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THE DAILY STANDARD UNION: BROOKLYN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1600. EIGHT PAGES. THEY CONTINUE TO GROW. FQR M'KINLEY.

PRESBYTERIANS. A CALL TO DUTY. WANT AUTONOMY A THE STANDARD UNION. York City's Normal College was founded twenty-six years ago; our Normal School not until ten years New York City has had manual training for ten years. It likewise has an established kindergarten system.

If certain improvements have not been made in New York City, it is because they have a larger body to move. Mr. McAndrew said his remarks were directed not against the New York City teachers, but against a bad school system? which had produced bad results. Mr. Haaren predicted that the defeated Brooklyn educational bill of three years ago might yet be adopted as the basis of the chapter on education in the charter.

There being no other speakers, the meeting adjourned. EUSTIS SEVERELY BEATEN. FREE TTOPJO! AN ELEGANT BUTTON FREE WITH EACH PACKAGE OF Sweet Gapora! Cigarettes AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAKE A COLLECTION OF BUTTCHS WITHOUT COST. SEIDL SOCIETY CONCERT. HERR FISCHER AND MME.

RIVE-KING THE SOLOI3TS. The Seidl concert at the Rink next Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, will be the first musical event of the season In this city. Mr. Seidl will direct his Metropolitan Orchestra in an excellent' style.

Emit Fischer will sing, and lime. Julia Rive-King, the pianist, will be the other soloist. The tickets, including admission and seat, are only 50 cents. The tickets are on sale' at Wissner's, 296 Fulton street. The following is the programme: Overture, "Bohemian Dvorak Selection, from "Hansel and Grethel," Fairy Opera (In the Forest, Evening Prayer, Grethel's S-ng, Cookoo's Song.

Witches' Dance, W-itz and Finale.) a. Aria Bach b. Minuet Mozart Serenade d. "Dream After Ball" Czibulka Piano Concerto, in Saint Saens a. Andante Sostenuto.

b. Scherzo, c. Tarantelle. Mme. Rive-King-a "In Eva'g Praise," from "Melsterslnger," Wagner selected uancefi 1 3L.

a. Tarantalla 'Massenet b. Gipsy Saint Saens c. German Moszkowski d. Gallina Gottschalk e.

Mallaguenna Moszkowski "Dreams" Wagner "Wotan's Farewell," from "Die Walk- uere" Wagner Emil AFTER ELECTION. A decent but strangely deluded Bryan-ite voter, having begun to "come to himself," has an exciting dream: I dreamed I went gunning In the woods one fine day," But soon I went running From a cloudburst away. I could find no shelter. Save a big hollow log; And rather than welter I crawled in with my dog. I was in clover! 'Twas as dry as my bed; So nicely roofed over.

"I am lucky," I said. When the storm had gone past, I essayed to get out; But I found myself fast! Could I have grown stout? Or had the old log swelled? My blood chilled, 'twas like ice! Just as tight I was held As if squeezed in a vise! I thought: "This is my tomb, For here surely I'll die; Even breathing needs room; Good-bye, all! Good-bye 1" My life passed In review; All that ever I did That was bad came in view And would not be hid. Procession most horrid! My blood turned, at the sight. First cold, and then torrid. All was as black as midnight.

At last blackest tf all That I could remember. And more bitter than gall My vote last Novemberl I voted for Bryan! memory hateful! Degenerate scion Freeman ungrateful! How strange I should do it! Twas as bad as to steal! Forever rue it! how small I do feel! Then, most strange to relate, I was thin as a pole, And no time did I wait To slide out of that hole! You bet! MORAL. Let other deluded ones carefully note This man's remorse, and take heed how they vote. Of third, fourth and fifth party's tickets beware They're half-votes for Bryan, as truth must declare. So vote for McKinley, and thus help to drown The ticket for Bryan In deepest depths down.

WARD M'LEAN. Oct. 19. RHYTHM OF NIAGARA'S ROAR. Eugene Thayer, the well-known organist, has published an analysis of the of Niagara Falls.

He says: "It had ever been my belief that Niagara had not been heard as it should be, and In this belief I turned my steps hither-ward. What did I hear? The roar of Niagara? I heard nothing but a perfectly constructed musical tone, clear, definite and unapproachable in Its majestic perfection, a complete series of tones, all uniting in one -and and noble unison, as in the organ." Mr. Thayer then describes at some length the compound nature of a given ton 3, and illustrates the overtones or par-tials of the lowest of the 32-foot pipe of the organ. Then he continues: "I had long had a suspicion that I should hear all this at Niagara when her wonderful voice should first greet my ears. It was just as I had supposed.

How should I prove all this? My first step was to visit the beautiful Iris Island, otherwise known as Goat Island. My next step was to stan'I on Luna Island, above the central fall, and on the west side of the American fall proper. I went on the extreme eastern side of the island in order to get the full force of the larger fall and sat among the rapids. Next I went to the Three Sisters Island. "With more or less variations of pitch at these and many other points, I heard everywhere the notes of the chord of only four octaves lower.

"I arrived at my conclusion both theoretically and practically. Let me first call attention to the and fourth notes, and G. "The ground note, was so deep, so grand, so mighty, that I never could realize it or take it into my thought or hearing, but these two tones, only four octaves lower, were everywhere, with a power which made itself felt as well as heard. "But. It will beTeplJed, these two notes were to ft3detected By the sense of hearing.

How did I determine their pitch? first caHght the harmonic notes above them-lhat' were definite in pitch, and then? counting the number of vibrations of these lower two notes, easily determined their distance below. "And here comes a curious feature which proves that Niagara gives a tone and not a roar. The seventh note, the interval of the tenth, wasi of a power and clearness entirely out of proportion to the harmonics as usually heard in the organ. "Were the tone of Niagara a mere noise, this seventh note would be either weak or confused, or absent altogether. "What Is Niagara's rhythm? Its beat is just once per second." Trinity Record.

"EVOLUTION OF ETHICS." The second lecture of the course on "Evolution of Ethics," under the auspices of the Brooklyn Ethical Association, will be delivered in Sunday evening, at the Pouch 345 Clintcm avenue. The subject is "Ethical Ideas of the Hindus," by Swam! Saradananda, of India. TIFFANY'S SILVER DISKSNOW WEIGH 823 GRAINS. Early In the autumn, when the agitation of the silver question first attracted general Interest, Tiffany Co. received so many orders from various parts of the country for a silver disk that should contain the exact amount of coin silver equivalent in value to a gold dollar that the.

house found a large and ready sale for the disks they manufactured to demonstrate, by a practical Illustration, the difference between a 63-cent or j9-cent dollar and a gold dollar's worth of silver. The first lot of these disks bore the following Inscription: "776-1-3 grains of silver 900-1000 fine, the equivalent of one gold dollar in value July, Tha silver dollar has, however, continued to drop In value to such an extent that a month ago Tiffany Co. concluded to Issue a "revised edition." This new issue has Just been struck off, and upon the obverse side bears the following inscription in raised letters: "823 grains of silver 900-1000 fine, the equivalent of one gold dollar In value September 14, the reserve side is a raised circle, much smaller, which the lettering explains is the "size of Government dollar containing 12 1-2 grains of silver 900-1000 fine." If there were a little more doubt as to' the result of the election upon this question, It would be interesting to specu late Just how much larger the Tiffanys would have to make their disks on Nov. 4, should the silver lunacy carry the day. P.

II. FLYNN WINS He Is Awarded the New Bridge Tower Contract. ENGINEERS' DEPARTMENT OF THE NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE COM MISSION OPPOSED HIM, AND HE MAY BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL SECURITY. The New East River Bridge Commission, in executive session yesterday after noon, at their office in the Emigrant's Bank Building. New York City, unani mously decided to award the contract for the construction of the stone foundation of the tower at the foot of Delancey street.

New York City, to Patrick Flynn, of 189 Montague street, this city Every member, including those ex-offlcio tne Mayors of both cities was present. The matter was given full discussion, and the first point settled was in regard to the use of granite alone, or granite with a limestone backing. It was decide! that, as the latter combination had been used to such good advantage upon the present Bri'dge structure, and as there was a saving of $40,000 between the two bids, to duiio tne present bridge foundation in the same way. There was considerable opposition to the acceptance of Mr. Flynn' bid from the engineer's office.

This opposition was not to him personally, but, it is said, the best nsfure ootainaaie as an approximate cost of the foundation by Chief Engineer Buck was $477,000. and as Mr. Flynn was nearlv $100,000 less, or $383,150, he felt that the bidder had made a mistake in his calcula tions and would be unable to carry out the contract. In view of these facts he favored an award to Westbrook who were nearer- the figures approximated bv the engineer's office. Mr.

Flynn, however, assured the Commissioners that he knew what he was doing when he entered the bid, and was so confident of his ability to carry out the specifications of the contract that he would be willing to furnish any amount or security ir- addition to the bond of $125,000 already filed. Mr. Flynn's confidence In, his figures was so great that whatever opposition tnere was among the Cowimissioners dis appeared, and they unanimously awarded the contract to him, with a provisional understanding that should it be desired he should be prepared to produce an extra oona. There will be a meeting of the members of the Executive Committee of the Com mission on Friday at the engineer's office, Si Broadway, this city. At that time the amount of the extra bond.

If any, will be aetermlned. An attempt will also be made to nave tne contracts ready for signing, but this is said to be doubtful, as there Is so much detail to be settled before that can be done. The specifications state that actual con struction must begin within ten days after the signing of the contracts, And the Commissioners are anxious to get the work well under way before winter sets in. The office of the Commissioners was visited yesterday afternoon by a number of men who are Interested in quarries in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, who were awaiting the award in order to figure upon the material. Mr.

Flynn however, being interested in a large stone quarry in the State of Maine, will, it is said, use stone taken from there. The State law in relation to material to be used upon publio work is that "it shall be cut this State, no matter where quar ried. This law entails considerable extra handling of the material and expense of yard room for the cutting, but as local labor is generally employed to do tne work, it reaps the benefit, One of the matters soon to be taken up by the Commissioners is that of the ceremony attendant upon the laying of the first stone. Some of the Commissioners express themselves as desirous that the affair will be made Imposing and impres sive as befits the greatness of the project. It is thought that some plan will be brought forward at the Executive Committee meeting on Friday.

LRRAL NOTICES. SHERIFF'S VIRTUE OF A WRIT of execution, issued out of the County Court of Kirs County, to me airectea ana delivered, 1 Mil sell by public auction, by Thomas A. Kerrigan, auctioneer, at Ns. 9 Willoughby street. In the city of Brooklyn, on the 19tii day of August, at 12 o'clock noon, all the right, title and Interest which William J.

Chaffers had on the 28th day cf August. or ul any time there after, in whose hands soever the same may be, nt in nnd to. all that certain lot. piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Eighteenth citv of Brooklyn, county of Kings. State of New York, to wit: Beginning at a point on the easterly Side Ot jvingaianu avenue leei nins Inches southerly from Meeker avenue: running thence southerly along Kingsland avenue sixty feet six inches; thenc northeasterly thirty-six feet and thence northwesterly forty eight feet one-Inch to the place ot beglnnins.

Dated. July 27 1896 WILLIAM J. BUTTLING. Sheriff. HFKRT KAHLEKT.

Deputy. 7-27-8-14 The above sale Is hereby adjourned to August 26 at same nour ana place. i-aiea di-o--'k'jtt, its WILMAM J. BUTTLING. Sheriff.

HNRY KAHLERT. Deputy. 8-20-2-41 The above sale Is hereby further adjourned to September 1896. at same hour and place. Dated Brooklyn.

Aug. zo. wtt.t.tam BUTTLING. Sheriff. snrVBY A Wt.TC74T.

Deputy. 8-27-4-4 The above sale is hereby further adjourned to September 23. 1886. at same nour ana piace. Dated Brooklyn.

September 10 1S9S. wrt.t.TA-w .7. BUTTLING. Sheriff. HETSTRY KAHT.ERT.

Deputy. 9-10-2-4 The above sale is hereby further adjourned to September 30. 1SVS. at same nour ana place. Dated urookirn, oepiemoer zs.

WTLMAM J. BUTTLING. Sheriff. BFNBT TCAHLERT. Deouty.

9-24-1-4 Tht above sale 's hereby further adjourned to October 20. 1896, nt same hour and place. Dated DmMrlm fientemher SO. WILLIAM J. BUTTLING.

Sheriff. HFNTtY rwH'. 10-1-5-4 SUPREME COURT, KINGS COUNTY. AH-thur J. Heaney as executor of the estate of Francis Fcly, deceased, plaintiff, against Ellen Turn-bull, defendant.

In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale made and entered in the above-entitled action, dated the 25th day of September. 1896. I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, by Thomas A. Kerrigan, auctioneer, at the salesrooms. Number 9 Willoughby street, in the city ot Brooklyn, county of Kings, on the 27th day of October.

1896, at twelve o'clock noon, the land end premises In said judgment mentioned, and therein described as follows: All that certain lot. piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being In the Seventh ward of the city of Brooklyn, of Kings and Stat of York and- knowu on a map made by Ros-well Graves. City Surveyor, dated Brooklyn. January. 1S33, and entitled "Map of valuable property situate In the Seventh ward of the city of Brooklyn, lately belonging to John Sklllman.

filed in the ofice of the Register of Kings County as lot number B35, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a print on the westerly side of Franklin avenue distant three hundred and five feet northerly fr-m the northwesterly comer 'of Franklin avenue and te-Kslb street ss said svenue an stree- laid down nr said mip; running thence northerly along the westerly side of Fran'tlln avenue twenty-nv foet to the southeasterlv corner of lot numler SM on said map: thence westerly alontr the southerly line of last mentioned lot one hundred feet to land now or formerly of Jeremiah Johnson; thence southerly along said land twenty five feet, more or less, to the northwesterly corner of lot number 5-t6 on ssld map: thence easterly slong tl: norrherly line of s-iid lot one hundred feet, more or less, to the point or place of beginning. Dated Brooklyn. Octxr 5. liw. WTLLT.AM -T.

PHTTT.TNG, "htrin-. JF1RT K. WIRN'ilFM Plaintiff's A 267-S71 Fullon street. Brooklin. N.

Y. Republicans and Democrats Hingle Their AN OPEN AIR MEETING THE AUSPICES OF TH3 FOURTEENTH REPUBLICAN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION OF THE WARD. Ninth ward Republicans and Democrats, to ihe number about three hundred. gathered at an open air meeting at tlie corner of Ciasf on and -St. Marks avenues, last night, and listened to speeches by Congressman Wlison.

Alderman Messen ger, Charies T. WhUe, of the Ixew lork 'Tribune," Lucien S. Bayiiss, the candidate for Assembly in the Eleventh res trict; David Healey and Mr. Cacciola. The mettlng was under the auspices of tne Fourteenth Republican District Associa tion of the f.mth ward, wnich has estab lished a flourishing club iu a building at the corner of St.

Marks and Ctasson avenues. The locality is in the Democratio end of the ward, a ad about half of the members of the district association voted, the Democratic ticket four years ago. Congressman vv Uson dwelt witti em phasis on the failure of the Democratic Administration to fulfill its promises. He toid of the decline of American shipping, and said that Major McKinley was pledged to the upbuilding of the American mer chant marine. He spoke witn a great deal of pride on the magnificent ships which have been built for tha American navy during the last few years, and ex horted his hearers to vote lor souna money and protection.

Alderman Messinger, who -presided at the meeting, made a forcible speech. Mr. White spoke only ten minutes, dwelling on the condition ot wages four years ago as compared with that of today. He denounced Bryan and hia friends for going up and down the country for the suffrages of the laboring people, after having failed miserably to carry out the promises made to the laborer four years ago. He also told the audience of the delegation of laborers sent from the Trades Assembly in Chicago to Mexico to investigate the condition of the day laborer In Mexico, which country is on the same kind of a monetary basis that the Popocratio platform would drive this country to in case Bryan is elected.

The visit of the dalegates to Mexico, their surprise at finding tha Mexican laborer working for wages less than halt those received by the American laobrer, and -the comparative lack, of all the comforts in Mexico that the American laborer is accustomed to, were all brought out with startling vigor. The speaker was in-terrupted with cheers and applause. HOTKLs. HOTEL ST. GEORGE CLARK STREET, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS.

Liberal arrangements max now made for tbe winter, on tha AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL OR EUROPEAN PLANS. Soltea of rooms vrltu private bathroom. DESIRABLE FOR FAMILIES. ISTRrCTIOTfS. KISSICK'SBUSINESSCOLLEGE 4a TO 61 BKOOK.L.IN, bet.

Fulton st. and D-eKalb ave. (Gegan 30 years ago with one pupil, bat It now.) Is open for the reception of young men an women who went through in all studies required to prepare for lucrative employment. TVok keeping, etc. Typewriting.

We teach the best system of stenography, employ the best teachers, hence secure the beet results. priTatel. 1S Der trm c1a. S. ART DEPARTMENT, AUtJLPHI COLLEGE.

Antique. Still Life. Portrait and Life Classes for special students, now open. -TJudy S10 for ten weeks aataai Classes, ja for ren weeks. J.

B. WHITTAKKR In charge. wrsiCAi, rvsTmTTTOTi. Albert Mlldenberg, Pianist, PUPIL OF Rafael Joseffy, Will RESUME his teaching September 15. Thoss desiring their -former hours will notify at their earliest convenience.

Voice Culture. Miss Josephine Mlldenberg. Studio 196 Schermerhorn one door from Hoyt at. DACIG. FRANK DOD WORTH, PIERREPONT ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 157 Pierrepont Street.

RESIDENCE, 63 CLINTON AVENUE. Al'CTIOXS. J. COLE, AUCTIONEER. MONDAY.

OCT. 2. at 12 o'clock, at the Brooklyn Real Estate Exchange, IS Montague st. 75 CLIFTON PLACE Elegant four-story brick apartment house, between Grand and Classon aves. each apartment, 7 rooms, bath, hot and cold water: lot 25 by 100 ft.

Maps at the office of tha Auctioneer. EXECUTOR'S SALE house and two lots on FURNALD 29th Ward (late Flatbush): two-story and cellar frame bouse oh north side of Fur. nald 264 feet west from Utica house contains 7 rooms; also stable on rear. For maps, terms, apply to M. URU, 4 Court or to the Auctioneer, 1S9 Montague st.

STEAMSHIPS. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. Intended steamship sailings from Vancouver TO JAPAN, AND CHINA. EMPRESS OF JAPAN. Nov.

Feb. "97 EMPRESS OF Dec. 7. Mar. 1.

"ffT EMPRESS OF Jan. 4, Mch. 19, '97 Honolulu, Fiji and Australia. MIOWERA Nov. WARRIMOO Dec.

I For tickets and freight rates apply Sf.3 Broadway. For freight rates only, 65 Wall New York. STKAMHOATS. NEW HaVKN. l-00; EXCURSION, 11.50.

Fast steamers leave Pier 25, E. K. daily (Sundays excepted) P. M. and 12 midnight, arriving In time for trains to Meriden, Hartford.

Springfield. Holyoke and north. The point of departure and arrival adjoining Fulton Ferry makes this the most desirable route for Brooklyn residents. PIANO TrTflri. 1.00 PIA.SO '1'L years daily practice.

Players taught tuning. T. STANLEY. Tuner and Rpairer, -us Fulton Brooklyn. FOR BALE.

STATE OF NEW iOKK, OFFICE OF TH State Engineer and Surveyor. Albany, tt. September 30. lss. SALE OF QUARANTINE PREMISES AT FIRS ISLAND AND AT BABYLON, pursuant to a reso.utiou of-sthe Commissioners of the Land Office passed at a meeting held on the tenth day of September.

we shall offer for sale, at public auction, at the office of tha Commissioners of Quarantine of the Port of New York, at 71 Broadway, in the city of New York, on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of October. 18S6. at 12 o'clock noon, all the right, title and Interest of the people of the State of New York tn the real estate lying and being in the towns of Brcokhaven, and Babylon and county of Suffolk be.ng the same pitniises conveyed by David S. ft. bammis and wife to the people of ths state of New York by deed dated 4th day of May, 1K93, and recorded in Suffolk County Clerk's office In liber 396 of Deeds, rage 417, on the Sth'day of May, 1SS.

and a'l the furniture, goods and chattels now belonging to the people of the Stat- of New York and in use for hotel purposes at Flra Island. Ten per cent, of the amount of the purchase price will be required In cash at the time of the sale, and the residue the purchase price In cash when the deed Is prepared by the Commissioners of the Land Offlc. The Commissioners of 'he Tjind Office retain tha privilege ot rejecting and all bids. 1 CAMPBELL W. ADAMS.

State Engineer an.l Surveyor. James a. Roberts. Cosnnt-r-ller. THEODORE R.

HANOOOK. AlTo-nv-rjcncral. LBGdl. JfOTICES. SUPREME COURT.

KINOS D. Davies. as executor, plJi'ntsrr, against Bridget L. Murphy- and othc-s. defendants.

In pursuance of a judirment of foreclosure and sale, made and entered in the action, dated the dtv of -tobcr. I will eell at public auction to tiie oliest binder, by A. Kerrigan, auctioneer, at the No. 9 Willoughbv street, in the clt: of Brooklyn, rour'y of Kings. 'on ti 10th day or November.

1S96. it twelve o'clock noon, the land and in c'd Juarment mentioned, therein a follows: All that certain lot. piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being In the city of Brooklyn, Kings County anc State of NVr Yor-t, hounded and desrribM as to -lt: Pepin-nlng at point In the northerly line rf Pouglus rtlftent six and sixty iCuOl feet westerl-- from the corner avenue and DcutUa? street; running thence northerly and paril-el wifi PYnKUr ovurJ- ur-e HiindtJ-d thirty-ore f-et tin- centre line of the bl -k Sel-veen I'nt'er and rf-itfias stree-; tiience alcim sal--, centre line J-M parallel witli tret twenty (2 i feel; theiice and with Franklin avenue oi.e hundred and tiiirty-one (Ml) feet to northe-- side of street, and thence east, erlv alonr nsrtheily ld or fn-idas street twentv (W) feet the loint or pis-e cf beginning. DateJ n-mklyn. tFM.

vr Fherlrr. SMITH, OPTFFIN ft WXTOX, Attorney. IS Court N. 7. Education 'and Missions Discussed By the Synod, EXTRA CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE LEV IED FOR TRAINING YOUNG MEN FOR THE MINISTRY CHURCH MEMBERS NOT AS SELF-SACRIFICING A3 THEY USED TO BE.

The report of the Board of Education was the principal, matter before the Presbyterian Synod of this State at the afternoon session yesterday, held in the-First Presbyterian Church, on Henry street. The Board was formed with the sfceciaj object of procuring fund for the. education, of young men for the ministry. At present there are 1,037 students, and last year there was only a total of $75,776 provided for their education, and. for the maintenance of many of them.

The committee recommended first that a collection be made from the different members of the Presbyterin Church of this State amount- ing to an average of 10 cents a memoer, second, that the committee, shall trace the men who have had aid in their education from the Presbyterian Church, and who have either taken up other work or have gone to otner denominations, and get back from them as muchnoney as is which the Church expended on their education; third, that the pastors of the various churches take steps to receive contributions from their Sunday school scholars; fourth, that the committee inquire into the work of the various students to find out who are-worthy and who are not. A vote was taken on- the recommendations, and the first iand' third, those relating to church and Sunday school contributions, were rejected. Foreign missions were discussed at the evening sessions. The senior secretary of the Presbyterian Board, the Rev. Dr.F.

F. Eilenwood, spoke of some of the obstacles which beset the American missions in foreign countries. He said that he had come to the conclusion that after twenty-five years the time had come when the Presbyterians must change their methods; He did not think that they would succeed unless they changed the proportion of things; or, in other words, raised more money for their object. He had been around, he In this country among the churches, iand he had not. seen of late years one whit of sacrifice along the line of luxury iamong wealthy people.

The Rev. William T. Bannerman, a missionary on the west coast of Africa, home for a short vacation, gave an interesting account of life in that country. He dwelt on its physical characteristics. H-5 said the Presbyterians were about to send a missionary to the dwarfs, the gypsy race of Africa.

Mr. Bannerman's station Is on the' Ogobo River, in French territory, ZoO miles from the coast, tils nrst mission, however, was along the coast, among the Fang people. Fifty years ago the Fangs were a tribe of cannibals, far back from the coast, and scarcely except as people cruel and bloodthirsty, and cannibalistic in their nature- He described them, as it was told to him, as a people who had and eaten their way to the coast. Since missionary influence had overtaken cannibalism had died out to. a large extent and.

it was one of the first things taught to' the little children In the schools established there that it was wicked and would surely be followed by punishment to eat the white" man. this connection the Rev. Mr. Bannerman told a story of the South Sea' Islands. It referred to a missionary whose presence of mind had saved him from being eaten.

The chief brandished a big knife. The missionary said: "I see you have come to eat me." The fierce-looking chief grunted a reply that he had. "But," said the missionary, "why? I have never done you harm. I have done good among you. If you kill me, you might not like me, and then I'll be lost, and you will be sorry.

Why not "taste me Then the missionary took out knife' and, hitching up his trousers, cut a slice from the calf bt his leg. He handed it to the chief. The chief tasted it, made a wry face, and said the missionary was not good. He passed -it to one of his tribesmen. This man made a wry face and the slice- went around.

They decided that they did not like the missionary. The missionary had cut off a slice of lils cork leg, and thereby saved his life, IN THE PURVEYOR'S BUREAU. A BLACKSMITH AND A METER REPAIRER GET PLACES. City Works Commissioner Willis" has appointed James Booth, from an eligible list, a blacksmith in the Purveyor's Bureau, at $3 a day. M.

M. Hart, discharged as a' temporary machinist, in the same bureau, has in the absence of an eligible list been appointed a meter repairer, in the same bureau, at J3.50 a CHARLES A. MOORE DECLINES. The Mayor, offered the vacant Civil Service Commissionership yesterday to Charles Moore, who declined it on the ground of iaving too much -to do now. MEETINGS, THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE OP THE Common Council will meet ia the Common Council Chamber on Tuesday.

October 20, 1896, at 2 P. to oiftutder the matter of the New York and Brooklyn Railroad which asks tor consent to construct and maintain a railroad between a point of or near the intf rsectlonr of Ann street fiand Park Row. la ihe city cf New York, to -appoint at or near the Junction of- Willoughby Adams and Fulton stieeta. persons Interested -are invited to le vn-sent. CHAS, H.

S-RANCISCO. Chairman Stailroad Committee, CcQimos Council. 10-17-2t i THE COMMITTEE ON DOCKS, MARKETS and Water Rights of the Common Council will meet in the Common Council Chamber on Thursday, Oct. 22, 1S96, at 2 P. to-onsider such matters as; may be brouj-ht before them.

I SAMUEL. E. THOMPSON. XO-Sl-lt I Chairman of Committee. THE COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENTS OF the Common Council will meet In the Common Council Chamber.

City Hall, on Friday, October 23. 1S94. at 11 A. to consider matters reterrin to said committee. WM.

8. CURTIS. 10-22-lt Chairman Com. on Assessments. TH3 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BROOKLYN HOME FOR CONSUMPTIVES, -corner of Kingston Butler and Douglass witl be held at the home October 26.

1896 at 3 P. M. H. D. HOL1NGAUX, Secretary of Trustees.

CORPORATION NOTICES. CIVII. SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITT of Brooklyn. Room 4, City Hall. October will be receded at this office for the following r-osltlons: Inspector of Construction of Buildings, i Inspector flf Supplies, Inspector of Water for Shipping, Meter Repairer, Sewage Purification Engineer and Assistant Accountant.

blanks and any Infoi-matUro desired be furnished by the secretary. The applications must be ff.ed on or befor Wednesday, November 4. at 4 P. M. 10-22-llt I EDWARD B.

LENT, Secretary. TH3 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY. OF Brooklyn jtk decide and ordain as follows, vis. That it i necessary to cause the lota fronting; upon south side of North Eighth street between Haemeyar street and Roebling street, known as lots No. 13.

14, 18, 19. 37. Block 89, Fourteenth Ward Mao. to be fenced with a close board fence where no already done, to the height of six (6) feet, for Che purpose of abating a nuisance, of which the- present condition of tns sai4 lots is the cause. i And they hereby ordain that said lots be- so ferced at the expense of the owner or owners thereof, and the Department of City Works is hereby directed to advertise for proposals for doing such work.

The foregoing decision and orrtinanoe were adopted by the said Common Council by two-thirls vote th' 21st day of September. 1896. 10-19-10t JOSEPH BENJAMIN. City Clerk. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Brooklyn do decide and ordain as follows, That it ts necess.iry to cause the lots fronting upon soulh side cf Et.

Marks svenue, between Utica avenue and Rochester avenue, known as lots Nos. 23 and 23, Block 171, Twenty-fourth Ward Map. to be fenced with a close board fence, where not already done, to the height of six 6) feet, for the purpose of abating a nuisance, of. which tha present condition of the said lots is the cause. And they hereby ordain that said lots be so fenced at the expense of the owner or owners thereof, and the Department of City.

Works is hereby directed to adveitlse for proposals for doing such work. The foregoing decision snd ordinance were adopted by the said Common by a two-, thirds vote this 21st dav of September, 1893. 10-19-iat JOSEPH BENJAMIN. City Clerk. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Brooklyn do decide and ordain as follows.

vt That it is necessary to cause the lots fronting upon north side of 8umpter street, between Rnlph avenue and Patchen avenue, known as lots 'Nos. 7. 8 and Block 42. Twenty-fifth Ward Map, to be fence with a close board fence, where not a fady done, to the height of six (6) feet, for the purpose 'f abating a nuisance, of which the present condition of the said lots is the cause. And they hereby ordain that said lots be so fenced at the expense of the owner or owners thereof, the Department of City Works is hereby directed to advertise for proposals for doing such1 work.

The fcregoing derision and trdinance were adopted by the ssld Common Council by a two-thiriis vote this 2ist day of PTitember, ISOti 10-19-10t JOSEPH BENJAMIN, City Clerk. Plain Words to Members of the Prohibition Party. JAMES MORTON, A PROHIBITIONIST WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WRITES A LETTER TO PROHIBITION LEADERS. GIVING COMMON SENSE ADVICE ABOUT VOTING. Rev.

Isaac K. Funk, "Freeborn Smith and others: 1 Last month I attended a conference of temperance workers to consider the last vicious excise legislation of the State. You were present. With one exception the discussion was prohibition; No consideration could be had of present political issues. It is beyond my comprehension that Prohibitionists as a party will not see the necessity of endeavoring to restrain bad legislation that springs up and lies in the way, as barriers to its party, success.

Yet although this conference was stimulated by the fact; that the Raines' Excise bill caused a collapse of restricting influences, by permitting a free renewal of temptation to immorality, no thought could be had as to how this law could be shorn of its evil features, for something better. From experience, surely, every Prohibitionist should realize this fact, that the most radical measures are of slow growth. Yet every measure, however moderate, is radical, if it effects its purpose. Little by little to win is the order of the universe. In this order of progression, millions try to destroy and prevent intemperance, but, like other wrongs, it -although held in check by a growing moral and Christian sentiment.

We need not fear tor the future of the people's moral condition. Half of the present century has seen more energy in this force to overcome evil than any like period of the world's history, and none ever accomplished so much. Fifty years ago Raines legislation was not the trend of the State's lawmakers. Then the Legislature put the liquor traffic under restraint, Later years have witnessed the reverse. The traffic is more aggressive and its opportunity more destructive than ever.

No thanks for this is due to a Legislature without manhood or fidelity to its trust. To-day the people of the State execrates and condemns the Republican party for the sad, revolting injury inflicted upon its citizens. No bill ever passed or signed by any Governor, did so much to promote Sabbath drinking, shelter prostitution and break down the sober intent of the community, and expose young men and women- to temptation as the (Raines bilf. It never had the approval of the Republican party, but it is, nevertheless, responsible for it. The party's State Convention last year Intended that the manly utterance of Warner Miller on behalf of Sabbath preservation should be that of the Legislature, but it failed to be represented, because men sacrificed duty and conscience to be mere puppets in the hands of those who were handling them, to serve their political ambition.

With such legislation I do not wonder that Prohibitionists fret against any political party so morally insane as to betray its trust. This betrayal of duty has alienated many political friendships) and caused additional distrust. Independent of this, and other grievances, the gravity of the presenc situation, should prevent Prohibitionists from eschewing all issues tut their party issue. As between the Democratic platform In behalf of anarchy, dishonesty and repudiation, of public and private contracts and government, by injunction, and the Republican party which represents the opposite, the honor and integrity of a government that will pay its Just debts, fulfill its contracts, suppress anarchy, and hold the confidence' of the nations, is not this entitled to your consideration 7 Why should the Prohibitionist be helpless and hopeless in this year of grace 189S, separating himself from the active duty of citizenship as one beating the air, a man without a country? As a Prohibitionist within the Republican party, I help, however, feebly, to free it from bad legislation; as a Prohibitionist outside of the party, I am interested in its success. I would see it triumph in my time.

I do not, your leaders of the party do not, expect it now, but, as a matter of conscience will work for It. The principle Is right. Without it civil law would be dead, and civilization would become extinct. But any industry that man may contract need not have the protection of the people and ought not unless it is art industry that promotes common welfare. The liquor traffic does not do this.

In that we are agreed. Sinai's decalogue is the keystone, and it cannot be plucked out of either moral, social or civil life ori any particular. Yet I believe that some methods of the party are a hindrance to its success. It is not infallible. Its weakness lies in its intenseness- To be effective as a moral agency, it must be elastic, to help other things that are essential, nay, even more so, under certain conditions, than prohibition as a first principle.

In this coming election, by virtue of a necessity. Prohibitionists should waive the right to a first consideration. A nation has rights more sacred than that which the individual or a community may claim. Eyes hitherto blind are opening on the frightful precipice over which the Nation hangs. Leaders of the Prohibition party hithertb voted for and are now in nomination, representing the best gifts of public office will not vot for their party In this election because they are conscious that the perilous risk of the Nation Is tco serious to be held in Jeopardy.

This Is the conviction of many of your leaders and voters. They realize that they are confronted by a condition weighted down with tremendous possibilities of evil that, however necessary it may be to represent prohibition, the. doctrines of the Anarchist, Secessionists and Repudiationlsts must be rooted up and tho National honor be maintained, at whatever cost. This condition your party confronts, and the re-sponslbllty laid upon it in this crisis is greater than upon the individual because its strength is combined to defeat. Although hopeless for itself, if by chance it should lead to the defeat of honest principles of government it will share the responsibility of defeat, and whether or not, your party vote will be not less responbi-ble.

-This thought is causing leading men to do some very hard thinking as to what they shall da This is their opportunity. My friends (this is not a Bryanism), this is your opportunity.1 What shall you do? It Is absurd to suppose that a Prohibitionist can be absolved from doing a citizen's duty, in a great National crisis, such as now confronts us. because he condemns the liquor traffic. The people have a right to demand government' in which every citizen will be a parry to, and hold by a ruling of general Judgment and political sagacity to be made and are made by every elector having his share in It. Prohibition is not.

in that sense a political problem. It is the reverse. It involves moral causes In a higher degree through personal habits-, of living, to secure the highest experience of conviction. The Prohibitionist may be all of this within himself without a party, but he cannot be a true citizen with the one idea to the exclusion of any other responsible duty, under a civil govefnmant. -Now, excepting by some miraculous intervention or calamity, the Prohibitionist knows that his party shall not elect his Presidential candidate, and that th election on Nov.

3 will elect a man as President representing such principles as will guide the people out of years of physical and financial distress and preserve the Government, or it Will precipitate a disaster, possibly greater than that of 1861. To secure tnis there must be neither Republicanism of itself. Democracy or sectionalism. Where should the Prohibitionist be? Whatever the faults of -the Republican party may be, it carries the unfurled standard that must be seen in this day of the Nation's peril, and he or his party who will stand ic the way when God and conscience calls on the Nation to be just, if not effecting a betrayal by default, will be thought as well nigh to it. Prohibition, has a.

staying power. A vote for national honor will be no sacrifice, but enoble the party and make its influence more potent in future. I have the confident assurance that the' intelligence of your party is with the principles of this letter and hope that they will win on election day. Why not make your hope, your victory by participation in the discharge of an imminent public duty? If you will, there Is a place for you in this struggle to maintain: the' nation's honor. This is the opportunity of the Prohibition It comes with a nation's cry, to save it from shame and dishonor.

Let your whole party be patriots, each nominee a leader with Joshua Levering leading, and it will earn a glorious memory in the temple. of a nation's gratitude. JAMES MORTON, 630 State sSreet, pet. 20, 1896. CHINATOWN'S BELLE MARRIED.

Tori Hong, the belle of Chinatown, was married at the City Hall, In New York City, yesterday, to Loy God, an Intelligent Chinese, by Alderman Schilling. AWSKMEXTS THIS ETEXISO. AMPHION Ida Fuller. HUOOKL.YN MUSIC ALL Variety. BIJOU A Lion's Heart.

BROOKLYN BICYCLE RINK Bicycle Riding. COLl'-MBIA De Wolf Hopner El Caoitan. GRAND OPERA HOUSE The Fatal Card. KlPB AND BBHMAK'S-Variety. MONT AUK Excelsior.

Jr. PARK Lewis Morrison In Faust. 6TAR Variety. TO-MORROW AFTERNOON. PROOKLTN BICYCLE RINK Bicycle Riding.

HVBB AND EH MAN' Variety. 6TAU Variety. FOREIGN MAILS FROM BROOKLTK For the week ending Saturday. Oct 24. (letters for foreign countr.es need not be spe-clally addressed for any particular steamer.) Saturday Oct.

14 By the Lucan a for Queens-tcwn and Liverpool at 2:15 A. M. Obdamfor Amsterdam at 6:15 A. Columbia for Naples at 7:15 A. Ethiopia for Glasgow, 'and La Gas.

cogne for Havre at 8:45 A. Norge for Chria-ttaiiia at 9:45 A. M. TIDES FRIDAY, OCT. 23.

High. Low. A.M. I'M-. A.M.

P.M. New To Pandy Hook 8:30 Brooklyn Navy 9:10 9:27 :3 Sun rise Sun seta Moon risea 5:46. FITTl-B3 EVEJSTS. (Anncuncements In this column will be made Without charge, and are respectfully invited.) Thnrmlar. October 83.

Butterny Lenox Road M. E. Church lecture reception. N. F.

Murray. 180 High "Fair. beneQt Dutch Reformed Church. Bay Ywenrv-ninin wara nrmiji4.ait feach'a Hall. Flatbush.

Rev. F. C. Iglehart. D.

"Lincoln the Good." Simpson M. E. Church. Kp worth baxar. Sands Street Memorial Church, Clark and Henry etreets.

Concert and reception I'nity Republican Club, Turn Hall. 1 Meserole street. Fair, benefit Bay Ridge Reformed Church, Second avenue and Eightieth street. Meeting Pierce Cycle Club, residence Miaa Mettle M. 62 Fifth avenue.

8 P. M. Fair, ladies Flatlanda M. E. Church.

Hendrlck-on's Hall, Flatbuah avenue. Flatlanda. Annual fair, aid St. Patrick's Church, of Fort Himiltnn. McNally's Hall.

Fourth avenue. Recept'on and banquet. Transnguration i.ycm, JUmg Island College Assembly Rooms. 8:0 P. M.

Concert and retention lTn ty Republican Club. Phillips' Turn Hall. 71-7S Meserole atreet. 8:13 P. M.

Entertainment and reception. Overton Drum. Fife and Bugle Corps, Decorior Hall, 879-8S1 Gates avenue, near Reid. Dr. Wilbur H.

Seymour, "Topographical Anatomy. Bacteriology." SU Jphn'a Hospital training school for nurses. Recept'on by Rev. Dr. 3.

V. Behrends. to staff and line officers of Thirteenth Regiment, at his residence, evening. G. A.

R. Post Meetings Frank Head. No. 18, Sr-S Court street: Harry Lee. No.

21. Amphion Aeademv: Henry No. 28. Bedford avenue and South Th'rd street: Moses F. Odell, 443.

158 Pierrepont street. "Law lecture for Women." by Mrs. Cornelia K. Hood. I.L.

Art Building. P. Prof. Franklin H. Glddlngs, M.A..

on "The First Stages of Art Building. 8:15 P. M. informal meeting Department of Microscopy, exhibition. Art Building.

8:15 P. M-: course of in-, struction in 'Die Dramatischen Werke under Prof. Menco Stem. Art Building. 8:15 P.M.; special course in under William E.

Chancellor. M.A.. Art Building. 8:15 P. M.

Friday, October 83. Opening reception, -the Booth, Pouch Mansion, Butterny fair. Lenox Road M. E. Church lecture poem.

Republican mass meeting. Clinton and Fulton streets. Meeting Oermalne Mettemich Post, No. 122. G.

A. FJoyd street. Burden bearers' meeting. Summerfleld M. E.

hurch. Washington and Greene avenues. 8 P. M. Rnyn! Arcanum Cowling Tournament Bush-wick.

Bedford. De Long teams, 1411 Fulton street, 8 Fourth lecture by Prof. T. Winchester, I. H.D..

Art Buildinrr 4 P. Prof. Arthur T. Had'ev. M.A., on "Reecnt History of Prices." Art Building.

8:15 P. Prof. A. Jay DuBois, B.R. of Yale University, on "The Story of a Lighthouse: or.

An Account of the Eddystone Light." large lecture room, Y. M. C. A. Building.

81S P. M. members' meet'ng Department r-f Photosraphv. exhibition, studio rooms, 201 Montague street 8:15 P. M.

special course In "PolU tical Economy." under Frederick M. Corse, M.A.. Art Building. 8:15 P. M.

DIED. CONNATTQHTON. On Oct. a. Ellen Connaugh-ton, sister of Bridget Garrity and the" late Thomas- Cormaughton.

Funeral Friday, from 945 Pacific at A. M. TrCNT. On Wednesday. Oct.

21, Owen Hunt, 70. brother of the late James Funeral from 3 jtrearora on j-Tiaay at r. aa. Oct. 20.

Martha E. Snedeker, 79. wife of George. Snedeker. Funeral services Thursday.

8 P. at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Stringham.

956 Madison st. Interment private. WECHSLER. On Wednesday night. Oct.

21, Joseph Wechsler, 31 Eighth ave. For Other Deatlu Sew First Pasre. HOTEL ARRIVALS. St. George Mr.

and MraT William H. Cotton. Newport, R. Mr. and Mrs.

1 S. Emers, Patchogue, I. Mrs. L. Spicer.

Miss A. Spicer, Noank, T. C. Collins, Boston; H. H.

Hogins, Roslyn, L. C. J. Hart. New York City; Henry Carsens, Rye, N.

W. M. Andrews, Boston; P. M. Estman, Mr.

and Mrs. H. W. Livingston, G. W.

Uttlefield, Brooklyn. Clarendon G. F. Faust, Baltimore, Mi; J. Long, Philadelphia.

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Garreson, Newark, N.

J. C. Edwards, Sag Harbor, L. E. M.

Jones, Hempstead. L. F. F. Purdy, Centre Moriches, L.

Dr. A. Marey, Riverton, N. L. B.

Maynard, Foughkeepsie, N. A. Darby, Paradox. N. Mr.

and Mrs. a. Miller. Mr. and Mrs.

M. A. Coman, Master H. Phillips. William Kent, New York City.

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. CORNERSTONE OF THE HALL OF HI3-" TORY LAID. Washington, Oct. 22. The cornerstone of the Hall of History, the first of the buildings to comprise the American University rwas laid yesterday afternoon in the of a large crowd of spectators and with interesting exercises.

The ceremonies were conducted by the Venerable Senior Bishop of the Methodist Church, Thomas M. Bowman, assisted by the officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons. John E. Andrews, of New York, president of the Board of: Trustees, was nresiuunar omcer. THE REV.

MR. STRONG ACCEPTS. HE IS NOW PASTOR OF TRIXITT 1 BAPTIST CHURCH. The Rev. Philip B.

Strong, of Little Falls, has accepted the call tcr the pastorate of th Trinity Baptist Church. Patchen and Greene avenues. He preached there at both services last Sunday. His formal letter of acceptance will be rfad next Sunday, Mr. Strong succeeds the Rev.

Dr. H. M. Gallaher. The new pastor 1b 25 years old, and is the vice-president of the Young People's Baptist Union of the State of New York.

I. KG All NOTICES. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT of execution, issued out of the Supreme Court. New York County, to me directed and delivered, I will sell by public auction, by Thomas A.

Kerrigan, auctioneer, at No. 9 Wllloushby street, in the ciry of Brooklyn, on the 8th day of November, at o'clock noon, all the right, title and interest which Mary Burns had on the 9th day of April, 1S96. or at any time thereafter. In whose hands soever the same may be. of, in nd to.

all that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lyln and belnsr in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings and State of New York, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of Hamilton avenue and Huntington street, and running thence easterly long; the southerly aide of Huntington street 43 feet 7 and 1-2 inches; thence southwesterly In a straight line to- a point on the northeasterly side of Hamilton avenue distant 34 feet l-S incbes poutheasterly from the southeasterly corner of Hamilton avenue and Huntington street, and therce northwesterly along the northeasterly aide of Hamilton avenue 34 feet 8 l-S Inches to the corner, the point or place of beginning. Known as No. 207 Hamilton avenue. Dated September 24, lg9. J.

T7TTXJNJ. Sheriff. HTCXTIT 1CAHLRRT. Deputy. 9-24-4-4 SUPREME COURT.

KINGS COUNTY. OAft-tfet Garretson as the sole remaining and acting executor, Ac. plaintiff, against Charles Bock, arid Others, defendants. In pursuance of a judgment of "foreclosure and sale made and entered in the above-entitled action. 'dated the 28th day of September, I will sell at public auction to the nthest bidder, by Thomas- A.

Kerrigan, auctioneer, at the salesrooms. No. 9 Willoughby street. In the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, on the JTth day of October. 1S96.

at twelve o'clock noon, the land and premises In said judgment mentioned, and therein described as follows: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of "and, situate, and being In the Twenty-fifth ward of the city of Brooklyn. In the county of Kings and State of York, bounded and described as follows, to wit Commencing at a point on the northerly side of Van Burea street distant two hundred and twenty-five feet and aix inches easterly from the Mrnr formed bv the 'Intersection of the north erly side of Van Buren street with the easterly side of Reld avenue, and running from thence northerly parallel with Reid avenue, part of the distance through a certain party wall one hundred feet: thence easterly parallel with Van Buren street eighteen feel and two Inches; thence southerly again parallel with Reid avenue, part of the distance through a certain other party wall one hundred feet to the northerly side of Van Buren street, and thence westerly along the northerly side of Van Buren street eighteen feet and two inches to the nolnt or place of beginning. Dated Kroaklvn. October 5. 1PS.

WTIMNf J. Sheriff. -crnXTAM E. GOO DC Plaintiffs Attorney, 15 Beeiunan street. N.

X. City. 10-5-7-14 Brooklyn School. Teachers Favor Our Own System. IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDAGOGY OF THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE ADDRESSES BY HORACE E.

DRESSER-. JOHN Y. CULYER AND C. N. CHAD WICK.

"The School the Greater New York" was the subject discussed yesterday afternoon by the of the Department of Pedagogy of the Brooklyn Institute, at their meeting, held In the Art Rooms; In Montague street. A number of the members of the Board of Education, Including Prof; Franklin W. Hooper, Col. John Y. Culyer and Horace E.

Dresser, were present, as were also a number of school teachers and several principals. Dr. A. McAndrew, director of the High School Department of Pratt Institute, presided and introduced Associate Superintendent of Public Instruction Edward G. Ward, who retired at onca in favor of Mr.

Mr. Dresser -outlined the conflicting systems proposed for the education affairs of the Greater New York. One was the New York City system, with its threefold Board of Education, Board of Inspectors and Board of Superintendents a system sure to make rivals of thevthree boards, cretevJealousies and Inharmonious rteultsX Mr. Dresser that already CSaEe-Vffere Indications across the river of Just sufeh results. The Brooklyn system, on the other hand, was one of a Board of Education of forty-flve members, each one of whom cerved In a local committee and personally looked after the interests of the schools in his keeping.

Brooklyn the speaker said, was not look-ina- for the adoDtion of her system over Whe whole Greater New York area. Neither did she ask New York City to accept it. But she was aware of its great advantages for herself which had been proved by many years" experience. The citlaens of Brooklyn feel ten times the interest in their schools that the people of New York City do in theirs. "Under the proposed extension of the New York City system," added Mr.

Dresser, "there would be great danger of the schools being ultimately brought under political domination. Sooner or later there would come a time when the political elements represented by Tammany Hall would be in the With a Tammany Hall Mayor we may expect under consolidation a board governing us well as New York City that would be composed of elements from which Brooklyn has been free. "Mr. Dresser quoted Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler's characterization of the New York City Board as being made up of a cultured and intelligent minority, a faction of political placehunters and looters, and about five men steeped in Ignorance.

Mr. Dresser said that while he could not accept Dr. Butler's statement, there was grave reason to fear what might happen In the' future. "Give us. then, home r-uie." he said.

"Let us as far as practicable, under the law that has decreed consolidation, manage our schools in our own way. Our Board of Education has care fully considered the 'subject and has arrived at the conclusion that the best results may be attained by the appolntmen' of separate boards for each county division." Col. John Y. Culyer was the next speaker. He spoke of the conference with the sub-committee of the Greater New York Commission, and said that it appeared to him that the sub-committee was thoroughly enamored of the New York system.

This, he declared, was due mainly to the great Idea of centralization; It was needed, and could be -readily seen in the Police, City Works, aid Health departments, as in each of these one standard was an absolute necessity. When education was touched, however, Mr. Cuyler said he thought there was much difference. The questions of detail, such as the raising of money and Its distribution, could be determined by a Board of Estimate sitting for the entire city. He deprecated the comparison of the systems in question, saying that if one claimed to be superior it would take but little effort to bring both to the same standpoint.

"I believe that the educational barometer of Brooklyn," said Col. Culyer, "responds more quickly to theair of progress than in New York City, and I think that this is due mainly to the close touch in which the authorities keep with the schools." In conclusion. Col. Culler spoke of the great latitude allowed the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and said that he resented any criticism on the ability of the teachers selected by this system. He declared the New York City scheme was impracticable, because of the division of power, and that the proposed system of inspectors and the Board of Superintendents was even worse than the Boards of Trustees.

The absence of any one from the other side was explained by the chairman, who said that one of the characteristic answers received was: "What's the use of going over to Brooklyn to discuss a system of schools that you will all know about in a few months." Continuing, Dr. McAndreW cited Chicago's schools as an example ol the evils -of too much consolidation, theil deterioration since Cook County became Chicago beins: very marked. Praise fof the Brooklyn schools was given with can- aor. ana ur. jauAuurew nam LiinL York City's school system was notoriouslj bad, and from all signs it was more than likely that this system would be foisted upon us.

C. N. Chadwick, one of the organizers dK the Froebel Academy, then spoke on th "Influence of the School Upon the Home. He said the question was whether or not a system with a home influence or a mere mechanical system should be produced. Continuing on this line, he spoke of the basis of all civlllzation-rthe child; "of the organization of society 'and the creation of law.

Speaking of the two systems offered for the greater city, he said that th. placing of the course of -study and the ap pointment of teachers In the hands of the Board of Superintendents was a good one, as it separated the business from the scholastic side of education. He deplored the system of inspectors proposed, saying the evil lay in their having no voice. In speaking of the Brooklyn system he praised the local committee system as far as it brought the members Into touch with the schools; he deplored the patronage eriven these committees, saying that so many different ones were bound to make an inharmonious wnole. He said that the ideal system, according to his ideas, was to have the course of study and the appointment of the teachers emanate entirely from the principals under the supervision of the superintendents and the Board.

The. local committees, he said, should be- reduced to one, so that each member might be with everything that goes on, and thus' bring Into the Board the exact knowledge of what happened. "The plan proposed by the New York Commission, in my opinion," he said, "is entirely Inadequate for the situation. 1 think that the question to be considered in the forming of any plan for the larger city, is to get an answer to Mr. Low's question, 'If you retain the separate system, what becomes of consolidation? I have a plan here that I think will answer this question and still retain for us our autonomy, and contain all.

the advantages of the local committee system' Mr. Chadwick then outlined his scheme, which was. ln brief, to have the four separate boards appointed by tha Mayor of the Greater New York, these Boards air to be appointed by the Mayor from the' respective sections in which they reside. One-quarter of each Board to be chosen by vote of its members to act in a Central Board of Commissioners of Education for the entire Greater New York, and this Central Board to sit as a kind of appellate-division of the others. Principal John H.

Haaren. of Public School No. arose at the conclusion of Mr. Chadwick's address, 4 and denounced the language of the chairman concerning the condition of the schools in New York City. He said: "I would be false to my training if 1 did not resent the remark concerning the New York City male by your chairman.

It is simply not true. Not that the gentleman doesn't believe it. but the facts are otherwise. who was mentioned for the superlntendency of the New York City schools last spring, spoke in the highest terms of some of Superintendent Poland also praised them highly. We are not going to gain anything by abusing our brethren.

It is possible for a principal to have a good school in New York City. And, when you speak of bad schools, 'I'll find you as bad ones here In Brooklyn as can be found elsewhere. We are deceiving ourselves. I know the body oT teachers in New York City, and they are just as earnest. Just as hard-working 'as you are." Mr.

Haaren said New York City could compare favorably with Brooklyn in the matter of school Improvements. New AN ALLEGED TO HAVE ASSAULTED HIM. Patrick Eustls, a Coney Island saloon keeper, is lying at his home in West Brighton in a critical condition from the effects of a beating, which, it Is said, he received at the hands of a former constable. Eustls Is the brother of James Eustls, who Is the Superintendent of the Coney Island Water, Gas and Fuel His nose is broken, both eyes discolored, three ribs fractured and his scalp torn. A MASS MEETING TO BE HELD BY THE UNION VET-' ERANS' PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

The Union Veterans' Patriotic League of this city will hold a mass meeting in Clermont Avenue Rink Wednesday evening next. Among those who are announced to address the meeting are Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, 3en. Horace Porter, Gen.

Isaac F. Mack, Gen. O. O. Howard, Private Joseph W.

Kay, Gen. Russell A. Gen. Franz Sigel, Corporal James Tanner. Besides speaking there will be a special programme of music and camp songs.

The Hon. George W. Brush will preside. AGAINST SILVER. White Metal Denounced at a Second Ward, Meeting.

-1 SPEECHES MADE BY CONGRESSMAN HURLEY AND CAPT. O'FARRELL ON THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIES MUST BE PROTECTED. A mass meeting of tire Republicans of the Second ward was held under the auspices of the Campaign Committee in Columbia Hall, York and Main streets, last night. The chair was occupied by Peter J. Byrne3, president of the Second Ward Republican Committee, who called the meeting to order.

After delivering a short address he introduced Congressman Denis M. Hurley, candidate for re-election In the Second Congressional district, who said: "The tariff question Is of the utmost Importance to the workingmen of this country. Since the Introduction of the Wilson Tariff bill the industries of the Nation have been steadily declining, until at the present time many of them have shut down What we want is not a bad Wilson bill, but a good McKinley bill, which will have the effect of bringing the factories back to their former state of prosperity. The Administration of Gen. Benjamin Harrison was the best that the country had for forty years.

Under the Democratic tariff the English manufacturers have had an era of great prosperity. They have been able to compete with, in fact, undersell us in our own market. American manufacturers need protection from foreign- competition. The workingmen and factory operatives received better pay while protection was In vogue than under free trade. The Democratic policy -of a tariff for revenue only has proved an utter failure.

The tariff which -was advocated by the Republican party provided more than this; it provided also for the support of the Government by taxing foreign goods which find a market In this country." Capt. Patrick CFarrell, of Washington, D. one of the Republican campaign orators, said in part: "Gold is now worth 20.67 an ounce, and was worth the same forty years ago. You cannot destroy it, and it the least liable of all the metals to fluctuation. An ounce of silver la only worth 65 cents, and it is always liable to fluctuation.

It is up one day and down the next. The Chicago platform I will not call it the Democratic platform says that you can take sixteen ounces of silver, worth $10.40, and have it coined at the mint which makes it equal to $20.67 in gold. Mr. Bryan says if you elect me we will pass a law which will make every silver dollar worth twice its market value. Then this country will be on a level with Mexico, India and other silver producting countries.

I would ask Mr. Bryan to show me any place in history where this bas been done. Silver like other commodities Is subject to the laws of supply and demand. Under the Sherman act our Government bought silver and paid for it. Bryan's scheme is that nobody shall buy silver.

The Government, according to him, says to the silver mine owners: Take your silver to the mint and have It coined Into silver dollars, and then take it home and do what you like with Under this system silver does not change ownership. The same man has silver, but not in bullion form it has been coined into money. The rise In the wheat market is caused by the failure of the wheat market in Argentine, Australia and ether countries, and It has come about, in spite of the phophesles of Bryan to the' contrary. It this country stood on a silver basis our gold would quickly disappear and the country would be poor, indeed." L. Harry Fisher, candidate for Assembly in the Second district, was then introduced and made a brif He said in part: "It is the duty of every American citizen to Bee that protection prevails at the approaching election.

I have been told that the factories in England are now running on double time in order to supply the American orders. There are thousands of American operatives going about the street unable to find employment. Under Harrison's Administration every man was working. Now there are hundreds of honest, industrious men, able and willing to work, but who cannot get anything to do. With Major McKinley at the head of the ticket, the Republicans are absolutely certain of success." George F.

Elliott, who was the next speaker, said: "Denis M. Hurley will be your next Congressman, as he was your last. He is a gold citizen. Mr. Hurley made a record in Congress of which the district ought to be proud.

No man living can say that Denis M. Hurley made him a promise that he did not keep. We are now engaged in an important canvass. Every American should be a politician; that is, he should belong to a party, register, and vote at election. Any one who iy ill not do this is not worthy to be called an American- For the past sixty years gold has not lost its value.

Those who are the laborers of this year may be the millionaires of next year. Capital is only organized, or crys-tallzed labor. We must have a tariff that will protect American industries. Protection always leaves a balance in the treasury for a rainy day." Chairman Brynes announced that another meeting will be held on Wednesday next. NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Maud the only daughter of the actress Kate Claxton, is dead in Paris. The Spanish colony in Buenos Ayres has rased $2,000,000 to present to Spain for a new cruiser. A lose of $325,000 was caused by a fire In a manufacturing block on Wabash avenue, Chicago, yesterday. Alexander Salvlni, the young tragedian.

Is dying of consumption at his father's villa, near Florence, Italy. William Teed, a lineman, was shocked to death in Faterson, N. last night while fixing ait arc light on the street. The miners employed In the larger mines of the Hocking Valley voted yesterday to return to work at the reduced rate of wages. The lens for the great telescope of the new observatory at Lake Geneva, has been completed after two and a half years labor.

It cost $100,000. John Shanley was acquitted of murdering Edward Donigan by a Jury in New York City last night, and afterwards drank with members Of the Jury In a nearby saloon..