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THE BROOK! AX DAILY EAGLE. XEW YOliK. FRIDAY. APRIL 17. 1903.

MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. complete, but It is stated as likely that the Rev. Charles E. Benedict" of Bath Beach will conduct the funeral services at the house.

Mrs. Fitzsimmons left three children, Robert, aged Martin, ageu and Rosie, aged 4. ASSEMBLYMAN CLARK -SPIT1E0 IN THE HOUSE. BYRNES' BILLS IN SENATE. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany.

April 17 Assemblyman Byrne has succeeded? in getting his bill providing for compensation for chaplains in the Fire Department to the Senate. His bill prohibiting the sale of liquors in department stores has finally reached the Senate after some delay at the Assembly desk. DIES AT ROSE VILLA. Circuit Court Will Hear Argument on Suspension of This Provision. Rheumatism "iMIIIlil Ml In Is tin most painful nnd liii'vnlciit (liscaso of tli Hay.

lis victims ro found iu every walk of life. are seekiliff iu vain for a cure, testing every remedy in the endeavor to tiiiil relief. To every t'lironlc Sufferer nnd to those who are feelim: the first symptoms of this disease, we offer a positive cure in Prescription 3913 This Uemecly has worked wonders. Ask your Iirusiiiist about it or send for descriptive circular and testimonials. Price is SO cents All first class IirusirlKts (the kind that give you what you ask for) sell 39 3.

Labo atory, 162 Court Brooklyn. hp said, "and would have a tremendously pood Mr. Rediicld hen suggested that this improvement along with the widowing of Livingston street and the widening of Court street Cor one block would give a splendid unimpeded approach to the bridge, i Mr. Grout thought by a hetter handling of cars on Washiuglon and Fulton streets relief could be secured by the widening of Livingston street. His idea Is to turn cars up and down Fulton street through Washington street and those up and down through Court inio Fulton street.

At present, he said, practically only one track on each street is used, as few ears go to the ferries compared with those goir'g over the bridge. Mr. Redficld again urged upon the Mayor the -ibsolutc importance that some be provided. "Business in this district," he said, "has ouigrown the street area, and are crying cut every day for relief." Hp then described the tortuous course people on the Heights had to pursue driving to thp park. "With Livingston street widened." he declared.

"Heights people can go straight to Flutbush ave'iue, which Is now being improved, unci can go In a straight line to the sea il they wish. This is not a local improvement, but the (reation of a section of a great thoroughfare, and it. is an absolute necessity. There Is an intolerable condition, difficult and dangerous in the extreme, and to rpouk pjainly, something must be done." "The Heights disirict is cm off from the rest of the borough and the entire Kulton street section is crippled and choked for lack of street room for the great volume of business nnd other traffic. Whatever is snld or done, the bridge nnd the ferries are where they are and we must seek means to reach them safely.

This plan is not perfect, but it is the best we can see. Mr. Mayor, your criticism, it seems to me. is that we have not proposed enough. Rut what other mentis is practicable? We've got conditions that you should seo to appreciate." "Well, I'll come over and see," said the Mayor.

"What you describe as existing now Is outside my knowledge, and I do want to look tho ground over. I will not reach any determination until I do so." Mr. Redfield the nvolunteered his services guide and the trip will be arranged within a few days. Mr. Redfteld said he would tnkc the Mayor to Livingston street between and 5 In the afternoon and to Kulton street between 5 and 6.

Hanover and in places, he said, he would have to re-pave at night, in order not to interfere with business. The Mayor still maintains, pending hlB visit, that he cannot see how the widening can be of help to Brooklyn in a large way. although he has no objection to considering it as a local improvement. He suggested even going down as far as Henry street with the widening and widening Henry street, or else taking, instead of Livingston street. Krhermerhorn or State street.

But the Mayor thinks if Livingston street is to be widened It should bp to 100 feet. Mr. Red-field agrees with him, saying there cannot be too much room provided. Summed up, the Mayor declared he felt at present about the plan that It meant the expenditure of an enormous amount of money for very small results. Mr.

Grout had said he was satisfied, despite contradiction, that the cost would be from $3,300,000 to $4,000,000, unless tho people who had speculated in property would let the city have It at rost Instead of speculative values. This, the board seemed to think, might result with a substantial assessment laid on property benefited. The Mayor said It might be well to make, the railroad companies that would, of course, Boek to operate In Livingston street pay a big part of the cost, as they would get great benefit. He thought the same Idea applied in case of Liberty street, should the question of a franchise come up. The district of assessment he regarded also as being vital to the carrying out of improvements on fair terms and he thought thnt thnt and the compensation for railroad uso might' both be considered in the determination of the genercl proposition.

Mr. Grout said that if the plan was approved probably things could be so managed that physical reeoaftruction of Livingston street might be begun with the close of sub-wav work on Fulton street. The subway work on the latter Mr. Grout expects to see begin in early fall, and practically completed next spring or early summer. No day wns set for a vote.

SMASHED PLATE GLASS WINDOW. Isaac Rubin of 93 Johnson avenue waB arraigned before Magistrate O'Reilly in the Manhattan avenue court to-day on a charge of intoxication and incidentally for walking through a plate glass window. With several friends, Rubin spent yesterday in celebrating the feast of the Passover, and he was in a muddled state of mind when he left his companions. At Johnson avenue and Lorimer street, Rubin mistook a large plate glass window in a store for thp vestibule of his home end plunged through it. "When he was dragged out he was painfully cut about the hands and head and Dr.

Jennings of St. Catherine's Hospital was enlled to dress his wounds. In court this morning he was penitent and on his promise to make good the destruction he had caused he was discharged. DECLINE IN METROPOLITAN. There was a slight reaction in the stock market this afternoon, during which Metropolitan Street Railway went down from 131 Vi, the opening price.

2 points up from last night's close, to 127. Thp nominal excuse for the reaction wns the heavincKB of Metropolitan on continued liquidation of long Block in small lots. The specialists estimated that over 7,000 shares were liquidated In lots averaging not over 200 shares. BOY DIED IN ENGINE HOUSE. Vhile playing craps with several at Van and Seabring streets, last night, William -Mi-Bride, 15 years old, who lived In Fourteenth street, near Third avenue, was taken suddenly ill.

He was removed to the lire engine house on Van Brunt street, near Seabring, where he died in a few minutes. THERE'S HOPE FOR J. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Kindly publish this letter for the benefit of "A Brooklyn Citizen," who, In to-night's Eagle, calls J. a cramped old bachelor because ho dared to write a letter against the widening of Livingston street. Now, he may he an old bachelor, but hardly of the cramped vurietv.

He rides wheel every day in all kinds of weather; performs on the horizontal bars; in a swimming pool ne is mi iionie mm among me mates no is a drfam. Still he will not marry. I will ask "A Brooklyn Citizen" of to-night's Eagle to get in touch with J. find a young lady for hlin to many, and thereby hurry him out of bachelordom. The quicker this Is done the better for Livingston street, as he has a few more letters to fin? against the widening project.

HIS NEIGHBOR. Brooklyn, April 14, 1003. Theodore B. Starr Diamond Merchant, Jeweler and Silversmith, MADISON SQUARE WEST Between 25th and Mth Streets, N. T.

Established ItCi. If years on John St. as Starr Ilarcua. years as above. SPECIAL NOTICE.

No connection with any other house in this line of business. GOLF AT LAKEW00D. Travis Beats Compton by 6 and 5. Weather Conditions Ideal for (Special to the Eagle.) Lakewood.N.J.,Apr.l7 GolferB again crowded the links of the Lakewood Country Club, to-day, four nlxteens competing at match play to say nothing of the inconsolable division. The weather conditions were Ideal.

A strong wind, amounting at times to half a gale, swept across the links, and, while it Interfered somewhat with the play, served to drv out the turf. Walter J. Travis of Garden City, and A. D. Compton were pitted against each other, while Findlay S.

Douglas of Nassau had for an opponent W. C. Fownea, of Pittsburg. One of the first matches to be finished was the Travls-Compton affair. The former national elumpion won by 6 up and 5 to play.

The cards were: Truvlp' out 53545545 Compton. out 6345S 146 Travln, In 4 4 4 4 Compton. in 4 6 5 Charles B. Cory, the former champion of Florida had a close match with IT. F.

Whitney eventually winning by 2 up. The scores: l-orv. nut 54456855 4--M Whitney, Ciirv, In Whitney, 3 5 5 7 4 4-47 33556555 4-41 So 33 5 45655 5-41 Douglas had a hard time defeating The latter was tip a greater part of the match. They were all square driving from the seventeenth tec. Douglas took the honor by mistake.

He drove a beautiful ball. Fownes pulled hla drive Into tho trees from tho next tee. Douglas won In to ft E. M. Byers and Dr.

Fredericks had a great match. It was a case of all square on tho homo green. The nineteenth hole was halved. A pulled drive by Fredericks from the next tee gave Byers the hole and match. GOLF AT GREAT RIVER.

Entchelder Eeats Murphy by 4 and 3 for the Intersoholnstic Cham- pionohip. (Special to the Eagle.) Great River, L. April 17 The final match for the interscholastic championship was played this morning upon the links of the Westbrook Golf Club, between Paul Murphy, St. Paul's School, Garden City, and J. unrcneiuer.

ijawreiieeviiiw. The weather, was fine. It is, the flrot glimpse of sunshine the school boys have liuu uui nig lue loui umiinu. The morning was given up to the final round for the championnhlp and those, who will compete In the team match this after-' noon jo. 1 In the gallery which followed the final over tbe course.

Both boys played well but low scoring was impossible as tho clear weather has been followed by a high wind which mnkes it. no easy' matter to keep a straight course, although it Is as fair for one as the other. Under the circumstances the boys played excellent golf. Both are expert golfers and they fought it out in good Bhape. Batchelder was 2 up at tho turn.

At the sixth hole "Sheepfold," the boys were much surprised to see wild deer grazing on tho course within 200 feet of them. Batchelder won the thirteenth and fourteenth and the lifteenth was halved. Thia gave the championship to Batchelder by 4 up and 3 to play. The scores were: Junieg L. Llatrhelder.

Lawrencevtjle: Out 6 5 5 4 6 5 4 6 5 4 In C4644588 Paul Murphy, St. Paul's, Garten City: Out 7 6 .1 3 6 a 4 47 In 6 3 5 4 5 5 4 0 77 AQUEDUCT RACES. (Special to the Eagle.) Race Track, Aqueduct, April 17 The track has dried out and is In good shape. The Rockaway Stakes, at seven furlongs, Is the feature. Starters in the first race, handicap, for 3 year olds and upward: Grand Opera, 114 (Shaw), It to 5.

CaiUain Ivantnr. 110 (Riet-), 6 to Fuiurita, 106 Rlannnn), 5 to 1. Wealth. 117 (O.lmn), 7 to 1. Lord Ha.lKe, 115 (O'Neill), 7 to 1.

Karly Eve, MS (T. llurm), 6 to 1. Grand Opera won. Futurita was second. Lord Badge was third.

Time, 1:09 1-5. AQUEDUCT ENTRIES. (Special to the Eagle.) Race Trark, Aqueduct, L. April 1 7 The entries for the races here to-morrow follows: are aa Flvst race. Name.

Maru t'nxfivllle Neither One Ot-ean Dream freclullty f'rnncoes Homeetead Ondunlla Wht.l Name. 9iiiKL-kthuw nullsla White Owl True lllue Milii. II Love I'd' An.lrattus 110 ArineMth Wht. ICt Ill 94 l'li inn l'i'J 92 Wllllamstead Ran After 961 Second race. Name.

Name. Duncan nAny Day Orlna fUlHernaur Silver Dream SiilWIzard Ilronx Peter Paul Valour Myrate mi. Burins Knotihampton 1041 Third 'race. Name. tVht.i Nam.

GeorKla Pine I'M! Alodit Wht. 99 9H 96 96 99 Wht. 114 108 lnl 110 US 104 ....91 93 l'i 91 Wht. 10t 114 10 Annlo Uroce AlhHinWra Murk Cheek Krnent Parham Ilentnoia Unl.hlnft OrimthH ldjloelowaha or. stHr and 10S Sllurliin liitliKlnKralne 10.1 I'll Loi.l TutiH'o ll'N I.duIfo ICIwton etlt Hlue Loravale 93 Mezzo Fourth race.

Name. Pageant Durax.o Dr. Baylor Illyrln Cnlnnlst Fifth race. Name. M1k thelrov tv.

H. l'i: Mil Wht.l Name. IIISI Hnrlzi'l W'''lntll(rlc m.vx 104 Albertola Lisluway lluney Hoy 9s Sixth race. Name. rct'iicn Mitckey liwyer.

Ki-liM'i MelHtenlnger Wht.l Name. 120! Sllilllnn Miil-rutor l-'ulunta 1071 Wht. in in TURN ABOUT. "When I left town," said the returned New Yorker, "that brownstono mansion was occupied by Roper, the gambler." "Yes. and Policeman Nibbs lived In the little house noxt door." "I suppose all that's changed now." "Yes.

Police Captain Nibbs resides In the mansion nnd Roper ill the little house." Philadelphia Press. "Do you think thnt every man has his price?" "I do." answered Senator Sorghum. "The only difficulty is that a lot of people aren't lucky enough to get It." Washington Star. BANKRUPTCY MATTERS. A.

B. Cameron Piano Company Adjudged an Involuntary Bankrupt. Judje Thomas, in the United States District Court, has adjudged the A. B. Cameron Company, piano manufacturers, at 223-237 Borden avenue, Long Island City, to be an involuntary bankrupt, and has appointed Assistant United States District Attorney Lloyd M.

Howell to act as receiver. It la estimated that the assets will amount to between $60,000 and $70,000. The liabilities are problematical until the books shall have been gone over. The adjudication was made on the petition of Grace Cameron. A petition has been filed in the United District Col rt asking that Henry Haunpfler.

in business at 386 Graham avenue, be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt. Judge Thomas has appointed Shirley Shackelford of 27 Grace Court as receiver in the case. Another petition, filed by Frank S. Voorhees. 21S Cumberland street, prays that Charles W.

Fuselehr, who Is In the livery stablo business at 21 Rockwell place, be bankrupt. Fuselehr has been ordered to appear before the court at 3 P. M. on April 24 to show cause why this petition should not be granted. CAPTAIN VREDENBURGH RETIRES Sergeant Evans Made a Captain Campbell Succeeds Vredenburgh in Amity Street.

Captain Watson Vredenburgh of the Amity street station sent in an application to General Greene to-day for leave to retire tomorrow. He has been a policeman for tblrty-elfM years and served a long time In the lower ranks of the force. But after he became a captalnjie was placed In command of some very important precincts. His last Manhattan detail was in Oak street, and he was sent to Brooklyn by Commissioner Partridge somewhat under a cloud. There had been many complaints of the character of tho resorts in the Oak street district, and it vas alleged that there were many gambling resorts and houses of ill fame there.

There has been no complaint against Vro-denburRh since he came to the borough of Brooklyn. His precinct has been kept In perfect order, and Deputy Commissioner Ebstein was very much pleased with hla work. It was clear that Vredenburgh was glad to be relieved from duty In Manhattan, where the conditions, established by long precedent, were not congenial to a man who was honest. Vredenburgh Is said to be very well off. He Is a veteran of the war and lives in Manhattan.

His daughter was married this week, and In accordance with his long avowed purpose, he has applied for retirement and a pension in order that he mv devote his remaining years to tho care of bis wife who is an invalid. Commissioner Greene announced later today that he had promoted Sergeant David Evans of tho Fort Hamilton precinct, lately in command of Captain Devanney, who was dismissed, to be captain. Ho was sent to the Fourth avenue station to succeed Captain Culle.il, who goes to Bath Beach. Captain James Cempbell haB been sent to Amity street from Bath Beach to succeed Captain Vredenburgh. LUNA PARK PRIVILEGES.

An application for a temporary injunction has been made by Towns McCrossln In the Special Term of the Supreme Court In an attempt hy Leo Wyent and George M. Foley to restrain Frederick Thompson and Elmer S. Dundy from leasing the privilege to sell cigars and wines or other beverages at Sea Lion Park, now known as Luna Park, Coney i Island. The plaintiffs claim, under a con tract with Captain Paul Boynton, for the years 1002 and 1003, but the defense is hat Captain Boynton had no right to make such a contract. defendants assert that they are the lessees of Sea Linn Park.

T. Ellett Hodgskin appeared for the defendants and an adjournment was laken until April 27. FIRE CAPTAIN HURT. Word was received at fire headquarters at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon that Captain La Vlgne of the Fire Department had been painfully injured in a runaway accident at the corner of Vanderbflt avenue and Bergen street. A number of severe cuts about the head and a broken finger were the principal injuries ho sustained.

DIED FROM BLOOD POISONING. Patrick H. Cortcr died this morning at his home, 305 Maujer street, from blood poisoning, from which he had suffered for several weeks. WATER STORAGE BILL PASSED. (Special to tho Eagle.) Albany, April 17 The Lewis water storage bill was paBsed by the Senate to-day after debate by a vote of 28 to 18.

KANSAS TOWN'S GAS PLANT. The Rates Half What Company Charged Profit $1,000 a Month. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: How the town of Chanute, fell Into the clutches of a grasping gas company and then fell out again is a mighty Interesting story, in view of the recent discussion relative to municipal ownership In this city. The story, as told by the Topeka Daily Capital, is substantially as follows: A few yearB ago certain parties struck gas near tho town of Chanute and thereupon organized a company to furnish the inhabitants of that town with light and fuel. Having in Itself all the elements of a "gas trust," the result, after a few months' trial, was naturally much more satisfactory to the stockholders of the company than to tho consumers.

About this time an appropriation of $5,000 was voted by the town to bore for gas on its own account. The gas came In such quantities that when the $5,000 was exhausted the town owned three fine gas wells and the gas company was "in a pocket." The company, which had hitherto refused to make any contract with the city other than one running from month to month, was ready to make concessions, but it was too late. It offered to sell Its pipe lines and holdings for $120,000, but finally accepted from the city, to be paid out of the earnings of the plant. In twenty-seven months the plant paid for Itself and tho city now owns twenty-one gas Wells, with a capacity of 40,000,000 cubic feet per day. The city, for tho town has now become a city, cut the rate in half and Is still making approximately $1,000 per month in the fuel and light business.

It Is cheaper to keep warm in Chanute than It is to freeze. The ordinary light costs 1(1 cents per month. Stoves and lights burn day and night. "So much trouble, you know, to turn them out." From the above truthful narrative one might infer what would happen to the gas trust and other monopolies should municipal ownership find favor with the people. M.

M. WAGNER. 618 Washington avenue, April 15, 11103. ADMIRES JOE CHAMBERLAIN. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: If the other portraits In Jusln McCarthy's "British Political Portraits" are like the one depleted of Chamberlain, the volume may prove Interesting as a study of "grudge," but lis value as a memoir to serve Is doubtful.

We may highly regard the aminble, aristocratic Balfour, but we defer to the man of action Chamberlain far better known as "Fighting Joe," than as McCarthy calls him "Pushful Joe," a term of obloquy which springs from spite. As Chamberlain is to-day, politically, the strongest man In England, were he as "pushful" in tho sense Mr. McCarthy would convey, how long would Balfour remain Prime Minister? A. MILLER. Brooklyn, April 14, 1903.

He Accused Graeff of Lobbying and Assembly Buried Him by a Vote. MEMBERS LECTURE THE MAN. Young Manhattanite, Eager to Purify Legislature, Almost Jeered Out of the Chamber. Albany, April 17 Assemblyman George B. Clark of the Twenty-ninth New York District accused Assemblyman James M.

Graeff of Essex County of lobbying in the Assembly this morning, and after falling to prove bis accusation, was burled beneath the condemnation of bis associates by a vote of 14S to 1. The entire body jeered and booted at Mr. Clark for his unusual action, and when the sentiment of the Assembly was made known by the vote given the applause that followed lasted several seconds. Mr. Clark, pale and crestfallen, glanced about him for friendly help, but failed to find it.

The incident began during the vote on Senator Prime's bill, which amends the railroad law relating to obtaining consents of property owners and local authorities In connection with the extension and operation of street surface railroads by providing that where special boards in villages have authority in consent matters, that such consent shall be legal. Assemblyman Graeff, who comes from the same county as Mr. Prime, was very diligent in trying to have the bill passed. Tho first roll call of the House showed that the act lacked about seven votes necessary for a constitutional majority. The absentees were called for.

While they were being called Assemblyman Graeff did a great deal of missionary work on the floor. Assemblyman Clark followed Assemblyman Graeff around and tried to undo the work done by the latter, declaring that the bill was a bad one and should be defeated. It was Anally announced that the bill had passed by a vote of 80 to 30. Mr. Clark, very much excited, arose to a question of personal privilege and said: "Mr.

Speaker, much as I dislike to do so, I must protest that the bill just announced as passed, was only passed by lobbying. I protest against members being allowed to lobby for bills when absentees are being called." Speaker Nixon rapped his gavel vigorously until the chamber became quiet. Then he said, with emphasis: "1 call upon Mr. Clark to make good his chi.rges. We have had enough of these accusations that mean nothing unless the men makinR them can tell us what they mean.

Come out in the open and make good these charges, Mr. Clark." "Mr. Speaker, much as I dislike to say so, I must accuse Assemblyman Graeff of lobbying for tills bill during the call for absentees. He asked several members to vote tor the bill." Mr. Graeff and several others arose and In a minute the chamber wns in a tumult.

There was a buzz of astonishment when Mr. Graeff was named, but the general temper of the House was one of indignation against Mr. Clark. "There has been too much of this talk going on," said Speaker Nixon, "now lot us have this thing out now before we go any further. The chair recognizes Mr.

Graeff." "It has always been the custom here for a member to ask others to vote for his bills," said Graeff. "if that is lobbying, then every member hero is a lobbyist." Assemblyman Dale was recognized. He scored Mr. Clark roundly, saying in part: "When the gentleman from the Twenty-ninth has had a little more legislative experiencewhich I doubt now ho ever will have and when he mingles more with men who are men, his mind will broaden. The charges he make are outrageous and If he has a epark of manhood ho will apologize at once.

There Is no question that he will be burled beneath public indignation if ever he runs again In his district." Mr. Dale's speech evoked applause from all sides of the chamber, regardless of party. Then Speaker Nixon said, sarcastically: "The chair would like to ask Mr. Clark if he has ever asked a member to vote for a bill of his." "Never during a call of absentees," answered Mr. Clark.

"Yes you have. You have asked for my vote." said Mr. McManus. "If I asked any one to vote for my Senator's bill I found Mr. Clark on my heels asking the same members not to vote for the bill.

This makes him a lobbyist as much as I. I want Mr. Clark to explain what ho means by the term lobbyist. It is an obnoxious word. I want hlra to withdraw it.

I ask him as a legislator and as a said Mr. Graeff. "This is a good day for house cleaning. Go ahead," FJ Speaker Nixon. "I did not use the word lobbyist," said Mr.

Clark. "Yes, you did," shouted Assemblymen Rogers, Graeff, McManus, Clmann and Dooling, in a breath. "It is not right that members should go around the chamber asking members to vote for their bills during the call of absentees," said Mr. Clark. "It should be stopped." "Does the gentleman from the Twenty-ninth New York desire to make a motion to that effect?" asked Speaker Nixon.

"I do so move." said Mr. Clnrk. 'All In favor of Mr. Clark's motion will rise," said Speaker Nixon. Mr.

Clark was the only one to rise. "All oppised to Mr. Clark's motion A rise," said the Speaker. Every member in 'he chamber, with the exception of Mr. Clark, stood up.

MISSOURI'S MISSING. St. Louis, April 17 Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee, who Is wanted as a witness to tell what he knows about baking powder legislation in the recent session of the Missouri general assembly, was not present when the Grand Jury met to-day. Circuit.

Attorney Folk made every effort to secure his presence this morning, but without success. CONDUCTOR HURT BY SHOCK. A trolley car on Thirty-ninth street, going to the Thirty-ninth Street Ferry, became groundod near Fifth avenue last night. The conductor, Frederick Porch, or 66 Throop avenue, in trying to replace the trolley to conect with the current received a shock which threw him six feet. He lauded on his head and was rendered unconscious and taken to the Norwegian Hospital.

SMALL BLAZE ON ST, MARK'S AVE. A small blaze in the apartment of Frank McDermott, at St. Murks avenue, yesterday afternoon, did damage amounting to IN SELF-PROTECTION. "How did you come to send Mr. Husklns to Congress?" "Well, you see he was such a persuasive talker that we was afraid he'd go Into the lightuin' rod business or somethln' similar nn' git all the money in the county.

So we reckoned we'd" better git him out of the way." Washington Star. Sultry Summer Days nr "flcixe," If, like most of us, you tp chained to your lieHt nr store. But, oh. what a relief to fl the Klpptrk' a-buzzln" and itet a cool breez" on the hottest day! Klectrlc IIrMw, too, are t-n time nn cool an (tan. Don't )rwplre your life thin Hummer! Write us.

We'll keep you EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO. 8tlO l'EAHL STREET, BROOKLYN. Ex-Champion Pugilist Crazed With Grief and Very Hard to Control. WILD NIGHT HUNT FOR OXYGEN. He Rushed From Hospital to Hospital; Found a Supply and Got Home at A.

M. Death at 6:30. Mrs. Rose Fitz3immons. wife of Robert Fitzsimmons, died at 6:40 o'c'ock this morning at the home of the ex-champion, Rose Villa, Twenty-second aven near Cropsey avenue, Bensonhurst.

Bob rjlzsimmons, who has withstood the onslaughts on the mojt powerful pugilists the world has produced in his time and who was 'never known to break down from any cause, is most pitifully undone now from the physical and mental strain which he has undergone since last Monday morning, when his wife became seriously ill. His two brothers-in-law, de- Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, Formerly Eose Julian. scribing his condition this morning, said that mentally he is almost aa distraught as a maniac, and physically he is In worse condition than he has been In since ho began his prize fighting career twenty-three years ago. Mrs.

Fitzsimmons died of double typhoid pneumonia. She went to Coney Island last Saturday with her three little children, and when she came back Bhe noticed that a slight cold which she had had for several days had grown a little worse, although the trip was made In a closed carriage, and she was not much exposed to the weather. Monday' morning at breakfast she became mi 111 that she told her husband, who had returned on Sunday from a sparring tour with Jim Jeffries, that sho would have to go to bed. Fitzsimmons had intended lo go back on the road this wVek, but decided to remain home with his wife. She grew steadily worse, and Dr.

J. B. Lung of Ocean Parkway, the family physician, was called In. He noticed that pneumonia had set In. It was a bad attack, and both lunsi were affected almost from the start.

Tuesday Mrs. Fitzsimmons' condition had grown critical. She became delirious thai day and remained so through Wednesday. Thursday morning after a delirious night, during which her husband remained constantly at her bedside, she became uncon-BclotiB, and did not regain consciousness before she died. It wa3 not until last night at 11 o'clock that Dr.

Lung, who had In the meantime called In Dr. Joseph W. Malone and Dr. Duffy of Bath Beach, reluctantly told Fitzsimmons that about all hope for hla wife's recovory was gone. He became frantic witti griff which he could not suppress.

People ir. the house at the time say that he acted wildly. He had not had any sleep since Monday night, but his strong constitution had ennbled him until now to stand the physical strain. The ex-champion was strongly attached to his wife, and sho to him. All the world, and particularly that world which looks on at pugilistic bouts and has its eyes on tho training camps of tho big fighters, is familiar with the deep attachment between these two.

It had been seen and written about in the papers through long months of training, and even at the ring elde itself. The pugilist's friends knew, too, how this strong devotion softened the domestic, life in the pretty little villa home in Bensonhurst, which Fitzsimmons named after his wife. It was a hard task for the doctors to tell a man in Fitzsimmons' state of mind that his wife was dying, and they did not do It until tho last bit of hope was gone. After a conference at 11:30 o'clock last night they decided that tho only thing that would possibly nve the patient's life was the administration of oxygen. Then It was discovered tnat there was no oxygen to bo had in Bath Beach.

Fitzsimmons was told of the predicament, and this aggravated his frantic state of mind. Some one had to be sent to Brooklyn or aiier oxygen, ana more wus no one in the house to go except one of the doctors or Fitzsimmons. Mrs. Fitzsimmons" condition was such that it was thought best to have all possible medical attendance, and It was necessary for the doctors to ask Fitzsimmons to go after the oxygen. Imploring the doctors to keep his wife alive until he returned he got on a train and went to the nearest hospital he knew of, but it had no oxygen on hand.

Then he rushed off wildly to another place. There he got it and hurried hack to his houie. The search for oxygen had delayed him, and It was 1:30 when he reached his wife's bedside. If there was any heart motion then it was so fulnt that the doctors could not distinguish it. Tho oxygen was administered nnd under its stimulus life was kept In the body until (1:40 o'clock.

At the deathbed of Mrs. Fitzsimmons were her husband, her brother, Martin Julian; her sister, Mrs. Clark G. Ball of Manhattan, and Clark G. Ball.

None of these latter arrived at the home until after midnight last night. Although Mrs. Fitzsimmons' condition had been serious for four days, they had not been notified. Martin Julian, her brother, did not know that she was ill until he met Fitzsimmons on the Bath Beach train returning with the oxygen. Fitzsimmons came up to him on the train and said: "I've been looking for you all night.

Rose Is dying." Julian then went home with Fitz. The two have not been the best of friends since a rupture occurred between them following Fitz's first light with Jeffries, when Julian was his brother-in-law's manager. There has existed in the past an estrangement between Fitzsimmons anJ his other brother-ln-lnw, Clark Bull. Hose Julian was married to Fitzsimmons between eight nnd nine years ago at Newark after the pugilist had secured a divorce from his first wife, who had married her brother, Martin Julian. The Julians met Fitzsimmons about twelve years ago.

when he was in the vaudeville show business. Fitzsimmons ei gaged them to do an acrobatic act. They had been acrobats since they were 5 years old. starling their stage career in Melbourne, Australia, where they were born. They came to this country with Charlnl's circus.

Mrs. Julian, the mother of Fitzsimmons. died here and her I'idy rests at Kcnslco. where her dnughter will ba burled. As yet funeral arrangements are tun W-" HELD FOR CLUBBING A BOY.

Paul Reeve. 14 years old. of 1,069 Bedford avenue. Jumped on a truck driven by Frank Simmons of 51 Central avenue yesterday at Bedford and Gates avenues. Simmons ordered the boy off the wagon and struck him over the head with a club.

The boy was taken to the Cumberland Street Hospital, suffering from a contusion of the head, by Ambulance Surgeon Boden. Simmons was arrested and this morning was held for examination by Magistrate Voorhees in the Gates avenue court. COP ALONE FOUGHT BURGLARS. Meadows Caught Two Husky Men Stripping Unoccupied House and Landed Eoth in Station. Policeman Meadows, attached to the Bedford avenue station, had an exciting encounter with two burly burglars late last night and managed single handed, after a desperate struggle, to compel tho robbers to surrender.

The men were captured in the unoccupied three story and basement house at 222 South Fifth Btrect. This building is one of those acquired by the city, to be torn down to make way for the plaza of the new Eastern District bridge. There have recently been several burglaries In that neighborhood and Police Captain Dooley of the Bedford avenue station has had the neighborhood guarded by policemen. Meadowc was one of the policemen detailed to watch tho buildings until they are disponed of and torn down. Many of the buildings are old fashioned, but are ornamented with costly metal chandeliers.

Much of this property has been carried off by thieves at various times. Policeman Meadows, while passing, was attracted by tho flicker of a light in the upper part of the house and decided that burglars were at work Inside. He was satisfied of this when an investigation developed the fact that entrance had been effected through the rear. Without waiting lo summon assistance, Meadows entered the house nnd made his way quietly to tho upper floor. Tho noise he made caused the burglars to extinguish the light, by which they had been working.

They apparently were waiting developments, as the policeman caught sight of them standing In the glare of the light thrown into the room from the electric light in the street. Both men were well built, but Meadows did not hesitate to attack them with his club. The burglars, in turn, fought back and for a time it appeared to Meadows that his task was greater than he had anticipated. The men put up a fierce fight, but it not until the tide of battle was going against him that the policeman drew his revolver and threatened lo shoot, if they did not surrender. He discharged two shots to frighten them, which had the desired effect.

They desisted and he marched them to the street, where he encountered another policeman, who had been notified by a pedes' rlan and who had come to his assistance. The prisoners were taken to the Bedford avenue station, where they described themselves aB Arthur Sullivan. 36 years old. of 2BH Berry street, and Joseph Carmine, 32 years old. of 240 South Fifth street.

They were held on a charge of burglary and this morning before being arraigned in the Lee avenue court, were token to police headquarters. Later they were remanded for further examination by Magistrate Tighe. Sullivan, it Is said, is (he black sheep of a respectable family. His father was a wenlthy manufacturer and his business Is being conducted by his widow. Several sisters hold positions as school teachers in this city.

It is also said that his relatives have done all they possibly could to reform him, but ho has repeatedly broken his promises to them to mend his ways. FOR DYKER BEACH PARK. Mr. Schubert Cannot Understand the Opposition of Commissioner Young. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: It is gratifying to see tho Eagle Interested In the extension of Pyker Beach Park.

For eight years the city has owned this property and during all that time It has existed In name only as a public park, and unless tho land originally Included in tho design for this park is acquired it will continue to be neglected, because the addition is needed for proper landscape development, and for accessibility to tho people of Brooklyn. The advantages of this park have been brought to the unwilling attention of Park Commissioner Young, and while he is committed to other park extensions not noarly so advantageous to the public as Dyker Beach Park, his opposition to its extension must be ascribed to the same motives which actuated Mr. Schleren when he became mayor to confine it within its present limits. The Improvement League of the Thirtieth Ward and the Citizens' Association of Fort Hamilton and Bay Ridge recently presented the matter to Borough President Swanstrom, and last week the local board approved the extension. This Is only a preliminary step In the accomplishment of the result, and I trust that It Is taken In all sincerity.

Your timely Interest in this park must serve to convince our public officials thnt there is no microcosmic selfishness In the purpose of the people of the Thirtieth Ward in their efforts to extend and Improve Dyker Beach Park. The development of this park effects not only the comfort of the people in the Immediate vicinity, but also the pleasure of the people of Brooklyn, and can be made to affect the pleasure of tho people of Manhattan. It connects a system cf circuit of parkways fifteen miles long, five miles of which are In full view of tho bay and ocean. It is skirted by four lines of cars, is easily reached from Manhattan by tho Thirty-ninth street ferry from tho Battery. There are about fifteen hundred feet of shoro front, with the finest bathing beach along the coast, which, If opened to the public, would accomplish the same result for $500,000 which the Park Commissioner sought to obtain at Coney Island for $2,000,000.

This park would contain three hundred acres, and the people of two boroughs would find the healthful recreation which Coney Islnnd affords without the undesirable accessories which the Coney Island Park project was designed to remove. With your valunhlo aid the park ought to be developed, extended and tho beach opened to the public. C. SCHUBERT. Brooklyn, April 15, 1003.

KC LAUGHLIN'S REAL ESTATE. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Engle: In your Interesting article on Dyker Beach Park In Tuesday's issue I notice a slightly mistaken Impression that a noted politician had cannily acquired land which the city would require in the proposed enlargement of the park to Eighty-sixth street. The facts are that the Sharp estate owns that portion of the Intervening upland, now used for golf, which fronts on the park, and the remaining part, extending to and fronting on Eighty-sixth street, comprising about eleven acres, has been owned hy Hugh Mc-Luughlln for more than twenty-five years, nnd a glance at the records would probably show thnt this land was acquired hy him before Eighty-sixth street was opened. The principal reason for the enlargement to Eighty-slx'h street Is tiiat it would afford public access to the existing park lands which are at present Isolated on the north by tite intervening lands, the Sharp estate and the lots of Hugh McLaughlin. These properties are immediately' available for park uses without any expenditure for improvement OS tho golf people have kept the links In beautiful condition.

W. II. BUTLER. 310 Fifty-seventh street, April 15, VM3. PAYMENT WAS ENJOINED.

Attorneys for Roads Say $14,000,000 Will Be Due Before Their Appeal Is Settled by Supreme Court. St. Paul, April 17 Circuit Judge Sanborn this afternoon set Monday morning, April 20, as a time for hearing arguments on a request by attorneys for the Northern Securities Company that the decree recently handed down be suspended in so far as it prevented the payment by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railways of dividends to the Northern Securities Company, since these dividends were ultimately to reach the same people any way. Judge George B. Young appeared for President Hill, M.

D. Grover for the Great Northern Hallway and Mr. Bunn for the Northern Pacific Railroad. I'nder Instructions from Attorney General Knox, District Attorney Caupt appeared to oppose any motion for a modification of the decree. The attorneys for the railroads explained that the regular dividend day had nearly arrived, but that under the decree It was impossible for the railroad companies to close their books and pay any dividend, a matter affecting something like Individuals, many of them dependent on these dividends for the necessities of life.

No modification of the decree was asked, all such matters being left for tho formal appeal, which was sure to come in the course of time. Judge Sanborn preferred that the whole matter be left over until nil four Circuit Court Judges could hear It. which would be on May 4. but owing to the urgency of the matter on which a suspension was desired dually agreed to hear and decide as to the requested suspension on next Monday morning. District Attorney Caupt said ho would present the case lo Attorney General Knox in the meantime and learn his wishes.

The attorneys for the Northern Securities Company and the two railways said they only wished permission to pay the regular dividends, which is impossible under the understanding of tho decree of the court. Before the cane can he finally passed by the Supreme Court $14,000,000 would be paid in dividends In case (his part of the decree could be suspended, but otherwise the sum would tied up and the people to whom it was properly due could not receive it. Tho directors of the Northern Securities Company held their first regular meeting siuco the recent merger decision to-day. According to statements made after the meeting the only business thnt came before the: board was of a strictly routine character. It was said that the question of appealing against the decision of the United Slates Circuit Court was discussed informally, but that no definite steps In this matter were taken.

One of the company's loading legal representatives declined to discuss what disposition would he made of the Great Northern dividend declared in St. Paul to-day. SLAVERY DAYS RECALLED. Scene at Middle Island Suggestive of the Flight of Eliza in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Middle Island, L. April 17 The sight of a young negro woman with a three-months-old babe in her arms, thinly clad and with only an old worn-out shawl to protect herself and child from the chilly cast Wind of April, making her way through by-paths and across fields, hastening as though fleeing from pursuers, in the gray mists of early morning, is a picture suggestive of "L'nclo Tom's Cabin" and tho almost forgotten days of fugitive slave scenes.

But such a picture was presented hero early Monday morning. The young negro woman had been brought up in one of the best families of this place, and had proved herself a faithful servant. Later she had been serving with a family at North-port. For about Bix months she has been at tho County House at Yaphank, her child being born during that period. Her story was that her mistreBS at Northport wanted her to return, but she was held In unwilling servitude at the County House nnd could not get permission to go openly.

So she had taken her departure by night, leaving her clothes and those of her baby, hoping to reach on foot the home of relatives in Port Jefferson, whence she could go to Northport ai soon as she could get the means. Her pitiable story and appearance moved friends here to give her the help that she needed, and, after she was supplied with a good breakfast and some articles of clothing for herself and tho baby, she was taken to the train at Millers Place and her fare paid lo Northport. TRYING TO BRIBE A CRITIC. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Did you ever go out shooting? And did you ever fire both barrels Into a large flock of geese and only bring down one bird? Is It not provoking and aggravating! Here I have been sitting up nights writing articles against woman's rights, and only one little shot has taken effect. If my aggressive admirer, Miss or Mrs.

"Antl-Antl." will have the kindness to remove her mask and Rive me her name and address 1 will take great pleasure in presenting her with an author's copy of a book which I am writing, nnd which will be published soon, entitled "Woman: Her Possibilities and Her Limitations." V. BREWSTER. Brooklyn. April 15. 30RR0WED A PACKAGE And I.

filmed the Selenllfle Value of Pure Food. Tukine iiotleo of little things Is vid-wililo faculty in life niul ninny emit discoveries lmvo sprung from a lumililo Koureo indeed. "One day," says lady of Norwich. X. a "dstcr of the futility Judge and Surrogate of lieiinnso founty, "I noticed on a grocer's shelf the now familiar package of l.rttpo-Xuls.

I asked hlin to let me we it. read what it had to say for Itself, paid the cents rociiired liy the merchant and became Its possessor. "At tills time 1 had lost my desire for food, having suffered so terribly from iu-dlgeMlou mid all of its attendant evils that no food agreed with me or attracted me. lint from flip time that I liegan to eat my first package of (Irapc-Xuts I be gun lo improve, fitting It every morning and frequently at noons and nights. "I very soon found my whole strength coining back to nte with an added force.

1 gained in flesh ami also found 1 could eat what others did Willi relish without any ill effect lollowing. In short it has changed my life. "A few weeks since I visited a niece in l'eun. whose stomach refused to care lor any food put inlo II. llice, whole wheat broad ami other foods had lo be pumped out ten hours alter ruling.

I suggested Irape-Nuts and she ale It and when the contents of her stomach were Hphoncd out there was no truce of to be It hail digested anil been assimilated. She made irrenl gains iu strength and llesh while I was' there and made the six-mile riile to Sent ntoti three times, something site had not been aide to do for three months previous." Names furnished bv Tostum Huttle Creek, Mich..