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Tp PQOKLYg DAILY EAGLE. TOBK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1899. 5 44 MISCELLANEOUS. GOT AHEAD THE CHURCHES. PLAYS IS Tflt SHOW DRIFTS, In Grace Church on tfee Heights a wedding testify to the of the declarations 1 made.

And it 'In too unkind or carping spirit that these thlhris are said, for they are made by one who rugards the church as a whole as the most poijedtial organized force for good in the woTld'ttj day. "He gives twice who gives quickly." and Mary Hampton appeared in the leading roles and showed to the advantage that Is expected from such experienced actors. The p'ay was presented with the samo completeness of detail and with the same elaborate scenery and stage effects that marked its performance several weeks ago at a down town theater. The battle scene is one of the finest Stage pictures ever presented and is bound to stir the blood of even the most blase theater goer. The company is an excellent one and fully capable of bringing out all the points of Mr.

Howard's fine work. Next week "A Dangerous Maid" with Cissy Loftus. The Salvation Army Was at Work Believing the Freezing, Starving Poor, While Clergymen Were Discussing Such Far Away Topics as "The Moral Significance of; a Future Life" He Gives Twice Who Gives Quickly A Brooklyn Society Deserving of Generous "Support. Johanna McNamara, 57 years old, walked into the Elizabeth street station to day and begged the sergeant to lock her up in the name of God. She had no shoes on her feet and was nearly frozen.

Hot coffee and bread were given to her and she was taken to a cell calling down God's'blesaing on those who had reuevea ner suffering. New York Daily News. Poor old Johanna McNamara, shoeless and nearly frozen, calling for God's blessing on a policeman for the privilege of being locked in a cell and thus saved from death on the streets that Is a. pathetic spectacle which illustrates the dire extremities of the destitute within the last few days quite as vividly as Stephen Burns, age 22 years, honest but penniless, welcoming a sentence of three months' incarceration in the Penitentiary, murmuring to the accompaniment of chattering teeth: 'Anything is better than freezing to death." On Wednesday last snow began to fall heavily, on Thursday the mercury dropped to 3 degrees below zero, on Friday to 6 degrees be 'low, on Saturday it again fell to degrees be low, and so intense was the cold that many wealthy families were unwilling to endure the discomforts of chilly mansions and sought more comfortable quarters in the Waldorf Astoria and other well equipped hotels. It was apparent to many'as as Thursday last'that the onset of intense cold weather had caused widespread suffering among that great army of the poor who are always with u's; that the continuance of this weather would greatly augment the miseries of the destitute.

The daily papers, day after day since then, have been crowded with stories of many deeply pathetic. By Saturday it had generally become known that the charitable and relief associations were taxed to their utmost capacities by the appeals for assistance that poured in upon them by the hundred. On Saturday a striking illustration of the desperation to which some of the sufferers were driven was given to the.public In the story of Burns, already referred to, a young man who. applying for assistance at a Brooklyn magistrate's court cheerfully welcomed a sentence of three months' incarceration In the Penitentiary for vagrancy because there he would be sure of food and irmth. That was not an isolated case of desperation and abandonment of a sense of shame, for from Manhattan Island came authentic reports of numbers of men and women who sought commitments to the almshouse, jail and station house cell.

It is quite likely that the charitable societies welcomed Sunday in the hope that the' churches throughout Greater New York would ring with appeals in behalf of those organizations to whom the poor looked for aid, just as the pulpits rang with appeals in behalf of the starving reconcen'trados of Cuba. For here was a great opportunity to demonstrate the nearness of the church to man in his forlorn hours. Looking over columns of religious notices in which the subjects of sermons to be delivered on the following day were an nounced in the Eagle, the reader would fail to find a single reference to any topic suggestive of the deplorable conditions, the privations and 'needs of" those 'to whom the Founder of Christianity 'first sought the hopeless poor. In all probability the oversight was due to thoughtlessness or a failure to comprehend the gravity of the danger 1 menacing thousands. For it seems incredible that possessing a full appreciation of conditions which have caused death by freezing, and inflicted almost unbearable hardships upon thousands, clergymen should turn from them to preach about such far away topics as "The Wedding Bells." "The Pessimism of the Baptist." "Jonah, the Runaway Prophet." "The Fact and Purpose of Christian Comfort." "Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian?" "How a Farmer Rose to Be a Statesman 'and a General." "Alary and Martha." "The Well of 'Beer Lahai Roi." "The Moral Significance of a Future Life." "Expansion and Contraction." The foregoing titles of sermons are fairly representative of the great majority delivered on Sunday last; not one of them suggested any knowledge of the widespread misery existing in the city.

One can easily imagine the varying emotions with which freezing, starving women, mothers with shivering and unfed babies hugged closely to icy breasts, hopeless men gazing in blank despair upon wives and offspring slowly perishing for lack of food and fire how such miserable unfortunates would read of the Moral Significance of a Future Life, or the Fact and Purpose of Christian Comfort. The Church to such would be no more than an icy name. While the foregoing comments may fairly be made they do not imply that the clergymen referred to are less generous than their fellow citizens. For a clergyman who is not uniformly "tender of heart and charitable has never come under my observation. The charities which they inspire are ever active, their benefactions to the poor are ceaseless.

Yet conceding all this and much more even the friendliest of critics cannot escape the conclusion that in the recent visitation o' hunger and cold upon great numbers of men, women and children the church was slower than usual in grasping the gravity of a great emergency and responding to a cry for help that arose 'to black skies in a mightv and pathetic "chorus. Suppose ihat appeals ha'd been made from pulpits last Sunday for donations of groceries, clothing and money with which to purchase fuel for the freezing; that the basements of churches were used as depots for the distribution of Supplies to the destitute. Would not that have been a striking demonstration of the worth of practical Christianity? The Salvation Army alone, of all the religious organizations in the city, was first in the field with help. The cultured religionists look down from intellectual neignts upon tnese practical minded men and women patroniz ingly at times, and sometimes with supercili bus smiles, but some how, in 6ome way, these uncultured, but earnest, workers seem to get much nearer the common people; much closer to the "penniless and hopeless, than their more accomplished brethren. This may be an un nalatable truth to many, the loftiness of whose whose motives are beyond question, yet who are lacking in practicability; but the fact will remain that in this social emergency with which the community is now ilealiag, the Salvation Army was the first of religious organizations to recognize the magnitude of prevalent misery; the first to extend the hand of practical sympathy.

The municipal au thorlties, the police, who are always In touch with the poor; the non sectarian charity organizations, above all, the poor themselves Cleveland's baking powder never fails. The foods we eat furnish energy for the body just as burning coal makes stearr for an engine. The experiments of Prof. Frankland, Ph. of London, shows that cod liver oil yields two and one half times more energy than starches or sweets.

Scott's Emulsion is pure cod liver oil combined with hypophosphites of lime and soda. It forms fat, gives strength, enriches the blood, invigorates the nerves, and repairs tissues. 50c. and all druggists. SCOiT BOWSE, Chemists, New York.

LEGISLATION IN 1898. An Admirable Summary and Review, of Laws Passed' in the Various States. The Xew York State Library has ready 1U ninth annual comparative summary and index of legislation by states, covering the law passed in 1898. This bulletin digests and organizes the enur'mous annual output of legislation so as to render available, with a minimum of labor, the most recent experience of other statea, enabling those interested in any specific law to And readily what states "have recently passed similar laws. A new feature of the bulletin this year is a review of tnc most important and distinctive legislation of the year, indicating the general trend of legislation by references to laws of previous years.

But a few of the more interesting topics treated in the review can hero be touched on. The movement to place on a more satisfactory basis Lhe existing "white supremacy" throughout the black belt of the South haa made considerable progress during the past year. Mississippi adopted an educational qualification for suffrage in 181)0. and South Carolina provided an alternative educational or property qualification in The new constitution of Louisiana is a much more radical movement in the same direction. The acknowledged aim has been to secure as nearly as possible the disfranchisement of the negro for the whllebrace.

About 0Iie.flth 0f the yn, 1 fP. native whites in Louisiana are illiterate, Some scheme seemed desirable to avoid the disfranchisement of this large number of white voters. By an ingenious contrivance the new constitution virtually establishes an alternative educational or property qualification for all negroes, but for those whites only who did not at the time of the adoption of the constitution possess the franchise. The example set by these states seems likely to be followed by Alabama, the Legislature at present in session having provided for the submission of the question or holding a constitutional convention to the people. Delaware Is tne first state to go back to the old system of voting after having adopted the Australian ballet.

A constitutional amendment adopted by South Dakota provides for the initiative and referendum in sta.e and municipal legislation. This is the first general application of the principle in any state and its cperation will be watched with great interest. Only New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. Rhtle Island, Georgia and South Carolina now have annual sessions of the Legislature, and the New York Legislature of 1S98 adopted a resolution referring to the Legislature of 1S99 constitutional amendment providing for biennial Gessi ns. In the National Conference of Commissioners on uniform legislation recom mendeti for adoption by the various state a uniform negotiable instruments law.

Thi act was adopted by New York, Connecticut, Florida and Colorado in 1S97, and during the past year by Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts. If this law is adopted by tbe rest of the states a reform of the greatest value to the business interests of the nation will have been accomplished. Massachusetts and Illinois hive made serious attempts to reform the present unsatisfactory system of assessing the genera! property tax. In Massachusetts the state taj commissioner has been authorized to appoint a deputy who may visit any city or town and inspect the work of Us assessors and require them snc acti in as will tend to secure uniformity in assessments throughout the commonwealth. Illinois has thoroughly revised its very unsatisfactory system of assessments.

Massachusetts has empowered cities anil towns to lay out bicycle paths. In Ohio county commissioners have been authorized to levy a license tax of $1 year on bicycles finil with thA nrfifomls; rnncfrtiM nnrl mfttntnln bicycle paths. In tnis state also a. law haa been passed requiring that in sprinkling streets cities of the first class a dry strip "'u' un shall have tne ngnt of way Beg 71,12 1 orK Ve have. passed laws rcqmnng bicycles to he carried as ctner oaggage.

Virginia was aaa od ,0 thlF 'r statfes that of. thf marked fpalures of recent educational legls iHiinn is rnp nenpra i i'iiirn Izmir ram empnL "The weaker schools are being consolidated, the unit of local administration enlarged and 0( ai authorities subjected to increased central supervision." The movement in the direction of library extension through tho establishment o' traveling libraries, first undertaken by the New York State Library in 1S92, has since spread to Montana, Michigan. Ohio and Iowa, and during the past year to New Jersey. South Dakota has decided to adopt the South Carolina plan of dealing with the liquor traffic. A constitutional amendment providing for the manufacture and sale of liquors exclusively under state control wa ratified at the November election.

Georgia has devised a plan to test again the constitutionality of the national 10 per cent, tai on state bank notes. A commission has been established with power to issue circulating notes to any bank. If an attempt is made to levy the 10 per cent, tax the attorney general Is required to carry the case to the United States Supreme Court. The new constitution Louisiana establishes a "railroad, express, telephone, telegraph, steamboat arid other water craft and sleeping car commission, consisting of three members elected by the people with most extensive power establish rates and regulations, determine complaints and make investigations. The tradinu stamp is a development of the last few years.

During the past year four stales, Virginia. Maryland. Massachusetts and Vermo.it have prohibited its use. A similar law passed the New Jersey Legislature, but was vetoed by the governor. The Torrpns system of land registration haa been adapted in Massachusetts.

Thi system. 1 designed fni pni iraiers oi rem esiaio through an official registration and a state i guarantee of title, was first adapted in the Vnited States by Illinois In lSfij. This law was declared unconstitutional in the following year and In lSf7 a new law was passed th constitutionality of which has recently been upheld by the Supreme Court. In Ohio the Torrens system was ad ptcd in ISOfi. The law was declared unconstitutional in and has h(en repealed by the Legislature during the past vear.

California adopted the system in The. marked development of "government by i 'unction" since the labor troubles of 1S94. 1 led to several attempts to restrict the ver of courts to punish for ntempt. In 1 a law passed the Kansas legislature dl v' 'ing contempts into two classes, direct and I direct, and providing a trial by jury in case of indirect contempts. A similar law has been adopted in Virginia in isns.

It has been declared unconstitutional by one ot the circuit courts and Is now before the Supreme Court. CONGRESSMAN GORED SY BULL. Topeka. February 14 Former Congressman John G. Otis has been gored by a bull on his rarm near Topeka.

He ll suffering rrom a dozen wounds, and his condition is serious. special interest was celebrated this morn ing, the bride being Miss Elizabeth Wilckens, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Martin "Wilckens of 261 Henry street, and the groom Dr. George Morgan 'Mureh, "also of the Heights.

The ceremony was performed at 11:30 o'clock by the Rev. Frederick Burgess, rector of the church, and was witnessed "by a large and fashionable assemblage. The who was escorted to the altar by her father, was be comingly gowned in "Ivory white satin duch esse, with 'garniture of point applique and wore a tulle vail. Her bouquet was composed of bride Toses and lilies of the val ley. Her only "attendant was her rcousin.

Miss Ackermann, who was attired in a hand some robe of white crepe de chine. The groo'msman was Hamilton Falls of Orange, N. cousin of the groom, and the ushers were De Witt'C. Weld, and. Henry Acker trann, cousins of the bride, and 'Dr.

'Arthur Reeve of Brooklyn, and Herbert Handy 'of Staten Island. The church was decorated with a. profusion of white blossoms and fo liage. There was no Teception alter tne ceremony, the bridal barty and the imme diate members of both ifamilles only being en tertained at breakfast at the residence ol the bride's Darents. Dr.

and "Mrs. Muren will make their future home on Brooklyn Heights. AN INTERNATIONAL MtJRDEB. Taeoma, February J4 J. B.

Atkin son, who stood in Brltlsn uoiumoia last summer and shot 'William who was on the American side at Blaine, has been sentenced to seven at hard labor in the state penitentiary by Juflge Hartley, at Whatcom. The Canadian authorities gave Atkinson up to the American officers after the tragedy. AIR BRAKES WERE FROZEN. "February 14 The east bound "express on the Pennsylvania road, uncon trollable on account of frozen air brakes, col lided with a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at the intersection of the roads here, the esnress engine was badly damaged and six cars were derailed. The passengers were' badly shaken up.

The engineer and fireman. or the express saved their 'lives Dy jumping. It is a pleasure to drink a beer as.pure and healthful as FAi.i.EnT'8 Alt Bayerisch, bottled and supplied at 81.25 per case dlreot from the Jan. Fallert Brewing Meserole st, Brooklyn. 'MARRIED.

MUREN WILCKENS At Grace Church, Brook lyn Heights, Tuesday, February 14, by the rector. Rev. Frederick Burgess, ELIZABETH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin H.

Wilckens, to GEORGE MORGAN MUREN, M. D. DIED. AINSL1E On Tuesday morning, February 14, W. CORA DEWEY, eldest daughter ot Douglass and Bella T.

Ainslle. Notice of funeral hereafter. BONN ELL Entered Into rest Tuesday, February 11, "ADELINE BONN ELL, widow of the late Nathaniel Bonnell. in the Sith year of her age. Notice of 'funeral hereafter.

CROSBY On February 13, at the residence ot Dr. JOHN B. ZABRISKIE. 2,103 Church av, Brooklyn, MARY CROSBY. Solemn requtem mass at the ChUrch of Holy Cross," Bast "Broadway.

Flatbush, L. on Wednesday, the 15th, at 10 A. DEADY On February 13, JOHN (Jack) DEADY. late of Coney Island and formerly of Hoyt's Texas Steer Quartet, at his residence, 100 Madison st. Manhattan.

Funeral Thursday, 'February 16. FARLEY On Monday. February 13, 7:23 P. ANNA E. SKINNER, wife of John S.

Farley, Chief of Police of Denver, at the residence of her brother, John H. Skinner, 106 Arlington av. Funeral on Thursday, 9:30 A. from St. "Malachy's Church.

Interment In Holy Cross Cemetery. 14 2 GALE On February 12, 1S99, WILLIAM HENRY GALS, 71 years. Funeral services at the parlors of the National Funeral Dlrectinc Company, 15 Greene av, Brooklyn, N. on Tuesday evening, the 15th at 8 o'clock. Interment at "Mld'dletown, N.

Y. iHINCK On Tuesday, February 14, 18S9, "GEORGE HI NCK, aged fig years. 23 days. Funeral from Tils late residence, 624 Gates av, Thursday, at 2 P. M.

1 1 3 LEAREY Suddenly, February 13, THOMAS JAMES LEAKEY. Funeral sen Ices at his late residence, 217 Lincoln place. Wednesday, February 15. at 2:30 M. Interment at convenience of family.

MCLAUGHLIN On Monday. February 13. at the residence or her 'Barents, 100 Kosciusko st, ELIZABETH daughter ot M. J. and Annie McLauchlin.

Funeral from late residence on Thursday, February 16. at 9:20 A. thence to St. Ambrose's church. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.

14 2 McNAMARA On Saturday. February 11, 1899, at his residence, 196 Prince st, Brooklyn, DENIS McNAMARA. Relatives and friends of the family, also members of the following societies: Mutual Aid Association of the Court of Records In the City of New York, Fort Greene Council No. 300, K. of C.

Our Lady of Mercy Council No. 3, C. B. Union Engine Co No. 5, Board Directors Brooklyn Fire Department, Veteran and Volunteer Firemen's Associations, Fort Greene Lodge No.

23, Foresters of America; Juanlta Club are requested to attend the funeral, on 'Wednesday, February" 15, at 9:30 A. thence to Church of Our Lady of Mercy, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul. 13 2 Board of Trustees Widows and Orphans' Fund Late Volunteer Fire Department A special meeting will be held at Brooklyn Volunteer Firemen's Association rooms Tuesday, February 14, 1S99, at 8 P. 31., to take suitable action In regard to the death of late brother trustee, DENNIS McNAMARA. WM.

FLEMING, Secretary. Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Headquarters, 90 Livingston st A special meeting of the association will be held at headquarters Tuesday, Februnry 14, at 8 P. to take suitable action In regard to the death of our late brother member, DENNIS MoNAMARA. H. J.

MICHAELS, President. Jos. H. Downing, Secretary. McNAMARA Brooklyn Volunteer Firemen's Association: A special meeting on Tuesday, February 14, at 8 P.

to take suitable action in regard to the death of our late comrade. DENNIS McNAMARA of Union Engine Company No. 5. JOHN COURTNEY, President. Aug.

H. F. "Bauer, Corresponding Secretary. MoNAMARA Fort Greene Council No. 800, Knights of Columbus: "Members are respectfully requested to attend the funeral of our late esteemed brother.

DENIS MoNAMARA, on Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. CHARLES E. FiSKE, Grand Knight. F. Harrington.

Secretary. MEAD On Monday, February 13, 189. GEORGE W. MEAD, aged 72 years. Funeral from his late residence, 29 Monroe place, on Wednesday, February 15, at 4 o'clock.

Bu rial at convenience of family. MURPHY On February 14, at the residence of her Bister. Sirs. John Delaney, 595 Quincy st. NELLIE MURPHY of Newport.

R. I. (Newport and Providence papers please copy.) O'NEIL On February 13. WILLIAM O'NEIL, husband ot the late May Murphy. Funeral from his late residence, 633 Atlantic av, on Thursday, February 10, 3 P.

SI. PARSONS On February 13, 1899, ESTHER wife of Charles H. Parsons, in the 73d year of age. Funeral services will be held at her late residence, 36 Tompkins place, Brooklyn, on Thursday, February 16, at 2. o'clock in the afternoon.

14 3 SCHUMACHER On Monday, February 13. Mrs. MARY J. SCHUMACHER, aged 25 years. Funeral 'from her late residence, 667 Degraw st, on Thursday, February 10, at 2 P.

M. Interment at Flatbush. 14 2 SMITH1 Suddenly, On February 11, at her residence, 113 Macon at, EStMA E1. SMITH. Funeral sen ices Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock.

Relatives and friends are Invited. 14 2 VAN COTT On Friday, February 10, 1S99, FRED EK'ICSC, son of Piatt Van cdtt, in liis 22d yehr, at his residence, S3 Lawrence av, Park vllle, Brooklyn, N. Y. Funeral private. VAN NOSTRAND On Sunday, February 12.

JOHN B. VAN NOSTRAND, In the 69th year of his age. FUHeroil service from his late residence. 358 Fourteenth st. Brooklyn, Tuesday, at 8 P.

M. Interment at Flushing, Wednesday, A. M. 13 2 W'HIPSON On Sunday, PHEBE, widow of Henry Whlpson, aged 68 years. Funeral service at her late residence, 686 Gates av, oh Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

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Nichols, secrecary of the Bureau of Charities for use in 'relief of the storm suffering poor. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eacle: Kindly accept my small contribution to your fund for the poor; ST. PETER'S ENTERTAINMENT. The farce "A Box of Monkeys," will be given to night at St. Peters' Parish Hall, State street near Bond.

This will be preceded by a programme of music and recitations. The patronesses arc: Mesdumes Ackerson, Arrison. Ball, Barbour, Blrd pli. Buckley. Can Cummlncs.

Miss Deehuee. Mrs. Flnlay. Miss Garre, Mesdames Glddings, P. G.

B. GilKes, um, ivins, James, Logan, Marcellus, Mason, McCollough, McGee, Mlddl eton, Miss Nelll, Mesdames Parker, L. Phrker. Parsons, Prout, Ramsey, Ridley, Rlggs, Rogers, Sherman, SibbalO, Tlemann, Turner, Volmer, White. THE SAX MARCOS Is a beautiful boat with magnificent promenade' deck, large airy staterooms, cozy dlnlngroom and a most homelike air.

Her larder will be Oiled; with all that's good to eat. She will be used as a hotel at Porto Rico by the Eagle excursion par ty. Sailing date, which was postponed on' account ot the weather, will be announced as soon aB decided unon. Adv. Companies All Reached Town and Audiences Were Large Enough to Keep the Curtains Up.

FINE OFFERINGS THIS WEEK. Gillette in "Secret Service," "Moth and Flame," "Bride Elect," "Shenandoah." and Strong Variety. One of the most pronounced effects of the storm was that William Gillette played "Secret Service" to a small house at the Columbia yesterday afternoon. There are a good many stars who Would welcome as much money as went into that box office even on a sunny Saturday, but the Columbia is a big place, and a large stiat of the audience was stowed up stairs, leaving considerable gaps of vacant orchestra seats. However, the audience became as enthusiastic before the remarkable play was over as if the house had been filled and there had been no question of whether anyone was going to be able to get home to dinner.

The curtain rose late, because, a wheel came off from Mr. Gillette's cab on his way over from Manhattan; but the drama "moved as swiftly and logically to its end as a Mauser bullet. The cast was almost the same as last season, including Mr. Gillette, Miss Perry, Miss Waterman, Walter Thomas, Hope Ross, Campbell Gollan, M. L.

Alsop, and Alice Leigh and H. D. James us the raithful negro servitors of the Varney household. Mr. Smith, the original first operator in the telegraph scene, whom Mr.

Howells celebrated for his naturalness, was missing, but the two operators as played by Charles Crosby and Hugh Chatham were extremely lifelike. Mr. Gillette was the same saturnine soldier as formerly, making every slightest inflection and every lift of the eyebrows tell in expressing the character. He has elaborated the busi ness of the telegraph scene just a trifle and now expresses some things which he formerly left to th imagination of the auditor. This change is hardly an improvement from an artistic standpoint, but the first duty of an actor Is to be clear, and there is a considerable share of every audience which likes its thinking done for it.

The change is very slight at the most. Miss Perry, whose pantomime as Edith Varney was always singularly expressive, now speaks her lines well also, and her performance is about as good as anyone can ask save for a few meaningless gasps by which apparently she tries to indicate emotion which she cannot express more definitely. The more sees the play the more be admires the skillfull construction and the absolute truthfulness of the character drawing and of most ot the incidents. To be snre. there is a court martial in the last act of a man wearing the uniform of an officer, in which the members of the court are all privates; but by that time the stress of the action has become so excitin that few people, notice the anachronism, and there are very few such slips to excuse.

In material the play is a melodrama, but it is a melodrama with all the. truthfulness and much of the force of tragedy, and the excitement which the scenes rouse is not seen to be ill founded or wasted interest when the curtain is down, and the time for reflection has come. One of the finest points is the daring v. ay in which comedy is used to relieve the strain of the most exciting scenes without slackening the interest. The device is conventional enough, but the comedy is not.

and it never has the effect of being run in for a laueh. though that is. of course, its purpose. The great telegraph scene, for instance, is more than half comedy, with Miss Mitford and black Martha as the central figures; but the comedy is so natural and has been led up to witn sucb an air of reality that even tne tired theatergoer does not think of it with the con tempt wnich he visits upon the usual "comic relief" of melodrama. The difference is not in the material, but in the workmanship.

Mr. Gillette has nandled his familiar devices with the craftmansbvp of a thorough artist, and hi results look like life even whe.n they are least so. This it is which makes "Secret Service" one of the best plays made in America and which keeps it drawing crowds even in this its third season. It will remain at the Colum bia this week and next. The Montauk.

The impression produced by Clyde Fitch's play, "The Moth and tbe Flame," on its sec ond appearance in this borough is as favorable as the first. Mr. Fitch has constructed a piece which displays considerable knowledge of the externals of fashionable sniptv and of tbe emotions 'which make all men brothers. He has used the ironies of life with rare skill in his climaxes. In the first act the mother and daughter standing in the center of the stage overcome by the discovery that tbe husband and father has just killed himself, while the dancers circle around them all unconscious of the tragedy is one of those things which as it was acted at the Montauk last night grip one by the heartstrings and make one gasp for breath, that if one permits himself to accept tne stage illusions at all.

In the second act the gossip of tbe women in the church wait ing for the arrival of the bridal party is a de ngnttui satire on feminine foibles. Tbe act closes with the resurrection of the past life of the villain to drag him back from the thresh old of happiness. In the last act two women find that they have been at the mercy of the villaln and that they are saved from him only by the intervention of a man whose love the daughter had rejected. All this is old dramatic material, but the use which Mr. Fitch has made of it is new.

Or rather, he has put a new and fashionable suit of clothes upon the old conventions. He is fortunate in being interpreted by so capable players as Herbert Kel cey, Miss Effle Shannon and their associates. Miss Shannon is gaining in breadth of dra matic conception. Other women might have played the daughter differently, but none wOuld have played it more consistently. She appeals to the sympathies and that is what she should do.

Mr. Kelcey is an admirable vil lain. A word should be said of Miss Marion Abbott, who was the heroine of two divorces and reveied In society slang. She made half of the fun ot the piece, and Miss Leila Ellis was responsible for a good share of the other half. Next week, May Irwin in "Kate Kip." Grand Opera House.

Few comic operas heard during the last decade have given mere satisfaction to audiences In search of bright music well sung than "The Bride Elect," Sousa's melodious work, which is to be seen at the Grand Opera House this week precisely as presented at the Knickerbocker Theater in Manhattan and at the Montauk earlier In the season. Yesterday afternoon it was heard by a large audience, but In the evening there were not more than a few hundred pecple present. It was not a night for a large outpouring of theater goers. The official weather prophecy of a heavy fall of snow, which the afternoon papers contained, was too much for them, even though they anticipated the pleasures of such a delightful performance as that of "The Bride Elect." But those who braved the weather to hear Sousa's opera were treated to an excellent presentation of It. The principal members of the cast are accomplished singers and tbe eh ruses, men and women, exhibit musical training.

No where in the opera has the management sacrificed music for prcttlness. The opening chorus, the one which opens the second act, the convict chorus, the shepherdess chorus, all were given with freshness and dash and were encored; the ending cf the first act, a very beautiful stage picture, and the closing of the second act, with its cake walk march and Sousa's "TJnchaln the Dogs of War" March, had to be repeated. Albert Hart, one of the best singing comedians on the stage, for rnic opera comedians are not all good singers, by any means, was In fine shape: Hilda Clark, Christie MacDonald. Mabella Baker, George Lyding, Charles H. Drew, Melville Stuart and Harry Luckstone are tvlsc In the company, and the soIcb, duets, quartets and sextet, which they sang, were all encored, especially the Love duet.

Miss Clark's Fortune Telling solo and Miss MacDonald's song. Next week Ward and Vokes in their variety farce, "The Governors." The Amphion. Quite a number of persons braved the rigor ot the blizzard last night to see Bronson Howard's "Shenandoah" as presented by I Jacob Lltt's company. Maurice Barryraore i I I It is a pleasure to be permitted to testify to the inestimable service in behalf of suffering humanity, in this community done by the Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. In doing this, the writer of this column does not testify from hearsay, for he has familiarized" himself personally with work that has been and is being done.

And the society has not asked for or suggested the indorsement. On Thursday last, when zero weather set in, the society named began to distribute coal, groceries, clothing and food to every applicant who visited the main depot at 104 Livingston street, or the branch at 470 Throop avenue, where it was evident that the appeal came from one who really needed help. No one "was turned away empty handed. Hunger, inadequate" clothing, rent shoes, shivering forms were accepted as evidences of need for prompt attention. They first fed the poor and clothed the ragged, then promised to investigate their stories later.

Ordinarily supplies are riot disbursed without Investigation, but Superintendent Avila, Mrs. Cleaveland, directress ot the Ladies' Clothing Bureau; Mrs. Strickland, directress of the Throop avenue branch, and the heads of the society all recognized that a great emergency had arisen. and the rules of the society were temporarily suspended. In one day nearly five hundred families were assisted.

That kind of prac tical charity is still at work. The limitations of space will not permit a detailed story of the noble work this society is doing, a story which I hope yet to tell The society is non sectarian, its president is A. A. Low, any one may become a member by making a contribution from $3 up to any sum that may suit the subscriber, and mem bership the privilege of recommend ing worthy cases for assistance. What is meant to be said above all things written in this column concerning the Society for Improving the Condition ot the Poor is that if any man or woman in this community desires to contribute to the sup port of a society that really helps the worthy poor without degrading them, that does not encourage pauperism or laziness, yet will feed a hungry woman and her children despite the sins of her husband, such a society can be found at 104yLivingston street.

In its report for 189S the society truly said: "The long experience of its faithful officers and agents in dealing with the question of helping the needy and assisting the unfortunate has enabled the association to use the means at its disposal to the best possible advantage. All the articles of food supplies dispensed, as well as other articles used and donated by the association', have been purchased at wholesale prices; the value of the money contributed is, therefore, considerably augmented. Its work in that direction has also been supplemented to an important extent by the warm and generous assistance it has received from many city physicians. Through a carefully arranged system at the call of this association these physicians have promptly responded and generously exercised their healing art without any compensation. Relief and alleviation have thus been brought to many sufferers, whose cases would not probably Have received succor from other sources." MUL.

IiENT IN ST. LUKE'S CHURCH. Programme of Addresses Prepared by the Rev. Xr. H.

C. Swentzel. A Lenten programme of much interest has been prepared by the Rev. Dr. Henry C.

Swentzel, rector of St. Luke's Church, Clin ton avenue, near Fulton street. There will be Sunday services at 8 and 11 A. 2:30, 3 and 7:30 P. daily services (until holy week) 10 A.

M. and 4:30 P. M. holy week, daily, excepting Good Friday, 10 A. M.

ani 4:30 P. Maunday Thursday, 8 P. Good Friday, 8:30 A. 12 M. to 3 P.

M. and 8 P. M. Dr. Swentzel has chosen the following for his Sunday evening subjects under the general theme of "Present Day February 19, "Th Sunday February 2C, "The Ethics of March 5, "The Ills of Christian March 12, "Fail ures of March 19, "Is the Influ ence of Christianity March 2G, "The Uomprehensiveness of the Church.

His Monday subjects under the general heading of "Weekday Religion" are as follows: February 20, February 27, "Generosi March 0, March 13, March 20, "Moral Courage." Special subjects have been arranged for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays under the general themes of "Familiar Quotations." "Lenten Collects," "The Sinfulness of Sin," "The General Councils" and the "Influence of Jesus." Dr. SwentzelV holy eek subjects, under the general'thome of "Titles of Our Lord," are as follows: Monday, "The Son of Tuesday, "The Sun of Wednesday, "The Map of Thursday, "The Living Good Friday, "The Lamb of Easter even, "The Divine Judge." For the Good Friday meditations three hours' service, from 12 M. to 3 P. the general title of the addresses will be: "Sermons From the Redeemer's Cross." as follows: 12 "The Problem of 12:20 P. "The Problem of 12:40 P.

"The Problem of 1 P. "The Prob of 1:20 P. "The Problem of 1:40 P. "The Problem of 2 P. "The Problem of 2:20 P.

"The Problem of 2:40 P. "The Problem of 3 P. "Concluding Devotional Service." AGAINST CONTRACT WORK. A. J.

Bculton, secretary of District Assembly No. 220 of the Knights of X.abor, eent a communication to day to Borough President Grout, stating that the members are against cleaning the streets by contract. In his letter he 6ays: "I have been instructed by the executive committee of District Assembly No. 220 to inform ycu that the Knights of Lab are unalterably opposed to having our streets cleaned by contract. As the cleaning of streets is being by day's work' in Manhattan, we see no reas why the "eame system cannot be applied in Brooklyn." CIRCUS TO STAY IN ENGLAND.

London, February 14 Both in amusement and financial circles there is much speculation "over the announcement that Barnum Bailey's Circus will remain here instead of returning, as was originally planned, to the United States. It is announced that proprietors of the circus wlll fioat an English company with a total capital of $2,000,000, of which James A. Bailey will take one third. Mr. Bailey will bee me the chairman of the board of directors, his associates in the board being George Starr and M.

C. Caddon. 12TH INFANTRY STORM BOUND. Washington, D. February 14 Thb War Department has received the following dis patch from Cumberland.

concerning the belated Twelfth Infantry, stormbound on a Baltimore and Ohio train: The Twelfth Infantry delayed by storm Men well provided for. Have rations for Tuesday and Wednesday. (Signed) SMITH, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding. MORNING STAR'S CRUISE. San Francisco, February 14 The mis slonary stea ner Morning Star is coaling for a nine months' cruise in the South Seas, where Bhe acts as a transport for the missionaries between the islands of the Marshal, Caroline and Gilbert groups, and as a trading ship in the interests of the Congregational Foreign Mission Society.

She will take several pas sengere, including Miss Wilson, who will re sume chaTge of the girls' schools at Kusale. Bijou. Despite the great obstacles offered by the storm, Gus Hill's company playing "McFad den's Row of Flats" managed to wade Into Brooklyn arid give the usual matinee perform ance at the Bijou yesterday afternoon. A baggage truck carrying the company's costumes swung across a cor track near the bridge and for two hours company' and audi ence waited for that truck. The misery common to humanity, due to the weather condi tions, seemed to have made everybody good natured, however, for although a large audi ence had gathered in the auditorium, despite snow, sleet, drift and wind, it accepted the situation gracefully and tbe performance which began at 3:30, was warmly received.

The theater was again fairl well filled in the evening, although the weather conditions had grown during the day distinctly worse. Mc Fadden's Row of has been here before and needs no introduction. It resembles "Ho gan's Alley." only more so, as the saying goes. It has two yellow kids, and a doub ling up of the forces which marked the before mentioned play. Joe J.

Sullivan. Harry Cran dall. Sadie Connelly. Estella Wellington, C. A.

Morgan, Carrie Webber and the Speck brothers, sustained the principal parts, accept ably. Next week. "In Old Kentucky, the Pickaninny. Band. The Gayety.

with "PouEse Cafe" and a variety of stars are the attractions at the Gayety Theater this week. Maggie Cline, whose name is on the programme did not appear last night, and the management is doubtful if she will be able to perform this week, owing to The audience iast night was not, however, greatly disappointed through the absence of this popular star. The substitution of Morton and Ruv oKe and the three Macarte sisters was appreciated by the audience. The Macaries performed extraordinary feats on the wires, one of them doing a serpentine dance suspended in midair on the wire, which was held firmly by the teeth of the other two sisters. Others on the programme were the Bernards, the Fran sioli Sisters, character comediennes, and the Musical Johnsons.

"Pousse Cafe" is a pleasing mixture of "dramatic impossibilities in one act." which contains a variety ot acting calculated to please a variety of tastes. It is a musical extravaganza full of fun and farce comedy and the audience iast night was greatly pleased with it. Next week Andrew Mack in "The Ragged Earl." Hyde Behman's. The vaudeville bill at Hyde Behman's this week is the best offered at that theater this season and although the programme is not lonS it has the unusual merit of not having a single "chaser" on it. The per i formers in one and all of the nnmhprs irn i among the best in their own special line of work on the variety stage to day.

Pauline Hall, whose name is given to the company, is in much better voice for this week's engagement than when she first appeared here this season and in consequence her act is just so much more popular and brings increased applause. Miss Hali has surrendered to the popular demand and has added to her repertoire a "coon" song, which she gives with even greater effect than the selection from the comic operas in which she has gained her reputation. Her costumes are the handsomest ever seen in this theater and the gods gave each of them a separate round of applause after they had recovered from their first astonishment. In passing it might be added that Miss Hall adorns the costumes. There are two exceptionally good short acts on the bill, the first by Harry Lacy and Idu Van Sicklcn and tbe other by John C.

Rice and Sally Cohen. As might be expected from Mr. Rice, his sketch is for laugh making purposes. It has for its theme the difficulties and dangers attending a newly made husband deceiving his wife in order to attend a prize fight. Mr.

Lacy's sketch tells how a pair of pajamas that were not put on by their lawful owner, reconciled two long estranged lovers. In this sketch Mr. Lacy did exceptionally good work and was ably assisted by Miss Van Sicklen. It is the best short play seen here this winter. T.

Nelson wns is another attraction and his clever sleight of hand work with coins and cards won him well deserved applause. John W. Ransome in a lifelike make up as Governor Roosevelt sings about what he is going to do as head of the state government and then tells a large number of good and new stories. many of them worked out in dialect ami on original lines. The Randalls, a team with a man and women, give a good acrobatic act and a number of their feats are exceptionally clever.

Manning and Weston are seen in their sketch "The Irish Pawnbroker" and young 'Weston's songs proved as popular as ever. The Carl Damann acrobatic troupe conclude the performance with a fine athletic exhibition. Next week variety headed by Edwin Milton Royle and Selena Fetter. The Novelty. Despite the weather, there was a good sized audience at the Novelty Theater last night to 1 see the excellent variety performance which Williams offered.

McAvov and Mav mnst Next eame Emma Viih the heavy voice who caught the i nn I TV Th Jhmv is a verv good one a 1 I Fe ltJ0Uth xt weeh BoneW aonenm The Star. A thoroughly holiday atmosphere pervaded the Star Theater vesterday. and a good show would have been made double its usual length if the will or tbe audience had been the only consideration. At both performances admissions were denied through lack of accommodation. The Bon Ton Burlesqucrs held tho boards, opening their performance with "A Parisian Night," and closing it with "A Devil ot a Time," either ot which coula be called by any other name, but in both which bright costumes and much shapeliness made good settings for considerable legitimate humor.

All the numbers of the olio were good, the particular star being Edn. Bassett Marshall, who developed a well cultivated and sweet soprano voice. Agnes Behler also sang several popular songs. Juila West and Edgar Forman and Louise Langdon and Frank Byron gave clever sketches; Morrison and Markey were Irish comedians and the Dillon brothers were topical singers. It is one of the best shows of the season.

Next week, Weber's Dainty Duchess will make her second bow this season. "FAUST" AT THE METROPOLITAN. Broadway, in Manhattan, presented a curious sight last night within ten blocks on either side ot the Metropolitan Opera House. The cable cars were out of business and opera goers who cor.oidtrcd that they lived too near the Metropolitan to use carriages floundered along in straggling lines through the' drifts and said things about the weather which were more appropriate than polite. In fipiti; of uti favorable outside conditions the audience which heard "Faust" was neither small nor unsympathetic.

A fourth of the orchestra chairs were unoccupied and half the boxes were empty, but the seats upstairs were filled aod there was the usual attendance of standing room patrons. The cast presented by Mr. Grau was a brilliant o.ie. It included the two De Rcszkcf. Emma Eanit 3.

Ma telli. Cam panari, who aang the part of Valentine in place oT Victor Maurel. who was indisposed; Mile. Baucrmtister M. Mc ux.

The work of all these artists in "Faust" has become familiar to opera patrons ar.d it ii only necessary to say that there was no variation last night from the high standard which past performances have established. Eame.s' Marguerite was as sweet and poetic as ever and had lhe added ch arm which comes from the singer's abandonment of certain conventional ideas which other interpreters haveassoclat cd with the role. Jean de Reszke'sriuperb voice was not at it? best, ome slight traces of his recent cold manifesting themselves occasionally. At the close of the garden scene the applause was sustained until hair a dozen curtain calls had been acknowledged by the singers. Much appreciation was at all times shown for the work of Edouard de Rcszke as the Mephistopheles and for M.

Campanari, whose "Dio Possente" was an artistic feature of the evening. I 1 i.