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BSTEIN MAY BE COLONEL. considered as Candidate by the Twenty-third Regiment-Gen. MeLeer's Friends Vexed. Discovery has been made that Krags," the new arm that has opted for use in the National Guard pents of this State, are already in ty. The rifles that are to supplant aringfields, now in use, are in storage ere.

It is declared on undoubted ority that the new arm will not ven over to the Brooklyn or Manhatn militiamen until after the several anizations have performed duty at the State camp at Peekskill. This news will be disappointing to cate soldiery. It bad been expected "Krags" would be issued in allow practice with them by the pers at the State range at Creedmoor. ut they were not issued and it will Something of surprise to Brooklyn ers and guardsmen, as well as to embers of other military organizations cross the river, to learn now, for rat time, that thet rifles have been in for some weeks. The "Krags" are being held subject orders of beadquarters and will not sued to a single command until after cate camp and the rifle range at Creedoor is closed for the season, Had fles been issued to the troops before ange at Creedmoor opened, far better cores, it is claimed, would have been 1 made the guardsmen with the new arm than been the case with the Springfelds.

Expianation as to why the "Krags" ere not issued for the shooting at Creedoor was made last night by an officer is said to be closely in touch with Tajor General Charles F. Roe, the comlanding officer of the National Guard prees of the State. He declared that riefs would have been issued to the arious New York and Brooklyn regiments it not been for the fact that it was eared the arm could not be issued to ercommand in the city here before the ractice at the State range commenced. urther, it is said, it was deemed unwise turn the new piece over to organizafor use in camp when so many regiments usnally carry a large numof recruits to Peekskill. It was held the officers of the National Guard eadquarters staff that it would be of material to allow the "rookies" expose new rifles to rain and sun when old Springfields would answer the as well.

Owing to the delay in issuing the new Krags," there are many National Guard who have experienced trouble in the men' of their commands "in" the 200 yard range at Creedmoor this The reason is credited to the and decidedly stringent regulations down relative to practice. These reglations are said to have been drawn up a view of using the new government hagazine rifle known as the "Krag." Pracall shooting at Creedmoor this year been done with the present arm, the Springfield. Off shoulder the "kickthis piece is well known guardsmen. By the new regulations man, who qualifies as A markeman make 16 out of 25 off shoulder at a of 200 yards. Formerly all one to do to quality was to get 15 off shoulat 100 yards distance.

There is, NaGuard officers in Brooklyn say, a difference between 15 and .16, and 100 and 200 yards, particularly one's shoulder is being pounded black blue. But the guardsmen will be to stand it throughout this seapractice at the State range. After duty is over all the New York and organizations will be immediately with the Krag rifles. The old Springfields are to be condemned. Frederick H.

E. Ebstein, U. S. former Deputy Police Commissioner of is being considered as a candifor the colonelcy of the TwentyRegiment. It the place is offered it is believed that he will accept.

two years ago Major Ebstein was the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regbut declined the place. Friends of General James McLeer, the commander of the Second Brigade, are wrought up over what they say is open slight to him on the part of ColArdolph L. Kline, commander of Fourteenth Regiment. In past years the general has had honor of rethat regiment on the occasion of anniversary of its muster into the serat the time of the Civil War. This Major General Roe has been asked the reviewing officer, and he has acthe invitation.

Indeed, the date review has been changed from May which is the anniversary day, to May meet the convenience of Major GenRoe. BROOKLYN INSTITUTE NOTES. William E. Davenport, whose effective work at the Mission, No, 29 Front street has made him well known in Brooklyn, and who has but recently returned from a three months' trip to Italy, lectured last evening at the Art Gallery, on "Peasant Life in Southern Italy." The lecture was profusely In closing, Mr. Davenport spoke Italian who comes to this country, saying: "The Italian brings to us, however, besides his indspensible energy, a vast preoccupation with the sentiments and ideas belonging to a finished civilization.

He brings the idea of eternal law, of personal subordination, and a fixed order and place in society for every man. In general his respect for the government and its ability is profound. He brings to us a fervid imagination and a capacity for loyalty which has the highest social Calendar for to-day: Lecture, by Professor M. J. Pupin, Ph.

of Columbia University; subject, "Electric Resonance." Illustrated. Art Gallery, 8:15 p. m. SAILED FOR LIVERPOOL TO-DAY Mrs. L.

M. Dow and Mrs. Harriett W. Dow, of Brooklyn, are booked to sail on the White Star liner Cedric, which left Liverpool to-day. PACKER GIRLS PLAY "TAMING OF THE SHREW" Clever Production at Montank Theater for Beneft of Alumnae Gift Fund.

triumph surpassing previous efforts in the presentation of Shakespearan drama awaited the young women of the Packer Alumnae Dramatic. Association, which last night enacted "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Montauk Theater, The theater presented a gala ance, with class flage and other flags deeorating the boxes, which were filled with merry parties of friends of the performers, and students not yet graduated from the Institute. The details of setting were adequate in every particular, in consequence of which the thorough, painstaking work of the tors displayed their histrionie ability to advantage. As Alfred Young, the conch and director for the play, has maid, the training. in declamation and elementary dramatic art of the Packer students during their course prepares them for more than amateur interpretations of even the masterpleces, such as Shakespeare'.

The audience this testimony last evening as the plot was unfolded. A clever foreword in verse, written Mies Henrietta Williams, bespoke the indulgence of the oulookers, They had however, little adverse criticism in mind. The Christopher Sly introduction WaS omitted. Miss Helen Burns caught the genuine spirit of Shakespeare's Katherine, and in the climatic speech of the last act was especially forceful. Miss Hamblett, as Baptista, was clererly enacted, while Miss Sarah Day gave to the part of Petruchio a truly strong personality, The full cast of characters was as follows: Edwina Hamblett Dorothy Jenner Elizabeth MacKay Sarah Day Miss Louise Garlich Mary Shea Lucille Abbey Miss Mary Stewart Mrs.

Helen Howard Maddren Lillian Hart Elizabeth Steele Helen Burns Mine Ethel Weed Widow. Miss Lillian Ferris Dorothy Jenner A feature of the production was the music under the direction of Mr. R. Huntington Woodman. Mr.

Woodman conducted Dannreuther Orchestra, which played the incidental musie and the accompaniment to the song "Come to Me, My Love" (Chaminade), sung by a chorue of "supes," the "lords" and "ladies" of the play. The chorus also sang "Roses," by Glow, which accompanied by costumed mandolinists, contributed one of the prettiest effects. Another charming picture was produced by the countradance 88 a climax to the last act, and for this the music was German's "The Morris Dance." Packer graduates in the various roles as "supes" included Miss Florence Williams, Miss Ella Louise Adams, Miss Katherine Westervelt, Miss Ruth Dudley, Miss Marjorie Lankley, Miss Natalie Grovesteen, Miss Ruth Benedict, Miss Nanette Benedict, Miss Theo McCord, Miss Maud Jones. Miss Effie Blunt, Miss' Amy Dunlapy Miss Brinkerhoff, Miss Katherine Lovell, Miss Betty Steele and Miss Isabel Shields. The mandolin club comprised Miss Inez Albarez, Miss Nellie McDermott, Miss Grace Duckworth, Miss Agnes Rorke, Miss Carrie White, Miss Adelaide Skelley, Miss Viola Walsh and Miss A.

Phillips. The committees having charge of the production were as follows: Play--Miss Mary Stewart, chairman; Miss Helen Burns, Miss Dora Lethbridge, Miss Mary Levery, Miss Ruth Benedict, and Mrs. James P. Warbasse. Cast--Richard L.

Russell, chairman; Miss Ruth Benedict, Miss Anna Wight, Mrs. Lewis E. Sperry, and Miss Henrietta Williams. Patronesses-Miss Maud E. Jones, chairman: Miss Adele Bull, Miss Kate Ketcham, Miss Elsie Fuller, Miss Nina Almirall, Julia Ketcham and Mrs.

William R. Simons. Costume--Miss Elizabeth Carcer, chairman; Betty Steele, Miss Theo MeCord, Miss Florence Williams and Miss Grace Irvine. Wigs-Mrs. W.

H. Madren, Programme -Miss Christie, chairman; Miss Josephine Lovell and Miss Elida Pearson. House--Miss. Dora Lethbridge and Miss Florence Ingalls. Press -Miss Henrietta Williams, AFFELD-KEISER.

Miss Edith Keiser, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Martin Keiser, of No. 856 Carroll street, and Francis Otto Affeld, were married last evening in Memorial Presbyterian Church, Seventh avenue and St. John's place, at 8 o'clock, and immediately following, a reception for relatives and a few intimate friends was given at the home of the bride's parents.

Miss Ethel Keiser, a cousin of the bride, was maid of honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Jeannette Gilbert, Miss Flor ence Fairchild, Miss Antoinette Affeld and Miss Caroline D. Affeld. Joseph E. Hodgson was the best man and Mr. William F.

Atkinson, Arthur L. Keiser, John B. Richards of Buffalo and Benjamin S. Cottrell of Jamestown acted as ushers. Miss Keiser wore a gown of white crepe meteor, trimmed with duchesse lace.

Her veil was of tulle and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and bride roses. The maid of honor was gowned in pale green crepe de chine and carried white sweet peas, and the bridesmaids wore in their hair wreaths of over white, with girdles of embroidered Persian ribbon. Their flowers were white sweet peas tied with green tulle. these attendants wore in their hair wreaths of sweet peas. Officiating at the ceremony was the pastor of the church, the Rev.

Dr. John Reid, and the organ was presided over by Mr. John Hyatt Brewer. The church WAS decorated in white and green and at the house the same scheme of color was used, with white roses, palms and Southern smilax, FIFTY YEARS MARRIED. Mr.

and Mrs. John J. Walker Celebrate Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs.

John Walker celebrated their golden wedding last night at the home of their daughter, Mrs. William Macbeth, No. 834 Prospect, place. The house was decorated and gold, the color scheme being carried out with Easter lilies, marguerites, yellow pansies, tulips, jonquils and roses. There was chancel effect of palms and vines at the head of the reception room, where the receiving party was stationed.

The dining room, halls and second floor rooms were decorated with yellow dower GUANO BIRDS OF LAYSAN ISLAND. HONOLULU, May ands in the world, has been worked to the Government by Hackfeld off hundreds of thousands of dollars' twenty years. The enormous yields of been due to the guano taken from eific island from which the fertilizer been transferred to Lisiansky Island, where there is also fine deep-sea fishing. BECKWITH DISPUTE SETTLED. Surrogate Decides That Insane Artist Died April 24, 1901, The dispute over the estate of Arthur Beckwith, the artist, who wae not heard of after his escape from a Flushing insane asylum, was settled yesterday in Manhattan by Surrogate Thomas's acceptance of Referee James Yerrance's report that Beckwith died on April 24, 1901.

The creditors of the artist's brother, Leonard, will be prevented from claiming any portion of the estate, but Leonard's children will get about: The Beckwith brothere were the song of Nelson M. Beckwith, who died in 1889, leaving $2,000,000. Both were educated in Paris. Arthur became famous as an artist and Leonard F. received high honors as an engineer in the employ of the Rapid Transit Subway Commission.

The year after receiving his share of the estate Arthur became insane. After he -escaped from the Sanford Hall Asylum at Flushing in January, 1894, his friende heard of him no more. PRESBYTERIANS GATHER. General Assembly Meets in Buffalo This Week, BUFFALO, May and visitors to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church began arriving this morning. The Assembly, which is national, convenes Thursday morning in the Lafayette Church.

A meeting of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions takes place tomorrow. One thousand persons are expected to attend the assembly meeting. William H. Roberts, of Philadelphia. stated clerk of the assembly, will get here this evening or early to-morrow morning.

Robert E. Speer, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions, is expected this evening. Many prominent Presbyterian divines are expected. HOODS TO PROTECT CABLES. Workmen have begun building four big hoods over the cables on the Brooklyn tower of the Williamsburg Bridge, and when these are completed similar hoods will be built on the Manhattan tower.

They are built to protect the wires from sun and rain. one of the most famous guano out. The island has been surrendered who had leased it and who bare taken worth of guano deposits in the past sugar on the Hawaiian plantations has Island, which is the nearest could be obtained. Operations hare where are rich guano deposits and BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED, The Rhode Island Takes the Water at the Fore River Shipyard. QUINCY, May United States 'battleship Rhode Island slid from the ways at the Fore River Shipyard reeterday.

The launching was successful in every respect. As the big vessel began her short trip to the sea, Mrs. F. C. Dumaine, of Concorn, wife of a director of the shipbuilding company, broke a bottle of wine over her bow and christened her Rhode Island.

The Rhode Island is a first-class battle ship, sister ship to the Virginia. She carries the heaviest armor, and is considered to be one the best and perfect fighting machines in the navy. has a most, tonnage of 15,000 tons and is expected to make no less than nineteen knots. She will carry a crew of 812. WOMEN CONDUCTORS OUT.

No More Will They Take Up Coin on Chillicothe Cars. CHILLICOTHE, May long and constant service the eight women street car conductors will be compelled to go, the company. having decided to make a change. They were the wonders of this old city, and strangers always made much of them. Recently the company got into a controversy with the railway companies about switching over the main street crossing and now men will take the places of the girls.

The girls were able to collect fares and help passengers onl and off the cars, but they could not do the switching across the railway tracks, Chillicothe was the only city in America where women conductors were employed. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Clarendon- and Mrs. H. "Hanson, Mr.

and Mrs. R. D. Ellers, Camden, N. A.

C. Bragonin, Baltimore: Mr. and Mrs. G. Clark, Tampico; H.

Elliot, New Haven; C. B. Webster, Freeport; J. Noxon, Meriden; B. C.

Webber, Bristol, William Read, Philadelphia; H. D. Sleight, Sag Harbor. A CLUNY COAT. Rather more for its graceful effectiveness than for any warmth or protection afforded, this coat of real Cluny will be worn.

Fashioned from the allover lace, the pattern is deftly joined together to shape the coat, and is worn unlined. The design is sacque shape, the sleeve full and loose, and the little cont is shorter in the back, sloping down markedly to the front. The hat. in dark brown chip. is simply trimmed with a scarf of Indian gauze, a chou of brown velvet ribbon in froat and "shower" plume posed at the left side.

SICK MAN TAKES DIVE FROM 30 FLOOR WINDOW Escapes Son's Vigilance and Fights His Family. CLOTHESLINE SAVES HIS Cavanagh Had Been Drinking-His Mich Believed to Be Unbalanced. Thomas Cavanagh, mechanic, 47 years No. old, of 47 Third street, leaped out of third window early this South, after morning, attacked several of members Lately had been drinking excess, it seemed and to unbalance mind. His wife put him under the of phyeician, and ingly was improving Sunday, he began to get violent.

Members the family friends restrained him, and was he he watched A 20-year-old of Cavanagh guarded night. Cavanagh seemed to fall sleep, and dozed beside father's bed. At 2 o'clock this morning the elder Car. anagh got out of bed unobeerved can strike wife. The screams of his Mrs.

Cavanagh awakened her son, who had been on watch, and other members the family, Cavanagh assailed one after another, and finally made a dash for an open window in the kitchen and leaped out head first. In his descent struck a clothes-line, which broke from its fastenings, It probably saved the man's life. Cavanagh struck the ground on his head, sustaining a deep scalp wound and a concussion of the brain. His family had expected to find him dead in the yard. When it was discovered that Cavanagh still was alive, his son ran to the Eastern District Hospital, and asked the night attendant at the door to wend a surgeon to his house.

Dr. Shanks hastened there and the ambulance followed. The doctor discovered that Cavanagh was suffering also slightly from shock. After treating the man he left him at his home with the advice that Cavanagh be removed to a sanitarium. MRS.

KUMMER A PLAYWRIGHT. Grandniece of Henry Ward Beecher Now at Work on "Father Noah," a Comic Opera. Mrs. Claire Beecher Kummer, a grandniece of Henry Ward Beecher, is to finish a musical comedy and also to write a comic opera, both for Charles Frohman. Mrs.

Krummer hae written within the last few months the words and music of several songs that have proved popular. They were eung in "The Girl from Kay's." The most notable of them were "Sufficiency," "Egypt" and "June." Mrs. Krummer not only writes lyrics, but 1 music as well. A few days ago "Alf" Hayman, on behalf of Charles Frohman, accepted the scenario of the musical comedy, or, rather, a comedy with songs, which Mrs. Kruminer has writen.

It hae not been named as yet. Mr. Frohman has not decided whether he will produce it first in London or New York. The comic opera on which Mrs. Krummer is now at work is be Noah." "She hopes to have it finished by September.

The title suggests the theme of the book. THE DAY OF OUTINGS. The one pleasure which the American public thoroughly enjoys is its outings. Low-priced and at popular places and where there, may be unrestrained enjoyments in out-of-door sports. Around New York there are many popular resorts, but perhaps the most popular for holiday excursions is Mauch Chunk in the mountains of Pennsylrania.

The journey is delightful and passes through an interesting country, through the farm lands of New Jersey and then into that busy section of the Keystone State which bristles with industries which are renowned the world over. Manch Chunk. is high in the mountains and the exhilarating atmosphere is a tonic for the hived-up city man. The chief feature of the trip to Mauch Chunk is to make the journey over the Switchback railroad, which is a gravity road some eighteen miles in length. The tourist is carried at a rapid rate to the inclines of Mt.

Pisgah and Jefferson, over which the cars are lifted by mammoth mechanical devices only to continue the romantic journey to the end, ever fascinating and thrilling. On Decoration Day the New Jersey Central will run one of its popular priced excursions to Mauch Chunk, the rate for the round trip to be $1.50, and special train will leave New York, Liberty street, at 8:30 a. returning train will leave Mauch Chunk at 5:30 p. m. This is a trip worth taking and to miss it will be doing yourself an injustice.

TENEMENT HOUSE INSPECTION. A handy little text book for Civil Service candidates for the positions of inspector and clerk in the Tenement House Department has been written under the title "Tenement House Inspection," by George M. Price, M. who was appointed inspector of the New York State Tenement Commission in 1894 and has been Medical Sanitary Inspector of the New York Health Department since 1895. It is issmed by the Chief Publishing Company, of New York.

The scope of the book can be seen from the heading of the various chapters: The Tenement House Law and Department, Tenement House Building, Construction and Ventilation; Plumbing Tenement House Inspection; Synopsis and Digest of the Tenement House Law, Arithmetic, Measuration and Plan Reading, Pur-7 pose of Civil Service Examinations, Civil Service Examination Instruction, Tenement House Act (full text). In writing the manual the author has been guided by his long experience as Inspector of Tenements for the various Tenement Commissions and for the Health Department and the result is a book which will. be of value not only to Civil Service candidates but also to all tenement house owners and dwellers. Just got back from abroad, eh? Did you you came over in the steerage! Steerage? What are you talking about? They don't allow anybody but the pilot in the steerage. -Boston Courier.

TO-NIGHT AT THE THEATERS. Brooklyn. Dreamland, Coney Inand. Luna Park, Coney faland, Bijou- Bachelor's The Governor's PollyShadows of a Great City." Columbia--Black Patti Troubadours. Orpheum-Vaudeville.

Lassie Star- -Vaudeville, Unique Vaudeville, Watson's-Vaudeville, Manhattan. Academy of More-' Two Tattle Sailor American Ban of Rtem." Kitty Yankee Paff, Dewey Burlesque, Mad Taste. Music, Wax Works. Avenue-Proctor Stock. Fourteenth Street-" The Volunteer Frisky Mra.

Johnson." Grand Opera and Reaman's-Vaudeville, Venetian Romance," Majestic- Man From Murray Hilt New Amsterdam- Flelda." Proctor' a Twenty Street- -Vaudeville, Proctor's Fifty -eighth he Heart of Procter Street Tit Savoy- of the New York Avenue- Third West End Van 1 TOO MANY LAWYERS. Both Claim to Represent Rosenthal -Victim Unwilling to Prosecute -Rumors of a Marriage. Frederick Roeenthal, of No. 20 Ralph avenue, who was arrested on complaint of 15-year-old Fannie Goldstein, charged with criminal assault, was arraigned in the Gates Avenue Police Court yesterday. There was a misunderstanding between two lawyers, claiming to represent Roeenthal, and both, Magistrate Steers said be would adjourn the case until Rosenthal could select his counsel.

He was held in $500 bail. Fannie Goldstein, the complaining witness, was held in $100 bail. This action, while somewhat unusual, was necessary because of the fact that the girl bae stated all along that she did not care to prosecute Rosenthal, Fannie afterwards was bailed out. It was rumored that Rosenthal's friends would furnish bail for him to-day, so that he could marry the Goldstein girl. DISCHARGED 15,000 MEN.

Railroads Have Dismissed That Num. ber Since the Opening of 1904- Poor Business, They Say. CHICAGO. May orer the remarkable falling off in traffic the railroads centering in Chicago are discharging thousands of employees, cutting down the hours of labor and curtailing expenses in every possible direction. It is estimated that since Jan.

1, 1904, more than 15,000 railroad employees have been discharged in the United States and pruning process is still going on. Traffic officials declare that in several years traffic had not been so light as it is now, and they believe they are entering a period of traffic depression which has not been equaled in years. Rigid economy therefore has been ordered in all departments, and forces are being reduced to a minimum. STEAMER SWAZI 'AFIRE. Fire was discovered on the forward hatchway of the steamship Swazi, lying at the foot of Forty-first street, yesterday afternoon.

The vessel is owned by Bucknell Bros, and the agents are Martin Son of the Produce Exchange, Manhattan. The fire was extinguished in a short time. The damage is estimated to be about $2,500. THE LARGEST GRAPEVINE. The largest graperine in the world is growing in the Carpinteria valley, twelre miles east of Santa Barbara, and is called La Para Grande.

It was started from a cutting 'sixty-one years ago by a young Spanish woman; Dona Ayla. It is eight feet four inches in circumference at its base, and one of the horizontal branches measures more than three feet in circumference. The trellis covers about a third of an acre, and sixty heavy posts support it, The vine produces as many as 5,000 bunches annually, at a conservative estimate, and in good years many clusters measure twelve to fifteen inches in length and weigh six to eight pounds. Its owner estimates that in 1895 the vine yielded ten tons of grapes. A SIMPLE DINNER GOWN.

"A friend of Mary Matin Brown wore, at Mrs. Teddy's apple blossom dinner cream-colored voile, trimmed with insertion set on in a Roman chain said the Neighbor's Girl. wider insertion was set around the skirt just above and just below the design. same trimming was carried across the bodice and over the sleeves. The skirt was footed with lace and the same lace formed the round joke of the bodice." LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND WILL SOON BE ERECTED Books from Church of the Messiah as a Nucleus.

POSITION FOR WALTER BRIGGS. Sheepshead Bay Branch of Brooklyn Library Open Only Three Days a Week. Ya Keith's Victoria That the blind may have a building 2 ty as ho ew ad ons taste de purpose, Ricers Setting eason. ew hid ically as Id ng" ach hust istance lad er ional vide between hen nd bliged on's amp Brooklyn quipped Major he Brooklyn, late third him, Some offered ment, much An onel reteran viewing the rice rear to be cepted of the 23, 24, to eral Lyric- Other Girls" Star- The where can they to read books by the go enabled to take a volume home with them it is the intention of the Brooklyn Public Library to erect a library for those who have no sight. It decided at meeting of the library board night in the branch at No.

28 Brecoost do this, the matter to be definitely decided upon when the site for the building has been selected. The Book made the motion establish the library Committee, tem for the sightless. The chairman said had been intimated to him that the Church of the Messiah, which has a library of this description, might present its 500 volumes to the Brooklyn Public Library, when the new branch is under way. The Book Committee also reported that $6.103.35 bad been expended for new books during the month of April. At the suggestion of the Book Committee a committee was appointed to discuss, plans for the insuring of the books the library, in Montague street.

The insurance policy for the building and the books ran out cently. The committee is to consist of the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer of the board. The Administration Committee reported. that hereafter the Sheepshead Bay branch will be open but three days a week hecause of a lack of business there. The branch is to open at 2 p.

m. and close at 9 p. m. It is probable that this order will be rescinded when the summer boarders begin to flock to Sheepshead Bay, for the demand on the library then will be large. The total circulation on last month of the entire system was 180,767 against 188,716 a year ago.

The librarian stated that this season of each year there is a dropping off in the circulation, but that in recent rears the drop had been much greater than this in the past month. Three thousand nine hundred and fifty-seren new subscribers were enrolled. The Building Committee reported that fire insurance concerns will not reduce the insurance rates if the fire extinguishers are installed in the library buildings. The board is going to have extinguishers placed in all the branches. The same committee reported that the lease of the Ridgewood branch had been renewed.

Walter B. Briggs of the Harvard University was appointed reference librarian. The salary is $2,500. Over a score of were presented for the place and names, committee in charge of the matter deemed Mr. Briggs the most worthy of the candidates.

The committee appointed to select a site for a central library building reported that a meeting of committee was held last Tuesday and that a site is now being selected. It was stated that $12.500 of the endowment fund of the Montague street library has. been invested in bonds and mortgages and that $25,500 had been invested in railroad bonds. Before adjourning the board decided to hold a meeting two weeks from last night to discuss one of the paragraphs in the book of rules. The paragraph reads: "Other employees in the non-graded service.

will be appointed only after an examination adapted to the position to be filled, which examination will be competitive or non-competitive, as the chief librarian, with the approval of the Administration Committee, may determine." It is thought that the clause "as the chief librarian may determine" confers too much power on that person. BUSHWICK HOSPITAL AIDED. Gets Percentage from Broadway Theater Last Night, To-Day and To-Night. The Bushwick Central Hospital was benefited last night by the performance at the Broadway Theater, and the institution will also share in the receipts this afternoon and to-night. Whatever money the hospital receives is on a percentage basis: on the sale of tickets, and all the money 80 derived will go toward the building fund for a new hospital to replace the present frame structure at Howard avenue and Monroe street.

The present facilities of the institution are entirely too small to keep up the rapidly growing work. A long time ago the hospital began to be overtaxed, and at the present time a second ambulance is being built. Last year the hospital had 700 calls, an average of two a day, while sometimes there have been as many as eight or ten. The hospital is in a thickly populated sec. tion of the borough, and its ambulance territory was formerly covered by St.

Mary's, St. Catherine's, the German and the Eastern District hospitals. Some time ago a number of business men belonging to various boards of trade, among them the Twenty-eighth Ward, the Twenty-fifth Ward, the Broadway, the Ridgewood and the Twenty-eighth Ward Taxpayers' Association, who saw the no cessity for an enlargement of the institution, decided to organize the Business Men's Auxiliary of the Bushwick Central Hospital, and it was this body of men that started the nucleus for the new hospital fund. Already there are several thousand dollars in the fund, and the hospital society, with what money it receives from the theater on the present benefits, will start with the building of one wing. All the building operations will be on a small scale, 80 that the hospital will not be burdened by any heary debts.

Everything will be paid for as the work progresses. The present hospital occupies a site, 80x100. DEATH OF A POLICEMAN. Policeman Peter Corcoran, of the Hamilton avenue station, died at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning at his home, No. 72 Woodbull street.

Corcoran had been on the force since 1880.