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TflE DAILY STANDARD UNION; BROOKLYN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER lft 1000, Burnham. A. A. WEBSTER 440 Fulton Street Hints and Helps, Flatbush Avenue, Junction Fultcn Street. Most Attractive Stopping Place In Brooklyn Pr'cei Always the t-owest.

tor Our Store WHlV Be Open Evenings Very Special Offers for Until Christmas. the Holidays. HELD PIANOS Represent better value for your money than your money wjll buy elsewhere. Mads Specially for the Hone. Prices the Lowest Terms: From 91.50 Week.

Send for catalogue, giving special price and bargain list. KRANICH and BACH, thp embodiment of perfection in piano construction. Bee us before buying. We wilt gave you money. We are sole agents and sell them at factory prices Send for catalogue and our easy payment sys tem.

Old Pianos Taken in Exchange, HELD COMPANY, 313 and 315 Fulton Block Below Ctty Hall, Brooklyn. Open Every Evening Till 9 P. hat halt IGt'Oe Him for Christmas To aid those who are in doubt as to what would please a man for Christmas, we append a partial list of articles carried by us in many patterns and at many prices, but in one quality only THE BEST. New Spring Poulards, for Christmas Gifts. Tomorrow we shall show our first arrivals of Foil- lards for Spring, and we promise a rich treat in these V' teautifutuew.

goods. The Remand for these favorite Silk tforT' Christmas gifts has' 'become more marked every year, i Our opening prices will be 75 85 cts. and 51.00 per yard. Not a yard of anything that is pot the newest. v- Center Counters, Dress Goods Dept.

CIGAR BOXES, TOBACCO JARS, CIGAR LIGHTERS, PIPE CLEANERS, CIGAR CASES, CIGARETTE CASES. ASH TRAYS. CIGAR BOX OPENERS, MATCH HOLDERS. TOBACCO BOXES, SNUFF BOXES and PIPES (Meerschaum and Brier Wood), all mounted in sterling silver or in fikt. gold.

INK STANDS, PAPER WEIGHTS. SEAL9, LETTER SCALES, DESK PADS, PAPER CUPS, PEN RACKS. MUCILAGE JARS, PEN WIPERS, DESK CLOCKS. LETTER AND MAGAZINE OPENERH, COUPON SHEARS and many other novelties lor the Library or Office. SHAVING SETS, BRUSHES.

CUPS, RAZOR. RAZOR STROPS, SOAP BOXES, TALCUM HOLDERS, TOOTH 'POWDER BOXES, all In sterling silver or silver trimmed. SUSPENDERS, with 14kt. gold or sterling bucklca SLEEVE SUPPORTERS. HAT MARKERS, COAT HANGERS.

POCKET MEASURES. FLASKS, In Silver, Glass or Leather covered, with aad without cups. Fine Leather LETTER and BILL BOOKS. BILL FOLD3, CARD CASES, PURSES and WALLETS. SILVER AND GOLD PENCILS, in a very great variety.

FOUNTAIN PENS (Wntermane), plain and gold and silver trimmed; CORKSCREWS, silver mounted handlea; BAG TAGS, SHOE HORNS. TOOTH PICKS. TRAVELING MEDICINE CASES, POCKET NAIL FILES, WHISTLES. COLLAR BUTTQNS, of every known style, size, shape and length. WINE COASTERS, DECANTERS and WHISKEY JUGS, BEER MUGS and STEINS.

GOLF SCORES and TEE MAKERS. PLAYING CARD CASES and POKER BOXES. WATCHES, In gold, silver and gun metaL WATCH CHAINS, in gold, gun metal and In rolled gold. SCARF PINS, In gold and set with precious and semiprecious stonea SCARF PIN'S, In silver, FINGER RINGS, In gold and set with diamonds and with a great variety of odd and unique stonea SLEEVE BUTTONS, gold and silver find diamond mounted. SHIRT STUDS, with diamonds, pearls, plain gold and enamelled for full dress.

FULL DRESS FOBS, with buckles, rings and seala gold, sliver and rolled plate LOCKETS. In gold and set with dtamonds. WATCH CHARMS, tn gold and silver, with atones and In odd designa CIGAR CUTTERS, In gold and silver and diamond mounted. POCKET KNIVES, with gold or silver handles; KET RINGS and CHAINS In gold and silver. THERMOMETER CASES, for physicians, in gold and silver.

FIELD AND OPERA GLASSES, of the best makes only. EYE GLASSES and SPECTACLES, In gold, Steel and aluminum frames, scientifically adjuzted. EYB GLASS CHAINS, HOOKS and CASES. THERMOMETERS, In silver end leather frames. HAIR BRUSHES.

CLOTH BRUSHES. HAT BRUSHES, NAIL BRUSHES, TOOTH BRUSHES, in sterl'ng sliver and in ebony, either plain or silver mounted. DRESSING AND POCKET silver mounted. POCKET SCISSORS, sliver mounted. Great Sale of Umbrellas for Holiday Gifts.

The finest selection of Umbrellas for the holiday trade that we have ever made will be opened to-morrow. The goods- are all new and bright, made to our order; and the prices are extremely low. You will find Union taffeta Umbrellas, 26 and 2 indies, with fine Congo, furze and Weichsel handles, all with cases and tassels, at SI. 25, SI. 50.

and S2.00. All pure silk Umbrellas, 26 and 28 inches with, natural Congo, Penang, furze itnd Weichsel handles on close rolling steel rods, at $2.50, S3. 00 to $5.50. All pure silk serge Umbrellas, 26 and 28 Inches, with handsome sterling silver trimmed handles, and Paragon frames at $3 CO, S3.75 to $5 00. 20 and 28 inch Umbrellas 'with 'Choice handies of smoked ivorj, pearl, cloisonne, gun metal, silver and gold caps, white ivory, pearl deposit, from S3.

25 to SI 5.00. A complete line of Children's Umbrellas, from 50 cts. upward. Also a choice assortment of mens Walking Sticks. Trimmed Millinery, Half Price Sale.

Ladies Hats, Bonnets and Toques, the latest correct styles and materials, reduced one-half in price $7.00 to $10.00. The remaining stock of Childrens Hats, at $3.00 to $5.00 lens than half of original prices. You should not fail to see our beautiful assortment of Hair and Dress Garniture. any articles selected and deliver at any date desired. Irish Dimities Just Out of the Custom House.1 Dimities In December may sound a little out 1 of season, yet we have had demands for such goods for Christmas gifts, for several years past.

To-morrow we will show a very Jchoice lot, all just Imported, at 22 and 25 cts. per yard. Also, Percale and Gingham Dress Lengths in the brightest and best printings, at 95 1 .00, and $1.25 Cut, Prices on High Class Black Dress vf Goods. Black Venetians, 52 inches wide, guaranteed pure wool, good Height for tailor gowns, OS eta. per yard; value i the beat offer In Black Goods this year.

Five yards alii make a dress. Brocaded Melrose Cloths, $1.96 goods, reduced to $1.45, Esrurlal Silk and Wool Grenadines, goods, at 1.75. Unfinished Poplins, 91 46 goods, at $1.00. Soutache Grenadines, $9.95 goods, at $2.95. fiiikand Wool Japonettes, $2.50 goods, at $1.95.

Brilliantines, excellent grades. 45-inch goods, at 50 in stead of 06 and 75 instead of 95 cts. $1 More Velvet Waist Lengths for $1.38. The last of the four saddles having been placed on the towers of the new East River Bridge, the false work which was constructed for the purpose of hoist ing the saddle to the top of- the tower will be removed. This work will take few days, and the next work of Importance on the bridge will be the laying of the cable.

The Roebiing Company, which has the contract for the laying of the cable, will begin work within a few days. There will be four cables, nineteen inches In diameter each, and containing 10,000 wires. The weight of the cables will be about 4,500 tons. Whan finished the cables will be divided into thirty-seven strands, each containing 293 wires. The cables will be laid at the one time, stringing the wires back and forth from each side of the river.

Eight strands will be made simultaneously. The wires will be parallel, and will be adjusted to the original guide. There will be a false wire rope driven byan engine for the purpose of carrying the wires across the river. This wire rope will carry a largo wheel. The wire will be rolled on a num.

ber of large spools standing on each an chorager One end of awh-ewriH be--fa-tened to the anchor bars, the bight of the wire passing kround'the rolling wheel which moves on a carrier rope over the river. This wheel carries two wires across the river at one time. These two wires will be and in the meantime another wheel on the other -aide of special lot of red Lizard Combination the rope travels backward and carries Gloves at Remarkably Low Prices. Xadies heavy Suedo Gloves, pique sewn, 90 worth 25. Ladles Silk Mittens, with fancy backs, one pair in a box, 45 cts.

-Misses' Olaco Kid Gloves, embroidered backs, $1,00, Boys Castor Gloves, 51.00. Men's Castor Gloves. $1.25 quality: $1.00. Men's Wool lined Mocha Gloves, $1.65 and $2.00. Mens Fur lined Gloves, $2.25 and $2.75.

Mens White Worsted Gloves, 46 cts. DuchessC and ioint Lace Handkerchiefs. beautiful line of these goods from Switzerland. French hand-embroidered Handkerchiefs from our own special designs, and cannot be had French embroidered are from $1.25 to the Duchesse from $2.25 to $28.00 Handkerchiefs, laundered and ready for use, andem- lace edges, 5 cts. Especially Good in Pocket Books.

All Fancy Velvets, in pretty vicesble, three and a half yards in a box. Fine Broadcloth Dress Lengths. In shades of rod, gray, navy, green, olive and castbi, all wool, fine goods, instead of 97 50; for full dress lengths. Other patterns at $2.65, $2.95, $3.45, $3.75, $3.95, $4.50, $4.75 and upward. Christmas Presents in Cloak Department Three hundred fin French Flannel Waists, In shades of rose, Nie green, red, navy, cadet.

white and black, with whits frpnts, in a pretty bot, at $2.95 each; value $5 00. RAINY DAY SUITS, in black and colors, some of the best styles shown this season, made pf pebble Cheviot, Covert and Kersey. In double-breasted, blouse and tight fitting styles, $15.00. instead of $26.00. MACKINTOSHES for ladles and misses.

In various styles and colors, the $2 50 and kind for $2.95, and the $5.00 and $7.00 kind fpr $3.05. lined, with inside frame, and finely lin 'at and Misses Shoes, for Christmas. present can you give to children than made, perfect-fitting Shoes? We have a size to 4, 75 ,1.00 and Shoes, else. 5 to 1.00, ,1.25 and sizes 114 to 1, (1.75, 92.00 and $2.25. Leather Shoes, lace kid top, 92.50.

sizes to 334, 1.75. t- Specjal in Smoking Jackets for Monday. A desirable lot of Mens Smoking Jackets, made of $ood double-faced cloth, lq brown, black, blue and green, with plaid collar and cuffs, well made and bound with satin, fastened with silk -frogs, usually sold at our price, $3.50. MEN8-RQBi Blanket-and Eiderdown made in our own. Workroom, in -a variety of styles and colorings, $2.75.

$4.00. $6.50 and $7.50. 0U8PENDERS, silk and satin, put up In handsome boxes, make handsome gifts. Special, All Silk Suspenders, with sterling silver mountings, with French kid enda to match, $1.50. NECKWEAR 50 ot.

Tecks, Four-In-Hands and Imperials, 411 silk, 25 cU. each, Extra fine quality Silk Imperials, Four-in-Hands and at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. OF BRIDGE CtSLES. Roebiing Company Will Begin Very Important Work Within a Few Days. 'two wires in an opposite direction, the idea being that while one gang of men adjust the two wires, which will take about ten minutes, two new wires will be carried over on the other wheel for the men to adjust.

The strands will have an open eye or loopat the end, which will go around a casting or cable shoe. Fach shoe rests against a temporary link about three or four feet back from the I permanent bVrVTt ta nMMzirJ to take hold of the cable strand by heavy by heavy machinery and lift it from Its temporary to permanent place. When the strands are all completed they will be formed Into a cylindrical cable by large steel clamps. This operation will be performed from 'the temporary foot bridges. MAY ERECT PARISH HOUSE.

Corporation Counsel Whalen haa tent to Building Commissioner John Gulifoyie an opinion as to the right to erect a parish house for Bt. Marks Episcopal Church on Union street, near Brooklyn avenue. Contractor P. J. Carlin applied for a permit for the building, but as there seemed to be a legal obstacle.

Commissioner Gulifoyie referred the to Mr. Whalen. The point at Issue waa the question of the applicability of an act of the Legislature forbidding the erection of buildings other than greenhouses, on Union street. In that Mr. Whalen In his opinion holds that the act, as far as It applies to Union street.

Is unconstitutional, as there Is no reference to that thoroughfare In the title. AARON R. SUTHERLAND WANTED FOR FORGERY, BOSTON, Dec. 1. Forg-ery 1 charged against Aaron Sutherland, 28 years old, of 1- Woodbine Park, South Boston, who until a week ago was ah employee of the mm of Charles W.

(Bidden, 574 street. The amount involved is He disappeared a few days ago and warrants are out for his arrest. For some time he had been under suspicion on account of being a highflyer. Sutherland was seen in New York several day ago, but has been traced no further He was a prominent Republican nnd was a candidate for the Legislature at the last election. He cashed the check of customers, forging the name of Mr.

Giidden, it is claltned. GREEK AND ORTHODOX CHURCH UNION. ATHENS, Dec. 15. The Archbishop of Syra haa publiahed a pamphlet In which he advocate, the union of the Greek Orthodox Church with that of England.

He declarea himself to bo In agreement with nearly, all of the polnte of doctrine recently laid down by Dr. Wordawui tli, Biehop of Sail, bury, and approved by the Archbishop of Canterbury, A translation of this exposition of the doctrine ot the Angdian Church ll given In the pamphlet. ACCUSED OF $2 THEFT. 1 Thomas 8haroh, 10 year old, of Grant street, near Nostrand avenue, pleaded not guilty tn the Grant street pollco court yesterday to a chare of stealing 23 from the money drawer of Richard Wicks grocery store, at Thirty-eighth street, near Noetrand avenue, held for examination. REV.

MR. CARSON FOR LIBERIA. The Rev. David A. Carson, of the Hanson Place M.

K. Church, will sail for Liberia next Wednesday. He been appointed minister of the church at Oar-raway station in the Liberty Conference. Hosiery at Special Prices. 1.

A R. Morleys fast black Cotton Stockings, solee, high spliced heels, 25 cts. per pair, 1. A R. Morleys fast black Cotton Stockings, soles, high spliced heels, all hand seams, 3 pairs for 9100; price 45 cts.

Cotton Socks, also Mercerized fancy striped 50 eta quality, reduced to 85 cts. per 9100. I 1 We will gladly reserve BRQOMJPTEWEEK Close of Many of the Present Series of Interesting teotures. Memorial to Dr. Storrs Tuesday Evening.

On Tuesday evening of this week the members of the Brooklyn Institute will meet to do honor to the memory of that noble citizen of Brooklyn, and late vice-president of the institute, the Rev, Dr. Richard Salter Storrs. Full announce-. The officers of the Board of Trustees of the institute as well as many members were piesent at the memorial services held fop Fr. Storrs In his church, the Church of the Pilgrim, on the evening of Nov.

19, but it was felt that because of the great work dope by Dr. Storrs for the Brooklyn Institute In all Its branches, and the Igor with which he pushed Hs'clalma, always looking to a larger field for It in the future. It was only fitting that this great association should itself do him honor. This aldb Is In accord with a long established custom of the tnstitJte of holding memorial services for those who save distinguished service to the city, State or Nation. A.

Augustus Healy, president of the Board of Trustees, will preside, and make the Introductory address; the Rev. Dr. Albert J. Lyman, pastor of the South Congregational Church, and president of the, council will deliver the invocation. The Rev.

Dr. Washington Qfadden, of Columbus, OliiOr a life long friend of Dr. Storrs, will make the memorial address, and will be followed by the Hon. Beth Low, LL.D., president of Columbia University, who will also make an address. This meeting will be held In Association Hall, and at the usual hour, 3:15 P.

M. The present week will see the close of trrtfe of the present series of lecture All have been of exceptional Interest, and largely attended. Prof. Robert W. Rogers.

Ph.D., LL.D., of the Drew Theo-loricsl Seminary, closes his list on 'Genesis and Oriental Research1 to-morrow afternoon, at the Art Gallery, by speaking on 'Abraham and the Kings of the East. This course has not only drawn those who were Interested In the Bible from the standpoint of religion, but also those who study it as literature, and those who are looking for correct historical Information as to the erly tribes of the earth. Prof. John H. McKay will finish a course on The Theory of Flectrlclty.

at th Packer Institute, to-morrow evening. These lectures have been fascinating expositions of a subject difficult- lvmei-o-oomprehn4 but Prof. McKay has brought the stupendous facts of the wonders of electricity to the comprehension of those least learned In the science. He will tell to-morrow evening of Electric Oscillations and Radiation, and will illustrate the lecture with demonstrations. At Association Hall to-morrow evening Prof.

Griggs wilt, finish the series on Education and Life speaking particularly of Publlo Education and the Problem of Democracy. Prof. Henry B. Northrop, of the Polytechnic Institute, who Is equally at home In Europe or the United States, finishes some finely Illustrated lectures on German cities On Tuesday afternoon at the Art Gallery by telling of the Little Cities of Germany. Most of the lantern slides that illustrate these lectures was made from photographs taken by Professor Northrop himself, and are not to be seen elsewhere.

Anothing closing lecture is by Mrs. Richard Gotthell on Wednesday before the Frenoh section of the Department of Philology at the Art Gallery. The subject will be Guy de Maupassant, and, like the preceding five studies of French Authors of the Nineteenth Century. will be delivered In French, which Mrs. Gotthell speaks with an exquisitely, pure Parisian accent.

Members of the Institute who are housekeepers will regret to know that Miss Helen Louise Johnson will close her series of six illustrated talks on cooking in the large lecture room, Association Building, on Thursday afternoon, when she will tell about hristmas Dishes. These lectures have been practical, and with the few exceptions which were requested, have dealt with the preparation of dishes that are available In any family. At the Museum Building on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 Dr. Alfred G. Mayer, Ph.D., Museum Curator of Natural Science Collections, will give the fifth and last lecture in the course on The Deep Sea and Its Life.

He will tell of th animals that Inhabit the deep, and ot their general character and environment; of the deep sea. fishes and their Ufe; of archaic forma and the reasons for their existence; of migrations of shore and shallow water forms into the deep sea and of the fats of the deep sea. Profuse Illustrations adorn these lectures. The Hon. James D.

Bell, of Brooklyn, la to deliver the weekly lecture on law to-morrow at P. Id. at tbo Art Gal MINISTER TO EDIT LONDON EVENING 'W The Rev. Dr. Parker to Have Full Control of the Great Daily For Six Days.

LONDON, Dec. 15. The Rev. Dr. Parker will assume control of the Evening Sun on Dec.

17, and will continue to control it In every way until Dec. XL Ho proposes to produce not a. newspaper which shuts out the dark and sad happenings of life, because they are un-pleasant, but a newspaper which touches life at aJl point and which, above alL touches life as the man of God striving towards -high purpose and conscious oT high endeavor, would touch it. This la the present editors statement and those who know Dr. Parkers influence on the city men who crowd the City Temple at the Thursday noon service will watoh the experiment WUh Interest.

The paper will not offer such good facilities to Dr. Parker, however, as did the Topeka 'Capital to the Rev. C. M. Sheldon.

ENGLISH OPERAS FAREWELL After a season which proved that grand opera could be given with unusual excellence at popular prices and In English, the Metropolitan Ei gltsh Opera Company terminated Its Manhattan run last night with a repetition of Cvalleila, Ruitlnoana and H. M. Pinafore. a double bill, that proved deservedly popular two weeks ago Unstinted praise cannot be given. It is true, to these productions this past season, if one views them purely from the highest musical standpoint, but If the stumbling blocks to be surmounted, and they were many, are rightfully considered, a generous meed of commendation is due to the management tn the accomplishment of thia, their very difficult enterprise.

The translation of the original librettos Into English (and what work does not suffer when turned Into another tongue?) the engaging of-competent artists in accordance with popular prices, and, therefore, many of them unacquainted with the requirements of grand opera, and the training of a hitherto untrained chorus, to a careful interpretation of the masters works, these and many others were the perplexities that confronted the originators of the plan, and the people of Greater New York who have benefited by their efforts, who have been taught to know better the music of the composers they might not otherwise hear, should rise up and call them blessed In that they succeeded as admirably as they did. Last nights yanked 'wHb The olhers and a cordial farewell greeting was given singers when they made their closing appearance ns the curtain rose. The two casts in full were as follow's: Ruetlcana, by Pietro Mascagni Santussa, a village girl, Phoebe Strakosch: Lola, Alfios wife. Fanchon Thompson; Turiddu, a returned soldier, Philip Brozel; Alflo, the village teamster, Homer IJnd: Lucia Turiddu mother, Louise Meissllneer Conductor. Armando SeppiilL H.

M. S. Pinafore, by W. 8, Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan the Rt Hon. Sir Joseph Porter.

K.C.B., First Lord of the Admiralty, Henry E. Dtxey; Capt. Corcoran, commanding H. M. Pinafore, William Pauli; Ralph Rackstraw.

able seaman, Joseph F. Sheehan; Dick Deadeye, able seaman, F. J. Boyle; Bill Bobstav. boatswain, Forrest Carr; Josephine.

the Captain's daughter, Grace Tan Studdiford; Hebe, Sir Josephs first eon-sin, Kate Condon; Little Buttercup, a bumboat woman, Zelie de Ctoh ductor, R. Eckhold. -w MILITIA MAY AID IN MURDERERS CAPTURE. COLUMBIA CITY, InL. I.

15. Marvin Kuhns, the desperado, who eacaped rronv the Ohio Penitentiary on Thanksgiving Day and fought the Loyuwport police on Monday, was located to-day to long Swamp, near here. The tight with the Uo transport police on Monday wee a running one ot seven mile, tn which one man waa wounded, but Kuhns finally got as ay and had not been located again until to-day. The local military eoee-i pany expects orders from the tlBTti es to aid in Kuhn capture. M4RHIED.

-rj ONDERDOKK CORNWALL 1 John D. A. Owtordook i th Mr daughter. Mart A rail gas. MS 8Br.i Alfrad Blhidn Cora wall, Traailtj De.

11. ISPS, at $11 Jtferva Braattva, K. T. a I PIED. OTTENDORVER.

Orarald Ottawtorfvr. Stag camber Uth, ta lbs Tit Ms sga 4 sent aottp late lery. He will tell of the process of lawmaking, and incidentally may bring In something of the Brooklyn courts. It will be remembered that Mr. Bell was at one time the Police Commissioner of Brooklyn, and therefore has a fund of knowledge to draw upon that la possessed by hut few.

Readings from Ruth McEnery Stuart will be given on Thursday afternoon by Miss Louise M. Graff, of Manhattan, this being the second in her series of Thursday afternoon readings. Miss Graff chooses Jolly subjects that will make people leave the hall feeling that they have had an afternoon of pure enjoyment. Sometimes there is little pathos intermixed, but this only makes the fun In her selections stand out the more prominently. As a dialect reader she is preeminent.

Educational Democracy will be the toplo of the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott's address on Thursday evening, the fifth in his series on Democracy." I Several interesting department meetings are to be held this week. The information Section of the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Microscopy are to hold conferences on Tuesday evening, both at the Art Building and study will te on The Structure of For-aminifera, and exhibits of microscopical preparations will be made by George Ashby, chairman; S. E.

Stiles, M.D and James Walker, and others. Lantern photographs will also be showp. A conference on Educational Psychology: The Child as a Moral Being, will be held by the members of the Department of Pedagogy, Mrs. Franklin W. Hooper, chairman, at the Art Building, op Thursday at 4 P.

M. OberammergaU In 1200, the Place, the People and the Play, t111 be the topic of the closing lecture by Burton Holmes at Association Hall on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. The lecture will not be entirely devoted io the play, but will give the beautiful surroundings of the village and pictures of the people In their ordinary, daily life. He Will tlao show a number of the surrounding castles, built by the mad King Ludwig of Bavaria in the hills of the Tyrol. As in the previous lectures, motion pictures will add greatly to the interest, of the story.

These will be of the streets of the village, at the railway station and near the theatre. Full announcement has been madt in the musical column of this paper of the two fine musical attractions offered this eek by the Brooklyn Institute. The programme in detail for the week is as follows: Monday 4 P. lecture, Art Gallery, Robert W. Rogers, Ph.D., LL.D., Abraham and the Kings of the Bast.

8:15 P. lecture. Art Gallery, Hon. James D. Bel, Law Making; lecture.

Packer Institute, John 8. McKay. Ph.D., Electric Oscillations and Radiation; lecture, Association Hall, Edward Howard Griggs. M.A., Publlo Education and the Problem ot Democracy.1 Tuesday 4 P. lecture, Art Gallery, Henry E.

Northrop, M.A., The Little Cities of Germany. 8:15 P. M. memorial meeting, in honor of thd late Rev. Dr.

R. 8. Storrs, Association Hall; conference, Art Building, Department of Astronomy; conference. Art Building, Department of Microscopy. Wednesday 4 P.

lecture. Art Gallery. Mrs. Richard Gotlhefi, Guy" de Maupassant; 8:15 P. oratorio, The Messiah, Academy of Music, Brooklyn Oratorio Society and assisting artists.

Thursday 4 P. lecture, large lecture room, 502 Fulton Street, Miss Helen Louise Johnson, Christmas Dishes; reading, Art Gallery, Miss Louise M. Graff, from Ruth McEnery Stuart; conference, Art Building Mrs. Franklin W. Hooper, chairman, The Child as a Moral Being.

8:16 P. lecture. Association Hall, Lyman Abbott, D.D., LL.D., Educational Democracy. Friday 8:15 P. lecture.

Association Hall, Burton Holmes. Oberammergau In 1900, the Play, the Place and the People (and Saturday matinee at the aame place, 3:30 P. Saturday 2:30 P. lecture, Museum Building, Alfred G. Maver.

Ph.D., The Animals of the Deep Sea. 8:15 P. song recital. Association Hall, Master Earl Gulick, boy soprano, and Miss Ida Branth, violinist. METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY REPORT.

ALBANY, Dec. 15. The Metropolitan Ftrect Railway report for the ending Sept 30 has been filed. It shows the gross receipts to have been an Increase of the net receipts to have been 270, an increase of fixed chargee, $1,128,985, an increase of surplus, $924,285, an Increase of $132,549. The general balance sheet shows the company to have cash on hand, with a surplus of $2,098,678.

FREIGHT WRECK ON NEW YORK CENTRAL GENEVA, If. Dec. 15. The entire Pennsylvania division of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad was blocked by a freight wreck this morning. The rear-end collision of two freight train eccurred near this city, and both enginee and.

sixteen care were demolished. The ftremea aad engineers on both engines Jumped for their lives, and no one was Injured. The property loss la heavy. Table Linens for Holiday Gifts, Fins Damask Table Cloth and Napkins, nicely boxed, in sets ot on Cloth aad one dozen Napkins to match. Cloth 2 yards wide and 2 to 3 yards long, $4.50 to $10.00 per set.

Complete assortment of hand-drawn Japanese and Mexican Squares, Tray Cloths, Buffet Scarfs and Dollies, at popular prices. An elegant assortment of hand-embroidered Irish Linen Scarfs, Tray Cloths, Centerpieces and Lace Trimmed Table Cloths, Main Floor, Annex. beautiful aridscr value $4.60. Pocketbooks, calf ished, value 2.60, Childrens come into the Poatofflce for shipping until next ween, the iorvigo money orders are practically all In, and a great part of the domestlo business In that department also. In the five days of the past week, beginning on Monday and ending Friday night, the Central Postoffice Money Order Department alone handled 1,544 transactions.

Of these 1,044 were foreign 100 more than for the corresponding period last year, for which was paid out 213,000. In the six branch stations, for the same' time, about too foreign orders were Issued, paying out nearly Of the domestic money ordera 500 wdbe handledwt the General Postoffice, and 230,000 were paid out, an Increase ot about 23,000 over last year. From the branch stations nearly the tame number were registered and some 225,000 were paid out. It is estimated by the Superintendent of the Local Money Qrder Department that next week about 00 domestic orders will go through the General Postofllce and that about 100,000 will be paid out. Thia will bring the total amount paid out in Brooklyn in money orders very close to 2140, OOOv A manufacturer's Just received a also fine Paris.

They are elsewhere The each, and each. Ladies Initial' 6 in a box, 75 cts. broidered, also with Something What more useful pair of our well $1,215 Shoei, Children's Kid fl.50. MlBses' Kid Shoes, Misses Patent Little Men's Shoes, English A lot of Ladles with double Instead of 35 cts. 8ft dozen Ladles with double 36 cts.

per pair, or per pair, 4ft dozen Mens Cotton Socks, regular pair, or 3 pairs for Muslin Gowns of fine and embroidered Corset Covers, and ribbon, 75 Worsted Fascinators, Worsted Ciroular 91.85. Ice Wool Squares, 91-25. Cardigan Jackets, Short 'Jackets to Mexican Jackets, and 92.25. Silk Jackets, 92.50 to 97.00. Ladles Worsted colors, 95 Specials in Ruffled Bobblnet $2.50 and 93.00; Real Renaissance 910.00; were 29 00.

Irish Point Lace Nottingham Laee good values. Tapestry Rdrtieres. were $4.00 to Tapestry Couch $3 00. Extra wide Tapestry Table 8-4, 10-4, Oriental Rugs at' Reduced Prices. Anatolian.

Bhlrvan, and Carabaghs, average size 3 3x1.5. at 94.50, 96.50, 17.60 and 98.50, value. 113 00 to 215 00'. Kazaks and Daghestans, average sizes 4 2x5.10. at 918.00, 920.00, 922.50 and 925.00; values 230.00 to '935 00.

Ladlks, Irans and Cashmere, 930-00, 938.00 and 1 40 00; 'values 260.00 and 160.00. Klrmans, Serebends and Tabriz, 950.00, 975,60 and JI95.00; values and 2200.00. Afghans and Cashmeres, very choice designs, average size TfixlO.il, 970.00, 175.00 and 985.00;- value 2100 00 and 9100.00. Third Floor. Underwear Department Sug gestions.

quality Muslin, neok, bias hemstitching ruffle, 75 cts. French shape, bias hemstitching, lace beading ota. all colors, 39 cts. Capet, full ripple, all colors, 91.38 to whits, black and gray, SB eta to couavs style, 85 cts. waist.

1 sizes. 65 ets, 9180 and 91-66; with sleeves, $1.83 quilted, with cotton and wadding, Slippers, plain colors, 75 combination Juliette colors, 91.10. 1 I i Lace Curtains and Tapestry Goods. Laos Curtains, lace edge and Insertion, were 23.60 and 24.0ft. Lace Curtains, 98-25, 98,50 and 212 00 and 213 25.

Curtains, 95,00, 98-00 and 97.00. Curtains, 91.00, 91.50 and $2.00 especially fringed top and bottom, $3.00 to $8.00. Covers, fringed. Bagdad stripe, were Covers, $3.50 Covers, very Special, 4-4, 25 $-4, 12-4, $4.00. Third Floor.

Bedding Department Specials. Excellent White Wool Blankets, double bed size, 93.00 Ber pair. 'T Ban Qenoa White Wool Blankets, extra large, 99.50 per pair: Fine California Blankets, extra soft wool, 04 lbs. Weight, 910.00 per pair. A splendid assortment of Satin and Marseilles Counterpanes, white and colored, from 92.25 to 97.50 each.

Choice assortment ot Brass and Enameled Bedsteads. Third Floor. I BUSI Greatest Year For Local Post Office in the History of the Department. DAMAGES FOR GRADING. The Board of Assessor give notice to all citizens who claim to have been Injured by a change of grade In the following streets to present their claims In writing to the Board of Assessors, at 320 Broadway, Manhattan, before Deo.

at A. M. Newkirk avenue, from Flatbush avenue to East Twenty-sixth street. Center street, from Hamilton avenue to Clinton street. Avenue from Ocean Parkway to Coney Island avenue.

Essex street, from Arlington avenue to Atlantlo avenue. Schenck avenue, from Livonia avenue to New Lota avenue. CARTAGE FREE. American Carpet Cleaning Worcs and Storage Warehouse. Csrsfts deaaat eer proco ul thoroughly flr- frood tram dual, Iwln bWun on uwtonc.

carefully brushod on the face, removiu all moths 4 dssiructiT matter. Orders toy ttliphon will cecelvs prompt attention. T-lophooo call 137 Sta lOCf R. ICRENCK. Us US Tweatr-flni Ste Holidays and hard work bsooms syno-' tyms at this tlms of year la tbs Brook-j lyn Poatofflce.

The number of parcels and packages to be handled, both for local and out of town delivery cadis for the employment of much additional help and business ot the Money Order Department far outstrips In amount anything that takes plaes at other seuona of the 'rear. This Tear's quantity df mall mat. and money Orders, moreover. Is la (terns of that of last year, And Indeed sf apy former year. The largest number of parcel? do not ji.