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The Brooklyn Daily Times. YEAR. BROOKLYN, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS. FIFTY-SECOND WILL ORGANIZE THE PHILIPPINES.

'The Visayan Military District Already Established. GUNBOATS DO MORE THEY SINK A FILIBUSTER AND DESTROY ENTRENCHMENTS. Filipinos' Quiet Considered Ominous -Gen. Otis Nails a Grotesque Lie--Transport Sheridan Qnarantined. MANILA, March Visayan military district, comprising the islands of Panay, Cebu, and Negros, has been established with Miller commanding.

Col. Smith, of the First California, will have charge of the sub-district of Negros, and has been ordered to organize a native constabulary of 200 men. The gunboat Concord has burned an insurgent schooner, which was about to land a cargo of provisions at Dague Pan. The comparative inactivity of the insur. gents causes the suspicion that they are planning another general attack.

The gunboat Lagunadaba and Scott's battery successfully shelled the new intrenchments thrown up by the enemy at Guadaloupe Wednesday night. There was desultory picket firing during the night on the First Montana front. One soldier was wounded. TRAINS COLLIDE AND CATCH FIRE. An Accident on the Pennsylvania's Elevated Structure, Near Jersey City.

A. collision occurred to-day on the elevated structure of the Pennsylvania Railroad, about half a mile west of the Jersey City station. A number of the Pullman cars were wrecked, and burned, but all the passengers escaped with their lives. Some 'wera bruised and shaken up, but no one was seriously injured. The collision between train from Butler, N.

and five Pullman sleepers, which were being backed down by a drill engine. The Butler trains engine was badly shattered, but the cars which it was drawIng were not damaged. The gas tank under one of the Pullman sleepers exploded and the gas was ignited by the hot coals which flew from the colliding engine. The Jersey City Fire Department came promptly to the scene And extinguished ithe flames, but not before three of the cars had been totally destroyed. There was a panio among the passengers on the Butler train, but it was quieted.

Tratfle was suspended about an hour. TRANSPORT SHERIDAN QUARANTINED. She Reaches Gibralter With Sickness on 2 Board. GIBRALTAR, March United States transport Sheridan has arrived here bound tor Manila. Owing to sickness on board the vessel has been.

quarantined, WASHINGTON, March War Department has received the following cablegram from Col. Smith commanding the forces on the United States transport Sheridan, which left New York more than a week ago bound for Manila with the Twelfth Infantry and a battalion of 'the Seventeenth Infantry: March Washington: One death, Private Timothy Donolan, Company Twelfth Infantry; twenty-eight sick, only three serious. SMITH." As given out by the department the despatch does not say from what disease the men are suffering. Deaths at Havana. WASHINGTON, March Brooke at Havana reports the following deaths: March 1, Pinar del Rio, Private William A.

H. Strockagan, band, First Infantry, suicide, gunshot wound. Trinidad, Private Stanley G. Wright, Company Fourth Tennessee, dysentery. Agoncillo in a Lighthouse.

LONDON, March Agoncillo, the FilIpino agent, who, together with twelve other passengers of the wrecked steamer Labrador, reached Skerryvore Rock, spent last night in the lighthouse there. Skerryvore is twelve miles from land, and owing to the rough sea no attempt could be made to take shipwrecked passengers to the mainland. LITTLE BOY'S STRANGE TALE. Mother Moved While He Was Away and Teacher Doesn't Want Him. A small boy, who said his name was Edward Baney, and was 10 years old, was before Magistrate Steers this morning in the Grant Street Court, charged with vagrancy.

Officer Folk, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, stated that the boy was found at 4 o'clock this mornIng by Policeman Carny, of the Grand Avenue Station, sleeping in a wagon on Grand avenue, near Atlantio, avenue. The boy. said he did live with his mother on Dean street, near Classon avenue, but he went out yesterday, and when he returned home his mother had moved, and he did not know where she had gone. He also said that he attended Publie School No. 48, but his teacher did not want him in the class because he WaS tongue-tied.

Magistrate Steers adjourned the case for a week, and the society will take care of the boy in the meantime and investigate his story. Cranford, of Texas, Dead. WASHINGTON, March, John W. Cranford, Texas, died at the Providence Hospital, at midnight, of heart trouble. He had been a patient at the institution about a month.

His health began to fail shortly after the death of his wife several months ago. He was a native of Alabama, aged 36 years, an attorney, and had lived in Texas eighteen yenra. He served in the State Senate, and was a power in his district, the Fourth. His home was Sulphur Springs. Three Killed by a Train.

SCRANTON, March accident occurred last evening on the Erie and Wyoming Railroad near Avoca, six miles from here. Frank Novak and John Gores were walking on the track, returning from work, when both were run down by the train and killed. Novak's head was severed from his body. Philip Regat, a well-known local baseball player, was run down by a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western train last evening while returning home from the theatre His' remains were found this morning strewn along the railroad. SOME CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.

Officers do Not Agree as to the Quality of the Canned Beef. WASHINGTON, March J. C. Groome, of the Philadelphia Volunteers, was the first witness before the Court of Inquiry to-day. He stated that his men did not complain of the canned beef.

They ate it stewed with vegetables. Col. David B. Case, of the Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, stated that no complaints came from his men in Porto Rico, as to the canned roast beef. It was carefully inspected, the bad thrown away, and the good cooked with condiments.

Capt. Alexander Gray, of the Sixth Massachusetts, whose regiment, went through the Porto Rican campaign, said that on the trip to Porto Rico there was a general complaint of insufficient food, but little objection to the quality. On the island, his men complained bitterly of the canned roast beef, saying it was not good. He examined it, found it to be apparently unfit to eat, and so reported to his superior officers. Out of one lot of over 300 cans, at least two-thirds had swelled ends and were spolled, Sergt.

A. F. Foote, of the Second Massachusetts, testified that the men of his regiment objected to the canned roast beef. It tasted as if it had been "bleached," and was without nourishment. hird of the cans had to be thrown away on account of being spoiled, and the contents of other two -thirds' were disgusting to the they and had a slimy taste.

Half of the refrigerated beef issued at Santiago had to be buried, because it was tainted. AN EMPHATIC DENIAL. Otis Cables That the Filipinos do' Not Hold a Single Prisoner of War. WASHINGTON, March Otis this morning sends the following emphatic denial to the War Department of the report circulated by (the Hongkong Filipino Junta to the effect that the insurgents in Luzon hold 600 American prisoners: "MANILA. March of War, Washington: Insurgents have not taken, nor do they hold a single prisoner of war.

They have three soldiers in Malolos, pickets picked up in January, who, without permission went among them at Cavite and Caloocan. Am looking after them; providing money. Have captured over 1,500 insurgent soldiers since February 4. Hold majority as prisoners of war. Detrimental reports which reach United States manufadtured mostly In Hongkong.

Troops here in splendid condition. OTIS." DIDN'T ESCAPE THIS TIME. Fisher's Blind Wife or Daughter Must Appear Against Him. Theodore Fisher, of 63 Stagg street, who has appeared in the local courts a dozen times on charges of assault preferred by his blind wife and daughter, and who on a majority of the occasions escaped punishment by the complainants withdrawing the charges, ran up against a snag in the Ewen Street Court this morning, where he was arraigned on a charge of assault preferred by his daughte, Lavina. Fisher has been In jail since Monday.

When he was brought before the bar to-day his daughter was not In court. The defendant told Magistrate Lemon that she down to the jail to see him and had decided not to press the complaint. don't go," said the Magistrate. "You seem to take a delight in punching your blind wife ande daughter, and I will not let this matter be dropped. Your daughter must be on Monday." Fisher went back to jail.

TOOK ALL HIS BROTHER'S JEWELRY. Schutha Also Charged With Taking Money From Another Man's Trunk. Phillip Schutha, 25 years old, broke Into the home of his brother, Thomas, at 175 India street, last Saturday, during the absence of the latter's stole every piece of jewelry in the house. took away with him a gold watch, chain and locket, diamond ring, ring, two gold neck chains and another, plated chain. After Schutha had the jewelry he went to Manhattan and spent the money on a girl.

His brother reported the matter to the police of the Manhattan Avenue Station and Detectives Donlon and Behle arrested Schutha yesterday. He admitted that he took the jewelry. When he was brought to the Ewen. Street Court this morning he was faced with another complaint. Court Officer Carpenter had been looking for him for some time.

He had a warrant charging him with grand larceny. The complainant was Conrad Mock, of 93 Commercial street, who alleged that Schutha broke into his apartments two weeks ago and stole $25.34. from a trunk. Schutha waived examination on both charges and was. held for the Grand Jury in $1,000 bail.

THE KIPLINGS IMPROVING. Father and Daughters Reported as Being Better To-day. Rudyard Kipling is recovering steadily, and this morning his condition reported as being still further improved. Drs. Dunham and Couland, who were still staying at the Hotel Grenoble, Manhattan, said today that they would remain there for a week longer in order to Insure Mr.

Kipling's complete recovery. But Dr. Dumham said today: Mr. Kipling's recovery will be slow but sure, and danger of a relapse is becoming less every day." Mr. F.

N. Doubleday this morning said: Mr. Kipling's daughter Josie is in about the same condition as yesterday. I cannot say that extreme danger, but until the disease its course she cannot be said to be danger. She is being treated at home of Miss De Forest, alt 121 East street, by Dr.

Janeway. The little girl, Elsie, is somewhat improved to-day. She has not been as ill as Josie at any time." MRS. HENKEN IS DEMENTED. Constant Use of Liquor Said to Have Caused Her Ruin.

Mrs. Frederick Henken, wife of a groceryman, who has a store at the corner of Dive sion avenue and Rodney street, was committed to jail this morning by Magistrate Kramer, in the Lee Avenue Court, -to have her mental condition inquired into. The woman has been acting strangely for the past month, and two days ago her husband secured a warrant for her arrest. When she was taken to court this morning Mrs. Henken said that her relatives were plotting agamst her.

"I have written a letter to President said the woman. "He is my friend and he will take care of me." From the statement made by Mr. Henken it appears that his wife has been drinking heavily for some years, and to this he attributes her ruin. The couple have only been married, ten or twelve years. They have two children.

At the time of their marriage Mr. Henken was considered well-to-do. He had a good paying business and he had in various banks amounts aggregating $15,000. He placed the money in his wife's and his own name. Mrs.

Henken, it Is said, drew a large portion of the money out of the bank and squandered it without her husband's knowledge. Successful business men owe it to honest dealing. We simply follow in their footsteps when we recommend Uhert'8 TAr, Honest and Honey an the King of Cough Itemedies. Sold everywhere; 25c. BIG PROFITS FOR THE WELSBACH -CO.

Receive $14.25 for Each Lamp Erected in Brooklyn. CONTRACT MADE FOR FIVE YEARS. SIGNED BY OLD ADMINISTRATION AND CANNOT BE CHANGED. Now Nearly 1,000 of the Lights in the Borough--Ex Mayor Wurster Thinks People Are Well Satisfied. The price, paid by the City of New York for Welsbach lights in the Borough of Brooklyn was one of the subjects discussed at the dinner of members of Schieren's cabinet the Oxford the, ex- Mayor month ago, and from that discussion followed in a direct line the letter written by Deputy Commissioner William Walton, of the Department of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies, to Secretary Edward B.

Lent, of the Brooklyn League, which was published in the Times on Tuesday, In his letter Mr. Walton stated that the city is paying at the present time $31.75 a year for each Welsbach light, while the price for orinary gas lamps is but $17.50 each a year. At the dinner it was remarked that it was strange that Welsbach lights should each cost $14.25 a year more than the ordinary lamp, especially since it was a principal claim of the Welsbach folks that their burner consumed far less gas than the old style lava tip, leaving out of the question entirely Its much greater illuminating power. Ex-City Works Commissioner Alfred T. White promised then to set an inquiry on foot, and the following day he did so through Secretary Lent.

The inquiry only goes to prove, however, that the Welsbach folks have a good thing and that they are holding on to it. Beyond satisfying public curlosity it will probably have no effect. The contract for supplying the borough with gas through both the Welsbach and the ordinary lava tip burners, was authorized by the Board of Aldermen of the old city of Brooklyn under an act of the Legislature which empowered the authorities to make a five-year contract under a gradually descending scale of prices. It was only authorized, it may be added, after it had hung fire in committee for'a long time, and was the subject of much controversy. The contract was signed, by Mayor Wurster and Commissioner.

Theodore B. Willis on behalf of the city and by Gen. James Jourdan as President of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. It cannot be broken and it still has over three years to rup. At the time of the signing of the contract there were no Welsbach street lights in Brooklyn, and the substitution of them for the old street lamps was looked upon with some doubt, and very much in the line of an experiment.

The experiment, however, has proved success and the success is proving very profitable to the gas company. It will probably be more so if the city's money holds out, for with the public there is no doubt of their popularity. This, however, does not answer the -question asked at the Schieren cabinet dinner, why, if they burn less gas, the price for them should be higher. Ex-Mayor Wurster, when asked this morning about the Welsbach Light contract, said he had no knowledge of the subject being discussed at tire Schieren dinner at all. "As far as the contract goes," he continued, "the Board of Aldermen passed a resolution that the city should enter into a contract with the gas light companies for a year.

That was over a year ago. I do not remember just exactly the terms of the contract. But I do remember that I kept the resolution of the Board of Aldermen until late in the session of the Legislature, hoping that the Legislature would help Brooklyn to lower the price of gas. When I found that it got so late that the Legislature would do nothing toward the matter, I signed a contract which lowered the price of gas five cents a thousand per year, starting from $1.25 per thousand and continuing down to $1, and as a result the price is now $1.10 instead of $1.25 to the citizens, and next year will be $1.05 and the year following $1, which is a reduction, accomplished through this contract, of 25 cents a thousand or nearly twenty per cent. less than the price of gas when I took office.

The reduction in the price for street lighting corresponds with the reduction for private Speaking of the Welsbach light he- sata! "I have no remembrance of any specific contract to substitute those for the other light. I think this was left to the Commissioner to order them if he wished and it seems to me that if it is not to the interests of the city to use the Welsbach burner, the authoritles in power have the right to use the old style burners at the price contracted for. I think that if the question of going back to the old dim. gas tips were left to the citizens of Brooklyn, those living on the streets where the Welsbach burner have been placed would decide in favor of the latter, as the light is much better and where properly distributed is equat to the electric light. In fact, the city has saved a great deal of money by substituting the Welsbach burner for the electric light, as four of the former, placed on a block light the street in my opinion as well as two of the This question is one, it seems to me, that 1s left entirely in the hands of the authorities.

If they find the Welsbach are more expensive than the old style lights, it is within their power to leave the old burners on." With reference to the statement that the Welsbach Company claimed their light used much less gas than the other style. consumed, Mr. Wurster said that in view of the fact that the price has been, increased he thought this could not be true. Gen. James Jourdan, the President of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company, was too busy a man to be seen this morning, but a reporter of the Times saw Assistant Secretary Rossiter and he talked freely about the contract for Welsbach lights.

"The ordinary old-fashioned gas-lamp," said Mr. Rossiter, "Is of twenty-four candle power. The Welsbach light is sixty candle power and that is much superior as an Illuminant. So far as the Brooklyn Union Gas Company is concerned it makes no difference whether the old style lamp is burned by the city or the Welsbach By that I mean that the Brooklyn Union Gas Company gets the same price, $17,50 a year for all lights. The difference between that figure and the $31.75 a year paid for the Welsbach lights goes to the Welsbach Company, and is paid to that corporation by the Brooklyn Union Gas Company.

The Welsbach. Company, in other words, gets $14.25 for each of its lights put up by the elty and we furnish the gas for the extra $17.50. You must bear in mind, however, that Welsbach lights are somewhat expensive and the contract with the elty compels the company to make all repairs and keep the lamps in thoroughly good A peculiar feature of the arrangement with the Welsbach Company is that while there is a reduction in the price paid by the city each year, the sum paid to, that corporation will increase. The gas contract for ordinary lamps has a reduction of fifty cents a year for each lamp, while that for Welsbach lights is reduced by but twenty cents a year, so that during the fifth year, the last the contract has to the Brooklyn Union Gas Company will recelve $16 a light and the Welsbach Company $31, a difference in favor of the latter of $16 aghinat $14.25 at the present time. There were, in the city, on January 1, 720 Welsbach gaslamps, but that number has been increased considerably since that time.

Deputy Commissioner Walton Approved Electric Light Bills for $414,000. Deputy Commissioner Walton, of the Department of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies, to-day approved bills for electric lighting aggregating $414,000. This includes all the year 1898, during which not a single bill was paid to Edison Electric Company. The company last week brought suit to recover the amount due, with costs and interest. Comissioner Walton, in approving 1g acting under the advice of Corporation Counsel Whalen, who says that the Commissioner of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies has the power to enter into a contract without the approval of the Municipal Assembly, If this decision is sustained it robs the Municipal Assembly of much of Its power and practically restricts it to approving bond issues.

Many of the members are anxious to have the matter tested The bills which Mr. Walton approved today will be sent over to Manhattan and, be further approved by Commissioner Kearny. Comptroller Coler said this afternoon that he would pay the bills at once if the company would take the face value of the bills and abandon the suit which It instituted. He is in hopes that this will be done. Frank Harvey Field, counsel of the Edison Company, said when seen afternoon that he could not speak for the company in that respect, but he thought it was possible that the company would not insist on interest for last year.

ANXIETY FOR THE POPE. The Bulletins Are Optimistic, Because He Insists Upon Seeing Them. ROME, March Is the anniversary of the Pope's coronation which took place March 3, 1878. Elaborate ceremonies and fetes had been planned for the occasion, but as was the case with the birthday festivities yesterday, these have been abandoned, and the day is marked with a general feeling of gloom and suspense over the Pope's condition. The most cheerful man in Rome is the Pontiff himself.

He converses in almost a jovial vein with those at the bedside, and insists on seeing all the bulletins posted by his physicians. These are, therefore, made as optimistic as possible. The danger of blood poisoning resulting from the operation is passed, but the incision made to remove the cyst has not yet healed. The Cardinals, Gibbons and Vaughan, and other non-Italian Cardinals have telegraphed privately, Inquiring whether they ought to1 start for the conclave. A conclave of Cardinals is called immediately after the death the Pope.

Cardinal Domencio Svampa, Archbishop of Bologna, is now an active candidate for the Papacy. The large square in front of St. Peter's and the entrances of the Vatican are thronged with people anxious for news of the Pope's condition. The following bulletin was issued this morning: "The Pope had a good night and is lying still to-day as is desired. His bodily functions and organic sections are normal.

His general condition is good, and the wound caused by the operation is following the regular course in healing. His Holiness is able to take sufficient nourishment. His temperature is 27 centigrade, pulse 70, and respiration 22." Dr: Lapponi said in an interview to-day that if the Pope survives the shock and weakness consequent on his operation, the removal of the cyst from his thigh is likely to prolong his life. QUEEN'S VISIT TO FRANCE. London Papers Show Uneasiness of Certain French Threats.

LONDON, March papers to-day are showing uneasiness at the threats of certain French papers that if the Queen visits France at this time she can expect to be the victim of outrages. The Times says that if any unfortunate Incidents occur, England will know where to place the blame. MORAVIA'S LOSS CONFIRMED. Everybody Escaped, Except an Officer, Who Died of Exposure. HALIFAX, N.

March steamer Aberdeen has returned from Sable Island, and confirms the report of the loss of the steamer Moravia. The crew of the Moravia was saved with the exception of the second officer, who died from exposure in one of the small boats. FOR POST OFFICE EXTENSION, Plans for Building to be Erected on Low Property to be Prepared. In view of the fact that President MoKinley has signed the bill providing for the purchase of the property on Washington street, adjoining the Post Office, to be used as an extension to the present structure, plans and specifications will at once be prepared and submitted to the department at Washington. Postmaster Wilson is opposed to, buying the Low property in question if it cannot be obtained at a reasonable figure, while he believes that the present needs of the office could be best subserved by the extension of the mailing floor out to Adams street.

He will probably submit the latter proposition to the department before any final steps are taken in the matter of enlarging the office. WE ARE SHORT OF SOLDIERS. Only Eight Regiments in the Infantry Branch Now in This Country. WASHINGTON, March is thought improbable by officers of the War Department that more than three regiments of infantry now in the United States will be sent to Manila by way of San Francisco. There are only eight regiments in this country at present, one of which the Second Infantry, is under orders to proceed to Cuba.

The Ninth Infantry, now at Madison Barracks, N. is under orders to reinforce Gen. Otis, and it is probable that the Sixth Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and the Twenty-first. at Plattsburgh, N. Y.

barracks will receive like orders in the next few days, if they have not already received them. This will leave but four regiments to garrison the entire United States. These troops which are being ordered to Manila are not going as reinforcements, but will relieve an equal number of volunteers, who will return to this country. A Case That Wasn't Settled. William Cusick, of 4 425 St.

Mark's place, was this morning arraigned before Magistrate Steers In the Grant Street Court, charged with pounding with his flat Samuel Ross, a jeweler, of 1,139 Fulton street. The. alleged assault occurred on Saturday morning last after Magistrate Steers had dismissed a charge preferred against Ross by Cusick. The defendant waived examination to go before the Court of Special Sessions. Ball was fixed at $200.

Unfortunate Conductor Dies William Bryon, the railroad conductor who fell from the back of his car the other night and broke his neck, died early this morning nt the Norwegian Hospital. He lived at 774 Bergen street. THE POLICE BILL ON A LEE SHORE. The Chances of Floating it Are Very Remote. TWO BOLTERS FROM THE CAUCUS.

SENATOR MARSHALL EXPLAINS WHY HE OPPOSES THE Be Thinke it Might Work Injustice to Brook-Brooklyn Bills Reported in the Assembly. Special to the Brooklyn Times. ALBANY, March action of Senators Coggeshall and Wilcox bolting the caucus of the Republican Senators last night leaves the Governor's Police bill high and dry on the rocks, with very little prospect of its being pulled off. Twenty-five the twenty-seven Republican members of the Senate were present, Senators Willis and Brackett being absent. Senator Willis as has been stated in these despatches is opposed to the bill, but it 1s not known whether or not the will carry his opposition to the point of bolting.

Senator Brackett, It is said, will vote for the bill, while Senators Coggeshall and Wilcox reiterated this morning statements of last night that they would have nothing to do with it. The bill was made a party measure by a vote of 20 to 5, Senators Davis and Marshall, of Brooklyn, and Maltby, Lawrence, voting with Senators Coggeshall and WilcoX against the motion. Messrs. Davis, Marshall and Maltby announced their intention of abiding by the action of the caucus, so that twenty-four votes can be counted for the measure which requires twenty-six votes to pass. This morning it was said that one more effort would be made to pass the bill, and if that failed it would be abandoned and an early adjournment would follow.

The position taken by Senators Marshall and Davis against proposed police legisNation was foreshadowed in the Times on Tuesday. Senator Davis was not in his seat in the Senate this morning, but Senator Marshall, who was present, made the following statement to the Times correspondent, giving his reason for opposing the bill: "If there is any occasion for a change in the existing police system in New York it is based on the belief that the Police Department is made up for the purposes of Tammany Hall. If that belief is well founded, and I believe it has been, a measure should be adopted that would prevent the use of the department in this way. I do not believe that the bill as presented will have that effect, but, on the contrary, that will strengthen the grip of Tammany Hall on the Police Department. There are some good features in the bill, the principal one of which is the attempt at least to divorce the Police Department from politics.

If it will have that effect, which I very much doubt, that alone would justify the passage of the bill. "I used to be in favor of a single-headed Police Department, as it worked well in Brooklyn and I would continue in the belief If Brooklyn and Manhattan were still distinct and separate cities, but if we are to have one Commissioner, appointed by Tammany Hall, he will certainly come from Manhattan and the idea prevails there, both among Democrats and Republicans, that Brooklyn is merely an annex to the city and not an important and integral part thereof. Under a bi-partisan Commission Brooklyn would be sure to have representation on Board and even though that representation were Democratic I believe that Brooklyn will fare better than it would under a single Commissioner, "I expressed my views as forcibly as 1 could in the caucus last night but I did not feel at liberty to bolt the caucus because I am a Republican and am not willing to set up my own views against the views of the majority of the representatives of my party. If my fears in this matter are realized it will be chargeable to my party and not to I was opposed to the bill being made a caucus measure, but It was made and I will abide by the decision of the caucus." "Do you think there is any chance of the bill being passed?" was asked. "I don't know." the Senator replied.

"I understand that the Democrats are willing to vote for it if the clause giving the Governor power to remove the Commissioner of Police is taken out." There was an echo of last night's caucus in the Senate this morning when Senator Coggeshall asked for unanimous. consent to introduce a bill. Senator Higgins promptly objected, whereupon the bolting Senator explained his measure and declared that the objection was the result of spite. "There are blows to be given as well as received in legislation," he said, significantly. Senator Higgins withdrew his objections and the bill was Introduced.

Senator Malby stated to the Times correspondent that the Police bill was dead. Senator Wilcox said that he had no apologies to make for his action and that he had been congratulated this morning by one of the most prominent Republicans of Brooklyn, because of the stand he had taken. The Brooklyn Republican referred to was John G. Deubent, of the Twenty-eighth Ward. Chairman Mazet, of the.

Assembly Cities Committee, to-day reported three important political bills, affecting Brooklyn. The most important, was Assemblyman Wilson's bill. abolishing the present Commissioners' of Records in Kings County and substituting a single-headed Commission to be appointed by the District Attorney. There was to. have been a hearing on the bill yesterday afternoon, but Mr.

Mazet announced that he had received a telegram from Hugo Hirsh, counsel for the commission, asking for a postponement. Mr. Wilson protested against a further postponement and the bill was reported. The committee also reported Mr. nan's bill for the appointment of two additional municipal Justices in Brooklyn; Mr.

Collier's bill, prohibiting the sale of antitoxine by the New York Board of Health: Mr. Gallagher's Thirtieth Ward Improvement bill. and Mr. DeGraw's. bille permitting exSenator Reynolds to sewer his Borough Park property, at his own expense.

Assemblyman Sandford, of Kings, to-day introduced a bill to exempt the property of the Brooklyn Library from taxation. The Democratic members of the Assembly will hold a caucus on Monday night to discuss the question of general legislation. Assemblyman Palmer went to New York to-day to have a talk with Richard Croker about legislative matters. Jealousy Causes Murder and Suicide. ENDICOTT, March After church entertainment Wednesday night, Burt Grandy and Clyde Cole waited at the door to beg the privilege of escorting pretty Gertie Hickey home.

Both spoke at once, but the girl accepted Cole. The couple walked home and at the gate found Grandy. The disappointed lover demanded that the girl say whom she loved best of the two. The girl declared her love for Cole. Instantly Grandy drew a revolver and fired at Cole, killing him.

Grandy fled to the woods -pursued by a posse. Last night Grandy's body was found six miles from here. A bullet hole in his skull and a revolver lying by his side told the story of sulcide. Telephone Service adds to the comfort of the bousebold by enabling the men of the family to give timely notice of any desired change in the bours of serving meals. ResIdence service as low as $1 per week.

The New Yofk and New Jereey Telephone, Company, S1 oughby Brookiyn, N. Y. DIED ON HER BIRTHDAY. Mrs. Nulty Was Going to Meet Her Husband When Seized With Heart Failure.

The body of Mrs. William H. Nulty was taken from police neationie. where her husband Identified it, to 434 Greene avenue, this morning. Mrs.

Nulty's was a pecullarly hard one for her friends. She left home shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon to meet her husband in Manhattan. have taken dinner at the Waldorf- Astoria, and then gone to the theatre with her husband later, as a birthday treat. She became faint when she had reached the other side of the bridge and went into Vernon Brothers store, where she fainted. surgeon was summoned, but she died before he arrived.

Mr. Nulty was found later and identified his wife. He was greatly affected and his whole body shook with sobs as he viewed his wife's remains in the station house. The dead woman was a sufferer from heart trouble, but had never been under treatment for it. It is believed that the death of a sister in Chicago had much to do with weakening her heart.

ACCUSES PASTOR OF SLANDER. Former Brooklyn Woman Starts a $5,000 Suit Against a Congregational Minister. A despatch from Pittsfield, states that a case will soon come up in "the Supreme Court there in which a minister is made the defendant a suit for slander by a former Brooklyn woman. The Rev. Leon D.

Bliss, who is the pastor of the Congregational Church at Great Barrington, is being sued by a member of his church, Mrs. Susan F. Hopkins, formerly of Second place, this borough, but now a resident of that town. She wants $6,000 damages for alleged accusations made by the defendant minister. A number of anonymous letters stating that it was about time for the pastor to marry and that there are plenty in his flock who would not be backward are said to figure prominently in the case.

HER MOTHER'S EXAMPLE. It Doesn't Help Fifteen-year-old Annie in Her Wicked Ways and She is Sent Away. Annie O'Connell, a good-looking little girl, who said id she was 15 years old, and resided at 376 Baltic street, was arraigned before Magistrate Steers In the Grant Street Court this morning, charged with intoxication and with being a disorderly child. The girl was arrested by Detective Clougher, of the Flatbush Station, on a Flatbush avenue car, when, according to the testimony of the detective, she was very much intoxicated, and was using vile language. Since that time the girl has been in the care of the Children's Society.

She had been arrested before. Mrs. Mary O'Connell, the girl's mother, nas also been arrested for drinking and allowing her children to beg. Magistrate Steers said to her mother: "It is seldom that we have a child age before us on a of intoxication, and you should be punished for not taking care of her. I will send her to the House of Refuge." Annie became hysterical and screamed as she was being led away by the officer.

HE SOLD THE FIRE BELL. Owen Smith Arrested on Complaint of Windsor Hose Company Members. Owen Smith, of 18 East Seventh street, Windsor Terrace, appeared this morning the Flatbush Court, in answer to a summons issued by Magistrate Steers, ordering him to explain what had become of the old fire bell belonging to Windsor Hose Company, No. 3, of the old Flatbush Fire Department. The charge was made by wnl-.

lam H. Cross, Walter T. Tibball and others, all members of the old Hose Company. Mr. Smith stated that he had a bill of $15 storage against the company for the bell.

Magistrate Steers asked Smith if the company had ever agreed to pay any storage for keeping the bell, and he said that they had not. Magistrate Steers asked him what had become of the bell. He said he had sold it for $9.75 to cover the storage. Magistrate Steers told Smith he had no right to, sell the bell, as it was not his property, and at once issued a warrant for Smith's artest which was served in court. Smith was then arraigned on a charge of petit larceny, and the trial was adjourned for one week.

OH, THAT CAESER HAD LIVED This Pawnshop Ordinance Would Have Won -Tammany the Roman Vote. Who shall say that municipalities are ungrateful? Who shall say that Tammany Alderman is lacking in that sensitively jealous love of noble deeds and national courage that made Rome famous? Not long ago poverty caused one of the heroes of the cruiser Brooklyn to pledge the medal he had received from citizens of this borough, in recognition of his gallant services at and while displayed in a pawnshop window, it attracted the attention of a ubiquitous but unfeeling reporter, who told the nation of the Jack Tar's embarrassment. Greater New York heroes in the future, unless all signs fail, can kill as many Spanlards and other nationally objectionable people, for whose heads medals are awarded, as they like, with full assurance that the country won't get on to their plight, if the gnawIng pangs of hunger and the chill winds of winter tempt them to deposit their testimonials with their "uncle." This preamble and resolution, which found birth in the patriotic mind of one of Mr. Croker's City Fathers, has just passed the Board of AlderE the men "Whereas, public unanimously press Thereare of and the occasional exposure enthusiastically: by accounts pawn- in brokers of badges, jewels, and other testimontals, as well as other articles which bear inscription giving the name or names of the owners thereof, who have been forced by business reverses or otherwise, to these personal effects in order to secure needed funds; therefore, "Resolved, That the Counsel to the be and he hereby is requested to examine the law, and if it be in the power of the municipal authorities to adopt and enforce an ordinance prohibiting the exposure of such pledges, or the disclosure of the names of persons pawning them, to frame an ordinance as set forth, and to present the same for our consideration and action." The Council hopes to pass it next week and the pen that the Mayor signs It- with will be sold to the highest. bidder.

Bids for SChool Supplies. Bids will be opened on March 13 at the Central Board of Education offices, in Manhatan, for installing a programme clock syster in Erasmus Hall High School; also for furniture for the annex to the High School, also for teachers' desks for several local schools; and for alterations, repairs, at Public School No. 58, in Queens Borough. Aldermanic "Influence" Helps Bridges. Surrogate George B.

Abbott, of Kings County, has Increased the salaries of Dantel F. Keenan, assistant to Probate Clerk, and John J. Bridges, recording clerk, from $1,000 to $1,100 a year. Bridges was recently appointed. He is related to Alderman James Bridges.

Angus Swanton, City Timekeeper. Angus Swanton, of 425 Pacific street, has been appointed a timekeeper, temporarily in the Department of Sewers, Brooklyn. The salary is $750 per annum. How Many Does This Bit In the minutes of the Police Board meetIng, printed in to-day's City Record, is complaint from "Brooklynite" of sidewalks not cleaned. The Weather.

Rain 0-night and probably to-morrow; fresh to brisk northeast winds. ENGINEER BUCK'S TWO ESTIMATES. That Made for New Commissioners Exceeded Old One-third. TOWER CONTRACT STILL HIGHER. HOW FIGURES FOR BRIDGE WORK GRADUALLY INCREASED, Doubling of the Cost Attributed to Rough Plans and Increase of the Cost of Steel and Labor.

The fact that Mayor Van Wyck's New East River Bridge Commission in the letting of contracts for the steel towers disregarded the original estimates of the chief engineer as to the cost of the work, to the extent of allowing double his figures to be paid, A as the Times explained yesterday, has caused no end of talk among the critics of the Tammany administration. These critics are saying to-day that the fact that this Commission has voted to another than the lowest bidder in the case the contract to construct the towers for the new bridge at over $600,000 above what Chief Engineer L. L. Buck first estimated it should cost, seems almost sufficient to stamp as hypocritical the Mayor's pretenses to economy in public expenditures. It was learned this morning, however, that after the new Commission took office supplemental estimates were secured from the chief engineer for the towers.

These supplemental estimates were upward of 50 per cent. higher than the first estimate. Yet the new Commission has gone far beyond even these figures in contracting for the work. The contract between the methods of the old Commission, which always kept well under the engineer's figures, and those of Mayor Van Wyck's bridge bullders is thus sharply defined. Chlef Engineer Buck when asked this morning to explain the reasons for the difference between his estimate of $620,000 for the cost of the towers and the price of $1,220,230 at which the contract has peen let by the present Commission to the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company said that the estimate in question was made in 1896, and that It was necessarily a rough one, being figured on before even the plans for the structure had been completed.

The supplemental estimate cost of the towers. Mr. Buck said, which was submitted in 1898, was considerably above $900,000. The Chief Engineer was not prepared to say to what extent the increase in the price of steel and in wages may have affected. the elevation of the contract price above his estimate.

Steel had advanced, $10 he said, or $12 a ton since then and work was higher. Another indeterminate the element in which problem was the percentage of profit contractors might, under differing conditions, reckon upon in calculating their bids. A big concern with the work might be content with a much lower profit slack, or none at all, rather than be compelled to shut down, while with business rushing, 1t might put prices much higher. It is difficult, too, he added to tell just what allowance should be made for advance of prices for such work for this year aver last. The bids which the Commission had submitted a year ago for the towers were not opened because the Corporation Counsel advised the Commission that the contract could not be legally awarded, the funds for its payment not being in hand.

So that no information as the then price of the towers is available. Brooklynites Whatever may be the cost of the structure Chief will be gratified to know that obstacle Engineer Buck is of the opinion that no is now in the way to prevent it from being progressed rapidly to completion. Mr. Buck refused to give an opinion as to how soon this wished-for consummation may be reached, alleging that he has been taken to task so much because of previous predictions which, though no fault of his own, have failed, that the fate of false weather prophet might be ranked 89 a dream of bliss as compared with his. A Times reporter saw Commissioner James W.

Boyle at the office of the new East River Bridge Commission yesterday afternoon. Mr. Boyle said that he could account for the difference of $600,230, between the engineer's estimate and the contract price in two ways. "First, the increase in the price of steel." said Mr. Boyle.

"The Cooper-Hewitt Company themselves (New Jersey Steel and Iron Company), figure that on this contract, the present cost of steel makes a difference of over $300,000. I should say it made a ditference of about $250,000, but I accept the company's estimate. "Secondly, our. engineer's estimate was very low. He is a most conservative man.

I think the Cooper-Hewitt Company bid as low as they consistently could. They figured the cost and then added their usual profit. They are trustworthy and honest people. Two ex-Mayors of the City of New York are at the head of it. "Let me add, that is one reason, their bal was accepted, because we know they were perfectly reliable, and their bid was only one per cent.

higher than that of the Pennsylvania company." MORE TROUBLE FOR BLUECOATS. Policemen Ordered to Appear for Uniform Inspection Next Monday. The Brooklyn members of the Police Department have. been ordered to report for dress coat inspection next Monday. This means more trouble and expense.

All who do not pass muster will be required to buy new dress coats. The order applies as well to Manhattan, Bronx, Queens and Richmond Borough men. It is only a few months since many policemen were compelled to spend $100 each for new uniforms; a number are still in debt for the same. Every week men are brought before the Police Board by merchant tallora for failure or inability to cancel the debt incurred. It is said the Board will order the men to purchase new helmets.

a MAY HAVE BEEN DROWNED. Two Sheepshead Bay Men Are With Boat. Two men, residents of Shepshead Bay, are missing. They have not been seen since last Saturday when they started from Sheepshead Bay In a fishing boat for Crathville, 9. I.

It is feared that they have been lost at sea. The missing men are Henry Carson, 21 years old, and Cornelius Stonenger, 27 years old. Both are unmarried and live in West Twenty-thid street, Sheepshead Bay. They are enthusiastic fishermen and gunners. They were last seen in the ocean off Coney Island, heading in the direction of Staten Island.

No trace of them has been found, and yesterday the matter was reported to the police of the Sheepshead Bay Station. They have as yet been unable to get any trace of the whereabouts of the men, Anti-Catholicism in Germany. BERLIN, March The Evangelicals are beginning to agitate against the Increase of Catholic propaganda and influence in Germany. They assort that this la favored by the government which is allowing more Catholic congregations, and charge the poternment with following this polley to pre pitiata the Centrist party in order to secure its help in passing the Army bills, Mm.