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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. MONDAY. JANUARY 25. 1909.

AND DEATHS MARRIED. CHAPMAN-STEVENSON-On Saturday, January 23, 1909, at the home of the bride, Felton, GRACE WALTON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Morris Stevenson, to ARON WRIGHT CHAPMAN of Brooklya, N.

Y. Arnold, Julia King Leonard, Elizabeth Baiseley, Thomas. McGovern, Thomas Bergen, Geo. P. Neary, Frank P.

Brazzell, John J. Pardow, Rev. W. Brown. A.

H. Quackenbush. Mary Carroll, Katherine Street. Edwin. Coffey, Ellen.

Taylor, Sydney Dawson, Joseph. Tuohy, James A. Fox, Bernard. Von Dohlen, F. H.

Herlighy, Catherine Van Siclen, Henry Langan, Peter. Victory, John. ARNOLD-On January 23, 1909, JULIA KING, after a sudden illness at the dence of her parents. Only daughter William M. and Florence King Arnold.

Age 6 years and four months. BAISELEY Op January 23, THOMAS BAISELEY. in the 80th year bis life. Funeral sevices at Reformed Church, in Jamaica, Tuesday. 3 P.M.

BERGEN-On Sunday, January GEORGE PITKIN BERGEN, in his year. Funeral services at his late dence, 171 West Merrick a road, Freeport, L. on Tuesday, January 26, at P.M. Trains leave Long Island City Flatbush av at 1:12. Interment at venience of family.

BRAZZELL--On January 24, 1909, JOHN J. BRAZZELL. son of the late Ellen James Brazzell. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral. from his late dence, 85 Erasmus st.

on Wednesday, uary 27, at 9:30 A.M.: thence to Cross Church, where a requiem masa be offered. BROOKLYN LODGE, No. 22, B. P. Elks--Brothers: You are hereby requested to attend the funeral services of our Brother JAMES A.

TUOHY, at No. Amity st, Monday, January 25, at 8 P.M. EDWARD J. KANE, Exalted Ruler. Joseph H.

Becker, Secretary. BROWN--Brooklyn Lodge, No. 288, and A. You are requested to attend the funeral services of ARTHUR H. BROWN, at his late residence.

216 Warwick st. on Monday, January 25, at 8 P.M. Take Lexington av. to Cleveland," Fraternally, W. DUNSMUIR, Master.

Alex. Thomson, Secretary. CARROLL-At her home, Cornwall-onHudson, N. on Sunday, January 1909, KATHERINE CARROLL, aged Funeral Tuesday." COFFEY-On January 24. 1909, ELLEN, beloved wife of John Coffey, died at home, 717 Lincoln pl.

Funeral from late residence, Wednesday, January Interment Flatbush Cemetery. DAWSON--On Saturday, January 1909. JOSEPH DAWSON. Funeral from his late residence, 639 Grand av. Tuesday, January 26, 1909, at 9 o'clock; thence Teresa's Roman Catholic Church, Classon AV and Sterling place, where solemn requiem mass will be offered the repose of his soul.

Interment Holy Cross. FOX--On January 23, BERNARD FOX, native of Parish Tub of Clare, County Westmeath, Ireland. Funeral Tuesday P.M., from his late residence, 112 Smith st. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. HER Saturday afternoon, after a short illness, CATHERINE HERLIGHY, beloved daughter of Michael Margaret Sweeney.

WIll be buried from the residence of her uncle, James J. Ryan. 164 Prospect Park West, on Tuesday morning; thence to the Church of Savior, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated. Interment in Calvary. LANGAN January 24, 1909.

PETER LANGAN, after a short illness. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral from his late residence, Willoughby av; thence to the Church St. John the Baptist, where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated A.M. Interment in St. John's Cemetery.

LEONAR January 23, 1909, ELIZABETH LEONARD, mother of the Rev. Thomas J. Leonard and William Leonard. Funeral from her late residence. 89 Verona st.

Tuesday, January 9:30 A.M., thence to Visitation Church, Verona and Richards sts. on January 24, 1909, THOMAS F. McGOVERN. Funeral from his late residence. 569 West One Hundred and Seventy-first st, on Tuesday, January 26, at 9:30 A.M.; thence to the Church of the Incarnation, One Hundred and Seventy-first st.

and St. Nicholas av. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. NEARY- Saturday, January 23, 1909, FRANK P. NEARY, beloved son of Margaret and the late John Neary.

Funeral from his residence. 115 South Ninth st, Tuesday, January 26, at 10:30 A.M. Solemn requiem mass at the Church of the Epiphany, opposite residence. PARDOW-On Saturday, January 23, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Park and Eighty-fourth st, Manhattan, the Rev.

WILLIAM O'BRIEN PARDOW, Society of Jesus. Funeral Tuesday, January 26, at 10 A.M.; divine office at 9:30 A.M. STREET- -On Sunday, January 24, at hig residence, 461 Tompkins av. EDWIN STREET, in his 97th year. Services in chapel of the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church, corner of Tompkins and McDonough st, Tuesday evening, o'clock.

Relatives and friends invited to attend. Interment private. TAYLOR-Suddenly, SYDNEY L. TAYLOR of 727 Carroll st. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services at the Greenwood Baptist Church, corner Seventh av and Sixth st, Monday at 8 P.M.

TUOHY-On January 24, 1909, JAMES TUOHY, beloved son of James and Mary E. Tuohy. Remains will leave 185 Amity st, Brooklyn, for Grand Central Station at 10:30 P.M., Monday. Requiem mass at East Dorset, Tuesday morn- QUACI Friday. January 1909, MARY ADELINE, beloved wife Franklin Quackenbush, aged 78.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services at her late restdence, 178 Devoe st, Brooklyn, on Monday evening, January 25, at 8 o'clock. Interment at convenience of family. VAN SICLEN-On January 24, 1909, HENRY K. VAN SICLEN, aged 67 years. Funeral services at his late residence, West Twenty-second street, on TuesJanuary 26, at 8:30 P.M.

Memberg of the Atlantic Lodge, No. 178, F. A. Palestine Commandery, No. K.

Seventh Regiment Veterans, Lafayette Post. No. 140, G. A. are Invited to attend.

Interment private, VICTORY--On Saturday, January 23, JOHN VICTORY, beloved husband of Elizabeth Macklin, aged 46 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral from his late residence, 559 Fifty-sixth st, on Tuesday, January 26, 9:30 A.M. Thence to the Church of Perpetual Help, where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of soul. Interment in Holy Cross Ceme- VON DOHLEN-On Sunday, January FRITZ HEINRICH VON DOHLEN, in 82d year of his age. Funeral 11 A.M.

Tuesday, January 26, 1909, from 493 Bainbridge Brooklyn. Funeral private. Please omit flowers. IN MEMORIAM. KEELER KEEL (beloved memory husband of of NAMES Harriet H.

Keeler), July 25, 1908. who, God's Care. CHI CHI CHI FRATERNITY. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, January 25-Balbino Balbin, J. A.

Frost, Herman Fuldner, E. J. Gafney F. W. Ludwig and G.

W. Oliver of Brooklyn are directors of the Chi Chi Chi Fraternity of New City, just Incorporated with the secretary of state. CITY'S FINANCES MAKE SUBWAYS IMPOSSIBLE If Debt Limit Has Been Exceeded Chances for Transit Development Are Slim. MANHATTAN BRIDGE USELESS. Reason City Should Give Advantages to Transit Cos.

It Will Regret," Says P. S. Commission. the contention of William M. Ivins.

resi- of chairman of the Charter Revision Commission, that the City of New York has already exceeded its constitutional debt 1909, the sum of $5,000.000, be correct. limit by of it is practically certain that not single foot of city-built subways can be constructed. Inasmuch as under the pres24, ent law it is impossible for private capi60th tal to enter the construction of subresi- ways, the situation presented by the dition of the municipal finances is in efand fect that this phase of the development con- of the city's transit system will be held up for an indefinite period unless alternative measures can be devised to meet existing needs. resi- potolestage of affairs, as it affects the Jan- Brooklyn, is particularly Holy grave, for the reason that Public will Service Commission has up to this time relied upon the construction of 0. Fourth Avenue Subway a3 the chief means of utilizing the new Manhattan late Bridge, that will be completed within 135 eleven months, according to the present schedule.

It was admitted by Chairman Willcox of the Public Service Commission, this F. morning, that as matters now stand there la no assurance that a single transit line Bro. will cross the Manhattan Bridge upon its completion. When asked if the latest turn to the city's finances, as disclosed by Mr. Ivins, would cause the Public Service Commission to modify its former attitude as to the use of the Flatbush Avenue Exten24, sion as an approach to Manhattan 52.

Bridge, Mr. Willcox took the stand that the commission' was not likely to alter its the least. her The Public Service Commission's view her 27. of the city's finances may be summed up in the following statement of Mr. Willcox to an Eagle representative this morn23.

ing: "While the commission does not wish to to be represented as unwilling to do this or that, at the same time it feels that because the city is in such a bad way finana for cially, that should be no reason for popular hysteria leading to the giving away of advantages to the transportation companies that will be regretted for twentyfive years to come. "The commission is not willing to surrender to the Interborough or the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company concessions that appear to it unwise, and feels that it has performed its duty in laying out la four -track subway that would provide access to the Manhattan Bridge by existand ing as well as future transit lines, and would carry passengers, not to the fringe of Chinatown or the Bowery, but to where they wish to go. This, the three St. sections of the Fourth avenue subway, for which an appropriation has been asked by the Public Service Commission, together with the Center street subway loop in Manhattan, would have accomplished. "The commission has never registered Its opposition to the crossing of the Man797 battan Bridge by the Brooklyn elevated of lines; its objections have been solely against the use of the Flatbush avenue at extension as an approach for the elevated.

"While the suggestion that a section and a half of the Fourth avenue subway might be constructed has never been F. formally presented to the commission, this proposition would not be received with favor, inasmuch as if the city has been in a position to build a section and a half it has also been in a position to construct a single section, as a beginning, and the commission believes that the construction of a section and a half of the subway. or only so far as Fulton street and Flatbush avenue, would be solely in the interests of the Interborough or Brooklyn Rapid Transit systems. "It appears to us as though the distressing condition of the city's finances, which we are now called upon to face, has been more or less deliberately accomplished. The city has spent some three hundreds of millions of dollars, but of this, vast sum nothing has been authorized for transit purposes, and yet when we are told that the city has no at more money, they endeavor to impress upon us the dire necessity for giving in to every demand that is made by the of transportation companies so that we may escape from the disagreeable predicament.

"The Public Service Commission in its annual report has pointed out how the law may be amended so that private capital may be permitted to do what the city now claims its inability to accomplish, and the recommendations made in 8 this report really cover the commission's views in the present contingency. We are favorable to the extension of elevated and of other transportation lines, but do not feel that unwarranted condi- tions should be accepted by the city in the provision of further transit facilities." From this statement it can be seen that the Publio Service Commission virtually stands pat in its- attitude in favor of the Fourth Avenue subway and the non-use of the Flatbush Avenue extension 88 an elevated approach to the Manhattan Bridge, but Chairman Willoox this morning offered no promise of alternative measures to bring about the utilization of the new bridge upon its completion. The Public Service Commission does not favor the proposed construction by the Interborough company of an extension of the Brooklyn subway under the Flatbush Avenue extension to connect with the Manhattan Bridge, for the same reason that it opposes the construction of a section and a half of the Fourth Avenue subway by the city, even should funds be available. It believes that the Interborough should have no guch exclusive rights over the Manhattan Bridge as either of these plans, in the view of the commission, would give it. The fact that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company has 80 far refused absolutely to consider an approach to the Manhattan Bridge by streets other than the Flatbush Avenue extension, together with the utter improbability that it will now be possible to authorize the three sections of the Fourth Avenue subway demanded by the Public Service Commission, makes it practically assured that the Manhattan Bridge will have no rapid transit lines running over it for a long time after its completion.

But an equally serious problem is involvad if the city is financially in as bad a way as Mr. Ivins, Controller Metz and others assert. Not only will the Manhattan Bridge, not be used, but the Centre street subway loop, that will be finished at about the same time, will also remain idle for an indefinite period. in With the refusal of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company to cross the bridge with its elevated lines under the restrictions imposed by the Public Service Commission, and with the knowledge that no subway can be built, there is no operator possible for the subway loop. This loop to realize any practical utility is dependent upon some connection with Brooklyn or with transit lines operating in Brooklyn.

In short. there is no prospect of operation for the subway loop. and the only hope of any operation for the Manhattan Bridge at this time seems to be that of surface lines, and there is no assurance that the proaches to the bridge will be in a condition of readiness even for this inadequate service. ASSEMBLYMAN CLARKE BETTER Crisis Not Yet Passed, but Dr. Nash Hopes for Recovery.

At the home of Assemblyman Robert H. Clarke, at 1657 Shore road, Sbeepshead Bay. it was learned that Mr. Clarke was somewhat improved. The to semblyman was taken ill with a cold a week ago and was ordered to bed.

Doctor Nash was summoned later and it was found to be a case pneumonia. Mr. Carke worse during the week, was considerably better to-day. The but, physicians have hopes for his ultimate recovery. Assemblyman Clarke is 26 years old and was elected at the last election to represent the Sixteenth Assembly District at Albany.

He is president of the Sheepshead Bay Board of Trade and other organizations. He is unmarried and was born in Sheepshead Bay. POET'S GRANDCHILD MAD Sorrows of Mary Hammell Find Crowning Touch in Insane Ward. Is Descendant of Philip Freneau, Called by Irving "The Barking Dog of the Revolution." Miss Mary Hammell of Boroughs avenue, Winfield, who wa6 committed by Magistrate Maurice Connelly several weeks ago to the Kings County Hospital, to be examined as to her sanity, has been adjudged insane by the physicians of that institution and removed to Central Islip. Her removal has brought to a climax one of the saddest stories of years.

Miss Hammell was an old and honof orable family. She and her sister, Sarah, now dead, were the granddaughters of Philip Freneau, who was of French Huguenot extraction and a celebrated poet during the Revolution. He was born in old New York in 1762, and died in 1832. During the War of the Revolution he wrote caustically about everything that displeased him, and Washington Irving dubbed him dog of the Revolution." One of his most noted poems was "The Parting Glass." His daughter, Helen T. Freneau.

married a Mr. Hammell, who died many years ago, leaving considerable property. Mrs. Hammell also died, leaving two daughters alone in the world, but possessed of ample means. In 1879 the sisters became acquainted with a woman whose whereabouts are not now known.

This woman seemed to cast a sort of hypnotic spell over Mary Hammell, whom she induced to transfer to her by deed all her real estate. She also secured possession of her bank book a8 well as all her ready cash. Finally she forced Miss Hammell, for nearly two years, to travel with her around the country, treating her in the meanwhile in the most inhuman manner. She took her to different boarding houses where she kept her closely confined to her room, gave her little to eat and otherwise abused her. At least, that is the story toid by Attorney Robinson for Miss Hammell.

At length, early in 1881, Mrs. Allen took her to the old Tuxedo house in Flushing, where she locked her up in a room and left her alone in the house. She was found by accident after several days when she was all but dead of starvation, Through this terrible treatment Miss Hammell's reason became impaired. The death of her sister left her alone in the world without any near relatives. Dr.

Frank Wilcox, who lives near in Winfield, cared for her in many ways. Of late her mental condition, having become worse, rendered It inadvisable to permit her to live alone. Dr. Wilcox then had her taken to court to have her reason legally examined into So she could be placed in some institntion where she could be properly cared for. LEG NEARLY SHOT OFF.

Student Terribly Injured by Accidental Discharge of Cousin's Gun While 'Possum Hunting. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. January 25-While hunting for 'possums in the woods at the Sound Cliffs, six miles from Riverhead, Saturday afternoon, Ralph Wells, 17, scn of De Forrest Wells, one of the organizers and a former secretary of the Potato Exchange, had his left leg nearly shot off at the thigh, the charge coming from a gun in the hands of his friend, Kenneth Wells, aged 15. The latter had loaded his gun and was closing the breach, when both barrels were discharged. Ralph was standing back to his friend and only a few feet away.

The largest thigh bone was nearly blown in two. The boys were over a mile from the nearest house. Ralph at one time had studied medicine a little, but showed relege because of illness. He showed remarkable courage. Although perhaps mortally wounded, he did not even faint.

"Take off my suspenders and tie 'em tightly around my leg above the wound. It will stop the flow of he calmly directed. Then he commanded Kenneth to leave him lying in the woods while he ran for assistance. This the boy did. The injured lad was left alone in the woods over an hour while help was coming to him.

From the nearest house his father was telephoned to and he went as hastily as possibly with a wagon, first summoning Drs. Payne and Benjamin from Riverhead, who made record time in getting there in automobiles. Sunday morning the lad was taken to the Mineola Hospital. It is feared his leg will have to be amputated. (Special to the Eagle.) Mineola, L.

January 25-Surgeon Sturgeons at the Nassau Hospital to-day probed for and removed a number of gun shot from the left leg of Ralph Wells, aged 17, son of Deforest Wells, a farmer of Riverhead, who was shot accidentally Saturday while hunting 'possum with his cousin, Kenneth Wells, aged 15. His condition is reported serious. FEDERATION OF CHURCHES. The thirteenth annual meeting of the Federation of Churches and Christian Organizations will be held in the Assembly Hall of the United Charities building, 107 East Twenty-second street, Manhattan, to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Reports of the work for 1908 will be made, and the executive secretary, Walter Laidlaw, will speak on "The Significance of Anti-Race Track Gambling Fight," as he was chairman of the citizens' committee conducting the campaign.

The Rev. John Howard Melish will introduce the discussion on the changed constitution. SUNDAY LAW ARREST. Pauline Goldman, who lives on Surf avenue, near West Fifteenth street, Coney Island, was held to-day by Magistrate Geisman in the Coney Island court in $500 bonds to await the action of the Court of Special Sessions on a charge of violating the liquor tax law. The aceused was arrested by Detectives Mullen and Britton, who said the prisoner sold them a bottle of sherry on a Sunday.

EXCISE LAW CASE. Rudolph Weickman, proprietor of 2. hotel on Neptune avenue, Coney Island, was arraigned before Magistrate Geismar to-day in the Coney Island Court on charge of violating the excise law, in allowing liquors to be exposed for sale. He was held in $1,000 bond for a further hearing. (The arrest was made by Patrolman Meighan of the Coney Island precinct.

BLACK HAND LETTERS TAKEN FROM MAIL BOX Police Believe They Have the Man Responsible for Writing Them. A LONG VIGIL REWARDED. Antonio Englesi and His Son, Who Mailed Letters, Now Under Arrest. Lieutenant Vachris and the sleuths of the Italian squad of detectives believe that they have, in the person of Antonio Massano Englesi, now arrest, the leader of a black hand gang which has been operating with much, success among the small shopkeepers the Eastern District. The police have been trying to catch the man since late in last November, but it was not until the other day that a clew was secured to the possible identification of the person.

The arrest of Englesi and his we son, Giuseppe was the result of much patient work by the men of Vachris' staff. The boy was caught while mailing three black hand letters and the arrest of his father, who, the police say, sent him to do the mailing, followed a few minutes later. Late last November Paulo Muli, a shoe maker of 295 Stockton street, who owns his home, received a letter threatening his life if he did not pay up to the extortionists and he went to the police about it. Soon after that Vincenzo Cirrino, a shoe maker of 326 Lewis avenue, son-in-law of Muli, made a similar complaint, and then, from time to time others called at Vachris' office with letters they had received. They were Andrea Abruzzo of 565 Kent avenue, Antonio Caccioppo of 108.

Central avenue, and Dicco Varnaro of 332 Stockton street. In looking over the letters, most of which were in the handwriting of the same person, apparently, the head of the Italian squad noticed that each envelope had a queer, wiggly stowed away up in the corner, above the address. Then it was noted that they had all been mailed in Station A of the post office in Brooklyn. Vachris consulted with the post office authorities and one day last week he had all of the letter collectors in Station A bring their mail to one of the post office inspectors, each bit marked with the location of the collection box where it had been mailed. One letter was there with the wiggly and it had been taken from the box at the southwest corner of Montrose avenue and Humboldt street.

The plain duty of the police was to watch that box and nail the person who was doing the mailing. Inspector Arthur T. Rorke, of the post office, was assigned to the duty of watching with Vachris men. The post office official was instructed to open the box with a key whenever a piece of mail was put into it. He was posted, under the cover of Muller's liquor store on the opposite corner with three of Vachris' detectives.

It had been noted that the letters were always mailed in the afternoon, or early evening. The writer of the letters was something of an artist and clearly a good penman. His Italian was excellent and his writing most legible. Then he was A master of the craft of drawing stilettos and headstones and death's heads and bleeding harts and the other grewsome things which suggest. death to the ready mind.

Once in a while he would clip out a cross of black cloth and gew it on the letter paper, and he dripped blood in a gory way over some of his missives to make the "Vendetta a morte!" more telling. A sample of the letters was freely translated thus: You pretend to be deaf and you believe that we have probably forgotten you. But you can rest assured that from our hands you will not escape. Fulfill your duty as an honorable man. Otherwise you will pay with death and the destruction of your property.

The oath has been taken and if within three days you do not consign the money we will do as we have sworn, by blowing you up; you and your whole household, and it you should escape the explosion the poniard will know its mark. Reflect, because you are still in time to save yourself. Otherwise death awalts you without mercy. There followed in this letter a cutpaper cross, drawings of a skull, a pierced heart with a long dagger sticking in it and a cross over a. grave.

"Upon this," the writer added, "we have sworn the oath of death. Vendetta, vendetta a morte. La mano nera." The receipt of these letters very trying to the people who got them, for every few days the newspapers would tell' of houses blown up in Manhattan, and it seemed as if the writers meant business. The men who were in consultation with Vachris were anxious that the police should close in on the writers, for who could tell what might otherwise happen? Vachris had his men planted in the German beer saloon for four days. Yesterday they were at the place again.

They waited there with the post office inspector for hours. The detectives on the job yesterday were Bartoloro, Peirano and Stabile. They got to the saloon early in the afternoon, and the post office man opened the box at least twenty times in three hours, for business was brisk, and everybody in the neighborhood seemed to be mailing letters. But along came, about 6:30 o'clock. a pudding-headed small boy of 14, who looked furtively about him for a second or two and then dropped in what seemed to be a bundle of letters.

He walked away with a detective at his heels, while the post office official went over and opened the box. There were three letters in it. addressed to Francisco Amodeo of 312 Hamburg avenue, Castenzio Manciaracina of 259 Melrose street and Antonio Caccioppo of 108 Central avenue. Each had the wiggly and when Inspector Rorke saw it he raised his hat, a signal to the detectives to get busy. They did.

They frantically ran after the boy and collared him at the corner of Humboldt street and Johnson avenue. He said the letters had been given to him by his father, and the police got the father, waiting in the neighborhood for the son. He denied that he knew anything at all about the letters, and said it was all a mistake. Father and son were taken to local police headquarters, and Vachris had one of his characteristically gentle interviews with the old man. Antonio Massano Englesi, the father, 50 years old, said he lived at 183 Meserole street.

He admitted that he had been doing no work of late, although he has a large family and every one of them is fat, comfortably clothed and healthy. The boy was Giuseppe. This morning he denied that he had said that his father had given him the letters to mail. He said he got them from "a man." but could not tell anything about the person. The police have about forty letters from the same source, and they think that they can get the federal authorities to deal with the case, for it is a crime to send blackmailing letters through the mails.

The elder prisoner is well schooled, and was at one time the superintendent of a large estate in Sicily, not far from Palermo, which is owned by a Neapolitan prince. He has been in this country with his five children for four years. In all that time ha has done very little work. He is held for examination and the boy is in the custody of the officers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. MURRAY HILL WANTS SCHOOL.

There has developed a movement toward securing the proposed new high school in Flushing for the Murray Hill section. One of those most enthusiastic in having the new school located there, is Municipal Court Justice William Rasquin, who is a resident of that section of Flushing. A committee consisting of Messrs, H. W. Graves, Wm.

Rasquin, M. J. Morrison, J. Eifert and Marcus Fox has been appointed to look around for a site, and urge Controller Metz to purchase one of them. Anthony Charles Wehman, who was operated upon Wednesday in the Jewish Hospital for appendicitis, died Saturday morning.

His residence was at 924 Hancock street, and to morning there will funeral services in the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Deceased was a song publisher and a member of the firm of Wehman Bros. of row, Manhattan. He was 38 years old and was born in Manhattap. He leaves a wife, Susan Beers; a daughter, Blanche, three brothers and two sisters.

WOMAN IS ACCUSED. ANTHONY C. WEHMAN DEAD. Agnes Lee, colored. living on Eighteenth avenue, Bath Beach, was held to-day by Magistrate Geismar in the Coney Island court for a further hearing on complaint of Mrs.

Estelle Anderson of Eighty-fifth street a and Seventeenth avenue, who declared the accused stole her hand bag. The prisoner denied 8-DAY SERVICE BEGUN Dedicatory Exercises at Richmond Hill Trinity Chapel. Many Prominent Churchmen, Including Bishop Daniel Goodsell, to Take Part in Ceremonies. Many prominent clergymen of Brooklyn and Queens are taking part in the six day dedicatory exercises of the Chapel of Trinity M. E.

Church, at Richmond Hill. While the exercises began yesterday and will be continued every evening of the week except Saturday, the actual dedication of the building will not take place until next Sunday. In the morning of that day Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell will preach the sermon, and the Rev. A.

W. Byrt, D.D., of the Warren Street M. E. Church, Brooklyn, will preside. The presentation of the building for dedication will be made by Casslus K.

Michael, president of the board of trustees of the church, and the dedication by Bishop Goodsell. Yesterday morning the sermon was preached by the Rev. J. M. Buckley, D.D., editor of the Advocate.

In the afternoon Sanford made an charistian address before the Sunday School, and in the evening the Epworth League was addressed by J. S. Biesecker: The evening sermon was given by the Rev. J. H.

Willey, D.D. This evening the Rev. F. J. McConnell, D.D., pastor of the New York Avenue st, E.

Church, Brooklyn, and -elect of De Pauw University, Wisconsin, will preach a sermon. To-morrow evening, under the auspices of the Sunday school, the Rev. William McMasters, D.D., pastor of the Embury Memorial Church, Brooklyn, will make an address. On Wednesday evening, under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society, addresses will be made by Mrs. Clinton B.

Fisk and Mrs. Mary Fisk Park. On Thursday evening, under the auspices of the Epworth League of the church, the Rev. Frederick F. Shannon of Grace M.

E. Church, Brooklyn, and the Rev. Lincoln H. Caswell of the Tabernacle, at Manhattan avenue and Noble street, Brooklyn, will make addresses. On Friday evening, under the auspices of the joint board, a consecration meeting will be held, in which the following will take part: The Rev.

Frank B. Upham, D.D.; the Rev. W. J. Thompson, D.D.; George H.

Tilly, Frank L. Brown, Henry M. Randall, Lester W. Beasley and others. At the dedicatory exercises on Sunday by Bishop Dantel A.

Goodsell, assistance will be given by the Rev. Frederick Stiehler, D.D., of the Morris Park M. E. Church, the Rev. George Liggett, D.D., of the Union Congregational Church of Richmond Hill and the Rev.

William P. Evans, D.D., of the P. E. Church of the Resurrection, Richmond Hill. Congratulatory speeches will then be made by the Rev.

James S. Chadwick. D.D.. the Rev. F.

B. Upham, D.D.; the Rev. Theodore Henderson. D.D.; the Rev. Lincoln H.

Caswell, John B. Summerfleld, William P. Sanford, S. M. Randall, Lester W.

Beasley, Alfred B. Sloan, the clergy of Richmond Hill and the Rev. S. G. Williams.

The Sunday evening sermon will be preached by the Rev. James S. Chadwick, D.D. The chapel of Trinity Church is a beautiful structure built of stucco, with a cement block basement and composition-slated red roof. It stands on a 100x 100 plot on the southwest corner of Orchard and Lincoln avenues, Richmond Hill, and cost in the neighborhood of $15,000.

There is one large auditorium and two small Sunday school rooms with folding doors leading into the auditorium. With the folding doors of the Sunday school rooms thrown open there is a seating capacity in the auditorium of over 400. In the basement there is a dining room and a kitchen, fitted up with all modern conveniences, including a cooking stove and gas range. There are thirty-three beautiful stained glass windows in the building, donated by members of the congregation, the Sunday school and the societies of the church. The pastor of Trinity M.

E. Church is the Rev. William H. Lawrence, D.D. "SH0O-FLY" REGIME REVIVED.

That the "shoo-fly" system of spying on the police, so obnoxious to the patrolmen of the city in years gone by, is again in vogue, has been made evident in at least one of the rural precincts, that of Glendale, in Queens Borough. The Glendale bluecoats were first made aware of it several days ago, and it has been the subject of much talk among them. The talk, however, is confined to' a narrow circle of patrolmen, who fear that they may be up on some charge or other. if it becomes known they are to the game." Said one of the bluecoats, in confidence, to an Eagle reporter to-day: "Why, a cop nowadays can't go about his work without having a feeling every minute that some 'shoo-fly' will drop on hira out of a tree or something and accuse him of neglect of Bingham, who 13 none too popular with us men, will make himself more odious it he persists in this 'shoo-fly' nonsense. This life of always expecting trouble is enough to give a man the Several of the policemen are already on the verge of nervous prostration." So far as known, none of the Glendale bluecoats have been caught napping by the secret service men of Commissioner Bingham.

PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY. A petition to have Benjamin Wecht, a butter and egg dealer at 35 Morell street, declared a bankrupt, was filed in the United States Court to-day, by Allen Cook and several other creditors, who allege his debts amount to more than $1,000. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. Classification. Page.

Amusements 5 Auction Sales 6 Auction 8 Automobiles Boarding 13 Business Oppor'tles 14 Business 4 Business Personals.18 Clairvoyants Coastwise 15 Corp, $6-7 Death 18 Dentistry 6 Election 14 Financial. 16-17 For Exchange ......14 Furnished 18 Help 11 Horses Carriages. 14 Hotels 14 In 18 Supplement. HOPES TO RECOVER PROPERTY. Van Westering's Brother Is a Policeman and He Has Faith in Him.

If John Van Westering. a contractor, living at 2728 Tilden avenue, recovers a truck and two valuable horses stolen a week ago he will be indebted to his brother, Frederick. His brother is a policeman attached to the Flatbush station and, believing that he would work particularly hard to recover the stolen property, he was put in plain clothes and assigned by Captain Dulfer to the case. And Van Westering, the policeman, says that if he does not get back the horses and wagon it is not going to be due to any lack of industry on his part and besides he has enough family pride to believe that there is a little more at stake than on the ordinary burglary. It was last Monday night that the Stabie at Bedford and Newkirk avenues, used by the contractor, who only lately started in business, was broken open and the theft committed.

The proceeds of the burglary represented Van Westering's entire stock of horses and wagons and therefore their recovery is of most vital importance to him. He places the loss at $800. SUSPICIOUS MORNING FIRE Borough Park Dwelling Destroyed and Adjoining House Damaged. Daniel Lobiskey Rescues the Family of D. L.

Fraser With Difficulty. A are with enough suspicious features to cause the fire marshal to order an investigation broke out, shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, in the three story frame dwelling at 3714 Thirteenth avenue Borough Park. The building burned great rapidity and necessitated the turning in of 8. eecond alarm. The house was entirely consumed and an adjoining building was considerably damaged.

The damage is placed at $5,000. The first floor of the gutted building was occupied as a store by Benjamin Feinstein, who sells stationery and candy. He lives in the rear of the store with his wife and two children. The floor above 19 occupied by Daniel Lobinskey, his wife and four children, while on the third floor live Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel L. Fraser and their two small children. In three frame houses adjoining. one of the double a variety, live fifteen families. Lobinskey, on the second floor, was awakened by a choking sensation, and opening the door of the hall found that the house was filled with smoke.

Hu.riedly he awoke his wife and the children were carried to safety. Lobinskey quickly returned and awoke Feinstein, who made his escape with the members of his family. The family of Fraser, on the third floor, was still sleeping, unaware of what was going on below. Lobinskey and Feinstein yelled at the top of their voices, but could not arouse them. All the time the fire was getting hotter.

When ft had finally become apparent that those on the top floor would surely be burned to death unless they were aroused. Lobinskey, defying death, entered the burning hallway despite the blinding smoke and scorching flames, groped his way upstairs. He broke into Fraser's rooms, picked up the still sleeping children in his arms, and with Fraser and his wife following, once more made his It was at once apparent that the buildway through the halls. Within ten minutes a after the street was gained the lower stairs fell with a crash. When the firemen arrived on the scene ling was doomed, and another alarm was turned in.

The fifteen families in the houses adjoining made their way to the street in little more than their nightclothes, most of them spending the remainder of the night with friends. Fire Marshal Beers and Deputy Marshal Brophy at once started an investigation into the cause of the fire. Lobinskey. who had first been aroused, was closely questioned, but was unable to give much in the way of information. He said that when he reached the lower hall it appeared as if the Are was burning in the rear of the first hall outside of Feinstein's apartments.

The entire destruction of the building, however, hampers the fire marshal in his search for evidence. During the progress of the fire traffic on the Culver line was suspended for run the lines of hose across the tracks. over two hours, as it was necessary to SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. ARS MARK WILSON TRADE SHIRTS BUY BY THE MARK. AUTOMOBILES.

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W. JOHNSTON, 269 Lefferts avenue, LEGAL NOTICES. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, by the grace cf God, free and independent. -To Wilhelm E. F'.

Steinke, send greeting: You are hereby cited and required to appear before our Surrogate of the County of Kings, at a Surrogate's Court of the County of Kings, to be held at the Hall of Records, in the County of Kings, on the 10th day of March, 1903, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. then and there to attend the judicial settlement of the account of Emily H. Wilhehn as executrix of the last will and testament of Herman C. 0. Steinke, deceased.

In testimony where o. we have caused the seal of our said Surrogate's Court to be hereunto affixed. Witness, Hon. Herbert T. Kotcham, Surro(L.

gate of our said County at the County of Kings, the 23d day of January, in the year of our Lord. one thousand nine hundred and nine. EDWARD J. BERGEN, Clerk of the Surrogate's Court. Wm.

W. Southworth, Attorney for Petitionor, 375 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Ja25-6t EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUBMITS ITS 5TH REPORT DIED. Schools of State Cost People of Commonwealth 114.39 in 1908.

PUPILS REACH OVER 1,000,000 Value of School Property of State Is Beyond Previous Records. Albany, January 25---Dr. Andrew S. Draper to-day submitted to the legislature the fifth annual report of the Education Department. The report is of extraordinary interest and large import.

Its range of topics is wide, and its suggestions as to progress and improvement in the conduct of the schools, especially those of the elementary grade, exceed those of any that have preceded it. At shows also how much has been accomplished in the latter regard during the year, and it furnishes additional evidence as to how much more effectually the educational interests of the state are managed and safeguarded under the present united system of control and supervision they could possibly be under the previous dual administration and sometimes conflicting jurisdiction. The total expenditure for education during the past year was $73,151,114.39. The expenditure for elementary education was $48,464.769.80, increase $1,387,049.83, including for teachers' salaries 038.21. increase $13,119,838.14, decrease buildings, sites, school apparatus, $128,644.98, increase, school libraries $169,823.97, increase $1.501.88.

Children between the ages of 5 and 18 registered, 1.272,495, increase the average daily attendance, 995,916, or 78.3 per cent. of the enrollment, an increase of 1.2 per cent. There were: 38,404 teachers employed, of whom 3,443 were men and 34,061 women. The average annual salary was $748.89. a decrease of $7.21.

There were eightyfour training classes. with an 'enrollment of 1,158 students: graduates, and twelve cities maintaining training schools with an enrollment of 2,063, and 379 graduates. The value of school buildings, including sites, is $167,456,592, an excess of more than $15,000,000 beyond any previous record, and $14.230,214 was expended for new buildings and improvements of old buildings. During the year 1,057 teachers were added to the force of the state. The number of school libraries, not including cities, is classifled as follows: One volume or more in 9.537 districts; 50 or more in 100 or more in 200 or more in 500 or more in 569; 1,000 or more in 266.

The number of districts without even a single book is 1,058. Twenty-three cities have maintained evening schools, which were attended by 133,781 pupils, of which 82,277 were males and 51,504 were females. The department has continued its supervisory aid in the conduct of schools in the several prisons of the state, with gratifying results. The total enrollment at these schools was: At Auburn, 974: Sing Sing. 744; Clinton, 544; Women's, 84; total, 2,346.

Adequate provision should be made for the salaries of teachers in the penal institutions, the report says. -three Indian schools have been conducted on the various reservations, with an expenditure of $17.880.59. the employment of 34 teachers, a registration of 777 pupils, and an average daily attendance of 348. Thus far it has been possible to secure a grade of teachers higher than was to be expected. The total amount expended for secondary schools during the year was $9.142.938.25, of which $6,971,985.12 was for high schools and $2.170,953.12 for private academies, a decrease in the one of $186.439.77 and an increase in the.

other of not increase or $593,324.21. Teachers' salaries in the tax supported schools were 798.80. increase $403,549.06, and in the academies $459,530.85, decrease $11,986.69. The cost per pupil was $73.26 in the public and $171.80 in the private schools. The estimated value of grounds and buildings is $23,882.014.

increase $1,402.837 for public. and $6.898,350. increase $213,337, for private. There are 681 high schools of all grades and 159 academies. The whole number of academic students was 107,419, including 95,170 in high schools, 7.563 in academies and 4.686 in the preparatory departments of colleges.

The total number of teachers in the secondary schools was men and 3,171 women. Fifty-seven per cent. of the money for free tuition has been paid to schools in villages of less than 2,000 inhabitants, showing that the state is rapidly placing a high school within the reach of every farm or other rural home. There are now of high schools 73 in cities, 40 in villages of over 5,000 inhabitants. 75 in those between 2,000 and 5,000, and 485 in those under 2,000.

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PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTI MATES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid or mate any service, work, materials or plies for The City of New York, or for any of Its departments, bureaus or offices shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title of the supplies, materials, work or service for which the bid or estimate 1s made, with his or their name or names and the date v. the presentation to the President or Board or to the head of the department at his or its office, on or before the Gate and hour named in the advertisement 1: the same, at which time and place the estimates received will be publicly opened by the President or Board or head of said department and read, and the award of the contract made according to law as soon thereafter as contain practicable.

Each bid or estimate shall the name and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested with him therein, and if no other person be so interested, it shall distinctly state fact: also that it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of department, chief of other bureau. officer of deputy The thereof or clerk therein, or City of New York is, shall be or become interested, directly or indirectly, as contracting party, partner, shareholder, surety or otherwise In OF in the performance of the contract, or in the supplies, work or of business the to which it relateu, The or in any portion profits thereof. bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the estimate that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. Each bid or estimate will be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in The City of New York, or ct guaranty or surety company duly authorized by law. to act as surety, and shall contain the matter set forth in the blank form menNo bid or estimate will be tioned below.

considered unless as a condition precedent to the reception or consideration of any proposal it be accompanied by a certified check upon one of the state or national banks of The City of New York, drawn to the order of the comptroller. or money to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the bond required, as provided in Section 420 of the Greater New York Charter. The certifled, check or money should not be inclosed in the envelope containing the bid or estimate, but should be either inclosed in a separate envelope addressed to board, the head of the department, president or or submitted personally, upon the presentation of the bid or estimate. For particulars as to the nature quantity and quality of the supplies or the and extent of the work, reference must be made to the specifications. office schedules, of the plans, president, board on Ale in the said or department.

No bid shall be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who lg in arrears to The City of New York upon debt or contract, or who iN a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon The contracts must be any obligation to the city. bid for separately. The right is reserved in each case to reject all bids or estimates if it be deemed to be for the Interest of the city to to do. Bidders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates in addition to inserting the same in figures. Bidders are requested to make their bids OF estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by the city, a copy of which, with the proper envelope in which to Inclose the bid, together with a copy of the contract.

includIng the specifications, in the form approved by the Corporation Counsel, can be obtained upon application therefor at the work office In the department for which the is be done. Plate of drawings of construction work may also be seen there. Classification. Page, Instruction 14 Legal Notices Lost Found ......18 Man. Marriages 18 2-3 New Publications 10 Ocean Steamships 15 Proposals Public Railroads 13 R.

E. Loans 14 Religious Notices. 14 Site, Wanted 13 Special Advs 18 Special Notices 14-15 Steamboats 13 Storage To Let-For Sale 13-14 Travel 15 Wanted 13.