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THE NEW YORK NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE, 165 and 16T Broadway, near Csftlauui" For the convenience of Brooklyn readers, reading rooms have been opened at 613 and 615 Fulton Street, where the volumes may be examined and orders OWING TO ILL LUCK SAILORS RE-' FUSE TO GO ON HER, Long Island City, L. I March 5. Capt. E. E.

Robertson, of the British tramp steamer Barden Tower, of Glasgow, which lies at the foot of Sixth street, is said to be sll ready for sea, and awaiting orders from her owners. She carries a crew -of twentynflve men, Including engineers and firemen. It Is said her crew refuse to leave port on her. They say that she is ballasted with water, and assert that the water tanks are not safe, and decline to sail unless stone ballast is taken on board. While ninety miles oft Key West last September, the steamer suddenly Hsted heavily to port.

She had a deckload of coke, and was bound frem Norfolk to Tamplco, Mexico. The officers feared the steamer would turn over, and the lifeboats were lowered and provisioned, ready to abandon the ship. As she kept up it was decided to try- and make Key she reached there, after a slow voyage. It took four weeks to make the repairs, it being found, on surveying the vessel, that the top plates to her ballast tanks had burst Tha crew now claim hat these plates are still insecure, and would give way should the steamer proceed to seain such weather as prevails at this season" of the year. SANDS WAS A MARTYR.

TRYING TO SAVE A MAN WHEN FATALLY HURT. William Sands, the machinist who was injured yesterday afternoon in the Johns' Paint Works, at the foot of Thirty-ninth street, died last night at the Norwegian Hospital. Sands was trying to save a fellow workman named John O'Dea, who had been caught in the shafting, and in doing so was himself caught up into the flywheel. O'Dea is not dangerously hurt. YOUNG PEOPLE.

Encouraging 'Keports From the Committee. THE ASSOCIATION CONNECTED WITH THE LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHURCH MEETS AND ELECTS OFFICERS GOOD WORK DONE BY THE HOSPITAL COMMITTEE. The Young People's Association of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church held a meeting in the church parlors last evening, at which the "following officers were elected: President, H. Rolff Plan ten; Vice-President. H.

K. Twitchell; Secretary, Frederick P. Forman; Treasurer, Arthur W. For-man; Managers, John T. Underwood, De Witt Bergen, Frank Healy, Clinton L.

Rossiter and Howard McWilllams. Howard McWilllams, the retiring presi dent of the association, in his- address, commended the committees for their excellent work. The Flo'wer Committee, under the direction of Miss Lauribel Hart, was praised for the good taste shown in pulpit decorations last Sunday. The Hospital Committee, under the direction of Miss MacLean, received credit for the visits paid to Brooklyn and homeopathic hos pltals, during which the visitors uted 3,080 papers, 1,430 bouquets, and 250 fans. Through the influence of the Outlook Committee, Mrs.

Carter, chairman, seventy-nine new members joined the as sociation during the year. Five members died during the year, thirty-one resigned, and forty-one were dropped, leaving the present membership 704. An encouraging report from Cuyler Chapel was read. After the business meeting refreshments were served. Prof.

Pond's orchestra' ren dered-from De Koven's "Rob Roy," Her bert's "Wizard of the Nile," Strauss' "Prince Methusalem," Wagner's "Tann-hauser," a waltz by Delebes, and Rosenberg's "Anniversary March." THE EAGLE SOCIAL CLUB. MEMBERS TO HOLD A RECEPTION NEXT MONDAY. The entertainment and reception to be given by the Eagle Social Club on Monday, March at Stanwix Hall, Broadway, Ralph and Lexington avenues, promises to be a fine event. The following artists have been engaged to appear: The De Van Sisters, Palmer, Miss Tessie Fines, Charles-Smith, Miss Ella Wild, Miss Maggie Dennith, C. England, Miss Slater, Feld Sisters, and Sharkey and Schenck, comedians.

The officers of the club ire Frederick N. Lange, president; Frank England, vice-president; George Fourratt, corresponding secretary; Frank Nies, recording secretary; George England, treasurer; Harry Schenck, sergeant- at-arms; John Sharkey, assistant sergeant-at-arms. A LECTURE ON TORNADOES. VAGARIES OF THE UPPER AIR AND KITES TO BE EXPLAINED. At the Tabernacle Baptist Church this evening William A.

Eddy, of Bergen Point, N. will lecture' on the exploration of the upper air, tornadoes, aerial photographs, an4 the art of scientific kite-flying. He will show sixty-one lantern slides, some of which will show the wrecks at Woodhaven, and at Cherry Hill, N. J. A brilliant complexion is a beauty It.

elf. It pleases the eyes of thoughtless people and the minds of thinking people. They know that a really good complexion Is a sign of health, and created by Nature. There are different ways of imitating a fine complexion cosmetics, which deceive nobody, but ruin the skin and make the user look silly and prematurely old stimulants which only give a temporary flush dangerous drugs which drive pimply disorders from the face back into the blood. All these "counterfeit" complexions are and easily detected.

But the genuine, nnmistakeable, much admired color and clearness of health can only be obtained by clearing all bilious matters and humors out of the blood. The first step towards creating a good complexion by Nature's own method is to get the blood clear, and the circulation free and active. There is no complexion so sallow, muddy or pimply but it will be cleared and brightened by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is the best natural complexion-maker on earth.

It sends the fresh glow of real health to the cheeks by thoroughly clearing all bilious and eruptive humors out of the blood. It strengthens tLe digestion and regulates the bowels in a mild, natural wav. It gives brighter color to the blood, and not only, beautifies the complexion buy makes the eyes brighter and the breath sweeter. If the bowels be very much constipated. It will be advisable to take small doses of Dr.

Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, conjointly with the use 'if the Golden Medical Discovery." or tw each day just sufficient to gtf their laxative and alterative, or blood cleansing, euect will be euiacics.t AMI SCMIiJiTS THIS KRICAN Delmonico's at Six. AJdl'HION The Reckoning, I 'J ITimmne and West. BitaiKi.rN hall Variety. Mill Kny. acnMUST AVE.

I N'K Bicycle Riding. liHANU OI'EJt. HOI SK A Hiopy Lit lie Horn. HYPK AND RKHMAN'3 Variety. Smith An Everyday Man and Mr.

Valentine's Christmas. Va tK iloorii C. Miln. in Julius Caesar. STAR Variety.

TO-MORROW AFTERNOON. CT.1CRMOVT AVK. RINK Bicycle Riding. VYPB AND BKHMAN'S-Variety. fcTAR Variety.

FROM BROOKWS. For the week ending Sunday. March t. Cf.tters lor countries need not be spe-ttaily a1deed Mr any -pHrlienlar atesmcr.) fistnrday, -March 7 By La Bretsme, for Havre. 1 A.

M. spusndam. for Amstprdam, at 6:45 A. Kaier Wllh'lm for Oenoa and Gibraltar, at A. M.

Umbria. for Queenstown and at 7: A. and Furnessla, for Glaeaow. at. A.

M. Sunitsy. March a For China and Japan, via Cu Francisco, at 4:30 r. M. TIDES FRIDAY, MARCH O.

Huh. Low. A.M. P.M. A.M.

P.M. Tork 1:35 7:45 7:52 r-andv Hnr 1:07 7:6 7:11 Navy Yard 1:39 2:15 tittn rises Bun aeta Moon rises 1:35. FVTIRE EVENTS. Announcements In this column wilt be made rithout charge, and are respectfully Invited.) Thursday, Mnrch Meet'ng Colonic Club. Mling Society of Old Rrooklynltes, Vteetlng Flatbush Taxpayers' Association, evening.

Dr. Eiiw'n Blake, "The Vedas," Epworth Church, evening. Meeting Typographical Union No. Court and Btste stmts. Annual banquet Poly Alumnt Association, Ger-znanJa evening.

Aetnual ball Ducal Association, Phillips' Turn Hall. alesernle street. Ct-t cirt and reception Hoadley Musical Society, yM2 KuUtn street. 8 P. M.

Concert. Rock Band Concert Hanson Place M. K. Church, P. M.

Entertainment and reception Cassia Lodge, 445, F. and A. 11.. Aiion Hall. Concert at the Janes M.

E. Church, Reld avenue and Monroe street, evening. Uriwn lecture by Rev. Dr. Alsop.

of St. Ann's, Ft. Paul's. Carroll and Clinton streets. Lex ten wrmon, Rev.

M'chael Fitzgerald. St." Jiiima" Pro-Cathedral. Jay street. 7:30 P. M.

Annual meeting Crystal Brcok Park Association, Hotel. Wa.ohlneton street. 7:80 P. M. "Nan.

the Good-for-Nothlng." The OMbert, Acne Hall, Seventh avenue and" Ninth street. tlonrrt auspices Y. p. 8. C.

Trinity M. P. Church, South Fourth and Roebling streets, evening. Mrs. MUward Adams, of Chicago, 'Character Impression." Assembly Hall of Pratt Institute, evening.

Rev. nr. B. Hnmer Wellman. Illustrated lecture Buny.in's "Pilgrim's Progress," Church of the Atrr.ement, Seventeenth street and Fifth avenue, even'ng.

Key. Dr. R. R. Meredith, Tyndsle end His Times," T.

M. C. 603 Fulton street, evening. Meeting Board of Managers Brooklyn Association for Improving Condition of the Poor, 104 Llv-IrgMon street, 8 P. M.

Mrs. Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh, Browning reading, "Paracelsus, the Statue, the Bust," 122 Rem-Bert street, 4 P. M. Meeting Brooklyn Auxiliary New York State Asw-rlat'on Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women. Memorial Hall, 8 P.

M. Principal Poulson. "Experiments In Selene," P. ft. No.

19. 4 P. M. Principal Felter. "Principles of Education." P.

R. No. 4, 4 P. M. auspices Brooklyn Teachers' Association.

Joseph L- Kilgore. "Nine Months In Anderson-ville and Other Southern Prisons." Illustrated, oaplcew Brooklyn Chautauqua Union. Strong place Baptist Church, Drgraw street, evening. Friday, March 6. Reading, Miss Annie Burt Phelps, 117 First ttlee.

yu.lcule, auspices Adelphl Alumnae, Academy, P. M. Pirno recital. Historical Hall. W.

H. Barber, li P. M. Kermon by Rev. Thomas A.

Thornton, of New Tork. convent of the Precious Blood. 212 Putnam at enue. Meetlngs-Iolnt Committee on Bridges f2 P.M.), Committee on Renaming streets (8 P. M.I, and Committee on Contracts (8 P.

Cty Hall. Lawson Purdy, "Discrimination In Assess-roent. with Illustrations from New York and J.rr-oklyn." Brooklyn Pingle Tax League, 1188 lledrrrd avenue. 8 P. M.

Mrs. Elisabeth H. Spalding, special talks on language, outlines, criticisms. P. S.

No. 19 8 P. M. Prof. Farley.

"Vertical Writing." P. S. No. 16. 4 P.

auspices Brooklyn Teachers' As-aorlnt'on. Rer. W. Hudson Shaw: "Dante." Art Building. 4 P.

M. Prof. Frederick R. Hutton: "The Engineering Problems of the North River Bridge." Illustrated. r)S Fulton atreet, 8 P.

M. Mr. A. E. Kenelly: "The Electrical Transmission of Energy from the Niagara Electric Power Plant," illustrated.

Art Building. 8 P. M. DIED. HTATT.

On Teusday. March Martha Ann. w'fe of Archibald L. Hyatt, and daughter of the late Charles B. Smith.

Service at 154 Herkimer Thursday, at 8 P. M. ENNT. On March 4. Patrick Kenny.

30. Funeral from 178 Atlantic Friday, at 8 P. M. WHIT LOCK. On Tuesday, March 8, Charlotte Simpson Whttlock.

daughter of the late William H. Whttlock. Services at 3 Clark at. on Friday, at 11 A. M.

SVILSON. On Tuesday. March at Seney Hospital, Carrie A. Wilson, granddaughter of the late Rev. Alvah Oulon.

Services at 682 Lafayette on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. For Other Deaths See First Page. HOTKL- ARRIVALS. St. George J.

Graham. Brooklyn; Mrs. H. Jewett, Bound Brook, N. J.

A. Saunders, Albany; F. Taylor. Waterbury, J. Wein'stein, Philadelphia; Mark Dwlller, St, George; J.

A. Wilkinson, Brooklyn. Clarendon Georpte TV. Foerge, S. M.

Neville, W. W. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. J.

J. Quia ley, Brooklyn; C. L. Stevens, Robert V. Redhead, Charles F.

Cromwell, George C. Wicks. H. Wicks, A. B.

Goodman. New York City; Baird, Tarrytown, K. Mr. and Mrs. H.

C. Anderson, Cincinnati. A. W. Blanchard.

Albany. N. T. -J. F.

Spencer, Charles F. Thompson, Philadelphia; Dr. Elmendorf Sloan, Syracuse, N. W. S.

Maddoek, Orange, N. Mr. and Mr. E. C.

ShiefTer. Hempstead, L. Mr. and Mrs. W.

Rogers, Far Rockaway, N. Henry W. Hallock, Quogue. L. James H.

Wright and H. P. Mitchell, Washington, D. C. Arlington Mr.

and Mrs. R. S. Parker, Bt. Louis, J.

B. Smith, D. C. Weber, Newark. N.

D. 8. Coon, R. Parsons), D. A.

McCann, A. J. Melley, Brooklyn; Pr. Jones. Chicago; Fred Wicks, Patchogue; Mr.

and Mrs. H. Smith, St. Louis, O. M.

Burr, Northport, L. W. Johnson, Philadelphia; William Murray, t. R. S.

Monnis. Edwin Baylls, C. H. Lindsay, J. J.

O'Brien, Brooklyn. Picrrepont House T. H. Clure, Harold I. arx.

Riverhead. L. C. FJ. Bentloy.

S'ten Island: William Peterson. Philadelphia; James w. Walker, New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Charles S.

Bennett. Connecticut: George J. Fisher, Brooklyn; Mr. end Mrs. C.

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far from any of the volumes being returned, congratulations and thanks have been freely comings from all Quarters. But the end of this notable distribution now draws near, for the 1,000 Introductory sets will very soon be allotted possibly to-day; surely to-morrow. Those desiring to participate in the distribution will, therefore, be obliged to act promptly, which will be much to their advantage, since the regular subscription price of J42 per set will prevail after the Introductory sets are all bespoken. RICH OIL WELL FOUND. Brander, March oil well, good for 1,000 barrels dailywas struck near this village yesterday.

This is said to a-ost producer in the. Ohio fields The Venerable Ex-Archbishop of St, Louis Is Dead. A SUDDEN ILLNESS TERMINATED FATALLY IN A FEW HOURS LAST RITES OF THE CHURCH RECEIVED IN CONSCIOU3NESS-THE END WAS PEACEFUL. The Most Rev. Peter Richard Kenrlck, ex-Archbishop of St.

Louis, died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the archleplscopal residence in that city. He was taken ill In the forenoon, but retained consciousness during the administration of the last rites of the Church. His successor. Archbishop Kain, with the clergy and others of the household were with him in his dying hours, and the end was peaceful. Archbishop Kenrlck was born in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug.

17, 1806, and was a younger brother of the late Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick, of Baltimore. He was educated at Maynooth, and was ordained to the priesthood on March 6, 1832. His brother, at that time Coadjutor Bishop of Philadelphia, induced him to come to this country in 1833, and he took charge of the theological seminary of the Philadelphia diocese. At the request of Bishop Rosatl, of St. Louis, he was appointed coadjutor with that prelate, and was made at the same time titular Bishop of Drasa," in partibus, his consecration taking place on Nov.

30, 1841. He succeeded Bishop Rosatl on that prelate's death in 1843, and was created Archbishop in 1847. Archbishop Kenrick was a firm friend of the Union during 'the great war in this country, and was an active worker for the relief of the sick and wounded on both sides. He was an able business man, and the archdiocese prospered under his administration. Unfortunately, his mental powers decayed in recent years, and he had so connected the affairs of the archdiocese with his own personal interest that it was found necessary by the Pope to depose him because of "advancing years and increasing infirmities." His coadjutor.

Archbishop Kaln, succeeded him. The deceased prelate was a- man of much independence of character. He refused to promulgate in his province the Baltimore decree, seeking to enlarge the Influence and pow.er of the diocesan priests; and he held out sturdily and for a considerable time against the doctrine of Papal Infallibility promulgated In 1870. His golden jubilee was celebrated on Nov. 30, 1891, and was attended by Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ireland and most o'f the other prelates in the country.

FOUL PLAY PERHAPS. MYSTERY OF THE WOMAN FOUND ON LLOYD'S NECK SHORE. The handsome young woman whose dead body wits washed ashore at Lloyd's Neck and was found on Monday remains unidentified at Huntington. Coroner S. H.

Rodman has postponed the Inquest until to-morrow afternoon. The Coroner, A.smtnln.tne bodv vesterdav found that, a piece" "of "linen was-sotightly-' wound about the- woman's neck that It might have caused strangulation. Among articles found on the body was a package of powder marked "Headache Cure," put up by D. Master, of Flat-bush and Sixth avenues, this city. Mr.

Master is unable to give information as to whether any person answering to the description of the dead woman purchased the powders at his store, A possible clue to the woman's Identity exists in the fact that Mrs. Mary Daniels, a young married woman of Bridgeport, disappeared from that city on Saturday last A description of the dead woman has been sent there. EVANGELICAL SERVICES. THEY ARE CONTINUED WITH GREAT SUCCESS. The union evangelistic meetings now being conducted by the Rev.

J. Wilbur Chapman the Greene Avenue Baptist and the Sumner Avenue Methodist churches, are being largely attended. The afternoon Bible addresses, given" In the first-named church at 330, are popular. Two addresses yet remain to be given on "The Holy Spirit." The night meetings are held in the Sumner Avenue Methodist Church, which has been well filled. At the after meetings held in the large lecture rooms, many persons have expressed a desire to become Christians, and have been instructed by Dr.

Chapman, assisted by the several ministers of the churches forming the union. The singing of Prof, and Mra, Lowe has been a great attraction. Dr. Chapman will preach this and to-morrow evening. Saturday he will return to Philadelphia.

FOUND SEVEN TRUE BILLS. SUFFOLK COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS JOHN LOUDEN. The Suffolk County Grand Jury yesterday, at Riverhead. returned twenty-four Indictments in their presentment to County 'Judge Reeve. Of these twenty-four true bills, there were seven against John Louden, the proprietor of Louden Hall, a private Insane asylum a.t Amityvllle.

Louden pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The iflrst indictment is for maintaining a private asylum without a license, and other six are for unlawfully confining lunatics. Ball- was fixed at $700 In case, which was promptly furnished. Louden Hall was raided last November, and Justice Gaynor held the proprietor for the Grand Jury. This is the first prosecution of the kind in the State.

WOMAN'S SPHERE. SUFFRAGE IN BOSTON AND MANCHESTER COMPARED. To the Kditor of The Standard Union: Col. Thomas Went worth Higginson has presented to the Boston Public Library, 1.000 books bearing upon women. Many of the books are very rare and curious; and it Is hoped that other donors will cooperate in building up this department of knowledge.

Queen Victoria has sixty-Seven living and yet the "Antis" say if women are allowed a part in politics the human race' will die out Women in Chester. Ensrland. have fnunlclpal suffrs The city is the same size a Boston. hd the cost of the city government of 'Manchester is one-sixth that of Boston. Many of the cities of England are the cleanest and best-governed cities of the world; and in these cities women have municipal suffrage.

E. B. C. 46 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn. FUNERAL OF JOHN DEGNAN.

FATHER ALONE CELEBRATED THE-MASS OF REQUIEM. The funeral of John Degnan, 93 years old, who died on Sunday at his home. 124' North, Fourth street, was held yesterday In the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, In Wythe avenue. The Rev.

Sylvester Ma- lone celebrated the mass of requiem. Mr. Degnan was born in Trim. Ireland. and sixty-five year3 ago he came to this country.

He superintended the construc tion of Forts Hamilton, Wadsworth and Schuyler. Twenty-five years ago he movei" to Brooklyn, and every day up to the time of his death attended mass ic Father Malone's church. He leaves four sons and twa daughter. The Brooklyn Amiliary Held a Big Meeting. DR.

ABBOTT. JAMES M'KEEN, MR. AND MRS. ROSSITER JOHNSON AND MR. BERGEN OPPOSED TO THE EXTENSION OF SUFFRAGE TO WOMEN.

The Brooklyn Auxiliary of the New York State Association opposed to the extension of suffrage to women held a meeting In Memorial Hall, Flatbush avenue and Sehermerhorn street, last evening. Mrs. Lyman Abbott Introduced Tunis G. Bergen, who officiated as chairman. Edward Barr, treasurer of the Board of Bridge Trustees, served as secretary.

Mr. Bergen In his opening remarks said that women themselves had been most opposed to the extension of the elective franchise to their sex. Women first remonstrated against conferring upon women the right to vote. To Brooklyn belonged the credit of organizing the movement of protest. Mr.

Bergen said the day had long since gone by when the women who seek the suffrage could lay claim to superior intelligence. The chief function of life and of civilization is not, as has been taught by some, to cast ballots, and here the women opponents of suffrage for women have taught a lesson to men. Mr. Barr read letters from Marion Har-land and ex-Mayor Hewitt, of New York City. Mr.

Hewitt's letter, addressed to Mrs. James McKeen, was in part as follows: "If your letter of the 29th ult. had not been sent to me I should all the same have written to you to express the great regrel which I feel at not being able to attend the anti-suffrage meeting, which is to be held on Wednesday evening at Memorial Hall. In the present state of the weather, I am not able to leave home at night, and although I endeavor to render such aid as may be in my power to UBeful public movements in my own neighborhood, I have not been able during the present winter to leave the city, or, indeed, to go but at night, even in my own neighbor hood. In thus explaining my reluctant ab sence, let me add that I do not know any Intelligent man who has the slightest objection to conferring the suffrage upon women as soon as it is made evident that such a step will, not be injurious alike to the State, and to the women who will be required to perform an additional duty from which they have heretofore been exempt The claim which is made that there is any injustice to your sex in thus relieving it from the burden imposed by the suffrage appears to me to have no foundation in fact, and to be the result of an entire misconception as to the true theory of government." Mrs.

Rossiter Johnson read a lengthy paper, in the course of which she said: "In all matters women stand together; but in the matter of suffrage they are separated. The agitation for woman suffrage was a backward movement, because it divided women against women. In France and German only Anarchists advocated woman suffrage. Of the thousands of women who helped the soldiers in the Civil War, only iflve were identified with the woman suffrage movement. The experience of Belva Lock wood in attaining eminence as a lawyer proved that women do not need the ballot to' aid them In achieving success In any There is no trade or profession "closed to women In this country, and the suffrage would not give to women any privileges they do not now enjoy." James McKeen, in his remarks, said that the question of woman suffrage should be settled by women.

A man might be able to against his own wife in his own home, but it was not so easy to combat with other women. Rossiter Johnson spoke briefly, and he was followed by the Rev. Dr. Lyman Ab-' bott, who said the whole matter of suffrage fof women rested with the women themselves. If the majority of women think it a privilege, and want it, 'they will get it.

But many women believe the ballot would be a burden, and these do not want to add to their responsibilities. The moment the ballot la given to women, they will find that it is no longer a right to be exercised, but a sacred duty to be performed. The call for the meeting was signed by the following: Mrs. Lyman AbBott, Mrs. W.

A. Putnam, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen, Mrs. Simeon B.

Chittenden, Mrs. John- F. Herrlman, Mrs. Sturgis Coffin, Mrs. CroWr ell Hadden, Mrs.

Hermann Behr, Mrs. Thomas Vernon, Miss Haines, Mrs. James L. Morgan, Mrs. C.

A. Moore, Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff, Mrs. Alden S.Swan, Mrs.

Dwlght, Richardson, Mrs. Joseph HoF.gland, Mrs. James S. Suydam, Mrs. H.

L. Wardewell, Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Francis Li. Hlne, Mrs.

John E. Leech, Mrs. James McKeen, Mrs. J. W.

Cromwell.Mrs. W. S. P. Prentice, Mrs.

Alfred C. Barnes, Mrs. Dwlgt- P. Clapp, Mrs. Alfred S.

Cross, Mrs. Wllhelmus Mynderse, Mrs. R. Woodward, Mrs. David A.

Boody, Mrs. C. H. De Silver, Mrs. William A.

Read, Miss Seaman, Mrs. H. D. Polhemus, John F. Praeger, Mrs.

WJlliam Macnaughton, Mrs. H. C. Duval, Mrs. Henry E.

Ide, Mrs. Henry T. Richardson, Mrs. Charles B. Van Nos-trand, Mrs.

Thomas E. Pearsall, Mrs. Allen Macnaughton, Mrs. Charles Robinson Smith, Mrs, Charles Ide, Mrs. Horatio King, Mrs.

William H. Stevens, Mrs. David M. Morrison, Mrs. George H.

Southard, Miss Southard, Mrs. John B. Ladd, Mrs. John E. Tousey, Mrs.

Lyndon Swan, Mrs. Charles Cuthbert Hall, Miss Chittenden, Mrs. Thomas B. Hewitt, Mrs. William T.

Lawrence, Mrs. B. F. Herre-shofT, Mrs. Frank Dodge, Miss Porter.Miss Anna Fellowes, Mrs.

H. Waters, Mrs. W. L. Van Sinderen, Mrs.

Edward Glbb, Mrs. Henry M. Whitney, Mrs. Albert G. McDonald, Mrs.

George W. P.ead, Mrs. Edward H. Litchfield, Mrs. T.

Mortimer Lloyd, Mrs. Mary V. Phillips, Mrs. O. G.

Walbrldge, Mrs. Henry K. Sheldon, Miss Lucilla Smith, Mrs. James T. Russell, Mrs.

F. B. Candler, Mrs. William C. Beecher, Mrs.

Alexander Cameron, Miss Clara F. Hall, Mrs. James Lefferts, Miss Mary W. Grant, Mrs. L.

L. Bergen, Mrs. C. S. Brainard, Mrs.

W. W. Rossiter, Mrs. Warren F. Smith, Mrs.

C. F. Young. Mrs. C.

M. Howard, Mrs. J. H. Sutphln, Mrs.

John S. Frothingham, and Mrs. Otto Helnze. Executive Board Mrs. Lyman Abbott, chairman; Mrs.

David M. Morrison, treasurer; Mrs. Sturgis Coffin, recording secretary; Mrs. James McKeen, corresponding secretary; Mrs. W.

A. Putnam, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen, Mrs. James L.

Morgan, Mrs. Joseph C. Hoagland, Mrs. James Suydam, Mrs. Dwlght Richardson.

Mrs. Thomas E. Stlllman, Mrs. Allan Mae-naughtan and Miss Chittenden, MURDERERS SENTENCED. FIVE CONVICTED MEN TO DIE ON APRIL 39 IN ARKANSAS.

Fort Smith, March 5. Judge Parker, in th(J United States Court yesterday. sentencedJGeorge Pearce, Webster Issacs, John Pepce, Berry Foreman and Martin King to re executed April 30J All were convicted murder. DICTIONARY I precisely as represented. at a Cost of Over $750,000 AND WILL NEVER.

AGAIN BE REPEATED. HOTEL ST. GEORGE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, FIFTEEN MINUTES TO CITT HAL1 NEW TORK. AT1ERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS A FAMILY HOTEL, PRIVATE TABLES AND DININQ ROOM. Tabls and Service Exoellenk NOTICE; PARLOR.

BEDROOM AND PRIVATE ROOM. NEW ADDITION. FOR TWO, AMKRI. CAN FLAN. 135 A WEEK.

tVINTER RESORTS. WHY GO SOUTH There is within 68 miles of New Tork AT IDEAL WINTER RESORT. Finest winter hotel in the Among the Pines. THE LAKEWOOD HOTEL one-third of a mile In extent, enclosed In glass, and filled with tropical plants. MUSIC DAILY IN SUN PARLORS.

"SPECIAL RATES BY THE WEEK." T. SILLECK, Late of Oriental Hotel. LAKE WOOD. N. J.

auhattan Beach. SITUATIONS WAJfTED. WANTED SITUATION AS HOUSEKEEPER for a worklnejman. Address Mr: DUNN, tt Court street. HELP WANTED MALE.

SALESMEN MlNERALIZBU RLSrWsR-HOSE. etc. Is better and cheaper than vlVeaJi-Ized. Agencies granted on uncovered ground. MINERALIZED RUBBER New York.

APARTMENTS TO LET. TO LET ELEGANT APARTMENTS ONE block from Prospect Park; eight rooms eacn; open plumbing; steam' heat; beautifully decorated. Apply 20 Court st. and 80s Flatbush ave. LEONARD MOODY.

Latter office open evenings. BANK STATEMENTS. QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE MECHANICS' BANK on the morning of the 28th day at February, ISM. RESOURCES. Leans and discounts Overdrafts 2S.S Due from trust companies.

State and National banks 18S.77.5 Banking house and fM.000.eo Other real 25,661.49 iM.esi.4 Stocks and Jn.7l4.5t Specie Sfctat.90 U. S. lea-al tender notes and circulating notes of National banks 151.833. 00 Cesh Items. Bills and checks for the next day'a exceanres J2O3.7Gfi.70 Other Item carried -as cash 71s.

50 aX.S3.S Loss and expenses. 4.S22.16 4. S22.lt JS.e60,7.S LIABILITIES. Capital Mock paid In, In cash $500,000.00 Surplus fund 647.23S.1S Undivided profits, vis. Discount 7.15 Interest Other profits, S43.U HJ7S.9J Due depositors as follows: Deposits subject to Check.

Demand certificates of deposit 1.304.41 Certified checks Cashier' checks outstand 150.000.00 1,560.50140 Due trust companies. State and Na tional banks .49 Due aavines banks 19.910.4 Amount due' not included under, any of tne aoove neaas, Unpaid dividends J162.0O I6S.0O .13. 650.79 S8 State of New York. Countv of Kl George W. White, president, and Charles Wheeler, cashier, of" the Mrvhant' PtnU a Kanu located and doing business at No.

Coui street. in tne city 01 urooKiyn, in v-intr duly sworn, each for himself, says that tK 'ore-going report is, in all respects, a true statement of the condition of the said bank before the transaction of any business on the 2Rth day of February, 1896. GEORGE W. WHITE, President. CHAKLcB WHEELER, Cashier.

Severally subscribed and sworn to bv both de ponents the id day of March. ISE, before me. W. C. BOGOS, Notary Public, Kings County.

i Little Cigars for cts. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. ANOTHER TROLLEY VICTIM. JOHN GAUZA FELL IN FRONT OF A TROLLEY CAR. Late Tuesday night, John Gauza, a Pole, was struck and instantly killed by a trolley car at Maspeth, L.

I. Gauza, who was intoxicated, fell In front of the car when near the residence of Jeromus, Rap-elyea, in Fifth avenue. The motorman turned the brakes, but could not stop the car in time. The conductor and motorman- Were placed under arrest ISSUE OF BONDS. $1,000,000 to Be 'Kaised for the New East Eiver Bridge.

NEW YORK CITY AND BROOKLYN TO PROVIDE 1500,000 EACH SECRE TARY OF WAR APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HAR BOR LINE BOARD. The Commissioners of the 1 New "East River Bridge held their weekly session yesterday afternoon, at 51 Chambers street New York City. Mr. Baird was in the chair, and Mr. Thurber, recorded.

Mr. -Wales, of the Finance Committee, reported that the Mayors of Brooklyn and New York City had approved of the rais ing of 31,000,000 in bonds to be expended in the erection of the bridge each city to raise $500,000. Chief Engineer Buck then submitted sectional plans of the contemplated structure. for the commissioners to examine. The following letter from.

Col. Gillespie was then read: Engineer Office, United States Army, New York, N. March 4, 1896. -To the Commissioners of the New East Bridge, 49 and 51 Chambers street, Rooms 33, 34, 35, New York. N.

Y. Sirs, I have the honor to say that upon tne recommendation of the Chief of En gineers, the Secretary of War has ap- provea tne rouowing opinion of the Harbor Line Board. New York harbor, in its report to the Chief of Engineers, Feb. 26. 1896, relative to plans of the Commission ers or the New East River Bridge for a bridge proposed to be built across East River between Delancey street, New York City, and South Fifth street Brooklyn, N.

"That the proposed bridge over the East River at Delancey street should be so constructed as to provide a clear headway of at least 13a feet at mean nigh water of spring tides under the most unfavorable conditions as to load-and temperature, for a distance of not less than 200 feet on each side of the middle point of the bridge, and a height at the pierhead lines of at least 117 feet." I am also instructed to notify you that the plans conforming to the conditions above specified should be submitted for approval by the Secretary of War. Very respectfully, (Signed), G. L. GILLESPIE. Colonel, Corps of Engineers.

BUILDING DEPARTMENT. LIST OF PERMITS GRANTED FOR NEWV BUILDINGS. The following permits for new buildings have' been granted by the Building Department: Four brick tenements, southeast corner Central and Greene avenues; Robert E. Sayer, owner. i One brick store, Halsey street southeast corner Sumner avenue; William Lunhatn, owner.

One frame museum, Sheridan Walk, 140 feet south of Surf avenue; Robert W. Gil-fort, owner. Two frame stables, Himrod street, south side, 230 feet east of Central avenue; Mrs. Meta Hashagen, owner. One frame dwelling, Butler street, south side, 75 feet east -of East Twenty-eighth street; James Pehtry, owner.

One frame shed. North Eleventh street south side, 175 feet east of Bedford avenue; William H. H. Chllds, owner. One frame office.

West Thirty-seventh street west side, at west end of Surf avenue; Norton Point Land owners. One frane dwelling, southeast corner New York avenue and Avenue Mrs-Herman Henningsen, owner. One frame tenement Ralph street south side, 90 feet east of' Wyckoff avenue; Deinhardt Brothers, owners, FIRE AT THE B0ZEMAN TUNNEL. THERE ARE NO PROSPECTS OF EXTINGUISHING IT. Helena, March 6.

The fire at the Bozeman tunnel on the Northern Pacific is still burning fiercely, and there are no prospects of extinguishing it The damage is beyond all estimate. The tunnel Is now probably a total wreck. A large gang of men Is building a track "around the cave-in, and in, the mean time passengers, baggage and express are transferred by wagon over the mountain. SEVENTEEN VETOES. MAYOR GLEASON" HOLD-UP OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Mayor Gleason, of Long Island City, last night sent to the Board of Aldermen of that city seventeen vetoes of resolutions recently passed by the Board ordering work on certain streets and other public works. The signing of the resolutions is said to have been taken for granted, and Aldermen ordered the work done. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD. MRS. ANNIE NUHEN IS A CENTENARIAN TO-DAY.

Mrs.v Annie Nuhen, of Islip, L. is celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of her birth to-day. She has resided in that town for sixty-five years, and at the present time enjoys the best of health, although she cannot walk. TO PUBLISH THE ROLLS? E. Lawson Purdy, of New York City, whose proposition for the publication of the assessment rolls, is before the Legislature, will address the Single Tax League at 1188 Bedford avenue, to-morrow even ing.

The friends of the proposition claim by general publicity, valuations In aisessmenta will be equalized. the books any time within 10 days If an Encyclopaedia. Produced VOLUMES. FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. LOUISA DEAN, A' WEALTHY WOMAN, STRICKBN WITH PARALYSIS.

Mr. Beasley, sexton of St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, Gates and Marcy avenues, is in the habit of paying a daily visit to Louise Dean, who lives next door to Bee If she needed any assistance. Although Miss Dean has a handsomely furnished house, and Is wealthy, she refuses to have' any servants about her. Yesterday when Mr.

Beasley went to pay his usual visit he found Miss Dean lying unconscious in the basement. Dr. Bellows, Miss Dean's physician, was call ed in and pronounced it a case of par alysis. Miss Dean's- lawyer, who called on business in the afternoon, was informed of her serious condition, and immediately notified her relations. But little hopes are entertained for her recovery.

COLONIAL LOYALTY EXTOLLED AT THE AUSTRALIAN DINNER IN LONDON. London, March 6. At the South Austraj lian dinner in London last night. Lord Rosebery dilated upon the. unity of the empire, and paid a tribute to the loyalty of Canada and Australia in the recent crisis.

The Earl of Selborne declared that the loyalty of Canada and Australia had im mensely advanced the cohesion of the empire. A letter from United States Ambassador Bayard was read, regretting his Inability to be present. Hon. Patrick A. Collins, United States Consul-General at London, was present and made a brief speech.

DIED OF HEART DISEASE. MR. WIEGLAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME AT THE TIME. Anton Wiegland, a varnlsher, 72 years old, whose home is at 228 Pearl street, died suddenly last evening in the waiting room of the Bridge terminal. He became, suddenly ill in the cars coming aver from New York City, and was assisted to the waiting room, where he died before the arrival of anfembulanee surgeon.

Death was due to heart, disease. STEAMBOATS. KEW HAVEN. 1.00; EXCURSION, H.60. Stsamer Richard Psck leaves Pier 15, E.

M. (except Sundays), arriving In time for train to Meriden. Hartford, Holyoks, Ice The point of departure and arrival adjoining Fulton Ferry makes this the most desirable rout (or Brooklyn residents. PIANO TUSTIJfO. Sl.OO PIAAO TCSIKG.

JE years dally practice. Players taught tuning. T. STANLiET. Tuner and Repairer, MS Fulton Brooklyn.

LEGAL NOTICES. SHERIFF'S SAIE, BT VIRTUE OF A WRIT of execution issued out of the Supreme Court, Kings County, to me directed and delivered, I will sell by public auction, by Thomas A. Kerrigan, auctioneer, at the salesrooms. No. 9 WULoughby street, in the city of Brooklyn, on the 80th day of April.

1896. at 12 o'clock noon, all the riffht. title and interest which the First African Methodist Kpiscopal Zion Church of Brooklyn had on the 2ft th day of October 1888, or at any time thereafter. In whose hands soever the same may be, of. In and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land lying1 and being in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings and State of New Tork, bounded ard described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Fleet street distant ninety-five feet southerly from Hudson avenue; running thence westerly at right angles to Fleet street or nearly so.

eighty-one feet six inches: ift hence northerly parallel with Fleet street, or nearly so, nrty-one feet; tnence easterly at right angles to Fleet street, or nearly bo, ninety-four feet three inches, to Fleet street; and thence southerly along Fleet street seventy feet to the point or place of beginning. Dated March 1896. waMAM J. BUTTlJNa. Sheriff.

H. B. SEDGWICK. JDUty. not JAMAICA CITIZENS AROUSED, OPPOSED TO A $9,000 CONTRACT FOR SURVEYING THE BAY.

Jamaica, L. March 5. The awarding of a contract for $9,000 to survey Jamaica Bay has aroused the citizens of this place. While the Is fair, the residents agree that a survey is unnecessary. Now jthat this town may become a part of Greater' New York, It is said that the expenditure of the money would be a waste and the survey valueless.

The indignation of the "citizens, will probably result In a petition to the Town Board asking it to rescind-its action. The survey wilt be made to establish what land and bay bottom the town owns. It is long been a mooted question which part of the bay is owned by Hempstead town and which part Jamaica controls. The people located on the marshes have long avoided paying taxes on this account. NANSEN'S REPORTED DISCOVERY BARON TOLL'S OPINION AS TO ITS PROBABILITY.

Christiania, March 5. The Swedish Minister at St. Petersburg, reports that in an Interview which he has had with Baron Toll, the Arctic who established the Nansen provision depots on the New 'Siberian Islands, regarding the recent dispatch from Irkutsk, showing that Kuchnareff's letter, regarding Nansen was dated Nov. 10, Baron Toll expressed the opinion that It diminishes the probability that the report of Dr. Nansen's discovery Is true, inasmuch as Dr.

Nansen or a comrade must have reached the mainland at the same time, in which case a direct cdmmunicatlon from the explorer ought to have been received long ago. Kuchnareffs communication, Uherefore, Baron Toll thought," lacked a positive foundation. WHITCOMB SHOT HIMSELF. DESPONDENT OVER DEBTS THAT HE COULD NOT PAY. Herbert Whitcomb, a son of ex-School Trustee James Whitcomb of Long Island City, shot himself in the head at his home last night, and will probably die.

Whitcomb was despondent over some debts that he could not pay. He was 21 years, old. P0P" DAVIS CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO DANNEMORJA PRISON FOR LIFE Ellzabethtown, N. March 6. William Howard Davis, alias "Pop" Davis, who has been" on trial for a week for killing George Tankard, in September, 1S95, was last night found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to Dan-nemora prison for life.

SANK IN THE HARBOR. SCHOONER T. W. WARE GOES-DOWN AT PORT JEFFERSON. Port Jefferson, N.

March 6. The schooner Thomas W. Ware, pf Milton, loaded 'With coal, consigned to the State institution at King Park, sank in the harbor last night. She has been anchored here all winter. MRS.

RICHARDS RECITAL. Mrs. Walda Richarns will give a dra matic and dialect recital in the Plerrepont Assembly Rooms Thursday evening.March 12. Mrs. Richards made her Brooklyn debut at the reception given some weeks ago to the Civitaa Club by Mrs.

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