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cane; lb, a 3 5 5 5 5 1 lb. Free proof relish- full phots, "Our table half lies was the THE BROOKLYN CITTZEN, MONDAY. APRIL 18, 1904. a a if DRESSLER GETS CONEY PEANUT PRIVILEGE Actress Secures Concession New Dreamland. OTHER STAGE FOLK INVEST.

Andrew Mack to Have a Fish Pond and Louis Mann an Art Gallery. role. She is Starie Drespler has a new vender. She will make to be a peanut her debut May 14, when "Dreamland" will day at Coney 1 Island. have Its opening The engagement in this new part will last throughout the summer, and the corpulent comedienne will number her patrons by the tens of thonsands, To be sure, Miss Dressier will remain behind the scenes throughout -the ment, and will not be seen by the admiring she has so often enchanted with her public and impersonations.

But for once the public, will be perfectly satisfied at the will be real and not stage ones, non-appearance of the star. The peanuts peanuts, will -be fresh roasted and good, and They will not ask to see the the purchasers manager behind the scenes, All this is but a way of announcing the strange news that Marie Dressier has business, and has purchased the gone into peanut concession for "Dreamland," the newest of the Coney Island amusement parks. The popular vaudeville artist has obtained the right to place peanut stands at various points within the limits of the park. Moreover, she has the exclusive right, and there will be no competition. On every bag of peanuts, bought in Dreamland this summer there will be a profit for Miss Dressier' benefit.

The greater the sale of peanuts the broader will be Miss Dressiens smile and the more marked will be her accustomed good nature when she comes to charm the Orpheum audiences in the fall. Hers will not be the only theatrical money invested in a Coney Island "Ayer" this summer. Several other members of the profession bave decided to become concessionaries at Dreamland, apparently expecting the business there to recoup William them H. for a poor theatrical year. Reynolds, head of the Dreamland com- of pany, is well known his among work members a plasthe profession through as house builder, and the footlight favorites have been very successful in obtaining concessions.

Andrew Mack as fisherman is probably altogether a new idea, but manager thought not of the popular Irish the in which mechanical fishes swim, of a pond in which only licensed fishers may drop and their is decidedly novel. Yet Anlines, drew has invested the money earned in his in just fish pond. If the fishing performances before his Brooklyn friends such he will come out at the end a of the season a wealthier man. proves popular, Louis Mann is another actor financially for interested in a Dreamland attraction, the right to run a small art he has secured gallery. be the of the collection, and for A rare 'and handsome painting is to gem the will have a lore of A small sum public' fine art Ross, cultivated of Weber Fields' within them.

Comof several who have formed a pany, is one run Lilliputian exhibit. This will of most elaborate features syndicate to be Dreamland. one the, many of the midgets as can be road will live in a little vilbrought together from the several troupes of on their. own, with a midget Mayor the and lage, midget policemen, and all the functionaries "Pete" of a Dailey is another member of the village community. who has money invested in Dreamland attractions.

the season profession pays well as it is expected to pay, and the new park comes in for its proper for share, theatrical the summer will be a glad one disastrous people, and the memories when of a the curtains year will be obliterated Work is being rushed at the new go up in the fall. now resort, and there no doubt that the opening day, May 14, will see amusement everything in readiness. Several and of hun- the buildings are already are busily completed. engaged in dreds rushing the others to a finished state. of workmen COMING EVENTS.

The Manufacturers' Association will 1 bold its tenth meeting at its rooms, No. 198 Montague street, this evening. at 8 o'clock. An euchre for the benefit of the Flatbush P. E.

League will be given at the home of Madame, Van Norman, No. 1142 Flatbush avenue, Friday evening, April 22. The April meeting of the Congregational Club will be held at Pouch Gallery, No. 345 Clinton avenue, next Monday evening, at 5:30 o'clock. Borough Dinner will.

President be served at 6:30 o' Martin W. Littleton will be the guest of honor and will deliver an address. The only other speaker will be Professor Sociol- Graham Taylor, professor of Christian ogy whose theme will be "Ciric and Social in Chicago Theological Seminars, Progress in Britain; a Comparison." will Mrs. Hector Hall, of Manhattan, sing Scotch and English ballads. Officers will be elected.

for the ensuing year. The forty-third anniversary of the Veterans' Association of the Thirteenth Regiment will be celebrated with a reunion and dinner at the armory on Sumner avenue, on Tuesday evening, April 26, at 7:30 o'clock. The Women's Chorus of the Brookiyn Saengerbund, aided by the Men's Chorus and the orchestra wil give a concert at horn streete, on Sunday, April 24, at, 8:30 Saengerbund Hall, Smith and Schermero'clock. A leap year surprise for the men is promised. There will be a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board Education at Hall of Education, Park avenue and Hirt ninth street, 4 o'clock.

Manhattan, day afternoon at BROWNSVILLE TAILOR HURT. Fell from a Ladder and Iron Pin Punctures His Thigh. Herman Voltman, 26 years old, a tailor, of No. 47 Christopher street, was injured yesterday afternoon while adjusting some machinery in the 225 clothing Osborn factory street. of Goldstein, of No.

Voltman was standing on a ladder, arranging belt when he fell, striking on an iron pin projecting from the in the machinery. He Sustained a severe wound left thigh. He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon Hartung of the Bradford Street Hospital, but was not removed. IROQUOIS THEATER SOLD, CHICAGO, April The Iroqueis Theater has been sold to Rich Harris, of New York and Boston. The will be reconstructed and opened next 88 vaudeville theater, under another name.

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26 to No. 5 of this year in Madison The show will be educational in Square Garden. character and of unquestioned value to every branch of the industries represented will also possess features will and make it most attractive to general public. As a spectacle alone the interior the Garden be impressive with the of great hand-carved oaken casks of German rathskellers, display of bottled goods, with their brilliant labels and foil dressings; products of American vineyards, showing all varieties of the wine grape; picturnatural spring, from which gush and faesque table waters of this country rare collections of cut glass and and hotel glassware, as well as Europe; decorative steins, loving cups jugs, and bottles quaint and designs in imported stone tobeys. Should arrangements now pending center of the arena floor a miniabe perfected there will be constructed in the ture reproduction of A famous French now the manor house of one of the champagne vineyards of France, castle, great the doors of this castle, visitors conducted downward, beneath the Through will be girders and cement walls of wine New iron York's ampitheater.

into the of the oldest vineyards of big vaults of one exact reproduction of Europe -or an them. THROWN FROM AUTO. Strikes Paving Rut and Auto Bus Into Dr. Parker's Vehicle Runs in Manhattan. bus belonging to the New An automobile Transfer Company, and York George Shottke, of No.

418 West Electric driven by was going north Forty-seventh street, about 6 o'clock last on Broadway, when one wheel stuck in a deep Manhattan, evening, Leonard wrenching the rut the driver's hand. near street, steering bar from the road and The machine shot across Dr. V. T. hit Parker an and automobile his wife, in of which No.

were 124 Montague Brooklyn. Mrs. Parker machines landed were in the street, roadway, and both pretty badly smashed refused to up. make any comDr. Parker Shottke, saying that all he plaint against paid for the damage wanted was to machine, and the man was done to his allowed to go, in the roadway for Both machines stood and were finally towed nearly three hours away.

HUNT CLUB'S STEEPLECHASE. April following RockCEDARHURST, announces the away Hunt its annual steeplechase, to be events for grounds Saturday afterheld on the club noon. handicap, a fat Hunters' handicap, pony race and other races. the club entries have Besides those of the Meadow Brook been received from the Green Spring ValClub. of Hempstead; of Boston, and the Goshen ley Club, of Orange, N.

J. Hunt Club, Hunt FOR Washington say that LLOYD'S HARBOR SURVEY. Dispatches from the River and amendments were Senate Committee on Harbor bill Saturday, the among them a proCommerce surrey of Lloyd's Harbor bevision a Bay and Cold Spring Huntington estimate is to be made Harbor, L. I. An channel tweire feet deep of the cost of a for the demands of comand wide enough merce.

MARBLE TABLET UNVEILED. Contains Names of Hospital's Friends -Society Folk on Committees of Nassau Institution. April well known different Long Island colonies MINEOLA, people of were placed on the Board of Directors and other committees at the meeting of the Nassau Hospital Association Saturday, A tablet of white marble was unveiled in the main hall of the hospital, which contains the names of all those who have or more to enseated to the hospital dow beds. The initial morement to establish the hosmade through the efforts of mempital hers of the Meadow Brook and Rockaway Hunt colonies and several prominent famiof Those whose names are county. slab as endowing beds are marble Whitney, Mr.

and rs, ClarWilliam C. H. Mackey, Mrs. P. J.

A. Harper, ence Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Morgan, George Mrs.

Oliver Jones, Miss Atala Linkletter, Thayer, W. D. Guthrie, Samuel Underhill, Mrs. C. Albert Steves Hall, Mrs.

Oll1. Belment. Miss Gardenia Iselin, ver Mira, G. G. Van Vranken, Mrs.

Benjamin D. Hicks, estate of Charles Pratt and Robvert Stevens, The Visiting Committee consists Clarence H. Mackas, Mrs, R. man, Mrs. Butler Duncan, Mrs.

S. ThompMrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Mrs.

son, Harry Payne Whitney and Miss Vroom, The Board of Directors comprises E. D. Morgan, Mrs. Charles G. Peters, Mrs.

James R. Willets, Mrs. William H. Zabriskle, Representative Townsend Seudder, Mrs. Edward Willets, Mrs.

Timothy Tredwell. William Swan. prev Bromfield, Mrs. J. Albertson, Mrs.

B. D. Hicks, William M. Baldwin, William Crittenden Mrs. 8.

Adams, Mra, John Lewis Childe, Miss Aatala Thayer, Mrs. P'. R. Jennings, Mrs. Il.

H. Cammann, Mrs. H. P. Belmont, Mrs.

Thomas W. Albertson and the physicians and surgeons tached to the hospital. Committee on Training School-Mrs. E. R.

Hewett. William M. Baldwin, Mrw. glisteN Van Cortlandi, Miss Atala Thayer and Mrs. Edward Willets.

House Committee- Mrs. Samuel J. U'nderhill. bertson. Mrs.

Mrs. J. L. James Childs, R. Willets Mrs.

J. and A. Sirs. 8. Pettit.

Committee on Wardrobe-Mrs. Edward Willets. Mrs. William C. Adams, Mrs.

H. H. Cammann, Mrs. P. R.

Jennings and Mrs. Benjamin D. Hicks, The election of other officers will take place next Saturday at the hospital at Mincola. CHARGED WITH CRAP PLAYING. Woodhaven Police Get Twelve Men in a Raid on Saturday Night.

WOODHAVEN, April raid was made upon all alleged crap games Saturdas night by Captain Rutherberg and Detectives Gries and Saleski, of the Eightythird precinct, and an even dozen were gathered in on a charge of gambling. Captain Ruthenberg had had word that a crap house was being conducted in a house at the northwest corner of Crafton avenue and Canal street, and late Saturday night he and the detectives, in citizens' clothes. descended upon the place. The alleged crap games were played on the second floor of the house. The officers ran hastily up the stairs and burst the doors lending into the apartments of William 'Briden.

There they found Briden and eleven young men. It is. not stated by the police that the men were actually engaged in shooting craps when they entered the rooms, but they they bare legal evidence in that they found money and dice upon the persons of the they arrested. math prisoners' names are August Yager, Koch, Emil Yeager, Henry Sheehy, Charles Jacob A Arent, Frank Reiger, George Hack, Alexander Krug, John Halstead, Fred Baumann and Arthur Bourquin. Of course the alleged proprietor was arrested also.

All were taken to Far Rockaway Jesterdas. where Magistrate Healy held them in $500 bail each for examination on Wednesday. The young men, whose ages range from 21 to 25 years, are said to be residents of Woodharen and well connected, for the most part. FIRE IN JAMAICA. JAMAICA, April $1.500 fire made a very lively blaze at bedtime last evening at Van Wyck, near Liberty arenue.

The 1 house, which caught fire in some unknown manner, was a two-story frame structure, occupied by C. H. Archer. The owner is E. F.

N. Wendelstadt, of No. 56 Pine street, Manhattan. The building, which was totally destroyed, was valued at but $1,000, the contents being worth $500. WANT A COUNTY BRIDGE.

COLD SPRINGS, April HighCommissioners of the towns of Huntway ington and Oyster Bay, the boundary line between which towns is at Cold Spring Harbor, are desirous that the counties of Suffolk and Nasasu, whose dividing line is the same, shall construct the needed bridge over the gap at the dam here. The old bridge, an unsubstantial affair, was washed away by a freshet during the winter. It is proposed to build in its place a strong bridge that will withstand any strain likely to be placed upon it. THE SUCCESS LAKE HEARING. MINEOLA, April K.

Vanderbilt. is not to have an easy time securing title to the old Success Lake road. His application was rigorously opposed when the commissioners sat, Sat- and an adjournment was taken until next urday, when it is expected further protests will be heard. Mr. Vanderbilt has promised to build another road if the present one is given him.

FOURTEEN ACRES SOLD. JAMAICA, April Schreiter has sold to Emma W. Denker tract of land comprising nearly fourteen acres, at Hollis, situated on the Hempstead and Jamaica plank road. Hillside, Husson, Prospect, is given on the same property to John Colton Park avenues. A mortA.

gage Vanderreer for $12,000. TO KEEP ROADS IN REPAIR. MINEOLA, April County Supervisors are taking the splendid measures to keep in perfect repair system the best in the State, and which of macadam roads In their territory, among cost originaliy $3,000,000. Supervisors Willets and Jones went to New York, Saturdas, for the purpose of Peekskill purchasing gravel and serfor resurfacing portions of the eral barge loads of screenings seven or eight Bethpage and North. Hempstead turnpikes, in all.

INWOOD'S NEW FIRE DEPT. INWOOD, April Inwood Fire Department has been organized by and the Citizens' Hose and Engine Company, the Electrie Hook and Ladder Company, and the following officers have been elected: Chief. John D. Crosby; assistant chief, Charles L. Pearsall; secretary, William C.

Chare, and treasurer, Harry C. Dayenport. THOS. SPRAGUE DEAD IN WOODS Wandered Away on Tuesday from Home at Hewletts-Body Found Near Inwood. body of INWOOD, April Thomas Nassau Sprague, County, 70 years was found in Hew.

the meadows back of Inwood yesterday mornTuesday last Mr. Sprague left his home to visit his wife, who in in Dr. Kilin Jamaica. He left mike's sanitarium, there -to go to his home in the afternoon. Friends who saw him on the car say that dazed.

He left the he acted as sick and car at MeNeill and Lincoln avenues, at Inwood, instead of continuing to a point nearer his His son, a wealthy lumber dealer, notffled the authorities on Saturday of the ahsence of his father, Yesterday mornsearching party was organized and ing hours' search found the body. after a few wandered about ill, It is. that he until ho beame exhausted lay and down to die. BIG MANSION BURNED. H.

W. Smith's Summer Home at Great Neck Destroyed Yesterday. GREAT NECK, April yesterday destroyed an elegant mansion near Slanhasset, owned by H. M. Smith, traffic manager of the Long Island Railroad, together with several other buildings in the was caused by sparks from train on the Long Island Railroad was and discovered by laborer employed by F.

H. Mason. The flames had been burning, it estimated, about an hour when discovis had already destroyed the ice. ered, house and laundrs at the rear of the Smith residence, Before the fire department, which had been summoned from Port. Washington, arrived, the house proper attacked by the flames and in a half hour's time was totally destroyed.

The loss is estimated nt about $15,000. The house was unoccupied nt the time, but was prepared occupancy by F. B. O'Connor of Flushing. who makes his summer home there, A large quantity of furniture was gotten out in safety, MAPS OF QUEENS NEEDED.

Board of Estimate Asked for Money to Prepare Them. LONG ISLAND CITY, April Money is to be asked from the Board of Estimate for needed topographical maps of Queens President Cassidy has been endeavoring to secure the needed appropriation for, some time. He claims that Queens is suffering from the lact of the maps, public improvements being grierously hindered because they have not been made. The United Civic Associations has taken hold of matter and will send a committee before the Board to urge the to will consist of propriationoinThe committee, which is fifteen yet and will be known as the Committee men, Parks and City Plan. It will succeed on the committees on Parks and Topographical Maps, recently discharged by the association, BOULEVARD IS TORN UP.

ROCKAWAY BEACH, April on the construction of the Ocean Electric Railway Company's line on the Boulevard between Rockaway Park and Arverne, is progressing rapidly, but a great awful deal of complaint is made against which the is con- aldition of the roadway, now most impassable. The Boulevard is the only thoroughfare running east and west the entire length of the beach, and naturalwith a double track street railway bely, ing built through its center, traffic has become impeded. TENANT CAN'T MAKE REPAIRS. Must Have Landlord's Consent, Judge Rasquin Decides, FLUSHING, April landlord and tenant suit involving certain repairs made by Mrs. Maurice Herbert, a tenant of Mrs.

Theodore Lane, had some interesting features. Mrs. Herbert resides at No. 102 Jamaica avenue. Certain repairs are alleged to have been needed and the tenant wrote her landlother who was at her summer home place.

No answer was interpreted as being consent, and the repairs were made and charged against rent. The owner sued the difference, but "lost her case before Judge Rasquin. On a second count landlady won, as the tenant had made repairs without writing, and the judge instructed the jury that a tenant has no right to any repairs without the owner's knowledge and consent. POLICE STOP THE BENEFIT. Wouldn't Allow Show Advertised for Saturday to Take Place.

FLUSHING, April police prerented the performance said to be for the benefit of the widow and children of the Policeman Hugh J. Enright. The performance was advertised for Saturday and was said to be especially fitted for children. The men in charge of the affair were found to have no license and the police told them they could give no performance. The people who had gathered to be entertained were advised to return to their homes.

WILD GEESE IN EAST BAY. April weather the days has driven large numEASTPORT, bers of wild Canadian geese, which were winging their flight to the northward, into the East Bay. where they are feeding on the South Beach marshes. No attempt has been made to shoot or otherwise molest the birds, which have become extremely gentle in consequence. AUTO SCARES POLICE HORSE.

JAMAICA, April ridden automobile frightened the spirited horse by Mounted Policeman Alexander Taylor, of local precinct yesterday afternoon, and the officer experienced a lively runaway. Taylor is a superb horseman and soon had his animal under control. The horse bolted along Flushing avenue, having been frightened by an automobile on Hillside avenue. BROOKLYN MAN SELLS LAND. JAMAICA, April Greene, Brooklyn, has sold to the Hill Crest Comthirty acres of valuable land at the pany junction of the Williamsburg and Jae maica Turnpike, and the Newtown and Jamaica South Road.

The consideration is not named, but the property is sold subject to two mortgages, the for $18,000 and the second for $10,000. MORE MONEY FOR OFFICERS. LONG ISLAND CITY, April the recommendation, both of ex-County Judge Harrison S. Moore, who indorsed the plan as he was retiring January 1, and of County Judge Burt Jay Humphrey, the present incumbent, the court attendants hare been allowed an increase in salary from $800 to $1,000. Chief Attendant Benjamin Ashmead has been raised from $900 to $1,200.

'BISHOP M'DONNELL CONFIRMS. Two Hundred Boys and Girls Flushing's Class--Big Crowd of Fresh-Air Seekers, FLUSHING, April McDonnell, of Brooklyn, confirmed class of nearly hundreds boys and girls at 8t. Michal's Roman Catholle Church yester: das. The Bishop was assisted by John J. Barrett, of Brooklyn; the Very Rer, Dean Donnelly, pastor of St.

Miche nel's Church: the Rev. John O'Hara, of Whitestone: the Rer. Dr. F. H.

Wall, of Manhattan: the Iter, David J. Hickey, et Brooklyn; the Iter. William Dunn, of Rayside: the Rer. John O'Toole and the Rev, Dr, James J. Corrigan, of Corona.

The children received their first commune ion at the high mass, celebrated at 10 o'elock, The confirmation, ceremonies took place at 4 in the afternoon, The girls were attired in white crepe de chine and wore Ince veils and wreaths of white silk and Illles of the valley. The boys wore black suits and white milk badges. This was the largest class ever confirmed in Finching. Following the ceremonies a short sermon wan delivered by Bishop McDonnell. Taking advantage of the fine weather hundreds of people from Manhattan and parts of Long Island invaded Flushing and towns in the vicinity in automobiles, trolleg? cars and bicycles yesterday.

Traffic on the Long Island Railrond was. so, heavy that the trains were inadequate to accommodate the multitude, Several Sabing parties from Manhattan and the Bronx went through to Port Washington, where they spent the day on the bay. They returned laden with fish. YOUNG MEN NO BLACKEN, Show in Hollis Tofor Benefit of Church. HOLLIS, April 18-The young men 'of St.

Monica' Roman Catholie Church of rille entertainnient5 to-morrow evening at Jamaica are to givia, minstrel and vaudeAssociation Hall, this place, the proceeds of which will the to church work. The programme follows: Overture -Prof. Slavin's orchestra: minstrels-end men, J. Hemmer, C. A.

Sullican, J. T. Fures, J. J. Hynes; interloeu" tor, W.

Hyland; opening chorus, Rags," entire company; comie soDE, Man Behind." J. J. Hynes; solo, "Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way." J. F. Smith: 'comic song, "Roll Them Eyes." C.

A. Sullivan; SODS. "In the Village by the Sea." Mr. McDonald: comic song, Jade." J. T.

Furey: closing song, "Navajo." J. A. Hemmer and entire compang: solo, "If I Had a Sweetheart Like Frank M. Gorman; a sketch entitled "A Foolish Misunderstanding:" characters: She, Mrs. A.

Dollard; He, Captain Peter W. Maguire; time, the present; solo, selected. Mina Mamie Frey, of St. Rose of Lima's Literary Union, Rockaway Beach: buck and wing dance, Ashmead Brothers: farce, entitled. "Who Died First:" characters: Madeline, Fred Scoheler: Perciral, Joseph Buhr, Pat 0'Hare, grocer.

John Farrell: Conrad Ludbutcher, John A. Hemmer: Uneeda Dough, baker, John F. Farrell; House and Lot, landlord, Wm. Hyland; Simon Melancholy, undertaker, Joseph C. Jahn.

LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF. Frederick Toms, an Englishman, who arrived in this country for the first time on Saturday, met three highwaymen terday the Thirty-ninth street ferry who robbed him in a hallway on Fifth avenue, between Forty-fourth and Forty. fifth streets. Three men were arrested who said they were James Britt, of No. 48 New street: James Ryan, of No.

127 West 128th street, and Joseph Massino, of No. 8 Centre Market, all of Manhattan. They were locked up on a charge of robbery, The formal opening the Emergency Hospital at Coney Island was announced yesterday. Although the Rev. Dr.

Newell Dwight Hillis has almost entirely recovered from the attack of tonsolitis with which he was seized ten days ago, he was not strong enough to occupy his pulpit yesterday. In his absence the Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Hall.

of Union Theological Seminary, preached both morning and evening. The body of Thomas Sprague, of Hewletts, Nassau County, was found in the meadows back of Inwood yesterday morning. Mr. Sprague, while ill, it is believed, wandered into the meadows and perished William J. Hoar, the direr, who lost his life at the bottom of Boonton regervoir, was buried yesterday.

The funeral services were held in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Astoria. Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth spoke in the Church of the Divine Paternity, Manhattan, last night, on her work at Hope Hall, Flushing, for the reformation of charged convicts. A generous collection was given. Leonard Caroni, of No.

33 Coles street. and his daughter, Madeline, were attacked by a man with a razor as they were leaving a friend's house at No. 269 Coles street last night. Both were badly cut before assistance arrived and their assailant, Frank Torti. of No.

286 Van Brunt street, was arrested. CONDUCTOR KNOCKED DOWN. While assisting another conductor to put the trolley pole in place over a car early this morning, Frank Rourke, 21 years old. of No. 948 Atlantic avenue, was injured by being knocked down by a car at Jamaica and Georgin avenues.

Rourke was behind the car with Conductor Herman Spreckles, of No. 256 Reid avenue. For reason the current had been left turned on and as soon as the connection was made. the car suddenly backed up, knocking Rourke down. He was rolled between the fender and the car and sustained wounds about the right thigh.

Ambulance Surgeon Hartung of Bradford Street Hospital attended him. He refused to be taken to the hospital and was allowed to go home. FAVOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. and a resolution has been adopted indorsing the plan. The organization's action will be placed before the Board of Education in a proper manner.

One of the members spoke warmly against, "having children's heads felt for bumps." He said mothers whose children were rated differently would be certain to fight over back fences, and that most of! the children would be' looking for special education to prepare them. to be lawyers doctors. Mr. Streever was the most. earnest advocate of the plan.

He held that every person is better fitted for some one line of labor than any other. LONG ISLAND CITY, April Specialized education has had a free discussion by members of the United Civil SHOE FACTORY DESTROYED. BROCKTON, April M. Reynolds shoe factory waS destroyed by fire to-day, entailing a Joss of $100,000 and throwing 300 bands out of employment. ANOTHER SPANISH.

BOMB. This One Did No Damage--Alfonso Will Learn a New Tongue. BARCELONA, Spain, April: 18. A bomb exploded last evening on the Plaza del Ostoros. No damage was.

done, but the incident caused a panic for a short time. King Alfonso, who is still in Barcelona, to-day visited the Catalan Institute. His Majesty was eulogized in the Catalan tongue, which he afterwards said he would learn. During the eulogies Premier Maura, who has almost fully recovered from the wounds inflicted by a would-be assassin several days ago, caused some sensation by the declaration that the genius and aspirations of the Catalans, the regeneration of Spain might be brought about, MURDERED BY GANG. WILKESBARRE, April people of the little town of Swoyersville, several miles from this city, were startled morning when they learned that yesterday, night murder had been committed, one of their citizens, James Cassel, having fallen a victim of a bloodthirsty gang.

There is no trace as yet to those who committed the fiendish act. Cassel was in his room and it is supposed that the gang entered the house, and, after a quarrel a fight ensued in which Cassel was struck by a heavy ax. His body was cut badly, several gashes being inflicted in the back and in the head. MASSACRE REPORTED. CONSTANTINOPLE, April ports from Armenia state that 442 Armenians, mainly women and children, have been massacred in the neighborhood of Sassoun since February.

DEATHS. BROWN Brown, Saturday, 37 years, April after 16, a Robert short illness. Brothers of B. O. Elks and F.

0. Eagles kindly attend funeral services late residence, Surf Coney Island. Monday, April 18. Funeral April 19, at 10 a. m.

LYON George Brooklyn, W. Lyon. on Saturday, April 16, Funeral services at his late residence, No. 125 Lafayette on Monday, April 18, at 8 p. m.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment at convenience of family. McKINNY- her 16. residence. Winifred No.

Me- 93 Ryerson on April Kinny, widow of Archibald J. MeKinny, aged 73 her years. Funeral from late residence, on Tuesday morning, the April Church 19, at 9:30 the o'clock: thence to of Sacred Heart, Clermont near Park, 1 solemn the requiem repose. mass will celebrated for of her soul. RICHTER--Frederick Richter, in beloved of Minnie Richter, his 42d year.

Funeral from his late residence, No. 291 Irving ave, at 2 p. on TuesApril 19. Relatives and friends day, are invited to attend. ROSENE April husband 16, of Paul W.

Rosenecker, aged 37, Mary Funeral on Tuesday, April 19, from Rosenecker, nee Finn. his late residence, No, 245 Bridge at 2 p. m. VERNON-At 1,165 Putnam 1904. William, Brooklyn, on Friday, April 15, of William only remaining son and Louise D.

Vernon, in his 17th Funeral services on Monday evening, 18th in the Bushwick Avenue M. E. Church, corner of Bushwick ave. and Madison at 8 o'elock. Interment at Brookrille, L.

Tuesday morning. Great vantages to Pinelawn the public. Cemetery: 25 Broad offers. at. superior Fork.

ad- I BENEFIT FOR HOSPITAL Special Matinee of "The Shepherd King" for John's. LONG. ISLAND CITY. April For the benefit of St. John's Hospital in Long Island City' a special matinee is to be given at the Knickerbocker Thester.

Manhattan, April 21, at which The Shepherd King" will be presented. It is expected that this will be the most successful benefit ever given for the hospital, many Manhattan patrons of the institution have enlisted their services to that end. Mr. Hayman has donated the use of the theater for this occasion, as he has done several times before. "SNOW WHITE" BY CHILDREN.

ROCKAWAY BEACH, April Dinnebeil has made a dramatization from the German of the fairy tale, "Snow and this will be performed next Saturday, in Arion Hall. by a cast of -five children. The performance will be for the benefit of an emergency hospital at the beach. Mr. Dinnebeil is the proprietor of Arion Hall and will have full charge of the staging of the play.

The ballet, in which forty-eight, children will take part, will be instructed by Mrs. La Rosa Herman. PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTIMATES THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid or estimate any services, work, materials or supplies for the City of New York, or for any of Its departments, bureaus or offices, shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope indorsed with the title of the supplies, materials, work or services for which the bid or estimate is made, with his or their name or names and the date of presentation to the President or Board or to the head of the department at his or its office, on or before the date and hour which named in the advertisement for the same, at time and place the estimates received will be publicly opened by the President or Board or head of of the said department, and rend, and the award contract made according to law as soon thereafter as practicable. Each bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested with him therein, and, no other that person be so interested, it shall without distinctly any state connection fact; with any also, other that it person making an estimate for the is made same purpose, and is in all respects fair member without the collusion or and fraud, and that no department, of chief of Board a of bureau. Aldermen, head of a deputy thereof, of -New or clerk York is, therein, shall or be other or officer the Interested. City directly Indirectly, as contracting party, partner, performance stockholder.

of the surety or contract, otherwise or in the supplies, work or business to which in or in the it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid estimate must party be or verified parties by making the the oath, enti- in or mate that the several matters stated herein are writing, of in Each all bid or estimate shall be respects true. accompanied by consent, in writing, City of two New York, householders or of or the guaranty freeholders or surety company duly authorized in the law to act as in surety, the and blank shall forms contain the mentioned maiters set forth No below. bid or estimate will be considered unless, am condition precedent to the be reception accompanied or consideration of any proposal, of it the State or National by banks certified of the City of New York, drawn to the check one order the Comptroller, the or amount money of to the the bond amount of five per. centum of section 420 of the Greater required, as provided in New The certified check or money should not be inYork Charter.

closed in the envelope be either containing Inclosed the in bid or estimate, but should addressed to the head of a the sepa- Department, President or Board, or submitted per rate envelope Ily upon the presentation of the bid or For particulars as to the quantity and quality et the supplies, or. be made and to the specificithe nature extent of the work, tions, schedules, plans, on file in the sald reference must office of the shall President, be accepted Board or from or Department. contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to No bid the City New York upon surety debt or or otherwise, contract, upon or who any in a defaulter, the as The obligation contracts must be bid for separately. to city. The right is reserved if it in in each deemed case to be to for reject the interest of the city mo to do.

bids or estimates Bidders will write out the inserting amount the their same bide in or estimates in addition to Agures, Bidders will write out the amount of their bide estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished the in city, which copy to of Inclose which, the with the proper envelope a copy of contract, Inclucing bid. the towith the the specifications, in can form be obtained approved upon by the applies- Cortion therefor at the office of the department poration Counsel, for which the work la to be done. Plans and drawee of construction work may also be seen there.