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BRo TIZEN, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 17, 1903. STANDS IN THE COWAN CASE Order Preventing Sale of Collateral Continued. STOCK SECURITY FOR $78,337.28 Plaintiffs Allege Illegality of Loans and Usury Justice Maddox's Decision, Denying Motion, In the suit of William H. Cowan and Mary M.

Cowan, against the Orange County Trust and Safe Deposit Company, Justice Maddox has denied a motion by the defendant to vacate an order obtained by the plaintiffs, enjoining the defendant from proceeding with the sale of certain shares of the Central Valley and Highland -Mills Water and of the Greene County Water. Company, held by the defendant as collateral for three notes, given by plaintiff and amounting to 837.28. The plaintiffs' claim that the loans were illegal and usurious interest was charged. Maddox's opinion is as follows: "Defendant, a trust company, holds three notes made by the plaintiff, Mary M. Cowan, and indorsed by plaintiff, William H.

Cowan, payable to its. order and aggregating in amount $78,337.28. They are what are known as demand collateral notes, such as are contemplated by Section 56 of the Banking law. It is contention that these notes are renewals and extensions of, or were given in exchange for, antecedent obligations or demands antedating the act of 1901 (Chapter 660), enlarging the powers of trust companies, and that they had a usurious inception, were forbidden by the statute against usury and hence are void. "Prior to the enactment of Chapter: 660 of the Laws of 1901, trust companies had the "to loan money on personal securities" (Banking law, Section 156, Subdivision 2), and "to exercise the powers and possess the privileges conferred on banks and individual bankers by Section 55 subject to the regulations contained in said section" (Ibid Subdivision 11), but had no right to -make a advances of $5,000, and in excess thereof, upon collateral security and payable on demand, at a greater rate of interest than the legal rate fixed by statute.

That right was, however, expressly conferred by the act of 1901, and was availed of by defendant in its dealings with the plaintiffs in the fall of that year, the notes in suit being dated. respectively, two on Nov. 1, 1901, and the other Jan. 14, 1902. "There now appears to be upward of $82 due on said notes, if plaintiffs' contention be not true, and the daily interest thereon is about $13.50.

Defendant, claiming that the plaintiffs have defaulted in the payment of said notes as therein provided, have given notice of sale of the collaterals, which sale has been adjourned from time to time, and plaintiffs have obtained an injunction restraining the same, pending the determination of this action. has been shown to present a question as to the legality of the said collateral demand notes, and plaintiffs should have the right to litigate that question before the securities are sold. It is unnecessary for me here to pass upon the other question, as to the alleged agreement on part of the defendant to purchase certain of said securities and to apply the consideration therefor on account of said loans, since the merits should not. and, indeed, cannot be well determined upon the papers on this motion, and if the injunction is to be continued some indemnity should be furnished by the plaintiffs, for, as before stated, the running interest is no small item, and if the trial of this action is delayed such interest may become an item of some moment. "The motion to vacate is denied, but upon condition that plaintiffs give a bond in $5,000 to indemnify the defendant in any loss it may sustain by reason of the continuance of said injunction." 13TH REGIMENT'S OUTING.

Heavy Artillery Will Leave for Camp Terry on July 10 for Nine Days. Announcement was made last night by Colonel David E. Austin, its commanding officer, that the Thirteenth Regiment, Heavy Artillery, would leave the armory on Sumner avenue on July 10 for camp duty at Fort Terry, on Plum Island, in the Sound. Every member of the regiment will carry one day's rations with him, and all will wear a field uniform. The tour of camp duty will last from July 10 to July 19.

During the regiment's absence from Brooklyn the armory here will be closed. The Thirteenth will take train from New London, going from thence by boat to Plum Island. Sergeant Major George W. Smith has been detailed as provost sergeant for the camp tour of duty. Major George G.

Cochran has been detailed as guard instructor during camp. Sergeant McSullivan has been detailed for special electrical work. Sergeant Frederick E. Kinder was last night elected first lieutenant of Company Thirteenth Regiment, SAID TO HAVE STOLEN FLOWERS Mary Pflammer, 17 years old, of No. 677 East Fourth street, was held for examination yesterday in the Grant Street Court, accused of stealing $2 worth of flowers from the garden of Albert H.

Whitman, of Avenue and East Fifth street, Flatbush. Some one was seen moving about in the garden Monday night. Suddenly three shots rang out and nightcapped heads apat windows. The garden was surpounded hand the police hurried to the scene. Tony Karporia, a coachman, found the girl, COUNT MACCHI HERE Among the passengers who arrived last night per steamer Lombardia, from Genoa and Naples, were Count Macchi di Collere, attache of the Italian Legation at Washington, and the Rev.

D. Wood. Mr. Wood is a missionary to India, he brings his family and a turbaned Hindoo The Lombardia brought thirty popies from Northern Italy. CROWD AT EUCHRE.

Parishioners of St. Francis de Chan. tal Church Entertain Friends at Reception. Feeling that they should manifest more than a passing interest in the welfare of the church and turn their efforts into money, so that debt the edifice can be liquidated, the parishioners of St. Francis de Chantal Church last evening gave a supper, a euchre and a reception in the Borough Park clubhouse.

The affair, rather. a rare one of its kind in this borough, was highly successful, the expectations of the committees being exceeded in every particular and the attendance greater than had been reckoned of the guests came from the city, while the majority of them are residents of Borough Park, St. Francis de Chantel Church is located at Fifty-seventh street and Third avenue, only a few blocks away from the building in which the function was held last night. Under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. William J.

MacAdam, his assistants, Fathers A. B. Parker and B. Malloy, the congregation has increased greatly in numbers and the parish been enlarged. Father MacAdam been in that portion of the borough has some years now and is immensely popular.

The supper was served at 6 o'clock, and under the supervision of Mrs. A. Lunt and W. R. Hartley.

The service was of two hours duration, in which time something like two hundred persons dined and wined. There were no speeches or any of "the formalities of the ordinary dinners observed, the guests knowing one another and contenting themselves with a pleasant chat and discoursing upon the success of the function. At 9 o'clock the euchre games were started with about two hundred and fifty players. They socially and good naturedly struggled for nearly an hour together in an effort to capture the forty-five useful prizes that were donated for their special benefit. The prizes consisted of much glassware, and silverware and china and the like, and also a number of cushions and several paintings.

The prizes were regarded as a fine collection. The affair was conducted under the direction of the Messrs. Leggett, Rupp, Mahon, Brophy, O'Connor, O'Connell, Koen and Fowler. They were well and ably assisted by other members of the paror ish, especially by some of the young women. Dancing was the wind up of the occasion and it lasted until late in the morning, Some of those who were present were: Mr.

and Mrs. Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. Leggett Mr. and Mrs.

P. McCormack, Mrs. Lizzie Coffey, Miss Annie McPartland, Mr. and Mrs. Brophy, Mr.

and. Mrs. J. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs.

Flannery, Mr. and Mrs. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneally, Mr.

and Mrs. J. Frost, Mr. and Mrs. J.

Reagan, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Duffy, Misses Redmond, Mr.

and Mrs. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Kearns, Misses Quinn, Mr. sand Mrs.

C. Rupp, Miss Kellar, Miss Kenny, Robert Moran, Mr. M. Hogan, Miss Prepall, Mr. and Mrs.

O' Dunnigan, Miss A. Streverman, Miss K. Streverman, Mr. and Mrs. J.

Edward Dix, Mr. Martin Monahan, Mr. and Mrs. Claypool. Mrs.

Thrall, Mr. Grady, Miss Davis, Mrs. N. O'Connor, Mrs. D.

O'Connor, Miss Tessie Louis M. Guire, Miss Gertrude McGuire, Joseph Fowler, Miss Redmond, Mr. Edward Flannery, Miss Maud Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Lester Johnson, Mr.

and Mrs. Price, Mr. James MeVay, Beeman, Miss Kate Tracy, Miss Mary Tracy, Bert Tracy, Mr. Frank Reilly, Miss C. Cavanaugh, John Whalen, Mr.

and Mrs. Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Koehr, Mr. and Mrs.

Kelly, Miss E. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Robbins, J. Baker, Misses Baker, Mr.

and Mrs. Nelligan, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy. LIONS AND TIGERS FIGHT.

Fierce Battle Between Trained Animals in a Cage Witnessed by Large Audience. SPRINGFIELD, June Adesperate battle among a cage full of lions and tigers was an unexpected feature, of the animal show here last night. After a terrible fight witnessed by a tent full of spectators, Colonel Munday, the trainer, succeeded in separating the animals. The show had started. Colonel Munday brought "Roosevelt" into the show cage to go through his performance, when "Dewey," the largest lion in the menagerie, sprang upon "Rooserelt." Colonel Munday, by firing blank cartridges into Dewey's ears, finally beat him off his foe, not, however, until the fight had become general among the beasts and Roosevelt's windpipe had been severed.

RAN IN FRONT OF ENGINE. Two Boys Crushed While Playing Ball Near Railroad Tracks. CHICAGO, June more young lives have been crushed out because of da careleseness of surroundings while playing ball. About 6 o'clock yesterday evening a crowd of boys were playing baseball on a vacant lot at Sixty-sixth street and the Illinols Central tracks. The ball was knocked so that it fell on the tracks, and William Foulke and Walter Getchel, -each 14 years old, made a rush to get it, regardless of a switch engine, which was approaching at rapid speed.

Both boys were struck by the engine, young Foulke being instantly killed, and Getchel is now lying at the hospital without hope of surviving his injuries. FIGHT IN GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. World's Fair Commissioner O'Donnell Chokes I. N. Stevens Inte Unconsciousness.

DENVER, June O'Donnell, World's Fair Commissioner, and Isaac Newton Stevens had a fierce fight in Gor. Peabody's last night. Stevens was badly injured. The two and the Governor were talking over the affairs of the St. Louis Fair Board when, it is claimed, Stevens called O'Donnell a liar, In an instant O'Donnell's powerful fist shot out and Stevens fell to the floor.

O'Donnell gripped him by the throat and choked him into unconsciousness before the Governor and others could interfere. It was necessary to dash water into Sterens' face to rerire him. Trouble had been brewing ever since the St. Louis trip of the Fair Board. Both are prominent law.

yers and politicians. MAKE GERMAN OPTIONAL, SAY SCHOOL TEACHERS Let Pupils in Higher Grades Decide, They Maintain. N. Y. ASSOCIATION MEETING.

One Principal Declares Spanish Is More Useful and Another Suggests Chinese. The New York City Teachers' Association yesterday afternoon reaffirmed its views on the teaching of German in the elementery schools by adopting the following: "Resolved, That in view of the present diecussion upon the place and importance of the study of German in the elementary course of study for the City of New York, the New York City Teachers' Association wishes to again reiterate its belief upon the study of German, as expressed in the report of the Committee on School Work of December, 1901." That report was in favor of making the study of a foreign language optional in the higher grades The report was by the male principals and approved unanimouely by the Teachers' Association, Half a dozen principals, and as many class teachers spoke at the meeting yesterday afternoon, but not one of them defended the method under which German had been taught in the Manhattan schools in the. past. One principal said that stenography should not have been included with the languages -German, French, Latin- besides, it was not a fit subject for the elementary schools. If German was properly taught, as it would be under the new course of study, during the eighth year, the children would know more at the end of the term than they do now.

Another principal said that instead of German he considered that Spanish wae of far more utility, if it was a question of use. Why not introduce Spanish? America had 12,000,000 Spanish-speaking citizens in the Philippines, a million more in Porto Rico, and the whole of South America at its doors, for whose business the United States were bidding. If the echools were going to teach a foreign language, why not Spanish? The principal who first spoke said that if Spanish was 1 put into the course instead of stenography, they would then have a perfect language course. There was another ancient language, said a head teacher, which should be put into the course. Latin might be dropped out, because that was modern, compared with the language he euggested.

It was one, too, awhich would be required by the boye of the United States when the country was governed from Washington, He referred to the Chinese. Another principal said that it seemed as though they were preparing boys and girls for office work only, than productive labor. If it was intended to train office assistants, then the talk of and stenography might be taken seriously. They should teach that labor is honorable, and that English is more necessary than any foreign language. The children who were coming from abroad, who filled the schools of Manhattan, required English more than they did any other language.

A teacher said that so far as the results of teaching German went, he had never met a child who knew, after two and a half years' study, anything about the language. The time would be better spent in teaching English. It was said that the teachers of German in the schools were perturbed concerning their positions, and as many of them were members of the association, it was decided to refer the permanency of their offices to the Committee on Teachers' Interests. The following resolution was adopted without debate: "That the proper committee be instructed to inquire into and report on the following: In the rearrangement of classes last June some teachers who had been teaching classes of the last two years were placed in lower grades, and, as a result, lost a portion of their salaries. According to the decision of the courts in the Callihan (Brooklyn case, these salary deductions were contrary to law.

The teachers whose salaries were reduced have not had them restored. Why have they not been restored?" It was resolved to instruct the president of the association to appoint representatires to the Central Committee to be formed for the purpose of acting for the teachers of the City of New York upon matters of interest common to all boroughs. The association was notified by Dr. Maxwell that the Board of Superintendents had approved a new form of blank to' be used by principals in rating teachers at the end of the present school term, and three marks are provided in this blankw for rating teachers whose services have been meretorious. The suggestion that the same marks be used in rating pupils would be carefully considered by the board, it was said.

CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE MEETS. Brooklyn Branch Holding an AllDay Consecration Service. Rev. J. D.

Williams, superintendent of the Brooklyn Branch of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, presided at an all-day meeting of the recently formed organization held yesterday at No. 106 South Oxford street. The morning service began at 10 o'clock with a prayer meeting, followed by an address bearing upon the deeper spiritual life, by Rev. W. J.

Mosier. The morning session concluded with a consecration service, and at 10 o'clock there was a testimony hour, followed by an address by Rev. G. B. Clouser, of Nyack, N.

the home of the Alliance organization, and also by the Rev. A. R. Williams, who recently returned from Congo, Africa, and talked of missionary work there. The evening service consisted of song, and an address by the Rev.

Milton M. Bales, of Manhattan, COMMENCEMENT AT BERKELEY. The commencement exercises of Berkeley Institute will be held at the institute, in Lincoln place, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. Addresses will be made by Justice William W. Goodrich, of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, and Professor Franklin W.

Hooper, of the BrookIsn Institute of Arts and Sciences, The usual commencement dance will, follow the exercises at 10 p. m. No Summer Bowel Troubles Not for me I'm safe from all of them and happy. The heat of summer organic matter everywhere to decay. All dead vegetable or causes animal matter rots if not, kept on ice.

All undigested food in the human will ferment a hundred times as quickly in summer as in winter. Consequence- -stomach, liver, bowels poisoned, thrown out of order- -sour stomach, gases, colic, diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, appendicitis, and in some regions yellow fever and the plague. Little children suffer terribly everywhere. What does good sense tell you to do? You can't keep the human body on ice, and the drinking of ice drinks does more harm than good because it stops digestion chills the internal organs. The proper thing is to keep all impure and unnecessary matter out of the body every day, not give it a chance to sour and decay in the stomach and bowels, and poison the blood and the whole body.

In this way you will stop all hot, feverish conditions, and keep insides cool and healthy, To do it, use a medicine that is not offensive to the your taste and not harsh and violent in its action. There is only one safe systemto take in the summer time, because it will not cause diarrhoea or griping, and that is Best stamped for C. the C. C. Bowels.

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W. H. Layton Says Conditions in Kansas Are Worse Than Reported. OMAHA, June W. H.

Layton, pastor of the Central Methodist Church at Kansas City, was in Omaha yesterday soliciting funds for the people of that city and Armourdale, who lost their homes in the recent flood. Mr. Layton says the conditions in the flood eitjes are infinitely worse than the outside world has been led to believe from press reports, "To understand the awful conditions in the flooded regions the outside world should know," he says, "that they are driving many of the poor people there insane. The day I left home I saw two policemen catch a haggard-faced women who was raving maniac. Personally I know of a dozen cases of this kind in Armourdale alone, and doubtless there are many more.

a few people have gone back to their homes. Practically every house in Armourdale, a city that once had 16,000 hard-working people, is ruined. Houses are collapsing every day. It is safe to estimate that at least 200 people were drowned. More than 1,000 small Houses were washed down the river and more than 3,000 were moved from their foundations.

LOVING CUP FOR THE BISHOP. Board of Directors of St. John's Hos. pital Give Him Beautiful Loving Cup. When Bishop Charles E.

McDonnell, of Brooklyn, reached Long Island City yesterday afternoon to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors of St. John's Hospital, he found that his silver jubilee had just reached that city. At the conclusion of the directors' meeting the bishop WAS escorted into the parlor of the adjoining convent, where a banquet was spread. The table was handsomely decorated and trimmed in purple and white ribbons. As the bishop took his seat, an American.

flag, which formed part of the table decorations, was withdrawn by Dr. William J. Burnett, president of the medical staff of the hospital, and a 'handsome silver loving cup was brought to view. The cup was presented to the bishop by Dr. Burnett.

It is of chased silver, gold lined, and its three handles are made of walrus teeth, embedded in silver. Engraved on the three sides of the cup is the following inscription: "Right Rev. Charles E. McDonnell, Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, from the Medical Board of St. John's Hospital, Long Island City, Silver Jubilee, May 19, 1903." The entire medical staff was present, together with a number of invited guests, and in addition to a speech by the bishop, Dr.

J. H. Barry, Dr. F. J.

Quinlan, Civil' Magistrate Thomas C. Kadien and former Corporation Counsel John Whalen made addresses. INGERSOLL'S WIDOW SUES. Effort to Recover for Services by Dead Lawyer to Heirs of A. J.

Davis. BOSTON, June Era A. Ingersoll, of Dobbe Ferry, N. the Colonel Robert Ingersoll, yesterday brought a bill in the United States Court to enforce a lien for $95,000 for a balance due for services rendered by her late hueband as the attorney of five of the eleven successful heirs in the famous contests over the wills of Andrew J. Davie, the Montana Copper King and multi-millionaire, who died about thirteen years ago.

Colonel Ingersoll was counsel in behalf of Mre. Sarah Cummings, a sister; Henry A. Root, of Butte, a nephew, and Mary L. Dunbar, Elizabeth C. Ladd and Ellen Cornue, nieces of Davis, and the bill sets out a contract, under which Root and J.

A. Coram agreed to pay Colonel Ingersoll $100,000 for his services as counsel, but that only $5,000 was paid to him. SMITH-COBB. BOSTON, June of the most brilliant and fashionable weddings that has recently taken place at the North Shore was that of Miss Nellie Lillian Cobb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Elisha W. Cobb, and Donald Hood Smith, son of Frederick D. Smith, of Dayton, Ohio, at the beautiful summer home of Miss Cobb, on Atlantic avenue, Philipps Beach, Swampscott, last evening. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H.

H. French, rector of the Congregational Church, Malden, Following the wedding ceremony there was a reception attended by over two hundred guests, including friends from London, Chicago, Boston, Newton, Dayton, Buffalo and. Brookline. On the lawn a large tent was erected, where a wedding lunch waas served. GOUNOD NIGHT IN VENICE.

This will be Guonod night at the Madison Square Garden, commemorating the birth of Charles Francois Gounod, who was born in Paris June 17, 1818. The entire second part of the programme will be devoted to selections from the works of this melodious. French composer, including a grand march from the "Queen of "Hymn to St. Cecilia" (violin solo), "Are Maria," sung by Miss Mary Howe, with violin, harp and organ obligato; an "'Entre' Acte" from "Philemon et and a. grand potpouri from "Faust." CENTRAL LIBRARY HUm FOR BROOKLYN SYS Proposition Suggested at ing of Trustees.

DAVID A. BOODY FAVORS First Regular Meeting of New for Transaction of Rout Business. ARCANUM CELEBRATION. Order Will Meet at Luna Park in Honor of Its Twenty-sixth Anniversary. Arcanumites of Greater New York are looking forward with pleasurable anticipation to the celebration of the twenty-sixth anniversary of the institution of their order.

Tuesday, June 23, is the time, and Luna Park, Coney Island, is the place, where the members of the Royal Arcanum, their families and friends will gather to fittingly commemorate the birthday of Arcanian fraternalism. This brotherhood, founded in Boston on June 23, 1877, has a membership of upward of 270,000, which more than 000 are residents of New York State. The Royal Arcanum Day Celebration Association, which is in charge of the affair, has completed all necessary arrangements for the comfort and enjoyment of the fraternity and its friends, The sale of tickets thus far has been -over eighteen thousand, which is a token of the interest taken by councils. Last year the celebration which was held at Ulmer Park was somewhat dampened in its ardor by the rain, which came down in torrents; this year, however, at Luna Park, in case of rain, all the attractions and beauties of the park can be seen and enjoyed by all, thoroughly protected from the inclemency of the weather. The Royal Arcanum eircus, Wormwood's monkey theater and the grand Arcanum ball at the Casino, are all for the exclusive benefit of holders of Royal Arcanum tickets; besides this, the management of Luna Park will provide many other special features for the entertainment of the members and their friends.

Supreme Vice-Regent H. C. Wiggins and Grand Regent S. C. Gallot of New York, Grand Secretary Robert H.

Alberts of New Jersey, together with many other supreme and grand officers and representatires will honor the occasion by their presence. The officers and members of the Executire Committee of the Royal Arcanum Day Celebration Association are: John H. Campbell, Osceola, chairman; Walter B. Cottrell, Fraternity, secretary: Edwin L. Haynes, Bushwick, treasurer; W.

A. Palmer. Amphion; James J. Munro, Brooklyn: W. J.

Gardner, Carroll Park: H. W. Jones, Dauntless; Carr, De Witt: F. L. Bedell.

Empire State; H. G. Thomas, Fern: P. H. Cannon, Fort Greene: H.

W. Hodges, Fulton: J. J. Newman, Gramercy; M. G.

Campbell, Long Island; Thomas E. Hardgrove, Newtown: Ed. Sheffield, Peerless: A. W. Clark, Philadelphos; J.

W. Collins, Ridgewood: G. O. Hill, Vigilant; H. W.

Pendry, Vimerity. HIGH HONORS FOR WOMAN. Miss Kate Gordon Recipient of Highest Degree Conferred by Any University. CHICAGO, June Cum Lauda, with the degree of Ph. the highest honor that a university can confer on an active student, was given for the first time to a woman by the University of Chicago yesterday.

Miss Kate Gordon received this high honor from the University Senate President Harper. At the same Nicholas Murray Butler received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Miss Gordon has been signally honored before. Recently she was elected to a traveling fellowship by the associated alumnae clubs of Chicago. In the university she was an active participant in college affairs, and was a leader in social circles.

Her home is in Oshkosh. COMING EVENTS. The students of St. Francis College will hold a military contest and parade on their grounds, No. 300 Baltic etreet, on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The forty-fourth annual commencement of the college will be held at the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening, June 23. Memorial services, under the auspices of the Past Dictators and Veterans' Association of the Knights of Honor will be held on Sunday evening at the Protestant Episcopal Church, in Bushwick avenue, of which the Rev. Dr. Cornelius L. Twing ie pastor.

The annual strawberry festival and 60- cial of the Pastor's Aid Society of the Central Presbyterian Church, will be held in the chapel at Marcy and Jefferson avenues, this evening. Under the auspices of the Merchants' Association of New York and the West End Board of Trade, an inepection will be made on Saturday of the properties and terminal of the Thirty-ninth Street Ferry, which, it is proposed that the city shall acquire, under bill passed by the last Legislature. A steamboat will leave Pier North River, Manhattan, at 2 p. m. The Seymour Democratic Club will have its annual and games at Witzel's Point View College Point, L.

on outine, Monday next. The club will leave its headquarters at No. 186 Bedford avenue, and go to the foot of North Eighth street, where it will take the Iron Steamboat Cygnus at 9 a. m. The eleventh annual outing of the Greenwood Florist Employees' Association will be held at Ulmer Park to-morrow evening.

The class day exercises of Erasmus Hall High School will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The graduation exercises of the school will take place on Thursday evening, June 25, Worth Hiring, Worth Hiring, Burglar (to Mrs. you as much an open your mouth I shoot! Mr. much will you charge to stay here by the week? PLATTDEUTSCHE VOLKSFEST. German Society's Outing at Deckelmann's Ridgewood Park Draws Crowds.

The fine weather last night brought out an exceedingly large crowd at the Twentieth Annual Plattdeutsche Volksfest, which is being held at Deckelmann)s Ridgewood Park. The event began on last Sunday with a concert and dancing, and will be concluded on Sunday, June 21. The dance hall and the park surrounding it are decorated with dags, bunting and banners, and the affair, as is usual, is attracting immense crowds. Numerous games, races and other means of entertainment are furnishing unlimited amusement for the visitors, but the oCcasion bids fair to expel, all previous events. All the talent ranks in the professional class.

Alfreno, the high wire performer, does a hair-raising act, and draws larger part of the crowd. Al Stark, the aeronaut and daring trapeze artist, goes a long way: towards making the Volksfest a success, while the trained dogs of Harvey Duff receive round after round of applause, Among entertainers are the Zarnes, gymnasts; the Delaskas, in a punch and judy performance, and Sebastian Miller, the athlete. Several societies were represented night. The reception committee is as follows: Henry Rehse, John H. Follmer, R.

Schmacher, Henry Rutter, John H. Dosches. C. Heinbockel, John C. Kobbe, H.

Sogemann, Fred G. Feldhaus, Henry Meyer, third, Louise Ruege, Frederick Meyer. The officers of the Volkfest Verein are: Henry Rehse, president; John F. Follmer, first vice-president; R. Schumacher, second vice-president; Henry Rueter, third vice-president; H.

W. Harris, recording secretary; 'G. A. Kaempffer, corresponding secretary; Louis Schulenburg, financial secretary; C. H.

Behrens, treasurer. SOLDIERS DISPERSE MOB. Prepared to Fire on Strikers Who Refused to Cease Destroying Property. DUBUQUE, June -The sight of a company of soldiers loading their rifles under orders to make ready to fire, awed a mob of more than 2,000 men and boys who were destroying property of the street railway company last night. The mobs of strikers who have been on strike for the past five weeks and their sympathizers paraded the streets of this city during the afternoon and evening, stoning cars and property of the street railway company.

They bad finally broken into the car barns and smashed windows of every car and were rapidly wrecking. the cars, when a company of militia came upon them double quick. Captain Thryft, in charge of the troops, made a brief address to the strikers, ordering that the cease. While he speaking destruction, with derisive groans and a volley of bricks were hurled at the soldiers. Turing to his men, CapThryft ordered them load their rifles and make ready to fire." This action immediately awed the mob, which dispersed as rapidly as it could find means of escape.

Great damage was done to the powerhouse before the rioters were dispersed by the militia. SAMUEL THORNE WEDS. Assistant District Attorney. Married to Miss Ethel Mary Cheney. of Boston.

BOSTON, June Paul's Church was the scene of a brilliant wedding yesterday, when Miss Ethel Mary Cheney, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Cheney, of No. 400 Marlborough street, was married to Samuel Thorne, Assistant District Attorney of New York City, The bride was escorted to the altar and given in marriage by her mother. The maids of were Miss Marjorie and Miss Dorothy Cheney, coueins of the bride. honor, The best man was James B.

Neale, of Scranton, Pa. The ceremony was. performed by Dr. John S. Lindsay, rector of the church and the Rev.

Ansom Phelps Stokes, of New Haven. After the wedding there was a brilliant reception at No. 400 Marlborough street. ORDAINED AS PRIESTS. Cardinal Gibbons Officiates at the Service in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, June Gibbons officiated at the June ordinations at the Cathedral yesterday and conferred the dignity of the priesthood on the following candidates: Revs. Martin Patrick Egan and William J. Carroll, Baltimore: Neil Paul Brennan, Boston; Patrick Joseph Gallagher, Denver; Peter Conrad Danner, Michael Patrick, Edward Mayer, Pittsburg; Thomas A. Coffee and Joseph Little, Providence; Daniel Joseph Connor, Edward Joseph Gaffney and Patrick J. Gaffkin, Scranton; Bernard J.

Froegel, Denver; Henry B. Van Dyke and Patrick J. Divan, Detroit; John Edward Fay, Hartford; Charles Crowley, Wilmington; Francis X. E. Albert, St.

Austin's College, Catholic University, Washington. COLLISION IN "UNDERGROUND." LONDON, June collision 00- curred in the underground road at King's Cross to-day. Several persons were so. seriously injured that they were taken to hospitals. The proposition of a central buildin the library system of Brooklyn wa cussed in a tentative way at a meeti the trustees of the Brooklyn Publi brary, held last evening at? the li building, No.

26 Brevoort place. The ter was brought up on a suggestion there should be a celebration of some in commemoration of the consolidati the Brooklyn Library and the Bro Public Library. R. Ross Appleton said that he app the suggestion, should be del until fall. He believed it should the form a public meeting in Academy of Music, and an effort sl be made then.

to create a ment for a central library, building, used as an administration building as headquarters for the various bran which are now in existence and in co construction. Former Mayor David A. Boody that the directors had long thought having this central building, which shy be a keystone of the arch in the sple library system that was being created Brooklyn. A building of that na was in course of construction in Man tan, and there was no reason to bell that this borough would not be tren fairly, when the time came to consider matter. The matter of holding the ing for the purpose stated was refer to the Executive Committee.

It was the first regular meeting of trustees of the new board for the trans tion of the routine business since the solidation. The standing committees. appointed. The following trustees present: Chairman David A. Boods, drew D.

Baird, R. R. Bowker, Theod C. Frothingham, Frank Lyman, Daniel McWilliams, J. L.

Morgan, Daniel Somere, William A. White, R. Ross pleton, 8. A. Kaufman, Harrington nam.

A communication was received from. Rev. Father McGolrick, pastor. of Cecilia's Church, on North Henry stre stating that the parish was erecting a buil ing on North Henry street, after the pl of Y. M.

C. A. Building, to be know As the Locklin Memorial Lyceum. It one, mile from any library, at the junction of the Fifteenth, Seventeenth and Eig teenth wards, with a. population of 30,0 in a radius of half a mile.

He offered use of a room, 50 by. 30 feet, the shelv to be arranged by the Public Library, use as a branch library. Thie room wot be lighted and heated free, and would for the use of all persons, irrespective creed. He- said that in all modesty he lieved the offer was a better one than th of Mr. Carnegie.

The matter was referi to the Administration Committee for inve tigation. Chairman Boody announced the appointment of the following committees: Executive--David A. Boody, William White, John W. Devoy, Truman Backus, Harrington Putnam, Edward A Andrew D. Baird, Theodore Frothingham, Finance -Alexander C.

Orr, David W. McWilliams, J. L. Morgan, R. Ross Appleton, Frank Lyman.

Books--Harrington Putnam, Daniel M. Somers, Alfred C. Barnes, Thomas P. Peters, one vacancy. Administration--Theodore C.

Frothing ham, Abner S. Haight, Daniel W. McWilliams, J. L. Morgan, F.

C. Cocheu. Buildings and -Andrew D. Baird, Daniel M. Somers, S.

B. Chittenden, R. R. Bowker. Law--Edward Kaufman, Harrington Putnam, Theodore C.

Frothinghain, B. Chittenden, one vacancy, It was announced that it might be necessary to close the circulation department of the Brooklyn Library, which will hereafter be known as the Montague street branch, while some alterations were being made. The reference library would remain open. The matter was referred to the president, vice-president, and librarians. A requisition has been made to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for 000, of which $20,000 is for repairs on the Montague street building, $10,000 for books for that branch, and' $30,000 for other expenses connected with it.

It was voted to close the libraries at 8 o'clock during the months of July and August. Authority was given the administration committee to employ substitutes, not exceeding four in number, on account of the illness of several members of the regular force. The librarian reported that arrangements were being made with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company for the installation of travelling libraries, and also for the Installation of about 2,000 books for the use of its men in the East New York headquarters of the company. The administration committee was authorized to employ more assistance in cataloguing the books. There are.

thirteen persons doing, that work now, and they are over 10,000 books behind. An. arrangement will be made with the Controller whereby he will pay to the treasurer each month one-twelfth of the appropriation for the year. An effort will be made to have in addition to this a balance of $5,000 or $10,000 to the credit of the treasurer to be used in the event of an emergency. The Carnegie Committee reported that bids are now in and contracts will: be let in the next ten days for the construetion of the first group of five buildings.

Architects have been selected and are now preparing plans for the second group of fire buildings. The Growls of a Grizzled Bachelor. Old bachelors know great deal about women, It they did not, they wouldn't be old bachelors. Nobody knows why a woman, when' she trips over a chair-rocker, always blames her husabnd for it as soon as he comes home. During courtship, he talks and she listens.

After marriage, the order is reversed, or else they both talk, and the neighbors.