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THE BJROpKLYN TIMES. FRIDAY, AUGUST 113. 1898. It wal next to impossible! to get along the routls with a heavy load. If the rain HIS FATE IN DOUBT.

T1fIiEPp i-' i i -r to Third House. It la vary probable that a diet kitchen will be established at the camp here by the asoclatlon, The second fatality since) the establishment of the camp oocurreA shortly after noon-to-day. F. A. McKlnley, a teamster, who came with the Sixth Cavalry, but who Is not an enlisted man, dropped off the seat of his wagon and a short time later was found In the bottom dead.

He was 42 years old and come from Bt. Petersburg. Fla. He has beeit, complain STARVING FOR A WEEK Heartless Desertion of Three Young Children. PARENTS WENT ON A VACATION, AND LEFT TBS YOUNGSTERS WITH A LOAF AND A SAUSAGE.

and put Into shirts, 'pro-reeding which made, the poon fellows who have been compelled to stand dirty clothes and He -on the jground, very happy lnded. jTen patlentsre In each of six tents, In- aseventh tent There are fifteen cases of typhoid suspects, three patlenta suspected of having measles, one case of measles convalescent, with a erysipelas, three Isolated cases of dysentery and the rest of the men have malarta and swamp fever and diseases of that sort. Altogether they ore In very comfortable condition. They have had all the milk they wanted to-'arink to-day, thanks 'to the energetic efforts yesterday of Mrs. E.

H. Walworth; the director general of the Women's National War Relief Association. As' soph as tile' men are strong enough to take solid food, there are plenty of delicacies for them to eat. There Is- one negro and ons white man who' must be operated on very shortly. Dr.

Brown 'will' perform th operations and he said he has an adequate table and proper Instruments. Carpenters Refuse to do Anything Except Eat. The carpenters who have employed In laying the flooring of the general hospital gave striking exhibition of a coldblooded, mercenary this mornng. continues and there. Is as 'yet little pros- permanent, let-up, washouts.

which bring -heavy carting almost to a standstill are to be (cared, The old inhabitants here say that this' sort of rain comes every year about August 10. It Is a northeasterly storm and usually contlnuea for either three or nve days. If Jl -rtem-s. on third dv. there will be rtllro weatlwr.il but' ft the hlrd'day: Is till rainy, then the storm may be ex pected.to last Ave full days.

Some of the weather-wise men here say that there may be' clearing weather this after but they are not, antous to make a 100. positive propnecy, it The Storw bosK Rot Interfere With the i f' Antral of Troopers. The storm has Interfered sadly with the jtrdgrest'of camp "making. The fourth, batch of troopers' arrived here this morning. They were members of the Ninth Cavalry colored troops, and of the First Cavary, white troopers.

Both regiments are of the regular Army. The -train bringing, them came In two sttUonsU th first: i arriving at about O'oJodk this morning the second at daybreak. the Ninth Cavalry there were about -800 men--under command of QKMfit Qfttrnrd. a They fpur full-troops, f-J. Land M.

and recruits 10 mi jLToopj a vj, ri huu iv. the remafmler1 of those troops being now among the trombef.to join thS.fcamp here later by meaas the transports'. Besides Capt. Oarrard, Wright. Gullfoyle and Gardner were with', tbe troopers.

One who was taken sick with malnrlul aver the, way from, was ear- rfed, tft ihe: tn. an ambulance as soorf as the train arrived. On the train with tile men came their complete camp equipage, '-and irbeut 9PQ horses and WO The horses inoJuUa those oeiong-Jsto thVortlon of the regiment now which- Is unmounted. One of the of the Journey North: ttld "We'atnrted from Tampa on B4turflaymfght-ln one or the worst raln-stprms; Ijhave ever, seen and we, arrive here'in one just about as bad. It' would Wfunny IMt wasn't so disagreeable.

We ot Into New York in the middle of the afternoon yesterday, and It has taken us flFttWfMJt of one time' to come this ais tce. seems' as though transporta tion facilities might be better here In tne 'the secoid section of the train. 'at daybreak, came CspJwards. and 'SffiVwhtte men of the First CavaJry. united Tsiaies ncsumu.

'CajHti'Ddwards. hare been Fprt where they Jived, in shacks, tike men of the Ninth' and'Te'nth CkVklr -who 'Antred. they bmuwht no teo-te. with them. Nelthe did aiy hofSes.

Capt. Edwards ssjdrhis men left' Fort MoPheraoii on Monday and got to Long Island City at I o'cfeck yesterday" It took them until dwybreax this ''meriting to reach oamp. Capj Edwards says that the men he has with. are recruits. Four troops of are'ln Lakeland and the rest' art In Cuba.

They are all to be as sembled at-jfche Montauk, Point camp. Railroad Cars Used as Placet of Shelter. All the troops remained In the oars until tlrls morning. Then coffee was made beside the railroad-station, filed out In.the rain and got their After breakfast they went beak-tin the again and waited for tba rajin a Mf. When It did or about noontime, they marched off otfthrrrhr to pitch their camp, the men the Ninth Cavalry.

Joining their brother troopers who came ere There Is 'already quite a little village of tents on the hills. Gen. George M. Randall, who was In In" Command of the Klondike Is here and quartered with Oen. Young In the temporary headquarter at Third House.

Gen. Randall came to the station this morning and received telegram ronv H. C. Corbln, addressed to. Gen.

Young, asking If there was -amy thing the Adjutant General could do. to hasten the preparation of the camp. Gen-Randall put the telegram in bis pbcketbook 7 and remarked thait there might be some request to make of the Adjutant General later An the day. Shortly, before uoon Gen. Young himself rode ttfo the station and the telegram was him.

He smiled as he read It aad. stowed away In His pocket. Unreadiness to Receive Troops Becoming More Manifest. -Since the establishment of a camp here manjci Complaints have been published regarding the lack of preparation to receive soldiers. In a few days or per-rufps to-morrow, when the transports from Cuba to arrtve.th:s unreid nsss will undoubtedly be more than ever fault.

If fjult there Is. should certainly not be placed on Gen. Young or4h men here under his command however. Gen. Young was sent here to establish camp for the reception of the troops from Cuba.

He knew how long "jWOuW tak transports could arrive and he made preparations accordingly. without any previous warning, ltds said, the. Government commenced to, ship troops here from Tampa aadVFort JvMePherson. hoWylng Gen YoUng only when fhoy were on the way. The officers here, of course, had to hasten to get things in shape to receive these troop and preparation for the others was delayed.

Perhaps the most Important 'part of the preparation tor the soldiers from Santiago Is the arrangement of the hospitals. Many of the Soldiers whov come on the transports wMK'be'111 -and, wounded-and must be' cared- for hjimedlalelT. On account of tlJvlf- eatpoenre. to, contagious disease and the 'tact that some of them may have yellMr ever or something of the kind they cannot be platted In the general hospital which Is now rapidly progressing to- ward A detention camp has been. kittled and a number of carpenters have been work there for two days lsylng flooring for; hospital tents.

The work has "been "slow, though, and If a transport arrives with two or three hundred sick men to-morrow they cannot possibly be landed, for there will be nox'place to put them. It must of necessity be three or four days before the detention camp wlh be In any sort of ehapufor eenrtoe. Thlrf Is the condition of things which confronts Gen. Young. Hr and his officers are doing the best they can to provide for every 'one, but It seems probable that some one Is going teuff ef ore 'many days on account ofthe lack of preparation and It will be the' soldiers -who have been fighting In CuM-eaa -whose wounded and sore condition: WonJdsem to be worthy of first consideration.

pen. Young did take mat-te'rs Into his own hands this morning a b)t, and -telegraphed to the Long Island RailroKd at Long Island City and to the Pennsylvania Railroad at Jersey City to nam aii -troops in tne cars until further orders1 from him He gave as a reason that the rain this morning had stopped almost all work, here and It was Drac- tlcally to, get. j-eady for more troops to-day. of the Rough Riders which did not so to Cnha night and was expected Her to-day. There are four fuU-roops.

a JL and and de-tochmenta the other troops, about 60 In ali. Major George. Dunn Is In command. It the Rous-h Rlden hA not started from Long Island jClly, wheal uen. Toungfs telegram arrived there they will haveito watt in -the cars "until some preparation can be made to receive them here.

troops, expected ars the Third. CaValrr from Ternandlna- They LMU O.i Sktj-twir Msii' la, fiospHal uunA Bo Cots (, the muddie jit 'tieljrcrieral hospital Is slowly'stralghtenlngr 4tseK- Conditions have much Improved since yesterday Klglit temporary tents are vp, with wooden flooring and Dr. Ira C. Brown, assistant' surgeon of the Sixth Cavalry, who is In charge' of the medical department of tbV hospital," hail stxtytwo patients on his 'hands, quartered Jn these tents! cots'havt been act up as yet. but the men are tying on clean canvas, Most of them all of ihone who are seriously 111.

have Wo divested of their bathed Deputy Commissioners Their Booms Straightened Out. in THEY ARE SCATTERED ALL OYER. EVERYTHING IN CONFUSION ANf) DEPARTMENTS SEPARATED. No Excuse for the Delay It is Said Plane Ready bnt Not Approved by the Boaid. The Deputy Commissioners In charge of the five departments formerly combined In the Department of City Works In this borough, are making a vigorous protest over the long delay in arranging their rooms in the Municipal Building.

As It Is at present, they are all topsy-turvy, some of the bureaus on one floor ard some on another, while the official rec ords are scattered around, with no place to keep them and liable to be lost. When the new officials took charge on January 1 last, they came together and agreed upon what rooms they should occupy In, the building and when the division of the old City Works Department was satisfactorily determined upon and the deputies knew what belonged to them, an effort was made to get them together. This resulted, to some extent, Id Improving the situation and they believed they could get along for a month or two until the necessary changes could be made. Deputy Commissioner Walton has charge of this matter and promptly prepared specifications for the required alterations. He was lust as arjtlous to have these alterations promptly made as anv nf the other deputies.

The specifica tions were all approved by the Board of Public Improvements and transmitted to the 'Municipal Assembly for tneir aciion. This was over three months ago and nothing has been done by that body. Perhaps the departments mostly handi capped by this delay are the Departments of Water Supply and or Hewers. i.ie rooms allo'ed to them are on the top floor and as arranged are utterly inade quate. Deputy Commissioner Moffett's office Is about the slse of a soap box without any privacy, while the office of his personal staff Is no larger.

The casn-ler's office and the engineer's bureau arc small and the books, maps and other pornpl ernalla of the offlcs He strewn promiscuously, as thiro Is no 'provision for their care. The Department of Sewers Is Just as badly off. Deputy Commissioner Bren-nan's office Is small and there Is not the slightest accommodation for his office staff. In Chief Engineer Asserson's office, which 1b about the slse of a dry goods case, valuable maps and records that could rot without much difficulty be ttplaced, are loosely scattered around and also through the different rooms and th? department officials will be very fortunate If, when the confusion Is ended, and the proposed alterations completed, r.one of these maps or lerords are 1'nt. Dti-uty Commissioner df the Department of Hlghwayg ind his Ch'of Engineer Lewis are In (he f-anic Everything l.i up-side down In il.tlr ftlces and it hat maps or charts can be fourd when wanted.

Deputy Commissioner Walton, qf the Department of Public BulldingB, Lighting and Supplies is in no better condition than the others as his different bureaus are lr. a bad state of confusion. Deputy Commissioner Qulnn, of the Street Cleaning Department, does not care so much aS there Is very little business In his department Just now, the cleaning, of the streets belrg; done by contract. Because of this condition of affairs there is no system- of transacting business in the different -departments and citlsens having occasion to call at ar.y of the respective offices must get the services of a guide before he can locate the one wanted. Several of the Deputy Commissioners in conversation with a Times reporter about the matter, say that public business is retarded because of.

this confusion. They claim that there Is no excuse for the delay as It should rot take eight months to straighten out such matters, and public business cannot be properly conducted when there are no accommodations, and no place to keep records, papers, maps and other documents used In the public service. Plans were filed in, the Department of Buildings on Monday last for the proposed alterations in the Municipal Building, which are to cost $20,000, but these plare were simply filed by the architect of Mr. Walton's department so as to be ready to promptly proceed when the Municipal Assembly approves It. This body, however, shows no sign of taking the matter up and from present apearanres It does not seem likely that the alterations will be completed this year.

i PATIENCE. REWARDED. Interpreters Becker and Flnall) Get Their Salaries. When the provisions of the Greater New York Charter changing the Civil District Courts Into Municipal Courts, became operative on the first day of last February, the Interpreters attached to those tribunals, went out of business. They were not provided for by the Charter makers.

Their names, however, were placed on the February pay-rolls, but Comptroller sent back the vouchers and ordered the Interpreters' names stricken off. This was the only way the other attaches of the courts could get their money. The, victim in the Broadway Court was Jacob F. Becker, former President of the Wllllamsburgh Volunteer Flremens' Association, who had been the medium of communication between the Justices there and the non-English speaking litigants for over twenty-five years. In the Lee Avenue.

Court Emll klebauer was the sufferer In this respect. The latter had also held his place for many years. Although the situation looked serious, both Becker and Klebauer with the sanction of their respective Judges, continued to perform their duties. Month sifter month both men were regularly at their posts and Just as regularly month after month they failed to receive any salary. All this time they were doing some tall thinking and.

Incidentally getting their Influential friends to work. Last week an appropratton of 41.200 was made for a year's salary for Klebauer, and yesterday a like sum was set aside for Becker. Both men will receive warrants for six months' back pay 1300 each this week and get their regular pay of lioo per month rrom now on. PROFITS EXPECTED, $5,000. Ernii Didn't Get Ihem end Now Snee the ALBANY, Aug.

claim against the State has been filed with the Court -of Claims by Joseph E. Ennis, of for Ennis' declares that he entered into a contract wtUv tne Board: of Managers of the Manhattan State, Hospital to furnish that Institution with' tons of, coal and that thereafter the' managers repudiated the contract The 15,000 claimed is the amount of profit jrhlch Ennss Jlegrlf tie would pave jiade if the contract had been carried out .1 n'n-f Owpership of rfBuUdlncloDonbt The Building Department- hse notified a number of persons supposed- to be. In tore st ed In tbe premises, 171 High street' that part of the building la In a danger one condition. building'' belonged formerly to the estate of James Scott The ownership will be determined by an notion In partition, which has begun In behalf of James Qoodenough. and heirs of James Scott who claim a one- How the Fourteenth Beat All Their Competitors.

THEIR WORK WITHOUT A FLAW. )N' THE HIGHEST PRAISE OF THE REVIEWERS. A New Record in Cussing The Hear That Peace is About to be Declared. Boys (special correspondence.) CAMP THOMAS, CHICKAMAUOA PARK, Aug. good day's work yes, a good and a satisfactory day work was that done by the men of the Fourteenth to-day, In competition against nearly 40,000 other soldiers.

Last evening as the officers were gathered In little groups here and there discussing the welfare of things here and at home, and the chances ahead of them, they were somewhat startled to hear tba bugler blow "officers' call" In a way that, seemed to them to mean business, And business It was, for sure, of the" warmest sort. Orders were read, stating that Major. General Breckenrldge, who was recently placed In charge of the troops here after the departure for the front of dens. Brooke and Wade, would review all available troops this morning. Bo last evening all was bustle In every camp as a start for the reviewing ground, five mile or more distant, had to be made at 6 A M.

This meant reveille at 4:20, 1 The men lined up In good numbers, canteeas over shoulders and blouses on; shoes Btiined, brasses polished and splok and span. The weather bade fair to be -cool, without sunshine, but still, blouses were far from comfortable and -there waa much suffering In conBeojuianoe. But then the Fourteenth is required to wear blouses on all state occasions. The boys started out with no idea of to what point their march would take them. But one halt.

for rest was given the boys during tha.flve-mlle march to the magnificent parade ground beyond Lytle, towards Chattanooga. Col. Wilder was acting Brigadier Oen eral and the changes thus made In the Fourteenth roster were: Major Tobcy, Acting Colonel: Capt. Harding. -Company M.

Acting Major, Second Battalion, and Capt. Garcia, Company O. Acting Major Third Battalion. Major Andrews. Third Battalion, took the first for the dsy.

The review was a most magnificent spectacle, including in the neighborhood of 4O.0O0 troops, ajl well drilled, led. by a score of bands and as many drum corps. The crowd of spectators was not very large, but was exceedingly appreciative. It can be Imagined that It took the troops some time to pans In review before Gen. Breckenrldge and staff even In company front, and when the men swung Into columns of fours, ths line of march was a couple of miles long.

The troops marched by brigades and tbe Fourteenth did Itself Every company In passing the reviewing point presented an unswerving, unbending line. It has become a specialty of our boys to do this. The way they lock together while passing In review makes it an easy matter to keep good company front, and it ias never yet failed them. During the ceremony about half a dozen dropped from the ranks. It is understood that long marches are to become a feature of our training.

Certainly three such marches as to-day, 'Wklng the men easily, will do them no harm, and I doubt very mnch it the-men! are -so much fatigued to-day as they are' on almost any day after four hours' hard drill. The paymasters are at work In our brigade, having paid the First, Missouri Regiment to-day, and it Is expected that' the Fourteenth will get Its money tomorrow. A very severe wind and rain storm last evening caused some apprehension In camp because of the many dead or decaying trees, but fortunately no accidents were reported. The report In yesterday's papers, Just at hand, that Spain has accepted the terms of tie United States and that 150,000 troops will be mustered out of servloe creates much Interest here. Although It Is hoped In the event of peace-by" the' members of the Fourteenth that tiley "will be sent home In preference to (garrison duty In Cuba rr Porto Rico.

It- Is not generally believed that we will be mustered out for some time to come." This belief has some good grounds from the statement by the' authorities In Washington that In the event of peaces troops now In front will be sent Home" and their places filled by Volunteers Who have seen no active service. I saw a good opportunity for rare missionary work for President Quggen-helmer, of Manhattan. After promulgating his antl'swenrihg' ordinance, ft would do his heart' bad to have -been 1n a certain tent where a game of euchre' was In progress between four youthful- soiaiers wno iormeny tinea (ne boh on Long Island. Talk about a Georgia cracker" or a man-o -war man. why these youths could give them cards and spades on cuss words For.

amusement" I counted the separate cuss expressions during one hand In their conversation, am sorry to say the tally reached forty- two, and at times I was acareeiy able to. keep uo with the And 'the youths were not up to Msual form, elth--, er. 1 am pleased, to add.tht their tenf- mates frequently called a halt. Private De Mandevllle. of company to-day appeared In role ot a doctor of dentistry.

His comrade. Private Jiadler, was the victim and the D.D. sole in-, strument was a penknife. The tooth, was extracted and Hadler will undoubtedly recover. Major General Frank, in commana 01.

ttie division. Inspected the camp of the. Fourteenth, after the morning found It unsatisfactory In soma minor. particulars, notably, comfortable bunks the men had provided themselves out-ot-doors, and these were ordered down. The men will now have to, sleep on' the bare ground or bunk in tne air rendv crowded Sibley tents.

The outside. bunks were declared to be unhealthy. 1. 1 CHICAGO BREWERS UNITE. Thirteen Firms Amalgamate in Menhat- tan at United Breweries Company.

l.nifAUU, Aug. A a breweries were consolidated In Manhattan Borough, New fork; yesterday un-, der the name of the United Breweries Company. -v. More were expected to enter con-- II jnmr-jiw Ktlt fnllA1 tn at tllO MIIIUICW bUlltfBllj MV last moment and consequently- no aijv -tne antnonsea stoca 01.. -lssued.

jl -yij rt r' Charged With Using a Knife. llmmv Saratello. who said, he lived In West Fifteenth street, Coney Island, waa arraigned before Magistrate Steers n-the Coney Island Court, yesterday at- (irtioen, on a charge of stttbblnr'Theo-. dors Weiss, also' reetdenfot Coney land. Weiss dented having etruck the Ital- lan and- Magistrate Steers held "the defendant In ball for trial In the Court ot Special Sessions.

yw Club EocUL A social wilt, be held by the Clarendon Club on Monday evening next at the residence ot Henry Jeneon, 1 Broadway, at 7:10 o'clock. There will he -music; dancing, refreshments and -The committee hi Henry-Jensen, M. Thompson, F. Webster, Ci-Reynolds, L. Booth and A.

SheahaiL A Soldier's' Brooklyn Sweetheart Longs for Tidings. IS PRIVATE ROSER DEAD OR ALIVE? CONFLICTING REPORTS THAT CAME FROM A SOUTHERN CAMP. A Despatch Announcing Hie Death Later Contradicted Since Then Nothing Positive Can be Learned. Is Private Alfred James Roser, of Com pany E. Twelfth New York Volunteer Regiment, dead or alive? There's a little Brooklyn girl with a sad face and an aching heart who has been asking her Belf this question for many days past.

If anv one of Uncle Sam's countless de fenders can positively answer the query he will receive the heartfelt thanks and the everlasting gratitude of the missing soldier's grief-stricken sweetheart. Roser was last heard of at the Chlckamauga camp. Last week he was reported as dead and arrangements were perfected for transporting his remains to Brooklyn for interment. Then word reached here that he Was still olive, but all efforts to positively determine the matter have since Droved futile. If aHve the young soldier is 24 years old.

He was born and brought up in Brooklyn. He has been a member of the Twelfth legiment for several years. A few weekB before war was declared he obtained a leave of absence from a Man hattan stock broker In whose employ he had been since boyhood to pay a long-contemplated visit to an aged aunt in the suburbs of London. England. The day that the cable flashed the news under the ocean that America had determined to begin hostilities Roser took passage for home.

His regiment had already gone Into camp at Peekskill when he reached here. The arternoon oi nis arrival he was back with his comrades ready to fight for his country's cause, He was a corporal when he went away and found no fault because his place had been filled 1n his absence and he was obliged to go the ranks on his return. Benjamin C. Weldon, a boyhood friend, who accompanied him to Europe and who was also a member of the Twelfth Reglmnt, was rrjeciea on account of a physical disability by the 1'nited States surgeons. Roser accompanied his regiment to Chlckamauga and his promised wife fre quently heard from him while there in his letters he spoke of his anxiety get to the front, and declared that It was his firm conviction that he would return home covered with glory ready to make her his wife.

About a month ago a re port reached his affianced wife that ne was prostrated In the Southern camp with typhoid malarial fever. Prompt innulrles by mall failed to either con firm or deny the statement Then there ensued a long period of silence during which his sweetheart was wellnlgh prostrated with anxiety and a week ago yesterday a telegraphic despatch to one of voting Roger's brothers abruptly an nounced bis death. The sad news was brought to the soldier's affianced wife's home In this borough by his brother. The deepatch bore the signature of the Colonel of the young man regiment. Miss Antonio Bright Is the young woman In question.

She is 22 years old and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bright of 705 Saekett street. She Is employed In the gentlemen's furnishing department of one of the big Fulton street dry goods establishments. She was prostrated by the sad news but insisted that her Intended husband's body should be brought home for burial.

The previous report of his sickness and an additional statement mode by the young soldier's old friend Weldon, who while on a visit South, saw him lying nt the point of death in the field hospital at Chlckamauga, seemed to support the statement that he had passed away. At Miss Brlght's request, Roser's brother authorized a Manhattan undertaker to go to Chlckamauga for the body and she at once put on mourning robes. The un-dertsiT t-ick with the Intelligence that he could not find the body. In fact he declared he was unable to locate the young soldier, dead or He did learn, however, that the telegraphic report of his death was an error. It was Intended for a private in the same regiment named Rossa.

This added an element of mystery to the situation that really Intensified Miss Brlght's grief. She promptly communicated with the regimental offi- ters, out ner letters were euner mil ior-rarded or were unheeded. She received no further Intelligence from Chlckamauga until night before last when a despatch reached her stating that the report of Alfred James Roser's death was a mistake and that be was alive and gradually on the road to recovery from a severe Illness. The heart-broken girl In view of her past experiences scarcely knew whether or not to credit this news. The telegram was signed by the Captain of her lover's company.

She telegraphed back to confirm It, but received no reply. Her father, who Is an old soldier, and has been Invalided for years by reason of a severe wound received with McClellan In the seven days' retreat In the Chicka-hoomlny swamps, wrote to various officers of the regiment, but his letters have likewise remained unanswered. Therefore to-day Mies' Bright Is In entire Ignorance of her Intended husband's fate. With a hope bom of despair she Is willing to believe that he still lives. Her family encourages her In this belief, but they fear that the contrary Is the case and dread the effect that the tidings will have upon their daughter- when It becomes positively known that her sweetheart Is no more, The MlnUter Relented.

James of 1,099 Bergen street, was arraigned before Magistrate Steers this morning In the Grant Street Court, charged by the Bar. C. 8. Williams, pastor of the Fenimore Street M. E.

Church with dumping ashes near his residence, 155 Linden boulevard. Mr. Williams said he did ndt want to press the charge es O'Connor, when he remonstrated with him, put the ashes back In hie wagon and promised not to repeat the The esse wss dismissed. James Faulkenberg, of 1,429 DeKalb avenue, was charged wit ha similar offense by Officer Jamee A. Donlan, of the Fifty-first Precinct.

He pleaded guilty and was fined 13, which he paid. ing for some days. He wis carried to the hospital and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of his death. The revenue cutter Dexter arrived here from New London this afterroon and anchored In the bay. It Is expected that she will remain here and act as a sort of patrol to look after Government In' terests in the harbor here.

W. H. WAITING FOR MR. WHALER. New East River Bridge Commit slor Doesn't Enow Where It is At.

The new East River Bridge Commls. slon met yesterday afternoon for the ex plicit purpose of deciding whether to advertise the work for the spans and steel towers on the new Bridge, other words to call for bids for the work men tloned. The Commission was not sure whether It was legally empowered to do this and sought advice from the otTice or the Corporation Counsel. The 'phone between the office of the Commission and that of Mr. Whalen, was in continual use.

but nothing definite could be learned. President Nixon finally went over to the Cor poration Counsel's office himself, and in terviewed Assistant Connolly, but could get no He was told that the Corporation Counsel would "take the matter under advisement. The Commissioners are anxious to ahead with the work. Yesterday their attorneys were served with a notice that the old Commissioners were going to take their case to the Court of Appeals. The new Commissioners did not seem happy over the announcement.

No appropriation for the work contemplated yesterday by the Commission as yet forthcoming, and that Is one reason why the Commission does not know whether to advertise the bids or not. Engineer Buck's weekly report 18 as follows: BROOKLYN SIDE. Tower Foundations South pier. About 140 cubic yards of masonry has been laid and the work of laying stone Is still in progress with a fair amount of limestone and granite on hand. The top of the course now being laid Is only 1.03 feet below high water.

North Pier About 360 cubic yards of masonry waa laid during the week. The work of laying stone is still in progress, with about SfiO cubic yards of limestone on hand. The coffer-dam has been fur ther Increased In height, but no sinking has been made during the week. It is expected that this pier will be sunk several feet to-day or to-morrow, corresponding with preparatory excavation already made. Anchorage About W0 cubic yards of ex cavation has been done, and about 80M.

feet. B. M. of timber, 275 cubic yards of concrete and 90 cubic yards of ma sonry have been added to the complete work. MANHATTAN SIDE.

Tower Foundations The bush-hammer ing of the tops of the piers has not yet been commenced and no further progress has been made In the dismantling of the contractor's plant. Anchorage About 1.840 cubic yards of concrete have been put in place: the entire Dottom of the anchorage founda tion Is now covered with concrete. One-third of the cross timbers is now in place. The setting of the first course of the grillage was commenced on the ninth Inst. FLAG RAISED AT M0NTATJK.

The Stars and Stripes How Float Over the Camp. MONTAtTK POINT, Aug. 12. AlthougB the military camp has been established here for three days, and every day has brought new detachments of troops, the Stars and Stripes have not floated over any of the numerous groups of tents un til to-day. The few hundred troopers of the Second United States Cavalry, among the latest to arrive here, brought their flag carefully wrapped and Jealously guarded by the color sergeant.

When the troopers left the railroad cars they carried the flag to their tempo rary camp on the east shore of Fort Pond and kept It carefully housed In the Cap tain's tent until this morning. When re vellle sounded the color sergeant, sur rounded by a squad of six armed pri vates, marched to the edge of the bluff and placed the flagstaff upright In the wet earth. The troop buglers played "The Star Spangled Banner, and those of the troopers who had slept past reveille got out of their tents Just in time to see the flag unfurl. The soldiers had neglected to get per mission from Gen. Young to discharge firearms, so the Stars and Stripes went up without a Shot, but not without three cheers and a tiger.

The Red Cross yacht, laden with sup plies for the sick, arrived In the night and anchored near the Iron pier. A num ber of teamsters from the Sixth Cavalry began at an early hour the transporta tion of the supplies from the yacht to the hospital storehouse. DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. Keprtsentarlre Vermont Citizens Organize and Issue an Instructive Book. More than ISO representative citizens.

business snd professional men ot the State ot Vermont, are members of the Vermont Development Association organised September, 1897, with the object of making known to non-residents the advantages of that State for both summer and permanent homes, to Initiate and promote measurles calculated to Increase such advantages. Including legislation, which will tend to Induce people from other States and cities to make their residence there. Bx-Oov. Carroll S. Page Is President and Edward M.

Barlow Secretary, Burlington, Vt, One of the first efforts of the association has been to Issue an Instructive and handsomely illustrated sixty-three-page book for free distribution. This book certainly contains Information of great value to any one looking for a desirable location for summer or permanent residence. Copies may be had at 353 Broadway, Manhattan, at the office of the Central Vermont Railroad. Up the Bndson on Sunday. No more delightful trip than up the Hudson River by daylight can be afforded In this part of the country.

The Norwich line steamer City of Lowell will make this trip every Sunday for the present season, leaving Pier No. 3d, North River, foot of Spring street, 10 A. proceeding up the river as far as Poughkeepsle and returning In the afternoon, a round trip of 150 miles tot fifty cents, arriving at Pier No. 36 at 6 P. M.

The City of Lowell Is a fleet sailer, and her speed upon the Hudson River Sunday trips Illustrates the very poetry of motion. All the his toric and scenic localities of the lower and middle Hudson are passed In making this outing, and the popularity of the excursion Is unbounded. This steamer can-tea with ease Z.S00 passengers and all her 'appointments are of the very best. Will of Joseph Htrte. The will of Joseph -Herte, who died at 16S Boerum street, recently, was filed In the Surrogate's Court for probate to-day.

Mr. Herte left 335,000. In real property and $200 In personal. He leaves to the Orphan Home connected with Holy Trinity Church on Montrose avenue, flOO; to Bishop Charles K. McDonnell, tzuo In trust, to divide between the two most needy German Catholic parishes In the diocese of Long Island A goblet which the testator recently received from the Roemlspha Belter Bterbekasse he bequeaths to his grandson, George Beren-bsch, and he wishes It to descend as.

heirloom. The "remainder of the estate is left to the testator a widow and chil dren. Children's Society Interferes, and Nathan Wilton and His Wife, of Sixth Avenue May be Arrested. For several days past the tenants of the house, 497 Sixth avenue, have been disturbed by the constant walling of a sick child. Mrs.

Ludders, the Janltress, went up to the top floor Wednesday evening and found there three children belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan H. Wilson, who occupy that part of the house. They were.

Mabel, 10 years old. Clara, aged 7, and Ralph, aged 6. The last Is a little hunchback. The room was dark and the children were huddled together. The two girls were trying to console the little boy who looked thin and feverish.

One of the children) waa trying to chew the hard end of a stale loaf of bread that was on the table. Mrs. Ludders provided a supper or the little ones who said they had been without food for several days. She also gave them breakfast next morning. The neighbors soon learned of the children's wretched condition.

Yesterday Superintendent Wilkin of the Children's Society received an anonymous letter calling his attention to the case of the Wilson children, "who were reported to be In need of food and care. Agent Coschlna was sent to the house. He found the children Just as the janltress had found them. Mabel said she and the other little ones had been all alone since last Friday. On that day her father and mother went off on a vacation to New Haven, Addison County, Vt.

The child said nothing was left for the young ones to eat but a loaf of bread and a piece of bologna sausage. The children lived on sausage and water for a few days, reserving the bread for emergencies. By the time the supply of sausage was exhausted the bread was too hard and stale for use Mr. Coschlna looked at the boy, Ralph, and saw at a glance that he was In pressing need of medical treatment. He was almost gone from exhaustion.

Mabel Informed the agent that she had Just received a letter from her mother. In the epistle mailed from New Haven. Mrs. Wilson advised the children to be good and kind to each other and to eat plenty. She also instructed them not to quarrel and promised a present to Mabel upon her return.

The children were removed to the so ciety's shelter last night and furnished with food. The society's physician was called in to treat Ralph, who will require constant care for some time to come. Superintendent Wilkin says it Is very likely that the parents will be arrested when they return from their vacation. He learned that aside from the bread and sausage that the Wilsons left the children had only a few pennies. Wilson Is a printer and it Is said earns a very fair salary.

The agent of tho Children a Society brought the children to the Butler Street Ccurt this afternoon and Magistrate Pristow committed them to the Children's Society. He said: I have never heard of such a case in all my experience on the bench. I can hardly believe that respectable people would leave their lit tle children and unprotected. It only goes to prove the remark that I mode two-days' ago, when I said I had new experience every day." The little girl. Mabel, said that besides the and the half loaf of tread which had been left to her, her mother had boiled a few potatoes and a small piece of meat.

These became unlit to eat In a few days. She also said that she and the other two children had gone a day and a half without any food. Sne dUm't mind It so much for herself, but chc felt bad about her little brolher. who was sick. They were afraid to sleep in the house, because they were afraid of tiXKts.

MnKistrate tristow was told that the Wilson's rparlments were well furnished. Two bicycles were found In the hallway. STILL LOOKING FOR HILL. Ths Senator Has Not Yet Reached Jamesport. Special to the Prooklrn Times SOUTH JAMESPORT.

Aug. 12. While the forces of ex-Senator Hill and Chief Croker are congregating at Saratoga and battling for leadership, Hugh McLaughlin, the chief of Kings County Democrats, Is 'preparing for a clam-bake on Barrett's Point. Judge Courtney and Assistant Corporation Counsel M. J.

Fmnlgan will be his guests. Bridge Commlsloner John L. Shea, who Is summering at Mattltuck, which Is but a few miles from Mr. Mo-Laughlln's Hotel, has returned from Saratoga and has reported the situation to his chief. Shea, is recognized as one of Mr.

McLaughlin's most trusted lieutenants. He has always summered at or near Jamesport since his leader selected this for his summer home and It has been reported that Shea went to Saratoga as a messenger from Mr. McLaughlin. A Brooklyn Times correspondent called upon Mr. McLaughlin at the Great Peconlc Bay House to-day.

As usual he was quite willing to talk about fishing, but when It came to politics he was as close as a clam. He seemed a trifle annoyed when the Times man asked him If he favored early meeting of the State Committee at Saratoga and he positively refused to say anything whatever about matters political. The reporter asked him If the Kings County committeemen acted under his direction In signing the call. There came no reply. Mr.

McLaughlin Is very foxy and while talking much with the townsmen, never expresses an opinion on political matters here. Mr. McLaughlin Is quite himself again. With his rake and pitchfork he goes to the beach In the morning and clears away the seaweed. the weather Is good be fishes off the dock every evening.

As yet Senator Hill has not paid that expected visit AM STRUCTURE FOR TROLLEY. Wlrti Being Placed on Old Sea View Railroad. The work of stringing the slectrio wires on the old elevated railroad structure at at Cuney Island rapidly Bearing completion and it is expected, that everything will be in readiness by September 1. The Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company secured control of the property formerly belonging to the Sea View Elevated Railroad Company, last month and Immediately oommeiHed work on the structure In order to mace It secure for the heavy trolley ears. The' Hue extends from West Eighth street, Coney Island, to the, entrance to ths Brighton Beach race track, and when ths road was operated by the Sea View Company some years ago, a fare of Un rents was charged for a ride from one end to the other.

The company went oat of business a few years ego and aatfl June last nothing In the way of any business was done on the llnV 1 Wen Both Acd.nltUd. John Biggs and Charles Hempler, of Canarsie, charged with having assaulted James Buckley, of Varken Hook lane, on July 1 In Biggs' saloon, were acquitted morning In Grant Street Court by Magistrate Steers, It being clearly shown that Buckley waa the aggressor There are about twenty them and when woke up to-day and found the rain coming down In toirents, they Sim ply sat Jn the of the hospital which Is already and refused to do a thing except eat. Ever slnoe Dr. Brown came here with the Sixth Cavalry on Monday, he has been working Hke a beaver to get th general hospital built. He wants to see his patients In cool and comfortable cots In properly equipped wards and he not be satisfied until they are all there and there Is accommo dation for many more, when the car penters refused to go to work In the rain, he remonstrated with them.

They told him that If they went to work, their tools would all get wet and rusty and they would get uncomfortably wet themselves. They were not. hired to work In the rain and they were not paid for It. It was altOR-ether out of the question. Then Dr.

Brown made the men a speech. "I don't know whether you know It or not, he said, "but a transport Is expect-e8 to-morrow with a thousand sick men aboard from Cuba. They are In bad shape and they must be taken care of. Those are the men who have been fighting for their country, who 'have been shedding their llfeblood or Imbibing the germs of Insidious disease In order that this great country of ours might hold up Its head with honor. You are men and you are American citizens.

Perhaps you have brothers or other relatives or dear friends who have been fighting In Cuba. SuDDOse they are sick, dying almost and coming up nere to this camp a haven where they may fight their way back to life. Would you put a single stone In their path? Would you have them brought to a hospital where they must lie on a canvas spread over rain-soaked ground, when It is In your power to give them a hospital properly fitted to receive tem? Would you, for the sake of vour tools. or the conditions of the contract under which you were hired, send a number of brave fellows to their death? In common humanity's name. If not for the sake of their glorious warfare In Cuba, won't you do your best to have this hospital ready as soon as It can possibly be done?" The Promise of a Dollar a Day Extra and Its Results The men'told Dr.

Brown that their tools would get wet and rusty and thev did not think they could go to work. Dr. Brown was despondent when Howar-d Townsend. the Red Cross agent, who arrived here by the evening train yesterday, and who is waiting for a yacht filled with supplies and delicacies, scheduled to ar rive to-day, put In an aonearance and gave Dr. Brown MOO.

telling him to use It as he saw fit. Dr. Brown Immediately informed the carpenters that he would pay them $1 extra a day if they would go to wont witnout waiting for the rain to cease. The Government Is paying them 3 a day, so that with the additional they would get $4, -pretty good pay for carpenters. Dr.

Brown offer of extra pay was no sooner made than the men went to work, forgetting, apparently, that their tools would get rusty. The floor of the walk down the centre of the, hosnltal Is completed and the flooring of some of the wards, which extend on either side of the walk, is laid. As the hospital extends along the hilltop. It Is necessary to block up the outer ends of some of the ward floors In order to get them level and this makes the work a trifle more complicated. Mist Helen Gould and Other Members of the Woman's Relief Association Arrive.

On the train which got here shortlv af ter noon arrived Miss Helen Gould. Mrs M. F. Brown and Mrs. Washington G.

Roebllng, representing the Women's Ns- tlonal war Relief Association. Miss Gould also brought two or three lady inenas, wno are not members of the as sociation. The party was met by Mrs. E. H.

Wolworth. the Director General of the association, who has been here since Tuesday, and driven to the Third House for dinner. After dinner, the rain having stopped temporarily, the party drove over to the hospital. They were cordially received by Surgeon-Colonel For-wood and by Dr. Brown and they went through most of the tents, chatting with the sick soldiers.

They offered Col. Forwood almost anything that he would ask for In the line of necessaries and comforts for the sick men under his control which are not provided, by the Government and Col. Forwood said after thanking the ladles that he would be glad to accept the offer. At about 6 o'clock Miss Gould and her companions drove to the railroad station and Miss Gould sent several telegrams ordering dellracles to be sent down for the sick soldiers. The quartermaster's assistant, Capt.

Dowdy, gave up ore of his tents near the station for the use of the ladies and there they ate a lunch and waited for the train to take them away. Miss Gould had this to say to the Times representative: "We visited the hospital and went through It and were very much Interested Indeed. The War Relief Association Is anxious to do what It can, for the sick soldiers and Col. Forwood, who received us most graciously, said that he would be thankful for any effort we might make In their behalf." Presence of the Women Cheers np ths Wounded. IMIss Gould would not say anything fur ther, but Mrs.

Roebllng was more com municative. "We found the hospital In very much better corditlon than we expected," she said. "They are getting along nicely now and the men are fairly comfortable. Of course, there Is a great deal of room for Improvement, but It Will come as fast as possible. We went through all the tents but one, where the disease was too dangerous and we talked with the boys.

They were glad erough to see us. Borne of them were very despondent and bit ter when we came, but that Is natural, of course. Before we lert them some of them were even sitting up. You know that no matter In what walk In life they belong they all have a. home ard home relations and the sight of a woman Is the next best thing to home to those poor fellows.

What they need the most Is what the asoclatlon will have difficulty In furnishing. They want clothlrg. Scarcely any of them have a change of under clothing and It naturally makes them very uncomfortable. We are glad to do the best we can and I think our visit did brighten them up a bit- If they could have a little cheering up every day It would take them only about half the time to get well. Miss Gould and her party left on the train and Mrs.

Walworth went over CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. Tba Kind Yea Hare Always Bought Bean the Signature of balf interest in tbe property,.