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Gov't Report US i HARD TIME RICKED CATASTROPHE. THE NEW BRIDGE. FOLEY A The Assemblyman Opposed to Tes-t'mony by Ex-Convicts. LAWYER HIRSH CALLED TWO. PURE Secretary Thiir-ber Is Not ing Further Office.

THE COPYRIGHT LAWS A FARCE. RECENTLY A PUBLICATION; SYNDf-CATE COPYRIGHTED UNCLE SAM DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCES-INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT NATIONAL TREASURY DEFICIT ANNUAL ALLOWANCE FOR THE BROOKLYN POST OFFICE 8pci to The Standard Union.) Washington, July 11. Henry T. Thurber ku had a hard time since, on March "4, 1993, he assumed the duties -of private secretary to President Cleveland. He has been a target (or much criticism, because of his loyaltytaftlB.

Cleveland and his conviction ot tfiePregldent's ability and sincerity, but he was never really a candidate for office. He took the office of private secretary at the sacrifice of his law really feeling- that it was a duty to which he was called. The latest and the most cruel story In regard to the private secretary Is that he desires to be appointed major and Judge Advocate In the army on the 3d of August, when (the retirement of CoL William Wlnthrop offers a vacancy. Mr. Thurbers experience with office seekers haa been such as to make him verv loath to enter! into such a category.

He natu1 EX-COMMISSIONER GOTT EXCUSED UNTIL MONDAY NEXT O. W. DEWING, SUPERINTENDENT AT ST. JOHNLAND, TESTIFIED -CO" CERNING GOTTS REGIME SO INSIDE LIGHT ON PENITENTLulT METHODS. I -Assemblyman Foley, the Democratic member of the Assembly Committee on Cities, took a lively interest yesterday tn the investigation of the Kings County De- partment of Charities, and protested against placing ex-convicts on.

the stand. Hugo Hirshj the committee's counsel, ex- j. a mined two such witnesses. Mr. Foley said 'that, under the circumstances, the officials ought to be represented by coun- sel.

It is understood that no more ex- convicts will be examined until the com- mlttee meets In the Penitentiary. Ex-Commlsaloner B. Frank Gott, who was on the stand week before last, and was under examination from Monday afternoon until recess yesterday, has been excused until Monday next. He was anx- -ious to be let off temporarily yesterday morning, as his wife is 11L Mr. Hlrs' expected other important witnesses, and agreed to give the ex-Commlssloner a re- spite as soon as his other witnesses "ar' rived, but Mr.

Gott had to stand the or- deal until 1 o'clock. After recess the first witness called was Dr. O. W. Dewing, Superintendent at St' Johnland.

Testifying as to affairs there- under Commissioners Gott, Murphy and Nolan he said that Mr. Gott took much -Interest In the place, and was there frequently. Gott, he said, later on in proper, and held that a letter "Is a package containing personal matter of no salable value." The question was referred to the Superintendent of Foreign Malls at Washington, -who, after a careful Investigation, forwarded to. Boston-the unanimous opinion of the postal authorities of Canada and America, that "the term letter tn Its usual and ontln-ary form, is to be construed to embrace sealed packages consisting of an envelope of any size, but of the usual letter shape and Its contents; but that rolls or packages not enclosed In an as the word envelope is generally used, can't be considered to be a letter in its usual -and ordinary formj A sealed package In the form of a -roll, is', therefore, not entitled to transmission in the malls exchanged between the United States and Canada; and your office was correct In declining to receive the sealed roll mentioned" i That settles the question as to what constitutes a letter. Papers In thirty contested election cases, for seats in the Flfty-fourthCon-gress have been filed with Clerk Kerr, the House of Representatives.

These will be referred to the Committee on Elections when the House meets. The evidence taken in these thirty cases amounts now to over sixty thousand pages. Nobody will be seated in the next House unless he has a bona fide case. At the Treasury Department eighty-five claims for rebale on account of money pai. under-the Income Tax have been allowed, making a total of 113,823.

These claims run from as high as $3,032 to S3. The total amount paid in under the provisions of- the Income Tax before it was declared unconnitutional was about 175,000. 1 "Matt Myner" had this to say of ex-Congressman Bliss of Brooklyn in yesterdays evening Washington "News," which will interest and amuse "Archie" Bliss' Brooklyn friends: 1 "I see the boys over in Anacostla are talking of sending a delegation to the next Democratic Convention in favor of the Hon. A. M.

Bliss as a candidate to the next National Democratic Convention, Good for Archie Bliss. No better in the world, but I know personally that he has had all the politics he wants. He has got an immense sub-division in Twining City that he Is going t- sell, and sell mighty soon, because It is a desirable place for residences, but he doesn't want any political job. Archie Bliss and the Havemyers, who are associated with him, have spent over a half a million dollars in beautifying the most desirable suburban property in the District of Mr. Bliss will no doubt thank the gentlemen who have so kindly mentioned his name in connection with the next National Convention, but .1 am sure he wants to count himself out; By the way, I think Col.

Bliss still keeps up his voting residence In Brooklyn, but even If he has deserted for all the time the City of Churches, I am absolutely certain that he Is not anlxous for any political preferment at the hands' of the District Democrats." Postmaster Sullivan at i Brooklyn has been allowed' twenty-eight hundred dollars for horse hire -and eleven thousand two hundred and eleven for street car far for the Brooklyn Post Office for the present fiscal year. The amount of the Treasury deficit for the first ten days of July Is $11,743,305.82. The receipts have been but while the expenditures have aggregated $21,250,000. The customs receipts for the month have been but $3,933,201.94." and those from Internal revenue is The receipts yesterday were $1,161,286.81. and the expenditures $2.264,000..

It is the general opinion 'that President Cleveland's third daughter Trill be given a Biblical name. Many names have been suggested, among them Dorothy, Frances, Julia. Henrietta, Octavio and Re becca. The names Emma and Anne are considered, because they were the names, respectively, of Mrs. Cleveland's mother and of Mr.

Cleveland's mother. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning Miss Estelle Pettit, of Far Rockaway, L. was married at St. John's Church, to William B. of Washington.

B. F. Peters, Appointment Clerk of the Navy through whose hands much of the matter connected with the Brooklyn Navy Yard passes, has gone on a vacation to Gasco Bay, Md. FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT. INTERESTING NEWS ABOUT THE EASTERN DISTRICT SOLDIERS.

Nearly all the Forty-seventh Regiment members were at the armory in Marcy avenue last night where they spent the entire evening unpacking camp chests and relating stories relative to their week in camp. Col. John G. Eddy and Commissary John G. Herold were at Peeksklll yester day where they had a conference with the commission recently) appointed to make improvements on the armory building.

Col. Eddv lld that nn was transacted beyond the fact that State Architect Perry was ordered to visit the armory and draw plans for the proposed changes that are to be made. The hast Legislature appropriated $100,000 to Improve the armory building. Adit. E.

E. Blohm of the first battalion, who resigned from the regiment Monday, was not at the armory last evening. His resignation, however, was formally received, and will be accepted. Adjt. Blohm has only "been connected with the regiment a little nnr torn tt elected first lieutenant of Company ui.ii me.

nerving a couple of months aa first linAnnni adjutant of the first battalion. Adit xuonni record the regiment Is a good EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION. PAPERS READ AT I YESTERDAY his testimony, etabbled his own horses 7 at St. Johnland. and his family was there frequently in the summer.

Dr. Dewing said the supplies at. St. Johnland were bad. Superintendent ql Transportation Kerby was drunk frev.

quently, the Doctor testified. In contradiction of Mr Gott's testimony that Dr. Macumber, who was predecessor of the- witness, and of whom the ex-Commissioner had testified that he was re- moved because he was sleepy and incompetent, Dr. Dewing said that his predecessor was a competent man. Ap Dr.

Gray, who was appointed by Mr the" witness said he was incdr was addicted to the" use of morphi cocaine, was frequently intoxicab behaved scandalously toward the Dr. Nehrbas, who is Dr. Dewing sistant, said that what his chief ha( tlfied to about Dr. Gray was correc The first ex-convict sworn was Donnelly, who had been in the Crow Institution from May 6. 1892.

until 6. last. He was sentenced for burgli i He now lives at 92 Myrtle avenue, and IV a hawker. While he was in the prisoi he worked in the shirt shop. He was quired to make five and a half do-shirts a day.

After he hadrf- rally resents the story that he himself Is airtbitloua in that direction. Mr. Thurber is not seeking any office, and at the conclusion of Mr. Cleveland's Administration will return to Detroit to practice law as Don Dickinson's partner. Even if he had any ambition to enter the army; Mr.

Thurber would not desert his post as private secretary In the midst cf the Administration. He suits Mr. Cleve- land and Mr. Cleveland suits him, and to leave the President at this time would seem to hlmi an act of desertion. On the Fourth of July several newspapers In several cities of the country printed a fac-simile of the Declaration cf Independence, It occurred to the syndicate that had t-he plates made copying the original Declaration that It would be good thing to their produc-jlpn.

That that acred instrument rhould Jave been CPf-igh ted 119 years after it 'IJfce'd was a very surprising clrcum-jce. It i called, forth from the -Librarian of Congress, Mr. Spofford, the following remarks In regard to the copyright laws: i "It Is one thing to copyright something, and another thing entirely to have that copyright sustained. Under the law I am compelled to record a copyright tor 4f- anything that is brought to me-. 1 1 can? not act In a'judiclal capacity and de-t termine whether the person who Keeks a the author or is entitled' by priority to secure the privilege he asks.

I remember once that Mark Twain came to me and complained in his drawling, waggish way, that a number of his rally contributions to Western papers, had not only been published without his knowledge or consent, but had actually been copyrighted by the literary pirates. Sam Jones' sermons used to be taken In shorthand by unprincipled persons and then copyrighted and published the real au- thor, -of course, not having received a cent In the; way of profits. The same scheme was tried successfully with In-gersoll, but now he copyrights hla lectures before he delivers them. So you see that an amendment to the copyright law la sadly needed. In this case of the Declaration of Independence, it Is absurd to think that the copyright would hold for a minute.

If a test case was made In the courts. The document is everybody's property. There can be no question about that.) Still. If you brought me the Constitution of the United States, I would have to record Its copyright If you paid -to the legal fee. The Bible has been brought here for copyright any number of times, and every time the request ia granted." There has been some talk of urging THE CHRISTIAN UNITY CONFERENCE AT OAK Oak Beach, L.

X. July 11. The Christian Unity Conference. at is to be held here from July 23 to July 27, is expected to be of the greatest interest to all religious workers. The programme Includes: Tuesday; July 23 Subject: "The Divided Condition of Christianity in the United States' at the Present Time." Addresses by Rev.

Josiah Strong; D. secretary Evangelical Alliance, and by Rev. Lelghton Williams, "pastor of the Amity Baptist Church, New York City. Wednesday, July 24-r-SutaJeet: "The Evils Resulting from Denomlnatlonalism in City and Country." Addresses by the Rev. Madison C.

Peters, D. pastor of the Bloomingdale Re: ormed Church, New York City, and tof tho Rev. John Balcom Shaw, D. pastor of the West End Presbyterian Church, New York City. Thursday, July 25-l-SubJect: "The Remedies.

(A.) Denominational Federation. Address by the Rev. Franklin Noble, D. editor of the "Treasury," New York City. y(B.) Local Federation The Union Plan.

Address the Rev. J. Wintrop Hegeman, Ph. of New York City. Friday, July 26 Subject: "Organic Christian Unity The Lambeth Proposals or Platform," Presented; by the Rev.

Wm. Chauncey Langdon, D. of Providence, R. secretary of the jLeague of Catholic Unity, and ty the jRev. James De Wolf Perry, of Philadelphia, on behalf of the Church Unity Society.

Saturday, July 27 Subject: "World wide Religious Unity." Address by Swaml Vivekananda, in behalf of the World's Religious Parliament Extension, and Dr. Paul Cams "Monlst." editor of the A FORWARD LOOK Third Ward Bepublioana Urge Unanimity of Action. AN ENJOYABLE PROVIDED BY NIGHT FOR ENTERTAINMENT THE UNION LAST MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AT THE CLUBHOUSE ON DEAN STREET. The members of th Third Ward Re publican Union enjoyed an evening of social amenities, varied by music and timely addresses, last night, at their well-appointed club Bouse, 290 Dean street, near Third avenue. Thej programme embraced a mandolin and guitar duet by Messrs.

Hlrsekbw "and Lamnard, guitar selection by Latham Brothers, recitation, capitally by F. B. Maltby, bass solo by W. B. Crawford; piano solo by Paul Hirsekow, and" solos by Messrs.

Jennings and Gray. Thomas E. Fleming, secretary of the union, a 3 ted as master of ceremonies wiih the skill of a veteran manager. Enjoyable features the evening were addresses by Samuel Mil-den'ierg and Executive Member William H. Vass, of the County Committee.

In behalf of the union, Mr. Mlldenberg welcomed everybody and explained that the present occasion ad been provided to bring together the Republicans of the' ward in social comm union. The union, he said, was compost of men who had no desire to foster a factional spirit, but rather one of love for the city in which we live. The- members of the club, he thought, deserved and would receive proper consideration Ut the hands of the Republican residents of the ward. The union proposed to wofk in a disinterested, unselfish and devoted spirit for the cause of the party.

It alined to support the present municipal Administration, Tie- cause it has advanced the material side of the city. Without firing oft skyrockets, the men -who are responsible for the Beveral departments of city government have devoted themselves to bringing about a reorganization of the municipal institutions. The Republican party, said Mr. Mlldenberg, have had the courage to enforce the laws, and, even if they were bad laws, to see that they were enforced, in order that they may be the more speedily expunged from the statute books. The confidence of the people has been given to the Republican party rightfully.

The administration of the city is largely a matter of business, and we have certainly had for the last year and a half a business administration. No great questions were, to be decided in the coming electlen, it IS true, but a verdict Is looked for, said the speaker, that will endorse the brave and honest policy that has characterized the conduct of the present administration for the last year ami a half. The Republicans owe It to themselves that theyl shall stand shoulder to shoulder. His Honor the Mayor had administered the RfCairs of his office entirely regardless of anything that savored of sentiment, and, although the Board of Aldermen had come1 In for a little criticism, its work has been in the direction of seconding the efforts of the Mayor, and have tended to guard the Interests of the people zealously and carefully. Mr Mlldenberg cited a number of Instances where the work of the Common Council had been appreciated, and then William H.

"Vass made a pleasant flve-mlnutes' speech, diverting the attention of those aboat hlmi to the need of harmony among- the Republicans of the ward in the coming campaign. He predicted a Republican victory, and promised that the Third Ward Republican Union would be no mean factor in bringing that desirable resalt about. A collation was afterwards served in the dining-room of I the clubhouse, and among those who! participated were: Wyokoff A. Laurence, Supervisor A. C.

Dahl, Alderman Ernst Jahn, Jacob Mor-genthaler, F. E. Strong, James Smith, Henry Hutchler, Albert Hodgkinson. W. A.

Taylor. Pascal Rouget, John Glenn, Frank T. Maltby, jGeorge Craig, J. D. Crawford, George yV.

MacKay. ChaVles Alex. Adams, Wm. Barker, Thos. G.

Hunter. James A. Tracy. Wm. E.

Rouget. John Tracy, Frederick Whitman John Hartman, W. B. Draper. C.

Meyer, Edward Smith. William H. Smith, Joseph E. Waldo, Walter Hirsecorn, Alex. Qulnn, Charlies Shaw, and Thos Quinn.

The officers of the Union are: Wm A-Abbott, president: M. J. O'Leary, first-vice-president; Henry Pennie, second vice-president; Thomas E. Fleming; secretary; and Jacob Morgenthaler, treasurer. WANT TOO MUCH.

80 HEMPSTEAD DID NOT BUY THE OLD WATERWORKS. Hempstead. July 11. Some time ago people of this town voted to own their own waterworks. In accordance the village trustees met on Tuesday night to recei ve the propositions of the old He.mpEtej.ad Water Company, which Is trying to sell its plant.

They asked for $33,000, Which was considered exorbitant, and promptly rejected by the Board. The trustees appointed civil engineers Thomas V. Smith and L. Russell. Clapp a committee to examine the plant and learn what its defects were, so the Board could! Judge intelligently as to its value.

Their are to report to-mor-rnw. I AN UNPAID BOARD BILL. -4 WHY MRS. OSBORN WAS SUM- MONED TO COURT. Mrs.

Eliza Osbjorn, of 53 Pineapple street, was. summoned to the Lee avenue police court yesterday by Miss Annie M. Worstell, of 57 St. James place, who charged the former with retaining her trunk for the pasti two years. Mrs.

Os-; born alleged that the reason she retained the trunk was because Miss Worstell had failed to pay an $80 board bill. Justice Goetting advised the women to come to some settlement. Both women gave evidence of culture and (refinement, and eemed to te ashamed of bjlnain a police court. i About Fifty Persons Injured -at Atlantic City, N. J.

BROOKLYN PEOPLE IN A CRASH IT WAS AT A SOCIAL SESSION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF ELKS IN THE INLET CASINO BUILDING THE FLOOR GAVE WAY AND PRECIPITATED PEOPLE FIFTEEN FEET. A catastrophe, of sad Interest to some Brooklyn people occurred last night at the Inlet Casino, Atlantic City, N. J.f when the floor gave way, and precipitated nearly a thousand people downward in the wreckage, a distance of 15 feet, injuring many of them severely and some perhapa fatally. It was an assemblage in social session of the Grand Lodge of Elks. The Grand Exalted Ruler of the Buffalo Meade D.

Detweiler, of Harrisburg, had finished his address at the opening of the session and was about to Introduce James J. Armstrong, of New York, when a cracking sound was heard. A moment later the floor slowly opened, and the mass of human beings was precipitated to the first floor. women, and children were plunged into the hole, upon one another. Their shrieks and groans 'Were deafening, and the direst' confusion reigned, An alarm was immediately sent out, and all the physicians in town responded.

The work of extricating the injured proceeded rapidly, and by 12 o'clock they had all been removed to the hospital or their hotels. The names of the Injured, so tar as reported, tnelr residences, when known, and the nature of their Injuries, are appended. Aokerman. Prescott, Mount Holly, N. leg broken.

Armstrong, J. Exalted-Ruler New York Lodge; cut and bruised. Armstrong, Mrs. J. severely bruised: Miss, 10 years; cut and bruised.

Bnntoright, Monroe; New York; both legs broken. Bolton, Frank; badly injured. Colvln. Miss. Allegheny, head cut and left limb bruised.

Diemond, Antonio, Philadelphia; compound fracture of leg. Diemond, FT internally Injured. Duffel, Camden; sprained ankle. Duke, J. Joliet, cut on head and Eckman, J.

L. Mount Holly; ankle toroken. Edam. Prescott, Mount Holly; N. leg broken.

Fleischman, New York; fractured knee, i Folwell. Charles, Camden; left leg broken. Foote, H. C. Minneapolis; collar bone and arm oroTten.

Friedenthal. Miss Cf, New York; slight internal injuries. Frye, Roanoke, leg crushed. Frye, i'niladeipnia toot broken. Glasser, Mrs.

very seriously bruised. Grant, Horace. Orange; leg broken, head cut, body bruised. Julst, Genie, L. rib broken.

Henney, leg bruised; teeth knocked out. Husted. William bruised. Janson. J.

Mellville, Carncross Theatre, Philadelphia; face cut; arm bruised. Janson, leg broken. Jappa, New York bruised and shocked. Laproth. Frederick, Camden; Internally injured.

Lechner, Mrs. John Camden; seriously injured. Lee, Camden; internally injured. Lee, Mrs. William; badly shaken up.

Little, Mrs. Knox, Newburg, N. badly shaken up. Llvesley, Mrs. R.

East Liverpool, leg mashed. i Lombard. C. Boston; feet mashed, arm fractured. Long, James.

Philadelphia; Internal Revenue Service; nose broken. Mines. Mrs. William Camden; arm broken. Myers.

Mrs. C. leg fractured. Nelll. Mrs.

Baltimore; severe internal injuries. Newbury, J. M. foot badly bruised. Orr, Byron editor "Social ankle sprained.

Orr, ankle 'Injured. Pechlln, George Camden; leg mashed. Rogers, Mrs. Morris badly bruised. Sheriff, C.

shoulder and knee badly bruised. Sheriff. Mrs. C. left side Injured.

Throun, John, Baltimore; severely cut In head. Treadwell, James Past Exalted Ruler. Boston; seriously bruised. Wells. M.

East Liverpool, spine Injured. Wilzman, Frank; ankle fractured. Wolf, Major; leg injured. No one was killed in the accident, but It is feared that some of the victims are Injured fatally. The cause of the collapse of the floor was the breaking away of cross timbers from the upright timbers.

The sections which gave way were those nearest the centre of floor. If there was any warning ft-om the creaking timbers, the music and the talk and laughter drowned it. The sections went down so suddenly that only those on the outside edges had time to leap to places of safety. There was the greatest excitement. Hundreds rushed to the rescue, but cooler heads drove them back, as it was feared others would be borne down by the falling of other sections of the flooring.

The work of rescue commenced ajt once. The groans coming from the hole Into which the people had fallen told the rescuers that imany were injured. At first those who were only slightly cut or bruised by their fall were taken cut and allowed to walk away. After that those who needed help were eared for. While the work of Tescue was going on the lights on the first floor became extinguished and plunged the place into darkness.

Men ran to the car barn of the trolley road and obtained a number of headlights from the These were most useful in assisting the work of the rescuers. In the meantime people who were seated In the vicinity of the break found1 themselves In imminent danger of falling through the hole. Indeed, some were obliged to clutch to the edge of the flor to keep themselves from going through. Maurice A. Rogers, ex-President of tha Senate of Ner Jersey, and a member of the Camden Lodge, was seated by the side of his wife in the section that fell.

Mrs. Rogers I was precipitated to the ground, sustaining only a nervous shock. Mr. Rogers hkd both hands caught between two bA-vms and hung suspended In the air untt released by some one unknown. The disaster Vas a sad termination to a season of great jollification, the cause of which was the restoration of harmony in the order.

Peace had been restored In Elkdoln. This had bfen effected at the morning session of tie Grand Lodge of the Benevolent Jr3tactlve Order of Elks. The entire comrirnmise agreement made between Hay and the Board of Grand Trustees, had been enthusiastically ratified by the Grand Xodge when was read yesterday. The agreement provides that the constitution as ainended In Atlantic City last year shall he submitted to subordinate lodges for ratification. Lodges Instituted by the uamestown body are to be considered regular.

The two Punxsu-tawney lodses are ordered to be consolidated. Payment of per capita tax to whichever ilde Is to be considered full satisfaction! of that Indebtedness. All suits are tolbe dismissed. All property and funds Id by Messrs. Bechel, Smith and Detweiltr are to be surrendered, but the questloii of judgment indebtedness incurred lsjto be submitted- to a special commute.

1 What Is Offered By the East River Bridge Company. IT WILL SELL OUT ENTIRELY. ALL ITS RIGHTS, PLANS AND PROPERTY, AND BALANCE OF 153,000 IN BANK, TENDERED TO THE COMMISSION FOR 200,000 AND INTEREST, THE BROOKLYN TO HAVE A RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE NEW STRUCTURE. The offer made yesterday to the Com-missoners of the proposed new bridge over the East River, by Frederick Uhl-man, president of the East River Bridge Company, to turn over to the commission all the franchises and property of that company, together with a bank balance of $53,000, will he considered In a bublic hearing, at which Mayors Schleren and Strong wil be present. The offer is such an inclusive one that the public will b.e interested in the full text, which follows: To the Commissioners of the Proposed New Bridge Over the East River: The East River Bridge Company was organized pursuant to Chapter 101 of the Laws of 1892; approved by the Governor, March 9.

1892. We call particular attention to Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the act under which this company was incorporated, in connection with Sections 2 and 5 of the act of 1895, under which you are proceeding, from which you will determine that it is perfectly consistent, upon acquiring all the right, title and interest of the East River Bridge Company, to proceed to construct a bridge as laid out in the act of 1892, and under which that company has prepared full preliminary plans. The act of 1895 authorizes a bridge to be constructed from a point at 6r near the foot of Broadway, Brooklyn, to a point at or near the foot of Grand street. New York. It also provides that no property now used by any ferry company shall be taken.

This prevents you from starting the bridge which you are authorized to construct on any line southerly of Broadway, in the city of Brooklyn. If the line is fixed so as to run close to Broadway at the point where the bridge will begin to span the river, it would carry it over property in actual use for ferry purposes, belonging to the New York tnd Brooklyn Ferry Company, and if it should proceed southerly for any considerable distance to avoid said ferry property, It would carry the bridge to the bend of the river on the New York side see map), which would make its construction almost an engineering impossibility. In addition, it would remove the bridge on the Brooklyn side too far from the foot of Broadway. Inasmuch as the act of 1892 gave the same protection to ferry property as the act of 1S95, our company located the lines of its -bridge north of the northerly side of Broadway. Brooklyn, and, in order to obtain the shortest and most direct river span, carried the bridge nt its New York abutment or pier to a point near the northerly side of Delancey street, in the city of New York, about eight hundred feet north of Grand street, as prescribed in the act.

The terminal of the new bridge for teams was, by means of a land span and approach, carried to Grand at about Sheriff street. We call your attention to blue print showing the exact lines of the Eastern District bridge designated Bridge No. 1 as thus located, from which you will observe that from an engineering point of view, and with a view of not absorbing and destroying property to an extent more than iz absolutely necessary, and of observing the restrictions as to the ferry "property, our company has located the lines of the bridge as close to Broadway, Brooklyn, and to Grand street. New York, as was practically possible. It is, therefore, safe to assume that as far as the lines of the bridge are concerned, and in reference to the termini in the two cities, you will, under the act of 1895, with perhaps some very slight modifications, adopt the plans of our company.

It can hiirdiy be doubted that If elevated railroads had existed at ilhe time the present Bridge was planned, the results and exigencies of its construction would have been foreseen, and that while that magnificent project has- been successful foeyond all expectations, yet additions would have been made which would have rendered its usefulness even greater than it has proven to be. In particular, it would have been so constructed as to permit of the passage of railroad trains across it, thereby making continuous service from and along ail the eleva'ted railroads approaching it, so -thait passengers, without change of oars, would be transported from remote points in Kings and Queens Counties, to the business districts of New York Cfcty, and witltjbut one change of cars could travel from any elevated station in Brooto'-yn to the Grand Central Depot In New York, and from East New York or Fort Hamilton to Harlem. But this was not done. The result Is that the operation of he present Bridge has forcSbly demonstrated thait with but one terminus at each end. Its maximum capacity is not only very limited, but that the discomfort caused by the surging crowds in the hours when it Is most used, is a great drawback to its usefulness.

With this experience before them, the projectors of the Eastern District bridge, in applying for the charter granted to them in 1892, and in planning It, have kept in mind the idea of affording continuous railroad service from the seventy-seven separate stations appurtenant to the twenty miles of routes of the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad, not only Into New York, but across the city of New York, and not only In. making close connection with all the longitudinal surface and elevated railroads In said city, but also affording facilities for reaching the depots of the great trunk lines of railroads which terminate at Jersey City. In fact, to permit a Brooklynite desiring to go to Chicago the opportunity to do so without stopping on the surface of any street after once having embarked in an elevated car in the city of Brooklyn. It was with this In view' that the Incorporators of the East River Bridge Company applied for further legislation, amplifying its charter (to wit. Chap.

102, of the laws of 1892, amending the rapid transit act), to permit of the substitution of an elevated railroad westward from the Bowery In New York City, through Spring street to the North River at about Desbrosses street (Pennsylvania Railroad ferry), constituting a direct and continuous connection with the approach authorized to be constructed from a point at or near Cannon street, between Delancey and RIvington streets, through private property and across Intervening streets, to the westerly side of the Bowery, In the city of New York. Aiso Chapter 225 of the laws of 1893, authorizing bridge companies incorporated as the East River Bridge Company, is to lay tracks and operate a railway upon said bridge. No argument is necessary to convince any person familiar with rapid transit in large cities, that distribution, and not congestion, is the great desideratum and the only solution of real, comfortable racid transit. Without dilating on this subject, we beg to call the Commissioners' attention to the testimony of the following prominent citizens of New York and Brooklyn, which will be found In the "Commissioners' Proceedings and Report" In the matter oit the application of the East River Bridge- Company, herewith submitted: Hon. Abram S.

Hewitt, page 273; Hon. David A. Boody, page 253; Bernard Peters, page 215; C. C. Martin, chief engineer and general superintendent New York and Brooklyn Bridge, page 251; statement of Andrew H.

Green, of Dec. 30, 1863, in relation to the New York-Westchester Bridge, as applicable to the matter now under consideration, page 271. We therefore submit that the bridge which you are authorized to construe should planned so as to grader connection with TOma-d" the report, of the Commissioners, the company acquired a piece of property at 240 South Fifth street, Brooklyn, at a cost of $5,500 (unencumbered), and constructed thereon a foundation In the line of and for the use of the bridge. Eighteenth In November, 1894 the company, receiving assurances from London that the offer of 1893 could again be renewed, owing to money being more plentiful and confidence being? restored, provided that assurance could be given that the company's rights to construct an approach as far as the westerly side of the Bowery were perfected, and the American stockholders signifying their willingness to contribute under the same conditions, condemnation proceedings were Instituted against one Herbert B. Cook, the owner of 127- Orchard street.

New York, after one offer of $11,000 had been This property was necessary to construct the approacn to tne now-rj. Counsel for said Cook contested the application, setting up a full legal defense. The court appointed Hamilton Odell, to hear and determine on all questions, and-on April 25, 1895, the referee rendered a decision favorable to the company on all points. Nineteenth In November. 1894, preliminary negotiations having been commenced throught the efforts of the Mayor of Brooklyn, between himself, the Mayor of New York, on the one part, and the East River Bridge Company on the other, looking to legislation which would confer on the cities the jwer to construct a bridge between the "astern District of Brooklyn and New 'rork.

substantially in the lines of the bridge chartered to our company, we agreed to co-operate with the Mayors in securing such legislation, the company desisted from further prosecuting the ease against said Cook, or from doing any further work until the. termination of the proposed legislation, which has now all been accomplished. Twentieth During all the times hereinabove mentioned, the chief engineer, the officers and employees of the company have ibeen constantly busy perfecting details, and the project is now in such a condition that within sixty days from the date of the final confirmation of the referee's report In the above referred to Orchard street action, actual work of construction could have been begun. The company now awaits the action of trnnr hnnnrnhlp Commission, and is ready to co-operate with you In all matters looking to the speedy completion of the bridge. This in substnnce.

gentlemen, is what the East River Bridge Company has accomplished from the date of its organization to this day. We now offer to assign to you, by such instrument as counsel may determine to be proper, all the right, title and interest Granted to the East River Bridge Com- pany under Chapters 101 and 102 of the Laws of 1892, and cnaptaer zza oi ine Laws of 1893, so far as said rights apply-to the bridge designated in our "Commissioners' Proceedings and Report," as "Bridge No. 1," being the Eastern District Bridge contemplated by the act of 1895. under which you are proceeding. Also the consent of the local authorities of the city of New York, and the consent of the War Department of the Federal Government.

Also all the surveys, plans, engineering work, and all other documents, written and printed, having reference to this bridge Alo a conveyance of the property 52 and 54 Pitt street. New York, and 240 South VFIfth street. Brooklyn, equity value ill both pieces calculated at actual cost K22. 000. Also" 81 the papers tn the prooecdlngbj, hA, General Term Commission in 1893.

Also a transfer of all our rights under the proceedings in the case of the East River Bridge Company against Cook. Also the sum of $53,000 In cash deposited in the Germania Bank of the city of New York. (We are prompted to offer you this cash balance in order that the Commission may proceed at once, as it will no doubt require some time to obtain appropriations for expenditures under the act of 1895.) Our price for this Is the sum of $200,000. and Interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, interest to be calculated as to $90,000. from the 19th of April.

1892, and as to $110,000 from the 14th of April, 1893; said payment to be made to us within six months from date hereof, unless appropriations can be obtained by the Commissioners at an earlier date, then at your option on five days' notice at any time before six months. The company will guarantee that you receive all this property free and clear of any lien whatsoever, except the mortgage stated on the Pitt street property. This offer is made on condition, however, that the bridge and Its approaches be so constructed that the trains of the Brooklyn Elevated Companv may be operated -over said bridge, and Its approaches to the terminus of said approach in the city of New York, under such terms as shnil be arreed noon between you. and the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company. And, further, that whenever the.

East River Bridge Company shall have constructed the other bridge which It is authorized to build designated in tthe "Commissioners' Proceedings and Report" 5 "Bridge No. 2" nnd the approach thereof in the city of New York shall intersect approach to be constructed appurtenant to the bridge you propose to build, that said approach may also be used by ony elevated railroad company which the East River Bridge Company shall permit to operate trains over sold Bridge No. 2. and upon such terms as shall be Just. The parties who control the East Bridse Company are largely interested in the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company.

Their object in undertaking the building of the 'bridge was to secure to the passengers over the twenty miles of their railroad a through passenger service to the business centres of New York, and a connection with its elevated and other longitudinal railroads, and with the New Jersey ferries. They looked for their profit largely to the enhancement In value of their holdings in the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company. They, therefore, offer the enterprise to you! upon the above terms, with the view of securing these benefits to the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company. If the privilege of crossing the bridge by Its cars should not be granted to the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company above stated, so as to secure to its nas-sengers direct transit without change of cars to and through New York, while this company will still be willing tn f11. It will naturally expect to be paid a larger, but still a reasonable, sum.

In view of the loss of the profit which rhey have expected to make through the use of the bridge by the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company. If in a general way this offr. coupled with its conditions. Is acceptable to th" Commissioners, no time need be wasted In arriving at an agreement covering the points we have stated. Believing that your body, constituted as it is of select c'tizens of York arid Brooklyn, equally represented, agree that what the public requires Is: Continuous rapid transit without change of cars, quick transit, safe transit, cheap transit, and service at all hours of the day and night, we catinot foresee any reason for -le'av.

Respectfully. FRED UHLMANN. Pres. East River Bridge Co. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

MOTHER AND SON KILLED THE FATHER BADLY CUT. Fostorla, July 11. J. N. Goodrich, cashier of the.

Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad, at this place, took a handcar, and, with' his wife and 7-year-old son, started on a visit. The south-bound passenger train had left, and he did not think of the special which followed. His last word to his wife and child was "Jump!" They, landed in the middle ef the track, he and the handoar being thrown off. The boy was cut in half and his head mashed to a pulp. The wife was cut in the.

head and killed instantly. Goodrich was badly cut about the head, but may recover. The legs and trunk of the -boy were found 76 feet from the rest ot the body as near the foot of Broadway as practicable, substantially in, accordance with the plans submitted, and that from its terminus in New York City there should be extended an elevated approach west-wardly to the North River, with stations appurtenant to said approach at all Important Intersecting points, particularly wherever an elevated railroad is crossed, and also at Broadway. New York, thereby Insuring to said bridge a carrying capacity of at least 250.000 passengers per day by means of the elevated railway, besides as many more by means 3f the local railway to be operated thereon from the terminal stations of the bridge proper, at each end. A bridge so constructed with but two tracks, will be ample to transport, by means of Its railroad, 500,000 passengers per day.

This bridge not being Intended to transport heavy freight cars, and cheap fares be'ng prerequisite, it appears to be out of question to construct a bridge capable of carrying four tracks, inasmuch as that would make the" structure cost fully double what would be the cost of a bridge constructed like the one planned by this company Moreover, since the capacity of a bridge is limited by its terminals, nothing would be accomplished thereby unless the approaches were widened so as to permit continuing four tracks along which Is out of the question. By the method herein suggested, less than $12,000,000 need be expended for the bridge and Its contemplated approaches, while the best possible facilities will be given to the traveling public, in whose interest, after all, the bridge is to be constructed. -Before offering to transfer to your honorable Commission all the rights, privileges and property of the East River Bridge Company, so far as they appertain to the bridge authorized to be constructed under the act of 1895, we desire to call your attention to the progress made by the East River Bridge Company, nnd also all that it has done to perfect its rights and to prepare for the commencement of construction: First In 1891 an attempt was made to procure a franchise from the Legislature without result. Second In 1892 a franchise was obtained, making it obligatory on the company to build the Eastern District Bridge (in the lines of the bridge the present Commission Is now authorized to construct), and granting to the incorporators of the company permission to construct a second bridge (See Sec. 16 of Chap.

101 of the Laws of 1892). Third Contemporaneous therewith the rapid transit act of 1875 was so amended as to permit the East River Bridge Company, in case It should ever be held that an approach westward from the Bowery, in the city of New York, an elevated railroad in fact, to construct an elevated railroad (See Chap. 102 of the Laws of 1892). This legislation was obtained, not alone through the exertions of the incorporators, but because of an appeal made by more than three-fifths of the citizeni of Brooklyn, ably represented by larga and influential committees of the People's Bridge Association of Brooklyn. Fourth In April, 1892, the incorporators met, elected a Board of Directors of nine, each of wham advanced $10,000 to permit of preliminary surveys being made so that the consents of the local and Federal authorities could be obtained before Its capital stock was offered for subscription.

Fifth A force of engineers and. surveyors was organized in April, 1893, under the supervision ot iGeorge Cornell, ohief engineer, who, after surveying the routes. established the- lines ot the bridge, and the. location of piers and foundations, fixed the elevations, determined the location of stations, and adopted a general plan for the construction of the bridge and its approaches. (See details of general plan, page 13.

book of "Commissioners' Proceedings and Kfieih In 1892, the River and Harbor bill, pending in the Fifty-second Congress, was amended so as to vest in the Secretary of Wnr full power to determine the elevation of bridges, and the location of piers of bridges crossing rivers, bays, the borders of which were wholly within the confines of single State. Seventh In October, 1892, application was made to the Secretary War for his approval of the plans and locations of the two bridges of the East River Bridge Company, as required by law. Eighth In November, 1892, application was made to the Common Council of New York for permission to construct the elevated approach to the rbridges, and to cross intersecting streets, which was granted and approved by the Mayor. Ninth In November, 1892, the Secretary of War -referred the application of the East River Bridge Company to the Army Board of Engineers, who returned the application with a recommendation that the height of the bridges be 145 at the entrance of the span (as against 135 feet, the height of the existing public bridge, and as provided in the act of 1892). The East River Bridge Company, appealed from said recommendation to the Secretary of War, who, after many hearings, fixed the height for the Eastern District bridge at the centre of the span at 140 feet above mean high tide, and the lower bridge at 135 feet, as proposed by the company.

This was not accomplished, however, until Feb. 16, 1893 (see original official permit). Tenth Inasmuch as the grant of the local authorities omitted to limit the rate of fare to be charged by the company, counsel applied for a new consent Feb. 21, 1893, which was granted and approved bv the Mayor of New York, March 23, 1893. Eleventh In April, 1893, the company fixed its capital for the time being at $2,000,000, and according to law the subscribers paid in cash into the company's treasury $200,000 (the loan of April, 1892, being then returned).

Twelfth During this time efforts were made to obtain the consents of property owners along street, between the Bowery and the North River, for the construction of an elevated railroad In connection with the approach terminating at the Bowery, where Spring street intersects it. but the company obtained but few consents; and, therefore. Thirteenth In April, 1893, application was made to the General Term of the Supreme Court for the appointment of Commissioners to obtain the right to build as provided by law. In May, 1893, the Court appointed Adrian H. Joline, Gen.

Thomas James and Samuel W. Milbank, Commissioners. Fourteenth Said Commissioners held numerous hearings during the summer of 1893, and reported unanimously In favor of the company budding an elevated railroad as applied for, on Sept. 1, 1893. (See "Commissioners' Proceedings and Fifteenth In July, 1893, the company, having fixed its routes, negotiated with a syndicate of capitalists, headed by a prominent banker of London, for half of which was to be subscribed by the stockholders of the Brooklyn-Union Elevated Railroad Company, and proceeded to acquire the necessary real estate; but after the purchase of but one plot In the city of New York, at 62 and 54 Pitt street, at a cost of $57,000, subject to mortgage of $40,000, the company decided to discontinue further purchases until the Commissioners had completed their report, and until it could be determined to whati extent the financial depression, which was just then being felt, would affect Investors.

Sixteenth In October, 1893, the report of the Commissioners was submitted to the court for confirmation, and was held under advisement by the General Term until Jan. 12, 1894, when an adverse decision was rendered, two of the Judges holding that the initial capital of was insufficient to insure the completion of the enterprise, and that besides a cross-town elevated might conflict with the plans which might be adopted by the general Rapid Transit Commission of New York, then engaged in laying out routes for further longitudinal rapid transit in said city. One of the Judges dissented, filing af? opinion in favorj of a confirmation of the report. An was Immediately taken to the Cotpt of Atmeals. but this was dismissed In Octo- Jr 1394.

on the ground that the "latter tne i al ms, I' anwp BWini ill a iiicxue man. and put tu unarsre of the dark He told of the punishment administered to prisoners who did not perform the' duties. For the first three offenses the-were deprived of their dinners, and after that the men were locked in a dark cell. He had known men to be In the cells ten days. Convict Furman.

the vicious ne gro, had been in a dark cell for forty-five days, the witness said. When asked if Warden Hayes testl mony that men had only been In the cells five days was true, the witness said he was sure that men had been in the cells longer than that. When asked who was the Judge of a man's ability for work, the witness replied. "Paddy Hayes. He la always flying around.

He has got the keepers like prisoners, and they are more scared of the warden than the prisoners are." The men were put irr the dark cells at evening, when the day's work was done. Then he told of his brother's death. He said the man died on Mav 9. 1892. The witnpss said his brother died on a Moil- day morning, and had not been attended by a physician since the previous Friday night.

Donnelly said his brother was in cell No. 39. and he was in one near him. He saw his brother three days before death, and the latter's head was swollen, as big as a-barrel. He appeared very weak, the witness said.

Donnelly added -that be did not any anything about his brother's treatment, because It would do no good, and he might get hit on the hed himself. Ferguson, who lives at SfiO Gold street, was the rext witness. He had also been confined In the Penitentiary for burglary. He corroborated Donnelly's testimony, and added that he knew a mn to be confined In a dungeon for flf- -teen days. The name of the prisoner was Thomas Qulnlan.

MRS. DOUGLASS WANTS MONEY, SHE ASKS FOR AN ADVANCE HER HUSBAND'S ESTATE. Washington, July 11. Mrs. Helen Douglass, widow of the late Frederick Douglass, yesterday asked the Probate Court to advance her S3.0C0 out of the assets of her deceased husband's estate.

The final settlement of the estate cannot be made before May 22, 1S96, she said in her petition, and she asks for the above amount to cover living expenses. The petition sets forth that the executors of the will had over $38,000 in assets of the estate in their hands, and that the debts were so comparatively insignificant that the amount prayed for could easily be advanced. SECOND WAGNER CONCERT. A mdl programme was rendered at the second Wagner concert by the Seidl Or- -chestra at Brighton Beach hist night. It was both a "model" in quality and quantity, for the concert wasoyer at :40 o'clock.

The "Kalsermarch." which was played at the opening, is perhaps one of the grandest marches ever written, and last evening it was played in a brillia manner. The gem of the concert the "Parsifal Paraphrase." Sc'nmitt played the violin solo, and performer that he is, his playing, breadth and beauty of tone, prov great surprise. When'Mr. Schmitt more confidence tn himself his rank a artist will go up higher. The Pari version of the "Tannhauser" Over and Bacchanale, considered one of best things on the programme, is ha up to the German or original over Wagner only consented to modify beautiful, and, according to many cians, the most beautiful of all tures, because the Paris public refuse have an opera without.

the ballet, satisfy this clamor, the Overture changed to embody the Bacchanalm'a dance movement. The Siegfried Idyl, the Funeral March from "The Twilight of the Gods." and the prelude to the third act. Bridal Chorus and Gathering of the Knights and Vassals of "Lohengrin. were the other numbers. To-night the first "Liszt" programme will be given.

The numbers will Include the -Grand Polonaise, the Spanish Rhapsody, the Symphonic Poem, "Mazeppa," and the First, Second and Third Rhapsodies. MILL HANDS GET AX ADVANCE OF WAGES. Providence, Julyll. Notices were posted in the Atlantlo Mills yesterday afternoon announcing that an advance In wages will go Into effect in the several departments of that concern en Monday, juty 29. The notices do not, -state -rate ot latftue 1 Congress to authorize the printing of a double delivery stamp.

That a stamp that would Insure the retun of a reply to a letter. The Idea was to have a stamp made that would be similar to the return postal cards, one-half of which to be en closed and used as a return stamp. Post Office officials do not seem to think that It would be very much of a success, believing that It might expedite matters a little, and would ordinarily be as ful aa the double postal card, which has not been as much used as Its promoters hoped It would. Many people dc hasten replying to a business letter unless it Is particularly Important to them, or unless thn writer encloses a stamp. The present custom of enclosing a stamp with ii letter to whlcn the correspondent desires an an-Bwer aeems to post office officials to do And it has been suggested that there might be a sufflstant revenue secured from a return postal delivery stamp if the price were reduced to three cents, which would mean a cent and a half for each letter.

The ODjectton to that Idea Is that most people would purchase double delivery stamps and use them for all correspondence, thus reducT ing the rat- of all letters to a cent md a half. As letters are canceled so rapidly, there would not be sufficient time to examine every stamp to see that they were used in accordance with the agree- Many postnl officers believe that event ually local postage mat is, postage cities will be reduced to me cent. There Is to much local mail matter that the delivery service seems to favor a reduced rate, inasmuch as at present It costs no more, to send a letter to San Francisco than it does to send it one mile from the post office. It costs the Government abrut 'three cents to send a letter to Sac Francisco from Washington, and vet the delivery of a letter within the city of Washington costs about half a cent, so that the Government makes up by the profit on local delivery what it loses on distant delivery. It Is.

the general opinion of people who use the mails that whenever they enclose anything In an envelope and seal it and deliver' it to the post office It constitutes a letter, which the United States, at the rate of two cents an ounce. Is compelled to forward to Its destination. This "may be correct as far as a domestic service is concerned, for the official decisions de "that all mail matter sealed or therwlse closed against inspection la aatter of the first class." With the foreign service the condition entirely different. It Is provided by (ne postal 'treaty "that all letters In their usual and ordinary form" are to be for-' warded at the given rates. It Is only lately that the meaning of these words.

"usual and ordinary form," has been de cided and declared officially. This de cision was caused by the action of an architect in Boston, who presented to the post office there a sealed roll, which be naa aaaressea io me commissioner or Patents In Ottawa, Canada, having affixed to the hundle the proper stamps required for it to go at lar letter rates. i The wton post Office aT dve tf I idle as aIp I being TtH.NOO.vs SESSION. -Denver. July ll.At the Educational Convention yesterday afternoon papers were read on "The Work of the Postalozzl-Froebelhaus." by Mrs.

S. Harrlman. Providence. R. and "The Kindergarten and the Home." by Mrs James L.

Hughes. Toronto. In the department of Art Education a Itsm" Hrt Jl the PrSTs MarkV a by, Montague retard read by the "ec" PLAISTED WENT TO THE HOME. BUT HIS DARLING WIFE DIDN'T TAKE HIM. William Plaisted, 60 years old, a proofreader, of 301 South Second street, was sentenced to the Inebriates Home, by Justice Goetting, in the Lee avenue police court yesterday.

"How do you prefer going to the homer' asked the magistrate. "Let my darling wife taks me," he replied. "No, your wife won't. J3he wants no you." satfF Mrs. Plaisted.

byn. tcou0 1 SOUSA'S MAT I yALTIES. The income iffiaJp Souea from the royalitlVfJustc without precedent in bintnistoryj It amounts to a small fortune every ycacr. The royalties upon the last quaji4r's sales of hia Liberty Bell," and the "D'recto- 4t the rate of over $15,000 a out such phenomen-. ful sellers as the School Cadets," "Beau Belle of Chicago," not count-larchea for which there Is a iand.

At the present rate te $25,000 richer at the end of his royalties alone. -4.