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the a a THE BROOKLYN TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1897. SCHIEREN ON CHARTER He Favors the Lengthening of the Mayor's Term of Office. WOMEN AGAIN HAVE THEIR SAY. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE RULE The Board Thinks It Would Be John Sabine Smith Also Spoke Morton Emery Wants the Combined Cities Named "Mauhattan." hearing of the Greater New York commission on the new charter was taken up with argument on the question of the administrative department, heads or departments, and their terms. Several ladies were present representIng the Woman's auxiliary to civil Service Reform association, and the arrument on terms of heads of departmen't and mayor's power of removal was prerented by Mrs.

William H. Schieffelin, president of the organization. She said part: "The executive committee of the Women's Auxiliary to the Service Reform association has asked to be heard upon the sections of the charter upon the subjects of fixed terms of office and of the power of removal, because they have been forced to the conclusion that the various provisions of these sections will all tend to defeat your object, which 18, of course, to secure for the Greater New York the best system of government possible, and this the can best only be done securing always men possible as the heads of the city departments. "There Is not one of the departments mentioned which does not require an pert at Its head, who shall devote his undivided time and thought to the busmess of his department, and it is to be presumed that the first mayor of Greater New York will select such men for these positions, if he can get them. "The fixed term of office will, however, present itself at the very outset, AS an obstacle to securing such men.

Were there no fixed term, no expert would hesitate to respond to a request 'to enter upon such an honorable field of labor a8 a position at the head of one of these departments would offer, for, although the salaries as compared to chose paid by many private corporations would be small, yet the opportunity of usefulness would be so tempting to those whose ambition it is to work for 'the public good, that the city could command the men at the head of every profession. "That the city has now the benefit of the services of such experienced officers In positions which correspond to many of these proposed new heads of departments, and that they have been retained in office during long terms of years are facts which should not be overlooked. "In this section there are two opposite faults -during the first six months of the term of the mayor the liberty of removal la too great, and during the last eighteen months of his term the liberty of removal de not great enough. The power to remove at pleasure during the first six months would enable any mayor to play havoc with the whole ctvil service of the cityhe could remove efficient heads of de partments and appoint incompetent and Inexperienced men in their places. "What is needed is, not on the one hand the power of removal at pleasure during any part of the mayor's term, nor on the other the retention in office a single, day of men whom the mayor thinks It welft to remove for cause, but that the mayor should have, during his whole term, the power to re.

move at once any officer upon a public statement of his reasons. This would place sufficient responsibility upon the mayor to ensure his retaining men in office who ought to be retained, and removing men who ought to be removed." The second speaker was ex-Mayor Schieren, He said that he wished to speak on the length of term of the mayor. It should be made four years Instead of wo, he thought with the provision that he annot succeed himself, one term at least atervening before he can be again electmayor. This system, he said, had tried in Philadelphia and had been rund to be very successful, and would more so In a city such as the Greater ew York, which is to be many times rger than Philadelphia. The fact of term being four years and that the ayor could not succeed himself would the tendency to make him much ore independent, besides removing the nptation for using his power for reaction.

He would also have a better ance for carrying out the improvements rich might be begun during his adminration, beside having an opportunity demonstrating the value of whatever allty he might have. He thought it 18 wrong to give the mayor the power appoint heads of departments by terms six years and "then limit his own term two years, especially as the head of detments were much less in importance he as head of 'the entire city. It did not be expected that he should be le to master the situation in two years. He would be asked and expected to give an Intelligent administration. He could not do it in a term which would allow him hardly time enough to grasp the situation.

He would hardly get acquainted with the duties of his office before he would be asked to step aside or undergo thee ordeal of another election and the benefit of the experience which he had gained in the two years would be lost to the people. The next speaker, was John Sabine Smith. He was there as representative of the Republican club He said that the original draft of the charter providing AS it did a single head for each of the departments had been approved by the Republican club but since several 1m- portent changes had been made in the matter of heads of departments there were many new things to be considered. He dwelt chiefly with the police force and the proposition to make it a four: headed commission. He said that the club suggested in that case they adhered to their proposition to make the pollce board four-headed one that the mayor should be the ultimate head of the board and have the power to reverse any order of the chief or any subordinate officer and decide any appeal from any such order but they would also suggest that it would be wise to except the bureau of elections 11 it was to be a part of the police department, in the matter of giving the mayor final jurisdiction.

The club too he said would recommend that the mayor should have the power to vote with the board, and cast the deciding vote in case of a deadlock. Molton Emery of the Metropolitan Lite Insurance made in the course of the afternoon a somewhat lengthy address in which he advocated the changing of the name from New York to that of "Manhattan." A protest from the board of elections relative to that part of the charter which places the conduct and control of all elections, general and special, municipal, State and national in the hands of the police department, was also submitted. The grounds on which the election comthiasioners object are three In number. The first reason that they give is thatIt violates the spirit and purpose of section 6 of article of the present Constitution of this State. The second given de that It is unwise and the third is that It la dangerous, They submitted to the commission that the damages they bad pointed out were no imaginary ones.

but real and the election board wanted the department severed entirely from the department. Navy-yard Notes. The Essex, which has been delayed at the navy-yard, owing to a slight mishap to some of her machinery, will leave probbeginning of next week. Rear Admiral Henry Erben, a former commandant of the yard. paid a visit to Commodore Bicard, this IT WAS A JOKE ON GEORGE.

A Startling Postal Card Causes Excitement. A well-dressed young man who said he was George Taft, a of. 141 Stagg street, went to the Ewen street police court this morning and asked Justice Lemon ald him in rescuing his lady love from captivity. He sald the young woman, whom he described as very beautiful, was locked up In her parents' home, at 91 Withers street, and detained against her wishes. The young man said he met the young woman about three months ago, and that they fell in love at first sight, and were engaged to be married.

The young woman, whose name is Louise Temple, WaS not at home when he went to the house, and the young man said he sent her a postal card, and received the following in return, written on a postal: DEAR GEORGE: I write you a few lines to let you know that I am still in the city, but my father has got me locked up in my room. They are bound to keep me away from you, but they will find my dead body on the sidewalk, if I don't see you Saturday night. Yours, LOUISE. An officer and several reporters went around te the young woman's home, expecting to hear of a tragedy. They Were met at the door by the young woman herself, who, when she heard of the tale told by Taft and saw the postal which he had given to Justice Lemon, laughed heartily and declared that some one was making fun of the young man.

She declared she never had been in love with George, and never expected to be. BOUGHT BY CHARLES M. PRATT. THE CORBIN INTEREST IN THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. The Purchase Will Give Mr.

Pratt, or the Syndicate He Represents, a Controlling Interest In the Corporation--Details of The Operation. The name of Corbin, which, since 1880, has been synonymous with the Long Island railroad, wes obliterated yesterday, as far as any further connection with the road and side enterprises is concerned. A syndicate headed by Charles M. Pratt has acquired control of the road by the transfer of the Corbin stock. The Corbin estate held 60,000 shares of the stock, of the par value of $3,000,000.

The shares are $50 shares, known on the market as "half On this stock Mr. Corbin had borrowed $1,500,000. This was all right enough, until the recent heavy decline in the stock on the market. The stock was quoted at 84 at the time of Mr. Corbin's death, but it immediately started downward and continued to fall until it reached 42, or $21 on a $50 share.

Then the and trust panies who had loan Mr. Corbin amounts on the stock became uneasy, and demanded additional security. The managers of the estate placed the Corbin house, valued at $500,000, in the hands of the bank syndicate as further protection for them, and a committee was appointed to look after the Corbin interests. With everything tled up to protect the bankers, the Corbin estate was in a bad way, and yesterday the Pratt syndicate, after a long consultation with the representatives of the estate, assumed the indebtedness of $1,500,000 in consideration of the transfer to it of all the Long Island railroad holdings of the Corbin estate. The Pratte already owned $3,500,000 worth stock, which, with the Corbin $3,000,000, gives them control of the road, which is capitalized at $12,000,000.

The stock paid 4 per cent. dividend last year and has paid as high as 5 within a few years past. It is thought that the Prattu will furnish the money to build a bridge across the East river at Blackwell's Island, and secure to their road a New York terminal. Nelther President' Baldwin nor Mr. Pratt could be seen to when a Times reporter called at their respective offices.

MINERS THREATEN TROUBLE. Warlike Preparations Going on in Rutland, Illinois. OTTAWA, January mining trouble Rutland vluage, which was reported settled, broke out afresh and with greater violence, yesterday afternoon, rioting being continuous late In the day, and all evening. Sheriff Yookey returned from the scene with assurances that no. trouble was expected, but last night was notifled that the miners were again upon their feet.

He at once swore in Lieut. Harden and sixteen picked men of company as special deputies, armed them with repeating rifles and sent them on the first train. The miners, who number over 1,000, have been upon a strike, against alleged unjust weights, for nearly two months, and are In a starving condition. They threatened damage on Tuesday, but were pacified. with promises of settlement, by Manager Hakes, which were not fulfilled.

They again threatened riot Wednesday, but were put off by a promise of settlement yesterday. This again failed and several hundred of them visited saloons, filled up on whisky, and in a state of intoxication, they became unmanageable, and made a rush for the prevented only by the determination the village president, and the deputy sherIffs, under Matt Coulson, head deputy. The miners threaten to burn the offces and shaft buildings of the company and murder Manager Hakes and his clerks, who are keeping under Deputies are guarding the Hakes residence. UNLUCKY ROYAL SAILORS. Nearly All of Them Have Some Bad Accident to Their Discredit.

Somehow or other royal and Imperial princes who have adopted seafaring life as a profession seem to be pursued with ill luck. At Petersburg not lg ago the Grand Duke Alexis, lord high admiral of the Russian fleet, managed to run his yacht into the Russian steamship Limorno, with little damage to the latter, but injuring the yacht to the extent of some 100,000 rubles. His brother-in-law, the duke of Coburg, quitted active service in the British navy with his record besmirched by the loss of his flag-ship, the Sulton, on a rock near Malta. The queen's nephew, admiral, the prince of Leningen, is celebrated In particular for his feat in running down the yacht Mistletoe In the Solent while in command of the royal yacht, the queen herself being on board. Several lives were lost in this collision.

The sallor brother of the emperor of Germany has hitherto escaped maritime disaster from the relatively small amount of sea service that he has done. But his misfortunes on land have been uncommonly numerous, especially when he has been out shooting. Not only did he severely Injure a Greek gentleman by the accidental discharge of his gun at Corfu some few years ago, but there is also a gamekeeper of his uncle, the grand duke of Baden, who is in receipt of a handsome pension from the prince for the serious wound resulting from his carelessness in handling a gun. Archduke John of Austria, who passed the examination necessary to secure his papers as A licensed skipper, disappeared from sight a few years while rounding Capt Horn In his ship, and no one knows to this day whether he is alive or dead. Indeed, the only royal sailor princes who have escaped mishap are the duke of York and the Italian duke of -London American.

"How was their tableware?" asked the postmaster of Uncle Jehiel, who had dined in the city, with his rich nephew. "By said the old man, "they come dern near not wearin' nothin' at all, the women Journal. CLYCHO. cleanses, preserves and DEN hardens beautifies the the reath the gums, teeth, 25c purl. A PERFECT LIQUID DENTIFRICE.

IN SEARCH OF A CABINET. DINGLEY'S REFUSAL TO SERVE DISTURBS THE SLATES. Only Four Names Positively Determined Upon--The Treasury Portfolio Yet Unfilled -McCormick's Bill to Extend the Time for, the Completion of the Blackwell's Island Bridge. Special to the Brooklyn Times. WASHINGTON, January posttive declination of Gov.

Dingley to accept the Treasury portfolo has disarranged all the cabinet slates thus far made. To-day it is reported that four appointments have been postively decided upon. They are Sherfian, of Ohio, for Secretary of State; Goff, of West Virginia, for Attorney General; Bliss, of New York, for Secretary of the Navy, and Payne, of Wisconsin, for Postmaster-General. Waymire or McKenna, of California, will, it 1s sald, have a place, but, because of the uncertainty in the matter of the Treasury, no placa has been finally assigned to the Pacific coast. It is believed now that Illinois and Pennsylvania will be recognized.

factional tight in Minnesota has grown 80 bitter that the State Is likely to be left out. Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, is reported to have followed the lead of Gov. Dingley, of Maine, and to have declined the Treasury portfolio. Aldrich has been prominent figure in the Senate finance co committee for many years and is looked upon as the best posted expert on tariff schedules in the Senate. The report is renewed that Senator Cullom will be invited to a seat In the cabinet.

The Dauntless has been cleared of the suspicion that she was engaged In fillbustering operations during her recent trip out from Jacksonville. She returned to Jacksonville Wednesday at midnight, and under Instruction from the Secretary of the Treasury the collector of customs there to-day made a report by telegraph stating. In substance, that the Dauntless had been occupied in legitimate wrecking work. The collector also reported that application had been made for clearance for the Dauntless for the port of Neuvitas, Cuba, with a cargo. of munitions of war, and requested instructions.

Mr. Carilsle Immediately wired him to send a fuil report on which the departmelt could take action. Mr. McCormick has introduced the following bill which was referred to the committee on interstate and foreign comInerce: bill extending the for the completion of the bridge across the East r.ver between the city of New York and Long Island, now in course of construction 18 authorized by the act of Congress, approved March 3, 1897: Be it enacted. that the time fo: the completion of the bridge of the New York and Long Island Bridge company across the East river between the ch.y of New York and Long Island, authorized the act of Congress, entitled, 'An act by authorizing the construction of a bridge across the East river.

between the city of New York and Long approvel March 3, 1887, and the various acts amenthereof or supplementary thereto, datory extended to and including the is hereby first day of January in the year The House commerce committee took up bill day and Messrs. McCormick the and Bennett made arguments in support of the extension asked for. Bennett was finally authorized to reMr. back to the House with an amendthe time for completion to port it ment limiting 1, 1900. This was the best the January would do.

C. A. H. committee CHATFIELD HELD FOR TRIAL. Would Not Allow Miss Driscoll to Mott Withdraw the Charge.

Harry Chatfield, who was arrested yesterday afternoon, for attempting on Fifth aveto Miss New Anita York, Driscoll, was arraigned before of $20. nue, Magistrate Mott, at the Yorkvfille police court. New York, this morning. Chatfield's father, who is a lawyer, with an Miss Driscoll wanted to withoffice at 150 Nassau street, appeared for him. draw the charge, but Magistrate Mott would not allow this and held young Chatfleld in $2,000 bail.

for the grand jury. CHICKEN AND CANARY BIRDS. Fine Friendship That Was Begun in a Very Singular Way. One day last spring, says the PhiladelTimes, in purchasing a lot of fowls phia from her marketman, a lady in this city got one little bit of a chicken that was almost too small to eat, and which made its escape through the wires of the coop and began to chirp and cry about the yard. The 'edy made no effort to recapthe little thing.

thinking it would ture be better off running free about the place. But it soon became evident that the chick had been too soon taken from parental care and was totally unable to provide for Itself. Two whole days passed during which it nether ate nor though the lady tried every means in her power to provide for its welfare. The chicken simply peeped and drooped till the lady gave up all efforts and left the little thing to die, which no doubt it would have done right speedily had it not been rescued in the following singular manner: It chanced that the lady had a pet canary of which she was very fond, and to which she devotes much care and attention. For instance, it is her invariable custom In mild weather to turn the bird out of his cage for a certain portion of each day, letting him have his bath In a sunny spot on the back porch.

So that morning when the little chicken was SO nearly giving up his life for lack of food and comfort, It happened that the canary was turned out of his cage for his hour of freedom in the sunshine. The lady Was watching to see that no cats came around and presently she saw the canary trip down the steps to the lawn, where chicken was crying. For a moment the two little feathered things stood and looked at each other inquirIngly. Then the bird chirped and made A dab with its beak. The chicken chirped and made A dab, too, and pretty soon the two were chirping and dabbing away mightily.

What the chirps and dabs meant, of course. we do not know, but presently the bird came hopping up the steps, the chicken following behind. Making, his way to the cage. which sat open on the floor. the bird went In, with the chicken following after, and presently the two little friends were eating and drinking together.

That was the beginning of the singular friendship. which continues still unabated. The chicken stayed in the bird's cage with him till it was too large to get in the door. and then a roost was placed for it close to the cage 80 that they might be near each other at night. It is no uncommon sight to see the canary throwing' seeds down from his cage to the chicken, and if the chicken finds a worm he brings it into the house and chirps under the cage till the lady lets the bird out, when the friends enjoy the feast together.

The Case Dismissed. Mrs. Mary Miller, aged 54 years, of 166 Seigel street, her nephew, John MeGinnis, of the same address, were put under arrest this morning, by Officer Stoney, of the Lee avenue force, charged with stealing a bottle of milk from the build, ing, at 12 Harrison avenue. The woman claimed that they had not stolen the milk. "A young she said, "handed the bottle to me.

I was on my way to work." The magistrate believed her statement and dismissed the case. Her Age Saved Her. Kate Reilly, aged 76 years, of Wythe avenue, near North Fourth street, was arrested last night. charged with stealing pair of shoes from John T. Davids' store on Grand street.

Justice Goetting to-day found the accused guilty, but owing to her age suspended sentence. POLICEMAN 'MORROW'S TRIAL. It is Reopened at the New York Headquarters To-day. The case of Policeman MeMon ow, of the West. Forty-seventn street station, who was tried week before last, on the charge that he had paid $200 to some unknown person, for securing his appointment on the force, was reopened before Commissioner Andrews, at the New York police headquarters to-day.

At McMorrow'8 trial, Commissiener Roosevelt gave testimony mentioning Commissioner Parker's name in conneotion with a scatement alleged to have been made by McMorrow, to the effect that the money he had paid, 'he understood, was to go to either Commissioner Parker a or his secretary. Commissioner Roosevelt also declared chat that part of McMorrow's statement, in whien Commissioner Parker's name was mentioned, was out out at Mr. Parker's request. This allegation has been flatly denied by Commissioner Parker, who, at the last board meeting, asked, in justice to himself, to have the case reopened, so that he might be permitted to testify. He also said that he might asked Commissioner Grant 40 restify, relative to the statement of Mr.

Roosevelt, that it was Commissioner Parker who asked to have part of McMorrow's statement cut out. ON TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. FREDERICK SCHOLES' IDEAS ON THE SUBJECT. Grenter New York and the Proposed Charter--The Ex-official Says That There Should Be a One Commissioner of Taxes and Assessments For The Greeter City and that Should Be Elected. Among the Brooklynites who to-day are giving a close study to the subject of a charter for the Greater New York is Frederick Scholes, of Bedford avenue.

The gentleman is an ex-official of the olty of Brooklyn and has always been conspicuous In public affairs. The subject of taxes and assessments is what Mr. Scho.es is particularly addressing himself to. It is a subject on which he can talk with authority, for the reason that he is thoroughly familiar with it. Years ago, when he was a member of the board or aldermen, he was chairman of the on assessments.

The present system of assessing values in the city of Brooklyn Mr. Scholes considers a faulty one, DILL it is the proposed system embodied in the charter just submitted by the commission that Mr. Scholes is inclined (o attack. In the proposed charter provision Is made for the appointment of a commissioner of taxes and assessments. The mayor of the consondated clues Is to mane the appointment, and the appointee is to nave authority to name his subordinates.

Such a system is in vogue to-day in New York. On this subject to a Times reporter this morning Mr. Scholes said "I propose in the new charter that the commissioner of taxes and assessments should be elected to office by the people. I do not believe In the appointment by Lue mayor. I would have the commissioner elected.

Make him directly responsible to the people. Every year we have heard charges made that values have been unjustly assessed in order to reduce the percentage of taxes. Year after year we have heard it said that it is done in New York and Brooklyn. Values are put up In order to reduce the rate. If a commissioner of taxes and assessments were elected instead of being appointed lie would not dare to make unjust assessments.

Were he to do it he would be voted out of oflice. This matter of assessments is of great Importance It interests, every one, and in every section of. the city. I would make the man in charge of taxes and assessments reI sponsible to the people. The man who lays taxes should be elected.

The comptroller of this city and the city auditor are elEcted, and why not elect the man who assesses the value of property If the provision in the proposed charter goes through It is fair to assume that the men in New York city will have the greater influence and will have the most to say as to who shall the the commissloner of taxes and assessments In the greater city. He would in all probability come from New York. In that case, if there was any discrimination in values, it would be to the disadvantage of Brooklyn. If the commissioner had to go before the people he would not dare to be unjust to Brooklyn or to any other section of the greater city. Under the present system of appointing assessors, it has been charged that influence has been brought on the mayors to prevent the reappointment of assessors who were courageous enough to do their duty.

Efforts, it is charged, have lean made to prevent the reappointment of men who put up the values to a just and proper figure. Some years ago an assessor complained to me on the subject. He advanced the figures representing the value of some water-front on the Heights, and he was threatened. He would not, he was told, be reappointed, and he never was." Mr. Scholes emphasized the necessity of election in the case of the commissioner of taxes and assessments, and said that the proposed method of appointment should be bitterly opposed.

"Mako the commis sioner," Mr. Scholes said, "directly responsible to the people, and he would not do anything that was unjust." Speaking further on this subject of assessments, the gentleman said: "There is another evil that is complained of, and that is on the subject of the assessor's provite business. One assessor you'll find in the coal business, another is in the real estate business, still another in the painting and decorating business, and so on. I say that all officers appointed to the board of assessors should te prohibted by law from engaging in any other "Now, in brief, Mr. Scholes, what would you propose Inquired the representa-tive of the Times.

would," responded the ex-official, "have the commissioner of taxes and assessments elected. I believe in having one commissioner, but I would insist on his election. I would give him power to a point a deputy for each of the boroughs, and I would want the deputies to have power to appoint their subordinates. The commissioner and the deputies. should have power to remove subordinates at will.

Have the deputies responsible to the head: that is, the commissioner, and have the latter responsible to the Continuing, Mr. Scholes said: "We should in each of the boroughs establish an office, where the people could gO to seek information, make their complaints or to transact business. There should be el regular bureau in each borough. There should be separate departments, and two sets of assessors one for taxes and the other for local improvements. The assessors for taxes should employ their whole time in examining values of property.

As It is now, one set of assessors atband to two distinct branches of business, and they do not find suffolent time to attend to the work of assessment. What do the assessors know of values who go around for a couple of months in the year with books in their hands They don't devote time enough to the work of examination. We have frequent complaints of unequal assessments, and how can it be otherwise under the present system The plan in operation is a poor one. Two assessors are assigned to a district. They go over the distriet and after that they are assigned to a new district.

The president of the board assigned the assessors to the Various districts. This is about the extent of his power, In other respects he is simply a figur: head. Let me repeat. I would have a single commissioner for taxes and assesments, and I would have him come before the people. In other words, I would have him elected.

That. commissioner should be for the greater city, and should have the power of appointments and removals. He would be held to a strict accountability, and would, am sure, see that the assessments were absolutely just and proper. Under him there would be no discrimination, no favoritista." LONDON WAS SELLING TO-DAY. BUT THE TENDENCY ON WALL STREET WAS UPWARD.

The Trading Dull and Spiritless, With Fractional Fluctuations -Stock Operations Railroad Earnings and Divi-An Advance in Cotton. The fluctuations in stock quotations this confined within a narrow The tendency of the general list. however, was upward. London quotations were lower and London sold here, but there was not much pressure to sell and after an Irregular opening the whole' list slowly advanced. Shorts covered, and there was more commission house tradIng than for some time past." American Spirits was strong, and was firmer on covering of shorts.

Delaware Hudson was a weak feature. It opened 1 1-4 per cent. lower, rallied a point, but subsequently weakened again. New Government 4s advanced 1-8 per cent. The Bankers' Exchange bank of Minneapolis, which suspended some days ago, has resumed Prince Whitely and Halstead Hodges bought Louisville and Nashville: London and Halstead Hodges sold.

Groesbeck Sterling, F. Taylor I. Levy and P. J. Goodhart bought Spirits common; Taylor Mayer, M.

Burr, Watson Brown, and Barnes Bros. sold. Popper Sterned. Loeb, and J. J.

Manning bought B. L. Schepp soid. E. and C.

Randolph sold Missouri Pacific. Coster, Knapp F. D. Winslow and Content Co. bought St.

Paul: R. H. Bissell I. S. Wormer and London sold.

Domestic sugars were quiet and unchanged. European sugars were quiet. January beets unchanged at 9s. 3d. February beets 3-4d.

lower at 9s. 3 3-4d. The imports of dry goods at the port of New York this week were valued at $2,014,273, against $2,018,943 last week and $3,183,076 for the corresponding period of last year. The value of dry goods marketed was $1,893,387, against $1,975,652 last week and $3,210,071 in the same week of last year, The market for foreign exchange was dull but steady. Sterling rates were: Cable transfers 4.87 1-2: long bills 4.84 4.

84 1-4 and short bills 4.87. Money on call was 1 3-4 per cent. The Great Northern Rallroad company has declared its regular quarterly dividend of 1 1-4 per cent. on the preferred stock. Railroad C.

St. Louis. fourth week December, increased 394. month December increased $42.183. from July 1, decreased Baltimore Ohio Southwestern, fourth week cember, Increased $38,506, month December Increased $10,428, from July 1 decreased $317,972: Great Northern, month December.

decreased $235,843, from July 1, Increased $55,925: Detroit. Lansing Northern, fourth week December increased $7,423, month December Increased $12.940. from 1, increased Chicago January West Michigan, fourth week December, increased $1,124, from January 1 decreased $84,877. reported by F. J.

G. Stock quotations brokers, Kent avenue and Jenkins, Broadway: 0 High- Low. 2:30 est. eat. P.

ing. 112 Am Sugar R. 101 101 101 101 Am Sugar R. Co pfd. F.

l'ap A Top S. pfa. 24 24 l'obacco Am. 29 27 28 St, Chicago Gas Chic. Bur Chic 1034 MI! St.

Paul. 67 67 I St. P. Omaha 49 49 Ches. Consolidated 141 141 Edison Gen, 34 84 Hndson Canal 111 111 American Spirits.

Am. Spirits Louisville Missouri Manhattan Kan. Texas prf. 80 National Lead ......284 23 23 Northern Pacific Northern Paelncpid Central. 100 100 100 S.

T. B. S. 12 N. Y.

Ont. 15 15 15 15 Phil. and southern R.R South Railroad pid. Tenn Coal Iron. Union Wheeling Wheeling pid.

28 28 Western 84 84 s1, 59 59 Wabash pid Govrnment bonds closed as follows: 28, 95 1-2 bid, 49, 10 1-2 bid, 11 asked; ditto coupons, 11 1-2 bid, 12 asked; 4s, new, 20 3-8 bid, 20 5-8 asked; ditto coupons, 20- 3-8 bid, 5-8 asked; 5s, 14 bid, 14 1-2 asked; ditto coupons, 14 bid, 14 1-2 asked: 988, 102 7-8 bid, 99s, 105 7-8 bid. Cherokee, all 103 bid. THE PRODUCE MARKETS. No. 2 white oats 24 1-2; No.

3 do. 22; No. 2 white clipped 25; No. 3 do. 22 1-2; No.

2 mixed 1-4; No. 3 do. 20 1-4; rejected mixed 19; do. white 21; No. 2 mixed delivered 1-4; track mixed do.

white Cotton advanced 2 to 3 points at the opening. January was 6.94, February 6.99, March 7.07, April 7.14, May 7.22, June 7.26, July 7.31, August 7.33, September 7.08, October 7.03, November 7.07. Cotton advanced after the opening, the active months rising 9 points. Liverpool was higher and the recelpts at the ports were light while shorts covered assisting the rise. Liverpool was unchanged on the spot with sales of 12,000 bales; futures there advanced 2 1-2 to 3 points.

The port receipts were estimated at 22,000 against 31,500 last week and 22,523 last years Wheat declined at the opening on. long liquidation. The cables were weak and led to general selling for local account. There was also some forelgn selling. Part of the loss was subsequently recovered on covering of shorts but the untlertone of the market was easy.

The Northwestern receipts were 178 cars against 652 last year. May wheat here opened at 88 3-8, March 92 1-8, July 84 1-4; May corn 31 1-4. In Chicago May wheat opened at 82, July 77, September 75 3-4: May corn 251-4, July 26 1-4, February 23 1-4; May oats 19. LACK OF SQUIRRELS. And the Effect on the Good Roads Question in One Locality.

"I was driving along a fairly good mountain road in east Tennessee when I came to a place where for two miles it was the worst stretch of road I ever saw," said A traveling salesman to' Star reporter. "I had to get out Mod lead my horse and -lift the buggy wheels around the rocks, taking nearly two hours to go the two miles. "At the first stopping place I inquired: 'Why don't they fix this 'They do. Law makes 'em wu'k WAS the reply. "The last two miles are the worst I ever I 'Y-a-a-s.

Yo' see, they don't never wu'k them two 'Why. not?" 'I dunno. Yo' see, when we go' ter wu'k ther roads we allus takes our rifles erlong ter, git squirrels. Thar's a heap o' squirrels all erlong that 'ceptin' jess them two miles, so in cose we don' wu'k "-Washington Star. Oswald Goes to Jail.

Detectives Hayes and Dolan, of Capt. Corwin's command, last night, arrested Oswald Fisher, a young man, who hired a furnished room at 167 South Eighth street. Oswald failed to pay his way at the address given: and showed that his methods were somewhat peculiar. A charge of vagrancy WAS made against Fisher. Justice Goetting sent the BCcused- to jail.

for twenty-nine days. Roscoe- It seems to me they're making an awful noise out there in ballroom. es: you know, all the belles in town are here North American. NEWTOWN CREEK BRIDGE. the Queens County Committee Failed To Meet a Committee from Brooklyn.

Queens county members of the Joint committee on. who have under consideration the erection of a bridge over Newtown ereek bridge, between Manhattan avenue, Brooklyn and Vernon avenues, Long Island City, were at the city hall this afternoon for the purpose of conferring with the Brooklyn members of tho committee on the final plans, as by Engineer J. J. McLaughlin. The Queens county members found on the.r arrival that the bridge committee of the Brooklyn board of aldermen has ceased to exist, ond that its sucoessor had not been appointed by the newly-chosen president of the board.

Alderman Willjams, who is chairman of the joint committee, said this afternoon that It was not known what course would taken, but it is probable that no action will be taken until President Stewart names the new committee from Brooklyn. LITTLE EGYPT WILL TESTIFY. Other Important Witnesses to be Heard At tHe Chapman Trial. At the trial of Capt. Chapman, at the New York police headquarters, this afternoon, some interesting developments are expected.

is announced danced that "Little costume at the dinner ac Seeley's, will be Egypt," who, it is alleged, in light the principal witness of the day. Other witnesses, who were unable to appear at the other session, will do so to-day. BROTHER AND SISTER DEAD. A DOUBLE FUNERAL ON FILLMORE PLACE. The McGarvey Family Deeply AfflictedTwo Deaths in One Home- -John McGarvey Succumbs to Heart Trouble And His Demise is Followed in a Few Hours by That of His Sister, Mary.

There will be a double funeral from St. Vincent de Paul's church, in North Sixth street, 0-morrow morning. The services to be held there wil be over the remains of Miss Mary F. McGarvey and John J. McGarvey, her brother.

The young woman was 24 years oid and her brother was three years younger. They were sister and brother of Policeman Leo McGarvey, who is attached to the Sixteenth precinct. John McGarvey died on Tuesday evening shortly after 6 o'clock. While ho had been suffering from heart trouble for some time his death was not expected. Five days before his death he was taken seriously ill and never rallied.

His sister Mary and other members of the family were gathered around his bed when' the passed away. Mary was deeply affected by her brother's death and that night she complained of feeling Ill. She cried considerably and would not be comforted by her relatives. Her sister told her to go to bed as needed rest, she having been usher brother during his last hours. On Wednesday she was up and about bat wept continuously.

In the evening she went to her room and laid down. At 11 o'clock her sister went to her and feeling her face found it cold. She told her brother Leo that she did not like their sister's appearance and told him 1 to call A doctor. Dr. Carroll, the family's physician could not be found, so Dr.

Blaisdell was called. He said Miss McGarvey was dying. Everything was done for the girl but she died at midnight. Her relatives say that she died from grief. They say Mary WAS always a healthy girl and that she was very fond of her brother and looked after er died about a year ago after A brief him through his long illness.

a Their mothIllness. The remains of brother and sister wil be taken to the North Sixth street church at 10:30 o'clock to-morrow morning where a requiem mass will be celebrated. The Interment will be In Calvary cemetery. THE POINT OF VIEW. A Sensible Wife Who Given, Tips to Her Husband.

Several days ago a Capitol Hill man concluded that he would do some work as an agent in the disposal to merchants of an article useful, to them. Th's was done at the suggestion of his wife, his work as a government hireling allowing him two hours or more each day between o'clock and time for supper, and the lady feeling the necessity few dollars extra to make Christmas a more glittering success. Last Monday he began the work, and after An hour's meandering among the mercantile meadows the came home much depressed, without A single ray of hope In the shape of an order. The next day it was the same. "of said his hopeful spouse, "you don't expect to jump right in up to your neck in orders and make a million of dollars a minute.

Perseverance and elbow grease will bring you around all right." "Well," he responded, "so far, while I have not met with any success, I have been at least treated with courtesy im the places where I have called. If it wasn't for that I wouldn't stand it a minute, and I want to say to you, my Jove, that the first man who insults me In this darn Christmas job you have saddled onto me I'll quit it if this family never sees hide nor hair of Santa Claus in a thousand years. Mind that, will you?" She smiled serenely and the next day he went out again at 4:30 and- by 5 o'clock he was back. "What's the matter, dear?" she asked, as he came in and chucked the sample down so hard that it cracked. "Didn't I tell you yesterday that if I got infulted I'd quit? Well, a man Insulted me' a while ago.

and I'm done. If you want a Christmas fund extra you'll have to go out and work It up yourself. I'm off for good." "How did the man insult she asked, sympathetically. "Answered me in a manner no gentleman should, and I was as pollte as a gentleman could be. He was standing in his gol-darned old store and I stepped In, and, bowing politely, I says to him: 'Do you run this store, sir?" and what do you think he said?" "What?" Inquired his wife.

"Why," and he grew wrathy at the thought of It, "why, Mary, by thunder, he sald, 'That's my Now, was that any way to answer a civil question? He needn't to have gone into any e'aborate explanation, and a simple 'yes' OT 'no'; would have done, but to have turned me down by saying that it was none of my business is just a little too much." His wife began to smile. "But, he didn't say that, dear," she said, soothingly. "He did, or the rame thing. He said that WAS his business." "Well, wasn't it, dear? Wasn't he the proprietor?" She WAS SO easy, so gentle, 80 superior that he couldn't say a word. He picked up his sample, went out again, and when he came back from the place where he thought he had been insulted he had an order that would net turkey and trimmings on the Star.

Wants a Board Bill Paid. Detective Dale, of the New York central office, Arraigned in Jefferson Market court to-day Louis Carl Trites, an insurance collector, 20 years old, of 195 South' Oxford street, -this city, whom. he had arrested yesterday on warrant SWOrD out Margaret Watt, of 263 West Tweetleth street, New York, who claimed that Trites Owed her for three weeks' board in September last and bad decamped without settling the bill. Magistrate Flammer held Trites in $500 for trial. A Defective Grace.

Jackey-But, mamma, It's not about what I'm going to. receive that it's HO hard to be contended." Mrs. Earle- -What is It, then, Jackey?" HIt's about what I'm not going to Life. MR. MARVIN CROSS ANSWERS.

THREE INDICTMENTS AGAINST MR. AND MRS. GEORGE ROBERTS. Alleged Perjury in Attempting to Palm 00 A Nephew of the Woman as Her Son And the Son of Marvin Cross- -The Dofendants Plead Not Guilty and are Admitted to Bail Pending Trial. Frank Roberts and her husband, George Roberts, were arraigned in the county court yesterday afternoon, on three indiotments.

Two of the indicunents were against Mrs. Roberta alone, and charge her with perjury, und the other charges her, jointly with her husband, with conspiracy. The indictments are the result of the action which Mra. Roberts commenced in the Supreme Court a few months ago against Marvin Cross, the wealthy lumber dealer, who lives on Bedford avenue, to recover $50,000 for the support of an alleged natural son of Mr. Cross, of whom the plaintiff said she was the mother.

The first of the indictments for perjury charges that on September 21, 1895, Mrs. Roberts petitioned the surrogate to be appointed guardian of her 12-year-old nephew, Charles O. Townsend. She deposed that the boy's father and mother were both dead, and that she was the only, relative of the infant in this State. wanted to be appointed guardIan in order to get hold or $600 insuranco money which the boy's father held in trust for him.

It Is alleged by the prosecution that the affidavit was the truth, except where it said that the boy had no relatives in this State. He has an aunt, two uncles and a grandmother. The second charge of perjury is based on an affidavit which Mrs. Roberts made on an application in the Supreme Court for appointment as guardian ad litem of the boy, in an action which she desired to bring against Marvin Cross for his maintenance. In this affidavit she deposed that she was the mother 'of the boy, and that Marvin 'Cross was his father.

She said that the child resided with her.at 11 South Oxford street, and that she wished to compel the father to support him. Therefore she asked to be appointed guardian. It is alleged by the prosecution that the boy named in the petition is the same youth mentioned in Mrs. Roberta' petition to the surrogate for appointment as guardian. It la alleged that she is not the mother of The boy, nor 1s Marvin Cross the father.

She committed perjury, it is charged, therefore, In swearing to the affidavit. The joint charge of conspiracy again 'Mrs. Roberts and her husband is for the plan to bring the action for $50,000 against Marvin Cross for the support of a boy who is not his son. When the prisoners were arraigned, their counsel, Gen. Horatio C.

King, accompanied them and said that they would waive the reading of the indictments and plead not guilty. They were admitted to bail In $3.000 altogether, and John Jenkins and his wife, Anna H. Jenkins, of 2.307 Pacino street, becamo their bondsmen. The alleged attempt to blackmail Marvin Cross attracted considerable attention when It first came to light. Mr.

Cross said at the time that he had been paying the woman for ten or a dozen years, and that altogether he had given her a large sum of money. His wife died about two years ago, however, and he decided not to pay anything more, but to fight the matter out. Mrs. Roberts threatened to take it into the courts, and he told her to go ahead. She did so, and the result wag the finding of the indictments.

No date has been set for the trial of the defendants. SLEEPS STANDING UP. A Californian Who TaKes His Slumber In an Upright Position. Jake, Rogers says that he is the only man in the world who sleeps standing up. And most likely he is right about It, although there are many men living who claim to have done It, under compulsion during the last war.

Jake also says that the reason he Is healthy is because he sleeps the way he does. Most people, however, prefer a little less health and a little more comfort. The place where Jake has his home Is not a very well populated one. It is in Mendocino county, only few miles northeast of Los Robles, and the nearest neighbor is some distance from place. But then Jake doesn't want neighbors, so that feature is really an Inducement to him.

In fact, Jake says that the reason he took up his present abode was to get rid of neighbors. It is safe to say that Jake's house Is the only one of its kind In the world. It Is built to sleep standing up in It, and it would be impossible" for A person to sleep in It any other wAy, unless one curled up like a bear. Jake built the house himself out of boards and logs that he picked up in different parts of the country. It is a queer looking affair, having greatly the appearance of a chimney with a roof on it.

And a very dilapidated roof at that. But the shanty is strong one and keeps out the wet, and that Is all that lg required. Even the latter is not required the greater part of the year in that section. There is only one door in the house and no windows. While the outside of the house may look queer the Inside looks queerer There 1s only one plece of furniture, and that is what Jake calls his bed.

It really looks more like a 'coffin standing on the end, for It is a sort of box tilted back only a few inches from the perpendicular. It is nalled at the bottom, and also at the top, 50 that It is immovable. The Inside of It is lined with straw, covered with cloth, to give a little comfort in cold weather, Jake says. When Jake wants to sleep all he does Is to lle back In his box and close his eyes. He says it doesn't take him long to forget his troubles.

In the next brenth he will tell you he has no troubles since he took to sleeping standing up. Jake does no cooking in his house simply because there is no room. His cullnary department is located under a tree a short distance away. His foods consist of anything he can get by begging, borrowing or finding. But he doesn't do much borrowing since the neighbors have grown to know him.

"The way I sleep is the only right way for anybody to sleep," said Jake, "and the sooner people come to their senses and do as I do the sooner diSease will be stamped out of the world. The noblest animal of all is the horse and he sleeps standing up. How did I come to find out that it was the right way? Oh, that is eahy enough to answer. "You see, I was as sick a boy, WAY back in Massachusetts, about seventy years ago, and nothing I did done me no good. There always was something the matter, and as soon as I laid down In bed my head began to ache.

But, do you know, I stood that for nigh onto a halt century before I got any sense into me? And then I was out In California digging go'd. "One night my head ached SO bad could not stay in bed and had to stand against the wall to get rellef. Without knowing it I fell asleep, and when I woke up I felt like a new man. I made up mind to sleep that way all the time, but had trouble to find a place to do It. That is the reason I moved out to.

this place. It's over fifteen years ago, and I have never had a sign of the o'd trouble, and am convinced that sleeping in bed Is the cause of all the pain and disease in the world. Sleep standing up and you will be a new man in a short time." The strange thing about Jake's theory is that he admits he doesn't rest when he sleeps standing up. He has to do that' under the trees the next day. He says that has nothing to do with his Idea, though, for most people 'do too, much work, San Francisco Call.

For Stealing a Chicken. Acting Detective O'Connor, of Capt. Short's force, this morning brought Renardo Vichard, an Italian boy, aged 11 years, to Justice Goetting's court, and had him held for examination. The boy Is charge with stealing A chloken from Heyman's butcher shop, at Grant street and has Marcy been avenue, Ronardo, the police say, arrested for larceny..