIMES, LONG SENTENCES.

FINE LI POINT INVOLVED WOODSI0E WATER BILL HEARING BEFORE MAYOR. COLLEGE CHESS TEAMS PLAYING BY CABLE. CHAS. TURNER LOCKED IIP US A SUSPICIOUS PERSON ITe York Strikes the Temple Squarely Amidships Crew All Saved. Tho ferryboat New York, plying between East Twenty third street and Broadway, ran down and sank the tug Harvey M.

Temple off Fourteenth street, Manhattan, at 9:15 o'clock this morning. The tug, which is owned by Eugene F. McGirr, was bound up the Bast Hiver. She was in command of Robert Fitzgerald and had a crew of four other men. When abot 200 feet off the pier at East Fourteenth street, the ferryboat came down stream at a rapid rate of speed and struck the tug squarely amidships.

The tug turned on her side and sank Immediately. Two of the crew jumped off and Fitzgerald sprang through the pilot house window, cutting his hands badly. The ferryboat was stopped and an effort made to aid the men, but they went ashore at the foot of Sixteenth street. ARMY RATIONS IN PHILIPPINES. War Department Compelled to Besort to the Use of Canned Boast Beef.

"Washington, April 20 War Department officials have been compelled to resort to the use of canned roast beef for subsistence of the Army in the Philippines. This is due to the fact that it is absolutely essential that the soldiers shall be served with fresh meat and because of the impossibility of providing refrigerator beef or cattle on the hoof under existing conditions. "When the bulk of the Army was located near the seashore and at easily accessible points, there was no difficulty in providing them with fresh meats, but conditions have now changed and the Army is scattered among 160 posts in various parts of the archipelago, a great many of them at considerable distance from the nearest shipping point. There are no cattle available and the refrigerated beef which has heretofore formed the principal, basis of subsistence for the troops cannot be preserved in good condition long enough to reach many of the inland points. Consequently, it became nec essary to look for some suitable substitute and the American canned roast beef was the only tning round to meet the retirements.

The suggestions for Its use came originally from the subsistence officers in the Philippines and the chief commissary officer at Manna recently caDlea a requisition for an Immediate delivery of about 100,000 cans of roast beef and subsequent deliveries at the rate ot about 60,000 cans a month. Acting Commissary General Weston presented the matter to the Secretary of War. with, a strong indorsement of the proposition. As a measure of extreme caution, however. Secretary Root decided to get a personal opinion from Major General Otis before taking final action.

A cable message of in quiry was lorwaraed at once and General Otis' reply was received to day. Its text was not made public, but its general charac ter may be clearly inferred from the fact that instructions have been sent to Colonel Alex ander, the commissary officer at Chicago, to arrange for the immediate dispatch of a large quantity of roast beef to San Francisco for shipment to Manila by the first available steamer. Special precautions will be taken to securo the best quality of beef and to secure its proper care and preservation at all' stagei or its long journey to the Philippines. THE COURTS. MOTION TERM.

Supreme Court, special term for motions. Samuel T. Maddox, J. Ex parte business at 10 o'clock. Motion calendar called at 10:30.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. William W. Goodrich, presiding Justice; Edgar M. Cullen. Willard Bartlett, Edward W.

Hatch, John Woodward, Michael H. Hirschberg, Almet F. Jenks, Justices. Enumerated day. calendar, Brooklyn, April 23 Nos.

193, WIffler vs. Murphy; 188. Qulntard vs. City of New York; 196, Scott vs. Delmett Company; 197, Webb vs.

Yonkers Railroad; 199, Henh vs. Long Island Railroad; 200, City of Yonkers vs. Yonkers Railroad; 202. West vs. Bantgan; 203, Sels Plalslntln; 119, Fluhr vs.

Manhattan Railway; 204, Stewart vs. Stewart; 208, Farrington vs. City of Mount Vernon; 209, German Lutheran Church vs. Semke; 211, Bennett vs. Eastchester Gas Company.

Supreme Court, trial term. Day calendar. April 23. Part I. Gaynor, J.

Part II. Garretson, J. Part III, Smith. Part IV, Lyons, Part Dunwell, J. Nos.

3,432, O'Connor vs. Metropolitan Street Railroad; 1.845, Hamll vs. City of New York; 5.175, Johnson vs. Pennsylvania Railroad; 6,237, Whlttall vs. City of New York; 1,508, Block vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 2.421, Connolly vs. Metropolitan Street Railroad; 3,176, Peaty vs. City of New York; 5,865, Rommeny vs. City of New York: 2.877, Lamphron vs. Curtis: 5,858, Levy vs.

Ely: 5.859, Lewis vs. Long Island Railroad; 1,439, Palmer vs. Palmer; 2,964. Glassford vs. Glass ford: 1.717, Opfer vs.

Lang; 2,706. Smith vs. Lldger wood Manufacturing Company: 5.391, Searing vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 5,863. KUlen vs.

Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 3,066. Molt vs. Jennings; 1 143 1.144, Pashley vs. Long Island Railroad; 1.145 Bullmer vs. Long Island Railroad; 2.S59.

Ruger vb. Terry; 1.92S, Holzer vs. Third Avenue Railroad; 5.871. Kline vs. Abraham; 3,306, Szezech wlck vs.

Palmer: 1,718, 1,719, Nelson vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 2,433, Jansen vs. New York and Cuba Mall Steamship Company; 5,119, Murtaugh vs. Caeey; 2,612, Terhune vs. City of New York; 1 79 Cheney vs.

New York and New Jersey Telephone Company; 1,633. Hart vs. McKenna, The following causes. If marked ready, will be held for the day. Causes will not be set down for days upon the call Nos.

36L Schwanzer vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,271, Provost vs. Fisher 2 416, Urquhardt vs. Rubin; 945. Martin Long Island Railroad; 1,124, Donovan vs.

Rup nerf 2 519 Fox vs. Manhattan Lighterage; 3,228, Gill 'vs' i. W. Parker Company: 2,664, Hanover vb Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 5,662, Sickles vs. Kllng 2 129.

Jacobs vs. Metropolitan Strest Railroad' 3SS 2,389. Partridge vs. Nassau Railroad; 3 16L Graham vs. Silver 2.665, Blair vs.

Nassau Railroad; 3,520, People ex rel Hartman vs. Dalton 1.228, O' Hearn vs. City of Brooklyn: 4,617, Zeeman vs. Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad: 5 110 Brush vs. City of New York: 1.035, Van Dom v's Martin; 1,824, Slegmund vs.

Schneider: 1,716, A.dams vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,154. So bln vs Broklyn Elevated Railroad; 1,872, Hawkins vs Rlngler 2.491. Trapasso vs. Coleman: 2,486.

Blake vs. Curtis: 2.696, Dunlay vs. Lyons; 6.059. Roller vs Lemmerman; 6,073, Monahan vs. Eldlltz; 5 91" Beecher vs.

Press Publishing Company; 3,194. Schwartz vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 5,856, Buttling vs. Hatton; 1.137. Rosenblatt vs.

Muller; 1 975 Cohen vs. Fire Association of Philadelphia; 2 892 Wynn vs. Korber: 6.133, Bacclo vs. Borden's Condensed Milk; 3,443, Byrnes vs. Nassau 9 R57.

Rahmer vs. NorrlB: 6.154. Quinn vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad. Highest number reached on regular cau.

j. ioo. SUPREME COURT. SPECIAL TERM TRIALS. Day calendar, April 23.

William D. Dickey, J. xt nenkn vs. Klncs County Elevated Rail road Company: 429. Koepke vs.

Kings County Elevated Kauroao omimii) Suprome Council Catholic Benevolent Legion, eta; 625, Wurster vs. Armfleld. SURROGATE'S COURT. Calendar for Monday, before Surrogate George Abbott The will of John Llndley, Joel 1. Rhemo Ann Sweeney, Mary Horlgan.

William ParkB Margaret A. Martin. Obadlah D. Thompson Robert B. Anthony and Henry C.

Litchfield. The estate of Edward Kane. The guardianship of Lillian M. Kollogg et al. The accounting In the estate of OUary Bauer, Michael McCusker, Thomas Rells and Edward Kane.

Tho inventory of Martha. Contested calendar at 10:80 No. 89, will of Patrick Cogerln. REFEREES APPOINTED. By Maddox.

J. Smith vs. Max, A. J. Gilchrist; O'Neill vs.

Mackintosh. Thomas H. Troy; Lake vb Kessel, Frank R. Dickey; Smith vs. Fowler, John F.

Brennen: Frees vs. McGarry, Harmanus B. Hubbard: matter of sale of real estate of John Parke, an Incompetent person. Walter T. Bennett.

INDEX Judge Hurd Deals Severely With Three Confirmed Criminals. Three men were sentenced to Sing Sing Prison to day by Judge Hurd in the County Court, to serve terms of imprisonment for four years and six months each. While the crimes for which they were sentenced were not important ones, all of the men had bad records and that accounts for the long sentences they received. Nicholas Omar, 39 years old, of 29S Bowery, was arraigned for two indictments of burglary in the third degree against him, chargiug that on March 30 he entered the house of Annie Hudson and also into ihe home of Stephen McDermott. Charles S.

Bodkin, 24 years old, of 99 Hoyt street, was Indicted for grand larceny In the second degree, in that on April 1, he stole some medicine and a case of surgical instruments from James B. Given. Adam Ernal, 32 years old, of 2 Washington place, was indicted for assault in the first degree. On March 22 he had a fight with John Badey. During the quarrel Ernal shot Badey.

The latter was not much injured. WAS GREDELL TIPSY OR NOT? Case Too Much for Commissioner "STork and Is Referred to Full Board. Policeman William F. Gredell of the Bedford avenue station, a mild looking man, whose habits are reputed as having beea steady, was before President York at local headquarters this morning for trial on a number of charges. He was accused of being tipsy, of having lost his uniform, helmet, book of rules and fire keys, having been oft post for over three hours and having failed to signal to the station.

Mr. York was not only very much interested in the case, but puzzled beside, for the superior officers in the precinct were unwilling to admit, although the man had lost his uniform, that he was tipsy or in any way unable to attend to his duties. The problem was too much for the Commissioner and he finally determined to tell the story to the entire board and let the other commissioners decide it for him. The first witness of interest was Roundsman Halloran, whose duty it was on the morning of the 12th inst. to go around the precinct and keep an eye on the patrolmen.

He could not find Gredell, whose post was on the blocks bounded by Broadway, Keap street. South Fifth street and Havemeyer street. He began to look for him at 1:15 o'clock and walked all over the post, rapping with his club and asking other policemen if they had seen him. At about 4:45 he began the search again and he was walking over the post when he met Policeman O'Brien, who was carrying over his arm a policeman's coat, his helmet and other accoutrements. In one of the pockets of the garment was found Gre dell's keys and book of rules, but the owner of the properly could nowhere be found.

The roundsman returned to the station to report the mysterious disappearance and was amazed when Sergeant Daniel Bunce said that Gredell was in the sittingroom. The roundsman could scarcely believe the sergeant and went into the sittingroom to satisfy himself. He found the officer there, sure enough, hatless and clad in a gray sack coat and his uniform trousers. The roundsman naturally asked Gredell where he had been and the officer admitted that he had been sleeping In a vacant house at 2S5 South First street. He could not explain how he had got there, but told the roundsman that he had taken fifteen grains of quinine and a drink of whisky and had lost consciousness.

"He told me," added the roundsman in his narration to the commissioner, "that he awoke to find himself lying on the floor of the house. He could not tell me where he had lost his clothing." Sergeant Bunce was the next witness. He said that Gredell had returned to the station shortly after 5 o'clock. He looked as if he had been drinking, and he told the same story of having taken the quinine and whisky. "Was he drunk?" asked the Commissioner, bluntly.

"Well," answered Bunce, diplomatically, "I could not say that he was drunk, but he was under the influence of liquor. Not so bad, though, as to make him unfit for duty. His eyes stared, and he had the fumes of alcohol about him." Captain Martin Short said that the man had told him that he had had trouble at home, that he had felt ill when he went on post and that he had lost consciousness. The Captain said that Gredell was really a good officer. Gredell.

in his own behalf, told a strange story. "On the day before this occurrence he said, "I had been feeling poorly, and got relieved from duty. My wife was also ill. and I had never felt like myself since I had been laid up with typhoid malaria, about five months ago. I took fifteen grains of quinine, by the advice of a druggist, before I went on post, and then I had a drink of whisky.

When I went on duty I was dizzy and heard a loud, rumbling sound in my head. At Broadway and Havemeyer street I saw two men acting suspiciously, and when they saw me they ran. I followed them to South First strpet and fancied that I saw them looking out of a window in a house there. I went into the nouse atter them, and then all was blank The next thing that I remembered was awaking to consciousness in the empty house. I looked all over the place for the men.

and then returned to the station. I do not know wnere lost my coat and hat. I do not remember having taken them off." This case is too much for me." confessed the Commissioner. "I will be forced to refer it to the full board." RAINEY VETO EXPECTED. Commissioner Shea Thinks the Bridge Too Small.

Mayor Van Wyck's veto of the Rainey bridge act. empowering the sinking fund com misioners to purchase Dr. Rainey's franchise for a bridge between Manhattan and Queens over Blackwell's Island, was not unexpected. Dr. Rainey told the Mayor at the hearing that he had spent over 5300,000 and the Corbin.

Pratt and Long Island interests had expended $400,000 on the project, which with interest represented a total of about $1,000,000. The city authorities do not see any necessity for taking over the Rainey franchise, although its owner says it would save the city three or four millions. Bridge Commissioner Shea and the engineers of the Bridge Department think the Rainey bridge too small for the city's needs in this direction. Over all it Is but 97 feet, while the plans for the city bridge over Blackwell's Island show a structure 136 feet wide. PTJLSIFER NOT A CANDIDATE.

He "Would Not Accept a Nomination to Congress. In the political gossip in the Eagle last night it was reported that William E. Pulsifer, president of the Union League Club, had announced himself as a candidate for nomination as representative In the congress from the Fourth District. Mr. Pulsiver this morning said there was no truth In the report "So far Is It from being true that I have announced myself as a candidate," said he, "that I have told everyone who has spoken to me on the subject that I was not a candidate.

I have never at any time, in any way or to anybody said that I Intended to be a candidate. In fact, it would be Impossible for me to accept the nomination if it were offered to me." BIDS ON LUMBER "WANTED. Bridge Commissioner Shea has called for bids to be opened May 1 for supplying the Bridge Department. Bronx Borough, with lumber, as follows: Ten thousand feet B. yellow pine plank and timber, 12 Inches in width, up to and including 12 inches by 12 inches by 38 feet; 10,000 feet B.

yellow pine plank and timber, 9 inches and under In width and under 24 feet in length, including 9 inches by 9 Inches square timber; 10,000 feet B. yellow pine plank and timber, 10 inches In width and under 30 feet In length, to and including 10 inches by 10 inches square timber; 20,000 feet B. spruce timber, 10 inches and over in width, or over 24 feet long, and all square timber; feet, B. spruce timber, 9 inches and under In width, and 24 feet and under In length; 2,000 feet, B. spruce timber, 9 Inches and under in width, and 24 feet and under in length, dressed on three sides, lncludlnc dressed squar timber.

Civil Service Commissioners Fix XJatfiS for Several Schedules. The Civil Service Commissioners have ordered open competitive examinations to bo held as follows: April 23. 9 A. Firemen On this date a medical and physical examination for firemen will begin. In this examination only applicants Nos.

3,436 to 4,040, inclusive, whose applications were filed on or before January 3, 1900, will be examined. 10 A. examina ers, Law Department Subjects of examination: Writing, arithmetic, experience and general paper. April 24, 10 A. bookbinders Subjects of examination: Writing, arithmetic, technical knowledge and experience.

May 2. 10 A. janitors (engineers) Subjects of examination: Arithmetic, experience and general paper, and a paper on steam engines, etc. No notice to appear for this examination will be issued on any application filed after Saturday, April 21, 1900. May 3, 10 A.

teacher. Department of Charities Subjects of examination: Handwriting, arithmetic, experience and special paper. MRS. LANGTRY SUED. Process Server Has Some IMfnculty at First, but Is at Last Successful.

Mrs. Lily De Bathe, better known to the public as Mrs. Langtry, was last served with a summons in an action brought by Gertrude Wolfe to recover $1,500 for alleged breach of contract. The papers were served on Mrs. De Bathe in her dressing room in the Columbia Theater, where she is playing in "The Degenerates," and after an interesting discussion between the process server and the actress' manager.

James McAullffe, an energetic and persistent process server in Sheriff Walton's office, was given the summons to serve, and at the same time told how difficult it was to find the person sought. McAullffe reached the theater about 6:30 o'clo 'c and waited for Mrs. De Bathe to make her appearance. He failed to see her enter the theater, and then made his way behind the scenes, where he found Manager Harris and made his business known. McAullffe asked the manager to accept service of the paper, but he declined.

Then the process server reminded Manager Harris how easy and interesting it would be to purchase a ticket at the box office and then to climb over the footlights when Mrs. De Bathe was proceeding with her part. This had the desired effect and it was arranged that McAullffe should serve the summons after the curtain went down on the last act. Louis H. Hahlo of 2S0 Broadway, Manhattan, counsel for the plaintiff, said to day that about four years ago Mrs.

Langtry had caused a contract to be made with Miss Wolfe for the season's engagement of forty weeks at $35 per week, and after two weeks' rehearsal by the company in this city, Mrs. Langtry decided not to' come to America. Ho also stated that counsel for Mrs. Langtry had afterward offered to settle under the usual two weeks' clause by paying Miss Wolfe about This offer was rejected and preparations were made to attach a private car, supposed to be owned by Mrs. Langtry, which was then being used by Professor Herrmann, the magician, but as there was a question as to the ownership, action was not taken.

At the office of Howe Hummel, which firm Is counsel for Mrs. De Bathe, it was said that no notice of any such suit as mentioned, had been received. Miss Wolfe is living in Brooklyn with her mother. PAINTED HOUSE IN TWO HOURS. Now the Painter Doesn't Know Whether He Won a Bet of $500 or Not, A two story house at Neptune avenue and West Fifth street, Coney Island, was painted in two hours' time yesterday afternoon, and August Obenland, who undertook the job, is said by some to have won a bet of $500 by doing it in that time.

Others aver that he has been made the victim of a practical joke. Obenland's friend. Hubert Long, is the owner of the house. He asked for a bid on painting it. Obenland said he would do it in two hours' time, and the owner immediately offered to wage the sum of $500, it is said, that it could not be done.

No money was put up, but, in the words of the painter, "the bet went. Rain prevented the work on Tuesday, and yesterday it was finished in two hours. A few minutes before 6 o'clock ladders were put up alongside the building and the painting began. Before he started Obenland said he wanted to know where he came in for the money, and was assured that everything would be all right. However, the painter, to use his own expression, does not know "where he is at." A supper was served, it is said, for the painter and friends, and there will be a meeting to night to straighten out the affair.

TO HELP MAXWELL HOUSE. Well Known Artists Appear at a Concert at Memorial Hall. When musicians like Miss Marlon Walker, soprano; Miss Marie Maurer, contralto; Paul Tidden, pianist; Max Bendix, violinist; George F. Morse and Miss Hella Sydell, accompanists, contribute for a programme, the result is most enjoyable. This was proved last night at Memorial Hall, where a concert in aid of Maxwell House brought together many music lovers, but not as many as would have been present at any other season ot the year than Easter week, with its many gayeties.

The artists were at their best, and a most cordial appreciation of their efforts was shown by all the listeners. Miss Walker, In her group of old songs, Miss Maurer in the "Nobil Sig nor," Mr. Tidden in the Chopin group, and Mr. Bendix in the Concerto, were especially pleasing, and the Brockway Sonata was played In a masterly manner. This was the programme in detail: fonatu.

for piano and violin (Brockway), (a) Allegro, (b) Andante, (c) Allegro Scherzando, d) Allegro, Mr. Tidden and Mr. Bendix; aria, "Page Song," from "Les Huguenots" (Meyerbeer), Miss Maurer; Concerto Vleuxtempa), Mr. Bendix; Ca) "I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly" (Pur cel!) (b) "It Was a Lover and His Lass" (Mor lev). (c) "Drink to Me Only" H700), Miss Walker; a) Etude, b) Prelude In flat, ic) Polonaise, op.

53 (Chopin), Mr. Tidden: Javotte (Wager), (b) "Der Llebe Lohn" (Cornelius). Miss Walker; la) Nocturne (Chopin), (b) Mazurka iCarzyckl). Mr. Bendix: (a) "All Souls' Day" (Lassen), lb) "Faithful Johnnie" (Beethoven), Miss Maurer; Berceuse l.Moszkowskl): Campanella (Liszt), Mr.

Tidden. MBS. ANTHONY'S BENEFIT. There was a large audience at the Montauk Theater yesterday afternoon to witness the performance for the benefit of Mrs. Bill Anthony, widow of the hero ot the Maine.

Mrs. Isabel Sinn Hoyt had donated the use of the house, and the costumes and scenery were also Becured free of charge. "The Triumphant Wife." a play in four acts, was presented by a cast of eleven, beside several specialties. Mrs. J.

J. Kennedy, composer of "Homeless," sang the song. Miss Irene Crabtreo also rendered several ditties. Miss Margaret Isabel Cox recited "The Story of Bill Anthony" very well. The performance will be repeated tomorrow afternoon and evening at Park Theater.

CITY JOBS FOB BBOOKLYN MEN. Among tho appointments in the Finance Department announced in to day's City Record is that of James P. Larney, 472 Smith street, Brooklyn, clerk in the Auditing Bureau. Department of Finance, at the rate of $1,000 per annum. Tho Controller has fixed the compensation of tho following assistant accountants: Alfred W.

Booraem, 204 Lincoln place, $6 per diem; John J. McDermott. 72 Columbia heights, $5 per diem; Robert W. May, 12 Weirfield street $4 per diem; William J. Bird, 308 Railroad avenue; Henry G.

Schnle der, 340 Reid avenue and Rufus G. Angell, 406 St. Marks avenue, $4 per diem; C. M. Raymond, 86 Powell street, $6 per diem; Charles E.

Marr, 110 Lee avenue, $5 per diem, IN HENRY 0. PEAHCE'S SUIT, Latter Is Trying to Get Poss of $84,000 Left by Hi Father. CONDITIONS OF THE BEQUI Will Provided That Son Should Have Property Until He Could Pay His Debts. Before Justice Dickey In the equity terms of the Supereme Court the trial of the suitV brought by Henry O. Pearce against the ex ecutor of the will of his father, Hosea O.

Pearce, and four children of the plaintiff, to have the principal of a trust fund amounting to between $83,000 and $84,000, given to the plaintiff, was continued to day. The father of the plaintiff was a hatter well, known In Brooklyn for many years. His factory was in Stockholm street. When the father of the plaintiff died In 1887 he left a will by which he divided his property amounting to about $300,000 to his three children. Henry O.

Pearce, the plaintiff in the case on trial, was at the time when the will of his father waa made, insolvent, and his father made a provision in his will that Henry should not have the one third until he should have shown that he was able to pay his debts. The son, however, was to have the Income from the one third share that would be coming to him, after he was able to pay his debts. All of the property in the estate is in mortgages that are marketable and the property is in this borough. The case is Interesting to law yers because the Issues have never been tried out either in this country or in Europe. Another matter of interest is that the father wants to get the money he sues for and that he wishes, according to the claims of the defendants, to alienate the property from hla children.

This the plaintiff denies. It appeared in the testimony taken before Justice Dickey that the Pearce family lived formerly in Throop avenue and that the plaintiff in this suit was for many years insolvent. In 1880 the firm of Pearce Hall was formed and in 1884 the firm made an assignment to the plaintiff "in this suit. He administered the trust and in 1886 the trust was closed. In the fall of 1886, Hosea O.

Pearce made his will. The plaintiff in 1890 went to Massachusetts to live and he resided in Haverhill, Bradford, Arlington and Boston. He remained insolvent until the bankruptcy act was passed in 1898 and he was advised by his lawyers in Brooklyn that by becoming a voluntary bankrupt and by obtaining a discharge under the act, he could make himself solvent so as to obtain the $83,000 or $84,000. So, in November and December, 1898, he went through voluntary bankruptcy in Massachusetts and a discharge was issued In December of the same year. On the strength of the discharge the suit at bar was brought, the plaintiff claiming to be solvent within the meaning of the will.

The trustee under the will was advised by his counsel. Former Corporation Counsel Albert G. McDonald, not to part with any of the trust, except under a Judgment in this state. Mr. McDonald says that there is no decision In any court on the essential point involved, 1.

whether the discharge from debts created by the bankruptcy act is equal to solvency. Incidental to the suit is a suit brought against the plaintiff in Massachusetts for the alleged alienation of the affections of a certain Mrs. Wortho hy the plaintiH in the suit. The testimony in regard to his branch of the action was meager and was very gingerly touched upon. The reason for the introduction of the suit in Massachusetts was that there might be a Judgment against the plaintiff and that he would not therefore be free to take the trust fund created by his father's will.

General Horatio C. King fought the introduction of the matter Into the case, as he claims, and he alleges that the husband of the woman, with whom Mr. Pearce is alleged to have been Intimate, has obtained a divorce from her. General King declares that plaintiff in the Massachusetts suit has no valid claim against his client, the plaintiff In this suit, as she was not a woman of good repute. On the part of the defendants yesterday afternoon a letter, alleged to be addressed to Mr.

Pearce, the plaintiff in the suit, by Mrs. Worthen, was read and in the letter he was alluded to as "Hattie." Mr. Stickney, for the children defending the suit, asked the witness whether he was accustomed to be addressed as "Hattie." Mr. Pearce replied that he was not. He did not know why the writer of tho letter had made use of the term.

Justice Dickey asked whether the term was used as an endearment and the witness said that it was not. He said that he had been introduced to the woman In a restaurant and that he considered that she was not bound by the ordinary rules of morality. General King this morning said that he believed that he would be able to produce the record of the court In Massachusetts showing that there was a divorce. Justice Dickey said that he would hear the case again in June, when he will be in Brooklyn and will sit in the special term of the Supreme Court. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

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19 7 LOST A GOLD STICK PIN, SET WITH TWO diamonds nnd a ruby; It was dropped on Monroe st, near Franklin av. last evening. Tho finder will bo sultahly rew. irtled on bringing It or writing to M. J.

DOLPHIN, 150 Nassau st. jrr.Y iiiny, Jluum Experts In the Care ot Valuable Rngi. gamine ine mctnoas or clcanvic nnd moth proof ubo ana carrot by tho BtteJo WarehouM Man Who Boasted of Millions and Ordered Expensive Furniture Charged With Vagrancy. SOME OF HIS QUEER ANTICS. JTurner, Among Other Things, Said He Owned a $90,000 House on Biverside Drive.

Detective Sergeants Roche and Murphy last Oight arrested Charles Turner, otherwise known as Charles Hilton, as a suspicious person. He was a prisoner of such unusual character that the officers took him from the cell In the Adams street station, where he had spent the night, early this morning and Introduced him to Deputy Chief McLaughlin and Sergeant Humphreys, who is in charge of the headquarters detective squad. They all had a talk with him, and no one could much out him. There was really no cnarge that could be made against the man, except that he was a suspicious person. He had ordered S10.000 worth of furniture and carpets at Loeser's store, a much smaller bill of goods at Latimer's, and more carpets than he really needed at the store of 'William Berri's Sons.

In no case had he shown any money, and in no case did he get the goods. Turner is not a man whose appearance would indicate that he had money, but is a glib talker and he speaks with such convincing assurance that it is not surprising that he managed to take in a number of merchants. He is nearly 60 years old, has but one arm, for his right has been amputated at the shoulder, and he has thin silver gray hair and a white mustache. His complexion is florid and he is spare in figure. Although he claimed to the store people that he was worth at least a million, he negotiated for thousands of dollars' worth of goods in a faded and creased suit of blue serge, the trousers of which bagged at the knees, and the vest was spotted and wrinkled.

His linen was clean and he talked like a man of some culture. But the amazing feature of the case is that the stories he told were believed. He appeared first in town about a month ago and he hired a furnished room for S1.25 a week at 397 Pacific street. He paid his rent for two weeks, but he is now two weeks in arrears. He managed to make a number of friends during his brief stay here and one of them was a real estate dealer who had two sisters, estimable young women.

He talked to them about his millions; told them that he was the owner of gold and silver mines, and said that his home was in Los Angeles, and that his only relative was a very young daughter, just budding out of short frocks. He intended, he said, to bring the girl East and send her to Paris to see the exposition, and he wanted the young women to go with her. He said be was quite willing to pay all ot the expenses of the trip. He first boarded with Mrs. Leman at 369 'Atlantic avenue and he spoke to her about his wealth and told her that he had purchased a house at Riverside drive and Eighty first street, Manhattan.

Mrs. Leman was impressed, but she was still incredulous and asked him to show her the deed of the property. He did not produce it. Turner stayed only a day there, but he called on the boarding house keeper afterward. The story that he had purchased the property at the corner of Riverside drive and Eighty first street was told to others, including the two sisters of the real estate dealer, whose names are not given, and he took them to the house and showed them over it.

It is a magnificent mansion and is at present vacant. It is supposed that he borrowed the keys from the agent, but he went over it with an air of ownership and told them that he had paid $90,000 in cash for the property. He asked the young women to aid him in buying the furniture and carpets for the place, intimating modestly that a man had no taste in such matters. The women were delighted and they went shopping with him. His shabby cerge suit was taken as an eccentricity of a man of wealth, for he spoke of his million in such an airy way that no one would have for a moment supposed that it was mythical.

His purchases were all on the same magnificent style. He wanted nothing, of course, hut the best and his order at Loeser's was of a. character to take the breath away from the practical salesmen. He purchased about $10,000 worth there and his selections of carpets alone showed that he was a man of taste. One of the men from the store went up to the Riverside drive house and measured the floors for the carpets and furnishings, and this was done in Mr.

Turner's presence. He had promised to pay the first installment on the order with a check for 55.000 yesterday morning, but he did not appear and of course the carpets were not cut. The real estate man whose sisters had helped him select the goods became suspicious and toid his friend. Detective Sergeant Roche, about the matter. The officer decided thai something was wrong and took the man into custody at the corner of Bond and Fulton streets at 10:30 o'clock last night.

He had engaged a furnished room only yesterday on Livingston street, near Nevins, but he had not moved his luggage from the Pacific street house. When he was arrested he asked, in the most innocent way in the world, what he had done to merit police interference. The officers really could not tell him just then and they were still somewhat in the dark about it this morning, when they took him to the Adams street remit and had him held on a charge of vagrancy. Turner said this morning to an Eagle reporter that he had not adhered strictly to the truth when he had represented that he had all the money he had claimed to possess and that he had purchased the fine house on Riverside drive. He made the same admission to Deputy Chief McLaughlin.

"But I was acting in good faith, just the same," he said to the reporter. "I was simply the agent for a friend of mine, whose name I do not care to give. The man lives now in Kingsbridge, and I do not think it would be fair to tell who he is at this time. I am not poor, though, for I have money enough to pay me about $25 a month. A man can live on that if he is fruiral, and I have always been so.

In addition to this income, I have a small stock farm about twenty five miles from Los Angeles, and my only daughter is there. Yes, I am a widower. I do not know why these men should arrest me." Mr. Turner was held on a charge of vagrancy, as above intimated. He had not, as far as is known, swindled anybody, and the police are puzzled to know why he acted as he did.

While he is under confinement some of his later stories will tie investigated by the police. SALOON MAW HAD SLOT MACHINE. John Hines, who keeps a saloon at 23 Reid avenue, was examined in the Gates avenue court this morning before Magistrate Steers ou the charge of having a nickel in the slot machine in his place. Hines declared that he did not know the machine was In his saloon. He said that it was put there while he was eating his supper one evening and that the first knowledge that ho had that it was there was when he returned to the saloon and was placed under arrest.

The magistrate was inclined to hold Hines for the court of special session, but on request of Lawyer Knittle, who appeared for the saloon keeper he postponed his decision until the latter could prepare a brief and submit it. THE KURDISTAN SAILS. Rnrhpr Sr. stpimshin Wiit ni uiotuji IicLUeU to day from the Atlantic Dock for Singapore, Manila, Kobe, Yokohama and Shanghai. She vtuiica "'bu "uuuui anuuL railS, lTOU work, iron pipe and manufactured goods generally.

ITHAKA SAILS EOB TAMPICO. The chartered steamship Ithakaof the Ward Line sailed to day from Prentice's Stores for Tampico direct. She takes to Mexico a full general cargo including a large amount of manufactures of Iron, Second Annual Match for the Rice Trophy Began This Morning. PAIRINGS AND EARLY MOVES. Anstell of Yale Selected for the Sixth Board on the American Side.

The second annual intercollegiate chess match by cable between American and British Universities, with Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton representing the former and Oxford and Cambridge the latter, began promptly on schedule time, 10 o'clock this morning, in the theater of the Knickerbocker Club house, Madison avenue and Forty fifth street, Manhattan. Thanks to an amiable settlement of the controversy over the right of representation on the team, which was reached at yesterday afternoon's meeting of the intercollegiate committee, there was no hitch of any kind to mar the proceedings at the start. A regrettable circumstance, however, was the enforced absence of Kaufman G. Falk of Columbia, who is still confined at home with an attack of the grip. At the meeting held yesterday to decide upon the personnel of the team a surprise was sprung on the delegates by Cook of Yale, who put forward a claim for one of the two vacant places on behalf A.

Austell, who has of late been making an excellent showing in chess contests for his college. There was nothing to be done, therefore, but consider his case along with those of Hopkins of Harvard and Weston of Princeton, the other two candidates. The whole matter was left in the hands of S. Lipschutz. as referee, and he selected Hopkins and Austell.

Austell of Yale, who jumped into the breach at the last moment, is not generally known to the chess world, except that he has acted as substitute for Yale in the Christmas tourney. He hails from Atlanta. Ga and is 24 years of age, having learned the game in 1895 on an ocean voyage. In the trial tourney at Yale last winter he tied with Morgan, who was Cook's intercollegiate partner, but lost in the play off. In the recent team match with Brown University he made top score for Yale with two and a half games out of four.

Following is the summary of the pairings and openings: America. Great Britain. Openings. Rice (H.) vs. Tattersall (C.) Q's pawn Hunt iP.) vs.

Softlaw (C.) French defense Sewall (C.) vs. Ellis fO.) Petroft defense Cook lY.) vs. George t'O.) K's gambit declined Hopkins iH.) vs. Soddy lO.l. Austell (Y.) vs.

Wiles (C.) Bishop's gambit The Americans have the attack on the odd boards and the defense on the remainder. Hopkins and Soddy begin their match over the board at 3 o'clock. The opening play on both sides was marked by thorough knowledge of the book and also by pluck and courage, as evinced by the fact that on two of the boards a King's Gambit has been offered. The issue of open games was declined but once, in the case of Hunt of Princeton, who adopted a French defense against the Cantab Softlaw. Rice of Harvard on Board 1 instituted that thorough Bostonian opening, the Stonewall, which had been Invented by P.

G. Ware, who introduced it in the Vienna tournament of 18S2 to the great surprise and dismay of the amateurs competing in that contest. This form of close opening has since been greatly improved, notably by Pillsbury and also by John F. Barry of Boston, a member of the American Cable team, who achieved some of his best successes in the cable matches by virtue of this opening. Rice apparently emulated the Boston champion, Barry, and the opening moves ran identically with the game between Barry and Caro in the Anglo American match two years ago.

Softlaw treated the French defense in a manner declared best by Lasker in his book, "Common Chess." It may be noted that the same opening occurred in the tournament game between Pillsbury and Lasker at Nuremberg, for which the former was awarded the brilliancy prize. A Petroff by Ells turned Into a double Ruy Lopez by Sewall of Columbia. The game proceeded In the regular way until white captured the queen's knight with his bishop, which is considered inferior to retreat ol same place to I 4. On the fourth hoard Cook ot Yale declined a king's gambit, offered by eGorge of Oxford, by 4. The Englishman then brought out the queen's knight, which is deemed the strongest continuation and a few move3, later he succeeded in exchanging this knight against the hostile king's bishop, a maneuver which may give him a slight advantage.

Wiles of Cambridge came with the king's bishop's gambit, which Austell of Yale met by the counter sacrifice of the queen's pawn, followed by checking on 5 with the queen and the support of his gambit pawn. This line of play Is not looked upon with favor by modern masters on account of the continuation by Charousek and Berger, which the Englishman promptly adopted. The opening moves of the games follow: THIRD TABLE PETP.OFF DEFENSE. Sewall. Ellis.

Columbia. Oxford. Whltti. Black. 1 4 4 2 Kt 3 Kt 3 3 Kt 3 Kt 3 4 Kt 5 Kt 5 5 Captles.

Castles 6 3 3 7 BxKt PxB FOURTH TABLE KING'S GAMBIT, DEC. George, Cook, Oxford. Yale. White. Black.

1 4 I' 4 2 4 4 3 Kt 3 3 4 Kt 3 Kt 3 8 Kt 4 Kt SIXTH TABLE BISHOP'S GAMBIT. Miles, Austell, Cambridge. Tale. White. Black.

1 4 4 2 4 PxP 5 4 4 4 BxP 5 ck 6 Kt 4 6 Kt 3 4 FIRST TABLE QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING. Rice. Tattersall. Harvard. Cambridge.

White. Black. 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 Kt V. 4 Kt 2 4 6 3 Kt 3 6 4 2 SECOND TABLE FRENCH DEFENSE. Softlaw.

Hunt. Cambridge. Princeton. White. Hlack.

1 4 p.K 3 2 4 4 3 Kt 3 Kt 4 4 Kt 2 4 4 PxP Kt 3 7 3 BxP Up to the time of the 2 o'clock adjournment there were no decisive results at any of the boards. The general outlook points to a very even battle. At Board 6 Auftell of Yale has a splendid position and every prospect of winning his game. At Board 3 Sewall of Columbia is likewise in good shape. At Board 2, where Hunt of Princeton sits, and at Board 4, with Cook of Yale In command, the outlook is not so good.

At Board 1 Rice of Harvard seems to be on even terms with his English opponent. Play was resumed at 3 o'clock. INDICTMENTS BETUBNED. Among the indictments handed by the Grand Jury to Judge Hurd in the County Court to day were these: Harry Williams and Henry Koltman, assault in the second degree. It is alleged that on March ID they severely clubbed Gottlieb Gauler.

Robert H. Brossman, grand larceny In the second degree. He is charged with stealing, on March 0, a sealskin sacque, valued at $140, from Xathaniel Ryerson. Joseph Schuller, assault in the second degree. The charge against him is that he stabbed Gerhard Lampel, on April 0.

Thomas Bain, assault in the second degree. Ho Is charged with having cut Sylvester Travis with a knife on April 2. Paolo Salvator, assault In the Becond degree. It is alleged that he shot Theodore White. Gleason's Company Wants City to Pay $87,124 for Water Furnished.

OPPOSITION TO MEASURE. Anti Gleasonites Allege That Claim Is Fraudulent and Ought Not to Be Paid. Former Mayor Patrick J. Gleason of Long Island City and George W. Stephens appeared before the Mayor to day in favor of an act for the relief of the Woodside Water Company, which has a claim against the city amounting to $87,124.31 for water supplied to Long Island City between May 11, 1896, and August 21, 1897.

In 1897 thS company sued to recover for the water furnished, but was defeated and the claim has never been paid. The company was opposed by all of the antl Gleason element In Long Island City politics. These people are still keeping up the fight against the company and were well represented at to day's hearing. Among those present in opposition to the bill were former Treasurer Lucien Knapp of Long Island City; Rudolph Horak of the Taxpayers' Association of the First Ward; Assemblyman Wissel, P. A.

Leinniger, J. Adriance Brush and Rufus Terry. Mr. Horak told the Mayor the claim was fraudulent because the contract was fraudulent, the water had not been delivered as claimed and what was delivered was no good. The city's water works had been deliberately crippled in order to create a water scarcity and give the Woodside Company an excuse for a contract.

He thought the city instead of paying the company anything should be paid by it on account of damages fifty times the amount claimed. Assemblyman Wissel said the whole proceeding on the Woodside Company's part had been a deception and a fraud. He charged that the Republicans had forced the act through the Assembly the last day of the session. Several Republicans who had promised to oppose it at the last moment went for it, telling him they had received their orders and must obey them. He declared the bill was mandatory and that the city would be compelled to pay for a fraud alleged to have been perpetrated by Mr.

Gleason. J. Adriance Bush believed that the city ought to pay for water actually furnished it, but he considered the bill dangerous, as it would legalize a contract with the company that would be an annual burden of $80,000 for the next ten years. The question at issue was the validity of the agreement and the courts had held against it. Mr.

Bush laid stress upon the mandatory character of the bill and the Mayor said: "Well, if it is mandatory I certainly shall not sign it." Lucien Knapp objected to the company's receiving any payment whatever. It had been fully advised as to the fraudulency of its contract from the start and did not come as an innocent third party seeking relief. It had put the city to expenses greater' than the entire claim and there was not an act on record calling for any exercise of clemency. The company's sole owner, Mr. Gleason, had deliberately crippled the city works for the benefit of a private corporation in which he was interested.

Ex Mayor Gleason declared the company had supplied the water legally as far as was known at the time. He had never owned but twenty shares of the company instead of being its sole owner, and he owned nothing now. "I am a bankrupt," he cried, "and to morrow I am to be tried in bankruptcy. My arch enemies are here and telling their usual stories." The ex mayor told how the city, when he was mayor, and through a corporation counsel appointed by him, had defended the Woodside company's suit, which resulted in the company's defeat. The court had found that water was furnished, but said it could not grant the relief desired because the city charter forbade.

He showed that the city had saved by taking the water $43,562.11, and read reports of the Board of Health condemning and closing city wells on account of their Impurity. The company, he asserted, had spent more money in laying pipes than the city bad spent since 1871. Mr. Gleason told of the inability of the Doscher Sugar Refinery to use the city water and its ing compelled to suspend until it secured 6odside water. "Now," said he, "it employs 500 men and pays taxes to the city cn $2,000,000 of property.

Mr. Stephens pointed out that the hill was not mandatory, that it simply authorized the Beard of Estimate to do an act of justice. Mr. Stephens said the best evidence that Long Island City needed more water than the city works could furnish was that a month after consolidation the present administration had entered into a contract with the Citizens' Water Company. Mr.

Stephens declared the old city water was so brackish and impure that people could not wash in it much less use it for drinking. Tho Mayor did not say what he would do with the bill. SCHBOETEB'S CASE BEGUN. Jury in the Trial of the Alleged Forger Secured. The jury in the case of Julius Schroeter was secured this morning in Part III of General Sessions, Manhattan, before Judge Newhur ger.

Schroeter Is charged with forgery in the first degree. It is said that he secured $88,000 for some Virginia state bonds which were issued In 1882. The printing of the bonds was not satisfactory and the bondB were never used, being finally sold by the Adams Express Company at auction. The specific charge against Schroeter is forgery or the $88,000 worth of bonds, the complainant being the banking house of Ladenberg, Thalmann Co. He hypothecated $50,000 of the bonds for the sum of $38,000.

Assistant District Attorney Cowan opened the case for the state and said that he would not try to prove that the signatures on the bonds were forged by Schroeter, but that he had passed them, while be had knowledge of the forgeries, aad was, therefore, guilty of the charge. THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS TILL 8 P. M. TO MORROW.

Washington, April 20 For Eastern New York: Increasing cloudiness to night, with rain In eastern and' southern portions: Saturday, rain, easterly winds. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Cloudy to night, with rain early Saturday morning: rain Saturday: fresh to brisk northeast winds. At noon the Eagle's mercurial barometer registered 30.20, having risen .30 of an Inch since noon yesterday. Record of the thermometer an kept at tho Brooklyn Dally Eagle Office: 2 A.

M. to dav 60 I 10 A. .61 U.M r.8 12 66 A. fl7 2 P. .68 8 A.

59 I 3 P. 70 Average temperature to day Average temperaturo corresponding day last yar HIGH WATEB. Following 1h the ofTlclal announcement of the time and duration of high water at New York and Sandy Hook for to morrow, April 21: A.M, Hp. M. Dura'n of Rise F1I Time ht a Vnr.

tu III. m.h. m. New Bandy Hook i 12:28 3 7 I 12 4.0 1.0:54 i 6:31 0:08 0:25 The sun will rise to morrow at 6:12 A. M.

and will set at 6:15 P. M. MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS. ARRIVED FRIDAY. APRIL 20.

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