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THE BROOKLYN CITIZEN, DECEMBER 2, 1890. STOCK MARKET -QUIET BUT STEADY. MANY LETTERS OF SYMPATHY, Csmmtsaloner MoCwtaoy Dying. Word was received st the Street Cleaning Depsrtmont to-day that Commissioner McCartney Is dying of consumption at hia home in Bronx "Borough. millerTocAted.

Tost office Inspector McGuiuncss has sent out nearly 300 circulars to people eut of town who have done business with the Franklin Syndicate. Ills object Is to get some of these people to act sg witnesses against Miller when he is brought to trial Mr. McGttinness is busy preparing evidence against Miller, and he will hnve the case ready by the close of the year. An official of the United States Govern ment who did not wish to be quoted by name stated this morning that the Secret Service men knew now where Miller wns, and that he would be arrested when the Government is ready to bring him to trial. The Secret Service men will not tell the police where he is, because they are not yet ready with their evidence.

I have in mind an Illustration of my point, which, however, ii rises tinder the Civil Service rules. A small country school In A remote part of Flatlanris, having about fifty scholars nnd one teacher, has for some time past boon kept iu order by-working woman of the immediate locality, who received about $150 per year. She was the only person who could be got to do the work, and even she was not espc ciully anxious. Last July her pay was held up because she lacked a Civil Sort ice certificate. AVe have tried to get a special examination for her, but under the law she has to wait for her turn.

No one front the present eligible list cares to go out there, as she would have to travel most of the way by carriage or bicycle, and ordinary cleaners cannot usunH.v iudulg in such luxuries. It is an example of a good ru)o applied to a ense that it docs not fit, nnd the result is tnibarrassmcnt and damage. The Civil Service rules that may get good material in the districts where there is keen competition prevent the obtaining of any material in districts where therp is no competition. A highly centralized system would produce just such results as the above in school management in the suburbs. AN ILLUTRATIOX.

It is no small advantage to have some authorit j- reposed in people who may know the soecial needs ot a given loinlity, nnd who can bo on band quickly to solve a special problem. I have the example the temporary school lately formed at Barren Island in mind. The city is building a modern sehoolhouso at present, but this will not lx completed until next spring. 1 1 was a question of having the children of the island go without any schooling tills year or starting a temporary school. Tlv Local Committee having the island in charge, with the efficient assistance of Superintendent AY.

A. Campbell, found an utilised building and rented it, equipped it. and now about 450 scholars who would otherwise have had no place t.i go to school this year arc ing provided for under tbo tuition of HernAan S. John-on and his assistant Mr. Edw irds.

Tf then t.ad leen no authority- to do this outside nt that possessed by a singV central board, it would probably not have been done. The simpler nnd easier way would have been to do nothing, but by starting the temporary si hool something worth while has been accomplished. "It may be that the Brooklyn system is not the most perfect, and can be improu-d upon for the greater city, but it does not seem to me that the solution of the question lies in making iho school system a smooth running machine with a central board of operators, lint, on the contrary, iby making it possible that local needs can be supplied to some extent, at lent hy local authority and local into ligeu -e NICARAGUA CANAL. A New Bill to Be Presented to Congress for Early Action. WASHINGTON.

Lfr. 2. -Linos arm K-ing fr tin early ml vigorous figlu on i lu NimrHffiia ('until bit! Triond.s of the project to connect the At-Itniio Patihr l- uatrnvay arr-the Nrlimita fnim a majority in V.i'tfufi". Thej furl that thoy wore only ibtoruo.l hM ftp'inc the ark of a littio t'in Whether the bill will he parsed win the number anal advocates opposed to inimeduir (ion. A number of these nnserruth es ho'! that no action should be taken unt! t.io latest canal eommUsinn has presented report and the nrifws.iry diplomatic no-ffotistions have been completed.

That twh be about dan. 1. lOOo. A largo majority of the rana advocates insist that there should be no more delay. They say have been a large Midi ionry of commission' and uroys and that there i convincing evident at hand that a canal should constructed.

Thev will try to foKo action on a hill carrying the appropriation and having a provN) that it ehon'd take effect alien the diplomat have provided the right of way. Sugar and Glucose Advanced on Humors of Consolidation. RAPID TRANSIT WAS HEAVY. Pacific Mail and Colorado Fnel Were Up 1 Per Cent. Expectation of Favorable Bank Statement Cansed at Better Feeling at the Opening of the Exchange.

The stock market opened strong nt improvements of substantial fractions. A better feeling was induced by the expectation of another favorable Bank Statement, advices of easier money at Berlin nnd Paris and of a message of bullish influence front the President. Talk of refunding operations by the Government next year wa also cousidered a bull point. Sugar roe 2 nnd Glucose 1 per eent. on reports of a gigantic consolidation, although the best informed circles discredited the stories.

Continental Tobacco went up smartly on talk of benefit to flow to it from advance i. price of plug tobacco. Pacific Mail was up I per and ('ni- lado Puel was also up 1 per cent. Brooklyn Rapid Transit was heavy. After the first hnlf hour the market be-t'ann- quiet, but it still held with a firm un-dcitone.

In Governments, new 4's were per i out. up on bid. Bank exchanges for November are very large for a short mouth with two holidays clii'C to the largest on record, says Dun's Rmieu Only in the heavy month of January, March and April is the hravy average uf November exceeded. The in-iroae coiiqMrcd with lust year and tho actiie year 1 sU2 is, however, considerably Mow earlier months this year. a MONEY REMAINS AT PER CENT.

Money on call 6 per pent, nominal; time oney and mercantUa-'piipcr unchanged in rates. all money in London higher nt 5 per short and three-months' bids 14, lower at 51 per cent. AMERICAN TRICES IN LONDON. Early quotations on American securities in London were, as a rule, below New York parity. Variations of more thin point, previous to the opening of the Now York Stock Exchange, were as f-ilmis: Above New York Pennsylvania.

Norfolk pretend and Southern Pacific, Bo-New York Illinois Central. St. Paul and Baltimore and Ohio preferred. Vi each: New York Central nnd Northern Pacific preferred, each Union Pacific pre- rrd. Baltimore and Ohio common, and Erie first preferred, each i IMPORTS OF SPECIF.

imports of gold at New York this week were $40,917. the largest shipment of which was bullion from London: of silver 49.929. ill! lulling bullion from London and Vera Cruz nnd foreign coin -from Colon and other South American ports. Since Jan. 1: Gnd, silver, $3,037,727, gainst $90,149,185 gold and $2,403,745 ilvor for the same time last year.

Cloelnc 14 4 $4l4 ll'N ZAV fV. ttk 4-iJh been the case had such matters been left to local officials. Ninth Hate you any plan by which the borough outside of Manhattan can secure a better public service and a better proportion of public improvements? I would suggest that, as far as possible, money be set aside hy the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for each branch of public service in each borough and for the making of public improvements in each borough, and that borough ntlieials have control, under the supervision of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, of the expenditure of that money, thus avoiding the delay which the present jurisdiction of the Board of Public Improvements necessitates, In the making of assessable improvements which are paid for ultimately by property owners, but for which the city must first make a loan ont of its street improvements fond pending the paying of assessments, I think the Board of Estimate and Apportionment should determine from time to time me extent to which eac.i fioiougb shall be permitted to draw on the street improvement fund and that borough officials should determine to what purposes their allotment of the fund should be app.ied. If this plan were adopted it would be necessary mat each borough should be represented in the Board of Estimate and Apportionment in order that the interests of all the boroughs should be protected. Were this plan adopted it is probable that some of the present elaborate municipal system could bp abolished and that a more simple municipal system for expending money advantageously in each borough could be adopted.

This is au enlargement of the plan which proved so successful in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards prior to consolidation. I think there is in that plan the basis of a solution to the problem of governing the Greater New York. "Each borough Presidents office should have its own engineering and topographical burtons attached. Some of the present six depirtment created out of the former City Works Dcpaitmcnt might well lie consolidated; and the Board of Fublic Improvements. its powers being thus largely distributed among the borough presidents, would not need its present staff and equipment, nor a president having no other duties.

and might profitably he reduced to board which should moot but once a month and have to do nn'y with matters affecting more than one borough. "Tenth 'Do the outlying districts in Queens and Richmond require the elaborate department arrangements which are needed in Manhattan, Brooklyn and DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS NECESSARY. "No. Neither do the boroughs of Manhattan. Brooklyn and The Bronx require such elaborate arrangements.

Three or four commissioners in each borough under the direction of some official in the borough, with money allotted to the borough by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, could very easily conduct the administrative affairs of the borough. I havo always In on unable to comprehend the necessity of ihputy commissioners for the Borough if Manhattan when the commissioners themselves Hre located that borough. 'Eleventh 'Are deputy commissioners the various departments needed in the iiit-fereut "If all the present departments are tn in continued it is ne-ossary for the c-'-nvenieniv of the residents of each borough that a deputy commissioner be stationed in that le.r digit. "Twelfth 'Have you as borough Pri m-dent any appreciable influence upon the action of any of the city departments which operates in your By the courtesy of the deputies located in this borough I have some influence upon their action. I also have some influence because of being a member in the Board of Public Improvements and the presiding of ficer of all the local boards of tbo borough.

Yery truly yours. "EDWARD M. GROUT. "President of the Borough." EDWARD M. BASSETT'S VIEWS.

Edward M. Bn ssett. a memher of th Borough School Bard, who has ina-h- a study of the suburban schools since no 1 e-cante a member of the local School favors the old system, as is shown in hi-statement, as follows: AG'AINST CENTRALIZATION. "If further centralization of Ni York school management would brine about greater efficiency, lower luxes bitter results, I would be emphatically favor of centralization. Tt is not a question of what is the easiest and stnootit-'M way- of running the school I cannot see how better resu'ts would 1-c obtained if all power and management re placed in a single headquarters.

Centralization would produce smoothness of i-pi-r-ation. hut prohahly at a great umrilvc of results. If the only remedy for niltio; troubles and disarrangements ei-qld tn found at a single headquarters, minor wrongs would continue to exist because the great trouble of having them cured. "Taxpayers suppose they are' benefit, by the various uses to which their taxis are put, but the only personal benefit that many- thousands can actually plme ticli finger on is the pub ic school system. They like to know that there is some local authority to which they can appeal, nearer to them than a single metropolitan headquarters to which they would probably never go.

With a decentralized system troubles quickly come to the top where they can at least be known, and thit is a good method of purification, worth som expenditure of trouble and friction. The management of the canals by toe State of New York is a good example of a highly centralized system, and it seems to p'O-ditoe a ring or a scandal about every tcu years. SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. The Brooklyn school system has been wonderfully free from anything of this sort, and it is worth while considering this before making too many Ail my own experience on the School Roaid has been more especially with he suburb-ac schools. I fail to see bow they would be lienefited by moving the eenttai power further away than it is now.

The more the system is centralized the mure it must move according to fixed rules and regulations, and there is tendency to make these rule and regulations the sime for the whole city. That being the c.i-e, the rules are made for the thickly settle districts and work positive harm to 'lie country district. For, a there are a hundred classes in the block-house district to every one in the suburbs, the rules will lie made to fit the block-house districts. The borough of Brooklyn is now the whole of Rings County and there are more square miles of nnsettled land than of settled. A distinction should be made in the school methods and requirements between the city and country, and a highly central: ized system will snrely disregard this need.

s.lf-gnv.mmfnt which 1 consistent with tlie necessary and to my mind, desirable state i municipal union, Is to to the end sought, in developing the plesent Charter, hen this office will be made more useful. Fourth, In your borough, has the local Board secured or produced any benefit to the borough, and if so, what? If not, why The local Boards have been the means of making known to the. officials having power the needs of localities. They have done this better than would have been possible by hny ceutralixed system. Their recommendations In the matti-r of locnl assessable improvements such as grading and paving streets, the construction cf sewers and opening streets, have been in the beat interests of localities, and, so far as these recommendations have been acted upon favorably, the locnl Boards have produced benefit.

In the matter of street openings, it was formerly the custom to open only such portions as were petitioned for by property owners sometimes only block. The local Boards of Brooklyn have adopted the rule that when a petition for opening a street is received, the question shall be considered of opening the street the extent of its unopened portion. As the opening proceedings cost practically the same for a block as lor a considerable distance, the rules established by the local Boards of this borough have resulted in distributing the cost of street openings a large territory and at the same time reducing the number of proceedings. lYero such questions left to officials having no personal knowledge of the locality, it is probable that this benefit would not be so cured. I refer to this ns only one instance Of the benefits secured hy local Boards of this borough.

That one benefit has saved to property owners much more than it h.is cost the taxpayers to maintain the local Boards. The most pronounced benefit, however, has been in the making of minor Improvements such as flagging sidewalks, fencing vacant lots and grading lots. Thosi matters are the only ones in which power is vested in locnl Boards by the Greater New York charter. (See section 403 of the charter.) The result has been that moi'1 idewalks have been flagged in Brooklyn since. consolidation than was probably done in the former city of Brooklyn in a period of five to eight years.

Were power, and Dot merely the privilege of recommending, ifiven to fhe local Boards in more important matters, the same proportion of benefit would probably, result. 'I Fifth, The snme question ns to the Borough President. As the Borough President is ex-officio the president of each local Board, the same answer applies to this question as to the previous' one. He is, in addition, a member of the Board of Public Improvements, and thereby serves no the medium of making known to that Board the wants of citizens as expressed to the local Boards. The benefit secured by borough presidents has been simply that resulting from their being advocate for the eitizeus of their boroughs.

Their offices in the boroughs have to an extent been bureaus of information for citizens, and as the charter has not, up to the present time, been thoroughly understood by all the residents of the city, it has probably been an advantage to taxpayers to have this source of obtaining information. 1 At the same time, the place as now -on- is most ineffective and weak. In the local Boards the Borough Prcsid nt ha no veto, but only a vote. In the Board of Public Improvements be has a vote only upon such matters as affect his own borough exclusively. An East River bridge a fiamapo water contract, therefore, can ba voted upon by no Borough President.

-'There is practically nothing that a Borough President, after examination and having determined what should be done, can proceed to do. He can only then attempt to persuade some other official that the thing should be done. The place is thus barren of power, and is not as effective as such a place should be. "Sixth, About what amount doe you borough pay into the city treasury annually by taxation? The tax levy in Brnoklrn for 1800 is This question suggests to me that per-f haw the idea is entertained that the allot-) ment of money to each borough hy the dij should be in proportion to the amount il pays into the city treasury. As, however, all the borough contribute to the wealth of the business part of Manhattan Island, it is manifestly fair that they should be given a proportion of the revenue accruing from taxes on that properly.

Take, for instabce, the case of a Brooklyn capitalist who owns one of the large office buildings on Broadway. Perhaps, one-half of his tenants live in Brooklyn, Probably more than one-half of the employees of his tenants are Brooklynites. Ail of thes' live in Brooklyn; their children are educated in this borough, and they secure police and fire protection Sere and the benefits of stre and other improvements. It is only fair, therefore, that a portion of the revenue from the taxes on the Broadway office building should be applied to maintaining Brooklyn institutions. "This principle was recognized hy New York City after the annexation of the territory beyond the Har em, the development of which has been made to a large extent either at the expense of or on the loan of credit of Manhattan Island.

And I might add that, although Manhattan Island aided the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards in their development, the citizens of these wards were permitted to administer to a great extent their own affairs through a commissioner elected by them. The plan proved economical and highly satisfactory. It was recognized also in the provisions of the law appointing the Charter Commissioners and in the charter, both of which provided for equality of taxation and assessment. Wifhout it consolidation would never have been voted, for the taxable wealth created in lower Manhattan by the business there done hy 150,000 residents of, Brooklyn is something which Brooklyn has right to share in and which she voted to consolidate with New York for the purpose of sharing it. As well create a separate borough of Manhattan Island below Fourteenth street, with a separate rate and allotment of taxes, to do which would impoverish the tax resources of all the other boroughs, as to attempt any apportionment of city money among localities according to the taxes paid by such localities.

Seventh What public improvement, if any, has your borough secured? "I have not the duta in this office from which this question can be fully answered. Eighth Are there any former towns or villages in your borough in which the street clesning, fire, police and other public serv-. ices have deteriorated, and, if so, will you givs such particulars as you can and (be reason for such deterioration? SOME SERVICES IMPROVED. The street cleaning, fire and police serv-' lee have been improved siuce consolidation. The repaving of streets and the mnking of new Improvement of tn assessable nature have not advanced as rapidly as would have Received by the Family of the Late Ex-Mayor Schroeder.

FUNERAL' ON MONDAY. Th Servioc Will Be Held la the Clinton Avenue Congregntional Church List of Pall Bearers Directors of Germania Bank to Attend in a Body People's Trust Company Takes Action. All the arrangements for the funeral of former Mayor Frederick A. Schroeder, which will be held on Monday, la the ClluJ ton Avenue Congregational Church, have been completed with the exception of tow minor details, and the following gon tlemen havener opted the invitations to' act, nc pall-bearers: laidor M. Bon, former1 Judge Jesse Johnson, Hon.

W. C. De Witt, Augustus W. Kurth, H. B.

Scharmann, John French, General Janies Jourdan and General Benjamin F. Tracy. The family of Mr. Schroeder hnve, since his death, been receiving a. vast number of letters, telegrams and cards containing expressions of the deepest sympathy for them in their bereavement.

Among those from whom these have been received are the following: General Jnmes Jourdan, former Mayor D. D. Whitney, Frederic A. Hin-richs, Judge Jesse Johnson, General Stewart L. Woodford, John French, President of the Borough Edwnrd M.

Grout, William C. Dewftt, William Van Atfdcn, former Mayor Charles A. Sehleren, Eugene L. Blackford, Henry B. Collins, Charles Rushmore, Kngeiip Britton, J.

U. Ilutch-ingson, W. W. Rees, Frank Jenkins nnd J. S.

Ellison, There were a large number of callers at the Hotel Marguerite, where Mr. Scliroe-ders family are living, but no member of the family could be seen. While deeply appreciating the sympathy of their mnny friends, they do not feel that they can per; sonnlly expressions of condolence until after the funeral. The following from the employees of Mr. Schroeder was received to-day: "Mr Frederick A.

Schroeder and Family: The employees of Schroeder Bon have received with deep regret the sad news of the death of our beloved Mr. Frederick A. Schroeder, and desire to express to you ouy sincere sympathy. We hnve taken action and a committee will communicate with you later. HENRY MOEHLER, CHARLES 0.

KLOBZ, A meeting of the directors of the'Gev mania Savings Bank, of which Mr. Schroeder wa president, war held thie morning, over which Augustus Kurth, vie-president, presided. It was decided thnt the directors should Httend Mr. Schroeder funeral in body nnd committee was appointed to draw Up suitable 1 resolution, which will lie presented to the At a special meeting of the directors of The People's Trust Company the following minute wns adopted: By the dentil of Frederick A. Schroeder the Peoples Trust Company is called upon to mourn the loss of one of it iccnrpora-tws, its earliest vice-president and one of the most valued members of its Board of Trustees: nnd ns we, in sorrow, plaeo his honored name for the Inst time npon our records, it is our privilege to pay a loving tribute to his memory.

His public work as Controller, as Mayor and ns Senator has not only gained for him the admiration and gratitude of his fellow-citizens, hnt it will ever s-ind as monument of fearless courage, of single-minaediiiHS, of dogged perseverance nnd of absolute self-saeritice. The oblicafun created by his notable public services, tho pec pie for whom he lnbored have been gind to recognize, both city nnd State have delighted to do him honor, anil the highest distinctions within their gift have sought, though vainly, his acceptance. Terhnps the most conspicuous of the many admirable qualities of head and heart, ns they were disclosed in our intercourse with him, were Ids steadfastness nnd self-reliance, his helpfulness nnd unselfishness, his indefatigable Industry, his charitableness in thought and deed, and his absolute fair-mindedness. He was one of tlmte by the Psnlmlst, that swenreth to his own hurt, and eh.mgeth not. He combined in a rare degree administrative ability with nttention.to detail and rapacity for largo affnlrs.

'Whatever ditty came to him he accepted nnd he measured up to every responsfb'iity. According ns one was admitted to acquaintance, friendship or intimacy, he Inspired admiration, affection and devotion. It Is not strange thnt with such character and qualities he should hAve won not caiy abundant temporal success, hut should have stamped the impress of his fersonal-ity deep and true upon his associates and upon the community nt 'rrge. While, therefore, death has removed him from our councils, we shnll ever cherish his memory ns an ennobling example r.nd an exalting inspiration. Wherefore, lie it resolved, Thnt we extend to the member of his family our heartfelt sympnthy In their bereavement! that this Board attend In a body his ftine- nil.

and that a copy of this resolution ho sent to his family and entered at upon our minutes. Wtl.UTAM B. HIIX, ISIDORE M. BON, CASIMIR TAG. ALONZO SLOTH.

JAMES JOURDAN, Committee. BAILEY ATTACKED. Senator Chilton Call th Congressman Many Bad Names. DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2.

In a speech last night, United States Senator Horace Chilton made a fierce' attack on Congre-dmnn J. W. Bailey, his rival In the Senatorial rare. In addition to ridiculing Bntlcy in his Sspiratiohs for the Senator-ship, he, declared Bailey was unworthy of Democratic leadership, that he was an Ohjeetijr, kicker, disorganised, and that be ought to be driven from the Democratic party." The bitterness of Chilton criticism wn a surprise to ereryolidy. It foreshadows harsh campaign from now on.

I- Hospital Ihlp In Collision. GRAVESEND, Dec. ho, pltal ahlp Princes of Wales, which wa equipped hy the Princess for service in South Africa, was in collision off this pint' to-day. The vessel sustained no serious damage. WSLL.

POTD. WtsssWhstsver tla mat Of HtrC-nr. fis pr-lty well posted In porlsl matters. Wats I Atotild say' so. Ha's nostsd for d-ht In ovary club as brlonzs to.

isnOstd and Times, F. HOPKINSON SMITH Read Tom Grogan to a Large In, stitnte Audience. Members of the Brooklyn Institute and their friends enjoyed an authors reading in Association Hall yesterday afternoon. F. Hopkineon Smith; who is an artist, a poet, a civil engineer of repute, and several other things besides an nuthor, read an ar-i alignment of his story, Tom Grogan.

It is not a simple thing to take a book of about 125,000 word and cut it down so that it can be read in an hour and forty minutes, especially if it is a story full of so much charm as Tom Grogan. That is what Mr. Smith hns done, however, and the result of his work wns first publicly presented yesterday afternoon. It was an unqualified success. Mr.

Smith's own personality i necessarily a considerable feature in the success of anything that he does before an audience, for no more plensing talker has ever been heard in Brooklyn Still it is a considerable achievement to hold the attention of an audience for more thaik an hour nnd a half with something thnt is largely pure narrative and the interest of which confers almost entirely in one character. Thnt Mr. Smith wn nblo to do this is itself large praise of his matter nnd his interpretation. The story cf Tom Grogan" is generally well known. Tom" is a broad-shouldered, muscular Irish widow, with all the independence nnd vigor of a man nnd all the tendernes of a woman.

She supports her family of children, her old father and herself hy working ns a contracting stored are; and notwithstanding the brutal attacks that are made upon her hy union representatives she finally comes out ou top. Mr. Smith is well known in Brooklyn for his rendering of the Southern dialect in his ox story, Col. Carter of Oartoraville. The must of the characters in "Toni Grogan are Irish, but the brogue xva no less excellently done yesterday than tbe soft Southern slur prevailing.

More than that, Air. Smith gave to fits characters each a different sort of brogue, nnd each was nd-ri'iably individualized. One particularly effective lilt was a speech of nn oil.v-tongue Irish barrister. Tom Grogan lier-self was invariably nntural and excellent. The reading will ho repeated in Association Hail this evening.

Conrt Calendars for Monday. Supreme Court, Trial Term Nos. 1170, 3907, 3289, 3259, 3189, 3245, 3305, 21119, 2192, 2588, 3915. 3050, 33(19, 1508, 227(1, 2ti3, 152, 78fi, 3433, 517. 439(1, 1594, 337, 3235, 2340, 2959, 3170, 2931, 1,83, 2522, 3094, 3246, 2600, 3028, 2152, 1775, 1099, 1795, 1385.

The following, if marked ready, will he passed for the day: Nos. 2328, 3402, 4439, 2372, 2585, 4305, 4225, 4418, 3933, 2853, 701, 1204, 2706, 2140, 3049, 3073, 1677, 2335, 2971, 1598, 1 1087, 3934, 2453, 2653, 1241, 2190, 3161, 2581, 2054, 3431, 15, 2951, 3394, 1807, 4136, 3197, 4402, 4102, 4103. Special Term Trials Nos. 391 to 395, 87, 326, 356, 288, 151, 24, 61, 339, 70, 246, 248, 378, 238, 340, 165, 384, 169, 170, 390 to 402. Appellate Division, Nnn-Enumerated Nos.

334. 180, 194, 165, 183, 187, 195, 196, 139, 140, 215, 217, 218 fo 226, County Conrt, Part I. People vs. Nellie Curry; vs. George and Mary vs.

Fred Ouala; vs. John Freeman and Joseph Heiser. Part 11. People vs. Do-sch; vs.

Mary Fitzgerald. Surrogates Court Will of Catherine Van Tayl, George B. Watson, Clara K. Hullen-hocker, Rachel L. King, Henry Immig, Henry Willis, Abraham Schriefer, Michael O'Brien, Fred Siefke, Antoinette A.

Townsend, Murgt. Stainers, Caspar Rcusch. Accounting estate of Caroline 0. OFarrell, George Hollis. Estate of Philip Gunn, Geza C.

Leiszka, Juba Sehoenoman, John C. Koch, Thomas R. Everett, Charles E. Dorlty, George W. Wriker.

Contested Calendar Nos. 83, 65. Referees appointed by Justice Wilmot M. Smith Smith vs. Affleck, John T.

Bladen; Fonntiane vs. Burchard, Edmund F. Driggs; Matter of sale of real estnte of Goo. F. F.

Gulager, an Infant, Arthur Van Sieiin; People ex rel Forberg vs. Board of Canvassers, Joseph II. Burr nnd Jnmes D. Bell; Matter of John Wostcott alleged Incompetent person, Walter II. JaycOx; Johnson v.

H. E. Jay; Tallman vs. Taliman, Hamilton Odell. Hunted by Moose.

Stories of moose are just now attracting considerable attention in this State. Besides the noble animal killed hy a locomotive ou the Brighton and Harrison Railroad, another was killed nt Wret Scbols on Sunday by the Bangor nnd, Aroostook Railroad. The prcecnce of a moose In the wood 8 of Cumberland County near so large a place as Brighton indicates that' thq animals must be quite thick. A curious story comes from the Forks of the Kennebec, vouched for by one of the State game warden. Frank Durgin, It is stated," say Warden Durgin, and apparently on good authority, that parties have been chased and teams stopped by bull moose between here and Farlln Iond.

John F. Durgin says one chased him half a mile between the Parlin Pond road and Chase Stream. John Kennedy with a tote teslh was stopped by one on the ten-thousand acre tract. H. W.

Wsde and Ed. Lessor, while coming from Purlin Fond on 'Tlie night of the 27th, were stopped about twenty minutes, and the Parlin Pond ltage driver claims to have been chased by one sbont a mile above the place where Wade saw that one. He says he ran alongside the stage and horses about 300 rods." Stories of the aggressiveness of moose are always taken with considerable allowance wholt the man wl)0 alleges the attack has ultimately killed the moose, especially If the killing occurs In time. But In this ease the snirnsU seem to harp hern (Me.) Press. BRIDGE TRAINMEN MAD.

Obliged to Pay $3 for Badges Which Formerly Cost $1. The Bridge trainmen are very much dissatisfied over the notion of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company in deducting $2 from their wages to pay for their badges, and at one time yesterday it looked so much like a strike on their part that President Clinton L. Rossiter went down to the Rridge and ordered the running of extra trolley cars across the roadway, that in the event of a strike of tho trainmen passengers could be carried across the structure by trolley. The trouble was caused by the forced payment unannounced of $2 out of their wages, and that, too, upon Thanksgiving day, nnd the eve of the first of the month. Under the former Brooklyn management of the Bridge, the trainmen had to pa yonly $1 for their badges, and they think it a heavy grievance to be obliged to pay, $2 more now.

When the men received their wages last Thursday, with the $2 deducted therefrom, they were indignant. They sent a committee of three to wait upon General Manager I. D. Barton, to see if something could not be done. Mr.

Barton told them that he was powerless in the matter. The omney had been taken out. nnd it would only he returned upon the surrender of the budges. When the committee's efforts failed some of file men wanted to go on strike, but the more conservative-minded prevailed, and there is now little likelihood of a strike, although the men are mad. When Mr.

Barton was seen this morning he had this to say on the question: When the control of the Bridge passed into the management of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Conipnny the men were all informed that they would have to pay $3 for new badges instead of $1, ns formerly. They were told that the difference. $2, would he deducted from some one of their pny envelopes. This was last April, and it was only on Thanksgiving day that the money was taken ont. The men knew that they had to pay it, and they might just ns well pay it lirst as last.

Only it was a little hard that thing happened on a holiday. No, the men have not threatened a strike. There will be qo strike." THE BORDEN MYSTERY May Be Cleared Up After a Lapae of Six Years. FALL RIVER. Dec.

famous Borden mystery has been brought to notice again. This time the double murder of old Andrew J. Borden and his wife, in 1893, may be cleared up. Alleged proof of a certain man'e guilt has been offered to the Fail River police hy a New York detective agency which has been working up the case for months. Four thousand dollnrs is asked for this proof.

Lizzie Borden, who was accused of murdering her father; and step-mother with an ax. and was acquitted after a long trial, has been quietly but tirelessly trying to prove that her acquittal was just. She inherited a fortune hy her parents' death. This hns been devoted to finding the murderer, if possible. Miss Borden's townspeople hnvo held aloof from her since hey trial, nnd her efforts have had two object revenge and rehabilitation of her own character.

Detectives and lawyers are now nt work examining new evidence pointing to a sweetheart of a female servant ot tho Bordens nt the time of the murder a the wielder of the ax with which Andrew Borden and his wife were hacked to pieces. The private detective agency declares thit at last evidence has been collected to prove that the servants sweetheart had committed the murders, nnd that he had then gone to Ireland, expecting she would follow. DID ETHER MAKE HER ILL? Mrs, Turners Death Is Ascribed to Pneumonia. Mrs. Minnie Turner, wife of Walter R.

Turner, of No. 2109 A Pacific street, died Nov. 25 of pneumonia. It is said that the sickness was induced by ether administered to her by Dr. A.

W. 1 hompson in the dental parlors of E. Thorne Mason. No. 1007 Broadway.

Dr. Thompson, it is said, had experience as a regularly' registered physician in New York County though the records in Kings County do not bear his name. The ether was administered on Nov. 13. She died on Nov.

25. She went to the parlors with her hnslmnd and asked for gas. She wa told that gas was obsolete and cocaine was recommended, nnd she declined the latter anaesthetic and concluded to take ether on his recommendation. Then she went home, took pneumonia and died. Dr.

Baitr, of No. 250 Saratoga avenue, attended her in her last illness. He could not be seen to-day; neither could Thompson. "The Citizen reporter saw Dentist Nisson at his office, nnd he admitted ether bad been administered by Thompson on his recommendation, as the latter was a dnly registered physician. He does not hold himself responsible for what has occurred.

nmtfT m-rr her. Mrs, Kelshbort umfarntand yOur cook tis given yon not lee. Vhst's the ironblet Mrs, Suburban I dnn't know; but 1 think the doesn't like my Nens. OEttMAN PRrMMERg IX Itl SBU. German commercial man trai-ellux 'In Rueeta are abused pay a Ur of lei ruble.

In default of which a line tt 1,500 ruble Imposed. f.P, mi UH WU, AIH 120 iWt :0 1-4 U.v 25 210 114 4S UH IKl 193 01 112 122 RV 134 TCT4 HA i mu JfcN 214 lift 1 48 12H BT BROOKLYN SECURITIES. Corrected dally by Irwin A members New York Stock Exchange, No. II? Montague street. Telephone.

tft4 Brooklyn. Quotations for securl ties not on this list can bs had oa application at their office. Bid. Ask'd American Woolen common 26 26 American Woolen preferred. antlr Avenue Katlrovt 4'i, lSJl US Atlantic Avenue Railroad 6'a 190V 10? AmerlcanAlrPower 43 Amalgamated Copper tf Bay Mate (laa ijj Beu burir.

common 10 Beetujar. preferred so Brooklyn City and Newtown, MI'S IU Brooklyn Elevated Railroad. 4's 103 10344 Brooklyn City Railroad JH7 240 Brooklyn City Railroad I'e Brooklyn, Queens Co. and Suburban I'e IIS Brooklyn, Queens Co. A Suburban Oon.

V. IU Brooklyn Tnwt Company, 40i BrooklynFerry ft! Brooklyn Ferry 6'i 9ft Coney island and Brooklyn Railroad 101 Central Union tui 10? Edison Electric lliurolnattnf iP Ml Electric Boas, 23 Electric Boat, preferred 41 45 Electric Vehicle, common T.lectrlc Vehicle, preferred Fiemliifton Coel A Coke Franklin Trust 306 Hamilton ISS 94 Com tn.rcUl I9 H.v.n. OommwciM, pnfwra 1 1nbok lit 1JJ IntrnMlnnl Phiwr mmm It Inurnulonal Pomp, praforrad 7 Joomy Homam. rf.rrl li King, County Trim Company DEWEY RANGERS PARADE. After the March Prizes Were Distributed and Capt England Was Not Forgotten.

Tim ricll til annual pirmlr iff Iho Dhuy it.ingi-rs, the Fourteenth AAa-l. was in-lil Timrslay and proved a great muto-v Tin- line of marrli was from tin Iii-m-qnarter at No. 7S North Eighth t-'i-ot to AAytbe atonur, to North Fourth mipcI, to Kent avenue, to South Third Mivol, to Berry street, to Itmdi street, to Bed lord aienur, to North Second rtrert, to Driitas avenue, to Grand street, to Haviimycr 'feet, to North Fourth street, to Bedford aienue. to North Fifth street, to Berry street, to North Eighth street, to Bedford avenue, to North Tenth street, thence to Dries. avenue, to North Seventh street, to Koehling street, to North Sixth street, thence back to heailqunrte-s.

Tln-re the captain, AAT.li.-im England, delivered the prizes to the membois. A handsome parlor lamp was pren-med to Captain England by the members of Engine Company No. 112. CREAMER INDICTMENT. The Sheriffs Two Deputies Admitted to Bail To-Day.

Deputy Sheriffs' O'Donnell and Bryan, who were jointly indicted yesterday with Sheriff Creamer for interference with the possession of goods seized at the store of Louis Husner, at No. 29 Atlantic avenue, by Internal Revenue officers, appeared before United States Judge Thomas this morning, pleaded not guilty and were admitted to $1,900 bail each for trial. Abraham Oberstein, the lawyer also indicted in connection with the ense, failed to -how np and a bench warraut has been issued for his arrest. United States District Attorney Pettit, in speaking of the case thin morning, stated that he had been informed by letter from Lawyer Oberstein that some of the that-tels seized by the sheriff had been sold, and, therefore, could not be returned. This statement is in direct contradiction ot Sheriff Creamer, who has said that none of the goods have been sold.

COMING EVENTS. Annual indoor games of the Athletic Association of the Fourteenth Regiment, nt the armory. Eighth avenue and Fifteenth street, to-night. Henry lYhittemore will read a tarier on Freemasonry in the Yar of the Revolution" at the meeting of the New York Historical Society, Second avenue. timer of Eleventh street, Manhattan, on Tuesday next.

TO IRK LA GRIPIlS IN TWO PAYS Take laxative Broreo Quintas Tablets. AM tlruKKisin refund the money if it fal'a to cure. G. W. Orova's signature Is on each box.

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